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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1993-10-11 Minutes Present: NOTES ON PRE COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 11, 1993 Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch Mack Garvin Mark Wood Jo Ann Johnson Ray Oujesky Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Rodger Line C.A. Sanford Randy Shiflet Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Larry Cunningham Greg Dickens Jim Browne Bobbie McCorkle Ron McKinney Barry LeBaron Jerry McGlasson Richard Albin Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Mayor Pro Tern Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney Finance Director Public Works Director Community Services Director Court Administrator Personnel Director Planning/Inspection Director Police Chief City Engineer ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT APPOINTMENT Staff advised that a study is needed on the RNL OF CITY HALL current and future space needs at City Hall. Follow up. SPACE NEEDS Mayor Brown appointed Councilman Wood, COMMITTEE Mayor Pro Tern Welch and Mayor Brown to the City Hall Space Needs Committee. MOWING POLICY Staff was advised that there is a concern about C.A. FOR 100 ACRE preservation of endangered grass on the Please follow up. PARK lOa-acre park on Starnes, and there is concern by neighbors about excessive growth of weeds and grass. Currently citizen volunteers from the City and Fort Worth Nature Center are preparing a bio-inventory. Staff advised the area along Douglas south of Bursey and the area north of North Ridge Elementary could be mowed on a regular basis. Also a boundary · > -~.' --~---'.'---'-"'--"""""~~'-~--~~."-"'~--'--_._-^-- Pre-Council Minutes 10/11/93 Page 2 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT strip adjacent to houses could be mowed regularly to avoid creating a nuisance and fire hazard. Staff was directed to clearly designate on the site the areas which are not to be mowed, and to study and report on the economics of City labor and equipment for mowing versus contract mowing. RUFE SNOW Staff advised Council had asked for a study of C.A. DRIVE FROM installing a center median on Rufe Snow Drive Follow up. LOOP 820 TO from 820 to Lewis Drive. Staff advised that the LEWIS DRIVE developer and business operators of affected RAISED MEDIAN shopping centers should be contacted regarding this. Staff was advised to pursue this with the business owners along this section of the street and report back to the Council. PUBLIC Staff explained this ordinance would be BARRY HEARING TO increasing the requirement to 15 percent Please follow up CONSIDER AN landscaping rather than the 10 percent and including IR on AMENDMENT TO giving credit for trees and shrubs to encourage material used in THE ZONING developers to use more planted material instead Virginia. ORDINANCE NO. of grass. There were questions on Item 4 of the 1874 REGARDING Ordinance pertaining to the masonry fence THE requirements. Staff advised this could be LANDSCAPING handled on an individual basis. Councilwoman REGULATIONS - Spurlock asked staff to look into the product ORDINANCE NO. that was used in the State of Virginia along 1938 major highways. Pre-Council Minutes 10/11/93 Page 3 ITEM DISCUSSION I ASSIGNMENT I SPECIAL USE There was discussion from the Council on who c.A. PERMIT FOR actually owned the property that Texas Follow up with Rex TEXAS Instruments wanted the special use permit for. and Property Owner. INSTRUMENTS Councilman Wood advised he would be against any commercial use of the property. The residents in the area had been told the property would not be used for commercial. Action taken in formal meeting. REQUEST TO Staff advised there were a couple of issues RNL APPROVE involved. One issue was how the plan was to Follow up. EMPLOYEE PAY be implemented. Staff would like Council PLAN FOR 1993- approval for the Anderson Plan and not the 94 Step Plan as recommended by the Employees Association. Mter discussion consensus was to postpone for two weeks. A member from each Employees Association to meet with the City Manager and work on the plan. AGREEMENT Staff advised there had been a couple of NAN FOR changes in the contract. MSB will contact the COLLECTION Municipal Court at the end of each day. MSB SERVICES WITH had also agreed not to make personal contact MUNICIPAL with the person they were trying to serve the SERVICES warrant on. Council asked that the payments BUREAU - be closely monitored. Action taken in formal RESOLUTION Council meeting. NO. 93-39 TEEN COURT No questions. NAN COORDINATOR AGREEMENT OTHER ITEMS None. I I ADJOURNMENT Council adjourned to Executive Session. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820 - OCTOBER 11, 1993 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order October 11, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch Mack Garvin Mark Wood Jo Ann Johnson Ray Oujesky Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Staff: Rodger N. Line C.A. Sanford Randy Shiflet Jeanette Rewis Rex McEntire Greg Dickens City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney City Engineer 2. INVOCA TION Councilman Oujesky gave the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 1993 APPROVED Mayor Pro Tem Welch moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve the minutes of the September 27, 1993 meeting. Motion carried 7-0. __·.··_..'··"..~,."'_."_'"_..·_._m'_.'_..'".,~_.,~..,_.~_~.._.,~_""__,."~._~_._________ October 11, 1993 Page 2 5. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS NONE 6. IR 93-151 PRESENTATION OF STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AWARD FROM AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION Mayor Brown presented Ms. Sandra Carter and Don Sharp with the Standard of Excellence Award from the American Human Association. 7. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilwoman Spurlock removed Item No. 20 from the Consent Agenda. 8. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29) APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Wood, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 7-0. 9. PZ 93-13 PLANNING & ZONING - PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST OF METROCEL CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY ON A PORTION OF LOT 1, BLOCK 3, TAPP ADDITION - ORDINANCE NO. 1935 (LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF RUFE SNOW DRIVE AND HILLTOP DRIVE) APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of the request to come forward. Mr. Doug Long, representing the applicant, spoke in favor of the request. October 11, 1993 Page 3 Mayor Brown called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to come forward. There being no one else wishing to speak Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Councilman Oujesky moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve Ordinance No. 1935. Motion carried 7-0. 10. PZ 93-16 PLANNING & ZONING - PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST OF OAK HILLS JOINT VENTURE TO REZONE LOTS 24R AND 25 THROUGH 29, BLOCK 1, OAK HILLS ADDITION FROM 0-1 OFFICE TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - ORDINANCE NO. 1936 (LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PRECINCT LINE ROAD AND AMUNDSON DRIVE APPROVED Councilman Wood advised his company had a for sale sign on the property but his listing on the property had expired. Councilman Wood advised he had nothing to do with the sale of the lots that were being plated. Councilman Wood asked Attorney McEntire if there could be a conflict of interest. Attorney McEntire replied that it would not be a conflict of interest. Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak in favor to come forward. Mr. Doug Long, representing the owners, spoke in favor of the request. Mayor Brown called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to the request to come forward. There being no one else wishing to speak Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Welch, to approve Ordinance No. 1936. Motion carried 7-0. October 11, 1993 Page 4 11. PZ 93-17 PLANNING & ZONING - PUBLIC HEARING - REQUEST OF QUADRANGLE DEVELOPMENT TO REZONE A 0.741 PORTION OF TRACT 5, W. COX SURVEY, ABSTRACT 321 FROM C-1 COMMERCIAL TO R-8 ZERO LOT LINE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL - ORDINANCE NO. 1937 (LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SMITHFIELD ROAD AND STARNES ROAD) APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak in favor to come forward. Mr. Walter Elliott, Consulting Engineer, 1001 Euless Boulevard, spoke in favor of the request. Mr. DeWayne Leslie, 7708 Ridgeway Court, asked what size houses would be built. Mr. Elliott stated they were going to build 1,400 square foot houses. Ms. Cindy Rose, 7704 Red Oak, asked what were the size of the lots. Mr. Elliott stated the lots would be 83.52 square feet. Mayor Brown called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to the request to come forward. Mr. Jim Mace, 7604 Aubrey Lane, spoke against the request. Councilman Wood advised there would be no R-8 zoning in the future. This request was only making the lots larger. Councilman Oujesky moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Welch, to approve Ordinance No. 1937 with the stipulation of 1,400 square foot houses on the lots being added. Motion carried 7-0. October 11, 1993 Page 5 12. PZ 93-20 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1874 REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS - ORDINANCE NO. 1938 APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak in favor of the request to come forward. Mr. Barry LeBaron, Planning and Inspections Director, gave a summary of the amendment. Mr. LeBaron advised the amendment would encourage the use of more plant material instead of grass. Mayor Brown called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to come forward. There being no one else wishing to speak Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilwoman Spurlock, to approve Ordinance No. 1938. Motion carried 7-0. 13. PS 93-24 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF JOHN VOLKMAN FOR REPLA T OF LOTS 9R-1 AND 9R-2, BLOCK 27, HOLIDAY WEST ADDITION (LOCA TED AT 5236 CANCUN DRIVE) APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak in favor to come forward. Mr. John Volkman, applicant, spoke in favor of the request. Mr. Volkman advised that they would build a 3,000 square foot house on the lot. Mayor Brown called for anyone wishing to speak in opposition to come forward. There being no one else wishing to speak Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Councilman Wood moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve PS 93-24. October 11, 1993 Page 6 Motion carried 7-0. 14. PS 93-29 REQUEST OF OAK HILLS JOINT VENTURE FOR REPLA T OF LOTS 24R, AND 25 THROUGH 29, BLOCK 1, OAK HILLS ADDITION (LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PRECINCT LINE ROAD AND AMUNDSON DRIVE) APPROVED Mr. Doug Long, representing the owners, appeared before the Council. There were questions from the Council pertaining to the masonry fence on Amundson and Precinct Line Road. Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Garvin, to approve PS 93-29. After discussion, Councilman Sibbet moved to amend the motion to include the masonry fence. Councilman Garvin would not amend his second. Mayor Brown called for a vote on the original motion. Motion failed 4-3; Councilmen Wood, Oujesky, Sibbet and Councilwoman Johnson voting against and Mayor Pro Tem Welch, Councilwoman Spurlock and Councilman Garvin voting for. Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve PS 93-29 with the requirement of the masonry fence on Amundson and Precinct Line Road. Motion carried 5-2; Councilwomen Spurlock and Johnson and Councilmen Wood, Oujesky, Sibbet voting for and Mayor Pro Tem Welch and Councilman Garvin voting against. *15. PS 93-30 REQUEST OF WES BANNISTER FOR FINAL PLAT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, BANNISTER ESTATES (LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF EDEN ROAD, NORTH OF ASHCRAFT DRIVE) APPROVED October 11, 1993 Page 7 *16. GN 93-132 UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES - RESOLUTION NO. 93-41 APPROVED 17. GN 93-133 SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS APPROVED Mr. Bill Frazee, 2525 Westridge, Piano, representing Texas Instruments, appeared before the Council. Mr. Frazee explained they were looking for a place to test cars for the use of toll tickets. They would work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and three to ten employees would be on site. Councilman Wood asked if Texas Instruments was leasing the property. Mr. Frazee advised they were leasing the property from Bill Hilcher. Mr. Frazee was advised Mr. Hilcher did not own the property. Councilman Wood stated the Council had promised the residents of the area that the property would not be used for commercial. The following appeared to speak in favor of the issuance of the permit: Mr. Dewayne Leslie, 7708 Ridgeway Court Mr. Doug Blue, 7704 John Autrey Road. Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve the permit contingent on determination of who owned the property. Motion carried 6-1; Mayor Pro Tem Welch, Councilwomen Spurlock and Johnson and Councilmen Garvin, Sibbet and Oujesky voting for and Councilman Wood voting against. *18. GN 93-134 REQUEST TO CHANGE STOP-LOSS CARRIER FOR GROUP HEALTH PLAN APPROVED October 11, 1993 Page 8 19. GN 93-135 REQUEST TO APPROVE EMPLOYEE PAY PLAN FOR 1993-94 POSTPONED Councilman Garvin moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to postpone GN 93-135 to the October 25, 1993 meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 20. GN 93-136 AGREEMENT FOR COLLECTION SERVICES WITH MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUREAU - RESOLUTION NO. 93-39 APPROVED Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve Resolution No. 93-39 with changes in the contract regarding personal contact and daily contact with Municipal Court. Motion carried 7-0. "'21. GN 93-137 TEEN COURT COORDINATOR AGREEMENT APPROVED "'22. GN 93-138 ORDINANCE AMENDING CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS - ORDINANCE NO. 1940 APPROVED "'23. GN 93-139 LEASE OF MOBILE DATA TERMINAL SYSTEMS - RESOLUTION NO.93-42 APPROVED "'24. PU 93-60 AWARD BID FOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT APPROVED October 11, 1993 Page 9 *25. PU 93-61 AWARD BID ON MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS FIRE HYDRANT IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *26. PU 93-62 AWARD BID FOR YEARLY CONTRACT TO SUPPLY UTILITY BILLS AND ENVELOPES APPROVED *27. PU 93-63 AWARD BID FOR HEWLETT PACKARD FILE SERVER FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT APPROVED *28. PU 93·64 AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR NEW AMBULANCE AND FIRE TRUCK APPROVED *29. PU 93-65 AUTHORIZE CHANGE ORDER TO RELIABLE EMERGENCY VEHICLES FOR NEW AMBULANCE APPROVED *29A. PU 93-66 AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF MOTOROLA RADIOS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT APPROVED 30. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Mr. Joe McCarthy, 5001 Strummer, appeared before the Council. Mr. McCarthy spoke on the services of Sammons Cable T.V.. Mr. McCarthy was not satisfied with the company's policy and asked that a staff member be appointed to work with Sammons. Staff advised they would pursue the problems. 31. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting. ATTEST: .. October 11, 1993 Page 10 ~;'~~Il.n~ Tommy row ayor