09.14.1993 Town Council Minutes106
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 1993
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL CROSSWHITE, RALPH BOYER,
CHARLES BELL AND DANNY WEBB. MIKE DALTON WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST, 1993 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT AND BILL: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
BILL CROSSWHITE TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING AUGUST 31,
1993 AND APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF COLLECTIONS FOR AUGUST, 93: RADEAN WAS PRESENT
FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT IN PERSON.
SET 1993 CITY TAX RATE: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO SET
THE 1993 CITY TAX RATE AT .33845, THE M&O PORTION WILL BE .22721 AND THE I&S
PORTION WILL BE .11124. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE #93-07 "OUTSIDE LIMIT WATER RATES": THE MAJORITY OF THE
RESIDENTS OF PRESTONVIEW ESTATES, A SUB -DIVISION JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS,
MET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ON WATER RATES FOR USERS NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.
RICHARD CHUMBLEY WAS THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GROUP. HE PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH
A LETTER AN4 TTCT OF NAMES OPPOSING THE ENFORCEMENT OF OU
TI TSIDE RATES FOR
WATER USERS IN PRESTONVIEW ESTATES.
MAYOR SMOTHERMON APPOINTED A COMMITTEE OF THREE (3) COUNCILMEMBERS; CHARLES BELL,
DANNY WEBB AND RALPH BOYER TO MEET WITH A COMMITTEE FROM PRESTONVIEW TO NEGOTIATE
THEIR RATES AND HAVE THIS FINISHED WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS.
ACTION FOR 1992-1993 CITY AUDIT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES
BELL TO ENGAGE TONY SMITH TO PERFORM THE CITY AUDIT. MOTION CARRIED.
OPEN BIDS ON SALE OF CITY LOT: THE CITY OF PROSPER ADVERTISED FOR BIDS ON THE
SALE OF A CITY OWNED LOT LOCATED ON EAST EIGHTY STREET. THE CITY RECEIVED ONLY
ONE (1) BID BEING FROM SCOTT TINGLE, OWNER OF TINGLE BUILDERS. THE SEALED BID
WAS OPENED AT THE MEETING BY THE MAYOR. THE BID WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5100.00
CASH.
MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO REJECT THE BID. MOTION
CARRIED.
TV CABLE RATE REGULATIONS: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO
OBTAIN LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN ACHIEVING CERTIFICATION BY THE FCC AND ENACTING THE
RULES NECESSARY TO REGULATE CABLE RATES THRU ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY TML WITH THE
LAW FIRM OF LLOYD, GOSSELINK, FOWLER, BLEVINS & MATTHEWS, AT A COST TO THE CITY
OF $450.00. MOTION CARRIED.
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JOHN HENRY HILL, JR. - REQUEST FOR WATER: JOHN HENRY HILL, JR. HAS PURCHASED SOME
20 ODD ACRES TOUCHING PRESTONVIEW ESTATES AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. THIS PROPERTY
IS NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS. HE HAS REQUESTED THE CITY FURNISH WATER TO THIS
PROPERTY.
IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO ANNEX THE LAND, THE CITY WILL GIVE HIM WATER, IF NOT THE
CITY WILL NO LONGER FURNISH WATER TO USERS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. FRANK O'DELL
CAME TO THE COUNCIL ON THE BEHALF OF JOHN HENRY HILL, JR.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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