05.11.1993 Town Council MinutesEll
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY MAY 11, 1993
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, RALPH BOYER,
CHARLES BELL, BILL NISWANGER, MIKE DALTON AND COUNCILMEMBER ELECT, BILL
CROSSWHITE.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE APRIL, 1993 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES
BELL TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APPROVE
THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C -REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR APRIL, 1993: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND REPORTED THAT SHE HAS COLLECTED THRU APRIL, 1993-
92.8% OF THE CURRENT YEAR TAXES.
OATH OF OFFICE - NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS: THE OATH OF OFFICE WAS ADMINISTERED TO
MAYOR, GRADY SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL CROSSWHITE, PLACE 1 AND DANNY WEBB,
PLACE 2 BY SHIRLEY JACKSON, NOTARY AND CITY SECRETARY. THE OFFICIALS WERE
ELECTED ON MAY 1, 1993 AT THE GENERAL CITY ELECTION, ALL FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS.
SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO -TEM: CHARLES BELL NOMINATED MIKE DALTON, MIKE DALTON
NOMINATED RALPH BOYER. RALPH WITHDREW HIS NAME AND SUGGESTED MIKE BE ELECTED
BY ACCLAMATION. MOTION CARRIED.
SELECTION OF OFFICIAL CITY DEPOSITORY: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY
DANNY WEBB TO USE PROSPER STATE BANK AS THE OFFICIAL CITY DEPOSITORY. MOTION
CARRIED. RALPH BOYER ABSTAINED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING SINCE HE IS A
DIRECTOR OF THE NAMED BANK.
CONNTON CHANDLER -PETITION FOR ANNEXATION (REAWOOD ON PRESTON): MOTION BY CHARLES
BELL AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO ACCEPT THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF REAWOOD
ON PRESTON AS FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ON APRIL 20, 1993. MOTION CARRIED.
POLLY JAMES -APPLICATION FOR REZONING: POLLY JAMES FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY
AN APPLICATION FOR REZONING OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY HER LOCATED AT 309 NORTH
MAIN STREET IN PROSPER, TEXAS. SHE IS REQUESTING THE PROPERTY BE REZONED TO
MOBILE HOME.
THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PLOT PLAN OF WHAT SHE IS PROPOSING TO DO WITH
THIS PROPERTY BEFORE ANY ACTION IT TAKEN. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
DANNY WEBB TO TABLE. MOTION CARRIED.
SLUDGE DISPOSAL PERMIT: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO HAVE
SEWER TEST RUN AND TEXAS WASTE MANAGEMENT TO DISPOSE OF SLUDGE. MOTION CARRIED.
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DON BROWN -WATER OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS: DON BROWN HAS REQUESTED THE CITY TO FURNISH
PROPERTY 'IE IS BUYING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF PASEWARK CIRCLE WITH WATER.
MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO GIVE WATER TO DON IF HE WILL
BRING THE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY LIMITS. MOTION CARRIED.
INSURANCE ON NEW FIRE TRUCK: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER
TO CARRY $500.00 DEDUCTABLE PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE AT A COST OF $382.00 PER
YEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS ON THE NEW TRUCK. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ON PRESSURE TANK OR TOWER: RALPH BOYER HAS TALKED WITH ALBERT CLINE,
THE MAN DOING THE CLEANING AND REPAIRS ON THE CITY'S WATER STORAGE TANKS ABOUT
A LARGER PRESSURE TANK FOR THE DODSON WELL. MR. CLINE EXPLAINED TO RALPH THAT
HE HAD A 100,000 GALLON TOWER TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CITY OF RICHARDSON HE COULD
INSTALL FOR APPROXIMATELY $110,000.00.
THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER.
THE MAYOR APPOINTED RALPH BOYER TO CHECK ON THIS PROJECT. HE IS TO REPORT BACK
ON HIS FINDINGS.
STREETS: THE MAYOR WILL GET ESTIMATES ON UNPAVED STREETS AND REPORT BACK TO THE
COUNCIL.
EMERGENCY PLAN-COLLIN COUNTY: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION JOINING THE COUNTY ON THEIR EMERGENCY PLAN VERSES DRAFTING (93-03)
OUR OWN. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTIONBY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN. MOTION
CARRIED.
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