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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION
MONDAY, JULY 12,1999
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
3800 UNIVERSITY
7:30 P.M.
The City Council convened in Regular Session in the Municipal Building (3800
University Blvd.) on July 12, 1999, with the following members present: Mayor Lewis
presiding, Council Members Ballanfant,Bertini, Grubb and May. The City Manager, City
Secretary, City Attorney, Police Chief,. Finance Director, Parks and Recreation Director
and PublicW orks Director were also present.
CITIZEN COMMENTS:
Mayor Lewis invited citizens who . wished to address the City Council to come forward as
their names were called.
Arthur L. Hirdler, 6416 Community, presented a letter dated July 12, 1999 expressing
disappointment that the City Council had not yet responded to any of his requests made
in his letter dated December 9, 1998.
Vernon Tyger, 2738 Talbot, requested that the City CounciLinstall10-foot basketball
goals at Whitt Johnson Park.
Joan Molinaro, 4026 Amherst, asked that the City Council address the rodent problem in
the City.
Lori Beggins, 2704 Pemberton, spoke in support of the Animal Recreation Facility.
Jennifer Pickering, 3522 Cason, spoke in support of the Animal Recreation Facility.
Carol Friedman, 3523 Tangley,spoke in support of the Animal Recreation Facility.
Gus Armeniades, 6628 Rutgers, spoke in support of the Animal Recreation Facility.
Faith Bowie, 6121 Wakeforest, spoke in support ofthe Animal Recreation Facility.
PROCLAMATION FOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR:
The City Council presented a Proclamation to June Begeman honoring her as Citizen of
the Year.
ORDINANCE ABANDONING AN EASEMENT:
Matters related to the first and final reading of Ordinance No. 1622.
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Mayor Lewis read the caption of Ordinance No. 1622 as follows:
AN ORDINANCE ABANDONING A PORTION OF AN EASEMENT;
AUTHORIZING A QUITCLAIM DEED; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
Copies of Ordinance No. 1622, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the
Council Chambers.
City Attorney Jim Dougherty reported that Tanglewood Bank had secured the right to
construct a new bank at 5500 Kirby Drive. The site fronts on Kirby Drive and is bounded
on the north and south by Sunset Street and Nottingham Street respectively. In order to
construct the bank the 10' utility easement, which runs east and west through the center
of the tract, must be abandoned.
On June 28, 1999 the Council agreed Tanglewood Bank could either (a) pay the City the
full appraised value of $27,000 for the easement in exchange for its abandonment or (b)
exchange the easement for one located along Kirby Drive frontag~ and pay an additional
$6,000 reflecting the difference in value of the easement based on the appraisal.
After some consideration, the Bank of Tanglewood advised the City that it would pay the
full appraised value of the easement in exchange for its abandonment and any additional
costs associated with the abandonment process. Proceeds from this abandonment will be
deposited in the City's General Fund.
A motion was made by Council Member May, seconded by Council Member Bertini, to
adopt Ordinance No. 1622 on the first and final reading.
A vote was taken on the motion with the following result:
Voting Aye:
Voting Nay:
Absent:
Mayor Lewis, Council Members Ballanfant, Bertini, Grubb
and May
None
None
CONGESTION MITIGATIONITRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT:
Matters related to a Congestion Mitigation/Traffic Management Agreement between the
City of West University Place and the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
City.Manager Sherman Yehl reported that over the past several months, the Small Cities
have been negotiating with METRO regarding an annual payment. METRO has a policy
to commit one-quarter of its sales and use tax revenues to general mobility purposes
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within its service area. This agreement would provide a base level of funds to the City to
undertake Eligible Transportation Projects.
Since 1995, the City has received, on the average, $227,500 a year from METRO under
the lnterloeal Street Maintenance Agreement. In addition, the City received $1,762,800
from METRO for the reconstruction of Weslayan.
The . proposed agreementca1ls for METRO to make payment to the City a Revenue
Allocation in the amount of $259,000 per year. This amount is equal to approximately
one-half of the sales and service tax revenues collected during FY97 by METRO. within
West D's corporate limits.
A motion was made by Council Member Grubb, seconded by Council Member May, to
approve the Congestion Mitigation/Traffic Management Agreement.
A vote was taken on the motion with the following result:
Voting Aye:
MayorLewis, Council Members Ballanfant, Bertini, Grubb
and May
None
None
Voting Nay:
Absent:
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
Matters related to the minutes of the Workshop and Regular Sessions conducted on June
28, 1999.
A motion was made by Council Member Bertini, seconded by Council Member Grubb, to
approve the minutes as presented.
A vote was taken on the motion with the following result:
Voting Aye:
Voting Nay:
Absent:
Abstain:
Mayor Lewis, Council Members Bertini, Grubb and May
None
None
Council Member Ballanfant
COUNCIL COMMENTS:
Mayor Lewis commented that the next.Town Meeting would be held on October 18th and
would address the METRO Rail System.
ADJOURNMENT:
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With no further business to come before the City Council at this time, a motion was made
by Council Member Grubb, seconded by Council Member Bertini to adjourn. The
Regular Session adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
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