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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015.09.15 City Council Meeting Minutes180 City of University Park City Hall 3800 University Blvd. University Park,TX 75205 Meeting Minutes City Council Tuesday,September 15,2015 5:00 PM Council Chamber EXECUTIVE SESSION 3:00 -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:(1)contract with the City of Dallas for wastewater treatment;and (2)fire apparatus warranties and maintenance.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. TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM Anyone wishing to address the Council on any item must fill out a green "Request to Speak" form and return it to the City Secretary.When called forward by the Mayor,before beginning their remarks,speakers are asked to go to the podium and state their name and address for the record. I.CALL TO ORDER Rollcall Present:4 -Mayor Olin Lane,Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,Councilmember Dawn Moore and Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Stewart Excused:1 -Councilmember Bob Begert A.INVOCATION:Director of Public Works Jacob Speer City of University Park Page 1 181 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 B.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:Director of Public Works Jacob Speer /Boy Scouts The following Boy Scouts,working on their Citizenship in the Community merit badge,were present to assist in leading the Pledge of Allegiance:Nick Swartzendruber of Troop 82,Sam Brady of Troop 72,Drew Brown of Troop 82,Daniel Schauber of Troop 82,Colton Sanders of Troop 82,Ford Manley of Troop 82,Keaton Cheves of Troop 125,John Kilpatrick of Troop 125, Harrison Walton of Troop 125,Andrew Charlton of Troop 125,Adam Harper of Troop 72,Stefan Moreno of Troop 72,Kael McLendon of Troop 72,Edwin Heasley of Troop 72,Travis Chatham of Troop 72,Andrew Wallace of Troop 72,Max Law of Troop 72,and Luke Wilson of Troop 72.Xander McLendon of Troop 72 was also present to assist with the Pledge,and he was working on his Communications 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, Communications Specialist Amanda Hartwick,City Secretary Christine Green,Director of Public Works Jacob Speer,Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik,Community Development Director Patrick Baugh,Fire Chief Randy Howell,and Library Director Sharon Martin. II.AWARDS AND RECOGNITION None III.CONSENT AGENDA 15-423 Consider approval of Dallas County FY16 Communicable Disease Contract City Manager Corder said that this agenda item is for approval of an annual contract with Dallas County Health and Human Services to provide health services related to tuberculosis control,sexually transmitted disease control, communicable disease control,and public health lab services.The City's cost to participate in this program is $48. This contract was approved City of University Park Page 2 182 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 15-425 Consider approval of Dallas County FY16 Food Establishment Agreement. City Manager Corder said that this agenda item is another annual agreement with the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department for food establishment inspections and environmental health services.He noted that the City has 148 restaurants and various food establishments.This contact In 2014,the City paid the County $18,315.00 to inspect 148 restaurants, kitchens,and food trucks in University Park ($75 per inspection /2 inspections per year). This contract was approved 15-431 Consider approval of UT Southwestern Contract for Paramedic Services. City Manager Corder said that this item is for approval of an annual contract in the amount of $50,822.00 with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to provide continuing education and related services to University Park Fire Department Paramedics. This contract was approved 15-435 Consider approval of the minutes of the September 1,2015 City Council Meeting,with or without corrections. The minutes were approved. Approval of the Consent Agenda A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Stewart,seconded by Councilmember Armstrong,that the Consent Agenda be approved.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Excused:1 -Councilmember 8egert IV.MAIN AGENDA City of University Park Page 3 183 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 15-434 Consider approval of an ordinance abandoning R-O-W at 4500 Mockingbird City Manager Corder said that this item is an ordinance to abandon a 6.6 inch strip of the Lomo Alto street right-of-way (R-O-W)adjacent to 4500 Mockingbird.The homeowner has requested this abandonment to facilitate installation of a masonry wall on their property without relocating existing pool plumbing.At the September 1,2015 Council meeting,Council approved a value of $77.40 per square foot for the area to be abandoned.At this value, the total purchase price of the excess R-O-W is $8,359.20.The homeowner has agreed to this purchase price,and staff recommends approval of the ordinance. A motion was madeby Councilmember Dawn Moore,seconded by Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,to adopt this ordinance.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,CouncilmemberMoore,and Mayor ProTem Stewart EnactmentNo:ORONo.15/017 15-416 Consider abandonment of R-O-W at 3945 Amherst City Manager Corder said that this is the first of two additional abandonment requests on tonight's agenda.With Council approval,staff will proceed with appraisals of the R-O-W and return to Council with an ordinance to abandon the property.The owners of the property at 3945 Amherst requested that the City abandon a strip of the Tulane street R-O-W adjacent to their property.In July,the Council referred this matter to the Planning &Zoning Commission (P&Z)for a recommendation regarding the impact the proposed abandonment could have on building setbacks and the impact of future development on the character of the streetscape and neighborhood. P&Z met in August to review this topic.P&Z did not object to the requested abandonment and did not feel that it would be detrimental to the neighborhood. The property owner requested that the City abandon fifteen (15)feet of the ROW adjacent to their property but is agreeable to an abandonment of ten (10)feet as recommended by City staff. A motion was made by Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,seconded by Mayor Olin Lane,to approve this abandonment.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -MayorLane,Armstrong,CouncilmemberMoore,and MayorPro Tem Stewart City of University Park Page 4 184 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 15-417 Consider abandonment of R-O-W at 3945 Purdue City Manager Corder said that this abandonment request is similar to the one at 3945 Amherst.The owners of the property at 3945 Purdue requested that the City abandon a strip of the Tulane street right-of-way (ROW)adjacent to their property. This matter was also reviewed by P&Z.P&Z did not object to the requested abandonment and did not feel that it would be detrimental to the neighborhood. The property owner has requested that the City abandon fifteen (15)feet of the R-O-W adjacent to their property but is agreeable to an abandonment of ten (10)feet as recommended by City staff. A motion was made by Councilmember Tommy Stewart,seconded by Councilmember Taylor Armstrong to approve this abandonment.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Excused:1 -Councilmember Begert 15-424 Consider approval of an ordinance amending the City's parking restrictions to prohibit parking of buses and limousines on public streets City Manager Corder said that at the June 16,2015 City Council meeting,staff proposed an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances to prohibit the parking of buses and limousines on public streets.This was in response to complaints received from residents of limousines parked overnight in residential areas.Current ordinances prohibit the parking of motor homes, travel trailers,boat trailers,and similar vehicles on city streets except for immediate loading and unloading.As the ordinances are currently written, tour buses,limousines,and similar vehicles are not prohibited from being parked on city streets. At the June 16 City Council meeting,Council directed staff to ask the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC)to review the proposed ordinance and provide a recommendation to the Council.The PSAC met on August 20, 2015 and unanimously recommended that Council approve the proposed amendment. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Stewart,seconded by Councilmember Moore,that this ordinance be adopted.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Enactment No:ORO No.15/018 City of University Park PageS 185 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 15-427 Continuation of FY2016 Budget Public Hearing and overview of related items Mayor Lane continued the public hearing about the FY16 budget.Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik gave a presentation.He said that the total proposed budget is $48.7 million.He presented highlights of the proposed budget including the following: •Capital Project ""Pay-as-You-Go")funding increases by 3%,to $5.7 million •Equipment replacement funding increases to 95%of actual cost •Market-based 3%increase in compensation for City employees •No change in number of full-time positions •Rate increases: o Water rates will increase 4% o Sanitation services rates will increase 5% o Stormwater rates are unchanged •Anticipated sales tax revenue increase of $400,000 •Third annual decrease in the property tax rate.From 26.979 cents in FY15 to 25.893 cents in FY16 -a 4%decrease. •Average single family home will pay $96 more in tax than last year because of increase in property values (Average home is up 7.9%,tax base is up 7.6%overall.) Mayor Lane asked if there were any speakers present for the public hearing. There were none,so he closed the public hearing. 15-428 Consider approval of an ordinance adopting the FY2016 budget Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik said that this item is an ordinance adopting the FT2016 budget.The total budget of $48,658,908 is 3.0%higher than last year's $47,263,144 adopted budget.It will take effect October 1,2015. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Stewart,seconded by Council member Taylor Armstrong,to adopt this ordinance ..The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Enactment No:ORO No.15/019 City of University Park Page 6 186 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 15-429 Consider ratification of 2015 (FY2016)tax revenue increase Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik read a statement to satisfy requirements of the Texas Local Government Code,Section 102.005: "THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $559,322 OR 3.27%,AND OF THAT AMOUNT,$380,45815 TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR." "The City Council needs to take a vote whether to ratify the tax increase as reflected in the FY2016 budget.A motion is appropriate at this time." A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Tommy Stewart,seconded by Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,to ratify the 2015 (FY2016)tax revenue increase.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart 15-430 Consider approval of an ordinance levying the 2015 (FY2016)property tax rate Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik said that this item is an ordinance setting the 2015 (FY2016)property tax rate at $0.25893 per $100 taxable value.This tax rate is expected to yield $17,688,086 when levied against the 2015 certified tax roll. Mayor Lane read a motion to comply with requirements of section 26.05 of the Texas Property Tax Code: "I move that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 0.25893 percent,which is effectively a 2.21 percent increase in the tax rate". A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Tommy Stewart,seconded by Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,to adopt this ordinance.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Enactment No:ORO No.15/020 City of University Park Page 7 187 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 15-432 Consider approval of an ordinance adopting the FY2016 pay plan Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik said that this is an ordinance adopting the City's pay plan.This ordinance will grant City employees a 3%market-based increase for FY2016. The plan has been reviewed and recommended by the Employee Benefits Advisory Committee at its August 13,2015 meeting. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Stewart,seconded by Councilmember Armstrong,that this ordinance be adopted.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Enactment No:ORD No.15/021 15-433 Consider approval of a resolution adopting fee schedule changes for FY2016 Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik said that this final agenda item is a resolution amending the City's master fee schedule.The amendment includes new water and sanitation rates and is detailed on the exhibit attached to the resolution.The City's master fee schedule is included as an appendix to the City Code. Changes necessary as a result of the FY2016 are: Water rates are increasing 4%across the board,passing through a similar increase from the Dallas County/Park Cities Municipal Utility District,the City's water supplier. Sanitation rates are increasing 5%,to combat longstanding fund balance erosion.The last Sanitation rate increase was in FY2009. The amended rates will go into effect October 1,2015. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Tommy Stewart,seconded by Council member Taylor Armstrong,to adopt this resolution.The motion carried by the following vote: Aye:4 -Mayor Lane,Armstrong,Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tem Stewart Enactment No:RES No.15/007 v.PUBLIC COMMENTS None City of University Park Page 8 188 City Council Meeting Minutes September 15,2015 VI.ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business,Mayor Lane adjourned the meeting. Considered and approved this the 6th day of October,2015: f)t...£ Olin Lane,Jr.,Mayor ATTEST: ~/'--L~ Christine Green,City Secretary City of University Park Page 9