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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMn 03-07-06 39 MINUTES #2606 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2006, 5:00 P.M. Mayor Blackie Holmes opened the meeting of the City Council. Present were Mayor Pro Tempore Jim Roberts and Councilmembers Syd Carter, Kelly Walker and Harry Shawver. Also in attendance were City Manager Bob Livingston, City Attorney Rob Dillard and City Secretary Nina Wilson. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION DEPARTMENT PINS: City Manager Bob Livingston presented a 30-year pin to Management Services Coordinator Fred Carroll, Facilities Maintenance Department, and a 10-year pin to Maintenance Technician Joe Ramirez, Utilities Department, for a total of 40 years of service to the city. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR Mayor Holmes made a statement regarding the issue of underage drinking and parental responsibility in which he said, "Because of recent media coverage and interest lodged by several residents, I want to take a few minutes to address the dual issues of underage drinking and parental responsibility. I want to assure University Park parents, especially as we enter Prom season, the University Park Police Department has taken and will continue to take a no- tolerance stance regarding underage consumption. I also want to re-enforce that our police department will be aggressive in its approach to incidents where adults may have furnished alcohol for those underage. I also want to underscore that existing state law currently provides penalties for a Class C Violation or a Class A Violation that are more than sufficient. The penalty for a Class C Violation is up to $500 with no jail time. The penalty for a Class A Violation is up to a $4,000 fine and/or up to a year in jail if furnished or provided. In the weeks ahead, to make sure that all residents of this community are aware of the penalties regarding underage consumption and for those who would furnish alcohol to minors, we will detail the police department's ongoing enforcement efforts in our community newsletter, The Arbor, and in the column space that our fine community newspapers allow us to use for such outreach efforts." Mayor Pro Tern Roberts moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Carter seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the following: CONSENT AGENDA PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MARCH 16,2006, AS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE KID DAY: Camp Fire USA commemorates its 10th annual Absolutely Incredible Kid Day as part of the celebration of children on this day, and adults are encouraged to send letters of appreciation to the young people in their lives. 40 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER TO IMAGINUITY INTERACTIVE, INC. FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO WEB SITE: One of the main areas of focus was the home page redesign. A keyword search capability is needed to help citizens locate information of interest in archived news articles. The requested changes added system design and programming time to the project and, therefore, generated the need for a Change Order in the amount of$6,750. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BID #06-01, ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPING SOILS: The Parks Department has visited the low bidders' sites in order to make a determination on the quality of their products. The department recommends awarding professional landscape mix ($23.50 per cubic yard), top dressing material ($19.90 per cubic yard), and organic composts ($22.50 per cubic yard) to Living Earth Technology. GWG Wood Group was the low bidder for shredded cedar mulch ($17.50 per ton). The total amount ofthe bid is $14,540. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND PARK CITIES MUNICIP AL UTILITIES DISTRICT FOR ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CITY OFFICIALS, CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND USE OF DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT: The cost of the contract for Early Voting is estimated at $3,044.12 and Election Day at $1,625.17 plus an Election Services fee of $466.93 for a total of$5,136.22. RESOLUTION NO. 06-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE MA YOR TO EXECUTE AN ELECTION SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE PARK CITIES MUNICIPAL UTILITIES DISTRICT FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS AND CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MA Y 13, 2006; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: The minutes were approved for March 7, 2006. MAIN AGENDA CONSIDER AWARD OF CONTRACT WITH SEGA, INC. FOR 138 KV UNDERGROUND TRANSMISSION LINE FEASIBILITY STUDY: The awarding of the contract will allow for a feasibility study to underground all existing aerial utilities along the entire route of the 138 k V transmission line. Three routes will be examined for an underground solution of the transmission line and underground solutions for existing aerial utilities in the existing location. The following items will be included as part of the analysis: design concepts depicting cross sections of the alternative routes for placement of all underground services and the necessary rights-of-way needed; preliminary cost estimates of the various alternatives for the underground solutions, including the costs of rights-of-way acquisition; and, in addition to the underground analysis, the study will explore moving only the transmission line to another existing TXU aerial corridor. A report will be presented to the City Council and Steering Committee summarizing the findings of the feasibility study by the April 18th City Council meeting. Councilmember Carter moved approval of the General 41 Services Agreement. Councilmember Shawver seconded, and the vote was unanimous to award the contract to Sega, Inc. for the 138 kV Underground Transmission Line Feasibility Study in an amount not to exceed $55,000. CONSIDER ORDINANCE FOR STREET NAME CHANGE FROM LOMA ALTO TO LOMO ALTO: Several spelling variations of the street have appeared in addressing databases used throughout city operations. Under the existing ordinance, the official street name is Lorna Alto; however, the existing street signs read Lomo Alto. In addition, the Town of Highland Park uses Lomo Alto as the spelling on all street name signs within town limits. However, the City of Dallas is inconsistent with the spelling of Lorna Alto to the north. The ordinance changes the spelling of Lorna Alto to Lomo Alto. Councilmember Shawver moved approval of the ordinance. Mayor Pro Tern Roberts seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve changing the name from Lorna Alto to Lomo Alto. ORDINANCE NO. 06/04 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, CHANGING THE SPELLING OF THE NAME OF PORTIONS OF A STREET IN THE CITY TO LOMO ALTO; PROVIDING FOR THE ERECTION OF SIGNAGE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. DISCUSS ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF TRASH COLLECTION FOR PROPERTIES WITHOUT ALLEY ACCESS: This item was continued to the next city council meeting. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TWO ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS: The Hyer Elementary School PT A and Safety Chairman requested two additional school crossing guards for the intersections of Caruth and Pickwick and Colgate and Pickwick. In order to hire these two additional employees, it will be necessary to adjust the budget to include the salary and benefits for the two at a total of approximately $5,990.00 each or $11,980.00 for both. Councilmember Walker moved approval of two additional crossing guards for Hyer Elementary School. Councilmember Carter seconded, and the vote was unanimous to hire two additional crossing guards. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PURCHASE OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE: This item was continued to the next city council meeting. DISCUSS REQUIREMENTS FOR INSET PARKING ALONG CITY STREETS: Mr. Matthew Dixon, 3448 Rosedale, spoke at the February 21, 2006 city council meeting on parking conditions on Hursey between Rosedale and Milton, noting that the inset parking on the west side of Hursey had been removed, which narrowed the street considerably. In accordance with the Code of Ordinances regarding inset parking, Chapter 3, Paragraph 3.600 (c) and, given the deteriorated condition of the existing inset parking on the west side of Hursey at the time of the reconstruction of the adjacent residential construction, Building Inspection Staff required the contractor to replace the inset parking with a standard curb section. The Council decision to enact the above-referenced ordinance some years ago came with a recommendation from the Urban Design & Development Committee with a desire to have more green space in the community and from staff citing safety issues with intermittent inset parking. Mayor Holmes 42 moved that the item be sent back to the Urban Design and Development Committee for a more recent recommendation. Mayor Pro Tern Roberts seconded, and the vote was unanimous to return the item to the committee. CONSIDER FINAL PAYMENTS TO CATES, COURTNEY, & ROEBUCK, L.P. FOR UPGRADES TO TRANSFER STATION AT 2525 UNIVERSITY: Mayor Pro Tern Roberts moved approval of the final payment in the amount of $30,368.50 to Cates, Courtney, & Roebuck, L.P. for satisfactory completion of the upgrades to the sanitation transfer station. Councilmember Carter seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the final payment for the transfer station at 2525 University. DISCUSS CHANGING DATE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND DISCUSSION OF FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND VIEWING OF VIDEO FOR OPEN MEETINGS: Councilmember Shawver moved that the city council meeting date be changed to Thursday, April 20, 2006 at which time the 138 kV transmission line feasibility study will be due, and the meeting for the council to view the open meeting video and receive an explanation of the Financial Disclosure Statements be changed to the second meeting in August. Councilmember Walker seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the change in both meeting times. DISCUSS REQUEST FROM PARK CITIES ROTARY CLUB REGARDING 4TH OF JULY PARADE: The Park Cities Rotary Club would like to solicit contributions to its foundation by having a sponsor for the 4th of July Parade. The fund is managed by the Communities Foundation of Texas, and 50% of the funds go to the Highland Park Independent School District and 50% to charities within the Park Cities. No action was taken. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. PASSED AND APPROVED this 21 st of March 2006.