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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-12-10MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF TTUE EULESS CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 10, 1991 CALL TO ORDER 401 - -16( • A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Harold. Samuels at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December. 10, 1991, in the downstairs Administration Building Conference Room, Those present were Mayor Harold Samuels, Mayor Pro Teen Mary Lib Saleh and Council Members Frank Douglass, Todd Smith, Bobby Baker and Peter- Staks, l{EB Chamber of Commerce President Bill Ridgway and Chairman of the Board Martha Towler presented the 1991 -92 Action Plan to the City Council. Precouncil discussion was held on agenda items and other scheduled issues. 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. Tom Hart, City Manager Kay Godbey, Assistant City Manager Steve Norwood, Assistant to the City Manager Bob McFarland, City Attorney Susan Crim, City Secretary K.. B. Fuller, Chief of Police Rick Herold, Director of Community Services Tom Cox, Director of Administrative Services Paul Kruckemeyer, City Engineer Rod Tyler, Assistant Director of Development Visitors Warren N. Brewer, Trinity River. Authority Kelly W. Miller Judge Sharen Wilson, Citizens Crime Commission Leon Hogg, Chairman, Parks and Leisure Services Board Charles Miller, Parks and Leisure Services Board and other visitors as shown on register PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilman. Todd Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance. INVOCATION The invocation was given b_y Councilman Peter St.aks. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 10 1991 1991 -266 PAGE 2 CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Smith moved to table Item No. 2, Bid Award No. 91 -41 for an emissions and gas analyzer machine, and to approve the remainder of the Consent Agenda as follows: ITEM NO. 1: BID AWARD NO. 91. -43: Pursuit vehicles for the Police Department to Hudiburg Chevrolet in the amount of $12,826 per unit on an as- needed basis. ITEM NO. 3: MINUTES of the Regular Council Meeting of November 26, 1991. Mayor Pro Tem Saleh seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker and Staks Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: AUTHORIZATION OF TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY TO ADD FLUORIDE TO WATER SUPPLY Mr. Warren N. Brewer, Regional Manager of the Trinity River Authority explained that a grant from the health Department is available in a maximum amount of $25,000. The total capital cost of the fluoridation system will be in excess of $30,000, with the difference in funds needed being prorated among all users of the system the same. as any other costs. Councilman Douglass moved to authorize the Trinity River Authority to provide fluoridation to the City's water system with the cost of the installation of the system being funded by a Health Department grant. of $25,000 and the remainder of the cost being divided among the users of the system. Councilman Smith seconded the motion. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker and Staks Mayor Pro Tern Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 5: CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC REARING FOR STREET ASSESSMENT ON MIDWAY DRIVE AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1070 Mayor Samuels continued the public hearing for the street assessment process for a portion of Midway Drive from Minters Chapel Road, eastward to State Highway 360. Kelly W. Miller:, Member of the Appraisal. Institute, testified that after considering five comparable land parcels, a value of 85 cents per square foot is REGULAR COUNCIL ZING DECEMBER 10 1991 1991-267 PAGE 3 applicable to the taking parcel, with a value of $1 .25 per square foot being indicated for the remainder parcels, giving an enhancement value of approximately 40 cents per foot after the property is severed and reduced by half, with the zoning remaining the sane, C2 Community Business District. Access would be anticipated immediately from State Highway 360. This property which is now clearly isolated would become an accessible commercial tract with an enhancement in value indicated in the amount of $482,966.75. City Engineer Paul Kruckemeyer stated that the single property being considered for assessment would then he eligible for assessment in the amount of $72,336.56. City Attorney Bob McFarland stated that the City has received right-of -way instruments that it is believed the property owner will dedicate to the City. There being no additional. persons wishing to comment, Mayor Samuels closed the public hearing. Councilman Baker moved to approve the first. and final reading of Ordinance No. 1070 levying assessments for a portion of the cost of improving that portion of Midway Drive between Minters Chapel. Road and the frontage road to State Highway 360. The motion was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Saleh. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith and Baker Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Abstain: Council Member Staks Mayor Samuels declared. the motion carried. ITEM NO. 6: PRESENTATION BY. JUDGE SHAKEN WILSON, CITIZENS CRIB COMMISSION Judge Shaven Wilson, Criminal District Court: No, 1 in Tarrant County, distributed an executive summary of the Gang Task Force Report to Council Members. She stated she has been a volunteer on the Crime Commission and Chairman of the Gang Task Force Enforcement Legislation Committee, The Crime Commission involved about 200 volunteers in Tarrant County as well as nearly all law enforcement agencies in the County and 17 school. districts. It is believed to he the first combined, comprehensive approach by a community to deal with gangs by involving schools, volunteer organizations, government agencies, police agencies as well as religious organizations in the United States. Their purpose was to begin making recommendations to deal with violence in the local community from gang members. One of the recommendations already implemented is the. Automated Gang Information Network, which is the first of its kind in this area. It is a computer program that allows the police agencies to share information. This report is being presented to each City Council in the County asking for their help in assisting in the implementation o the recommendations. of f e.. ommendat:i.on: >. ITEM NO. 7: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 91. -7761 Councilman Douglass :roved to approve Resolution No. 91 -776 approving the application for a Small Business Administration National Tree Planting Program Grant. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 10 1991 1991-268 PAGE 4 The motion was seconded by Councilman Baker. Ayes: Council. Members Douglass, Smith, Baker and Staks Mayor Pro 'l'em Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 8: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 91 --777 Councilman Douglass moved to approve Resolution No. 91 -777 approving the application for an America the. Beautiful Texas In.it.iative. Challenge Grant. The motion was seconded by Councilman Baker. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker and Staks Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 9: APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 1071 Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to approve the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1071 authorizing and allowing restricted prior service credits under the Act governing the Texas Municipal Retirement System. The motion was seconded by Councilman Douglass. Ayes: Council Members Douglass, Smith, Baker and Staks Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 10: AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND ASSESSMENT POLICY AND REFUND ESCROW DEPOSITS ON STATE HIGHWAY 10 FAST OF WESTPARK WAY Councilman Baker stepped down from the Councii. table. City Attorney Bob McFarland explained that the City Council is proposing to refund the funds escrowed by the property owners along the portion of State Highway 10, east of Westpark Way, that has already been improved but was not assessed. This refund is being made because not all property owners were unilaterally assessed. Mayor Pro Tem Saleh moved to authorize the City Staff to amend the Assessment Policy and to refund the escrow deposits made by the property owners along State Highway 10, east of Westpark Way. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 10, 1991 The motion was seconded by Councilman Staks. X91 -269. PAGE 5 Ayes: Council. Members Douglass, Smith and Staks Mayor Pro Tem Saleh and Mayor Samuels Nays: None Abstain: Council Member Baker Mayor Samuels declared the motion carried. I.TFi4 NO. 11: REPORTS a) City Manager Mr. Hart had nothing to report. b) City Attorney City Attorney Bob McFarland reported that advertising flyers being placed on residential is not an attempt to make personal contact something. He said the resident can deny access file a criminal complaint in Municipal Court. c) Staff the City cannot prohibit door knobs as long as there with the resident to sell to private property and can Tom Cox presented an update on the status of recycling in area cities and the options available to the City of Euless, He reported that the market for recyclable material .is low right now. Many times a great deal of the materials to be recycled actually end up in a landfill because of the lack of a market. After discussion of the various recycling programs available, the Council Members asked Mr. Cox to look further into program possibilities, particularly the practices in the northeastern United States, other cities who have been more successful such as Coppel.l and cities who had unsuccessful. starts to their programs but have corrected those mistakes and now have better results. City Council Councilman Staks had no report. Mayor Pro Tem Saleh thanked the Parks Department for the beautiful flowers that have been placed in all the City facilities and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Councilman Smith wished Lieutenant Clark a speedy recovery from the injuries he suffered fighting the Western Hills fire and said the Council's prayers will be with John Scott as he faces tests and possible surgery next. week. Councilman Baker expressed appreciation for the Cities of Fort Worth, Bedford and Grapevine for their assistance in fighting the fire at Western. Hills. He also wished everyone a Merry Christmas. Councilman Douglass wished everyone Happy Holidays, REGULAR COUNCIL M FiNG DECEMBER 10 1991 1991 -2%0 PAGE 6 ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business before the City Council, the meting was adjourned at 8 :25 p.m. ATTEST: Susan Crlm, CMC, City Secretary APPROVED: Harold D. Samtiels, Mayor