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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1991-08-26 Minutes Present: NOTES ON PRE COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 26, 1991 Tommy Brown Byron Sibbet Lyle E. Welch Mack Garvin Mark Wood J 0 Ann Johnson Charles Scoma Linda Spurlock Rodger Line Dennis Horvath C.A. Sanford Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Lee Maness Greg Dickens Kane Kelly Stan Gertz Bobbie McCorkle Bob Miller Richard Albin Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney Finance Director Public Works Director MIS Director Fire Chief Court Administrator Economic Development Director City Engineer ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT APPOINTMENTS Mayor Brown reminded the Council of their JEANETTE TO BOARDS & appointments to the Boards and Commissions. Please follow up. COMMISSIONS Attorney for the City advised Council that according to the Charter the Civil Service Commission was appointed by the Mayor. LAIDLAW RATE Representative for Laidlaw asked to make a INCREASE presentation to the Council at a later date. REQUEST Council had questions pertaining to the landfill permit and cost information. Council was advised an update would be given on the permit as soon as possible. Presentation would be made at the September 9th Council Meeting. Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet was added as a member of the Laidlaw Rate Increase Committee. Pre-Council Minutes 8/26/91 Page 2 ITEM DISCUSSION I ASSIGNMENT I VARIANCE TO After discussion, it was the consensus of the NAN ORDINANCE NO. Council to grant the variance. 1561, SECTION 19 (FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE) SIDEWALKS - Staff advised the City did have right-of-way but DENNIS GREEN V ALLEY there was not enough room for sidewalks due to Please follow up. DRIVE bar ditches. When the street is reconstructed and the underground drainage installed, sidewalks can then be constructed. After discussion, it was decided to refer this matter to the CIP Committee. DRAFT Staff advised Council we were directed to NAN ORDINANCE prepare a draft ordinance to establish this as a ESTABLISHING permanent committee. Some Council members TOWN HALL felt it should stay an ad hoc committee. It was COMMITTEE decided to leave it as is for now. Appointments/reappointments will be made along with other boards/commissions. Council will determine if/when the ordinance is to be brought up again. AMBULANCE There was an extended discussion about the Dennis SERVICE COSTS methodology used in computing ambulance Please handle. AND FEES service costs and about collection procedures. Mayor Brown appointed Dennis Horvath, Councilman Wood and Councilwoman Spurlock as a committee to do further study and submit a recommendation to Council. ESTABLISHMENT Some Council members felt the fees should not NAN OF FIRE be charged but that inspections were needed. INSPECTION Staff advised the Fire Department currently FEES- made routine inspections. Formal action to be ORDINANCE NO. taken at the regular meeting. 1692 Pre-Council Minutes 8/26/91 Page 3 ITEM DISCUSSION I ASSIGNMENT I IRON HORSE Staff presented the 1991-92 budget for the golf NAN GOLF COURSE; course. FY 91/92 BUDGET REQUEST TO Staff advised Council there was an error made NAN UPGRADE by not including this item in the budget. There BUILDING were questions pertaining to whether the MAINTENANCE proposed salary included all benefits. Staff MECHANIC advised it included all benefits. POSITION FOR FY 1991-92 APPROVAL OF There were questions pertaining to the Kane BID FOR electrical and mechanical requirements. Staff Please follow up. EQUIPMENT advised this would be contracted separately and MAINTENANCE funded from the savings on the projects. There BUILDING AT were several questions pertaining to the SERVICE foundation. Staff was asked if a security system CENTER would be installed. Staff advised they would look into installing a security system. AND APPROVAL OF BID FOR PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING INDUSTRIAL Following a discussion on the subject project, PARK Council was given an update on the status of BOULEVARD Watauga Road and advised bids would be let in EXTENSION August 1993. FROM BROWNING DRIVE SOUTH TO LOOP 820 OTHER ITEMS None. Pre-Council Minutes 8/26/91 Page 4 ITEM DISCUSSION I ASSIGNMENT I WORK SESSION A) SET DATE Set for September 17th at 6:30 p.m. Note FOR GOAL SETTING WORK SHOP B) SET DATE Consensus of the Council was not to attend this FOR JOINT meeting. MEETING WITH PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING DETENTION / RETENTION PONDS ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned to Executive Session. 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 - AUGUST 26, 1991 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order August 26, 1991, at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Tommy Brown Byron Sibbet Mack Garvin Lyle E. Welch Mark Wood J 0 Ann Johnson Charles Scoma Linda Spurlock Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Councilwoman Staff: Rodger N. Line Dennis Horvath C.A. Sanford Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Greg Dickens City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engineer 2. INVOCATION Councilwoman Johnson gave the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 12, 1991 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve the minutes of the August 12, 1991 meeting. Motion carried 7-0. August 26, 1991 Page 2 5. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS None. 6. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA None. 7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25 & 26) APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0. 8. PRESENTATION OF "LANDSCAPE OF THE MONTH" AWARD FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST Mayor Brown and Janice Davis, Beautification Commission Chairman, presented the August "Landscape of the Month" Award to Olive Garden Restaurant. 9. PRESENTATION OF "YARD OF THE MONTH" AWARD FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST Mayo Brown and Janice Davis, Beautification Commission Chairman, presented the "Yard of the Month" awards for August to the following: Richard and Josette Gilliam, 3920 Diamond Loch West; Richard and Maudie Rutledge, 4921 Holiday Lane East; Emma Loredo, 5032 Maryanna Way; Drex and Bethany Baker, 8008 Lazy Lane Road; Donald and Ellen Selman, 6716 Hadley Drive; Janice and Frank Ross, 8541 Neil Court; Mr. and Mrs. Danny Gipson, 7352 Century; and Mary and James LaCroix, 6321 Riviera. *10. GN 91-102 APPOINTMENT TO TEEN COURT ADVISORY BOARD APPROVED August 26, 1991 Page 3 *11. GN 91-103 NIGHT DEPOSITORY SERVICE/AGREEMENT- RESOLUTION NO. 91-28 APPROVED *12. GN 91-104 REQUEST TO UPGRADE BUILDING MAINTENANCE MECHANIC POSITION FOR FY 1991-92 APPROVED *13. GN 91-105 VITAL STATISTICS FEES - ORDINANCE NO. 1755 APPROVED 14. GN 91-106 CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A "NO PARKING ZONE" IN THE 6700 BLOCK OF FAIR MEADOW DRIVE _ ORDINANCE NO. 1757 APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve Ordinance No. 1757. Council asked if all of the residents in the 6700 block of Fair Meadow Drive wanted the no parking signs. Mr. Tom Colgrove, 6701 Fair Meadow, advised that the neighbors had a meeting and discussed the no parking zone. After further consideration of the no parking signs, the residents of Fair Meadow felt it should be looked into further. After discussion by the Council, motion carried 7-0. 15. GN 91-107 VARIANCE TO ORDINANCE NO. 1561, SECTION 19 (FIRE PREVENTION ORDINANCE) APPROVED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet, to approve GN 91-107. Motion carried 7-0. August 26, 1991 Page 4 *16. GN 91-108 REGULATION OF SPEED WITHIN SCHOOL ZONES _ ORDINANCE NO. 1758 APPROVED *17. GN 91-109 APPROVE "NO PARKING" ZONE ON BURSEY ROAD - ORDINANCE NO. 1759 APPROVED *18. GN 91-110 TEAM BANK - LOCKBOX AND RETURNED ITEMS ACCOUNTS - RESOLUTION NO. 91-29 APPROVED 19. GN 91-111 IRON HORSE GOLF COURSE; FY 91/92 BUDGET APPROVED Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve GN 91-111. Motion carried 7-0. *20. GN 91-112 PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED TAX RATE APPROVED 21. GN 91-113 ESTABLISHMENT OF FIRE INSPECTION FEES - ORDINANCE NO. 1692 DENIED Some Council members felt better guidelines were needed on setting inspection fees. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to deny Ordinance No. 1692. Motion to deny failed 4-3; Councilwomen Spurlock and Johnson and Councilman Wood voting for denial and Councilmen Welch, Scoma, and Garvin and Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet voting against denial. August 26, 1991 Page 5 After further discussion, Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Scoma, to approve charging a fee and funds to be placed into a fire inspection program. Motion failed 4-3; Councilwomen Spurlock and Johnson, Councilmen Wood and Welch voting against and Councilmen Garvin and Scoma and Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet voting for. Fire Department will continue routine inspections. *22. PU 91-25 APPROVE PURCHASE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY FROM ROBERT AND FRAN ATHERTON FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF BURSEY ROAD (PARCEL #13) APPROVED 23. PU 91-26 APPROVAL OF BID FOR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE BUILDING AT SERVICE CENTER APPROVED Councilman Scoma moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve PU 91-26. Motion carried 7-0. 24. PU 91-27 APPROVAL OF BID FOR PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Sibbet, to approve PU 91-27. Motion carried 7-0. *25. PW 91-27 INDUSTRIAL PARK BOULEVARD EXTENSION FROM BROWNING DRIVE SOUTH TO LOOP 820 APPROVED *26. PW 91-28 TRAFFIC LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION II PROGRAM - RESOLUTION NO. 91-30 APPROVED August 26, 1991 Page 6 27. CITIZENS PRESENTATIONS RENEE LUDWIG RE: FAIR MEADOW PROBLEMS Ms. Renee Ludwig asked for an update pertaining to the code violations at 6700 Fair Meadow. Attorney for the City advised that the City was doing all in its power to eliminate the violations. Ms. Ludwig advised she had called the Police Department to report an illegally parked car and the Police Department never came. Staff advised they would check into the problem. Mr. Don Gilley, 6712 Fair Meadow, also spoke on the code violations at 6700 Fair Meadow. Mr. Joe McCarthy, 5001 Strummer, spoke on the traffic conditions on his street. Mr. McCarthy also asked about the closing of the streets in that area. Mr. McCarthy would like the issue reconsidered. Staff advised no formal action had been taken by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the City Council on the closing of the streets. There was discussion on placing stop signs at Strummer and Jerrie Jo. Mr. Cliff Stevens, 9201 Kirk Lane, asked if the fire inspection would include commercial buildings such as churches. Staff advised routine fire inspections did include churches. August 26, 1991 Page 7 28. ADJOURNMENT Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. ATTEST: ~