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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1965-12-27 Minutes MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, HELD AT THE CITY HALL 4101 MORGAN CIRCLE, DECEMBER 27, 1965 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to o.rder by Mayor Pro Tern, Alvis Dowell. ROLL CALL Those present: Councilmen, Dowell, Daley, King, Faram, Sandlin and Chester. Administrative staff present: City Attorney, City Manager and City Secretary. Those absent: Mayor Hunter and Councilman Dodson. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Fred Chester. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Mr. Chester made a motion, seconded by Mr. King, that the minutes of the meeting of December 13, 1965 be approved. The motion carried unanimously, with all Councilmen voting yes, 5-0. CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS Mr. Cha.rles Brinkley spoke to the Council on recommendations of Town Hall as follows: 1. Street d.rainage, sewer and extension of utili ties to Smithfield area. Better access to high school. More study for safe access and traffic control. Pursue Master Plan. 2. Parks, recreation and library improvement. 3. City beautification. Strict enforcement of junk and weed laws. COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS MASTER PLAN Mr. Chester made a motion, seconded by Mr. King, that this item be moved to the last order of business be- fore adjournment. The motion carried unanimously. -2- Decembe.r 27, 1965 REPORTS OF THE CITY MANAGER CC G-29 Revision of Zoning Fees (Held over from December 13, 1965 meeting) CC G-29 Mr. King made a motion, seconded by Mr. Chester, that the fee for rezoning be established at $25.00, plus $0.60 for each letter mailed to adjacent property owners. The motion carried 4-1 with Councilmen Daley, King, Faram and Chester voting affirmative and Councilman Sandling voting negative. CC G-34 North Central Texas Council of Govern- CC G-34 ments Mr. Chester moved, seconded by Mr. King, that Resolution 65-16 be adopted and that the Mayor execute the Resolution in order that the City of North Richland Hills might become a member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The motion carried unanimously. CC G-35 Maintenance Work and Remodeling City Hall CC G-35 Mr. Daley made a motion, seconded by Mr. King, that CC G-35 be adopted and that the City Hall be painted inside and out and various maintenance work be done both inside and out and that some of the City offices be re- aligned to provide for more space in some and to provide for an office for the Fire Department. Mr. Chester amended Mr. Daley's motion in that the space set aside for a conference room be designated as an office for the Mayor. The motion carried unanimously. PLANNING AND ZONING CC PL-IO Planning and Zoning Commission Recommenda tions CC PL-IO PZ 65-22 Mr. Chester made a motion, seconded by Mr. Faram, that PZ 65-22 be tabled since for the .re- zoning to pass a 3/4 majority vote of the Council is required and there were only 5 Councilmen voting with Counci Iman Dowell presiding as Mayor Pro Tern. The motion carried. unanimously. Mr. Daley moved, seconded by Mr. Sandlin, that the City Council Rules of Procedure be amended in regard to -3- December 27, 1965 receipt of petitions prior to Council meetings. It was the wishes of the Council that all petitions be submitted through the City Manager on or before noon Thursday preceding the Monday meeting of the Council. The motion carried unanimously. TAX ADJUSTMENTS CC TA-12 Tax Adjustments - Cancellation CC TA-12 Mr. Chester made a motion, seconded by Mr. Sandlin, that CC TA-12 be approved. CC P-14 Annual Gasoline Contract CC P-14 Mr. King made a motion, seconded by Mr. Chester, that CC P-14 be added to the agenda. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. King made a motion, seconded by Mr. Daley, that the second low bid of Sinclair Oil and Refining Company be accepted. The motion carried unanimously. MASTER PLAN Mr. King made a motion, seconded by Mr. Sandlin, that the Council take a short recess. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Pro Tern Alvis Dowell called the meeting to orde.r to discuss the Master Plan. It was suggested that the Council take a paper ballot on the planner that they wished to give an estimate and time element report on the Master Plan. Mayor Pro Tern, Dowell announced that the Council wished a cost estimate and time element report from Mr. Robert Hollin, Land Planning, Inc., Dallas, Texas. Also the Council advised that they wished the administrative staff to investigate 701 funds with the Planner. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Daley made a motion, seconded by Mr. Sandlin, that the meetin~ be adjourned. ~' ~~~ o~~~ (l 7I1av¡<t4