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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council-Minutes-4/20/1982 CITY COUNCI L MINUTES APRIL 20, 1982 t-/JC-4ree? S-$-tf:! 9. '.3E)o. vY/ . ~ The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Colleyville was called to order by Mayor Buck Hubbard on April 20, 1982 at 7:30 p.m. The invocation was given by Council person Phil Kelly afterwhich Mayor Hubbard lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Council person Duffy, Vanover, Lear, Kelly, and Turner were present. City Manager C.R. Ballenger, City Attorney Ross T. Foster, Director of Public Works Bill LeGrand, Chief of Police Joe Tozzi, City Engineer Gary Fisher, and City Secretary LaVada Johnson were also present. Approval of Minutes: April 6, 1982 Council person Kelly moved that minutes for April 6, 1982 be approved. Council person Vanover seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Duffy, Vanover, Lear, Kelly, Turner Noes: none Correspondence: Mayor Hubbard displaced the flag presented to the City by the Silverhawks Band of the Nuneaton District, Warwickshire Scout Council of Warwickshire, England. City Manager1s Report: The City Manager reported on the following: 1. a meeting will be held on April 26, 1982 with TRA at Euless City Hall; 2. work has not yet started on Western Trails; 3. water line on Cheek-Sparger in ready to start down Brown Trail as soon as an easement is signed 4. Water tower work is on schedule Citizens wishing to speak to the Council: Mayor Hubbard presented Resolution R-82- 254 declaring April 24, 1982 as Colleyville Clean-Up Day to Joseph Tibbetts. The Mayor was presented with a sign for Clean-up Day. There were no other citizens to speak to the Council. OLD BUSI NESS: 1. Ordinance 0-82-436 - An Ordinance amending the zoning ordinance on the request of G.B. Callaway, Z-81-281 - Promenade Hall, Inc., - L.D. Lockett Road and Precinct Line Road - (tabled) - possible Public Hearing Council person Duffy moved to call Ordinance 0-82-436 to the floor removing it from the table. Council person Kelly seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Du ffy , Vanover, Lear, Kelly, Turner Noes: None Council person Duffy moved to have a Pu b 1 i c Hearing. Council person Ke 11 y seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Du ffy, Va nover, Lear, Ke 11 y Noes: Turner CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 20, 1982 Page 2 Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read the preamble to Ordinance 0-82-436. He made note of the petitions the City Secretary had received in opposition to this change request containing 124 signatures. Those speaking were as follows: Rosemary Freeman, 5913 Quality Hill - opposed; Wallace Craig, 800 L.D. Lockett Road - opposed; Tom Chance, 5111 Rose Drive - for. There being no one else to speak the Public Hearing was closed. The Council questioned D.R. Crave~.. Council person Lear moved to approve Ordinance 0-82-436. Motion died~ack of a second. Council person Lear moved to disapprove Ordinance 0-82-436. Council person Kelly seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Noes: Duffy, Vanover, Lear, Kelly, Turner none 2. Instructions to the City Manager on Clean-up campaign - April 24, 1982 requested by Council person Duffy Councilperson Duffy expressed the following items to help in the Clean-up day for Colleyville and to be continuted thru out the year. 1. Direct the City Manager to issue notices to the abandoned houses on Glade Road, the abandoned red front store close to the Pleasant Glade Baptist Church - give them their 90 day notice and then tear them down; 2. Like to see the City Manager to direct the Police Department to issue citations to all junk cars in the City no matter where they are if they are visible from the street unless they are registered as antique cars with the State; 3. Like to see the City Manager direct the Public Works Department and Fire Marshall to cite anyone who has weeds in violation of the fire ordinance and weed ordinance in this City; 4. Like to see the City Council direct the City Manager to institute a continuing, and not just when the Council gets on to him, the continual clean-up of this City from one border to the other border; 5: Like to see this Council to direct the City Manager to put no parking signs where people have habitually parked large rigs on the right-of-way, if you have to go thru the State, then do it; 6. Finally, in support of the Boy Scouts, would like to see the City Manager direct the Reserve forces for this week-end to provide traffic protection for all those people cleaning the streets and at the same time also institute for the Fire Department a work day so there is good visible of public vehicles, so no one will be injured cleaning the streets. 7. Would like to see City Manager direct that red bed at Police Station be made a permanent institution (but not at City Hall where it is an eye sore out by the park) but at the barn which is already an eyesore and have it there so all can dump trash from cleaning up but not daily trash and have it emptied regularly; 8. Like to see City Manager direct the Public Works Director to clean-up tbe barn. A discussion by the Council followed, with the following citizens making comments: Opal Ethridge, Red Gibson. T.U. Tutt, and Susana Grundy. NEW BUSINESS: 1. 1st Reading and Public Hearing - Ordinance 0-82-439 - An Ordinance amending the zoning ordinance on the request of E.D. O'Neal, 5200 Colleyville Blvd., 5-82-16, for a Special Use Permit CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 20, 1982 Page 3 Mayor Hubbard opened the Public Hearing and read Ordinance 0-82-439 in its entirety. Those citizens speaking were as follows: Eddy Parker, 708 L.D. Lockett Road - opposed. There being no one else to speak the Public Hearing was closed. The recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission on this application was to deny. 2. Citizen requesting to speak to the Council - James Spizey, 1335 L.D. Lockett Road concerning delinquent taxes for 1978 and 1979 The City Secretary explained the reason for this request as Mr. Spizey was not present. The Council agreed the taxes needed to be paid but the City would try to work out an arrangement for the taxes to be paid out if the need was there. BUDGET REPORT: no discussion PAY BILLS: Council person Duffy moved to approve the bills. Council person Vanover seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Duffy, Vanover, Lear, Kelly, Turner Noes: none EXECUTIVE SESSION: As provided for in Article 6252-17 paragraph e, g (e) consultation with City Attorney on pending litigation (g) concerning City staff (g) concerning appointed official Mayor Hubbard informed the public that an executive session had been called under Article 6252-17 and that no decisions would be made. After the executive session, the meeting was reconvened. Councilperson Vanover moved to adjourn the meeting. Council person Lear seconded the motion. The vote being: Ayes: Noes: Duffy, Vanover, Lear, Kelly, Turner none I. RRee.ss~P/e_j 7Y s~.bm.. itt.ed '.. . ~l{ r2da~_~~ :t-2&-?<-- LaVada Johnson ' City Secl~etary ---- 1 v j (flit) ~ /PicA Approved on: