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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966/01/17-Agenda-Pre-Council +� ANN MINUTES PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE January 1 7 , 1966 Present Late Absent 1 . Jones B., Hoover (Item 2) 9 Barr 2. Kemble 3. Eagle 4. Hamm 5. Deen 6. Stovall 7. Shannon I t e n, Follow-up 1 � Announcements NAN Council Member.,, were reminded of the Monday luncheon engagement with the Firefighters Association, the flight to Little Rock on Wednesday, the North Central Texas Council of Governments meeting Thursday at the Inn of the Six Flags . 2 , 1966 Capital Improvement Program AGENDA - 1/24/66 (M&C G-896 & IR # 881) Mayor Pro-Tem Jones commented that the sum of 2.8 million dollars was shifted in the proposed 1966 Capital Improvement Program from the 1965-70 projected program which was announced prior to the bond election, and included changes in 8 of 20 collector streets, and 12 of 19 major thoroughfare projects . He added that 8 street projects were reduced, 14 increased, and 11 new projects received allocations that were not scheduled in the initial report for 1966. Ile commented that flexibility was desirable, but indicated that the 1966 changes from the previous report were extreme . Because of the many changes, he stated that he desired another weed to Study the proposed program, and requested that the subject be placed on the agenda for the rieeting of January 24. 3, Information on Safety Organizations (IR #882) GENE - Get information on repeater violators to Eagle Councilman Jones indicated that the staff had reported on information requested at the previous meeting and indicated AGENDA - 1/24/66 that recommendations for improvements in traffic enforcement would be transmitted by the City Manager to the City Council for consideration in coming, weeks Ile suggested that other councilmen forward their ideas or recommendations to the City Manager in order that the program would have the thinking of as many Council Members as possible. Councilman Stovall and Shannon remarked upon the relative activity of the Administrative Coordinating Committee, and both enyphasi:.ed the need for the City to assume responsibility in this area and to assure that the coordination was properly reinforced by committee activities, Councilman Jones remarked that there were a number of areas in which the City Council might act by restoring or adding to reguests of the Police Dep artment which were cut at the time the budget was considered. These include additional personnel for various traffic enforcement functions . Councilman CITY Shannon mentioned that motorcycles were a relatively low cost capital item, and suggested that the activities of the motorcycle F!. i�'�.►1i , Ta officer would financially support the additional costo IGA. T /�► AN% The improvement of Traffic Eng;incering, was mentioned by Councilman Hamm, who indicated that a resident along; Burton Hill Read again recently experienced automobiles traveling through the front yard of their property. Councilman Jones replied that tie had worked on a similar problem in his neigh•• borhood with the profuse addition kit signs and warning, devices, including; intensive Police enforcement, which failed to reduce speeding, by persons who resided in that area. lie suggested that the problem may be as basic as education. He reported that Lone Star Gas Co. had contacted him offering; to make their five man Traffic Safety Department available to the City in the de- velopment of a training course. It was reported that the Traffic Coordinating; Committee meeting; in January discussed the possibility of an adult driver training; course and the possibility of Corporation Court coopera- tion in sending violators to the training course instead of levying; fines was discussed. Councilman Kemble said he thought the greates deterrent to traffic violators is strict enforcement and advised the Council that any major increase in law eniorcemenL personnel would be a costly matter recurring from year to year. Mr. Hoover in dicated lie thought it was important to invest in the protection of loss of life in our won city as to deplore the loss of life in foreign wars. At the conclusion of discussion of safety organizations, Councilman Eagle inquired what percentage of those violators going before the Corporation Court are repeater violators in a given year, and it was the consensus of the Council that the subject be replaced on the Pre-Council Agenda for January 24, and that Police Chief Hightower be pre:,ent during disucssion of safety natters, 11 , Requested Meeting with Lake Worth City Council DICK - assemble background information from Water Dept. Information was brought to the Council that it had been and Lcgal Dept. for oricntatior requested by the City Council of Lake Worth that the bodies with Mr. Kemble and Mr. Eagle meet together to discuss the matter of an outstanding; debt and make arrangements with Bob between the two cities . Water Director Hardy explained Blevins , City Secretary of Lake that the original loan agreement had been made on a flat Worth, for convenient meeting payment basis without interest, with provision that part of date with Lake Worth Council the payment would be made in 1905 and the remaining part in Members.. 1968, Following Lake Worth 's failure to make fire first pay- ment, a pay-out by installments was negotiated including; the payment of interest . It was the consensus of Council Members that some interest on the loan should be recovered by the City of Fart Worth because of Fart Worth 's financing; require- ments . It was a consensus of the Council that a coiimittee of the Council be appointed to negotiate with the Lake Worth Council to wfiich committee Watt Kemble and Jim Eagle (Chairman) were appointed. 5. Agreement with Saginaw (M&C PZ-170) GENE - finali:-c agreements and submit for Saginaw City Council Councilman Hoover asked Water Director Hardy if the approval prior to resubmission proposed Little Fossil collector sewer could be built in to Fort Worth City Council , two years in connection with the Saginaw agreement, to w1iich it was reported that funds had been provided in the proposed Capital Improvement Program. Mr. hardy reported that an 11�- engineering contract wou ld be ready for submission to the O �lt�i►L Council in the next few weeks pending; the approval of the agreements with Saginaw, and that the sewer could be built ��I1 �Lwits►in two years if extraordinary difficulties were not g',�yy++encountered in the acquisition of right-of-way. Tire agreementFT. ,+u41 a--.r Pk with Saginaw was discussed during; the regular meeting;, at which time the City Council authorized the staff to finalize agreements including modification of the agree- ment with the City Council of Saginaw prior to considera- tion c,f the matter again by the fort Worth City Council . U. Items 5 through 8 were not discussed at the Pre- GENE - IR 080 on Pre-Council Council meeting, but at the regular meeting; Councilman Conference A ,enda for Jan, 24 , Hoover asked that the possible fire insurance rate increase SIR # 880) be put on the January 24th A„ends for discussion. OFFICIAL PE:GIN CITY SSC ►,1 CY FT. T9.