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04.12.1979 CC MinutesPage 853 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 12, 1979 Mayor Radakovich assembled the meeting at 7;30 P. M. Clyde Marshall, Jr., City Attorney, gave the invocation. Council members present were Mayor Radakovich, George Lowery, Clara Sanderson, Stanley Jernigan, Charles Kuykendall and Wayne Winters. Staff present were Evelyn Templeton, Mel Justice and Clyde Marshall, Jr. The minutes of the "Special" Closed Session February 16, 1979, "Special" Meeting February 17, 1979, "Special" Budget Work- session March 5, 1979, "Regular" Meeting March 8, 1979, "Public Hearing" (Budget) March 15, 1979, "Public Hearing" March 22, 1979, and "Joint Public Hearing" City Council and Planning and Zoning Board March 29, 179 were approved as read with one correction to the March 5, 1979 "Special" Budget Worksession. Miss Tammy Greenfield, Kennedale High School Senior, asked the council to approve a Resolution for a Walkathon to earn money for the:~r senior trip. The plan is to clean up trash along the roadways within the City of Kennedale and charge .25~ per bag. They will collect pledges from business owners, parents and students. They will have trucks, with the sponsors' names on the sides, to haul the trash. Mayor Radakovich entertained a motion to set the Walkathon for April 28, 1979 and stated the city water and street personnel and police department would aid if needed. Charles Kuykendall made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 7~-9, setting the Kennedale High School Senior Class of 1979 "Walkathon" for April 28, 1979, seconded by Wayne Winters. The motion carried with none opposed. Miss Greenfield thanked the council for their cooperation. Mr. Clyde Marshall advised P/Iayor Radakovich that he had prepared two (2) ordinances that were adopted at a previous meeting that should be adopted at this meeting. Mr. Marshall read Ordinance No. 79-1, which repeals the 1% city sales tax on gas and electric bills to be effective October 1, 1979• George Lowery made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 7g-l, seconded by Charles Kuykendall. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Marshall read Ordinance No. 7g-2, amending Park Board Ordinance No. 77-22. Stanley Jernigan made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 7g-2, seconded by George Lowery. The motion carried with none opposed. Page 854 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1979 Cont'd Item No. l: CONSIDERATION OF ZONING BOARD',S RECOMMENDATION FOR DOCKET 79-1. Mayor Radakovich stated that we had received nine (9) written responses to the letters written to the eleven (11) property owners concerning the proposed rezoning. Seven of the nine(9) letters from the property owners protested the rezoning, two (2) did not indicate a preference. George Lowery made a motion to accept the Zoning Boards recommendation for rezoning per Zoning Docket 79-1 by adopting Ordinance No. 79-3. Charles Kuykendall seconded the motion. George Lowery, Clara Sanderson, Charles Kuykendall and Wayne Winters voted yes, Stanley Jernigan voted no. The motion carried by the three fourths majority vote of the council required by law. Item No. 2: CONSIDERATION OF DESIGNATING MONTH OF MAY AS "CLEAN UP--PICK UP MONTH", AND SETTING PICK UP LIMITS FOR EACH RESIDENCE. Stanley Jernigan made a motion to designate the month o,f May as "Clean Up-Pick Up Month" and to limit the number of loads per residence to two (2). Wayne Winters seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. The pick-up's will be made on the four (~4) consecutive Mondays in May. Item No. 3: CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE N0. 73-3, BUILDING CODE. Stanley Jernigan made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 79-4 amending the Building Code Ordinance No. 73-3. George Lowery seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 4: CONSIDERATION OF AMENDP~IENT TO SECTION 14-3 and 14-11 OF KENNEDALE CITY CODE. Wayne Winters made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 79-5 amend- ing Sections 14-3 and 14-11 of the Kennedale City Code, chang- ing the price of street cuts for water and sewer to $6.00 per square foot for improved streets, $1,00 per square foot for umimproved streets, and adopting the specifications which Raymond Morris provided, making them a part of the minutes of this meeting. Charles Kuykendall seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 5: CONSIDERATION OF PARK BOARD RECOMMENDATION REGARD- ING COMMUNITY CENTER RENTAL CHARGES. Mayor Radakovich read the Park Board Recommendations aloud. The Park Board recommendations were 'discussed and the following changes were made: Section 4, Sub-Section C. From: An off-duty Kennedale Police Officer shall be present at all times, and shall be paid at the rate per hour agreed upon by the sponsors of the dance and the officers. Page 855 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1979 Cont'd To: To be .,subject to be patrolled by the Kennedale Police Department at all times. Section 5. From: Reservations shall be made in person, at the City Hall, by a Kennedale resident only, and such resident shall be an adult (over twenty-five (25) years of age). To: (over twenty-one (21) years of age). Wayne Winters made a motion to accept the Park Boards recommen- dations as amended and adopting Resolution No. 79-8 to be att~.~hed. Charles Kykendall seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 6: CANVASSING RETURNS OF APRIL 7, 1979 MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Mayor Radakovich read the election returns as follows: A Total of 236 votes cast in precincts No. 2g and 240. George A. Lowery 144 Votes Don Turner 73 Votes Dwight Miller 99 Votes Doyle Riley 6g Votes Charles Kuykendall 167 Votes Lennox A. Weidel, write-in, lg Votes Stanley Jernigan, write-in, 2 Votes The hours worked are as follows: Hazel Bulin - 142 hours Ruth Bland - 142 hours Pauline Platt - 142 hours and three trp;; to the Court house, ~t $5. CC per t:r•ip. Stanle~T Jc°.rnigan made a metior. tc adopt Resolution Nc. 79-5 approving the Election Returns and the hours worked by the clerks. Charles Kuykendall seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 7: OATHS OF OFFICE FOR EACH NEW COUNCIL MEMBER. Clyde Marshall, Jr., City Attorney, gave the Oath of Office to Charles Kuykendall, George A. Lowery and Dwight Miller. They then took their respective places, Dwight Miller taking the council seat vacated by Stanley Jernigan. Charles Kuykendall made a me>tion to appoint Clara Sanderson i~?ayor Pro-Tem, seconded by George Lowery. Wayne Winters, Charles Kuykendall; Dwight Miller and George Lowery voted yes, C~ar•a Sanderson abstained. The motion carried 4 to 1. Iter.,? No. 8: CONSIDERATION OF PARK BOARD MEMBER, APPOIN~~~i12EN~i,:~.. Wayne W_tr?ters made a motion tc~ extend the terms of those in P1aee Two and Place Four, Fran~:ie Luttrell and Verl~n Arter Page 856 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1979 Cont'd for one (1) year, to expire in April 1980; and extend the terms of the members in Places One, Three, and Five, Robert Patterson, Irene McDavid and Bill Bishop, two (2) years, to expire in April 1981. Clara Sanderson seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 9: CONSIDERATION OF POLICE CHIEF JAMES GRAHAM'S RECOMMENDATION TO ESTABLISH POSITION OF SERGEANT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. Mayor Radakovich asked Mel Justice if this could be done accord- ing to our ordinance. Mel Justice said the position of Sergeant was not included in our budget. Mel Justice asked if the coun- cil would allow him to ask Chief Graham to come in and discuss this with them, and was given permission to do so. Chief Graham was asked if he had someone in mind for the position, and he answered. yes. Chief Graham said he was working on a job rules for the position of Sergeant now. (The Chief had to leave at this time to assist his officer). Clara Sanderson made a motion to create a position of Sergeant to be included in the next budget; and that the applicant for Sergeant be selected by council action. George Lowery seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 10: CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Wayne Winters made a motion to approve the agreement with The State Department of Highways and Public Transportation by Resolution No. 79-7. Charles Kuykendall seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 11: CONSIDERATION OF CHANGE IN AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE. Charles Kuykendall made a motion to increase the automobile allowance from .10~ per mile to .15~ per mile, seconded by George Lowery. The motion carried with none opposed. Item No. 12: DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. No discussion was held on this item. Item No. 13: OPEN DISCUSSION. Harvey Long, President of the Kennedale Youth Association, stated that the center pole on the Mustang Field should be set at 225 feet, recommended in the Pony League rule book. The pole is set 180 feet from home plate. Mel Justice stated that the 225 feet was the maximum. Harvey Long insisted the pole should be moved. He said he would ask Mr. Wilbur Linnet', who is head of the Pony League Association, to come out and meet with Mel Justice and himself to check the field. Mayor Radakovich recommended that we go ahead and get the pole moved if it would cost under $1,000.00, to pay this from the General Fund and to not let this affect the $l, 480.00 balance for park Page 857 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1979 Cont'd tables and benches. Dwight Miller seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Mel Justice advised the council that the City owes Mid-Cities Ambulance Service approximately $1,000.00 for uncollectable ambulance bills. Wayne Winters made a motion to pay the bills to Mid-Cities, seconded by Charles Kuykendall. The motion carried with none opposed. Clara Sanderson madea_motion to adopt Resolution No. 79-6 for the Fire Department to receive $3,000.00 from Tarrant County Commissioner's Court. George Lowery seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Charles Kuykendall made a motion to adjourn, seconded by George Lowery. The motion carried with none opposed. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 P. M. APPROVED: eve Radakovich, Mayor ATTEST: eflog 1 Ci y Secretary CITY SEAL: