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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1973-07-23 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, ON MONDAY, JULY 23, 1973, AT 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Marion L. Massey. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor: Councilmen: Councilwoman: Marion L. Massey Lloyd McKinney Norman Ellis Dick Faram Walter Smith Tom E. Newman JoAnn Goodnight STAFF PRESENT: City Secretary: Director of Utilities: City Attorney: ABSENT: Councilman: City Manager: City Engineer: Donna Pairsh Allen Bronstad Tim Truman James F. Cato M. E. Riddle Dick Perkins INVOCATION The invocation at this regular City Council meeting was given by Councilman Lloyd McKinney. COUNCILMAN CATO WAS PRESENT AT THIS TIME. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Regualr City CouncilMeetin9öf"JulY"9~ "1973 City Attorney Tim Truman advised that on page 2 under "Item Added to The Agenda" Paragraph 2 should read as follows: "Councilman Faram moved, seconded by Councilman Cato, that the City Council approve Resolution 73-12, authorizing the City Attorney to file suit for a declaratory judment to interpret the rights of the rights of the res ective party as to the existence of the franchlse or lnance with the telephone company. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0." Counilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Faram, that the City Council approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meetinq of July 9, 1973, with the above correction. 2 The motion carried by a vote of 4-0; Councilmen McKinney, Ellis and Newman abstaining due to absence from the July 9, 1973 meeting. DRUG ABUSE CENTER Mayor Massey advised that Councilman Cato and Councilwoman Goodnight was the liason committee concerning the Drug Abuse Center. Councilman Cato reported that he and Councilwoman Goodnight attended several meetings with representatives with other cities and got quite involved resumes on this proposed Drug Abuse Center which is more a phyciatric clinic staffed with professionals who are not necessarily phyciaratrists. He also stated that the primary function as he understood it is to take two majors who have drug problems, not the medical aspects but the physicolgial aspects, take thp.m into the organization either voluntarily or being sent there by thetr local police department as an alternative to having charges filed against them and council them over a period of time. Those that are referred by their police department for time they must serve out or get charges filed aganist them. Those that come in voluntarily are free to come and go as they please. The situation for our area is that they wish to set up a center somewhere in the Mid-Cities or Northest Tarrant County area with one permanent full time secretary and two circulating operators. He also advised that Dr. Garrett in Fort Worth has had the center there for approximately three years and Arlington recently opened one this past year in conjunction with the Fort Worth operation. Councilman Cato advised that the money involved if we were to go into this operation for one year would intail $641.75 per month or $7,701.00 for the year, which would be strictly fot the contract with Fort Worth to furnish the secretary and the two counselors~ If the representives in this area are successful in obtaining free lodging for this operation, then there will be just miscellaneous expenses for utilities over and above $7,701. Otherwise, we will be expected to go a maximum outlay of $10,000.00 for the year. Councilman Cato stated that as a committee he and Councilwoman Goodnight highly recommend that the City undertake the contract with the City of Fort Worth for a one year period for our portion of the Drug Abuse Center. Councilman Cato also advised that Fort Worth feels they have done well but no records are kept. 3 Mrs. Poindexter associated with the Drug Abuse Center, advised that from 400 to 700 per month go to Fort Worth and Arlington but there is no clinical record. After discussion, Councilman Faram moved, seconded by Councilman Ellis, that the City Council table consideration of the Drug Abuse Center until the City Council meeting of August 13, 1973. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. PLANNING & ZONING PZ 73-33, request of L. D. Kemp and Mike Brackney to rezone 6.581 acres of land out of the S. Richardson Survey from Agriculture to Commerical. PZ 73-34, request of L. D. Kemp and Mike Brackney to rezone 2.0 acres of land out of the S. Richardson Survey from Agriculture to Local Retail. Mr. Calvin Luper of 5009 Eldorado, repesenting L. D. Kemp and Mike Brackney, appeared before the City Council requesting that the public hearing on PZ 73-33 and PZ 73-34 be considered at the same time. All council members agreeing to Mr. Luper's request, Mayor r~assey declared the public hearing open to consider PZ 73-33 and PZ 73-34 at the same time and called for all interested persons present to come forward to speak on these two rezoning requests. Mr. Calvin Luper appeared before the City Council requesting approval of PZ 73-33 and PZ 73-34 and advised that they would conform with the zoning ordinance regulations. Also, he stated that the people opposing these zoning requests at the Planning and Zoning Commission has signed a letter stating that they now do not oppose either rezoning request. It was pointed out that the request of zoning on PZ 73-33 should read "from Local Retail to Commericalll and was agreed that it was not necessary to go back through the Planning and Zoning Commission but to change the request on Ordinance No. 486, PZ 73-33, to read Local Retail to Commerical instead of Agriculture to Commerical as presented to the City Council. This change was approved by the City Attorney. There being no further persons wishing to speak for these rezoning cases, Mayor Massey called for all interested persons present to come forward to speak aqainst PZ 73-33 and PZ 73-34. 4 There being none, Mayor Massey declared the public hearing on PZ 73-33 and PZ 73-34 closed. Councilman Ellis moved, seconded by Councilman Cato, that the City Council approve PZ 73-33, Ordinance No. 486, rezoning 6.581 acres of land out of the S. Richardson Survey from Local Retail to Commerical. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Smith, that the City Council approve PZ 73-34, Ordinance No. 487, rezoning this property from either Local Retail or Agriculture, to be checked out by the City Attorney, to Local Retail before finalization of the ordinance. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. CITIZEN S PRESENTATION Mr. J. W. Childress 6732 Corona Drive Re: Sewer back up Mr. J. W. Childress advised the Council that his sewer backed up and did $250.00 damage to his floors. He also advised that the city crew came out twice on one day and cleaned the sewer out and then it backed up again the following day at which time the crew cleaned the sewer up from his and found the problem. Mr. Childress asked if the city was responsible for his damage. City Attorney advised that this was not a case to be presented to our insurance company. There being no further items on the agenda for consideration, Councilman Faram moved, seconded by Councilman Ellis, that the City Council Meeting of July 23, 1973, be adjourned. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. 2~A;~e7(~~ ADJOURNMENT ~ fZ CITY S ~, .,,¿J