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.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.
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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.
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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.
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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