05.10.1988 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY MAY 10, 1988
CITY HALL-109 MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR MULLENDORE; COUNCILMEMBERS: DANNY WEBB, CHARLES BELL, GRADY
SMOTHERMON, RALPH BOYER AND BILL LOGGINS.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR MULLENDORE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB, SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED.
FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE
FINANCIAL REFU T.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE
THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
CANVAS RESULTS OF MAY 7th CITY ELECTION: VOTES FROM THE MAY 7th CITY ELECTION WERE
CANVASED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES
BELL TO ACCEPT THE VOTES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED.
OATH OF OFFICE: MAYOR MULLENDORE SWORE IN FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL LOGGINS FOR A
ONE YEAR UN -EXPIRED TERM, GRADY SMOTHERMON FOR A TWO YEAR TERM, CHARLES BELL FOR A
TUJO YEAR TERM AND RALPH BOYER FOR A TWO YEAR TERM. V.V. SPRADLEY WAS SWORN IN AS
CITY MARSHALL FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.
MAYOR PRO-TEM: MOTION WAS MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO
ELECTRALPHBOYER AS MAYOR PRO-TEM. MOTION CARRIED.
DEPOSITORY FOR THE CITY: MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON TO USE THE PROSPER STATE BANK AS THE CITY DEPOSITORY. MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC HEARING ON ANIMAL CONTROL: DR. VANESSA COWART WITH THE COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETY PRESENTED THE PROGRAM OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH A NUMBER OF CITIZENS IN
ATTENDANCE. AFTER DR. COWARTS PRESENTATION THE COUNCIL HEARD FORS AND AGAINST THE
PROGRAM. THE PUBLIC WERE INVITED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION.
AFTER EVERYONE PRESENT WANTING TO TALK HAD THEIR CHANCE THE HEARING WAS CLOSED BY
THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE ON WHAT TO DO AFTER A MONTH OR SO CONSIDERATION.
THE PARTICIPATION FEE OF $2600.00 FOR THE CITY IS GOOD UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1988.
_ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: MOTION WAS MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY
BILL LOGGINS TO FORM iTTT_'T)N_7CMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MADE UP OF THREE MEMBERS; DON
BROWN, DAN CHRISTIE AND RALPH BOYER. MOTION CARRIED.
B.F.I. CONTRACT: MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO SET
UP A NEGOTATING COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH B.F.I. ON THE CONTRACT -MADE UP OF THE MAYOR,
SHIRLEY JACKSON AND GRADY SMOTHERMON. MOTION CARRIED.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FOR SUMMER MONTHS: NARCISO ORTEGA WAS EMPLOYED AT $6.00 PER HOUR
FOR A GO HOUR WORK WEEK UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 1988, IF HE WORKS OUT. MAYOR IS TO REPORT
TO THE COUNCIL AT THE JUNE COUNCIL MEETING. THIS WAS DONE BY A MOTION FROM CHARLES
BELL AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER. MOTION CARRIED.
RE -SURFACING OF FIRST STREET: CITY COUNCIL WILL DECIDE IN AUGUST OF 1988 IF THE CITY
CAN AFFORD TO RE -SURFACE THIS STREET.
PROCUREMENT OF EASEMENTS: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL
TO ABANDON THE PROCUREMENT OF EASEMENTS ON FIRST STREET.
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EXTENSION OF 1193 AS FARM TO MARKET DESIGNATION: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED
BY DANNY WEBB FOR THE MAYOR TO PURSUE ALL ANGLES OF THIS EXTENSION.
WATER LINES EAST AND WEST OF COLEMAN ON FIRST: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED
BY CHARLES BELL TO TABLE. MOTION CARRIED.
OUTSIDE CITY LIMIT WATER USERS: A MEET1% WILL BE DECIDED UPON WHEN ALL OF THE
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NEW WATER WELL.
ANNEXATION PRESENTED AT APRIL MEETING: THE COUNCIL IS FAVORABLE AT THIS POINT ON
THIS ANNEXATION, BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN.
PURCHASE OF CHEMICALS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL
TO PURCHASE ALL CHEMICALS (INCLUDING WEED KILLERS) IF AVAILABLE FROM THE PROSPER
CO-OP GIN. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO ADJOURN. MOTION
CARRIED.
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