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Home My WebLink About1958-05-06 Regular Meeting. � i � Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grapevine, ` Texas was held on T��ay 6, 1958, with the following members present : Mayor Joe D. Clark; Aldermen D. E. Dalton, bVm. H. Yaker, & R. � � F. Shelton; Secretary Hugh 1Llillicam. Aldermen R. T. Eidson and � Norris L. Graham were absent. Oath of office was taken by Alde�men Dalton & Kal�er. I�4inutes of the Meetings of April 1 and April 23, 1�58 , were approved. Mr. Nixon and IV!rs. Beckleman o£ the Fort Worth Library were (1�-158-3I�_) � present to offer some explain.ation of the oper�:�..ion of the local ; library and its relation to the Fort Worth Library. He report- ed that DlIrs. Cason had been appointed as Librarian:� � City Council approved application to the Corps of Engineers (nr158-j5 ) ! for license for park development of Frienclly Coves Park area x just west of the Silver Lake Park area. This area if obtained � is to be leased for development to uJ. C. Haws. ` / ; Due to expense of the General Fund in administration of the (P.Q58-36) � Park Fund with respect to the Grapevine La�ce and since the � � money derived from the concession leases are to c�o for the � operation of these areas, Alderman S�elton moved that the . Park Fund pay to the General Fund an amount of `� 600 .00 per year to pay for the administration expense . Motion was sec- ' onded by Alderman Dalton and passed by vote . j . i � The following bids for replacement of polic2 car were received . (I�1K8-37) i � Bidder I�":ake Cost Trade-in i`T�t ' � � Morris Chevrolet Co. Chevrolet ? ? '�1 ,10�:71 ; Hudiburg Chevrole.t Co. Chevrolet `�2,032.00� 900.00 1 , 132.00 ? Maggard Motor Co. Ford 2,228.I�_6 1G4)�.1�.6 1 , 18Lr.00 � Alderman I�.aker moved that a F'ord b2 purchase from I�laggard ll!otor � Co. for a net cost of �;r 1 , 18�r .00 plus trade in of the 1956 i Chevrolet Police Car. Purchase of a �ord was deemed the best � car due to the high cost of operating Chevrolets in police work. Nlotion was seconded by Alderman Shelton and passed. ; The following policy with resp�ct to sub-divisions and de- (r�25�-38) ' velopments was adopted on a motion by Alderman Kaker and a ' second by Alderman Dalton: City to requirE Developer to: ( a) Provide for approved streets,� curbs and gutters with asphaltic-concrete mix paving on an approved basE. (b) Install all necessary water and sewer lines, fire hydrants, manholes, lift stations, and uther Caci ?i ��ics as engineered by the Cityts engineers. All construction is to he under the supervision of said engineers. ( c) Furnish all materials and labor necessary to connect all houses and commercial units to sewer lines. ( d) Furnish all materials and labor to make service taps ior water lines, including copper services, meter loops, stops, but not including meter boxes or meters. ( e) Cost of the above , including engineering iees, are to be paid for by the dcveloper without� a refunding contract . City wi11 in turn, agree to: (a) Make sewer inspections. i ---- _ --- --- - � � � I � ( b) ��urnish and install meter boxed anc; meters upon reque�t and j ; receipt of proper application for such water service. � ( c) Coll�ct only a nonimal fe� of x 10 .00 instead of `;� 90 .00 ; for Gvater and s2wer taps :Por ?�1�" meters or 1ess. � ( d) Co1lec�t��a reduced amount for tap charges where a laraer , � �rieter than ��,_;_ i s requ2sted. The amount of charge to depend upon � amount of material and labor r�quired, � � � Council reserves the right to add or change any of the abov� as :r.ay { be n�c�.ssary as proposals are r�ceiv�c�. s , I k ��.:ayor Clark appointed �3ob F1o�Uers as a member of the Zonin� �oard (n��i�8-?�) , t of A.djustments. Approval to the appointment tivas giv�n by the ' ' ; Counci ? . ', � '�� L. B. Tov✓nsend, �. B. '�!Jolrack, & Jess !'Jillingham were appointed ( 5�-i�_0) ' � as an �qualization �oarci �or 1;��.. �, � rollowing the second and iinal reading and consideration of (�58-3) �, � Grdinance No. 5�-3, setting urater and sewcraae rates, Alderman ', � Shelton moved that tne Ordinance be approved and adopted; the I � motion u�as seconded by Alderman Da2ton and passed by vote . i ; (Comp?ete o:dinance is filed in Ordinance Book) ; � j Alderm2n Shelton moved that an adjustment in the amount to be (?t�58-1�.1) � � agreed upon between Burrus Grocery Store and tne 'Nater Super- , � int�ndant be allowed and applied as a credit against the � Burrus Grocery Store utility bill . Motion was seconded by � Alderman Yak_�r and passeci . � t • � Alderman Shelton moved that R. T. ridson be elected as ";rtayor- (i,;:58-';2) '' i 3 p�-tem for the 1p58-�� ye3r; motion was seconded by Al�erman ` X ; Yaker and passed . p� f L I � Alderman Kaker moved the adoption of the following ordinance; ��5�_�� said ordinance providing for the annexation of a tract of land � � o�vned by �. n". Sanders. ' � � � AN GRDINANCE R�Ci;IVING 1-�11D ANNE`:ING TrRRI'TORY ADJAC�NT 'i AN� CONTIGOUS TO TH�:; CITY OF GRAPLVINE, T�XAS; PROVID- ' � ING T�i.AT SUCH ARr.A SHALL BL,COI�E A. PART Or S./-�ID CITY AND � � TH.4T TH': OIUN�RS AND INKaBITANTS THER�OF SHALL B� ENTITL�D � � TO ALL TH� PRIVIL�G::S OF CTHLR CITIZriVS OF �AID CITY, AND � B� �OUi`1D BY TH� ACTS AN� O�DINANC�S NO'�`l IPJ EFFECT AND TO i; B� HcREINAFTL� A�OPTE�; FUTHEP� �ROVIDING FOR AN`E1�1DIi1G APviD ' CORR�CTII'1G TH� OFFICIAL nOUNDARI�,S OF SAID CITY AS H�R�- � � FOP,� A�PT��'D AS A�^��T�NDED, A.ND PROVI DING FOR AN LFFLCTI� ? DATL. � Complete copy is filed in Ordinance Book as No58-L�} y Alderman Shelton seconded the motion for adoption which passed . � j At the request of the 5chool �3oard to re-dedicate Block 2 of the ( �1".58-L3) i Dellwood Acres Addition for residential purposes, Ald�rman a Shelton moved that, the said block be approved for said purposes since it was no longer need2d ior school use. P1!otion seconded ' 3�y Alcier:��an i�aker an�' pass��ci. ;;- ; A lett��r from the State Highway Department in reply to the City � s } Resolution No. '?58-5 which set speed limits on State Highway Nos . 121 8 11L!_ was read . The letter indicat2d that the Hi �hvray � Department had studi�d thz resolution and had concluded that th� � resolution luas illegally passed and therefore would not make any i 4 � i � (?��inutes of 5-b-58, cont?nued) ' i ; changes in the existing sp��d limit signs as a result of this resolution. Alderman Yaker introduced the following resolution: ' � 8- � WHER�AS, on April 1 , 1Q�3, the City Council of the City �' S 7) of Grapevine passed Resolution No. 58-�, setting the speed ' limit on State Hic�hway No. 121 and No. 11i� at 30 n�.p.h. i 'JJH",R;AS, The State Hic�hway Departrnent was sent a copy of said r2s�lution, WH�Ri._AS, the Highway Department has ruled that the said � resolution is invalid in that no traffic count and survey was ' made to support such speed limit , NOt�I THi,RrFOR�� B�; IT RESOLV��D BY THE CITY COUNCIL CF THE CITY CF GRAP�,VIN�, TEX�S, THAT: ; ; l . Resolution No. 58-5 above mentioned be and is hereby re- � pealed and made inefiectiv� . ' 2. The 5tate Hie�hway Department be asked to mal-�e a check of the I, traffic on State Highway No. 121 and Stat� Highway 11!;� and make recommedations as to speed limits. ' , 3. �'he State Highway Deparf,ment be asked to include Saturday �, and Sunday in their study due to heatry traffic on weekends. I , �}..A copy of this r�solution be sent the Highway Department. �, , Alderman Shelton seconded the motion for adoption which passed ; by �ote. ', I A�eeting adjourned. , . � { rri L Oath of olfice was ta�.en by Alderrnan-elect No s . G raham on PJ`ay 16 , 195g• ,i ' __�