07.12.1994 Town Council Minutes130
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JULY 12, 1994
CITY HALL — 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; MIKE DALTON, STEPHEN COFFMAN
AND RALPH BOYER. DON BROWN AND BILL CROSSWHITE WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 14, 1994 MEETING AS WRITTEN. CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
MIKE DALTON TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING JUNE 30,
1994 AND APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C — REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR MONTH ENDING JUNE, 94:
RADEAN WAS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT TO THE COUNCIL. SHE
THEN INTRODUCED MR. GARY BENNETT WITH HEARD, GOGGAN, SAMPSON, MEEKS & ASSOC.,
GARY IS THE CITY'S DELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY. GARY PASSED OUT TO THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL DELINQUENT AD VALOREM TAX COLLECTION PERFORMANCE REPORTS AND EXPLAIN—
ED IT. GARY BROUGHT ALONG A RESOLUTION ON TAX COLLECTIONS HE SUBMITTED FOR
APPROVAL.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO APPROVE THE RESOLU—
TION. MOTION CARRIED.
PHIL COOPER, ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: PHIL COOPER MET WITH THE COUNCIL
ALONG WITH MARCY DIAMOND OF HUNTER & ASSOC. TO SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL THE LAND
USE ASSUMPTION THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR OVER A MONTH.
TOM JONES WITH THE ARCHER CORPORATION & HELEN EVE LIBMAN WITH THE NELSON
CORPORATION REPRESENTING OPUBCO WERE PRESENT FOR THE PRESENTATION. COUNCIL
REQUESTED NO CHANGES. 7 7�
MOTI0IY BY P.ALPH B%jl ALdD SECONDED Ll STEPHEN %,VL L: �14 TV HVLD P TDT Tfi HEAR
ING ON AUGUST 16, 1994 AT 7:00 P.M. MOTION CARRIED.
LEE LAWRENCE — REPORT ON SURVEY FOR STORAGE TANK PROJECT: LEE LAWRENCE MET
WITH THE COUNCIL ON THE OUTCOME OF THE CITY—WIDE SURVEY HE PERFORMED TO SEE
IF THE CITY QUALIFIED FOR A GRANT TO ERECT AN OVERHEAR STORAGE TANK. THE
CITY DOES QUALIFY, AND COUNCIL ASK MR. LAWRENCE TO PROCEED.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO PROCEED AND SCHEDULE
THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 9th DAY OF AUGUST, 1994. MOTION CARRIED.
CABLE TV FRANCHISE: THE CITY'S CURRENT FRANCHISE EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER, 1996.
AFTER OPEN DISCUSSION THE MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE
DALTON TO RENEW THE FRANCHISE FOR CABLE TV FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE (5) YEARS
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, 1996 WHEN THE CURRENT FRANCHISE EXPIRES AND INCREASE
THE FRANCHISE FEE FROM THE CURRENT 3% TO THE MANIMUM FEE OF 5%. MOTION CARRIED
STREETS: THE MAYOR REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COUNTY ON SEAL
COATING OF FIRST STREET. THE COST FROM THE RAILROAD TO SH289 IS $7,497.00. THE
CITY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INCLUDE FIRST STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF SH 289 TO
NORTHCHASE ESTATES.
SIGNATURES FOR SIGNING CITY CHECKS: MOTION BY STEPHEN COFFMAN AND SECONDED BY
MIKE DALTON TO HAVE GRADY SMOTRERMON, LION BROWN, RALPH BOYER AND SHIRLEY
JACKSON ON THE CHECK SIGNING CARD. MOTION CARRIED.
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EMPLOYEES: MAYOR REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL HE HIRED PETE SALAZAR AT $8.00
PER HOUR.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO GIVE THE MAYOR THE
AUTHORITY TO HIRE EMPLOYEE. MOTION CARREID.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO GIVE NARCISO
ORTEGA AND SHIRLEY JACKSON AN ADDITIONAL $100.00 PER MONTH. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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