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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-08 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Mary Lib Saleh at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in the Precouncil Conference Room of City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included: Mayor Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Linda Martin, Council Members Tim Stinneford, Leon Hogg, Donna Mickan, Glenn Porterfield, and Perry Bynum. During the Precouncil meeting: ➢ Mayor Mary Lib Saleh congratulated Council Member Perry Bynum on the recent marriage of his daughter. She announced that Tarrant County Day at the Rangers game will be held on June 23, 2010, and everyone is asked to wear red. Additionally, she stated that she attended a presentation by Tarrant County Public Health Director Lou Brewer related to the Nurse-Family Partnership program. In regard to the 36th year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, she announced that the City of Euless is eligible to receive $327,929, the most of any Tarrant County city. ➢ City Manager Gary McKamie wished Mayor Pro Tern Linda Martin and City Attorney Bob McFarland a happy birthday. Additionally, he advised that the City has completed spraying for mosquitoes and is and will be testing for the West Nile Virus. He added that no positive cases have been reported to date. ➢ At the request of City Manager McKamie, Mayor Saleh gave a brief description regarding the Ikebana artwork titled "Symphony in Texas", a 30-foot long structure made of tree branches with large blue, and small gold, silver, and color discs scattered among the branches. The piece was constructed and is on display at the Texas Star Golf Course. She explained that the discs represent the seasons of Texas and the tree branches represent the people. ➢ City Manager McKamie reminded the City Council of the upcoming State of the City Town Hall meeting to be held on June 21, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. He stated that the intent of the meeting is to provide residents an opportunity to hear a report and ask questions related to the FY 2010-2011 budget. He explained that the city will utilize the e-mail system, the cable channel, website, and media, as well as sign placards to notify the public of the meeting. ➢ City Manager McKamie, Public Works and Engineering Director Ron Young, and Planning and Development Director Chris Barker provided an update related to the North Tarrant Express project. Mr. McKamie advised that he will be meeting with the City Managers of Hurst and Bedford regarding the project. As discussed previously, staff is recommending that the City Council authorize staff to evaluate, on a case by case basis, any variances to the city's development requirements (landscaping, parking, setbacks, etc.) that may arise as a result of the right of way requirements. An ordinance will be presented to the City Council at an upcoming meeting granting the authorization. Council Minutes Page 2 of 6 June 8, 2010 ➢ Planning and Development Director Chris Barker updated the City Council on the status of the gas well drill site permit applications from Arrington Oil & Gas, Inc. (VVestpark Way and West Pipeline Road), and Chesapeake Energy (SH360 and Mid- Cities Boulevard), including transportation routes, site access, screening, and water sources. Council Member Tim Stinneford advised that he has filed a conflict of interest affidavit and will abstain from the discussions related to the Chesapeake Energy application. Crystal Hernandez, Public Affairs Coordinator, and Julie Jones, Permitting Representative, representing Chesapeake, were present to address questions related to the permit application. City Manager McKamie added that each company has been asked to consider a provision to the agreement that would require them to commit to address any environmental issues that may arise as a result of any activity associated with the site, including the cost of any testing. ➢ Assistant Director of Finance Jackie Theriot stated that the car rental sales tax is in line with the amount collected for the same time period last year; however, it is still down by 5 percent for the fiscal year. ➢ City Manager McKamie reviewed the Regular Agenda items. ➢ City Manager McKamie advised that he would provide the City Council a copy of the HEB Community Survey results. He stated that Euless had the lowest number of survey participants, but the highest number of positive comments. ➢ Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager David Allen demonstrated the features of ArcGIS Explorer, a GIS viewer, that gives you an easy way to explore, visualize and share GIS information. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS —COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Euless City Council continued their meeting in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. for 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 Kim Sutter Director of Planning and Development Chris Barker Police Chief Mike Brown Director of Economic Development and Administrative Services Mike Collins Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald Director of Public Works and Engineering Ron Young Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 June 8, 2010 Assistant Chief of Police Bob Freeman Division Chief Jeff Morris Assistant Chief of Police Harland Westmoreland Assistant Director of Finance Jackie Theriot Public Works Manager J.T. Ackerman Communications/Marketing Manager Betsy Deck Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell-Shelton Library Administrator Kate Lyon Human Resources/Risk Administrator Carolyn Marshall Fleet and Facility Administrator Kyle McAdams Information Services Administrator Dan McLain Senior Planner Stephen Cook Computer Support Specialist Brett Bennett Police Corporal Bill Norwood VISITORS Darl Easton Carroll "Scotty" Scott Jake Thomasson Iris Elliott Faye Stinneford Rev. Fr. Vasile Tudora Harry Karageannes Joe Sullivan Presvytera Mirela Tudora Jerrie Keller Nina Sullivan Helen Voss and others as noted in the visitor register. INVOCATION Chief of Police Mike Brown gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tern Linda Martin led the Pledge of Allegiance. ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PIN Chief of Police Mike Brown introduced Corporal Bill Norwood. Corporal Norwood was joined by Assistant Chiefs of Police Bob Freeman and Harland Westmoreland. Mayor Saleh presented Corporal Norwood with a pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City. CONSENT AGENDA (items 2 through 5) Mayor Pro Tern Martin motioned to approve Consent Agenda items number 2 through 5. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tem Martin, Council Members Stinneford, Hogg, Mickan, Porterfield, and Bynum Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 June 8, 2010 Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 2. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 10-1342 Approved Resolution No. 10-1342 for the lease-purchase of radio equipment with Motorola, Inc. The annual estimated expenditure over the next five years is $97,719.70, for a total lease- purchase price of$488,598.50, with the first payment due July 1, 2011. ITEM NO. 3. AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY (TRA) Authorized the Mayor to execute an easement agreement with the Trinity River Authority (TRA) for a temporary construction easement on a city-owned parcel known as the William R. Loving Survey, Abstract No. 944 in the city of Fort Worth near Trinity Boulevard and Greenbelt Road to accommodate construction activities associated with plans to construct a 48" wastewater main within the existing TRA easement and parallel to the existing 33" wastewater main. ITEM NO. 4. AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT WITH ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY Authorized the Mayor to execute an easement and right-of-way agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery Company for city owned property located at the Villages of Bear Creek Park for the undergrounding of utilities associated with the installation of street lighting along Bear Creek Parkway in the Villages of Bear Creek Park. ITEM NO. 5. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approved the minutes of the regular City Council Meeting of May 25, 2010, and of the special called City Council meeting of May 27, 2010. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 6. APPROVED SITE PLAN NO. 09-04-SP Planning and Development Director Chris Barker presented the case and stated that the request is for the renovation of the existing structure and construction of a new church building (St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church) to be located at 303 Cullum Drive. The applicant proposes a two phase construction timeline which will allow the church to continue operation of regular activities throughout the construction process. In the first phase of the redevelopment, the existing sanctuary will be renovated through the addition of 2,500 square feet. This renovation will be a 100 percent masonry structure and will require the installation of automatic fire sprinklers as the total square footage of the structure will increase to over 6,000 square feet. The new addition will house classrooms. The roofline of the existing structure will be modified slightly to accommodate the new classrooms but will Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 June 8, 2010 not increase the overall height of the building. The second structure on the site, which was originally a residential structure, is planned for demolition in the first phase. This will be done in order to provide the land for the construction of a new sanctuary building. The existing parking on the site will accommodate the church as it is operating through the first phase. In the second phase of the development, the church intends to construct a new 7,500 square feet sanctuary. This building will be constructed in an architectural style reminiscent of traditional Greek Orthodox churches found throughout Europe. The 100 percent masonry structure will include several domes and arches. Arched colonnades on both the north and south sides of the structure will be included. A bell tower will be located at the front of the structure. The maximum height of the structure located at the top of the transept dome will be 62 feet. Within the second phase of construction, the parking lot will be renovated and expanded to approximately double the number of existing spaces to 70. Internal emergency access easements (fire lane) will also be constructed. Final landscaping will be included in this phase. Several native oak trees on the site will be preserved to continue the natural landscape which exists on the site today. Mr. Barker added that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the case by a vote of 7-0. Council Member Hogg motioned to approve Site Plan No. 09-04-SP, for renovation of an existing structure and construction of a new church building to be located on Alexander Cullum Addition, Lot 6 and portion of Lot 7 (replated to Lot 6R by a vote of the Euless Planning and Zoning Commission on May 18, 2010), 303 Cullum Drive. Rev. Fr. Vasile Tudora introduced his wife and the architect for the project, Presvytera Mirela Tudora. Council Member Bynum asked if traffic flow issues were a concern. Planning and Development Director Barker responded that traffic flow issues were not a concern during typical usage; however, traffic during the annual festival can be addressed at the time of the issuance of the Specific Use Permit (SUP) for the event. Council Member Mickan seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Martin, Council Members Stinneford, Hogg, Mickan, Porterfield, and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 7. APPROVED FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1878 Council Member Bynum motioned to approve Ordinance No. 1878, amending Chapter 10, "Animals", and Chapter 30, "Fees", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Euless. The amendments to Chapter 10 provide additional definitions; provide procedures to be followed regarding dangerous dogs; provide procedures regarding dogs or animals that attack persons or domestic animals; and provide remedies for citizens and animal control officers regarding such attacks or dangerous dogs. Additionally, the ordinance provides authority for animal control officers to remove animals from vehicles if temperature or Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 June 8, 2010 humidity conditions pose a threat to the health and welfare of the animal. The amendment updates the list of prohibited animals to include turtles and provides regulations regarding the keeping of bees. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Saleh, Mayor Pro Tern Martin, Council Members Stinneford, Hogg, Mickan, Porterfield, and Bynum Nays: None Mayor Saleh declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. ITEM NO. 9. REPORTS CITY ATTORNEY No report given. ,_. CITY MANAGER No report given. CITY COUNCIL Council Member Bynum announced that with the marriage of his daughter, he is happy to welcome a son-in-law to the family. ITEM NO. 10. ADJOURN Mayor Saleh adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: 76 / Mary Lib -s aleh su an Crim, 'MC Mayor City Secreta