CM 1990-04-23 Minutes of April 23, 1990
The City Council of the city of Coppell met in special called
session on Monday, April 23, 1990 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. The
following members were present:
Mark Wolfe, Mayor
Dean Wilkerson, Mayor Pro Tem
David Thomas, Councilman
Tom Morton, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman (Late arrival)
Ron Robertson, Councilman (Late arrival)
John A. Nelson, Councilman
Also present were city Manager Alan D. Ratliff, City Secretary
Dorothy Timmons and City Attorney Lawrence W. Jackson.
Item 1 A. Presentation and discussion concerning the Anderson - Kimley Horn Drainage Plan
B. Consideration of accepting the results of the
Anderson - Kimley Horn Drainage Plan
Acting City Engineer Shohre Daneshmand made introductory remarks
to the Council on this item and introduced Mr. Ron Morrison of
Kimley-Horn and Associates whose firm has prepared Phase One of the
Master Drainage Plan. Mr. Morrison presented information to the
Council on the process used in developing the Master Drainage Plan
and stated that Coppell is in a unique position from other cities
in this area as far as a drainage setting. As a result, CoppeI1
will have more drainage conditions and/or problems to address than
surrounding cities. This unique setting is that Coppell is bounded
on the west by D/FW Regional Airport, on the east by the Elm Fork
of the Trinity River, on the north~by Denton Creek and on the South
by Grapevine Creek. In addition, the City is transected by
Cottonwood Creek with a dozen or more tributaries emptying into one
of these major streams. This unique drainage system, together with
heavy development pressures, creates a challenging opportunity for
floodplain management and drainage planning. Mr. Morrison also
outlined procedures to be followed by Staff and Council in
addressing drainage conditions in the City. Following the
presentation, Staff expressed confidence that the document
presented as a result of this study affords a good working document
in reviewing drainage for proposed developments within the City.
At the request of the City Manager, Mr. Morrison indicated that the
transparencies with color markings that had been used in the
presentation were available for City records. This information is
filed as a permanent part of City records under a file titled
"Master Drainage Plan". Following discussion on this item,
Councilman Morton moved that the City accept the results of the
Anderson-Kimley Horn Drainage Plan. Councilman Nelson seconded the
motion; motion carried 7-0 with Mayor Pro Tem Wilkerson, Councilmen
Thomas, Morton, Smothermon, Cowman, Robertson and Nelson voting in
favor of the motion.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the Public)
Item 2 A. Article 6252-17, Senate Concurrent Resolution Number
83, discussion with City Attorney concerning matter
involving privileged communications between attorney
and client
1. Coppell/Grapevine boundary dispute
2. Johnny Thompson annexation question
3. Albert Halff agreement
4. Denton Tap/Meadowcreek intersection
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B. Article 6252-17, Section 2(f), discussion with
respect to the purchase, exchange, lease of real
property and city liability
1. Status report on Library Site Acquisition
C. Article 6252-17, Section 2(g), discussion concerning
personnel
1. Discussion of City Manager's performance
evaluation and compensation
City Council convened in Executive Session at 7:58 p.m. on Monday,
April 23, 1990 as allowed under the above stated articles. Council
adjourned the Executive Session on Monday 23, 1990 at 10:00 p.m and
opened the public session.
REGUS~ (Open to the public)
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned.
Mark Wolfe, Ma~
ATTEST:
Dorothy Tim~n~,~-~City Secretary
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