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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-07-09°1si Regular Meeting Euless City Council July 9, 1963 The regular meeting of the Euless City Council was held on July 9, 1963. Present were Mayor W. G. Fuller, Councilmen Bobby Fuller, Roy Braswell, and H. M. Huffman. The invocation was given by City Attorney James Cri bbs . At the suggestion of Mayor Fuller, reading of the minutes of previous meeting of June 25, 1963, were dispensed with, due to a very full agenda. Visitors signed the register were D. F. Pittman, Mark W. Gordon, Ted Rickenbacker, Frank Douglass, Howard Kuehn, B. J. Reaves, Evans Karpenko, Stan Shively, R. W. Stewart, Paul Huffhines, Jack Mitchell, W. E. Hyde, and H, F. Ball. 1. Nk Mark Gordon of Texas Power and Light Company introduced Nk Roger Pitts, of the company's Dallas office, who in turn presented to members of the Council and audience copies of an Industrial Survey of the City of Euless. Nk Pitts called it an inventory of the City. This survey was favorably received by the Council. A few minor changes were suggested along with a cut- off date for the survey. The Council thanked Nk Pitts and Texas Power and Light Company for a job well done in preparing the survey. 2. Nk Pittman presented sketched plans whereby he planned to use the structure moved onto his property at 183 Motel, as a part of the proposed addition to the motel. The Council felt that the plans presented were inadequate. A motion was made by Councilman Braswell, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, to table this matter and request that Nk Pittman present, at the next regular council meeting, acceptable plans and specifications complying with Ordinance No. 28, the City Building Code. The vote in favor was unanimous. 3. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Huffman, approving and adopting Resolution No. 63 which amends Resolution No. 62, changing the figure for the official census of the City of Euless from 9,750 to 10,500. The vote in favor was unanimous. 4. A public hearing was held on the rezoning request of Nk Paul Huffhines to change from residential to local business, approximately three acres out of the J. W. Haynes Survey, adjacent to Morrisdale Estates. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Huffman, to approve, upon recommendation of the City Planning and Zoning Board, this request. Two Councilmen voted in favor of this motion, Fuller and Huffman. Councilman Braswell voted against the motion. The motion failed for lack of a three member majority. A motion was made by Councilman Fuller, and seconded by Councilman Huffman, that final consideration of this request be tabled until the next regular meeting. The vote in favor was unanimous. a �b (Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless City Council, July 9, 1963) Nt B. J. Reaves, representing Gibralter Build - -` ers, appeared before the Council requesting approval of replatting of Lots 18 through 31, Block 16, Oakwood Terrace North, 1st Filing, changing the lot widths from sixty five (65) feet to seventy -five (75) feet and deleting lots 30 and 31, Block 16. A motion was made by Councilman Braswell, and seconded by Councilman Fuller, approving this replatting. The vote in favor was unanimous. 91 A letter was read from Nt Crook, District Engineer State Highway Department, requesting speed changes on SH 183 within the city limits. A motion was mace by Councilman Braswell, and seconded by Councilman Huffman, requesting that the statistics appearing on the map be brought up to date and returned to the State Highway Department for their correction before any action or approving changes be taken. The vote in favor was unanimous. 7. A copy of the proposed recreational program was presented to the Council. W, E. Hyde, Chairman of the Recreation Committee, and H. F. Ball, Civil Engineer Advisor stressed to the Council the need of helping, if possible, the l= Owners Association operating the 1Vd ay Park area, as it is the only recreational site in the City at the present time. The Council instructed the City Attorney and the City Manager to check into the possibilities of acquiring a long term lease from the H= Owners Association by the City so it could operate the Mdway Park as a Municipal Park. They are to report their findings to the Council and the Recreation Committee. 14 The City Manager was instructed to choose an architect and ask him to present to the Council, purely on a promotional basis, plans for a mw city hall building which might be constructed on any chosen site in the future. 91 The City Engineer gave a report on his progress in preparing a ryw City Zoning Map. City Manager W. F. Condron, Jr. gave each Council member a copy of a new proposed Zoning Ordinance for their study and future discussion. 10. A motion was made by Councilman Braswell, and seconded by Councilman Huffman, stating that it should be the policy of the City that all plans and specifications for business or commercial construction shall bear the seal of a licensed architect or licensed engineer wben submitted for a building permit. The vote in favor was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m. Attest: Minutes Approved: /s/ G. D. McAdoo, Jr. /s/ W. E. Fuller City Secretary ayor