04.09.1996 Town Council Minutes194
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 9, 1996
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN; COUNCILMEMBERS: BILL NISWANGER, RALPH BOYER,
GRADY SMOTHERMON AND JIM DUNMIRE. DAVID FERGUSON WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS FOR MARCH, 1996: MOTION BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR MARCH AND APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF COLLECTIONS FOR MARCH, 1996: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR MEETING AND GAVE REPORT IN PERSON. MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER
AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO APPROVE THE TAX REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON GENERAL CITY ELECTION ON MAY 4, 1996: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON
AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO HOLD A GENERAL CITY ELECTION ON SATURDAY
MAY 4, 1996 AT PROSPER FIRE HALL - 407 EAST FIRST STREET IN PROSPER, TEXAS
FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M., ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY ELECTION JUDGE,
DIANE FERGUSON AT A RATE OF $6.00 PER HOUR AND ONE (1) ALTERNATE JUDGE AT
A RATE OF $5.00 PER HOUR AND ONE (1) ELECTION CLERK AT $5.00 PER HOUR.
MOTION CARRIED.
UPDATE ON WATER TOWER SITE FROM COMMITTEE: A COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF RALPH
BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE AND THE CITY ENGINEER MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
DRURY ESTATE ON MONDAY APRIL 8, 1996 TO NEGOTIATE FOR LAND TO ERECT THE
NEW ELEVATED WATER TOWER ON. THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DRURY ESTATE WAS
NOT INTERESTED IN SELLING ANY OF THEIR PROPERTY, THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE PUT
IN A SITURATION OF LAND DEVELOPERS BY TRADING LAND TO CITY FOR IMPACT FEES.
NOTHING WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE MEETING.
GRADY SMOTHERMON WAS ASKED BY THE MAYOR TO SET UP A DATE FOR A MEETING WITH
FOLSOM PROPERTIES, WHO IS THE OWNER OF PROPERTY ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE
TRACT OWNED BY DRURY.
ADOPT ORDINANCE AMENDING IMPACT FEES: BEFORE THE COUNCIL CAN ADOPT AN ORD-
INANCE AMENDING IMPACT FEES, PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE TO BE HELD, NOTICE HAS
TO BE PUT IN THE PAPER AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS TO SUBMIT WRITTEN
COMMENTS TO COUNCIL. THE CITY WILL GO FORWARD WITH THESE STEPS.
COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:35 P.M. TO DISCUSS LAND FOR WATER
TOWER SITE.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:50 P.M. NO ACTION TAKEN.
ADJOURN:MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO ADJOURN.
CARRIED.
MAYOR