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04/14/1994, Regular Meeting MinutesPage 2076 it MINUTES OF KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 14, 1994 100 E. BROADWAY ST. - COMMUNITY CENTER 7:30 PM. Mayor Abbott called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Members present were Mayor Abbott, Mark Wright, Robert Mundy, Pete Kirkpatrick, Tom Boone and Ron Kovach. Staff present were David Geeslin, Michael Box, Kathy Turner, Vicki Thompson, David Arnold, Pat McCarroll, Joey Highfill, and Betsy Elam, Legal Counsel. Councilman Mundy gave the invocation. ITEM NO. 1 - Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting - March 10, 1994 Special Meeting - March 24, 1994 Councilman Mundy moved to approve the minutes as submitted contingent upon amending item no. 4 in the March 10, 1994 minutes to state "Councilman Kovach moved a recommendation to the Commissioner's Court to award the 1993-94 CDBG Project No. B93-UC-48-0001-40-05 to APAC Texas, Inc., to end at 2+67 for contract amount of $102,485.19, and that the city will cover any short fall to complete the project to station 2+67 for Rolanda Lane., etc." Seconded by Councilman Boone and motion carried unanimously. ITEM NO. 2 - Consideration of water service for outside city limits, requested by Mr. Ron Sturgeon. Mayor Abbott recommended tabling this item until further research has been conducted on the total cost of extending the city's water line. Councilman Boone moved to table this item, seconded by Councilman Kirkpatrick. Motion passed with none opposed. ITEM NO. 3 - Approval of Resolution No. 22 - Participation in Local Government TexPool. Councilman Kovach moved, seconded by Councilman Mundy and carried to approve Resolution No. 22 to participate in the Local Government Texpool. Mr. Mundy reitered that no more than 75 percent (cash position) be in the pool and no more than 50 percent in any one pool. Mr. Mundy wanted to make sure that this policy applied to this pool as well. ITEM NO. 4 - Appointment of Debra A. Rich as Municipal Court Clerk, and Katherine R. Kurmes as Deputy Municipal Court Clerk. Councilman Kovach moved, seconded by Councilman Kirkpatrick, and carried with none opposed to accept appointments as stated above. Page 2077 ITEM NO. 5 - Approval of Resolution No. 23 - Extending 30 day deadline for reviewing cable television rates. Councilman Kovach moved to approve Resolution No. 23 extending 30 day deadline for reviewing cable television rates, seconded by Councilman Wright. Motion passed without opposition. ITEM NO. 6 - Approval of Ordinance No. 50 - Wrecker Service. After a brief discussion, Councilman Mundy moved to table Ordinance No. 50 regarding wrecker service until the next council meeting in order to examine the wrecker contract at the same time, second by Councilman Boone and motion carried unanimously. ITEM NO. 7 - Approval of Contract No. 94-05 - City of Fort Worth regarding rabies specimens. Councilman Kovach moved to approve Contract No. 94-OS with the City of Fort Worth regarding rabies specimens, seconded by Councilman Kirkpatrick. Motion carried without opposition. ITEM NO. 8 - Approval of Contract No. 94-06 - Pet Vaccine Services, Inc. Councilman Kovach moved the acceptance of Contract No. 94-06 with Pet Vaccine Services, Inc., seconded by Councilman Kirkpatrick. Motion passed unanimously. ITEM NO. 9 - Award bid for approval of ambulance purchase and emergency budget amendment. Mr. Pat McCarroll, EMS Coordinator for the ambulance service briefed council on the status of unit 5918 (back up unit) , and the need for a reliable back up unit for the citizens of Kennedale. Mayor Abbott suggested Council table this item and to consider the necessity and feasibility of the purchase before approving the recommended expenditure. In addition Mayor Abbott requested additional information from staff and recommended pursuing finance with Central Bank & Trust, and to look at the seven year option with Consolidated. Councilman Mundy moved, seconded by Councilman Kovach and carried to postpone the matter of awarding bid for ambulance purchase and budget amendment until the next meeting. ITEM NO. 10 - Briefing by staff regarding status of KYA Contract. Mr. Michael Box, Director of Development and Enforcement stated that the city is having difficulties getting KYA to abide by the contract without staff sending them a letter requesting ball field use and time of practices and scheduled games. In reference to other requirements KYA is abiding by the rules. Relating to KYA, Mayor Abbott informed council that he felt the contract was doing well and accomplishing the most part of what the city wanted, and stated there is still some fine tuning needed as well as prompting on both parties. Page 2078 In addition to the ball field and city park, Mayor Abbott remarked that city crews have completed a bridge and walk way between the two and hoped eventually that citizens would take advantage of its use to help alleviate parking problems at the city ball fields. No action was required on this item. ITEM NO. 11 - Staff budget briefing. No action was taken on this item. ITEM N0. 12 - General Discussion. Mr. Ken Pearce addressed council on the status of Mr. Sturgeon annexing into the city and feels the city should work with Mr. Sturgeon. Mayor Abbott replied steps are being taken to assist Mr. Sturgeon in whatever way possible. Mayor Abbott advised that the Kennedale Chamber of Commerce is hosting their awards banquet on April 26th and urged everyone to attend. Mayor Abbott also thanked staff for their hard work on the city wide cleanup, thanked Precinct 2 for their help and equipment use, and thanked Don's Battery & Scrap metal for volunteering. Councilman Kovach inquired about the letter sent out by Marti Van Ravenswaay about the county ceasing to install culverts within the city limits. Mr. Box replied that in past citizens requested this service and paid for it themselves, then the county would come out and install the culvert but would not charge for labor, and the County is no longer going to provide this service. Councilman Kovach asked about the Economic Development Committee. Mayor Abbott said a meeting was held two weeks ago and there was discussion on where they were headed. Mayor Abbott said there is an understanding with the Chamber that the city wants to proceed further with economic development and they would like to go at a better pace than what they have gone in the past. There being no further discussion, Mayor Abbott recessed for five minutes prior to going into executive session at 8:50 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM NO. 13 - Deliberation with attorney regarding real property, per Texas Government Code, Section 551.072. ITEM NO. 14 - Consultation with attorney concerning pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; or a matter in which the duty of the attorney requires it, per Texas Government Code, Section 551.071. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Mayor Abbott reconvened into open session at 9:40 p.m. ITEM NO. 15 - Action on executive session if necessary. There was no action taken on this item. Page 2079 Mayor Abbott adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m. APPROVED: '~Zd' 9¢ ayor Bill Abbott ATTEST: ~u~ ~ Kathy T rner, City Secretary 1 -,