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CM 1980-07-22 Minutes of J~l'~ 22, 1980 The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular session on July 22, 1980 at 7:30 p.m. in the £oppell High School Cafeteria. The following members were present: Andrew Brown, Jr., Mayor David Phillips, Mayor Pro Tem Roy Brock, Councilman Orville rfayo, Councilman Glen White, Councilman Dale Ware, 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 Mayor Pro Tem Phillips gave the invocation. Following the invocation, Councilman White moved that the reading of the minutes be waived; Councilman Mayo seconded and motion carried 5-0. Councilman Mayo then moved that the minutes be approved as submitted; Councilman !~hite seconded and motion carried 4-0-1 with Councilman Brock abstaining. The first item to be considered was a request from Mr. W. A. Southwell for the City to adopt a resolution requesting that Dallas reconsider their drawdown policy on area lakes. Because of the recent developments concerning Lake Tawakani, this item was tabled until a later date. The next item to be considered was approval of a preliminary plat on Bethel Business Center. Mr. Rick Lunsford and Mr. Buddy Jordan were present to discuss this item with the Council. Mr. Lunsford stated that their plat calls for a 17 acre' business park with industrial office service showroom type businesses. They are requesting a variance in the street length from 600 to 1200 feet. This variance would be a temporary one since the street would connect at right angles to a proposed street in the development located directly west of this land. The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of this plat. Following discussion by the Council on this item, Councilman White moved that the preliminary plat be approved; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0. Next, a public hearing to consider a zoning change request of Lomas & Hettle- ton for a zoning change from Single Family to Townhouse on two tracts of land, for a change from Commercial to Multi-Family, and for a change from 2F-9 to Multi-Family on approximately 79.569 acres of land located south of Sandy Lake Road in Abstract 1139. Mr. Wayne Ferguson, Mr. Steve Crim, and Mr. David Ruehlman were present to discuss this item with the Council. Mr. Ferguson stated that the Town Homes would be from approximately llO0 square feet up to 1600 square feet and would be sold i~dividually. They would be rear entry garages with concrete streets and internal alleys. It is anticipated that two to three hundred dwelling units would be built in the first phase with the first phase being started in approximately one year to 18 months. There is a total of 903 lots with 631 being single family homes and 272 being townhomes. Mr. Ferguson stated that their company is prepared to pay the $150 per lot to the park fund in lieu of donating land. There are 275 lots that are larger than SF-7 which range up to 11,000 square feet. Hr. George S. Hiland was present in the audience and ~tated that the present lawsuit against the ~City would be dropped with prejudice on approval of the final plat. He stated that he also has a signed copy from Fox and Jacobs and from the Hank Dickerson Company stating that their part in the lawsuit would also be dropped upon final approval of the plat. Mayor Brown then declared the public hearing open and asked for comments from those citizens who wished to speak for the proposed change. Those persons speaking were Mr. Charles McAllum, Mr. Foy Layton, and Mr. Steve Parsons. Mayor Brown then asked for those persons who wished to speak against the proposed change. Those persons speaking were Mr. Jim Gilchrist, Mr. Charles Ivy, Mr. Lee-Hall, Mr. Walter Pettijohn, Mr. Dave Carlin, Mr. Jewels Hideman, Ms~ Carolyn Busby, Ms. Connie Sullivan, and Mr. Fred Conder. Mayor Brown then stated that 12 notices had been mailed to people within 200 feet of the property. Of these 12, three had been received back and all indi- cated they were against the proposed development. In addition to these notices, approximately 55 comments have been received from people who live outside the 200 feet. Mayor Brown also stated that the Planning and Zoning Co~nission has recommended denial of the proposed zoning change; therefore, it would require 149 three-fourths vote or four votes of the Council to override the Planning and Zoning recommendation. Mayor Brown then declared the public hearing closed. Following discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Phillips moved that the City instruct the City Attorney to prepare the zonin§i!~n~e!ordinance for acceptance by the City; Councilman Mayo seconded and motion'carried 3-2 with Councilman Brock and Ware voting against the motion. Because of comments from the audience and in order to satisfy the audience, Mayor Brown declared a short recess in order for the City Attorney to handwrite an ordinance changing the zoning on the above property rather than having it prepared and brought to the next Council meeting as would normally be done. Following the recess, Mayor Brown then declared the Council meeting back in session and stated that the Council was in the process of considering the zoning change request of Lomas & Nettleton. Mayor Pro Tem Phillips moved that the ordinance adopting the zoning change request be approved; Councilman Mayo seconded and motion failed 3-2 with Councilman Brock and Councilman Ware against. Item No. 7, approval of a preliminary plat on the Lomas & Nettleton tract of land was not considered at this time. Mayor Brown then declared the public hearing open to consider the intended use of revenue sharing monies to be received by the City during the 1980-81 budget year. This amounts to approximately $35,000 and its use will be de- cided from requests from the citizens, department heads, and the City. Those persons who wished to make a request from the audience were Mr. Jack Jonas who requested skateboard equi?ment could be put in a proposed park, hJ Mrs. Judi Biggerstaff who requested a movie projector to be used by the library and other departments, Mr. Jim Kershaw who requested new uniforms for the Pee Wee Association, Mrs. Corene Johnson who requested park equipment for the Willowood Addition, and Mr. Tom Rainey who requested the cost of outfitting the police reserves. A public hearing to determine the exact allocation of these monies will be held in the future. Consideration of calling the public hearin§ for the 1980-81 Municipal and Revenue Sharing Budget was then considered by the Council. Councilman Brock moved that the ordinance calling the public hearing for August 26, 1980 for the Revenue Sharing and Municipal Budget for 1980-81 be approved; Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0. Approval of Invoice No. 91 to Hogan & Rasor, Inc. in the amount of $1,487.50 for field surveying and engineering fees on the Waterworks Improvements Project was then considered by the Council. Councilman White moved that this bill be approved for payment; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0. Presentation for the proposed 1980-81 preliminary budget was then made to the Council. City Administrator Jim Elium reviewed the highlights of the budget and stated that the department heads would make their presentation at the work session which has been scheduled for July 29, 1980. The City Administrator's report was the next item on the agenda. City Administrator Jim Elium stated that Lone Star Gas has been in touch with him about open cutting Christi Lane. Since the City has an ordinance against this proposed method of crossing streets with utility lines, Lone Star Gas was instructed to not open cut the street; however, in the process of boring under the street, the street caved in and as a result, ~Ir. Elium gave the okay for them to open cut the street and to repair it with a twenty-foot concrete bridge. Approval Of the bills was then considered by the Council. Councilman Ware moved that the bills be approved in the amount of $10,497.92; Councilman Brock 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 meet in§ was adjourned. ~ndrew Brown,rJr., Mayor ATTEST: DO ~o )t~y~