10.11.1994 Town Council Minutes143
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY OCTOBER 11, 1994
CITY HALL -109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; MIKE DALTON, STEPHEN COFFMAN,
RALPH BOYER, BILL CROSSWHITE AND DON BROWN.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER, 1994 MEETINGS: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND
SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
STEPHEN COFFMAN TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAYMENT OF THE BILLS.
MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C -REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR SERMEER.199_4: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1994, 99.086% OF
THE 1993 TAXES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED.
APPROVAL OF THE 1994 CITY TAX ROLL: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY BILL
CROSSWHTIE TO APPROVE THE 1994 CITY TAX ROLL. MOTION CARRIED.
JOE FEDOR - DRAINAGE IN COLLIN GREEN: JOE FEDOR, HOMEOWNER IN COLLIN GREEN MET
WITH THE COUNCIL ON AN OLD DRAINAGE PROBLEM THE CITY THOUGHT HAD BEEN RESOLVED.
WATER IN THE WATERWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIS PROPERTY HAS CREATED A DEEP HOLE,
THE HOMEOWNER WANTS THE CITY TO STOP THE EROSION BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. THE
THE POWER COMPANY IS GOING TO RESET A POWER POLE NOW BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
MR. FEDOR WAS TOLD THE MAYOR WOULD COME OUT AND SEE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
JOE GALLEGOS - MOBILE HOME VARIANCE: MOTION BY BILL CROSSWHITE AND SECONDED BY
RALPH BOYER TO SPPROVE THE VARIANCE WITH THE STIPULATION HE WILL MEET THE WATER
AND SEWER CONNECITON REQUIREMENTS, TIE THE MOBILE HOME DOWN AND UNDERPIN IT.
MOTION CARRIED.
DOYCE STANTON - FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASK FOR 3 SETS OF
BUNKER GEER, 2 BRUSH GEERS AND 3 ADDITIONAL PAGERS. THE CITY ALREADY HAD
$2,200.00 IN THE CURRENT BUDGET FOR EQUIPMENT BUT THE EQUIPMENT WILL COST
APPROXIMATELY $2,600.00.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO GIVE AN ADDITIONAL
$400.00. MOTION CARRIED.
BOB SUTTON WITH TEJAS TECHONOLOGY - NEW EMMISSION TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 1995:
MR. SUTTON MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN REQUIREMENTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
STARTING JANUARY 1, 1995, EMMISSION TESTING WILL BE A REQUIREMENT EVERY TWO (2)
YEARS AT A COST OF $21.00 AND THIS HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO GET YOUR LICENSE
PLATE RENEWAL. VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 1968 AND DIESEL ENGINES ARE EXEMPT FROM
EMMISSION TESTING.
A_C_TION ON ACCEPTANCE IEIT`FR FROM TONY SMITH, AUDITOR FOR 93-94 CITY AUDIT:
MOTION BY STEPHEN COFFMAN AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO HAVE TONY SMITH DO THE
93-94 CITY AUDIT AT A COST OF $2,750.00. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF T.M.L. LIABILITY ORDINANCE: MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY (94-15)
MIKE DALTON TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE. MOTION CARRIED.
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ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE COMPOSITION AND
CONDUCT OF THE IMPACT ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE ORDINANCE # 94-16
ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE COMPOSITION AND CONDUCT OF THE IMPACT (94-16)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED.
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PUBLIC HEARING ON NOS 1, 1994 FOR
CONSIDERATION OF LAND USE ASSUMPTION TO DEVELOP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE
IMPOSITION OF IMPACT FEES:
MOTION BY STEPHEN COFFMAN AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO APPROVE RESOLUTION # 94-17
SETTING A TIME, DATE AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON TI' LAND USE ASSUMPTION (94-17)
TO DEVELOP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE IMPOSITION OF IMPACT FEES. CARRIED.
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER: MOTION BY
BILL CROSSWHITE AND SECONDED BY DON BROWN TO NAME THE McKINNEY COURIER CAZETTE (94-18)
AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITY OF PROSPER. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON REMAINS OF ESTEP HOUSE ON EAST BROADWAY STREET: COUNCIL SUGGESTED GETTING
A COST ESTIMATE ON THE CLEAN-UP, DOING A TITLE SEARCH ON THE PROPERTY FOR LIENS,
AND CHECKING WITH THE MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR THE NAME OF THE INSURANCE CARRIED.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACtION ON DISANNEXATION OF SOUTH CRAIG ROAD, SOUTH OF EAST
FIRST STREET TO SH 289: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO
DISANNEX CRAIG ROAD SOUTH OF EAST FIRST STREET TO SH 289. MOTION CARRIED.
OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING AT 113 WEST BROADWAY: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED
BY STEPHEN COFFMAN TO PUT OUT FOR BIDS. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO ADJOURN. MOTION
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