10.08.1996 Town Council Minutes221
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1996
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR PRO -TEM, JIM DUNMIRE: COUNCILMEMBERS, RALPH
BOYER, GRADY SMOTHERMON, AND BILL NISWANGER. MAYOR, STEPHEN COFFMAN WAS
ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR PRO -TEM JIM DUNMIRE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: 1FORREST BENTLEY THANKED THE COUNCIL FOR THE
SPEED BUMPS INSTALLED IN THE ALLEYWAYS OF NORTHCHASE ESTATES BY THE CITY.
LOUIS ROBICHAUX EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT SPEEDING CARS ON RIDGEWOOD DRIVE
AND WAS REMINDED BY THE MAYOR PRO -TEM TO TAKE LICENSE NUMBERS AND CALL
THE COLLIN COUNTY SHERRIFF.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED
BY BILL NISWANGER TQ APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRQN TAX AJC - REPORT OP CO>~LECTIONS: RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND
GAVE HER REPORT. MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND' SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO
APPROVE THE REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTIQN ON SETTING THE 1996-1997 CITY TAX RATE: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND
SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO SET THE M&O RATE AT $ .271093. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO SET THE I&S
RATE AT $.08807. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 96-25 SETTING THE 96-97 CITY TAX RATE: MOTION BY
BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE (96-
25) SETTING THE CITY TAX RATE AT $ .3599 AND APPROVING THE 1996 CITY TAX
MOTION CARRIED. ROLL.
ACTIONON HIRING OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: RICKY DAWES MET WITH THE
COUNCIL AFTER BEING INTERVIEWED BY THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO -TEM ON THE
POSSIBLE EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY AS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR THIS POSITION
WOULD PUT HIM IN CHARGE OF ALL WORK TO BE DONE, HE WOULD BE A SUPERVISOR AS
WELL AS A WORKER A JOB DESCRIPTION WILL BE DONE FOR THIS POSITION INCLUDING
RUNNING THE LAB. HE IS PRESENTLY LICENSED IN SEWER, GROUND AND SURFACE
WATER.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO OFFER RICKY
DAWES THE POSITION AT $2,000.00 PER MONTH + $300.00 PER MONTH FOR INSURANCE.
MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON ApPOINTMENT OF E D C BOARD MEMBERS: THE FOLOWING BOARD
MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED BY A MOTION FROM RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL
NISWANGER MOTION CARRIED.
1. WILLIAM RUSHING FROM THE P.I.S.D.
2. PHIL COOPER FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
3. JIM DUNMIRE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
4. LOUIS ROBICHAUX, CITIZEN
5. JANET PHILLIPS, CITIZEN
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ACTION ON APPROVAL OF DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR TOWER SITE: FOLSOM PROPERTIES,
PRESENT OWNER OF THE ELEVATED TOWER SITE PUT THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS
ON THE DEED TO THE PROPERTY; RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVIEW AND APPROVE OR
DISAPPROVE THE SIGNAGE AND/OR GRAPHICS ON AND THE COLOR OF ANY
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE LOCATED ON OR ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE
THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. MOTION CARRIED.
NAME AND/OR LOGO FOR WA'T'ER TANK ft DIRECTIONS FOR LE'I`I'ERING: THIS WAS
TABLED PENDING MORE INFORMATION ON THE COST FROM THE CITY ENGINEER BY A
MOTION FROM GRADY SMOTI-IERMON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER. MOTION
CARRIED.
ACTION ONRE UEST FRQM PTO TO DONATE $10.00 PER MONTH FOR PUBLISHING OF
NEWS LETTER: RALPH BOYER MADE A MOTION TO DONATE $10.00 PER MONTH AND
WAS SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORT FROM RONNIE T1lrKFR VIRE MARSHALL AND DON WILLEY BUILDING
INSPECTOR:
RONNIE: THE FIRE DEPT. HAS A SYSTEM TO NOTIFY SCHOOL OFFICIALS OF
ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PISD STUDENTS.
THERE WERE 7 OR 8 RUNS DURING SEPTEMBER
STATE OF TEXAS IS GOING TO AN ISO RATING IN THE FUTURE.
RONNIE BROUGHT UP POSSIBILITY OF APPROACHING COUNTY RESIDENTS TO
CONTRIBUTE TOWARD NEW FIRE TRUCK, SINCE THEY WILL BENEFIT ALSO.
DON WILLEY: CONDEMED CAR WASH- THE OWNER WANTS TO KEEP IT UP AND HAS
ASKED FOR UNDERSTANDING AS HE PLANS 1"O CLEAN IT UP AND KEEP IT CLEAN.
DON PRODUCED A LIST OF ADDITIONAL CITY AREAS THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED.
DON PROVIDED COPIES OF SEVERAL NOTES HE HAS RECEIVVEl7 rrUKAV T�7�T
THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WOULD DEAL WITH. I � AAL VAV l larnl
DON REPORTED THE CITY MEMBERSHIP WITH UTMWD IS UP IN 1999, THEY ARE
CONSIDERING RAISING DUES TO APPROXIMATELY $800 TO $1000 PER YEAR.
ACTION ON DECLARING EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF FIRE I -RUCK: MOTION BY RALPH
BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO DECLARE THE PURCHASE OF THE FIRE
TRUCK AN EMERGENCY. MOTION CARRIED.
APPOINTMENT OFCOUNCIL MEMBER TO MEET' WITH SCHOOL BOARD: JIM DUNMIRE
AND BILL NISWANGER WILL SHARE THIS DUTY UNTIL COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 2 IS
APPOINTED, THEN THAT PERSON WILL ASSUME THE JOB.
DISCUSSION ON RE VEST FROM JOANNE SLAVEN FOR REIMBURSEMENT ON A PORTION
OF PLUMBING BILL: JOANNE SLAVEN INCURRED A $485.00 PLUMBING BILL DUE TO A
CITY PROBLEM AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR A PORTION OF THIS BILL.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO REIMBURSE JOANNE
$210.00. MOTION CARRIED.
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