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Home My WebLink About1964/11/24-Agenda-Pre-Council 0001k MUKEE CW CZ S o 30 A.M., WD IR 24, 1964- 1) Agreement with ,may of finless for Fire Protection Services C-407) 2) Proposed Revision of Fire Prevention code (%oft. #643) 3) Lake Worth Casino and Ballroom leases (M&C G=723, held over from previous week) 4➢ Riverside Drive smprowements (WW C-409) 5) Resurfacing o PorttLons of Tnrocokmortton and Seventh Streets (HW C=406) 6) Gather f °s of November 24, 1964 7➢ Dither Xtems .s PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE MDMES NOVEMBER 24, 1964 Present: Late: Absent: 1 . Shannon 7. Hoover (Item 1) 8. Friedman 2. Barr 9. Hamm 3. Jones 4. Kemble 5. Harding 6. Stovall I T E M Follow-Up 1 . Agreement with City of Euless for Fire NAN Protection Services (MSC C-407) Council discussed the proposed agreement between the City of Fort Worth and the City of Euless providing for a fire station to be con- structed in the Trinity River East area by the City of Euless, and to be manned by firemen from the City of Fort Worth. Councilman Harding in- quired if it was planned to station an engine company at this location, and was informed by Chief Owens that the station would be equipped with an engine company and a tank truck. Coun- cilman Kemble inquired about the length of the contract, and was informed that the contract was for a 5 year period, with a one year cancel- lation clause. In response to a question con- cerning whether the personnel of this station would answer all calls in Euless , the City Manager reported that the area shaded on the map attached to the agreement would be the first response area. Councilman Harding inquired concerning the additional operating expense resulting from this proposed agreement, and was informed by the City Manager that the actual operating expenses in con- nection with the new station would be reduced since the City of Euless would maintain the sta- tion and pay for all utilities in connection with the station. The City Manager reported that it was already proposed to constrict a temporary station in this area, and that $60,000 to $65,000 in operating expenses per year would be incurred in connection with the temporary station. Coun- cilman Harding inquired if the new station would be equipped with any special equipment required in connection with the Bell and Menasco plants, and was informed by Chief Owens that it was not proposed to include any special equipment in the new station. Chief Owens reported that both Bell and Manasco had specialized equipment for fires which might occur in their plants. Councilman Jones inquired if this was the first such agreement in this area, and was in- formed by the City Manager that this was the dew .A& -2- first such agreement which the City of Fort Worth had entered into. The Fire Chief stated that this arrangement would assist the City in determining the best site for a future station to be constructed by Fort Worth, and that this agreement was in accord- ance with Council policy to cooperate with other municipalities in the metropolitan area. Council approved the agreement at regular Coun- cil meeting. 2. Proposed Revision of Fire Prevention Code EHD - Agenda, November 30th (I.R. No. 643) The City Manager reported that the proposed fire code had been revised in accordance with several changes suggested by the City Council, and that other changes had been proposed by the Legal , Health and Fire Departments . The City Manager reported that it was desired to obtain Council views on the proposed Code, and, if satisfactory, the Code would be submitted for formal action by the Council at the next Coun- cil meeting. 3. Lake Worth Casino and Ballroom Leases EHD - prepare letters to Park & Recrea- (M&C G-723) tion Dept and other interested parties . The City Manager reported that the Lake Worth Casino and Ballroom leases had been held over at the previous Council meeting, and that another proposal had been sent to the Council concerning use of the property for a marina. Councilman Kemble inquired about the Park and Recreation Board's attitude toward this pro- posed use, and was informed by the City Manager that the Park and Recreation Board had not been contacted concerning this use. Councilman Hoover stated that he had re- ^eived a call from the Lake Worth Chamber of Com- merce indicating that they might be interested in the Casino and Ballroom. Councilman Hoover stated that he felt the leases should be re- advertised since many people thought the matter was closed. Councilman Hoover stated that he felt it was alright to inform Mr. Jerry Starnes that he could continue to use the facilities on a temporary basis until February 1, 1965. Councilman Kemble requested that the Park Department be contacted bo obtain its ideas on the best possible use of the facilities . Consensus of Council was to authorize Jerry Starnes to continue use of the facilities until February 1 , 1965, and to solicit proposals for all possible uses of the facilities . This action was taken at regular Council meeting. Councilman Jones stated that the first page EHD - follow up on inspections of I.R. No . 620, which had been submitted concern- ing the condition of the Casino, indicated that -3- there were minor electrical and fire protection items which perhaps should be corrected now. Councilman Jones requested that the Fire Inspector be requested to inspect the Casino building in or- der to correct these minor items. 4. Riverside Drive Improvements (M&C C-409) EHD - get report showing price-compari- sons on concrete paving contracts The City Manager reported that the award of of Fort Worth, Dallas and other contract for this project, which had been approved cities. by the voters in 1958, was on the agenda for for- mal action, and that the Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, was present to answer questions concerning the proposed project. Councilman Jones inquired about there being only two bids for the project, and was informed by the Chief Engineer that this project had been advertised prior to the time the Council had re- quested that notice of all concrete paving projects be sent to contractors outside of the city. Councilman Jones also inquired as to how the bid priced received compared with the engineer's estimate for the project. He was informed by the Chief Engineer that, based on past experience with these same two contractors , the bid prices compared favorably with the estimate. However, it was pointed out that the previous experience in- volved only the same two conctractors . Councilman Jones requested that the bid prices be compared with similar projects in the area, such as those in the City of Dallas. The Chief Engineer reported that it had been observed that prices for both asphalt and concrete paving projects had been rising during the past six to eight months . Council approved the award of contract at regular Council meeting. 5. Resurfacing - Portions of Throckmorton NAN and 7th Streets (M&C C-406) The City Manager reported that this project provided for resurfacing of some street which had been previously deleted due to the new construc- tion of the Service Life Building, and that it was still planned to resurface the balance �of Throckmorton and 10th Streets. Councilman Stovall inquired if it would not be possible to go ahead with the resurfacing of Throckmorton to 9th Street. The City Manager re- ported that it was desirable not to include this section of Throckmorton at this time due to the revisions in the 9th Street intersection. Council approved the award of contract at regular Council meeting. 6. Project Status Report No. 12 NAN The City Manager reported that a project status report giving approximate dates of various projects had been transmitted to the City Council by I.R. No. 642, and inquired if there were any OW -4- questions concerning; the project status report. Council raised no questions concerning the report. i . Report on M&C L-504, Long-33rd Street Project KD - obtain report Councilman Barr inquired about the report which had been requested on M&C L-504 which had been de- layed at the previous Council meeting, and was in- formed by the City Manager that the Council had asked for a report on all acquisitions in connection with the Long-33rd Street project. The City Manager re- ported that it was anticipated that the report would be complete during the week. 8. Final Payment - Assessment Paving at 8 Loca- NAN tions on the North Side (FP-173) Councilman Jones inquired as to the basis used for determining, the penalty to be charged the con- tractor for deficient thickness in the asphaltic surface, and was informed by the Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, that the specifications for this project had not included any penalty provision for a deficiency averaging less than one-quarter inch. The Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, reported that the penalty had been determined at twice the amount of the value of the material , labor, and equipment time which would have been re- quired to avoid the deficiency at the time of original construction. It was further reported that new specifications would contain a penalty provision based on three times this amount, as had been previously discussed with the Council. Council approved the final payment at regular Council meeting. _