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Home My WebLink About1993-04-06 Regular Meeting 4. AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1993 AT 6:30 P.M. CONFERENCE ROOM #204 307 WEST DALLAS ROAD CALL TO ORDER 5 � ; EXECUTIVE SESSION � 1 . City Council to conduct a closed session relative to pending or contemplated � litigation (relative to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board's decision relative to proposed Runway 16/34 West) under amendments to Article 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., Subsection 2(e1. :: City Council to reconvene in open session and take any necessary action F � relative to pending or contemplated litigation (relative to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board's decision relative to proposed Runway 16/34 West) under amendments to Article 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., Subsection 2(e). � ; � 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) 481-0392. REASONABLE � ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. ` , � t IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER = 227, ACTS OF THE 61 ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY = COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 2ND DAY �. OF APRIL, 1993 AT 5:00 P.M. � S � � i Lin a H uff � � City Secretary s k �}� 4 f 1_ t '' � STATE OF TEXAS I COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Special Session on this the 6th day of April, 1993 at 6:30 p.m. in Conference Room #204, 307 West Dallas Road, 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 Gil Traverse Council Member Jerry L. Pittman Council Member Will Wickman Council Member constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff: Trent Petty City Manager John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney Linda Huff City Secretary CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. ITEM 1 . EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Tate announced the City Council would conduct a closed session regarding [A] pending or contemplated litigation (relative to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board's decision relative to proposed Runway 16/34 West) under amendments to ' Article 6252-17, Subsection 2(e1. ' Upon reconvening in open session in the Council Chambers, all members of the City ' Council were present. Mayor Tate asked if there was any action necessary relative to the closed session. City Manager Trent Petty stated Special Counsel Robert Power would address the City Council relative to a resolution urging the Federal Aviation Administration to reassess its preliminary determination that three and four parallel runways be separated by at least 5,000 feet and consider whether it would be safe ' and efficient to allow simultaneous independent operations on three or four runways ' separated by less than 5,000 feet. The resolution, if adopted, would be forwarded to Representatives Dick Armey, Pete Geren, Eddie Bernice Johnson and others in ! Washington, D. C. � � I � I f 04/06/93 Council Member Spencer, seconded by Council Member Traverse, offered a motion to adopt the resolution. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None RESOLUTION N0. 93-14 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS REQUESTING THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REEXAMINE ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION REGARDING FUTURE RUNWAY SEPARATION AT DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR THREE AND FOUR PARALLEL RUNWAYS TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM RUNWAY SEPARATION OF 4,300 FEET; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Note: City Council continued with the Regular City Council meeting. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Traverse, offered a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 2oth day of April , 1993. APPROVED: � Wil iam . Tate Mayor 2 �. 04/06/93 ATTEST: Linda H ff City ecretary , 3 AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1993 AT 7:30 P.M COUNCIL CHAMBERS - MUNICIPAL COURT ROOM #205 307 WEST DALLAS ROAD CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION: Council Member Gil Traverse PRESENTATION 1 . Mayor Tate to present a Plaque of Recognition to Ms. Evelyn Hrbacek for being named Grapevine's 1992 Volunteer of the Year. 2. Mayor Tate to present a proclamation declaring the week of April 11-17, 1993 as National Telecommunicators Week. 3. Mr. Alan Smith, representing St. Francis Catholic Church 1992 Community Fest Committee, to present a 53,000.00 donation to Mayor William D. Tate for the Grapevine Police Department to purchase bullet-proof vests. CITIZENS REQUEST NEW BUSINESS 4. Mr. Buz Nesbit, Vice President of Operations for Paragon Cable, to present their Annual Performance Report for 1992 and City Council to 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. 5. Consider an ordinance amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances Chapter 7 Buildings and Construction by adoption of amendments to Article VI Mechanical Code, Section 7-152 and by adoption of amendments to Article VIII Plumbing Code, Section 7-172 relative to revocation or suspension of a mechanical contractor's or a plumbing contractor's registration. Building Board of Appeals, Plumbing Board of Appeals, and Community Development Director recommend approval. 6. Consider awarding Bid 93-428 Grounds Maintenance Contract to the lowest and best bidders meeting specifications: ABBA Landscape, North Texas Landscape, Whitmore & Sons, Inc., Solmons Mow-A-Lawn, and ProGreen, to establish contract pricing for primary and secondary suppliers. Finance Director recommends approval. 7. Consider awarding Bid 93-435 Modular Workstations to the lowest and best bidder meeting specifications, Texas Furniture Sources, Inc., for a modular workstation system and chairs for the Records Division of the Police Department. Police Chief recommends approval. 8. Consider authorizing the expenditure of Utility Revenue Bond funds for the replacement of the waterline in Nash Street between Bellaire Drive and South Main Street and in South Main Street between Nash Street and Dallas Road. Public Works Director recommends approval. 9. Consider amending the current engineering services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for assistance with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit Renewal. Public Works Director recommends approval. 10. Consider approving an engineering services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. relative to the Parra Linda Drainage Project/Johnson Lawsuit. Public Works Director recommends approval. 11 . Consider the minutes of the March 23, 29 and 30, 1993 City Council meetings as published. City Secretary recommends approval. . PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACTS, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES, ARTICLE 6252-17, ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. ANY DEGSION 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) 481-0392. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS WILL BE MADE TO ASSIST YOUR NEEDS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S., AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61 ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 1993 AT 5:00 P.M. Lin H uff 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 April, 1993 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Municipal Court Room #205, 307 West Dallas Road, with the following members present to-wit: William D. Tate Mayor Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem Sharron Spencer Council Member C. Shane Wilbanl<s Council Member Gil Traverse Council Member Jerry L. Pittman Council Member Will Wickman Council Member constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff: Trent Petty City Manager John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney Linda Huff City Secretary CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. INVOCATION Council Member Traverse delivered the Invocation. ITEM 1 . RECOGNITION, 1992 VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Mayor Tate presented a Plaque of Recognition to Ms. Evelyn Hrbacek for being named Grapevine's 1992 Volunteer of the Year. Ms. Hrbacek was recognized for her service to the Community as the volunteer coordinator for the Grapevine USDA Food Commodities Program and the many hours she donates to Senior citizens in need of transportation. � � , 04/06/93 � i ITEM 2 PROCLAMATION. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK � Mayor Tate read a proclamation dectaring the week of April 11-17, 1993 as National Telecommunicators Week. Mayor Tate recognized the following dispatchers: Ms. Paula Burton, Ms. Loretta Wilmoth, Ms. Elaine Traugott, Ms. Lori Colburn, ' Ms. Laura Anderson, Ms. Rose Orta, Ms. Patricia Prophitt, Ms. Patsy Shockey, Ms. Kimberly Wyvill, Ms. Sandra Ferris. He then recognized the following records clerks: Ms. Sandra Samuels, Ms. Kim Gottlob, and Ms. Mildred Johnson. ITEM 3 DONATION FROM ST. FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH 1992 COMMUNITY FEST Mr. Alan Smith, representing St. Francis Catholic Church 1992 Community Fest Committee, presented a 53,000.00 donation to Mayor William D. Tate for the Grapevine Police Department to purchase bullet-proof vests. Mayor Tate expressed his appreciation to St. Francis Church for their donation to the City. ITEM 3A CITIZENS REQUEST, MR. J. R. ZENGLER Mr. J. R. Zengler, 914 Hummingbird, expressed his support of the proposed resolution .� opposing the 5% rate increase by Paragon Cable. He stated his cable bill had increased 114% since 1988. ITEM 4. PARAGON CABLE 1992 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Mr. Buz Nesbit, Vice President of Operations for Paragon Cable, presented a brief overview of the 1992 Annual Performance Report. He commented the April 1, 1993 5% rate increase was due to the costs for creative services in programming and sports programs. He stated that the HSE sports channel will return on Standard Service for the City on April 7, 1993 at the approximate cost of 51 .00 per person. Council comments were relative to the service problems experienced by customers late at night or on weekends. Mr. Nesbit stated there was a new telephone service, Automatic Response Unit, that would allow after-hours problems to be solved by phone. Council Member Pittman stated there was a conflict with the numbers in the Financial Statement and the reasons that Mr. Nesbit stated resulted in the rate increase. Mr. Pittman noted that in reviewing the numbers from 1991 to 1992-- programming costs increased less than 1/2 of 1 %, compensation to employees increased by 12%, operating profit increased from 5964,000.00 to 51 .2 million, and net losses before taxes decreased from 5380,000.00 to 541 ,000.00. P 2 z 04/06/93 City Manager Petty requested the City Council consider a resolution opposing the April 1, 1993 5% cable rate increase. Discussion ensued that the proposed resolution ' would not result in a delay or lowering of monthly cable charges, nor would it improve cable service. The resolution would clearly communicate to Paragon Cable that the Grapevine City Council believes probfems exist in the cable system which need to be rectified. Motion by Council Member Pittman, seconded by Council Member Wickman, offered a motion to adopt the resolution opposing the 5% cable rate increase. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None RESOLUTION NO. 93-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS OPPOSING THE FIVE PERCENT RATE INCREASE THAT PARAGON CABLE HAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE DALLAS/METRO SYSTEM INCLUDING RATES CHARGED WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE 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. Item 5. Ordinance, Amend Chapter 7 Buildings and Construction Building Board of Appeals, Plumbing Board of Appeals, and Community Development Director recommended approval of an ordinance amending the Grapevine Code of Ordinances Chapter 7 Buildings and Construction by adoption of amendments to Article VI Mechanical Code, Section 7-152 and by adoption of amendments to Article VIII Plumbing Code, Section 7-172 relative to revocation or suspension of a mechanical contractor's or a plumbing contractor's registration. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: 3 ; 04/06/93 Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None ORDINANCE NO. 93-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 7, BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION BY ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VI, MECHANICAL CODE, SECTION 7-152; AND BY ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE VIIi, PLUMBING CODE, SECTION 7-172; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS (S2,000.001 FOR EACH SEPARATE OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN # EFFECTIVE DATE � Item 6. Award Bid 93-428 Grounds Maintenance Contract Finance Director recommended award of Bid 93-428 Grounds Maintenance Contract to the lowest and best bidders meeting specifications: ABBA Landscape, North Texas Landscape, Whitmore & Sons, Inc., Solmons Mow-A-Lawn, and Pro Green, to establish contract pricing for primary and secondary suppliers. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None Item 7. Award Bid 93-435 Modular Workstations Police Chief recommended award of Bid 93-425 Modular Workstations to the lowest � and best bidder meeting specifications, Texas Furniture Sources, Inc., in the amount of 514,770.40 for a modular workstation system and chairs for the Police Department. - Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: � 4 3 04/06/93 � Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wiibanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None Item 8. Authorize Utility Revenue Bond Funds. Water Main Replacement Public Works Director recommended approval for the expenditure of Utility Revenue � Bond funds for the replacement of the waterline in Nash Street between Bellaire Drive and South Main Street and in South Main Street between Nash Street and Dallas Road. ' ' Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve ' as recommended prevailed by the following vote: ' '� Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None ' Item 9. Amend Engineering Services Contract. Wastewater Treatment Permit Renewal, Freese and Nichols. Inc. Public Works Director recommended amending the current Engineering Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit ` Renewal by the amount of 523,000.00 raising the not-to-exceed limit to 558,000.00. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None Item 10. Approve Engineering Services Contract. Parra Linda Estates Drainage/Johnson Lawsuit. Freese and Nichols, Inc. Public Works Director recommended approval of an Engineering Services Contract not to exceed 522,000.00 with Freese and Nichols, Inc. relative to the Parra Linda �I Drainage Project/Johnson Lawsuit. ; Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: ; Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman � Nays: None ' ' ; 5 ', ' ; 04/06/93 Item 11 . Consideration of the Minutes � City Secretary recommended approval of the minutes of the March 23, 29, and 30, 1993 City Council meetings as published. . Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Wilbanks, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman Nays: None ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Ware, seconded by Council Member Traverse, made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m. The motion prevailed by the following vote: s Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Traverse, Pittman & Wickman ` Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 20th day of April , 1993. APPROVED: �� William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Lind uff City Secretary 6