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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1966-07-11 Minutes .MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, HELD AT THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, JttNE~7, 1966, MONDAY, 7:00 P.M. (iû. L'! I , CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR CALVIN F. LUPER. ROLL CALL THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR LUPER, COUNCILMEN, DALEY, HUBBARD, FARAM, CATO, SANDLIN AND CHESTER. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT: CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER. ABSENT: COUNCILMAN DODSON AND CITY SECRETARY. INVOCATION THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY, MARION L. MASSEY. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING MR. CHESTER MOVED SECONDED BY MR. FARAM THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE 27, 1966, BE APPROVED. THE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCILMAN HUBBARD TOLD THE COUNCIL THAT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS THERE HAD BEEN CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING CONCERNING THE REGIONAL AIRPORT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN $31,000.00 BUDGETED FOR THE YEAR FOR REGIONAL PLANNING. NORTHEAST CITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL COUNCILMAN CHESTER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT AT THE JULY MEETING OF THE NORTHEAST CITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL THAT THE MAIN TOPICS HAD BEEN WATER AND A FIRE TRAINING FACILITY. MR. CHESTER STATED THAT THE NORTHEAST CITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL WISHED TO GET SOME ~DPÒÃtrðN FROM THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AS TO THEIR INTENT ON THE WATER FEASIBILITY STUDY BEING CONDUCTED BY THE NE CITIES COUNCIL. MR. CHESTER ALSO STATED THAT IT WAS BEING DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY COULD PURCHASE THE LAND FOR A FIRE TRAINING FACILITY AND .~~ LEASE THE FACILITY TO INTERESTED CITIES. TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD MAYOR LUPER READ THE STATEMENT OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE CITyTS POSITION ON THE PROPOSED TRINITY RIVER BASIN PROJECT. THE STATEMENT WAS READ AT THE HEARING BY THE CITY MANAGER FOR MAYOR LUPER. REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL CC G-66 FIREWORKS ORDINANCE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING BE TABLED. THE MOTION MR. DALEY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. HUBBARD THAT CONSIDERATION OF AN THE SHOOTING OF FIREWORKS WITHIN THE CITY CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PAGE 2 CC G-b7 REQUEST FOR INSTALLATION OF SELF-SERVICE FILLING STATION THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RE~UEST MADE TO INSTALL A SELF-SERVICE FILLING STATION WITHIN THE CITY. CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF THIS TYPE OPERATION. IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT OUT IN THE DISCUSSION THAT THERE WERE TWO SUCH ESTABLISHMENTS NOW OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY AND A THIRD SUCH STATION THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. ONE OF THE STATloriS CURRENTLY OPERATI NG HAD BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO OPERATE IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THEM, THE OTHER WAS LOCATED IN THE SMITHFIELD AREA AND WAS PROBABLY ERECTED DURING THE TIME WHEN THERE EXISTED A CITY OF SMITHFIELD. THE THIRD STATION, NOT YET IN OPERATION, HAD BEEN APPROVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. AT THIS POINT IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HAD NO AUTHORITY TO GRANT VARIANCES FROM ANY ORDINANCE OTHER THAN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS THEN ASKED IF THE CITY COUNCIL HAD THE POWER TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO ERECT A SELF SERVICE FILLING STATION IN VIOLATION OF A CITY ORDINANCE. THE ATTORNEY ADVISED THAT IN HIS OPINION THAT THE COUNCIL HAD NO SUCH AUTHORITY. MR. HUBBARD THEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHESTER THAT THE ORDINANCE PROHIBITING SELF-SERVICE FILLING STATIONS BE CONSIDERED FOR AMENDMENT OR REPEAL. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. PLANNING AND ZONING CC PL 1b REQUESTED RE-ZONING MR. HUBBARD MOVED SECONDED BY MR. FARAM THAT PZ bb-b BE APPROVED AND THAT RE-ZONING OF THE PROPERTY BE GRANTED FROM "CLASS A RESIDENTIAL" 1) "LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESS". CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MASTER PLANNER. THE MOTION WAS DEFEATED 4-2 WITH COUNCILMEN HUBBARD AND FARAM AND HUBBARD VOTING YES AND COUNCILMEN DALEY, CATO, SANDLIN AND CHESTER VOTING NO. COUNCILMAN DALEY THEN MOVED SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SANDLIN THAT THE ~UESTION OF THE RE-ZONING BE RECONSIDERED. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSSION FOLLOWED CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF "CLASS A RESIDENTIAL" DEVELOPMENT ALONG FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1938. MR. FARAM THEN MOVED SECONDED BY MR. DALEY THAT REZONING OF THE LAND IN ~UESTION BE APPROVED. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-2, WITH COUNCILMEN FARAM, SANDLIN, HUBBARD AND DALEY VOTJNG YES AND COUNCILMEN CHESTER AND CATO VOTING NO. CC PL-17 PRELIMINARY PLAT HARRY BRYANT SUB DIVISION MR. DALEY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SANDLIN THAT THE PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBMIT~ED BY MR. HARRY BRYANT BE CARR I ED UNAN I MOUSL Y. APPROVED. THE MOTION GENERAL DISCUSSIONS COUNCILMAN CHESTER RE~UESTED THAT THE GROUNDS AROUND THE CITY HALL BE CLEANED AND BEAUTIFIED. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT IN AUGUST THAT THE THREE GARDEN CLUBS IN THE CITY WOULD BE WORKING ON THE C,TY HALL GROUNDS. PAGE 3 COUNCILMAN CATO RE~UESTED AN INFORMAL REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF THE CONTRACT MOWING. THE CITY MANA~ER REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF SEVERAL OUTSTANDING PROJECTS, I.E. STEVENS ST., HOLIDAY LANE, MA~LYN LA., INTERSECTION, Loop ACCESS ROADS. COUNCILMAN CHESTER SUGGESTED THAT AN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO WORK WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE JR. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS MR. ALLISON SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL REGARDING HIS CONCERN ABOUT HIGH WEEDS, HIGH TAXES AND THE INAVAILABILITY OF WATER IN THE NORTHEAST AREA OF THE CITY. ADJOURNMENT MR. DALEY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SANDLIN THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. (THESE MINUTES TAKEN FROM TAPE RECORDING) C~ER~ ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY