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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-10-22MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 22, 1985 CALL TO ORDER 1985 -221 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order at 8;03 p.m., October 22, 1985, in the Council Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building, by Mayor Harold D. Samuels. Counci 1membera present were Mayor Pro - em Glenn Walker, Ron Sternfels, Bob Eden, Robert Pippin, and Carolyn Park. Staff Members Present W. M. Susta.i_re, City Manager Bob t'lcFarland, City Attorney Tom Hart, Assistant City Manager Kay Rainey, City Secretary Jean Wilson, Deputy City Secretary James Knight, City Engineer J.im McKanna, Project Engineer Rod Tyler, Senior Planner Lynn Shackelford, Director of Administrative Services Visitors R. L. Muhlheisen Ron Morris Steve Levenson Jeff Anderson Bob & Patsy Phillips Danny Phillips ;Jack Bullard Violet Davidson Fred Davidson • Marland Ernest Colleen Ault and other interested parties PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City Attorney Bob McFarland led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mayor Harold D. Samuels. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of October 8, 1985 were approved as written. 1985-222 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - October 22, 1985 - Page Two ITEM 1: PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO [UL[S5 VOLUNTEER BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE� Mayor Samuels distributed Volunteer Beautification Awards to the following persons: Euless Fire Hall ff3, Colleen Ault, Fred & Viola Davidson, Cindy Etter, Brenda McCoy, Nerland Ernest, Panoramic Landscaping, Kerry McCombs, Keith Richards, and Ron Ready for volunteering to care for the flower beds in the median on Highway lU. Mayor Samuels expressed the appreciation of the Council and the City Staff for the interest of these citizens in Beautifying Euless. ITEM 2: PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS This item was postponed 1985. OLD BUSINESS until the regular Council meeting of November 12, ITEM 3: CON5ID[RATlON OF SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 863 FOR ZONING SE NO. 85-26 --' ------ Mr. Pippin moved to approve second and final reading of Ordinance No. 863, a request of Wayne H. Brewer for a change of zoning from R-I to C-2 on a portion of land in the J.H. Havens Survey. Mr. Stern[elo seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. pippin` Sternfeln, Eden, Walker, and Mrs. Park �a a� None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 85-610 Mr. Pippin moved to approve Resolution No. 85-610, regarding HEB Independent School District Bond Election. Mr, Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs Pippin, Walker, and [den Nays: Mr, Sternfels Abstain: Mrs. Park Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1985 -223 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - October 2 ?, 1985 - Page Three ITEM 5: CONSIDERATION OF SITE PLAN FOR P- -85_52 Mr. Steve Levenson was present concerning this item and explained the proposed project. He brought out that the project would be 75% masonry or brick. Mr. Knight stated that the :letter had been received concerning the property maintenance agreement. Mr. Eden moved to approve the Site Plan of Lot 4, Block 11, v'i l lages of Bear Creek -. First. Installment 19.150 acres of land, located on the ?r art.} h east corner of E. Harwood Road and Gear Creek Parkway, south of Ash Lane and west of proposed S.H. 560, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mrs. Park seconded the motion. Ayes: Mr. Eden, Mrs. Park, Messrs. Walker, Pippin and Sternfels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 6: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P-85-52 Mrs. Park moved to approve Platting No. P-- 85 -52, final plat of Lot 4, Block 11, Villages of Bear Creek - first installment, 19.150 acres of land, :located on the northeast corner of E. Harwood Road and Bear Creek Parkway, south of Ash Lane and west of proposed S.H. 360, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Sternfels seconded the motion. Ayes: Mrs. Park, Messrs. Sternfels, Pippin, 'Walker, and Eden Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM <: CONSIDERATION OF SITE PLANS FOR P -85 -54 AND P-85-55 Mr. Ron Morris, representing MCR, was present concerning this item. He explained, in great detail, the proposed project.. Mr. Eden moved to approve P-85-54 and P- 85 -55, site plan of tots 63 124, Block 9, Villages of Bear Creek - First Installment, 6.684 acres of land, located east of Fuller-Wiser Road, west and adjacent to Bear Creek Parkway, north of Harwood Road and south of Ash Lane; and site plan of Lots 186 -231, Block 9, Villages of Bear Creek Road, west and adjacent. to Bear Creek Parkway, north and adjacent to Harwood Road, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. (See page 1985-225). Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ades ,Says: Messrs. Eden, Walker, Pippin, and Mrs. Park Mr. Sternfels Mayor Samuels declared the ,motion carried. 1985 -224 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - October 22, 1985 - Pace Four ITEM 8: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P -85 -54 Mr. Walker moved to approve Platting No. 8- 85 -54, final plat and enginoerin : plans of Lots 63 -1.4, Block 9, Villages of Bear Creek -• First Installment, 6.684 acres of land located east of Fuller -Wiser Road, west and adjacent to Bear Creel: Parkway, north of Harwood Road and south ._.f Ash Lane. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared t'€ -,e motion carried. ITEM 9: CONSIDERATION Of PLATTING NO. 8--885 --55 Mr. Walker moved to approve Platting No. 8- 85 -55, final plat_ and engineering plans of Lots 186 -231, Block 9, Villages of Bear Creek - First Installment, 6.484 acres of land, located east of Fuller-Wiser Road, west and adjacent to Bear Creek Parkway north and adjacent to Harwood Road, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: N o n e Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 10: CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CASE O. 85-- 52 Mayor Samuels explained that this request of Tall Timbers, LTD, Tom D. Thomas, for a change of zoning on Lots 268, 278, 28R, 298, 308, 318, 32R, and 338, 3, Tall Timbers Addition, tot, ling .94763 acres of land, from Planned Development to Planted Development with a revised site plan, generally .located south of Sycamore Lane, north of Hilicr.est Drive and west and adjacent. to Fuller -Wiser Road, had been withdrawn in writing by the applicant. ITEM 11: CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZDNJNC CASE NO. 85- 34 Mr. Pippin moved to call a public hearing on November 26, 1985, for Zoning Case No. 85 -34, a request of Aubrey Leon Sheppard for a change of zoning in Tracts 1A28 and 111, J. Groves Survey, 1-599, totaling 2.0 acres of l and from C -2 to PD for multi - family dwelling, located south of W. Pipeline Road, north of Raider Court, and between Raider Drive and David Drive. Mrs. Park seconded the motion. Ayes: Mr. Pippin, Mrs. Park, Messrs. Eden, Walker, and Sternfels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1985 -225 Mr. Ste nfels stated that he was very concerned with the number of variances requested on this oning Case, and felt that such an excessive amount was not conducive to the guidelines of the City's 7on.i.ng Ordinance. (See Item 7, on page 1985-223.) 1985-226 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - October 22, 1985 - Page Five ITEM 12: PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CASE NO. 85-27 Mayor Samuels explained the public hearing process and opened the public hearing for Zoning Case No. 85-27, a request of Federal Sign Company for a specific use request on Lot 4, Block D, J.P. HuI[ord Addition, totaling 0.66 acres of land from C-2 to C-2 with specific use permit for increased height and area of sign, located at 109 W. Airport Freeway. Mr. Doug Weatherby was present concerning this zoning ceoe. He explained that the sign was slightly larger than the present aigu; however, they were going to cut the pole off two (2) feet no that the overall height would not be changed. Mr. Sternfels moved to approve Zoning Case No. 85-27, with the stipulation that the overall height of the sign he no more than that of the present sign. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Sternfels, Pippin, Eden, Walker, and Mrs. Park � N No o w/�� None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 13; PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CAS[ NO. 85-28 Mayor Samuels opened the public hearing for Zoning Case No. 85-28' a request of Estelle Lodge No. 582 AF and AM for a change .of zoning on Tract }B, ]. P. Halfurd Survey, Abstract 7ll, totaling 1.689 acres of land, from 8-1 to C-I, located at the northwest corner of Trojan Trail and Ector Drive. Mr. Jock Bullard, Past Master of Estelle Lodge, was present concerning this item. He stated that the Lodge was interested in rezoning the property for the purpose of going into a joint venture with a company to build an office, or similar type building, and have the Lodge on .the second floor of the building, or to possibly sell the east acre of the site Mr. Pippin questioned the possibility of commercial businesses being con- structed on that site, such as 7-11, Stop-N-Go, eLr, and that not being the type of business intended for that location. Mrs. Park moved to approve Zoning Case No. 85-28,'with the stipulation that the ordinance concerning this zoning case not he heard on second reading until requested by the applicant, net to exceed one year. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Mrs. Perk, Messrs. Walker, Pippin, and Sternfels Naya: None bstuin: Mr. Eden 1 Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1985-227 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - October 22, 1985 - Page Six ITEM 14: CONSIDE.RATI.0N OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Walker moved to call a public hearing on January 14, 1986, regarding Storer Cable Television rate incre,e proposal. Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Aye s: Messrs. Walker, k¢r, Ed e n, Pippin, Sternfels, and 1 r, . Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 15: CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Sternfels moved to call_ a public hearing for November 12, 1915, regarding a water rate pas through ordinance. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs, Sternfels, Pippin, Walker, Eden, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 16: CONSIDERATION OF THE RE -ISSUE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BON0S Mr. Pippin moved to call a City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 1985, at 6:01) p.m., in the Council Chambers of the ._Euless Municipal. Building, 201 N. Ector, Euless, Texas, for the purpose of considering the re-issue of General. Obligation Bonds and other pertinent items. Mr. Walker seconded the motion, Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Eden, • Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 17: CONSIDERATION OF BID AWARD FOR FIRE TRUCK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT Mr. Eden moved to accept the recommendation of the staff and award the hid for a 3/4 Ton Pick -Up to Payton Wright Ford, at a bid of $9,750; for. a 6 Cubic Yard Dump Truck to Jack Williams Chevrolet, at a bid of $20,728; for a 1250 GPM Pumper to Riga First Line Equipment, at a bid of $155,098; for a Steel Drum Roller to Cooper Machinery, at a bid of $17,556. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes Messrs. Eden, Walker, Pippin, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1985-228 Euless City Council Regular Meeting -- October 22, 1985 -- Page Seven ITEM 18: CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS Mr. Walker moved to authorize the City Manager to advertise for bids for Pipeline Road overlay from the west City Limit to Central Drive, and for Raider Drive from Pipeline Road to Highway 10. Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Eden, Pippin, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays. None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 19: COMMENDATION OF POLICE OFFICER MARK POI TMAN Mayor Samuels explained to the Council that he had received a letter from an anonymous person stating that Mr. Mark Portman, a Police Officer with the City of Euless, had helped a needy family last Christmas. Mayor Samuels commended Mr. Portman for his generosity and concern, and asked that. the City Manager convey the Council's appreciation to Officer Portman. ITEM 20: BOARD AND COMMISSION ACTIVITY MT. Pippin moved to grant Mr. Rod Ashford a leave of absence until January 1, 1986 from the Park and Recreation Board. Mr. Walker seconded the motion, Ayes: Messrs, Pippin, Walker, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. Mrs, Park recommended that the remaining Board and Commission activity lqe postponed until a later date. ITEM 21: CONSIDERATION OF BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE NORTH TEXAS COMMISSION Mr. Wacker moved to join the North Texas Commission for six months on a trial basis. Mr. Sternfels seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Sternfels and Pippin Nays: Mr. Eden and Mrs. Park Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 22: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Bob McFarland, stated that in research he had done, he found that the Cable TV sales tax revenue was c;oing to other cities besides Euless, because there is no Cable office in Et_dess. 1985-229 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - October 22, 1985 - Page Eight ADJOURNMENT Mr. Walker moved to adjourn. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 9 :50 p.m. ATTEST: