06.02.1998 Town Council MinutesSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JUNE 2, 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT; MAYOR COFFMAN, RALPH BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE, LARRY TRACEY AND
CHARLES NISWANGER. JANET PHILLIPS WAS ABSENT. TIM MORRIS, CITY ENGINEER, WAS
ALSO PRESENT.
CAUL -TO ORI)EIR: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
DAN CHRISTIE: DAN MET WITH THE COUNCIL BRIEFLY TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF
RUNNING A gf,.WER LINE ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDRY OF HICKORY CREEK ESTATES
ON AN EASEMENT FROM LARRY BRIDGEFARMER TO SEWER HIS PROPERTY AT #7
HICKORY CREEK. THE COUNCIL ASK DAN TO HAVE A SURVEY DONE, OBTAIN THE
EASEMENT FROM PROPERTY OWNER TO CITY AND SUPPLY THE COUNCIL WITH A PLAN
OF THE LINE AND COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DISCUSSION WITH R11PRESENTA"TI'VES FROM PIONEER CONCRETE ON ANNEXATION_ INTO
CITY; PIONEER POSPONED THIS MEETING UNTIL JUNE 16, 1998.
DISCUSSION WIIJ' S�. I�ITI)�,._�3�?r�RD ON FEES DIDI° .. �:t),,.�,�'� �,m��?N 1�i 4�.,.I°�I(i11_ C„'6�� 1.. BOARD
MEMBERS PRESENT WERE; PHIL COOPER, CHUCK STUBER, WANDA GAMMONS AND
DANNY TOLLESON AND WILLIAM RUSHING, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
WILLIAM RUSHING OPENED UP THE DISCUSSION BY SAYING THE SCHOOL AND CITY
SHOULD WORK MORE CLOSELY THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.
STEPHEN COFFMAN AND JIM DUNMIRE VOICED OPINIONS THAT THEY THOUGHT WE
HAVE HAD THE SCHOOL IN MIND WITH EVERYTHING THE CITY HAS DONE AS FAR AS
GROWTH, SINCE IT IMPACTSTHE SCHOOL ALONG WITH THE CITY. THE CITY HAS A
DESIRE TO TAKE THE SCHOOL INTO CONSIDERATION AND WORK WITH THEM CLOSELY.
CHUCK STUBER MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT HE THINKS WE CAN HAVE A GOOD SCHOOL
AND A GOOD CITY. HE ASK THE COUNCIL FOR IMPACT FEE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OR TO
ELIMINATE THE IMPACT FEE ALL TOGETHER.
STEPHEN COFFMAN EXPLAINED THE SCHOOL HAS A MUCH LARGER TAXING BASE THAN
THE CITY, BUT THE CITY HAS THE IMPACT OF THE SCHOOL PLUS MUCH MORE,
RALPH BOYER STATED HE THINKS THE CITY SHOULD FORGIVE IMSPECTION FEES IF THE
SCHOOL WILL FURNISH THE CITY WITH IMSPECTION REPORTS DONE BY THEIR PEOPLE.
THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AGREED TO FURNISH THE CITY WITH
MONTHLY STATUS OR PROGRESS REPORTS AND INSPECTION REPORTS.
THE IMPACT FEES FOR THE SCHOOL WAS BASED ON ONE IMPACT FEE FOR EVERY 27.5
STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL IS BEING BUILT FOR 350 STUDENTS, SO THE IMPACT FEE FOR
THE SCHOOL WILL BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS:
350 STUDENTS DIVIDED BY 27.5 STUDENTS x $3819.00 = $48,615.87.
THE MAYOR ASK THE SCHOOL IF THEY WOULD RATHER PAY A LOWER AMOUNT IN CASI I
OR PAY THE FULL AMOUNT ON A PAY -OUT BASIS.
THEY GAVE THE INDICATION TREY PREFERRED A PAY -OUT.
MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO GIVE THE SCHOOL ONE
YEAR, THEN AFTER THE YEAR IS UP, PAY $1,015.00 PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS.
THE CITY WILL WAIVE INSPECTION FEES, BUILDING PERMIT AND TAP FEES. THE SCHOOL
WILL BUY THEIR OWN WATER METER. WHEN THE SCHOOL 1N ENLARGED THE CITY WILL
ASSESS IMPACT FEES AT RATE THEY ARE BEING ASSESSED AT NOW, ONE IMPACT FOR
EVERY 27.5 STUDENTS. SCHOOL WITH FURNISH CITY WITH MONTHLY STATUS REPORTS
AND INSPECTION REPORTS. MOTION CARRIED.
CITY ANIS SCHOOL DISCUSSED THE ROAD TO THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL DOES NOT WANT
4 LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THIS STREET BECAUSE OF SAFETY WITH THE STUDENTS. THE
PROPERTY LOCATED ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDRY OF THE SCHOOL PROPERTY IS
PRESENTLY UNDER CONTRACT TO GOFF HOMES FOR A SUBDIVISION. THE SCHOOL
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EASEMENT FROM THEM FOR THE ROAD OR THE ROAD WILL
HAVE TO BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE SEWER LINE GOING THRU THEIR PROPERTY, THE
CITY WILL ASK GOFF TO GIVE AN EASEMENT FOR THE SCHOOL'S STREET, IF THEY
REFUSE "THE SCHOOL WILL BUILD THE ROAD OVER THE CITY'S SEWER MAIN.
THE CITY ASK THE SCHOOL'S OPINION OF MULTI -FAMILY ZONING. THE SCHOOL IS AS
CONCERNED AS THE CITY ON THE IMPACT THIS ZONING HAS. THE CITY WILL LOOK
CLOSELY BEFORE ANY LAND IS ZONED MULTI -FAMILY.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: THE COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:35 P.M.
THE COUNCIL GAVE A 15% RATE OF PAY INCREASE TO CTTY SECRETARY. EFFECTIVE
JUNE, 1998.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO ADJOURN,
MOTION CARRIED.
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