HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-03-27 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
EULESS CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 27, 2001
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Mary Lib Saleh
at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, in the Administration Building Conference
Room. Those present included: Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Leon Hogg and
Council Members Carl Tyson, Bobby Baker, Charlie Miller, Glenn Porterfield, and Veva
Lou Massey. Closed session was held to discuss real property and personnel matters as
authorized by Sections 551.072 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code. 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 7:03 p.m. for
the consideration of scheduled items.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
City Manager Joe Hennig, Deputy City Manager Gary McKamie, City Attorney Paul
'"' Wieneskie, City Secretary Susan Crim, Deputy City Secretary Becky Null, Director of
Public Works Randy Byers, Police Chief Leonard Carmack, Fire Chief Lee Koontz,
Director of Economic Development Bill Ridgway, Director of Fiscal and Administrative
Services Loretta Getchell, Planning and Development Director Mike Collins, Assistant
Public Works Director Ron Young, Planning and Development Manager Eric Wilhite,
Purchasing Manager Gary Gerland, Building Official Kurt Kasson, Inspection Services
Supervisor Richard Ross, Building Inspector Jesse Alfaro, Animal Control Officer
Carolyn Johnson, Reserve Police Officer Clyde Cullum, and Communications/Marketing
Manager Lori De La Cruz.
VISITORS
Alex Horton, Mark Swindell, Jim Davisson, Kevin Smith, Carroll Scott, Bobby Edwards,
Billy Owens, and other visitors as noted in the visitors' register.
INVOCATION
Pastor Joe M. Starks, Shady Grove Church of God in Christ gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Boy Scout Troop No. 253 led the pledge of allegiance.
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ITEM NO. 1 PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS
Public Works Director Randy Byers introduced Animal Control Officer Carolyn Johnson
and Director of Planning & Development Mike Collins introduced Building Inspector
Jesse Alfaro and his family. Mayor Saleh presented each with a five-year service pin.
ITEM NO. 2 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION
Mayor Saleh presented a Certificate of Recognition to Justin McGarry, recipient of the
Eagle Scout Award.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council Member Miller motioned to approve consent agenda items numbered 3, 6, 7, 8,
11, 12, and 13 as follows:
ITEM NO. 3 AWARD OF BID NO. 029-01
Awarded Bid No. 029-01 for plant protectants and fertilizers to Estes, Inc., 8320
Chancellor Row, Dallas, Texas, 75247, in the approximate amount of $68,118.85;
Lesco, Inc., 10405 Camelot Drive, Frisco, Texas, 75035, in the approximate amount of
$2,796.20; BWI Companies, Inc., 1418 Upfield Drive, Carrollton, Texas, 75006, in the
approximate amount of $12,148.30; and Prosource One, 151 Regal Row #112, Dallas,
Texas, 75247, in the approximate amount of$7,675.
Now
ITEM NO. 6 AWARD OF BID NO. 034-01
Awarded Bid No. 034-01 to Direct Action Uniforms, 2707 Stemmons Frwy., #155,
Dallas, Texas, 75207, for police uniforms in the amount of$18,391.
ITEM NO. 7 AWARD OF BID NO. 037-01
Awarded Bid No. 037-01 to Mobil Concepts by Scotty, for the purchase of a fire safety
house trailer in the amount of$40,469.
ITEM NO. 8 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 4 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CHANGE ORDER TO THE POLICE
AND COURTS FACILITY CONTRACT WITH RATCLIFF
CONSTRUCTORS
Approved Change Order No. 4 to the police and courts facility contract with Ratcliff
Constructors documenting value-engineering credits (reduction) in the amount of
$42,871.41 from the original bid amount and authorized the city manager to execute
Change Order No. 4 on behalf of the city.
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ITEM NO. 11 AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SEND CORRESPONDENCE TO THE
.`, SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHAIRMEN OF THE
COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING ADDRESSING EULESS'
CONCERNS WITH REDISTRICTING
Authorized the mayor to send correspondence to the Senate and House of
Representatives Chairmen of the Committee on Redistricting addressing Euless'
concerns with redistricting.
ITEM NO. 12 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 01-1094
Approved Resolution No. 01-1094 appointing Barbara Girouard as Election Judge and
Helen Harvey as Alternate Judge at the Euless Public Library, Debra Anderson as
Election Judge and Larry Beaver as Alternate Judge at Bear Creek Elementary, and
Martha Burleson as Early Voting Ballot Board Judge for a joint election to be held by the
City of Euless and the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District on May 5,
2001.
ITEM NO. 13 APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Approved the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 14, 2001.
Council Member Massey seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
REGULAR AGENDA
ITEM NO. 4 AWARD OF BID NO. 033-01
Council Member Massey motioned to award Bid No. 033-01 to Banner Printing, 112 E.
Texas Street, Grapevine, Texas, 76051, for printing services in an approximate amount
of$60,000, without a secondary supplier being named.
Council Member Miller seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
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ITEM NO. 5 AWARD OF BID NO. 036-01
Mayor Pro Tern Hogg motioned to award Bid No. 036-01 to second low bidder Neopost,
1420 Valwood Parkway, Suite 105, Carrollton, Texas, 75006, for purchase of mail
processing equipment in the amount of $20,780, because he believed the equipment to
be more advantageous in the long run.
After discussion regarding whether this would need to be rebid, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg
withdrew his motion.
Mayor Pro Tern Hogg motioned to award Bid No. 036-01 to Pitney Bowes, 700 N.
Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102, for purchase of mail processing equipment in the
amount of$17,253.
Council Member Baker seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 9 RATIFIED ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EULESS DEVELOPMENT
'oar' CORPORATION AT THE MARCH 20, 2001, MEETING
Council Member Tyson motioned to table ratification of the Euless Development
Corporation actions and send the item back to the Euless Development Corporation for
further consideration regarding the funding of the person to handle the Main Street
project.
Council Member Miller seconded the motion.
Ayes: Council Members Tyson and Miller
Nays: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Baker, Porterfield, and
Massey
Mayor Saleh declared the motioned failed.
Mayor Pro Tern Hogg motioned to ratify actions taken by the Euless Development
Corporation at the March 20, 2001, meeting as follows: (1) Approved expenditure of
funds for emergency sewer repairs at 1100 Westpark Way in the amount of $14,000,
and (2) Approved funding of Main Street signage program in the amount of$400,000.
Council Member Massey seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Baker, Porterfield, and
Massey
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Nays: Council Members Tyson and Miller
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
Council Member Miller stated he was not opposed to the proposal, but was opposed to
the funding of the individual, and that he believed it should be funded from the General
Revenue Fund.
ITEM NO. 10 TABLED CONSIDERATION OF MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO GLADE
ROAD AND HERITAGE ROAD AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION
ENABLING THE CITY OF EULESS TO INDEMNIFY THE CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE FOR LIABILITY RELATED TO THE PROJECT
Council Member Porterfield motioned to table a Memo of Understanding with the City of
Colleyville for improvements to Glade Road and Heritage Road and table a resolution
enabling the City of Euless to indemnify the City of Colleyville for liability related to the
project until staff brings the issue back to council.
Mayor Pro Tem Hogg seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 14 APPROVAL OF FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO.
1466
Mayor Pro Tern Hogg motioned to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No.
1466 amending Chapter 30 "Fees," Section 30-16 "Solid Waste Collection" of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Euless increasing the fee for residential customers from
$6.65 to $6.92 per month and increasing commercial rates by approximately 3.5%.
Council Member Baker seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
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ITEM NO. 15 HELD PUBLIC HEARING AND TABLED ORDINANCE NO. 1461 FOR
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. 00-06-PD
Mayor Saleh opened the public hearing at 7:36 p.m. regarding Planned Development
No. 00-06-PD on Tract 5B, R. Crowley Survey, Abstract 312, 1300 Bear Creek
Parkway, from CUD (Community Unit Development District) zoning to Planned
Development conforming to R-5 (Multi Family High Density Dwelling District 24 units per
acre).
Planning and Development Manager Eric Wilhite stated the request is for a 234 unit
apartment complex with a density of 15.6 dwellings per acre. The applicant is
requesting to vary the building setback requirement on 3-story units from the required
100 feet to 71 feet; increase the number of one-bedroom units to 60% of the total
number of units from the maximum of 50%; and less than 50% of the units to have
direct access garages.
Paul Johnston, Fairfield Residential, 2045 N. Hwy 360, Suite 250, Grand Prairie, Texas,
75050, spoke on behalf of the applicant. He noted that the remainder of the units
without garages will have carports.
There being no additional proponents or opponents, Mayor Saleh closed the public
hearing at 7:42 p.m.
There was considerable discussion with the developer regarding the number of parking
places and it was the consensus of the council members that there was not enough
parking for the number of units and they had concern about tandem parking spaces
behind garages being included in the number of required spaces.
Mr. Johnston indicated that other projects approved recently have similar parking ratios.
Council Member Porterfield motioned to table Ordinance No. 1461 for Planned
Development No. 00-06-PD on Tract 5B, R. Crowley Survey, Abstract 312, 1300 Bear
Creek Parkway, from CUD (Community Unit Development District) zoning to Planned
Development conforming to R-5 (Multi Family High Density Dwelling District 24 units per
acre).
Council Member Miller seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
Council Member Tyson requested staff to go back and review recently approved
`.- projects to see if there are problems with insufficient parking and whether some of the
projects have shown and included tandem parking behind the garages.
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ITEM NO. 16 TABLED PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE NO. 1462 FOR
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT CASE NO. 00-18-SUP
Council Member Porterfield motioned to table the public hearing and Ordinance No.
1462 for Specific Use Permit No. 00-18-SUP for Multi Family High Density Dwelling
District 24 units per acre on Tract 5B, R. Crowley Survey, Abstract 312.
Council Member Massey seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 17 TABLED SITE PLAN NO. 00-18-SP
Council Member Porterfield motioned to table Site Plan No. 00-18-SP for Multi Family
High Density Dwellings at 24 units per acre on Tract 5B, R. Crowley Survey, Abstract
312, 1300 Bear Creek Parkway.
Mayor Pro Tem Hogg seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Tyson, Baker, Miller,
Porterfield, and Massey
Nays: None
Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 18 PUBLIC COMMENT
Feroz Shalwani, 400 Attaway Drive, Euless, stated he was a foreign born American
citizen who moved to Euless in 1984, and he felt he had been the object of an incident
of racial bias and discrimination when he was stopped by a Euless police officer. Mayor
Saleh told Mr. Shalwani that she would get back with him after reviewing the matter with
staff.
ITEM NO. 19 REPORTS
Mayor Saleh introduced Carl Tyson, the incumbent candidate running unopposed for
Place 1, and Kevin Smith and Bob Edwards, candidates for Place 3. She noted that
Doyle Brown, who was not present, was also a candidate for Place 3 in the election to
be held May 5.
Mayor Saleh also noted that Ellen Jones and Sean Hicks were candidates for the Hurst-
Euless-Bedford Independent School District Board election.
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CITY MANAGER
City Manager Joe Hennig stated he will continue to work with the City of Colleyville
regarding the road construction on Glade and Heritage roads to bring the matter back to
the council as quickly as possible. He stated that he appreciated Mr. Shalwani's
comments and welcomed him to Euless and noted that the issue would be looked into.
CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney Paul Wieneskie stated he was glad to have the opportunity to attend the
Euless City Council meeting.
CITY COUNCIL
Council Member Tyson congratulated Carolyn Johnson and Jesse Alfaro for receiving
their five-year service pins. He noted that Assistant Library Administrator Sheila
Williams was recognized at the Rotary Club today.
Mayor Pro Tern Hogg stated he is proud to see employees receive their service pins.
He stated that Carolyn Johnson has helped him get rid of a raccoon and opossum
recently. He stated he attended the library murder mystery dinner and that it was an
enjoyable time.
Council Member Miller also congratulated Carolyn Johnson and Jesse Alfaro. He noted
'""w, he attended the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting last week and stated the board
handled a very difficult case in a professional manner.
Council Member Porterfield congratulated Carolyn Johnson and Jesse Alfaro.
Council Member Massey also congratulated Carolyn Johnson and Jesse Alfaro, as well
as Justin McGarry for receiving his Eagle Scout badge.
Mayor Saleh stated she will be attending meetings in Austin on legislative issues being
considered in the current session. She stated she also enjoyed the library murder
mystery dinner. She also stated that she hoped to restore Mr. Shalwani's confidence in
the City of Euless.
ITEM NO. 20 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
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