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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-10-21 Regular Meeting� E � i f t � f � � CITY OF GRAPEV INE, TEXAS � I � A GENDA � REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ; TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1975, AT 7:30 P.M. � COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET t � � I. CALL TO ORDER i � ; II. INVOCATION - Mayor Tate � 9 = III. PUBLIC HEARING � i � A. City Council to hold a Public Hearing on a rate increase request made by General Telephone ; (GTE) ; and consider an ordinance on a first ' read ing bas is. k F 3 j IV. CITIZENS REQUESTS AND/OR MISC. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS e P ; A. City Council to consider a petition filed by residents of the Indian Hills Mobile Home Park = concerning the rates and service provided by i � Tri-County Electrical Co-Op. One member rep- € resenting the petitioners is to appear before the council. € � V. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES (October 7) � � VI. OLD BUSINESS A. City Council to appoint a member to the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill the one year vacancy ; made by the resignation of Don Stiles. VII. NEW BUSINESS � A. City Council to consider an ordinance providing for emergency ambulance service by the Fire Department. B. City Council to consider authorizing the city staff to prepare plans to construct a west outfall sewer line from Ball Street to the north sewer plant. C. City Council to consider authorizing the city staff to prepare plans and advertise for bids to construct a water and sewer line in the east section of the city to accomodate the apartments to be built by Mr. Ticknor along Walnut Street. D. City Council to recess to the Conference Room for a closed meeting to discuss City Personnel. This closed meeting will be on this topic only persuant to Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) , Texas Civil Statutes. � � � � E. City Council to reconvene in the Council Chambers � to consider further business. � F. City Council to consider a resolution discouraging the door-to-door "trick or treating" on Halloween. `� ; 3 F � 1 1 t i F ! IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A. T.C.S. , AS AMENDED ; BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SES- SION, THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON ' THIS THE 17th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1975, AT 1:15 P.M. � i € � � si�,N y- CITY SECRETARY `' � � � 1 ! i � STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF TARRANT X CITY OF GRAPEVINE X The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas convened in regular session at 7:45 P.M. on this the 21st day of October, 1975 with the f ollowing members present to wit: ' William D. Tate Mayor i Thelma Conine Councilwoman Doil Dalton Councilman Bob Murphy Councilman C. L. Oliver Councilman Willis Pirkle Councilman Charles Dunn Cauncilman constituting a quorum, with Floy Ezell City Manager Jim Hancock Assistant City Manager Kenneth Pritt, Jr. City Secretary John Boyle City Attorney Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Mayor Tate. The first order of business was for the City Council to hold a Public Hearing on a rate increase request made by General Telephone (GTE) ; and consider an ordinance on a f irst reading basis. ' Mayor Tate declared open the Public Hearing, and called on Mr. Robert Doan, Division Manager, of General Telephone to make his presentation. Mr. Doan stated that his purpose for appearing before the Council was to request rate relief for General Telephone due to increasing inflation, higher cost of materials, and higher cost of maintenance. Mr. Doan stated that General Telephone had made an original increase request in January, 1975 of 32/o which included the Cities of Azle, Keller, and Grapevine. He further stated that Azle had made a request at that time to be separated and therefore General Telephone considered the three cities all as separate exchanges and made a separate increase request with each. Mr. Doan further explained that in March of this year, General Telephone requested an increase of 16.9/ ($164,968.00) from the City of Grape- vine. He then stated that after many meetings with the Grapevine Utility Comma.ssion and much negotiation that , General Telephone was now making an increase request of the City of Grapevine in the amount of 9.2% or approximately $90,000.00. He further stated that this increase request would be to raise the Metro rate (488 exchange) by 20%, which has had no previous increase, and increase the Ex- tended Metro Service (481 exchange) by 72%. He then re- quested that this increase be granted and made effective November l, 1975. Mr. Doan then stated that General Telephone has made an effort over the past eighteen months to cut costs by i.mplementing an operational review. He then stated that � 3 I General Telephone had reduced their number of vehicles ; and had cut maintenance costs by 1.3 percent, while at ' the same time increasing productivity by 5 percent. Mr. Doan then explained that General Telephone could also keep the base rate ta a minimum by charging individuals for some of their direct costs of operations. He then defined some of these costs as being: a charge for bad checks, a prewiring charge, and a penalty charge for re- ' quiring certain services (other than maintenance) within i a 24 hour period. ; Mayor Tate then stated that questions were in order from the members of the City Council: Councilman Dunn inquired about the penalty charge for service within a 24 hour period. Mr. Doan explained that this would not be a charge for regular maintenance to get a phone back in proper working condition but would pertain to those persons demanding that a phone be installed within that amount of time. He explained that their work was scheduled on a 24 hour basis and that no more notice than this from a customer created overti.me problems for them. Councilman Dunn then inquired about the pre-wire charge. ' Mr. Doan explained that this charge would be made where there was an absence of conduit or proper wiring so that installation could easily be made when the residence was accupied. Mr. Doan further explained that only the first ; trip for this type of service would be charged and that ' � General Telephone would supply wire to a contractor when , � ' he is wiring a residence. J Councilman Dunn then inquired about how General Telephone had finally arrived at a 9.2% figure as their rate increase request. Mr. Doan explained that General Telephone considered the Grapevine Exchange only and figured the revenues they needed over their expenses, investments, and debt retirement i to obtain a fair rate of return. He further explained that General Telephone considered that at this time, they needed ' an 8% rate of return in order to continue the services pro- a ' vided, stay competitine on the money market and retire some of their bond requirements. ' Councilman Dunn then inquired if it was true that General � ' Telephone was getting more customers and with more customers, :i more revenue and with more revenue then why ask for a rate increase. Mr. Funk, Division Finance Director for General Telephone, acknowledged that the Grapevine Exchange has a growth rate of about 37 telephones per month. Mr. Funk then explained that General Telephone had to make their � requests based on information and figures from the prior year, as a result, General Telephone is requesting to in- ! crease their rate of return from 7.1% to 8/o in order to 1 make current their expenses. Mr. Funk also added that ? as the customers increase, so does the expenses of pro- , � viding additional service. � ` Councilman Dunn then stated that he felt a little less should _be accepted over what was requested. Mr. Doan replied stating that G�neral Telephone had agreed to go 1 � � � { 1 ,I � � � from $164,000 to $90,000 and that he felt this was as low � as General Telephone could go and still meet their com- � mitments in the City of Grapevine. �; � � Mayor Tate then stated that questions or presentations from persons in the assembly were in order. � Mr. Jesse Woods of 2746 Manchester Lane, Grapevine, appeared before the City Council. Mr. Woods stated that the fact that General Telephone had decreased their � request from March l, 1975 (16.9/0) to now (9.2/) that this suggest that they (GTE) were asking for more than they � (GTE) needed in the beginning, and that they were probably � asking for more than they need now. Mr. 4Voods then stated that General Telephone has a present rate of return of � 7.1% and that this 7.1% is the "net" figure after all � salaries, depreciation, and other expenses are accounted � for; he stated that the "net" of 7.1% is a very fair rate � of return. Mr. Woods then asked the Council to consider what a 7.1/o rate of return as computed by General Telephone would mean for any local businessman. Mr. Woods then � stated that General Telephor�e �is a monopoly; that the t citizens have no choice of telephone companies; and that, as a monopoly, General Telephone should never expect more than 7.1% rate of return. He further injected that this type of request feeds inflation. Mr. Woods then stated that the City Council is the only defense that the citizens have and that the citizens depend on the Council to defend ; them from higher rates. Mr. Woods explained that persons wanting to call Dallas were forced to take a "package deal" � ; or Extended Metro Service and pay a higher rate for the $ ` service; he further stated that he felt a person should � � have a choice of having Fort Worth or Dallas as their Metro Service. Mr. Woods then went into a lengthy dis- cussion of the methods used by General Telephone to account for their depreciation. He stated that General Telephone � accounted for depreciation by using a "fixed life" method ; and consider the cost it would take to replace the asset $ � at current prices. He further stated that this depreciation j was done on a 50/50 basis - actual depreciation cost and � current replacement cost. Mr. Woods then explained that � he would like to see the Council and General Telephone � reach an agreement whereas General Telephone would not � i p request another rate increase for three years. In closing, ' ; Mr. Woods stated that General Telephone was requesting an i j increase of their rate of return to 8 percent which was � ! more than General Telephone needed. i 's i ; Mr. Richard Eakins of 823 East �exas Street, Grapevine, appeared before the City Council and stated that he felt ' that a 7.1% rate of return is a just return; he further ; raised the question that if General Telephone could go j from January ta October on 7.1% that they must be stable , and do not need an increase. Mr. Eakins then inquired i � about how much of the old Sauthwest States Company' s ; ' equipment and cable are the citizens still paying for. ; Mr. Eakins then injected that these are hard times and � that General Telephone should do as other businesses are ' doing and "tighten their belts. " Mr. Eakins then stated that the 481 exchange versus the 488 exchange was dis- � criminatory to Grapevine customers and that the 25� that General Telephone is charging to use a pay phone was 15� � more than 90% of the people in the rest of the country � � � ; � � � �� i i � ; was paying. Mr. Eakins then stated that the City should j "draw the line" at some point and tell General Telephone that there will be no more increase and settle the matter r in court. He then explained that General Telephone should realize that they have a two-fold obligation - one to the stockholders and one to the customers or users of the system. �� Mr. Alton Mullendore of 1928 Sheffield, Grapevine, appeared { before the Council and stated that he felt it was very commendable of General Telephone to cut down their mainten- ' ance costs by 1.3/ and yet increase their productivity by 5/. He then stated that he was very concerned about the credibility of their rate increase request because of the large gap in their request from January (32/) to present (9.2%) . Mr. Mullendore then stated that he had lived in several large Metropolitan areas in the United S�ates and that he was very surprised at the base rate he had to pay for telephone service in this area. He then inquired about the base rates that other large Metropolitan areas had to pay. Mayor Tate then explained -the large difference in the request made by General Telephone in January and that being requested now. He stated that the original request was made including the cities of Keller and Azle; and that ' since that time, Azle asked for separate data and request which resulted in a new request made by General Telephone of the City of Grapevine in March of 16/. He further stated that through the work of the committee, and negotia- ; tion that General Telephone was now requesting the 9.2/ � increase; mostly at. the mercy of other cities because of ; our unique location between Dallas and Fort Worth. ; , ` Mr. Richard Eakins then inquired about the Grapevine � Exchange itself and stated that he felt it cost the citizens ! of Grapevine more because ou�laying areas of Southlake and Colleyville were included in this Exchange. Mr. Funk, District Finance Officer for General Telephone then appeared before the Council to make a rebuttal state- ment to those of the three persons that made specific in- � quiries in their presentations. In reply to statements ; made by Mr. Jesse Woods, Mr. Funk stated that the 7.1% rate � of return was not "net" because the payout to bonds and other i indebtedness was taken out of the 7.1/. He further stated � that in the simple terms of the word that General Telephone � was a "monopoly" but a completely regulated monopoly. He further stated that General Telephone was very competitive � � in the money market and in the area of finance. He then F � i stated that the fair value method of depreciation was the # ; law of the State and was more than acceptable. Mr. Funk further stated that the Dallas calling versus the Fort � Worth calling was beyond their control. As far as reaching � an agreement for three years, that would be acceptable as ; long as General Telephone would not be limited in their ' ability to finance or provide services to Grapevine. He then stated that indeed, the rate increase request was not � excessive and that he was sure that any court would uphold � their request. Mr. Funk then answered the' statement made ; by Mr. Eakins. He stated that the 7.1% rate of return was more than just and that General Telephone had materially � '; i i � f ( i i t � improved upon the old Southwest States Company. He further i stated that all of his statements were viable and defensible. ! He then explained that the outlying areas of Southlake and ; Colleyville cannot be separated from the Grapevine Exchange. ' In regard to the statement made by Mr. Mullendore, Mr. Funk ; stated that most other Metropolitan areas charged their ; customers for extra or additional minutes on a telephone 3 conversation and that the Grapevine customers are not � charged for this service. � �:: � $ � There was then a brief discussion about the 4.1/ cost of ; debt that General Telephone takes off the 7.1% rate of ' return. Mayor Tate then gave a brief history of the ; Utility Committee, stating that it consisted of Council- ; man Pirkle (Chairman) , Councilman Oliver, and himself. t � Councilman Pirkle then made a brief committee report and ; recommendation. Councilman Pirkle stated that the increase ? requested by General Telephane was less than that requested � k of neighboring cities and that the committee had met with z General Telephone on numerous occasions. He then stated that the committee recommend '.�'�hat the increase be given � ; � € as requested: increase of -i�� of the Extended Metro � Service; increase of 20% in the Metro Service and an ; increase in several tarriff items. Councilman Pirkle then gave examples of the increases on average monthly ; bills for business and residence use of both Metro and i Extended Metro Service: � i , � � Residence $ 8.60 to $10.32 $1. 72 increase per month (Metro) i ? Business 22.86 27.44 4.58 increase per month ; � � I Residence (Extended 17.45 18. 76 1.31 increase per month Metro Business Service) 42.95 46.18 3. 23 increase per month ` Mayor Tate then asked if any member of the Council or ; assembly had any questions of the Utility Committee. There � were none and Councilman Dunn made a motion to close the ' public hearing. Councilman Dalton seconded the motion and i ; the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Conine, Dalton, Oliver, Dunn, Pirkle, Murphy ' Noes : None � � � Mayor Tate then declared the Public Hearing closed. i Mayor Tate then stated that he supported the recommenda- tion of the Utility Committee. He stated that it was i always a difficult decision to recommend a rate increase of any kind, but due to diligent work by the committee, legal ramifications, and the committee being able to ob- tain information never before received, he felt the rate increase was reasonable. He further stated that General i Telephone was more sympathetic to the particular needs i � of this City. The increase given last year was entirely on the Extended Metro Service and as a result, many cus- tomers returned to the Metro Service. He further stated that General Telephone was giving more control over the � Extended Metro Service to the City and this will allaw a reasonable increase that will not overburden the customers and will avoid any lawsuits. He further stated that any- time the increase request was reasonable and the compro- mise was fair that it is best to settle on that basis. S I i 1 a i I i Councilman Dunn then stated that he felt the Utility � Committee had done a very good job and had put forth a � ; lot of effort and time. He further stated that he felt this was a good proposal as compared to the rates approved by � other cities. He then explained that it was personally uns�ttling to grant any increase at this time. He further stated that he felt that he must look at it from a practical standpoint and on that basis support the recommendation of 1 � � the Utility Committee. Councilman Dunn then stated that ' there were several areas such as "quality of service" that i i General Telephone must improve upon. He concluded by stat- ing that he felt this increase request came at a bad time, � following increases granted to Lone Star Gas and Texas � Power and Light. The City Secretary then read the caption of the proposed k ordinance and stated that the ordinance was being con- sidered on a first reading basis. The City Attorney stated that the increased tarriffs should be read into � the record. The City Manager then read the following i tarriffs into the record: 1 , ' Record Charige 10.00 Resident Number Charge 4.00 :; Returned Check Charge 3.00 , ' Prewire (Resident 1 to 4 outlets) 15.00 i each additional outlet 3 2.50 ? Prewire (Apartments 1 to .Ff outlets) 7.50 :i each additional outlet 2.50 , a - Concealed Wire C 7.50 ; Installation Charge Expedited 20.00 � � Service Connection Charge - Business 44.50 �' Service Connection Charge - Residence 34. 50 New Installation Extention,Business 25.50 � New Installation Extention, Residence 23.00 � , Reconnect Charge - Business 25.50 Reconnect Charge - Residence 23.00 Touch Phone No Charge Councilman Dunn than made a motion to approve the ordinance on a first reading basis. Councilman Pirkle seconded the motion and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Conine, Dalton, Oliver, Dunn, Pirkle, Murphy Noes : None r Mayor Tate then declared a recess at 9:10 P.M. and stated that he had to appear before the Colleyville City Council 4 and that he would try to return to this meeting as soon as possible. Mayor Pro-Tem Dalton called the meeting to order at 9:30 P.M. with the following members present to wit: ..:� Thelma Conine Councilwoman Doil Dalton Councilman + C. L. Oliver Councilman Charles Dunn Councilman Willis Pirkle Councilman � Bob Murphy Councilman constituting a quorum, with Mayor William Tate absent; a. Floy Ezell City Manager � Jim Hancock Assistant City Manager � Kenneth R. Pritt, Jr. City Secretary �� John Boyle City Attorney 1 � The next order of business was for the City Council to ` } � consider a petition filed by residents of the Indian ?; Hills Mobile Home Park concerning the rates and service provided by Tri-County Electrical Co-Op. One member rep- resenting the petitioners is to appear before the council. Councilman Oliver stated that he had been requested to ask that the petition be postponed until November 4th. ' Councilman Dunn made a motion to postpone this item until November 4, 1975. Councilman Pirkle seconded the motion � and the motion prevailed by the following vote: ; Ayes . Conine, Oliver, Pirkle, Murphy, Dunn, and Dalton � Noes . None ; Absent: Tate � The next order of business was for the City Council to con- sider the minutes of the October 7th meeting. Councilman ; Oliver made a motion to waive the reading of the minutes '� and approve them as published. Councilman Pirkle seconded the motion and the motion prevailed by the following vote: a Ayes . Conine, Oliver, Pirkle, Murphy, Dunn, and Dalton ; Noes . None � � Absent: Tate � ; , ; � The next order of business was for the City Council to � appoint a member to the Planning and Zoning Commission � to fill the one year vacancy made by the resignation of ; Don Stiles. Councilman Pirkle stated that since the Mayor ° was absent he would make a motion to postpone any action � ? until October 28, 1975. Councilman Dunn seconded the i motion. Councilman Oliver stated that the Mayor could � j possible return to the meeting in time to consider this � item later in the evening. Councilman Pirkle then with- � drew his motion and Councilman Dunn withdrew his second - '� s �, � to the motion Mayor Pro-Tem Dalton stated that this item �° � ; would be considered later in the evening. , � The next order of business was for the City Council to � � consider an ordinance providing for emergency ambulance � service by the Fire Department. The City Manager gave ; a brief history and stated that a few changes needed ; � to be made to the proposed ordinance as published: � ; � page 2, section "D" - change the wording "Director of ' ? Public Health" to "Director of Revenue" i ' � page 3, section "B" - add $35.00 to the blank � page 3, section "C" - add $45.00 to the blank ' � i � page 3, section "D" - add a new section "D" charging i E $5.00 for use of oxygen � a 1 � e make published section "D" section "E" i � 1 � ; make published section "E" section "F" � ' page 6, section "3C" - add $25.00 to the blank and change � the date of September 1 to October l. � i i � page 6 section "3D" - change the date of September 1 to October 1 � � page 8, section "C" and a fee. � I The City Secretary read the caption of the ordinance. ; I � i I � I I � - � i � Councilman Pirkle made a motion to approve the ordinance ' on an emergency basis. Councilman Murphy seconded the � s motion and the motion prevailed by the following vote: ; Ayes . Conine, Murphy, Dalton, Dunn, Oliver, Pirkle Noes . None Absent: Mayor Will iam Tate 'i ' ORDINANCE NO. 75-41 i ; � ; ' AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY ? AMBULANCE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT: PRO- VIDING DEFINITION; REGULATING PRIVATE ; EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE; REQUIRING � PERMITS FOR TRANSFER AMBULANCE; REQUIR- ING PERMITS FOR ATTENDANT/DRIVERS OF TRANSFER AMBULANCES; PROVIDING FOR IN SPECTION OF TRANSFER AMBULANCES AND EQUIPMEI�TT; PROVID�NG FOR SUSPENSION AND � REVOCATION OF PERMITS; PROVIDING FOR APPEAL; PROHIBITING FALSE STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; . PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CON- FLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING AN EFFEC- TIVE DATE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. The next order of business was for the City Council to consider authorizing the city staff to prepare plans to ? construct a west outfall sewer line from Ball Street to + the north sewer plant. The City Manager gave a brief � history and stated that this was one of the original lines constructed in 1926. The City Manager further � � stated that the line was overrunning onto private property ` � as it flows to the sewer treatment plant, and that an , emergency exists. He further stated that the future de- � velopment in this area on this line may call for a 16 , (sixteen) inch line. Councilman Murphy made a motion . to authorize the city staff to begin preparing plans = ! to construct a west outfall sewer line from Ball Street E to the north sewer plant. Councilwoman Conine seconded ; the motion and the motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes . Conine, Murphy, Dalton, Dunn, Oliver, Pirkle ' Noes . None '�� Absent: Mayor William Tate f 1 j The next order of business was for the City Council to ; consider authorizing the city staff to prepare plans and � advertise for bids to construct a water and sewer line in � . ' the east section of the city to accomodate the apartments ; ! to be buil� by Mr. Ticknor along Walnut Street. The City ; � Manager gave a brief history and stated that an emergency ° situation exists. He explained that Mr. Ticknor had paid ' all of his pro-rata and had taken out a building permit i for the apartments. He further stated that the sewer line j would cost under $3,000, and the City would not have to � take bids for it; the sewer line would extend about 700 � feet to the southwest corner of the property. The City i Manager then stated that the water line would need to be extended and enlarged and that the present contractor � constructing the water line along State Highway 114 to � Park Boulevard could also do this work as he has material ' and labor on hand and can construct the line for about ; : � : I � i r � $6,130.00. The City Manager further explained that a work order could be added to their present contract and the City would not have to take bids on the project, just extend Leonard Hazel' s present contract to include this ; work. Councilman Pirkle made a motion to extend Mr. � Hazel' s present contract to include the 700' water line � for approximately $3, 000.00 and the sewer line for approx- ; imately $6, 130.00 to accomodate the apartments being built ° by Mr. Ticknor on wall Street. Councilman Conine seconded � ; the motion and the motion prevailed by the following vote: y Ayes: Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Pirkle, Dunn, and Dalton i � Noes: None Absent: Mayor William Tate � n The next order of business was for the City Council to � ; � consider a resolution discouraging the door-to-door � "trick- or treating" on Halloween. The City Manager ' gave a brief history and explained that Councilman Dunn : had initiated the resolution. He also explained that the � � resolution have a section added to it that suggests that � = those persons that do allow their children to go door-to- ; door do so within their own neighborhood and visit the � houses of friends and neighbors anly. The City Manager i j then read the resolution. Councilman Dunn made a motion � ' to adopt the resolution discouraging door-to-door "trick � � or treating. " Councilman Oliver seconded the motion and � � the motion prevailed by the following vote: ; ; Ayes: Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Pirkle, Dunn, and Dalton � Noes: None � � Absent: Mayor William Tate ; � � RESOLUTION N0. 75-32 � � � � WHEREAS, the Grapevine City Council is greatly � concerned for the safety of the children in the j City of Grapevine, Texas; � � a ! AND WHEREAS, the City Council feels there are � alternate ways to celebrate Halloween without j taking from the fun and tradition of this occasion. � ; � NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of ; Grapevine, Texas that the Grapevine City Council �' � encourage organized activities for children on � Halloween night, by the City of Grapevine, Grape- ', � vine Independent School District, local churches, ', ( local businesses, local civic organizations, and j various neighborhoods throughout the city. ; � � � � BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Grapevine City ; Council discourages parents from allowing their � ` children to go door-to-door "trick or treating" but 3 � instead encourage and get involved in the organized activities suggested. � i THE GRAPEVINE CITY COUNCIL FURTHER ENCOURAGES � those households who normally make "treats" available � to instead support the organized activities in their ! area both financially and actively. i i � BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the Grapevine City Council encourages those parents that allow their children to go door-to-door "trick or treating" ta chaperone their � children and visit only those houses in their immediate � neighborhoods; only visiting the houses of friends and � relatives. � � 1 � � � � , � � � ; � �' The next order of business was for the City Council to recess to the Conference Room for a closed meeting to � ' discuss City Personnel. This closed meeting will be ' on this topic only persuant to Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) , Texas Civil Statutes. 4 Mayor Tate called the meeting ta order in the Council i Chambers at 11:10 P.M. with all members present. Council- ! _� man Dalton made a motion to table any action or recom- � mendations as a result of the Executive Session Meeting until a later date. Councilman Oliver seconded the motion ° and the motion prevailed by the following vote: i ;; Ayes: Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Pirkle, Dalton, Dunn � Noes : None „ ; The next order of business was for the City Council to appoint a member to the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill the one year vacancy made by the resignation of Don Stiles. Councilman Dunn made a motion to postpone any action until the n����egular meeting due to the late , hour . Councilman ��sr seconded the motion and the motion ; prevailed by the following vote: � Ayes : Tate, Conine, Murphy, Oliver, Pirkle, Dalton, Dunn i Noes : None i; There being no further business, Councilman Pirkle made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Oliver seconded the motion and all present voted aye. The meeting was �' adjourned at 11:13 P.M. i � � a a � PASSED AND APPROVED this the _���_ day of . ? 1975. ,,, i ; ; � � � MAYOR ; � ATTEST: � 1 �, � � t'. � t i CITY SECRETARY � I ; 1 a l 1 � � w..�: t � .� E � G � � { 1 4