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02.10.1977 CC MinutesPage #702 REGULAR MEBTING OF THE KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 10, 1977 1 1 1 Mayer Radakovich assembled the meeting at 7:40 P.M. Members present were Geerge Lowery, Clara Sanderson, Mayer Radakovich, Stanley Jernigan, Bill Bishop & Pat Turner. Gesrge Lowery gave the invocation. Mr. Yates introduced James Pate t• the council. James has been employed by the Kennedale Police department, as an officer, since December 9, 1976. The minutes •f January 13, 1977 were read and approved as written. The Resolution Relating t• annexation authority •f Texas General Law Cities was discussed. Mayor Radakovich entertained a motion t• send a letter t• Austin stating that we approve the Resolution. Mr. Lowery made a motion t• send a letter from the Mayor t• Austin approving the Resolution, seconded by Mr. Bishop. The motion carried with none opposed. Item #8, Purchase •f the tractor, was discussed and the bids reviewed. Mr. Yates advised the council that Hatcher tractor Co. would allow us $750.00 for sir •ld tractor. Mr. Lowery wanted t• keep the tractor. Neil Jones will put in a used short block, repair the cam shaft, repair the timing gear. It will cost approximately $1,200.00 t• repair the •ld tractor. Mr. Lowery made a motion t• buy the Massey-Ferguson, 35 HP, diesel, standard transmission for $4,850.00 with a 5' mower $475.00 from Hatcher Tractor Co. Mr. Jernigan second the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Marshall arrived at 8:07 P.M. Mr. Lowery recommended that we have Neil Jones repair the •ld tractor for not mmore than $1,300.00 tops. Mayor asked each council pezsea hew they felt about this notion. Mrs. Sanderson, Mr. Jernigan, Mr. Bishop, & Mr. Turner all. agreed with his recomnendaction. Mrs. Sanderson made the notion t• have Mr. Neil Jones repair the •ld tractor at $1,300.00 tops, second by Mr. Jernigan. The motion carried with none sppssed. Mr. Marshall read--Resolution #77-2. calling a municipal election for Saturday, April 2, 1977 for the purpose •f electing three councilmen. Mr. Lowery made the motion t• adopt Resolution 77-2, second by Mr. Bishop. The mmotion carried with ~fsne opposed. Mayor Radakovich recommended Pauline Platt for Elec. Judge & Hazel Bulin as alternate for the Municipal Election t• be held April 2, 1977. Mr. Bishop mmade a mmotion t• accept this recommend- ation, second by Mrs. Sanderson. The motion carried with gone opposed. Mr. Turner mmade a mmotion t• set the date for canvassing the election .for the regular mmeeting April 14;~ 1977, second ~3y Mrs. Sanderson. The mmotion carried with none opposed. Page #703 February 10, 1977 Meeting Cont'd Item #6, Consideration •f declaring surplus and nuisance property and providing for sale, was not ready. The council discussed codification •f •rdinances. Mayor Radakovich recommended we approve the bid from Spencer for $2,900.00 for the codification •f Kennedale's City Ordinances. Mr. Turner made the motion t• accept Spencer's Code Service for $2,900.00, second by Mr. Jernigan. The motion carried with none opposed. The propsed amendment t• the Sewer use Ordinance was discussed. Mr. Yates advised the council that a typeographical error was made in the •rginal •rdinance #~76-10, which needed correction. Mr. Jernigan made the motion t• adopt •rdinance #77-5 aaending ordinance #76-10, second by Mr. Bishop. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Turner made a motion t• accept Periodical Bstimate No. 8 reducing the retainage fee. from 109b t• 5?b (14,729.33) and to pay $32,521.96 t• Leonard Hazel. Mr. Jernigan seconded the motion. The motion carried with none opposed. Periodical estimate #9 reducing retainage fee from 59b to 196 died for lack of a motion. Mr. Turner made a motion to accept 1004 which is the Bxtra work done, Station ($456.40) #2. Radlignment and Station #7+40 (400.00), in the Mr. Bishop second the motion. The opposed. the change •rder WPC-Tex- #1. Security Fence at metering Line "L" at Station 0+66 total amount of $856.40. notion carried with none Item #1, consideration •f dedication •f a portion •f Bowles Court, was delayed for another meeting. Mr. Marshall & Mr. Arthur sire t• talk February 11, 1977 t• work out the details. Mr. Arthur is willing t• dedicate the street. The council asked Mr. Yates t• get the cost estimates on bnrb and gutter. Departmental reports were discussed next. Mayor Radakovich explained t• the council absut the special account that had been set up at the bank. Paul Mathis asked the councils persission to apply the earned iaterest from this account t• the General Fund. The council unaniwously agreed. The special account is a pass book savings account. Gerald Bryan, Fire Marshall, and Bob Corcoran, treasurer ' •f Fire Department, came asking the council t• define the word capitol improvements. They wanted to know what they could use the 596 tax money from the city for. They had bought a Walkie Talkie Radio for $624.00 which they considered a capitol improvement. The council authorized Mr. Yates to pay for the radio in the amount of $624.00, and that in the future, the Fire Page #704 February 10, 1977 Meeting Cont'd Department would present their proposed capital expenditure to the council for approval before they made a purchase from this fund. Mayor Radakovich advised the council that he had found out today that Tri States Foundry could get on sewer. John Reedy, the contractor who has been putting. in the sewer taps, will do the job for ~'ri-Stat.es for approx. $3000. Mayor asked the councils permission .to waive the sewer tap fee ($90.00) in this case. He asked permission to run clay pipe to Tri States driveway, cast iron the rest of the way. The city has some old 4" 12 year old pipe that we can sell to Mr. Bowlin for $1.00 per foot. The contractor is not a licensed plumber, but he has the equipment to install the sewer line. This line is 18' deep. Mr. Bishop made a motion to let the contractor install the sewer line for Tri States, seconded by Mr. Jernigan. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Marshall advised the council that the minutes of the Jan. 10 meeting needed to be corrected to read that the Public Hearing for the annexation of the Linda Miller & Wayne Winters property will be held at the regular meeting March 10, 1977. Mr. Jernigan made the motion to correct the minutes of the Jan. 10, 1977 meeting setting the public hearing for March 10, 1977, second by Mr. Lowery. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Marshall read ordinance #77-4 changing the sewer tap from 50.00 to $90.00 & the price of street cuts. Mr. Lowery made a motion to adopt ordinance ?7-4, second by Mrs. Sanderson. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Marshall read ordinance #77-3 which had already been adopted, but without a penalty clause. Mr. Marshall had revised the original ordinance including a penalty clause. He said the ordinance would need to be re-adopted. Mr. Turner made a motion to re-adopt ordinance 77-3 which is the Amusement Hall ordinance, seconded by Mr. Lowery. The motion carried with none opposed. Mr. Marshall said he needed a motion in the minutes to publish the ordinance by caption & summary instead of publishing the entire ordinance., Mr. Lowery made the motion to publish Kennedale ordinance #77-3 by caption and summary, seconded by Mr. Jernigan. The motion carried with none opposed. Bill Hester came to discuss the house moving ordinance. He said over a year ago he had an ordinance drawn up, at his expense, per Mr. Marshall & Mr. Yates request & he had not had any response to this. He wanted to know what was being done. Mayor Radakovich told him this was being worked on. Mr. Yates was assured by the council that this would be considered immediately. Mayor Radakovich recommended a Page #705 February 10, 1977 Meeting Cont'd worksession within the next two weeks. The council agreed but no definite date was set. Mr. Lowery made a motion to adjourn, second by Mr. Turner. The motion carried with none opposed. The meeting adjourned at 10:42 P.M. A roved: ~/ ~ ~ , ~~~ PP ~ ~.~ ~ Steve Radakovich, Mayor 7 Attest : ~-~., Evel I. Templeto City Secretary City Seal: