06.09.1998 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JUNE 9, 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
TIME PRESENTMAYOR COFFMAN: COUNCILMEMBERS; CHARLES NISWANGER, LARRY
TRACENJI'A71—Xi1 BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE AND JANET PHILLIPS.
CALLTO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
jl'RV,.SENTA'I'I0N OF CITY'S APPRECIATION -1-0 GRAD Y SMO*I'I IERMON: JIM DUNMIRE
P R E S 3 N i:i 1-1 Aii _YS7�i&hiEiM6N WITH A SWISS POCKET WATCH AS A SMALL TOKEN
OF THE CITY APPRECIATION FOR THE MANY YEARS HE PUT IN WITH THE CITY.
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BARB AR A K W(JFFVCXN, E. FIRST STREE'I'- COMPLAI NTOF A NEIGHBOR WHO IS RUNNING
A BUSINESS FROM HIS HOME NEXT DOOR AND HAVING MANURE STOCK PILED FOR
RESALE.
MAYOR ASK BILL LITTLE TO CHECK ON THIS PROBLEM THIS WEEK. CHARLES
NISWANGER STATED HE HAD TALKED WITH HIM AND HE PROMISED HE WOULD GET IT
MOVED, BUT HAS DONE NOTHING,
GRADY smoTHERMON. E. FIFTH STREET - ASK COUNCIL TO REMEMBER THE MASTER
PLAN WHEN CONSIDERING ZONING ISSUES.
ANDY FANIZZI, COLLIN GREEN ESTATES -ASK ABOUT A WARNING SYSTEM TO ALERT
PUBLIC DURING STORMY WEATHER,
MAYOR TOLD ANDY IT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED, BUT WAS EXPENSIVE AND NO ACTION I IAD
BEEN TAKEN.
ffiP2l9_0Y_AL..QE.( SI,Ni' FIEMS. MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY LARRY
TRACEY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
RADE AN HERRON.TAX A/C W REPORT: RADEAN WAS PRESENT, GAVE HER REPORTAND,
INTRODUCED RALPH ROBERTS AND JANIT'llE, BU'1'1.,11',R WITH THE LAW FIRM TIIE ITY
USES FOR DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION. RALI-111 ROBERTS GAVE A DETAILI.il) REI)ORT
OF THE TRANSACTIONS THE FIRM HAS HANDLED FOR THE CITY IN THE PAST YEAR.
MA'I'I'SAVOY-DI SCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON IMPACITFEES FOR INDUSTRIAl.,
Zi5iil_dT4: MATT MET _"WI—T-H-'"T--H-'E--C'-O-"'U'-N—C'I'L"" ASKING FOR A REDUCTION I"N-"'IMPACT -""FEES
FOR TI IE 10 WAREHOUSES HE IS CONSTRUCTING ON WEST BROADWAY AND SOUTH
McKINLEY STREET.
MAYOR COFFMAN ASK MATT TO SET UP A MEETING WITH THE CITY ENGINNER ON THE
FEES FOR THE IMPACT OF WATER & SEWER, SINCE THIS IS COMMERCIAL IT COULD BE
LOWER OR IT COULD BE HIGHER THAN A RESIDENTIAL FEE.
COUNCIL ASK MATT IF MANUFACTURING WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE ADDITION, HIS
ANSWER WAS YES, IF THE TENANTS WANTED TO USE IT FOR THAT PURPOSE,
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
CRAIG SMI'llf WITH LA111MORE CONCRETE --DISCUSSION ON ANNEXATION: CRAIG HAD
T06i�XKEE _141'S'MEETIN_G WITH TIIE COUNCIL AT THE LAST MINUTE. THIS ITEM WAS
TABLED,
'IM MORRIS, CITY ENGINEER AND DOUG HARTMAN WITH FIRST SOLJ'I")'°'IWI-,S'1'('..'(')MPAN,Y,
ON SEWER IMPROVEMENTLOAN: DOUG HARTMAN GAVE AN UPDATE ON CITY'S LOAN
FROM WATER DEVEOPMENT BOARD. DOUG THINKS CITY SHOULD TAKE THE MONEY
NOW AND DRAW INTEREST TILL MONIES ARE NEEDED FOR THE TREATMENT PLANT,
THE LOAN IS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND THE LOAN WAS APPROVED OVER A
YEAR AGO, THE CITY IS WAITING ON A PERMIT FROM THE TNRCC, ONCE THE CITY
RECEIVES IT, IT HAS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER AND THERE IS A 30 DAY PERIOD
WHEN PEOPLE CAN CONTEST THE APPLICATION.
WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS CHANGING LOANING REGULATIONS AFTER AUGUST
31ST, 1998. WE CAN TAKE THE LOAN NOW AND THE ONLY STIPULATION IS WE USE IT
WITHIN 3 YEARS.
COUNCIL GAVE DOUG HARTMAN APPROVAL TO PROCEED.
BRUCE SMI'T'H WITH 13.1...UE STAR LAND - CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ANNEXATION A,ND
ZONING,P„P�: Ajr� ,5"l-' BRUCE MET WITH THE COUNCIL ON THIS ISSUE ONCE AGAIN. THE
COUNCIL STILL HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE MULTI -FAMILY PART OF THE PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT ZONING. THE CITY HAS MET WITH THE SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE THE
SAME CONCERNS. BRUCE EXPLAINED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THEY HAVE FAR MORE
CONTROL WITH PD ZONING VERSUS STRAIGHT ZONING. BRUCE HAS AGREED TO BRING
DEVELOPERS OF MULTI -FAMILY DISTRICTS TO THE COUNCIL TO EDUCATE US MORE ON
THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
. ._ � ANNEXING w_....P
CONSIDER AI�kD�.,�,C,TmU'I'ON AI�I�R1'�V�... 01; ORDINANCE 1"�O..J8-13 NC AN'➢�G 61D,(iCit) (.:RS
OF PISD LAND: MOTION BY CHARLES NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO
APPROVE ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE PISD LAND. MOTION CARRIED.
DON WILLEY_w- DISCUSSION ON,._S."C"A"I""'US OF CITY MARSHALL POSITION:
MAYOR COFFMAN INFORMED DON WILLEY THE CITY WILL DRAFT GUIDE LINES ON THE
CIVIL POSITION AND THEN CITY WILL TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER. NO ACTION WAS
TAKEN.
JJAAN'I' "I" I'II11,1.1P _-, C!UNSlDER AND AC" �1" 'UPON REQV ,$S ",_'1'CJ j, S EEA,S"l" E1611°Ii"I I S�.1 REET
FOR A SOAP BOAC DERBY �'OR BOYS SCOUTS, JANET PHILLIPS REQUESTED THE COUNCIL'S
GIVE PERMISSION TO CLOSE EIGHTH STREET FOR A SOAP BOX DERBY FOR TIDE BOYS
SCOUTS. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO GRANT
PERMISSION. MOTION CARRIED.
RON'NIE TUCKER. IziRE MA'RMIAI,I,IC,"l,I]Elf .- REPf:JR"U RONNIE WAS ABSENT FROM THE
MEETING AND THIS ITEM WAS TABLED.
I "I"'I'''Y '1'RAC'1"1"DR & MOWER: THE CITY'S JOHN DEERE TRACTOR IS IN NEED OF REPAIRS.
TRACEY STONE, A JOHN DEERE MECHANIC GAVE CITY OF ESTIMATE OF $1087.49 FOR
PARTS AND $600.00 FOR LABOR TO REPAIR. THE INSERT IS OUT ON THE #1 ROAD AND THE
CRANK SHAFT HAS TO BE GROUND. COUNCIL DECIDED TO REPAIR THIS TRACTOR BUT
GET A PRICE ON A NEW TRACTOR THAT IS LARGER. BILL LITTLE IS IN CHARGE OF THIS.
ADJOURN, MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO ADJOURN,
MOTION CARRIED.
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