09.26.2000 Town Council Minutes (Special)SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL — 109 S. MAIN STREET
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: JIM DUNMIRE, JANET PHILLIPS, CHARLES NISWANGER, LARRY TRACEY
AND MICHAEL PERRY. STEPHEN COFFMAN WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: JIM DUNMIRE, MAYOR PRO -TEM CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
ACTION ON SETTING TAX RATE FOR 2000: MOTION BY LARRY TRACEY AND SECONDED
BY CHARLES NISWANGER TO SET THE M&O RATE FOR THE 2000-2001 TAX YEAR AT
$.244389. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO SET THE I&S RATE
FOR THE 2000-2001 TAX YEAR AT $.115611. MOTION CARRIED. THE TOTAL TAX RATE WILL
BE $.360000.
ACTION ON APPOINTMENT OF GLEN GAMMONS TO E.D.C.: MOTION BY CHARLES
NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO APPOINTMENT GLEN GAMMONS TO
THE E.D.C. TO REPLACE JIM DUNMIRE. MOTION CARRIED.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE FOR LAND USE PLAN UPDATE: JANET PHILLIPS r
PRESENTED COMMITTEE NAMES, WHO HAVE AGREED TO SERVE ALONG WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE. JIM DUNMIRE ASK THAT THE NAME OF
RICHARD CHUMBLEY BE ADDED ALSO. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS SINCE MAYOR
COFFMAN WAS ABSENT AND ALSO HAS SOME NAMES TO ADD TO THE COMMITTEE. THIS
WILL BE PLACED ON THE OCTOBER 10, 2000 AGENDA FOR ACTION.
DISCUSSION ON HEALTH ORDINANCE FOR THE TOWN OF PROSPER: JIM DUNMIRE,
MAYOR PRO -TEM ASK CHARLES NISWANGER TO CHECK WITH THE COUNTY AND ALSO
CONTACT OTHER TOWNS TO EXPLORE OR OPTIONS ON HEALTH INSPECTION. HE WILL
REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL AS SOON AS HE HAD ACQUIRED THE INFORMATION.
THIS WILL TABLED.
DISCUSSION WITH TRAVIS ROBERTS WITH HUNTER ASSOCIATES: TRAVIS ROBERTS
PRESIDENT OF HUNTER ASSOCIATES TEXAS, LTD. MET WITH THE COUNCIL ON THE
POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING ENGINEERING SERVICE TO THE CITY. MR. ROBERTS BEGAN
BY GIVING A BRIEF PROFILE OF HIS BACKGROUND ALONG WITH THE COMPANY
BACKGROUND. HE EXPLAINED A LITTLE OF WHAT HE WOULD DO FOR THE CITY AS OUR
ENGINEER AND HOW IT WOULD BE DONE. MR. ROBERTS LET THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ASK QUESTION AND HE GAVE ANSWERS.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
THE COUNCIL ASK SHIRLEY JACKSON TO CONTACT MR. ROBERTS ON THE FOLLOWING
DAY AND HAVE HIM SEND A CONTRACT TO OUR ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW AND ASK HIM
TO DO ENGINEERING WORK FOR US ON A PER CALL BASIS UNTIL HUNTER ASSOCIATES
AND THE CITY SIGN A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY CHARLES NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO
ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
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