03.12.1996 Town Council Minutes191
PUBLIC HEARING & REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY MARCH 12, 1996
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS; GRADY SMOTHERMON, JIM DUNMIRE, BILL
NISWANGER, RALPH BOYER AND DAVID FERGUSON
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPART-
MENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
GRANT WAS HELD FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK QUESTION AND VOICE THEIR OPINION. AFTER
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR, THE MAYOR ASK FOR
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. NO ONE HAD QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THE MAYOR CLOSED THE
PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:10 P.M.
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CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:10 P.M.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY, 1996 MEETINGS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND
SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY
JIM DUNMIRE TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS: RADEAN WAS ABSENT FROM THE
MEETING BUT SUBMITTED HER REPORT IN WRITTEN FORM.
APPROVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION UNDER THE 1996 TEXAS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (TCDP), AUTHORIZING A LOCAL MATCH, AND DESIGNATING
THE MAYOR TO ACT AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATVIE IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE
CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM:
MOTION BY DAVID FERGUSON AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.
MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ON RENEWAL OF ANIMAL CONTROL AGREEMENT WITH S.P.C.A.
THIS SUBJECT WAS TABLED UNTIL THE APRIL MEETING BY A MOTION FROM JIM DUNMIRE AND
A SECOND FROM BILL NISWANGER. MOTION CARRIED.
BILL GURLEY - DISCUSSION ON WATER TO HIS PROPERTY ON CR77: MR. GURLEY WAS NOT
PRESENT AT THE MEETING AND THIS WAS TABLED UNTIL WE HERE FROM HIM BY A MOTION
FROM GRADY SMOTHERMON AND A SECOND FROM RALPH BOYER. MOTION CARRIED.
REQUEST FOR REZONING - DAN CHRISTIE: DAN CHRISTIE PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH AN
APPLICATION FOR REZONING OF 3.358 ACRES BEING #7PASEWARK CIRCLE. MOTION BY
GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO ACCEPT THE APPLICATION AND
PROCEED WITH THE REZONING PROCEDURES. MOTION CARRIED.(BILL NISWANGER ABSTAINED)
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 95-01 (ADOPTING IMPACT FEES)
PAGE 51, V - SERVICE UNIT: THE CITY ENGINEER WOULD LIKE FOR THE COUNCIL TO AMEND
V AND CLARIFY THE MEANING OF SERVICE UNIT;
A SERVICE UNIT IS DEFINED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT AS EQUIVALENT
TO THE AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION AND WASTEWATER PRODUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY
DWELLING UNIT EXCEPT THERE SHALL BE ASSESSED IMPACT FEES ON THE BASIS OF NOT LESS
THAN ONE (1) SERVICE UNIT PER ACRE OF LAND.
MOTION BY DAVID FERGUSON AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO AMEND IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE.
MOTION CARRIED.
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APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE AND THE SOUTHERN WILING
(96-10 CODE: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO APPROVE THE
ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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