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Home My WebLink About1979-09-11 Special Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1979 AT 7: 30 P. M. � COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET � � I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION: Councilman Oliver III. CITIZENS REQUEST AND/OR MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS Francis Halstead, Chairman Grapevine Library Board to make a presentation to the Council. i IV. PUBLIC HEA RING i City Council to conduct a public hearing relative to the 1979-1980 City Budget. V. OLD BUSINESS i 1 City Council to consider an ordinance setting � new water and sewer rates . , VI. NEW BUSINESS j 1 A. City Council to consider an ordinance setting the tax rate for the 1979-80 fiscal year. B. City Council to consider an ordinance approving the budget for the 1979-80 fiscal year. C. City Council to consider a resolution relative to selection of board members of the Tarrant County � Tax Appraisal District. VII. 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 7TH DA Y OF SEPTEMBER, 1979 AT 3:00 P. M. ( � 1 . ; � , � ?4. � ; a < � w 3 � STATE OF TEXAS � � COUNTY OF TARRANT X CITY OF GRAPEVINE X ; ¢ � � The City Council of the City of Grapevine , Texas met in Special ; Session on this the llth day of September, 1979 at 7 : 30 P.M. , � Council Chambers , 413 Main Street , with the following persons � � present to-wit : � � i David A. Florence Mayor Pro Tem $ ' Charles Dunn Councilman � � Ted Ware Councilman � � William Shafer Councilman � � C. L. Oliver Councilman Aulton Mullendore Councilman � } constituting a quorum with Mayor William D. Tate absent , with the � fi following City Staff inembers present : � James L. Hancock City Manager � ' Bill Eisen Assistant City Manager � Ben Brooks Acting City Attorney � " Shirley Armstrong City Secretary t i , ' CALL TO ORDER P Mayor Pro Tem Florence called the meeting to order. - I � INVOCATION � , � The Invocation was delivered b�* Councilman Larry Oliver. � CITIZENS REQUEST AND/OR MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS � ` Mrs . Frances Halstead, Chairman of the Library Board read the =. , � following letter into the record: � � September 5 , 1979 ; ; � � ' Honorable Mayor and City Council : j The Grapevine Public Library Board has met ' � and reviewed the statistics of Grapevine and other � area comr.iunities pertaining to library service. We � are aware of the many facets of the proposed budget � and of the service this library should and is � offering and recommend no cuts in library budget � t or service. � The Library Board therefore requests that the � Grapevine City Council reconsider the library budget � of $75 , 186 . 99 as originally proposed. � � Respectfully, � � Randy Jacobs � ' Bill Yancey, Sr. � + Father B. Szarka Sandra Dearing Grapevine Library Board � Roger Cloud , Gayle Shumate � Jerry Pittman � � Susan Horak � Frances Halstead ' ; Mrs . Halstead then commented that services of the Library reached � further than the city limits of Grapevine. She also stated that � with the City' s rapid growth, more services would be expected and = needed within the Library Program. � X, G 3: � k 1 � �� { 'f � 09/11/79 � � � The City Manager responded by advising the Council that the � Library Budget had been cut since its original submission, � but that it was the Council' s discretion to include any items ` ' desired. He noted that the Library Department would be a � reviewed in a more detailed manner within the Public Hearing to be held later in the evening. � � PUBLIC HEARING - 1979-80 BUDGET = � � Mayor Pro Tem Florence declared the Public Hearing open relative � to the 1979-80 City Budget. � � k � City Manager Jim Hancock began the Budget Hearing by explaining ' the current financial position of the City' s proposed budgeted ; revenues , and proposed budget requests . In regard to the Library Department , a lengthy discussion ` centered around the additional personnel requested. Citizen � � Joe Kennedy, 1855 Anglers Plaza, Grapevine, requested the Council � � to approve the fulltime person and to adopt the Library Budget � as originally submitted. r � � Councilman Dunn (Chairman of the Personnel Committee) reported � that the Council recently instructed the City Staff not to fund the additional Library employee pending information regarding usage of the Library based on the hours of operation, number of � books being checked out. , and comparative information from other � cities . He advised th�t a portion of the requested data had a been made available, but that some would have to be obtained by records over a period of several months . He added, therefore, ;; that the recommendation of the Personnel Committee was to include � an additional Library employee in the budget to be hired in � April, 1980 upon final review and approval of the Council at that s time. { '� ' The concensus was that the remainder of the Council was in � agreement with the. recommendation of the Personnel Committee. ; � � Following a lengthy discussion, it was the concensus of the � ; Council to include $8 , 662 . 00 in the Park and Recreation Department Budget for the purcb.ase of playground equipment � � and related items for Timberline Elementary. � ; � City Manager, Jim Hancock, in explaining the Utility Budget , � advised that the budget was based on the recommendation of � Freese and Nichols , Consulting Engineers . He further noted � that consideration of an ordinance relative to the sewer and �; water rate increase was on the agenda later in the evening. �_; Mr. Joe Kennedy, 1855 Anglers Plaza, stated that he felt sewer � rates were exorbitant and that there were too many citizens '; who were not being required to tie onto the City Sewer System. � 1 City Manager Jim Hancock responded by advising that the City � j Staff was in the process of contacting citizens throughout � the community and requiring them to tie onto City Sewer. y Mr. Jesse Woods , 2746 Manchester, asked several questions ° � , relative to expenditure items . Mr. Hancock responded to � each inquiry. � Upon the conclusion of the Budget presentation, Mayor Pro Tem ' > Florence asked if there were other guests present who wished ; to speak in regard to the Budget. There were none. � � � � �- � � f 09/11/79 � � � f € i Mayor Pro Tem Florence then declared a short recess . � � The meeting was called back to order with all members present E with the exception of Mayor Tate. � � It was then noted that a motion was in order to close the Public � Hearing in regard to the 1979-80 City Budget. � Councilman Oliver made a motion to close the Public Hearing on 3 the 1979-80 City Budget. The motion was seconded by Councilman � ; Shafer and prevailed by the following vote : � ! � ° Ayes . Florence , Oliver, Ware, Dunn, Shafer & Mullendore t. Nays . None � Absent : Mayor Tate � ' ORDINANCE - WATER & SEWER RATES � �: � The next order of business was for the City Council to consider ` ! an Ordinance establishing new water and sewer rates . 1 { The City Manager explained that the Ordinance contained provisions � to increase the sewer rates by one hundred percent , the water � rates by fifteen percent , as well as an increase in guaranty =: deposits , as recommended by Consulting Engineers Freese & Nichols . � He added that in a previous Council Meeting, the City Attorney had been instructed to draft the necessary ordinance incorporating � the proposed increases . : � ; The City Secretary read the caption of the proposed ordinance. Councilman Ware made a motion to adopt the ordinance. The motion � was seconded by Councilman Mullendore and prevailed by the � � following vote : �, �.. � � Ayes . Florence , Oliver, Ware, Mullendore, Dunn & Shafer � ' Nays . None ' Absent : Mayor Tate f ; � � 1 ORDINANCE N0. 79-53 � � AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE � CITY OF GRAPEVINE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 25 , SECTIONS � 25-27 , 25-28 AND 25-36 ; PROVIDING FOR INCREASES IN � WASTE WATER RATES AND WATER RATES AND COST DEPOSITS ;; EFFECTIVE OCTOBER l , 1979 ; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY � CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. � ORDINANCE - SETTING TAX RATE The next order of business was for the City Council to consider � an Ordinance setting the Tax Rate for the 1979-80 fiscal year. � The City Manager explained that the proposed Ordinance contained � a tax rate of $ . 89 per $100 . 00 valuation. ; i The City Secretary read the caption of the proposed ordinance. Councilman Dunn made a motion that the ordinance be adopted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and prevailed by the following vote : � E � Ayes . Florence, Oliver, Ware , Mullendore , Dunn & Shafer � Nays . None Absent: Mayor Tate � ; � x x f: �}q 3 � � �: ; 09/11/79 ` � < � $ ; ORDINANCE N0. 79-52 � � AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE ANNUAL TAX RATE FOR 1979 ; x LEVYING TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1979 TO BE ASSESSED ON � ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY �' ' OF GRAPEVINE , TEXAS ; PROVIDING PENALTIES AND INTEREST � FOR DELINQUENT TAXES ; PROVIDING FOR THE INTRA AND � INTER DEPARTMENT AI�ID FUND TR.ANSFERS ; AND PROVIDIN� FOR THE INVESTMENT OF IDLE FUNDS AND DECLARING AN � EMERGENCY. ; x ORDINANCE - ADOPTION OF THE 1979-80 CITY BUDGET The next order of business was for the City Council to consider � an ordinance approving the budget for the 1979-80 fiscal year. ; ; It was noted that it would be in order to make motions relative ` to amendments prior to the f inal adoption of the budget . � Councilman Mullendore made a motion to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Committee as stated by Chairman Charles Dunn, � and approve an additional employee for the Library effective the second half of the fiscal year upon final approval by the City � Council. The motion was seconded by Councilman Shafer and � prevailed by the following vote : � Ayes . Florence , Oliver , Ware , Shafer, Dunn & Mullendore s Nays . None � Absent : Mayor Tate 3 � ' Councilman Ware then made a motion to amend the proposed budget � to include $8 , 662 . 00 in the Park and Recreation Budget for park ' ' equipment at Timberline Elementary. The motion was seconded � ; by Councilman Mullendore and prevailed by the following vote : � ,-/ „ Ayes . Florence, Oliver, Ware , Shafer, Dunn & Mullendore i Nays . None �� Absent: Mayor Tate s? � � The City Secretary then read the caption of the proposed � ordinance relative to the adoption of the budget. � � Councilman Dunn made a motion to adopt the ordinance and approve the 1978-79 budget as amended. The motion was seconded € by Councilman Mullendore and prevailed by the following vote : � � � � Ayes . Florence , Oliver , Ware , Shafer, Dunn & Mullendore � ; Nays . None f Absent : Mayor Tate � �: � ORDINANCE N0. 79-51 y � AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ` � GRAPEVINE , TEXAS , FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING � OCTOBER 1, 1979 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 , 1980 ; � PROVIDING FOR THE INTRA AND INTER DEPARTMENT AND � FUND TRANSFERS; PROVIDING FOR THE INVES'TMENT OF 4. � CERTAIN FUNDS ; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. � � F � � � � Council Members then expressed their appreciation to the City � � Staff for their efforts in preparing the new City Budget . a � a i � � � � � � ; �