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AGENDA �
� CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS �
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING �
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1985 AT 7:30 P.M. �
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET �
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I . CALL TO ORDER �
II. INVOCATION: Council Member Ron Dyer
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III . EXECUTIVE SESSION �
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A. City Council to recess to the Conference Room �
to discuss real estate pursuant to Article �
6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , Subsection (f) .
B. City Council to reconvene in the Council �
Chambers and take any necessary action �
relative to real estate.
IV. PUBLIC HEARING �
City Council to conduct a public hearing
relative to concrete street requirements and
take any necessary action.
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V. NEW BUSINESS �
City Council to consider the annual capital
recovery fee analysis and take any necessary �
action. �
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VI . OLD BUSINESS �
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City Council to consider an ordinance amending �
water and sewer rates. �
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VII . MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION �
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT �
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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 r
WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 18TH DAY OF OCTOBER, �'
1985 AT 4 : 00 P.M.
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The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Te�s met in Special Session on
; this the 22nd day of October, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 413
Main Street, with the following members present to-wit:
Tcm Powers Mayor
Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem
Marion Brekken Council M��ber
Ron Dyer Council Member
Jim Glynn Council M�nber
Sharron Spencer Council Member
- C. Shane Wilbanks Council Member
constituting a quonun, with the following members of the City Staff:
James L. Hancock City Manager
Kelvin Knauf Assistant City Manager
Adrienne C. Leonard City Attorney Representative
Karen Spann City Secretary
('AT,T, TO ORDER
Mayor Pawoers called the meeting to order.
INVOCATION
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The Invocation was delivered by Council Member Dyer.
; PUBLIC HEARIlVG, CONCRE'!'E STREEr REQUIRF.N�TrS
CAPITAL RECOVERY FEE ANALYSIS AND AN�iD�]TS
Mayor Pcxa�rs then noted that Public Works Director Jim Baddaker was unable to
attend the meeting and suggested postponement of (1) a public hearing relative
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to concrete street requirem�ents and (2) consideration of the annual capital �
recovery fee analysis and take any necessary action. Discussion of the merits �
of postponement of these two items ensued. ?:
The Mayor inquired if anyone in the audience had a comment concerning this t'
matter. Mr. Joe Wriqht, 601 West Wall, requested postponement of these
matters to ha.ve the benefit of Mr. Baddaker's comments and technical
assistance during their discussion. No one else wished to offer cannent.
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A postponemeazt date was then discussed, and the City Council decided to table �
consideration of these two items until Nov�nber 12, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. j
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No formal action was taken. �
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EXECUl'IVE SFSSION, REAL FSTATE f
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Mayor Pawers then announced the City Council would recess to the Conference
Roan to discuss real estate pursuant to Article 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S.,
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All members of the City Council were present upon reconvening mr�r�entarily in �I
the Council Chambers. City Manager Jim Hancock advised that no Council action `
was necessary as a result of the closed session. �
� REPORT, T�TER & SEWII2 RATE RE'�IIEW CQNA7I'ITEE
The next order of business was for the City Council to consider an ordinance j
am�ending water and sewer rates. C
Several members of the Water & Sew�er Rate Review Committee, which was
established on September 24, 1985 to review the proposed rate increase, then
made a presentation of their findings to date. Mr. Jim S�aann, 1018 Riverside
Drive, and Ms. Lynn Niedermeier, 1725 Chaparral Court, reviewed the goals, f
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; actions, and findings of the co�nittee. These included recamrie.nded data �
� processing adjustments and a request for further investigation of revenue �
� calculations and growth rate percentage. f:
Council deli.beration followoed, during which Council Members discussed the �
� possible effect of additional rate increase postponement on bond coverage and �
� ability to issue bonds. Mr. Tony Reid, Freese & Nichols consulting engineers, ;
� also offered comments. Topics of discussion included meters and meter reading €
procedures as well as whether or not capital recovery fee funds should be �
� included in revenue projections. `
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� Although no formal action was taken by vote of the City Council, a decision F
� was made to postpone consideration of a rate increase until November 19, 1985 �
� to allow the review conanittee further study.
� MISCIIZANmUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION `
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:� Recent school activities and news as deliberated by the Grapevine-Colleyville
;l I. S. D. Citizens Advisory Ccmnittee was reported by Council Member Brekken. ;
`� Mayor Powers also noted preparation of a county thoroughfare plan by the €
) Mayor's Council of Tarrant County. ;
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� The status of the Fair Labor Standards Act proposed overtime requireme.nts on ;
� City employees and current Federal legislation concerning the Act was briefly ;
� reviewed. City Staff was also directed to solicit information frcgn other '
; cities relative to alternative ways of obtaining funds for the purchase of �
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i capital equipnent items and a report was requested in early December.
ADJOURI�IlKENT '
There being no further business to come before the City Council, a motion to
adjourn the meeting was made by Council Member Spencer. Mayor Pro Tem Ware
`� seconded the mption, which prevailed by the ensuing vote:
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� Ayes: Powers, �nlare, Brekken, Dyer, Glynn, Spencer, & Wilbanks �
Nays: None
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� PASSID AND APPROVID BY 'I'f� CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on
� this the 5th day of NovP,mber , 1985. �
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APPROVED: '
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