05.11.1999 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1999
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN, RALPH BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE, JANET PHILLIPS,
AND CHARLES N ISWANGER. LARRY TRACEY WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER -MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE NO, 84-16- NO COMMENTS
FROM THE AUDIENCE. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:07 P.M.
CONSENT ITEMS- MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS- NO COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS.
RADI.-.'AN I IERRORTAX ,A C' REPQ - RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND GAVE HER REPORT.
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MOTION BY JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.
MOTION CARRIED.
ADOPTION OF ANNEXATION ORDINANCES FOR WEEMS AND TOLLESON- MOTION BY
CHARLES NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO ACCEPT THE ADOPTION OF
ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NUMBERS 99-13 (DAN TOLLESON) AND 99-20 (WEEMS). MOTION
CARRIED.
ACTION ON REPLACING ROBERT WEEKS TO THE E.D.C. WITH JIM HERBLIN- MOTION BY
JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO REPLACE -ROBERT WEEKS WITH JIM
HERBLIN ON THE E.D.C. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT OF MANUAL PARGA
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TABLED UNTIL THE MAY 18, 1999 EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ACTION ON RESTRUCTURING ,.,OF..BUILDING ,.PERMIT FEES- TABLED.
JAMES B. NELSON - RFQ IFOR A N.NE X.A'j]O,N,.,0,E_59.5I5 ACRES OF LAND- MOTION BY
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RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION PETITION
BY JAMES NELSON ON 59.515 ACRES OF LAND ON SH 289 AND CR 48. FURTHER DETAILS
ON THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A LATER DATE. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ON DRILLING NEW WATER WELL f -'OR CITY- TIM MORRIS, CITY ENGINEER,
REPORTED THAT WOODBINE WELL WOULD COST THE CITY APPROXIMATELY $175,000
TO $190,000.00. A PULUXY WELL WOULD COST THE CITY BETWEEN $200 AND $225,000.00.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO PROCEED WITH
DRILLING THE NEW WATER WELL. MR. MORRIS WILL BEGIN THE ENGINEERING AND THE
CITY SECRETARY AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR WILL BEGIN WORK ON FINANCING FOR THE
NEW WELL. MOTION CARRIED.
OATH OF OFFICE- MAYOR STEPHEN COFFMAN AND COUNCILMEMBER JIM DUNMIRE
WERE SWORN INTO OFFICE.
MAYOR PRO -TEM- MOTION BY JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER
TO ELECT JIM DUNMIRE AS MAYOR PRO -TEM. MOTION CARRIED.
DEPOSITORY- MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO
INVITE MR. AND MRS. WINIKATES OF PROSPER STATE BANK TO THE NEXT COUNCIL,
MEETING ON MAY 18, 1999 TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE SERVICES THE BANK
MEETING ON MAY 18, 1999 TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE SERVICES THE BANK
HAS TO OFFER THE CITY OF PROSPER. COUNCIL WILL ALSO DISCUSS FINANCING FOR THE
NEW WATER WELL WITH THE BANK. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON SETTING_ PUBLIC HEARING FOR SIGN ORDINANCE -
MOTION BY JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING
FOR THE NEW SIGN ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON WIDENING SH 289- MAYOR COFFMAN MET WITH
TX DOT AND REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THAT WE COULD HAVE SH 289 RE -TOPPED AND
RE -STRIPED TO CONTAIN A CENTER TURN LANE EXTENDING FROM AN AREA SOUTH OF
CRAIG ROAD ON NORTH PAST THE EAGLE'S NEST. THE STATE WOULD PROVIDE THE
LABOR AT NO COST, AND THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $100,000 -
$125,000.00 FOR THE RE -PAVING OF THE ROAD. THE COUNCIL TOOK NO ACTION ON THIS
ITEM AND THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE RESEARCHED AND DISCUSSED AT
THE MAY 18, 1999 COUNCIL MEETING.
LI.N.EWB RGER AND ASSOCIATE -DEL EN`I"' I"A.X ATTORNEYS, RENEWAI, OF SERVICE
CONTRACT- MS. SAMPSON BRIEFLY MET WITH THE COUNCIL AND GAVE A REPORT. SHE
ASKED FOR RENEWAL OF THE CITY'S CONTRACT WITH HEARD, GOGGAN, BLAIR, AND
ASSOCIATES. MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO RENEW
THE CONTRACT WITH THIS FIRM. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON AMENDMENT TO FIRE CODE. ORDINANCI; NO. 99 -22 -
MOTION BY JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO AMEND PROSPER'S
CURRENT FIRE CODE TO REFLECT ON ORDINANCE 99-22. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ANDPOSSIBLE ACTION ON CONTRACT WITH UPPER TRINITY- THE COUNCIL
DECIDED TO SEND UPPER TRINITY'S CONTRACT TO RICHARD ABERNATHY, CITY
ATTORNEY, FOR REVIEW, MR. ABERNATHY WILL GIVE A SUGGESTION TO THE COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED OFFERING UPPER TRINITY $1000.00 TO CONTINUE
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
CONSIDER RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES FOR 1998 TEXAS
CAPITAL FUND PROJECTS- MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS
TO AUTHORIZE SIGNATORIES FOR THE 1998 TEXAS CAPITAL FUND PROJECTS. MOTION
CARRIED. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO SET A PUBLIC
HEARING. MOTION CARRIED.
DON WILLEY — REPORT- DON WAS PRESENT AND GAVE HIS REPORT. DON REPORTED
THAT MORE VANDALISM HAS OCCURRED AT CONSTRUCTION SITES.
HE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED THE DRAINAGE ISSUE IN BRADFORD FARMS. STEVE WITT ALSO
COMMENTED AT THIS TIME THAT GOFF HOMES HAS NOT BEEN WORKING ON THE
DRAINAGE ISSUE TO HIS PROPERTY THAT WAS PROMISED. THE COUNCIL TOLD JENNIFER
FINLEY, CITY SECRETARY, TO CALL REBECCA BREWER AND HAVE HER DRAFT A LETTER
TO MR. GOFF REQUESTING HIS PRESENCE AT THE MAY 18, 1999 SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE AT THAT TIME.
ADJOURN- MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM Dt.DN,�✓IIItEs TO ADJOURN.
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