CM 1980-03-25132
Minutes of March 25, 1980
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular session on March 25, 1980
at 7:30 p.m. in the Coppell High School Cafeteria.
The following members were present:
Andrew Brown, Jr., Mayor
David Phillips, Mayor Pro Tem
Roy Brock, Councilman
Orville Mayo, Councilman
Glen White, Councilman
Dale Ware, Councilman
Also present were City Administrator James Elium, City Secretary Dorothy Timmons,
and City Attorney Larry Jackson.
The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand while Mayor Pro Tem
Phillips gave the invocation. Following the invocation, Councilman Brock moved
that the reading of the minutes be waived; Councilman Mayo seconded and motion
carried 5-0. Councilman White then moved that the minutes be approved as sub-
mitted; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0.
The first item to be considered by the council was the request for the extension
of a temporary mobile home permit by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lawson. Their present
permit expires April 15, 1980. They are requesting either a temporary or a
permanent permit and the permission to put in a double wide mobile home rather
than the single wide as they now have. Following discussion on this item, Mayor
Pro Tem Phillips moved that this permit be approved for a period of five years
as a temporary permit, and that it be non transferable without prior council
approval. Councilman Mayo seconded and motion carried 5-0. A copy of the re-
quest is attached as a permanent part of these minutes.
Approval of the replat of Braewood West was then considered by the council. Mr.
Wayne Ferguson was present to discuss this item with the council. Rev. C. A.
McBride asked to be recognized from the audience and stated that they would like
to request that Braewood Street go straight through from Denton Tap to Heartz
Road, since this proposed road comes out at the drive way of their church. As
an alternate solution he would like to request that the street be moved either
to the north or the south so that it would not come out right in the dr~ve way.
Following discussion of this item, Councilman Brock moved that the plat be ap-
proved as submitted; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 3-2 with
Mayor Pro Tem Phillips and Councilman Ware voting against the motion.
Approval of the final plat of Coppell Commerce Center was then considered by the
council. Mr. Bill Hendricks and Mr. Rick Lunsford were present to discuss this
item with the council. Following discussion, Councilman White moved that the
final plat be appr~v~d$Councilman Ware seconded and motion carried 5-0.
The next item to be considered §)..the council was an ordinance providing for
the levy of a hotel occupancy tax. Following discussion, Councilman Ware
moved that this ordinance numbered 213 be approved with the effective date to
be April l, 1980; Councilman Block seconded and motion carried 5-0.
Invoice No. 67 in the amount of $2,~75.00 for engineering services from Hogan
& Rasor, Inc. on the water works improvement project was then considered by
the council. Councilman White mov~.d that this bill be approved for payment;
Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0.
Approval of an ordinance changing the zoning on Coppell Village was then dis-
cussed by the council. Councilman Ware moved that this ordinance numer 204-A-2
be approved; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0.
Next the council considered approval of a resolution changing the method of
allocating the cost of operation of the Dallas County Tax Appraisal District.
Following discussion, Councilman White moved that this resolution number 3.25.80
be approved; Councilman Mayo seconded and motion carried 5-0.
The City Administrator's report was the next item on the agenda. City Adminis-
trator Jim Elium stated that a fire flow test was rerun for the Minyard's
property and that nearly all the problems had been solved.
Approval of the bills was then considered by the Council. Councilman Brock
moved that the bills be approved fon~p~i ~ouncilman White seconded and
motion carried 5-0.
The meeting was then closed for an executive session allowed under Article 6252-17,
Section 2 (e) discussion with City Attorney and Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g)
discussion concerning personnel. Following the executive session, the meeting
was declared open to the public. Councilman Ware moved that the resignation of
Scott Barnett, plumbing inspector, be accepted effective April 4, 1980; Council-
man White seconded and motion carried 5-0.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Dorothy Ti~ ty~WSecreta ry