08.09.1994 Town Council Minutes133
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY AUGUST 9, 1994
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL CROSSWHITE, DON BROWN,
STEPHEN COFFMAN AND RALPH BOYER. MIKE DALTON WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JULY, 1994 MEETINGS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECOND-
ED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY
STEPHEN COFFMAN TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1994
AND APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR JULY, 1994: RADEAN
WAS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER MONTHLY REPORT. SHE SUBMITTED TO
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THE 1994 APPRAISAL ROLL FOR APPROVAL, THE ANTICIPATED
COLLECTION RATE ALONG WITH THE EXCESS COLLECTIONS.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE THE ABOVE
AND APPOINT RADEAN HERRON TO CALCULATE AND PUBLISH THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
FOR THE CITY. MOTION CARRIED.
ADOPTION OF ANNEXATION ORDINANCE #94-09 & SERVICE PLAN (PERRY): MOTION BY
BILL CROSSWHITE AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ANNEXING (94-09)
40.44 ACRES BELONGING TO MICHAEL & LEANN PERRY INTO THE CITY LIMITS OF PROSPER.
MOTION CARRIED.
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED CITY BUDGET FOR 1994-1995: COPIES OF THE PROPOSED
CITY BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1994 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 1995 WAS PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. A BUDGET HEARING WILL BE
HELD ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1994 AT 7:00 P.M. ANY CHANGES CAN BE MADE BY
THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME BEFORE THE FINAL BUDGET IS ADOPTED.
JACK REEVES WITH THE PROSPER FIRE DEPARTMENT - BUDGET: JACK REEVES ATTENDED
THE MEETING AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL FOR
REVIEW.
STREETS: THE MAYOR GAVE THE COUNCIL THE PROPOSAL FROM THE -COUNTY ON SEAL -
COATING COUNTY ROAD 77 & 78 EAST OF SH 289 TO NORTHCHASE. THIS COST IS
$5,138.08 FOR 7,556 SQUARE YARDS.
MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO HAVE THIS SECTION DONE BY
THE COUNTY. MOTION CARREID.
ADDITIONAL RITE -OF -WAY DEDICATION ON CRAIG ROAD & GAS LINE DELAY: THE PROPERTY
OWNER ON THE EAST SIDE OF CRAIG ROAD BETWEEN BROADWAY AND EAST FIRST HAS STOPPED
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GAS LINE BY LONE STAR GAS COMPANY DUE TO THE FACT THERE
IS NO DEDICATED EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY. THE OWNER HAS ASKED TO MEET WITH THE
CITY COUNCIL AFTER AUGUST 11, 1994 BEFORE HE MAKES A DECISION ON THE DEDICATION
OF AN EASEMENT.
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ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED-.
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