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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967/09/18-Agenda-Pre-Council A ti MINUTES Pre-Council Conference September 18, 1967 • Present Late Absent 1. McKinley 8. Hoover (Iten 1) 9. Dunham 2. Sarsgard 3. Kemble 4. Kersnick 5. Stovall 6. Wilson 7. Guinn I t e m Follow-Up L. Reminder - Highway Department Dinner HOWARD, MAE, ROY - consolidate re::erv,i tions and make :arrangements as neem : .,rN Inquiry was made regarding how many Council for Council Members wishing to aUeili. Members planned to attend the Highway Department dinner in Austin, Tuesday, September 26, 1967 honoring retir- ing engineer D. C. Greer at which Governor Connally will be the major speaker. Mayor McKinley indicated he would be driving to Austin and would accommodate other Councilmen wishing to go to the dinner. The City Manager :also offered to make arrangements for any other Council Members who would wish to attend the Austin event . 2. Appointmentto Pest Control Board ROY - notify Mr. Archie of appointment to the Pest Control Board. Mayor McKinley forwarded a report from Member of the Board John Therrell, that one appointee of die City Council to the Board, Mr. Carl 0. Abel, 1219 Roberts Ctit Off Road, was ineligible to serve on the Pest Con- trol Board because he operates a business outside the city limits and because he is a pest control operator rather than a landscaper as required under the terms of the ordinance. It was suggested that Mr. N. E. Archie, a landscaper, located at 6700 Camp Bowie Blvd. , be ap- pointed to the vacancy on the board. This action was confirmed and Mr. Archie appointed during the regular meeting. 3. Paving Benefit Hearinga DAVID - see regular meeting notes re- garding work needed on reconstruction Councilman Sarsgard inquired whether there was at two locations. extensive opposition to either of the projects sched- uled on the Council agenda. It was reported that there were no objections voiced to the downtown paving at the neighborhood hearing held prior to Council con- sideration of the project. At the regular meeting, the City Council closed the hearing on the Assessment Paving ut Five Locations Downtown, but continued the hearing on Reconstruction at '[Vo Locations on the North Side. 4. Settlement of Condemnation Proceedings - W. S. RODGER - finalize settlement and sale DuBose, Inc. (M&C L-2021 and IR #1267) of land. It was explained that the condemnation settle- mens had previously been considered by the City Council, opok but delayed for further study. Independent appraisals have been obtained by the City staff, the potential jury award in the condemnation cas has been reviewed, and new �• 1 A04/ 4 � negotiations have been conducted with the result that the offer for the City-owned land has been increased from 10 to 15 thousand dollars. Councilman Kemble opposed the proposed condemnation settlement and sale of City-owned land on the grounds that the amount of compensation was insufficient, and that the land might be more beneficially used as beautification be- tween the Forest Park Roadway and the Trinity River. Other Councilmen, including Sarsgard, Hoover, and Stovall, commented that the property was too small for park or independent development, that the property had been severed by the City roadway construction, and that the Forest Park Blvd. frontage is less valuable than the origi- nal West Freeway frontage. City Attorney Johndroe stated that the purpose of the settlement was related to an attempt by the City to sustain the City value established on the laud being acquired by the City. At the regular meeting, the City Councilvoted to approve the condemnation settlement and sale of land to W. S. DUBose, Tnc. , by a vote of 6 to 2 Mumble and Wilson voting NO) . 5. Engineering Agreement - Enlargement of Village GENE - get info from Water Dept. Creek Treatment Plant (M&C C-1067) on adequacy of 96 inch connector line and report. The City Manager discussed scheduling of the expan- :;ion of the Village Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant in connection with long range plans of the City to avoid over- load of the Riverside waste water treatment plant and thereby alleviate possible odor nuisances on the east side of the City. Councilmen Stovall and Sarsgard questioned whether the sire of the expansion was sufficient in view of the fact that further expansions would be necessary in 1975, assuming the proposed expansion is made in 1970. The City Manager replied that the expansion is part of a long range program of waste water treatment plant expansion and that any larger expansion would require additional bond funds beyond those now author- ized by the voters. Councilman Wilson inquired if the amount of money on hand was sufficient to finance the proposed expansion. It was replied that with funds made available through Public Law 660 there would be sufficient money to complete the ex- pansion as proposed. Councilman Hoover inquired whether progress had been made in extending water and sewer service to the communities of Saginaw and Blue Mound. The City Manager replied that the matter was pending on his work schedule and that cor- respondence would be sent to the Mayor of Saginaw in the coming week. Councilman Hoover also inquired whether the existing connector line between Riverside treatment plant and the new Village Creek plant was sufficient to accommo- date the flow of all sewage from the west fork of the Trinity River once the Riverside plant was phased out. The City Manager replied that this information would be furnished to Council Members. There was insufficienttime to discuss adjustment of the NAN 1966-i)7 Annual Budget (M&C G-1140) which communication was approved during the regular Council Meeting