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Home My WebLink About1974-07-02 Regular Meetiing � 3 � , ; 7 f: f E CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS r` i � t � � K AGENDA � REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL � JULY 2, 1974, AT 7 :30 P .M. f: COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET � � � I . CALL TO ORDER �' � II . INVOCATION - to be given by Councilman Dilg � � a j, III. CITIZENS REQUESTS AND/OFi MISC. REPORTS � DISCUSSIONS �:' g IV. OLD BUSINESS � � € A . Consideration of the Council to establish the proposed £ tax ratio for 1974. } � + B. k," V. NEW BUSINESS � �! A . Consideration of the Council to hire �our additional � employees as recommended by Police Chief James Lilly. � e � � B. Consideration of the Council to approve proposed Speed � Zone Ordinar�ces. � � C. Consideration o� the Council to approve institution o� � annexation proceedings on certain tracts o� land in � Grapevine's extraterritorial jurisdiction. � _ � � � � � a � 6 $ IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6z52-17, V.A . T.C. S. , AS AMMENDEO BY ° CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SE9SION, 1969, � THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WAS PREPAREO AND POSTED ON THIS THE 28TH � OAY OF JUNE, 1974, AT 4: 00 P . M. � � # C TY SECRETAR � l � i � � STATE OF TEXAS � � a COUNTY OF TARRANT O ; CITY OF GRAPEVINE 0 � ;. 1 The City Council of the City o�E Grapevine, Texas, convened in ` I � regular meeting at 7:45 P .M. , on this the 2nd day of July, 1974, � i with the following members present, to-wit: � a � � % William D. Tate Mayor � i Doil Dalton Councilman ' �� " Thelma Conine Councilwoman j; Bob Murphy Councilman � J Tommy Eidson Councilman E � Millard Dilg Councilman � � C.O. Pittard Councilman � ` I � cons�itu:ting a quorum, with �, � � Floy Ezell City Manager � I Jim Hancock Assistant City Manager • f ; Kenneth Pritt City Secretary � ', Tim Whisler Assistant City Attorney E � Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. " � � � The Invocation was given by Councilman Dilg. I fThe first order o� business was the consideration of the Council I to establish the proposed tax ratio �or 1974. The City Manager stated that this was directly related to the budget. He f urther �' stated that there was an Equalization Board meeting at the end of � this month and that notices had to be sent out in time to the owners I '� so they can make plans to be present at �he meeting. He also stated f' that he had come up with some figures as f ar as the requirements � 'i of the heads of the departments. In the General Fuhds [excluding the ;: jzq utility fund] including the bond of indebtedness, a figure of , � $1 ,306, 000 in expenditures was quoted. The City Manager stated ' � a suggested value of using a 60% ratio oF assessed value and a tax. � rate of some two-digit figure. He f urther stated that in issuing � I bonds, the assessed valuation is the �igure used to issue the bonds. The City Manag�r also stated that he expected an estimate of 92% k' collection rate from the property owners. There was a short discus- � sion on what items were included in the 1 .3 million dollar figure quo ted by the City Manager. The tax assessor stated that this two- digit �igure at 60% ratio would provide a monetary decrease in taxes R to the average home owner. The City Manager stated th�� the City Charter required that the City cannot leave more th�n 3% of the total budget for contingencies. He �urther stated th�t he would like to have 25-30 thousand dollars set aside for contingencies. Council- man Eidson made a rnotion to set the tax ratio at 60%. Councilman Pittard seconded the mo tion and the motion prevailed by the �olli�RVing � vote : Ayes : Tate, Dilg, Dalton, Eidson, Conine, Murph�r, Pittard None : None It was stated that the date of the meeting for the Board of Equal- ization was July 30 and 31 . `� � The next order o� business was to consider hiring �our additional employees �or the Police Department as requested by Police Chief Lilly. f � � The City Manager stated that he f elt that it would be best to wait ? � uhtil the budget year would begin to hire these people. He further �. � stated that the salaries �or these �our people �or the rest o� the ' budget year would be about �10, 000. The Chief of Pblice stated that ' � he needed the additional men now. The Mayor asked him to come �orward to discuss the necessity of the additional men. Chie� Lilly stated that an additional four men would put an additional squad car on the � road �or 24 hours a day. This would permit him also to break the �: City into zones and have one unit in each zone at all times. It was stated that some oP the patrolmen were used to work overtime but there was no wa� to tell how many hours because tl-ie patrolmen do not �� i � �' � � �` i � 3 use a time clock. It was the basic �eeling of the Council that the r r the request of the Police Oepartment was justi�ied but that the bud- � get has already been pushed to its capacity. Councilman Eidson z asked Chief Lilly if one man would help him any at this time. Chief � � Lilly stated that any additionel help was needed. Chief Lilly stated that he has one good applicant that may be a possibility for ; the new job because he is certified and he has �ive years experience. � CoUncilman Eidson made a motion that one additional patrolman be � hired �or the Police Department. He also added a stetement to the � Chie� that the Council recognizes his needs but that finances limit � them from going to the full extent of his request. Councilman 4 � Dilg seconded the motion and the motion prevailed by the �ollowing � i � � vo te : < ' Ayes : Tate, Dilg, Dalton, Conine , Eidson, Murphy, Pittard � Noes : None � � a The next order of business was to consider approval of proposed speed zone ordinances. The City Manager gave a brief background � and presented maps that contained the proposed speed zones to the � Council. It was a basic concern o� the Council that the speed z in front of the High School was too high. After some discussion � i concerning the speed in front of the High School , The Mayor � instructed the City Secretary to put on the agenda on the nearest � ? date to August 15, the subject of the speed in front o� the High ' School. Councilman Dalton stated that he felt that the speed on F Dallas Road was too restrictive. Councilman Dilg stated that he ; felt that the speed on Park Boulevard was also too restrictive. € i The City Manager stated that he would instruct the Police Depart- � ment to make a study of' these two roads. The Mayor instructed the City Secretary ,to read the captions o� the ordinances. The caption ' ; was read and Councilman Dalton made a motion to pas.s the. 4 ordinances � � as read on the �irst reading. Councilman Pittard seconded the motion ` and the motion prevailed by the �ollowing vote: � Ayes : Tate, Dilg, Dalton, Conine, Eidson , Murphy, Pittard Noes : None � The next order o� business was to consider the approval of insti- � tution o� annexation proceedings on certain tracts o� land in ' Grapevine's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The Assistant City ' � Manager gave a brief history and pointed out the areas on a map ? ' and designated the areas as tract 1 , tract 2, trac� 3, and tract 4. ' � The Assistant City Manager stated that he would have to know - { if the Council would like to cross the Denton County Line to i include some area in tract 3. He also wondered if the new line ' should go to the shore line or to the adjoining city's extrater- 3 ritorial jurisdiction line. He stated that he would also need to � � know how f ar East he would need to go i� the City includes land North of the Denton County Line. TFaere was considerable discussion < concerning the area designated as tract 4. It was the concern P of' some of the Council i� the City would be able to provide services # to the people in this area. The City Manager stated that he ' � doubted if the City would be in a position to service this area. � It was also the concern of the Council tl-�at they be able to control ' � the sale of alcohol in this area because of the park development jin the tract. Councilman Eidson made a mo tion to approve institution ' � of annexation proceedings on the four tr.acts in Grapevine's extra- � territorial jurisdiction; and that the line on tract 3 go 2500 feet � beyond the Denton County Line and be squared o�f to the East. Council- ? man Pittard seconded the motion and the motion prevailed by the a �ollo�ving vote : $ Ayes : Tate , Dilg, Dalton, Conine, Eidson , Murphy , Pittard Noes : None The City Manager stated that he would like the City Attorneys to try { to establish a boundary line for the people liivring in the area � o� Pool Road over to Glade Road. The City Manager also stated that � a work session for the budget should be set up on the following week and the Mayor set the date for Tuesday, July 8, 1974. Council- ' man Dalton made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Eidson seconded the motion and all present voted aye and the meeting was � adjourned at 9:15 P .M. � ; I t E I t i j i; 3 l I l f. j • 1 I: �' k { � 1 I F ' � � 1 PASSED AND APPROVED , this the � day of , 1974. � i � � € � F I ' � � I MAYOR A TTEST: ' � ; ;. F � CI Y SECRETARY r i' ; r t 4 4 i S' I f E "� � �