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Home My WebLink About1998-01-06 Regular Meeting :� AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1998 AT 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS SECOND FLOOR 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION: Mayor Pro Tem Ted R. Ware CITIZEN COMMENTS NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider purchase of public art `New Beginning' sculpture and take any necessary action. CONSENT AGENDA Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be acted upon as one business item. Any member of the City Council or member of the audience may request that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed before the City Council for full discussion. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. 2. Consider appointment of Mr. William Gilchrist, Director of Marketing for the DFW Lakes Hilton, for a six month term to the Grapevine Golf Course Advisory Board. Administrative Services Director recommends approvaL 3. Consider a resolution expressing appreciation to Parras De La Fuente, Coahuila, " Mexico for their friendship and support of Grapevine's Palace Theatre Restoration Fund. Convention & Visitors Bureau Director recommends approvaL 4. Consider renewal of Bid 96-654 Heavy Equipment Rental Annual Contract to the lowest and best bidders meeting specifications. Public Works Director recommends approvaL �, 5. Consider award of Bid 8078R Street Sign Material and Supplies to the lowest and best bidder meeting specifications. Public Works Director recommends approval. 6. Consider the minutes of the December 2, 1997 City Council meetings. City Secretary recommends approval as published. PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq, ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. ANY DECISION HELD ON SUCH MATTER WILL BE TAKEN OR CONDUCTED IN OPEN SESSION FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION ADJOURNMENT IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THIS PUBLIC MEETING AND YOU HAVE A DISABILITY THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS AT THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT (817) 410-3182 AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551.001 et seq, ACTS OF THE 1993 TEXAS LEGISLATURE, THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JANUARY, 1998 AT 5:00 P.M. Lind Huff City Secretary STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Regular Session on this the 6th day of January, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the following members present to-wit: William D. Tate Mayor Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem Sharron Spencer Council Member C. Shane Wilbanks Council Member Jerry L. Pittman Council Member Clydene Johnson Council Member Roy Stewart Council Member constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff: Roger Nelson City Manager John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney Linda Huff City Secretary CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. INVOCATION Mayor Pro Tem Ware delivered the Invocation. ITEM 1. PUBLIC ART, `NEW BEGINNING' SCULPTURE Convention & Visitors Bureau Director P. W. McCallum requested authorization to purchase P. Gary Price's `New Beginning' sculpture from Altermann and Morris Galleries in the amount of $10,800.00. This would be the second acquisition under the public sculpture program approved by the City Council in Fiscal Year 1997. The bronze sculpture that will be located at the Heritage Gardens at 701 South Main Street depicts an adolescent boy holding his younger sister aloft as they celebrate the flight of the Monarch 01/06/98 butterfly. Mr. McCallum reported that research is being conducted by Staff and community volunteers regarding the possibility of Grapevine hosting a Monarch butterfly festival. Council Member Spencer questioned the possibility of expanding the scope of research to include birds and other wildlife migratory patterns for festivals. Ms. Spencer requested Staff to research the possibility of combining the New Vintage and Main Street Days festivals. Motion by Council Member Johnson, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve the purchase of the `New Beginning' sculpture from Altermann and Morris Galleries in the amount of$10,800.00. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None CONSENT AGENDA The next order of business for the City Council to consider was the consent agenda items, which were deemed to need little or no discussion and were acted upon as one business item. Mayor Tate asked if there was any member of the audience or the City Council who wished to remove an item from the consent agenda for full discussion. There were none. E Item 2. AQpointment, Golf Course Advisory Board Administrative Services Director recommended appointment of Mr. William Gilchrist, Director of Marketing for the DFW Lakes Hilton, for a six month term to the Grapevine Golf Course Advisory Board. Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None Item 3. Resolution. Appreciation to the City of Parras De La Fuente. Coahuila Mexico Convention &Visitors Bureau Director recommended approval of a resolution expressing appreciation to Parras De La Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico for their friendship and support in • the amount of$1,000.00 of Grapevine's Palace Theatre Restoration Fund. Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, to approve as 2 01/06/98 recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None RESOLUTION NO. 97-55 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS TO THE CITY OF PARRAS DE LA FUENTE, COAHUILA, MEXICO, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT OF GRAPEVINE'S PALACE THEATRE RESTORATION FUND AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Item 4. Renew Bid 96-654 Heavy Equipment Rental Annual Contract Public Works Director recommended renewal of Bid 96-654 Heavy Equipment Rental Annual Contract to the lowest and best bidders meeting specifications to establish contract pricing for specified heavy equipment. Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None Item 5. Award Bid 8078R Street Sign Material and Supplies Public Works Director recommended award of Bid 8078R Street Sign Material and Supplies to the lowest and best bidder meeting specifications: Vulcan Signs for Items 1, 3-5, 8, 10-15, 18-29, 35-37, 42-56, 59-60, 62-63, 65-68, 75, 80, 82 and 152; Signs & Blanks for Items 6, 9, 16-17 and 72; Hall Signs for Items 2, 7, 30-34, 38-41, 57-58, 61, 64, 69-71, 83 and 118-145; Roadrunner Traffic for Items 73-74, 76-79, 81, 86-87 89-95, and153-154; 3M Traffic for Items 84-85, 88, and 98-105; Sign Shop for Items 106-117; and Flint Trading for Items 146-151. Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None 3 01/06/98 Item 6. Consideration of Minutes City Secretary recommended approval of the minutes of the December 2, 1997 City Council meetings as published. Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None ADJOURNMENT , Council Member Wilbanks, seconded by Council Member Johnson, offered a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Pittman, Johnson & Stewart Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, Y TEXAS on this the 20th day of .lanuary , 1998. APPROVED: � William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Linda Huff City Secretary � 4