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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1994-09-26 Minutes Present: Absent: NOTES ON PRE COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 26,1994 Tommy Brown Mark Wood Jo Ann Johnson Ray Oujesky Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Rodger Line C.A. Sanford Randy Shiflet Jeanette Rewis Mike McEntire Marty Wieder Larry Cunningham Greg Dickens Richard Albin Mack Garvin Lyle Welch Rex McEntire Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary Attorney Economic Development Director Finance Director Public Works Director City Engineer Councilman Councilman Attorney for City ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT RECENT The property representatives around North MARTY MEETING WITH Richland Industrial Park had suggested the Please follow up. PROPERTY City consider designating the commercial OWNERS OF areas as Iron Horse Corporate District. To NORTH rename the area would require the signatures RICHLAND - of all the owners. Mr. Wieder asked that the INDUSTRIAL Council endorse the renaming and this item PARK would be brought back in October for action. SETTING DATE The special meeting was set for October 3rd at JEANETTE FOR CANVASS 5:30 p.m. OF BOND ELECTION FAMILY AQUATIC No questions. JIM BROWNE PARK PHASE II CHANGE ORDER NO.1 Pre-Council Minutes 9/26/94 Page 2 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT APPROVAL OF Staff advised this was a procedure the City LARRY C. ARBITRAGE went through every year. First Southwest had REBATE done the audit in the past and the SERVICES recommendation was for First Southwest to CONTRACT continue. APPROVE Staff explained that Haltom City was moving GREG INTERLOCAL their last sewer line from North Richland Hills. AGREEMENT Haltom City wants to put the sewer in North CONCERNING Richland Hills right-of-way. North Richland WATER AND Hills needs to place a water line in Haltom WASTEWATER City's right-of-way. Staff recommends SERVICE approval. BETWEEN THE - CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AND HALTOM CITY CONTRACT WITH No questions. LARRY C. KPMG PEAT MARWICK TO CONDUCT SINGLE AUDIT FOR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS r Pre-Council Minutes 9/26/94 Page 3 ITEM DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT OTHER ITEMS Mayor Brown advised he would like for Staff to GREG check on removing the "protected left-turn on Letter to TXDOT. green" signs and replace them with "left-turn Obtain stats from on arrow only" signs. Staff advised this was Police. standard procedure for the State. The City could change it on city streets. Staff advised they would contact the Highway Department and get their input and check the Police Department's records on the number of accidents that this was a contributing factor. Councilwoman Johnson advised that the GREG detector at Glenview and Grapevine Highway Contact Signal - was not working going west on Glenview. Staff Repair. will check into it. Agenda Item No. 24 - Mayor Brown advised NAN he hated to see the City pay $20,000 for one light. Mr. Line advised the City's cost was only $8,000 and there had been a lot of changes occur since there had been a study done. AGENDA ITEM NO. 20 - Councilman Sibbet NAN - had questions on the difference in the bids. Mr. Line advised that Purchasing had checked all the references of this company. The companies were all very satisfied with their work. Shiflet advised that when the bid came in that low the bid was rechecked. 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 - SEPTEMBER 26, 1994 - 7:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brown called the meeting to order September 26, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Tommy Brown Mark Wood Jo Ann Johnson Ray Oujesky Byron Sibbet Linda Spurlock Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilwoman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Staff: Rodger N. Line C.A. Sanford Randy Shiflet Jeanette Rewis Greg Dickens City Manager Deputy City Manager Assistant City Manager City Secretary City Engineer Absent: Lyle E. Welch Mack Garvin Rex McEntire Councilman Councilman Attorney 2. INVOCA TION Councilman Oujesky gave the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 1994 APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Councilman Oujesky, to approve the minutes of the September 12,1994 City Council Meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Minutes - 9/26/94 Page 2 5. PRESENTATIONS BY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS A. ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES B. LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES C. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MINUTES No action. 6. PRESENTATION OF "YARD OF THE MONTH" AWARDS Mayor Brown and Ms. Deloris Pultz, Chairman of the Beautification Commission, presented the ''Yard of the Month" awards to the following: Richard & Maudie Rutledge, 4921 Holiday Lane Larry & Chrissie Kelly, 5641 Jamaica Circle The Jim Owen Family, 4800 Wedgeview Dr. John & Brigid Harrell, 7731 Bridal Wood Joe & Roxanna Mcintosh, 4817 Fairway Court 7. PRESENTATION OF "LANDSCAPE OF THE MONTH" AWARD Mayor Brown and Ms. Deloris Pultz presented the "Landscape of the Month" Award to TECNOL. A video tape of the bond issues was shown to the City Council. 8. REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA None. 9. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM(S) INDICATED BY ASTERISK (10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 & 28) APPROVED Councilman Sibbet moved, seconded by Councilwoman Johnson, to approve the Consent Agenda. Minutes - 9/26/94 Page 3 Motion carried 5-0. *10. PS 94-42 - REQUEST OF ALAN RILEY FOR REPLA T OF LOTS 58 AND 59, BLOCK 1, MEADOW LAKES ADDITION APPROVED *11. GN 94-119 - APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL RESOLUTION NO. 94-48 APPROVED *12. GN 94-120 - RATIFICATION OF LETTER RESOLUTION NO. 94-47 APPROVED 13. GN 94-121 - APPOINTMENT TO BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION APPROVED Councilwoman Johnson moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Wood, to approve the appointment of Glenn Nerwin to the Beautification Commission. Motion carried 5-0. *14. GN 94-122 - SETTING DATE FOR CANVASS OF BOND ELECTION APPROVED *15. GN 94-123 - FAMILY AQUATIC PARK PHASE II CHANGE ORDER NO.1 APPROVED *16. GN 94-124 - APPROVAL OF ARBITRAGE REBATE SERVICES CONTRACT APPROVED .-. .. <, -_-~·_"_·<O·___"'·'~'_'~_'·_··'·_"'~~"~·_·~_'_o'_""__'.~__"_'_~~""....___~.. Minutes - 9/26/94 Page 4 *17. GN 94-125 - APPROVE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AND HALTOM CITY RESOLUTION NO. 94-49 APPROVED *18. GN 94-126 - CONTRACT WITH KPMG PEAT MARWICK TO CONDUCT SINGLE AUDIT FOR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS APPROVED *19. PU 94-72 - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF MOBILE DATA TERMINAL APPROVED *20. PU 94-73 - AWARD BID FOR PAINTING OF MISCELLANEOUS CITY FACILITIES APPROVED *21. PU 94-74 - RATIFY PURCHASE OF PROPERTY FOR CITY HALL EXPANSION PROJECT - LOT 7, BLOCK 32, RICHLAND TERRACE ADDITION APPROVED *22. PU 94-75 - AWARD CONTRACT FOR UNIFORM CLEANING SERVICES APPROVED *23. PU 94-76 - AWARD CONTRACT FOR CITY HALL COpy MACHINE APPROVED *24. PW 94-32 - APPROVE CONSULTANT CONTRACT FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION III PROJECT APPROVED ,., --~->'---"'~~-'---""-"~----~-"'-'-""-~'- Minutes - 9/26/94 Page 5 *25. PW 94-33 - AWARD OF BID FOR PRECINCT LINE ROAD UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS, PHASE I APPROVED *26. PAY 94-23 - APPROVE FINAL PAY ESTIMATE NO. 61N THE AMOUNT OF $15,146.70 TO LARRY H. JACKSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR NORTH FORTY AND GREENWOOD WAY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED *27. PAY 94-24 - APPROVE FINAL REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT TO ARCO PIPE LINE COMPANY FOR ADJUSTMENTS ON STRUMMER DRIVE APPROVED *28. PAY 94-25 - FINAL PAYMENT TO CLIFFORD FOGUS COMPANY FOR PHASE I FAMILY AQUATIC PARK CONSTRUCTION APPROVED 29. CITIZENS PRESENTATION MR. FERNANDO OSPINA, 7213 COVENTRY COURT RE: REQUEST FOR "DEAD END" CLOSURE OF COVENTRY COURT Mr. Ospina appeared before the Council. Mr. Ospina asked the Council to make Coventry Court a dead-end street where it would intersect Hightower. Staff advised a barricade could be placed after Hightower was completed. The Police and Fire Departments had been notified and they had no objections. Mayor Brown advised Mr. Ospina that all the property owners on the Court would be notified and the Council would hold a public hearing. Mr. Dwayne Leslie, 7708 Ridgeway Ct., appeared before the Council. Mr. Leslie stated he felt that the road humps installed on Post Oak were larger than usual. Minutes - 9/26/94 Page 6 Mr. Line advised Mr. Leslie that he had driven on Post Oak and felt the road humps were completed according to specifications. Some citizens asked that they be made larger. Mr. Leslie advised that the speed limit had also been lowered to 20 mph. Mr. Line advised those were not speed limit signs, only advisory signs. Mr. Leslie stated he felt that there was uncontrolled spending on the water park. He stated the City was spending all the money on one park and would not be able to finish the other parks. He felt the spending needed to be looked into. 30. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting. ~~ HARK S. WOOD - Mayor PRO T . ( ATTEST: ~ anette Rewis - City Secretary