03.14.1995 Town Council Minutes156
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEE'T'ING
TUESDAY MARCH 14, 1995
CITY HALL -109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DON BROWN, RALPH BOYER AND MIKE
DALTON. STEPHEN COFFMAN AND BILL CROSSWHITE WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 14 & 20, 1995 MEETINGS. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT AND BILLS: MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY MIKE
DALTON TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1995
AND APPROVAL OF BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C—REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS: RADEAN WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEET—
ING BUT SUBMITTED HER REPORT IN WRITTEN FORM.
SID STOKES—REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF EASEMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 304 E. FIRST ST.:
THE EASEMENT IS 10' ON THE NORTH END AND 14' ON THE SOUTH END AND SHOWS UP ON THE
SURVEY AS A CITY UTILITY EASEMENT.
MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO LEAVE AS IS FOR THE PRESENT,
THE CITY COULD POSSIBLY NEED THIS EASEMENT AT SOME FUTURE DATE. THE STOKES WERE
TOLD IF THEY NEEDED THIS EASEMENT FOR BUILDING ON LATER TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
DAN CHRISTIE — DISCUSSION OF IMPACT FEES ON PROPERTY ALONG NORTH SIDE OF PASEWARK:
IN OCTOBER OF 1992 DAN CAME TO THE COUNCIL WITH A PLAN OF WHAT HE WANTED TO DO
WITH HIS PROPERTY ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF PASEWsARK CIRCLE, THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED
THIS UI-ZTT AND !IZLT Cl1TLD TWO, OF THE LOTS. STANCE! THIS TAMS DONE PRIOR
TO TETT,'. AMUTT(VN
OF THE IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE HE DOES NOT OWE IMPACT FEES ON THE REMAINING LOTS.
ACTION ON GENERAL CITY ELECTION ON MAY 6, 1995: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECOND—
ED BY DON BROWN TO HOLD A GENERAL CITY ELECTION ON SATURDAY MAY 6, 1995 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 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 TO HELP
DURING THE LUNCH HOUR AND THE COUNTING PROCESS, APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 HOURS AT A
RATE OF $5.00 PER HOUR. MOTION CARRIED.
CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE REQUIRING CITIZENS TO NOTIFY CITY COUNCIL
(95-05) OF CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER
AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A RECORDS RETENTION PROGRAM:
(95-06) MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE ORDINANCE. MOTION
CARRIED.
RAY HERMAN — REQUEST FOR WATER ON PROPERTY ADJACENT PRESTONVIEnT ON THE SOUTH:
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL ON THIS SUBJECT. FURTHER INQUIRIES WILL BE
MADE BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND MR. HERMAN WILL BE CONTACTED.
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ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE CALLING FOR AN ELECTION ON MAY 6, 1995 FOR VOTERS TO
_CONSIDER A � OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX_ INCREASE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE (95-08)
CITY'S GENERAL FUND AS AUTHORIZED BY 231.101 (b) OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE:
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.
MOTION CARRIED.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE CALLING FOR AN ELECTION ON MAY 6, 1995 FOR VOTERS TO
CONSIDER A � OF ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX r'OR THE BENEFIT OF AN ECONOMIC (95-07)
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 5190 (4A) OF THE TEXAS LABOR
CODE.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.
MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND
MENT OF A MUNICIPAL JUDGE:
I ON ESTABLISHIMENT OF MUNICIPAL COURT AND APPOINT -
NO ACTION TAKEN.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.