11.14.1995 Town Council Minutes178
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1995
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
TIIVSE PRESEIVT: lIAYVR %_ur FIIALV j CVULV I�..I L1�'I ElIDERS: DILL NISVVtLVGER,
RALPH BOYER, GRADY SMOTHERMON, JIM DUNMIRE & DAVID FERGUSON.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER, 1995 MEETING: MOTION BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE MINUTES
FROM THE OCTOBER, 1995 MEETINGS. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BANK RECONCILATION & BILLS FOR OCTOBER, 1995: MOTION
BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE THE
BANK RECONCILATION AND APPROVE THE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. CARRIED.
RESIGNATION OF K -LAB, WATER & WASTEWATER OPERATOR: FRANK KIRK,
OWNER OF K -LAB, SUBMITTED IN WRITING HIS COMPANY'S RESIGNATION
WITH THE CITY OF PROSPER EFFECTIVE THE 15th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1995.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDEE RY RTT.T, NTSWAN(,FR TC) AC'OF.PT
THE RESIGNATION. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF COLLECTIONS FOR OCT.1995:RADEAN
WAS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT. THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER SEVERAL DELINQUENT TAXES WERE COLLECTED.
a. DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON PUTTING LOT UP FOR SALE THE
CITY & PISD TOOK FOR BACK TAXES: THE CITY & PISD TOOK A LOT
ON WEST
COUNCIL
MEETING.
BROADWAY STREET 12°2'x 140' FOR TAXES OWED. THE
TABLED THE ACTION ON THIS UNTIL THE DECEMBER, 1995
REQUEST FOR LIABILITY INSURANCE ON FIREMEN: AFTER CONTACT WITH
T.M.L. THE FIREMEN ARE ALREADY COVERED UNDER LIABILITY. NO
ACTION TAKEN.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON $1.00 DONATIONS FOR FIRE DEPT.
ON WATER BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON TO ADD $1.00 VOLUNTARY DONATION TO WATER BILLS EACH
MONTH FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
PHIL COOPER WITH PROSPER CHAMBER OF _COMMERCE: PHIL COOPER WITH
THE PROSPER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MET WITH THE COUNCIL ON THE
POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY JOINING THE CHAMBER TO SPONSOR AN
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET.- THIS WOULD B E HELD YEARLY IN FEBRUARY
OR MARCH. MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID
FERGUSON TO PARTICIPATE AND SHLP FINANCIALLY. MOTION CARRIED.
PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE WITH T.M.L.: T.M.L. EVERY 3 TO 4
YEARS VISUALLY CHECKS CITY PROPERTY TO INSURE WE ARE COVERED
PROPERLY. IN THIS YEARS CHECK THEY NOTICED THE ELEVATED STOR-
AGE ON FIRST STREET WAS NOT ON OUR SCHEDULE. THEY HAVE ADDED
THIS. IN THE COUNCIL REVIEW THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT BOTH GROUND
STORAGE AT DODSON WELL ARE NOT COVERED. THE COUNCIL INSTRUCTED
THE CITY SECRETARY TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE AND HAVE THESE ADDED.
REQUEST FROM TERRI TURNER'S FIRST GRADE CLASS FOR A "FASTEN SEAT BELT" SIGN 179
AS YOU .LEAVE SHCOOL DRIVE AT ROAD: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON TO PROVIDE THE SIGN. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON RENEWAL OF SOLID WASTE CONTRACT WITH B.F.I.: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND
SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO RENEW THE CITY CONTRACT WITH B.F.I. FOR 2 YEARS
WITH THE NEW TRUCK COLLECTION SYSTEM AND A CPI INCREASE OF $0.34, TOTAL RESIDEN-
TIAL COST EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 1995 WILL BE $7.40. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION WITH ENGINEER AND ACTION CONCERNING DRAINAGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT
300 SOUTH McKINLEY: GRADY SMOTHERMON IS TO TALK TO WES BISHOP AND HAVE HIM FIND
OUT THE COST ESTIMATE ON THE 35" DRAINAGE PIPES AND COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
TO ABANDON WEST SECOND STREET EASEMENT WEST OF McKINLEY:NO ACTION TAKEN
DISCUSSION ON SWINE FACILITY FOR AG DEPT.: THE AG TEACHER MET WITH THE COUNCIL
CONCERNING THE NEW SWINE FACILITY THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING. THE OLD
FACILITY HAS BEEN TOWN DOWN AND CLEANED AWAY, THE ONLY THING THEY LEFT WAS THE
CONCRETE SLAB,THE NEW ONE IS BEING BUILT ON THE EXISTING SLAB. THE PINS ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE STRUCTIRE WILL BE BLADED YEARLY AND NEW SAND HAULED IN. THE BUILDING
WILL BE 24'x36'. THE RUN OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE PINS WILL GO INTO A HOLDING TANK
APPROXIMATELY 150' BEHIND THE PINS. HOLDING TANK IS ROCK BOTTOM, THERE WILL BE
NO ENVIROMENTAL OR HEALTH PROBLEMS. NO BREEDING STOCK WILL BE KEPT AT THE FACILITY,
IT WILL BE FOR SHOW ANIMALS ONLY.
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE. CARRIED.
ACTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO SIGN LETTER TO T.N.R.C.C. ON CITY'S SEWER IMPROVEMENTS:
MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO APPROVE. CARRIED.
ACTION AUTHORIZING TIM MORRIS,CITY ENGINEER, TO BEGIN ENGINEERING ON ELEVATED
STORAGE TANK: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO AUTHORIZE
TIM MORRIS TO BEGIN ENGINEERING WORK ON THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR, ENGINEER AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO TRAVEL TO WATER
DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON FINANCING OF ELEVATED STORAGE TANK: TIM MORRIS, ENGINEER,
CONTACTED THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO COME TO PROSPER.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
ACTION ON CASTING VOTES FOR BOARD OF DIR.-CENTRAL APP. DIST.: MOTION BY RALPH (95-18)
BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO CAST THE CITY'S TWO (2) VOTES FOR
ANTHONY GEER. MOTION CARRIED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO
GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:35 P.M.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:20 P.M.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO HIRE ROBERT SHACKELFORD
AS WATER/SEWER SUPERINTINDENT STARTING AT $2,000.00 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER
15, 1995. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR
CITY