04.08.1997 Town Council Minutes239
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 8, 1997
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: JIM DUNMIRE. LARRY TRACEY, BILL NISWANGER & GRADY
SMOTHERMON. MAYOR, STEPHEN COFFMAN & RALPH BOYER WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR PRO -TEM, JIM DUNMIRE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
COMMENTS FR M CITIZENS: FORRESI, BENTLEY OF NORTHCHASE ESTATES ASK THE
CITY TO CLEAN THE ALLEYWAY 1N NORTHCHASE AGAIN FOR THE 311D TIME. JIM
DUNMIRE TOLD MR. BENTLEY THE CITY HAS NO FREE MEN TO SEND AND GOFF HOMES
WILL TRY TO CLEAN SOME OF IT. .TIM TOLD HIM IT IS NOT A PRIORITY OF THE CITY AT
THIS TIME.
RONNIE TUCKER, FIRE CHIEF, REPORTED THE NEW FIRE TRUCK WILL BE HERE IN
APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) WEEKS AND THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE THE
OLD CONCESSION DOWN IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.
APPROVAL, OF CONSENT ITEMS. MINUTES 1�INANC IAL REPORT k 13IL_I.,5. MOTION BY
GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BYLARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS
MOTION CARRIED.
DAVID DEAN - DISCUSSION QUI AN1M AL CONTROL: DAVID DEAN MET WITH COUNCIL
BECAUSE HIS DOGS WERE TAKEN OUT OF HIS YARD IN RHEA MILLS ESTATES BY THE
S.P.C.A.. HE WANTS CITY TO RE -DEFINE OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE. HE WAS
TOLD BY MAYOR PRO -TEM, JIM DUNMIRE WE WERE IN LINE WITH THE COUNTY
ORDINANCE AND HE SHOULD COMPLY AND KEEP HIS DOGS CONFINED.
LYNN MEYER WITH DOWDY ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES AND TALMADGE TINSLEY
DEVELOPER AND GEORGE DUDLEY WiTH HUIE CO. - SUBMISSION AND ACTION OF
PRELIMINARY PLAT AND REQUEST FOR ANNEXA`1'ION MET WITH COUNCIL ON
DEVELOPMENT OF GENTLE CREEK ESTATES CONTAINING 148 ACRES ALONG FM 1461.
CITY ENGINEER, TIM MORRIS RECOMMENDED THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THE PRELIMINARY
PLAT WITH THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS.
1. 12" WATER LINE WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $450,000.00 TO CONSTRUCT. CITY CAN
CREDIT DEVELOPER $278,600.00 IN IMPACT FEES FOR HIS DEVELOPMENT. HE SUGGEST
OVER 10 YEAR THE DEVELOPER BE REIMBURSED APPROXIMATELY $660.00 FROM
EACH IMPACT FEE RECEIVED, CITY WILL RETAIN REMAINDER TO PAY FOR COST OF
WATER WELL, STORAGE AND PUMPING FACILITIES.
2. CITY WILL NOT COLLECT IMPACT FEES ON SEWER SINCE THE SUBDIVISION WILL BE
ON SEPTIC SYSTEMS.
3. CITY WILL GRANT VARIANCE FOR 27 FEET OF PAVED CONCRETE STREET SIX INCHES
THICK.
4. THE CITY WILL GRANT A VARIANCE ON CUL-DE-SAC LENGHT. LONGER CUL-DE-SAC
ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE LARGER LOTS.
5. ULILITY EASEMENT BE DESIGNATED ALONG THE REAR OF ALL LOTS.
6. DRAINAGE EASEMENT LOCATED IN BLOCK A BETWEEN LOTS 6 AND 7, BETWEEN
LOTS 10 AND 11, AND BETWEEN LOTS 17 AND 18.
7. DRAINAGE EASEMENT BE DESIGNATED ACROSS LOT 9 OF BLOCK C.
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H. 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN ALONG WILSON CREEK SI-IOULD BE DESIGNATED AS
DRAINAGE EASEMENT.
10. DRAINAGE EASEMENT SHOULD BE DESIGNATED FROM CULVERT ON GENTLE WAY AT
LOT 33 OF LOT B TO GEN'T'LE CREI'K.
If. CULVERT AND OTHER DRAINAGE STR[.IC`1'IJRES SHOULD BE DISIGNED ON BASIS OF
FLOW RATE CALCULATED USING A RUN-OFF COI:F]-"IC'IENT 01`0-50, A TIME OF
CONCENTRATION OF 15 MINUTES, AND A RAILFALL INTENSITY OF 7.6 INCHES PER
HOUR.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE THE
PRELIMINARY PLAT OF GENTLE CREEK AS RE, COMMENDED WITH THE ABOVE 1 I
CONSIDERATIONS OF THE CITY ENGINEER IF THE CITY CAN WORK OUT DETAILS WITH
DANVILLE WATER SUPPLY CORPORA'T'ION. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE THE
REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION OF GENTLE CREEK. MOTION CARRIED.
CITY ENGINEER BROUGHT TO THE AT-I'ENTION OF THE COUNCIL THE- FACT THAT STEVE
ROBERTS 14AS PURCHASED SOME ACERAGE JUST EAST OF GENTLE CREEK ESTATES AND
IS GOING TO ADD SOME FILL ALONG WILSON CREEK TO IMPROVE BUILDING LOTS. THIS
COULD CHANGE THE FLOOD 'ZONING.
MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO HAVE ENGINEER.
WRITE A LEITER TO MR. RUBEN DELGADO, P.E., DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING FOR COLLIN
COUNTY CONCERNING THIS MATTER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. MOTION CARRIED.
GOFF HOMES - REQUEST AND ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION- MOTION BY
GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE REQUEST
FOR ANNEXATION. MOTION CARRIED.
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION UNDER
THE I9�}7-$ TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELQPMENT PROGRAM TCD AUTHORIZING A
LOCAL MA'T CH AND DESIGNATING TI Il MAYOR TO ACT AS TI IE CITY'S
REPRI?SENTATIVE IN ALL MATTCRS I'ERi AWING TO THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE
TEXAS Ct3MMi TNITY DEVEI,OPMI✓NT PROGRAM. _ MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND
SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO AUTHORIZE LEE LAWRENCE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION
FOR THE CITY FOR A $250.000.00 GRANT. MOTION CARRIED.
MMMRMON
D POSSIBLY ACTION ON WA'I'EIZ WASTI WATER IMPROVEMENTS AND
INEERING C[31VTRACTS:THE CITY ENGINEER, TIM MORRIS EXPLAINED
ER TREATMENT PLANT WILL BE INCREASED FROM 150,000 GPD TO
Y 376,000 GPD AND A NEW WATER WELL WILL BE DRILLED AT THE
ITE. MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY LARRY
TRACEY TO AUTHORIZE JIM DUNMIRE ACTING MAYOR, AT THIS MEETING, TO SIGN
ENGINEERING CONTRACTS WITH MORRIS ENGINEERS, MOTION CARRIED.
THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRO -TEM, JIM DUNMIRE TO CONTACT CITY
ATTORNEY ON CITY GOING INTO DANVILLE'S CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY. MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY. MOTION
CARRIED.
ACTION ON STREET REPAIRS I.OR CITY STREETS:GRADY REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THE
ESTIMATED COST OF PAVING CR 77 IS $16,000.00. MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND
SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO PAVE. MOTION CARRIED.
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1 ACTION ON STREET REPAIRS FOR CITY STREETS:GRADY REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THE
ESTIMATED COST OF PAVING CR 77 1S $16,000.00. MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND
SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO PAVE. MOTION CARRIED.
GRADY REPORTED TO TIE COUNCIL THE CITY COULD DO A LOT OF THE STREET REPAIRS
IN HOUSE IF WE BOUGHT A DUMP TRUCK. MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND
SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO PURCHASE A DUMP TRUCK FOR APPROXIMATELY
$5,000.00. MOTION CARRIED.
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CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON CE-IANGE ORDER TOY_LCOM CONTRACT. CITY
ENGINEER HAS ADDED SOME WATER VALVES AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $5400.00.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE
CHANGE ORDER. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON
TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR
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