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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-02-13Regular Meeting Euless City Council February 13, 1979 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting 01 the Euless City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Euless City Hall by Mayor Pro -tem Mrs. Willie Mae McCormick. Other members present were Councilmen Robert Pippin, Glenn Walker, Charles Hunt, and Raymond . Ozebek. Also present were City Manager W. M. Sustaire, City Secretary Della Houy, City Attorney James Cribbs, City Engineer Dick Perkins, and Assistant City Manager John Lynch, IV. VISITORS Visitors in attendance were Messrs. Gary Johnson, Don Perkins, Charles Clegg, Don Plunk, Neal Adams, Walter Elliott, Jr., Richard J. Thomes, Troy M. Fuller, and Royd Irvin; Mesdms. Royd Irvin, and Myrtle Hall. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Charles Hunt. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated January 23, 1979, wereapproved as written. CONSIDER ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE FRANCHISE FCR A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM Mr. Pippin moved to table action on the cable television franchise ordinance until the next regular meeting to allow the Council additional time to review the ordinance since they only received copies of the proposed ordinance the latter part of last week. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Ozebek, Hunt, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion carried. (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING CASE NO. 277 - REQUEST OF RICHARD J.) 1HOMES FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING FROM "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH NO DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVED TO "PD" PLANNED DEVELOPMENT WITH DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL, FOR AN APARTMENT OFFICE /CLUBHOUSE AND GARAGES FOR OAKWOOD ACRES ESTATES, ON A PORTION OF TRACT 12. RAY SHELTON SUBDIVISION Mayor Pro -Tem McCormick opened the p u b l i c hearing on Zoning Case No. 277 for change of zoning from "PD" Planned Development with no development plan approved to "PD" Planned Development with development plan approval fo r an apartment off i ce/cl ubhouse and garages fo r Oakwood Acres Estates, and stated the Council would hear from the proponents f i r s t and ,then the opponents, M-Iyor Pro -tem McCormick recognized Mr. Richard - J. Thomes. Mr. Thomes stated he is the developer of Oakwood Acres Estates and is requesting the rezoning for an 84' x 330' parcel of land, located on the southwest portion of the tract, for construction of a clubhouse, swimming pool and twenty -eight (28) garages. Mayor Pro -tem McCormick inquired if there were any other proponents; there being none, she inquired if there were any opponents; there being none, she declared the public hearing closed. Mr. Pippin moved to approve first reading of an ordinance rezoning a portion of Tract 12, Ray Shelton Subdivision from "PD" Planned Development without 3 development plan to "PD" Planned Development w it h development plan approval fo r 3n apartment off i ce /cl ubhouse and garages. Mr. Ozebek seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Ozebek„ Hunt, Walker, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion carri ed. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT TRACT 27 -B BLOCK C, SOMERSET PLACE ADDITION - REOUEST OF R. G. IRVIN Mayor Pro -tem McCormick recognized Mr. Walter Elliott, Jr., who stated he is representing the developer of Tract 27 -B, Block C, Somerset Place Addition, Mr. R. G. Irvin. Mr. Elliott stated the city staff recommends the dedication of a ten (10) foot utility easement on the east side of the property and the developer concurs with this recemmendation. (Pape Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) Mr. Walker moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the preliminary and f i n a l p l a t of Tract 27 -B, Block C , Somerset Place Addition subject t o com- pliance w i t h the dedication of the ten ( 1 0 ) foot u t i l i t y easement. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Hunt, Ozebek, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None carried. Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion IV. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY PLAT - WILSHIRE VILLAGE SQUARE - REQUEST CF VANTAGE PROPERTIES Mayor Pro -tem McCormick recognized Mr. Walter Elliott, Jr., who stated he is representing Vantage Properties, original owner of the property, and Euless Development Corporation who has purchased the property and who w i l l be the developer. Mr, Elliott stated that several months ago Vantage Corporation presented a request for a zoning change to "12-2" zoning and at that time there was some discussion concerning closing Yorkshire Drive, because the present residents did not want a through street, and making a cul -de -sac at the end of that street. He stated the developers believe this preliminary plan represents what the adjoining citizens and the city desire. He stated t h a t development of the t r a c t of land w i l l begin immediately, if the preliminary plan represents what the adjoining citizens and the city desire. He stated t h a t development of the t r a c t of land w i l l begin immediately, if the preliminary and final plats are approved. Mr. Hunt inquired if the developers concur with the city staff's letter? Mr. Elliott stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the plat with a fifty (50) foot radius cul -de -sac and this is what they are requesting. Mr. Ozebek moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the preliminary plat of Wilshire Village Square Addition as presented. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Ozebek, Walker, Pippin, Hunt, and Mrs, McCormick Nays: None Mayor Pro -tern McCormick declared the motion carried. (Page Four, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) U. CONSIDER FINAL PLAT - WILSHIRE VILLAGE SQUARE ADDITION Mr. Pippin moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the final plat of Wilshire Village Square Addition. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Hunt, Ozebek, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None carried. Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion VI. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY PLAT - TWIN CREEK ESTATES REQUEST OF DORAL PROPERTIES, INC. Mayor Pro -tem McCormick recognized Mr. Don Plunk, representing Doral Properties, Inc. Mr. Plunk stated he is requesting the Council's approval of the preliminary plat of a seventy (70) acre tract of land which has been platted into two hundred (200) single family lots, an area for apartments, and an area for local business. He stated they have a letter from the city staff and they concur with the recommendations. He stated they request the City's participation in paving an existing roadway that is unimproved and is designated Landover Drive. He stated this is a short section of approximately two hundred (200) feet that is stubbed eastward off of South Main Street. He stated that the street is unimproved and they are being required to connect their proposed street through to connect South Main Street. He stated they are prepared to pave the total street, if required, or they will pave and improve only the south half of the street that joins their property. He stated they are only requesting the City Council to consider either an assessment provision against the adjoining property owners or participating in the cost of paving the section of the street. He stated they concur with all the other items of the city staff's letter. Mr. Hunt stated it seems that with all the development they w i l l need this access to South Main Street from their develop- ment. Mr. Plunk stated yes, they will and that i s why they made the connection by Landover Drive. Mr. Hunt stated the city doesn't have the funds or the desire to construct the street at this time and it seems that it would be to the advantage of the developers to construct the street, (Page Five, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) Mr. Plunk stated they could construct the southern half of the street and that would provide adequate access into the subdivision because they also have an access through Dickey Drive and Dunaway Drive. He stated they have no objections to paying their portion for paving the street, but the land owners on the north side should pay their portion. Mr. Lynch stated the City has a standard City - Developer Agreement that would permit the developer to recover the cost of one -half of the street from the property owners on the north side of the street as that property develops. Mr. Plunk stated that agreement would be acceptable to them, that they are just requesting something that is within the City's scope that would provide, at some later date, that they would be reimbursed for one -half the cost for improvements to the street. He stated that they would l i k e to have something of record from t h e C i t y t h a t they w i l l be reimbursed by a pro -rata payment as the property on the north is developed. Mr. Lynch stated that there are some older houses there now, but if someone wants to build another house or develop that property, the property would have to be platted and at that time the City could collect the pro -rata cost of the improvements and this could be refunded to the developer of Twin Creek Estates. Mrs. McCormick inquired the size of the houses in the development. M r . Plunk stated they w i l l be between 1400 square feet and 2100 square feet and w i l l sell for $59,000 to $78,000. Mr. Walker moved to concur: with the recom- mendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the preliminary plat of Twin Creek Estates, subject to complaince with the City Staff's letter dated February 2, 1979, and the standard City - Developer Agreement for reimburse- ment of one -half of the street, as per the discussion tonight. Mr. Hunt seconded the motion. Mr. Pippin inquired if it would be a problem if it was discovered that the City would need to change the stub of Creekside Drive to Dickey Drive or somewhere in between before the presentation of the final plat. Mr. Plunk stated no, but they would need to know before the engineering is done for the final plat. The vote on Mr. Walker's motion is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Hunt, Ozebek, Pippin, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion carried. (Page Six, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13_,_ 1979) CONSIDER BIDS VII. 1VJ 1979 1VJ TON STAKE BED DUMP TRUCKS Mr. Sustaire reviewed the bids which were received on January 30, 1979, as follows: BID PER TOTAL DELIVERY BIDDER UNIT BID DATE Red Hyden GMC $10,880.59 $21,761.18 120 days Gateway Ford $11,093.24 $22,186.48 45 -60 days Payton - Wright Ford $11,468.00 $22,936.00 90 days International Harvester $12, 815.23 $25,630.46 240 days Texas Kenworth Co. $18.074.00 $36,148.00 60 days Mr. Sustaire stated the Director of Public Works recommends accepting the low bid of Gateway Ford Truck Sales, Inc., in the amount of $11,093.24 per unit, total bid $22,186.46, less a 1% discount. He stated Mr. Bullard recommends this bid because it is the low bid that meets the specifications as submitted. He stated it has always been his policy to recommend accepting the low bid that meets specifications. Mr. Hunt stated he did some research concern- ing the specifications on the trucks and contacted Mr. Jacobs of Hyden GMC Sales to find out the difference between the 17,000 pounds rear axle and 17,500 pounds as listed in the specifications. He stated Mr. Jacobs advised him that there is virtually no difference in the two sizes, that quite often the rear axle is the same for Fords, Chevrolets, GMC, etc., and could be manufactured by the same company and some choose to ca I I it 17,500 pounds instead of 17,000 pounds, but for all practical purposes there is no difference. He stated he can see a $200.00 difference in the price of the two trucks and it would be his preference to save the $200.00, and if you were thinking in terms of salaries it could pay a portion of a staff member's salary. He stated he would recommend awarding the bid to the low bidder because of the lack of significant difference between the GMC bid and the Ford bid that was the low bid and met specifications. Mr. Walker stated that he agrees with Mr. Hunt to a point, but the experience and problems with the GMC vehicles compared to the Ford vehicles is a significant difference and the maintenance wi l l more than save to pay the difference between the two vehicles. Mr. Hunt stated that if we have had a bad experience with the GMC vehicles, it could have happened with a Ford or Chev- rolet and the City could have gotten a "lemon ". He stated he hasn't received any evidence to indicate that we have had bad experience with the GMC vehicles. Mr. Pippin inquired how many GMC vehicles we presently have. (Page Seven, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) Mr. Sustaire stated he doesn't know off -hand but we are replacing a 1965 Ford truck and a 1973 GMC truck with these two trucks. He stated we have a GMC sewer truck and it is in the shop most of the time and we have five or six other GMC vehicles and have had problems with them since we got them. Mr. Hunt moved to accept the low bid of Red Hyden, Inc., in the amount of $10,880.59 per unit, total bid $21,761.18 for two 1979 two ton stake bed dump trucks. Mr. Hunt's motion died for lack of a second. Mrs. McCormick moved to concur with the recommendation of the Public Works Director and award the bid to the ow bidder that meets the specifications, Gateway Ford Truck Sales, Inc., in the amount of $11,093.24 per unit, total bid X22,186,48 less a 1% discount if pa d within ten (10) days of receipt of the vehicles. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Pippin, and Ozebek Nays: None Abstain': Mr. Hunt Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion carried. (Councilman Walker was absent from the room at the time of the motion and the vote.) Mr. Pippin stated we asked for specifications and stated that we need certain information, and if the person who bids on the vehicles doesn't meet these specifications, then he feels that if we violate the specifications we may as well throw them out. Mr. Hunt stated he agrees but what he is concerned about is if we know that a specific kind of truck is the only one that has a rated rear end of 17,500 pounds, and we write that in there, then we eliminate some vehicles. ONE 1979 TRACTOR WITH MID - MOUNTED MOWER Mr. Sustai re reviewed the bids received for the tractor with mid - mounted mower to be used in the Park Department. He stated he recommends accepting the low bid of Clemons Tractor in the amount of $4,750.60. The bids are as follows: BIDDER Clemons Tractor Saginaw Implement Ben Griffin Trinity Equipment Co, Alternate BID PER UNIT $4,750.60 $5,023.00 $5,072.64 $5,999.99 $5,299.99 DELIVERY DATE 30 -45 Days 15 Days 90 -120 Days 30 Days 30 Days (Page Eight, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) Mr. Ozebek moved to concur with the City Manager's recommendation and accept the low bid from Clemons Tractor Company in the amount of $4,750.60 for the tractor with the mid - mounted mower. Mr. Hunt seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Ozebek, Hunt, Pippin, Walker, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None carried. Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion 1979 TURF SHAPER Mr. Sustaire presented the bids received for a turf shaper to be used in the Parks Department. He stated he recommends accepting the low bid from Goldthwaite's in the amount of $4,065.00. The bids are as follows: B IDDER Goldwaite's Clemons Tractor BID PER UNIT DELIVERY DATE $4,065.00 $4,640.00 10 -14 Days 30 -45 Days Mr.Pippin moved to concur with the recommendation of the City Manager and approve the low bid of Goldthwaite's in _ the amount of $4,065.00 for the turf shaper. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Ozebek, Hunt, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None motion carried. Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the TRACTOR WITH BOOM MOWER Mr. Sustaire stated the Public Works Director recommends rejecting the bid received because they did not bid on all attachments as specified and we w i 11 readvertise for the tractor and attachments without the boom mower. The bids received are as follows: B UDDER Trinity Equipment Co. Al ternate BID PER UNIT DELIVERY DATE $21,500.00 $23,600.00 150 Days 45 Days Mr. Walkermoved to concur with the recom- mendation of the Public Works Director and reject the bid received for the tractor and boom mower. (Page Nine, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council , February. _13, 19%9) Mr. Pippin seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Ozebek, Hunt, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None carr ied. Mayor Pro -tem MCCormick declared the motion CHIPPER UNIT Mr. Sustaire stated we did not receive any bids on the Chipper Unit and if we do get one it wi l l exceed $8,000.00. He stated that it would be to the City's advantage to wait another year before we purchase this piece of equipment. OAK LANE SEWER LINE CITY HALL STORM SEWER Mr. Sustaire reviewed the bids received for the Oak Lane sewer line and the storm sewer on the municipal complex property. The bids are as follows: BIDDER Mackey Al len H. M. Huffman BIDDER Mackey Al len H. M. Huffman OAK LANE SEWER LINE AMOUNT BID BOND $39,561.50 $33,835.00 5% 5% STORM SEWER - MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AMOUNT BID BOND $31,956.00 $24 E63. 1 0 5% 5% Mr. Sustaire stated he recommends accepting the ow bid of Huffman Comstruction Company in the amount of $33,835.00 for the Oak Lane Sewer Line and $24,663.10 for the storm sewer on the municipal complex property. Mr. Walker moved to concur with the recom- mendation of the City Manager and approve the low bid of Huffman Construction Company for the Oak Lane sewer line, in the amount of $33,835.00, and the storm sewer on the municipal complex property, in the amount of $24,663.10. Mr. Hunt seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Hunt, Ozebek, Pippin, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None (Page Ten, Regular Meeting, Eu less City_ Counci 1 , February 13, 1979) carried. CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Mayor Pro -tem McCormick declared the motion VIII. NORTH MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Dick Perkins stated that he drove by the North Main Street Improvements and the sidewalks have not been constructed. Mrs. McCormick stated that there are some rough spots on North Main Street where the water valves are located and also on the west side of the street where two sections of the pavement join. ACCESS TO LITTLE BEAR CREEK PARK Mr. Perkins stated his firm has been working with Mr. Lynn Shackelford regarding an access to Little Bear Creek Park and Mr. Shackelford is in the process of obtaining a permit from the Texas Highway Department for an entrance from FM157. (Mr. Walker I e ft the meeting at 8:50 p.m.) Mr. Sustaire stated the highway permit has been obtained from the Texas Highway Deaprtment and they have had a meeting with Mr. Humphreys and Mr. Gregory and we are now in the process of obtaining permission from Texas Power and Light Company to tie into their drainage pipe and we hope to have that in hand within the next few days. IX. COMMENTS ON SECTION 37 OF SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS Mr. Ozebek stated that he thinks some research should be done regarding Section 37 of the Subdivision Rules and Regulations on cul -de -sac. Mr. Lynch stated the staff was instructed by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their last meeting to have a recom- mendation on this at their next meeting. X. VACANCIES ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Mrs. McCormick stated there are some vacancies on several of the city's boards and commissions which need to be filled and maybe this can be done at the next meeting. .(Page Eleven, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, February 13, 1979) XI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. APPROVED: /s/ Harold D. Samuels Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Della Houy City Secretary