04.12.1988 Town Council Minutes01_ 0
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 12, 1988
CITY HALL-109 MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR MULLENDORE; COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, RALPH BOYER CHARLES BELL,
AND GRADY SMOTHERMON.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR MULLENDORE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES: MOTION WAS MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED
BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING IN MARCH. MOTION CARRIED.
FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO
APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION WAS MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO
APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
DAN CHRISTIE-POSSIBLE ANNEXATION: DAN CHRISTIE CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR THE
CITY COUNCILTO ANNEX A PIECE OF HIS LAND JUST EAST OF PRESTONVIEW ESTATES. IN THE NEAR
FUTURE HE PLANSTO DEVELOPE THIS PROPERTY. MR. CHRISTIE WAS TOLD IN ORDER TO ANNEX
THIS PROPERTY, LAND BELONGING TO FOLSOM AND LAND BELONGING TO YEAMAN WOULD HAVE TO BE
ANNEXED TO LINK THIS PROPERTY TO PROPERTY ALREADY ANNEXED. MR. CHRISTIE WAS TOLD THE
COUNCIL WOULD TAKE THIS REQUEST INTO CONSIDERATION AND LET HIM KNOW WHAT DECISION
WAS REACHED.
ESTEP MOBILE HOME: MAYOR EXPLAINED CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THIS MOBILE HOME. CITY
ATTORNEY, RICHARD ABERNATHY, EXPLAINED SEVERAL WAYS THE CITY COULD REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.
COUNCIL GAVE MR. ABERNATHY THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER, MOTION BY
RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNTY -WIDE WATER STUDY: COLLIN COUNTY: CITY COUNCIL DECIDED NOT TO JOIN.
GASOLINE FOR CITY VEHICLES: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB
TO ABANDON THE TANK AT THE WATER WORKS BUILDING AND BUY GASOLINE FROM BOTH OF THE
STATIONS IN TOWN. MOTION CARRIED.
CITY-WIDE CLEAN-UP: SATURDAY MAY 14th HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS CITY CLEAN UP DAY. THIS
IS SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WIDENING FIRST STREET ON THE NORTH SIDE: MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED
BY RALPH BOYER TO CONTACT PEOPLE ASKING FOR EASEMENTS TO WIDEN FIRST STREET AN ADDITIONAL
10 FEET ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD, STARTING FROM THE OLD BAPTIST CHURCH PROPERTY
AND GOING TO CRAIG ROAD. MOTION CARRIED.
COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: DR. VANESSA COWART, WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL ON THEIR PORPOSAL OF ANIMAL CONTROL IN COLLIN COUNTY. MOTION WAS
MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS
MATTER TO SEE IF THE PUBLIC WANTS TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE. THE CITY SECRETARY WILL MAIL
OUT FLIERS SUPPLIED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY ALONG WITH A LETTER FROM THE CITY HALL
GIVING THE TIME AND DATE. MOTION CARRIED.
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WATER LINES EAST AND WEST OF COLEMAN ON FIRST STREET: THIS TOPIC WAS TABLED BY
THE COUNCIL.
CONTRACT WITH B.F.I.: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO
NOTIFY B.F.I. IN WRITING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO RE-NEGOTITATE THE CONTRACT
OR POSSIBLE CANCELLATION. MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING WITH OUTSIDE CITY LIMIT WATER USERS: THIS TOPIC WAS TABLED UNEIL THE JUNE
MEETING.
UPPER TRINITY MUNICIPAL SERVICES: CITY OF PROSPER IS NOW A PARTICIPANT WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF DENTON COUNTY.
THE MAYOR IS NOW A VOTING MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE.
STOP SIGN ON FIFTH STREET: MOTION WAS MADE BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES
BELL TO INSTALL A STOP SIGN ON FIFTH STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF FIFTH AND CHURCH.
MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION WAS MADE BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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