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KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
PRE-COUNCIL MEETING
April 9, 1987 6:45 PM.
Mayor RadaKovich called this meeting to order at 6:50 PM, with all
Councilmembers present. Guest in attendence were C.N. Guinn,
City Auditor and Councilman-elect Mallory.
Mr. Guinn began his presentation of his recent audit to the
Councilmembers. He expressed the current financial status as good
and stable. He stated that many improvements had been made in the City
during the two years that he did not do the audit work for the City.
He stated that the improvement of the computer system was the most
beneficial to him, easing the strain on all staff members as well as
himself,
After answering all questions by Councilmembers, Council adjourned
the Pre-Council workshop to begin the Public Hearing at the Community
Center.
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PUBLIC HEARING
April 9, 1987 7:15 PM.
Mayor RadaKovich called the Public Hearing to order at 7:33 PM.
with all Councilmembers present.
Agenda Item No. 1- Appeal Hearing requested by Mr. PatricK White-
Dilapidated Structure located on Tr. 38, J.M. Estes Home Tracts.
Mr. White presented himself before Council, asking them to allow him to
retain the building in question. He stated that he uses this land to
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pasture his horses and the building was sometimes used to store hay and
other items used in the care of his animals,
Mayor Radakovich asked for a report from Fire Chief Jim Smith, Chief
Smith reported that upon his inspection of the building, he noticed
such items that would cause this building to be a possible fire
hazard, He noticed hay inside the walls, no windows, missing or
hazardous flooring, in general, the structure was in poor condition,
Mayor Radakovich asked for a report from the Building Inspector
Danny Thomas. Mr. Thomas stated that the structure was structurally
unsafe. Mr. Thomas suggested that this structure removed.
With no other persons wishing to testify on this matter, Council
adjourned the meeting on motion by Mr. Kirkpatrick and seconded by
Mr. Mitchell. Motion carried at 7:47 PM.
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KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
April 9, 198? 7:30 PM,
Mayor Radakovich called the meeting to order at 7:48 PM, with all
Councilmembers present.
Invocation was given by Ted Rowe,
Agenda Item No. 1- Previous minutes of March 17 & March 27, 1987,
Minutes of both meetings stood approved as read,
Agenda Item No. 2- Action on Public Hearing-Appeal Hearing requested
by Mr. Patrick White.
Motion by Wayne'Winters and seconded by Jerry Mitchell to uphold the
decision of the Building Inspector and require the removal or abatement
of the structure within 90 days. Motion carried with all members in
agreement,
Agenda Item No. 3- Approval of New Flood Damage Protection Ordinance.
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Motion by Bill Abbott and seconded by J.D. KirKpatrick to adopt the
ordinance as presented with the exception of the designation of the
administrator to be the City Administrator instead of the Building
Inspector as originally presented. Motion carried with all in
agreement,
Agenda Item No. 4- Ordinance to Establish "E-1" Zoning District for
Cemetery and Related Business.
Motion by Marx Wright and seconded by Jerry Mitchell to adopt the
ordinance as presented to Council. Motion carried with all in
agreement.
Agenda Item No. 5- Zoning Change-Cemetery and Adjoining Property to
"E-1" Zoning from "A" Residential.
Council discussed this matter in length. Mr, Lassetter requested
from the Planning and Zoning Commission to change the zoning on all
property owned by Emerald Hills Memorial ParK. Planning and Zoning
Commission as explained by Pat Turner, recommended that the 16 acre
tract owned by the ParK located to the east end of the current area
used as a cemetery remain as "A" Residential. They felt that a buffer
zone was needed between the ParK and the property owned by Mr. Brown.
Motion by J.D. KirkpatricK and seconded by Jerry Mitchell was to change
the zoning of all property owned by Emerald Hi11s, thus allowing all
persons to Know that this will be a cemetery/related business and not a
possible future residential development, Motion carried with
Councilman Wright opposed.
Agenda Item No. 6- Approval of Final Plat-CreeKside Addition, Phase
I.
Presentation of the final plat of CreeKside Addition, Phase I was
made by Don Samanie. Council was advised by City Administrator Ted
Rowe that he felt many items remain to be resolved prior to any
action by Council. Mr. Rowe indicated to Council that a letter by
Freese and Nichols, dated April 7, 1987, had not been addressed by
Mr, Samanie and changed on the plats submitted,
One of the items questioned was the City Engineer's request for a
looped water line, Mr. Winters questioned the need for this request.
He asKed about standard practices regarding cul-de-sacs with dead end
lines.
After a lengthy discussion, motion by Wayne Winters and seconded by
Bill Abbott to approve the final plat of CreeKside Addition; Phase
I, with plat to comply with stipulations made by City Engineers (see
Exhibit A, attached) in regards to the plans and specifications and
that developer be responsible for the prorata share of the improvements
to Kennedale-Sub'lett Road and all fees due to City, Motion carried
with Mr, Wright opposed.
Agenda Item No, 7- Approval of Final Plat-Crestdale V Addition.
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Mr, Gary Cooper presented his project to Council, Special requirements
for the final plat were discussed, The amendment of the final to show
a ten foot utility easement on Lot 14, Block 7 and the need to acquire
the offsite easement on Lot 15, Block 7 rnust be submitted to the City
prior to any construction.
In reference to the question of no dead end streets, Mr, Cooper agreed
to construct either a temporary cal-de-sac or a permanent access to
the rear parKing lot of the Arthur Elementary School, with final action
to 6e resolved by the Kennedale Independent School District and City
Staff.
Motion to approve the final plat with the above stipulations was made
by J.D. KirKpatricK and seconded by Bill Abbott, Motion carried
with~all-in agreement.
Agenda Item No. 8- Canvassing of the April 4, 1987 Election.
During the review of the election results, it was determined that four
voters were allowed to vote in the City Elections that were not City
residents,- With this information so noted, Council accepted the
following as the final results;
Place #1
Gary R. Cooper 128
Mark S. Wright 208
Place #3
John S, Mallory 182
Albert Soto 145
Place #5
J.D, "Pete" KirKpatricK 258
Sue Ahrendt 7Y
Write-In Votes
Wayne Winters P1. 5 2
Kerry Cashion Pl. 5 1
Terry Ahrendt P1. 5 1
Charles Roudon P1. 5 1
Glen Day P1, 3 1
Larry Ledbetter Pl. 3 5
Butch Evans Pl. 3 1
Jerry KirKpatri ck P 1. 3 1
Doyle Riley Pl. 3 1
Fred Flintstone P1. 3 1
Butch Evans P1. 1 1
With these results, motion by Jerry Mitchell and seconded by Wayne
Winters to accept the results and install the new Councilmen, Motion
carried with all in agreement.
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Oath of Office was completed and new members installed.
Agenda Item No. 9- Mr. Bobby Jones of Village Creek Mobile Home Park
wishes to address the Council regarding Utilities within his mobile
home parK.
Mr. Jones wished to remove his agenda item by presenting written
information to Mayor Radakovich. Agenda Item dropped.
Agenda Item No. 10- Mr. Gary Cox wishes to discuss the need for
repairs to Village Street.
Mr. Gary Cox addressed the Council regarding the condition of the road
Known as Village Street, a portion of that road being a private road.
The City of Kennedale installed a water line to service this area
about two years ago. The homeowners in that area claim that the road
was never repaired to its original state.
The president of Kennedale Youth Association had removed some of the
gravel that was stocK-piled near the ballfields and used it on the
fields. Mr. Cox explained to Council that the gravel belonged to the
homeowners and not the City. They asked that this be replaced and the
road repaired.
Council assured the homeowners that the road would be repaired and that
the gravel would be replaced.
Agenda Item No. 11- Acceptance of the Report from the City Auditors
for Fiscal Year 1985-86.
Motion~by Bill Abbott and seconded by Jerry Mitchell to accept the
Audit Reports as submitted. Motion carried with all in agreement.
Agenda Item No. 12- Authorization of Payment to the Auditor for Single
Audit Reports,
Motion by J.D. KirKpatricK and seconded by Jerry Mitchell to approve
the payment of X3,500.00 to Brown, Guinn, Scott and Mahaney for
auditing services provided and that these funds be paid from the
Revenue Sharing Fund. Motion carried with all members in agreement.
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Motion to enter into closed session made by J.D. Kirkpatrick and
seconded by John Mallory. Motion carried at 9:56 PM.
Motion to re-enter into open session made by Bill Abbott and
seconded by J.D, Kirkpatrick, Motion carried at 10:29 PM.
Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Mark Wright and seconded by John
Mallory. Motion carried at 10:30 PM.
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