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Home My WebLink About1966/05/23-Agenda-Pre-Council A MINUTES Pre-Council Conference May 23, 1966 Present Late Absent 1. Barr 6. Hoover (Item 9) 7. Ham 2. Stovall 8. Jones (Present at regular 3. Deen meeting) 4. Eagle 9. Kemble 5. Shannon I t e m Follow-Up 1. Reminder of Formal Opening of New Fire Station No. NAN 17 and Invitation to Preview Heritage Hall The City Manager reminded Council Members of the noon opening and luncheon at new Fire Station. No. 17, and a visit to Heritage Hall immediately f9llowing the Council Meeting, 2. Lake Worth Sewer Contract DICK - work with City Attorney and Water Department to draft Councilman Eagle, Chairman of a special committee new contract and get to Lake to negotiate with the Lake Worth City Council concerning Worth for signature this a delinquent payment on sanitary sewer service, reported week. to the Council that negotiations have been successfully concluded and the City of LakeWorth has agreed to pay Prepare M&C when signed con- $20,000 in lump sum and $750 per month, plus 4� pec cent tract is returned. interest, on a delinquent amount due of about $55,000 �* since October 1, 1965. It was understood that $750 per month would be applied on the principal and that interest - would be in addition to that, but that credits for Jenkina llAt r R Heights sewer service to the City of Fort. Worth, wc�.ild be L LC ilu applied each month to interest costs and principal. 16 TY c ilp,- ��}, Councilman Stovall asked how much would still bet-Atj `A.Df , V- owed later. The Cit Manager replied about $80 000 lust r ��'•171 Tri Y g P' P T. 1.u.. r, sum payment is due October 1, 1968, but that this monthly ! payment arrangement is meant to apply to that debt also. Councilman Eagle said that negotiations had been complicated by the Shady Oaks Farm annexation, but the new agree: nt seemed to be all right. 3. Long Range Refuse Disposal Plan (M&C G-940) R.ODGER - see JLB re instructions to depts. for implementa- The City Manager said that an analysis of the tion. Richard L. Gray proposal for transfer station disposal of refuse, which was received on Saturday, shows that there would be a $14,733,280 difference in cost for the years from 1966 to 1980, based on 4,191,800 tons of refuse collected and that the Gray proposal would cost the City much more. The City Manager suggested that, if. Council approves, the matter at the regular meeting that the question of exact location of sites be left open for further study and nego- tiation by City staff. Awl At the regular meeting, Mr. Richard L. Gray made a further explanation of his letter of May 21, 1966, offering to establish transfer stations and remove collected gar- bage from City vehicles at $4.60 per ton, based on 440 tons per day. After short discussion, the City Council approved unanimously the proposal outlined in M&C G-940. __ 4. Extension of Waster Service into the North GENE - have matter on June 6 Annexation Area (IR #959) Agenda Mr. Richard Simon, attorney for land owners in DICK - send copy of IR #959 to this area, was at the Pre-Council Conferer.c�e, and he DuPQse with a letter from said that the assumptions outlined ir, IR #959 appear JLB to be standard policy and that it appears all proper�:y owners in the area would be treated alike. He said that his earlier understanding was that the 1966 CIP deleted the Odom Road extension of the water line, Mayor Barr said that the water line was not out of the Long Range CIP, but only was not anticipated to be done in 1966. The Mayor said that the east extension could be made as soon as the north extensionn, if justified by development in the area. Councilman Hoover asked how soora Great Southwest Corp. wants water. The City Manager said that no date is yet requested, and that GSC is working v,. a community facilities agreement with the City. Councilman Ho�)ver asked that water service to this ar�_A be placed on the Council Agenda for June 6, The Magor asked that Mr. DuBose be furnished a copy of IR #959, 5. Lease of Field Office Quarters for Neighborhood NAN Improvement Program (M&C'e L-1163 azd L-1154) There were no questions on these items and they were approved at the regular meeting. 6. Paving Improvements - Award of Contracx - DICK - draft letter to Mehl. - Northeast Industrial Thoroughfare (M&C C-717) The City Manager retported that Melton Mehl, attorney for Big 3 and Rickel, has requested a delay in the decisionUa�� on the contract award from today until next Mc-%-'day. He TY svp'- ±nY presented a letter from Mr. Mehl. He said he. thought the �'" rT question by Mehl related to the amount of the assessment and not whether the work should be done. Councilman Stovall `a' -n• suggested that no delay be granted. Mayor Barr coryurred and suggested a letter be sent to Mr. Mehl reminding him that there will be a hearing on the assessments later. M&C C-717 was approved at the regular meetiBg. 7. Benefit Hearing - Assessment Paving at 15 Locations NAN on the South Side (MSC G-949) The City Manager said that the contract had been delayed for several months pending investigation of availability of sewer and water service. He said that Unit 12, Shaw Street, was badly needed for neighborhood circulation,, and that some complaints had been received that the project had not been done sooner. At the regular meeting, Mrs. Whitaker appeared, on Unit 15, to ask about water service. The City Manager reported that a Letter survey of the property owners indicated little desire to proceed with water at this time. The hearing was closed and assessments levied at the regular meeting. 8. Paving Improvements - Award of Contract - NAN Assessment Paving at Nine Locations on the North Side (M&C C-718) There were no questions on this matter at the Pre- Council Conference and it was approved at the regulaL-sr,2ting- 4. Air Conditioning Improvements at Will Rogers NAN Memorial Buildings (IR #958 & M&C P-520, Item 4) /• There were no questions on these items at the 1' Pre-Council Conference, and M&C P-520 was approved at the regular meeting_. 10. Chamber of Commerce Industrial Clinic on May 25 DICK - get reservations for Chose attending. Councilman Hoover reminded the Council Members that there would be an all day industrial clinic at Will Rogers Memorial Center on May 25, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Councilman Hoover, Mayor Harr, and Councilman Hamm (by telephone) indicated they would plan to attend at least parLs of the meeting;, it, Contract for Sand and Gravel Removal at Lake NAN Worth Gravel Pit '11he Park Director read a letter from the Assistant Public Works Director saying that the sand and gravel ma- terial at Lake Worth is not suitable for use by the Public Works Department, and that the mining cost is prohibitive for the grade of material. The letter said that 25 cents per yard is 2 , times the going rate for mining leases. At the regular meeting;, the request of the Park and Recreation Board, held over from the May 16th meeting, was approved. 12. Meadowbrook Swimming Pool NAN Councilwoman Deen asked the Park Director if the Lmprovements to the Meadowbrook Swimming Pool were pro- ceeding well. The Park Director replied that a filter was Folding up matters, but that it was to be considered today by the Council. 13. Clean-Up in Parks NAN Councilman Eagle asked the Park Director if lit- tering in parks is a problem in relation to the recent efforts to clean up in Fort Worth. The Park Director replied that it is a problem, and that many other cities have tougher ordinances on this. t»Y z.0►A IT. r