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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967/03/13-Agenda-Pre-Council • MINUTES Pre-Council Conference March 13, 1967 Present Late _Absent I. Barr 8. Shannon (Item 2) Plane 1. ,Tones 9. Hoover (Itch. 3) 3. Kemble 4. Stovall 5. Hamm 6. Deen Eagle I t e m Follow-Up _ I . Paving Assessments on Old Granbury Road (MSC G-1067) ROY - notify PW of amended assessment amount. Councilman Hamm asked why the City hires an appraiser - t refute other qualified independent appraisers. The City Manager replied that the appraiser is not hired for that lmi-pose, but only to give an unbiased independent opinion Lo the amount of enhancement in value due to the paving i>>provement. lie said that the Council about four years ago Itad said not to use Mr. Hagood for such work. Councilman .tamrn said the staff should have gotten another of tht three local nationally-recognized appraisers , and not Ross .Tont­1 , The Public Wbrks Director said he has a list of quali- fied appraisers and he tries to rotate the City work among them. He said he tries to keep away from those appraiser:, w1 a, are obviously on the other side of the fence. flo said he had talked to Ross ,Tones and had gotten assurances of an impartial report being made for the City. Councilman Hamm commented that the Planning; Department --cvvral years ago had instructed Wedgwood Corporatioik to '"Ald the frontage road that way. The City Manager said Tat the streets were built when the area was developed and uut at the time the area was platted , Mayor Barr asked ii the City instructed that a parallel roadwav be built. The City Manager said that tht devt_ !opers built the street there because they wanted to, and that at tht, south end, near Hulen Street, tht developer got the land rezoned to commercial after the frontage road was built by the developer. He said the developers are being assessed only for one-half the widening cost on the new street. Mayor Barr commented that if the Granbury Road improve- ment was important enough to the developers to expedite it, tht•n certainly there is benefit to the property owners being assessed. The City Manager read portions of letters from W,:stcliff and Wedgwood Corporations requesting the project, a!; an aid to their obtaining leases. Councilman Hamm said h. thought the Granbury Road improvement is for the benefft til all the people in the Wedgwood area and not just the two corporations being discussed. He said he thinks there is benefit to all the people in the area. The City Attorney commented that appraisers have in tt elivct a closed shop on the benefit appraisal business . Councilman Kemble asked if the proposed assessment ; ,,,:,•- is out of line with remutlar policy, and if the City is having; more in this instance, The City Manager said the -'• = r. commendation is in accordance with standard policy, and •EX. ,al the developer share on this project compares fairly � �' 1`'• �,� W,•t l with other major thoroughfare projects. -2- Mayor Pro-Tem Jon; said the only question is on ti,.- benefit received by the adjacent properties . He proposed getting; appraiscr�- of equal qualification. Following; a request by Councilman Hamm for a new ap- praisal— the City Manager inquired whether he wanted ,in appraisal that satisfied him and Mr. Baker. Coun- cilman Hamm suggested that the City Kinager not make such statements again. Mayor Barr said he thou�ht the staff had done a good job on this matter. Hi. said t};-at another appraiser will not solve the problem of the Council making its de- cision on the matter. At the regular meeting, Mr. Marshall Amis, Jr. ap- p( ared for Wedgwood Enterprises, Inc . He stated that his company agrees that there is benefit to the new shop- ping center area at Granbury and Hulen Street by th Cranbury Road paving. He said that the assessment should not apply to the Wedgwood Village Shopping Center at the north clad of tltk• project since this center is oriented to Trail Lake Drive and Wedgmont Circle North, and not to Granbury Road . [it, said that he had met witl, Ross Jones , the City's inde- pendent appraiser, and said that Mr. Jones had not taken into consideration the non-renegotiable lease agreements Wedgwood Enterprises has with tenants of the shopping center, and that Jones did not know that Wedvwood Drive had already been paid for by Wedgwood Enterprises. Mr. Amis said that his company had requesred expediting the project . He said no other project in town is like this , iv that the ccxnpany had already Laid 100 per cent of the cost iii the frontage road which would he eliminat- d in places by thu Granbury Road improvements. Mr . Amis suggested as a compromise that Wedgwood Enter- prises he assessed the full amount rLCO!Tnended at the Hulen Stycot site, or $5,354.58, and nothin: on the other properties . Councilman Hamm made a motion that the. City Manager be instructed to hire an MIA apprai:,er to report on the benefits due to the Granbury Road paving. Councilman Hoover seconded thv motion. Councilwoman Deen called for the City Manager to make a :.tatemcnt on this matter. The City Manager said that the City staff does not tell appraisers how their appraisal should be tivide, and that he. , the City Manager, did not hire either of Lite two City appraisers on the Granbury Road project . Councilman Hamm said that the Council hasn't yet been told what the value is of tl:, existing pavement to be replaced , He said that the new appraiser should be given all the back- ground information. Mayor Barr said the appraiser should not -be asked to make a policy judgment, but should make his ownr•t•_� �r� � independent appraisal of enhancement of value. � �1:; Tito City Attorney reminded thy, Council that opinions of , .° Crpinr;"�P',i i cd pundent- appraisers were likely to vary, and that in the end the Council must make the decision as to whether there is ?p.•.,• ., 4 ben+ fit and on the amount to be assessed. Councilman Eagle proposed a compromise solution -- by ;Las essing Wedgwood Enterprises one half the original assessment , or $6,498. 35. Mr. Erwin Krauss , an owner of Wedgwood Enterprises, Inc . , said this solution is acceptable but still not in accordance With the actual benefits, in his opinion. Councilman Hamm and iinover withdrew their other motion, and the new motion was passed !;"Ven to two (Barr and Shannon voting NO), - J- 2 , Fire Station Site in Wedl wood Ar ,a MAN (M&C's L-1664 and L-1665) The City Manager reported that these M&C's recommend ptTrchase of two lots adjacent to the new shopping center . Granbury and Hulen Street -- one lot for $4,000 and one for $5,000 -- for relocation of fire station #26. Mayor Pro-Tem Jones asked what the zonin:; is on these lots. The City Manager replied that it is CR-Apartment zoning, and that the lots back onto the shopping center. Ile said th, City will have an agrece.ent with Wedgwood Enter- prises, Inc . to erect a screen wall between the fire station and adjacent residential property. Mayor Pro-Tem Jones asked what the route of the fire truck will be across Granbury Road . The City Manager said the crossing is on Hulen Street . He then showed the Council a map of the master fire station locations in the southwest part of the City : CA)uncilman Stovall asked what kind of a wall would be trected . The City Manigc r said that an architect has not vet been hired and the wall theref( re is not yet designed. Councilman Kemble asked where the station at Berry and University is to be moved , The City Manager said it will he on South Hills Drive , where land acquisition was al,thorized recently, by condemnation, Councilman Stovall asked if the City has a uniform building plan for fire stations. The City Manager said that the policy in recent years has been to hire a dif- ferent architect for each station and to get different designs. At the regular meeting M&C's L-1i;64 and L-1665 were approved unanimously. �. Paving Improvements - Assessment Paving at GENE - request report- on ! ht—.L.. Nine Locations on the North Side (?.,'x C-1066) matters from PW. There were no questions on thi:- mattcr at the Pre- ROY - continue Unit 8 on Agenda. Council Conference. At the regular meeting, propt :-ty owners appeared in opposition to Units 2, 3, 5 and 9 of the nine units, generally on the basis that the owners could not afford Lo pay the assessments, Units 1 through 7 and 9 were sub:.cquently approved by a unanimou vote of th:� Council. On Unit 8 of 9 (Mabel Street) , Mrs. Gregory, owner of sill property on the east .ide of Mabel Street, expressed her opposition t- the project because of present lack of l,enclit (to vac ,int property) and the high cost to do the lull street. Site suggested that she get credit for the unu:,ual angle at Mabel and Jacksboro llighway, as well as for :c sanitary sewer crossing this point, and because the buittlfng set-back line was some distance back from the 11 i ghw:ly. Mr. David Sims, owner of the motel at Jacksboro Hwy. ane! Mabel Street, said lie wants the street paved, or pos- 1�a- sibiy closed. lie said that trucks short-cutting between . t���l r�llu� lacksboro Hwy. anti White Settlement Road ire a bigtL"'problem. �_, ,.e.,nM NMUU, 4 Mr. K J. Stevenson, owner of property fronting on Mabel Street, requested the Council not to to close it because this would take all of his access, Councilman Hamm made a motion to continue the hearing on Unit 8 of 9 and to refer the matter back to the Public Works Department for further study and report. TE►e motion was approved unanimously. _ � . Award of Contract - 8th Avenue Widening and Paving NAN (Wx C-7nQ) There were no questions on this matter, and it was approved unanimously at the regular meeting. 5. Contract with TESCO for Utility Adjustments, Long NAN Avenue Extension, Unit 9 (M&C C-910) There were no questions on this matter, and it waa, .11)2r o-ed unanimously at the regular meeting. (,. ,%iiiiex•:�.iun of Azle Ave nue from Titus to Broadvie-:a ROY - advertise annexac iou IL (M&C PZ-231) appropriate dates and list on Agendas, Mayor Pro-'Fcm Jon(,,,, asked how this annexation need has occurred, The City Manager replied that apparently it has been an oversight by both Fort Worth and Sansom Park in past years. Mayor Pro-Tem Jones asked if it is just the road it - self being annexed, since the information states that it is 180 feet of right-of-way. The City Manager said just the road was involved. (The City Manager later received a report that the Azle Av4•nue ri�;f►t-oi-way varies from 60 feet to 180 feet thruughout the annexation area and this information was g aiven to Mr. Jones. ) At the regular meeting, M&C PZ-231 was approved unanimously. i . Fees for Consulting, Engineering Services at Meacham DICK - have Beardsl('L Field (M&C C-912) Carter & Burge: : . There were no questions on this matter, and it was .)proved unanimo►.-ly at the regular meeting. ■ VFt�av �. 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