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Home My WebLink About2008-03-25 `�- MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL MARCH 25, 2008 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 25, 2008, in the Precouncil Conference Room of City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included: Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Leon Hogg, Council Members Tim Stinneford, Linda Martin, Charlie Miller, Glenn Porterfield, and Perry Bynum. The precouncil meeting included: > A financial report for February presented by Director of Finance Vicki Rodriquez; > An update from Director of Planning and Development Mike Collins on recent code enforcement issues and new residential and commercial development in the city; > A discussion led by City Manager Gary McKamie and Planning and Development Director Mike Collins of proposed changes to the current gas drilling ordinance; • A discussion led by Director of Public Works Ron Young regarding a proposed interlocal agreement with the City of Bedford for a traffic signal at the intersection of Cheek-Sparger Road and Rio Grande Boulevard; > and the review of agenda items. The city council convened into closed session at 6:10 p.m. for deliberation regarding real property to consider the leasing of city property and consideration of a site for a senior citizens center as authorized by Sections 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, and deliberation of economic development negotiations regarding Glade Parks, as authorized by Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code. They reconvened into open session at 7:00 p.m. 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 Gary McKamie, Deputy City Manager Loretta Getchell, City Attorney Bob McFarland, City Secretary Susan Crim, Deputy City Secretary Becky Null, Director of Economic Development Bill Ridgway, Police Chief Mike Brown, Interim Fire Chief City Council Minutes Page 2 of 6 March 25, 2008 Robert Isbell, Director of Finance Vicki Rodriquez, Director of Public Works Ron Young, -- Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald, Director of Planning and Development Mike Collins, City Engineer Robert Barker, Fleet and Facility Administrator Kyle McAdams, Planning and Development Manager Chris Barker, Public Works Manager J. T. Ackerman, Library Administrator Kate Lyon, Human Resources/Risk Administrator Carolyn Marshall, Fire Division Chief/EMS Jeff Morris, Purchasing Manager Mike Lowry, Aquatics/Contracts Maintenance Tech Tim Rolen, Information Services Administrator Dan McLain, Computer Services Specialist Jake Dilliplane, Communications and Marketing Manager Betsy Deck, and Reserve Police Officer Clyde Cullum. VISITORS Kelcie and Aric Rolen, Ken Harp, Donna Mickan, Jay Heilman, Keith Eggers, Jake Thomasson, Esther Johnson, John Schleeter, and others as noted in the visitor register. INVOCATION Reverend Ken Harp, Restoration Church, gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Hogg led the Pledge of Allegiance. v.. ITEM NO. 1 PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald introduced Aquatics/Contracts Maintenance Tech Tim Rolen, his daughter, Kelcie, and son, Aric. Mayor Saleh presented Tim with a plaque for being selected Employee of the Month for April. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 APPROVED RENEWAL OF BID NO. 015-06 Council Member Porterfield motioned to approve the second one-year extension of Bid No. 015-06 with Metro Business Products, 2694 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, 76118, for printing services, in the estimated expenditure of$55,000. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Stinneford, Martin, Miller, Porterfield and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 March 25, 2008 ITEM NO. 3 APPROVED RECOMMENDATION OF BID AWARD TO TARRANT �- COUNTY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROJECT NO. B07-UC-48-0001-22-15 Council Member Porterfield motioned to approve a recommendation to Tarrant County to award a construction contract to Bristow Contracting, LLC, for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. B07-UC-48-0001-22-15 for the replacement of a water main line in the Oakwood Terrace West Addition, in the amount of $323,311. Of this amount, Tarrant County Community Development will pay $269,704.80, and the City of Euless will participate by providing the balance of the contract amount, which is $53,606.20, and agreeing to authorize up to an additional $16,165.80 to cover approved change orders. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Hogg, Council Members Stinneford, Martin, Miller, Porterfield and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 4 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION TO AN EXISTING OIL AND GAS LEASE ON THE LOVING TRACT Council Member Porterfield motioned to authorize the mayor and city manager to negotiate and execute a six-month extension to an existing oil and gas lease with Dale Resources, LLC, on the 37.661 acre tract referred to as the Loving tract adjacent to Trinity Boulevard in the City of Fort Worth. The extension to begin drilling will expire October 11, 2008, and the terms of the existing lease will remain unchanged with the exception of the bonus payment to be negotiated. Council Member Miller seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Hogg, Council Members Stinneford, Martin, Miller, Porterfield and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 5 AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXPEND FUNDS Council Member Porterfield motioned to authorize the city manager to expend funds for the Home Project in partnership with Tarrant County, U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and local churches. The home restoration projects are deemed to be of economic benefit to the city and will contribute to sustaining the city's property values. The city has been awarded $500,000 of grant funds through Tarrant City Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 March 25, 2008 County Department of Community Development and HUD with a required local match of $125,000, which is provided in the FY08 budget. Council Member Bynum seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Hogg, Council Members Stinneford, Martin, Miller, Porter-field and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 6 AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Council Member Stinneford motioned to authorize the city manager to execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Lewisville for the purchase of goods and services. Mayor Pro Tern Hogg seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Stinneford, Martin, Miller, Porterfield and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 7 APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Mayor Pro Tern Hogg motioned to approve the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 11, 2008. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Hogg, Council Members Stinneford, Martin, Miller, Porterfield and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 8 PUBLIC COMMENTS John Schleeter, 2121 Bear Creek #532, Euless, Texas, 76039, spoke against the Gas Drilling Forum to be held by the city on April 17, 2008. City Manager Gary McKamie commented that the city was holding the forum in response to the requests of citizens, and the purpose of the forum is for citizen education. Ed Ireland from the Barnett Shale Education Commission will provide City Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 March 25, 2008 information on the drilling process, and a law firm will be in attendance to answer questions regarding legal issues. He noted that in Euless there is very little opportunity for drilling to occur because of the restrictions in the ordinance. However, citizens have the opportunity to sign leases on their property with the drilling site actually being outside the Euless city limits. He stated the forum will be video taped and played on the Euless website and cable TV channel for the education of the citizens. ITEM NO. 9 REPORTS STAFF REPORT Interim Fire Chief Robert Isbell introduced Fire Division Chief/EMS Jeff Morris, who gave an update on the protocol for heart attack and stroke victims that has resulted in the saving of more lives. CITY MANAGER City Manager Gary McKamie commended Jeff Morris on giving a great report and said that instead of the hospitals initiating the heart and stroke protocols, our paramedics and Medical Director Dr. Yamada had done so in our community. He stated the citizens are being provided with great quality of care for a small amount of tax dollars. He stated that Euless recently approved a resolution to work with the cities of Fort Worth and Arlington, DFW Airport, and Trinity River Authority (TRA) in its effort to bring reclaimed water to the city for irrigation use and possibly for gas drilling. CITY ATTORNEY City Attorney Bob McFarland had nothing to report. CITY COUNCIL Council Member Stinneford congratulated Aquatics/Contracts Maintenance Tech Tim Rolen for being selected employee of the month. He thanked City Manager Gary McKamie and staff for bringing forward the Home Program, which combines public and private money and resources to help citizens in need make repairs to their homes. He thanked Fire Division Chief/EMS Jeff Morris and Medical Director Dr. Yamada for the lifesaving protocols, stating the city is fortunate to have them. He stated the city is also fortunate to have a strong financial staff who handles the city's money so responsibly in times of the questionable economy right now. Mayor Pro Tem Hogg congratulated Tim Rolen, stating he has known him almost 40 years. He thanked Jeff Morris for a great report. Council Member Martin congratulated Tim Rolen, stating he always has a smile on his face. She thanked Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald for the great job he does. She thanked Jeff Morris and noted the city has a great group of firefighter paramedics. She stated it is a great credit having Dr. Yamada as medical director. She stated Euless is a great place to live with the best police, fire, and city staff, and she is thankful she lives in Euless. City Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 March 25, 2008 Council Member Miller thanked Robert Isbell and Jeff Morris for an excellent report. He stated working in government is a tough job, but officials need to look at all the issues, such as drilling and the potential of natural gas. He reminded everyone of the Texas Trash-Off on Saturday, April 5, beginning and ending at Incredible Pizza. He congratulated Tim Rolen on being selected Employee of the Month. Council Member Porterfield thanked Jeff Morris for his report and congratulated Tim Rolen for his recognition as employee of the month. Council Member Bynum noted that his mother was one of the statistics Jeff Morris mentioned. He thanked Jeff, stating his mother is alive today because of the great work the paramedics do. He congratulated Tim Rolen and stated he appreciated him. He noted that he misses the Byers' family, who have not been able to attend the council meetings lately. Mayor Saleh stated she appreciated hearing the staff reports at the council meetings. She announced the following candidates who have filed for council: Place Two - Leon Hogg and Lorren Britton and Place Four - Donna Mickan and Jay Heilman. ITEM NO. 10 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Saleh adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m. APPROVED: • ArIA ; Mary Lib S eh Mayor ATTEST: � eA iii/ ..elra■ usan Crim, I RMC City Secretary