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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1974-12-09 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, MONDAY - DECEMBER 9, 1974 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Faram called the regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:30 pm., December 9, 1974. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor Councilmen Dick Faram Jim Wood George Conant John Lamond Tom E. Newman James F. Cato MEMBERS ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Councilwoman Dr. Norman Ell is JoAn Goodnight STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Ci ty Secretary City Attorney City Engineer M. E. Riddle Anna Lee Caudry Ti m Truman Dick Perkins REPRESENTATIVE OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISS ION: Charles Palachek PRESS REPRESENTATIVES: Tom Mitchell Mid-Cities Daily News Don Harrison Fort Worth Star Telegram INVOCATION APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Councilman George Conant gave the invocation. Approval of the Minutes of the November 25, 1974 Meeting Councilman Newman moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve the minutes of the November 25, 1974 meeting as presented. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. (Items 5, 6 and 7 were deferred at this time.) ANNEXATION PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing on Annexation of 71.4 Acres of Land Mayor Faram read the notice on the Public Hearing and stated that all persons wishing to speak either for or against the proposed annexation would be heard this evening. Page 2 December 9, 1974 Mrs. Morgan B. Hawkins (Elizabeth H.), Rt.3, Box 1765, Smithfield, stated that she wished to speak about the annexation but neither for nor against. Mrs. Hawkins stated that they had owned the property since March of 1948 and had operated it as a dairy for many years. In 1960 they started raising black angus cows and used the land as pasture land. It has recently been sodded in bermuda grass. She and Mr. Hawkins and their two children own three houses on the 71 acres that is proposed to be annexed. Mrs. Hawkins stated that the land was not ready for development and that they felt that it should not be annexed until a later time. Mr. Clifford Pearson, Rt. 3, Box 1773, Smithfield, said that he really was not opposed to being taken in but he just did not think it was the right time. We are presently supplying Mr. Pearson with water service. Mr. Don Hawkins, Rt.3, Box 1765, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins, five acres closest to Rufe Snow. is opposed to the annexation. There being no further persons wishing to speak for or against annexation, Mayor Faram closed the public hearing. Smithfield, has the Mr. Hawkins PRESENTATION OF FIVE YEAR PIN The Ordinance on annexing this 71.4 acres of land will be censidered December 23, 1974. Presentation of 5 Year Pin to Lt. Stan Gertz, Fire Department Mayor Faram presented to Lt. Stan Gertz of the Fire Department his 5 year pin and certificate and thanked him for his service to the City. Presentation of 10 Year Pin to B. K. Mathis, Utility Department Mayor Faram presented to B. K. Mathis of the Utility Department his 10 year pin and certificate and thanked him for his service to the City. PRESENTATION OF TEN YEAR PIN Page 3 December 9, 1974 FIREMAN OF THE YEAR Presentation of Fireman of the Year Award Mayor Faram asked Chief Ted Castleberry to please come forward and explain how the Fireman of the Year was chosen. Chief Castleberry said that the recipient is selected by the men in the Department based on the type of work that that man has done in that particular year. Lt. Marvin Carter is the recipient this year. Mayor Faram presented Lt. Carter with a plaque and told him that no higher award could be earned and congratulated him. DRUG ABUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Drug Abuse Committee Report Mrs. Peggy Hazlewood presented the report of the Drug Abuse Advisory Committee. She presented the Council with a report of the number of participants in a parent workshop and also stated that the Northeast Richland Lions Club had donated $200.00 to the Counseling Center. Copies of the report Councilman Pat Sullivan of Bedford presented to his City Council were distributed. Mrs. Hazlewood stated that the committee was very pleased with the progress that had been made in the past year and hoped that the Council would agree to refund the program for 1975. Councilman Cato thanked Mrs. Hazlewood and the committee for their work and their help in organizing other cities advisory committees. CITIZEN'S PRESENTATION Citizen's Presentation Mr. James Main Re: Water Service Outside the City Mr. James Main stated that he owned some land on Precinct Line that was not in any city and that he was requesting Council perm;sc::Jon to be served with city water. The City Manager stated that there was approximately 50 people on the two inch line that would have to serve Mr. Main and that we had problems in the summer supplying enough water to those residents. Mr. Main was asked if he had a home on this property. Mr. Main replied negatively, that he had purchased the property for his business location. Councilman Newman moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to deny granting water service to Page 4 December 9, 1974 Mr. Main due to the fact that there was no home and that we did have a problem in that area. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. PS 74-21 PS 74-21, Stoneybrook Addition-Replat Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Conant, to approve the Stoneybrook Addition replat PS 74-21. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. PZ 74-60 ORDINANCE 571 PZ 74-60, Request of R. W. Wright to rezone 1.0 acre from Agriculture to Commercial Mayor Faram declared the Public Hearing on PZ 74-60 open and requested those wishing to speak for to please come forward. Mr. R. W. Wright, 6821 Smithfield Road, stated that he would like to have this rezoned for his place of business. He needs commercial zoning instead of Agriculture. He presently has an automobile repair garage at this location. After discussion, Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Conant, to approve PZ 74-60, Ordinance 571, contingent upon the signing of a convant stating that this location would be used only for a repair garage. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. RECESS Mayor Faram called a ten minute recess. After recess the same Council and staff members were present as reported at the begining of the meeting. RESOLUTION 74-22 Consideration of Resolution for Three Thousand Doll ar Tax Exemption 1974 Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Newman, to approve Resolution 74-22 granting the Three Thousand Dollar Exemption for tax year 1974 for those persons 65 years and older who homestead their property. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. RESOLUTION 74-23 Consideration of Resolution for Three Thousand Dollar Tax Exemption for 1975 Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Wood to approve Resolution 74-23 granting the Three Thousand Dollar Tax Exemption for tax year 1975 for those persons 65 years of age or older who homestead their property. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0. Page 5 December 9, 1974 CONSIDERATION OF BIDS Consideration of Bids on Five Police Vehicles Councilman Newman moved, seconded by Councilman Cato, to accept Chief Scruggs recommendation and award the bids to Hudiburg Chevy for five police vehicles at $4,285.12 a unit. Councilman Wood stated that the Chevrolet does not meet the specs and that he has received negative reports from everyone he has talked with about this automobile. Councilman Lamond stated that he was not opposed but was concerned with the service that had previously been given. Councilman Cato has had some citizen comment about the service, but that Haltom City reports good service on their police vehicles at Hudiburg. Mayor Faram called for a vote on the motion to approve the bids from Hudiburg. The motion failed by a vote of 0-5. Councilman Lamond moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to award the bid to Helm Lary Ford, at a cost of $4,395.54 each for five units. Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Newman, to table this item until the December 23, 1974 meeting. The motion carried by a vote of 4-1, Councilmen Wood, Conant, Newman and Cato voting for and Councilman Lamond voting against. It was sugguested that the Chief of Police be at this meeting and that Hudiburg be contacted concerning a heavy duty alternator for their car. Let the record show that Councilwoman Goodnight was present at this time. RESOLUTION 74-24 Consideration of Resolution Renewing the Drug Abuse Contract with City of Fort Worth Councilman Cato reviewed last years cost for the Mid-Cities Drug Abuse program which is sponsored by the Cities of North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, Hurst, Bedford and Euless. He stated that we had received a request from the City of Fort Worth to increase our contribution to $9,630.00 a year to cover the cost of increased salaries and fringes. Page 6 December 9, 1974 Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Newman, to approve Resolution 74-24 which agrees to renewing the contract with the City of Fort Worth with the charges to be $9,630.00 for calendar year. These funds are to come from Revenue Sharing. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0. CANCELLATION OF MEETI NG Cancellation of December 23, 1974 Regular Meeting It had been agreed earlier in this meeting to have the regularly scheduled December 23, 1974 meeting, therefore this item was passed. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Mr. Lowell Hilger, 5113 Gibbons, appeared before the Council to discuss Cherokee Estates. He has purchased one of the four homes which has been built in this sub-division and would like to have permission to move into this house. Many problems exist in this area such as an unbonded water line and septic tanks which have not been approved by the County Health Department. He stated that the houses had been vandalized and that the only way to protect the house was to live in it. He would like permission from the Council for the four home owners in this area to put up a bond which would guarantee that any damage which was done by the un bonded water line would be taken care of by them. City Manager Riddle stated that he discussed with Mr. Hilger the problems in this area and that until the County approved some form of disposal for sewage, he felt that it was impossible for the City to be of any help to these individuals. Mr. Frank Balch, 2616 South Kingsbury, stated that he owned one of the homes in the area and that he would like to have permission to move into his home. Mr. J. Frank Yarbrough, 2808 Mathews Street, also appeared with this same request. The City Attorney and City Engineer both spoke in opposition to allowing any occupancy to these four homes. After much discussion by all Counci members and staff, the Mayor told these three citizen's that the first problem to be solved was that of sewage. When they and the County had worked out a system which the ADJOURNMENT ATTEST: t!/U/ILN ~--u e?0U k;, ,.,' Anna Lee Caudry, City ~cretary Page 7 December 9, 1974 County would approve, to come back to the City Manager and the City would work with them to resolve this problem. There being no further items on the agenda, Mayor Faram adjourned the meeting. 4d-daM~ dick Faram, Mayor