HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-12-11 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
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EULESS CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 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, December 11, 2001, in the Library Conference Room to hear a
presentation by Bennett/RTKL group. Those present included: Mayor Mary Lib Saleh,
Mayor Pro Tern Carl Tyson and Council Members Leon Hogg, Charlie Miller, Glenn
Porterfield and Veva Lou Massey. Council Member Bob Edwards was absent. The
meeting resumed in the Administration Building Conference Room at 5:30 p.m. 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 7:00 p.m.
for the consideration of scheduled items.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
r`, City Manager Joe Hennig, Deputy City Manager Gary McKamie, City Attorney Bob
McFarland, City Secretary Susan Crim, Police Chief Leonard Carmack, Fire Chief Lee
Koontz, Director of Public Works Randy Byers, Director of Community Services Rick
Herold, Director of Planning and Development Mike Collins, Director of Economic
Development Bill Ridgway, Director of Fiscal and Administrative Services Loretta
Getchell, Assistant Director of Public Works Ron Young, Battalion Chief/EMS Jeff
Morris, Planning and Development Manager Eric Wilhite, Purchasing Manager Gary
Gerland, Right of Way Consultant Albert Hall, Deputy Fire Chief Don Wilson, Battalion
Chief Jack Watson, Fire Captain Ronnie McClendon, Fire Prevention Lt. Franchot
Thomas, Driver Engineer/EMT George Buttler, Driver/Paramedic Tommy Rush,
Firefighter/Paramedic Kelly Varwig, Firefighter/Paramedic Ronnie Ikeler, Firefighter
Richard Whitten, Firefighter Scott Evans, Firefighter Olaf Growald, Firefighter Jason
Moon, Fire Inspector Christine Cox, Fire Administrative Secretary Penny Carrillo, Fire
Secretary Melissa Thomas, Community Services Finance Manager Gary Yakesch,
Recreation Superintendent Suzanne Hendrickson, Special Projects Manager Lou
Baum, Reserve Police Officer Clyde Cullum, Communications/Marketing Manager Lori
De La Cruz, Director of Golf Duff Cunningham, Recreation Manager Ray McDonald,
Softball World General Manager Rick Lyle, and Library Administrator JoAnn Rogers.
VISITORS
Kristi, Tyler and Austin Buttler, Carrie, Taylor, Cooper, and Tristen Rush, Tori Varwig,
Carroll Scott, Barney Snitz, Byron Benoit, Don Martin, Ellen Schroeder, Billy Owens,
and other visitors as noted in the visitors' register.
City Council Minutes Page 2 of 6 December 11,2001
INVOCATION
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Pastor Eric Hulet, Grace Community Church, gave the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Girl Scout Troop #1541 led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ITEM NO. 1 PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Director of Community Services Rick Herold introduced Community Services Finance
Manager Gary Yakesch and Mayor Saleh presented him with the plaque for being
selected employee of the month for December.
ITEM NO. 2 PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS
Fire Chief Lee Koontz introduced Driver/EMT George Buttler and his wife, Kristi, and
sons, Tyler and Austin; Driver/Paramedic Tommy Rush and his wife, Carrie, and
children Taylor, Cooper, and Tristen; Firefighter II/Paramedic Kelly Varwig and his wife,
Tori, Driver/Paramedic Mike Christenson, Fire Lieutenant/EMT Rick Clark, and
Driver/Paramedic Kip Smith. Mayor Saleh presented George Buttler, Mike Christenson,
Rick Clark, Kip Smith, and Tommy Rush with 20-year service pins and Kelly Varwig with
a 5-year service pin.
Mayor Saleh noted Firefighter II/Paramedic David Johnson, Firefighter/Paramedic Chad
Olsen, and Parks Mechanic II Walter Braswell, were unable to attend the meeting to
receive their 5-year service pins.
CONSENT AGENDA
Council Member Miller motioned to approve Consent Agenda Items 3 and 4 as follows:
Council Member Massey 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. 3 AWARD OF BID NO. 001-02
Awarded Bid No. 001-02 to Denwalt-Hollingsworth for the purchase of an AM low-power
radio system, which is part of the emergency warning system, in the amount of
$19,390.50.
City Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 December 11,2001
ITEM NO. 4 AWARD OF BID NO. 004-02
Awarded Bid No. 004-02 to Southlake Construction, 5001 LBJ Freeway, #290, Dallas,
Texas, 75244, for the demolition and removal of the wooden-framed single-family
houses along North Main Street, in the amount of $21,500.
REGULAR AGENDA
ITEM NO. 5 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Mayor Pro Tem Tyson motioned to approve the minutes of the Regular City Council
Meeting of November 27, 2001, as amended, with the addition of Mayor Pro Tem
Tyson's comments on Item No. 6 as follows: "Mayor Pro Tem Tyson stated that one of
the problems with the property being considered was that there is no traffic circulation
between SH157 and SH183 and that this piece of property could afford the capability to
go between SH157 and SH183 and Villa Drive could make a circular pattern through
there. That would open this property up to something that would have a lot more
possibilities than storage warehouses."
Council Member Hogg 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.
ITEM NO. 6 APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE TO A TWO (2) YEAR
TERM
Council Member Hogg motioned to reappoint Municipal Court Judge Lacy Britten to a
two-year term expiring December 31, 2003.
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.
ITEM NO. 7 APPROVAL OF FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO.
1515
Council Member Miller motioned to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No.
1515 establishing a registration procedure for all retail electric providers selling electric
service to residents in the City of Euless.
City Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 December 11,2001
Mayor Pro Tern Tyson 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. 8 PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
ITEM NO. 9 REPORTS
STAFF REPORT
Director of Community Services Rick Herold reported that Texas Star Golf Director Duff
Cunningham was recently named "Merchandiser of the Year" for the second time and
that is one of the highest honors to receive from his peers.
Recreation Manager Ray McDonald reported on the outstanding year in the Parks and
Community Services Department, including the Parks, Library, Recreation, Pools,
`r„ Texas Star Golf Course, Conference Centre and Ravens Grill, Parks at Texas Star,
Softball World, Historical Preservation, Senior Citizens, Arbor Daze, Volunteer Services
and over 20 major special events each year. He highlighted a few areas in each
department.
Library Administrator JoAnn Rogers thanked the City Council, Library Board, Library
Foundation, Friends of the Library and Library staff for their support of the Library during
the past year. She reported that services added included free notary service, fax
machine and scanner for public use, Spanish language collection obtained with a grant
from the State, computer training for senior citizens and free business consulting offered
by retired executives. She reviewed the various activities sponsored during the past
year.
Golf Director Duff Cunningham expressed his appreciation for the support of Texas Star
golf facility during 2001 and briefly reported the highlights of the year.
Softball World General Manager Rick Lyle thanked everyone for their support of Softball
World and reviewed the major events that took place during 2001.
Recreation Supervisor Suzanne Hendrickson stated that the Midway Recreation Center
remodel would be completed in early 2002 at which time the Center would be open for
public use. She reported on the many area facilities that have housed recreation
programs during the remodeling and detailed the new equipment and programs that will
be available when the Center opens in 2002.
City Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 December 11,2001
Director of Community Services Rick Herold concluded by thanking all the other City
�,.. departments who support the Parks and Community Services Department in all their
activities.
CITY MANAGER
City Manager Joe Hennig reported that the second regular Council meeting for
December would not be held due to the Christmas holidays. He invited the Council
members to the employee Christmas luncheon on December 14 and wished everyone a
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney Bob McFarland had nothing to report.
CITY COUNCIL
Council Member Veva Lou Massey thanked the Parks Department staff members for
their great presentation and congratulated Gary Yakesch on being named employee of
the month for December and the Fire Department employees for their many years of
service to the City. She reported that she attended the recent DFW Airport Board
meeting and learned that the Irving City Council Member who represents the cities of
Euless, Grapevine, Irving and Coppell on the Board has requested an environmental
�.. briefing. She also stated that Noble Coaches, Inc., of Euless had their contract for
Terminal B reduced rate parking shuttle service terminated by the Board. Council
Member Massey reported that she attended the December meeting of the Historical
Preservation Committee and was impressed with the dedication of the members. She
wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
Council Member Glenn Porterfield congratulated all of the employees recognized during
the meeting and said it is always good to see people recognized for good work. He
commended Rick Herold on his staffs reports, and stated he would like to see reports
from other City departments in the future. He wished everyone a Happy Holiday
Season.
Council Member Miller stated he has lived in four cities and that Euless has the best
employees of any city in the Metroplex. He commended the Parks and Community
Services staff on their presentation and expressed appreciation to each of them for the
work they do.
Council Member Leon Hogg stated it had been a good year to be on the City Council
and congratulated Gary Yakesch on being named employee of the month. He reported
he attended the Texas Municipal League annual conference in Houston and the
National League of Cities conference in Atlanta and that they were both good
conferences and he learned some new information. He wishes everyone a Merry
Christmas.
City Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 December 11,2001
Mayor Pro Tern Carl Tyson congratulated Gary Yakesch for being selected employee of
`., the month and thanked him for providing very good financial reports to the Council
Members. He stated that all of the Community Services departments do a tremendous
job. He said the Christmas Parade of Lights was great as was Vince Vance's
performance and that he considered himself lucky to live in Euless. He wished
everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Mayor Saleh congratulated Gary Yakesch and the other employees recognized for their
years of service. She reported that a physical therapist she knows stated the Euless
Recreation Center has the finest fitness center in the mid-cities area. She reported the
aquarium in the Library has been refurbished and is beautiful. She said she hoped
everyone would have a wonderful Christmas.
ITEM NO. 10ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Mary Libaleh
No, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Secretary