03.09.1993 Town Council MinutesNA•
_jl]U ,,AR CITY COUNCIL 1�1Eri^ING
TUESDAY MARCH 9, 1993
CITY HALL — 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR S'�C7I`HvON: COUNCIIuERS; DANNY WEBB, BILL NISWANGER,
MIKE DALTON, RALPH BOYER AND CHARLES BELL.
CALL TO ORDER. MAYOR SMOTHMMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUSES : MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY DA.Nm Y WEBB TO APP—
ROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY MELTING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL
NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1993.
MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APP—
ROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYINIE- rl'. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C—REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR FEBRUARY, 1993: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR THE ME=.ING AND GAVE HER REPORT IN PERSON. AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1993
TI LE IS ONLY 10.26% OF THE CURRE�r`i YEAR TAXES STILL TO BE COLLECTED.
ARTHUR DALTON — REQUEST FOR CITY WATER OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS: ARTHUR DALTON MET
WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR CITY WATT TO HIS PROPERTY ALONG COUNTY ROAD 48
JUST NOR -III OF OUR PRESENT CITY LIMITS. ARTHUR DALTON AND DAFT CHRISTIE WILL PAY
FOR APPROXIMATELY 2560 FEET OF 6" WATER LINE WITH A FIRE HYDRANT EVERY 500 FEET,
FOR A TOTAL OF 5 FIRE HYDRAF+IT'S AND GIVE THE CITY A 20' EASDIENT ALONG LINE. THE
WATER WILL BE AT OUTSIDE LIMIT RATES.
MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO GRANT THE REQUEST FOR CITY
WATER. MOTION CARRIED.
PROSPER FIRE DEPAR''MENT: DOYCE STANI'ON AND JAMES GUVIRY FROM THE FIRE DEL�A.1'I'INEN`"
MEI' WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR HELP ON A NEWER FIRE TRUCK. THEY HAVE LOCA'T'ED
A TRUCK THEY CAN BUY FOR APPROXIMATELY $16,000.00 T11EN IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO
BUILD A BED TO TRANSFER THEIR FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT M.L. THEY DO NOT KNOW THE
COST OF THE BED AND TRANSFER AT THIS TIME. WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE $5,000.00 FROM
DELA] TON COUNTY FOR T`fII S YEAR THEY WILL HAVE APPROXIiMATELY $11,000.00 IN THE TRUCK
FUND.
THE COUNCIL ASK THAT THE FIRE DEf-lART LlrJD T. GET COST OF BED ASID TRANSFER OF EQUIP—
Yi= AND COME BACK TO THEM AT THAT T I1 E.
NO ACTION yfflM .
TINTERLOCAL CO—OP AGREE',: `T' WITH DaMN CO i i Y FOR FIRE PR 1 l ION SERVICES: iFHE
ANNUAL AGS' WITH DENTON COUNTY FOR THE PROSPER FIRE DEPARMITNT, I'O PROVIDE
FIRE PRaQ's`,�C`T'ION WITHINi G OUR ETJ INSIDE DENTON COUNTY IS RENE'RAB= AT THIS TL`E.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER ASM SECO4NMD BY CHARLES BELL TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO
SIGN THIS AGRU&M aNT. - MOTION CARRIED.
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REPAIRS TO GROUND STORAGE TANK-DODSON WELL: THE GROUND STORAGE TANK AT THE
DODSON WELL SITE HAS STARTED LEAKING. THE MAYOR HAD ALBERT CLINE OF WlATER
TANK SERVICE COMPANY, INC. LOOK AT THE TANK. MR. CLINE ADVISED THAT THE
LEAK ITSELF WAS MINIMAL AND ENEXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BUT THAT ALL OF THE STORAGE
TANKS WERE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE CLEANED ANNUALLY. THE COST OF CLEANING EACH
TANK IS $645.00
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER ALIID SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL MI HAVE THE LEAK REPAIRED
AND ALL TANKS CLEANED. MOTION CARRIED.
WATER SYS=: NO ACTION TAKEN.
WATER LEAK ON BROADWAY: THE MAYOR HAS SUSPECTED A WATER LEAK ON BROADWAY STREET
ALONG COLEMAN THAT IS RUINING THE DOWN TOWN SECTION OF BROADWAY STREL•T. ROBERT
SHACKELFORD TOOK WATER SAMPLES FROM WATER STANDING IN THE DITCH AND A CHLORINE
TEST PROVED IT WAS CITY WATER WITH CHLORINE NOT RAIN WATER.
MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO HAVE JOE TEMPLIN FIND THE
LEAK AND REPAIR IT. MOTION CARRIED.
GENERAL CITY ELECTION - MAY 1, 1993: THE CITY HAS THREE (3) SEATS OPEN IN THE
GENERAL CITY ELECTION FOR MAY 1, 1993, THEY ARE MAYOR, COUNCILMEmBER PLACE 1
AND COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 2, EACH FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS.
MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO PASS THE FOLLWOING MOTION:
TO HOLD A GENERAL CITY ELECTION ON SATURDAY MAY 1, 1993 AT THE PROSPER HIGH SCHOOL
IN PROSPER, TEXAS FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M., ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED BY
ELECTION JUDGE, JAN RUSHING, AT A RATE OF $6.00 PER HOUR AMID ONE (1) ALTERNATE
JUDGE, CHOSEN BY THE JUDGE, AT A RATE OF $5.00 PER HOUR, AND ONE (1) ELECTION
CLERK TO HELP DURING THE LUNCH HOUR AND THE COUNTING PROCESS, APPROXIiMATELY
3 TO 4 HOURS AT A RATE OF $5.00 PER HOUR.
EARLY VOTING TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN
PROSPER, TEXAS FROM APRIL 12 THRU APRIL 27, 1993 - MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM
8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON AND 1:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.
ABSENTEE VOTING CLERK, SHIRLEY JACKSON, CITY SE:C:'RL"TARY. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURiNa4ENTT: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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