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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1994-08-22 Minutes Present: Absent: NOTES ON PRE COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 22, 1994 Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch Mark Wood Jo Ann Johnson Ray Oujesky Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock C.A. Sanford Randy Shiflet Patricia Hutson Rex McEntire Marty Wieder Larry Cunningham Greg Dickens Jim Browne Richard Albin Mack Garvin Rodger Line Jeanette Rewis Mayor Councilman Mayor Pro T em Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager Assistant City Secretary Attorney Economic Development Director Finance Director Public Works Director Community Services Director City Engineer Councilman City Manager City Secretary ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT STATUS OF Mr. Sanford advised the Council that the City's JlM. GREEN VALLEY application for a grant for the soccer complex SOCCER had been denied. Mr. Sanford advised an item COMPLEX had been placed on the agenda authorizing PROJECT staff to go out for approval of the design and to solicit bids for the project. COMMITTEE FOR Councilwoman Johnson stated that at the MARTY CITICABLE STUDY budget work session there was discussion on the need for Council to provide Citicable with some guidelines. After discussion, Mayor Brown appointed a committee consisting of Councilwomen Johnson and Spurlock, Councilman Sibbet, Marty Wieder, Greg Oldenburg and Cable TV Board Members, Debbie Bowman and Marlin Miller. Pre-Council Minutes 8/22/94 Page 2 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT PUBLIC HEARING No questions. NAN TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE NAME OF "EDISON DRIVE" TO "ROAD TO THE MALL" PUBLIC HEARING Staff explained the recommendation of the BARRY TO CONSIDER Planning and Zoning Commission. REVISIONS TO Councilwoman Spurlock felt the Council THE MASTER needed to see the Corridor Committee's THOROUGHFARE recommendations before taking action on the PLAN proposed revision. Action taken in formal REGARDING Council meeting. WILSON ROAD PUBLIC HEARING Staff explained why Simmons was being NAN TO CONSIDER deleted from the Master Thoroughfare Plan. REVISIONS TO No questions from Council. THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN REGARDING SIMMONS DRIVE CONSIDERATION Staff explained because the City had recently NAN OF ACTION ON gone to New York for a bond rating, the City is ALL MATTERS able to receive a better interest rate than the PERTAINING TO Management Company for the golf course by THE AWARD AND using the recent rating given to the City by SALE OF $180,000 Moody's. Mr. David Medanich, Financial IN CITY OF Consultant with First Southwest and Ed NORTH Esquivel, Bonding Attorney with Fulbright and RICHLAND HILLS, Jaworski, were present to answer any TEXAS, PUBLIC questions. Mr. Medanich recommended the PROPERTY contract be awarded to Service Asset FINANCE Management at 5.4034 percent net interest CONTRACTUAL cost. OBLIGATIONS, :-\ t- -( I t-:-\ 1994 Pre-Council Minutes 8/22/94 Page 3 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT OTHER ITEMS Mayor Pro Tem Wood requested that the GREG graffiti under the bridge over the Calloway Branch Drainage Channel at IH 820 be removed. Mayor Pro Tem Wood asked that the City try to match the color of the concrete when painting over it. Staff advised that Reverend Stiles has NAN requested that Council remove Agenda Item No. 8 from the Consent Agenda. Staff advised that Reverend Stiles would like to ask Council to remove the requirement for the covenant on Kirk Lane. 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 - AUGUST 22, 1994 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order August 22, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Tommy Brown Lyle E. Welch Mark Wood Jo Ann Johnson Ray Oujesky Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Mayor Councilman Mayor Pro Tem Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Staff: C.A. Sanford Randy Shiflet Patricia Hutson Rex McEntire Greg Dickens Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager Assistant City Secretary Attorney City Engineer Absent: Mack Garvin Rodger N. Line Jeanette Rewis Councilman City Manager City Secretary 2. INVOCA TION Councilman Sibbet gave the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 8, 1994 APPROVED August 22, 1994 Page 2 Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Wood, to approve the minutes of the August 8, 1994 meeting. Motion carried 5-0; Mayor Pro Tem Wood abstaining due to absence from the meeting. 5. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD MINUTES No action necessary. Mayor Brown and Delores Pultz, Beautification Commission Chairman, presented the ''Yard of the Month" awards to the following: Sam and Karen Griffith, 4501 Shady Lake; Scott and Kathy Creasman, 7113 Meadow Park North; Raymond and Stella Davis, 7404 Boca Raton; Terry, Lynda and Jayson Hamilton, 6533 Woodcreek; Bruce and Janice Correll, 4721 Redondo; Joseph and Sharon Camunez, 7628 Deaver Drive; and Dwight and Kerri Bloyd, 7720 Amy Lane. Mayor Brown and Delores Pultz, Beautification Commission Chairman, presented the "Landscape of the Month" award to Rufe Snow Village, 6238 Rufe Snow Drive. 6. REMOVAL OF ITEM{S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Sibbet removed Item NO.8 from the Consent Agenda. 7. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM{S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (9,13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22,&23) APPROVED Councilwoman Spurlock moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried 6-0. "......~---------"..,,"._."'----.-<.~<._.__._,.~.-."-,._^.~...._-.~_.._'-~._~---------._--._--~.- August 22, 1994 Page 3 8. PS 94-30 REQUEST OF HOWARD STILES FOR SHORT FORM FINAL PLAT OF STILES ADDITION (LOCATED IN THE 8900 BLOCK OF RUMFIELD ROAD) APPROVED Councilman Sibbet advised he requested that this item be removed from the agenda on the request of the applicant. Reverend Stiles appeared before the Council. Reverend Stiles requested the Council to delete the requirement for the covenant for Kirk Lane. Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve PS 94-30 with the deletion of the requirement for the covenant for Kirk Lane. Motion carried 6-0. :1119. PS 94-31 REQUEST OF JOHN VOLKMAN FOR REPLA T OF LOTS 24R-38R AND 41 R-57R, BLOCK 2, STONYBROOKE SOUTH ADDITION (LOCATED BETWEEN ODELL STREET AND RUTHETTE DRIVE) APPROVED 10. PS 94-33 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE NAME OF "EDISON DRIVE" TO "ROAD TO THE MALL" - ORDINANCE NO. 2001 APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve Ordinance No. 2001. Motion carried 6-0. ','- ,'_. ·^_·'_'_·"~'·__~_.v_·~_~_·~_.~.,_^~._.~"_____,___" August 22, 1994 Page 4 11. PS 94-40 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN REGARDING WILSON ROAD - ORDINANCE NO. 2002 APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Mayor Pro Tem Wood moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve Ordinance No. 2002. Councilwoman Spurlock advised she would like for this item to be postponed. Councilwoman Spurlock advised she would like for this portion of Wilson Road to be relocated to the south. After further discussion, Mayor Brown called for the question. Motion carried 6-0. 12. PS 94-41 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REVISIONS TO THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN REGARDING SIMMONS DRIVE- ORDINANCE NO. 2003 APPROVED Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve Ordinance No. 2003. Motion carried 6-0. August 22, 1994 Page 5 "'13. GN 94-99 COUNCIL FINDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH BOND REQUIREMENTS - RESOLUTION NO. 94-41 (POSTPONED AT THE 8/8/94 MEETING) APPROVED "'14. GN 94-100 VACATE A PORTION OF AN EXISTING EASEMENT ON STONYBROOKE ADDITION, LOT 7, BLOCK 14 - ORDINANCE NO. 2004 APPROVED "'15. GN 94-101 CONTRACT AUTHORIZING NETS FUNDING APPROVED 16. GN 94-102 PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 1994/95 BUDGET Mr. Cunningham, Finance Director, presented highlights of the proposed 1994/95 budget. Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing and called for anyone wishing to speak to please come forward. There being no one wishing to speak, Mayor Brown closed the Public Hearing. The Council requested Staff to fund the Teen After School Program. "'17. GN 94-103 CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE AWARD AND SALE OF $180,000 IN CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, PUBLIC PROPERTY FINANCE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, SERIES 1994 - ORDINANCE NO. 2005 APPROVED August 22, 1994 Page 6 "'18. GN 94-104 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION APPROVED 18A. GN 94-105 AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR THE GREEN VALLEY SOCCER COMPLEX AND COMMUNITY PARK APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Welch, to approve GN 94- 105 and that plans be completed following the guidelines of the Corp of Engineers and other regulatory agencies and that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids. Mayor Brown advised that this item was not a public hearing. After discussion by the Council, Mayor Brown called for the question. Motion carried 4-1; Councilwomen Spurlock and Johnson, Councilmen Welch and Sibbet voting for, Councilman Oujesky voting against and Mayor Pro Tem Wood abstained from discussion and vote. "'19. PU 94-65 AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL MOBILE VIDEO SYSTEMS APPROVED "'20. PU 94-66 AWARD BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GLASS ENTRY ENCLOSURE AT THE ANIMAL CONTROL BUILDING APPROVED "'21. PU 94-67 APPROVE BUDGETS FOR TWO TRAFFIC LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECTS APPROVED "'22. PU 94-68 RATIFY PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR CITY HALL EXPANSION PROJECT - LOT 5, BLOCK 32, RICHLAND OAKS TERRACE ADDITION APPROVED ...."".._-,,,_.-..., -, "._'~'"-~"'~-'.""~"-""-"-~---"---~---~-~-.--",.,~ August 22, 1994 Page 7 "'23. PAY 94-20 APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE NO.3 IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,022.54 TO TRI-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR TEAKWOOD COURT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED 24. CITIZENS PRESENTATION Mr. Dwayne Leslie, 7708 Ridgeway Court, appeared before the Council. Mr. Leslie stated he felt they were due an answer to their questions. Mr. Leslie asked the following questions: 1) Why did the State reject the grant application? 2) Why has the $500,000 grant been so important that the number of fields could not be reduced to eight because it would not pass for a grant and now the grant does not matter any more? 3) Why finish the design and take bids without a permit approval for the wetland? 4) Where will the increase in cost for moving the wetland come from? 5) What plans does the City have for the 48 acres located next to the water park and why could the soccer complex not be moved to that location? The following also appeared in opposition to the soccer complex: Mr. Jim Mace, 7605 Aubrey Lane Mr. Bob Bess, 7600 Ridgeway Mr. Tim Cox, 9013 Highland Oaks, appeared before the Council and requested information on the Star Center he had been hearing about. Mayor Brown advised Mr. Cox it was in the negotiating stage and to contact Mr. Sanford for further information. Mr. John Turner, 6509 Scarborough, appeared before the Council and expressed his thanks on behalf of the North Richland HilllWatauga area soccer players. Mayor Brown requested that Staff respond to the questions that had been asked. Mr. Jim Browne, Parks Director, responded to each of the questions that Mr. Leslie had asked. Mr. Chris Bess, 7600 Ridgeway Avenue, appeared before the Council and asked if their was another location the soccer fields could be built. August 22, 1994 Page 8 Ms. Cindy Rose, 7704 Red Oak, appeared before the Council and advised her home was for sale because of the location of the proposed soccer project. Mr. Steve Billarreal, 6740 Dogwood Lane, President of HaltomlRichland Soccer Association, thanked the Council for their efforts. 25. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting. ~~d~/ Tommy Bro - ayor ATTEST: