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Home My WebLink About1979-10-23 Special Meeting� i � CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS � AGENDA I ' SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING I � TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 , 1979 AT 7 : 00 P.M. ; COUNCIL CHAMBERS , 413 MAIN STREET ? � GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ; � ', 's � � � � � � � � � j � � ` I . CALL TO ORDER � I � II . INVOCATION: Councilman Dunn � III . NEW BUSINESS Mr. George Millay, President , Wet 'N Wild � to make a special presentation in regard to their proposed Grapevine facility. � IV. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSIONS � V. ADJOURNMENT � IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17 , V.A.T.C. S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 , ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1979 AT 3 : 00 P .M. � � �,_--- l?-" L I SECRET Y 1� l-= � � � STATE OF TEXAS X � � i COUNTY OF TARR.ANT � CITY OF GRAPEVINE � � The City Council of the City of Grapevine met in Special Session , on this the 23rd day of October, 1979 at 7 : 30 P .M. with the following persons present to-wit : William D. Tate Mayor ' David A. Florence Mayor Pro Tem � Ted R. Ware Councilman C. L. "Larry" Oliver Councilman William Shafer Councilman ' Aulton Mullendore Councilman constituting a quorum with Councilman Charles Dunn absent , with James L. Hancock City Manager Bill Eisen Assistant City Manager John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney Shirley Armstrong City Secretary CALL TO ORDER � Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The Invocation was delivered by Mayor Pro Tem Florence. PRESENTATION - WET 'N WILD � Mayor Tate welcomed those in attendance and advised that the ; purpose of the special meeting was to hear a presentation from Wet 'N Wild, an organization interested in bringing a recreational facility to the community of Grapevine. He advised that during the past week several members of the Council, City Staff and 1 other local representatives had taken a trip to Orlando, Florida � to view an existing facility managed by the Wet 'N Wild organiza- � tion. � City Manager, Jim Hancock then introduced Mr. George D. Millay, ; j President of Wet 'N Wild, Mr. John Shawen, Vice President/General � a Manager and Mr. John Seeker, Director of Marketing. £: l � Mr. Millay addressed the Council and noted that his firm had been �'' looking in the Metroplex area for a number of years in hopes of ; locating a suitable site for the concept of their facility. He added that it was their desire during this meeting to explain their � concept to those who were not familiar with it & to obtain a resolu- ' tion from the Council adopting the proposal and authorizing the � City Staff to submit an application to the Corp of Engineers for the lease of the proposed site. ; A slide presentation was then shown which included photos of the existing facility as well as information relating to the organiza- ' tion' s key employees , reasons for selecting Grapevine , proposed � traffic routes , and future plans for the Grapevine facility. Following Mr. Millay' s presentation, Mayor Tate explained that part of the proposal was that the City of Grapevine acquire a lease of the site from the U. S. Corp of Engineers for the purpose of subleasing to the Wet 'N Wild organization. ;. � � � ; � � E ; � � ; i � i� ; � ; � 10/23/79 � _ � � e � � � f j Mayor Tate then advised that he would deviate from normal ; procedures and asked if there were any guests present who wished to speak in regard to the matter. 3 Mr. Jack Lairsen, a partner in Silverlake Marina, (located near � the proposed Wet 'N Wild site) stated that his firm was very � impressed with the presentation and felt the project would be i good for the community. He noted that Silverlake Marina presently had approximately one hundred acres undPr lease from : the Corp . He added that the land proposed for the Wet 'N Wild development was at one time a part of their original lease which was turned back in the early 1960 ' s with the understanding that ; they could reacquire that land at such time when development ' was needed. Mr. Lairsen added that they had already submitted � an application to the Corp of Engineers to reacquire the land. He further stated that Silverlake Marina had been purchased in j January, 1979 for a considerable amount of money with the idea I in mind to follow with a total development. He further commented i that building studies for a master plan had already been started ; and included a hotel, restaurant and an amusement type entertain- � ment area. In conclusion, Mr. Lairsen stated that Silverlake Marina had no objections to the Wet 'N Wild facility but that � his firm had a sizeable investment in the area and would like ! i very much to be a part of the overall development . � � Mayor Tate thanked Mr. Lairsen for his comments and asked if ; there were other guests who wished to speak. � � Mr. Scott Tarwater, Executive Director of the Grapevine Tourist � and Convention Bureau voiced his support of the Wet 'N Wild � facility on behalf of the Bureau. � , � Each member of the Council then individually expressed their favoritism of the project. Mayor Tate then called upon the City Attorney to explain the proposed resolution. � Councilman Mullendore made a motion to adopt the resolution. � The motion was seconded by Councilman Shafer and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes . Tate, Florence, Oliver, Shafer, Mullendore and Ware Nays : None � Absent : Charles Dunn � RESOLUTION N0. 79-36 � A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS FOR THE LEASE OF APPROXIMATELY SIXTY-FIVE (65) ACRES OF PROPERTY AT LAKE GRAPEVINE FOR PARK PURPOSES IN CONTEMPLATION OF ENTERING INTO A � SUBLEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND � OPERATION OF A WET 'N WILD FACILITY, AN AQUATIC � AMUSEMENT OPERATION. � r � There being no further bus�iness to come before the Council , � Councilman Oliver made a motion to adjourn. The motion was � seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Florence and prevailed by the t following vote : € � Ayes . Tate, Florence , Oliver, Shafer, Mullendore and Ware � Nays . None t Absent : Charles Dunn � �. � f, � � € � i � 10/23/79 PA�SED AND APPROVED on this the�_f� day of__��ai��.> 197}. -.;;� � MA.YOR ATTEST C TY E {. � � ; ;: 1 I � ; F - s' F I fi { ? F I 1 �: � C i } a i � a E 4 � � �