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Home My WebLink About1978-01-03 Regular Meeting� �I � s 3 � ; CITY OF GRRPEVINE, TEXAS ' � � r I � AGENDA � � REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING � TUESDAY, JANLJARY 3, 1978 AT 7:30 P.M. � COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN � I � ' � I . CALL TO ORDER � i � � II . INVOCATION: Councilman Gideon ! � ! � III . CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES (December 20, 1977) � � � IV. CITIZENS REQUESTS AND�OR MISCELLRNEOUS REPORTS q � City Staff to report to the Council in regard to action � taken by the Southlake City Council pertaining to a Park � Boulevard curb and gutter assessment . � V. OLD BUSINESS , A. City Council to consider a change order relative to � construction of the police and library facility. � B. City Council to consider the acceptance of right-of-way � deeds for D�FW Industrial Park. � VI . NEW BUSINESS �� A. City Council to consider the acceptance of the 1976-77 Audit Report as presented by the firm of Pittman & Harris . � B. City Council to consider a resolution regarding the ; Texas Power & Light rate increase request, for the �} '-� purpose of consideration of suspension of rates and to set a date for a public hearing . C. City Council to consider an ordinance relative to an application fee for a hearing before the Board of Zoning Adjustments . D. City Council to consider a resolution calling for the General City Election of City Officers to be held the first Saturday in April for Council Place 3, Council Place 4 and Council Place 5. VII . EXECUTIVE SESSION � A. City Council to recess to the Conference Room to discus5 pending litigation pursuant to Article 6252-17, Section i 2, Subsection (f) , Texas Civil Statutes . � B. City Council to reconvene in the Council Chambers and take any necessary action relative to litigation. VIII . ADJOURNMENT . IN ACCORDANCE WITH RRTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1977 AT 3:00 P.M. CITY ECR A � � i �, ' � i � � { � CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS � � EMERGENCY AGENDA ITEM � REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING � TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1978 AT 7: 30 P. M. '; COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET � � � t � � � � � � VI. NEW BUSINESS ' E. City Council to set the date for a public � � hearing for the purpose of considering an ` application to relocate a house. � � I � I IThe emergency item was placed on the City Council agenda � as immediate action is necessary to insure the health, i safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Grapevine, � Texas . IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE EMERGENCY AGENDA ITEM WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JANUARY, 1978 AT 1: 30 P.M. SHIRL Y A TRONG CITY SEC ARY � . �! � i �` � z �� i. STATE OF TEXAS � COUNTY OF TARRANT � CITY OF GRAPEVINE � The City Council of the City of Grapevine convened in regular E session at 7:30 P.M. on this the 3rd day of January, 1978 " with the following members present to-wit: ' William D. Tate Mayor Charles Gideon Councilman � ' Larry Oliver Councilman David Florence Councilman Charles Dunn Councilman constituting a quorum with Councilmen Pirkle and Dalton absent � and the following staff inembers in attendance: � Y i James Hancock City Manager Kenneth R. Pritt Acting City Secretary � � � Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. e � The Invocation was delivered by Councilman Gideon. � � � The first order of business was consideration of the minutes of � December 6th and 20th, 1977. Councilman Oliver made a motion � to waive the reading of the minutes and approve them as printed. � The motion was seconded by Councilman Dunn and prevailed by �, the following vote: � � Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Oliver, Florence, Dunn ( Nays : None � Absent: Pirkle and Dalton The next order of business was for the City Staff to report to � the Council in regard to action taken by the Southlake City Council pertaining to a Park Boulevard curb and gutter assess- ment . The City Manager explained that the Southlake City � Council had voted not to approve the proposed ordinance. He � further stated that no reason for this action was given and � that he would pursue the reason for their action. He further � stated that the city would have to pick up the approximate � � � cost of $800.00 for the curb and gutter adjoining Wolf s � Steak House. � � The next order of business was for the City Council to consider � a change order relative to construction of the police and � library facility. The City Manager gave a brief history and � stated that the contractor had been on vacation and that this �: � item would appear on a later agenda. �; The next order of busingss was for the City Council to consider �' the acceptance of right-of-way deeds for D�FW Industrial Park. �: The City Manager gave a brief history and stated that a plat � that had previously been presented did not include any ROW access to the property as required by building codes . He �: further stated that the developer had decided to put in a � sixty foot ROW that would tie into Minters Chapel Road and �. that the developer was not dedicating ROW for the extension of S. Main Street at this time . Jim Mason, developer, then � appeared before the Council and stated that he would like the � approval on the dedication of ROW contingent on the closing of � the sale of the property which was expected by January 10, 1978. There was little discussion and Councilman Florence made a motion to approve the ROW deeds as presented contingent to the � ; � � i I i [ � ! ti E � � closing of the sale of the property on or before January 10, � I 1978. Councilman Dunn seconded the motion. Mayor Tate � � stated that he felt that the City should not get involved � with closing dates and that the developer should present � the City with a properly executed legal document for signa- tures . Councilman Florence withdrew his motion and made � � ianother motion to approve the ROW deeds contingent on the 1 dedicator executing the proper instrument of dedication � on or before February 1 , 1978. Councilman Dunn seconded ; � the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: j � � , I Ayes : Tate , Gideon , Dunn , rlorence, Oliver � Nays : None Absent: Pirkle and Dalton j I j iThe next order of business was for the City Council to � con.sider the acceptance of the 1976-77 Audit Report as = presented by the firm of Pittman & Harris . Mr. Jerry � Pittman, representing the firm of Pittman & Harris CPA, � appeared before the Council and made his presentation on the � � 1977 Audit. Mr. Pittman read the letter of opinion located ; � in the f ront of the audit. Mr. Pittman then gave a general ; � summary of the audit and internal control letter. Council- I; man Dunn inquired if the financial position and the ; � financial reporting of the city had improved over previous ; � years . 1�1.r. Pittman then stated that the City was in a very i excellent financial position and that the accounting ! department was impr�ving . The City Manager then stated that � he was well pleased with the conduct of the audit staff � during the audit. Councilman Dunn then made amotion to i accept the audit as presented. Councilman Gideon seconded i the motion. The motiain prevailed by the following vote: i a Ayes : Tate, Gideon,Dunn , Florence, Oliver Nays : None Absent: Pirkle and Dalton The next order of business was for the City Council to + consider a resolution regarding the Texas Power & Light � rate increase request , for the purpose of consideration of suspension of rates and to set a date for a public hearing . The City Manaqer gave a b rief history of the rate increase request and recommended January 24th as the date for the public hearing . Acting City Secretary Kenneth Pritt read i the proposed resolution . Councilman Gideon made a motion to pass the resolution and set the date of January 24th pfor the public hearing. Councilman Oliver seconded the � � motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: � Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Dunn , Florence, Oliver � Nays: None � Absent: Pirkle and Dalton � I iThe next order of business was for the City Council to consider an ordinance relative to an application fee for a hearing before the Board of Zoning Adjustments . The City Manager gave a brief history and recommended that a fee of $50.00 be charged. The Acting City Secretary Kenneth Pritt read the caption of the ordinance. There was little dis- � : � cussion. Councilman Oliver made a motion to pass the ordi- � nance on emergency basis setting a fee of $50.00. Council- man Florence seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Gideon, Dunn, Florence, Oliver Nays : None Absent: Pirkle and Dalton x; b � 1 �I � i`p 4 �: a � ORDINANCE NO. 78-1 � AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS BY AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER k 3, SECTION 3, RELATING TO THE BOARD OE' ADJUSTMENT � BY REQUIRING PAYMENT OF A FEE UPON FILING AN A.PPEAL WITH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT; PROVIDING � FOR THE REF'UNDING OR THE FEE IN CERTAIN EVENTS; � £: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. � k �. � The next order of business was for the City Council to r consider a resolution calling for the General City Election � of City Off icers to be held the first Saturday in April for ; Council Place 3, Council Place 4 and Council Place 5. The �' fi Acting City Secretary Kenneth Pritt gave a brief history and ; stated that the proposed resolution needed to have three � blanks filled in: (1) naming of the election judge (2) naming � of place of polling (3) naming of the number of deputies . � The Acting City Secretary then gave a summary of the resolution �: and stated that the City Staff was recommending that Mr. Aulton � Mullendore be appointed as election judge , that Cannon Elemen- � tary School be named as the polling place, and that up to four �'. deputies be authorized. There was little discussion and � Councilman Gideon made a motion to approve the resolution and �; accept the recommendations of the City Staff. Councilman � Oliver seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the � # following vote: � � Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Dunn, Florence, Oliver � Nays : None Absent: Pirkle and Dalton � � RESOLUTION 78-2 �: 4 �. A RESOLUTION CALLING THE 1978 CITY OFFICERS �; ELECTION; DETERMINING THE POLLING PL.ACE; � APPOINTING THE ELECTION JUDGE; DETERMINING �' THE NUMBER OF CLERKS AND DESIGNATING SPECIFIC � INSTRUCTIONS. � ; The next order of business was for the City Council to set the � date for a public hearing for the purpose of considering an � application to relocate a house. The City Manager gave a � brief history and recommended that a date of January 17, 1978 be set as the date for the public hearing. There was little � discussion and Councilman Dunn made a motion to set the date � of January 17, 1978 as the date for the public hearing. Councilman F'lorence seconded the motion. The motion prevailed � by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Dunn, Lorence, Oliver � Nays : None � Absent: Pirkle and Dalton � � The next order of business was for the City Council to recess to the Conference Room to discuss pending litigation pursuant to Article 6252-17, Section 2, Subsection (e) and (f) , Texas Civil Statutes . The Council reconvened in the Council Chambers concluding the executive session. There was no action taken relative to pending litigation. There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Oliver made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Councilman Florence and all presented voted aye at 8:40 P.M. � � � I � I i I i I PASSED AND APPROVED this the � �� day of , 1978. y .•• I `�� ""` • � � � ATTEST: � ± t � City Secre a y i I APPROVED AS TO FO�M: � � E City Attorney � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � * �: t � �: � � � � _ �' � #