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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1975-12-08 Minutes ~ MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF NORTµ' RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, DECEMBER 8 , 1975 - 6:30 P.M. Mayor Dick Faram called the regular council meeting to order December 8, 1975, at 6:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER PRESENT: Mayor Councilmen ROLL CALL Councilwomen Di ck Faram Norman Ellis George Conant John Lamond Tom Newman Jim Cato Dorothy McClure JoAn Goodnight STAFF PRESENT: City Manager City Secretary City Attorney City Engi neer Public Works Dir. M. E. Riddle Winnie Barclay Rex McEntire Dick Perkins Ray Sri tton PRESS REPRESENTATIVE: Dan Frazier Fort Worth Star-Telegram Invocation was given by Councilman Norman Ellis. INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 8, 1975 Vote: 6-0 Motion was made by Councilman Conant, second by Councilman Lamond, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried 6-0, with Councilman Newman abstaining due to his absence from the meeting. Consideration of Closing Cardinal Lane at Mangham Airport Mayor Faram explained to those attending the meeting that while this was not a public hearing the Council would attempt to hear any presentation regarding the proposed compromise, if any, or recommendations de- rived from the meetings between those opposed to the closing of Cardinal Lane and those in favor of the closing of Cardinal Lane. PROPOSED CLOSING OF CARDINAL LANE Vote: 5-2 201 Mayor Faram recognized Mr. David Hughes, Elliott and Hughes, Engineers, who represented Mangham Airport in requesting the closing of Cardinal Lane. He made a presentation, explaining that no compromise had been reached. -2- Lengthy questioning and discussion followed between the Council and Mr. Hughes. The Council also addressed questions to Mr. Troy Fuller, also representing Mangham Airport, who reported that he could not set a definite compromise figure on the proposed lengthening of the runway. Neither could he answer exactly what could be done in controlling the pilots using the airport, or who would enforce it. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Fuller indicated that the new glide path would be a minimum of 20 to 1. Upon completion of questioning of Mr. Hughes, Mayor Faram asked who would be speaking for the group opposing the closing of Cardinal Lane. Mr. Dave Norman, 6504 Collard Court, said that he was relinquishing his time to Mrs. Mikel Brown, 8401 Main Street, and that their attorney, Mr. Lowry Davison would be the other speaker. Mayor Faram recognized Mrs. Brown, who made the the first presentation for the homeowners' group. She quoted sources from the FAA as saying the airport was unsafe and that the FAA was not recommending an extension of the runway. This brought a response that there were several different departments of the FAA giving information, some of which indicated an extension of the runway would increase safety. Upon questioning by Councilwoman Goodnight if these were things discussed in the meetings between the airport representatives and the homeowners, Mrs. Brown replied that there were no areas of compromise because the airport people refused to compromise. Lenthy discussion and questioning continued. 1701 Mayor Faram recognized Mr. Lowry Davison, attorney for the homeowners, who also made a presentation, who called for the Council to rule in favor of the homeowners, and stated he felt the homeowners had made a compromise offer in good faith. Additional questioning and discussion followed. 323' Upon completion of the questioning and discussion, motion was made by Councilman Newman, second by Councilwoman McClure, to turn down closing of Cardinal Lane. Councilman Lamond stated he would not vote for turning down the closing and that additional information was needed. Councilwoman Goodnight asked Mr. Troy Fuller if the airport group would settle for less than 1,000 feet. He replied that he did not know if this would be possible. Mayor Faram indicated to the group that the City Attorney had stated that the development of the airport could be controlled by the City with its planning and zoning ordinance. City Attorney Rex McEntire confirmed that this was true. Councilman Conant stated that Cardinal Lane does constitute an unsafe condition and felt that the Council had a moral obligation to come up with a solution but also to control any extension of the runway. Councilwoman McClure asked how many people had been killed on Cardinal Lane. No one could state definitely if there had been someone killed. Councilman Cato questioned if the the airport owners would settle for a shorter runway and still construct the proposed re-routing of Cardinal Lane. Mayor Faram called for a vote on the motion. Motion failed by a vote of 2-5, with Councilman Newman and Councilwoman voting for the motion, and Councilmen Ellis, Conant, Lamond, Cato and Councilwoman Goodnight voting against the motion. Councilman Ellis moved, second by Councilman Lamond, to instruct the City Staff to prepare an ordinance for consideration of closing Cardinal Lane, at the earliest possible time, and to hold a Public Hearing at that time. Councilman Cato explained that if Planning and Zoning turned down the request, the Council would have to vote 6 in favor of the action to approve it; and, further, that with a petition by 20 percent of the landowners, of by owners of 20% of the land, a positive vote of 6 would also be required to approve the closing. Councilman Ellis stated that he would not be in favor of a 1,000 foot extension of the runway. Councilman Lamond stated that he would not be in favor of a 1,000 foot extension either. Mayor Faram called for a vote on the motion. Motion carried 5-2, with Councilman Newman and Councilwoman McClure voting against the motion. Mayor Faram directed the staff to proceed and contact Mr. Norman to preview the ordinance prior to the hearing. Mayor Faram then called a recess to allow those wishing to leave to do so. Mayor Faram called the meeting back to order, with those first listed above still in attendance. Approval of Specifications for Police Cars Motion was made by Councilman Conant, second by Councilwoman Goodnight, to approve the specifications as presented. -3- 5151 RECESS CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF SPECI- FICATIONS Vote: 7-0 5651 -4- Discussion followed as to why an AM-FM radio was specified and if it were a necessity. The original motion was amended by Council- man Conant, second by Councilwoman Goodnight, to delete the requirement for an AM-FM radio, but not to refuse it if it were furnished at no extra cost. Motion carried 7-0. There being no further items on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned. ADJOURNMENT ~~d4rV dICK FARAM, MAYOR ATTEST: }¡/" ,. .,' - .....~ ,,' ...- ,}- ) .' / " v 2-Lt'-. C;Ž..... WINNIE L. BARCLAY,