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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1988-09-26 Minutes Present: ITEM .DOPTING BUDGET FY 1988-89 NOTES ON PRE-COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 26, 1988 Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Lyle Welch Rodger Line Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Stan Gertz Greg Dickens John Whitney Kane Kelly Richard Albin Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilman Counc i lman Councilwoman Councilman City Manager Senior Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney Fire Chief Public Works Director Support Services Director M.I.S. Division Director City Engineer Absent: Virginia Moody Frank Metts, Jr. Councilwoman Councilman DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT Mr. Line advised that Items 17-20, pertaining to the budget. The budget had been compiled as the Council had requested and if there were any questions the staff would try to answer. Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked if the exemptions were the same. Mr. Line replied yes. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated there had been discussion on hiring an additional School Crossing Guard and asked if it was included in the budget. TEM DISCUSSION Mr. Line stated that the Police Department has done a survey on all crossings and at one location there was almost zero ch il dren and that the guard would be transferred to the Starnes-Douglas location. Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked that the Police Chief write a letter to the Principal and PTA at Northridge Elementary explaining what was taking place. Councilman Garvin asked if the study on the light at Hightower and Rufe Snow was completed. Mr. Dickens stated that Watauga was willing to put money into Hightower, but not Rufe Snow. Mr. Dickens stated the City could write a letter to Watauga advising them that the light was going to be put in and bill Watauga for their part. ~._~.^-~"_..~"~~">----~~._~_._-_._--- Pre-Council Minutes Page Two ACTION ITEM Chief McGlasson Please Handle Mr. Line told Mr. Dickens to give Councilman Greg Dickens Please Handle Garvin a copy of the study when it as complete. Councilman Sibbet asked if this budget covered the fireman that was going to be layed off. Pre-Council Minutes Page Three TEM DISCUSS ION ACTION ITEM Mr. Line advised that the fireman would not be layed off. WATER AND SANITARY Mr. Line advised that a work shop has been SEWER PASS THROUGH INCREASE FOR 1988-89 scheduled for October 3rd on the rate increase. The Utility Ordinance the Council adopted in June, authorized any increase in cost to be passed on to the rate payers. The Council might want to wait until after the work shop before making any decision. Mr. Dickens explained the pass through rate. Councilman Davis stated that next year the pass through should be explained in the newsletter, newspaper or on the water bill. Mr. Line advised the pass through would be identified on the water bill. NEW FIRE STATION - REPLACEMENT FOR FIRE STATION #2, 6801 GLENVIEW Mr. Horvath stated that PSA was hired in 1986 to do the fire stations. This station would be built on Rufe Snow where the old Public Works shop was and would replace the one on Glenview. Mr. Greg Shaun, PSA, gave a brief presentation on the proposed station and advised 'TEM DISCUSSION that construction would begin in March of 1989. Mr. Albin advised that drainage work needed to be done, but before any work began the soil had to be tested because of chemicals that had been dumped on the site. The soil would more than likely have to be replaced. Also, the under- ground gas storage tanks would have to be removed. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated that if the cost was less than $5,000 Mr. Line could approve it and not hold up construction. PROPOSED AS/400 COMPUTER SYSTEM No questions were asked. 1987-88 MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Albin advised that City sewer was being WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS installed on Cummings and Vance. The City had permission from most of the property owners for a 40 foot temporary easement. The property would be restored after the line was complete. Mr. McEntire advised that a letter should be drawn up for all the property owners to sign giving the City permission for the easement. Pre-Council Minutes Page Four ACTION ITEM Greg Dickens Please Handle Greg Dickens Please Handle Pre-Council Minutes Page Five 'TEM DISCUSS ION ACTION ITEM 1988 MISCELLANEOUS Mr. Albin advised that the City would be STREET RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR PROJECT reconstructing six streets; Richland Plaza Drive, Mackey, Crabtree, Willowcrest and Payte Lane. Mr. Albin advised that the construction cost did not include sidewalks on some of the streets. It was the consensus of the Council that only existing sidewalks would be replaced. POSSIBLE WORK SESSION A work session was scheduled for October 3rd, 1988 at 6:30 p.m. on the water rates and the Senior Citizens Center on Glenview Drive. OTHER ITEMS Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked where Miller Business was located. Mr. Whitney stated they were located in Arlington. Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked if Lenco could meet the City's needs or if the bid could be split between the two companies. Mr. Whitney stated that after visiting both sites, he did not feel that Lenco could meet the City's needs. TEM DISCUSS ION RECOMMENDATION TO Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he felt the APPROVE BID FOR CITY PROPERTY Council should consider the bid of INSURANCE FOR 1988-89 Employers Casualty Insurance Company because of the savings to the City. Mr. McKinney advised that Employers did not meet the bid specifications on the rating. Mayor Pro Tem Davis asked the Council to consider waiving the rating require- ment and award the bid to Employers Casua lty. ADJOURNMENT Pre-Council adjourned to Executive Session. Pre-Council Minutes Page Six ACTI ON ITEM MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 - SEPTEMBER 26, 1988 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order September 26, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. Present: Tommy Brown Richard Davis Lyle Welch Mack Garvin Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Staff: Rodger N. Line Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Richard Albin 2. ROLL CALL Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Counci lman Councilman Counci lman Councilwoman City Manager Senior Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engi neer Absent: Virginia Moody Councilwoman Frank Metts, Jr. Councilman 3. INVOCATION Councilman Sibbet gave the invocation. 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 1988 APPROVED Councilman Garvin stated that at the September 12, 1988 Council Meeting, he made a motion on Item No. 14, in respect to some rezoning and left out part of the motion which was a positive type zoning that needed to be added. Councilman Garvin stated the motion was relative to industrial zoning off of Amundson Road and a portion of the property right north of Watauga Road and as his motion was stated that property would have been industrial, the intent was for that to be C-1. Councilman Garvin stated he would like to amend his motion on Ordinance No. 1564 by adding "the property situated north of Watauga Road that particular tract of land be zoned C-1 (Commercial). Mayor Pro Tem Davis seconded the amendment. September 26, 1988 Page 2 Motion carried 3-0; Councilwoman Spurlock and Councilman Welch abstaining due to absence from the meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the minutes of September 12, 1988 as amended. Motion carried 3-0; Councilwoman Spurlock and Councilman Welch abstaining due to absence from the meeting. 5. PRESENTATION OF GREEN THUMB AWARD TO JASON MERIT, DISTRICT MANAGER OF TWO PESOS (PRESENTATION TO BE MADE BY BRUCE AULD AND WANDA STRONG, NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) Mr. Bruce Auld, President of Northeast Tarrant County Chamber of Commerce, introduced Ms. Wanda Strong, Chairman of Project Pride. Ms. Strong presented the Green Thumb Award to Mr. Jason Merit, Manager for Two Pesos. 6. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro Tem Davis removed Item No. 24 from the Consent Agenda. 7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31) Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 5-0. 8. GN 88-82 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the following appointments to the Board of Adjustment. Place 2 Place 4 Place 6 Jim Kemp Jeff Bunting Harold Schubert Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Motion carried 5-0. 9. GN 88-83 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF APPEALS Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the following appointments to the Board of Appeals. September 26, 1988 Page 3 Place 2 Joe Crane Term expires September, 1990 Place 4 Mary Norwood Term expires September, 1990 Place 6 Robert Skinner Term expires September, 1990 Place 7 (Alternate) Eric Hill Term expires September, 1990 Motion carried 5-0. 10. GN 88-84 APPOINTMENTS TO CABLE TV BOARD Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to approve the following appointments to the Cable TV Board. Place 2 Place 4 Place 6 George Angle Ray Fulenwider Pat Carruth Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Motion carried 5-0. II. GN 88-85 APPOINTMENTS TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to approve the following appointments to the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee. Place 2 Place 4 Alternate David Barfield David Green Patricia Marin Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term e~pires September, 1990 Motion carried 5-0. 12. GN 88-86 APPOINTMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, to approve the tollowing appointments to the Civil Service Commission. Place 2 (Alternate) Place 4 Place 6 (Alternate) Place 7 Bernard R. Roux George Pederson Steve Ha 11 Bob Roark Term expires October, 1989 Term expires October, 1989 Term expires October, 1989 Term expires October, 1989 Motion carried 5-0. 13. GN 88-87 APPOINTMENTS TO LIBRARY BOARD Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the following appointments to the Library Board. Place 2 Place 4 Place 6 Alternate Motion carried 5-0. September 26, 1988 Page 4 Jan Daniels Roxie Hamilton Kay Schmidt Alisa Wood Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 14. GN 88-88 APPOINTMENTS TO PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the following appointments to the Parks and Recreation Board. Place 2 Wade Parkey Term expires September, 1990 Place 4 Don Tipps Term expires September, 1990 Place 6 Douglass Davis Term expires September, 1990 Motion carried 5-0. 15. GN 88-89 APPOINTMENTS TO BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Davis, to approve the following appointments to the Beautification Committee. Place 1 Place 2 Place 3 Place 4 Place 5 Place 6 Place 7 Motion carried 5-0. Katheryne Robinson Juanita Kemp Robert Powers Janice Davis Alice Scoma Arfan Jabri Pat Fisher Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 16. GN 88-90 APPOINTMENTS TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the following appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Place 2 Place 4 Alternate Motion carried 5-0. David Barfield David Green Patricia Marin Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 Term expires September, 1990 *17. GN 88-91 CERTIFIED TAX ROLL - RESOLUTION NO. 88-30 APPROVED September 26, 1988 Page 5 *18. GN 88-92 GRANTING OF EXEMPTIONS FY 1988-89 - RESOLUTION NO. 88-37 APPROVED *19. GN 88-93 SETTING TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988-89 - ORDINANCE NO. 1567 APPROVED *20. GN 88-94 ADOPTING BUDGET FY 1988-89 - ORDINANCE NO. 1569 APPROVED *2I. GN 88-95 TRANSFER OF LAIDLAW WASTE DISPOSAL FEES - ORDINANCE NO. 1555 APPROVED *22. GN 88-96 PROPOSED AS/400 COMPUTER SYSTEM APPROVED *23. PU 88-51 AWARD OF BID TO MILLER BUSINESS SYSTEMS FOR THE ANNUAL OFFICE SUPPLY CONTRACT APPROVED 24. PU 88-52 RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE BID FOR CITY PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR 1988-89 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve PU 88-52 authorizing City Staff to execute a contract with Employer's Casualty Insurance, deductible of $1,000, premium of $19,617 and waive the bid requirement of A+10 rating. Ms. Jerry Sheeran, representing Key and Piskurant and Sherran Insurance Company, Arlington, appeared before the Council. Ms. Sheeran stated she wanted to make a protest to the exception of the bid from Employers and the changing of the specifications. Ms. Sheeran stated the specifications were published and her agency went by the bid information which said the bidder must be A+10 or better. Ms. Sheeran stated this was not going by the bid specs to ~fter the fact accept the bid and change the specs to fit that particular bidder. September 26, 1988 Page 6 Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he did not think the Council was changing the bid specifications just so the bid of Employer's could be accepted. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated it was dollars and cents to the Council and was saving approximately $12,000. Ms. Sheeran stated that in that case she felt it should be rebid with the lesser bid ratings. Councilwoman Spurlock stated she felt that if the specifications were changed it was not fair because perhaps other companies would have bid if the specifications had been lower. Councilman Sibbet stated there was a possibility that the bid would have been better from other companies if the bid package had specified the lower ratings. Ms. Sheeran stated her agency went exactly by what was on the bid. Councilman Sibbet stated if the specifications were put out that way he felt the City needed to consider it and live with it. Councilwoman Spurlock asked if the City had a deadline on obtaining the insurance. Mr. Line stated the current policy expired October 1st. Mr. Line asked Mr. McEntire if it would be possible to get a rider and extend the expiration date for a month. Mr. McEntire asked Ms. Sheeran if Hartford would give the City a thirty day rider in order for the City to have time to rebid the insurance. Ms. Sheeran stated she would check with her company and let the City know first thing in the morning. After further discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to add an amendment to the motion stating subject to provisions of acceptance of a thirty-day binder from the existing carrier and if rebidding could be done by the October 24th Council Meeting. Motion carried 5-0. *25. PU 88-53 NEW FIRE STATION - REPLACEMENT FOR FIRE STATION #2, 6801 GLENVIEW APPROVED *26. PU 88-54 REJECTING ALL BIDS (PROPOSALS) ON GOLF COURSE - RESOLUTION NO. 88-38 APPROVED September 26, 1988 Page 7 *27. PU 88-55 PURCHASE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM JENNY COLEMAN, ET AL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING SMITHFIELD ROAD (PARCEL #3) APPROVED *28. PW 88-34 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 5 - GRAPEVINE HIGHWAY WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *29. PW 88-35 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 10 - WATAUGA ROAD PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *30. PW 88-36 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 11 - WATAUGA ROAD PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *3I. PW 88-37 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 12 - WATAUGA ROAD PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED 32. CIITZEN PRESENTATION Ms. Myrtis Byrd, Byrd Automotive, appeared before the Council. Ms. Byrd stated the month of October had been designated as "Car Care Month". Ms. Byrd briefed the Council on what the organization did. Ms. Byrd stated there would be a car care event October 28th and 29th at North Hills Mall and invited the Council to attend. 33. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. ATTEST: ~<,2tz, ~:J C ty Secretary