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05/12/1983, Regular Meeting MinutesPage 1183 REGULAR MEETING KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL MAY 12, 1983 Mayor Radakovich assembled the meeting at 7:36 p. m. Gary Cooper gave the invocation. Members present were Mayor Steve Radakovich, Mayor Pro-Tem Doyle Riley, Councilmembers Wayne Winters, Allan Elrod, Pete Kirkpatrick and Richard Bennett. Staff present were Mel Justice, Clyde Marshall and Mary Brooks. The minutes of the public hearing of April 14th, the regu~,ar meeting of April 14th and the special meeting of April 20th- 21st, 1883 were approved as presented. Item No. 1: LARRY TYLER; CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - RESOLUTION - __ CRIME STOPPERS, INC. Larry Tyler addressed Council and requested a letter or reso- lution showing the City's support of Crime Stoppers, Inc. 1 i Mayor Radakovich explained the operation of Crime Stoppers and the possible benefits it could have for the City. Allan Elrod made a motion for Council to instruct Clyde Mar- shall to prepare a resolution to show the City's support of Crime Stoppers, Inc., seconded by Richard Bennett. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 2: HARRY L. IVTE - HILLDALE ADDITION. This item was accepted by the was forwarded to Council for REPEAT LOTS 12 AND 13, BLOCK 2, Planning and Zoning Board and approval of the replat. Richard Bennett made a motion to approve the replat of Lots 12 and 13, Block 2, Hilldale Addition into one lot, seconded by Allan Elrod. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 3: FINAL PLAT - BLOCKS 1 AND 2, WOODLANDS ADDITION. The final plat on the Woodlands Addition was accepted by the Planning and Zoning Board with utility easement changes and forwarded to Council for approval. Gary Cooper addressed Council and brought the new Councilmem- bers up-to-date on the project. Mr. Cooper stated the origi- nal presentation involved approximately a 30 acre tract, with 8.7 acres in apartments with "C" zoning, 5.5 acres zoned "A-1" Attached Single-Family and 15.5 acres zoned "E" Commercial. Mr. Cooper said the 8.7 acres that originally was to be a low density apartment complex had since been changed to result in 15 quadruplex lots, reducing the density from 222 to 174 liv- Page 1184 REGULAR MEETING MAC'-~ 12, 1g83 Contd. ing units and the acreage zoned "E" Commercial would be re- duced by 5 acres. He stated the project would be completed in 6 months at the earliest. Council concurred that the "A-1" Attached Single-Family zon- ing could not overlap into the "C" zoning and "E" zoning and that the "C" and "E" zonings would need to be rezoned "A-1" by the Planning and Zoning Board, meanwhile allowing the building to be started in the existing "A-1" zoned area. Mayor Radakovich asked if the concept included a playground or open space area for children to play. Mr. Cooper said he would be glad to work with the City and donate land if the City would keep it up. Wayne Winters asked if the location of the pond would result in it being abolished. Gary Cooper said the pond would be drained. Wayne Winters made a motion to accept the final plat of the Woodlands Addition with the stipulation that visibility tri- angles be added and the "A-1" building areas overlapping "C" and "E" areas be presented to the Planning and Zoning Board for rezoning to "A-1" Attached Single-Family, seconded by Pete Kirkpatrick. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 4: N. H. DANIEL - HOUSE ON TRACT 2B, J. M. ESTES SURVEY. Mr. Daniel was not present. Item No. 5: TRAILER VARIANCE - DAVID K. REEVES. David K. Reeves was present and addressed Council on the behalf of Laura L. Daugherty. He asked Council's permission to place a mobile home on Mrs. Daugherty's lot, located at 544 West Third Street. The mobile home would be underpinned and the existing house torn down. Richard Bennett made a motion to approve a one year variance allowing a mobile home on Lot 3A2, J. Prickett Survey, Abstract 1225, 544 West Third Street with the stipulation that the exist- ing house be torn down and the mobile home hooked on to water and sewer lines, seconded by Doyle Riley. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 6: STORER CABLE - GENERAL MANAGER, JIM HOUGH. Mr. Hough was not present. Clyde Marshall presented a copy of a letter that Council had instructed him to write informing Tarrant Cable Communications, Page 1185 REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 1983 Contd. Inc. of violation of franchise agreement, of intent to termi- nate and cancel, and of hearing of adoption of ordinance to cancel by City of Kennedale. Allan Elrod made a motion to instruct Clyde Marshall to send the letter and also to set up a Public Hearing for July 14, 1883 with the purpose of adopting an ordinance to cancel the franchise agreement with Tarrant Cable Communications, Inc., seconded by Richard Bennett. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 7: K. C. WALKER - SHOW CAUSE HEARING. Mel Justice reported to Council that he had contacted Randy Walker and instructed him to remove the old junk cars on Lot 3B, Block 2, Woodlea Acres Addition, property belonging to K. C. Walker by Monday, May 16th or he would receive a citation from the Police Department. It was the consensus of Council to wait until May 16th to see what resulted. Item No. 8: 8TH YEAR C. D. BID. Mayor Radakovich reported the City had received bids on the 8th Year C. D. Project and they are as follows: C. R. "Buddy" Smith Construction Co. $ 95,430.00 W. F. Harrison Construction Co. $103,833.19 Virgil Rhodes Ditching & Excavating Co. $110,861.50 Wayne Winters made a motion to approve the low bid of $95,430.00 from C. R. "Buddy" Smith Construction Co., seconded by Allan Elrod. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. g: PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLE. Bids were presented to Council for the purchase of a new City vehicle to replace the one Mel Justice is presently driving. They are as follows: Jack Williams Chevrolet - Chevrolet Malibu $8,160.00 Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet - Chevrolet Malibu $8,455.93 Dub Shaw Ford - Ford LTD $8,945.00 Texas Motors Ford - Ford LTD $9,129.12 Richard Bennett made a motion to approve the low bid of $8,160.00 from Jack Williams Chevrolet, seconded by Allan Elrod. Motion carried with none opposed. Page 1186 REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 1983 Contd. Item No. 10: TARRANT COUNTY EMS STUDY. Pete Kirkpatrick made a motion to approve the City's partici- pation in an Emergency Medical Service Study of Tarrant County for the possibility of initiating a County-wide ambulance ser- vice and to approve payment of $52.50 to participate in the study, seconded by Allan Elrod. Motion carried with none op- posed. Item No. 11: REFUND OF MUNICIPAL COURT FINE. Mel Justice reminded Council that the refund of a Municipal Court fine requires Council authorization. Allan Elrod made a motion to remit Municipal Court fine of $149.00 on Citation No. 3734 to Timothy Bezdek, seconded by Doyle Riley. Motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 12: PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD POTENTIAL SELECTEES. It was the consensus of Council to set up a work session on May 25, 1983 at 7:00 p. m. for the purpose of interviewing Planning and Zoning Board selectees, and a work session on May 21, 1983 at 8:00 a. m. for the purpose of interviewing applicants for Police Chief. Item No. 13: DISCUSSION OF WRECKER SERVICE - DOYLE RILEY. Doyle Riley stated that the delay in wrecker pull time had been brought to his attention by one of the officers in the Police Department. J. R. Prailey addressed Council and also stated that the delay in response time by the wrecker was keeping the officer on night duty tied up too long. Wayne Winters said that the current rotation system was set up only as a courtesy to the wrecker owners and in the event of a delay in response time it should be left to the officer's discretion whether to call another wrecker. Council concurred that a time limit that an officer had to wait before calling another wrecker should be set. Wayne Winters made a motion to set the time limit at 20 minutes after which the officer on duty could use his own discretion, seconded by Doyle Riley. Motion carried with Doyle Riley, Wayne Winters, Allan Elrod and Richard Bennett voting yea and Pete Kirkpatrick abstaining. OPEN DISCUSSION: Clyde Marshall presented Ordinance No. 83-5, WATER CUT-OFF. It was the consensus of Council to table the ordinance until Page 1187 REGULAR MEETING MAY. 12, 1983 Contd. the City Secretary, Tyne Reflogal, could be present. Clyde Marshall read Ordinance No. 83-6, "AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, WITH AUTHORITY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF CITY SECRETARY WHEN SUCH OFFICER IS ABSENT; AND APPOINTTNG MARY BROOKS AS ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AT THE WILL AND PLEASURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL", bringing to Council's attention that Ordinance No. 83-6 had been approved at the April 14, 1983 meeting. Richard Bennett made a motion to amend the minutes of the April 1~4, 1983 meeting to reflect the adoption of Ordinance 83-6, seconded by Pete Kirkpatrick. Motion carried with none opposed. Clyde Marshall presented Ordinance No. 83-7, "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBCHAPTER B, OF CHAPTER 13, OF THE KENNEDALE CITY CODE 1977, BEING THE KENNEDALE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND PARTICU- LARLY SECTIONS 13-15 AND 13-16, OF SAID SUBCHAPTER B, RELATING TO DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF KENNE- DALE, TEXAS; THIS AMENDMENT CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH SAME LIES". Pete Kirkpatrick made a motion to adopt Ordinance 83-7, seconded by Richard Bennett. Motion carried with none opposed. Wayne Winters reported that he and Mel Justice had Freese and Nichols incorporate the estimate for the repairs of the old well house into the bid for the tele-meter and approximated the cost of $1,500.00 instead of the original $10,000.00 for the repairs. Mel Justice reported that the new well and new pump were working fine and pumping about 380 gallons per minute, supplying the whole town with water. Council instructed Mel Justice to have the old well checked as soon as possible in order that repairs could be made before summer. Jerry Kirkpatrick expressed his appreciation for the new uniforms that the City purchased for the Ambulance Volunteers. Mayor Radakovich praised the Ambulance Volunteers for the fine job they have done. Pete Kirkpatrick suggested Mel Justice contact the County Com- missioner to see about cutting a road at the City Park. Mel Justice said it had been done and the County had it on their schedule. Page 1188 REGULAR MEETING .MAY. 12, 1983 Contd. It was the Counci„s consensus for Mel Justice to instruct the Water Department men to clear away the brush in the park in their spare time. Doyle Riley asked Mel Justice for an update on the cost of the sidewalk for Bowman Springs Road. Mel Justice told Council the measurement of the sidewalk would be approximately 946 feet with about 240 feet in the Spring Branch Addition. The engineers had given an estimate of $3.00 a square foot and Nick Santos quoted about $1.50 a linear foot for a three foot wide sidewalk. Council discussed the possibility of bordering residents pay- ing a portion of the cost of the sidewalk as only $3,000.00 had been budgeted for that purpose. Wayne Winters made a motion to recess the regular session and enter into closed session to discuss personnel matters, second- ed by Allan Elrod. Motion carried with none opposed. Council entered into closed session at 10:34 p. m. Mayor Radakovich reconvened the regular session at 11:40 p. m. Wayne Winters made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Allan Elrod. Motion carried with none opposed. Meeting adjourned at 11:41 p. m. APPROVED: ATTEST : ~~ Steve Radakovich ~~y`J'/~~ Mayo r /(iL// R~//C /SL A ar'y ooks Assistant City Secretary CITY SEAL: