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HomeMy WebLinkAbout082701R CC Min CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2001 MUNICIPAL BUILDING COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3800 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD 7:30 P.M. The City Council convened in Regular Session in the Municipal Building Council Chambers on August 27, 2001, with the following members present: Mayor Lewis presiding, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson. The City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Police Chief, Finance Director, Public Works Director, Parks and Recreation Director, Assistant City Manager and Building Official were also present. The notice for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Texas Government Code, th Chapter 551, on the 24 of August 2001 at 4:30 p.m. Citizen Comments. Mayor Lewis invited citizens who wished to address the City Council to come forward as their names were called. Mary Lee Gray, 4124 Albans, presented a letter and spoke to the City Council about the Adult Services Board and the ongoing needed support from the Senior Services Staff. Dick Yehle, 6401 Rutgers, spoke in opposition of the speed humps on Wakeforest. Resolution accepting Certified Tax Roll. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-12 accepting the Certified Tax Roll. Finance Director Walter Thomas reported that the Truth in Taxation laws requires the City Council to acknowledge the receipt of the certified appraisal roll from the Chief Appraiser. The same laws require the City?s Tax Assessor to inform the City Council about two comparative tax rates. The is essentially the rate that the City effective tax rate would levy to generate the same property tax revenue as the preceding tax year. The roll is the effective tax rate adjusted for changes in the City?s debt service. back tax rate These rates provide information to the Council about the City?s tax revenues. They also provide triggers for additional required publication of information about the City?s property taxes and, in some cases, an opportunity for the citizens to initiate a roll back election to reduce a proposed property tax increase. Based on the certified appraisal roll the effective tax rate has been calculated at 0.380749/$100 of assessed valuation; the roll back tax rate is 0.425626/$100 of assessed valuation. City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 A motion was made by Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member May, to adopt Resolution 2001-12 acknowledging the receipt of the certified appraisal roll. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None CONSENT AGENDA: Mayor Lewis introduced the consent agenda for review and entertained questions and/or comments. A motion was made by Council Member Griffin, seconded by Council Member Jackson, to approve each item on the consent agenda with the minutes reflecting a separate vote for each item including amendments made to Ordinance No. 1686 as approved on the first reading and on Resolution No. 2001-19 which removes the designation of a Chairperson and adds Clint Faulkner in Position 7 of the Public Safety Board. Items on the consent agenda (**) are as follows and reflect the following vote on each item: **Ordinance relating to Board and Commission members. Matters related to the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1686. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Ordinance establishing ADA grievance procedures. Matters related to the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1690. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None 2 City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 **Noise ordinance. Matters related to the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1691. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Private Green space. Matters related to the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1692. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Resolution appointing members to Zoning and Planning Commission. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-13 appointing members to the Zoning and Planning Commission. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Resolution appointing members to Zoning Board of Adjustment. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-14 appointing members to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None 3 City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 **Resolution appointing members to Building and Standards Commission. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-15 appointing members to the Building and Standards Commission. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Resolution appointing members to Recycling and Solid Waste Reduction Board. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-16 appointing members to the Zoning and Planning Commission. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Resolution appointing members to Parks and Recreation Board. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-17 appointing members to the Parks and Recreation Board. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Resolution appointing members to the Adult Services Board. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-19 appointing members to the Adult Services Board. 4 City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None **Resolution appointing members to the Public Safety Board. Matters related to Resolution No. 2001-20 appointing members to the Public Safety Board. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None Ordinance calling public hearing. Matters related to Ordinance No. 1693. Mayor Lewis read the caption of Ordinance No. 1693 as follows: An ordinance calling a Joint Public Hearing on a proposal to amend the zoning ordinance of the City of West University Place, Texas, regarding building site definition; prescribing procedures and notices; containing findings and provisions relating to the subject; and declaring an emergency Copies of Ordinance No. 1693, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Council Chambers. Public Works Director Ed Menville reported that Ordinance No. 1693 would call a public hearing for September 24, 2001. The proposal as presented by the Zoning and Planning Commission in its preliminary report is to amend two definitions in Article II, building site and subdivided lot. The amendment of ?building site? would reconcile two different provisions of the ordinance to clarify, not change. The amendment of ?subdivided lot? would allow some old unplatted lots to be joined under one owner and later re-divided into separate building sites. A motion was made by Council Member Farley, seconded by Council Member Griffin, to approve Ordinance No. 1693 on the first and final reading 5 City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None Ordinance calling public hearing. Matters related to Ordinance No. 1694. Mayor Lewis read the caption of Ordinance No. 1694 as follows: An ordinance calling a Joint Public Hearing on a proposal to amend the zoning ordinance of the City of West University Place, Texas, regarding front street lines; prescribing procedures and notices; containing findings and provisions relating to the subject; and declaring an emergency. Copies of Ordinance No. 1694, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Council Chambers. Mr. Menville explained that this proposal as presented by the Zoning and Planning Commission would amend the definition of ?front street line? in Article II. It would authorize the building official to determine the ?front street line? for a corner site, according to listed criteria. The criteria would include: (i) designations by a board or commission, (ii) platting, access, size, shape, historic development, and compatibility with surroundings, (iii) use of the property and length of street frontage, and (iv) presence of a major thoroughfare. Ordinance No. 1694 would call a public hearing on the proposal for September 24, 2001. A motion was made by Council Member May, seconded by Council Member Jackson, to approve Ordinance No. 1694 on the first and final reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None Ordinance calling public hearing. Matters related to Ordinance No. 1695. Mayor Lewis read the caption of Ordinance No. 1695 as follows: 6 City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 An ordinance calling a Joint Public Hearing on a proposal to amend the zoning ordinance of the City of West University Place, Texas, regarding predominant front yard depth; prescribing procedures and notices; containing findings and provisions relating to the subject; and declaring an emergency Copies of Ordinance No. 1695, in the form proposed for adoption, were available in the Council Chambers. Mr. Menville explained that the proposal is to Amend Table 7-2 to require deeper front yards (sometimes called ?setbacks?) for some sites in the SF-1 District. Deeper front yards would be required along those blocks where a ?predominant front yard depth? is indicated by the dimensions of most of the lots along the block. Ordinance No. 1695 would call a public hearing on the proposal for September 24, 2001. A motion was made by Council Member Griffin, seconded by Council Member Farley, to approve Ordinance No. 1695 on the first and final reading. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None Purchase of IBM AS/400 Data Server. Matters related to the purchase of an IBM AS/400 Data Server from Sirius Computer Solutions. Mr. Thomas reported that in 1997 the City purchased an IBM AS/400 computer to process property taxes, utility billings, accounts payable, and payroll. Since then the processing of court administration, alarm billing and building permitting have been added to the databases managed by this unit. The performance of this computer has deteriorated as the workload increased. The resulting decline in response time is impacting customer service in water utility billing and property tax administration. Quotes for a Data Server to replace this machine were solicited from State Qualified Vendors and the lowest quote is from Sirius Computer Solution in the amount of $35,085. A motion was made by Council Member May, seconded by Council Member Griffin, to approve the purchase of an IBM AS/400 Data Server from Sirius Computer Solutions for the amount of $35,085. 7 City Council Regular Session, August 27, 2001 A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None City Council minutes. Matters related to the minutes of the Regular and Special Sessions conducted on August 13, 2001 and Special Sessions conducted on August 16, August 20 and August 21, 2001. A motion was made by Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member May, to approve the minutes as amended. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Lewis, Council Members May, Farley, Griffin and Jackson Voting Nay: None Absent: None Council comments. Council Member May commented that the Sidewalk Committee had broken into sub- groups and were working to look at the City as a whole. Mayor Lewis commented that the City would have two cows from the cow parade in West University Place. She stated that the Texas Children?s Hospital would benefit from everyone?s generosity. Adjournment. With no further business to come before the City Council at this time, a motion was made by Council Member Jackson, seconded by Council Member May, to adjourn. The Regular Session adjourned at 7:59 p.m. 8