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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1977-12-12 Minutes 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, DECEMBER 12, 1977 - 6:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Newman called the meeting to order December 12, 1977, at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor . Councilmen Tom E. Newman Denver Mills George Conant, Jr. John Lamond, III Wa 1 ter Smi th Dave Freeman Dorothy McClure Councilwoman STAFF PRESENT: City Manager City Secretary City Attorney Ci ty Engi neer Director Public Works M. E. Riddle Jeanette Moore Rex McEntire Dick Perkins Ray H. Britton ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem James F. Cato INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Freeman. MAYOR PRO TEM CATO PRESENT. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes of the November 28, 1977, Meeting Councilman Conant moved, seconded by Councilman Smith, to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried 5-2; Councilmen Mills and Cato abstaining due to absence from the meeting. C ITI ZEN REQUEST Citizen Request, Mr. Charles Rohde, III, requesting permission to dig a well -- Mr. Charles Rohde, 7009 Manor Drive, appeared before the Council. Mr. Rohde stated he would like to dig a well on his property to use for watering his yard. Mr. Rohde stated he had a very large yard and because of the water situation during the summer he had lost one tree and almost two more. Mr. Rohde stated he felt it was a waste to use treated water to do outside watering. December 12, 1977 Page 2 Mr. Rohde stated he did not think he would have to dig but 100 feet. Mayor Pro Tem Cato asked Mr. Rohde if he understood the water could not be used for human consumption. Mr. Rohde stated he was. Councilman Lamond moved, seconded by Councilwoman McClure, to approve Mr. Rohde's request with the stipulation he would dig 100 feet. PLANNING AND ZONING PS 77-48 Councilman Smith stated he would like to amend the motion to 200 feet because the city's policy stated 200 feet. Councilman Lamond amended his motion. to state 200 feet. Motion' carried 7-0. Planning and Zoning, PS 77-48, Request of Crambridge Companies Dev. Corp., for final plat of North Park Estates No. IV. Mayor Newman called, for anyone present wishing to speak for this case to please come forward. Mr. Bill Parsons, Cambridge Corporation, appeared before the Council. Mr. Parsons stated he felt the plat was self-explanatory. Mr. Parsons advis~d the COuncil the comments in the City Engineers letter of December 7, ,1977, had been taken care of. CQuncilman G~orgeConant'ásked Mr. Parsons if he had ,any objections to the letter from the fire department on the fire hydrant. Mr. Parsons replied he :was not aware of it. Councilman Mills asked if all the comments from the Engineer were cleared up. City Engineer Perkins stated they were. Mayor Pro Tern Cato asked what the Board of Adjustment did concerning the size of the lots. Mr. Parsons stated the lots could not be less than 7020 square feet. December 125 1977 Page 3 City Manager Riddle advised some of the lots were not 7020. City Attorney McEntire asked how much the lots were off. City Manager Riddle replied 1/10 of a foot. He. stated that when a title company started a closing there might be a problem. City Attorney McEntire stated he did not think it would be a problem. It was not a problem for the Council. Councilman Mills asked Mr. Parsons if he thought he might have a problem \'Iith a Title Company. Mr. Parsons stated he would go to the Title Company bëfore he sold. Councilman Freeman asked if the surrounding property was zoned IF-7. City Manager Riddle·stated the sùrrounding property was zoned the same. PLANNING AND ZONING PS 77-50 CuÜifC '¡'~¡'j¡êíÍl CO'riãïït"move:d'; se'condecl"by""'" Councilwoman McClure, to ·'approve PS 77-48, contingent on items 1, 3, 4, and 5 of the Engineers letter and the Fire Chief's letter. Motion carried 7-0. (Copy of Engineer's letter attached as permanent record). Planning and Zoning, PS 17-50, Request of Sabine Valley Industries for final plat of Diamond Loch Apartments, Blocks 1 & 2 Mayor Newman called for anyone prègent wishing to speak for this Case to please come forwa.rd. Mr. Cox, 4001 Diamond Loch, appeared before the Council to speak for this case. Mr. Cox advised the Council this was the final plat on Diamond Loch Apartments. They have complied w11th the City Engineers request. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve PS 77-50. December 12~ 1977 Page 4 City Engineer Perkins stated the certification· on the Flood Plain was not on the map. He strongly urged that it be put on. . Director Public Works Britton stated it was on the site plans, but not the plat. Councilman Smith amended his motion to state approved with the stipulation the certification would be put on the plat. Amended motion carried 7-0. PLANNING AND ZONING PS 77-53 Planning and Zoning, PS 77-53, Request of Donald B. Ablers for final plat of Kips Big Boy, Third Filing Mayor Newman called for anyone present wishing to speak for this case to please come forward. "I Mr. Walter Elliott, Engineer, Euless, appeared before the Council representing Kips. Mr. Elliott stated they had appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission and was approved. ,He was asking the Council for approval. Mayor Newman asked what they planned to build. Mr. Elliott advised they planned to build a Ron's Fried Chichen. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Freeman, to approve PS 77-53. Motion carried 7-0. APPOINTMENT ORDINANCE 691 Appointment of three members to the Board of Equalization for 1978 and setting the first meeting Mayor Newman recommended the reappointment of Mr. Thad Biard, Mr. John Bryan and Mr. Charles Owen. Mayor Pro Tem Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Smith, to approve the reappointment. City Attorney McEntire advised the motion should be amended to include Ordinance 691, setting the first meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Cato amended his motion to state same. Motion carried 7-0. ( " 10 ( I \ KNOWL TON-ENGLISH-FLOWERS, INC. CONSULTING ENGINEERS / Fort Worth-Dallas December 7, 1977 Planning & Zoning Commission City of North Richland Hills 7301 N.E. loop 820 North Richland Hills, Texas 76118 Subject: . 3-822, CITY OF NORTH RICHU~ND HILLS, NORTH PARK ESTATES, INSTALLMENT 'FOUR, REVISED· FINAL PLAT & CONSTRUCTION PLANS r-·,..·- We have received the revised final plat and construction plans for the subject subdivision and offer the following comments: 1. Shannon Drive has been renamed Arborbrook Drive as requested. .. However, it has been done in ink on our copy of the plat. Please insure that this has been adequately changed on the mylar original prior to filing to record. ' 2. The plat still contains numerous lots that exceed the minimum placed on this Developer by the Zoning Board of Adjustment, i.e. 7003.50 square feet in lieu of 7020 minimum. 3. We would remind you of the previously agreed upon pro-rata considerations made for water and street construction. These all need to be a part of the City-Developer agreement. 4. A utility easement (min. 10' width) should be placed between Lots 22 and 23 on the final plat. 5. Also, we would recommend that all 6' drainage easements be changed to minimum 10' easements for maintenance purposes. ' Should there be any further questions concerning the review of this sub- division, ple s do not hesitate to call. J RP-hr cc: Mr. Gene Riddle, City Manager Mr. Ray Britton, Director of Public Works Mr. Allen Bronstad, Director of Utilities 600 FIRST STATE SANK SLOG, . SEDFORD. TEXAS 76021 . 817/283-6211 . METRO/267-3367 December 12, 1977 Page 5 AUDIT Mayor Newman advised the Council Mr. Jones, the City Auditor was present and asked that item 18, approval of the Audit be moved up on the agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Conant, to move item 18 up on the agenda. Motion carried 7-0. Approval of Report of Audit, September 30, 1977 Councilman Mills advised he would like to table this item untill the Council could have a worksession with Mr. Jones. Mayor Newman advised he would like to get the Audit approved tonight so it could be sent to New York for the Bond rating. Mayor Newman asked Mr. Jones if he would be willing to have a worksession with the Council. Mr. Jones stated he would be happy to. Councilman Smi th moved, seconded by Councilman Conant, to approve the September 30, 1977, Audit. Motion carried 7-0. CITY PROPERTY COMMENDATION RESOLUTION 77-13 Approval of specifications to sell surplus Ci ty property . City Manager Riddle advised the Council this was a lot the city had no use for. It is located next to the school and has a drainage ditch that runs down the middle. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve the specifications to sell the property. Moti onca rri ed 7-0. Mayor Pro Tem Cato asked that a copy of the specifications be sent to the school. Approval to condemn property of M. L. and O. G. Danner, Abstract 1621, Tract lA and lAI. Approximately .99 acres for water tank site Mayor Newman advised this property was located in Watauga and was needed for a water tank site. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilwoman McClure, to approve Resolution 77-13. Motion Motion carried 7-0. December 125 1977 Page 6 LAND PURCHASE Approval to purchase a tract of land from Matt Markum according to the enclosed contract and legal describtion City Manager Riddle advised the Council this property was located on Watauga Road, about 1/2 mile from the Rail Road tracks. The entrance would be off Watauga Road. This property would be used for a water tank site. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Conant, to approve the purchase of property from Mr. Matt Markum. Motion carried 6-0; Mayor Pro Tem Cato abstaining due to a conflict of interest. PAYMENT Approval of payment to Hall Construction Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve payment to Hall Construction in the amount of $42,682.13. Councilman Lamond asked the City Engineer if the Contractor was aware he was behind schedule. City Engineer Perkins advised he was. Motion carried 7-0. PAYMENT Approval of payment to Texas Bitulthic Company Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Conant, to approve final payment to Texas Bitulithic in the amount of $73,188.19. Mayor Pro Tem Cato asked the City Engineer why we were not retaining the 10% retainer. City Engineer Perkins advised this was final payment and all the clean-up work had been taken care of. The City has a two year maintenance bond and if anything comes up it will be taken care of. Motion carried 7-0. CLERK II APPOINTMENT RESOLUTION 77-14 ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: December 12, 1977 Page 7 Approval to hire Clerk II under the CETA Program Mr. Britton advised the Council he had a clerk in the Public Works Department that may retire in May. Under the CETA Program they pay the salary for six months, after that time the City has to pay the sa 1 a·ry . Councilwoman McClure asked if the City was going to pay the salary for the first six months, would we need a clerk. Mr. britton stated that when a key person leaves you need to have someone trained. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cato, to approve hiring a Clerk II, under the CETA Program for the Public Works Department. Motion carried 7-0. Appointment of Representative to the North Texas Commission " Mayor Newman recommended the appointment of Councilman Dave Freeman. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve the appointment of , Councilman Freeman. Motion carried 6-0; Councilman Freeman abstaining. Approval of Resolution for CDA application Big Fossil Creek Sewer Line Councilman Conant moved, seconded by Councilman Smith, to approve Resolution 77-14. Motion carried 7-0. Mayor Newman adjourned the meeting of December 12» 1977. , _'/ <f. "<-<.f r-?'laJ Mayor - Tom E. Newman