Loading...
CM 1978-10-10 Minutes of October 10, 1978 The City Council of the City of Coppell m~t in regular session on October 10, 1978, at 7:30 p.m. in the Coppell High School Cafeteria. The following member~ were present: John R. Burns, Mayor Andy Brown, Mayor Pro Tem Roy Brock, Councilman David Phillips, Councilman Glen White, Councilman Andy Grant, Councilman Also present were City Administrator James Elium, City Attorney Larry Jackson, and City Secretary Dorothy Timmons. The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand while Council- man Phillips gave the invocation. Following the invocation, Councilman Brock moved that the reading of the minutes be waived; Councilman Grant seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Councilman Grant then moved that the minutes be approved as submitted; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. The first item to be considered by the Council was approval of a prelimi- nary plat of The Meadows for Mr.-Bert Meadows and an ordinance approving the zoning change on this property. Mr. Meadows was present in the aud- ience and stated that he is asking for approval of the plat as originally presented to the Council with the $25 per lot being donated to the park fund. This donation will be made as the lots are final platted. Also, bermes will be pltced along Sandy Lake Road, and the alley will be eliminated on DeForest Road. Following'discussion on this item, Councilman Grant moved that the plat be denied; Motion died for lack of second. Councilman Phillips then moved that the plat be approved with the above stipulations; Councilman White seconded the motion which carried 4-1 with Councilman Grant against and'the mayor showing his approval. Mayor Pro Tem Brown then moved that an ordinance be prepared granting the zoning change; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 4-1 with Councilman Grant against and the mayor showing his approval. Citizen's appearances was the next item on the agenda. Mrs. C. E. Chap- man stated that she did not wish to be on the agenda at this time. Mr. Bobby Jefferson was recognized and stated that he manted to discuss the pro-rata charges. He presented a petition to the Council signed by ap- proximately 63 homeowners requesting that the Council repeal Ordinance No. 180, which sets out the charges for water and sewer pro-rata. A copy of this petition is on file at City Hall. Following a lengthy discussion on this item, Councilman Grant moved that this item be tabled until a later meeting; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor .showing his'approval. The next citizen's appearance was Mr. J. C;Thweatt to discuss sewer rate charges for his mobile home park. Since Mr. Thweatt was not present in the audience, Councilman Brock moved that this item be tabled until the next meeting and that the City Administrator contact Mr. Thweatt to see if he still wanted to discuss this item with the Council; Councilman White seconded the motion which carried 5-0 with the mayor show- ing his approval. Consideration of adopting a resolution opposing the removal of the tax exempt status from municipal bonds was the next item to be considered by the Council. Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved that this resolution be adopted and a copy of the resolution forwarded to the Texas Municipal League; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Acceptance of bids on the police and fire vehicles was the next item to be considered by the Council.. City Administrator James Elium recommended that the bid from HuffinesChevrolet in Lewisville be awarded for all three vehicles. Councilman White moved that the polide special in the amount of $6,248.10, the standard police car in the amount of $5,041.25, and the station wagon in the amount of $6,547.46 be awarded to Huffines Chevrolet; Mayor Pro Tem Brown seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. A copy of the bid 'tabulation sheet is on file at City Hall. The next item to be considered by the Council was approval of a prelimi- nary and final plat of the 5thsec~jo~i.of North Lake Woodlands. This land is the property that extends out to Denton Tap from the existing North Lake Woodlands. Mr. Steve Parsons was present and stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending the approval of this plat with certain stipulations. The first stipulation is that the plan show that the con- struction at Denton Tap will be done by boring under the existing pavement. Number two, that the sewer line Number 23 be designed eliminating all horizontal and vertical curves. Number three, that the drainage area map show two foot contours. Number four, that the proposed street section show a minimum of six inches of reinforced concrete pavement or an asphalt section of a design which would be capable of carrying the wheel loads of the six inch concrete pavement, and Number five, that the streets be allowed a variance to be twenty feet wide rather than twenty-eight feet wide. Mr. Parsons requested that they be able to use two inches of asphalt with six inches of lime stabilized base with six inches of crushed rock for these streets, since that is what they have used in the other sections. Follow- ing discussion on this item, Councilman White moved that it be tabled; Mayor Pro Tem Brown seconded and motion carried 4-0-1 with Councilman Grant abstaining and the mayor abstaining from showing either approval or disapproval.. The next item to be considered was approval of a preliminary plat on the 6th Section of North Lake Woodlands. This section would include the ex- tension of Bethel School Road out to Denton Tap Road. It is the recommend- ation of the Planning and Zoning Commission that this item be approved with the following .stipulations: 1. that the roads in the development be 26 feet wide with the exception of the extension of Bethel School Road which will be 28 feet wide. 2. that the street names should be provided for all streets which will be acceptable to the City Council 3. that the lot numbers in the middle of the blocks be changed 4. that two additional water valves be added in the two east-west streets that intersect with the north-south street on the west limit of the addition 5. that the alleys be 15' wide rather than 20' wide This section provides for a row of duplexes along the north edge of the development and provides the concrete streets rather than asphalt. Council- man White moved that this item be approved with the above stipulations; Councilman Grant seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor' Showing ~ his approval. Next on the agenda was approval of Change Order No. 1 for Lightning Con- struction Company in the amount of a reduction of $11,g80.25. This re- duction reflects the amounts charged for pipe on the eligible and non-eligible lines. Councilman Brock moved that this item be approved; Mayor Pro Tem Brown seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Consideration of approval of Estimate No. 3 to Lightning Construction Company in the amount of $89,844.23 was the next item on the agenda. Councilman Brock moved that this item be approved for payment; Councilman White second- ed and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Approval of Invoice No. 41g to Robert C. Kyle & Associates in the amount of $2,237.40 was the next item to be considered by the Council. This bill is for engineering services on the EPA Project - Step 3. Councilman Brock moved that this item be approved for payment; Councilman Grant seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Consideration of advertising fo~~6~2~f6~ a general computer system was the next item on the agenda. City Administrator Elium stated that these bids will be open sometime in November. Councilman Grant moved that the City advertise for bids for a general computer system; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Next, the Council ~onsidered appointments to the Citizens Advisory Com- mission. Councilman Grant presented a list of names that he would like to see appointed to this Commission and stated that he would like for other Council members also to present names that they would like to see presented. Follow(rig discussion on this item, Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved that this item be tabled until all names had been submitted and that a workshop be scheduled to discuss this item; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Approval of a bill to Henningson, Durham & Richardson in the amount of S1,500 was the next item considered. This bill is for engineering ser- vices provided to evaluate the City's existing water system. Councilman Grant moved that this bill be approved for payment; Councilman 'White sec- onded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Consideration of construction of an B-inch water line in Moore Road was the next item on the agenda. City Administrator James Elium stated that this line will provide a two-way feed for those persons in the Fox & Jacobs Addition and North Lake Woodlands as well as Carter Addition. The best price he has obtained for pipe is S4.92 a foot from Lone Star. If the City purchases a front-end loader bucket and uses City labor, ap- proximately half the cost of installation would be saved. Councilman White moved that the pipe and the front-end loader bucket be purchased and the line be installed; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 4-0-1 with Councilman Grant abstaining and the mayor abstaining from showing either approval or disapproval. Consideration of purchase of Havahart traps was the next item on the agenda. This item is in response to a citizen's request that traps be provided for catching dogs and cats that are running at large. The price for the small trap is $63 and for the larger S196. City Administrator Eliumstated that he had talked with the SPCA, and they had stated that the small trap worked fairly well on catching the smaller animals; however, they did not recommend the small trap as the larger dogs could tear it completely to pieces. Following discussion on this item, Councilman White moved that the City not purchase these traps at this time; Council- man Brock seconded and motion carried 5-D with the mayor ~howing his approval. Approval of bills was the next item on the agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Brown moved that the bills be approved for payment; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval. The meeting was then closed for an Executive Session allowed under Article 6252-17, Section 2{c), discussion with the city attorney, and Article 6252-17 Section 2{g), discussion concerning personnel. During the Exe~utive'$e~sion, Councilman Grant had to leave the meeting. Following'the Executive Session, the meeting was adjourned. John R. Burns, Mayor ATTEST: Dorothy Iim~bns~;-~City Secretary Immmml