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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1989
CITY HALL -109 MAIN ST. 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR MULLENDORE: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, GRADY SMOTHERMON, BILL
LOGGINS, RALPH BOYER AND CHARLES BELL.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR MULLENDORE CALLED.THE MEETING TO ORDER.
OPENING OF BIDS ON SEWER CLEANING MACHINE—NEGOTATIONS ON TERMS OF PURCHASE: ONLY 1
BID WAS SUBMITTED FROM UNDERGROUND, INC. THE BID CAME IN AT $15,000.00. MOTION BY
RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO BUY THE MACHINE FROM SAID COMPANY. MOTION
CARRIED. THE CITY WILL PAY $4,500.00 DOWN AND FINANCE THE REMAINDER FOR 36 MONTHS AT
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WEBB. MOTION CARRIED. MAYOR HAS AUTHORITY TO SIGN NOTE.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE
MInTfTIES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL LOGGINS TO
APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APP—
ROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE: THE MAYOR, F.K. MULLENDORE, REPRESNETING THE CITY OF PROSPER
PRESENTED RETIRED FIRE CHIEF, DOYCE STANTON, WITH A PLAQUE HONORING HIM FOR HIS 25
YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
APPROVAL OF CAROLINE STROOPE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE 1990 CENSUS: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB
AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO NAME CAROLINE STROOPE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE 1990
CENSUS. MOTION CARRIED.
CAROLINE STROOPE—PROPERTY ON BROADWAY: CAROLINE STROOPE CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL
OFFERING THE CITY $500.00 PLUS THE $200.00 APPRAISAL FEE FOR THE PROPERTY ON
BROADWAY STREET ADJOUING HERS. COUNCIL TURNED DOWN HER OFFER.
REPORT OF THE LIAISON COMMITTEE WITH FIREMEN: RALPH BOYER GAVE A REPORT ON THE MEET—
ING WITH 3 MEMBERS OF THE CITY AND 3 MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS COMMITTEE
IS COMING TO TERMS ON PURCHASING _FIRE EQUIPMENT THE FIREMEN BADLY NEED.
89-2 RESOLUTION ON SEXUALLY'ORIENTED BUSINESSES: AN ORDINANCE ON SEXUALLY ORINETED BUSINESS—
ES WAS PASSED BY A MOTION FROM CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON. MOTION
CARRIED.
CHARLES NISWANGER: CHARLES NISWANGER CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR A SOLUTION
TO THE BROKEN BOTTLES ON HIS PARKING LOT. THIS WAS DISCUSSED AND SEVERAL SUGGES—
TIONS WERE MADE BY THE COUNCIL.
89-1 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE INCLUSION OF PROSPER IN THE METRO SYSTEM: THIS RESOLUTION
WAS PASSED BY A MOTION FROM BILL LOGGINS AND A SECOND FROM RALPH BOYER. MOTION CARRIED.
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ANNEXATION OF DODSON WELL SITE AND PARK: COUNCIL SAW NO NEED TO ANNEX THIS PROPERTY,
SINCE THE CITY HAS TITLE TO IT ALREADY.
COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:50 P.M.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:00 P.M.
ANALYSIS OF COST OF TAX COLLECTOR: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL
LOGGINS FOR RALPH BOYER TO MEET WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OFFER THEM $3,000.00 PER
YEAR FOR THEIR TAX COLLECTOR TO COLLECT THE CITY TAXES. MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR RECOMMENDATION FOR INCREASED WATER & SEWER RATES: COUNCIL DECIDED THAT NO
ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN ON THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME.
MEETING OF LIAISON COMMITTEE: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL
FOR THE COMMITTEE TO MEET AGAIN ON TERMS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN. MOTION
CARRIED.
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