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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965/03/22-Agenda-Pre-Council AGENDA Pre-Council Conference 8:30 A.M. March 22, 1965 1. Special Meeting to Approve Bond Sale 4 P.M. Tuesday, March 23, 1965 2. Proposed Operating Agreement - Fort Worth Cab and Baggage Co. (M&C C-474) 3. Sale of City Owned Surplus Property (M&C L-601) 4. Program to Increase Capacity of Water Transmission Mains (M&C C-473) 5. Truck and Equipment Purchase (M&C P-425) 6. Colonial Parkway Improvements (I. R. #707) 7. Other M&C's of March 22, 1965 8. Other Items I� or PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE MINWES MARCH 22, 1965 Present: Late: Absent: i Friedman None 2. Hamm 9. Hoover (Item 4) 3. Harding 4. Stovall 5. Kemble 6. Jones 7. Barr 8. Shannon I t e m Follow-Up 11 Meeting called by Mayor Friedman to discuss NAN Airport Situation Mayor Friedman informed the Council that he was calling a rr}eetin, on Tuesday, March 23 at 2 p.m. at the Chamber of Constrerce in order to discuss the airport situation. Mayor Friedman reported that all mayors in Tarrant County plus the Mayor of Irving and members of the City Aviation Board were to be invited to this meeting. 2, Special Meetin,; to Approve Bond Sale - 4:00 NAN p.m. , Tuesday, March 23, 1965 Mayor Friedman also called attention to the special meeting of the City Counc1l to approve the award of the bids for the City's bond sale at 4:00 p.m. , Tuesday, March 23. 3. Newspaper Supplement - Euless Anneal Report NAN The City Manager called attention of the City Council to a newspaper supplement containing an annual report of the City of Euless . 4, Letter from Parsley re Lease of Casino JLB - EHD - ,et information requested Ballroom and prepare report for Council on pro- posals received and cost of demolition, The City Manager referred to a letter received from Mr. Abe Parsley containing a proposal for lease of the Casiyv Ballroom, and requested information from the Council regarding any action to be taken on the proposal . Consensus of Council was that proposal6 for lease of the Casino had been rejected at last week "s Council meeting, and that no action should be taken on the proposal from Mr. Parsley. Councilman Jones stated that the matter had been referred to the City Manager for additional study, and that he expected a report to the Council from the City Manager regarding the cost of demolishing the Casino Ballroom. Councilman Kemble stated that he felt the lease of the Casino Ballroom should be turned over to the Park & Recreation Department, and that he felt the ballroom should be used for amusement purposes and not as a commercial operation. Councilman Jones stated that he felt final action on the matter should be post- poned until nest week sin,-,, Mr. Starnes had indicated ... iie would provide a detailc._i listin:- of improvements to be r-,.if a at the Casino within a two week period, Councilman Ha,nz stated that there were three alternatives for disposition of the Casino which in- cluded : 1) turn the property over to the Park Board ; 2) re-advertize the lease tar bids with definite re- quirements ; or 3) demolish the Casino. Council took no final action regarding the lease of the Casino Ballroom. 5. Proposed Operating Agreement - Fort Worth Cab NAN & Baggage Company (M&C C-474) The City Manager reported that this proposed operating agreement provided for the extension of the franck ise with the Fort Worth Cab & Baggage Company. Councilman Shannon inquired it the proposed percent- age of gross receipts to be paid to the City was the same as provided for other utility companies, and is this percentage the same as charged by most other Texas cities . The City Manager reported that the 3 per cent fee was the same as provided for street use by other utilities , but that he was not familiar with the percentage of gross receipts charged by most Texas cities . Utilities Supervisor ALghinbaugh reported that the fee of three per cent of gross receipts was simi- lar to a franchise for taxis recently approved in Paris , Texas, and that the majority of the cities in Texas charged between one and one-half to two per cent of gros.l receipts . Mr. Aughinbaugh pointed out that the City of Dallas charged four per cent of gross re- ceipts , and that a number of other cities provided annual fees based on the number of cabs in operation. Councilman Harding inquired about the length of time of the agreement between the United Cab Company which was approved by the Council in December 1963, and was informed that there was no contract between the United Cab Company and the City, therefore the time was indeterminable. Mayor Friedman inquired if the Utilities Super- visor had received any inquiries from other cab com- panies desiring to operate in Fort Worth, and was in- formed by the Utilities Supervisor that he had received no inquiries . Councilman Hamm inquired if the advantages ani disadvantages of the annual payment per cab as compared to the percentage of gross receipts had been considered. The City Manager reported that it was necessary to re- view the cab company's receipts inasmuch as the staff was responsible for providing information in the event of requests for rate increases , and that therefore it was telt that the percentage of gross receipts was the better method for collection of this street rental fee . Councilman Stovall asked the Utilities Supervisor if the cab company was proposing; to request a rats! in- crease, and eras informed by Mr. Aughiiibaugh that he ,,,,as not aware of the cab company's intentions in this rega--v It was reported that the taxicab rates were not includea in the contract, and that the cab companies were operat- ing on rate schedules approved in 1960 which were effective Oft AM% until changed. At regular Council raeetinf;, Council. approved the proposed operati iii, agreement. _ 6. Sale of City-0imed Surplus Property (M&C L-601) CKD - inform Wilkes of Council determination. The City Manager reported that assistance from the City Council was being requested regarding; the dis- position of this surplus City-owned property. Mayor Friedman reported that he had been contacted by the re- presentative of the group interested in purchasins; the property, who had indicated that they had been promised first choice on purchasing the property. however, Mayor Friedman reported that the action taken by the Council on the previous sale had not bound the City in selling the property in the future and that lie felt the best method was to advertise the property for sale by competi- tive bid. Councilman Stovall stated that while he felt the City was not legally obligated to sell the property to the group expressing an interest in purchasing the City's interest, he did feel that there would be a moral obliga- tion in view of the past transaction. Councilman Kemble stated that he telt the City was not morally obligated to sell the property to these pros- pective purchasers since they originally had an opportunity to buy the property on the same basis as being requested at this time . Consensus of Council was to offer the property to the prospective purchaser as provided under alternative number 1 of the communication. This action was taken at regular Council meeting. 7. Program to Increase Capacity of Water Transmission NAN Mains (M&C C-473) The City Manager reported that it was proposed to hire the National Water Main Cleaning Co. in connection with a program to increase the capacity of the water transmisr,ion mains by cleaning deposits from thL' pipe. The City Manager informed the Council that Mr. hardy, Water Department Director, was present to answer ques- tions of the Council regarding; the proposal . Mr. Hardy reported that under the proposal submitted by the Centriline Company, it would be necessary to remove a section of the water main, insert the cleaning equipment, and then reweld the section removed from the main. Mr. Hardy reported that the cost of work done by Guilford-Hill under this proposal was greater since the City was not equipped to do the re-welding of the mains . Mr. Hardy also reported that in the event it was necessary to run the equipment through the mains more than one ;rime, more work would be required under this method than the method proposed by National Water Main Cleaning Company. Mr. Hardy reported that it was felt the overall cost of the method used by National Water Main Cleaning Company would be cheaper than the proposal from Centriline Division. Councilman Shannon inquired if there was a difference in the amount of excavation and re-paving work under one proposal as compared to the other, and was informed by the Water Department Director that the use of the Centriline AWA equipment would require more excavation and re-paving. Councilman Hamm inquired if the equipment used by the National Company would belong to the City at the end of the project, and was informed by the Water De- partment Director that the equipment would be retained by the company. Councilman Shannon inquired if any action was be- ing taken by the City to prevent the reoccurrence of the deposits in the water transmission mains , and was informed by the Water Department Director that study of this problem was being done by the Water Department and progress was being made, but they did not have the con- plete answer as of this time. Council approved the recommendation to employ the National Water Main Cleaning; Company at regular Council meeting. 8. Truck and Equipment Purchases (M&C P-425) PIAN The City Manager referred to the proposed purchase of trucks and equipment for various City departments , and asked if Council Mei,ibers had any questions concern- ing the proposed purchases . Councilman Kemble stated that he had noticed the trade-in prices submitted by some of the bidders were the same in some instances, and asked if the City Manager had any information re- garding why the trade-in allowances were the same. The Mayor stated his understanding was that this was due to several dealers having the same used vehicle outlets , with the price quoted by these outlets being the same for several dealers. Councilman Stovall referred to the proposed pur- chase of trucks on page 13 of the M&C, and inquired if the City has called the low bidders attention to the fact that the size of the tires originally bid did not meet specifications. The City Manager reported that the staff had notified the bidder that the size of the tires did not meet the specifications, and the low bidder had subsequently agreed to furnish tires meeting specifica- tions and there was approximately $900 difference between this and the next low bid. Council approved the low bid as recommended at regu- lar Council meeting. Councilman Shannon reported that he had been advised that the City received a lesser trade-in price on its vehicles due to the large number being traded at one time. Councilman Shannon inquired if it were not possible to stagger the City's equipment purchases over several months in order that the dealer would not be required to dispose of a large number of vehicles at one time. The City Manager stated that this had been considered, but that most cities , such as Dallas, pur- chase their vehicles in volume thereby obtaining a more ad- vantageous price on the new vehicles . 9. Colonial Parkway Improvements (I.R. 707) EHD - Agenda 3/29/65 Councilman Hamm requested that this item be placed on the Pre-Council agenda for next week.