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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMn 01-16-07 142 MINUTES #2702 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS TUESDAY, JANUARY 16,2007,5:00 P.M. Mayor Blackie Holmes convened the city council into an executive session in the conference room at 3:59 p.m. for a discussion regarding a possible real estate purchase under Section 551.072 of the Government Code. The executive session was closed at 4:22 p.m. No action was voted on or taken during the meeting. Mayor Blackie Holmes opened the regular city council meeting at 5 :00 p.m. Present were Mayor Pro Tempore Harry Shawver and Councilmembers Syd Carter, Kelly Walker and Jerry Grable. Also in attendance were City Manager Bob Livingston, City Attorney Rob Dillard and City Secretary Nina Wilson. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION DEPARTMENT PIN: City Manager Bob Livingston presented Forestry Technician Jose Munoz of the Park Department with his 25-year service pin and thanked him for his years of service to the City of University Park. Maintenance Technician II Pat Brignon was unable to attend and is scheduled for a future meeting. PRESENTATION OF LAKE GRAPEVINE WATER AUDIT: Larry McDaniel, General Manager of the Dallas County Park Cities Municipal Utilities District (PC MUD), contracted with Nationwide Water Resources to develop an audit of Lake Grapevine with respect to the water rights held by the MUD, the City of Dallas, and the City of Grapevine. Mr. McDaniel detailed the status of water rights versus lake levels for each community, as it relates to current drought conditions, and stated that the status is very good. Councilmember Walker moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Carter seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the following: CONSENT AGENDA CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO REMOVE TWO-HOUR PARKING RESTRICTIONS FROM 3200 BLOCK OF RANKIN: A petition was received from a majority of the property owners in the 3200 block of Rankin, who are in favor of removing the two-hour parking restriction from the north and south sides of the street (8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except holidays). CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO REMOVE TWO-HOUR PARKING RESTRICTIONS FROM 7000 HILLCREST: A request from Tom Thumb requesting the removal of the two-hour parking restriction along the west side of the 7000 block of Hillcrest (8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except holidays). Tom Thumb owns the property abutting all of the head-in parking spaces and would be the only one impacted by the change. 1 143 ORDINANCE NO. 07/01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, REPEALING A TIME LIMIT PARKING ORDINANCE DATED JANUARY 7,1963 AND ORDINANCE NO. 78/354 WHICH ESTABLISHED TWO HOUR PARKING LIMITS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE 7000 BLOCK OF HILLCREST AND IN THE 3200 BLOCK OF RANKIN, RESPECTIVEL Y; REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF SIGNS AND MARKINGS BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. CONSIDER FINAL PAYMENT TO CUTLER REPAVING, INC. FOR IN-PLACE RECYCLING OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS, PROJECT NO. 42695: The payment was approved in the amount of$27,683.74 for work performed and materials furnished. CONSIDER RESOLUTION ADOPTING CLEAN FLEET POLICY: The resolution is an effort towards reducing vehicle pollution and covers ways fleets can positively impact air quality through vehicle acquisitions, maintenance, operations, and compliance verification. RESOLUTION NO. 07/01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING THE CLEAN FLEET VEHICLE POLICY TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY WITHIN THE CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. UPDATE FOURTH QUARTER STRATEGIC GOALS: On December 14, 2004 the City Council adopted 6 strategic goals and objectives. A responsibility chart was created to track the progress of goal and objective achievement. The objectives completed include: Develop a plan to recognize model citizens in our community; Install attractive uniform signs in each park that give park history, regulations, and hours; Evaluate the need for a specific position on City staff to manage website and cable channel content, handle media contacts, community relations, and produce publications; Consider citywide program for sidewalk maintenance, and Implement customer service/work order system (3-1-1 project). Objectives in progress/ongoing are: Develop traffic and parking improvements; Communicate traffic realities; Develop a Master Plan for Snider Plaza and Miracle Mile areas; Develop a New Resident Orientation program; Identify initiatives based on recommendations from the Park Advisory Committee; Develop a unified design and standards for entrances to the City; Assess the effectiveness of current communication methods and make recommendations for improvements, and Conduct study of improving restrooms in the parks. Objectives not started: Study feasibility of undergrounding Lovers Lane in Miracle Mile. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: For January 2,2007. MAIN AGENDA PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND ORDINANCE ON PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 27 (PD 27), ST. CHRISTOPHER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Planned Development District No. 27 was established in June 2000, for St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 2600 Westminster. The applicant has submitted an application requesting an amendment to PD-27 to allow for a 22- foot by 42-foot canopy to be installed over the existing playground equipment. Mayor Holmes opened the public hearing. As there was no discussion on the item, he closed the public hearing. 144 CONSIDER ORDINANCE TO AMEND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 27, ST. CHRISTOPHER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Councilmember Grable moved approval of the amendment to PD 27. Councilmember Carter seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve an ordinance amending PD 27 for St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. ORDINANCE NO. 07/02 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, SO AS TO AMEND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 27 (PD-27) FOR THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS A TRACT OF LAND OF 183.5 FEET BY 177 FEET AND 172.8 FEET BY 171 FEET IN THE JEFFERSON TILLEY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1480, CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2600 WESTMINSTER, UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS; APPROVING AN AMENDED SITE PLAN; PROVIDING SPECIAL CONDITIONS; 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 ORDINANCE ORDERING CHANGE OF CERTAIN STREET ADDRESS NUMBER: A request was filed with the city to subdivide (replat) the existing lot at 3533 Asbury into two Single Family Attached (SF A) lots in accordance with the PD-6 zoning classification. However, the current addresses for the adjacent properties, 3535 and 3537 Asbury, will need to be changed to allow for the proper sequence and consistent numbering of properties in that block. Mr. Jim Mills, 3537 Asbury, and Ms. Marge Graves, 3535 Asbury, spoke before the council opposing the change. Ms. Tyler Mosher, 10415 Pagewood, and Ms. Wendi Kaplan, 10505 Barrywood Dr., members of the two families who are planning to build on the site at 3533 Asbury, spoke in favor of the change. No action was taken on the pending ordinance. Councilmember Grable moved that the address for 3533 be retained for the west Y2 of the lot and 3531, a new number not already assigned, be used for the east 12 of the lot and that the numbering for the lot east of 3533 Asbury known as 3529 Asbury be addressed at such time it is split, if that should occur. Mayor Holmes seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve changing the street address numbers. Note: After another viewing of the area by staff, it was determined that the lot could not be assigned as moved by the council's motion; therefore, 3533 Unit A and 3533 Unit B were assigned as the new house numbers. REPORT REGARDING HIGHER DENSITY AND LOSS OF ON-STREET PARKING SPACES IN MULTI-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION: In 2006, the building department permitted five multi-family projects which included 27 units and with 81 bedrooms and 54 off-street parking spaces. All of the projects were permitted for three-bedroom units, which provided two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. In most cases, these multi-family projects were built on sites where duplexes had existed. The result is higher densities in an existing neighborhood creating problems for parking, traffic circulation, sanitation and noise. It appears that current development regulations are either inadequate or have not been designed to deal with these specific issues. The current development trend points to two major issues impacting the 1 neighborhood: the proliferation of driveway approaches with direct access to the street resulting . in the loss of on-street parking spaces, and, secondly, multi-family construction is designed and built for three-bedroom units, providing two parking spaces per dwelling unit. The city proposed 145 the following specific alternatives for addressing these issues: Regulate the number and spacing of driveways for multi-family construction; Increase on-site parking requirements in the multi- family districts; Establish overlay district standards for a specific area; Promote design standards in multi-family construction to accommodate on-site parking below grade. Matt Dixon, 3448 Rosedale, presented a power point presentation showing properties at risk for redevelopment. He recommended a delay until a comprehensive street parking plan could be devised and suggested that an advisory committee be created of residents, landlords and developers specifically for the Snider Plaza MF2 area. Ms. Mary Graves, 6716 Hursey, representing eight homeowners, agreed with Mr. Dixon on establishing a parking plan. Donald H. Gale, 3712 Binkley, owner of 11 properties in the MF2 area spoke before the council in regard to his concern about too many restrictions in the city, noting that building heights don't work, the rules do not permit quality buildings and there is no place for older residents to live in the city after selling their homes. He suggested a committee of citizens, builders and consultants to address the rules. Mayor Holmes agreed and appointed an MF2 Building Advisory Committee consisting of Messrs. Gale and Dixon, Ms. Graves and two builders of Mr. Gale's choosing to work with Community Development Manager Harry Persaud and return to council with a status report to the March 20th city council meeting. Council also directed staff to amend the comprehensive zoning ordinance establishing standards for regulating the number and spacing of driveways and to increase on-site parking requirements for multi-family construction and to present it at the February 6th city council meeting. Council also forwarded this item to the Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee (ZOAC) for further review and recommendation. REPORT REGARDING RENTAL REGISTRATION PROGRAM: On December 19, 2006, the city council received a report from staff regarding violations of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance specifically relating to dwelling unit occupancy. Council directed staff to hold off on enforcement actions until June 1,2007 and to notify property owners accordingly. Staff will do a large mail out of notices next week and a utility bill insert for February. However, many cities have established a Rental Registration Program to monitor the condition and occupancy of rental properties, which requires all owners of residential dwelling units to register with the city. Property owners will be required to provide their name, address, phone number, address of rental units, number of units, available parking spaces, etc. At the time of registration, each landlord will be given copies of the city's Minimum Building and Occupancy Standards. Registration is valid for 12 months and must be renewed annually. There is no fee for registration which may be done on line. The program will provide a penalty for failure to register a rental property and for providing false information. Enforcement will be done on a complaint basis. Mayor Holmes moved to table this item until a future meeting. Councilmember Grable seconded, and the vote was unanimous to delay action at this time. REVIEW STATUS OF PILOT STUDY FOR 25 MPH SPEED LIMITS FOR RESIDENTIAL STREETS: Staff contracted with C&P Engineering for the initial collection of speed data along residential streets in the Pilot Study area. Regulatory signs were placed along the subject streets in conformance with the plan developed by the city's traffic consultant. Approximately 60 days following the installation of the signs, the city received a few calls suggesting that there were too many signs and requested that we remove some or all of them. After a conversation with our traffic consult, we removed 27 of the 66 signs, all of which were "interior" to the Pilot Study area. The consultant felt that the signs had been up for a couple of months, and the majority of the traffic along the streets is familiar with the new speed limit. The consultant will collect follow-up speed data during late March, and C&P Engineering will compile the results and recommendations into a report for council review in April 2007. 146 CONSIDER ADDENDUM TO CONTRACT WITH ALAN PLUMMER & ASSOCIATES FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF BOOSTER PUMPING ST A nON IN GERMANY PARK: The addendum to the contract is in the amount $343,056 for design of the proposed booster pumping station in Germany Park. Staff was directed to meet with a neighborhood committee to formalize the exterior appearance of the pumping station. The proposal details the extra services at a cost of $16,930, which relates directly to the time anticipated in designing the exterior elevations of the building. Mayor Holmes moved approval of the addendum to the engineering contract with Alan Plummer Associates. Councilmember Walker seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the addendum in the amount of $343,056. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BID FOR UPGRADE TO THE ALL HAZARD EMERGENCY WARNING SYSTEM: Bids were taken for an upgrade to the city's outdoor warning siren system, but there are still many parts of the city that fall into dead zones where citizens cannot hear the outdoor warning system. The upgrade consists of replacing the current rotating type sirens with omni-directional sirens that sound 360 degrees in all directions. This system still maintains the ability to utilize voice commands; but, the new system has the ability to store fifty pre-recorded messages for use over the system as well. The siren located on the Southern Methodist University Campus is owned by Southern Methodist University. Their siren will be upgraded also and is included in the bid price. They will pay approximately $25,000 to the city. American Communications won the bid in the amount of $148,341.25. Councilmember Carter moved acceptance of the bid proposal for the All Hazard Public Warning System in the amount of $148,341.25 less $25,000 from Southern Methodist University. Councilmember Graber seconded, and the vote was unanimous to approve the bid to American Communications. There being no further business, Mayor Holmes adjourned the meeting. J PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of February 2007. ATTEST: