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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-09-28Regular Meeting of the Euless City Council September 28, 1965 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller called the regular meeting of the Euless City Council to order at 8 :00 P.M.' with the following councilmen in attendance: Councilmen B i I I Byers, Frank Dougless, and Harold Samuels. (Mayor W. G. F u I I e r was absent due t o illness; Councilman Don R. Warren was absent,) Also present were City Manager Lee Cowell, City Attorney James Cribbs and City Secretary Vada Ferris, InwnrOT 1nn1 The invocation was presented by Councilman B i l l Byers. 41%% ely /w M=inI1'I III I The minutes of the regular council meeting September 14, 1965 and the called meeting of September 16, 1965 were approved as written. V ISITORS Visitors present were: Mrs. Betty Potthoff(News Texan), Messrs, Josh Cowart, Buck Conway, Jack Bullard, Joe Bourn, David Moak, Paul Leake, John Davis, B i I I R a t I i f and Paul Gregory. ORDINANCE NO. 264 - PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH FREE USE OF PUBLIC STREETS, ETC, City Manager Lee Cowell read the cap- tion of Ordinance No. 264; Councilman Samuels made the motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 264, Councilman Douglass seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilman Samuels, Douglass and Byers Neys: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried and Ordinance No. 264 approved. (Ordinance No. 264 on file in the office of the City Secretary.) II. ORDINANCE NO. 265 - PROHIBITING LOITERING IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS City Manager Cowell read the caption of Ordinance No. 265, Councilman Douglass made the motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 265. Councilman Byers seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Douglass and Byers Nays: None i0s (Page Two - Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller delcared the motion carried and Ordinance No, 265 approved. (Official copy of Ordinance No. 265 on f i le in the office of the City Secretary.) ORDINANCE NO. 266 - RE- ZONING WILSHIRE VILLAGE WEST (MR, JOHN BARFIELD) City Manager Cowell read the caption of Ordinance No. 266, the re- zoning from "A" Residential to "C" Commercial, 400 feet on Bedford - Euless Road (Huffman Drive), Wilshire Village West, property belonging to Mr. John Barfield. Councilman Douglass made the motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance No, 266, Councilman Samuels seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Byers, Samuels and Douglass Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried and Ordinance No, 266 approved. (Official copy of Ordinance No, 266 on file in the office of the City Secretary.) IV. HURST -EULESS-BEDFORD CITY SCHOOL CO- ORDINATING COMMITTEE APPOINTEE Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller stated that, at the last regular Council meeting, the council agreed that Mr, Henry Uselton, the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission should recommend a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission to serve as a City representative on the City School Co- ordinating Committee, due to the resignation of Mr, Henry Uselton from the Co- ordinating Committee. Mayor Pro Tern Fuller stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended Mr. Leonard Weber as reppesentative to this committee, Councilman Samuels made the motion to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve Mr. Weber's appointment to the committee. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Douglass and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Fuller declared the motion carried. (Mr. Weber to be noti- fied of his appointment by City Secretary and Mr. Odell, Superintendent of Schools notified by the City Secretary of change in representatives.) 9 PROPOSED TEN YEAR SERVICE CONTRACT (TEXAS ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY) Mr. Paul Leake and Mr. John Davis, representatives of Texas Electric Service Company, presented a contract for electric service to the Water Department installations. Councilman Douglass made the motion that the proposed contract from Texas Electric Service Company be taBled until a contract from Texas Power and Light Com- 109 (Page Three - Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) pany is available and the City Attorney has an opportunity to study the agreement presented by Texas Electric Service Company. Councilman Byers seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Douglass, Samuels, and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried and thanked Messrs. Davis and Leake for their presentation and informed them they would be notified of the council's further actions on this matter. ENGINEER'S REPORT ME STREET AND DRAINAGE CONTRACT NO. 3 Consulting Engineer B i l l Ratliff read the bid tabulations for Street Contract No. 3. He stated that after evalua- ting the bids for street improvements, that the Engineers recommended the awarding of the contract to Texas Bitulithic Company of Fort Worth, Texas, whose bid was $218,207.68. Mr. Ratliff infommed the council that the es- timated cost of improvements of Street Contract No. 3 is approximately $240,000.00. After discussion, Councidman Samuels made the motion to con- cur with the Engineer's recommendation and award the contract to Texas Bithulithic Company, subject to the Assessment Public Hearing on October 12, 1965. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion and the vote is as f I lows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Douglass and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Fuller declared the motion carried and the contract awarded to Texas B i t h u l i t h i c Company. RESOLUTION N0. 108 _ SETTING DATE FOR ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING (HARWOOD ROAD) City Manager Cowell read Resolution No. 108 approving the Engineer's estimate for improvements of Harwood Road and setting October 12th as an assessment public hearing date. After dis- cussion, Councilman Douglass mdde the motion to approve Resolution No. 108. Councilman Byers seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Byers and Douglass Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried. [Official copy of Resolution No. 108 on file in the Office of the City Secretary.) (Councilman Byers suggested that ._ the consulting engineers check with the Highway Department to determine what plans have been made by the Highway department for this area as a result of the designation of the regional airport.) 11.0 (Page Four - Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) PROPOSED STREET AND DRAINAGE CONTRACT N0. 4 Councilman Byers made the motion that the contulting engineers be authorized to proceed with preliminary plans for Street and Drainage* Contract No. 4 and that aerial photo- graphy be made of Pipeline Road. Councilman Samuels seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes; Councilmen Douglass, Samuels and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Fuller declared the motion carried. VII. PRELIMINARY PLAT, TIMBERLINE ESTATES - MR, DAVID MOAK City Manager Cowell read Planning and Zoning minutes of September 21, 1965, Item No. 11 1 -13 in which the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat Timberline Estate, subject to drainage approval by the engineers. Merry bers of the council studied the plat as presented by Mr. David Moak, and, after considerable discussion, Councilman Samuels made the motion that the preliminary plat of Timberline Estates be approved with the following stipulations: (1) Subject to the developer's meeting the drainage requirements of the consulting engineers. (2) Subject to Northeast Boulevard being changed to Northwest Boulevard. (3) The median strip being removed from the western end of Marlene Drive. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Douglass, Byers and Samuels Nays: None Mayor Pro'Tem Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried. kyl" DISCUSSION CF PARK SITES City Manager informed the counci that Mr. Gene Schrickel was scheduled to report to the counci at th s time, however he had been advisdd just prior to this meeting that Mr. Schrickel had been unable to secure the information pertaining to the park site near the South Euless Elementary School and therefore, would not be present. Mr. Joe Bourn was recognized by Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller. Mr. Bourn stated that he was associated with ill (Page Five - Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) with Biddle and Crum Company, And that Mr. Crum it recuperating from a re- "-' cent heart attack and therefore, has not had the opportunity to negotiate concerning the proposed sale of the site nier the South Euless School. Mr. Bourn stated that he had been advised to inform the council that Mr. Crum is definitely interested in working with the City of Euless on this matter and is hopeful that negotiations wi I I be resumed in the very near future. Mayor Pro Tern Fuller thanked Mr. Bourn for appearing before the council and expressed the council's hope for Mr. Crum's recovery from his i 1 Iness. The council's opinion is that a report should be forthcoming from Mr. Schrickel at the next council meeting; it was also mentioned that Mr. Schrickel's name has appeared on the Council Agenda for the last three meetings; however, he has not made an appearance. U RESOLUTION CEO. 109 - PUBLIC HEARING DATE FCR RE-ZONING W. H. WEST PROPERTY, EULESS GARDENS N0. 2 City Manager Cowell read Planning and Zoning Minutes, September 21, 1965, in which the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a request from Mr. W. B. West for re- zoning Lots 10, 11, and 12 of Euless Gardens No, 2 and a portion out of the unplatted S H. Huffman tract from "A" Residential to "C" Commercial - Zoning Case No. 142. Councilman Byers made the motion to approve Resolu- tion No. 109, calling a public hearing on October 12th before the City Council on this re- zoning request. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Douglass, Samuels and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried. (Official copy of Resolution No. 109 on f i l e in the office of the City Secretary.) X. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE NEEDS City Manager Cowell informed the council that he had prepared a I i st of vehicle and equipment needs for the various city departments as requested by the council at the last regular meeting, and are as follows: Backhoe ($6,000.00 approx., i f trade i n other one, which is Case) Patching Roller - $2, 500. 00 (Hand-ope rated) Radios (3) - Street Department trucks, approx. $1,800.00. Police Dept. - Three police units. 1966 Pick -ups (2) - i Ton $3,300.00 (Page Six, Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) Radios (5) - 2 i n i ton pickup trucks for the street dept. and one for Conway Pick -up ($3,000,00) One ton truck - $2,400.00 trailer mounted water pump - $340.00 Councilman Byers made the motion that bids be taken on these items as requested by the City Manager. Council- man Samuels seconded the motion, and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Douglass and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Fuller declared the motion carried. XI. MR, PAUL GREGORY - REPORT ON BEDFORD NEGOTIATIONS Mr. Gregory reported to the council that he has been contacted by representatives for the City of Bedford requesting information on the water and sewer system i n the City of Bedford. He stated that the requests and intent from Bedford has been verbal and that he is of the opinion that the Euless City Council should make a deci- sion concerning transactions with the City of Bedford. Also, Mr. Gregory stated that the contract that he has with the City of Euless does not in- clude a fee for negotiations of this type. He further stated that he recommends 1.5% of the total cost of the entire Bedford system be added to the sales contract should negotiations lead to a proposed purchase by the City of Bedford. After discussion, Councilman Byers stated that in his opinion a complete record should be kept on all trans- actions in this matter at the City Hall. The council agreed that City Manager Cowell and City Attorney Cribbs should formulate a letter to the City of Bedford requesting that a formal request, in writing, be submitted to the City of Euless from Bedford concerning any and a l l transactions relating to the portion of the water and sewer systems in the City of Bedford. Xlf. EXPENDITURE STATEMENTS City Manager Cowell recommended appro- val of the following expenditure statement: Gregory, Knowlton & Ratliff, Consulting Engineers - $20.322.48. After discussion, Councilman Samuels made the motion to approve the expenditure statements as recommended by the City Manager, Councilman Byers seconded the motion and the vote is as fol lows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Douglass and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller declared the motion carried. (Page Seven - Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) X -I 1I. RESIGNAT40N OF LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller informed the council that a letter of resignation had been submitted to Mayor W. G. Fuller from Mr. N. W. Tillinghast, Chairman of the Library Board. Mr. Tillinghast stated that he considers his resignation a necsssity due to pressing business interests. Councilman Douglass made the motion to ac- cept Mr. Tillinghast's resignation. Councilman Byers seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Samuels, Douglass and Byers Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller delcared the motion carried. ON APPOINTMENT - LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller informed the council that Mayor W. G. Fuller has recommended the appointment of Mrs. Jack Browne as Chairman of the Library Board. Councilman Douglass made the motion to concur with the Mayor's recommendation and approve the appointment of Mrs. Browne as Library Board Chairman. Councilman Byers ,- seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Counci men Byers, Samuels and Douglass Nays: None Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Ful er declared the motion carried. (It was agreed by members of the counc 1, that a list of possible appointees to the Library Board, in order to bring the membership to its' original five, should-be submitted to the council for consideration.) XV. MR, W. J. "DOC" HYDE - RECREATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Mr. Hyde, Chairman of the Recreation Committee, stated that he is very concerned about the lack of the City's purchase of park sites and requested that the council give serious consid- eration to this matter in the very near future. Mr. Hyde stated that he would like to recommend that the land planner present a five year plan for parks and park sites and that this plan be evaluated every three months to determine what progress is being made. Mr. Hyde stated that 307o of the Gen- eral Obligations Park and Recreation Bond Fund was for park lands and that this amount is being lessened due to the fact that price of property, in Euless, is continuing to rise. Mayor Pro Tern Bobby Fuller thanked Mr. ..-- Hyde for his comments to the council and his concern of park sites for the City, and stated that Mr. Gene Schrickel, the Park Planner would be requested to present a report to the council at the next council meeting. 1.14 (Page Eight, Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, September 28, 1965) XUI. DISCUSSION - REGIONAL AIRPORT Councilman Byers stated that many decisions have been post -poned awaiting the announcement of the loca- tion of the regional airport, and, now that the location has been de- termined, he requested that the City Manager submit a plan for up- dating the City's Master Plan. Ii\a7ra1EI ]IN IIV, Iy\Y]i ATTEST: 1"'zPA _-e�j AA City Secretary The meeting adjourned at 10 :55 P.M. s MAYOR