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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-09 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, May 9, 2017 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Linda Martin at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in the Precouncil Conference Room of City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included Mayor Linda Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Perry Bynum, Council Members Tim Stinneford, Jeremy Tompkins, Linda Eilenfeldt, and Harry Zimmer. Council Member Eddie Price arrived at 4:40 p.m. During the Precouncil meeting: ➢ Mayor Linda Martin welcomed back Council Member Jeremy Tompkins and Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt following Y the May 6, 2017 General Election and expressed her appreciation to the City Council for their support. ➢ City Secretary Kim Sutter made the following announcements: • The results of the election will be canvassed on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. and the Election Code requires only two members of the governing body to constitute a quorum for the purpose of canvassing; and • The election had the third highest turnout in the City's history with 10.8 percent of registered voters casting a ballot. ➢ Mayor Pro Tem Perry Bynum expressed his appreciation to City Secretary Sutter for her diligent work during the recent election. ➢ Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald introduced new Recreation Manager Frank Ocampo. ➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell advised that, following citizen complaints, the creek in Bob Eden Park has been cleaned of debris and the citizen was pleased with the results. ➢ City Manager Getchell introduced John Terrell, Vice President of Commercial Development, Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. Mr. Terrell provided an update on DFW Airport operations and development including Southgate Plaza located within the City of Euless boundaries and the Glade Road bridge and culvert maintenance improvements. ➢ Assistant City Manager Chris Barker introduced Jim Tharp, Principal Architect, Oxley Williams Tharp Architects. Mr. Tharp provided an update on the planning and design of the remodel of the Library building. Council Minutes Page 2 of 6 May 9, 2017 Discussion ensued regarding the total amount of time of library closure and cleaning systems City Manager Getchell advised that the estimated cost for the remodel is $6.9 million including new HVAC systems, lighting, furniture, and fixtures and provided financing options available to the City. ➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell reviewed the regular agenda. ➢ Assistant City Manager Chris Barker presented the Atmos Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) update and advised that Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Tex j Division had originally filed a request for a $57.4 million system-wide increase on March 1, 2017. The Atmos Cities Steering Committee (ACSC) and Atmos met and have agreed to a negotiated system-wide increase of$48 million. He advised that the City Council will be asked to consider a resolution at the May 23, 2017 City Council meeting to approve the negotiated rate which would take effect on June 1, 2017. The average monthly residential charge will increase by approximately 3.8 percent or$2.04 per month. The average monthly commercial charge will increase f by 2.4 percent or$6.27 per month. CLOSED SESSION The City Council convened into closed session at 6:32 p.m. for deliberation regarding the following: Seek legal advice from the City Attorney as authorized by Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code related to: • Cresthaven Addition The City Council recessed closed session at 6:35 p.m. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS —COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Euless City Council continued their meeting in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. for consideration of scheduled items. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Manager Loretta Getchell Deputy City Manager Bob Freeman Assistant City Manager Chris Barker City Attorney Wayne Olson City Secretary Kim Sutter Deputy City Secretary Lindsay Wells Police Chief Mike Brown I I R Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 May 9, 2017 Director of Planning and Economic Development Mike Collins Director of Public Works and Engineering Hal Cranor Finance Director Janina Jewell Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald Fire Chief Wes Rhodes Information Services Administrator Scott Joyce Fleet and Facilities Administrator Kyle McAdams Library Administrator Sherry Knight Human Resources/Risk Administrator Carolyn Marshall Assistant to the City Manager Betsy Deck Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell-Shelton VISITORS Craig Arterbury Aaron Hogue Gene Shawl Matthew Brown Jim Kalk Pam Shawl Rebecca Brown Anniece McKanna Greg Spitzer Lisa Bynum Garrett Orais Peggy Vandiver Candy Coburn Sanjay Patel John Villars Dave Coburn Patty Pelzel Kim Villars Iris Elliott Jennifer Saldana Mavy Wright INVOCATION Police Chief Mike Brown gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Eddie Price led the pledge of allegiance. ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS Human Resources/Risk Administrator Carolyn Marshall introduced Benefits Manager Debbie Moss. Debbie was accompanied by her daughters, Mia and Ava, and members of the Human Resources Department. Mayor Martin presented Debbie with a service pin commemorating her 10 years of service with the City. ITEM NO. 2. PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNITION TO HALEY PELZEL City Manager Getchell recognized Haley Pelzel as the recipient of a scholarship awarded by an anonymous donor to a City of Euless employee's child. She highlighted excerpts of Haley's essay and presented her with a one thousand dollar scholarship. Haley was accompanied by her father, Larry, stepmother, Patty, mother, Kim Villars, stepfather, John Villars, sister, Ella, and boyfriend, Ian. Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 May 9, 2017 ITEM NO. 3. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION Mayor Martin presented a proclamation to members of the North Texas United Motorcycle Clubs, proclaiming May as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month. CONSENT AGENDA (items 4 through 6) Mayor Martin asked Assistant City Manager Chris Barker to read each item into the record. Council Member Stinneford motioned to approve the consent agenda items number 3 and 4. Mayor Pro Tem Bynum seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 4. AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES Authorized the City Manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the Cities of Burleson, Carrollton, Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, Lewisville, McKinney, Sachse, and Southlake, and the Towns of Flower Mound and Little Elm for mutual access to digital resources, such as a-books and e-audiobooks, to their library cardholders through j Bibliotheca's CloudLibrary platform. Entering into this Interlocal Agreement will provide ! mutual access to these collections while preserving the ability of an individual governmental entity's cardholders to have priority access to items owned by that entity. The estimated expenditure is $1,000. ! ITEM NO. 5. APPROVED RENEWAL OF BID NO. 011-14 i Renewed Bid No. 011-14 for the annual contract for concrete repairs to TJ Concrete, 3325 Panola Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas. The contract provides for various types of concrete work including flat work, curb and gutter, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps, driveways and drive approaches. The original contract was awarded in June 2014 with an initial term of one year with an option for four one year renewals. This is the third renewal and T.J. Concrete has requested a slight increase in the cost of sidewalks with all other pricing remaining the same. The estimated annual expenditure is $200,000. ITEM NO. 6. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approved City Council minutes of the regular meeting of April 25, 2017. Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 May 9, 2017 REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 7. APPROVED SITE PLAN NO. 16-06-SP Director of Planning and Economic Development Mike Collins presented the amended site plan to the City Council. He advised that Sanjay Patel, representing Shreeganesh Fuels, LLC, is seeking to redevelop an existing vacant convenience store and fuel station on the northeast corner of Euless Boulevard and Wilshire Drive. The site plan has been amended in order to accommodate a reconfiguration of the canopy over the fuel islands. Appropriate traffic movement has been designed around the fuel islands. The City Council previously approved the site plan January 10, 2017. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this amended site plan at their regular meeting of April 18, 2017, and voted to recommend approval with a vote of 6-0-0. Council Member Tompkins motioned to approve the amended Site Plan No. 16-06-SP, for Commercial Development proposed to be located on 0.466 acres of the Allen M. Downen Survey, Abstract No. 415, Tract 3G located at 1510 West Euless Boulevard. Council Member Price seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 8. APPROVED BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENT Assistant City Manager Barker advised that the position of animal welfare organization representative is currently vacant due to the recent resignation of Kenneth Horn. He asked the City Council to consider the appointment of Scott Cepak, Lead Animal Control Officer, City of Bedford, to serve as the representative. Council Member Eilenfeldt motioned to appoint Scott Cepak to the Animal Shelter Advisory Board as the animal welfare organization representative. Council Member Zimmer seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. I Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 May 9, 2017 'i ITEM NO. 9. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments. I ITEM NO. 10. REPORTS City Manager No report given. City Attorney i No report given. I City Council G Mayor Martin announced that the HEB Reads! event held Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Pennington Field was a great success. Library Administrator Sherry Knight advised that the cities of Hurst, Euless, and Bedford, and Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) collaborated for the second annual event and expressed her appreciation to the Police, Fire, and Parks and Community Services Departments for their efforts during the event. She announced that the summer reading community challenge began May 1, 2017, and concludes July 31, 2017 and participants can register at www.hebreads.org. ITEM NO. 11. ADJOURN Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: i Lin a Mart'n, M aor Sutter, TRMC, City Secretary