10.13.1998 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PIlESI:`.N'I': MAYOR PRO -TEM, RALPH BOYER; COUNCILMEMBERS: JIM
DUNMIRE, LARRY TRACEY, JANET PHILLIPS, AND CHARLES NISWANGER. MAYOR
STEPHEN COFFMAN WAS ABSENT.
FIRST PuBLIC 14EARING ON ARCH 13ARDUE ANNEXAmON: NO COMMENTS FROM THE
AUDIENCE WERE MADE AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT 7:02 P.M.
CALLTO ORDFR: RALPH BOYER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
CONST NT MOTION MADE BY CHARLES NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY JIM
DUNMIRE TO APPROVE THECONSENT ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
COMMEN] �SFROM CrI'IZENS: TRACEY BOSTON AND TERRY SELF DISCUSSED PROPERTY
LINES ON SECOND STREET WITH THE COUNCIL. CITY WILL CONTACT CITY ATTORNEY
REGARDING THE MATTER AND GET BACK WITH MS. BOSTON AND MR. SELF.
RADEAN.,I]ERRON,TAX A/C REPORT: RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND GAVE HER
REPORT. SHE WILL BE MAILING OUT TAX STATEMENTS NEXT WEEK.
RICHARD BASS WITH HOPE, LUMBER -DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON UTILITIES TO
HOPEUM
I..BEREM: RICHARD SPOKE BRIEFLY WITH THE COUNCIL TO UPDATE TB I
ON THE PROGRESS OF THE NEW BUILDING FOR HOPE LUMBER. THE SEWER LINES ARE
READY TO TAKE BIDS ON AND THE WATER LINE PLANS WILL BE COMPLETED NEXT
WEEK. HOPE LUMBER IS CURRENTLY TAKING BIDS ON THEIR NEW SITE.
ARTHUR DALTON -DISCUSSION -WITH COUNCIL REGARDING ANNEXXTION AND wXrElt
SERVICE 'rQUIS PROPERTY: MR. DALTON WAS NOT PRESENT AND THE DISCUSSION WAS
TABLgD—UNTIL THE OCTOBER 20, 1998 MEETING.
DAVID WHET-- �E,-L - DISCUSISON WITH COUNCIL ON CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND
IAGHTS FOR BOTH THE CITY AN ' D CITY HALL BUILDING: MOTION MADE BY JIM
DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO CONTACT AN ELECTRICIAN TO
PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE LOCATED ON SH289 AND E. FIRST
STREET. THE CITY WILL PAY THE ELECTRICITY BILL FOR THE TREE THROUGH
DECEMBER. MOTION CARRIED. COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS LIGHTING OF THE CITY HALL
AT THE OCTOBER 20, 1998 MEETING.
5,'-r—QARljAQK5QNDISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL, ON DEVELOPING -['HE CONTINUATION OF
NORTHCLjASE: STUART MET WITH THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
CONTINUATIQN OF NORTHCHASE, ESTATES. STUART WILL MEET WITH RONNIE TUCKER
REGARDING EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS. FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL BE HELD AT THE
OCTOBER 20, 1998 COUNCIL MEETING.
DISCUSS / CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RULES REGARDING THE
USE 01, EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING NONVIOLENT Q,
- ----- IVIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS:
MOTION NLADE BY LARRY TRACEY AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO APPROVE THE
RESOLUTION. MOTION CARRIED. I
DISCUSS / CONSIDER ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DEtSIGNATINGTHE 0
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NVBk 1-998. AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH ANDSUPPORTING FAIR HOUSING ACTIVITIES
WITHINTHE CITY OF PROSPER.'IEXAS: MOTION idZEB—Y"-'LA-'-RR—Y-T—R'A'C,--E"-Y""-,AN—D-"-,,""-,-,,
SECONDED BY CHARLES NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. MOTION CARRIED.
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CONSIDER AND ACTT
UPON REPAIRS uTHE CITY HALL ROOF: MOTION MADE BY LARRY
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TRA.. , Y AN , D SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO HAVE EAGLE ROOFING (THE LOWEST BID)
REPAIR THE CITY HALL ROOF IMMEDIATELY. MOTION CARRIED.
DON WILIA.Y, BUILDING INSPECTOR / CITY MARSHALL - REPOWI'S: DON WAS PRESENT
AND GAVE HIS REPORT. HE REPORTED THAT ALL WAS WELL WITH THE TOWN AND
THERE WERE NO CURRENT PROBLEMS.
RONNIEt TUCKER....l° EFIRE CHI / MARSHALL - REPORT: RONNIE WAS NOT PRESENT AND
61 -D -NOT -"GIVE HIS REPORT.
THOMAS BRALEY - 607 E. FIRSTSTRFET-REQUESTTO DO GUN SALES AND GUN SMITHING
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FROM HOME: RONNIE TUCKER WILL SPEAK WITH MR. BRALEY REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
THE COUNCIL HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE, AS LONG AS MR. TUCKER HAS NO
PROBLEMS..
JOHN HARRIS -PIONEER CONCRETE -DISCUSSION ON ANNEXATION INTO-clu"y: ONCE THE
ANNEXATION PETITIONS FROM BILL RAZOR AND PIONEER CONCRETE ARE RECEIVED BY
THE CITY, THE CITY CAN BEGIN THE ANNEXATION PROCESS ON BOTH PIECES OF LAND.
THE WATER WELL AT PIONEER WAS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED AND WILL BE DISCUSSED
FURTHER AT A LATER DATE.
SHERIFF BOX AND CAPTAIN STONE - DISCUSSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: SHERIFF BOX
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WAS PRESENT AND SUBMITTED AN ESTIMATE OF PART TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE
COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE BID AND CONTACT SHERIFF BOX FOR A WORK SESSION.
BRUCE SMITH - REQUEST FOR ANNEXiVI'ION AND P.D.ZONING: MOTION MADE BY JANET
PHILLIPS AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION AND PLANED
DEVELOPMENT ZONING REQUEST. PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. THE
MULTI -FAMILY UNITS ARE SET FOR 18 PER ACRE INSTEAD OF 14 PER ACRE. MOTION
CARRIED.
DANIEL JONES - USSION ON BALL FIELDS FOR CITY: DANIEL WAS NOT PRESENT BUT
JANET PHILLIPS HAD THE PLANS FOR THE SCHOOL'S BALL FIELDS.
ON MEETING WITH TIM MORRIS AND BRUCE SMITH: TIM MORRIS MET WITH
BRUCE OF BLUE STAR LAND AND THINKS IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR O.S.I. TO
LOCATE IN BLUE STAR'S LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA SO WATER AND SEWER LINES COULD
BE MORE CHEAPLY RAN MORE EASILY AND CHEAPER TO THE FACILITY. BRUCE WILL
SPEAK WITH THE OWNER'S OF O.S.I.
PHIL JOBE,,- Lk[iQUES'r FOR VARIANCE IN STONE CREEK: PHIL WAS NOT PRESENT AND
THE ISSUE WAS TABLED UNTIL THE OCTOBER 20""' MEETING.
LEE, LAWRENCE - APPROVAI.OF ADMIN STRATIVj,:i SERVICE CONTRACT- TABLED UNTIL
THE OCTOBER 20 ... MEETING.
DISCUSSION ON BUILDING FOR NEW FIRE, TRUCK: THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A BID FROM
DAVID JAMES IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,500 FOR A 25'X 50' BUILDING. ELECTRICITY AND
CONCRETE FLOORS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BID. NO ACTION TAKEN TABLED UNTIL
THE OCTOBER 20TH MEETING.
ADJOURN: MOTION MADE BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED 'Y LARRYTRACEY TO
ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED.
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