01.13.1998 Town Council Minutesrow
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1999
CITY I IALL — 109 S. MAIN STREET. 7:00 P.M,
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN: COUNCILMEMBERS; RALPH BOYER..TIM
DUNMIRE. GRADY SMOTHERMON. LARRY TRACY. AND BILL NISWANGER.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED'TFIE MEETING TO ORDER.
COMMENT'S FROM CITIZENS: MAYOR ASKED FOR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS IN THE
AUDIENCE,
NO ONE HAD COMMENTS.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT ITEMS: MOTION MADE BY BILL NISWANGER AND
SECON....... ITEMS:
DED BY LARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS, AND AMEND TI IF, MINUTES
FROM THE DECEMBER MEETING ON T ITE ISSUE OF IMPACT FEES TO READ: "NO CIIANGES
TO BE MADE ATT'1IIS TIME." MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN TIERRON. TAX A/C — REPORT! RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND GAVE I IER
REPORT.
JOHN WEINBERG_WITIITU ELECTRIC-ORU„INAITNI~°I..TO DITCRI.7ASIT FLT::'. TRI_C,AI.,_II;ATES:
MOTION MADE BY GRADY SMO'T'IIERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO
APPROVE'TITE DECREASE OF RATES. MO'TION CARRIED.
TILE RATES WILL DECREASE 4% FOR RESIDENTIAL BASE RATE THIS YEAR, AND 2% FOR
HUSINESS RATES. NEXT YEAR THE RA'Z'E WILL DECREASE TO 5.4% FOR RF.,SIDENT'IAL
HOMES.
DISCUSSION ON CONSIDERATION ORMDENIAL mmOF PRELIMINARY, PLAT' FOR AMBERWOOD
FARMS: TABLED UNTIL FEBRUARY 1998 MEETING. WORK SESSION WILL BE SET UP
BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND TOBY HAGGARD TO DISCUSS TILE ISSUE FURTHER.
TOWER SITE — CONSIDER AND ACT UPON MOVING [l()VW,F..R..PO'LI."<. INSIDE FENCED AREA:
MO'T'ION MADE BY GRADY SMOTTTERMON AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER T'O LEAVE
POLE AS IT IS, AND AMENDED THATTHE TWO ELECTRICAL BOXES BE PADLOCKED, AND
TI IAT TITE FENCE ROW CONTAINING TREES BE CLEANED OUT IN TITE FUTURRE. MOTION
CARRIED.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RELEASING _ ING RETAINAGE TO TELCOM OF TEXAS: MOTION
MADE BY GRADY SMO'THERMON AND SECONDED BY RALPII BOYER TO RELEASE
RETAINAGE TO TELCOM, CONTINGENT UPON A VALVE REPLACEMENT AND STREET
REPAIRS. MOTION CARRIED.
DISCUSSION ON SEWAGE SYSTEMS BEING USED IN BRADI''11RD FARMS: TIM MORRIS,
CI'T'Y ENGINEER. AND TOMMY GOFF WERE IN DISAGREEMENT OVER TILE IIEAL;T'II
CONCERNS AND SAFETIES OF THE SEWAGE SYSTEMS.
MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOEYR AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACY TO REVIEW 'THF,
MINUTES FROM TIIE PREVIOUS MEETINGS TO SEE IF A SPECIFIC TYPE OF SYSTEM WAS
ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED WITH GOFF HOMES, AND AGREED UPON. TIM MORRIS WAS
ASKED TO CHECK WITIT THE COUN'T'Y ON THE REGULATIONS OF SEWAGE SYSTEMS.
TOMMY GOFF WAS ADVISED TO CARRY ON AS HE CURRENTLY WAS. NO ACTION WS
TAKEN.
DISCUSSION ON POSS1131,1; AC'T'ION ON_AI'rRUVAt. Or_FaANVILLF:'S .OFFF?R 'EO SUPPLY
WA'IT'S-R_T_t} AREAS _ANNEXED IN'F_C)'17 i1's_C'ITY- OF,PROSPER, _BUT IN UANVILI.E-S ('C'N:
MOTION MADE BY GRADY SMUT II(,RMON AND SECONDED 13Y LARRY TT2ACY TO FN'I'1?R
IN'1 O A CONTRACT WTI I I DANVILLE WATER SUPPLY CORP. T11E CITY WILL. PAY
i)ANVILI,E $15th► PER ME'I'ER, AT "I'I IE "TIME OF CONNEC'T'ION, FOR ATO FA 1, OF 200
METERS. IF TILE CITY NEEDS MORE TIIAN TITS 200 METERS IN THE FUTURE. A NEW
CONTRACT WILL, BE NEGOTIATED. MOTION CARRIED.
(-'PNS 'C.ANI) AE `1"mUP()N AMI Nl)kiF N l''l'O FEE Oltl,)INANC;F INt'Itl;ASIN(; W TER'TAI'
FEES FROM $400 ` 'O $I(I)O: MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM
DUNMIRE TO Ah1END THE CURRENT ORDINANCE OF WATER TAP FEES FROM $400 TO $800,
MOTION CARRIED.
QPPIER - DI,SC U,SSIC)N Wi'l,l I C.',I'I;Y ON_PROC'LAIV NTFT. N F,()R13F_,UE STARLAND:
GEORGE BOYCE SPOKE FOR PHIL COOPER AND SAID THAT BLUE STAR LAND WILL
DONATE 20 ACRES TO THE SCHOOL. PROSPER FOUNDATION ASKED FOR A
PROCLAMAION,
MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO GRANT A
PROCLAMAION. MOTION CARRIED.
RQNNII, I t.tt I, I :I ,- FIRE MARSIIAIA, I CHIEF IEE - REPORT: RONNIE WAS ABSENT AND DID NOT
GIVE Il1S REPORT.
MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACY TO GIVE A
PROCLAMA'I IONTO 1'I117 FIRE DEPT. RECOGNIZING JIM GENT RY AND TTM STONE FOR
MAKING OVER 100 RESPONDS TO EMERGENCY CALLS IN 1997. MO'T'ION CARRIED.
I.ON. WILLEY - BUILDING INSPE("I"_()R: DON WAS PRESENT AND GAVE ITIS REPORT.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION MADE BY RALPI-I BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY
SMOTITERMON TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
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