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MINUTES OF
KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING -NOVEMBER 11, 1999
100 E. BROADWAY ST. -COMMUNITY CENTER
Mayor Wright called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
Members present: Mayor Wright, Councilmembers Clark, Hoover, Barrett, and Kovach.
Members absent: Councilmember Vaughn.
Staff present: Ted Rowe, Kathy Turner, Linda Royster, Mort Wetterling, Michael Box, Lynette
Whidden, David Arnold, and legal counsel, Wayne K. Olson.
Councilmember Barrett gave the invocation.
Mayor Wright presented a Life Safety Achievement Award to Fire Chief, David Arnold on behalf
of the Kennedale Fire Department. The Residential Fire Safety Institute issued the award to the
Kennedale Fire Department because the City of Kennedale had no residential structural fires with
lives lost or injuries during the 1998 year.
VISITORS/CITIZENS FOR
Mayor Wright stated that three visitor/citizen forms had been received and related to an agenda
item, which could not be discussed at present. In addition, he mentioned that Mr. Mike Bevil had
submitted a petition in regards to the proposed widening of Little School Road, and that he would
submit copies to each Councilmember.
Mrs. Fern McKinley, who resides at 716 W. Mansfield Highway, signed in to address an annual
city wide clean up. Mrs. McKinley stated that she felt the city should offer this service to
residents to help eliminate trash and debris from collecting.
Mayor Wright informed Mrs. McKinley that the city provided this type of service on a daily basis
through the city's trash collection. Mrs. McKinley replied that on her contract it stated that large
items could not be deposited at the dumpster site.
City Manager, Ted Rowe replied that staff would check on the situation because it may vary for
people who have contracts for dumpsters, but assured Mrs. McKinley appropriate measures
would be taken to see that the debri could be hauled off.
ITEM NO. 1-Consideration of minutes: October 14, 1999 -Workshop
October 14, 1999 -Public Hearing
October 14, 1999 -Regular Meeting
October 27, 1999 -Special Meeting
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve the above minutes as they were submitted, seconded
by Councilmember Kovach. Motion carried.
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ITEM NO. 2 -Consideration of Ordinance No. 182, Zoning Change 99-04 to "C-2" General
Commercial Use. Requested by Mr. Omar Elhamad.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve Ordinance No. 182 establishing a zoning classification
of "C-2" General Commercial for Tracts 54A3 and 54A3A, Abstract 1376, Shelby County School
Land Survey, seconded by Councilmember Clark. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 3 -Consideration of Addendum to Agreement for Collection of Ad Valorem
Taxes.
Councilmember Clark moved to approve the Addendum to Agreement for Collection of Ad
Valorem Tax Collections, seconded by Councilmember Hoover. Motion carved.
ITEM NO. 4 -Consideration to award bid for street and drainage improvements for
Little School Road.
Councilmember Hoover moved to table the award for bid for street and drainage improvements
for Little School Road. Motion failed due to lack of second.
Councilmember Barrett moved to award bid to J. L. Bertram Construction in the amount of
$683,615.47 with a 150-calendar day completion for improvements to Little School Road,
seconded by Councilmember Clark. Councilmembers Barrett and Clark voted aye, with
Councilmembers Hoover and Kovach abstaining. City Attorney, Wayne Olson ruled that motion
carried with two votes in favor.
ITEM NO. 5 -Consideration of County Contract for Fire and Ambulance Services.
Councilmember Clark moved to approve County Contract for Fire and Ambulance Services,
seconded by Councilmember Barrett. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 6 -Consideration of health, dental, and life insurance and award bids.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve Contract 99-01 for health insurance as submitted by
Aetna, dental insurance as submitted by Paid Dental, and life insurance as submitted by
Trustmark, and appoint Gaylon Thompson as agent of record beginning December 1, 1999
through November 30, 2000. Councimember Kovach seconded the motion with all members
present voting in favor.
ITEM NO. 7 -Consideration of eligible project for Economic Development Corporation
Board of Directors.
Councilmember Clark moved to approve the Commercial Revitalization Grant Program to
encourage functional or visual improvements to commercial properties, seconded by
Councilmember Barrett. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 8 -Consideration of Resolution No. 105, Ambulance Write-offs.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve Resolution No. 105, Ambulance Write-offs in the
amount of $33,300.00, seconded by Councilmember Kovach. Motion carried.
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ITEM NO. 9 -Consideration of Resolution No. 106, Utility write-offs.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve Resolution No. 160, Utility write-offs in the amount of
$4,118.82, seconded by Councilmember Clark. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 10 -Consideration of Ordinance No. 183, adopting 1999 tax roll.
Councilmember Kovach moved to approve Ordinance No. 183, adopting the 1999 tax roll,
seconded by Councilmember Barrett. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 11-Consideration of casting four votes collectively or separately for the
Board of Tarrant Appraisal District.
Councilmember Barrett moved to cast four collective votes for Tommy Vaughn for the Board of
Tarrant Appraisal District, seconded by Councilmember Clark. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 12 -Consideration of emergency repair on the Trinity Two well and authorize
a budget amendment to pay for said repairs.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve emergency repair on the Trinity Two well and
authorize a budget amendment in the amount of $81,652.00 from the Water Fund Reserves to
provide funds for the project, seconded by Councilmember Clark. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 13 -Consideration of intersection and drainage improvements in accordance with
5-Year Street Rehabilitation Program with funding provided by street bond.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve the Paula Lane intersection and drainage
improvements to be paid by the street bond at an estimated cost of $604,045.00, seconded by
Councilmember Kovach. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 14 -General discussion.
Council was reminded of the Mayor's Council Banquet scheduled for December 13, 1999.
Mayor Wright entered into executive session at 8:52 p.m.
ITEM NO. 15 -Executive Session
A. The City Council met in closed session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government
Code for consultation with the City Attorney pertaining to (1) briefing by the City Attorney
regarding executive sessions and the Open Meetings Law; (2) any matter in which the duty of
the City Attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct may conflict
with the Open Meetings Act, including discussion of any item posted on the agenda; (3) legal
issues regarding amortization of nonconforming uses and (4) litigation, settlement offers,
and/or claims.
B. The City Council met in closed session to deliberate the purchase, exchange, or value
of real property, Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
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C. The City Council met in closed session to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or
financial information that the city has received from a business that the city seeks to have
expand in the territory of the city and with which the city is conducting economic
development negotiations, Section 551.086, Texas Government Code.
Mayor Wright reconvened into open session at 8:57 p.m.
ITEM NO 16 -Action on executive session, if necessary.
No action was taken on this item.
Mayor Wright adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m.
APPROVED:
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Mayor, Mark S. Wri
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