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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMn. 2011.04.05 346 MINUTES AGENDA #28 I I CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS COUNCIL CHAMBER - CITY HALL TUESDAY, APRIL 5,2011,5:00 P.M. 2:00 - 2:57 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION: UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, THE COUNCIL CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS WITH CITY ATTORNEY. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL. 3:00 - 3:30 P.M. DISCUSSION: THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED POSSIBLE FUNDRAISING METHODS FOR THE UNIVERSITY P ARK CIVIC FOUNDATION'S CITY EMPLOYEE CHILDREN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND. COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL. During the discussion with staff and the city attorney, the Council asked Kent Austin to schedule a meeting of the board of the University Park Civic Foundation to deliberate and determine scholarship rules and funding methods. Three members of the Council are on the board, Mayor Pro Tempore Grable, and Councilmembers Clark and Stewart. 3:30 - 4:00 P.M. DISCUSSION REGARDING PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITHIN PD-I-R. COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL. --/ Community Development Director Robbie Corder presented information to the Council explaining how parking requirements are determined in PD-I-R (Snider Plaza) and how changes in use for establishments in Snider Plaza affect such requirements. No action was taken. 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. WORK SESSION FOR AGENDA REVIEW COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL. I. CALL TO ORDER The Regular City Council Meeting was called into session at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall. Present were Councilmember Stewart, Mayor Pro Tern Grable, Mayor Davis, Council member Clark, and Councilmember Begert. Also in attendance were City Manager Livingston, and City Attorney Dillard. A. INVOCATION: Councilmember Bob Begert B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Bob Begert / Boy Scouts C. INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL: Mayor W. Richard Davis 347 D. INTRODUCTION OF STAFF: City Manager Bob Livingston City Manager Bob Livingston introduced staff in attendance. They included Director of Information Services Jim Criswell, Police Chief Gary Adams, Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood, City Secretary Liz Spector, Administrative Intern George Ertle, Director of Finance Kent Austin, Director of Parks Gerry Bradley, Director of Community Development Robbie Corder, Director of Human Resources Luanne Hanford, and Fire Chief Randy Howell. Also in attendance were several members of the Police Department including Lt. Keith Burks, Administrative Assistant Dawn Kossmann, Officers Matt Tull, Curtis Fortner, and Todd Jenkins, Captain Leon Holman, Sgt. Jim Savage, and Records Clerk Denise Obinegbo. The Boy Scouts in attendance were members of Troop 82 and included: Trent Gahm, working on his Citizenship in the Community merit badge; Matthew Gahm, working on his Citizenship in the Community merit badge; Read Deutscher, working on his Citizenship in the Community merit badge; and, Matthew Evans, working on his Citizenship in the Community merit badge. II. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION A. RETIREMENT: Recognize Police Officer Janice Bradley's retirement after 31 years of service Chief Gary Adams addressed the Council. He introduced Officer Janice Bradley and stated that she is retiring after working for the University Park Police Department for 31 years. Chief Adams said that Officer Bradley was the first female police officer for the city and he thanked her for her many years of service and dedication to the residents of the city. Chief Adams mentioned that during her tenure, she received the 25-year Safe Driving bar, and over ten departmental commendations. Chief Adams then presented Officer Bradley with a gift. Mayor Davis presented Officer Bradley with a plaque from the city thanking her for her years of dedicated service along with a retirement gift. III. CONSENT AGENDA A. CONSIDER AND ACT: on an ordinance changing penalties for violation of handicapped parking regulations Director of Finance Kent Austin eXplained that Section 10.1208 (Parking for Handicapped or Disabled Persons) of the University Park City Code establishes the penalties for violation of handicapped parking regulations. He said since those penalties were adopted, the penalties in the Texas Transportation Code (Section 681.011) have changed. The City's Municipal Court requested the City's penalties be updated to agree with State law. 348 B. CONSIDER AND ACT: on an ordinance abandoning certain street rights-of- way along Airline-Dublin to Southern Methodist University A request was recently approved by the Council to allow SMU to relocate Airline Blvd. To accomodate the request, the City and SMU must trade ownership of certain street rights-of-way. The swap will result in SMU receiving 21,186 more square feet than it cedes. SMU will pay the City for the excess right-of-way $1,260,567.00. C. CONSIDER AND ACT: on approval of 3/15/2011 City Council Meeting minutes Mayor Davis asked if anyone wished to remove any of the consent items for individual consideration. There was no such request and Mayor Davis asked for a motion. Councilmember Clark made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Mayor Pro Tern Grable seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. IV. MAIN AGENDA A. DISCUSS: a request to amend the No Smoking Ordinance Administrative Intern George Ertle introduced the agenda item to the Council. He said a request to amend the No Smoking ordinance was made by Dr. Scott Robertson. Mr. Ertle called Dr. Robertson to the lectern. Dr. Robertson addressed the Council. He said he and his family frequent the Tae Kwon Do school located two shops down from Sacred Cigats, a cigar store which allows on-premise smoking. He said the owners frequently prop their door open which allows cigar smoke to waft into the Tae Kwon Do school. He said the students of the school are mainly children and he is concerned about the effects of second-hand smoke on them. He requested the Council amend the current city ordinance addressing smoking in establishments in the city to require that cigar or cigarette businesses must keep their doors and windows closed and to prohibit smoking within 15 feet of such establishments. Mayor Davis thanked Dr. Robertson for his comments and asked for the owner of Sacred Cigars to come to the lectern. Mr. Rudy Ced addressed the Council. He stated that he was a co-owner of Sacred Cigars. He stated he has received no formal complaints from any neighboring business owners. He said he is willing to work with the other businesses and said the ordinance is effective as written. 349 The other owner of Sacred Cigars, Alex White, addressed the Council. He said the only complaint they have received is from Dr. Robertson and Mr. White strongly encouraged the Council to leave the ordinance as written. Dr. Robertson stated he had a petition which has been signed by 60 people in favor of amending the ordinance. He gave the petition to the city secretary. Mayor Davis said there would be no action taken on this issue during the current meeting. He stated that the Council would review all comments received as well as ordinances from neighboring cities and if they decided the ordinance should be amended, they would request staff to place an amended ordinance on a future agenda. V. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR City Manager Livingston explained the rules the Council must follow when receiving comments from the floor. There were no requests to address the Council further and Mayor Davis adjourned the meeting. Considered and approved this 19th day of April, 20 II. wP@~ W. Richard Davis, Mayor