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Home My WebLink About2001-09-11 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING �.. OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL September 11, 2001 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Mary Lib Saleh at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, in the Administration Building Conference Room. Those present included: Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Carl Tyson and Council Members Leon Hogg, Charlie Miller, Glenn Porterfield, and Veva Lou Massey. Council Member Bob Edwards was not present. Closed session was held to discuss personnel matters as authorized by Section 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 7:10 p.m. for the consideration of scheduled items. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Manager Joe Hennig, Deputy City Manager Gary McKamie, City Attorney Bob 44.0. McFarland, City Secretary Susan Crim, Police Chief Leonard Carmack, Director of Fiscal and Administrative Services Loretta Getchell, Planning and Development Director Mike Collins, Director of Economic Development Bill Ridgway, Director of Public Works Randy Byers, Engineering Consultant Albert Hall and Communications/Marketing Manager Lori De La Cruz. VISITORS TXU Representative Rick Vaughn, Billy Owens, and other visitors as noted in the visitors' register. INVOCATION Pastor David Freeman of the First Assembly of God Church gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Girl Scout Troop 1511 led the Pledge of Allegiance. ITEM NO. 1 EAGLE SCOUT CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION Christopher Robertson was not present to be recognized for receiving the Eagle Scout Award from Boy Scouts of America, Inc. City Council Minutes Page 2 of 7 September 11,2001 CONSENT AGENDA Nov Council Member Charlie Miller motioned to approve Consent Agenda Items numbered 2 through 9. Council Member Leon Hogg seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield, and Massey Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 2 APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Approval of an interlocal agreement between the cities of Coppell, Euless, Grapevine and Irving, and the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board regarding the appointment of a non-voting member to the DFW Airport Board. ITEM NO. 3 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 01-1109 Approval of Resolution No. 01-1109 recommending more discreet retail display of certain magazines. ITEM NO. 4 APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT Approval of Temporary Use Permit No. 01-14-CC for a concrete batch plant for street construction within Little Bear Addition. ITEM NO. 5 APPROVAL OF EXTENSION OF BID NO. 2000-17 Approval of extension of Bid No. 2000-17 for one year to Office Depot Business Services Division, Grand Prairie, Texas, for the annual contract for office supplies at an approximate expenditure of $75,000. ITEM NO. 6 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE Approval of the purchase of a Visionics Livescan TenPrinter Booking Management System, an automated fingerprint identification system, for the police department in the amount of $87,470.02. ITEM NO. 7 APPROVAL OF EXTENSION OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Approval of the extension of an interlocal agreement with the City of Fort Worth for participation in Fort Worth's Environmental Collection Center Household Hazardous Waste Program, from October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002, at an estimated expenditure of$10,000, based on 167 households at $60 each. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 7 September 11,2001 ITEM NO. 8 APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Approval of an interlocal agreement to provide a food inspection program to the City of Grapevine for a period of two years commencing on October 1, 2001, and ending on September 30, 2003. ITEM NO. 9 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approval of the City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 28, 2001. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 10 AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH TXU ELECTRIC Council Member Hogg motioned to authorize the city manager to negotiate and execute a contract with TXU Electric for the relocation of electric service lines along North Main Street from State Highway 10 to Harwood Road overhead at the rear/back lot lines, with service to the businesses underground at an estimated cost of$550,000. Council Member Miller seconded the motion and pointed out to the audience that the cost of placing the utility lines overhead on the rear lot lines will be approximately $1 million less than placing them underground. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller and Massey Nays: Council Member Porterfield Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 11 RECEIVE ENGINEERING STUDY AND AUTHORIZE CERTIFICATION Council Member Hogg motioned to receive consulting engineer's, Birkhoff, Hendricks & Conway, L.L.P., verification of the maximum impact fees for water and sanitary sewer and to authorize the mayor to certify to the Attorney General that the fees comply with Senate Bill 243. Council Member Massey seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield, and Massey Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. City Council Minutes Page 4 of 7 September 11,2001 ITEM NO. 12 APPROVAL OF FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. _ 1497 Mayor Pro Tern Tyson motioned to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1497 amending Section 86-68 "Time for Assessment and Collection of Impact Fees" and Section 86-69 "Agreements for Capital Improvements" of Article II 'Water and Sanitary Sewer Systems" of Chapter 86 "Utilities" of the Euless Code of Ordinances to comply with Senate Bill 243. Council Member Hogg seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield, and Massey Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 13 APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT Mayor Pro Tern Tyson motioned to approve Temporary Use Permit No. 01-12-CC for the St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church to host its annual Greek Food Festival to be held on Friday, October 5 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Saturday, October 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 7, 2001, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on its church grounds, located at 303 Cullum Drive, Lot 6 and a portion of Lot 7, Alexander- Cullum Addition. Council Member Miller seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield, and Massey Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 14 APPROVAL OF SPECIAL EXCEPTION Director of Planning and Development Mike Collins stated that the special exception being requested is the result of a replatting of Lots 14 and 15, Block 1, Oakland Estates, to Lots 14R and 15R, Block 1, Oakland Estates, located at 1607 Oak Lane. The replat has created a one-acre tract and a three-acre tract. The owners plan to sell the one- acre tract and maintain ownership of the three-acre tract where they have their residence. Current zoning regulations require the dedication of an 8 foot wide strip of property along the south property line for right-of-way. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 7 September 11,2001 Mr. Mark Lawson, 1607 Oak Lane, Euless, addressed the council members and .111P• requested the special exception be granted to the right-of-way dedication. He stated he believed other property owners along Ash Lane would be compensated for the right-of- way required to widen Ash Lane in the future. Mr. Harold Moore, 2208 Cottonwood Lane, Bedford, spoke in favor of the special exception being granted eliminating the requirement of an 8 foot wide dedication of right-of-way. Council Member Hogg motioned to approve a special exception to the platting requirement for dedication of right-of-way on a replat of 1607 Oak Lane, Lots 14 and 15, Block 1, Oakland Estates, to Lots 14R and 15R, Block 1, Oakland Estates. Council Member Massey seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield and Massey Nays: Mayor Pro Tem Tyson Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 15 APPROVAL OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1498 �.. Council Member Porterfield motioned to deny the first reading of Ordinance No. 1498 approving a 120 day extension to the AT&T Broadband franchise agreement that will expire on December 11, 2001. The motion died for lack of a second. Council Member Miller motioned to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 1498 approving a 120 day extension to the AT&T Broadband franchise agreement that will expire on December 11, 2001. Mayor Pro Tem Tyson seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller and Massey Nays: Council Member Porterfield Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 16 APPROVAL OF FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1494 Council Member Hogg motioned to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1494 adopting an ad valorem tax rate of $0.497254 per $100 valuation for the year 2001, and providing for a twenty percent exemption of the assessed value of residential homesteads, an additional $30,000 exemption for residential homesteads of residents who are sixty-five years of age or older, and an exemption with proper application for disabled veterans as allowed by Property Tax Code, Section 11.22. City Council Minutes Page 6 of 7 September 11,2001 Council Member Porterfield seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield, and Massey Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 17 APPROVAL OF FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1496 Council Member Miller motioned to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1496 adopting the Tax Roll for the 2001 tax year, as supplemented September 1, with the appraised value of property as established by the Tarrant Appraisal District and as submitted by the Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector. Council Member Hogg seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Miller, Porterfield, and Massey Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 18 REPORTS Council Member Porterfield reported that he attended a committee meeting of the Trinity River Authority Central Regional Wastewater Advisory Committee, the agency through which the City contracts its wastewater service, and that the Committee recommended the annual budget of $54 million to the Board. Council Member Miller stated he attended the City's Library Board monthly meeting on September 6, and learned that the library staff has applied for and received a grant in the amount of $99,000 from the Telecommunication Infrastructure Fund. He complimented Library Administrator JoAnn Rogers and Assistant Library Administrator Sheila Williams for their initiative and work in obtaining the grant. Mayor Pro Tem Tyson reported that he attended a meeting hosted by the SuperTarget officials and learned of their desire to be a part of the community. He stated they will employ between 500 and 600 people in their new store in Euless. Mayor Saleh stated the Arts Council of Northeast Tarrant County recently hosted their annual fund raising event at the Dr. Pepper StarCenter in Euless, and it was so successful their board voted to return to Euless again next year. City Council Minutes Page 7 of 7 September II,2001 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. APPROVED: 111 .,_A„ Mary Lib Sall Mayor ATTEST: ,' iii /��. usan Crim, r MC City Secretary