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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHlAND HillS, TEXAS, HELD AT THE
CITY HAll, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, JUNE 27, 1966, 7:ÒO P.M.
CAll TO ORDER
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR CALVIN
F. LUPER.
ROll CAll THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR lUPER, COUNCILMEN: CHESTER,
SANDLIN, CATO AND FARAM. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT:
CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER AND C,TY SECRETARY. ABSENT: COUNCILMEN
DODSON, HUBBARD-AND DALEY.
INVOCATION
THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY COUNCILMAN FRED CHESTER.
MR. CATO MOVED SECONDED BY MR. FARAM
THAT THE NAMES OF THOSE PRESONS WHO
WERE HOLD-OVER APPOINTMENTS (APPOINTED
APRIL '65, TO SERVE UNTIL APRIL '67), BE STRICKEN FROM THE MINUTES
IN THE SECTION TITLED "ApPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS".
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED CONCERNING WHETHER OR NOT THE MINUTES
ST>ATED THAT THE HOLD-OVERS WERE RE-APPOINTED. THE VOTE WAS
RECORDED AS FOLLOWS: MR. CATO AND MR. FARAM VOTING TO STRIKE
THE ~AMES OF THE HOLD-OVERS, MR. CHESTER VOTING NOT TO STRIKE
AND MR. SANDLIN ABSTAINING DUE TO ABSENCE AT THE PRIOR COUNCIL
MEETING. MR. CHESTER THEN MOVED THAT THE APPOINTMENTS OF THOSE
WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN APRIL 1967, BE REAFFIRMED WITH THANKS.
MR. FARAM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
MR. CATO MOVED SECONDED BY MR. FARAM THAT THE MINUTES BE APPROVED
AS AMENDED. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
PUBLIC HEARING-ZONING
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
MR. SANDLIN MOVED SECONDED BY MR.
CHESTER THAT ORDINANCE # 152 BE
ADOPTED. THE MOTION CARRIED
UNAN I MOUSL Y.
REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCil
GENERAL
CC G-61 DANGEROUS
BUILDING ORDINANCE
MR. SANDLIN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHESTER
THAT CONSIDERATION OF THIS ORDINANCE BE
TABLED. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CC G-~~ RAILROAD
CROSSING SIGNALS
THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE
CITY WAS WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM THE
COTTON BELT RAILROAD CONCERNING THE SIGNALIZATION
OF RAILROAD CROSSINGS WITHIN THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS.
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CC G-6~ INVESTMENT
OF CITY FUNDS
MR. FARAM MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CATO
THAT THE INVESTMENT OF $30,000.00 IN
U.S. TREASURY BILLS AND CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT BE APPROVED AND THAT $1,442.90 BE REMOVED FROM A
DORMANT CHECKING ACCOUNT AT THE HALTOM CITY STATE BANK AND
INVESTED IN A LIKE MANNER. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CC c-18 HOLIDAY LANE
MARILYN INTERSECTION
MR. CHESTER MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SANDLIN
THAT ALTERNATE PLAN 3 BE APPROVED. MUCH
DISCUSSION FOLLOWED CONCERNING THE SAFETY
OF THE THREE PLANS. AFTER THE READING OF A LETTER FROM GREGORY,
KNOWLTON AND RATLIFF, MR. SANDLIN WITHDREW HIS SECOND AND MR.
CHESTER WITHDREW HIS MOTION. MR. SANDLIN THEN MOVED SECONDED BY
MR. CATO THAT PLAN 1 AS ORIGIONALLY OUTLINED IN CC c-14 BE
APPROVED, AND THAT SPECIFICATIONS BE DRAWN AND BIDS BE TAKEN.
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CC C-1g LIGHTING
OF TENNIS COURTS
MR. SAN~LIN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHESTER
THAT THE CITY LIGHT TWO TENNIS COURTS AT
THE RICHLAND HIGH SCHOOL AT AN APPROXIMATE
COST OF $2,000.00. $1,000.00 TO BE EXPENDED OUT OF THE FUNDS
PROVIDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF PARK SITES AND $1,000.00 TO BE
FUNDS RECENTLY DONATED TO THE CITY IN MEMORY OF CLARENCE JONES.
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THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ADJOURNMENT
MR. SANDLIN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHESTER THAT
THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
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ATTEST:
RITA J. RALSTON, CITY SECRETARY