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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-02-04349 MINUTES #24O7 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2004, 5:00 P.M. Mayor Harold Peek opened the meeting of the City Council. Present were Mayor Pro Tempore Dick Davis, Councilmembers Jim Roberts, Harry Shawver and Blackie Holmes. Also in attendance were City Attorney Rob Dillard, City Manager Bob Livingston and City Secretary Nina Wilson. AWARDS DEPARTMENT PINS: City Manager Bob Livingston presented Park Superintendent Tammy Watson with a 25-year department pin; Police Detective Lawrence Byrd with a 20-year department pin and Director of Information Services Jim Criswell with a 1 O-year department pin for a total of 65 years of service to the City. Ten Boy Scouts introduced themselves and stated the merit badge upon which they were working. Those attending were: Alex Adams, 3608 Wentwood; Paul Bass, 4408 Purdue; William Biggers, 4408 Larchmont; John Coffman, 4032 Amherst; Adam Lange, 2916 Hanover; Malcolm Petersen, 4057 Stanford; Caleb Robinson, 4525 Rheims Place; Michael Rote, 3313 Marquette; Christopher Stasek, 4104 Caruth Boulevard and Andy Wright, 2912 SMU Boulevard. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR Mr. Doug Clarkson, 2916 McFarlin, spoke stating that he had not been given notice of the new plan for the screening wall and requested a call from one of the members of the city council. Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved acceptance of the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Shawver seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the following: CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDER CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 FOR PROJECT 42720 TO REBCON, INC. FOR HILLCREST PAVING REPAIRS: There are pavement failures on the outside southbound lane of Hillcrest from Southwestern to south of Amherst. The failed sections, if not repaired soon, will cause sections adjacent to those areas to start failing. The amount of the Change Order is $76,710.00. CONSIDER BID #04-05 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR DUCTILE IRON PIPE, FITTINGS AND VALVES: The recommended bid award is based on the low bid per item as follows: D&W Utility Supply, estimated annual total of $125,790.39 and 35O Ferguson Waterworks, estimated annual total of $20,411.30 for an overall estimated total, if all parts are purchased, of $146,201.69. CONSIDER JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT WITH PARK CITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DISTRICT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: The Park Cities Municipal Utilities District has contacted the City requesting a joint election. The City and the District have contracted with the Dallas County Elections Department for General Elections since 1994. The cost of the contract for Early Voting is estimated to be $1,475.50 and for Election Day $1,551.13 plus an Election Services fee of $302.66 for a total of $3,329.29. CONSIDER ADDITION TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2004: Mr. Doug Clarkson requested the council add one clarifying sentence to the agenda minutes of January 27, 2004. In the final full paragraph of the minutes, it stated: "Vice-President of Legal Affairs Leon Bennett spoke for SMU giving a PowerPoint presentation showing the proposed change. At the conclusion of his presentation, several residents spoke for and against the wall. Mr. Bennett spoke again stating that SMU was not requesting the wall and did not initiate it, but have worked with the neighbors who wanted the wall, and that it was the City's decision." Mr. Clarkson requested the following sentence be added to the last sentence above: "Mr. Clarkson, one of the neighbors, stated the wall was a fundamental element of the 1998 compromise forged between the city, SMU, and the neighborhood and the neighborhood would not have agreed to the compromise without the wall." This is Mr. Clarkson's statement from the meeting of January 27, 2004, and he has requested it be included "to accurately reflect the historical record". CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: For February 18, 2004. MAIN AGENDA CONSIDER APPROVAL OF DETAILED PLANS FOR PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH: On November 19, 2002, the City Council approved the creation of Planned Development District No. 29 (PD-29) for Park Cities Baptist Church. On September 2, 2003, the church presented a revised conceptual site plan also approved by the Council. The initial approval in November 2002, Ordinance No. 02/33, provided the church also submit detailed site and landscape plans per Section 22-500 of the Zoning Ordinance. Prior to a building permit being issued for the construction of the garage and special events building, the detailed plans had to be approved by the City Council, and a left- turn lane along west bound Northwest Highway into the site must be constructed. There was some question from the Council regarding the view the Villanova residents would have of the dumpsters. Greg Boyd, representative of the church, said a wooden fence would be erected around the dumpsters. Mayor Pro Tem Davis moved approval of the plans. Councilmember Shawver seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the site and landscape plans. 351 CONSIDER ORDINANCE FOR SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY TO REZONE LOT 3, BLOCK 2, 3015 DYER AND LOT 3, BLOCK 1, 3016 DYER FROM UNIVERSITY CAMPUS-3 TO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS-2: Councilmember Shawver moved approval of the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tem Davis seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the rezoning ordinance for Southern Methodist University. Mayor Peek and Mayor Pro Tem Davis will meet on Friday, March 5, with several residents to discuss the screening wall. ORDINANCE NO. 04/11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONING TO UNIVERSITY CAMPUS-2 UC-2 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 3015 AND 3016 DYER, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 3. BLOCK 1 AND LOT 3, BLOCK 2, OF THE UNIVERSITY HILLS WEST ADDITION, AN ADDITION TO THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS; 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 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CONSIDER D.A.R.E. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND PARK: Over 10 years ago, the University Park Police Department, with permission of the Highland Park Independent School District, began providing an officer to conduct the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program at McCulloch Middle School. The City provided all funding for the program with the exception of some donations for program supplies such as notebooks, t-shirts and awards. Earlier this year, due to a need to place more officers on patrol, staff proposed discontinuing the program. This would have ended the program in the fall of 2004, and the officer teaching the class would have been returned to patrol duty. The Interlocal Agreement will continue the program using a new funding arrangement. The city will provide $50,000 of the annual cost and the Town of Highland Park $25,000. Supplies in the amount of approximately $5,000 will be supplied by another source. An additional officer for the police department will be requested in the FY2005 Budget and will be placed on regular patrol duty. Mr. Ray Kane, President-Elect of the McCulloch Middle School Dads Club, urged passage of the agreement and offered to form a student/parent study group to ensure the money is used wisely. Mayor Peek said the Council would take the offer under consideration. Mayor Pro Tem Davis noted that several people had indicated they were in favor of the D.A.R.E. Program, but did not wish to speak. Mayor Pro Tern Davis then moved acceptance of the agreement. Councilmember Holmes seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the D.A.R.E. Interlocal Agreement with The Town of Highland Park. CONSIDER PURCHASE OF A KAWASAKI MOTORCYCLE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT: In August 2003, a local resident made an anonymous donation to the 352 University Park Police Department in the amount of $40,000.00. The resident asked that the money be used at the discretion of the Police Department. Staff felt the money should be used to purchase a police motorcycle, one FLIR (night vision) unit, and software for CID. The purchase of the recommended equipment was then approved by the donor. The software has been purchased for a cost of approximately $4,400.00. A Kawasaki Police Motorcycle will cost $10,842. An additional $3,090.79 will be spent to purchase a Motorola Radio for the motorcycle. Installation will cost $1,447.31, which includes one helmet kit for $275.00. The helmet will allow the rider to hear the radio and communicate with dispatch and other units. The total cost will be $15,380.10. The motorcycle will be used for traffic enforcement in congested areas. Councilmember Roberts moved approval of the purchase. Councilmember Shawver seconded, and the vote was unanimous to purchase a Kawasaki Motorcycle for the Police Department. CONSIDER PURCHASE OF IN-CAR DIGITAL RECORDING EQUIPMENT FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PATROL CARS: Chief Gary Adams explained the reasons for the purchase. The purchase of state-of-the art in-car digital recording equipment will replace the VCR-based video equipment currently being used. While the video equipment has proven to be a very valuable tool for law enforcement and is required for compliance with Senate Bill 1074 as it relates to preventing racial profiling, new digital equipment is being sought to provide a better solution for recording traffic stops from police patrol vehicles. The cost for the purchase of the digital recording equipment from Digital Safety Technologies, Inc. will be $96,000. Councilmember Holmes moved approval of the purchase. Councilmember Shawver seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the purchase of in-car digital recording equipment from Digital Safety Technologies, Inc. CONSIDER AGREEMENT WITH PARK CITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DISTRICT (PC MUD) REGARDING WATER OPERATIONS AND DELIVERY OF WATER: The current contract's latest extension expired on March 1, 2004. The new contract differs in several provisions from the current agreement. Included in the new contract is a 20-year term rather than the current 10, the sections dealing with calibration of the meter that measures the amount of water delivered to the City are simplified, the calculation of the amount the District charges the City for water has changed. The District charges will now be split between two factors, the cost of providing treated water to the City and the cost of operating the Germany Park Booster Station. The District will inform the City of any proposed rate increase prior to its enactment as a procedure for the City to protest the increase. The City will be allowed to coordinate its new electronic meter reading with the date of the District's master meter read, allowing the City to better determine differences between the amount of water received during the month and the amount used. Mayor Pro Tern Davis moved approval of the agreement. Councilmember Holmes seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the Agreement with PC MUD Regarding Water Operations and Delivery of Water. Councilmember Roberts requested that a future agenda include a discussion on a dog park. 353 GRADUATION AND RECEPTION FOR LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY PARK GRADUATES: Syd Carter, representing Leadership University Park for the Community League, introduced and presented a Certificate of Achievement to each person in the spring class. After the presentation of certificates, there being no further business, Mayor Peek adjourned the meeting. PASSED AND APPROVED this 17th day of March 2004. ~(~Wi~n, C~cretary