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Home My WebLink About1974-02-05 Regular Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF FEBURARY 5, 1974, AT 7:30 P . M. Council Chambers - 413 Main St. I . CALL TO ORDER . II . INVOCATION. III. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES DF THE DECEMBER 27, 1973, JANUARY 8 and 15 , 1974, MEETINGS. IV. CITIZENS REQUESTS AND/OR MISC . REPORTS 6 DISCUSSIONS. A. Tom Chandler to discuss "Operation Faceli�t", the downtown renovation project. • B . Gene Busby, president of Grapevine Lake Estates Co-op . Water System , to discUSS their system. , V. OLD BUSINESS : VI. NEW BUSINESS: A. Consideration to authorize the City Attorney to dra�t an ordinance amending Ordinance No . 70-1 �, a Zoning Ordinance , granting a zoning change on a tract o� land in the J. N. Gibson Survey, from "R-1 " to "SPt' Speci�ic Use Permit District - commercial and business uses/alco- holic beverages for off-premise consump tion. Applicant - Dave Michner Planning � Zoning Commission recommended to approve the zoning application. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V .A . T.C. S. , AS AMENOED BY CHAPTER 31 , ACTS OF THE 63RD LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, 1973, THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1974, AT 3: 14 P .M. . . CITY SECRETARY 173 STATE OF TEXAS � COUNTY OF TARRANT � CITY OF GRAPEVINE D The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, convened in regular meeting at 7:39 p . m. , on this the 5th day o� Feb- ruary, 1J74, with the following members present, to-wit: William D. Tate Mayor Tommy Eidson Councilman P1. #2 C. D. Pittard Councilman Pl. #3 Phil Parker Councilman P1. #4 Thelma Conine Councilwoman P1. #5 Millard Dilg Councilman P1 . #6 constituting a quorum, with Doil Dalton, Councilman P1 . #1 , absent, and Floy Ezell City Manager Jim Hancock Assistant City Manager Randy Vinson City Secretary John Boyle City Attorney � Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. The Invocation was given by Councilman Pittard. F Councilman Eidson moved to approve the minutes of the December 27, 1973, January 8 and 15 , 1974, meetings, as presented by the City Secretary. Councilman Pittard seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes : Tate, Eidson, Pittard, Parker, Conine, Dilg Noes : None Absent: Dalton �'. Dr. Tom Chandler , chairman of tf-�e Airport Cities Chamber of Commerce "Operation Facelif t Committee", brief ed the Council on the project. Other committee members present: R. V. Trammel Tom Worth Bill Ratliff Bill Maxwell Dr. CI-iandler stated the purpose o� the committee is to explore, plan and promote the possibility o� renovating the downtown area of Grapevine. He stated the committee's objectives are for community involvement and support oP the City Council and Planning 6 Zoning Commission. He stated support from the city would be in the �orm of finance, adoption o� ordinances and their enforcement. Or. Chandler stated the committee has met with the consultanting � irm o� Christian, Miller � Honts , regarding federal �unds available in the financing o� the project. He stated the Rural Development Act of 1972 provided �or low-interest/long- term loans. Or. Chandler requested the Mayor to call a special meeting or work session, whereas the committee could explain the project in more detail and representatives of the consultanting �irm could describe possible financing. Mayor Tate stated he would call a special meeting within ten days. � � 174 Gene Busby, president of the Grapevine Lake Estates Water Cooperate, briefed the Council on their proposal �or the city to purchase the system. He stated the system has been appraised by a water contractor at [$75 , 000. ]. He stated the system presently serves [69] customers , with three wells [ one-trinity well at 1 , 800 �eet; two-puluxy wells at 900 and 750 f eet] . He stated the system is looped, with et least 4 inch mains. The City Manager stated the minimum size main is 6 inches, as set forth by the State Board of Insurance. He stated the city engineer would need to inventory and evaluate the system before negotiations could begin. Mayor Tate read a letter he received from Thomas Sullivan, Executive Director of tl-ie Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, as follows : January 21 , 1974 The Honorable William D. Tate, Mayor City Councilmen THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE P.O . Drawer 307 Grapevine, Texas 76051 Dear Mayor and Councilmen : We are in receip t of Resolution No. 74-1 of the City Council �'~;: F.- o� the City of Grapevine, Texas and appreciate and value the strength and sincerity of that resolution relative to those things already accomplished and those things yet to be accom- plished. I speak �or the Board and Board Sta�f in expressing our indebt- edness to you and to your city for the spirit of cooperation you have exemplified. Section Z. o� your resolution, relative to the cooperation of your city and our Airport Board and Staff in the future, is o� immense importance relating to the capability of the airport to fulfill its economic destiny and to the City of Grapevine relative to its livability and controlled growth. We off er wholeheartedly any assistance you may wish in land use planning studies or any other action that will relate to the maintenance of that cooperative spirit mentioned above. Thanks again for your confidence, for your cooperation, and for your enthusiastic support. Sincerely, /s/ Thomas M. Sullivan a�o The Council considered zoning application [Z-73-33] , Dave Michener requesting a zoning change on a tract of land in the J. N. Gibson Survey, Abstract No. 591 , from "R-1 " Single- Family District to "SP" Specific Use Permit District - com- mercial and business uses/alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption. [Location - 3311 W. State Highway 121 - Business]. � 175 The City Secretary stated the Planning � Zoning Commission recommended to approve the zoning application Por the fol- lowing reasons : "The area would be commercially developed in the near future with quick-service stores re- questing the specific use permit zoning for alcoholic beverages. The close proximity of the high school was not a negative point of the zoning application, since beer was avail- able a short distance to the East. " � Mr. Michener stated he planned to improve the property upon his receiving the specific use permit zoning, but has no drawings of the proposed improvements. , The City Attorney stated the Council could instruct him to draf t an ordinance, whereas the alcoholic beverage license would not be issued until the proposed improvements were completed. He stated Mr. Michener would have to submitt drawings of I-iis proposed improvements before the Council would consider the zoning change. Mr. Michener agreed to such a clause. Councilman Parker moved to postpone consideration of zoning application [Z-73-33] until the April 2, 1974, meeting. Councilman Dilg seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote : Ayes : Tate, Eidson, Pittard, Parker, Conine, Dilg Noes : None Absent: Dalton The City Attorney, representative of nine area cities ` a [including Grapevine] to the Texas Constitutional Con- vention, brie�ed the Council on his appearance before the "Local Government Committee". He stated three points were stressed to the committee as �ollows : [1 ) i� a county has "home rule`� and/or ordinance making powers, such powers should not be effective within a municipality [2] taxes - the Texas Municipal League recommended the Constitution not prohibit taxing powers o� any level of government [3] consolidation o� municipalities - if any pravisions affecting current statUtes [which requires elections in both municipalities) , Mr. Boyle is to be contacted by the committee He stated the procedure for these various proposals are as �ollows. [1 � requires majority vote to leave committee [2] goes to floor to be considered, requires � majority vote [3] goes to styling and draf ting committee to be placed in legal form [4] goes back to �loor, requires majority vote [5) goes to submission committee which draf ts the proposal as it will appear on the ballot [6] goes back to floor in an unamendable state, requires a 2/3 vote 176 Mayor Tate briefed the Council on the "Utility Commission" [Mayor Tate, Councilmen Eidson and Pittard). He stated they have met with officials of General Telephone Company regarding complaints reeeived From the "Pittard Poll". He stated the telephone company will st�dy all complaints. The Mayor stated the committee will continue meeting with General Telephone Company. ! � � �, � � There being no further business, Councilman Eidson movecl that the meeting be adjourned. Councilman Pittard seconded the motion. Al1 vote aye and the meeting was adjourned at 8 :48 P,M. PASSEO AND APPROVED, this the � 9th day of March , 1974. — ..� MAYOR ATTEST: . �;'. . �, CITY SECRETAR �: