HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-02-01 Regular Meeting February 1 , 1966
The City Council met in regulars session on the above date those
present were Mayor bUoods , Councilmen Benedict , Pirkle and
Vandeventer. Councilmen Huber and Parker beinq absent .
'fic. Minutes of the previous meetinos was read and approv2d as read.
Mr . Marvin Nichols of Free2e, Nichols and Endress, Consulting
Engineers of Fort Vlorth discussed the water and sewer systems and
the requirements of the city in wat�r needs in the next few years
by giving some of information he had on the safe yield of Lake
Grapevine in supplying the City with water and also in his
opinion that the City of Gr�oevine may be asked to furnish 'Nater
and sewer service to the new proposed Airport East of town.
STORAGE DI Vr,RSION R�IGD
Dallas �5,000 Ac. Ft. 85,000 Ac. Ft. 76 ,000,000
Park Cities 50,000 A�. Ft. 50, 000 Ac. Ft. 45,00O,OOQ
Grapevine 1 ,250 Ac . Ft. 1 ,250 Ac . Ft. 1 ,200,000
Navioation 25,000 Ac . Ft. 25,000 A�. Ft. 22,000,000 ;
The safe yield of Lake Grapevine as has been computed by the
following Engineers and £ommisions is as follows :
Safe Yie1d in 1,�GD
Freeze , Nichols � Lndress 22.3
Forrest 8� Cotton ��.2
U. S. Study Commission i8.5
U. S. �orps. of �.ngineers 20.7
To figure the safe ��iald per day for Grapevine as per dffferent
cngirleers 8� Commissions using . 8� of storaqe space in the lake
between elevations 500. 5 feet and elevation 5?5 feet above
mean sea level as oranted to the City by the Board of '��y`ater ,
wnQineers for the the State of Texas:
Free2e , Nichols 8� �ndress 22. ? x . 8 = 178,400 GPD
Forrest & Cotton 20.2 x . 8 = 161 ,000 GPD
U. S. Study Commission 18.5 x . 8 = 1l�8,000 GPD
U. S. Corps of �.ngi nee r s 20.7 x . 8 = 165,600 GPD
The safe yield as computed by the following �naineers and
Commissions on Grapevine Laka and the Proposed Foanoke
reszrvoirs are as follows :
Sa f e Yi e 1 d I 1V �JIGD
Freeze , Nichols 8 �ndress 31 .2 x . 8 = 2L�.9,bao GPD
Forrest & Cotton �9. 1 x . 8 = �92, 800 GPD
U. S. Study Commission 42. 8 x . 8 = �42,?�00 GPD
Corps of Enaineers 42.0 x . 8 = 346,000 GPD
P.4r. Nichols recommended that the City of Grapevine take Dallas
up on their offer that they would furnsih the City water at .07s�
per thousand gallons above 1�00,000 gallons .per day.
A letter from the Poli:ce Crime Laboratory, Police Department ,
City of Fort 'North was read to the council on the rzsult of a
polyqraph test that Officer Jim Barnett took voluntarly in
reference to the charaes that had beEn made against him by Mr.
T. �. Turner. The polyoraph test showed that �.�r. Barnett was
telling the tru,th when he deni2d having anyt�ing to do with the
charyes that P�Zr, Turner accused him of. �CX�i��£�CX�X3�X An arti-
c12 was to be put in the papers informing the public of the eharges
that had been made against him and that the city had taken all
steps available to them to determine if P��?r. Barnett was innocent
of the chargas.
A motion by Councilman Benedict, seconded by Councilman Pirkle
to lay the proposed 6" water line down Turner Street as ��ta►��a��.
per plans. nl�otion carried by Councilmen Vandeventer, Pirk�e
and Benedict vot3nq yes with no noes.
The closing and abanding the alley on th� west side of Barton
street running Last and �dest and lying between West !�.'all street
and West NW I�-�wy, the al ley bei ng 12 � x 2?�0 � , The Counci 1
agreed to sell the alley for the same price per square foot as
the adjacent land sells for on eith�r side.
In reviewing the plans of the Catholic Church for adding to
their existing build�ng they would have Lo comply with the ,
secqndary Fire Zone requirement if they are within 150 foot
of the �ast NN Hwy.
No further business meeting adjourrled .
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