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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-10-05 Regular Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AGENDA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1976 AT 7: 30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET I . CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION to be delivered by Councilman Dalton III . CITIZENS REQUESTS AND/OR MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS IV. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES (September 14, 21, 30, 1976) V. OLD BUSINESS A. City Council to appoint an auditor to audit the 1975-76 City books . B. City Council to consider authorizing the City Attorney to prepare a utility ordinance using the proposed rates . C. City Council to consider authorizing the City Staff to prepare plans and advertise for bids on construction of water lines along Glade Rd. , Hughes Rd. and Grapevine-Euless Rd. D. City Council to consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign Shoreview Estates final plat to enjoin the city lot encompassed by the addition. E. City Council to consider the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding the final plat of Shoreview estates . VI . EXECUTIVE SESSION A. City Council to recess to the conference room to discuss pending litigation pursuant to Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) , Texas Civil Statutes B. City Council to reconvene in the Council Chambers to consider further agenda business . VII . NEW BUSINESS A. City Council to consider the issuance of approved General Obligation Bonds . B. City Council to consider authorizing the city staff to prepare the necessary plans to enlarge the water treatment plant. C. City Council to select an architect for the golf course. I IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A. T. C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 , ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1976 AT 3:45 P.M. A- CITI SECR' A Y a I i i I 3 tl'7 CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1976 AT 7: 30 P.M. CONFERENCE ROOM - 413 MAIN STREET I . CALL TO ORDER II . INVOCATION - Ted Ware III . CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES (Sept. 7, 1976) IV. NEW BUSINESS Planning and Zoning Commission to consider the final i g g plat of Shoreview Estates and make a recommendation to the Council. V. ADJOURNMENT i I 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 PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 1ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 1976 AT 4: 00 P.M. Ili CITY SECREAMY i l i 1 STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF TARRANT X CITY OF GRAPEVINE X f' 6> The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas convened in regular session at 7: 30 P.M. on this the 5th day of October, 1976 with the following members present to-wit: f William D. Tate Mayor Doil Dalton Mayor Pro-tem Charles Gideon ) David Florence ) Larry Oliver ) Councilmen Charles Dunn ) Willis Pirkle ) r; constituting a quorum with Floy T. Ezell City Manager James L. Hancock Assistant City Manager Shirley Armstrong City Secretary John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney I Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. The Invocation was delivered by Councilman Dalton. The first order of business was consideration of the minutes of September 14, 21, and 30, 1976. Councilman Dalton made a motion that the reading of the minutes be waived and that they be approved as published. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pirkle and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays: None The next order of business was for the City Council to appoint an auditor to audit the 1975-76 city books . The City Manager explained that the names of two firms had been a submitted for consideration to conduct the 1975-76 audit. They were Pittman & Harris and Hankins, Powers, & Fergerson. K Councilman Florence commented that he preferred Pittman and Harris because they were a local firm and were familiar with y t the city' s accounting system. Councilmen Gideon and Oliver also commented that they preferred a local firm. Councilman Dunn stated that he felt there should be a very clear under- standing of what is to be expected of the auditor and what methods are to be used in the audit. Councilman Dalton commented that he felt some very definite guidelines, including F a maximum amount of money, need to be set up for this years audit. Mayor Tate stated that he felt regardless of who the accounting firm was, the type of audit and extensiveness of the examination could be controlled. He added that before the instructions are given to the auditor, an evaluation should x be made to determine the extent of the audit needed. Councilman E Dunn asked who would be responsible for setting out the guide- lines for the auditor to follow. Mayor Tate answered that he b i felt the City Manager should be the chief person responsible, but that at least one member of the Council should be in- volved in the negotiations . There was little other discussion. Councilman Florence made a motion that the firm of Pittman and Harris be appointed to audit the 1975-76 books for the City of Grapevine with the proviso that an agreement be reached as to the terms and involvement of the audit. Councilman Florence also included in his motion that one member of the Council be appointed by the mayor to work with the City Manager in dealing with the auditing firm. The motion was seconded by Councilman Pirkle and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays : None Mayor Tate then appointed Councilman Dunn to assist the City Manager in negotiating with the auditor. The next order of business was for the City Council to consider authorizing the City Attorney to prepare a utility ordinance using the proposed rates. The City Manager commented that some additional work had been done on the proposed ordinance to bring the pro-rata rates more in line with the low average of surrounding cities . He acknowledged that the low average pro rata rate for water lines was $3.50 per lineal foot and $3 .00 per lineal foot for sewer lines. The City Manager further explained that all other rates in the proposed ordinance were in accordance with the low average taken from a survey of area cities. He acknowledged that $100, 000 was recently placed in the utility fund to offset a deficit, which necessitated the consideration of a utility rate increase. Councilman Dunn asked the City Manager if the proposed ordinance took into consideration the residents in the two areas of town who had been given a time limit of four years to tie on to the city water system. He also asked if those residents would convert to the city water system at the pro rata rates that were in effect at the beginning of the four years or if they would have to pay the increased rates in the proposed ordinance. The City Manager stated that none of that information was included in the proposed ordinance. Councilman Pirkle commented that he did not feel that the timing was right to impose a utility increase since the budget had just been approved and a tax decrease granted. Councilman Dunn asked the City Manager if the financial situation during the next fiscal year would be jeapordized if the proposed ordinance was not approved at this time. The City Manager answered that the proposed ordinance was not included in the budget. Councilman Dalton stated that if something was not going to be done about the deficit in the utility fund, the tax rate should not have been reduced. Mayor Tate commented that he was in favor of correcting the " utility fund deficit but that he did not feel the proper time to do that was immediately following approval of a balanced budget and a tax decrease for 1976-77. He continued to say that he felt the tap charges should be raised immediately but that if the other rates did not have to be increased to pay for the necessary expenses of the city, then they should not be raised at this time. Mayor Tate added that the pro rata rates may need to be raised at this time since some new lines are planning to be installed. He suggested p that those residents who are still under the four year time limit for tying on to the city' s water system be given notice of a reasonable length of time (60 to 90 days) to tie on at the current rates. Councilman Dunn stated that he felt those persons under the four year time limit should be able mm to tie on to the city water system at any time during the four year period at the pro rata rates that were in effect at the time, the lines were laid. Mayor Tate commented that Councilman Dunn had a good point regarding the pro-rata, and added that it was still not clear to him how other cities in the area handled this problem. He added that the pro rata indicates a return of the cost of a particular line and that x'` there is a logical argument that the cost of that line will be repaid by the people that use the line. There was little other discussion. € Councilman Gideon made a motion that the entire proposed utility ordinance be adopted. There was no second to the motion. Mayor Tate asked Councilman Gideon if he would accept an amendment to his motion. Councilman Gideon answered yes. Councilman Oliver amended Councilman Gideon' s motion to adopt the narrative and tap fee portion of the proposed utility ordinance, and to authorize the city attorney to prepare the final ordinance effective immediately. Mayor Tate asked Councilman Gideon if he accepted the amend- k ment to his motion. Councilman Gideon answered yes. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dunn and prevailed by the F following vote: Ayes : Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn f Nays : None r j Mayor Tate then instructed the City Manager to have the City Staff do additional research or to locate someone who would consult with the council on the particular problems discussed y in regard to the pro-rata rates and procedures. The next order of business was for the City Council to con- sider authorizing the City Staff to prepare plans and ad- vertise for bids on construction of water lines along Glade Road, Hughes Road, and Grapevine-Euless Road. The City E Manager explained that the City of Euless recently installed a twelve inch water line along the south side of Glade Road. He then explained that the City of Euless was willing to sell F water to Grapevine and also allow the usage of their twelve inch line if the City of Grapevine would pay for half the cost of the line. He further commented that that would pre- vent Grapevine from paralleling the Euless line on the oppo- site side of the street and also would save half the cost of s an additional line. He added that Euless would take care of all maintenance on the line. The City Manager stated that an agreement would have to be drawn up with Euless and that no action was necessary other than to authorize the city staff to prepare plans for construction of the proposed lines. He added that the plans would be prepared by city staff en- gineers. Councilman Dunn made a motion to authorize the city g staff to prepare plans and advertise for bids for construction of the water lines along Glade Road, Hughes Road, and Grape- vine-Euless Road and also to authorize the City Attorney to prepare an agreement with the City of Euless to share the f twelve inch water line along the south side of Glade Road. r; 'F The motion was seconded by Councilman Gideon and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays : None The next order of business was for the City Council to consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign Shoreview Estates final plat to enjoin the city lot encompassed by the addition. The Council to also con- sider the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding the final plat of Shoreview Estates. The Assistant City Manager explained that in reviewing the preliminary plat, the Council had suggested that the number of lots in block one be reduced to seven rather than eight to increase the size. He explained that the recommended change had been made. He then stated that the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of the final plat. He commented that the City Staff reviewed the plat and found it to be in conformity with city subdivision rules and regulations. The Assistant City Manager then explained that a resolution authorizing the Mayor' s signature was needed because the City of Grapevine owns lot six which would be encompassed by the addition. There was little discussion. Councilman Florence made a motion to accept the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission and approve the final plat of Shoreview Estates . The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays : None Councilman Pirkle then made a motion that the resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign Shoreview Estates final plat be approved. The motion was seconded by Councilman Dalton and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays: None RESOLUTION NO. 76-20 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN SHOREVIEW ESTATES FINAL PLAT TO ENJOIN THE CITY LOT ENCOMPASSED BY THE ADDITION. Mayor Tate called a recess at 8:45 P.M. The Council recon- vened at 9:00 P.M. with all members present. The Council then adjourned to the Conference Room to discuss pending litigation pursuant to Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) Texas Civil Statutes. The City Council reconvened in the Council Chambers at 9:55 P.M. with all members present. Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. The next order of business was for the City Council to consider the issuance of approved General Obligation Bonds. Councilman Pirkle made a motion to table the issuance of General Obligation bonds until a future date. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays: None The next order of business was for the City Council to con- sider authorizing the city staff to prepare the necessary plans to enlarge the water treatment plant. The motion was E i 1 �e seconded by Councilman Pirkle and prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn s Nays : None The next order of business was for the City Council to select an architect for the golf course. The City Manager explained that the two architects who submitted proposals for consideration were Leon Howard, Inc. , and Byron Nelson in association with Joseph S. Finger and Associates, Inc. There was little discussion. Councilman Dunn made a motion to authorize the selection of Joseph S. Finger & Associates, Inc. to negotiate with the City Manager in the preparation E of preliminary plans for the golf course. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and prevailed by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & DunnTM Nays: None There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Florence made a motion to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Councilman Oliver and prevailed by the follow- ing vote: Ayes: Tate, Gideon, Florence, Oliver, Dalton, Pirkle, & Dunn Nays : None The meeting adjourned at 10:05 P.M. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 157 DAY OF 1976. f; f MAYOR s ATTEST: CITY SECRET Y f. 1 E G. E E' 5 E C