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Home My WebLink About1994-03-08 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 8, 1994 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Mary Lib Saleh at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 1994, in the downstairs Administration Building Conference Room. Those present included Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Bobby Baker and Council Members Frank Douglass, Todd Smith, Charles Miller, Glenn Walker and Henry Boatright. Precouncil discussion was held on agenda items and other scheduled items. The City Council met in Executive Session to discuss contemplated litigation and land acquisition as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Sections 551-071 and 551-072. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS - COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Euless City Council continued their meeting in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. for the consideration of scheduled items. Staff Members Present Tom Hart, City Manager; James Cribbs, City Attorney; Susan Crim, City Secretary; �.. Joe Hennig, Assistant City Manager; Gary McKamie, Police Chief; Lee Koontz, Fire Chief; Randy Byers, Director of Development and Public Works; Tom Cox, Director of Administrative Services and Economic Development; Rick Herold, Director of Community Services; Paul Kruckemeyer, City Engineer; Andrea Baxter, Principal Engineer; Betty Yarbrough, Library Manager; Barbara Thompson, Technical Services Librarian; Teresa Britt, Municipal Court Manager; Katherine Thompson, Public Information Officer; Clyde Cullum, Reserve Police Officer; Cathy DiMaggio, Assistant to the City Secretary Visitors Leon Hogg, Chairperson, Parks and Leisure Services Board; James Thompson; Dorothy Tyler, Teen Court Coordinator, City of Bedford PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilman Henry Boatright led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION Councilman Frank Douglass gave the invocation. ITEM NO. 1: PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH Mayor Saleh presented a plaque and gift certificate to Barbara Thompson, Technical Services Librarian, Employee of the Month for March. Ms. Thompson introduced her husband, James. COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 8, 1994 PAGE 2 __, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 94-840 Councilman Miller moved to approve Resolution No. 94-840, endorsing and supporting the concept of HEB Teen Court and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate for Council approval an interlocal agreement among the cities of Hurst, Euless and Bedford, and the HEB Independent School District for combining efforts for the provision of a teen court program. Negotiation of the agreement should address the name of the Teen Court, the amount of contribution of each entity, equal representation on the board, the possibility of a rotation of the court between the Bedford and Euless courts, and a specific description of the in-kind contribution of the school district. Mayor Pro Tem Baker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Miller, Walker, Boatright and Mayor Pro Tem Baker and Mayor Saleh Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 3: APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS Proposed changes to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations: r.. Chapter 2, Definitions Add: Shift firefighter personnel receive paychecks every fifteen (15) days. Section 10.02 Vacations (page 10.52) Change accrual rates for vacation leave for shift firefighters from 6.92 hours per pay period for 1-15 years of service to 7.50 hours; and from 9.23 hours to 10.00 hours for 16+ years of service. Section 10.03 A and B Sick Leave (page 10.54) Change sick leave accrual rates for shift firefighters from 6.92 to 7.5 per pay period for 0-20 years of service; and from 9.23 to 10.00 hours per pay period after 20 years of service up to a maximum of 1,560 hours or 65 firefighter shifts. Councilman Boatright moved to approve changes to the Civil Services Rules and Regulations as presented. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Miller, Walker, Boatright and Mayor Pro Tem Baker and Mayor Saleh Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 8, 1994 PAGE 3 ITEM NO. 4: RECOMMENDATION OF THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT FOR A SANITARY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT IN MIDWAY PARK ADDITION Councilman Douglass moved to recommend the award of a contract for the replacement of a sanitary sewer line in the Midway Park Addition to Atkins Brothers Equipment Company, Inc. of Grand Prairie, Texas in the amount of $161,805.50 and agreeing that the City of Euless will provide funds to cover a portion of the construction cost (CDBG No. B93/U6-48-0001 B/93-22-50) , with the city's portion of the contract being $68,745.50. Councilman Miller seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Miller, Walker, Boatright and Mayor Pro Tem Baker and Mayor Saleh Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Smith moved to approve Items 5 and 6 on the Consent Agenda as follows: ITEM NO. 5: AWARD OF BID NO. 93-38 Award Bid No. 93-38 to Case Power and Equipment for a skid steer loader in the amount of $18,355. ITEM NO. 6: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 22, 1994 Approve the Minutes of the February 22, 1994 meeting as presented. Councilman Douglass seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Miller, Walker, Boatright and Mayor Pro Tem Baker and Mayor Saleh Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. REPORTS ITEM NO. 7: REPORTS a) City Manager City Manager Tom Hart explained to the City Council that they were having their pictures taken for an employee orientation program on Friday, March 11 . Mr. Hart said that the orientation program will provide new employees with a good overall picture of the city's functions and goals. Mr. Hart reported that he would be meeting with the Texas Department of Transportation on March 17 to obtain project N- time frames and cost estimates to provide Council with this information for the COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 8, 1994 PAGE 4 workshop on March 29. Mr. Hart expressed concern regarding the progress of the Highway 157 project. Modesto Mundo was called out of town because of an illness in his family and could not be present for his report on the intern program. b) City Attorney Mr. Cribbs noted that no lawsuits had been filed since the last meeting. c) Staff Mr. Rick Herold, Director of Community Services, gave an update on the 1+1 Tree Program. Mr. Herold said the goal of the program is to plant one tree for every Euless citizen by the year 2000. The program is administered by the Euless Tree Board, a subcommittee of the Parks and Leisure Services Board. The City has given away almost 15,000 trees since the program's inception and has received a growth award for 1991 and 1992 for going well beyond Tree City requirements. There have been several successful tree planting ventures with Euless homeowners associations and apartment complexes. Four thousand five hundred trees will be given away at Arbor Daze '94. d) City Council Councilman Boatright commended Assistant City Manager Joe Hennig and Michelle Wyman, Recycling Coordinator, for their work in organizing the Wilshire Homeowners Association. _ur Councilman Walker congratulated Barbara Thompson for being named Employee of the Month. Councilman Miller congratulated Barbara Thompson and commented that he enjoyed the last Music Shop. Mayor Pro Tem Baker thanked the Police and Fire Departments for inviting the Council to their awards banquet. Councilman Smith stated that he felt the teen court would be a positive step for the young people of the community considering the low rate of recidivism resulting from the use of teen courts. Councilman Douglass congratulated Barbara Thompson as Employee of the Month. Mr. Douglass said that he felt the recent joint meetings with the Hurst and Bedford City Councils and the HEB ISD Board and also the TML Region 8 meeting were very informative and positive. Mayor Saleh commented that she had received positive feedback on the recent meetings held at the schools by the police and fire departments. Several Council Members will be attending the National League of Cities meeting in Washington D.C. and will be bringing back useful information from other cities. Mr. Leon Hogg, Chairperson of the Parks and Leisure Services Board, informed the Council that the son of Chuck Behrns, Alternate on the Board, is in the hospital with an inoperable brain tumor. Mayor Saleh asked the City Secretary to send a card to Mr. Behrns' son. COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 8, 1994 PAGE 5 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the City Council the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. APPROVED: Mary Lib S'aleh, Mayor ATTEST: .. Al1 Susan Crim, CM , City Secretary MINUTES\3-8-94.MIN Vier Nur