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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-03-25MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 25, 1986 CALL TO ORDER 1986 -064 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order at 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, March 25, 1986, in the Council Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building, by Mayor Harold D. Samuels. Those present were Mayor Pro -Tem Glenn D. Walker and Councilmembers Robert Pippin, Ron Sternfeis, Bob Eden, and Carolyn Park. Staff Members Present W.M. Sustaire, City Manager Bob McFarland, City Attorney Tom Hart, Assistant City Manager Kay Rainey, City Secretary Jean Wilson, Deputy City Secretary James Knight, City Engineer Visitors Jerry Spalding Wyatt Slaughter Kerry Jones Phil Vakharia Cheryl Thomas Howard Jackson Marvin Jones Sherri George Scout Troop #344 and other interested parties PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilman Bob Eden led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mayor Harold D. Samuels. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meetings of February 25, and March 11, 1986, were approved as written. 1986 -065 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 25, 1986 - Page Two ITEM 1: PRESENTATION TO MR. PIPPIN Mayor Samuels presented Mr. Pippin a 10-year service pin for his 10 years of service as a Councilman for the City of Euless. He then presented Mr Pippin with a gift from the City Council, a card and a gift from the City Employees. A plaque and a proclamation proclaiming Robert "Bob" M. Pippin Day as March 26, 1986, was also presented. Mayor Samuels expressed his gratitude and appreciation for Mr. Pippin and his service on the Council. OLD BUSINESS ITEM 2: SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 878 FOR ZONING CASE NO 85 -38 Mr. Pippin moved to approve second Zoning Case No. 85 -38, a request of Tract 4L, A.J. Huitt Survey, A -684 Mills Addition, totaling 4.59 acres permit for Bowling Center, located 10, north of Bayless Drive, west of Mr. Eden seconded the motion. and final reading of Ordinance No, 878, for J. Patel (Vailab) for a change of zoning on and portions of Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, S.W. of land, from C -2 to C -2 with specific use on the south side of the 700 Block of S.H. Carr Park and east of Burgandy Tower, Avs: Messrs. Pippin, Eden,.Waiker, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF PLAT ABANDONMENT Mr. Eden moved to approve Plat Abandonment, abandonment of Miliican Addition, as currently filed in Volume 388 -16, page 97, at the Tarrant County Plat. Records, located east and adjacent to Cullum Drive, north of Alexander Lane and south of S.H. 10, 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 Naays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried, 1986 -066 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 25, 1986 - Page Three ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF RIGHT OF WAY ABANDONMENT Mr. Sternfels moved to approve Right -of -way Abandonment, an abandonment of Millican Street right -of -way, located between S.H. 10 and proposed Alexander Lane, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mrs. Park seconded the motion. Ayes: Mr. Sternfels, Mrs. Park, Messrs. Eden, Pippin, and Walker Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 5: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P -86 -04 Mr. Pippin moved to approve Platting No. P- 86 -04, preliminary Plat of Lots 17R, 19 -23, Block 1, Lots 14 -18, Block 12, Oak Crest Estates, containing 4.5184 acres of land, located east and adjacent to Cullum Drive, north of Alexander Lane and south of S.H. 10, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 6: CONSIDERATION OF PLATTING NO. P -86 -08 Mr, Eden moved to approve Platting No. P- 86 --08, Replat of Lots 17 and 18, Block 1, Oak Crest Estates and Lots previously known as Lots J, K, M, N, and a portion of Lots H and L of the Millican Subdivision, into Lot 17R, block 1, Oak Crest Estates - Second Filing, containing 2.198 acres of land, located east and adjacent to Cullum Drive, north of Alexander Lane and South of S.H. 10, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Sternfeis seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Eden -, Sternfeis, Pippin, Walker, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 25, 1.986 - Page Four ITEM 7: PUBLIC HEARING FOR ZONING CASE NO. 86 -04 Mayor Samuels explained the public hearing process and for Zoning Case No. 86 -04, a request of Mike Kornegay Tract 3L, J. Groves Survey, a -599, totaling 1.722 present zoning of C-2 to L -1, located east of. Raider to S.R. 10 and north of South Pipeline Road. 1986 -067 opened the public hearing for a change of zoning on acres of land, from its Drive, south and adjacent Mr. Kornegay was present and explained to the Council that he had proposed a 17,500 sq. ft. office building on the back portion of the lot and that he had proposed to divide the front lot into five (5) different lots possibly for either expansion of Mr. Kornegay's building or for other businesses. He further stated that there would be some assembly and storage inside the building but that there would be no outside storage. Mayor Samuels asked if there were other proponents to speak concerning this request. There being none, he asked if there were any opponents to speak concerning this request, There being none, he asked if there were questions or comments from the Council. There being none, Mayor Samuels declared the public hearing closed. Mr. Eden moved. to approve Zoning Case No. 86 -04, 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. ITEM 8: CONSIDERATION OF TIME EXTENSION Mr. Eden moved to approve the requested time extension of six (6) months for CoEquity Corporation in reference to Harwood Court -Phase II. Mr. Sternfels seconded the motion, Ayes: Messrs. Eden, Sternfels, Walker, Pippin, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 9: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 86 -625 Mr. Pippin moved to approve Resolution No. 86-625, authorizing the supplying of population projections to the Trinity River Authority of Texas. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Pippin, Walker, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1986 -068 Euless City Council. Regular Meeting - March 25, 1986 - Page Five ITEM 10: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION Tom Hart, Assistant City Manager, advised the Council that this item was not ready for consideration and requested that it be postponed until the next regularly scheduled Council meeting. ITEM 11: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 86 -626 Mr. Walker moved to approve Resolution No. 86 -626, authorizing the City Manager to sign a contract for a litter enforcement program. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Pippin, Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 12: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 86 -627 Mr. Sternfels moved to approve Resolution No -. 86-627, for permission to conduct a shopping center carnival promotion with the stipulation that the hours would be from noon until midnight only, that the appropriate licenses be acquired and that sales tax be reported as required by law. Mr. Eden seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Sternfels, Eden, Walker, Pippin, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 13: CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO SEED. BIDS Mrs. Park moved to approve the authorization of the City Manager to seek bids for certain water and sewer line improvements in Cullum Drive associated with the replat of Lot 17R. Mr. Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Mrs. Park, Messrs. Walker, Eden, Sternfels, and Pippin Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. 1986 -069 Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 25, 1986 - Page Six ITEM 14: AL"rJIENCE RE iSTED BY THOMAS H. JACKSON Mr. Thomas H. Jackson was present to discuss certain problems he was experiencing with the City's sign ordinance. He presented photographs and site plans to the Council showing the problem he was having with respect to putting a sign in front of his business on Main Street behind the K -Bob Restaurant. He stated that because of the location of his business, it was impossible to go by the City's sign ordinance in order to install a sign because it would not be seen from the street. He asked that the Council look at the ordinance and make a change so that situations such as this could be solved. Mr. Sternfels moved to approve an interim amendment to the City's sign ordinance until such time as the ordinance can be permanently amended. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Sternfels, Pippin, Walker, Eden, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 15: AUDIENCE REQUESTED BY MRS. IOLA MC MULLIN Mrs. Iola McMullin, 2114 West Pipeline Road was present and presented drawings and reviewed with the Council the reasons she felt the most easterly portion of West Pipeline should not be made a "one -way" roadway. She stated that she was concerned with she and her family having to. cross five lanes of traffic in order to go westbound on West Pipeline, that she still had a child at home that has a lot of friends come to their house, that her family has to come that way also; and that she has a concern for emergency equipment getting to her house if the need arose. Mr. Eden moved to study the feasibility of some type of intersection to protect the homeowners and to install 4 -way stop signs at Westpark Way and West Pipeline Road, and to hold up on implementing a one -way section on West Pipeline. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Eden, Pippin, Walker, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITD4 16: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ACTIVITIES Mrs. Park moved to appoint Mary Lih Saleh to Place 6 of the Library Board, with her term expiring when the 1986 appointments are made and to postpone any further Boards and Commissions activities until the next regularly scheduled Council meeting. Mr. Walker seconded the motion Aves: Messrs, Eden, Walker, Sternfels, Pippin, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor. Samuels declared the motion carried. Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 25, 1986 - Page Seven ITEM 17: CONSIDERATION OF BID AWARD 1986 -070 Mr. Walker moved to approve the low hid of Payton /Wright Ford in the amount of $14,800 each for two (2) 15- passenger vans to be used for Senior Citizen and other transportation and to approve the low bid of Herwig Lighting, Russellville, Arkansas, in the amount of $14,000 for the "Commemorative Clock in the Park ". Mr. Sternfels seconded the motion. Ayes: Messrs. Walker, Sternfels, Pippin, Eden, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 18; CONSIDERATION OF SIGNALIZATION AT RAIDER AND PIPELINE Mr. Walker moved to declare an emergency and approve the installation of signaiization at Raider and Pipeline. Mr. Pippin seconded the motion. Ayes. Messrs. Walker, Pippin,. Eden, Sternfels, and Mrs. Park Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM 19: CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT City Attorney Bob McFarland stated he had nothing to report. ITEM 20: CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer James Knight reported that the Commissioners Court had accepted the City's recommendation to accept the low bid for the storm drainage project in the Midway Park Addition. He further stated that the project would be started on or about April 7, 1986, and would take approximately 60 days. Euless City Council Regular Meeting - March 25, 1986 - Page Eight COMMITS A) Tom Hart, Assistant City Manager, had begun on Pipeline. B) Mr. Sternfels thanked the staff Main Street at Highway 10. 1986 -071 reported that the right -of -way acquisition for the rebuttoning and restriping work on C) Mr. Walker ask the City Manager for the committee for the Capital Improvement Program. status of the "Citizen Input!° W. M. Sustaire, City Manager reported that we had received 45 commitments and that letters were in the process presently to go to those committee members. D) Mr, Pippin stated that he treasured his years and relationships with the Counciimernbers that it was a pleasure serving his community, and thanked the Council and Staff for their kind gifts. He further stated that he was not "fully retired" and would be happy to help in any area he could. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Council., the meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. ATTEST: Kay Rain s,City Secrete / 1 l� Harold D. Samuels, Mayor