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REGUALR CIRY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JUNE 14, 1994
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUCNILMEMBERS; DON BROWN, BILL CROSSWHITE,
STEPHEN COFFMAN AND RALPH BOYER. MIKE DALTON WAS ABSENT
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY RALPH
BOYER TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MAY 31, 1994 AND
APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C -REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR MAY, 1994: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT TO ME Co -171 L . COLLECTIONS ARE A
LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS YEAR.
a. COMPUTER & SOFTWARE FOR CITY TAXES: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
DON BROWN TO BUY THE SOFTWARE FOR CITY TAXES AND PAY 1/3 OF THE COST OF THE
COMPUTER & PRINTER. MOTION CARRIED.
ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO -TEM & OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED
BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO ELECT DON BROWN MAYOR PRO -TEM BY ACCLAMATION. MOTION CARRIED.
OFFICIAL CITY DEPOSITORY: MOTION BY BILL CROSSWHITE AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN
COFFMAN TO NAME PROSPER STATE BANK AS THE OFFICIAL CITY DEPOSITORY. MOTION
CARRIED.
RALPH BOYER ABSTAINED FROM VOTING SINCE HE IS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT BANK.
ROBERT MANSELL WITH NORTH TEXAS WATER DISTRICT: ROBERT MANSELL WITH THE NORTH
TEXAS WATER DISTRICT MET WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON FUTURE NEEDS OF WATER
FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER. MR. MANSELL EXPLAINED THEIR SERVICES AND THEIR WILLING-
NESS TO WORK WITH PROSPER AS OUR NEEDS ARISE FOR WATER AND SOLID WASTE.
CABLE TV FRANCHISE: NO ACTION TAKEN
JOHN WEINBERG WITH TU ELECTRIC: JOHN MET WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF
AN ORDINANCE GIVING TU ELECTRIC AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH INDUSTRIAL AND
COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS TO RECOVER FIXED RATES.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 94-07.
MOTION CARRIED.
BUDDY ARCHER - SUBMISSION OF PRELIMINARY PLAT: MR. ARCHER CHOSE NOT TO REQUEST
PLAT APPROVAL.
JAMES HARRINGTON - SUBMISSION OF PRELIMINARY PLAT, ARBOR POND ESTATES: JAMES
HARRINGTON AND MIKE HAYS MET WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PRE-
LIMINARY PLAT FOR ARBOR POND ESTATES. JAMES HARRINGTON HAS WORKED WITH THE
CITY ENGINEER, TIM MORRIS ON COMPLYING WITH OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND HAS
SATISIFIED MOST OF THE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STREET AND THE
FLOOD PLAIN AREAS INSIDE THE SUBDIVISION. WHEN THESE TWO THINGS ARE CORRECTED
TO THE ENGINEERS SATISFACTION HE IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL. THEY
MUST GO THRU THE COUNTY ON THE FLOOD AREAS.
MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO FOLLOW THE CITY ENGINEERS
RECOMMENDATIONS. MOTION CARRIED.
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JOE TEMPLIN - REQUEST FOR MOBILE HOME VARIANCE: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECOND-
ED BY DON BROWN TO GRANT THE REQUEST. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON CITY BUILDING LOCATED AT 113 WEST BROADWAY: WILLIAM
RUSHING, PISD SUPERINTENDENT, MET WITH THE COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL ON
THE BUILDING FOR HOUSING THE SCHOOL AND CITY TAX OFFICE.
MOTION BY BILL CROSSWHITE AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO SELL TO THE
SCHOOL FOR A SUM OF $30,000.00 TO BE PAID ON A FIVE (5) YEAR NOTE AT $6,000.00
PER YEAR. MOTION CARRIED.
WILLIAM RUSHING WILL DISCUSS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND LET THE CITY KNOW THEIR
DECISION.
SUBMISSION OF PETITION FOR ANNEXATION - MICHAEL PERRY: MICHAEL PERRY SUBMITTED
A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF HIS PROPERTY LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CITY LIMITS
ON THE NORTHERN BOUNDRY.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO ACCEPT HIS PETITION AND
START ANNEXATION PROCEDURES. MOTION CARRIED.
STREET REPAIRS: COUNCIL DECIDED TO ASK THE COUNTY TO SEAL COAT FIRST STREET FROM
THE RAILROAD TO SH 289 AT A COST OF $1.52 PER FOOT. COUNCIL WILL DECIDE ON OTHER
STREET TO BE REPAIRED THIS YEAR AT AN UPCOMING MEETING.
CITY SEWER LINE: MAYOR WILL ASK JOE TEMPLIN TO LAY THE LINE.
FRANK KIRK WITH K -LAB (WATER & SEWER CONTRACT): FRANK KIRK,OWNER OF K-LAB,HAS
BEEN DOING THE WORK AT OUR WELLS AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT SINCE THE RESIGNA-
TION OF THE WATER & SEWER SUPERINTENDENT. FRANK PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A
CONTRACT TO PREFORM THE WORK ON A PERMANENT BASIS FOR A COST OF $1500.00
PER MONTH.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO ACCEPT THE CONTRACT WITH
FRANK AND HIRE AN ADDITIONAL MAN TO HELP NARCISO ORTEGA. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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