03/14/1991, Regular Meeting MinutesPage 1767
iiEliNEDALE CITY GOUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 1~., 1y91
COMMUNITY CENTER
Mayor :~teve Radakovich o.alled the meeting to order at 7::i2 PM.
Members present were hiayor Radakovich, Robert Mundy, Tom Boone
and George Roberts. Members absent were Mark Wright and t'ete
Kirkpatrick.
Ted Rowe gave the invocation.
Mayor Steve Radakovich presented a Certificate of Appreciation to
Jerry Buckner and Gerald Dawson of Dawson 'l'ire Service for
lending a helping hand to the Fire Department in an emergency
situation.
ITEM ND. 1 - Approval of minutes dated February 14 & 18, 1y91.
With no correction to the minutes, Mayor Radakovich declared the
minutes approved as submitted.
ITEM ND. 2 - Adoption of Impact Fee Drdinance and Approval of
Water & Wastewater Impact Fees.
Robert Mundy was impressed with the Advisory Committee and their
hard work.
The property in the ETJ will be charged impact fees as such time
as they hook onto Ker,nedale water or sewer service.
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Motion by Robert Mundy, second by Tom Boone to adopt the Impact
Fee Ordinance as submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM HO. 3 - Approval of Amending Plat, Lot 1-R, Block 4,
Shady Creek Addition.
George Roberts moved to approve the amending plat from Lots 1 & 2
to Lot 1-R, Block 4, Shady Creek Addition. Second by Robert
Mundy and passed unanimously.
ITEM NO. 4 - Proposal to Increase Lone Star Gas Rates.
Rudy Flores, Lone Star Gas Zone Manager requested a 4. 1% rate
increase that would take effect today, March 14, 1991. An
alternative was to suspend action for 9~ days (June 14, 1991) to
allow time for a workshop .for a Lone Star Representative to
explain the details in calculating the increase and to conduct a
study.
Motion by George Roberts, second by Tom Boone to postpone action
until June 14, 1991. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM NO. 5 - Amendment to City Ordinance 89-9 to Include
Appendices to the Uniform Fire Code 1988.
Fire Chief, Jerry Kirkpatrick informed Council that the
appendices were inadvertently left out when adopting the 1988
Uniform Fire Code. The appendices would provide guidelines and
restrictions on what was required of businesses. Jerry's main
concern was life safety for schools, day-care, nursing homes and
churches. Requirements could be as simple as lighted exit signs.
The following appendixes were considered:
APPENDIX SUBJECT
I-A Regulations for Existing Buildings
II-A Suppression & Control of Hazardous Fire Areas
II-B Protection of Flammable or Combustible Liquids in
Flood Areas.
II-E Hazardous Materials Management Plan & Inventory
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Statement.
III-A Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings
III-B Fire Hydrant Location & Distribution
III-C Testing Fire Extinguishing Systems
III-D Basement Pipe Inlets
IV-A Interior Floor Covering Materials
V-A Rationally Recognized Standards of Good Practice
VI-A Hazardous Materials Classification
VI-B Emergency Relief Venting for Above Ground Tanks
VI-C Model Citation Program
VT-D Reference Tables from Uniform Building Code
George Roberts stated he was for fire safety and fire prevention,
however, he didn't want to harass businesses in Kennedale.
Ted Rowe offered to supply the appendices at the next meeting.
Motion by Tom Boone to adopt the appendices stated above. Motion
died due to a lack of a second.
Robert Mundy moved to table the adoption of the appendices,
second by 'Tom Boone. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM H0. 6 - Approval of Ad Valorem Tax Refund.
Linda Jones explained that an improvement was taxed on lot 31,
Block 5, Shady Creek Addition as of 1/1/89. On 2/21/91 Tarrant
Appraisal District sent a correction to remove the improvement
from the 1989 Tax Roll. The building permit was issued 10/21/90
and completed 1/21/91. A refund that exceeds 5500 must be
approved by the Council. The refund would be 5585.96.
Mayor Radakovich suggested that the refund money be withheld and
applied to the outstanding debt owed by the G.W. Robbins Company
for developer and engineering fees. Mayor Radakovich was
informed that the money had to be refunded according to the State
Property Tax Board. however, Mr. Cooper could voluntarily apply
the refund to his debt.
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I~IotYOn by ot~~=rt I~',undy to wr~to a letter to u. W. Bobbins Company
i ecugni`lrrg the `:>S8` ~~ ta;: refund and upon concurrence refund
t}ie money and reapply to his debt. Gecond by George Roberts and
passed unanimously.
ITEM t~iU. 7 General Discussion.
;down Bulaicti invited Louni:il to the Waste hlariagement Company
recycling .facility grand opcrring in Louisiana April 4, 191.
Roger Hurlbut inquired as to the status of alternate sources of
water, other than well water. Alternate sources of water are
Fort Wu th, Arlington, Mansfield, Trinity dater Authority and a
water treatment plar;t per Ted Rowe. The Mayor stated that
Council will continue to consider this item with proper emphasis.
The f-tighway "S7 lmprovemerit committee public information rneetirrg
is scheduled for 7'hur sday, March 21, 1'~'~1 at the i:ommunity Center.
There being
meeting at
unanimously.
no further business, Tom Doone moved to adjourn the
8:41 PM., second by George Roberts and passed
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Mayor, Cteve Iiadakovich
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