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Home My WebLink About1964/09/28-Agenda-Pre-Council A G E N D A PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 28, 1964 1) Information ae Fluoridation of Water System (I.R. #624) 2) Street and Intersection Improvements - Merrick Street and Camp Bowie Boulevard (M&C G-699) 3) Lackland Street Extension (M&C G-697) 4) Change Order - yucca Street Improvements (M&C C-380) 5) Proposed Policy Revisions - Street Lighting Installations (M&C G-693) 6) Interim Final Payment - Reconstruction of Gravel Base Streets at 13 Locations in Wedgwood (M&C FP-156) 7) Other M&C"s of September 28, 1964 8) Other Items PRE-COUNCTI, (7()'kWERFNC1. 2b, 1,164 Absent: I V! :eItIvial) S. 1,arr ( ILeM Z) None C1111- I 1.: 9. 2) 4. It :ding 1! to Ili-over Follow-up: I I I(I VTI1 IL ion Ke,, ird lug kjorid.ition of WdLer N AN v ' iyor :-i:,i- ed th.i,. iiif oral Il ion on f luorida t Lon h Id i-vcn provided to Coilitic il Ivinbers at It meeting with t tie I it, .1 and : ed is A ;-,roup.; .Otd L11 it rurLber JuLurkI L, :1111 could he provLdud the Councilmen upon i1jure were no fjui.:.'L ions by Council :'emt)ers rt: 'Oz,, f 11LOr id:it ion. tect. ,ind T ter- ecLik,L]. Li: provements - Merrick E1W Agenda, October 5, Plt)'r cueL :incl illip El,.,je 6ott Lev aril (N&C (;-699) (AAMC! t'.1ILLi :-L()V.tl I inquired it Lhe :ztaff rC('0U.!k,C11(JCd Lhe .Aduairis,, ul "errick `LrueL to 60 feet I-Ct1-(:U1L 'I i rci,,ii In and L; 1111P IA i.-,1 ie. It wa:; explained ( h t Oic :,t_ail IL,id reCoulpUlLed Lhe assessments to provLdt! 10V C LoOL I.,Lde- p.tviag from the West Freeway Lu 4' ititp t,uwiQ in accord-ince -.,?iL[l Ci Ly Council instruc- t Lan.t-. (:ounc i1m,IL1 Hoover requested that- the matter I lit Ur: Ot:L i011 mprovemeoL.-; aL C.tmp I;owie and Merrick LLee. Ile Icl.-iY ed one week fur further study, to -.Ji,ch : tv,,�-,estion there wits k-ouncil concurrence. Co.,nu i Ian ii it inm cxpres!�ed concern that Lhe el fi.,laatiun tit head-lu. it t'ope's Grocery I oc .: Lit nort it ol Ciiiip Bow.L! on -lurrick ..trees would ivipo,c .,. -,uvere fi.irdship upon the bus ine::., and 111 +t Cointicil. either ),,r,,oIL continued head-in ptrkioi, or coi;front the Lhilt- the drover titY r1•(t1!e.,,L A change of zoning L.o permiL Oft-SLreeL pirk.ie„ WiliLli .but Ld be inconNisLent with other Land III 1-hu iieLghborliuod. IL I,, reported that the grocery store is a legal , 1.1011-COIllorming use in a re:-. LdvnLi:I1 zone. 1.1 iyur Ft ictitil it cd concern APOUt the seriousness of , lie pro Lew cuiineCLed with held-in parking and zoning ,(I : Ice , k : I oii, liuL St LtCd#h i-, re lUcLance to make iu,iiront Lhe es—M k..hed head-in parking policy. 4111 ' lie COusell'Al-, that ;CI' 1k,ti regardin),, [ lie ov. -i i, . ki;i�. I1+IA-lCM it the locaLion be delLtyed I)Cud : 1 11--' - 'j., -idwiu, I r.1tive Lail which would ie jire: eii.ed wi: ult-iiii. il. (-on :der,iLLon on OcLuber 5, 1 i r 3. Lackland Street Extension (M&C G-697) NAN Following an explanation of the distribution of coiit and improvements in connection with the Lackland :,treet extension, Council discussed whether a precedent was being established for laity participation in future frontage road and ramp construction located north of the freeway on property owned by the Ridgmar Development Company, or at the total cost of either the developer or the State. In response to a question by Councilman Shannon regarding similar construction elsewhere in the City, the Chief Engineer replied th 3t there was no similar or parallel incidence to his knowledge. Councilman 1'.irr commented that he favored the street improvements, as long :is there was no commitment on the part of the City regarding the expenditure of funds for future improvements north of the freeway. LL was the consensus that the Lackland Street extension be approved, which action was taken by the Council during its regular meeting. 4. Change urder - Yucca Street Improvements NAN (M&C C-380) Councilman Kemble inquired whether accidents or volume of traffic were the prime considerations in the installation of a traffic signal. The Traffic Engineer replied that both traffic volume and accidents are considered in determining the need for signals, and that neither traffic volume nor accident experience are sole determinants for traffic signals. Council consensus was to approve the Yucca Street Change Order, which action was taken at the regular meeting. -- 5. Proposed Policy Revisions - Street Lighting ERD - Correct reference error in Installations (M&C G-693) draft policy. Councilman Shannon remarked that he did not feei sufficiently acquainted with the policy to form a derinite opinion and requested an expression of opinion by the Council Members. Councilman 11amm reported that he had discussed the policy change with three developers, none of which were concerned in the pending lighting projects, and all incidated that the policy was acceptable to them. Other coumtents made by Councilman 11hannon included his opinion that the new lights would cost less for developers to install because of wider spacing, that the laity would bear an additional cost for power, and that it was his opinion that the permitted residential 000 foot spacing of street lights was excessive. 4 l Tle 'I'r.: tic Kt; ;sneer reported + hat mid-ii tocl ' i- :►tin}.; provided in 111' ca:-es where intersec- I-iun^ i,vre :it a g;reaLer di�L-tnce than I,t10 feet and there is considerol,ic difficulty ern the part of Lite t.iL,, in };.i:�ryiZg; Lite ap,prc,v.tl of property owners for rhe Loc —lou of a mid-block lighting pole, parLicul..irly lrc,m Lite proper Ly OW11LT in front of whose re::idence Lire polc: it. to be located. Couaci.lm•in 1.emhle inquired about the possibility of Lire wliil_c way liz,hts inrLalled in the Monticello %dd:Llon, and .gas inforrtied by Lire 'Traffic Frig;ineer that Lite cable :-vrving the lights, -inbLallecl during the late L-20's or e •rly 1130's, t..is deteriorating. A costly repair p•ro;,,:ai incitiding; Lite cutLing; of :,treets to in.-.t.111 1 le . c.tble to :verve they ! i;;liCs would he required. of the e.;, unc i L -i:; to .ipprove the lighting; pu i .c r, wii .ch action wa. taken at the re.,ular Council i,Lei-iw 1- incl 2 iyn,et1L - i.econstruction of Gravel NAN sc .streets at 13 1.ocations in Wedgwood ,';&C Fp-I5U) tl;lcil li.id no objections to the proposed final. I •_:.;i. '-L%r street improvements in A-dgwood on an interim Mich -letiolt w is taken during; the formal meeting. _ eceiv d for I.egal Advertising; i.otinciltn:in L'.jrr trued that a rotation of the idvertisin , hid conLract heL%.een the Fort Worth Press t;+lI �,IIC t:1r-iL!1Ugram had been established by ten-year pr cLkee and that the :;Lar-'relegram could provide wider ci•ver i,,,e for Lite amount spent by the City on legal ALIverLi$.ing . i.tlorm itioa was provided by the City Secretary th.,L icceptauce o, the Low I►id would result in a t:aving;:, of rpprux►mately 10 per cent. M .-or Friedman zaigg,e: ted that Lhe City should take Lite low I-:d for legal .adverti. ing. Counciltmin .Junes rvmarke:d tha'• the «pecif ications for legal advertising did not take itir_o coni.ider:aLion Lite circulation volume cif the nowsp's.tper in requesting Lite bids. the regular meeting;, Lite City Council awirded the l.e.�,.•I advert i._;i trg coritr:ict to Lire Fort 1,'orLh Press on a I,1w o id i>a.; ; ., continuing; Lhe contract with Lite --ort ...tr It n-e�;:' for the second year. l :�luitn .:�:ntrol RODGER LINE - get report from Ile - it Department for submission of L,1'. Lo (;e)unci. .m:rn .Tune:= asked for information regarding; City Council on October 2, 19t,4. the conLinucd threat of mosquitos following the recent rant:;, ,.ind inquired whether Lite drop in temperature e?_p.e:rie:ncec' aver the k,eek-end of . eptember 26-27 had if iucLed Lite i011. -- ti