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04.12.1994 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY APRIL 12, 1994 CITY HALL - 109 SO. MAIN ST. 7:00 P.M. THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON, COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL CROSSWHITE, RALPH BOYER, MIKE DALTON, CHARLES BELL AND DON BROWN CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APP- ROVE THE MINUTES FROM -THE MARCH, '94 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MARCH 31, 1994 AND APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED. RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C -REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR MARCH, 1994: RADEAN WAS PRE- SENT TO GIVE HER REPORT. 93.9% OF THE CURRENT YEAR TAXES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. LYNN MCDANIEL, REPRESENTATIVE FOR COLLIN COUNTY CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER: LYNN MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION FOR ABUSED CHILDREN. THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY. BUDDY & ALYSON ARCHER -REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND USE OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS ON LAND ADJACENT TO HICKORY CREEK: BUDDY TALKED TO THE COUNCIL REQUESTING TO SUB -DIVIDE HIS PROPERTY ADJACENT TO HICKORY CREEK AND SELL TEN (10) ACRES IN TWO (2) TWO ACRE TRACTS AND ONE (1) THREE (3) ACRE TRACT USING HICKORY CREEK DR. AS ACCESS TO THE LAND. HE ALSO IS REQUESTING THE USE OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS VERSES SEWER. THE COUNCIL MADE NO DECISION, THEY WANT TIME TO TALK TO THE CITY ENGINEER ABOUT THE USE OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND TALK TO THE SCHOOL ABOUT EASEMENTS FROM THE PRESENT SCHOOL TO SH 289. THE MAYOR APPOINTED DON BROWN, RALPH BOYER AND CITY ENGINEER, TIM MORRIS, TO FURTHER STUDY THIS SITUATION BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE. ACCEPTANCE OF RAEWOOD ON PRESTON SUB -DIVISION, STREET AND WATER LINES: COTTON AND MARTHA CHANDLER MET WITH THE CQiTNCIT, TO ASK FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT COMPLETELY FINISHED AT THIS POINT AND HAVE NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN FOR THE CITY ENGINEER TO INSPECT WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS AND A MEETING POSTED FOR THE 19th OF APRIL, 1994 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THIS MEETING IF THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDS THE IMPROVEMENTS BE ACCEPTED THIS WILL BE DONE SUBJECT TO CITY ATTORNEYS CONDITIONS. MOTION CARRIED. TOM MORRIS, REPRESENTATIVE OF GALAXY CABLEVISION: TOM MORRIS OF GALAXY CABLE AND JAN CALONGNE, GENERAL MANAGER OF FRIENDSHIP CABLE TV MET WITH THE COUNCIL ON THE SALE OF THE CABLE COMPANY TO THE NEW OWNERS. MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER AGREE- MENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR BUT WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT REFERENCES BEFORE THE CONTRACT ITSELF IS APPROVED AND SIGNED. MOTION CARRIED. TRENT LOWRANCE - REQUEST TO PURCHASE CITY LOT LOCATED AT 509 E. EIGHTH: TRENT LOWRANCE MET WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING THEM TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON THE LOT AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. HE IS VERY INTERESTED AND WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE IT. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. CARRIED. PAGE 2 DAVID BARNES - REQUEST FOR REZONING FOR MINI -WAREHOUSES AT 406 EAST BROADWAY:DAVID MET WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR HIS PROPERTY AT 406 EAST BROADWAY TO BE REZONED FOR MINI -WAREHOUSES. MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO ACCEPT HIS REQUEST FOR RE- ZONING FOR 8 TO 15 WAREHOUSES TO BE BUILT. MOTION CARRIED. CITY SECRETARY IS TO CHECK ON ORIGINAL ZONING FIRST. DISCUSSION ON DONATION TO ARK PROGRAM: THE ARK PROGRAM IS AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN McKINNEY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CURELTY TO ANIMALS. THESE PEOPLE ON DONATIONS ONLY, TAKE STRAY HOMELESS ANIMAS, GIVE THEM MEDICAL ATTENTION AND ADOPT FAMILIES FOR THEM. THEY HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS ANIMALS OUT OF PROSPER ALREADY. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO GIVE A DONATION OF $300.00 TO THE PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED. REQUEST FOR REDUCED SPEED LIMIT SIGNS FROM 35 MPH TO 25 MPH AND "CAUTION -CHILDREN AT PLAY" ON RHEA MILLS CIRCLE: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO HONOR THE REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED. PROSPER HOMECOMING COMMITTEE REQUEST COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR A HOMECOMING PARADE & COUNCIL PARTICIPATION ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 1994: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO GIVE COUNCIL APPROVAL TO THE REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED. ABANDatlM OF 20 FOOT ALLEY BETWEEN LOTS 18 THRU 22 OF BRYANT'S I ADDITION AND LOT A, BLOCK 2 OF SJT ADDITION: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO ABANDON THIS SECTION OF ALLEY AND GIVE TO PROPERTY OWNER, L.V. JAMES, JR. MOTION CARRIED. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION ON COLLIN COUNTY AREA SOLID WASTE PLAN: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 94-02 ON COLLIN COUNTY AREA SOLID WASTE PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED. DISCUSSION ON FURNITURE FOR COUNCIL MEETING ROOM: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO PURCHASE NEW FURNITURE FOR THE MEETING ROOM; TABLES AND CHAIRS. MOTION CARRIED. 119 DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPLAINTS OF BURNED HOUSE & SWIMMING POOL LOCATED AT 208 W. BROADWAY: THE COUNTY TRASH MARSHALL, FRED EDWARDS AND COUNTY HEALTH & SANITATION OFFICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY ARE GOING TO TRY AND HANDLE THIS FOR THE CITY SINCE WE HAVE NO MUNICIPAL COURT. WILLIAM RUSHING - SUPERINTENDENT OF PISD: WILLIAM MET WITH THE COUNCIL OFFERING IN- FORMATION THE SCHOOL HAS AQUIRED ON PLANNING FOR GROWTH. THE SCHOOL IS WILLING TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WILLIAM TALKED WITH THE COUNCIL BRIEFLY ABOUT THE INTEREST IN THE POST OFFICE BLDG. LOCATED AT 113 W. BROADWAY FOR A TAX OFFICE SINCE RADEAN IS SO CROWDED. THE COUCNIL IS TO LET THE SCHOOL KNOW WHAT THEIR DECISION IS ON THE BUILDING. TIM MORRIS - CITY ENGINEER: TIM MET WITH THE COUNCIL ON GROWTH AND WHAT THE IMPACT ON WATER & SEWER WILL BE. HE HAS CONTACTED McKINNEY ABOUT SEWER AND NORTH TEXAS WATER DISTRICT ON WATER. BOTH ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH AND HELP PROSPER.TIM THINKS THE CITY MIGHT QUALIFY FOR A GRANT TO BUILD AN ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. THESE GRANTS ARE BASED ON LOW/MOD FIGURES. PROSPER IS APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 8% BELOW THE 51% RE- QUIRED TO QUALIFY. WE CAN HAVE SURVEY DONE AND IN MOST CASES % FIGURES ELEVATE ENOUGH TO QUALIFY.MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO HAVE TIM CO]N CT PERSON TO APPLY FOR GRANT FOR THE CITY AND DO SURVEY. MOTION CARRIED. CTTNA SECRETARY