HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-07-01 Regular Meeting ��
Juiy 1 , 1963
The City C�uncil met in regular session on the above date thoee
present were Mayor Woods, Aldermen Parker, Vandeventer, Huber,
Pirkle and Benedict.
The minutes of the previous meeting was read and approved as read.
The committee appcinted to study the Police Department and the
claim of Mr. Ray Waters re�vorted they could not find any infor-
mation in the minutes or elsewhere to support the claim of Mr.
Wa�er s.
Alderman Pirkle made a motion, seconded by Alderman Benedict to
re�ject the claim of Mr. Ray Waters in the amount of �125.00.
Motion carried by �ldermen Benedict, Pirkle, Huber, Vandeventer,
and Parker voting yes with no noes.
Mr. Scofield, City Httorney, advised that all annexations prior �
to October 1962 had been confirmed by the State Legislature on �`
May 24, 1963. The Attorney was to draw up a sample petition to
present to the property owners along the Tarrant and Dallas
County line for the owners to petition the city to be brought
into the extra territorial limits of the �ity of �rapevine.
k This would mean that they would not have to pay city taxes but
would�protect them from other cities annexing them and that only
the City of Grapevine would annex them when they petition to come
in under the General Laws of the State of Texas. Myor Woods
appointed Aldermen Parker and Pirkle to contact the propest� owners
about this.
Proposals from Freese, Nichols , and Endress consulting engineers
and Henningson, Durham and Richardson Engineers and Planners
was presaZted to the conncil fcr the preparation of a Master Plan
f o r t he C�.y o f G rap ev i ne . ����i�CRXi�X�X�(�ffiX�LXdi�(�CX�IaC}C3��t-
��(X� Alderman Benedict made a motion, seconded by
A1dePman Pirkle to defer the selection of a Planner until the
next meeting , July 16, 1963. Motion carried by AlelErmen Pirkle,
Benedict, Huber, Vandeventer and Parker voting yes, with no noes.
Mr. Martin of the United Interstate Equipment Co. ask that his
company be paid the original price that was quoted on his bid
for the Fire Apparatus equipment in the amount of �l�,260.00.
Mr. Martin had told the council that the price would be �300.00 e
less if the same engineering could be used on the city truck �
as he had used on another truck similar to this one. Alderman �
Pirkle made a motion, seconded by Alderraan Benedict to pay
Mr. Martints company the original price for the fire apparatus
< as he had quoted on his written bid. Motion carried by �lderman
Benedict, Pirkle, Huber, and Vandeventer voting yes with Alderman
Parker voti ng no.
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Mr. Bert Huber f rom Dallas discussed an insurance plan for the
city employees ��th the council. Mayor Woods informed Mr. Huber
that the city had a similar insurance plan that the city and
employees were now participating in and that he had in mind an
insurance for the city similar to Workmen�s compensation.
Mayor Woods recommended to the Police committee that they
cvnsider hiring an additional man for the Police department and
recomend Mr. Floyd Gray. The committe ask f or more time to
complete their studies, but at the present they would not
recommend to the caurtcil at this time to hire an additi�nal man
for the Police department.
The proposed budget for 1963-1964 was gone over and each
councilman was given a copy of the propc�ed budget to study.
Discussion was given on employing a paid fireman to reduce the
fire insurance key rate � .06.
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No further business meeting ad�journed.
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