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Home My WebLink About1973-07-03 Regular Meeting CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF JULY 3, 1973 AT 7:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION � III. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS. IV. PUBLIC HEARING A. Zoning Hearing of case (Z-73-11) , Aubrey Smith requesting "SP" Specific Use Permit District for a nursing home on Tract (A) , "R-3�' Multiple-Family District on Tracts (B) and (C) , all of which are in the Thomas Mahan Survey, Abstract No. 1050. V. CITIZENS REQUESTS AND/OR MISC. REPORTS & DISCUSSIONS. A. Robbie Gibbs, librarian, to discuss the Tarrant County Library Study Committee. B. Joe Wright to discuss extenstion of city utilities from Mustang Drive, down Timberline Drive. C. John L. Edgin, Jr. to discuss ambulance service. D. Miles K. Brown, Jr. , of Airport Coach Service Company. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. Consideration of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 70-10, u a Zoning Ordinance, granting a zoning change on (130) acres in the Henry Suggs Survey, Abstract No. 1415, and the James Gibson Survey, Abstract Nos. 586 and 587, from ��R-1" to "I-1�� Light Industrial District. (First Reading) Applicant - Ronald Willis and Jack Stroube, Trustees. Planning and Zoning Commission recommended to approve the zoning application. B. Consideration of an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 70-10, a Zoning Ordinance, granting a zoning change on three tracts of land in the W.D. Shepherd Survey, Abstract No. 1393, and the J.S. Byrd Suxvey� Abstra�t No. 207� from "R-l+t� +'R-3}� & "C-2" to "C-2" Community Business District on Tract (A) , from "R-1�� , "R-2�' , & "R-3�' to "R-3" Multiple-Family DistriCt on Tract (B) , and from "R-2" & "R-3�� to "SP" Specific Use District (residential-density (7) units per acre or less) on Tract (C) . (First Reading) Applicant - Grapevine-15� Corporation Planning and Zoning Commission recommended to approve the zoning application. C. Tabulation of bids for (3) city trucks. D. Appointment of a City Health Officer. In accordance with Article 6�52-17, V.A.T.C.S. , as amended by Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, regular session , 1969, the City Council Agenda was prepared and posted on this the 29th day of June, 1973. � . . � CI SECRETARY � STATE OF TEXAS � � �� OOUNTY OR TARRANT � CITY OF GRAPEVINE � � �'. � ,; The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas, convened in regular meeting at 7:41 p.m. , on this the 3rd day of July, 1973, with the following members present, to-wit: � William D. Tate Mayor Doil Dalton Councilman Tommy Eidson Councilman Phil Parker Councilman Thelma Conine Councilwoman � C.D. Pittard Councilman Millard Dilg Councilman constituting a quorum, and James Hancock Assistant City Manager Randy Vinson City Secretary � � Tim Whisler Acting City Attorney � � �. Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. . The Invocation was given by Councilman parker. � t � � Councilman Eidson moved to approve the minutes of the June � 19, 1973, and the June 26, 1973, meetin gs as presented by �. the City Secretary. Councilman Dilg seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote; Ayes: Tate, Dalton , Eidson, Parker, Conine, Pittard, Dilg Noes: None � Mayor Tate postponed the public hearing of zoning case (Z-73-11� , due to the Planning and Zoning Commission not having a quorum � present. � Councilman Eidson moved to re-schedule the public hearing of zoning case (Z-73-11� on July 10, 1973 , 7:30 p.m. Councilman Parker seconded the motion. The motion prevailed �' by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker, Conine, Pittard, Dilg �' Noes: None Robbie Gibbs, Librarian of the Grapevine Public Library, reported on the operation of the Library since October 1972. 1 Mrs. Gibbs invited the Mayor and City Council to a meeting July 26, 1973, 7:30 p.m. , at the Euless Public Library, with � the Tarrant County Library Study Committee. She stated the Tarrant County Commissioners Court appointed the study committee to recommend a method of financing county € libraries, or the possibility of a county-wide library system. �; She stated the county-wide system would be administered by a � (15) member Board, of which only (5) members would be from � outside the Fort Worth distri ct. Mrs. Gibbs stated she was opposed to a county-wide library system, as are most of the county librarians. � Mayor Tate expressed his appreciation of the job Mrs. Gibbs � has been doing in the library. � � � 1 � z € � � � ! �� Joe Wright, representing Tate-Wright Construction Company, asked the Council to consider extension of water and sewer lines from Mustang Drive, down Timberline Drive to their residential development. He stated there would be (5,660) feet of water lines and (1 ,760) feet of sewer lines, with an estimated cost of ($56,000.00) . He stated his company would pay their pro-rata share of the project. Councilman Eidson moved to table consideration of water/ sewer extensions along Timberline Drive until a study is � made by the city engineers. Councilman. Pittard seconded ( the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: � Ayes: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker, Conine, Pittard, Dilg Noes: None No one was present to speak on behalf of the agenda item concerning ambulance service. Miles K. Brown, Jr. , representing Airport Coach Service, Inc. , read the following statement to the Council: That my father and I should appear before you this evening recognizes, with an unhidden emotion the long connection the Brown family has had with the Grapevine area. This is, indeed, our home, and it is fitting that we should return here at this crucial point in our efforts to uphold the concept of free, private enterprise, through seeking to � assure that Airport Coach Service will not be �' endan�ered by a government-sponsored, tax- � supported bus operation. It is necessary, first, to clarify for you and for the citizens of this entire area, a possible confusian created by a statement in this mozning' s Star-Telegram, attributed to an assistant city manager of Fort Worth. This statement suggested that the point we have made regarding Surtran losses is not accurate; � that Surtran' s current budget indicates a break- even operation, and possibly even a profit during its first year. If such is the case, it is a direct contradiction of information furnished to the Urban Mass Transit i Administration as part of the application for federal grant funds for Sur tran. One page of that application is entitled, f�Surtran Estimated Lossess." A table sets forth estimated j - lossess during Surtran' s first five years of ' operation. The total estimated loss is $719,000. � The first year operating loss is $272,000. The � i Dallas share of these losses is 85%, and the Fort Worth share is 15ib. We did not create these figures. They were prepared, we assume, by officials of Dallas Transit who are responsible for Surtran. • The urtran ran a ' a ' a S t lic tion w ma s de to M A on 9 U T P P �•� � � � October 18, 1972. It is necessary to ask, therefore, how a loss of $272,000, projected just some eight months ago, has been transformed into what now may even be a modest rp ofit? Either UMTA, or the people of this area, are being misled. The fact is, any confusion about how much money the taxpayers will be called upon to provide for Surtran, rests not with Airport Coach Service, but with those responsible for Surtran. This is the same group that has, within the past few days, presented the people of Dallas with the grim possibility of a $2.5 million tax subsidy fpr Dallas Transit during the next fiscal year. If they cannot provide ordinary bus service, with which they are intimately familiar, without massive tax support, how do they propose to operate a service with which they are completely unfamiliar, � at a profit or even a break-even point? � The airport ground transportation business is not � i simple. It cannot be learned overnight. In some � respects, it is as intricate as airline operations themselves, with which it must dovetail . Airport Coach Service has tried to make its ex- perience and knowledge of this business available to Surtran. We have tried to arrive at a fair and just arrangement with Surtran officials, which would enhance ground transportation service for the new airport, and at the same time protect our rights and the interests of our more than 125 employees. pur repeated efforts toward constructive cooperation have been generally ignored, and if not ignored, rebuffed. As a result, we have been brought, finally and painfully, to the point of formal legal action. Attorneys for Airport Coach Service filed this afternoon a petition against the City of Dallas, the City of Fort Worth, Yellow Cab of Dallas , Inc. , and Fort Worth Cab & Baggage Co. , in the 96th District Court of the State of Texas, Judge Joe � � Spurlock, presiding. � This petition is based on four basic legal issues � involved in this situation; � 1 . The creation of Surtran constitutes a violation �; � of Article 1 , Section 26, of the Texas Constitu�tion, � � which provides that "perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government and shall never be allowed. . ." 2. The action of granting to Surtran the sole right to serve Dallas/Fort Worth Airport under- takes to deny the right of Airport Coach Service to operate under its certificate #2429-B issued ` by the Texas Railroad Commission. 3. The assignment of operations to Surtran by Dallas and Fort Worth is outside the home rule � � powers of these cities. � �' � �. € ; � � `t1� 4. The attempt by the cities to grant, through Surtran, inter-city passenger authority to a taxi cab company, is not valid because such power is within the province of the Texas Railroad Commission. � We have stated again and again our desire to in no way impede the development of a suitable ground � transportation service for D/FW Airport. Accordingly, �; � we tried to work through UMTA to arrive at a � � resolution of the questions involved in our con- troversy with Surtran and Dallas Transit. On May 18, 1973, the associate administrator for program operations for UMTA recognized, in a letter to the general manager of Dallas Transit, that Airport Coach Service is a private mass transporta- tion company within the meaning of the Urban Mass Transportation Act, and is, therefore, eligible to participate in this ground transportation system. Even this action, however, brought no response from local officials concerned. We cannot, however, and will not, simply step aside and let a business which has lived for 34 years be laid to rest. We cannot and will not forfeit our right to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, just as we have served Meacham Field, Greater Southwest Airport and Love Field. We have, therefore, asked the courts to intervene, believing that in this way, justice will be done. �� An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 70-10, a Zoning Ordinance, granting a zonin g change on a tract of land (130) acres in the Henry Suggs Survey, Abstract No. 1415, and the James Gibson Survey, Abstract Nos. 586 and 587, from "R-1" to "I-1+' Light Industrial District, was introduced for consideration on first � reading. �� Applicant - Ronald Willis and Jack Stroube, Trustees. Mayor Tate asked the City Attorney what alternatives � the Council has to consider concerning this zoning application. The City Attorney stated the standard advertising of the zoning case provides for the � Council to zone the tract as requested or any district which is more restrictive. � Mike Mahoney, planning consultant of the applicant, ' described the proposed layout of the tract. Ronald Willis, applicant, stated the tract adjacent to his is currently zoned ��light industrial�� district, � and the city ' s master plan shows the tract to be � "light industrial�'. He stated the tract would be F I developed as soon as utilities are available. Councilman Eidson stated in other zoning cases, the Council has found the "master plan�' virtually useless, , and also thin s that a ear desirable toda a ch n g e PP Y� 9 tomorrow. He stated when the Council asses a zonin P 9 change on a large tract of this nature, all control is lost unless a less restrictive zoning is requested. � 7 � � � �. � � � � He stated he would like to see a ��planned development�� for the tract. t Councilman Parker stated he hated to qet involved in a � ��planned development" zoning with anyone other than the developer, due to a +�planned development�� requires a development plan and schedule, including location of ;� buildings and their uses. He stated there is no way � for the Council to look at a ��pD" for people who are going to sell the tract to developers. �' � Mayor Tate recessed the meeting at 8;49 p.m. � The meeting reconvened at 9;04 p.m. , with the following members present: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker, Conine, Pittard, Dilg. � Mike Mahoney described the zoning request modification, which is agreeable to the applicant, as the area around the periphery of the tract along the Northeast, State Highway 121 , and the South, zoned "C-2't Community Business , � and the balance of the tract zoned �'I-1" Light Industrial. � He stated this zoning plan would allow the flexibility required by the applicant. He stated legal descriptions � of the "C-2" and "I-l�t areas would be provided. The City Attorney stated the Council should instruct 4 him to re-draft the ordinance. Councilman Eidson moved to instruct the City Attorney to draf t an ordinance granting a zoning change according to the agreed tract plan as presented by Mike Mahoney. Councilman Parker seconded the motion. The motion pre- vailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker , Conine, Pittard, Dilg 4 Noes: None � � An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 70-10, a Zoning � Ordinance, granting a zoning change on three tracts of � land in the W.D. Shepherd Survey, Abstract No. 1393, � and J.S. Byrd Survey, Abstract No. 207, from ��R-1�� , � "R-3" & "C-2�' to "C-2" Community Business District on � Tract �A� ; from ��R-1't� ��R-2'�� &��R-3�' to ��R-3�� Multlpl2- �' Family District on Tract (B) ; and from "R-2�' & "R-3�� to � "SP" Specific Use District (residential-density (7) units per acre or less) on- Tract (C) , was introduced for con- � sideration on first reading. Applicant - Grapevine-157 Corporation . Councilman Parker moved to accept the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation, and adopt Ordinance No. �/73-27 on first reading. Councilman Pittard seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes; Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker , Conine, Pittard, Dilg Noes: None r The Assistant City Manager stated the bid tabulations of (2) pick-up trucks and (1� dump truck, as follows: Pick-up Trucks: Payton-Wright Ford Sales - $2,517.00 each Huffines Chevrolet Sales - $2,368.75 each � G � �. �. �: � � � �� I � � The Assistant City Manager recommended to accept the bid � from Huffines Chevrolet Sales in the amount of ($2,368.75) each, for two pick-up trucks. � Councilman Eidson moved to accept the bid from Huffines Chevrolet Sales for two pick-up trucks in the amount of � ($2,368.75) each. Councilman Dalton seconded the motion . The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker, Conin e, Pittard, Dilg ° Noes: None � i I � Councilman Pittard asked that in the future, more bids Pbe invited. The Assistant City Manager stated only one bid was re- � ceived on the dump truck, which was from payton-Wright Ford Sales, in the am ount of ($5,391 >O�) . He stated this bid includes a (5-6) cubic yard hydralic duz�p bed installed and ready for service. Councilman parker moved to accept the bid from payton- Wright Ford Sales for a dump truck in the amou.nt of ($5,391.00) . Councilwoman Conine seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: � Ayes: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, Parker, Conine, Pittard, Dilg Noes: None Councilman Dalton moved to appoint Sam L. Gladney, M.D. as City Health Officer. Councilman Parker seconded the motion. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Dalton, Eidson, parker, Conine, Pittard, Dilg Noes: None � � Mayor Tate stated a meeting is being scheduled with the Tarrant County Civil Defense Coordinator, in order to � establish a local civil defense program. Dr. Mike Taylor, Superintendent of the Grapevine Inde- pendent School District, asked the status of plans for the widening of Dove Loop Road and Hood Lane. Mayor Tate stated he will ask the City Manager to give a status report on the project . The Assistant City Manager stated an official with the � Dallas/Fort Wozth Airport Board was making all arrangements for Councilmen palton, Eidson, and parker's trip to the Los Angeles Airport and area. � � Mayor Tate stated he received the following letter from the City of Southlake: e . � � July 2, 1973 Hon. Mayor William Tate and City Council City of Grapevine Grapevine, TX 76051 4�) �' � �: � Gentlemen: � Please be advised that at a regular City � Council meeting held June 19, 1973, the City Council of the City of Southlake were in agreement that the Catfish Hut and Midway Camp are to be included in Grapevine's city limits in the boundary agreement between the two cities. Also, it is our understanding that Jimmy Messina� s property is to remain in the City of Southlake as per his request. s �` We anticipate the passage of an ordinance � agreeing to the boundary lines as understood by both parties at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE e; /s/ Wade Booker, Mayor WB/aw � �� Mayor Tate asked the City Secretary to place this matter on the July 17, 1973, City Council me�ting agenda. There being no further business, Councilman Parker moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilman Dilg seconded the motion. All voted aye, and the meeting was adjourned at 10:04 p.m. � � PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 17th day of July , 1973. � � �: � :� � �'! GG�'�' � �� MAYOR ATTEST: � CITY SECRETARY � � 4: �; � � �