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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966/04/11-Agenda-Pre-Council AM§k MINUTES PRE-COUNCIL CONFERENCE April 11 , 1966 Present Late Absent 1 . Barr 7 . Hanan (Item 4) 8. Hoover (present at reg. mectin,,, 2. ,clones 9. Shannon (present at reg.meetin- 3. Kemble 4. Stovall 5. Eagle b. Deen I t e m Follow-up 1 . Bid: on Color Pres. (M&C P-512, Item 10, and NAN IR #426) Councilman Stovall asked if this was a multilith attachment . The Finance Director replied that this was an attachment made for multilkth equipment , but not made by Multilith Corp . This change in award discussed in the IR was approved at the regular mucting. 2. Bids for Purchase of Material , Equipment and HOWARD - 1 ) see that payments are made Services (M&C P-513) prcxnpt1y 2) review ether cities ' There were no questions on these purchase items practices and see .TLB at the Pre-Council Conference . At the regular meeting the purchase on page 5 of 6 of M&C P-513 was discussed. Councilman llamm said that prcmrpt payment after receipt of all purchases was necessary in order to take advantage of 10-day cash dis- counts . is-counts . Councilman Shannon said that the second low bidder, being; a local company, should be awarded the bid because of only $78 difference out of a nearly $20,000 purchase ' By vete of 5 to 4, the Onincil awarded the purchase to Graybar Electric Company, of Fort Worth, the second low bidder. During the discussion, Councilman Hamm asked about tlee practices of other cities in awarding to local firms . The City Manager Said that a recent survey of this matter showed that most cities do not discriminate between local and out-of-town bids . Councilman Hamm commented that Waco requires a ten per dent cash titd deposit by out-of- town bidders, and Dallas does not widely advertise its purchases . 3. Land Transactions (M&C L-1092 th ru L-1108) HOWARD get report on the Ed Irwin matter and draft letter to There were no questions on these items at the Councilman Hoover. Pre-Council Conference. At the regular meeting, there was some discus- sion of tire: acquisition of right-of-way at Oakland Blvd at the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike (M&C L-1106). After explanation of the area involved by the City Manager, this MSC was approved by the Council . Councilman Hoover requested a report of a land acquisition from Mr. Ed Irwin, where Mr. Irwin had reported to Mr. Hoover that the had been offered no consideration for his valuable frontage being taken. 4. Construction of Bath Houses at 5y,amore and NAN Marine Pools, and Rockwood Park Councilwoman Deen asked how long it would take A=k AMk to build these bath houses and of what material. The Park and Recreation Director replied that about 30 working days would be required, and they would be built of concrete block. There were no further ques- tions, and this item was approved at the regular meeting. 5. Development of Newell Industrial Addition DICK - work with Jack Graham and Ralph Hardy to try to reach The Public Works Director explained at length agreement with Jack Newell the problems with a development called Newell 's In- and develop a report for the dustrial Addition, which is just west of Beach Council . Street and south of the T6P Railroad, upon which no developer contract has been approved. The Public Works Director said there was a considerable problem to be worked out on a sanitary sewer line through the subdivision, and with the streets. He said Mr. Newell wants to dedicate only a utility and access easement, rather than a public street system. The Public Works Director said Mr. Newell had taken a preliminary plat to the Plan Commission, and had been given nine conditions upon which a final plat of part of the area might be approved. He said Mr. Newell had not yet returned to the Plan Commission. The City Manager said the City has known the work has been going on for several weeks, but has not been able to reach agreement with Mr. Newell on a de- veloper's contract. Councilman Hamm said that there 010b, is a considerable "gray area" on industrial area re- quirements of platting. The Mayor wished to refer the matter to the staff, to work it out, to develop facts, and report next week. At the regular meeting Mr. Jack Newell appeared to discuss the development of this 33.5 acres of in- dustrial land. He discussed the same problems presented at the Pre-Council Conference, and said he wished to pro- ceed as fast as possible to make available industrial sites for 600,000 square feet of buildings. The Council requested the staff to investigate the matter further and report. 6. Contracts for Engineering Services; NAN a) Oak Grove Road (M&C C-681) b) Guilford Road (M&C C-682) c) Sylvania Ave (M&C C-683) There were no questions on these engineering contracts, and they were all approved at the regular meeting. 7. Space Planning for New Police and City HOWARD - proceed with space planning Office Building (IR x¢927) as planned. The City Manager told the Council that there was no basis in fact for the story on selection of e.. an architect in the Sunday Press . He said the same was true on the Fire Chief story. He then commented that a fire truck had recently been received in badly damaged condition (by the railroad) , and it was being returned, as the first truck was s i7^ctinu ago when received in similar had condition. There were no comments on the Police and City Ofiice Building; Space Planning. 8. Assessment Paving at 11 Locations on the NAN North Side (M&C C-685) There were no questions on the assessment paving; matter, and MFC C-685 was approved at the regular mucting. 9. Meeting of Committee on Zoning Practices GWEN - make reservations at Worth Hotel Councilman Hamm, chairman of a special commit- GENE - list on Pre-Council Conference tee on zoning practices , requested that the City Agenda as a reminder for Council Council meet with the committee at an early date Members. to receive its report . The Council decided to meet DICK - ask Mahoney to invite all com- at 7 A.M. , Monday, April 18 at the Worth Hotel for mittee members . breakfast. 10. Regional Airport Meeting GENE - list on April 25th Pre-Council Conference Agenda as reminder Mayor Barr announced that the City Councils for Council Members . of Fort Worth and Dallas would meet with the Regional Airport Board and the Consulting Engineers at 7;30 p .m. , Wednesday, April 27 , at the Engineers ' Office in the GSC at Six Flags.