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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-03-13Regular Meeting Euless City Council March 13, 1979 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Euless City Hall by Mayor Harold Samuels. Other members present were Mayor Pro -tem Willie Mae .McCormick, 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. Don Perkins, John Ashenhurtt, Michael Miller, Walter Elliott, Jr., and Don Plunk; Mrs. Myrtle Hall. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Councilman Robert Pippin. APPROVAL CF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting dated February 27, 1979, were approved as written. CONSIDER SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 563 FOR CHANGE OF ZONING FROM "C -2" COMMUNITY BUSINESS DISTRICT TO "SP" SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW OUTSIDE STORAGE OF RENTAL CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT ON LOT 8 AND A PORTION OF LOT 7, HARWOOD PLAZA ADDITION - ZONING CASE NO. 278 Mr. Pippin moved to approve second and final reading, of Ordinance No. 563 rezoning Lot 8 and a portion of Lot 7, Harwood Plaza Addition from "C -2" Community Business District to "SP" Specific Use Permit to allow outside storage of rental contractor's equipment. Mr. Ozebek seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: .— Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Ozebek, Hunt, Walker, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried, (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) CONSIDER SECOND AND FINAL READING CF ORDINANCE NO. 564 FOR CHANGE OF ZONING FROM "R -1" SINGLE FAMILY DWELL I NG D I STR I CT TO "R -3" MLLT I- FAMILY DV1ELL I NG DISTRICT - 12 UNITS PER ACRE - ON LOT 6, RAY SHELTON SUBDIVISION - ZONING CASE NO. 279 M r . Walker moved to approve second and f i n a l reading of ordinance No, 564 rezonin Lot 6, Ray Shelton Subdivision from "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District to "R -3" Multi- Family Dwelling District 12 units per acre. Mr. Hunt seconded the motion. Mr. Ozebek stated he attended the meeting where the rezoning was approved on first reading of ordinance and he thinks the opponents had a very valid point of view, that in his opinion, the present- ation made by the petitioner was very inadequate and that is the reason for his opposition. The vote on Mr. Walker's motion is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Hunt, Pippin, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: Mr. Ozebek Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. CONSIDER SECOND AND FINAL READING CF ORDINANCE NO. 565 FOR CHANGE CF ZONING FROM "R -1" SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO "L -1" LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ON TRACTS 4E AND 4E1, LEVI FRANKLIN SURVEY, ABSTRACT 513 - ZONING CASE NO. 280 Mrs. McCormick moved to approve second and final reading of Ordinance No. 565 rezoning Tracts 4E and 4E1, Levi Franklin Survey, Abstract 513 from "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District to "L -1" Limited Industrial District. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion and the vote is as fo I lows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Ozebek, and Hunt Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. (Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) IV, CONSIDER ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE FRANCHISE FCR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE Mr.. Pippin moved to approve first reading of an ordinance governing the franchise for cable television service, with the addition of the proposed amendments as submitted by the City Attorney on March 3, 1979. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Hunt, Ozebek, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. V, CONSIDER PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT - LOTS 27, 28, AND 29, BLOCK 6, OAKWOOD TERRACE ADDITION Mr. Walter Elliott stated he i s represent- ing Mr. John Ashenhurst, owner of the property, Mr. Elliott stated the property was not platted when Oakwood Terrace Addition was developed and as Mr. Ashenhurst is going to sell a portion of the property and a house may be constructed on a portion of the property, it needs to be platted. He stated they have received the engineer's letter and are aware of the costs for the improvements t h a t the owner w i l l be involved in to make this tract of land usable. He stated monies f o r the improvements and pro -rata w i l l be escrowed from the title company directly to the City for these improvements. He stated they have a contract with Huffman Construction Company for the improvements. Mrs. McCormick moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and 'approve the preliminary and final plat of Lots 27, 28, and 29, Block 6, Oakwood Terrace Addition. Mr. - Walker seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Ozebek, and Hunt Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried, VI. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT - LOT 1. BLOCK 1. VINE ADDITION Mr. Walter Elliott stated he is represent= ing Mr. Mike Miller for preliminary and final plat on Lot 1, Block 1, Vine (Page Four, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) Addition. Mr. Elliott located the property as being north of the Mr. Quick Building, which has been sold for an office building. Mr. Elliott stated Mr. Miller is going to relocate his business, a Republic Tire business, from Hwy. 183. Mr. Ozebek moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve the prelimi- nary and final plat of Lot 1, Block 1, Vine Addition. Mrs. McCcrmick seconded the motion. Mr. Pippin stated in the Planning and Zoning Commission minutes, Mr. Deithloff's motion was amended to be subject to the acquisition of an easement for sanitary sewer service and inquired if Mr. Miller concurred with this stipulation? Mr. Elliott stated there will be an easement for the sanitary sewer line along the south property line. Mr. Ozebek moved to amend his motion to include concurrance for an easement for sanitary sewer service. Mrs. McCormick seconded the amendment and the vote on the amendment and motion is as follows: Ayes: Mr. Ozebek, Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Pippin, Walker, and Hunt Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. VII, PUBLIC HEARING - ZONING CASE NO. 281 - REQUEST OF DORAL PROPERTIES FOR CHANGE OF ZONING FROM "R -1" SINGLE FAMILY EWRLI NG DISTRICT TO "R -5" MULTI - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT - LIMIT OF 24 UNITS PER ACRE - AND FROM "R -5" MULTI - FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT - 24 UNITS PER ACRE - TO "R -1" SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT ON PORTIONS OF TRACTS 26, 26t6.1_AND 2C. W. G. MATTHEWS SURVEY_, ABSTRACT 1051 Mayor Samuels opened the public hearing on Zoning Case No. 281 for change of zoning from "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District to "R -5" Multi - Family Dwelling District and from "R -5" Multi - Family Dwelling District to "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District on a portion of Tracts 2B, 2B1B, and 2C, W. G. Matthews Survey, Abstract 1051, and stated the Council would hear from the proponents first and then the opponents. Mayor Samuels recognized Mr. Don Plunk. Mr. Plunk stated he is representing Doral Properties for a change of zoning on a sixty -nine (69) acre tract located at (Page Five, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) the northeast corner of proposed Whitner Drive and South Main Street, He stated they have previously submitted a preliminary plot plan, which was approved, and their request tonight is a relocation of existing zoning. He stated there is two and one -half (21) acres of "C -1" Neighborhood Business on the property fronting on South Main Street, approximately ten (10) acres zoned "R -5" and the balance of the tract is zoned "R -1 ". He stated in their original consideration of the planned use of the property, they con- sidered leaving the apartments on South Main Street but they knew they would need access to South Main Street and this would require the residential occupants to drive through the apartment development, so they propose to relocate the r e s i d e n t i a l zoning t o the west of the apartments, which w i l l be adjacent to the creek that runs through the property. Mayor Samuels inquired if the access could be further south and that would divide the multi - family zoning and the resident ial zoning? Mr, Plunk stated that there is an exist- ing street so they have to connect with this street. He stated they are being required to improve this street along with the ones in their develop- ment . Mayor Samue s inquired if there were any other proponents; there being none, he inquired if there were any opponents, there being none, he declared the public hearing c osed. that is being substituted? Mr. Ozebek nquired the number of acres Mr. Plunk stated approximately 3 acres. Mrs. McCormick moved to concur with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve first read- ing of an ordinance rezoning a portion of Tracts 2B, 2B1B, and 2C, W. G. Matthews Survey from "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District to "R -5" Multi - Family Dwelling District and "R -5" Multi - Family Dwelling District to "R -1" Single Family Dwelling District. Mr. Ozebek seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Ozebek, Hunt, Walker, and Pippin, Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried, VIII. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 448 SUPPORTING BILL NO. 941 Mr. Pippin moved to approve Resolution No, 448 i n support of House B i l l No. 941 regarding city sales tax apportionment. (Page Six, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Ozebek, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Abstain: Mr. Hunt Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. IX. APPOINTMENT OF A FISCAL AGENT Mr. Sustaire stared he recommends First Southwest Company in Dallas for the City's fiscal agent for selling $190,000 in park bonds for matching funds for a grant for Bear Creek Park. Mr. Ozebek moved to concur with the recom- mendation of the City Manager and approve the First Southwest Company of Dallas as fiscal agent for the City for the sale of park bonds and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion and the vote i s as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Ozebek, Pippin, Walker, Hunt, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. X. APPOINTMENTS TO LIBRARY BOARD Mrs. McCormick moved to appoint Betty Potthoff and Kendall Hassard as members of the Library Board for a period of two years. Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Ozebek, and Hunt Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. Mayor Samuels instructed the City Secretary to advise the persons of their appointments and also advise the Chairman of the Library Board of these appointments. (Page Seven, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) . XI. CONSIDER BIDS FOR A TRACTOR AND ATTACHMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Members of the Council had previously received copies of the bids received for the tractcyr and attachments to be used in the Public Works Department. The bids are as follows: B IDDER Clemons Tractor Company Hatcher Tractor Company Trinity Equipment Company Rin $13,356,26 $13,461.82 $15,732.00 DELIVERY DATE • 60 - 90 Days 30 Days 30 Days Mr. Walker moved to concur with the recommendation of the Public Works Director, Jack Bullard, and approve the low bid, that met specifications, of Hatcher Tractor Company, in the amount of $13,461.82. Mrs. McCormick seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Mr. Walker, Mrs. McCormick, Messrs. Hunt, Pippin, and Ozebek Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. XI I, CONSIDER CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED SEWER RATES Mr. Pippin moved to call a public hearing on March 27, 1979, for proposed sewer rates to be in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Walker seconded the motion and the vote is as follows: Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Ozebek, Hunt, and Mrs. McCormick Nays: None CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. XIII. NORTH MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENTS Mr. Perkins stated they are still working with .the contractor in clean -up and repair work on the North Main Street, 6 (Page Eight, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) improvements. He stated there is some back -fill to be done around the side- walks and some slope work from the sidewalks to the fence 1 ine. He stated the contractor is having to replace some of the valve boxes in the street because they are cracking. Mayor Samuels stated the Traffic Safety Coordinator and Public works .Director have ordered buttons to divide the street into four lanes of traffic and a left -turn lane. Mayor Samuels stated he has asked Mr. Bullard to check the ingresslegress behind the houses in Oakwood Acres that front on North Main Street and they are going to install signs indicating this to be one -way, as stipulated by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council at the time of the plat approval. Mrs. McCormick stated the street is s t i l l rough where the old and new portions of pavement join. Mr. Lynch stated that i t may be appropriate for the Council, staff, and engineers to make a trip out to the project, as soon as the water valves have been adjusted and sidewalks backfilled, to make an on -site inspection. XIV. STATUS OF WESTPARK WAY Mr. Ozebek inquired the status of con- struction of Westpark Way? Mr. Sustaire stated they are progressing along real well. He stated the County is working on the south end of the street and will be resurfacing that for the City within the next few days. He stated the contractors for the developers are moving along real well, but there has been some delay on the bridge, that it is 40% complete. He stated the paving contracts have been let. XV. STRIPING ECTOR DRIVE FROM FREEWAY TO HIGHWAY 183 Mr. Pippin stated he has had some requests for striping Ector Drive from the freeway to Hwy. 183. Mayor Samuels stated the buttons have already been ordered and w i l l be done at the same time as North Main Street. Mr. Pippin stated he observed when the lights were a four -way stop light, the traffic moved better than it does now and he would like for the City to declare an emergency and make it a four -way stop permanently, like Story Road in Irving. (Page Nine, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, March 13, 1979) XV I. ONE -WAY ENTRANCE TO ST. VINCENT'S SCHOOL Mr. Sustaire stated he has had a request for a one -way entrance into the School at St. Vincent's Church on Pipeline Road to improve the flow of traffic. He stated he advised them to write the Council a letter on this request. XVI1. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at $ :46 p.m. APPROVED: /s/ Harold D. Samuels Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Della Houy City Secretary