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Home My WebLink About1988-04-18 Public Hearing � � � r � � � ! � � s f E i' s #: � f � € S , F � F � AGENDA � II CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS ° � SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING € '; MONDAY, APRIL 18 , 1988 AT 7:00 P.M. � I COUNCIL CHAMBERS - MUNICIPAL COURT ROOM #205 � j 307 WEST DALLAS ROAD � € , , � � € CALL TO ORDER € � € ; INVOCATION: Mayor Pro Tem Ted R. Ware � � I � � PUBLIC HEARING 5 ( , � 1 . City Council to conduct a public hearing continued from � � the public hearing which was held on April 5, 1988 � relative to levying assessments for street improvement ; costs to abutting property owners on William D. Tate a Avenue and take any necessary action relative to the ! levying of assessments . MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION � � � � ADJOURNMENT i � i i � IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED ! � ? BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR ' � SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS ; PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 1988 AT ' 3: 00 P.M. � ��:�G''t�'r'�d' . / City Se— cret ry � � � � r ¢ � G � V k } � r � � � � S ! E t 3 � i � ; STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF C-tRAPEVINE � � �'. � � The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Special Session on ' this the 18th day of April, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, � �1 Municipal Court Rocan #205, 307 West Dallas Road, with the follaving me.mbers � j present to wit: � " �. Tan Powers Mayor � Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem i�� Jim Glynn Council MP.mber � Sharron Spencer Council Member C. Shane Wilbanks Council MP_mber � Lynn R. Niedermeier Council N1�snber �' Gil Traverse Council Member � � constituting a quonmi, with the following members of the City Staff: � Dennis E. Dawson City Manager � � , Kelvin Knauf Assistant City Manager � Adrienne C. Leonard Assistant City Attorney � Kenneth Dipple Assistant City Attorney € Linda Huff City Secretary � � � � ' CAT� TO ORDER ` i I � r � Mayor Tc�n Powers called the Special Session to order at 7:00 p.m. _ y � INVOCATION I `� The Invocation was delivered by Mayor Pro Tem Ware. '�I r � PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION, WILLIAM D. TATE AVENLTE ASSESSMENTS i '' � Mayor Powers requested Assistant City Attorney Adrienne Leonard review the ' procedures and guidelines the City Attorney's office rec�nded the City Council follow in the continuation of the public hearing on the prop�sed fi assessments to William D. Tate Avenue. She stated that although permissible, the law does not require cross-examination during paving assessnent hearings. ' Ms. Leonard outlined the procedures and noted that all parties would be provided adequate opportunity during the public hearing process to state their w � testimony. During the City Council deliberation of the rec�nded guidelines, it was the ° � general consensus of the Council to allaw all interested land awners to � present their testimony prior to Mr. Conner Lam, property o�mmer at � 1017 William D. Tate Avenue, conti.nuing his cross-examination of Mr. Jam�es � Cullar of Ebaluation Associates, Inc. � � I Mayor Powers then declared the public hearing be continued from the public hearing held on April 5, 1988. He invited guests present to address the Council. � i ' Mr. James Robertson, 5846 Morningside Drive, Dallas, representing BCC Olympic, �' was given the Oath of Truth by Mayor Powers. Mr. Robertson stated that his ; company was the largest assessed property owner along William D. Tate Avenue, .: and he wished to extend to the City Council, Mayor, and Staff continued � � support for the progressive policies utilized to meet the growth needs of the cc�munity. Also, he expressed support for the proposed project. c � g ' j The following guests addressed the Council, after being ach�iinistered the Oath ; � of Truth by Mayor Powers. Al1 expressed concern regarding the methodology v ; utilized in the property evaluations. � � � i »' � ,. { � � �: � i , i � ; , � € � � o41�.s188 � i � � _ Mr. Fred Joyce, business partner of Ms, Mary Stone Myers, spoke on behalf o� � Ms. Myers, property owner at 1017 William D. Tate Avenue. He noted the z proposed realignm�nt of William D. Tate Avenue would be a deterrent to their { business, a P Mr. W. Scott Kinns.mer, 4112 Hart��, Fort Worth, awner o� property located at the iantersection of William D. Tate Avenue and Dallas Road, expressed cancern that he was being assessed for enhancenx:�.nts after danating certai.n = requested rights-at-way to the City along Dal].as Road. s t Mr. Cerald Hartsell, 1701 River Run Road, Fort Worth, and Mr. John Evans, g 5959 Berkshire Lane, Dallas, bath owners of praperty along William D. Tate Avenue, voiced cancern over the n�e�.hodalogy utilized in valuing the enhancements to the properties. Mr. Evans stated his objectian to the � proposed median. f �'ollowing the stateme:nts, Nlayor Powers announced the Cauncil would take a brief recess. Upon reconvening mc�nentarily, alI memb�rs of the Cauncil were � present. � [ Mr. Conner Lam, 1280 Past Oak Trail, Sout.hlake, business owner at � 101? William D. Tate Avenue, reques�ed permission to continu� his � cross-examination of Mr. James C�illar, of Evaluation Associates, Inc. , that � was began during the April 5, 2988 public heari.ng. Mr. Lam continued to � question the me�hodolcagy and pracess utilized in the evaluation of the � properties abutting Williarn D, Tate Avenue. �Verbatim transcript was being � taken by Mr. David Chance, Caurt Reporter, and will be filed in the City r Secretary's office.) � � Mr. Robert Ma.rtin, 3406 Country Club Circle, Grand Prairie, was given the Oa�.h � of Truth by Mayor Powers. Mr. Mar�in offered testimany on behalf of Mr. Lam � regarding the evalua�.ion methadology and process utilized by Evaluation � Assaciates, Inc, He affered his evaluation arid analyzation af Mr. Cullar's report, noting that special benefi�s and general benefits are not the same � issue. He made reference to the case of Byrd, et al vs. the City af � Arlington, Texas, and testimony that Mr. Cullar had offered at that time. � Mr. Lam requested that a portion Mr. Cullar's transcript be su}snitted into the � recard. € During discussion, Mr. Lam also su�mitted inta record a Petition a£ Camplain� � relative to the pending and proposed pavi.ng assessm�ent by the City o� ; Grapevine, Te.�cas against his property. E � Following the lengthy testimony of Mr. Martin and the additianal remarks by � Mr. Lam, Mayor Pow�rs no�ed the Council wauld take a brief recess. Upan � recanvening, all members of the Council were present. At that time, Mr. Cullar ;- offered his closing remarks. Lengthy Council discussion fol�.ow�d with > question� and corranents regarding the assessments, if any on the South Main ` Street improvemen�.s. �t.�f� nated there w�re no assess�ments on �he Main Street � Zmprovem�.nts, it was a State Highway project. Cauncil expressed concern over € the amounts of the proposed assessn�nts �or William D. Tate Avenue, � € During the lengthy deliberation, it was the consensus of the City Council ta ` nat consider the award of the bid for the improvements ta William D. Tate � Avenue until the assessnent issue is resovled and to cantinue �he public � hearing at a Iater date to allaw fur�.her testimany to be su�ti.tted into � recard. Staff was directed ta pravide additional iza£orma:tion regarding the � following: (1} rights-of-way abandonment, {2) cc;mpa.rison af curb and gutter � only, (3) comparison of curb, gutter, and starm sewer, (4) value and appraisal � on each trac�., (5) value of any rights-of-way t.hat might be a.b�ndoned, (6) �: value of any rights-of-way previously dedicated and various ccxnbinations � thereof and (7) possible funding for the praject, if the e.nhancements are nat adapted as groposed. T`he Assistant City Attarney advised that if the Council � had requests for any additional i.nformation, that they }�e sukmitted �.o the � City Secretary in writing. It was noted that the additional infaz�ation w�uld � not be provided to the Council until the next public hearing. �' � Mr. Cuilar addressed the Council once again, noting that his value opinion of � the befare improv�aments on each tract and the value op.a.nion after improv�ments � on each fixact had been su�nitted to the Council, and that apinion wc�uld nat = change with the �ception af the i.nquiries that w�ere made tonight, regarding � the trac�.s c�wned by Mr. Lam, Ms. Myers, Mr. Kinnimer and Mr. Hartsell, � g € , € � (�) � � � , � 04/18/88 The continuation the public hearing was then discussed. Council Niember Wilbanks made a motion to continue the public hearing on the William D. Tate Avenue proposed assessme.nts on Monday, May 9, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Ch�mbers. Council N1e.mber Traverse offered a second to the motion which a prevailed by the following vote: ;� Ayes: Powers, Ware, Glynn, Spencer, Wilbanks, Niedermeier, & Traverse ` Nays: None � � � r � ADJOURl�NT � � There being no further business to consider, Council Nlember Niedernleier � offered a motion to adjourn at 11:15 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Ware seconded the � motion which prevailed as follows: � � Ayes: Powers, Ware, Glynn, Spencer, Wilbanks, Niedermeier, & Traverse � Nays: None � � �' PASSID AND APPROVID BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF Ti� CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on � this the 3rd day of �,y , 1988. � � � �: APPROVID: �; � � � �.i�,i/ ' &' F riayor � �' � ATTE'ST: a � � ,.� ; � , � � City Secretary � �: � � �: � � � �: i � 5 � r � � � �: � , � , � , r I k � � � � � i } � �: � �: i �. I � � G: � �. � �{ �, � � � � � E. � � e � �Z� i g i � (3) + � � � �