CM 1987-02-24 Minutes of February 24, 1987
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular called session on
Tuesday, February 24, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the
Coppell Town Center. The following members were present:
Lou Duggan, Mayor
Dale Ware, Mayor Pro Tem
Dean Wilkerson, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman
Mark Wolfe, Councilman
Dan Stanton, Councilman
Councilman Tom Morton was not present. Also present were Acting City
Manager Frank Trando, City Secretary Dorothy Timmons and City Attorney
Larry Jackson.
Mayor Duggan called the meeting to order.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Item 1: Article 6252-17, Section 2 (f) discussion with respect to the
purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
A. Discussion concerning legal matters involving the
acquisition of right-of-way for the Royal Lane extension.
Item 2: Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) discussion with City Attorney.
A. Discussion of pending litigation with City Attorney.
The meeting then went into Executive Session as allowed under the above
stated articles. Following the Executive Session the meeting was
declared open to the public.
PUBLIC SESSION (Open to the public)
REQUESTS
Item 3: Discussion by Council with Public Information Officer Mr.
Joe Dealy of D/FW Airport concerning overflights.
Discussion, concerns and complaints from citizens was heard by the
Council concerning airline flights over the residential areas of the
City. Mr. Dealy was asked to visit with Mr. Joel Hartman following the
presentation of this item in an effort to resolve some of the specific
problems aired during the presentation.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Item 4: Mayor's Report
Mayor Duggan informed the Council of the following items:
A. Councilman Morton has requested that his absence from tonight's
meeting be considered an excused absence. It was so noted.
B. Acting City Manager Frank Trando was requested to check into the
complaints received concerning machinery and equipment operation at
the Riverchase development. These complaints state that the
machinery is operating throughout the night and on the weekends.
C. Acting City Manager Frank Trando was requested to check into
complaints received concerning garbage pickup and dogs getting into
the trash prior to it being picked up.
D. An advertisement in the paper has reported that a facility that
would possibly produce air contaminants will be operating in
Coppell. Mayor Duggan questioned if the Council wished to oppose
the opening of this facility. It was the consensus of the Council
not to become involved in the protest process due to the fact that
it was felt that the contaminants would not present a problem.
E. Connell Properties will be working on the creation of the roadway
system through their property. This is in conjunction with the
construction of the new high school facility which is to be located
Just south of the east-west extension of Parkway Boulevard.
F. Coppell Day in Austin has been set for Wednesday, March 25, 1987.
Council members were requested to let the City Secretary's office
know of their plans to attend this function.
G. A work session has been planned for Tuesday, March 17, 1987 to
discuss variances and the proper entity for hearing requests for
these variances; to meet with Mr. Boyd London of First Southwest to
discuss the refinancing of various City bonds; and to meet with Mr.
Charles Anderson of DART.
H. Mayor Pro Tem Ware brought before the Council complaints that he
had received concerning the numbering of streets within the City.
Mayor Duggan requested that City staff check into this problem.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
5. Interim City Manager's Report
Interim City Manager Frank Trando gave the following report:
A. Equipment and machinery being used in the Riverchase development
are being used at night. The construction people have been
requested to install noise suppressors on the exhaust systems in an
effort to help decrease the noise level.
B. A meeting will be held on March 12, 1987 concerning the Highway 121
by-pass.
C. Mayor Pro Tem Ware requested that the turn-around area at MacArthur
Boulevard be checked into as well as the steel plates that were to
be installed on Sandy Lake Road to facilitate the crossing of
heavy equipment.
D. Councilman Wolfe requested that the attendance records of all the
Boards be checked and that a report be prepared for Council
consideration.
E. Councilman Wilkerson requested a report on trucks parking on the
right-of-way of Denton Tap Road just south of Sandy Lake Road.
F. Councilman Cowman informed the Council that the E911 should be
turned up on March 3, 1987 and that a press conference on this
system would be held on March 10, 1987.
CITIZENS APPEARANCES
6. Consider citizens who wish to speak before the City Council.
Mayor Duggan recognized the following citizens from the audience:
A. Mr. Jack Rogers - 460 Bethel Road - who requested a 20-day
extension for the temporary banner at his place of business. Mr.
Rogers was informed that he would need to visit with City staff to
schedule a hearing on this variance request.
B. Mr. Don Keacb - 212 Aspen Way - requested that various streets in
the City be striped.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Item 7: Consider approval of the following recommendation from the
Board of Adjustments:
A. Accept resignation of Mike Clements.
B. Transfer Walter Kirkpatrick from Alternate position on the
Board to fill the unexpired term created by the vacancy in
(A) above - term expires October, 1988.
C. Declare the Alternate position held by Frank Pope to be
vacant as authorized under Section 8.04, Subsection F of
the Home Rule Charter.
D. Appoint two (2) members from the list of names recommended
to fill the Alternate positions of the Board of
Adjustments.
Following discussion, Councilman Smothermon moved that the resignation
of Mike Clements be accepted; Councilman Wilkerson seconded and motion
carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson,
Smothermon, Cowman, Wolfe and Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
Councilman Smothermon then moved that Mr. Walter Kirkpatrick be
transferred to the vacant position which will expire October, 1988;
Councilman Cowman seconded and motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro
Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon, Cowman, Wolfe and Stanton
voting in favor of the motion. Councilman Wolfe moved that the
Alternate position held be Frank Pope be declared vacant as authorized
under Section 8.03, Subsection F of the Home Rule Charter; Councilman
Cowman seconded and motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware,
Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon, Cowman, Wolfe and Stanton voting in
favor of the motion. Councilman Smothermon moved that Mr. Lanny Mayo be
appointed to fill the Alternate position which will expire October,
1988; Councilman Cowman seconded and motion carried unanimously with
Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon, Cowman, Wolfe and
Stanton voting in favor of the motion. Councilman Smothermon moved that
Mrs. Ellen Fugett be appointed to fill the Alternate position which will
expire October, 1987; Mayor Pro Tem Ware seconded and motion carried
unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon,
Cowman, Wolfe and Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
PUBLIC HEARING
Item 8: Public Hearing on a Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of
Coppell and consideration of approval of said plan.
Councilman Cowman gave the presentation to the Council. He stated that
a new classification system has been devised to service freeway oriented
structures. Additionally, Mr. Cowman stated that the committee had
discussed changing the names of some streets within the City. These
streets dead-end into a second named street. It is the feeling of the
committee that one name for these streets would better serve the City.
They are Sandy Lake Road-Thweat Road, which would become Sandy Lake Road
from the east City limits west to State Highway 121. A second
recommended change would be Parkway Boulevard-Royal Lane. These two
streets are slated to Join at some point in the future and the change is
recommended to counteract confusion when construction is completed.
Either of the two streets names are recommended by the committee. A
third change is Denton Tap Road. The committee felt that this street
name caused confusion and should be changed to Main Street. Following
the presentation, Mayor Duggan declared the public hearing open and
asked if there were persons present who wished to speak against the
proposed Master Plan. There were none. Mayor Duggan then asked if
there were persons present who wished to speak in favor of the proposed
Master Plan. Those persons speaking were Mr. Kurt Wald, Mr. Dean
Turner, Mrs. Barbara Austin, Mrs. Donna Cantamia, Mr. Larry Elliott, Mr.
Joel Hartman, Mrs. Lucille Young and Mr. Tim House. The public hearing
was then declared closed. Mayor Duggan reminded the Council and those
citizens present that the Master Plan is not a zoning change but a land
use plan which will be used as a concept plan for future zoning of the
City. Following further discussion, Councilman Cowman moved that the
Master Plan be approved with the following stipulations: a) the tract
of land immediately north of Sandy Lake Road between Moore Road and
Samuel Boulevard will be changed to Commercial from Medium Density; b)
the tract of land immediately north of Bethel Road and west of Loch Lane
will be changed from High Density to Medium Density; c) that portion of
roadway now known as Thweat Road will be changed to Sandy Lake Road; d)
that portion of roadway now known as Royal Lane will be changed to
Parkway Boulevard; and e) that portion of roadway now known as South
Beltline Road/Denton Tap Road will be changed to Main Street. The
motion is to include that the street name changes will be effective June
1, 1987. Councilman Smothermon seconded the motion which carried
unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon,
Cowman, Wolfe and Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item 9: A. Approval of Bills.
B. Consider approval of a contract with Dallas County for the
rental of voting equipment and authorizing the Mayor to
sign.
C. Consider approval of entering into an agreement with Road
and Bridge District #1 for repair of City streets and
authorizing the Mayor to sign.
D. Consider approval of a Purchasing Manual for the City of
Coppell, effective March I, 1987.
E. Consider approval of entering into an agreement with
Continental Pipeline Company and authorizing the Mayor to
sign.
F. Consider entering into an agreement with St. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company allowing the extension of a
12" water line across railroad crossing at Mockingbird
Lane and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Mayor Pro Tem Ware requested that Item 9-D be pulled until the new City
Manager has had an opportunity to review it. Councilman Smothermon
requested that Item 9-F be considered separately. Councilman Smothermon
then moved that Items 9-A, -B, -C, and -E be approved; Councilman
Stanton seconded and motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware,
Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon, Cowman, Wolfe and Stanton voting in
favor of the motion. Following discussion on Item 9-F, Councilman
Smothermon moved that this item be approved and the Mayor authorized to
sign; Councilman Wolfe seconded and motion carried unanimously with
Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Smothermon, Cowman, Wolfe and
Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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