09.12.1995 Town Council Minutes172
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 1995
CITY HALL -109 SOUTH MAIN ST. - FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARINGS
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN: COUNCILMEMBERS; GRADY S�j%'lC�R.1O,, DAVID
FERGUSON AND BILL NISWA�IGER. RALPH BOYER AND DAN CHRISTIE WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CAT,LED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM AUGUST, 1995 MEETING: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTH IMON
Ai�TD SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. CARRIED.
APPROVAL, Or FINANCIAL REPORT & BILKS FOR AUGUST, 1995: MOTION BY GRADY
SMOTHERMOiV AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT
AND BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RESIGNATION OF DAN CHRISTIE, UPON APPROVAL OF RESIG-
TION, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPOINENT OF JIM DUN TO FILL THE COUCNIL NA
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PLACE 1 POSITION; UPON APPROVAL OF APPOIN'T1NT, ADMINSITER OATH OF OFFICE:
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHUMN AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO ACCEPT THE
RESIGNATION OF DAN CHRISTIE, COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 1. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY DAVID FERGUSON AND SECOINMED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO APPOINT JIM
DUNMIRE TO THE PLACE 1 VACANCY. MOTION CARRIED.
JIM DUNMIRE WAS SWORN TO OFFICE BY NOTARY, SHIRLEY JACKSON.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF 1995-1996 CITY OPERATING BUDGET: MOTION
BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED
CITY OPERATING BUDGET FOR 95-96 AS PRESENTED WITH NO CHANGES. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTION FOR AUGUST, 1995: RADEAN
WAS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT, 98.74% OF THE 1994 TAXES
HAVE BEEN COLLECTED THRU THIS MONTH.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON SETTING THE CITY TAX_ RATE FOR 1995 CITY TAXES: MOTION
BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO SET THE MAINTENANCE
AND SUPPORT OF GENERAL FUND AT $ .254071 ON EACH $100.00 VALUATION OF PROPERTY,
MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO SET THE INTEREST
A)ID SINKING FUND AT $ .071837. MOTION CARRIED.
THE vTAL TAX RATE IS $ .325908 FOR EACH $100.00 OF VALUE.
RANDY NOLAN - DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL ON SUB -DIVISION: MR. NOLAN WAS NOT
PRESENT AT THE MEETING r�ND NO DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE.
MARILYN ESTES WITH THE S.P.C.A. - REPORT ON A MAL CONTROL: MARILYN ESTES
WITH THE 'SP. C.A. MET WITH THE COUNCIL A,, MAYOR AND GAVE A REPORT ON THE
REPEATED OFFENDERS OF OUR ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE. WE HAVE ONLY 8 THAT
HAVE BEEN CONTACTED FROM 3 TO 10 TIMES.
MIKE ZAPATA IS MEETING WITH THE COUNCIL AT THEOCTO BER, 1995 MEETING.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING THIS MELTING.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPOt4 AMENDMENT TO ANLIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE NO. 88-10:
TABLID UNTIL THE OCTOBER, 1995 i�ETING
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TIM MORRIS, CITY ENGINEER -DISCUSSION WITH MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON POSSIBLE
SOLUTION TO WATER & WASTEWATER: TIM MET WITH THE COUNCIL PRIMARILY ON
THE LETTER THE CITY RECEIVED FROM T.N.R.C.C. DATED AUGUST 31, 1995. THE
CITY HAS BEEN ABOVE 75% OF OUR ALLOTED FLOW FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.
T.N.R.C.C. WANTS A RESPONSE WITHIN 90 DAYS.
OUR PLANT CAPACITY WILL BE REACHED BY THE YEAR 2000. TO INCREASE HE
CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING PLANT TO 260,000 GALLONS PER DAY TO SERVE APPROX-
IMATELY 2,600 PEOPLE WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $400,000. THIS PROTECT
WOULD TAKE SOMEWHERE AROUND 4 YEARS FROM START TO COMPLETION.
TIM DRAFTED A LETTER TO T. N. R.C.C. INFORMING THEM OF THE IMPROVE24EAVTS WE
ARE COMMITTING TO AND APPROXIMATE COMPLETION DATES.
WATER: WITHIN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, THE CITY OF PROSPER WILL EITHER HAVE
TO DIG ANOTHER WATER WELL OR TIE ON TO THE LINE FRISCO IS BRINGING TO HIGH-
WAY 380 FROM NORTH TEXAS. THE LEAST EXPENSIVE SOLUTION TO WATER WOULD BE
ANOTHER WELL.
WATER STORAGE: T.N.R.C.C. IS REQUIRING THE CITY TO HAVE ADDITIONAL WATER
STORAGE, PREFERRABLE ALIT ELEVATED TANK. TIM THINKS THIS STORAGE IS MORE
PRESSING THAN THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION. IF THE CITY ACTS
UPON THIS QUICKLY, AN ELEVATED TANK COULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN 2 YEARS.
TIM THINKS THE CITY NEEDS AT LEAST A 250,000 GALLON TANK.
FOR THE PROJECT OF WATER, STORAGE AND WASTEWATER THE CITY IS LOOKING AT
SOMEWHERE AROUND 112 MILLION DOLLARS OF BONDED INDUBTNESS.
THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO HAVE A WORK SESSION ON THIS PROBLEM SATURDAY SEPT-
EMBER 23, 1995 FROM 8:30 TO 10:30 A.M.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE:
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO HAVE A
JUVENILE CURFEW ORDINANCE DRAFTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. MOTION CARRIED.
4 FOR 0 AGAINST. WILL BE PASSED AT THE OCTOBER, 1995 COUNCIL MEETING.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 95-14: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER
AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 95-14 AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH RICHARD HOFF AND DAN CHRISTIE TO USE SEPTIC
SYSTEMS INSTEAD OF CITY SEWER ON #6 & #7 PASEWARK CIRCLE. MOTION CARRIED.
STREETS: GLEN POLK GAVE THE CITY AN ESTIMATE ON RETOPPING ALL THE STREETS
IN THE COLLIN GREED SUB -DIVISION. ESTIMATE CAME IN AT $17,250.00.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERTMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO HAVE THE STREETS
RETOPPED BY GLEN POLK CONSTRUCTION. MOTION CARRIED.
AUDITOR FOR 95-95 CITY AUDIT: MOTION BY GRADY SWIHERMON AND SECONDED BY
DAVID FERGUSON TO ENGAGE TONY SMITH, CPA TO DO THE 94-95 CITY AUDIT. CARRIED.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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