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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1988-11-28 Minutes Present: ITEM '"'EQUEST OF TOMMY _I. WALLING FOR FINAL PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, WALLING ADDITION REVISION TO BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE NO. 1560 - ORDINANCE NO. 1581 NOTES ON PRE-COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 28, 1988 Tommy Brown Richard Davis Mack Garvin Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Lyle Welch Rodger Line Dennis Horvath Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Lee Maness Greg Dickens C.A. Sanford Danny Taylor Richard Albin Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman City Manager Senior Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney for the City Finance Director Public Works Director Economic Development Director Community Services Director City Engi neer Absent: Virginia Moody Frank Metts, Jr. Councilwoman Councilman DISCUSS ION ASSIGNMENT Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated that he felt this C.A. & Greg Follow up with P & Z was deviating from all platting require- recommendation to Council ments. Mayor Brown advised the applicant was going to pay pro rata for water and sewer. Mr. Line advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval, and that the Planning and Zoning Commission is studying this overall issue to develop a policy that would help avoid setting difficult precedents. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated this item was probably a good idea. Mr. Line advised that none of the builders who use the post- Danny Note tension process were present when this TEM ~RANTING EMPLOYEE _IOLIDAY (BIRTHDAY) - ORDINANCE NO. 1582 CONSIDERATION OF OF GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION proposed change was under discussion. Mr. Line stated that almost all cities were handling this process as was being requested in the proposed ordinance. Councilman Sibbet asked if the City would be liable if a foundation cracked. Mr. Line and Rex McEntire advised no. Councilwoman Spurlock asked if the City would absorb the cost for the inspection. Mr. Line advised the City's inspection fees would cover the cost. Councilman Garvin stated he felt this would be a benefit to all employees and also be a moral booster. Councilwoman Spurlock felt this was a good idea. Councilman Welch stated the private sector had this benefit, but felt guidelines needed to be implemented. Mayor Pro Tem Davis stated he was supportive of benefits for the employees but was opposed to this recommendation. Councilwoman Spurlock asked about rest- room facilities north of Loop 820. Mr. Sanford advised that he would check into it. Councilwoman Spurlock questioned Pre-Council Minutes 11/28/88 Page Two ACTION ITEM RNL Discuss at next Staff Meeting C.A. Follow up TEM AWARD OF ARCH ITECTURAL CONTRACT FOR ALL BUILDINGS ON THE GOLF COURSE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CLEARING AND GRUBBING ON THE GOLF COURSE DISCUSSION drainage of the greens. Mayor Pro Tern Davis advised that RDM would make sure the greens were well kept and constructed properly. Councilwoman Spurlock asked if a private citizen could be considered to be on the committee. Mr. Sanford advised it might be considered after the course was opened. Mr. Line stated the staff was asking for the Council's general approval because changes might have to be made, but if any major change needed to be made they would go before the Council. No questions. Mr. Line advised there was a big difference in the bids and the company with the low bid had been checked and was a reliable company. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated that since the bid was under the estimate, could changes be made in the contract before it was awarded; increase the five acres to twenty-five and have a better spread of change orders. Mr. McEntire advised changes could be made Pre-Council Minutes 11/28/88 Page Three ACTION ITEM C.A. Note TEM AWARD OF BID ON MISCELLANEOUS PAVING & DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IPPROVAL OF RONE ENGINEERS, INC. CONTRACT FOR REMOVAL OF UNDER- GROUND FUEL TANKS WORK SESSION OTHER ITEMS DISCUSSION before the bid was awarded. Mr. Sanford reminded the Council of the ground- breaking for the golf course December 17th at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Line advised this contract was for streets that were in bad need of repair. Mayor Pro Tern Davis asked if the bird-bath streets could be repaired first. Mr. Dickens stated they probably could, he would check into it and report back. Mayor Pro Tern Davis asked if the bid was in line with the estimate. Mr. Line advised the bid was under the estimate. Mr. Line reminded the Council of the joint work session with the Planning and Zoning Commission December 14th at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Line advised there may be some misunderstanding concerning the relation- ship between the Pre-Council Agenda and the Consent Agenda. Mr. Line stated that some apparently think all items on the Consent Agenda were supposed to Pre-Council Minutes 11/28/88 Page Four ACTION ITEM Greg Follow up John Note C.A. Note Jeanette Please follow up TEM DISCUSSION be on the Pre-Council Agenda. Mr. Line stated that sometimes consent items were self-explanatory and did not need to be on the Pre-Council Agenda. Mr. Line stated that if Council preferred, the consent items that were not listed on Pre-Council could be noted by item number under 1I0ther Itemsll. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated the item numbers could be listed under other items as long as it did not limit discussion to those items only. Councilman Sibbet advised that he had been told that the City stopped letting restaurants give away excess food. Mr. Horvath stated he was not aware of this but would check into it. Pre-Council Minutes 11/28/88 Page Five ACTION ITEM Dennis Follow up Councilman Welch asked if the City had NAN to grant the appeal hearing that was being requested on PZ 88-21. Mr. McEntire advised the Council needed to grant the appeal hearing but it did not mean they had to approve the request. There was a discussion concerning the fee charged NEFAL for the use of the Dennis Take appropriate action TEM DISCUSSION auditorium. Mayor Pro Tern Davis explained that the City had increased the donation to NEFAL to cover the cost of the auditorium. Mr. Horvath stated that NEFAL had been advised they could use the facility on Glenview free of charge. Pre-Council Minutes 11/28/88 Page Six ACTION 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 - NOVEMBER 28, 1988 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order November 28, 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 Rewi s Rex McEntire Richard Albin 2. ROLL CALL Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman City Manager Senior Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engi neer Absent: Frank Metts, Jr. Councilman Virginia Moody Councilwoman 3. INVOCATION Mayor Pro Tern Davis gave the invocation. 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 14, 1988 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve the minutes of the November 14, 1988 meeting. Motion carried 5-0. 5. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Garvin removed Item No. 11 and Mayor Pro Tern Davis removed Item No. 14 from the Consent Agenda. November 28, 1988 Page 2 6. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19 & 20) APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 5-0. * 7. PZ 88-21 REQUEST OF J.B. JOHNSTON FOR AN APPEAL HEARING GRANTED * 8. PS 88-25 REQUEST OF TOMMY A. WALLING FOR FINAL PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, WALLING ADDITION (LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF CLIFT STREET) APPROVED * 9. GN 88-108 INCREASED VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARK AND LIBRARY FUND APPROVED *10. GN 88-109 AMENDING A PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1480 REGARDING CABLE TELEVISION BOARD - ORDINANCE NO. 1580 APPROVED 11. GN 88-110 ORDINANCE NO. 1578 (GIVING CREDIT ON ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE NO. 1511) APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis asked to abstain on voting on this item because of a conflict of interest. Mayor Pro Tern Davis left the Council table. Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve Ordinance No. 1578. Motion carried 4-0. Mayor Pro Tern Davis returned to the Council table. 12. GN 88-111 APPOINTMENTS TO THE CABLE TELEVISION BOARD APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Welch, to appoint Roger Olson to Place 1 and Wayne Moody to Place 3 on the Cable Television Board. November 28, 1988 Page 3 Motion carried 5-0. *13. GN 88-112 AWARD OF ARCHITECTURAL CONTRACT FOR ALL BUILDINGS ON THE GOLF COURSE APPROVED 14. GN 88-113 AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CLEARING AND GRUBBING ON THE GOLF COURSE APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to approve GN 88-113 in the amount of $25,600 and five acres changed to twenty-five acres. Motion carried 5-0. *15. GN 88-114 REVISION TO BUILDING CODE ORDINANCE NO. 1560 - ORDINANCE NO. 1581 APPROVED *16. GN 88-115 CONSIDERATION OF GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN APPROVED 17. GN 88-116 GRANTING EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY (BIRTHDAY) - ORDINANCE NO. 1582 APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Welch, to approve GN 88-116 effective date January 1, 1989. Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated he was for benefits for the employees, but felt the timing was wrong. Councilman Garvin stated that the budget had been cut to the bare bones and felt this would be a morale booster to the employee. Councilman Sibbet stated he felt the City had a good group of employees and the added holiday would help the morale. Councilman Welch stated the private sector had this as a holiday and felt it would help the moral, which would make a better employee. Motion carried 4-1; Councilwoman Spurlock, Councilmen Garvin, Sibbet and Welch voting for and Mayor Pro Tern Davis voting against. November 28, 1988 Page 4 *18. PU 88-58 APPROVE PURCHASE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM DAVID MELVILLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING SMITHFIELD ROAD (PARCEL #4) APPROVED *19. PW 88-45 AWARD OF BID ON MISCELLANEOUS PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *20. PW 88-46 APPROVAL OF RONE ENGINEERS, INC. CONTRACT FOR REMOVAL OF UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS APPROVED 21. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Mayor Pro Tern Davis stated that Mr. Bill Klozik was present and he wanted to let him know a contract had been awarded tonight that would solve the ponding problem that Mr. Klozik had. Mr. Kolizk, 7617 Teresa Ct., appeared before the Council. Mr. Kolizk expressed appreciation to the Council and Staff for listening to his problem and now solving it. 22. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved, seconded by Councilman Sibbet, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. MS~O\~ V~2f ATTEST: ~(<</$ ¿41.£"; 1 ty Secretary