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MINUTES OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
00-1601
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL
MAYOR RON KIRK, PRESIDING
PRESENT: [15] Kirk, Poss, Salazar, Loza, Miller, Thornton Reese Hill, Mallory Caraway, Chaney, Fantroy, Walne, Finkelman, Greyson, Blumer, Forsythe Lill
ABSENT: [0]
The meeting was called to order at 9:26 a.m.
The invocation was given by Rev. Minerva Carcano, Southern Methodist University, Perkins School of Theology.
The meeting agenda, which was posted in accordance with Chapter 551, "OPEN MEETINGS," of the Texas Government Code, was presented.
After all business properly brought before the city council had been considered the city council adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
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Mayor
MINUTES OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
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MINUTES OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
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BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17, 2000
00-1602
Agenda item (3): Special Presentations
At the beginning of each briefing meeting of the city council a time is set aside for the mayor to recognize special individuals or groups, to read mayoral proclamations, to confer honorary citizenships, and to make special presentations.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17, 2000
00-1603
OPEN MICROPHONE
In accordance with Subsection 6.3 of the City Council Rules of Procedure, the city council provided an opportunity for the following individuals to present concerns or address issues during an "open microphone" period.
OPEN MICROPHONE - BEGINNING OF MEETING:
SPEAKER: Dewayne Dallas, 6266 St. Albans Dr.
SUBJECT: Elian Gonzales/Attorney General Reno/President Clinton
SPEAKER: Roy Whiteside , 1112 Cheyenne Rd.
SUBJECT: Bird problem
SPEAKER: Don Temple, 2121 Cloudcroft Cir.
SUBJECT: Gates at Love
Field
SPEAKER: Tom Gibbons,
7947 Cliffbrook Dr.
SUBJECT: DFW Airport
Taxi Drivers
SPEAKER: Paul Cauduro,
18818 Tupelo Ln.
REPRESENTING: Homebuilders
Association of Greater Dallas
SUBJECT: Water and
wastewater connection
policy
ADDITIONAL
OPEN MICROPHONE - BEGINNING OF MEETING:
SPEAKER: Shanda
Thorn, 1207 Lima
St.
NO SHOW
SUBJECT: Councilmember
James Fantroy/Unlawful firing
SPEAKER: Sandra
Crenshaw, 1431 Quartet
Dr. NO SHOW
SUBJECT: Year
2012
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS
CITY COUNCIL
00-1603
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OPEN
MICROPHONE - END OF MEETING:
SPEAKER: William
Hopkins, 2011 Leath
St.
NO SHOW
SUBJECT: Corruption:
EPA, DHA, Fred Barron, RSR Lead, Media, K104 FM, KKK
SPEAKER: Thomas Collins,
3040 Hatcher
St. CANCELED
SUBJECT: City
Marshal
SPEAKER: Jurline
Hollins, 1514 Homeland St.
SUBJECT: Why did
Councilmembers Laura Miller and Donna Blumer stop calling for the investigation
on Chief Bolton, Taxation Without Representation, City stop doing business with
a plantation station, KKDA
SPEAKER: Patrick Walls,
4619 Ross Ave.
REPRESENTING: All Steel Window
Guards
SUBJECT: Business
discrimination
SPEAKER: Claude Yeldell,
4201
Metropolitan Ave.
NO SHOW
SUBJECT: Problems
with the City of Dallas
SPEAKER: Tunde Obazee,
6132 Glenview Dr., North Richland
Hills NO
SHOW
REPRESENTING: Taxi Association
SUBJECT: Taxicab
issues
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1604
Agenda item 1: Approval of Minutes of the May
3, 2000 City Council Meeting
Councilmember Greyson moved to approve the item.
Motion
seconded by Councilmember Mallory Caraway and unanimously adopted. (Kirk absent
when vote taken)
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1605
00-1606
Agenda item 2: Consideration
of appointments to boards and commissions (Closed Session, if necessary,
Personnel, Sec. 551.074 T.O.M.A.)
The assistant city secretary distributed
a report showing all nominations and renominations received for city board and
commission appointments for the 1999-2001 board term updated through May 17,
2000.
The assistant city secretary noted that the report
indicated nominees and renominees for individual appointments cleared for
council action that met all qualifications for service. The city secretary also
noted that the term for each nominee would end August 31, 2001.
Councilmember Thornton Reese moved to appoint Forrest Smith
to the Dallas Business Development Corporation Board.
Motion
seconded by Councilmember Loza and unanimously adopted. (Kirk absent when vote
taken)
Councilmember Loza moved to appoint Mark A. Gillett and
Susan P. Brokaw to the Citizens Safety Advisory Committee.
Motion
seconded by Councilmember Walne and unanimously adopted. (Kirk absent when vote
taken
Councilmember Loza moved to appoint Jim Harp to the Housing
Finance Corporation Board.
Motion seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Salazar and
unanimously adopted. (Kirk absent when vote taken)
Councilmember Loza moved to appoint all of the nominees to
"individual appointment" positions in the report who meet all qualifications for
service to the boards and commissions of the city for the term ending August 31,
2001.
Motion seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Salazar and
unanimously adopted. (Kirk absent when vote taken)
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
00-1605
and 00-1606
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[Information on each newly-appointed member is
located in the file shown next to the name of the board.]
00-1621 BDC DALLAS BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT CORPORTATION BOARD
00-1622 CSA CITIZENS SAFETY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
00-1623 HFC HOUSING FINANCE
CORPORATION BOARD
00-1624 MLK MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17, 2000
00-1607
CONSENT AGENDA
The consent agenda, consisting of agenda
item 3-10, was presented for consideration.
Councilmember
Walne moved to approve all items on the consent agenda.
Motion seconded by Councilmember
Loza and unanimously adopted. (Kirk absent when vote taken)
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1608
Item
3: Authorize professional services contracts with 5 consulting firms
for the engineering design and construction administration of 12 street petition
projects, 10 alley petition projects, and 5 alley reconstruction projects (list
attached) - $1,694,135 - Financing: 1998 Bond Funds ($1,463,544), Water
Utilities Capital Construction Funds ($126,636), Water Utilities Bond Funds
($103,955)
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1609
Item 4: Authorize a contract for
Asphaltic Concrete Street Resurfacing 2000 - Group 4 on various improved streets
- Texas Standard Construction, Inc., lowest responsible bidder of three -
$1,389,288 - Financing: 1998 Bond Funds ($1,234,238), Water Utilities Capital
Construction Funds ($155,050)
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1610
Item
5: Authorize a contract for the
construction of drainage improvements for Drainage Group 00-01 - FCMG, Inc.,
lowest responsible bidder of five - $180,380 - Financing: 1998 Bond Funds
($158,270), 1995 Bond Funds ($22,110)
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1611
Item 6: Authorize a contract for
the construction of the replacement of Fire Station No. 34, to be located at
1234 Carbona Drive - Midstate Construction Services, Inc., lowest responsible
bidder of three - $2,090,000 - Financing: 1985 Bond Funds ($1,273,991), Capital
Construction Funds ($816,009)
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1612
Item 7: Authorize an increase in
the contract with Architectural Utilities, Inc. for the construction of
temporary street detour improvements and water main upgrades for State-Thomas,
Phase VIII - $166,850, from $2,814,399 to $2,981,249 - Financing: Private Funds
(Advance from Gables Realty Limited Partnership to the State-Thomas TIF District
Fund)
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1613
Item 8: Authorize an increase in
the contract with BRH-Garver, Inc. for extra work required to reconfigure the
tunnel machine and increase daily production for construction of the East Bank
Interceptor Phase II-B - $314,670, from $2,649,990 to $2,964,660 - Financing:
Water Utilities Capital Construction Funds
Approved as part of the consent
agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1614
Item 9: Authorize an Interlocal
Agreement with Dallas County for asphalt resurfacing improvements to Coit Road,
Preston Road, Easton Road, Garland Road and Jefferson Boulevard (Asphaltic
Concrete Street Resurfacing 2000 - Group 4) - $702,238 - Financing: 1998 Bond
Funds
Approved as part of the consent agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1615
Item 10: Authorize the ratification of an
emergency purchase for the roof replacement on the West Dallas Multi-Purpose
Center at 2828 Fish Trap Road - Phoenix I Restoration and Construction, Ltd. -
$91,515 - Financing: 1995 Bond Funds
Approved as part of the consent
agenda.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1616
Briefing: A. Dallas Plan Target 2000
The
city manager briefed the city council on the item.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1617
Briefing: B. Neighborhood Pools and Aquatics
The
Director of Park and Recreation briefed the city council on the item.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1618
Briefing: C. 1999-2003 City of Dallas Affirmative
Action Plan
The city manager briefed the city council on the item.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1619
Briefing: D. A T & T Cable Rate Filing
The
city manager briefed the city council on the item.
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
May 17,
2000
00-1620
Closed Session
Attorney Briefings (Sec. 551.071
T.O.M.A.)
- Debra Walker, et al. v. HUD, et
al
- City of Fort Worth, Texas
and American Airlines, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, Texas et al., Cause
No. 48-171109-97
- Continental Airlines, Inc. and
Continental Express, Inc .
v.
City of Dallas, Texas and City of Fort Worth, Texas, et al ., Cause No. 3:98-CV-1187-R (consolidated with City of Dallas,
Texas v. Department of Transportation, et al .,
Cause No. 3:97-CV-2734-R)
- Albert, et al. v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 199-697-94
- Hill, et al v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 95-00975-F
- Willis, et al. v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 199-200-95
- Barber, et al v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 199-624-95
- Parker, et al. v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 1-95-107
- Martin, et al v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 1-95-506
- Arrendondo, et al v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 199-1743-99
- MD, II v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-01880-D
- MD, II v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-08343-B
- MD, II Entertainment, Inc. v. City
of Dallas, et al. ,
DV97-08254-J
- MD, II Entertainment, Inc. v. City
of Dallas, et al. ,
99-00755-L
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-02710-L
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , 97-06039-J
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV99-00756-D
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-08344-F
- Allen-Burch, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-08343-B
- Allen-Burch, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-01118-G
- Allen-Burch, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV99-00754-L
- ERAF Corporation v. City of Dallas,
et al. , DV98-02501-A
- Northwest Entertainment v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-05799-E
- Northwest Investments v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-05801-E
Avalon Residential Care Homes, Inc. v. City of Dallas , Civil Action No. 3:99-CV-2141-P
-
Melissa D.
Kunkel v. City of Dallas , Cause
No. cc-99-00478-c
- Nelda Nunn Womack v. City of
Dallas, Cause No. cc-98-08889-c
- Maria Marquez v. John Dixon and
Desi Tanner , Cause No. 3:99-CV-0039-BD
- Dallas Floodway Extension
Litigation against the Corp of Engineers
- Section 108
Intown Housing Project - 1122 Jackson Street
Deliberations Regarding Real Property (Sec. 551.072,
T.O.M.A.)
- Section 108 Intown Housing Project
- 1122 Jackson Street
BRIEFING MEETING OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
00-1620
Page 2
A closed session was held as authorized
by Chapter 551, "OPEN MEETINGS," of the Texas Open Meetings Act) to discuss the
following matters:
Attorney Briefings (Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A.)
- City of Fort Worth, Texas
and American Airlines, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, Texas et al., Cause
No. 48-171109-97
- Continental Airlines, Inc. and
Continental Express, Inc .
v.
City of Dallas, Texas and City of Fort Worth, Texas, et al ., Cause No. 3:98-CV-1187-R (consolidated with City of Dallas,
Texas v. Department of Transportation, et al .,
Cause No. 3:97-CV-2734-R)
Councilmember Forsythe Lill announced that she had a
conflict of interest and would abstain from voting or participating in any
discussion. Councilmember Forsythe Lill left the briefing room.
- Albert, et al. v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 199-697-94
- Arrendondo, et al v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. 199-1743-99
- MD, II v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-01880-D
- MD, II v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-08343-B
- MD, II Entertainment, Inc. v. City
of Dallas, et al. ,
DV97-08254-J
- MD, II Entertainment, Inc. v. City
of Dallas, et al. ,
99-00755-L
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-02710-L
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , 97-06039-J
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV99-00756-D
- D Burch, Inc. v. City of Dallas, et
al. , DV98-08344-F
- Allen-Burch, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-08343-B
- Allen-Burch, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-01118-G
- Allen-Burch, Inc. v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV99-00754-L
- Northwest Entertainment v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-05799-E
- Northwest Investments v. City of
Dallas, et al. ,
DV98-05801-E
- Melissa D. Kunkel v. City of
Dallas , Cause No. cc-99-00478-c
- Nelda Nunn Womack v. City of
Dallas, Cause No. cc-98-08889-c
- Maria Marquez v. John Dixon and
Desi Tanner , Cause No. 3:99-CV-0039-BD
No
other matters were discussed during the closed
session.
MINUTES OF THE DALLAS CITY
COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
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MINUTES OF THE
DALLAS CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
00-1601
CITY COUNCIL
BRIEFING
COUNCIL
CHAMBER, CITY HALL
MAYOR RON KIRK, PRESIDING
PRESENT: [15] Kirk, Poss,
Salazar, Loza, Miller, Thornton Reese Hill, Mallory Caraway, Chaney, Fantroy,
Walne, Finkelman, Greyson, Blumer, Forsythe Lill
ABSENT: [1] [0]
-
Melissa D. Kunkel v. City of Dallas, Cause No. cc-99-00478-c
MINUTES OF THE DALLAS CITY
COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2000
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