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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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W. Richard Davis, Mayor