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Minutes of February 23, 1981
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in special called session on
February 23, 1981, 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 (Late Arrival)
Orville Mayo, Councilman
Glen White, Councilman
Dale Ware, Councilman
Also present were City Administrator Jim 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, Council-
man White moved that the reading of the minutes be waived; Councilman
Mayo seconded and motion carried 4-0. Councilman Mayo then moved that
the minutes be approved as submitted; Councilman White seconded and motion
carried 4-0.
The first item of business before the Council was presentation of Certifi-
cates of Appreciation. Mayor Brown asked former Commissioner Tom Rainey
to stand and be recognized and then presented him with a Certificate of
Appreciation for his service on the Planning and Zoning Commission of the
City of Coppell. Other certificates to be presented to members not present
were Planning and Zoning Commissioner Larry Wells, and Park Board Commissioners
Bill Campbell and Nick Kelly.
The next item to be considered by the Council was the changing of the street
name of Coppell Road on that portion from Denton Tap west to where it dead-
ends into Southwestern Blvd. The proposed name change would be Southwestern
Blvd. Approximately 20 letters were mailed to property owners along this
portion of the road, and as of this date, one phone call and one letter
were received back. Both were in opposition of the name change. Dr. Royce
Lively was present and indicated that the change would be an inconvenience
for him concerning letterhead, licenses and so-forth concerning his business.
He did indicate, however, that if the change was made at some date in the
future, he would be able to compensate on this change. Councilman'Brock
arrived during the discussion of this item. Following discussion, Council-
man Ware moved that the name be changed to Southwestern Blvd. to be effect-
ive January 1, 1982; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 3-2 with
Councilman Mayo and White voting against the motion.
The next item to be considered was a Citizens Appearance by Mr. Jack Richard-
son to discuss the City fireworks ordinance. Mr. Richardson stated that he
has two leases presently to sell fireworks and is requesting that the City
ordinance be amended to allow him to sell fireworks this current year for a
ten day period in order to use up his leases. The ten day selling period
would be from June 24 to July 4. The two locations that Mr. Richardson
has are at Denton Tap north of the City, and on Beltline west going towards
Carrollton. Following discussion on this item and comments from the Fire
Department, Councilman Ware moved that the City ordinance stand as is; Mayor
Pro Tem Phillips seconded and motion failed 2-3 with Councilman White, Brock,
and Mayo voting against the motion. Councilman Mayo then moved that the
ordinance be amended to allow a ten day selling period from June 24 to July
4 for the 1981 year only, and that each individual have only one location
within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City. Following further
discussion, Councilman Mayo withdrew his motion and moved that this item
be tabled until the March l0 meeting; Councilman Brock seconded and motion
carried 5-0.
Consideration of advertising for bids on approximately lO00 feet of chain
link fence for the maintenance facility was then discussed. Councilman
White moved that the City advertise for the ch&in link fence; Councilman
Ware seconded and motion carried 5-0.
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Consideration of updating insurance~coverage on the contents of the
Library was the next item on thei~C6em~l-~agenda. Presently the City
has $11,000 worth of insurance coverage on the contents. The latest
inventory shows $205,000 worth of books and office furniture in the
building. The cost for the additional premiums to insure 90% would
be approximately '$372.00 for the remainder of the year. Following
discussion, Councilman Ware moved that the City increase the coverage on
the contents of the Library to 90%; Councilman Brock seconded and motion
carried 5-0.
Award of the bids on the Esters Road Project was then considered by the
Council. This item will be placed as an Emergency Amended item on the
Council Meeting for Tuesday, February 24, and will be considered at that
time.
A presentation and update on the Coppell Cablevision was then made to the
Council. Mr. Jim Bass and Mr. Joe Driscoll were present to discuss this
item with the Council. Mr. Bass stated that it is their intention to
begin hook-up to the Cable System on March 7 and that there will be a
special package available to Senior Citizens in the City. The cost for
the total package including basic Home Box Office and Cinemax will be
$24.50 per month. Installation charges will be from $15 to $25 with a[
credit being made for anyone who takes a major package within 30 days.
No action was taken on this item.
The City Administrator's Report was the next item on the ~genda. City
Administrator Jim Elium stated on Wednesday, March 4, the Braewood Addition
will be having a ribbon cutting and an Open House ceremony to be held at
lO:O0 a.m. at the Braewood offices.
Approval of the bills was then considered by the Council. Councilman Ware
moved that the bills in the amount of $16,053.48 be approved for payment;
Councilman White seconded and motion carried 5-0.
The meeting was then closed for an Executive Session allowed under ~rticle
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 adjourned.
ATTEST: AndreJ ~
Dorothy Timm~/ns-~Ci~y Secretary