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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council-Minutes-10/5/1987 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1987 '.' -~t, ( 1)~ {o -J ;J -eft -J'~".' The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Colleyville was called to order by Mayor Buck Hubbard on October 5, 1987, at 7:30 p.m. Roll Call: Councilperson Doug Blemings, Chris Hawkins, Suzie Grundy, Charles Gore, and Jack Burke were present. City t~anager Robert McDani e 1, Ci ty Attorney Ross Foster, Fire Chief Darrel "Red" Bailey, Police Chief Don Steele, City's Engineering Consultant Gary Fisher, and City Secretary LaVada Johnson were also present. Invocation: Council person Chri s Hawki ns gave the i nvocati on after whi ch City Attorney Ross Foster lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Approval of Minutes: September 21, 1987 Council person Gore moved to approve the mi nutes of September 21, 1987 as amended. Councilperson Blemings seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Blemings, Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none City Manager's Report: City Manager McDaniel briefly discussed the City Manager's Report dated October 5, 1987. (See attached.) City Manager McDaniel stated that the contractor for the Pool Road construction had hydro-mulched the slopes along the easement in front of Mrs. Earl Gilbert's property, 5212 Pool Road, for winter with rye grass; that there is a scheduled meeting with the residents of the Oaks Addition and Briarwood Subdivision to discuss the improvement to their streets at City Hall, October 8,1987; that the street lights are being installed in Chelsea Park. Council person Grundy informed the City Manager that there were loose dogs running in a pack on John McCain and Pleasant Run Road. Correspondence: Mayor Hubbard informed the Council that he had received a letter from Texas Air Control Board, 6330 Hwy. 290 East, Austin, Texas 78723 (not dated) concerning the Public Hearings on proposed revisions to Regulation V and the State Implementation Plan for Dallas and Tarrant Counties. Citizens wishing to speak to the Council concerning items not on the agenda: There were no citizens wishing to speak. OLD BUSINESS: 1. 3rd Reading and Public Hearing - Ordinance 0-87-657 - Requiring all utilities installed in subdivisions be placed underground (Councilperson Hawkins) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1987 Page 2 Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read the preamble to Ordinance 0-87-657 AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING A CHAPTER 9 SECTION 6 SUB-PART H(1) OF THE COLLEYVILLE CODE BY REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN UTILITY LINES AND WIRES BE PLACED UNDERGROUND AND RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN UTILITY COMPANIES, AUTHORIZING THE GRANTING OF EXCEPTIONS AND VARIANCES IN CERTAIN CASES, REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CHARGES TO SUCH UTILITY COMPANIES, PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN UTILITY LINES AND WIRES AND FACILITIES, PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION. There being no one present wishing to speak the Public Hearing was closed. Councilperson Hawkins discuss the item Section 1: (1) (c) in regard to hardships. Council person Hawkins moved to approve Ordinance 0-87-657 with the changes being that this ordinance not apply to previously platted single lots; and that the Council have the discretion to grant a variance and exception in cases of hardship when the subdivision contains 10 or fewer lots or when the cost appears to be excessive. Councilperson Gore seconded the motion. Councilperson Blemings amended the motion to when the subdivision contains 5 or fewer lots. Councilperson Hawkins seconded the motion. Councilperson Grundy suggested that the Council follow the Zoning Ordinance that states two (2) lots is a development. The vote on the amended motion being: Ayes: Blemings, Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none 2. 3rd Reading and Public Hearing - Ordinance 0-87-658 - Ordinance requesting zoning for Lots 1 through 7, Block 11 and Lot 1, Block 8 of the Woodland Hills Addition from CPO to R-20 at the request of Southcreek, Inc., (Z-87-633) - See item 2 under New Business) Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read the preamble to Ordinance 0-87-658 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND CHANGING THE ZONING OF LOTS 1 THROUGH 7, BLOCK 11 AND LOT 1, BLOCK 8 OF THE WOODLAND HILLS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS FROM CPO TO R-20; PROVIDING A PENALTY AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION. Those present wishing to speak were as follows: Cary Hy, representative of Southcreek, Inc., Butch Johnson - 3304 Bowden Hill, Home Owners Association stated that they would maintain the fence required by the Council; Opal Ethridge, 5309 Pleasant Run Road spoke concerni ng Publ i c Heari ngs bei ng closed before amendments were made to an ordi nance. There being no one else present wishing to speak the Public Hearing was closed. Councilperson Blemings moved to approve Ordinance 0-87-658. Councilperson Grundy seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Blemings, Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none 3. 3rd Reading and Public Hearing - Ordinance 0-87-659 - Ordinance to regulate the placement of garbage in front of residential buildings Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read the preamble to Ordinance 0-87-659 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 SECTION 4 OF THE COLLEYVILLE CODE BY ADDING THERETO A PART E PROHIBITING THE PLACEMENT OF GARBAGE IN FRONT OF BUILDINGS MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS BEFORE A SCHEDULED GARBAGE PICK-UP, REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF GARBAGE RECEPTACLES WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS AFTER A SCHEDULED GARBAGE PICKUP, ESTABLISHING A PENALTY AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION. CITY COUNC I L MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1987 Page 3 Those present wishing to speak were as follows: Suzanna Scott, 5004 Chelsea Drive - opposed to the amendment allowing bags with leaves to be exempt; Steve Symonds, 109 Quail Run Road - for amendment; Mayor Hubbard read Sec. 1 E. being the amendment; Barbara Redding, 909 Glade Road - had several questions; Laura Harden, 6609 Herbert - for the amendment; David Washington, 3900 Hix Court - questioned the term residential on the agenda; Opal Ethridge, 5309 Pleasant Run Road - questioned if it applied to businesses. There being no one else present wishing to speak the Public Hearing was closed. Councilperson Grundy amended Ordinance 0-87-659 by taking the work residential out of the ordinance and removing the sentence "For the purposes of the appl ication of this section, the term garbage shall not include organic matter generated by yard or 1 andscape maintenance. II of Sec. 1 E. Counci 1 person Grundy moved to approve amended Ordinance 0-87-659. Councilperson Gore seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Hawkins, Grundy, Gore Noes: Blemings, Burke 4. 3rd Reading and Public Hearing - Ordinance 0-87-660 - Ordinance increasing the maximum penalty for violation of the ordinances governing the City of Co 11 eyvi 11 e Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read the preamble to Ordinance 0-87-660 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 SECTION 5 OF THE COLLEYVILLE CODE BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE CODE TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) WHERE AUTHORIZED BY STATUTE AND INCREASING OTHER MAXIMUM PENALTIES TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00). There being no one present wishing to speak the Public Hearing was closed. The City Attorney point out corrections that needed to be made. Council person Hawkins moved to approve Ordinance 0-87-660 as corrected by the City Attorney. Councilperson Blemings seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Noes: Blemings, Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke none 5. Discussion and possible action on Drainage of Cecil Williams' Red Bard (Councilperson Grundy) Gary Fisher, Consulting Engineer for the City, addressed the problem of drainage on Cecil Williams' property located on Highway 26 next to Village Park Subdivision. The Council questioned David Washington, P.E., President, Washington & Associates, Inc., concerni ng a proposed ditch. The Council expressed the desire that the ditch had a lining of some type. This item will on the agenda for the October 19,1987 Council meeting. 6. Possible action on recessing Ordinance 0-87-647 or calling an election. Council person Burke stated lIa publ ic referendum on Ordinance 0-87-647 is redundant as the height restriction detailed in this ordinance is confirmed elsewhere in Colleyville zoning ordinances and will prevail regardless of the outcome of a referendum. This information was made known to the initiator of the referendum petition before this petition effort was undertaken. Under Texas State Statutes zoning ordinances are not subject to City referendum. Therefore to avoid the costs of an unnecessary CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1987 Page 4 election the Council will take the necessary action to void Counci 1 person Burke moved to voi d and recess Ordi nance 0-87-647. seconded the motion. The vote being: Ordinance 0-87-647. Counci 1 person Grundy Ayes: Noes: Blemings, Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke none 7. Discussion of Mayor Hubbard's letter to Herman Smith, dated August 7,1986 Councilperson Gore This item was removed from the agenda with no action taken. Due to business commitments, Councilperson Blemings had to leave the meeting. 8. Request for water and sewer services outside the City Limits of Colleyville by Dale Hodgson City Manager McDaniel gave the background on the request for water and sewer services for Dale Hodgson at the 4300 block of Colleyville Blvd. Council person Gore stated the Ci ty had no res ons i bil ity for rovi di n water and sewer servi ces for Commerci a 1 lots outside the City Limits of Col ~yville. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Request to speak to the Council - Ci ti zens of Coll eyvi 11 e Estates to request street lights for their subdivision Michael J. Styer, 515 Field Street, spoke to the Council and presented petitions requesting that street 1 ights be installed in their neighborhood. Council person Gore moved to approve the request of Coll eyvi 11 e Estates. Council person Grundy seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none Counci 1 person Burke suggested that the Counci 1 look at street 1 i ghts from the vi ew of safety for motorists as was pointed out by the City Manager. 2. REPLAT APPROVAL - Southcreek, Inc., Z-87-652, Replat Lots 1-7, Block 11, Woodland Hills -- adding 25' Greenbelt/Buffer Counci 1 person Grundy moved to approve Z-87-652 - Repl at for Woodl and Hi 11 s, Lots 1 through 7, Block 11. Councilperson Hawkins seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none 3. Selection of Tarrant Appraisal District representative Councilperson Gore nominated Councilperson Chris Hawkins. Councilperson Grundy seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none C!TY COUNC I L MINUTES OCTOBER 5, 1987 Page 5 4. Discussion of Bank Depository Bids The City Manager presented the Council with a report of the bi ds recei ved for a bank depository. Garry Hamilton, President of First City National Bank of Colleyville was present to answer questions of the Council. 5. Consideration of a Resolution R-87-343 Designating the City's Depository Bank Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read the preamble to Resolution R-87-343 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE AND FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF COLLEYVILLE Those present wishing to speak were as follows: Opal Ethridge, 5309 Pleasant Run Road and Barbara Redding, 909 Glade, both had questions concerning this item. There being no one else present wishing to speak the Public Hearing was closed. Council person Gore moved to go with FDIC insured coverage with the First City National Bank of Colleyville by approving Resolution R-87-343. Council person Burke seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Hawkins, Grundy, Gore, Burke Noes: none 6. 1st Reading and Public Hearing - Ordinance 0-87-662 - An ordinance establishing an Investment Policy for the City of Colleyville Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read Ordinance 0-87-6662 in its entirety. There being no one present wishing to speak the Public Hearing was closed. Councilperson Gore stated that he wanted the City Council to have approval and not the City Manager with the contract for six (6) months at a time. The Council commented the City Manager on the work that had been done on the bid process. 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION: In Accordance with Article 6252-17 Sec 2 paragraph (e) & (g) Regarding Contemplated Litigation and Personnel Evaluation Mayor Hubbard explained that the executive session had been called in accordance with Article 6252-17 Sec 2 paragraph e and g - litigation and personnel and that there would be no decisions or action taken during this time. The meeting was recessed at 10:27 p.m.. The meeting was reconvened at 11:03 p.m. Council person Burke moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:05 p.m. Council person Grundy seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Grundy, Gore Noes: Hawkins, Burke Tie breaker: Mayor Hubbard vote aye 1 v j aMvc /~ If Jlt a<V c1A~ Approved on: CITY MANAGER'S REPORT OCTOBER 5, 1987 1) PLEDGED SECURITIES As previ ously authori zed, we have recei ved acknowl edgment from the Federal Reserve Bank Dallas confirming the receipt of pledged securities held in joint safekeeping for the City and First City Bank. Attached please find copies thereof. 2) DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS We have received several unqualified resumes todate. We expect more qualified responses to arrive following an ad due out in the Dallas Morning News this weekend and after publication in the Texas Town and City Magazine and the "TCMA Prospects," 3) WORK SESSION Please note the posting of a work session before Monday's Council Meeting. At this time I wish to discuss and receive Council input regarding this method of providing an updated briefing to the Council prior the the meeting and after packet delivery. 4) POOL ROAD CONSTRUCTION This road is completed. Final inspection was completed with a letter of acceptance provided by City Staff on September 29, 1987. The contractor has seeded the slopes of Mr. Gilberts property with hydromulch using rye grass for winter coverage. 5) OAKS/BRIARWOOD STREET PROPOSAL Please be advised that the neighborhood homeowners association is holding a meeting at City Hall on October 8 to discuss street reconstruction alternatives. Attached please find copies of the resent correspondence relating to this item. 6) EMPLOYEE POSTING Per City pol icy the City Manager announces a position vacancy in the street department for a Driver Operator. This position announcement has been posted on the City bulletin Board. 7) CHELSEA PARK STREET LIGHT INSTALLATION Has commenced with some staking being completed and trenches being cut to make the necessary bores under the driveways. 8) TRAFFIC STUDY You will noti ce traffi c counters have been i nsta 11 ed a round the City as the initial phase of the traffic study to be performed by Parsons Brinckerhoff commenced the last of September. 9) CASH MANAGEMENT REVISION In a effort to enhance our cash management practices we have set the 7th and 21st of each month as routine disbursement dates for bills due various vendors, contractors and supp 1 i ers. Thi s process shoul d provi de remittance within two weeks of when bills are presented for payment. 10) BUILDING ACTIVITY Attached please find a copy of TAD's building permit report as of 9/18/87. Recognizing that this report is not complete (being generated at our request before the month's end postings), please note that Colleyville remained 5th of 38 Tarrant County Cities with a total of 557 permits issued thru July '87. This is in comparison to Colleyvi11e's population being 16th of the same 38 Tarrant County Cities. 11) '87 Property Value Report Attached is a copy of '87 property values. Note that the average home value per this report totals $145,827 per residence. ($449,585,642 f 3083). 12) PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION REVISION In addition to notifying surrounding property owner of record of pending zoning change requests, I have directed staff to also mail some notices to occupants of surroundi ng addresses to reduce the poss i bi 1 i ty of not communicating the proposed action due to any change in ownerships since the last tax roll was generated. 13) TRA MEETING The City Manager attended the TRA Advi sory Committee Meeti ng for Wastewater at the TRA Central Regional Wastewater System facilities on September 24. The Wastewater System budget has increased by approximately 4%. They project the net treatment costs per 1000 gallons will be 63~ for the upcoming budget year. TRA Offi ci a 1 sand Oi rectors expressed si gni fi cant concern whi ch they felt was caused by excessive zeal by the Texas Water Commi ssion in meeting wastewater quality standards mandated . Expect an i nformati on program and request for Customer Cities to address the current pol icy position at the State level. Current policy will result in significant increases in wastewater treatment costs to customer cities. The City of Dallas recently approved a 56% increase in wastewater treatment costs, with Duncanville increasing their rates by 60%. A 21% increase in rates in Lewisville has prompted a recall petition. These increases were reported to be caused be excessive expectations for wastewater treatment standards by the staff of the Texas Water Commission. 14) TMC MEETING The City Manager reminds the Council of the Annual Conference set for October 8-10 in Fort Worth. You are encouraged to attend if you have not done so before. Please let us know if you desire to attend. 15) POLICE COMMENDATION Officer Tom Shepard recently received a commendation for a Colleyville resident for police assistance with their daughter. Attached hereto please find a copy thereof. 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