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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-03-09 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 9, 1993 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lib Saleh at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 1993, in the downstairs Administration Building Conference Room. Those present were Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lib Saleh, Council Members Bobby Baker, Henry Boatright, Frank Douglass, Todd Smith and Peter Staks. Mayor Harold Samuels was absent. Precouncil discussion was held on agenda items and other scheduled items. 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 Kay Godbey, Assistant City Manager; James Cribbs, City Attorney; Susan Crim, City Secretary; K. B. Fuller, Police Chief; Debra Forte' , Director of Fiscal and Human Resources; Joe Hennig, Director of Development and Operations; Tom Cox, Director of Administrative Services/Economic Development; Rick Herold, Director of Community Services; Modesto Mundo, Administrative Assistant; Katherine Thompson, Public Information Officer; Michelle Wyman, Recycling Coordinator; Cathy DiMaggio, Assistant to the City Secretary Visitors Katie Matzke, Chairperson, Advisory Board for Social Concerns; Neal Adams, Industrial Development Authority; Charles Miller, Parks and Leisure Services Board; and other visitors as noted on the Visitor's Register. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lib Saleh led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION Councilman Henry Boatright gave the invocation. a REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 1993 PAGE 2 NEW BUSINESS •� ITEM NO. 1: APPROVAL OF SIGN VARIANCE REQUEST - #93-01-SV Mr. John Westerbury, architect for the renovation project of Euless Town Center, addressed the City Council. Mr. Westerbury stated that the renovations are needed to satisfy the needs of potential tenants and to update the image of the center. Signage will incorporate an arch over the cabinet of the existing pylon signs. Variance requested would allow 620 sq. ft. on the sign along Airport Freeway and 495 sq. ft. on the Hwy. 157 sign, both in excess of square footage allowed by the current city sign ordinance of 600 sq. ft. and 450 sq. ft. respectively. Councilman Peter Staks moved to approve Sign Variance 93-01 for a Special Signage Program for Block 1, Lot 1-R of the Euless Town Center Addition in accordance with plans bearing the Euless date stamp of February 23, 1993, and the sign changes to be made concurrent with the remodel of the building exterior. Councilman Henry Boatright seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright, Mayor Pro Tem Saleh Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 2: APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT - North Central Texas Farmers Market Mr. Terry Western, President, North Central Texas Farmers Market Corporation, addressed the Council. Mr. Western indicated that days and hours would remain the same as in past years, Wednesdays and Saturdays only from June 1 until October 1 , daylight to sell out. Councilman Douglass moved to approve the request from North Central Texas Farmers Market to operate an open air market on the K-Mart parking lot between June 1 and October 1, 1993, subject to the following: (1) all necessary permits and inspections are complied with; (2) the location and operation of the market shall comply with the application; and (3) all structures, frames and etc. be removed from the site and the site to be returned to its original condition by mid-October. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright, Mayor Pro Tem Saleh Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Saleh declared the motion carried. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 1993 PAGE 3 ITEM NO. 3: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 93-803 Councilman Staks moved to approve Resolution No. 93-803 supporting a contractual agreement with the Texas Water Commission and North Central Texas Council of Governments to receive grant funds for the Euless Apartment Recycling Program. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright, Mayor Pro Tem Saleh Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 4: APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1107 Councilman Baker moved to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1107, adopting and levying the sales and use tax authorized by Section 4B of Article 5190.6, Texas Revised Civil Statutes as amended, fixing an effective date of July 1, 1993, for levying the tax. Councilman Boatright seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright, Mayor Pro Tem Saleh Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 5: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS Councilman Boatright moved to approve the following amendments to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations: Section 4.35, Police and Fire Promotion Eligibility A. Excluded positions are: 1 . Battalion Chiefs 2. Police Captains B. Included positions are: 1 . Police Officer 5. Firefighter 2. Police Corporal 6. Firefighter II 3. Police Sergeant 7. Driver Engineer 4. Police Lieutenant 8. Fire Lieutenant 9. Fire Captain REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 1993 PAGE 4 Section 8.01 Rating Period and Forms -- There shall be an evaluation of each employee's work six (6) months after starting regular employment, and a minimum of annually thereafter, in accordance with the Performance Evaluation Policy. Section 10.01.F. Holidays F. When an official holiday occurs on a scheduled work day of a regular part-time employee, such employee shall be entitled to the holiday and shall receive pay for the number of hours he normally would have worked. Section 10.01.G. Holidays G. An employee who is absent without permission or without making advance arrangements on the scheduled working day immediately preceding or following a holiday shall lose pay for the holiday as well as for the other day or days off. Section 10.03 Sick Leave Sick leave days shall be used for absences during the regularly scheduled work week due to employee disability resulting from illness or injury, to the extent of the total number of days the employee has accumulated, and any other requirements are met. Employees may use up to three (3) of the fifteen (15) annual sick leave days for immediate family members living in the employee's household. Section 10.03.G Sick Leave Employees who use their sick leave without just cause as it is earned, or fail to accumulate it may be dismissed from the service. A Director or Manager may require of an employee a signed statement from a licensed physician attesting to any illness of such employee or his immediate family member for which sick leave is used. A Director or Manager may disallow sick leave pay in the absence of satisfactory proof. Also, should an employee miss more than three (3) consecutive work days, or two firefighter shifts, the Director or Manager may require an employee to furnish a statement from the attending physician confirming the employee's ability to resume his or her job duties before permitting the employee to return to work. The Supervisor may also request a physician's note at any time. Section 10.03. I . Sick Leave No City employee shall be entitled to sick leave due to the following causes: 1. Disability arising from sickness or injury purposely inflicted or caused by willful misconduct. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 1993 PAGE 5 2. Sickness or disability sustained while on leave of absence without pay. -- 3. Disability acquired as a result of gainful employment in another job. 4. Ordinary tiredness or restlessness. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright, Mayor Pro Tem Saleh Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 6: ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA No items were withdrawn from the Consent Agenda. CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Smith moved to approve Items No. 7 through 15 on the Consent Agenda as follows: ITEM NO. 7: RESOLUTION NO. 93-804 Resolution No. 93-804 authorizing disclosure of the city's financial statements and other pertinent credit information relevant to the city's outstanding securities in order to improve the liquidity of the city's securities in the secondary market. ITEM NO. 8: BID NO. 92-28 Bid No. 92-28 was extended for six months with metro Data Supply, Inc. for copier and computer paper. ITEM NO. 9: BID NO. 92-43 Bid No. 92-43 was awarded to James Woods GMC for a 1/2 ton pickup in the amount of $9,989. ITEM NO. 10: BID NO. 92-48 Bid No. 92-48 was awarded to Zimmerer Kubota, Inc. for three mower decks for Kubota F2100 mowers for a total of $6,672. ITEM NO. 11: BID NO. 93-01 Bid No. 93-01 was awarded to G.T. Distributors, Inc. for twenty eight (28) Point Blank Hi-Lite Threat Level ILIA Ballistic Body Armor vests for a total of $13,882.12. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 1993 PAGE 6 ITEM NO. 12: BID NO. 93-02 �— Bid No. 93-02 was awarded to Pac-Tel Paging for digital pagers for a total of $4,759.80 per year. ITEM NO. 13: BID NO. 93-03 Bid No. 93-03 was awarded to Cyclone Fence Company for athletic field fencing for a total of $10,067. ITEM NO. 14: PURCHASE OF UTILITY RECORDERS (SOLID STATE INTERROGATOR SYSTEM) Purchase of four SSI units (water meter reading devices) 3000 Series, including SSI unit, Stand/Rack, Pitprobe and RMMS software upgrade to be purchased from Sensus Technologies, Inc. the sole source vendor to replace existing equipment hardware and software at a cost of $11,000. ITEM NO. 15: MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 23, 1993 The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 23, 1993 were approved as presented. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright, Mayor Pro Tem Saleh Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Saleh declared the motion carried. REPORTS ITEM NO. 16: REPORTS a) City Manager Assistant City Manager Kay Godbey noted that City Manager Tom Hart was en route from an out of town meeting and could not be present. Ms. Godbey commented that the amendments to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations were relatively minor and reflected the thorough work that the Civil Service Commission and staff had done in the recent major rewrite. Ms. Godbey also thanked the Parks Department for assisting in the set-up work for the South Euless Elementary 80th Anniversary celebration. b) Attorney Mr. Cribbs had nothing to report. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9, 1993 PAGE 7 c) Staff - Katherine Thompson, Public Information Officer, outlined duties and goals for this position. d) City Council Councilman Baker attended the South Euless Elementary Anniversary and was very pleased with the attendance. Mr. Baker was a student at that school beginning in 1954. Mr. Baker also attended the Police and Fire Department Awards Banquet and felt that this event made him more aware of what these individuals contribute to the city all year long. The award recipients were as follows: Fire Department Lance R. Judd, Firefighter of the Year Gary W. Thompson, Paramedic of the Year Steven M. Mayo, Driver Engineer of the Year Mark R. Lipman, Supervisor of the Year Scott D. Parsley, Distinguished Service Award Richard E. Clark, Distinguished Service Award Police Department Charles T. Skiles, Police Officer of the Year Shelly Thompson, Supervisor of the Year Troy D. Remington, Distinguished Service (Sworn) - Melissa Norman, Distinguished Service (Civilian) Allen M. Smith, Bill Harvell Award Marco G. Valladares, Michael Williamson Memorial Award Jerry L. Cook, W. M. "Blackie" Sustaire Memorial Award Councilman Smith attended the Police and Fire Department Awards Banquet and was moved by the presentation of a picture of Michael Williamson, a Euless Police officer who was slain in the line of duty on November 28, 1982. The portrait will be hung in the hallway in the Police Department. Mr. Smith congratulated Michelle Wyman on the recycling grant from COG for the apartment recycling program. Mr. Smith expressed optimism about the Euless Town Center renovations. Councilman Douglass thanked Katherine Thompson for her report. Councilman Staks thanked Katherine Thompson for her report. Mr. Staks attended the National League of Cities Conference in Washington D.C. along with Mayor Samuels, Councilman Boatright and City Manager Tom Hart. Speakers at the conference included President Clinton and HUD Secretary, Henry Cisneros. The speakers provided insight on the economic stimulus package. The components of this package include a 60% increase in Community Development Block Grant Funds, a $1 billion summer youth work project, $2.2 billion HOME program for housing rehabilitation, $6.8 billion to help the homeless, and a $300 million immunization program. Congressmen Geren and Barton hosted events to meet with their constituents. Mr. Staks was particularly interested in a presentation by Mr. Joe Langford, City Manager, Rock Hill , South Carolina. In REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 9. 1993 PAGE 8 1986, the community began a "visioning" process similar to the recent land use meetings attended by Euless staff and Council . The city of Rock Hill has accomplished a complete economic turnaround as a result of this "visioning" process. Mr. Staks asked that we invite Mr. Langford to Euless to make this presentation to Council and staff. Councilman Boatright thanked Katherine Thompson for her report and congratulated Michelle Wyman on the recycling grant. Mr. Boatright attended the 80th Anniversary of South Euless Elementary and noted that Mayor Pro Tem Saleh represented the city at the event. Councilman Boatright supported Mr. Staks' recommendation of the City of Rock Hill "visioning" process presented at the National League of Cities conference. Mr. Boatright encouraged council members to attend this very worthwhile conference next year. Mayor Pro Tem Saleh reported that South Euless Elementary had put together a history of the school which incorporates a lot of city history. The books will be on sale at Arbor Daze. They are also doing a map of the original City of Euless as well as a current map. The Historical Preservation Committee will host a "Bridge Party" on May 7 when the old Iron Bridge will be dedicated. Mayor Pro Tem Saleh asked Katie Matzke, Chairperson of the Advisory Board for Social Concerns, to address the Council regarding a voter registration project the board is undertaking. Ms. Matzke said that the board will be doing a voter registration drive on March 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at five major businesses in the area. The board members will be deputized by the Tarrant County Elections Office to register citizens to vote. �— ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:13 p.m. APPROVED: Harold D. Samuels Mayor ATTEST: Aii/ice/ .1.14L Susan Crim, C City Secretary /cd \wp51\minutes\3-9-93.min