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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967/11/20-Agenda-Pre-Council MINUTES Pre-Council Conference November 20, 1967 Present Late Absent 1. McKinley 8. Hoover (ILent 4) 9. Kemble 2. Kersnick 3. Wilson 4. Stovall 5. Guinn 6. Dunham `,arsgard I_ t e ni Follow-Up 1 . Appointments to Community Relations Commission ROY - See Regular meeting notes, Item 3. Councilman Dunham suggested the names of Messrs. Harold V lderas and Joe M.trquez as candidates to fill va, tut po::itions on the Community Relations Commission. rhe City Council approved the :appointment of Valderas ,and Marquez durink, its regular session. Closing of Birdell SLrecL (IR 7',=1299 & M&C P5.-260 - DAVID - notify affected persons of held over from previous week) action. 'Elie Mayor mentioned that he had driven through the area over the weekend. The City Manager referred to maps displayed and indicated that property owners in the vicini- tv h,+ i been contacted concerning the closing of Birdell SLroer_. }Ie � aid that the Birdell Street closing was part of old 1a, arings relating; to use of Lhe property in quc..- tion. lie said that ,it first the owners of the property were refused approval Lo close Birdell Street. Later they offered to open and pave Andrew Avenue, which was approved_ Dr. Guinn said that the construction of Andrew Avenue on the ground would permit better traffic circula- tion in the area. The Planning Director said that a new pltt showing Andrew Avenue is ready for filing. Dr. Guinn sAid the .access into this particular area had been very poor for ., long; t-Ame. In response to his question, the City 1Ian.iger replied to Dr. Guinn that Tom Ryan was building the aparLi,1vnts. flit street closing was approved by the City Council ,at Lhe re e*ul.ar meeting. _ 3. -Idvanced Kight-of-Way Acquisition for Interchange DAVID - Worth with the Chamber of ,t Odom Road and I-35W (IR #1297) Commerce to qee what assist.anrt: they can give us. Thu City Manager explained to the Council that Llae Plan Corrmi<'Sion w.as requesting; guidance from the City Council concerning; the location of a service station on a plat near the intersection of Odom Road and I-35W. Ile ;:aid that previous traffic estimates for chis intersection had not taken into :account several major traffic generators in the :area, particularly the GreaL SouthwesL Corporation, Lhe planned Sears-Roebuck shopping center, and other anti- cipated developments In the area. Ile reviewed several in- ter e( ion }?l.in:; tinder consideration and pointed ouL that the addiLion:al right -ol-w ay area needed to improve the intersec- 2 tion would be from 12 to 60 acres, depending upon the type of intersection installed. The Mayor asked what was the Srate Highway Department 's position on the long range development of the intersection. The City Manager replied that present High- way Department projections show it to be adequate, but the cur- renL traffic situation shows traffic in excess of their projec- tions, which indicates that the design of the intersection needs to be updated. The Mayor observed that I-35W, upon its completion, even- tually will be shorter to points south of Fort Worth than I-35E which runs through Dallis. lie suggested that by then much more additional truck traffic kill be moving through the intersection. Mr. Dunham said that he knew of plans for additional developments in the area in the near future. It was pointed out that the Planning; commission is ,uggesting to the City Council to dis- approve the current request and attempt to establish some pro- tective riblet-of-way in the vicinity of the intersection. The City Manager said that under present arrangements, if Fort WorLh bought the land, it would receive no reimburse- ment tram the State. The Mayor asked the City Manager how we 1-ould prevent development of the area. The City Manager said th.it we could hold the plat for thirty days. The Planning Director remarked that the plat in effect was approved if the City Council decides to take no action on the protective right- of-way. Mr. Stovall suggested that the City start negotiating the purchase of the land. Mr. Sarsgard asked how the land purchases could be financed. The City Manager explained that some monies were available in unsold bond allocations for streets in new areas and miscellaneous right-of-way purchase but using them would surely cut into the other projects provided for in the CIP. He also said that if we bought the corner in question at this time, three additional corners would probably have to be pur- chased before we were finished. The City Manager suggested that the City would need to buy all of the right-of-way within a relatively short period of time. Mr. Sarsgard asked that if the City did nothing, and if all four corners of the proposed right-of-way area were developed, who would have to pay for the land when the construction of the project was finally decided on. The City Manager said that the State and the Federal government would pay for the cost at that time. He also pointed out that the position of the State Highway Department is that, even with right-of-way available, it will not begin construction on the intersection until the traffic demands it. Mr. Dunham .said that it was 'bad planning" to come back a few years from now and have to buy four gasoline stations. Mr. Dunham asked whether any other financing op- rions were available, and the Mayor said that developers would help in purchasing the right-of-way. The City Manager e:stimaLed that S300,000 to $600,000 would be necessary to secure all the right-of-way in question. The City Planning; Director said that the Great South- west Corporation had told him informally that it is two years ahead of its schedule of development. He also said that the Sears Shopping Center was ::oon to be constructed. He said Lhat since the present intersection of 1-820 and 1-35W is only an interchange between freeways, the Odom Road Interchange ,�. 3 AVft will be only local traffic acess/egress point on the freeways in this vicinity. He said that without an adequate inter- change at this point, development of the adjacent property will probably be hindered. The Planning Director said that many new factors concerning the design of the interchange now exist that did not exist at the time the Texas Highway Department made its computer projections. The Mayor asked the difference between plans "D" and "E". The Planning Director replied that "b" is the minimum design standard for safe traffic movement and is oriented primarily toward automobile traffic. He said that plan "E" is a safer design and is oriented more toward large truck movements. Mr. Dunham asked whether any thought had been given to approaching the Highway Commission directly. The City Manager said that this staff had dealt only with the administrative staff of the Commission and that the City Council itself should make the presentation to the State Highway Commission. The Planning Director said that the church in the right-of-way area would probably need some land in the vicinity for parking area. Mr. Stovall asked whether the Plan Commission would accept the plat for the service sta- tion if it were relocated to a greater distance from the road. The Planning Director replied that the Commission would accept such a plat. In response to a question from Mr. Dunham, the City Manager said that the contact with the State Highway Com- mission by the City Council would be sufficient action on the part of the City Council for it to disapprove the requested plat. Mr. Sarsgard said that the City Council should state Plan "E" as its preference to the State Highway Commission. Mr. Dunham suggested that the City Council should deal directly with the Commission itself. The City Manager said that his office would prepare draft papers for the City Council to present to the State Highway Commission, if requested. It was suggested that this item should be held on the agenda for one more week and the Mayor suggested that the resolution be prepared as soon as possible in order to avoid any delays. The City Manager suggested that the City Council's petition to the State Highway Commission should be coordinated with the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce. 5. Notification of Property Owners - "Zoning Case ERROL - Draft memo to Mahoney to Z-67-151 (IR #1300 - Hearing Continued from prepare draft IR on unzoned land, Previous Meeting) including review of meeting in Library on program of zoning new The Mayor said that the report concerning the noti- areas. fication of the property owners appeared to be satisfactory to him. Mr. Sarsgard suggested that interested persons may appear for today's Council meeting. Mr. Sarsgard noted that zoning was not an automatic process and he asked the Planning Director what the status of unzoned land within the city limits was. The Planning Director said that the City Plan Commission 4 ,0„ is working on the backlog at the present time. He said chat in unzoned areas the City has no control over what can be built on the property as long as it meets the City's building codes. Mr. Sarsgard asked how long it would take to dispose of the backlog, and the Planning Director said two to three months. Mr. Sarsgard said that he felt that unzoned land was a very high priority item and should be disposed of as soon as possible. The Planning Director said he thought that the Planning Commission would be able to speed up the work load. Mr. Hoover inquired of the Planning Director about a meeting held in Lite Library concerning the schedule for disposing of unzoned land in the City. Mr. Mahoney replied that the pro- gram was part of his regular budget. Mr. Hoover wanted to ERROL - Ask Rodger to furnish know how taxes of agriculturally zoned land compared to taxes report on tax values of agri - on land zoned in other categories in industrial areas. Mr. Cultural land as requested. Hoover said that indiscriminate zoning initiated by the City roust be avoided. The Planning Director said that after land Is annexed into the City, only the City building codes are operative on unzoned land. Mr. Sarsgard asked for n map :showing what unzoned areas remained within the City limits. The Planning Director said that the information was avail- able and that he will prepare a report concerning it and present a timetable for its disposition. Mr. Hoover re- quested that a resume of the meeting in the Library be in- cluded in cite report. 6. Continuation of Neighborhood Improvement Program EHD - List on Agenda for 1112, (IR #k1301) No action was taken on this informal report.