09.13.1994 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1994
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON, COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL CROSSWHITE, STEPHEN
COFFMAN, RALPH BOYER AND MIKE DALTON. DON BROWN WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM AUGUST, 1994 MEETINGS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND
SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST, 1994
MEETINGS AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT AND BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING AUGUST
31, 1994 AND APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
ACCEPTANCE OF 1994-1995 CITY BUDGET: MOTION BY STEPHEN COFFMAN AND SECONDED
BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 494-11 APPROVING THE CITY BUDGET FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1994 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1995.
MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C -REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR MONTH ENDING AUGUST 31, 1994:
RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND GAVE REPORT TO THE COUNCIL. NO COLLECTIONS WERE MADE
DURING THIS PERIOD BUT 98% OF THE 1993 TAXES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED.
SET 1994 CITY TAX RATE: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN
TO SET THE MAINTENANCE & OPERATING RATE AT $.0238986. MOTION CARRIED.
(94-12) MOTION BY STEPHEN COFFMAN AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO SET THE INTEREST &
SINKING RATE AT $.082413. MOTION CARRIED.
THE TOTAL TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER FOR 1994 TAXES WILL BE $.321399.
ACTION ON MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA-
(94-14) TION: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE MUN-
ICIPAL MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE 494-14 WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
MOTION CARRIED.
STATUS ON POST OFFICE BUILDING: TABLED UNTIL THE OCTOBER MEETING.
THE MAYOR APPOINTED STEPHEN COFFMAN AND RALPH BOYER TO A COMMITTEE TO WORK
WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT ON THE ROAD TO THE NEW SCHOOL
SITE.
ACCEPTANCE OF RESOLUTION ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER
(94-13) AND SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 494-13 GRANTING THE MAYOR
AUTHORITY TO SIGN ALL GRANT PAPERS. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON RESOLUTION FOR LAND USE ASSUMPTION: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND
SECONDED BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO TABLE UNTIL THE OCTOBER COUNCIL MEETING. CARRIED.
CITY STREETS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY "KE DALTON TO HAVE GLEN
POLK SEAL COAT SECOND STREET, THIRD STREET, SEVENTH STREET AND PARVIN STREET,
PAVE MAIN STREET AND WEST SIXTH STREET AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $16,500.00
IF HE RE -TOPS STREETS THAT DID NOT HOLD UP FROM LAST YEAR. MOTION CARRIED.
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MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO ASK COLLIN COUNTY
PUBLIC WORKS TO UPGRADE COUNTY ROAD 77 AND REPAIR OR REPLACE A CULVERT.
MOTION CARRIED.
HOMECOMING STREET DANCE ON WEST BROADWAY: NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BUT COUNCIL
HAD NO OBJECTIONS.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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