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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1975-05-12 Minutes CALL TO ORDER MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITÿ OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, MAY 12, 1975 - 7:30 P.M. Mayor Ðick Faram called the regularly scheduled meeting to order May 12, 1975, at 7:30 P.M. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor Councilmen Dick Faram Jim Wood Norman Ellis George Conant, Jr. John Lamond Tom E. Newman James Cato JoAn Goodnight Councilwoman STAFF PRESENT: Ci ty M~nager City Secretary City Attorney City Engi neer Chief Of Police M. E. Riddle Winnie L. Barclay Tim Truman Dick Perkins H. S. Scruggs PRESS REPRESENTATIVE: Tom Mitchell Mid-Cities Daily News INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES The invocation was given by Councilman Ellis. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting - April 28, 1975 PZ75-12 ORDINANCE 591 Motion.was made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Councilman Conant, that the minutes of the April 28, 1975 meeting be approved as presented. Motion:carried 6-0 with Councilman Wood abstain- ing due to his absence from the meeting. PZ75-12, Request of Quickway Shopping, Inc., to rezOne Lot 2, Block 1, Smithfield Addition from Commercial to Commercial Specific Use - Sale of Beer for off-premises consumption. Mayor Faram declared the Public Hearing open and called. for those in favor of this rezoning to pleaseicome forward. Mr. William Gumfory, 1001 Roberts Cut-Off, River Oaks, presented his request for rezoning. I Mayor Faram requested those opposed to this rezoni~g to please come forward. There ~eing no one wishing to speak against this rezoni~g, Mayor Faram declared the Public Hearing closed. After discussion by the Council, motion was ma~e by Councilman Newman, seconded by Counci1man Ellis to approve PZ75-12 as presented. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. CONSIDERATION OF BIRDVILLE ISD REQUEST Consideration of Birdville ISD request for permis$ion to construct portable metal classroom buildings at North Richland Junior High S¢hool and Holiday Heights Elementary. Mr. Jofun Spicer, Assistant Superintendent for Finance, Birdville Public Schools, made the request on behalf of the school district. Councilman Cato questioned Mr. Spicer regard- ing whether the buildings were to be con- sidered temporary or permanent. Mr.Spicer assured the Council that they were temporary in that they would be removed when the need for portable buildings at these sites no longerlexisted; however, he said he was un- able to set a time period for their use. Motion Iwas made by Councilman Ell is, seconded by Cou~cilman Newman, that the request be granted as presented. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Charles W. Needham, Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Compan~, 1010 Stayton Street, Fort Worth Mr. Ne~dham appeared requesting a decrease of $10Q.00 in the franchise fee paid by his companý to the City. He cited financial diffic~lties and lowering income of the company for the need of the decrease. Councilman Newman questioned the benefit of the 1$100.00 decrease. RESOLUTION 75-10 Motion ¡was made by Councilman Ellis, seconded by Courycilman Conant that the ordinance be rewritten by the City Attorney to lower the fee and be submitted as amended at the next council meeting. Motion carried by a vote of 6-1~ with Councilman Newman voting against the motion. Consid~ration of Resolution H.B. 1463, County- Wide T1x Appraisal Bill Motionjwas made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Courycilman Conant to approve the resolution as presented. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. Consid¢ration of Appointments to Various Boardsl and Commissions APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPROVAL OF PAYMENT Motion! was made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Couhcilman Wood to postpone action on this item until the next Council meeting. Motion carriep by a vote of 7-0. Consid~ration of Payment to Albert S. Komatsu and AS$ociates in the amount of $4,164.22. Motion:was made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Councilman Wood to pay $4,164.22 to Albert S. Kom~tsu and Associates. Motion carried by a vote'of 7-0. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT Consid¢ration of Payment to Public Administra- tion S,rvice in the Amount of $914.40. Mayor Waram directed City Manager Riddle to prepare a record to be updated each time a payment was made to Public Administration Service in order to reflect the total paid to Public Administration Service. Motion:was made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Cou~cilman Wood to pay $914.40 to Public Admini$tration Service. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION Consideration of Resolution Concerning South- western Bell Telephone Rates Dick G~igsby, Southwestern Bell Telephone, First $tate Bank Building, Bedford, Texas made his pr¢sentation requesting that North Richland Hills ¢ity Council approve a resolution whereby they agreed to remain a part of the metroplex teleph~ne exchange and approve any rates which the City of Fort Worth approved. After lengthy discussion, during which City Attorn¢y Tim Truman expressed his doubts of the le~ality of the resolution, and Dick Grigsby reasserted the company's position, the following occurred. Motionl'was made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Cou cilman Wood to refuse the resolution. I ! Motion!was made by Councilman Ellis, seconded by Cou~cilwoman Goodnight to table the motion until the first Council Meeting in June. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. CITIZENS PRESENTATION RECONSIDERATION OF TRA CONTRACT There ~as no one present to speak on this item. Reconsideration of contract with TRA on sewer servic~ and financing of project. Motionlwas made by Councilman Ellis, seconded by Coupcilwoman to approve the contract with TRA as, presented. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. ' CONSIDERATION OF BIDS Considèration of Bids for Closed Circuit Tele- visioniSystem Chief Of Police H. S. Scruggs made a written recommendation to accept the bid of Wholesale Electr~nic Supply, $2,707.29, over the bid of Thomas Electronics, $2,683.21, because of the pr¢ference for Panasonic equipment. Motiowwas made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Cou~cilman Wood, to accept the bid of Wholes~le Electronic Supply for the closed circuit television system. Motion carried by a vote'of 7-0. Consid.ration of adding to agenda the setti n$ of Council Meeti ng date for May ! Motionlwas made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Coumcilman Conant, to add to the agenda the consid¢ration of meeting date for May. Motion carrieQ by a vote of 7-0. Consid¢ration of Changing Meeting Date from Monday~ May 26, 1975 to Tuesday, May 27, 1975. Motion!was made by Councilman Cato, seconded by Cou~cilman Newman, to change regularly scheduled Council Meeting from Monday, May 26, 1975 to Tuesday, May 27, 1975. Motion carried by a vøte of 7-0. Consid¢ration of adding to agenda a proposal by Tex4s Highway Department to install crossing signalS I CONSIDERATION OF ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM ADDED TO AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF ADDITION TO AGENDA ITEM ADDED TO AGENDA MotiOnj!was made by Councilman Cato, seconded by Counci man Newman, to add this item to the agenda. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0. Considération of Proposal by Texas Highway Department to Install Crossing Signals on Rufe Snow at a cost of $1,200.00 for the City COUNCILMAN'S PRESENTATION CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 75-11 ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: Motion was made by Councilman Cato, seconded by Cou~cilman Newman to approve the proposal by Tex~s Highway Department to install crossing signal$ on Rufe Snow at a cost of $1,200.00 to the City. Motion carried 7-0. ! Councilman James T. Wood tendered his resignation from t~e City Council Place 1 position because of rel~cation from the area. Motion'was made by Councilman Newman, seconded by Cou~cilman Conant, to accept the resignation of Cou~cilman Wood with regret. Motion carried by a v~te of 7-0. considJration of Resolution for Special Election Motioniwas made by Councilman Cato, seconded by Counci1man Newman, to set the special election to fill the vacancy for Place 1 for July 12, 1975. ¡Motion carried by a vote of 6-0. There ijeing no other items on the agenda, Mayor ~aram declared the meeting adjourned. I ! /4v1~J~~ Diêk Faram - Mayor