01.10.1995 Town Council Minutes152
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 1995
CITY HALL = 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; MIKE DALTON,
RALPH BOYER AND STEPHEN COFFMAN. DON BROWN AND BILL CROSSWHITE
WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM DECEMBER, 1994 PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN
COFFMAN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER, 1994 MEETINGS.
MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MONTH ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1994 &
APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1994: MOTION
BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO APPROVE FINANCIAL
REPORT AND BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR MONTH ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1994: RADEAN WAS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER
REPORT IN PERSON.
APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CAPTIAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND
ESTABLISHING IMPACT FEES BASED ON THAT PLAN TO BE ASSESSED BY THE
CITY OF PROSPER: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN
(95-01)TO APPROVE THE IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE AND SET THE RATE AT 60% OF THE
MAXIMUM. IMPACT FEES FOR WATER WILL BE $1,932.00 PER SERVICE UNIT
AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES WILL BE $1,887.00 PER SERVICE UNIT.
MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION WITH CITY ATTORNEY ON POSSIBLE INCREASE OF SALES TAX:
KAY WOODS, CITY ATTORNEY, EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY CAN INCREASE
SALES TAX BY AN ADDITIONAL z OF 1% BY HOLDING AN ELECTION. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 OF 1% CAN BE ADDED BY FORMING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION AND,THIS ALSO HAS TO BE VOTED ON BY THE ELIGIBLE
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PROSPER. BOTH ISSUES CAN BE ADDED TO THE
BALLOT AT THE GENERAL CITY ELECTION ON MAY 6th, 1995.
THE ATTORNEY IS TO DO FURTHER WORK ON THIS SALES TAX INCREASE, THE
COUNCIL WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN MAY.
DISCUSSION ON LETTER FROM P.I.S.D. CONCERNING ANIMAL CONTROL: THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM WILLIAM RUSHING, SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT AND ROBBIE REYNOLDS, BOARD PRESIDENT ON ANIMAL
CONTROL WITHIN THE CITY. THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY HAVE
SOME CONTROL OF ANIMALS WHICH ARE NOW RUNNING LOOSE.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO SIGN A
CONTRACT WITH THE S.P.C.A. AND MAKE THE EFFECTIVE DATE MARCH 1, 1995.
THIS CONTRACT WILL BE FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD. MOTION CARRIED.
REPRESENTATIVE FROM SPCA OF TEXAS ON DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
OF ANIMAL CONTROL: WAS UNABLE TO BE PRESENT FOR MEETING.
ACTION FROM COUNCIL ON ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION APPOINTING A FIRE
MARSHALL FOR THE CITY: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
STEPHEN COFFMAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION APPOINTING DOYCE STANTON
AS FIRE MARSHALL FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO
ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
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