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A G E N D A
PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE
8:30 A.M. Monday, June 22, 1964
1) Channelization of Berry Street in Conjunction with
Cleburne Road Improvements (I.R. #576)
2) Policy Regarding Sale of Water Outside Fort Worth
City Limits (M&C G-659)
3) Water Service to Irregular Lots (M&C G-663)
4) Meacham Field Improvements (H&C C-321)
5) Rental of Additional Office Space - W� T. Waggoner
Building (M&C C-318)
6) Procedure for Tent Permits
7) Other M&C°a of June 22, 1964
8) Other Items
PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE
JUNE 229 1964
Present : Late: Absent:
1 . Friedman 8. Hanan (Item 1) None
2. Barr 9. Shannon (Item 1)
3. Kemble
4 . Stovall
5. Harding;
6. Hoover
7 . Jones
I t e m Follow-Up
1 . Channelization of Berry Street in Conjunction EHD - see notes of regular meeting>,
with Cleburne Road Improvements (IR 576) re West Berry Improvements .
Following a discussion of the results of traffic
counts made by the Traffic Eng;inver, Council reached
the consensus that an overall improvement in the
traffic carrying; capacity of Wast Berry should be
planned by the City, including the future channeliza-
tion of major intersections and the elimination of
head-in parking;. Councilman Stovall remarked that
he found the adjacent property owners to be poorly
informed regarding the proposed improvements at Cle-
burne Road and was of the opinion that a number of
the property owners may not have objected to the
project had it been adequately described to them
prior to consideration of the matter by the City
Council .
Councilman Barr suggested that the staff pre-
pare a letter to the West Berry Businessmen's Asso-
ciation, or a letter which could be distributed to
all affected property owners along the street, in
which it would be stated the City's intention to
channelize Lite major intersections and eliminate
head-in parking; on the thoroughfare in connection
with the future Capital Improvement Program and
in coordination with other improvements to connect
Berry Street with Hulen. It was generally under-
stood that the proposal by Councilman Barr met with
the approval of the majority of the Council , and
such action was taken at the regular Council meeting.
2. Sale of Water Outside Fort Worth City Limits NAN
(M&C G-659)
Council Members expressed their views regard-
ing; the policy on sale of water outside city limits
as summarized below:
A. Shannon - The City should not sell water
outside incorporated areas, and added that certain �F�1 �'i� R`^On�
areas within the city are being levied taxes with- f 'i RECORD
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out being served by City water. nf,�, erg ""P
B. Hamm - Tile City needs to provide a means C ,yr. 77i�eg
of attracting industry and proposed the following
plan: FT. WORTH. TEX.
I. That the City sell water outside its
limits at a double rate ;
2. Provide that water customers also enter
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enter into a restrictive contract re-
garding; the orderly development and
compatable use of land;
3. Owners of property served shall agree
to annexation when the property begins
to develop .
C. Friedman - The City should restrict water to
areas within incorporated areas in order that a de-
veloper outside the city limits would not be given
unfair advantage over a developer of land within the
city limits .
D. Kemble - Industry within the city should be
at a disadvantage if City facilities were available
outside the city without tar-ation.
E. Barr - The City of Fort Worth should not
be in the retail water business outside the city
limits.
F. Jones - Water should be extended to develop-
ing; industrial tracts in connection with a program to
protect and conserve industrial areas near the city.
G. Harding - Water should be sold to prospective
custoi.icrs in order to derive revenue from investment
in water facilities if this can he done at a double
rate and if the prospective user pays 100 per cent of
the cost of such connections and c:-:tensions .
A majority of Council Members indicated a preferance
to restrict water sales to incorporated areas , which ac-
tion was taken at the regular meeting.
3. Water Service to Irregular Lots (M&C G-663) NAN
The problem of a>:isting; policy provisions re-
garding the extension of water service to irregularly
shaped lots was reported by the City Manager, who
stated that the existing policy had been considered
inequitable for some time by staff members but that
a recent application for service under the policy
prompted the recommended change at this time . Con-
sensus of the Council was to approve the policy
change, which action was taken during the regular
Council meeting,