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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1967-05-08 Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1967 - 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER The City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Calvin F. Luper at 7:40 P.M. PRESENT: ROLL CALL Mayor Calvin F. Luper Councilmen: P. M. Dodson J. R. Hubbard Harold B. Daley Dick Faram J. F. Cato J. B. Sandlin Fred Chester STAFF: City Manager, John P. Hall City Attorney, Marion Massey ABSENT: Acting City Secretary, Evalyn R. Reed INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Dick Faram On motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the April 24, 1967 meeting was approved with the deletion of para- graph two, Citizen Presentations, Morgan Meadows Addition, which constituted a repeat of the preceding material by a vote of 6-0, with Council- man Chester abstaining since he was not'present at the April 24, 1967 meeting. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Mayor Calvin F. Luper offered in nomination the names of Mr. James Walker and Mr. John Sprott for appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Mayor indicated that Mr. Sprott's appointment is made to provide for his continued service on the Commission since his appointment was due at this time. Mr. Walker replaces Mr. Bill Marshall who has indicated that he will be unable to serve due to the press of business. On motion made by Councilman Daley, seconded by Councilman Chester, the appointment of Mr. John Sprott and Mr. James Walker to the Planning and Zoning Commission were approved. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Mayor Calvin F. Luper offered in nomination the names of Mr. H. B. -2- May 8, 1967 Helton and Mr. Les Trotter for appointment to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The nomination of Mr. H. B. Helton is a reappointment and the nomination of Mr. Les Trotter is made to fill the vacancy created by Mr. John Wofford's resignation from the Board due to being transferred from the City. On motion made by Councilman Chester, seconded by Councilman Daley, the appointment of Mr. H. B. Helton and Mr. Les Trotter was confirmed by the Council on a vote of 7-0. Following the vote, the administrative staff was instructed to pre- pare a suitable expression of the Council's appreciation for the service these men rendered to their community. PRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Calvin F. Luper reported on the May 6, 1967 Board of Directors meeting of the Tarrant County Water Supply Corporation and the steps that had been taken by the Corporat- ion and the City's representatives concerning of the Corporation and the problems confront- the Long Range Program ing the Corporation. Mayor Pro-Tem Chester presented a report of the Northeast Cities Advisory Council discussing matters that body has under considerat- ion; ambulance service, water supply and fire training facilities. City Attorney, Marion L. Massey presented a discussion concerning the corporate boundary adjustment between the City of Hurst and North Richland Hills on the Tarrant County Junior College Campus. The City Attorney indicated that he had discussed the matter with the Hurst City Attorney and both agreed that the best method of handling the ad- justment would be for the two municipalities to enter into a friendly suit on the matter. Following the entering of the Court's decision on the case, both municipalities then will adopt ordinances agreeing to the Court's decision and attaching copies of the decision thereto. fIt was also indicated that due to the fact that buildings will be located upon the site, a survey will be needed to properly identify the location of the proposed corporate boundary. PRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY ATTORNEY It was indicated to the Council that both municipalities have agreed to share equally in the cost of the proceedings including the sur- vey. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the City Council approved the City Attorney's report and instructed the City Manager to con- tact the City of Hurst to initiate proceedings on this matter as outlined by the City Attorney. The motion was approved 7-0. PRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER The next order of business to come before the City Council was the presentations of Council Communications from the City Manager. CC G-99 POLICY ON ABANDONMENT The City Council received a report indicating that the City's Planning Consu~tant had re- viewed the proposed Policy on Abandonment of Public Rights-of-Way and Easements and had -3- May 8, 1967 approved of the proposed policy. It was also indicated that the policy as proposed does not alter the land use of the abutting property but merely serves to establish the administrative pro- cedure by which requests for such abandonments will be handled. On motion made by Councilman Sandlin, seconded by Councilman Hubbard, Council Communication G-99 Policy on Abandonment of Public Right-of-way was approved by the City Council on a vote of 7-0. CC G-100 RESOLUTION EMPLOYING CONSULTING ENGINEERS As the next item of business, The City Manager then presented Council Communication G-100, Retention of Con- sulting Engineers. Following a brief discussion, Councilman Dodson moved, seconded by Councilman Daley, that re- commendation number one of the communicat- ion providing for the retention of Knowlton-Ratliff-English as general consultive engineers to the City. The motion was adopted by a vote of 7-0. On motion made by Councilman Daley and seconded by Councilman Hubbard, the City Council adopted recommendation number two of Council Communication G-lOO designating the engineering firm of Knowlton-Ratliff-English as the engineering firm to prepare the City's Long Range Capital Improvements Program. After a brief discussion, the City Council appointed Knowlton-Ratliff-English as the engineering firm to prepare the Capital Improvements Program in conjunction with the City's Master Plan by a vote of 7-0. The City Manager presented Council Communication C-32 and requested that the City Council authorize partial pay- ment in the amount of $3,645 to Crowley Construction Company of Colleyville for the work performed to date on the Tourist Drive Storm Drain Project. It was indicated that the contract for the construction of the project was with the City of North Richland Hills, but that the Tarrant County Water Supply Corporat- ion was being requested to form $840 in funds directly to the contractor for its portion of the work performed to date. In response to a question, it was indicated that the partial payment was for the work performed through approximately April 12, 1967 and that, since the 10 per cent retention was not called for on this portion of the payment, substantial work had been done that was not included in this partial payment. On motion duly made and seconded the Council approved partial payment in the amount of $3,645 on the Tourist Drive Storm Drain project. CC C-32 PARTIAL PAY- MENT-TOURIST DRIVE STORM DRAIN DISCUSSION Following the presentation of the official business on the agenda, the City Manager presented a discussion of the City's -4- May 8, 1967 mosquito control program. The Council's views on performing larviciding on private property were presented and no objections were voiced by the Council to this program conditioned upon the preparation of a release document prepared by the City Attorney and the thorough analysis of the chemicals being used by the City in the program to insure that no danger exists to persons from this material. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council, on motion duly and seconded, the City Council adjourned its meeting at P.M. made 9:45 C~~~~L.J CALVIN F. LUPER, MAYOR ' ATTEST: / ~ .' L-Á/ _A~ /~N~. REED, . ACTING CTTY SECRETARY