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Kennedale City Council
Regular Meeting - August 10, 1989
Community Center
Mayor Steve Radakovich called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
Members present were Steve Radakovich, Bill Abbott, Pete
Kirkpatrick, Jerry Mitchell and Robert Mundy. Mark Wright
was absent.
ITEM NO. 1 - Approval of minutes dated July 13, 1989 and
July 25, 1989.
The July 13, 1989 minutes were corrected as follows: (1)
Item #7, "but without the recommended note" was added to the
end of the motion. The July 25, 1989 minutes were corrected
as follows: (1) Motion to reconvene into open session at
8:55 p.m., by Bill Abbott, seconded by Pete Kirkpatrick,
(2) Motion to adjourn at 8:56 p.m., by Pete Kirkpatrick,
seconded by Bill Abbott.
Robert Mundy made a motion to approve the minutes of July 13th
and July 25, 1989 as amended, seconded by Bill Abbott. Motion
carried.
ITEM NO. 2
- Approval of Closing a Portion of Sixth and
Spiller Streets by Ms. Signe Edwards and
Marty and Cindy Norrell.
Ted Rowe met several times with Ms. Edwards to come to an
agreement on the closing of a portion of Sixth and Spiller
Streets and trading for property adjacent to the ballpark.
Ms. Edwards stated that she appeared before the Planning
and Zoning Commission last month per Council request and it
would not effect the Master Thoroughfare Plan.
Ms. Edwards described streets that were abandoned in the past.
She proposed to give her portion of 8th Street and Chitwood
(portions thereof) as colored on the map for the abandonment
of the portion of Sixth and Spiller Streets.
Motion was made by Jerry Mitchell, seconded by Pete Kirkpatrick,
to close portions of 6th Street and Spiller, 6th Street between
Sulphur and Chitwood, and Spiller between Broadway and Mansfield
Avenue for Ms. Edwards' portion of 8th Street and Chitwood.
Motion carried.
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ITEM NO. 4 - Action on Public Hearing No. 2, Replat of
Harris Hill Estates and Abandonment of
Cardinal Court, Mr. Herman Boswell.
Ted Rowe stated that the
provide the city with a
property line for future
shown on the master plan
that is presented to the
Single Family.
P&Z recommended that Mr. Boswell
45' wide easement along the east
right-of-way for the proposed road
which has been added on the plat
council. The current zoning is "A"
Motion was made by Jerry Mitchell, seconded by Robert Mundy,
to approve Lot 1R, Harris Hill Estate and abandonment of
Cardinal Court. Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM NO. 3 - Action on Public Hearing No. 1, Replat of a
Portion of Tommy L. Gay Addition and a Front
Building Line Variance of 25'.
Ted Rowe explained that Mr. Jabri is platting a portion of
his property and he has agreed that when the major portion
of his property is platted in the future to provide access
through his property so that Katie Circle can join in with
Village Street. Mr. Jabri said his intentions were to build
four houses and he also was requesting a 25 foot front yard
building line for Lots 1C and 1D.
Motion was made by Bill Abbott, seconded by Pete Kirkpatrick,
to approve the replat of Lots lA-lE, Tommy L. Gay Addition
with a 25' building line for Lots 1C and 1D. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 5 - Approval of Purchase of City Hall Phone
System, and Award of Contract.
Mayor Radakovich read the bids as follows: AT&T $7,937.68
(meets requirements), Bob Johnson Communications $8,210 (did
not furnish all required information), Southwestern Bell
$8,444 (did not furnish all required information), Allied
Telephone $14,138.93 (meets and exceeds requirements), and
Telephone Industries $10,192 (meets and exceeds requirements).
Jerry Mitchell made a motion to award the bid to AT&T in the
amount of $7,937.68, seconded by Bill Abbott. Motion carried
unanimously.
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ITEM NO. 7 - Chamber of Commerce to Address Council.
Mike Barton, President of the Chamber, passed out information
to the Council. Mr. Barton informed council of Homecoming
Extravaganza sponsored by the Chamber to be held in the
city park at the end of September. The Chamber is planning
a workday for the park on August 19th and is soliciting help
from the business community and from the city. He said people
and equipment would be greatly appreciated. The Mayor
informed Mr. Barton that a city crew would be there on the
19th. Fire ants will be treated with A.mdro, per Ted Rowe.
ITEM NO. 8 - General Discussion.
Gene Myers of the Koch Refining Company appeared before Council
explaining that they were in the process of laying a pipeline
from Corpus Christi to the DFW Airport and will be coming
through the City of Kennedale. They will be constructing the
pipeline by the Department of Transportation and Texas Railroad
Commission rules and regulations. The pipeline will be all
steel welded 14" line and have approximately 400 pounds of
pressure. The pipeline would be laid on a portion of Sublett
Road, Treepoint Drive and in the right-of-way of Little School
Road north of Treepoint to the city limits. If the pipeline
interferes with future construction of Sublett Road, it can
be moved or stay in place. Petroleum refined products such
as gasoline, diesel fuels and jet fuels will be shipped through
the pipeline. It is planned to be buried 36" to 48" deep in
the Kennedale area, but could be buried up to 6' deep when necessary.
Easements of 15' are being obtained from the property owners.
Structures can be built 10' from the pipeline. Streets and
driveways can be built over the pipeline. The pipeline is
monitored 24 hours a day by satellite. If a drop in pressure
is sensed it will immediately shut down the pumps in Waco.
The pipeline cannot be pulled out of the ground with a backhoe.
Mr. Phillip Wright explained that they are negotiating a
detailed contract with the City of Arlington to run it through
their city and Arlington is concerned with the safety aspect
of the pipeline. The pipeline is scheduled to be completed
on November 30, 1989. They will keep the Council advised of
their progress.
No action was taken on this item. Information packets were
provided to council members by Mr. Myers.
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ITEM NO. 6 -
Regular Meeting - August 10, 1989
The Friends of the Kennedale Library to
Address Council.
Mrs. JaNae Mundy, Vice President, of the Friends of the Kennedale
Library informed Council of plans for a library in Kennedale.
The group started forming approximately six weeks ago. The
organization is a non-profit group and the purpose is to start
a library, which will become a public library operated by the city.
The organization will do the preliminary work, getting things
together, planning and seeing if there is enough interest to
start a library before they approach the city. Eventually, they
will work with the city because it will be a city funded organi-
zation. When the city does take over, the Friends of the Library
will support them, have programs, help staff the library with
volunteer work and raise money. Matching federal funds are available
for constructing a building. Eventually, the city will have a
board that will run the library which will coordinate with
the Friends of the Library.
ITEM NO. 8 - General Discussion.
Mr. Bob Williams commented on the Koch Pipeline Project. He
mentioned that he previously worked for the highway department
and that the pipeline buried at 3 feet is not sufficient. It
may need to be as much as 10 to 15 feet when constructing a road.
Motion was made by Bill Abbott, seconded by Robert Mundy, to
adjourn into executive session at 8:30 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
ITEM NO. 9
- Closed session to discuss litigation of Terry
Ahrendt, Mary Brooks, and Shane Fincher (Section
2 (e) Art. 6252-17 V.T.C.S.)
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Certification by Ted Rowe
Pete Kirkpatrick made a motion to reconvene into open session
at 10:20 p.m., seconded by Jerry Mitchell. Motion carried.
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Motion to adjourn at 10:22 p.m. was made by Robert Mundy,
seconded by Pete Kirkpatrick. Motion carried unanimously.
APPRO`I,ED
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ayor, Steve Radakovich
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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