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Home My WebLink About2001-09-25 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING *.■ OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 25, 2001 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Mary Lib Saleh at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, in the Administration Building Conference Room. Those present included: Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Carl Tyson and Council Members Leon Hogg, Bob Edwards, Charlie Miller. Council Members Glenn Porterfield and Veva Lou Massey were 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 7:05 p.m. for the consideration of scheduled items. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Manager Joe Hennig, Deputy City Manager Gary McKamie, City Attorney Bob McFarland, City Secretary Susan Crim, Deputy City Secretary Becky Null, Police Chief Leonard Carmack, Fire Chief Lee Koontz, Director of Fiscal and Administrative Services Loretta Getchell, Director of Economic Development Bill Ridgway, Director of Public Works Randy Byers, Director of Community Services Rick Herold, Assistant Director of Public Works Ron Young, Assistant Police Chief Bob Freeman, Planning and Development Manager Eric Wilhite, Recreation Manager Ray McDonald, Dr Pepper StarCenter Manager Bob Gallow, Fleet & Facility Superintendent Kyle McAdams, Police Captain Harland Westmoreland, Police Captain Roger Mangum, Police Lt. Mike Brown, Police Lt. Steve Kockos, Police Sgt. Joe Foran, Police Sgt. David Cort-Brassey, Police Sgt. Eric Starnes, Crime Prevention Office Joe Hoerth, Utility Billing Manager J. T. Ackerman, Library Administrator JoAnn Rogers, Reserve Police Officer Clyde Cullum, Communications/Marketing Manager Lori De La Cruz, and Main Street Coordinator Lou Baum. VISITORS Annette Blount, Nita Westmoreland, Geri Sorg, Alex Horton, Terry Byers, Carolyn Sims, Billy Owens, and other visitors as noted in the visitors' register. INVOCATION Pastor Danny Holifield, Sheppard Drive Baptist Church gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Charlie Miller led the Pledge of Allegiance. City Council Minutes Page 2 of 5 September 25,2001 ITEM NO. 1 PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Police Chief Leonard Carmack introduced Police Corporal Jay Blount and his wife Annette, and Mayor Saleh presented him with the plaque for being nominated as Employee of the Month for September. ITEM NO. 2 PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS City Manager Joe Hennig introduced Director of Public Works Randy Byers and his wife Terry, and Police Chief Leonard Carmack introduced Police Sergeant Joseph Foran and Police Sgt. David Cort-Brassey. Mayor Saleh presented Randy Byers with a 30- year service pin, Police Sgt. Joe Foran with a 20-year service pin, and David Cort- Brassey with a 15-year service pin. Police Sgt. Troy Remington was unable to attend the meeting to receive his 15-year service pin. ITEM NO. 3 PRESENTATION BY STAR TELEGRAM AND THE ARTS COUNCIL Carolyn Sims, representing the Arts Council of Northeast Tarrant County and Star Telegram, made a presentation to Director of Community Services Rick Herold, Recreation Manager Ray McDonald and Dr Pepper StarCenter Manager Bob Gallow thanking them for their assistance with the Taste of Northeast. r.. CONSENT AGENDA Council Member Miller motioned to approve Consent Agenda items numbered 4 through 9. Council Member Hogg seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Edwards, and Miller Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 4 APPROVAL OF BID NO. 052-01 Awarded Bid No. 052-01 to Commercial Building Maintenance Co., Inc., 5511 Redfield, Dallas, Texas, 75235, for the annual janitorial service contract in the amount of $110,496 for a one-year period with 2 one-year renewals. ITEM NO. 5 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 01-1110 Approval of Resolution No. 01-1110 allowing the city manager or the deputy city manager to sign an electric supply agreement with the winning bidder for the electric load of Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc., (CAPP). City Council Minutes Page 3 of 5 September 25,2001 ITEM NO. 6 AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE CONTRACT Authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute a contract with Byron Folse, Associates, Inc., 2275 Westpark Court, Suite 200, Euless, Texas, for architectural services for the remodel of Building D with a basic fee for the service of 7.5% with all fees previously paid for feasibility and preliminary estimates to be considered a credit toward the basic architectural fee. ITEM NO. 7 APPROVAL OF PURCHASE Approval to purchase 64 PCs and 4 servers from Dell Computer Corporation through the State of Texas purchasing contract, in the amount of $110,811. ITEM NO. 8 APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT NO. 01-16-CC Approval of Temporary Use Permit No. 01-16-CC to Site Concrete, Inc., for a concrete batch plant for street construction within Lakewood Addition, 1704 Lakeshore Drive. ITEM NO. 9 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 11, 2001. r.. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 10 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ORDINANCE NO. 1499 Mayor Saleh opened the public hearing at 7:35 p.m. regarding provisions affecting participation of City employees in the Texas Municipal Retirement System by changing the length of credited service required from 25 years to 20 years for retirement. Director of Fiscal and Human Resources Loretta Getchell stated that HB 2168 provides for cities to adopt 20-year retirement eligibility. She stated that Euless is adopting 20- year retirement eligibility from the current 25-year eligibility. There being no proponents or opponents, Mayor Saleh closed the public hearing at 7:37 p.m. ITEM NO. 11 APPROVAL OF FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1499 Council Member Hogg motioned to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1499 affecting participation of City employees in the Texas Municipal Retirement System granting the additional rights authorized by Section 854.202(g) of Title 8, Texas Government Code allowing for 20-year retirement. Council Member Miller seconded the motion. City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5 September 25,2001 Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Tyson, Council Members Hogg, Edwards, and *ft. Miller Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 12 PUBLIC COMMENT There was no public comment. ITEM NO. 13 REPORTS CITY MANAGER City Manager Joe Hennig introduced Utility Billing Manager J. T. Ackerman. He stated that Euless is sponsoring the Julia Wakeley scholarship golf tournament on October 15, for a student at North Texas University. He stated that the initial draft of the remediation for Midway Recreation Center has been received from the consultant and is not as adverse as it was first thought to be. However, completion of renovations to the recreation center could be closer to the end of the year. CITY ATTORNEY City Attorney Bob McFarland had nothing to report. STAFF REPORT Fire Chief Lee Koontz stated that the Red Cross collection drive in Euless, Euless United Leads Everyone to Strength & Survival, collected $28,952 over three days. Collection sites were located in the parking lot of Albertson's, Kroger, and Jumpin Johns. He noted that the Euless Fire Association donated $10,000 for the 911 fund in New York City. Dalworth Carpet Cleaning donated $5,000 today, with half designated for the American Red Cross and half to the New York Firefighter's Fund, and that Central Junior High will be making a donation tomorrow. CITY COUNCIL Mayor Pro Tern Tyson thanked Fire Chief Lee Koontz and stated he was proud of the fire department for doing this collection. He congratulated Police Corporal Jay Blount, Police Sgt. Joe Foran, Police Sgt. David Cort Brassey, and Director of Public Works Randy Byers. He further stated he was glad to live in the USA. Council Member Hogg congratulated Police Corporal Jay Blount, Police Sgt. Joe Foran, Police Sgt. David Cort Brassey, and Director of Public Works Randy Byers. He stated he worked Friday on the collections and noted that was Lee Koontz's 20th anniversary with the city. City Council Minutes Page 5 of 5 September 25,2001 Council Member Edwards also congratulated Police Corporal Jay Blount, Police Sgt. �.. Joe Foran, Police Sgt. David Cort Brassey, and Director of Public Works Randy Byers. He stated that the fire department and the Euless citizens did an outstanding job on the Red Cross collections. Council Member Miller also congratulated Police Corporal Jay Blount, Police Sgt. Joe Foran, Police Sgt. David Cort Brassey, and Director of Public Works Randy Byers. He stated he recently attended a Library Foundation meeting and the HEB Chamber of Commerce gala. Mayor Saleh congratulated Council Member Leon Hogg for being recognized Saturday night at the HEB Chamber of Commerce gala as outgoing president of the HEB Economic Development Foundation. She also attended the Tarrant County Senior Citizens' Day at the Fort Worth Zoo. ITEM NO. 14 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. APPROVED:4/4- Mary Lib :aleh, Mayor ATTEST: fr usan Crim,( MC, City Secretary