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Home My WebLink About1965-03-08 (special called) CalledMeeting ofthe EulessCityCouncil March TOORDER MayorFullercalledthemeetingto ngcouncilmenpresent:Messrs.Bobby orderatwiththefollow FrankDouglass.Absent:Councilman Fuller,DonWarren,BillyByersand BillyOwens. ApresentwereCityManagerLee so SecretaryVadaFerris, CityAttorneyJamesCribbsandCity TORS Visitorsattendancewere:Messrs. RalphZeitz,TedRickenbacher,HaroldSamuels,Hyde, Sustaire,Putty,DuaneJarvis,Smith,GarlandWright, Pasteur,Jones,andMrs.Betty Potthoff. CENTERDRAWINGS DonaldJarvis,Architect,readalet teroftransmittalpresentingdesignsketchestheproposedEulessCivic Center.JarvisexplainedthattheEulessCivicCenterisdesignedto havethreeprimary characteristics.,. Flexible,FunctionalandBeautiful. Hestatedthatflexibilityisachievedbyanadequatesite,byproperbuild ingarrangementandbybasicbuildingdesign;thatbuildings are grouped accordingtotheirnaturalfunctions,thattobefunctional,maximumcommon useismadeoffacilities,andthatdesignemphasizestheimportanceofstaff control,Jarvisexplainedthatthearchitect'sconceptofachieving beautyisthecreationofaPlazaasthe central themebeautifulland scaping,curvingwalks,acentralpoolwithfountains,multipleflagpoles allthesefeaturesenhancethefeeling that hereoneis truly the heartthecity.ThePlazaislocatedonthenaturallyhighknolland beviewedtheFreewayacrosssomesteppedterraceswhich bebotanicalgarden.Thebuildingsbeofdesign andmaterialsfurtheremphasizebeauty.Jarvisstatedthatthis CivicCenterisnotacopyofanyotherCivicCenterbuthasgrownoutofthe specificneedsoftheCityofEuless, Atthispoint,DuaneJarvis,present edchartsthe Civic Centerbuildingswithdetailedexplanationofmanyfea turesofeachbuilding.beautifulcoloredviewoftheCivicCenterwas Jarvisstatedthattheparkingareawouldaccommodateapproximate shown, lycars,andthatthebuildingsbefireproofconstructedfinest stone,brickand,possibly,marble, (Themeetingreconvenedatafter (20) atwentyminutebreakforcoffeeanddonuts.) DonaldJarvispresentedabrochure toeachmemberofthecouncilwhichcontainedaphotographoftheCivicCen ter,letteroftransmittalandexplanationsofthedesignandcostestimate. questionandanswersession followedMayorFullerstatedthathedesired tobuildingaplacethefinerartsratherthanabuild Hefurthercommentedthattheschoolshavegymnasiumsfor ingforsports. thestudents'useandthattheCityhasacontracttheschoolsystemfor (PageTwoMinutesofCalledMeeting,Marchcontinued) Hefurtherthatheconsideredthat jointuseoffacilities. Thelargearea pro theatretypeseatsshould be affixedintheauditorium. posedtoaccommodatethecouncilandcorporation court wasdiscussedat Severalcommentsweremadeconcerningthelocationofthecouncil length. chambercorporationcourtroom. Jarvisstated,inananswertoa questionbyCityManagerLeeCowell,that,afterreceivingauthorizationfrom topreparefinaldrawings,thecontractcouldbeletandgrounds thecouncil brokenfortheCivicCenterinninetytoonehundredtwentydays. Manyideaswereadvancedduringthe dis cussion.DonaldJarvisthankedthecouncilfortheiracceptancethe proposeddesignsketchesandrequestedthatthecouncilmembersstudythe designsandpresenttheirideasandcon's;however,Jarvis statedthatthearchitectsneedaunitedopinionfromthecouncilmemb. ers. Jarvisandhis MayorFullerthanked associatesfor their presentation.ofbrochureonfileinOfficeofCity Secretary.) CENTERSITE MayorFullerstatedthatan itemforthe Marchagenda neededdiscussingatthistime...theoptionsonthefive housesandsix lots adjoiningtheTuckerTract.CityManagerCowellinformed thecouncilthatthe options areduetoexpireMarch10thandthatthesepro pertiescanbepurchasedatatotalcostof Hefurthercomment edthat, aftermeetinganddiscussingthematterwiththefinancialadvisors, Tibbets,PresidentofFirstStateBank,andEaves,Presidentof EulessFirstNationalBank,aswellastheBondAttorneys,hewouldrecommend thatthecouncilconsiderTimeWarrantsforthepurchaseoftheseproperties, whichwouldcompletethe Civic CenterSite.HestatedthattheEulessBanks hadagreedtofinancetheTimeWarrantsataratenottoexceedfourper cent.Cowellfurtherstatedthatthe only expenseinvolvedwouldbe fortheBondAttorneys.MayorFulleradvisedthecouncilthatis necessarytoconsiderthismatterinorderforCityAttorneyCribbstoprepare thenecessarydocumentsforthecouncil'sconsiderationandvoteatthereg ularcouncilmeetingonMarch9th.CouncilmanDouglasscommentedthathe consideredtoomuchtopayforapproximatelyoneacreoflandwhen 19.908acreshadbeenobtainedfor$79,000.00. CouncilmanByersstatedthat thehousesandlotsinquestionhavechangedhandsmanytimesandthat,by waiting,theCitycould,probably,purchasethemwithoutborrowingthe money. Pasteur,representingtheCity intheoptions,statedthatthese people arenotanxioustoselltheirhomes andtheydonotconsidertheyareaskingtoomuchforthem. CouncilmanDouglassinquiredasto whether condemnationtosecurethepropertiesfortheCity. CouncilmanByers statedthathe would notbeinfavorofcondemnation. Afterdiscussion,theCouncilagreedto postponeanyfurtherdiscussioninthismatteruntiltheregularmeeting, 9th. March .