02.10.1998 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
MAYOR COFFMAN: COUNCILMEMBERS; JIM DUNMIRE, LARRY TRACEY
AND GRADY SMOTHERMON, RALPH BOYER AND BILL NISWANGER WERE ABSENT.
C -Al -1-10 MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER,
C-Qm-mf�NTS FROM CITIZI:Pla:
RADEAN 11EARON Of^'NORI'll(IIASE ESTATES BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT A WRECKER
SERVICE BUSINESS IS BEING RUN FROM A HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HE IS
KEEPING THE AUTOMOBILES HE PICKS UP AT HIS RESIDENCE. SURROUNDING PROPPERTY
OWNERS DOES NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN IN THEIR COMMUNITY. RADEAN WAS TOLD
THE CITY SECRETARY HAD ALREADY CONTACTED THE INDIVIDUAL AND HE PROMISED
TO REMOVETHE AtJTOMOBILES.
CHARLES NISWANGER BROUGITI'UP THE CONCERN OF STREET PARKING ALONG EAST
FIRST STREET, SINCE ITIS SO NARROW. IT is EXTREMELY HARD FOR LARGER
EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO PASS WITH VEHICLES PARKED IN THE STREET. JIM DUNMIRE
OF NORTHCHASE ESTATES HAD THE SAME CONCERNS ON RIDGEWOOD, COUNCIL
AGREED TO PUT' SIGNS UP ON BOTH STREET FORBIDDING PARKING ON BOTH SIDES OF
STREET.
DELBERT NEIGHBORS 'FOLD THE COUNCIL SEWER HAD BACKED UP FROM OUR MAIN,
RAN UNDER HIS HOUSE AND MESSED UP HIS PLUMBING. WANTS CITY TO REPAIR IT.
MAYOR TOLD HIM HE WOULD HAVE ONE OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES LOOK AT IT AND
REPORT TO THE COIJNCIL.
API)ROVAL ()F(.'QNSl",NT, ITEMS:
-,,f(NA.lNCI,A,L&BILLS MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE
AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO APPROVE CONSENT i'mms. MOTION
CARRIED.
RADEA N ll!�, - I (-
�J�RORTAX A/(% Ujl ) (T� RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND REPORTED AT 83.96%
OF li-4 RENT TAXES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED
BY LARRY TRACY TO APPROVE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON ACCEPTAN(l.'OF Q(Lt�N(!!, jj!AjjjLj,
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MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO ACCEPT HIS
RESIGNATION. MOTION CARRIED,
ACTION ON A1111
MOTION BY ,,'A'-R,RY TRACEY AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO APPOINT JANET
PHILLIPS TO THE COUNCIL PLACE 5. MOTION CARRIED.
APPOINTNUW MEMBER l'o9RfL LOUIS ROBICHAUX, MEMBER OF THE E.D,C, HAS NOT
BEEN ATTENDINGTHE MEETING AND WILL BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, ATTHIS TIME,
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THEY HAVE NO SUGGESTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL AS WHO TO REPLACE HIM WITH, THIS
WAS TABLED UNTIL THE MARCH METING, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DISCUSSION AND POSSI[SLh-', ACTION ON_,S(JIW(t?AC:"ls t)I;".. 6'..,., ;r"It SYSTEMS IN CITY_
CITY ENGINEER, TIM MORRIS, SUPPLIED SHEETS OF INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM AND
HIS REASONS WHY HE DUES NOT PREFER THEM. COUNCIL THINKS IF THE COUNTY
APPROVES THEM AND PERMITS THEM THAT THE CITY SHOULS ACCEPT WHAT THEY
PERMIT. MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO LE'T
THE COUNTY DO THE PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS. MOTION CARRIED.
('()NSII;)l R,A'1'1()N ANI) A(' 11()N ON It1;,( 1J) ': "1 "'(1IJF fl (,(bJ_' 1 W..,Ci1 [,1, y') ° 1.,.,1.: MOTION BY
JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO TABLE UNTIL THE MARCH, 1998
CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
(CONS,IDEIRA ION. AND ACTION ON API,'I It YAl,,) IlIlt L,IMINARY
FARMS, aI)t,l,l[ .C" I_ I"(OQ i N` A") I (�i�NL �? _ () ,fit,: MOTION BY LARRY TRACEY AND
SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR AMBERWOOD
FARMS SUBJECT TO CITY ATTORNEY APPROVAL AND "THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES;
MOTION CARRIED. S'TREL;TS - 26' WIDE HOTMIX ASPHALT STREETS WITH A 30' SUB
GRADE.
WATER LINE - DEVELOPER WILL PAY FOR WATER LINE, APPROXIMATELY $92,000.00 AND
WILL, DEDICATE TOT HE CITY. THE CITY WILL REPAY DEVELOPER FOR LINE OUT OF
WATER IMPACT FEES, $3800.00'1'0 THE DEVELOPER AND $1200.00 T'OT' IIE C'IT'Y FROM
EACH IMPACT FEE.
IMPACT FEES - $5000.00 PER HOUSING UNIT REGARDLESS OF THE LOT SIZE AND WILL BE
DUE ON PERMITTING.
HOUSE SIZE - MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE IS 2700.
LARGE ANIMALS - ONE (1) HORSE OR ONE (1) COW PER ACRE WILL BE DEED RESTRICTED,
ACTION ,ON AC'('(..(r;I-A;9" -1 ()I'..,;�h)I"�1'":3{l'h,`.'1"ION �') '(m1'("(()N - AM(31)m�ti"�(;}C,)N;),1?AR�v1S: I410'1'lOT7
BY LARRY 'TRACEY AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO ACCEPT THE PETITION FOR
ANNEXATION, MOTION CARRIED.
MO"I'lON
BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY LARRY 'TRACEY 10 ACCEPT THE REZONING
REQUEST FOR AMBERWOOD FARMS AND REZONE THE LAND 'TO SFE-4. MOTION CARRIED.
! E� $I,(; NATION OF DANVILLE'S CCN AREA ,TO BE. 11f;I.,,17,� 1I) "I=O TOWN OF 1410S!'),iw
TABLED, NO ACTION TAKEN.
RONNIE_"I"CJ!(,"'KFIl - FLRL.,,C"III !^d %t„5HALI, -REPORT: RONNIE WAS PRESENT FOR THE
MEETING AND THE COUNCIL ASK HIM TO HAVE THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. AT "THE
REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON MARCH 10, 1998.
DON Wllg1,Y-_I)111,.i C' IN( .I9'�,S$[1' '.1;(.)R P��.i't�l'C''1': DON WAS NOT PRF,SENI' FOR THE
MEETING AND THIS WAS TABLED.
REPAIRS TO PRESENT BACKHOE, WiB°°TJA,("K)IOE 1?OR ClT'Y: UIJE TO EX'T'ENSIVE
.'I I_ASCw..OI
CH AMOUNTED TO MORE THANTHE PIECE OF
EQUIPMENTWAS WORTH, PER LOCAL GOVT. CODE 252.022 GENERAL EXEMPTIONS (3). A
PROCUREMEN T NECESSARY BECAUSE OF UNFORESEEN DAMAGE TO PUBLIC MACHINERY,
EQUIPMENT, OR OTHER PROPERTY. THE COUNCIL GAVE GRADY SMOTHERMON
AUTIIORI'TY TO CONTACT A LOCAL. DEALER AND IMMEDIATELY PURCHASE A BACKHOE
FOR T[ IE CITY.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY JINI DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO ADJOURN,
MOTION CARRIED.
THE COUNCIL MET IN CLOSED SESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR TO DISCUSS
PERSONNEL. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN WHEN COUNCIL CAME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.
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