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EULESS CITY COUNCIL
August 2, 2014
A work session of the Euless City Council was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on
Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Texas Star Golf Course and Conference Centre,
1400 Texas Star Parkway, Euless, Texas, for the purpose of discussing the
proposed annual budget and related items for Fiscal Year 2014-2015.
Those attending included:
Mayor Linda Martin
Council Member Tim Stinneford, Place 1
Council Member Jeremy Tompkins, Place 2
Council Member Eddie Price, Place 3
Council Member Glenn Porterfield, Place 5
Council Member Perry Bynum, Place 6
City Manager Gary McKamie
Deputy City Manager Loretta Getchell
Assistant City Manager Chris Barker
City Secretary Kim Sutter
Finance Director Janina Jewell
Public Works Director Hal Cranor (morning session only)
Mayor Pro Tem Linda Eilenfeldt was not in attendance due to a scheduled
absence.
The Euless City Council participated in a staff guided tour of the golf course to view
the golf course improvements.
Following the tour of the golf course, the Euless City Council convened the meeting
in the Travis Room at 9:27 a.m.
City Manager Gary McKamie opened the meeting and reviewed the agenda for the
day.
Public Works Director Hal Cranor introduced Zac Thomason, National Client
Representative, Infrastructure Management Services, LLC (IMS).
Mr. Thomason presented the results of the pavement management assessment
performed by IMS earlier in the year as authorized by the City Council on March
11, 2014. Mr. Thomason explained the concept and purpose of a pavement
management study and the tools used to rate the roadways. He advised the
Council that the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for the City of Euless roadways
is rated at 77 percent which is very good. He explained that the PCI is a numerical
index between 0 and 100 and is used to indicate the general condition of
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pavement. Based on the inventory of roadways in the city, he advised that it is
recommended that the City allocate $1 million annually for street maintenance.
Discussion ensued regarding the maintenance techniques utilized to maintain the
roads and increase the life of the roadways.
Council Member Tim Stinneford suggested the city publish the results of the study
to the public.
Council Member Perry Bynum stated that he would be interested in an assessment
of the city's sidewalks, including the location of fire hydrants.
City Manager McKamie requested Assistant City Manager Chris Barker provide an
update to the City Council regarding the request to consider adding a sidewalk on
the north side of Harwood Road at FM 157.
Assistant City Manager Barker outlined the challenges with installing a sidewalk
on the north side of Harwood Road at FM 157, including property ownership, the
responsibility of the property owner, building code requirements, acquisition of
right-of-way, and utilities relocation.
Council Member Glenn Porterfield suggested the possibility of rezoning the
property from commercial to single-family residential to spur development of the
property which would require the developer to install the sidewalks.
Assistant City Manager Barker provided an update related to the city water wells.
He advised that the Far North and North Main wells are operational; however, the
Fuller well is not operational due to poor water quality resulting from leaks located
in the Glen Rose formation of the well. He advised that staff is recommending that
the casing be resleeved at a proposed cost of$325,000 to $350,000.
Discussion ensued with regards to chlorination of water in the wells and whether
or not wells should be depreciated.
City Manager McKamie advised that funding has been included in the budget to
rehab the Fuller water well. Additionally, he stated that the North Main well would
need to be addressed in the future.
Assistant City Manager Barker presented an update related to Phase 1
construction of the reclaimed water line including the addition of the pump station.
The worksession was recessed at 12 noon.
The worksession was reconvened at 12:52 p.m.
City Manager McKamie presented a Glade Parks development update and
advised that the development is on track. No)
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City Secretary Kim Sutter advised that the proposed 2015 Council calendar has
been updated and is available in hard copy upon request.
Staff advised Council of the following items:
- Upcoming bond sales;
- Receipt of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Green Ribbon
grant;
- Proposed Farmer's Market;
- Skilled Nursing facility will not be built due to soil conditions making the
project cost prohibitive;
- Review of development fees; and
- Dr. Pepper Stars Center agreement.
Although posted, no closed session was held.
CLOSED SESSION — Deliberation authorized by the Texas Government
Code:
Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as authorized
by Section 551.072.
Concerning economic development incentives as authorized by Section 551.087
related to:
• South Industrial Boulevard
• State Highway 121
• State Highway 360
Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 2:53 p.m.
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