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MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD
AT CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN
CIRCLE, JUNE 24, 1963, 7:30
P.M.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Those present: ~or Hunter, Counoilmen Johns, Dowell, Campbell, Barnett, and Leffingwell.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT:
Direotor of Publio Works, and Mr. Eddie Fuohs, representative of the Voluntèer Fire
Department. City Attorney absent (out of the City); CHief of Polioe and City Seoretary
absent due to illness.
INVOCATION: Counoilman Barnett.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Mr. Campbell requested oorreotion to paragraph ~ "Communioations" in the minutes of the
June 10, 1963 meeting, to show that the approximately $100.00 mentioned is 113 of the total
expenses, not to inolude personal oosts, and that the trip to Austin is a joint projeot by
the oiti.s of Riohland Hills and North Riohland Hills, and the Greater Riohland Chamber of
Commeroe. He then moved that the minutes be approved as oorreoted, Mr. Barnett seoonded,
and motion oarried 5-0.-
COMMUNICATIONS:
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~or Hunter read a letter from Mr. Bill Martin, Seoretary of the Greater Riohland
Hills Athletio Assooiation, thanking the City for their donation of $500.00.
b. ~or read a letter from Mr. Phil E. Luker, Mayor of Deoatur, regarding meeting of
Distriot 8, Texas MUnioipal League.
o. }~or Hunter stated he had a telephone 0all from Mr. Bill Vinoent of Radio Station
KXOL asking our City to partioipate in a safety oampaign for July 4th, most of the
other oities are partioipating in a two-spot radio appeal for safety, at a speoial
rate of $15.50. After disoussion Mr. Johns moved that our City not partioipate,
Mr. Barnett seoonded, and motion oarried 5-0.
1. REPORT - WIDENING OF RUFE SNOW DRIVE:
Mayor Hunter explained that the trip to Austin had been delayed until July, and requested
that this matter be delayed until after the meeting with the State Highw~ Department.
Mr. Johns so moved, Mr. Dowell seoonded, and motion oarried 5-0.
2. CITY WATER BOARD REPORT:
Mr. Fred Chester read report, and after disoussion, Mr. Barnett made a motion that the
reoommendations oontained in the report be aooepted, and that the Tarrant County \Vater
Supply Corporation oontinue to work toward obtaining additional surfaoe water supply from
the Tarrant County Water Control Distriot No.1. Mr. Campbell seoonded, and motion oarried
5-0.
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3. SETTING SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING:
Mr. Johns made a motion that a Speoial Meeting be oalled for July 1, 1963, for the purpose
of studying the new budget for the ooming fisoal year. Mr. Leffingwell seoonded, and
motion oarried 5-0.
4. ELECTION RECOMMENDATIONS:
After disoussion of reoommendations oontained in letter dated April 22, 1963 from Eleotion
Judge Frank DiGiovanni, Mr. Johns moved that North Hills be eliminated as a voting box, and
that the Fire Station adjoining City Hall and the Fire Station at Smithfield be designated
as the two voting boxes for future eleotions. Mr. Leffingwell seoonded, and motion oarried
5-0.
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MayprHunter stated he would like to appoint a oommittee of two to s~udy the matter of es-
tablishing new voting preoinot boundaries, and make recommendations to the Council at the
next regular meeting. Mr. Barnett so moved, Mr. Johns seoonded, and motion oarried 5-0.
Atr. Dowell and Mr. Leffingwell were appointed to this committee.
5. APPOINTMENT TO ZONING BOARD:
Mayor Hunter stated he would like to appoint an alternate member to the Zoning Board, in
order to insure a quorum, sinoe we have had oonsiderable diffioulty in the past in getting
a quorum at the hearings, and suggested Mr. Jb MoCoy, formerly of Haltom City, as he had
served on that oity's zoning board and had had wide experienoe in zoning and other àivio
duties. Mr. Johns moved that the City Attorney rule on the legality of alternate members
and if he approves, that Mr. Jim MoCoy to appointed as an alternate member. Mr. Campbell
seoonded, and motion oarried 5-0.
6. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE NUMBERS ON ASHMORE STREET:
In the absenoe of Mr. Morrison, this item was passed until the next regular meeting.
7. LEGAL RULING ON MR. RECONNU' S REQUEST FOR DE-ANNEXATION:
Mr. Reoonnu re-stated his request for de-annexation, but due to the absenoe of the City
Attorney and the faot that he had not yet reoeived a oopy of the new law, this item was
passed until the next regular meeting.
8 . VARIANCE:
Mr. Sheldon requested that a ðertifioate of Oooupanoy be granted for use of the East oorner
of Mr. Latham's property adjoining the A.L. Davis Dood Store parking lot, for the purpose
of sale of small aluminum buildings, one of the buildings to be used as an office. The
business is a temporary nature and the lease is on a month to month basis. Mr. Campbell
made a motion that Mr. Sheldon be permitted to operate on a temporary basis, Mr. Leffingwell
seoonded, and motion oarried 5-0.
9. ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS:
a. Mr. Turner requested that he be allowed to operate a Beauty Shop at his residenoe in
the Woodburt Additión, and that the zoning olassifioation be ohanged from Class A
Residential to Looal letail Business. Mr. Frenoh reported that the Zoning Board had
reoommended this ohange in olassifioation. Counoilman Dowell moved that Counoil accept
the Zoning Board's recommendation, Mr. Johns seoonded, and motion cazoried 5-0.
b. Mr. Frenoh reported that the Zoning Commission had reoommen~ed that the lot immediately
East of the Gravely Traotor business be changed from Class A Residential to Looal Re-
tail Business. Mr. Campbell made a motion that the recommendation of the Zoing Board
be aooepted, Mr. Leffingwell seconded, and motion oarried 4-0, Mr. Barnett declining
to vote.
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lO. VACATING OF PLAT:
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Mr. Aubrey Collins requested that Plat of Block Ìi of MOlly B. Collins Addition in Smithfield
be vaoated and revert to homestead acreage. Mr. Campbell moved to grant this request pro-
vided all legal procedures are followed by Mr. Collffins to accomplish this ohange. Mr. Barnett
seoonded, and motion oarried 5-0.
11. ORDINANCE NEEDED: :(
Nayor Hunter told of need for ordinance against trespassi~ and/or swimming in City owned
North Hills Lake. Mr. Johns moved that the City Attorney be instruoted to draw suoh or-
dinance to cover all City owned property. MOtion was seoonded by Messrs. Dowell and Barnett,
and oarried 5-0.
12. REQUEST FOR CITY ENGINEERS TO WORK WITH STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
~or Hunter read a proposed letter to the State Highway Department requesting that they
furnish our City Engineers certain information regarding drainage oonneotions to be made
at some future date between our City and the new Loop Road. Mr. Barnett made a motion
that the letter as read be sent to the State Highw~ Department, Mr. Johns seoonded, and
motion carried 5-0. Mr. Barnett further stated that he wished to oommend the Mayor and
Mr. Dick Knowlton of the engineering firm of Reeves, Grego:r;y & Knowlton, for their work
on this and other projeots for the City.
13. OTHER BUSINESS:
a. Counoilman Dowell made a report on the work being done on the new City Park by the
City Street Department and members of the J~oees, and wished to thank all those
concerned for their fine oooperation on this projeot. Mr. Barnett stated that he
would like to go on reoord as sSJing he would like to see oonstruotive artioles of
this kind appear in periodicals and newspapers in the area.
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b. Counoilman Campbell 1nquired about a report from the Cit,y Industrial Board. The
~or stated that Mr. Alan H&mDÎ is spokesman for the group and that he is not quite
readY to make his report.
o. Mr. Eddie Fuchs asked the Council about insuranoe for firemen while driving City
equipment. After disoussion it was decided that Councilman Leffingwell will meet
with the firemen at their regular meeting on Tuesday night and explain the procedures
necessary to obt~n the insuranoe; and that the matter will be discussed at the Special
Meeting of the Council on July 1st.
ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Johns made motion to adjourn at 9: 30 P.M. Motion was seoonded by Mr.
Campbell, and oarried 5-0.
APPROVED:
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April 22, 1963
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SUBJ'ECT: Vot1ag 1n Ci t7 Ir;.e~ions
TO: ~or & Councilman, Cit7 of North Bichland Hilla
The following sUice.tions aa4for reoœla8ndations are hereb7
subm1tted for consideration tor t~ure election in the c1ty.
1. À s1agle Tot1ag place tor the ent1re 01t7-
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1l~1nation of the North Hills voting place since it has
be.n ver7 d1tficult to secure a place in which to vote.
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Contact to be made w1 th the County Oommissioners with >a ~>'"
Tiew towards establishing new TOting precinct boundaries ··.~,.',\l,ir;:'·,:1
which would place Richaven, Bichland Oak. & Iqnncrest in ~~ /
preciJact 140. Th1s :must be done by not later than July y..-----4
as the commissioners meet in August to consider such ,...1: '
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Voting boxes b. purchased so that 1t would eliminate -the
present ineft1cient rœIlJ'18r in which the boxes are hendled
by the county.
Tablec.hould be made available to the voters during the
per10ds election. are held.
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