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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963/09/09-Agenda-Pre-Council I^ '*, A G E N D A FRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE 8:30 A.M., SEPTEMBER 9, 1963 1) Requested purchase of portion of city garage tit* (I.Ro #412) . 2) Report on Change Order to Apron and taxiway improvements at Greater Southuest International Airport„ 3) Additional Expenditure for Installation of Utility Services - Rosemont Tennis Center (I.R. #411) . 4) Demolition of the Old Post Office Building (M&C C-139). 5) Other M&C°s of September 9, 1963. 6) Other Items. OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TEX. AMA PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 9, 1963 Members Present : Late : Absent : 1. Friedman 1. Hoover (Item 1) None 2. Jones 2. Shannon (Item 1) 3. Barr 3. Willis (Item 4) 4. Hamm 5. Stovall 6. Harding Item Follow-Up 1. Requested purchase of portion of City garage site JLB - discussed with (I.R. No. 412) Thelin and Martin The City Manager reported on this request for the purchase of two lots owned by the City at the site of Lhe City garage, and indicated there were three alterm natives for Council consideration. The alternatives were 1) negotiate for the sale; 2) advertise the sale on a competitive bid basis, and 3) take no action on the request. Consensus of Council was for the staff to proceed with negotiations for the sale of the two lots re - quested, and the third lot now leased to this company at this location. Council requested a report from the staff at the conclusion of these negotiations. '. Old Mansfield Road Project NAN The City Manager reported that the meeting which had been set by the staff in order to discuss this project with property owners and other interested persons in the area had been set for Monday evening, September 9. 3. Agricultural and Flood Plain Zoning Meeting NAN The City Manager reported that this informal meet- ing requested by the Council to discuss the proposed Agricultural and Flood Plain Zoning ordinances hid been scheduled for 7 :00 A.M. , Tuesday, September 10, in the Short Horn Room at the Texas Hotel. 4. Report on Change Order to Apron and Taxiway NAN Improvements G.S.I.A. The Public Works Director and Chief Engineer were present as requested by the Council at the September 5th Council meeting, to discuss this change order. It was reported that both the initial and later tests on this project were performed by Southwest Laborator - ies. While the original two tests were made in the area of the apron and taxiway had indicated a suffi- cient amount of the required material, twelve addi tional tests made later had indicated that additional lime stabilization would be necessary in the apron and CI�F� A RECQRD taxiway improvements, C N ILL U1t CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TU. 2 - Item _ Follow-Up 5. Additional Expenditure for Installation of NAN Utility Services - Rosemont Tennis Center (I.R. No. 411) The Public Works Director reported that sep- arate bids had been taken for the installation of the service line to supply water service to the Rosemont Tennis Center, and the rough plumbing in the building which was included in the original building contract. After bids had been received for the service line, it was determined that cop- per tubing had been used in the lines installed at the time the building was constructed, thus requiring a change to copper pipe in the service line from the galvanized steel pipe originally specified. Council approved the additional expenditure for the revision at the Council meeting. 6. Engineering Field Party Building at North NAN Holly Plant The City Manager referred to MSC P-312 concern- ing the tabulation of bids for furnishing material to construct the Engineering Field Party Building at North Holly Plant, and reported that this M&C contained additional information on the project as requested by the Council on September 5. It was reported that the area of the proposed building would be approximately 2,660 square feet, and that it was anticipated that all other work in connec- tion with the project will be performed by City forces, except possibly the use of some outside labor for installation of a vault. The consensus of Council was to approve the tabulation of bids for materials, and this action was taken at the Council meeting. 7. Demolition of Old Post Office Building KD - follow-up (MSC C-139) The City Manager reported that bids had been received for the demolition of the Old Post Office Building, and that bids originally received for this project had been rejected upon information furnished by Councilman Hoover concerning the length of time provided for the completion of the work. It was reported that the low bid received the second time was $72200 under the original low bid. Discussion was held concerning retaining the Police Traffic Division annex buildings, and it was reported that this work would cost approxi- OFFICIAL RECORD mately $2,900. Consensus of Council was to ap- prove the demolition and removal of the Old Post b� 91Y Office Building, and this action was taken at b G EECR�' the Council meeting. n . r 3 - Item Follow-up 8. Street Name Change - East Rosedale Street - NAN Spur Highway 303 (M&C G-532) Councilman Barr referred to this MSC and ques- tioned the naming of a portion of East Rosedale as Tension Drive in view of the business by that name located on this street. After discussion, consensus of Council was to approve the street name changes recommended by the. staff. This action was taken at the Council meeting. FOFFICIALRECORD RITARY H, TEX.