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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012.01.17 City Council Minutes 437 MINUTES AGENDA #2828 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS COUNCIL CHAMBER - CITY HALL TUESDAY, JANUARY 17,2012,5:00 P.M. 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. REPORT: MR. MICHAEL EGAN OF THE DALLAS MARKETING GROUP SUMMARIZED THE FINDINGS OF THE OCTOBER 2011 COMMUNITY SURVEY FOR THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, CITY HALL. 4:00 - 4:15 P.M. DALLAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER MIKE CANTRELL MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AS THE CITY'S NEW COUNTY DISTRICT 2 REPRESENTATIVE. COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, CITY HALL. 4:15 - 5:00 P.M. WORK SESSION FOR AGENDA REVIEW: COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM, 2ND FLOOR, 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, Councilmember Clark, and Councilmember Begert. Also in attendance were City Manager Livingston, and City Attorney Dillard. A. INVOCATION: Mavor W. Richard Davis B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor W. Richard Davis / Bov Scouts Mayor Davis asked that any Boy Scouts present at the meeting come to the front of the chamber and assist in leading the Pledge of Allegiance. After the Pledge, Boy Scout Andrew Nichol of Troop 125 introduced himself and stated he was there to earn his Citizenship in the Community merit badge. C. INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL: Mayor W. Richard Davis D. INTRODUCTION OF STAFF: City Manager Bob Livingston City Manager Livingston introduced staff in attendance as follows: Purchasing Agent Christine Green, Purchasing Assistant Sandy Perkins, Director of Finance Kent Austin, Director of Parks Gerry Bradley, Fire Chief Randy Howell, Director of Community Development Robbie Corder, Assistant Director of Public Works Jacob Speer, Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood, City Secretary Liz Spector, Administrative Assistant George Ertle, Community Information Officer Steve Mace, Police Administrative Assistant Dawn Kossmann and Administrative Captain Leon Holman. II. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION A. PROCLAMATION: to acknowledge community service of Mayor Edward J. Drake 438 Mayor Davis read the proclamation celebrating former University Park Mayor Ed Drake's civic accomplishments and then presented it to Mayor Drake's son. III. CONSENT AGENDA A. CONSIDER AND ACT: on the BuvBoard purchase of a 2012 Ford Escape for Infrastructure Maintenance This vehicle purchase is a planned replacement of a 2001 Ford F150 truck. The Ford Escape is available on a BuyBoard contract through Philpott Motors for a total cost of$18,598.75. Purchases made through BuyBoard satisfy all competitive bidding requirements. B. CONSIDER AND ACT: on ordinance enabling final increase in paramedic MICU assignment pav This salary ordinance amendment increases the paramedic MICU assignment pay from $30.00 to $35.00 for a paramedic assigned to the ambulance for a 24 hour shift. ORDINANCE NO. 12/01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11/22 TO INCREASE AMBULANCE ASSIGNMENT PAY FROM $30 PER SHIFT TO $35 PER SHIFT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. C. CONSIDER AND ACT: on a contract with RL Goodson to perform a drainage studv This contract with RL Goodson in the amount of $28,500 is approved subject to deletion of the "limit of liability" clause and provides traffic, drainage and aesthetic improvements to the intersection where Dublin, Durham and Amherst converge. D. CONSIDER AND ACT: on Change Order No. 1 to the contract with John Burns Construction Change Order No.1 in the amount of $115,000 to the contract with John Burns Construction addresses replacement of a 4" water main in the alley bounded by Hillcrest, Shenandoah, Auburndale, and Normandy to be done in conjunction with work already underway in the area. E. CONSIDER AND ACT: on minutes of the December 20,2011 City Council Meeting City Manager Livingston summarized the Consent Agenda items for the Council and audience. Mayor Davis asked ifthere were any requests to remove any item for individual consideration. As there were none, he asked for a motion. Councilmember Clark made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda subject to the deletion of liability clause in the contract with R. L. Goodson. Councilmember Begert seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. IV. MAIN AGENDA A. DISCUSS: Urban Design & Development Advisory Committee recommendation regarding backvard chickens 439 City Manager Livingston stated staff had provided the Council with information from the Urban Design and Development Advisory Committee (UDADAC) after the committee met two times to discuss whether the City should allow backyard hens as requested by a resident. Mr. Livingston reminded the audience that the Council originally heard this request on October 18,2011 and referred its study to UDADAC. There were several requests to address the Council and Mayor Davis asked Ms. Chris Bracken to come to the lectern. Ms. Chris Bracken, 4312 Druid, said she lives next door to Ms. Miller and has never had any complaints regarding noise or smell related to the chickens. Ms. Patti Brewer, 3132 Bryn Mawr, addressed the Council in favor of Ms. Miller's proposal to keep chickens. Ms. Brewer thanked the Council for considering the request. Ms. Beth Blankenship, 3333 Rankin, addressed the Council. She said her grandparents raised chickens many years ago in their University Park backyard. She requested the Council amend the ordinance to allow the chickens. Editor's note: Three people submitted green sheets voicing their opinion as in favor of allowing backyard chickens but did not want to address the Council. They were University Park residents Ann Lamb, 3005 Bryn Mawr, Laura Noe, 3948 Centenary, and Dallas resident Barbara Babb, 9054 Briarwood. Councilmember Stewart said after studying this issue for some time, he does not have a problem with allowing chickens in the City with certain prescribed conditions. He said nutrition and health issues could be positively affected, as well as having an educational benefit for children. Councilmember Begert said agrees with Councilmember Stewart that with certain restrictions, allowing backyard hens should be no problem for the City. Mayor Pro Tern Grable said he has spoken with many people about this issue. He said he does not feel allowing backyard chickens would be beneficial for the City. He said he does not believe the majority of residents want City staff spending tax dollars enforcing regulations regarding chickens. Councilmember Clark said a previous Council revised this ordinance in 2008. He said he has studied the issue carefully and is not convinced that allowing chickens will benefit the City. Councilmember Clark said he has a responsiblity to preserve the quality of the City and this means in some cases, certain individual rights have to be given up. He stated he is not in favor of allowing backyard hens. Mayor Davis said he has reviewed all of the information and he stated that the presentations were very well done. He said he has looked at the ordinance closely and he said he is not in favor of allowing chickens in University Park. Mayor Davis asked if there was a motion. Mayor Pro Tern Grable made a motion to not amend the Code of Ordinances to allow 440 backyard hens. Councilmember Clark seconded, and the motion carried. The motion was approved in a 3-2 vote with Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Grable and Councilmember Clark voting to not amend the ordinance and Councilmember Begert and Councilmember Stewart voting to amend the ordinance. B. REPORT: on the status of the residential parking district in the areas surrounding the Southern Methodist University (SMU) campus Police Captain Leon Holman addressed the Council regarding the residential parking districts in the City. He reminded the Council that they asked for an update on the parking districts once enforcement of the new district surrounding SMU had been in place for several months. He said the district had been in place since September 20 II. Captain Holman mentioned the petition that had been received from the residents of the 3000 block of Milton requesting to be added and he said this was approved. Captain Holman displayed maps delineating the two SMU areas and a map that showed all three areas. He discussed parking complaints received by staff from September 2011 to December 2011. He said there were 42 complaints about the SMU district and 12 about the High School district. Captain Holman also mentioned that 115 temporary passes were delivered to residents in the SMU district and 32 were delivered to residents of the High School district. Captain Holman mentioned that these temporary passes are delivered to the residents by staff. Captain Holman said the main complaints are related to the number of parking passes issued per household, and temporary parking pass concerns, primarily related to nannies and housekeepers needing them on a regular basis. He also mentioned that the Community School of Park Cities at 3412 Binkley was able to add six parking spaces for their staff behind their facility. Mayor Davis thanked Captain Holman for the update and asked if there was anyone present who wished to address the Council. Resident Don Bush, of the 3000 block of Milton, requested to speak. Mayor Davis mentioned that a petition from Judge Bush had been received by staff earlier in the day and wanted Judge Bush to know they had received it but had not had time to review the request. Judge Bush thanked City Manager Livingston and staff for working with him on certain concerns he had related to institution of the parking district on his block. He mentioned that two people who signed the original petition to opt into the district had now signed a second petition to opt out of the district. He said student parking is not a problem in his area and he requested that the six homes on the end of the 3000 block of Milton be removed from the district. Mayor Davis thanked Judge Bush and said said he would put this request on a future agenda. Mr. Tom Krampitz, 3420 Potomac, addressed the Council. He said his block is one block south of the southern terminus of the Hillcrest West parking district. Mr. Krampitz said there have been stark changes in the neighborhood environment lately. He said the parking 441 district does not include Potomac A venue, even though signs went up stating it was in the parking district. Mr. Krampitz stated that due to many multi-family units that had been constructed in the area along with overflow parking from Highland Park Methodist Church and SMU, there is a shortage of on-street parking in his neighborhood. He asked to discuss with staff more manageable practices for Potomac. Mr. Livingston asked Mr. Krampitz to talk with the Police Department and Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood to discuss this. Mr. Livingston said a temporary district had been instituted in that block to give residents a place to park during recent alley reconstruction. Ms. Melanie Rudebeck, director of the Community School of Park Cities at 3412 Binkley, addressed the Council. She stated the school has 15 employees and requested the Council allow the school two resident parking permits. Mayor Davis said he could not make this decision. Ms. Rudebeck said she has no other options. She said she had contacted area businesses for parking assistance but had gotten no help. Mayor Davis said they will take her request under consideration. C. CONSIDER AND ACT: on an ordinance designating parking limits along certain streets in the Snider Plaza shopping district Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood addressed the Council. He said on December 6, 2011 the Council considered an ordinance which would improve consistency of parking limit signage in Snider Plaza and the Miracle Mile. After comments received during that meeting, staff determined it would be better to remove the Miracle Mile area from the ordinance. Mr. Smallwood said the ordinance before the Council only addresses Snider Plaza parking and limits parking times to 2 hours, Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on holidays. Mayor Davis asked if anyone present wished to discuss this proposed ordinance. There was no one and Mayor Davis asked for a motion. Councilmember Stewart made a motion to approve an ordinance designating parking limits along certain streets in the Snider Plaza shopping district. Mayor Pro Tern Grable seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 12/02 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, PROHIBITING PARKING ON THE EAST AND WEST CURBS AND MEDIANS ON SNIDER PLAZA FROM DANIEL TO ROSEDALE, ON THE EAST AND WEST CURBS AND MEDIANS ON SNIDER PLAZA FROM ROSEDALE TO MIL TON, ON THE EAST AND WEST CURBS AND MEDIANS ON SNIDER PLAZA FROM MIL TON TO RANKIN, ON THE EAST AND WEST CURBS ON SNIDER PLAZA FROM RANKIN TO WESTMINSTER, ON THE EAST SIDE OF SNIDER PLAZA FROM WESTMINSTER TO A POINT 170 FEET NORTH OF WESTMINSTER, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF DANIEL FROM SNIDER PLAZA EAST TO THE ALLEY EAST OF SNIDER PLAZA, ON ROSEDALE FROM SNIDER PLAZA WEST TO THE 442 ALLEY WEST OF SNIDER PLAZA, ON ROSEDALE FROM SNIDER PLAZA EAST TO HILLCREST, ON MIL TON FROM THE ALLEY WEST OF SNIDER PLAZA TO HILLCREST, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF RANKIN FROM THE ALLEY WEST OF SNIDER PLAZA TO THE ALLEY EAST OF SNIDER PLAZA, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RANKIN FROM SNIDER PLAZA TO HILLCREST, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WESTMINSTER FROM SNIDER PLAZA TO THE ALLEY WEST OF SNIDER PLAZA, AND ON HILLCREST FROM LOVERS LANE TO ROSEDALE IN EXCESS OF TWO HOURS MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M., EXCEPT HOLIDAYS; PROVIDING FOR THE ERECTION OF SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. V. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR There were no requests to address the Council from the floor and Mayor Davis adjourned the meeting. Considered and approved this 7th day of February 2012. w~~ W. Richard Davis, Mayor