1984-10-16 CC PacketORDINANCE NO. a
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF FIRE MARSHAL,
PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR ITS
MAINTENANCE, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLA-
TIONS, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
Section 1. The office of Fire Marshal is hereby created. Such
office shall be independent of other city departments, with the Fire
Marshal reporting directly to the Fire Chief. Such office shall be
filled by appointment by the Fire Chief with approval by the City
Council. The said Fire Marshal shall be properly trained for the
duties of his office and shall be removed only for causes. The Fire
Marshal shall be a resident of the City of Southlake.
Section2. The Fire Marshal shall investigate the cause, origin
and circumstances of every fire occurring within this city by which pro-
perty has been destroyed or damaged, and shall especially make investi-
gation as to whether such fire was the result of carelessness or design.
Such investigation shall be begun within twenty-four hours, not includ-
ing Sunday, of the occurrence of such fire. The Fire Marshal shall keep
in his office a record of all fires, together with all facts, statistics
and circumstances, inculding the origin of the fires and the amount of
the loss, which may be determined by the investigation required by this
ordinance.
Section 3. The Fire Marshal, when in his opinion further investi-
gation is necessary, shall take or cause to be taken in the testimony,
on oath, of all persons supposed to be conizant of any facts or to have
means of knowledge in relation to the matter under investigation, and
shall cause the same to be reduced to writing; and if he shall be of the
opinion that there is evidence sufficient to charge any person with the
crime of arson, or with the attempt to commit the crime of arson, or of
conspiracy to defraud, or criminal conduct in connection with such fire,
he shall cause such person to be lawfully arrested and charged with such
offense or either of them, and shall furnish to the proper prosecuting
attorney all such evidence, together with the names of witnesses and all
of the information obtained by him, including a copy of all pertinent
any material testimony taken in the case.
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Section 4. The Fire Marshal shall have the power to summon witnesses
before him to testify in relation to any matter which is by the provisions
of this ordinance a subject or inquiry and investigation, and may require
the production of any book, paper or document deemed pertinent thereto,
the said Fire Marshal is hereby authorized and empowered to administer
oaths and affirmations to any persons appearing as witnesses before,,him.
Section 5. Any witness who refuses to be sworn, or who refuses to
appear or testify, or who disobeys any lawful order of said Fire Marshal,
or who fails or refuses to produce any book, paper or document touching
any matter under examination, or who is guilty of any comtemptous conduct
during any of the proceedings of the Fire Marshal in the matter of said
investigation or inquiry, after being summoned to give testimony in re-
lation to any matter under investigation as aforesaid, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor; and it shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal
to cause all such offenders to be prosecuted. Any person being convicted
of any such demeanor shall be fined in a sum not-exceeding twenty-five
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dollars 25.00).° Provided, however, that any person so convicted shall
have the right to appeal.
Section 6. All investigations held by or under the direction of
the Fire Marshal may, in his discretion, be private, and persons other
than those required to be present may be excluded from the place where
such investigation is held, and witnesses may be kept separate and apart
from each other and not. allowed to communicate with each other until
they have been examined.
Section 7. The Fire Marshal shall have the authority at all times
of day or night, when necessary in the performance of the duties imposed
upon him by the provisions of this ordinance, to enter upon and examine any
building or premises where any fire has occurred, and other buildings and
premises adjoining or.near the same, which authority shall be exercised
only with reason and good descretion.
Section 8. The Fire Marshal, upon complant of any person having an
interest in any building or property adjacent and without any complaint,
shall have a right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination,
o enter into and upon all building and premises within the city,and it
shall be his duty, yearly or more often, to enter upon and make or cause
to be entered and made, a thorough examination of all mercantile, manu-
facturing and public buildings, together with the premises belonging
thereto. Whenever he shall find any building or other structure which,
for want or repair, or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or for
any cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to
endanger other buildings or property, or so occupied that fire would en-
danger persons or property therein, and whenever he shall find an impro-
per or dangerous arrangement of stoves, ranges, furnaces or other heating
appliances of any kind whatsoever, inculding chimneys, flues, and pipes
with which the same maybe connected, or a dangerous arrangement of ligh t
ing devices or systems, or a dangerous or unlawful storage of explosives,
compounds, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, dangerous chemicals, vegetable
products, ashes, combustible, inflammable and refuse materials, or other
conditions which may be dangerous in character or liable to cause or pro-
mote fire or create conditions dangerous to the fireman or occupants, he.
shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall be
forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of said building or pre-
mises. Provided, however, that if said owner or occupant deems himself
aggrieved by such order, he may, within five (5) days, appeal to the
Fire Chief, who shall investigate the cause of the complaint and unless
by his authority the order is revoked, such order shall remain in force
and be forthwith complied with by said owner or occupant, At the end of
each month the Fire Marshal shall report to the State Fire Marshal all
existing hazardous conditions, together with separate report on each fire
in the city during the month.
Section 9. Any owner or occupant of a building or other structure
or premises, who shall keep or maintain the same when, for want of repair,
or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or for any cause, it is
especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger build-
ings or property of others, or is especially liable to fire which is
so occupied that fire would endanger other persons or their property
therein, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars
200.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
Section 10. Any owner or occupant of any building or other structure,
or premises, who shall keep or maintain the same with an improper arrange-
ment of a stove, range, furnace, or other heating appliance of any
kind whatever, including chimneys, flues, and pipes with which the
same may be connected, so as to be dangerous in the matter of fire,
or health, or safety of persons or property of others, or who shall
keep or maintain any building, other structure or premises with an
improper arrangement of a lighting device or system, or with a
storage of explosives, petroleum, gasoline, kerosene, chemicals,
vegetable products,ashes combustibles,inflammable materials,
refuse, or with any other condition which shall be dangerous in
character to the persons, health or property of others; or which
shall be dangerous in the matter of promoting augmenting or causing
fires; or which shall create conditions dangerous to firemen, or
occupants of such building, structure or premises other than the
maintainor thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than
two hundred dollars 200.00) nor more than one thousand dollars
1,000.00).
Section 11. No prosecution shall be brought under Sections 9
and 10 of this ordinance until the order provided for in Section 8 be
given, and the party notified shall fail or refuse to comply with the
same.
Section 12.The penalties provided for herein shall be
recovered by the city in the same manner as provided by law for the
enforcement of fines, forfeitures, and punishments for offenses
against the city.
Section 13. Every day's maintenance of any of the conditions
prohibited in any of the foregoing sections shall be a distinct and
separate offense.
Section 14. All misdemeanors herein provided for shall be
prosecuted, and all fines and forfeitures herein provided for shall
be recovered and enforced, in the same manner as provided by law for
the enforcement of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and punishments for
offenses generally against the city.
Section 15. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in confilct
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 16.If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such
holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and the remainder thereof not so held to be
unconstitutional shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Section 17. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
immediately upon publication as required by Article 1152 of the
Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
Section 18. The caption and penalty clause of this ordinance
shall be published according to law in the official newspaper of the
City.
Approved this day of 1984.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Sandra LeGrande
City Secretary
WILLIAM H. SMITH
City Attorney
MONTH September 1984
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE
BUILDING DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT
1.NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS:
THIS MONTH LAST MONTH
TOTALS:452 604
2.PERMITS ISSUED:
THIS LAST
MONTH FEE:MONTH FEE:
SINGLE FAMILY 11 5,898.00 17 5,994.00
COMMERCIAL 0 1 2,300.00
DUPLEX 0 0
SUB-CONTRACTORS 42 2,239.00 78 4,323.70
OTHER 17 783.00 26 S76.S0
TOTALS 70 8,920.00 121 13,194.20
3.BUILDING DEPOSITS TO DATE THIS YEAR:
TOTAL:155,707.84 146,787.84
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
BUILDING PERMIT BREAKDOWN:
Single Family 11- 1,539,500.)
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Add-on 3-37,300 0
Swimming Pool 2-20,500
1,597,300.0
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILPERSONS
SUBJECT: Southlake Fire Department Monthly Report for the Month of September
A. Responses:Number of Calls
1. Structure Fires-------------------------------------------------1
2. Mobil Home Fires------------------------------------------------0
3. Grass Fires-----------------------------------------------------5
4. Auto Fires------------------------------------------------------1
5. Truck Fires-----------------------------------------------------1
6. Auto Accident (Fire & Rescue Unit)5
7. Truck Accident (Fire & Rescue Unit)0
8. Mutual-Aid for City of Grapevine--------------------------------0
9. Mutual-Aid for City of Colleyville------------------------------1
10. Mutual-Aid for City of Keller-----------------------------------1
11. Mutual-Aid for Trophy Club
12. Mutual-Aid to other Cities--------------------------------------0
13. Fire Calls in Tarrant County (outside city limits)2
h. EMS Calls in Tarrant County (outside city limits)1
14. Fire Calls in Denton Count outside city limits 1
b. EMS Calls in Denton County (outside city limits)0
15. False Alarms in City--------------------------------------------1
16. False Alarms in Tarrant County----------------------------------
0
17. False Alarms in Denton County-----------------------------------
0
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Number of Calls
4
18. Rescue Unit Calls------------------------------------------
A. Possible back injury - 2627 E. Southlake Blvd.
B. Subject having chest pains - 1512 Rainbow
C. Possible Heart Attack - 1090 Casey Court
D. Subject with possible fractured wrist - 1014 Mission Drive
19. Miscellaneous---------------------------------------------- 10
A. Smoke investigation - 890 Harbor Refuge Dr.
B. Electrical short in wall plug - 2740 Raintree Ln.
C. Gas line leak - 1004 Quail Run
D. Fire Alarm investigation - 1080 Harbor Haven
E. Fire Alarm Activiated-possible malfuction - 1024 Alamo Dr.
F. Boat stranded on lake N.W. of Catfish Hut - Lake Grapevine
G. Power line pole caught fire - 600 Blk. S. White Chapel
H. Sawdust fire - 425 W. Southlake Blvd.
I. Assist Police Dept.-cleaning nails off highway - 2300 Blk. E. Hwy.114
J. Alarm investigation - 1333 Woodbrook Lane
B. Total Emergency Calls for the Month of September
34
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C. Man Hours Expended:Number of Hours
243
1. On Emergency Calls-------------------------------------------
2. Meetings 4 for Month Average Men Per Meeting
18 144
Service - (P.R.) 82
3.Special Training Sessions or Drills-
None - Public
4. Any Extra Man Hrs.on Maintenance(other than normal Maint.time)0
D. Total Man Hours Expended for Month---------------------------------
469
E. Firefighters Responding and Number of Times Responding-------------
Chief Steele 25
Assist.Chief Bradley 3 - On Leave
Deputy Chief Brown 18
Fire Marshal Barnes 15
Captain Fuller 19
Lt. Tanner 11
Lt. Stacy 19
Jerry Walsh 29
Bill Hudson 22
James Stapleton 9
Robbie Burgess 12
Lynn Watson 10
f Brad Dalton 5
Darrell Brown 15
Bill Jones 6
Ron Stacy 19
Tim Bock 3
Mark Thomas 11
James Sullivan 7
Ricky Black 4
Ira Hynes 2 - On Leave
Respectfully Submitted;
R. P. Steele,
Fire Chief
SOUTHLAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER DEPARTMENT REPORT
MONTH SEPTUIBER 1984
Gallons Pumped Previous Month 33,321,800
Gallons Sold Previous Month
New Water Taps Installed 16 1"3/4"~ 5
Fire Hydrants Installed
Meter Change Out 2 1 3/4"2
Machine Rental
Other Repairs Leak 5
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SOUTHLAKE POLICE DEPARTMENT
1984 Quarterly Reports
ACTIVITY 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Radio Calls 2343 2582 3027
Total Offenses 54 54 67
Crime Index 37 36 42
Off.Cleared 15 27 23
Recover. Prop. 5640 43,325 52,782
Accidents 33 64 42
Arrests 88 115 87
Citations 523 784 799
CRIME INDEX
1984
By Quarter)
Crime
Category 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Sexual Assault 0 0 2
Murder 0 0 0
Robbery 0 0 1
Aggravated
Assault 0 4 1
Burglary 21 14 10
Theft 14 17 23
Motor Vehicle
Theft 2 1 5
Total
Crime Index 37 36 42
MONTHLY POLICE: RE'PORT
Sept. 1984 PRESENT PAST YEAR TO
MONTH MONTH DATE
OTAL RADIO CALLS 920 993 7952
TOTAL CITATIONS ISSUED
236 267 2106 j
Tralic Citations Less Parkin2 2
Parkin Citations
4 9 95 I
Other Citations other than 0
ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED 11 8
Major Accidents Involving Injury)4 3 4 I
Minor Accidents Property Damage Only)7 15 99
27 32 290 ITOTALARREST
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Felony Arrest 3 3 21
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Misdemeanor Arrest 24 27 260
Juvenile Arrest 0 2 9
TOTAL CASES FILED 6 3 28
Felony 1 0 2
Misdemeanor 5 3 25
Juvenile T. C. Juvenile Probation 0 0 1
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TOTAL OFFENSES REPORTED 24 21 165
TOTAL OFFENSES CLEARED 12 6 65
CLEARANCE RATE 50%28%39~
BURGLARIES REPORTED 2 4 43
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i Value Stolen Pro ert 10,835.00 1008.00 62841.0bt
Value Recovered Property 0 0 4820
THEFTS REPORTED 12 6 62 I
Value Stolen Property 28,926.00 13,321. 17,846.
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Value Recovered Property 29,690.00 5,062 91,577. I
CKIME PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS
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SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS
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t'LPICLE I)LSC.'RIPTTON THIS MONTH N"ILEAGI,THIS N1ON'j?1 _-j
221 184 Impala 3709 29419 228
222 84 Impala 2762 33109 233
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119 83 Dodge 482 47532 90
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Sgt. Crowder 1102 Admi istrative D ties "
Sgt. Austin 1101 24 5 153 6__2
Sgt. Burns 1103 15 0 62 1 674
Ptl_. Law 1106 18 6 212 1 3487
Ptl. Marler 1108 35
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Ptl. Stewart 1110 60 135 Q-197 9
Ptl. Paul 11 39 4 71-- 0 665
RESERVE
OFFICERS
HOURS
PT~,~h`' CALLS --ACC. WORKED
R. Anderson 1500 3 0 i
K- . Marrs 1504 5 1 18 0 24.8
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Respect ful~ sul>mi tted ,
Bills for Approval - City Council Meeting October 16, 1984
City Administration
Ft. Worth Star Telegram 459.39
General Office Supply 258.88
Grapevine Publishing Co.120.94
Group Life & Health 14.00
I.B.M.1,438.75
International Conference of Building Officials 60.00
William H. Smith 1,147.50
Southlake Custom Flowers 20.00
Tarrant County 100.00
Tri County 186.00
TOTAL 3,805.46
Facilities
B & L Home Improvement 250.00
Dennis Electric 367.70
Tom's Mechanical 229.00
White's Auto 11.99
TOTAL 858.69
Fire
Ace Sheet Metal 20.00
Boise Cascade 4.14
M & C Photography 19.90
Thomas Rubber Stamps 30.00
TOTAL 74.04
Police
JoAnne Borger 50.00
Dearing Automotive 76.00
Dearing & Son Texaco 24.80
International Association of Police Chiefs 50.00
TOTAL 200.80
Water
Clemons Tractor Company 92.31
Keller Water Dept.5,736.23
Talem 37.10
Texas Electric 22.63
Texas Power & Light 11,109.38-
TOTAL 16,997.65
TOTAL ALL DEPARTMENTS 21,936.64