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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015.07.21 City Council Meeting Minutes159 City of University Park City Hall 3800 University Blvd. University Park,TX 75205 Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday,July 21,2015 5:00 PM Council Chamber EXECUTIVE SESSION 3:30 -4:00 P.M.Pursuant to TGC§551.071,the City Council met in closed session to receive confidential legal advice from the City Attorney regarding a personnel matter.No action was taken.Executive Conference Room,1st floor,City Hall. PRE-MEETING WORK SESSION(S) 4:00 -5:00 P.M.The City Council met in open work session to receive agenda item briefings from staff.No action was taken.Council Conference Room,2nd floor,City Hall. I.CALL TO ORDER Rollcall Present:4 -Mayor Olin Lane,Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,Councilmember Bob Begert and Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Stewart Excused:1 -Council member Dawn Moore A.INVOCATION:City Councilmember Bob Begert B.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:City Councilmember Bob Begert /Boy Scouts Boy Scout Jack Herz of Troop 730 was present as part of earning his Citizenship in the Community merit badge.He assisted Councilmember Begert and the City Council in leading the Pledge of Allegiance.Boy Scout Andrew Bell of Troop 518 introduced himself later in the meeting and said he was working on the Communications merit badge.Boy Scout Rishi Assar of Troop 82 also introduced himself and said he was working on his Citizenship in the Community merit badge. C.INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL:Mayor Olin Lane,Jr. D.INTRODUCTION OF STAFF:City Manager Robbie Corder Staff in attendance included Community Information Officer Steve Mace, Director of Information Services Dale Harwell,Chief of Police Greg Spradlin, Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood,City Secretary Christine Green, Director of Parks Gerry Bradley,Deputy Director of Public Works Jacob City of University Park Page 1 160 City Council Meeting Minutes July 21,2015 Speer,Communications Specialist Amanda Hartwick,Fire Chief Randy Howell,Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik,Community Development Director Patrick Baugh,Purchasing Manager Elizabeth Anderson,Library Director Sharon Martin,Permit Technician Jennifer Deaver,Building Inspector Dwayne Vest,Planning Technician Jessica Steele,Information Services Manager Ken Irvin,and Assistant Management Coordinator Thomas Ta. II.AWARDS AND RECOGNITION: Community Development Director Pat Baugh recognized Paul Crane.Paul worked for the City for over 30 years as a Building Inspector.Mayor Lane presented Paul with a retirement plaque,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart presented Paul with a check. Deputy Director of Public Works Jacob Speer recognized Ronny Traylor of the Infrastructure Maintenance Division.Ronny worked for the City for 26 years.Mayor Lane presented Ronny with a retirement plaque,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart presented Ronny with a retirement check. III.CONSENT AGENDA 15-379 Consider approval of cooperative purchasing agreement with Physio Control. City Manager Robbie Corder said that this is a Participating Addendum with Physio Control to facilitate cooperative purchasing of defibrillators and maintenance plans for the Police and Fire Departments.A contract with this vendor exists through the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)cooperative purchasing program. This agreement was approved. 15-384 Consider approval of the minutes of the July 7 City Council meeting, with or without corrections. The minutes were approved Approval of the Consent Agenda A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Stewart,seconded by Councilmember 8egert,to approve the Consent Agenda.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -MayorLane,CouncilmemberArmstrong,CouncilmemberBegert,and Mayor ProTernStewart IV.MAIN AGENDA 15-373 Second Public Hearing for the 2014 Consumer Confidence Report. Mayor Lane opened the public hearing.City Manager Corder said that this public hearing is on the agenda every year as part of state and federal City of University Park Page 2 161 City Council Meeting Minutes July 21,2015 requirements to submit an annual report regarding the City's drinking water quality.As part of those requirements,the City must conduct two public hearings to allow University Park residents to comment on the report.As in past years,the City's drinking water quality meets or exceeds all federal (EPA)requirements.This is the second of two public hearings.There were no speakers,and the Mayor closed the public hearing. 15-381 Consider approval of a right-of-way abandonment at 3945 Amherst. City Manager Corder said that the property owner at 3945 Amherst requested that the City abandon right-of-way (R-O-W)along Tulane Avenue, adjacent to 3945 Amherst.The Tulane R-O-W is considerably wider than most streets in the community,with the property line about seventeen feet back of sidewalk.Because the existing franchise utilities are located within the street,the area behind the sidewalks is excess R-O-W.City Manager Corder explained that approval of this item would authorize staff to seek a fair market value appraisal of the right-of-way (at the property owner's expense),not the actual sale.When the value is determined,the Council would consider a R-O-W abandonment ordinance. Council member Begert said he was concerned about this request and the other R-O-W abandonment request at 3945 Purdue on the agenda as there are around 20 other properties along Tulane that might make similar requests.He recommended that the Planning and Zoning Commission review these R-O-W abandonments before the Council considers them further. A motion was made by Councilmember Bob Begert,seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Stewart,to refer this item 15-381 and the next item 15-382 to the Planning and Zoning Commission for further review.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Councilmember Armstrong,Councilmember Begert,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart 15-382 Consider approval of a right-of-way abandonment at 3945 Purdue. 15-380 Discuss License Plate Reader (LPR)Systems. City Manager Corder said that this a discussion about purchasing a License Plate Reader system (LPR).LPR are increasingly being used as an investigative tool in law enforcement.LPR systems can facilitate the identification and location of stolen vehicles and wanted persons.The Council was briefed on this item in the pre-session.Staff recommends sending this item to the Public Safety Committee for review. A motion was made by Councilmember Bob Begert,seconded by Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,to refer this item to the Public Safety Committee for further review.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Councilmember Armstrong,Councilmember Begert,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart 15-383 Consider approval of a contract for a Pool Master Plan for the Holmes City of University Park Page 3 162 City Council Meeting Minutes July 21,2015 Aquatic Center. The city manager said that this is a contract with Davis and Davis for development of a master plan at the Holmes Aquatic Center.Development of a master plan was prompted by an increase in structural damage to the supporting buildings at the Holmes Aquatic Center and the desire to plan for the facility's future needs.The Parks Advisory Committee and staff both support the expenditure.The contract is in the amount of $58,700. A motion was made by Councilmember Bob Begert,seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Tommy Stewart,to approve this contract.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Councilmember Armstrong,Councilmember Begert,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart V.PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no speakers. City of University Park Page 4 163 City Council Meeting Minutes July 21,2015 VI.ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business,Mayor Lane adjourned the meeting. Considered and approved this the 4th day of August,2015: ATTEST: ~~ Christine Green,City Secretary City of University Park PageS