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Home My WebLink About1966/01/31-Agenda-Pre-Council s ' Ap", MINUTES lakk PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE Janu:iry 31, 1966 Present Late Absent OW I Burr 7. Eagle (Item l) S. Jones '. Shannon 9. Hoover 1. Hamm 4. Deen (both present at 5. Kemble regular meeting) 6. Stovall I t e m Follow-Up 1 . Benefit Hearing - Assessment Paving at 21 ROY - notify P.W. of Courisil action. Locations (M&C G-872 and G-903) Councilman Shannon asked for information on the location of the water line serving Arbor Street, which the Water Director got for him. On the Hunting Drive (Unit 1) project, Councilman H•lmm said he was for having; this street, but that he thought the assessment against George Strawn should be for curb and gutter only, because the City promised him paving in 1959 in return for donating right-of-way. Mayor Barr asked whether there is a need for opening and paving a new street in this location. The City Manager replied that the main purpose would be to create ten or twelve building lots, but there would be some 00�ther subsidiary benefits in the form of improved raffic circul;ition and access to the school. Councilman Kemble asked if anybody wants it paved. The City Manager replied that generally those living off the street want it paved, and there was some opposition on the street to having it done. The Public Works Chief Engineer Said this project had been in the mill for ten years and that he thought it would be desirable to decide now whether or not to open and pave it. Councilman Stovall said he thought all property owners should be treated alike on this kind of project - that the City should buy, condemn, or require donation of right-of-way from all parties alike. At the regular Council meeting, a hearing was held on this assessment paving project. All units were approved as suggested in M&C G-903, except that on Unit 1 (Hunting Drive) , a motion was passed that George Strawn would be assessed for curb and gutter only. 2. Urban Renewal Study Tour ROY - poll Council an make reservations for all Members wishing, Mayor Barr commented that he thought as many of to go. the Council as could should go on the urban renewal study tour to Atlanta and St. Louis on February 11 and 12, and he asked that the City Manager try to el�o on this tour. -z- 3. Bidti for Printing Bond Prospectus ROY - notify Purchasing. The City Manager explained that the tight schedi le for adverti ; inl; Clio coming band 5.ile �' re +iii red taking telephone bid.-, for printing the prospectus, and that F. L. Motheral was low bidder -it $778. At the regular Council meeting, a motion was passed approving award of this printing contract to F. L. Motheral. 4. Appraisal of Properties at Police and Municipal HOWARD - work with Bobby Reed to Office Building Site (M&C 1.-978) draft Informal Report on last year' ; Board of Equalization activities. Councilman Stovall asked if any of the three iroposed appraisers served on the Equalization Board DICK - finalize draft of letter for last year. The City Manager replied that lie thought Wilkes to send property owners. Fir. Ross E. Jones served on it, but that would not disqualify him from this work. Mayor Barr said he thought the duties on the Ecivalization Board should be passed around anyway, and that Mr. Jones would probably not be reappointed this year. Councilman Hamm said that he had never received a report of the Board of Equalization activities last year, and that he would like to have one. Mayor Barr said the Council did get a report .ind idopted it. Councilman Stovall said that lie would like to have some statistical information on the Board acti\,,ities last year, for instance how much money was involved in the changes, how many cases were heard, who the members were, how much they were paid, how many changes were made, how many days the board met, etc. Mayor Barr asked the City Manager to report on this matter, giving significant details, which would help in appointing new Board members this year. No further questions were asked and Councilman Eagle said he was satisfied after having a week to study the matter. At the regular meeting, M&C L-978 was approved. 5. Uniforms for Waste Disposal Employees (IR #889) RODGER - consider matter in developing 1966-67 budget. Councilman Eagle said he thought there was good information in I.R. #889, and he asked at what wage Level are the 360 Waite Division employees. The City Manager replied that most of them are grade 4, 5, or 6. Councilman Kemble commented that he thought these workers would rather have the money than uniforms. Councilman Hamm said that the reason he voted no on the Water Department employee uniforms last week was that there seemed to be no place to stop in uniforming City employees. Several members of the Council thought that the City Manager should be supplied with appropriate uniforms. -3- 6. Negotiations with Saginaw (IR #885) NAN Mayor Barr said that he thought that Fort Worth should be ready to negotiate at any time on this matter, but that since Saginaw had asked for the negotiations originally, nothing further could be done at this time and that he was sorry it hadn't worked out. Councilman Shannon asked who had presented the matter for Fort Worth. The City Manager said that no one had because the Saginaw City Council had requested no presentation by Fort Worth staff members. 7. Paving Assessment Rates for Residential RODGER - develop projections on basi., Properties (IR #886) of $6 figure, and draft I.R. Councilman Hamm commented that the recent bonds were voted with a certain residential assessment paving rate in mind. He thought that it was too soon after the bond issue to change the rate, but he does think it is okay to have the rate based on the cost. Mayor Barr said that the rates should be changed whenever necessary, and that no particular relationship existed with the past bond issue. Councilman Hamm inquired what the change would mean in more money for the City to use for residential paving. The Public Works Chief Engineer said that .^the rate change would mean that more miles of residential paving could be done in the five-year program. The City Manager said that if the rate is changed, that a changeover date should be established and all petitions received before that date should be done at the existing rate. Councilman Hamm said this assessment rate question is one reason future Councils should think in terms of less than a five-year Capital Improvement Program. The City Manager said that this was the first time in ten years that a rate increase was bring considered, and that once before the rate was reduced. Mavor Barr asked the staff to furnish a report showing the projection of money differences , and how many more miles of residential paving could be done with a new rate of $6.00 8. Will Rogers Memorial Center Operations (IR #888) DICK - draft memorandum to Magness to consider the suggested items. Also Councilman Kemble complimented the staff on doing memo to Magness and Public Works to a good job over the past year at the Will Rogers get busy on air-conditioning. Memorial Center. Mayor Barr said that the staff should consider extending the cleaning to the sides of the Center, as was done on the face this last summer. Councilman Stovall asked if the air-conditioning unit for the Round-Up Inn had been installed yet. The ..City Manager said no, but that he hoped it would be done before this summer. Councilman Haran said that the staff :should consider remodeling the rest rooms in the front of the Center, and study the need for some mote accessible rest rooms. -4— Awb. 9. Legislative Hearing in Dallas on Trinity NAN River Pollution Mayor Barr complimented the staff, particularly the Water Director, on its participation in the legislative hearing held recently in Dallas to determine water pollution problems on the Trinity River,