CM 1987-03-10 Minutes of March 10, 1987
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular called session on
Tuesday, March 10, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the
Coppell Town Center. The following members were present:
Lou Dugan, Mayor
Dale Ware, Mayor Pro Tem
Dean Wilkerson, Councilman
Tom Morton, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman
Dan Stanton, Councilman
Councilman Mark Wolfe was not present. Also present were City Manager
Alan Ratliff, City Secretary Dorothy Timmons and City Attorney Larry
Jackson.
The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand while
Councilman Morton gave the invocation.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the public)
Item 1: Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) discussion with City Attorney.
A. Discussion concerning possible litigation concerning
Ground Storage Tanks.
The meeting was then closed for an Executive Session as allowed under
the above stated article. Following the Executive Session the meeting
was declared open to the public.
PUBLIC SESSION (Open to the public)
MAYOR'S REPORT
Item 2: Mayor's Report
The following items were noted under the Mayor's Report:
A. Mayor Duggan informed the Councilmen and those citizens present
that the City Council Meetings are now being regulated under the
guidelines as set forth in Ordinance No. 87377.
B. Councilman Cowman then informed the Council and citizens present
that the E-911 System had been cut over at 2:00 a.m. on March I0,
1987. The System is fully operational and will be an asset to both
the citizens and staff of the City of Coppell.
C. Mayor Pro Tem Ware requested that the City proceed with the
rezoning of properties from 2F-9 to SF-12.
D. Mayor Pro Tem Ware requested checking into the possibility of a
hardship license being granted for those persons who had recently
taken licensing exams for an electrical license prior to the City
instituting its testing procedures.
E. Mayor Duggan then introduced Mr. Alan Ratliff, City Manager, who
began duties on March 2, 1987.
CITIZENS APPEARANCES
Item 3: Consider citizens who wish to speak before the City Council.
Mayor Duggan reviewed the new regulations of this item: Citizens
wishing to speak will have two minutes to speak; those items addressed
are not to appear as an item at any point on the Agenda; and total time
allowed for citizen's appearance will be twenty minutes. Those persons
then recognized were Mr. J. C. Thweatt who complained of the extensive
length of the Executive Sessions which kept citizens waiting.
REQUESTS AND PRESENTATION
Item 4: Consider approval of a motion to reconsider Council action
taken on February 24, 1987 concerning the renaming of Denton
Tap Road and south Beltline Road to Main Street.
Councilman Smotherman then moved that the City reconsider previous
action for the renaming of streets presented under the Master Plan at
the previous Council meeting. Councilman Morton seconded; motion
carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson,
Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
Councilman Smotherman then moved that the Council suspend the rules to
allow for consideration of a public hearing on Item 5. Councilman
Morton seconded; motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware,
Councilmen Wilkerson, Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and Stanton voting in
favor of the motion.
Item 5: Discussion and re-consideration of Council action renaming
Denton Tap Road and Beltline Road north/south to Main Street.
(Pending approval of motion to reconsider Item 4)
Mayor Duggan declared the public hearing open on this item and asked for
any persons who wished to speak against the proposed street name
changes. Those persons speaking were Mr. Ron Van Ness who submitted a
petition of approximately 284 citizens who were opposed to the street
name changes. Mrs. Esther Wiley, representing 1st Coppell Bank, Mrs.
Kay Fykes, representing North Lake Nursery; Mr. Pete Hennessey,
representing Hennessey Engineering; Mrs. Jean Chennault, representing
North Lake Creative Learning Center; Mrs. Anna Workman, representing
Decorating Den; and Mr. Larry Harbin, Mr. Tom Williams and Mrs. Candice
Caminati. Mayor Duggan then asked for those persons who wished to speak
for the proposed name changes. There were none. Additional persons
speaking were Mr. David Greet who indicated he was not necessarily in
favor of the name change but felt that the Council had contemplated and
considered the action prior to instituting the name changes. The public
hearing was then declared closed. Following Council discussion, Mayor
Duggan appointed Councilman Dan Stanton and Councilman Mark Wolfe to a
sub-cor~ittee to meet with citizens and property owners along Denton
Tap/Beltline Road to recommend if the name should be changed; what name
it should be changed to; and to recommend a time frame for any name
changes. Following further discussion, Councilman Morton moved that the
City enter into reconsideration of renaming Denton Tap and Beltline Road
north/south to Main Street and that the Mayor appoint a study committee
made up of Councilman Dan Stanton and Councilman Mark Wolfe to study the
effects of the name change and that the sub-committee report back to the
Council by the first meeting in May. Councilman Cowman seconded; motion
carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wtlkerson,
Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
Councilman Morton then moved that the charge of that committee be
expanded to include reconsideration of Thweatt Road/Sandy Lake Road.
Councilman Cowman seconded; motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro
Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and Stanton
voting in favor of the motion.
PLATTING
VARIANCE
Item 6: Discussion and consideration of a variance to the Fire Code by
eliminating the fire sprinkler system from the gymnasium area
at the proposed Coppell High School.
No representatives of the school district were present at the Council
meeting. Following discussion by the Council, Councilman Morton moved
that the request for the variance be denied based upon the
recommendations as presented. Councilman Cowman seconded, motion
carried 5-1 with Councilmen Wilkerson, Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and
Stanton voting in favor of the motion and Mayor Pro Tem Ware voting
against the motion.
Item 7: Discussion and consideration of a variance from Section 10-6-2
of the Sign Ordinance for the Bethel Cemetery Association.
City Manager Alan Ratltff informed the Mayor that this item had been
withdrawn from the Agenda at the request of the applicant.
CONSENT AGENDA
Item SA: Approval of charges to City Council budget.
Item B: Approval of minutes - January 27, 1987
January 31, 1987
February I0, 1987
February 24, 1987
Item C: Discussion and consideration of awarding a bid #0001 for Firearms for the Police Department.
Item D: Discussion and consideration of a Proclamation designating the
month of March, 1987 as "Youth Art Month" in the City of
Coppell and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Item E: Discussion, consideration and approval of the Purchasing
Manual tabled at February 24, 1987 City Council meeting
pending review of new City Manager.
Councilman Smothermon moved that the Consent Agenda be approved as
presented. Councilman Cowman seconded; motion carried unanimously with
Mayor Pro Tem Ware, Councilmen Wilkerson, Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and
Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
The Council then reconvened into Executive Session to discuss those
items as previously stated under Item 1 and lA. Following Executive
Session the meeting was adjourned.
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