04/08/1993, Regular Meeting MinutesPage 1987
MINUTES OF
kENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING - APRIL 8, 1993
COMMUNITY CENTER
rlayor Bill AbbutL called ttte rueelirig to order at 7:34 pm.
rlerubers present were Mayor Abboll, Mark Wrigt-l, Robet•t Muddy, Pe Le
Fiirkpatrick and Tout Boorle. Run Kuvac:h at•rived aL 7:39 pn1.
Slaff in aLLetidance were Ted Rowe, Litrda Gress, Vicki Tttolnpsort, and
Don Driver, Ci L,y ALLorrle,y .
ITEM NO. 1 - Cor-sideratiorl of Abandoning au Access/Utility
Easeulert l or1 Lo L 3 5 , Block 5 , Shady Creek Addn .
rfr . Jo~rri Alleva to , 1015 Colonial Cout• L , reques Led Cour-cil Lo
abar-don a 25 foot access and uLiliLy easeluertL on Lhe rlorLh side of
his lot. He slated that Lhe uLiliLy companies Piave slaked their
lines and noire are located wiLPlir1 Lhe 25 fool easenlenL on his
properly. Mr. Allevalo agreed to leaving a nt1n1n1un- uLiliL,Y
easement ii.5 fool) if Council desired. Mr. AllevaLo is
cc.~riLiriuousl,y bombarded wilPt people passing LPirougPt his lot Lo Lhe
properly located in -Lhe courtly (lo Lhe rear of his properly). The
people passim LPtrougPt his lot are under Lhe iulpression LPraL a. road
will go LPtrougPt to Ls 34 and 35. Mr. AllevaLo didrr' t see a reason
to have an easeluenl al all ort Lhe norlPr side of his properly. T.U.
Electric set up an 15' x 15' easeluertL near Lhe norLP-west corner of
Lhe tot LP-at was intended for an electrical power box. T.U.
Electt•ic elected Lo place Lhe power box in LP-e exisLirig easeruenl of
Lhe nor LP-wes L cornet• of to L 35 so here is rw reason Lo have access
to Lhe 15' x 15' square easement. Mr. Allevato agreed Lu taking
care oI' Lhe paper work wi LP- Lhe uLiliLy cwupan,y .
Eddie CP-eaLPlarn staled that Lhe irrLent was Lo reserve LhaL area in
case Lhe city cPlose Lo put a street LPirougPt In Lhe future. IL was
Mr . Cheer Lhan1' s i11-press iorl tha L Lhe ci Ly does no L in Lend to ex Lend
LhaL s Lree L .
Ted Rowe s La Led Leta L there isn' L any lPlirtg in Lhe nlas ter plan ou
ex Leridirig LhaL s Lree L . When Lhe house or1 to L 34 s ub-ni L Led Lhe
building plans fur a permi t Lhe plot plan did rto t sPiow art easement
and Lhe house was built closer Lo Lhe properly line Lhari would have
been allowed if tP1aL easeulertL was shown. WPtatever value it had as
a street befot•e has been considerably t•educed. Ted Rowe staled
LhaL there are other ways Lo access LhaL properly, lhrougPi
Ailing Lon, Periris,ylvartia Avenue, and through Mr . Cooper's not• Lheas L
boundary .
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Linda, Gress sta,Lea tYid.t in previous discussiuris with the ciL,y
atturriey it was ~iis uplrilori that the easeiuent could nut be upenea
up as a street because it was nut dedicated as a right-of-wa,y.
Ted Rowe stated that iri aeciairi~ on what sire easetuerit should be
retained, Lhe existiri~ utilities should be located aria if a 7.5
toot utility easement is appropriate that should be iticluaea in the
aucumeritatiurr Lu be furnished to tt-e city.
Mutiun b•v Twn Boone, secutia b•y Pete Kirkpatrick to approve the
cuticept with final acLiorr to be taken at such Liu-e that required
ducumentatiuri is submitted to Ltie ciL,y and an ordinance is prepared
b,v the city aLtorrie,y. Mutiun carried urianinwusly.
ITEM NO. 2 - Consiaeratiuri of Remainiri~ in Tarrant CuutiL,y
Couituuriit,y DeveluptueriL Block Grarit Pru~ran- {CDBG} .
Mutiun b,y Run Kovach, second by Robert Murid,y Lo remain in Lhe Urbarl
County program (CDBG). Motion carried unariicnuusly.
ITEM NO. 3 - Approval of Interlucal A~reemerit with the city of
Fort Worth Re~arairi~ Rabies Specimens.
Michael Bux explained that the city ha,s had to process three
ariinials in ttre past 10 years. Fort Worth will process the animals
for $50 each. It would nut be crust effective fur Kertnedale to set-
up -this procedure due Lu lack of trairiiri~, tools and locatiuri.
Run Kuvac;h locoed Lo accept the ir-terlocal a~reemerit with the City
of Fort Worth re~ardiri~ processiri~ rabies specitueris . Second b•y
Mark Wright and approval was uriatiimuus.
ITEM NO. 4 - Acceptance of Petition fur Annexation Requested by
Mr . and Mrs . Richard Valera L iriu .
Ted Rowe explained that action was nut fur approval of the
annexation but was to foruiall,y accept the petition fur annexatiurr.
Council has scheduled public tieariri~s fur April 20 and 22, 1993.
Mutiun by Run Kovach, secoria by Pete Kirkpatrick to accept the
petition fur voluntary annexation requested b,y Mr. and Mrs.
ValeriLirw. Mutiun was urianinwus.
ITEM NO. 5 - Report ut Street Cunaitions aria Consideration of
Repair Priorities Plan with Bud~eL Amenatnerit if
Necessary.
Eddie CtieatYiam, Cheatham and Associates recunuuerraea the city set-up
d, s Lree t tua,iritenance policy fur sealing cracks in the streets . The
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suiuiuer is Ltle hest Lime of yea. t• LU start Lhe program. The tnaLerial
pease Lra Les he L Let• in Lhe warm wea LYlet• . The cracks need LU be
cleaned out LYlen sealed Urr so when i L ra tns i L down' L ge L
molsLure direcLl,y LU Lhe suhgrade. Ct1eaLYlaln recwuluerlded sLartirlg
with Lhe newer s Lree is . CYlea LYlam provided a map with s Lree Ls
ranked trwu 1 Lo 10 . One (1) being Lhe worn L corldi lion arld 10
being excellent condition or Lhe street. The streets were divided
in LU LYlree ca Legories . S tree Ls rroln 1-4 sYlould be scYleduled for
reconsi,ructiorl as soon as possible. Those ranked front 5-7 sYlould
be scheduled for pt•everltaLive mairlLetlarlc;e sucYl as overla.yirlg with
HMAC, chip seal, slurt•y seal, etc. And LYlose ranked rrom 8-10 will
need routine, must likely annual, uiairlLerlance sucYl as crack and
•JUlI1L sealing, poirlL repairs Lo specitic areas, etc;. By doing
preventive maintenance orl streets ranked trolii 8-10, Lhis will
possibly pt•evenL LYlese streets trolu sliding d~wrl Lhe scale LU Lhe
next level, and also, h,y perrorming improvemerlLs Lo streets lrl Lhe
5-7 category, these may he Yleld in Ltlis category rot several nwre
,years . Those ranked trwn 1-4 should be retorts Lt•uc Led, rather LYlan
spend Loo mucPl money merely pa LcYlirlg Lhe s Lree Ls .
CYIeaLYlaui reviewed Lhe street inverlLory with Council.
Mayor AbhotL agreed LhaL a luainLerlance program for higher, ranked
streets should be developed Lo keep Lhem up. The mayor hoped Lhe
c:~urlcil would look ir1Lo some -type of progt•am Lo attack Lhe 1-4
category streets in some sensible wa,y LYlrougYl Lhe courlLy. CYIea,LYlam
stated that it Lhe city pays for Lhe materials, Lhe county will
provide LYIe labor. The coutlLy will overlay Lhe existing streets or
stahili~e Lhe suhgrade, lime or cen-erlt LYletu put in a 3" or 4"
overlay orl Lop. CYIeaLYlam t•ecomnlended SLab111GlIlg Lhe subgrade.
ITEM NO. 6 - Request Lo Ex Lend Current Depository Contract.
Ron KovacYl nwved to accept LYIe exLerlsion until May 13, 1993 on the
bank c:orl Lrac L wi Lh Central Bank & Trus L . Second h,y Roher L Mundy
anti approval was urlarlinwus .
ITEM NO. 7 - Briefing by Lhe Murlic:ipal Cout•L De parLulenL.
Tracey Catkin, Court Clerk explained that Lhe city employs Ylerselt
and a deputy court clerk. For Lhe last six InUI1LYls Lhe,y hatldled art
average Ur 375 citaLiorls per nwrlLh. The court handles calls orl
ciLa.Liorls, appeals, deterred dtsposlLlorls, aLtorne,y deterred,
warrants and ouLsLarldirlg ciLatiorls and root Lrarric; in Lhe police
deparLmerlL hetweetl $ a,.ln. - 5 p.iu.
Disposition or 375 current citations:
31%
19%
790
9%
23%
11%
paid
appealed
prUha. L lUrl
prohaLiorl
Wt1 L'rcLrl L
dismissed
h,y aLLUrney
by CSUUr t
w/$10 special assessment tee
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The court i s presort tl,y opera tirrg W 1 L~llI1 tie budge L .
average ur two jury requests eac~t year wYtich is rwL
jury trail cos Ls approxituaLel,y $90. The court
plus/minus $2,000 revenue year end pr~jecLiort.
anticipates Lhe following aaaiLior tal expertaitures rUr
1. Phone equipment/lines/nwuLttly ettarges
(Presently using police departments)
2. Irwrease in office supplies
3. Employee retention
4. Miscellaneous office equiptuertL
5. Cotuputer ha.rawa.re/software support
There is art
budgeted. A
es Limates a
The C.GUUi' L
93-94:
Tracey Carkirt explained the Court of Record ana indicated Lhat it
was not crust effective for us. The new computer is ort seheaule
with itnplenterttation of new software ana usable irtfor•tttaLlort is rww
being ertterea. Courtesy letters are being sent to persons with
c;itaLions before Lttey go Lo war•rartt.
ITEM NO. 8 - Approval of Minutes Uf a Special ana Regular
Meeting dated Marctt 11, 1993
Motion by Rort Kovach, secorta by Mark Wright, Lo approve Lhe minutes
dated March 11, 1993 as subtuitLea. MUtion was urtartitttous.
ITEM NO. 9 - General Discussion.
Mayor Abbott rentirtaed everyone LttaL Lhe Easter Egg Hunt will be
Saturday, April 11, 1993 aL the city park. The city is also
plartnirtg a city wide clean up ort April 24, 1993. Recycling will
also be provided.
The Mayor c;UngraLula,tea Bloxom's ort their 15th year in business in
Kertrtedale .
Tea Rowe irtfor•mea council LhaL Marlin Frost's office rtotifiea hint
to wi thttold Lhe paytttert L for Lhe wadi tional cos L on Avere L t Road
Bridge in the amount of $8,000. It may be Laken care of by federal
regulaLiorts that Lhey stave begirt Lr,yirtg to write since 1991 to
implement art act that was passed. The city tttay nUt have to pay Lhe
$8,000 aL all.
The ciL,y is irtvolvea with Lhe Texas Trails. There will be tunas
available for aevelopmenL along trails which might include park
lava or new park land. Ref ores Latiort furtas nta,y be able Lo be
applied Lo the sand pi Ls after Ltte,y are abanaortea. More details
should be available before October.
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The water ana street building is ort schedule. A used desk ana
chair have been purettasea frwu Lhe Salvation Army. They have
started taking some wriLLen bids on a phone system to make sure
there is adequate roottt for expansion in the future. The basic:
phone package for a building has the capabiliL,y of three lines.
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Because Ltlere is irlforulaLion vomirlg irlLo Ltte c:UUlpuLet• on Lhe water
s,ysLent, iL uses all three lines area Ltlet•e is rIO rowtl for expansion,
so yuu have LU go LU Lhe rlexL capability w~lic~I is Six lines. Ttle
cost is estiulaLea aL between $1,500 LU $2,000.
Tea Rowe has sent irlformatlorl on Lhe vacarlL ArlaaiLe builairrgs LU
Lhe Texas DeparLluerit of Coluluerce whictl lua,y Crave au irlteresLea uuL-
of-s to Le c:wuparly .
A new CiLco is expecLea L~ be in operaLiorl in Lhe next couple of
weeks in Lhe old Sack-N-Srtack building/car wash.
A re Lail Lire sales will be operlirlg in Lhe old Lee rloLor Company
builairrg.
A business is also expec:Lea LU nwve irtLo Lhe BerlneLL's builairlg orI
Mansfield Hig~Iwa,y.
Mrs. Loveta Miller asked when a new city hall was going LU be
built.
The Mayor s LaLea LhaL i L will be aisc;ussea aurirlg Lhe budge L
process as a capi Lal expetlai Lure, but he aid nUL foresee anew c;i Ly
hall within the next five years.
Robert Muna,y requested arI UuLsiae book return for the llbrar,v.
The Mayor said Lhat the library is being renloaelea and wall urli is
~fave been aorlaLea.
Lima Gress irtformea council that early voting beings April 12th.
Ma,yot• AbboLL recessed Lhe meeLirig aL 8:35 p.al.
The Council entered into executive session aL 8:45 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
ITEM NO. 10 - Closed Session LU Discuss Penning LiLigaLion-
Holaer Trucking and Roger S~uaer (V.T.C.S. -
Art. 6252-17, Sec;. (2} (e)).
ITEM NO. 11 - Closed Session Lo Dls(~USS Pending LitigaLiorl-
Mae Simpson (V.T.C.S. - Art. 6252-17, Sec:. (2} (e}).
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
ITEM NO. 12 - Ac: Lion on Executive session, if Necessary.
NU aC.LlUIl was Laken orl this iLeit-.
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r1ra,,yur Abbul.l, ac.ijuurneci l,he uteeLiri~ a.L 9:02 p.tu.
APPROVED:
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Ma,yur BiI Ab~ut,l.
ATTEST:
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Ci t,y Secre i,a,r,y
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