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MINUTES OF
KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 14, 1991
COMMUNITY CENTER
Mayor Steve Radakovich called the meeting to order at 7:59 PM.
Members present were Mayor Radakovich, Mark Wright, Pete
Kirkpatrick and Tom Boone. Robert Mundy and Ron Kovach were absent.
Staff in attendance were Ted Rowe, Linda Jones, Vicki Thompson,
Jerry Kirkpatrick and Attorney, Don Driver.
ITEM N0. 1 - Approval of Minutes dated October 10, 1991.
With no corrections to the minutes dated October 10, 1991, Mayor
Radakovich declared them approved as submitted.
ITEM NO. 2 - Action on Public Hearing No. 2 - Replat of Lots
6R1R, 7R1R and 7R2R, Block 1, Pecan Acres Addition.
Motion by Tom Boone, second by Pete Kirkpatrick to approve the
Pecan Acres Addition replat as submitted. Motion carried
unanimously.
ITEM NO. 3 - Approval of Amendment to the Food Service Ordinance
and Renewal of the Contract with Tarrant County
Health Department for Food Establishment Inspections.
Mark Wright stated that the last ordinance listed the Booster Club,
KYA, etc. as exempt for food permits and inspections.
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Motion by Pete Kirkpatrick, second by Mark Wright to remove the
ordinance from the agenda so that Ted Rowe could consult with
Tarrant County Health Department on the exemptions stated above.
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM K0. 4 - Approval of 1989/90 Uncollectible Water Bill
Accounts.
Mark Wright moved to approve the 1989/90 Uncollectible Water Bill
Accounts in the amount of $1,985.17. Second by Tom Boone and
passed unanimously.
ITEM H0. 5 - Approval of 1989/90 Uncollectible Ambulance Bill
Accounts.
Pete Kirkpatrick moved to approve the 1989/90 Uncollectible
Ambulance Bill Accounts in the amount of 57,640.21. Second by Tom
Boone and passed unanimously.
ITEM H0. 6 - Accept Bids and Award Contract for Booster Pump
and Fire Hydrants.
Mr. Terry Highfill received the following bids on a pump and motor
for Pump Station #2:
R. R. Davidson Co. 52, 250.00
Smith Pump Co. 53, 442.00
The item was budget for in the 1991/92 budget and Terry Highfill
requested approval for the purchase.
The fire hydrants are for the upcoming CDBG project. The city can
save money because they can purchase the hydrants at a much lower
price than a general contractor. The reason for staying with the
M&H Fire Hydrants is because they are of higher quality, need less
repairs and parts can be replaced easily. The hydrants built today
are the same as the ones built in the 1950's. Other fire hydrants
change every so many years and you can't find parts for them. A
fire hydrant should last 10 to 15 years.
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Motion by Tom Hoone, second by Pete Kirkpatrick to accept the bids
and award a contract to R. R. Davidson Company for 52, 250 for the
pump and motor and a contract to Atlas Utility for 53,630 for six
fire hydrants.
ITEM N0. 7 - Action on Public Hearing No. 1 - Replat of Lots 4-R
and 5-R, J. M. Estes Home Tracts.
Motion by Pete Kirkpatrick, second by Tom Hoone to approve the
replat of Lot 4-R and 5-R, J. M. Estes Home Tracts as submitted.
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM H0. 8 - Action on Public Hearing No. 3 - Abatement of 229 S
New Hope Road.
Motion by Tom Hoone, second by Mark Wright to declare the house
substandard and no action removing the structure by the city for a
week to 10 days. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM NO. 9 - Tarrant County Emergency Preparedness Update by
Naomi Cassaday.
Ms. Naomi Cassaday stated that a functional communication drill has
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been scheduled for April 22,-i~}9f. The drill is to prepare persons
in this part of the county in case of a large scale disaster. The
major concern is the question of who is going to take care of the
resource allocation at the city level. Ms. Cassaday encouraged the
Council to come to the disaster functional exercise.
ITEM NO. 10 - Consideration of Request for Garbage Rate Increase
by Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc.
Laidlaw previously requested to be removed from the agenda until a
later date.
ITEM N0. 11 - Approval of Tax Abatement Guideline Resolution.
Ted Rowe recommended a change on Page 4 th) 2nd paragraph "The
value of the abatement shall be equal to 500 percent of investment
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by the business in eligible property described in Section 2(e>,
above. "
Ted Rowe explained that the proposal states that if you have a ten
year period to abate and you abate up to a 100% a year, that on a
sliding scale, you would use up half of it in a ten year period.
That amounts to 500% abatement of the total cost of the
improvement. He would like to change it and recognize the fact
that some construction and additions to the city's tax roll would
have more value than others. If somebody was going to make a
510,000,000 addition, they should get more of a break than someone
who is making a $2,000,000 addition. In order to take that into
consideration he recommended the sentence to read "The value of the
abatement shall not exceed 1,000 percent of investment by the
business in eligible property described in Section 2(e), above, or
such other value as permitted by law." Depending on the value of
the investment to the city, that can be worked out in the agreement
and presented to Council for approval.
Ted Rowe will work with the school district, county and appraisal
district on the details of the abatement.
At the December meeting a public hearing will be held and
designating a reinvestment zone. Then between December 14th and
31st a meeting can be scheduled to approve an abatement agreement
prior to January 1st.
Mr. Bill Gress of Heidelberg Harris requested Council to adopt a
resolution showing intent to participate in a tax abatement program.
Motion by Pete Kirkpatrick, second by Mark Wright to approve
Resolution Ho. 5 adopting tax abatement guidelines and agreeing to
participate in a tax abatement program. Motion carried unanimously.
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ITEM K0. 12 - Approval of Proposed Fire Station Upgrade -
S eeping Quarters, Storage, Office Relocation.
Fire Chief Jerry Kirkpatrick requested approval for the following
renovations:
*Turn small storage room and adjoining offices into sleeping
quarters for shift personnel.
+~Enclose front porch area to off-set the loss of original
office space.
*~Build overhead storage above the existing locker area in
apparatus room.
The above items would solve the storage space problems, retain the
full potential of the training/meeting room, and allow complete,
unrestricted access to the kitchen and restroom facilities.
Total cost for this project is estimated at X8,107.
Labor for the overhead storage and wall removal will be provided by
volunteer and the presently employed fire personnel.
Motion by Tom Boone, second by Mark Wright to approve the
renovation of the Fire Department. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM K0. 13 - Allocation of Votes for the Board of Directors for
Tarrant Appraisal District.
Motion by Tom Boone to cast all five votes for Richard Perkins for
the Board of Directors of Tarrant Appraisal District. Second by
Pete Kirkpatrick and passed unanimously.
ITEM K0. 14 - General Discussion.
Mr. Tom Boone stated that the packet on tax abatements was
informative and it is important to the city to follow through for
future growth.
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Motion by Tom Boone, second by Pete Kirkpatrick to adjourn into
executive session at 8:45 PM. Motion carried unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
ITEM NO 5 - 'scussion of Pending Litiggation on Mr. Gowen.
( rticle 6252-17 Section ( 2 ) ( e ) V. T. C. S. )
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RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
Motion by Tom Boone, second by Mark Wright to reconvene into open
session at 8:55 PM. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM N0. 16 - Action on Executive Session if Necessary.
No action was taken on executive session.
Motion by Pete Kirkpatrick, second by Tom Boone to adjourn at 8:56
PM. Motion carried unanimously.
APPR(yV~D
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Mayor Steve Radakovich
ATTEST:
City Secretary