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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-03-11MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 11, 1986 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order at 8:05 p.m., on Tuesday, March 11, 1986, in the Council. Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building, by Mayor Harold L. Samuels. Those present were Mayor Pro-Tem Glenn D. Walker and Councilmembers Robert Pippin, Ron Sternfels, Bob Eden, and Carolyn Park. Staff Members Present W.M. Sustaire, City Manager. Bob McFarland, City Attorney Ton Hart, Assistant. City Manager Kay Rainey, City Secretary Jean Wilson, Deputy City Secretary James Knight, City Engineer Rod Tyler, Senior Planner Jim McKanna, Project. Engineer Lynn Shackelford, Director of Administrative Services Visitors Thomas R. Summers Charles Billups, Jr. Carolyn Hill Shirley and Vernon Strickland Bob Courtney Helen Craig Mariana Stroud Sharon Bell. Tom Bepko Ron Shield W. M. Snyder Preston Reynolds and other interested parties PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Harold D. Samuels led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mayor Pro-Tem Glenn D. Walker. 1986-054 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 11, 1986 - Page Two RECOGNITION OF BOY SCOUT Mayor Samuels also recognized Vernon Strickland who was in the audience. Mayor Samuels explained that Vernon only lacked two badges to make Eagle Scout. ITEM 1: PRESENTATION OF AWARDS TO BUSINESSES FOR BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS Mayor Samuels and the Council expressed their thanks to the Businesses in Euless receiving these awards, for their hard work and efforts in beautifying Euless, Mayor Samuels announced that the Euless Taco Bell, 100 W. Euless Boulevard was receiving the award for small businesses; that the Mobile Service Station at 105 N. Main Street, was receiving the award for medium businesses; and Harwood Crossing Shopping Center, 1060 N. Main Street was receiving the award for large businesses. These awards were presented to businesses who have added to the quality of the aesthetics of our community. OLD BUSINESS ITEM 2: CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SELECT ARCHITECT FIRM FOR CITY FACILITIES Mr. Sternfels moved to authorize the City Manager to select an architect firm for the city facilities when the selection committee makes a recommendation. Mrs. Park seconded the motion. Ayes: Mr. Sternfels, Mrs. Park, Messrs. Pippin, Eden, and Walker Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P--86 -0.1. Mr. Eden moved to approve Platting No. P- 86 -01, combined preliminary and final plat of Lot 1, Block A, Windmill Self Storage Addition, containing 4.4814 acres of land, located south and adjacent to Midway Drive, and east and adjacent to International Drive, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Eden, Walker, Pippin, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1986 -055 Euless City Council. Regular. Meeting - March 11, 1986 - Page Three ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P -86 -02 Mr. Walker moved to approve Platting No. P- 86-02, combined preliminary & final plat of Lots 1, 2, 3, & 4, Block A, Triple "T" Addition, containing 7.9824 acres of land, located east of Raider Drive, west of Westpark way and located between S.H. 10 and South Pipeline Road, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mrs. Park seconded the motion. Ayes: Mr. Walker, Mrs. Park, Messrs. Eden, Pippin, and Sternfels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 5: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P -86-06 (City Secretary's Note: Mayor Samuels stepped down from the Council table at. 8:16 p.m. due to conflict of interest, Mayor Pro -Tem Walker presided.) Mr. Pippin moved to approve Platting No. P- 86 -06, combined preliminary and final pi.at of Lot 1, Block A, Samuels /Shields Addition, containing 1.25 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Sixpence lane and East of Midway Drive, in accordance with the recommendation of the. Planning and Zoning Commission. ) Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, Walker and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Pro -Tem Walker declared the motion carried. ITEM 6: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P- 86-07 Mr. Pippin moved to approve Platting No. P- 86 -07, replat of Lot 2, Block F, into Lot 2R, Block F, Midway Square Addition, Phase III, containing 0.9159 acres of land located at the southwest corner of Harwood Road and fuller- Wiser, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Mr. Sternfels seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Sternfels, Eden, Walker, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Pro -Tem Walker declared the motion carried. Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 11, 1986 - Page Four ITEM 7: CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CASE NO. 1986 -056 86 -02 (City Secretary's Note: Mayor Samuels returned to the Council table at 8 :18 p.m.) Mr. Sternfels moved to call a public hearing for April 8, 1986, for Zoning Case No, 86 -02, a request of Richard Bramblett for a change of zoning on Tract 1C, J. Groves Survey, A -599, totaling .9.3323 acres of land, from its present zoning of C -2 to CUD R-4, located east and adjacent to Bell. Hi Addition, south and adjacent. to West Pipeline Road and north of S.H. 10. Mr, Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Sternfels, Walker, Pippin, Eden, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels- declared the motion carried. ITEM 8: CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CASE NO. 86 -03 Mr. Sternfels moved to call a public hearing for April 8, 1986, for Zoning Case No. 86-03, a request of Richard Bramblett for a change of zoning on Tracts 1131 and 1E1A, J. Groves Survey, A -599, totaling 5.8409 acres of land, from its present zoning of CUD R -4 to C -2, located east of Bell Hi Addition, south of W. Pipeline Road and north and adjacent to S.H. 10. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Aves: Messrs. Sternfels, Walker, Pippin, Eden, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITS! 9: AUDIENCE REOUESTED BY CAROLYN HILL, PRINCIPAL OF BELL MAN0R ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ms. Carolyn H:i.l.l was present and stated her concern for the approximately 50 students that cross S. Pipeline Road in order to get to school, because of the traffic along that. str =eet. She stated that she would like the City to put a crossing guard at that .Location just. east of Raider. The City Manager advised Ms. Hill that the City's Traffic Safety Coordinator was studying this problem and that it had been made a "top priority" project. The Council encouraged Ms. Hill to also approach the City of Bedford with this concern to see if a joint effort could be made between the Cities to correct this problem. 1986 -057 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 11, 1986 - Page Five ITEM 10: AUDIENCE REQUESTED BY TOM BEPKO Mr. Torn Bepko was present and stated his concern to the Council concerning the Ordinance regarding satellite TV dishes. He stated that he had a "pie" shaped lot and that in order to abide by the ordinance he would be limited on where he would be allowed to put his dish. He stated that he would have to cut some trees down as well as ask a neighbor to cut a tree down and that he was asking the Council to allow him to go through the proper procedures in order to get a special use permit without having to pay the processing fees. Mr. Bepko was advised that he would be allowed to apply for a special use permit and that the City would work with him concerning the processing fees. ITEM 11.: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 877 Mr. Pippin moved to declare an emergency and approve Ordinance -No. 877, concerning exterior facade requirements in commercial and industrial zones subject to review by legal counsel- Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin Eden, Sternfels, Walker, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 12: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 86 -624 Mr. .Pippin moved to approve Resolution No. 86 -624, regarding "Pennington Field," and the maintaining of of that nave for the HEBISD's new athletic facilities. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin Walker, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 13: CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION OF BID AWARD TO TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT Mr. Pippin moved to award bid per staff recommendation to Hall - Albert Construction Company, Fort Worth, for $141,'523.00, and acknowledged the City's responsibility for participation of the cost of construction in amounts exceeding $72,072 of the Community Development Block Grant Funding. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 11, 1986 - Page Six ITEM. 14: CONSIDERATION OF BID AWARD FOR OFFICE FURNITURE 1986-058 Mr. Eden moved to approve the low hid of Dallas Office Products in the amount of $40,340,01, subject to the staff's verification of the products meeting the City's specifications, otherwise the second low bid of Standard Office Products in the amount of $41,107.20 be approved.. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Eden, Pippin, Walker, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 15: CONSIDERATION OF EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY INCLUDING TEMPORARY EASEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION Mr. Walker moved to authorize the City Engineer to sign easements and right- of-way including temporary easement for construction regarding Boyd Branch sewer line repair. project. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs, Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 16: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ACTIVITIES Mr. Eden moved to accept the resignation of Steve Runyon from the Library Board, to appoint Ms. Mary Balsinger to the Civ :i.l. Service Commission, and to table any further Board and Commission activity until the next regularly scheduled Council meeting to be held on March 25, 1986. Mr. Walker seconded the motion Ayes: Messrs. Eden, Walker, Sternfels, Pippin, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 1'r: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Bob McFarland stated he had nothing to report. ITEM 18: CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer James Knight stated he had nothing to report. 1986 -059 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 11, 1986 - Page Seven COMMENTS A) Mrs. Park raised a question to the Council concerning the zoning code changes including requirements allowing for a retirement village with the units having a minimum of 300 square feet. It was the concensus of the Council to have Code Technology review this possibility. B) Mr. Pippin moved to give $6,000 from the Community Betterment Fund to the Library to be used equally for books and videos. Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, Walker., and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. Mayor Samuels asked if there were any questions or comments from the audience, C) Ms. McMullin came forth and stated that she lives on South Pipeline Road and asked that the Council not take any action concerning the "one -way„ on that portion of the roadway until she has a chance to present the Council with reasons why, she feels, they should not make South Pipeline a one-way road. That being at the next regularly scheduled Council Meeting on March 25, 1986, Ms. McMullen was advised that a four-way stop was going to be installed on a temporary basis so that drivers could adjust to the change. and until further study was made of making South Pipeline a one -way. ADJOURNMEgT There being no further business before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m. ATTEST: Kay Rainey,.pity Secretary Harold D. Samuels, Mayo