1963-03-12 CC MinutesMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS
March 12, 1963
7:30 p.m.
The City Council met in a special session on March 12, 1963 in the
Council Room with the following members present:
Mayor A. J. Airoldi
Councilmen Ed Rhodes
W. D. Oradat
Dan Regan.
City Manager J. M. Orman
Assistant City Manager John C. Dodson
Mayor Pro-Tem Hamilton and Councilman Tippitt
were absent.
The invocation was given by Councilman W. D. Oradat.
RECREATION CENTER GOVERNING POLICIES
In the presence of Mrs. Betty Subjeck, a member of the Park and
Recreation Commission, the City Council reviewed the governing poli-
cies for the Recreation Center which had been formulated and passed
by the Park and Recreation Commission on February 28. Members of the
Council were in general agreement with the policies that had been
made and commended the Park and Recreation Commission on the good job
that had been done in drafting these regulations.
MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN REPORT - ORDINANCE NO. 387 - STREET PROJECT NO.23
Messrs. Dick and Llewellyn Powell of the firm of Powell and Powell
Consulting Engineers were present and explained their proposed treat-
ment of the Master Drainage Plan. It was pointed out that the cost
of preparing the plan similar to the one that Forrest and Cotton has
prepared for the City of Irving would run in the neighborhood of
$35,250. But by modifying the method in which this report would be
presented they were able to prepare this report and give essentially
the same information as was contained in the Irving report for the
sum of $20,000. Councilman Oradat moved, seconded by Councilman
Rhodes, that an ordinance be passed appropriating $20,000 out of the
Street Improvement Bond Fund Unappropriated Surplus to Street Project
No. 23 to provide funds for this work. The motion carried unanimously.
The caption of said ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH THE COST OF PREPARING A MASTER PLAN DRAINAGE
STUDY AND REPORT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR OUT OF THE STREET
IMPROVEMENT BOND FUND UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS.
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COMMITTEE TO FORMULATE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION PLAN ON VALLEY VIEW LANE
The Chamber of Commerce had been requested to submit the names of three
persons to serve as an advising committee to the City Council Committee
appointed for the purpose of formulating a plan for the acquisition of
the right-of-way for the widening of Valley View Lane between Highway
35E and Webb Chapel Road. The three names that had been submitted by
the Chamber of Commerce are: Gerald Pointer, Bob Langdon and Webb
Roberts. The three Council members who were appointed by the City
Council are: Councilmen Ed Rhodes, W. D. Oradat and Dan Regan with
W. D. Oradat to serve as Chairman of the committee. It was also
decided that Assistant City Attorney Bob Baker, Consulting Engineer
Bob King and Director of Public Works Bud Napier would be available
to meet with this committee. Mayor Airoldi also pointed out that
should the committee wish that they could include any other member of
the City Council to meet with this committee at such time as they hold
their meetings on this project.
REVISED HEISER PLAT OF AREA
CREEK
Mr. Robert Heiser presented
advised that he had applied
"R-3" to "R-3.5". In the r+
12.7 acres of land for park
WEST OF DENNIS ROAD AND NORTH OF RAWHIDE
a revised plat of the area involved and
for a change in zoning from the present
avised plat he is willing to dedicate
purposes which run along and on each side
of Rawhide Creek. One item that was discussed at great length was
the treatment that would be given to the drainage ditch along the
east side of Tom Field Road and also who would install the bridge on
Tom Field Road across the creek. The City Manager pointed out that
the bridge itself had been included in the current Street Improvement
Bond Program, possibly being in the third year phase of the bond pro-
gram. After much discussion it was mutually agreed by Mr. Heiser and
the members of the Council that the City and Mr. Heiser and the
property owner on the west side of Tom Field would share equally in
the cost of placing the storm sewer in Tom Field Road from Richland
Street southward to Rawhide Creek, this would make each party pay one-
third of the cost.
Mr. Heiser also expressed a desire for the City to enter into an
assessment paving program for Tom Field Road between Richland and
Valley View if the City Council wanted to carry it that far at this
time. No official action was taken by the City Council as far as
plat approval was concerned inasmuch as a change of zoning must be
approved by both the City Planning and Zoning Commission and the City
Council before this plat could be approved for that type zoning.
AREA TAX RATE REPORT
The City Manager had passed out to the
report which has been prepared by the
a comparison of adjusted tax rates for
area.
members of the City Council a
Tax Assessor and Collector giving
cities within the Dallas County
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CONFIRMATION OF PURCHASE OF SEDAN FOR THE CITY MANAGER
The City Manager presented a resolution for Council action which set
forth that bids had been obtained on a new four-door sedan with a
trade-in of the car he was now driving; that Vandergriff Chevrolet
Company in Carrollton was low with a bid of $1,763; that the Council
had been polled by phone on March 8, 1963 and the majority had
approved the purchase; that this action needed written confirmation
at this time and that $1,763 be transferred from General Fund Reserve
to Account No. 1 Z-4.
The City Manager explained that the result of the poll was four
approving the purchase and one making the statement that he was
basically against trading for a new car at this time. Although
Councilman Tippitt, who voiced opposition to the trade at that time,
was not present at this meeting, Councilman Regan reported that
Councilman Tippitt had contacted him and had requested him (Council-
man Regan) to voice his views on the matter. It was the consensus of
those present that inasmuch as Councilman Tippitt was unable to attend
this meeting he should be given an opportunity to present his views
and have them entered into the official minutes at a later meeting.
A motion to pass this resolution was made by Councilman Oradat,
seconded by Councilman Rhodes, with all voting "ayes".
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
J. M. Orman, City Manager
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