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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-04-13 MOM MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL APRIL 13, 1993 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Harold Samuels at 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 1993, in the downstairs Administration Building Conference Room. Those present included Mayor Harold Samuels, Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lib Saleh and Council Members Frank Douglass, Todd Smith, Bobby Baker, Peter Staks and Henry Boatright. Precouncil discussion was held on agenda items and other scheduled items. The City Council met in Executive Session to discuss pending litigation, personnel matters and land acquisition as authorized by V.T.C.S. Article 6252-17, Sec. 2 (e), (f) and (g). The Executive Session was recessed to be continued at the end of the Council meeting. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS - COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Euless City Council continued their meeting in the Council Chambers at 7:05 p.m. for the consideration of scheduled items. Staff Members Present Kay Godbey, Assistant City Manager; James Cribbs, City Attorney; Susan Crim, City Secretary; Joe Hennig, Director of Development and Operations; Lee Koontz, Fire Chief; K. B. Fuller, Chief of Police; Randy Byers, Director of Public Works; Rick Herold, Director of Community Services; Debra Forte' , Director of Fiscal and Human Resources; Tom Cox, Director of Administrative Services and Economic Development; Rod Tyler, Planning Manager; John Craig, Building Official; Betty Yarbrough, Library Manager; Mike Logan, Fire Marshal; Clyde Cullum, Reserve Police Officer; Modesto Mundo, Administrative Assistant. Visitors Leon Hogg, Chairman, Parks and Leisure Services Board; Charlie Miller, Parks and Leisure Services Board; Eric Owens, Parks and Leisure Services Board; Richard McNeese, Chairman, Tree Board; Billy Owens, Planning and Zoning Commission; Katie Matzke, Chairman, Advisory Board for Social Concerns; Henry Kasten and other visitors as shown on register. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilman Frank Douglass led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lib Saleh. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL I3, 1993 PAGE 2 ITEM NO. 1: SPECIAL PRESENTATION WIMP Mayor Harold Samuels presented a Certificate of Appreciation to City Secretary Susan Crim for the management of and dedication to the recodification of the City's Code of Ordinances. ITEM NO. 2: PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION Mayor Samuels presented a proclamation to Building Official John Craig proclaiming April 12-16, 1993, National Building Safety Week. ITEM NO. 3: PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION Mayor Samuels presented a proclamation to Tree Board Chairman Richard McNeese proclaiming April 30, 1993, Arbor Day in Euless. ITEM NO. 4: PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION Mayor Samuels presented a proclamation to Henry Kasten proclaiming the week of April 19-25, 1993, National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. ITEM NO. 5: AUDIENCE REQUESTED BY ARNOLD COLE REGARDING DICKEY APARTMENT COMPLEX Mr. Cole and other neighbors of the Dickey Apartment Complex addressed the Council regarding the smoke and odors coming from the wood-burning water heater and the trash accumulation at the apartments. Mayor Samuels directed the City Manager's office to write a letter for his signature to the head of the Air Control Board asking for an ash evaluation to be conducted, for the burner to be monitored from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. , and to communicate to them that if the City of Euless needs to spend some money on overtime to come out at that time, we will do so as we need to eliminate these problems. He also requested that the City Attorney's office work with the citizens to see if there is a solution which could be handled in Municipal Court. ITEM NO. 6: APPROVAL OF SPECIAL REQUEST FOR OUTDOOR SALES Councilman Boatright moved to grant the K-Mart Corporation permission to operate a temporary tent sale in their parking lot between April 1 and September 30, 1993, in accordance with their application. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13. 1993 PAGE 3 ITEM NO. 7: ACCEPTANCE AND REFERRAL OF THE 1993 LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL 4111■1 IMPROVEMENTS PLAN TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to accept the 1993 Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan and refer to the Planning and Zoning Commission, acting in the capacity of the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee, for written comments on or before May 17, 1993. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 8: DATE SET FOR A PUBLIC HEARING Councilman Douglass moved to call a public hearing for May 25, 1993, to discuss, review and consider adoption of the proposed amendments to the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan and amended impact fees. Councilman Smith seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright ' Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 9: APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1109 Councilman Baker moved to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1109, as amended, adopting and enacting a new Code of Ordinances for the City. Councilman Boatright seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 10: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 93-810 Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to approve Resolution No. 93-810 concurring in the State's determination that a portion of the right-of-way on State Highway 360 just South of Ash Lane be quitclaimed in accordance with State regulations. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13. 1993 PAGE 4 Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 11: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 93-811 Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to approve Resolution No. 93-811 authorizing the creation of the Euless Development Corporation as an instrumentality of the City of Euless, adopting the Bylaws of the Euless Development Corporation and approving the form of the Articles of Incorporation, save and except for the designation of the Board of Directors. Councilman Staks seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ..� ITEM NO. 12: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 93-809 Councilman Staks moved to approve Resolution No. 93-809 appointing Linda Stevens alternate election judge for the Bear Creek Elementary School polling place in the May 1, 1993, election to be held jointly with Tarrant County. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 13: TABLE RESOLUTION NO. 93-808 Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to table Resolution No. 93-808, urging that prayer be returned to the public schools, for consideration by the City Attorney's office for possible wording changes of the document. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13, 1993 PAGE 5 Abstain: Councilman Douglass Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 14: ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS OF NEW MEMBERS TO ADVISORY BOARD FOR SOCIAL CONCERNS Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to accept resignations from the Advisory Board for Social Concerns from Grace Armstrong, Nancy Foster and Nancy Taylor Lynn and to appoint James Gresham to Place 2 from the position of Alternate, Linda Noppinger to Place 9, Donna Bonenberger to Place 10 and James Phillips and Holly King-Buckelew as alternates. Councilman Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. Councilman Staks asked Katie Matzke, Chairman of the Advisory Board for Social Concerns, to have that Board revisit the NETS issue and provide the City Council with current data for their reconsideration of a funding request from the Northeast Transportation Service. ITEM NO. 15: AUTHORIZATION OF CITY MANAGER TO HIRE LIBRARY CONSULTANT Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to authorize the City Manager to hire Lee Brawner and Associates of Oklahoma City as library consultant for the City with costs not to exceed $29,899. Councilman Staks seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 16: AWARD OF BID NO. 93-P06 Councilman Baker moved to award Bid No. 93-P06 for the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition System (S.C.A.D.A. ) well control system to Garico, Inc. , Dallas, in the amount of $107,941 . Mayor Pro Tem Saleh seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13, 1993 PAGE 6 Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 17: APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Councilman Boatright moved to approve the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of March 23, 1993. Councilman Staks seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 18: REPORTS a) City Manager Assistant City Manager Kay Godbey announced that City Manager Tom Hart was not present as he was in Austin testifying on legislation. She also expressed appreciation for the completion of the Recodification of the Code of Ordinances ,.� and thanked all departments involved for their assistance. b) Attorney The City Attorney had no report. c) Staff Director of Public Works Randy Byers presented a follow-up report to the worksession held on March 29 showing additional water meter calibration test information. d) City Council Mayor Samuels announced that Councilman Staks will be representing the City at a meeting of the Texas Innovation Group in Corpus Christi this week speaking on "Development from a Councilman's perspective. " Councilman Boatright commended all who received proclamations and the City Secretary for her work on revisions to the Code of Ordinances. He also commended Councilman Staks for being honored as a presenter at the Texas Innovation Group meeting in Corpus Christi this week. He thanked Mayor Samuels for placing the resolution regarding prayer in public schools on the agenda. Councilman Staks expressed appreciation for Mr. Kasten in receiving the ,,.—• proclamation and encouraged others to consider being organ donor candidates. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13, 1993 PAGE 7 Mayor Pro Tem Saleh stated that Mr. Kasten, who received the proclamation on Donor Awareness Week, is an organ transplant recipient. She reminded everyone that early voting is now going on and that the League of Women Voters is sponsoring a candidate forum Monday, April 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. She announced that Arbor Daze will be April 23 - 25 and that it has been proclaimed the largest Arbor Daze celebration in the world. She expressed her hope that a history of Arbor Daze in the City of Euless is being kept. Mayor Pro Tem Saleh reported that she attended the 6th birthday party of the Senior Citizen's Kitchen Band. Councilman Baker addressed the problems of the Dickey Apartment Complex and said that for the three years he has been on the Council, we have been dealing with the problems of these apartments and have been unable to do anything about it. He expressed frustration that as a Council Member he has not been able to get something done. He requested the staff and City Attorney find a solution. Councilman Smith said he hoped the citizens received the message that the City Council is anxious to solve the problems at the Dickey Apartment Complex. Councilman Douglass congratulated the City Secretary on being recognized and also the recipients of the proclamations. Betty Yarbrough announced that the "Night of 1,000 Stars" will be Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library. ITEM NO. 19: TABLE RESOLUTION NO. 93-812 REGARDING DISTANCE BETWEEN RUNWAY SEPARATION Councilman Staks moved to table, because of some language questions, Resolution No. 93-812 requesting the Federal Aviation Administration re-examine its preliminary determination regarding future runway separation at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Councilman Boatright seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker, Staks and Boatright Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 20: CONTINUATION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LAND ACQUISITION The Council reconvened into an Executive Session to discuss possible land acquisition. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business before the City Council , the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13, 1993 PAGE 8 APPROVED: 1 4 4 Harold D. Samuels, Mayor ATTEST: Susan Crim, 1 , City Secretary