05.12.1998 Town Council Minutesm
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
TI IOS17. PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN, RALPH BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE, JANET
PHILLIPS, GRADY SMOTI-IERMON, AND CHARLES NISWANGER. LARRY
TRACEY WAS ABSENT.
CALLTO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
COMMENTS FROM CI'l'iZENS: NO COMMENTS WERE MADE.
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AC"VIONON APPROVAL MADE BY RALPH
BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO APPROVRE THE CONSENT
ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
OATI I _OF' OFI.10E: CHARLES NISWANGER, RALPH BOYER, AND JANET
PHILLIPS WERE SWORN INTO OFFICE.
APPOINTME'NTOF MAYOR PRO -TEM: MOTION MADE BY CHARLES
NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO ELECT RALPH BOYER
AS MAYOR PRO -TEM, MOTION CARRIED.
A(,*'I'[(,)NONOFFI('IAI,I)I�POSII'ORY- MOTION MADE BY JANET PHILLIPS
AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO KEEP PROSPER STATE BANK AS THE
OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER, MOTION CARRIED.
SIGNING CARD: SHIRLEY JACKSON,
JENNIFER SPRADLEY, JANET PHILLIPS, AND RALPH BOYER WERE PLACED
ON CHECK SIGNING CARDS FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER'S CHECKING
ACCOUNTS wi,rfi PROSPER STATE BANK.
RADEAN I RADEAN WAS ABSENT, BUT
SUBMITTED HER REPORT TO COUNCIL PRIOR TO MEETING.
ACCOUNTING PROGRAM FOR CITY OFFICE: JANET PHILLIPS, RON BUNGER,
AND OFFICE PERSONNEL WILL RESEARCH SOME ACCOUNTING PROGRAMS
AND BRING THREE (3) RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL MEETING IN
JLTNE,
JOHN CHRISTIf 4
REQUI^,,STFOR REDUCTION IN WATER B [Ij: TABLED,
CHARLES NISWANGER WILL RESEARCH THE PROBLEM FURTHER AND
REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AT THE MAY 19Th MEETING.
IN SCUSSION ON M0131 1,,E,, I IOME ORDINANCE: MOTION MADE BY
JANET PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO ADD NO
ADDITIONAL AREAS. LEAVE COLEMAN TRAILER PARK AS IS. PECAN
STREET AND ALL OTHER AREAS WITH MOBILE HOMES ARE ON
VARIANCES. AS THEY ARE MOVED, THEY WILL NOT BE REPLACED. CITY
ATTORNEY IS DRAWING UP ORDINANCE FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE AT
JUNE MEETING. MOTION CARRIED.
I.)AVI�:)., CASTRO WITI.I PIONEER CONCRETE: BOTH DAVID CASTRO WITH
PIONEER CONCRETE, AND CRAIG SCOTT WITH LATIMORE CONCRETE WILL
MEET WITH THE COUNCIL ON MAY 19"", 1998 TO NEGOTIATE TERMS ON
WATER. NO ACTION TAKEN.
DON '��+fLLEY�t3.QI l)lNE,I INSPI3C'I'O.R..- REPORT: DON WAS PRESENT' AND
GAVE HIS REPORT. HE HAS 12 HOMES WITH OPEN PERMITS AND 4 FINISHED
BUT NOT OCCUPIES.
UPPER TRINITY IS LOOKING FOR LAND NEAR PROSPER OR CELINA FOR A
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ALSO A LANDFILL. THE MAYOR
ASK DON WILLEY AND CHARLES NISWANGER TO WORK ON THIS AND
BRING MORE INFORMATION TO COUNCIL.
RITONNII. TUC1 ER,J,IRE CI II F/ , ,ARSIIALL -REPORT: RONNIE REPORTED
THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO OUR AREA BY HAIL.
REPORTED THAT A CIVIL DEFENSE SIREN COST APPROXIMATELY
$15,000.00 TO ALERT THE PUBLIC OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
REPORTED TO COUNCIL CITY LOST POINTS ON THE ISO RATING FOR ONLY
I FIRE TRUCK AND NO ENFORCEMENT FOR FIRE CODES.
CCN FOR PROSPER'S E.T.J.: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
JANET PHILLIPS
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O HAVE CITY SECRETARY CONTACT KERRY RUSSELL,
ATTORNEY IN AUSTIN, FILE FOR A CCN FOR OUR ENTIRE E.T.J. MOTION
CARRIED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE
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CIO DISCUSS MATTERS ON CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.
COUNCIL, CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION: NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON
MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY CHARLES
NISWANGER TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
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