CM 1990-06-19 Minutes June 19, 1990
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in special called work
session on Tuesday, June 19, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers 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
Ron Robertson, Councilman
John A. Nelson, Councilman
Also present were City Manager Alan D. Ratliff, City Secretary
Dorothy Timmons, Deputy City Manager/Finance Director Frank Trando
and various department directors.
Mayor Wolfe called the meeting to order.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the Public)
ES-1 A. Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) and Senate Concurrent
Resolution Number 83, discussion with City Attorney
concerning matter involving privileged communications
between attorney and client.
OPEN SESSION (Open to the Public)
Item 3 Workshop on Five Year Capital Improvement Program with
emphasis on prioritization of the projects approved at
the March 3, 1990 Bond Election.
Deputy City Manager/Finance Director Frank Trando made the
presentation to the Council. Mr. Trando reviewed the Ad Valorem
Tax history for the City and anticipated rates to the year 1994,
presented figures on an issuance on a 1.559 million bond issue, the
effect the issuance of bonds would have on the tax rate, and a
recap of the debt service balance sheet as it would be affected by
the issuance of bonds. Discussion was held by Council concerning
prioritizing those projects which were approved at the recent bond
election and the possibility of increasing the first years issue
to approximately two million as opposed to the 1.5 million.
Following discussion and consideration by Council, it was the
unanimous consensus that the tax rate for the coming year would be
considered at approximately 62 cents plus issuing costs of the
bonds. It was also the unanimous consensus of the Council that the
following projects be included in the first year sale of the bonds.
Purpose of Bonds Amount First
Voted Year
Park Land Acauisition &
Development of Parks
Trails
Jogging (Bethel School ) 25,000 ~'~
Jogging (Comm., N. Side) 200,000 200,000
Nature (Anderson Rd. ) 40,000
Sub-Total for Trails 265,000 200,000
Parking Lot (Brown) 340,000
Field Lights (Brown) 120,000 120,000
Pocket Parks
Playground (S. of Parkway) 140,000
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Purpose of Bonds Amount First
Voted Year
Playground (Allen Rd.) 40,000
Playground (Shadow Ridge) 40,000
Playground (E. of Inter. School 35,000
Sub-Total for Pocket Parks 255,000
SOccer Fields One Field at Brown 25,000 25,000
One Field a% Brown 25,000 25,000
Sub-Total for Soccer Fields 50,000 50,000
Total 1,030,000 370,000
Streets. Si~nalizationo oDticom
Concrete:
4 ln. Sandy Lake (D. Tap -
Bonhards's 7,300,000
Repair Subgrade Failures 100,000 100,000
Streets
Bethel School 23,000 23,000
Carter 9,000 9,000
Cottonwood 6,000 6,000
Holly & Nash 9,000 9,000
Woodlands I-V 53,000
Ruby 65,000
Streets
Miscellaneous:
Opticom Emergency Signal 75,000 75,000
Safely Guardrails at Bridges 60,000
Bethel Rd. Culvert N. of Coppell 50,000
Total 7,750,000 220,000
Natural Drainage-Ways & Easements for DrainaGe
Meadows 426,000 26,000
Sandy Knoll/Woodhurst 50,000 50,000
Brooks Lane (415) 90,000 90,000
Miscellaneous Drainage 234,000 234,000
Total 800,000 400,000
Police Fire & City Services
Mobile Digital Terminal 100,000
Computerized I.D. System 40,000
Soft Ballistic Armor 25,000 25,000
Fir~
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus 100,000 110,000
Animal Control Vehicle 30,000
S~uirt Fire Engine 350,000 350,000
Remount Ambulance #2 35,000
Remount Ambulance #1 35,000
isce eous
Communications System 375,000 375,000
Coordinated Computer System 300,000
Total 1,400,000 810,000
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Purpose of Bonds Amount First Voted Year
Free Standing Building 2,520,000 250,000
Automation 80,000
Total 2,600,000 250,000
Proaram Total 13,580,000 2,102,000
Following this consensus, Deputy City Manager/Finance Director
Frank Trando informed the Council that a resolution would be placed
on the consent agenda on the July 10, 1990 meeting for Council to
give formal approval of the City's intent to issue bonds. City
Manager Alan D. Ratliff also informed the Council that the City may
possibly want to consider a bond rating trip to New York to present
information to raise the City's bond rating.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
D~etary ~
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