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Pre-Council Conference
September 6, 1966
Present Late Absent
1 , Barr 9 . Shannon (Item 3) None
2. Jones
3: Kemble
[i . Stovall
5, Eagle
b. Hamm
7. Hoover
H.. Deen
I t e m Follow-Up
] Annual Luncheon with Housing Authority Board GENE - make arrangements with Housin.;
Authority and send Council reminde:-
The consensus of the Council was to set the notice in packet on September 9.
date for the annual luncheon with the Housing Au-
thority Board on Monday, September 19, 1966.
2. City Manager's meeting in Washington with NAN
P OAC of OEO.
The City Mana),er reported that he would attend
the meeting of the Public Officials Advisory Council
of the Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington
from September 7 to 9 if the Council had no otjection.
No obiectiont, were expressed.
3. Ambulance Study Committee Report GENE - re-advertise and remember t11.'1L
mercy doesn't travel second class
Councilman Eagle, Chairman of the Study Committee,
said he would like to hear from Councilman Stovall
since he has been absent the past two weeks . He said
that he would like a copy of the Morton Gause-Ware state-
ment and comments made at the Council meeting,
Councilman Stovall said that he considered both
bidders now beim; considered as unqualified, since both
tot)k exceptions to the specifications in the original
blu . He said he believes other cities have come up
with better solutions . He said two other parties are
interested in bidding and will make presentations at
the regular Council meeting this morning. Councilman
Hamm said that more definitive specifications are
needed . Mayor Pro-Tem Jones asked if the performance
bond for $5,000 is payable to the City of Fort Worth
and if it is sufficient .
Councilman Eagle said that the Committee had sent
out 16 invitations to bid and that only two good bids
had come in
Mayer Barr asked what is the status of the Commit-
tee report. Councilman Stovall , a member of the Com-
mittee, said that there was no committee report of its
meeting of September 2, because Councilman Eagle was not
present
Councilman Eagle said he would like to know of any
other information available on the two bidders. He said
he thinks the Committee work is finished since a recom-
mendaLion to take the Gold Cross proposal had been made.
,oi-ricilman Hoover said he thought the Committee Report
was not withdrawn, but it is apparently not a unanimous
report. Councilman Stovall said he agreed with the Com-
mittee recommendation to award the bid to Gold Cross if
only the two bidders are considered, but he thinks per-
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haps , ,, to better arrangement can be made.
. t the regular meeting, after considerable
Couacil discussion and presentations of ambulance
service possibilities by Mr. Robert W. Rieger of
Metropolitan Ambulance Service of Wichita, Kansas,
and Mr. Tom Law, representing Gold Cross Ambulance
Service, a motion by Councilman Stovall to reject
all bids received and to rebid the ambulance service
contract was seconded by Councilman Hamm and ap-
proved by a five to three vote (Stovall, Jones,
Deen, Hamm and Hoover voting YES, Barr, Eagle, and
Kemble voting NO, and Shannon abstaining) . —
4. Status Report on the Hulen Street Improvement GENE - Informal Agenda 9712/66
Project (IR #1049)
The City Manager said that he would appreciate
}1..iving the Council 's guidance on how the development
contract would be formulated for Unit 5 of the Hulen
Street Project. Councilman Hamm said he would like
snore time to study the report .
The City Manager said that the completion date
on Hulen Street to be open from the West Freeway to
the Tanglewood area is the problem, in trying to co-
ordinate street work with the bridge completion, The
City Manager showed a map of the project and explained
the various units of it ,
The City Manager said that the third alternative
mentic,rled in the IR had been discarded , and that the
choice appeared to be between the first and second al-
ternatives as described in the IR,
Councilman Hamm said that in effect under the
firs' alternate the City would be financing the storm
drain work . Councilman Kemble asked what the storm
drain cost is . The City Manager described the costs
involved in the storm drain and street assessment
work , acid explained the difference in handling under
the various alternatives.
Councilman Hamm commented that the storm drain is
under consideration for developer payment only because
Casco is actively developing the area; whereas if it
were not under development the City would pay the storm
drain costs .
There was no consensus of the Council expressed on
h,�w_ to handle the developer contract,
5_ vacancy on Zoning Commission fiROY - m tify Mr. Brown officially of
his appointment, as well as Bud Wann
Mayor Barr asked Couhcil Members if Mr. Ray and Mike Mahoney.
taro t.n would be a suitable appointment for the vacancy
( he Zoning Commission. '�t' "'�`"
`;Overal members expressed approval of this ap-
pointment, and it was made at the regular meeting.
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6.
3-6o There was insufficient time at the Pre-Council GENE - ask PW to draft letter to
Conference to discuss the following agenda items : Councilman Hamm on the reason for
paving only part of Neville Street
a) Withdrawal of Stagehands from Will Rogers and not all the way to Bryce (Unit
Buildings (IR #1048) 13 on M&C G-988) 0
b) Additional Information on Intersection
Signalization (IR #1047)
c) Repairs to Gas Engines at Village Creek
Treatment Plant (M&C P-538) - approved at
regular meeting.
d) Engineering Contract, Echo Heights Addition
Storm Drain (M&C C-787) - approved at regular
meeting,
e) Sale of Northside Coliseum (IR #1044)
f) Paving Improvements
1) Benefit Hearing - Assessment Paving in
Arlington Heights (MSC G-988) - approved
at regular meeting.
2) Resurfacing on Belknap and Weatherford
(M&C C-786) - approved at regular meeting.