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`ly CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS
COUNCIL CHAMBER—CITY HALL
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013, 5:00 P.M.
4:00 - 5:00 P.M. PRE-MEETING WORK SESSION(S)
The City Council convened at 4:00 p.m. into open work session to review agenda items
with staff Present were Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Clark, Council members Begert,
Moore and Stewart, along with City Manager Livingston and City Attorney Dillard.
Mayor Davis asked Director of Parks Gerry Bradley to review the proposed amendments
to the park use rules with the Council. Mr. Bradley briefly reviewed the work Council and
staff have done on the draft ordinance. Councilmember Begert stated he wanted to remove
the restriction on the number of tennis balls permitted on the courts. Mayor Davis asked to
eliminate the $25 penalty for failure to cancel reservations. He suggested that instead, the
ordinance be worded to state repeated no-shows may result in forfeiture of tennis permit.
The Council also requested staff to remove the three hour time restriction on tennis
instructors in section 1.09.076.
The Council then discussed rules governing group sizes for boot camps and personal
training. Mayor Pro Tem Clark suggested that such groups be restricted to a maximum size
of fifteen participants. Councilmember Stewart stated he was not in favor of that
restriction. The Council then discussed group sizes. Park Director Bradley said he will
determine specific locations in Caruth, Burleson and Curtis parks for the various group
sizes. He said staff thinks this will have the least negative impact on residents. He also said
staff will work on a tier system for pricing registration of training groups and boot camps
based on number of participants.
Mayor Davis adjourned the work session at 5:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
The City Council Meeting was called into session at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at
City Hall. Present were Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Bob Clark, Councilmember Bob
Begert, Councilmember Dawn Moore, and Councilmember Tommy Stewart. Also in
attendance were City Attorney Rob Dillard and City Manager Bob Livingston.
A. INVOCATION: City Attorney Robert L. Dillard, III
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: City Attorney Dillard /Boy Scouts
C. INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL: Mayor W. Richard Davis
D. INTRODUCTION OF STAFF: City Manager Bob Livingston
Staff present included: Director of Parks Gerry Bradley, Director of Finance Kent Austin,
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Library Director Sharon Martin, Fire Chief Randy Howell, Assistant to the City Manager
George Ert le, Director of Human Resources Luanne Hanford, Assistant Director of Public
Works Jacob Speer, Director of Community Development Robbie Corder, City Secretary
Liz Spector, Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood, Police Chief Gary Adams,
Director of Information Services Jim Criswell and Community Information Officer Steve
Mace.
II. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
A. 13-138 RECOGNITION: of Fire Department Honor Guard members
This item was pulled because the Honor Guard was in Houston, Texas attending the
funeral for four Houston, Texas firefighters who were killed in the line of duty the
previous week.
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A. 13-117 Consider and act on an Ordinance abandoning Preston Road Fresh Water
District Easement
Consent Agenda approval will adopt Ordinance 13/20, abandoning an easement at
3925 Marquette.
ORDINANCE NO. 13/20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK TEXAS,
ABANDONING A WATER MAIN LINE AND EASEMENT OF THE
PRESTON ROAD FRESH WATER DISTRICT IN THE FIFTH AND
SEVENTH SECTIONS OF UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ADDITION, AS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, TO THE ABUTTING OWNERS;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE FURNISHING OF A CERTIFIED COPY OF
THIS ORDINANCE FOR RECORDING IN THE REAL PROPERTY
RECORDS OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AS A QUITCLAIM DEED OF
THE CITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
B. 13-126 Consider and act on an Ordinance approving and adopting Rate Schedule
RRM "RRM - Rate Review Mechanism" for Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Tex
Division
Consent Agenda approval will adopt Ordinance 13/21, approving and adopting
Atmos Energy Corporation Rate Schedule RRM.
ORDINANCE NO. 13/21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS,
APPROVING AND ADOPTING RATE SCHEDULE "RRM - RATE
REVIEW MECHANISM" FOR ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION, MID-
TEX DIVISION TO BE IN FORCE IN THE CITY FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME AS SPECIFIED IN THE RATE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A
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SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DETERMINING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE;
AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE
COMPANY AND ACSC LEGAL COUNSEL.
C. 13-133 CONSIDER AND ACT: on approval of MOU between the City of
University Park and the SPCA of Texas
Consent Agenda approval will authorize the City Manager to execute a contract
with the SPCA of Texas to assist with animal related relief activities including
rescue and provision of transportation and sheltering of animals injured and/or
displaced following a disaster at the City's request.
D. 13-109 Consider approval of minutes of the May 7, 2013 City Council Meeting
E. 13-131 Consider approval of minutes of the May 14, 2013 Special City Council
Meeting
F. 13-132 Consider minutes of the May 21, 2013 City Council Meeting
Mayor Pro Tem Clark made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Councilmember
Moore seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
IV. MAIN AGENDA
A. 13-124 Public Hearing on Dallas County Office of Emergency Management
HazMAP Community Hazard Plan
There was no one present who wished to speak and Mayor Davis closed the public
hearing.
B. 13-105 Discuss: University Park Public Safety Committee Report on Races
UPPD Chief Gary Adams addressed the City Council regarding recommendations
from the Public Safety Advisory Committee. Chief Adams stated at the request of
the City Council, he conducted a discussion with the City's Public Safety Advisory
Committee to receive their recommendations about regulating the increasing number
of 5k races conducted on City streets. Chief Adams said after some deliberation, the
committee recommended that all such requests be made 45 days in advance of the
race date and that each race route be approved by the Chief of Police. In addition,
he said races will be conducted on a variety of routes to ease potential hardship on
residents. Chief Adams stated that unless participants in any event exceed 300, they
will not be required to obtain approval of the City Council. Mayor Davis thanked
Chief Adams for the information.
Councilmember Stewart said he was at meeting as the Council's representative. He
said the issue was discussed thoroughly and the committee stated the twelve races
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currently conducted in the City were not a burden.
Mayor Pro Tern Clark asked if there was an amount that would burden the City.
Chief Adams said the committee did not determine there was a problem. He said the
Police Department has no concerns about the races as they generally are conducted
on weekends and early in the mornings. He said the largest race conducted in the
City has been the 3-Day Walk sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Foundation. He
said even that large event caused no concern for him or his staff.
C. 13-125 Discuss: PWAC recommendation regarding sidewalk and ROW
improvements for building permits in excess of$10,000 in valuation
Director of Community Development Robbie Corder addressed the Council
regarding the City ordinance requiring homeowners obtaining permits valued in
excess of$10,000 to repair broken or dilapidated sidewalks and any right-of-way
encroachments as part of permit approval. He said after a recent bout of bad
weather, many homeowners were forced to make emergency roof repairs in excess
of$10,000, triggering this requirement for several families. He said he received a
lot of feedback from the homeowners who felt the additional repairs triggered by the
ordinance unfairly penalized them during a time of hardship.
He said he referred study of the issue to the Public Works Advisory Committee as
requested by the Council. Mr. Corder said the committee recommended changing
the requirement to only trigger the repairs when permits in excess of$10,000 are
submitted for new construction, remodels, additions, concrete work or fence
permits. He said the committee recommended not including roofing permits or
certain trade permits.
Mr. Corder said a second change recommended by PWAC is to remove language
pertaining to appeals in sidewalk section of the Code to agree with other sections
that do not allow appeals.
Councilmember Begert asked Mr. Corder if he agreed with the recommendations
from PWAC. Mr. Corder stated he was. He said he will request the City Attorney
to draft an ordinance amendment for the Council's future consideration if directed by
the Council.
Councilmember Begert made a motion to approve the PWAC recommendation
regarding sidewalk and ROW improvements for building permits in excess of
$10,000 in valuation. Mayor Pro Tern Clark seconded, and the motion carried
unanimously.
D. 13-102 CONSIDER AND ACT: on proposed amendments to the Ordinance
regulating park facilities usage
Mayor Davis said the City Council has worked on this issue through the three
previous Council meetings. He stated the Council has received and reviewed much
information from staff and residents. .10
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Mayor Davis said the Council worked for an hour during work session to give staff
tos, information to make specific changes to the draft ordinance. He said the Council
has requested staff bring a draft ordinance incorporating the changes to the next
Council meeting for consideration. He stated he has closed the evidentiary hearing
and will not take comments from the floor. He stated the Council will consider any
written correspondences they received and he intends to finalize an ordinance
amending park use rules at the June 18 meeting.
Mayor Davis thanked everyone in attendance for their interest in this issue and
asked that they review the draft ordinance that will be on the website prior to the
next Council meeting.
E. 13-134 DISCUSS: FY2014 budget calendar
Director of Finance Kent Austin addressed the Council. He stated the City Council
Meeting schedule for adoption of the FY14 budget needs to be set. He said he will
formally transmit the budget to the Council at the August 6 meeting. He said two
public hearings will need to be scheduled if there is an effective tax increase, which
he anticipates. He asked the first hearing be conducted at the August 20 Regular
Council Meeting followed by a second hearing at a special called meeting on August
27. He said the budget can then be adopted by the City Council at the September 3
Council Meeting. He said his objective is to have the budget approved by mid-
September. Mayor Davis asked if three Council members present will be sufficient.
Kent Austin said a vote will be required on August 6 to set dates for the public
\go, hearings and three members will be sufficient. City Manager Livingston asked the
Mayor and Council members let him know their schedules for the months of
August and September to allow staff to set dates for budget hearings.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to address the Council under Public Comments.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There was no further business before the City Council and Mayor Davis adjourned the
meeting.
Considered and approved this 18th day of June 2013.
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W. Richard Davis, Mayor
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