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Home My WebLink About1967/04/03-Agenda-Pre-Council OW Ank MINUTES PRI:-COUNCIL CONFERENCE April 3, 1967 11 ttIt Late Absent Ilarr 8. Shannon (Item 10) 9. Hoover (Pr, �,cnl Junes regular Meetin ,j '. t: -mble "I oval l t•.agle I[irmt Deen in Follow-Up . Exchange of Land with the Texas and Pacific HOWARD - employ indepeittlent appi.ii- ItUtilway Company on this matter for an early repo 'llic consensus of the Council Members present: at Council Conference was that this was a good R;c, and VL-ry favorable to the City. At tale regular meeting, Councilman Shannon said h. woiild like to have private appraisers employed to pl.+eye values on both parcels before M&C L-1731 is rtI ), owed„ Councilman Hoover expressed the same senti- n,.A,;. Councilman Eagle said the Council should go :, ; ail now, and Ike made a motion to approve M&C L-1731 . Clam iLman Kemble seconded the motion. In response to a question, the City Attorney ,i,i , hat the 5.11 acres of City land proposed to be e, , hoii};cd with the Railroad is partly park land , but ii W been determined that no park funds have been Ip. nt on it, and it is his opinion that the City can VxChangv it by vote of the Council. In response to a question, the City Manager said butt the value of property in the vicinity of the Rail- ioad land is about $1.00 to $1.25 per square foot, l,;tsed on comparable sales, and the land was offered Lo 111.2 City for $145,600; and the value of the City ?.,nd , by comparable sales in the area, is about $050 tr+ $.60 per square foot . Councilman Hamm asked if the Citv could condemn t ►i, ltiailway property for parks , The City Attorney said it could . Councilman Stovall requested Council courtesy in up the exchange of land for appraisals. At this point, Councilmen Eagle and Kemble with- dri.iw their motion to approve M&C L-1731, and it was held over for appraisals by consensus of the Council . ?. Upgrading Auditorium-Coliseum Director Position MAN and Establishment of Assistant Auditorium-Coliseum Director Position (M&C G-1075) The consensus of the Council was that this was a good .iL t ion. Mayer Pro-Tem Jones asked the City Manager if lie ha.s anyone in mind for the Assistant position. The City 1 Manager said no, but this would allow the staff to proceed on finding a qualified person. At the regular meeting M&C G-1075 was approved unanimously. _ l�. Report on Appraisal Fees (IR #1156) NAN Councilman Kemble said he wishes to study the mA t or further. The City Manager said that he would like to hav, any comments or suggestions of the Council Mem- bers on modifications to the standard appraisal fee p 'liry, if Council Members believe changes are desir- al,l � . There were no other comments at this time. Drainage Condition at 2211 Fifth Avenue GENE - refer Crawford letter to (IR #1165) Public Works Director and request report . The City Manager said that there is a minor ! -.&u.i.,e problem in the 2200 block of Fifth Avenue, lout i, h..it it is not severe enough to warrant the , '.ps�ntliture needed to correct it, in view of other prt,hlems throughout the city. Councilman Eagle commented that correcting this ,'I'Oblem would only involve dumping more water on somt one else . Councilwoman Deen asked it Mr. Arbuthnot was at.:trcof the $250,000 expenditure requirement to correct the condition. The City Manager said that h- is not aware of this figure, although he has been I i iit;ures of about $15,000 to extend the storm (Ir;, in in Fifth Avenue. Councilman Hamm said that the master street d,-aivage plan now being developed might show how it+qhrovements could be made. He said that it seemed possible to correct only the major obvious problems nilw. The City Manager said he had talked to a neighbor of lir . Arbuthnot last week and had been told that the mitcr reached 8 inches in depth for short periods of t ;mk.. At the regular meeting, Mr. H. S. Arbuthnot .11,11 •arcd and said that the drainage report (IR #1165) .cn the Council was inaccurate and failed to recog- ll Like problem. He said that all the new additions i, „ rt Worth are getting the storm drainage work, .i little work is going; into the areas like his that �:c paid taxes for 40 and 50 years. Mayor Barr asked it. his property has ever been I, )dod. Mr. Arbuthnot said that it had been flooded r-nn the rear as a result of thr work on the Daggett lmti-r High School site. A There was no further comment on this matter, and no further action was promised Mr. Arbuthnot, although Councilman Hoover stated that problems like this should be corrected . Councilman Hoover requested the City Secretary to read a letter from Bill Crawford concerning drainage at the Boulevard Christian Church. The City Secretary read the letter, and Councilman Hoover requested a report on this situation. 5. Award of Contract - Little Fossil Collector NAN Sanitary Sewer (M&C C-926) There were no questions on this matter and M&C C-926 was approved unanimously at the regular meeting. 6. Long Avenue Extension Assessments (IR #1164 & NAN M&C G-1077) There were no questions on this matter, and M&C G-1077 was approved at the retiular meeting. _ 7. Canopy on Davis Mfg;. Company at 813 Nashville ROY - execute contract , send Street (M&C C-926) copy to Cl..,Aon and copy to Farrar to that Clayton Mayor Pro-Tem Jones said her thinks the require- completes requirements . ments in the agreement are reasonable. Mayor Barr asked what is manufactured at Davis Mfg. Company. The City Manager replied that it is a furniture upholstery factory. Councilman Kemble comiuented that Mr. W. D. Clayton is an indoor sprinkler man, and he believes the place would therefore be adequately protected from fire. There were no further comments, and at the regular meeting M&C C-926 was approved unanimously. 8. Processing of Construction Project Change NAN Orders (M&C G-1074) Mayor Barr asked for an explanation of this mal.tpr. The City Manager said that this A.R. generally provides that the staff will go to the Council for approval of change orders involving ex- penditures over $500. He said this is the way the staff has been doing it, but there has been no standard formula. Ile said the staff desires to re- tain flexibility for people in the field and in de- partments , but that this will provide standardization. He said this AR is being submitted to Council because Council action is required in certain instances , and the staff desires general approval of this procedure before employing it. Mayer Barr asked if the new rules are compatible with the Charter and other requirements . The City riiiager said they are and in fact may put more authority with the Council than the Charter requires.. Councilman Hamm said that in item 2.4 of the AR, changes and specifications, that the Walkers Branch Sewer problem is a good example. The City Manager said that in that case the change would have had to be approved by the Council ender the new rules. He said that it is difficult to write a standard rule in this matter because the judgment factor cannot be taken out oI a decision. ,r The consensus of the Council ua!r that this was a ,,d recommendation, and m&C G-1074 was approved unani- ru)u ly -IL the regular mootinr,. _ � .� Paper Boys and Tra`iic Hazard GENE - work with Hightower Lo ma{-i• :,cu newspapers are contacted and tollow G)uncilman Kemble asked if there is any or- through. dincince a!>,ainst paper boys selling, papers on th,_- w dians on busy streets (such as University and Ro!:k-dale) he City Manager said that this can be a lr:tffic hazard and a hazard to the boys , and that L' staff has been trying to work with the newspaper circulation managers on the matter. He said the Poti.ce Department is now working with the circula- t i.�n departments to arrive at a safe plan., He said it is occasionally necessary to remind the newspapers t)i. Lheir responsibility in thi:; regard. it►. Intersection of University and Colonial DICK - work with Buckman to got_ llni','• Parkway Drive striped asap. Request PW to �> pedite Colonial Pkwy, report. Councilman Ke able said that the left turn lane coming into the Colonial Parkway intersec- t it n on Uni versity Drivc •outhbound is not marked propt-rly, because traffic in the lett lane ap- proaching; the bridge is forced to turn left and ,-t 1 en cannot merge right into the throu-ji lane. T1io City Manager said he had noticed the problem 1 0, and he thinks striping will take care or it. Councilman Stovall asked when Colonial Parkway I ho- con: tructed through to Forest Park Blvd , ! r.wi University Drivc The City Managei promised a I soon on this matter. r