CM 1990-05-15 Minutes May 15, 1990
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in special called
session on Tuesday, May 15, 1990 at 4:00 p.m. in the first floor
conference room of Town Center 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell,
Texas. The following members were present:
Mark Wolfe, Mayor
Bill Smothermon, Mayor Pro Tem
Peyton Weaver, Councilman
David Thomas, Councilman
Tom Morton, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman (late arrival)
Ron Robertson, Councilman
John Nelson, Councilman
Also present were City Manager Alan D. Ratliff, Deputy City
Manager/Finance Director Frank Trando and City Secretary Dorothy
Timmons. The directors of the various City departments were also
present.
Mayor Wolfe called the meeting to order.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the Public)
ES2 A. Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g), discussion concerning
personnel -
1. Duties, assignment and responsibility of staff
2. Discussion with Municipal Judge
B. Article 6252-17, Senate Concurrent Resolution Number 83
1. Discussion with City Attorney concerning matter
involving privileged communications between attorney
and client.
Executive Session was not held at this meeting.
ON (Open to the Public)
Item 1 Presentation of 1989-90 Mid-Year Budget - Deputy City
Manager/Finance Director, Frank Trando
a. General
b. Water & Sewer
c. Debt Service
Mayor Wolfe reviewed the procedure that would be followed in the
presentation and consideration of the mid-year budget.
He then turned the meeting over to Deputy City Manager/Finance
Director Frank Trando who presented the mid-year budget and
supplements requested by the Directors. During this presentation,
Marian Moseley, Municipal Judge, and Deanna Burnett, Assistant
Municipal Judge, were present to discuss the duties of the City
Judge, the changes that had been made since Ms. Moseley's
appointment to this office and changes that she would like to see
made in the future. No action was required on Ms. Moseley's
presentation at this time.
Deputy City Manager/Finance Director Frank Trando informed the
Council that, at this point, a projected fund balance in the
general fund is $567,746, in the water fund is $2,254,501 and in
the debt service fund is $412,618. Supplemental requests for the
general fund were presented as requested by the various directors.
Councilman Cowman arrived during discussion on the supplements.
Council publicly commended Fire Chief Wes Kilcrease on his efforts
in providing a professional fire department for the citizens of
Coppell.
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Following the presentation of the general fund supplements, it was
the consensus of the Council that the top five supplements, based
on a ranking order, would be considered for approval by the
Council. Those top five ranking supplements were 1) overtime in
the fire department in the amount of $38,000; 2) a commercial
building inspector in Building Inspections Department in the amount
of $16,750; 3) a director of Parks/Recreation in the Parks
Department in the amount of $19,000; 4) a summer recreation
program in the Parks Department in the amount of $12,000; and 5)
and an upgrade from clerk/typist to a full-time secretarial
position in the Library Department in the amount of $4,400. These ~-~
items and budget supplements will be presented in a formal
ordinance for Council to approve at the May 22, 1990 City Council
meeting.
Water and sewer supplements were then reviewed by Mr. Trando.
During discussion of the supplements, Council was reminded of the
possibility of the City having to sell water and sewer certificates
to provide maintenance and repair work on the water line on
Beltline Road south. Following discussion and consideration by the
Council on the one supplement requested in the water and sewer
fund, it was determined that this supplement would not be approved.
During consideration on the water and sewer departments, drainage
issues were discussed. It was the consensus of the Council to
address the drainage issue at Oak Trail and to look to the
developer to pay all or part of the cost of improving this
drainage.
Prioritization of the Bond Program was then considered by the
Council. Mr. Walter Skipwith, Vice President of Albert H. Halff,
Associates Incorporated, presented to the Council the preliminary
recommendations and priority local drainage problems for
consideration. This report contained the establishing of a survey
monumentation system throughout the City with all future
development being tied to this system, the requiring of all
drainage easements to be permanently monumented, and the compiling -~
of a storm drainage locator system with maps and data base for the
entire ~ity. The preliminary report addressed 10 of 12 drainage
areas that have been identified for consideration. Those areas
include Loch Lane, the entrance to the mobile home park at Coppell
Road and Park Lane, Kaye Street, west Sandy Lake Road, Brooks Lane,
Shadydale/Skaggs, Bullock and Howell Streets, Sandy Knoll/Woodhurst
Drives, Northlake Woodlands East, Meadows Subdivision, the
Woodridge Channel and Mapleleaf Lane. The Kaye Street and
Northlake Woodlands East are not included in this preliminary
report as a result of previous Council action. A complete copy of
the preliminary recommendations are filed as a permanent part of
the records of the City.
Discussion was then held concerning all items that had been
approved at the recent bond election. It was determined that the
Council would review their individual priorities for the approved
bond items and come back to decide at a later date on the priority
of those items as a whole. During discussion, it was the consensus
of the Council that the tax rate for the upcoming year would be
considered to be set at between sixty and sixty-one cents per $100.
Additional items discussed by the Council included:
1) Mayor Wolfe informed the Council that he had been --~
contacted by Mr. David Kniffen of the Coppell Subway Shop
to request that a variance on the size of the sign
located at the Subway Shop be approved. It was the
consensus of the Council that this item be placed on the
consent agenda of a future Council meeting.
2) A joint meeting of the city Council and Coppell School
Board has been set for Thursday, May 24, 1990 at 6:30
p.m. for supper and 7:00 p.m. for the meeting. This
joint meeting will be held at the Intermediate School on
Mockingbird Lane.
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There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned.
Mark W~lfe, Ma~
ATTEST:
C~ons
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