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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1979-01-22 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RfCHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820, JANUARY 22, 1979 - 7:30 P.M. 1. Mayor Faram called the meeting to order January 22, 1979, at 7:30 p.m. 2. Present: Dick Faram Denver Mi 11 s Jim Hood Sid Cavanaugh James Cato Lena Mae Reeder Stan Gertz Jeanette Moore Rex McEntire Allen Bronstad Dick Perkins Pete Pistole Gary Caldwell Harriett Brady ABSENT: John Michener Dave Freeman 3. The invocation was given by Mayor Faram. CALL TO ORDER ~~ayor ROLL CALL Councilmen Councilwoman Acting City Manager City Secretary City Attorney Director Utilities City Engineer Street Superintendent Code Enforcement Officer City Manager's Secretary Councilman Councilman INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8, 1979 MEETING APPROV ED AS CORRECTED 4. Councilwoman Reeder moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve the minutes of January 8, 1979 Councilman Hood stated that spelling Qorrections need to be made on page 5, sixth paragraph, page 7, third paragraph, page 9, fifth paragraph, fourth line, a grammatical correction needed to be made. Councilwoman Reeder stated that on page 11, paragraph six, the word Northeastern needed to be changed to Northwestern. Mayor Faram stated that on item Sa, it should read 3/4 majority vote of the Council. Motion to approve as corrected carried 3-0; Councilmen Cavanaugh and Mills abstaining due to absence from the meeting. 5. Mayor Faram stated that after extensive search, nationwide,the Council in executive session made an offer to Mr. Thomas Paul of St. Joseph, Missouri. To make the appoin~ment formal, Mayor Faram asked for a motion from the Council. "i APPOINTMENT OF CITY MANAG ER Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilman t~ills, to approve the appointment of Mr. Thomas Paul as City Manager of North Richland Hills, effective February 1, 1979. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Mayor Faram, on behalf of the Council, presented Mr. Bill Rutledge of the Utility Department with a five year certificate and service pin. Mr. Rutledge stated it had been a challenging five years and he would like to personally thank Mr. Allen Bronstad, Director of Utilities, for sharing his knowledge with him. 7. Mr. Wade Parkey,President, Richland Youth Association, appeared before the Council. Mr. Parkey stated he was appearing to ask permission to charge a fee to a fund raising project Richland Youth Association had planned for May 12, 1979, at Richfield Park. Mr.ParkeY stated they intented to have a kid-fest which would involve all Junior High and High Schools from North Richland Hills and anyone that wanted to participate. Mr. Parkey stated the Junior Symphony League of Fort Worth would play at the kid-fest. Mr. Parkey stated they planned on aski~g all the. Art Departments from the- schools to setup booths and sell their products for the benefit of their schools and at the same time Richland Youth Association's part of the fund raising would be the concession and the admission fee. Mr. Parkey statèd they were not asking for the entire park, only the section between the ball diamonds and the two football fields. Mr. Parkey ~stated that Richland Youth Association had b~en granted rights for the National Pitch-Hit and Run competition for this area and will be conducted on May 12, on one of the ball diamonds. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Parkey what hours !:the kid-fest would be. Mr. Parkey stated the hours would be 10:00 a.m., until 9:30 p.m. Councilman Cato asked if there would be areas open in the park where people could go. Mr. Parkey replied yes, the part that has the playground equipment and the tennis courts would not be involved. January 22, 1979 Page 2 PRESENTATION OF FIVE YEAR PIN AND AWARD TO BILL RUTLEDGE OF THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT CITIZENS PRESENTATIO MR. HADE PARKE, PRESIDENT OF THE RICHLAND YOUTH ASSOCIATION January 22, 1979 Page 3 Councilman Cato asked if all the ball diamonds would be taken. Mr. Parkey stated Richland Youth Association would be playing regular games that have been scheduled for May 12, 1979. Councilwoman Reeder asked if the admission charge would be for adû1ts, only. Mr. Parkey stated there would be no charge to children under eighteen years of age. Councilwoman Reeder asked Mr. Parkey what the money would be used for. Mr. Parkey stated the money taken in from the schools would go back 100% to the schools. Richland Youth Association's part of the money would go in a general fund. Mr~ Parkey stated that as of baseball sea~on this year the Association hopes to drop the entrance fee. ' . Mr. Parkey stated for the Pitch-Hit and Run competition there would be no fee. Any child in North Richland Hills could enter. There will be three winners from this area that will advance, all expenses paid, to one game to the regional competition and the winners of that will go to National competition. Councilman Cavanaugh asked Mr. Parkey if they were going to charge for the ball games or just the Mayfest. Mr. Parkey, stated there would be a cha~ge to the Mayfest only. Councilman Hood asked what the fee would be. Mr. Parkey stated the fee had not been established, he anticipated $1.00 for adults only. Councilman Mills moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve the request of Richland Youth Association to charge a fee for entrance to the Mayfest, May 12, 1979. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Councilman Mills moved, seconded by Councilman Cavanaugh, to move item 1 to item 14 on the agenda. Councilman Mills stated that item 14 had been taken off the agenda at the the request of the developer. Councilman Mills stated that the Council had not gotten to interview one member for the Board of Equalization; and the Council needed ån opportunity to ma-ke a final interview. Motion car'ried 5-0. ..¡ CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE APPOINTIN( THREE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBERS AND SETTING FIRST MEETI NG January 22, 1979 Page 4 9. Mayor Faram asked the Staff to bring the Council up to date on this case. Acting City Manager Gertz stated this case was heard approxjmately eight to ten weeks ago. It involved the McNary plat. Mr. McNary had applied for a change in zoning from agrièultural to IF-8. Mr. Gertz stated the Council approved the zoning change but there was a problem with the property line abutting up to an area known on the survey as Oakridge, an undédicated street. That was the only problem with the plat. Mr. Gertz stated the Staff had been satisified that all the requirelnents had been met. All that is needed is final approval by the Council. Mayor Faram asked if'the Public Hearing on PZ 78-29 had already been held. Mayor Faram stated he did not recall any action being taken on the case. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE PZ 78~29 ORDINANCE NO. 730 APPROVED Mayor Faram asked Mr. Gertz if the property line dispute had been resolved. Mr. Gertz replied it had been taken care of. Mayor Faram asked the City Attorney if a Public Hearing needed to be held before the Council made a consideration on this case. City Attorney McEntire stated he understood that the Council had already heard this case. Councilman Cavanaugh stated the Council had heard the case previously but there was a dispute on the property line and the Council advised the owners to get the dispute settled and come back before the Council. City Attorney McEntire stated the Public Hearing had been held, there was no action taken on the Ordinance. Mayor Faram asked if the Council could go ahead and take action on the case, with the assurance the property line dispute had been settled. City Attorney McEntire stated he had checked the plat and everything was all ri ght. Councilman Mi 11 s moved, seconded by Councilman Cato to approve PZ 78-29. Councilman Cavanaugh asked Mr. Howell, representing Mr. Harpe, to appear before the Council. Mr. Wayne Howell, 1016 Overhill, Bedford, appeared before the Council. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Howell if he was aware of the problem with the property line dispute and had it been taken care of. January 22, 1979 Page 5 Mr. Howell stated the property line dispute had been taken care of. Mr. Howell stated Mr. McNary, as Trustee, had signed a .quitclaim deed in favor of Mr. Hale to the right-of-way. Councilman Cato asked if the city had a copy of the quitclaim deed. Mr. Howell stated he did not know if the City had a copy of the deed, but à ¡letter had been filed with the Mayor on what Mr. McNary intented t9 do. City Attorney McEntir.e asked if the deed had been filed. Mr. Howell stated the deed had not been filed. After further discussions Councilman Cato made a substitute motion, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve Ordinance No. 730, PZ 78-29, contingent on receipt of a certified copy of the filed quitclaim deed. Motion carried 4-1; Councilman Cavanaugh voting against. (COPY OF QUITCLAIM DEED TO BE ATTACHED TO ORDINANCE NO. 730.) 10. Mayor Faram opened the Public Hearing on PZ 78-40 and called for anyone present wishing to speak in favor of this case to please come forward. Mr. Bill French, Chico, Texas appeared before the Council. Mr. French stated the property in question had deteriorated thru the years and was past the point of residential property. Mr. French stated there seemed to be nothing he could do with the property as multi family. Mr. French stated he felt the property would have a good purpose in the commercial line and requested the Council to zone the property commercial. Mayor Faram asked if thi s f)\'r0perty was improperly zoned at the time of the city wide zoning. Mr. French stated that at one time it was zoned commercial. When the Master Plan was adopted it went back to.multi family. Councilman Cavanaugh asked if the property adjacent to this property was zoned commercial. Mr. French stated there was a small lot next door that was zoned multi family. Councilman Mills stated that just south of Mr. French's property, that was zoned multi family. Councilman Mills stated that if Mr. French's property were zoned commercial these two tracts of land would be locked in a zoning pattern that would remain multi family. Councilman Mills stated he felt this would be spot zoning. " PUBLIC HEARING FOR PZ 78-40, REQUEST OF W. E. FRENCH TO REZONE FROM MULTI FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL January 22, 1979 Page 6 City Attorney McEntire stated he did not feel this would be considered spot zoning. Councilman Cavanaugh stated that on commercial property a sight barring fence, six feet high, had to be erected~Councilman Cavanaugh asked Mr. French if he could give a date the fence would be erected. Mr. French stated he could not give an exact date because he had not decided what type of fence would be feasible. Mr. French stated he would start on the fence in 60 to 90 days,.whithever would be satisfactory. Mayor Faram asked Councilman Cavanaugh why he was asking for a sight barring fence before development of the property. Councilman Cavanaugh stated that if Mr. French was going to sell the property he wanted to know how long it would be before the fence was erected. Councilman Cavanaugh stated there had been a lot of complaints in this particular area. Councilwoman Reeder asked Mr. French if he was getting the property re-zoned for his own use or to sell. Mr. French stated he had no plans at this time to sell the property. Mayor Faram called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition of this request. There being no one to speak in opposition Mayor Faram closed the Public Hearing. 11. Councilman Mills moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve PZ 78-40, Ordinance No: 731. Councilman Wood stated that in the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission when this case was heard Mr. Britton stated that the land use zoning requires a sight barring fence-not just if ·it is used as commercial, but because it is zoned commercial. Councilman Wood asked the City Attorney if this was true. CONS IDERATI ON OF ORDINANCE FOR PZ 78-40 APPROVED City Attorney McEntire stated that was true. Councilman Wood asked if the motion should include the requirement of a sight barring fence. City Attorney McEntire stated it did not need to be a part of the motion. If the fence was not erected he would be in violation of the Ordinance. Motion to approve carried by a vote of 5-0. 12. Mayor Faram advised the Council the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval of this request subject to the comments in the City Engineer's letter. Mayor Faram asked the Staff if the applicant had any· objections to the Engineer's requirements. Mr. Delbert Stembridge, Consulting Engineer, appeared before the Council representing Mr. Boyd. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Stembridge if he had seen the Engineer's letter of December 8, 1978. Mr. Stembridge stated he had seen the letter but had not I been able to contact Mr. Boyd.' . Mayor Faram asked Mr. Stembridge if he knew if Mr. Boyd agreed or disagreed with the comments. Mr. Strembridge stated he did not know if Mr. Boyd agreed or not. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Stembridge if he was in a position to give the Council his recommendations before giving them to Mr. Boyd. Mr. Stembridge stated he would recommend that Mr. Boyd get with the City Staff and satisfy them or determine if he is going to comply with the City Engineer's requirements. Mayor Faram stated that if there were any differences Mr. Boyd might have with the requirements now was the time to bring them up. Mr. Stembridge stated he thought Mr. Boyd would possibly attend the meeting tonight. Councilwoman Reeder stated she would like for this request to be postponed until the Council knew the requirements had been met. Mayor Faram stated he would like for the Council to go ahead and follow the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the request. If Mr. Boyd had no differences with the Engineer's comments the problem had been solved. If Mr. Boyd had disagreements with the requirements he could appeal back to the Council. Councilman Cato stated he would like to ask. the City Staff if it would be more convenient to go ahead and approve the request contingent on the Engineer's letter or withhold approval until compliance is determined. ->t January 22, 1979 Page 7 PS 78-37, REQUEST 01 LYNN A. BOYD FOR FINAL PLAT OF LOT 3 BLOCK 2, MCMURRAY ADDITION POSTPONED Mr. Bronstad stated it would be better to withhold approval until compliance was completed. Counci lman .Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Cavanaugh, to postpone PS 78-37, until the next Council meeting. r'1oti on ca rri ed 5-0. Mayor Faram called a fifteen minute recess. Mayor Faram called the meeting back to order. The same Council Members and Staff were present as recorded at the beginning of the meeting. 13. Mayor Faram asked if an agreement had been made to comply with the City Engineer's comments. City Engineer Perkins replied no ~agreement had been reached on the comments. Councilman Cavanaugh moved, seconded by Councilman Hood, to approve PS 78-96. Mrs. Mary Thomas, 6521 Harmonson Road, appeared before the Council. Mrs. Thomas stated she was not a developer, only a homeowner and only wanted a permit to put a garage in back of her house. Mrs. Thomas stated the property had been surveyed and to meet the other requirements the city wanted her to pay $4.00 a foot, 90 feet, for sewer, $360.00 for the waterline. Mrs. Thomas stated she had been on the water and sewer line ever since the house had been built, about 30 years. Mrs. Thomas passed out piètures of the area. Mrs. Thomas stated she did not feel there was any representation in her part of the city. Mrs. Thomas stated she had a gas leak at one time and could not get ányone from the city to check it. The Gas Company checked the leak and had the Fire Department flush-out the sewer line because the gas was in the sewer line. Mayor Faram asked if a new water line had been installed since Mrs. Thomas had built the house. Mrs. Thomas stated a new water line was installed last year, but it was not for her benefit. It was to furnish water to a new subdivision. Mayor Faram asked the City Engineer why the recommendations were made if Mrs. Thomas already had water and sewer. City Engineer Perkins stated the Sub-division Ordinance, as it is written, does not distinguish between developer and homeowner. The ordinance states that when a piece of property is developed that the developer will be required to pay pro-rata January ~~, 1~/9 Page 8 RECESS CALL BACK TO ORDER PS 78-96, REQUEST OF VANCE THOMAS FO¡ FINAL PLAT OF LOT ~ BLOCK 3, NORTEX ADDITION APPROVED 0." share on existing facilities of water and sewer adjacent to or passing through a piece of property. Councilman Cavanaugh asked Mrs. Thomas if the only thing she was ~omplaini.ng about was having to pay the pro-rata sha res. Mrs. Thomas replied that was correct. Councilman Wood asked Mr. Bronstad if a fee had been paid on the water and sewer. prior to 1970. Mr. Bronstad stated yes, the sewer was put in in 1958 and the water sometime befõre that date. Councilwoman Reeder asked if the city had a Department to check for gas leaks or was Lone Star Gas Company supposed to check. Mr. Bronstad replied the Gas Company was supposed to check for gas leaks. Mrs. Thomas replied she had called the City Hall on the leak at her house and one week later nothing had been done. Mr. Gertz advised Mrs. Thomas that in the future if anything happened to call the Police Department and they would make the proper contact. Councilman Wood asked Mrs. Thomas if item #1 of the Engineer's requirements,( pro rata for street improvements) were dròppéd, would she be willing to pay an assessment. Mrs. Thomas replied yes, if everyone on the street was assessed. After discussion, Mayo~~Faram stated he felt the Council should direct the Staff that when individual property owners, that have existing service and are replatting, let the Council know and recommend the Council by pass the requirements, since it is not new additions and they are not in the development business. Mayor Faram stated he recommended passing PS 78-96 as presented without compliance with the Engineer's comments. Motion to approve as presented carried 5-0. 8. Mayor Faram advised the Council would take action on item 8. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to nominate the following three gentlemen to the Board of Equalization for the year 1979: Mr. James C. Griffith Mr. Len Van Essen reappoint-Mr. Charles Owen -¡ Motion carried 5-0. January 22, 1979 Page 9 CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE APPOINTIN~ THREE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEMBER: AND SETTING FIRST ~1EETI NG January 22, 1979 Page 10 City Attorney McEntire advised that the Council needed to pass an ordinance with the motion and set the first meeting date. Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve Ordinance No. 732, appointing Mr. Len Van Essen, Mr. James C. Griffith, a.nd reappointi'ng Mr. Charles Owen, to the Board of Equalization for the year 1979. Setting the first meeting for May 14, 1979, at 5:30 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. 14. Mayor Faram advised the Council that the Developer had-requested this case be set for February 12, 1979. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to postpone this case until the February 12, 1979, meeting. Councilman Cato asked if the mover would agree to change the motion to state the next Council meeting. The mover so agreed. Motion carried 5-0. 15. Mayor Faram asked if all comments of the Engineer's letter had been agreed too. Acting City Manager Gertz stated the Engineer~s letter of December 7, 1978, stated that since there were no revision notations on each block, he assumed the original plat would have to be vacated and then this plat filed to record in order to accomplish the proposed replat. Mr. Gertz stated a memo from Mr. Ray Britton stated all Utility Companies were notified, corrections had been made on the plat and there are not objections to the replat. Councilwoman Reeder moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve PS 78-99. Councilman Oato asked the City Engineer if he had seen the revised plat. Mr. Perkins replied yes. Councilman Cato asked if it met with his approval. Mr. Perkins stated it met with his approval, but he had just seen Mr. Britton's comments made in regar,ds to the Utility Companies andhe thought the Council needed to vacate the original plat since there are no notations on the replat. If the original plat has been filed of record the first one needs to be vacated and the replat filed of record. PS 78-98, REQUEST ALCO DEV. CORP. FO FINAL PLAT OF LOTS 4, 5, & 6, BLOCK 1 NORTEX ADDITION POSTPONED PS 78-99, REQUEST t UNITED FINANCIAL MTG. FOR REPLAT OF KINGSWOOD ESTATES APPROVED City Attorney McEntire asked if the replat was a complete overlay. Mr. Perkins stated no, there were some minor revisions in the curbs. Mr. Mark Potter with United Mortgage Company, appeared before the Council. Mr. Potter asked the Council if United Mortgage could include a statement on the plat stating that it is the correct plat. Mr. Potter stated they had only changed a few of the interior lot lines and had it re-surveyed, the same number of lots and the street names ~emained the same. Mr. Potter stated they could put a statement on this plat that it superseded the original plat. City Attorney McEntire stated the plat needed only to be shown as a replat. Councilman Cavanaugh stated he did not see anything on the plat pertaining to the drainage. Mr. Perkins stated this was just a replat, when the original plat was approved by the Council, he had reserved the right to review the drainage. The developer could not get f.inal plat approval.Or a permit until· t~r. Perkins'reviewedHthe drainage. Motion to approve, with a notation on the plat, carried 5-0. 16. Mayor Faram asked if the Engineer's requests had been agreed to on this case. Mr. Bronstad stated that Mr. Harris would like to speak on item #2 and #3 of the Engineer's letter and Mr. Spicer of ßirdville Schools would like to speak on item #1. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, ·to approve PS 78-100. Mr. Jim Harris, Developer of Foster Villge, appeared before the Council. Mr. Harris advised the Council that Section 14 of Foster Village was being developed in conjunction with Birdville School District. Mr. Harris stated some of the items in the Engineer's letter involved the school more than Foster Village. Mr. Harris stated Foster Village had no problems with the Engineer's letter of comment. Mr. John Spicer, 4624 Biscayne, appeared before the Council. Mr. Spicer stated he would like to discuss item #1 pertaining to the escrowing of funds for water and street improvements on Hightower. Mr. Spicer stated the school preferred a letter of covenant. The funds would be available for the street and water when the school was so directed to pay. "" January 22, 1979 Page 11 PS 78-100, REQUEST C FOSTER V ILLAGE JOINT VENTURE FOR FINAL PLAT OF FOSTER VILLAGE, SECTION 14 APPROVED January ¿¿, 1~/~ Page 12 Councilman Cato mad~ a substitute motion, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve PS 78-100, contingent on compliance with the Engineer's letter; allow the school to sign a covenant for their portion of the water and street improvements on Hightower Drive, in the amount stated in the Engineer's letter of December 22, 1978. Motion carried 5-0. 17. Mayor Faram asked if the Engineer's requirements had been met.. Mr. Perkins stated all the engineering requirements had been met. PS 78-102, REQUEST OF 'NOWEIN MTG. FOR REPLAT OF LOT 23, ..L BLOCK 4, & LOT 1~ BLOCK 7, WINDCREST ADDITION APPROVED Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve PS 78-102. Motion carried 5-0. 18. Mayor Faram asked if the applicant was willing to comply with the Engineer's comments. Mr. Bronstad stated the applicant was in agreement with the City Engineer. PS 78-104, REQUEST 0 CAMBRIDGE EO~ DEV; CORPORATION FOR F INA PLAT OF LOT 2, BLOCK 2, NORTHPARK PLAZA ADDITION, 2nd FILING Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve PS 78-104 contingent on compliance with the Engineer's letter of December 8, 1978. City Engineer Perkins stated item #4,(pro rata on the water line), shou~d be excluded because the had already been built by the developer. Councilman Cato restated his motion, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve PS 78-104 contingent on compliance with the City Engineer's letter of December 8, 1978, excluding item #4 at the City Engineer's request. Motion carried 5-0. 19. Mayor Faram asked the City Engineer if approval of this item was premature since the city did not have the filing of the plat. Mr. Perkins stated he did not recommend approval of this request. Mr. Perkins stated that although the city had deleted this street from the Master Plan at the time the money was escrowed, the city did not have any assurance that anything that was going to happen to the property that was zoned on the northwest corner of Rufe Snow and the Loop. Should negotiations on the property fail the Council might decide later on if someone came in with a different plan to go back to the old plan. Mr. Perkins stated he would not recommend approval until the city had a firm plan on where the thoro~ghfare was~going to be. AUTHORIZATION TO REFUND $10~210.0S DEPOSITED IN ESCROW FOR STREET CONSTRUC- TION DEFERRED Mr. Perkins stated he would recommend holding the escrow money until a firm comment was made. Councilman Mills moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to hold the escrow until ~final plat is received by the city. Motion carried 5-0. 20. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to authorize payment of expenses for the advertisement for and interviews of prospective' City Manªger~, to be paid from General Fund Surplus. Motion carried 5-0. 21. Mr. Bill Pasteur, one of the owners of Mangham Airport. appeared before the Council. Mr. Pasteur stated it was his understanding that the Council of North Richland Hills was not interested in purchasing the airport. Mr. Pasteur stated this was an opportunity for the City of North Richland Hills to be able to afford an active Municipal Airport and all the economica advantages thereto that would come to it. Mr. Pasteur stated he felt that it was unfortunate that the city could not take advantage of a boom that he felt at this particùlar time. Mr. Pasteur stated he could appreciate the fact the city had reasons why they did not want to purchase the airport. Mr. Pasteur stated the airport was going to need the city's cooperation and consideration due to the circumstances which are most assuredly involving a Federally funded airport in Northeast Tarrant County is inevitable. Mr. Pasteur stated Mangham could not compete with this type airport, nor would they be able, in the light of these circumstances to induce lenders to loan large sums of money for long periods of time for capital improvements for the facilities that are needed for the type of airport he was talking about, therefore Mangham would most likely be phased out. Mr. Pasteur stated they would most likely be back before the Council with plans for a planned Development or sub-division. Mr. Troy Fuller, one of the owners of Mangham, appeared before the Council. Mr. Fuller stated for the record and formally they wished to sell Mangham Airport and all of its appurtenances for $3,000,000.00 to the City of North Richland Hills. Mr. Fuller stated for the benefit of all parties concerned, and they have many businesses at Mangham and almost 160 pilot's, this issue can be clarified and put to rest by formal action. January ~~, 1~/~ Page 13 AUTHORIZATION TO PAY EXPENSE FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT AND INTERVIEW OF PROSPECTIVE MANAGERS ($695.66) APPROVED CITIZENS PRESENTATIC MR. BILL PASTEUR OFFERING TO SELL MANGHAM AIRPORT REFUSED January 22, 1979 Page 14 Mr. .Fuller stated one of the purposes in being here tonlght was to tell the Council that Mangham had tried to be as ~ooperati~e .with the City as they possibly cou~d durlng t~e alrport study that recently transpired, baslcally holdlng Mangham available to the city pending the ?utc?me of the study. and offering assistance to all partles lnvolved in the study. Councilman Cato stated he wished to thank the people at Mangham for their cooperation and help they gave the Airport Commission during the study. Counc~lman Mills moved, seconded by Councilman Cato, t? reJect the offer of the developers of Mangham Alrport to sell the airport to the city for $3,000,000. Motion carried 5-0. City Enqineer Dick Perkins advised the Council he would ANNOUNCEMENT like to inform them he had talked with Mr. Bill Hardy of the Highway Department and was advised by Mr. Hardy that a Public Hearing on proposed improvements on Glenview Drive would be held at the Richland Hills City Hall February 12, 1979, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Hardy mentioned that Richland Hills did not intend to acquire any additional right-of-way for the improvements. The street would only be 34 to 35 feet back to back. Mr. Perkins stated he felt that if no additional right-of-way was obtained the street would be no better than it is now. Mayor Faram asked if Richland Hills was going to offer a sub-alternate proposal. Mr. Perkins stated that was what Mr. Hardy had told him. Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to add changing the date of the February 12, 1979, Council meeting so North Richland Hills could attend the Public Hearing on proposed improvements on Glenview Drive. Motion carried 5-0. Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to advance the date of the February 12, 1979, Council meeting to February 5, 1979. Motion carried 5-0. Councilman Cato asked that letters be sent to all property owners located in and around Glenview Drive l'1()tifying them of the Public Hearing. Mayor Faram adjourned the meeting of January 22, 1979. ITEM ADDED 21. Dick Faram - Mayor --- ATTEST: -( Jeanette Moore - City Secretary