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The City Council of the City of Ca ~: n',~~ i~, =, ,~,' sc,;:sioi: crt
2&, 1981, at 7:30 p.~.. ir~ to Co:>?,]~ =~ ~ S,'l,;o!
The following ma%be~s wefe present;
David Phillips, >~ayor Pro Tern
Timnons and City Attorney Larry
!'h~ .~-,tio_g was called to order a'~i a'zt-~yone aske~ to st=:,! ~hl!e
P~ > ' ~m Phillips gave the invocations. Foi!o~,:ing 5b~ [pv, , ~ ,, , -
m e ,ire moved that the readlag of tl~e mfrs,{es be ws~,-", C ..... ,, ~.,~. ',~ax.
sero,ted and motion carried 5-0. Councilm~n Brock the,~ m,,:_: t. ~_
minutes be approved as submitted; Councilm~r. M,~yos~, ~--, , ~ a~,a' n~,t'.<~
5-0.
The first iten to be conslde e6 was an {ma~.~:ed ige'~c~ item of ~' '
Appearance by Mr, H. H. ]4ctn.ish and }{r. Chris ' r .... .~ to req~;asr ~
mobile home permin for the property located au [he north end of DeFsrest
Road. Mr. Mclnish stated that his son, Chris, and his w{fe ~era :eq~.estin
this temporary permit for a period of five -/ears. Heprenatally_ -- '' h:~s ~5
acres of land which is in the flood pl!in. Mr. Mclnish a~re-'d ::i(h the
pe~it beipg no~-transferable xr:,J either requesting a rene:,8i per':.it
removing the mobile home at tr;e ep, c of ~ five-i.'e~r per~od, r~,,,~,~ :~
cussion, Coun~f.i~an Ware mo',ed lhat :he pernit be granted i~ tf;e .:aq:e
Chris Mclnish for a period of five years, that it be non-transferable, and
that it either be renewed or rem?ad at the end of [he five-year
Councilman Mayo seconded the mc'ti,on which carried 5-0.
The next item to be considered by the ~ounuil was a re:~olutior' for joint
planning, development, and operation of a C3~unity School Prog:a~. Dr.
David Snanfield, Superintendent of Coppell Indeoendept, School Di~z,c:,'-"
made the presentation to the Council.. He stated that the City's
of t~LS resolution would strengthe~ the~? position wb~ apP~:~ 5 ~ '=
E. omr~unl_y Ed;Jcatio~ Director. Following discussion on t~ ~ it=.;,, '~'
man ~ite moved that the resolution be approved; Counci]ma~ Breck seao~;
and motion carried 5-0. A copy of the resolution and the proposal is filed
as a permanent part of the City records in City Hall.
Next, Mr. Bob Walker, representing Braewood Homes, requested a side yard
variance on Lot 21, Block E, Braewood West Addition. The address of this
lot is 218 Edgewcod Drive. The variance is requested on the side ya(-d frxn
6 ft. 7 in. to 5 feet and is requested in order that the whole block not
have to be rep!atted. Following dfscussion on this stem, Couo, ~man ~ite
novel that the variance on the side yarJ be ~ranteJ; ~o, ,_,~,~,': .a~o seco¢~<
and motion ca:tied 5-0. A copy of the request and the plat is fi[ed as a
pe~anenc part of the City records.
Next, Mr. Do~ Huff, representing Lone Star Gas Co., made a presentation to
the Council on a proposed amendment to the franchise agreement presently in
effect wJtb the City. This amendment clarifies the definition of service
lines Following discussion on this item, Cou~c~_man Ware
22.1-A-1 be 8ppuoved; Councilman Brock seconded and motion carried 5-0.
A public hearing to discuss the proposed Texas Power & Light rate increase
was the next ite~n on the Council agenda. Mr. Price Robertson, representing
T P & L, made the presentation to the Council. He stated that they are
questing an average of a 20,3% increase in the total revenue dollars. The
dollar increase would be approximately $12.35 for an average customer using
12,000 Kilowatt hours a month. Mayor Pro %em,Phillips requested that
T P & L provide the City in writing with the figures on how the fuel ad-
justment costs are figured. Mayor Brc,~ then declared the public hearing
open and aske! for comments from the audience. Those persona speaking
Ms. Marcy He;:p~' Mayor Bro%~ thee, d~:, ]ored the public hearing
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The next item considered ~y the Council wa~ a re~,-iution to suspend the
p~oposed Texas Power & Light r-t~, cz,,' f,,~' 120 J'5~ for further study.
Following discussion on this it, .,, Cc,~- il. Ya~,. m~ved that the reso-
lution be approved; Councilma-- B~,,cP se~'~%¢.? and me,ion carried 5-0.
An ordinance amending the Compri,hYatt[ye Zouimg Ordinance was then dis-
cussed by the Council. This ord[-arz,;c amends that portion of land at the
southeast corner of the intersection of Moore and Sandy Lake Roads
was approved at the previous Coun-[l m~'~zin§. Following discussion,
Councilman Ware moved that the Ord~n~.'~ No. 204-A-~ be approved; Cougar]l-
man White seconded
a~.. me,zen csrri~ 5-0.
The City Administrator's ~iepc~.t ,~-~ ~ ? ..~ ite~ pti th_ a~e:lda. Ci~.-
Administrator Jim E]ium s~at~d ch=~ a ~o~ of $46i,329 had beeu
from the adjoining property owners along Esters Road. This amount repre-
sents the total amount billed f)r the property owners' pro-rata share of
the road improveme?ts. Mr. Eliu,~ tb=.n stated that he had been in con~a:t
with Texas Waste Man~geme~t and that there, is a possibility that the cit~z~-s
of Coppell will be able t~* obtai, entrance to the Lewisville dump s~te w~en
a paid water and garbage bill is prese~ted at the gate. Also, a spring
clean-up is being anticipated for the 15 day period of April 15 to May Ist.
Next, Mr. Elium stated that it is antzc£pated the City will receive the
funds from the sale of Certificates of Obligation on April 7. Mr. Elium
then stated tha~ a presentation wc~J be made to the Water Development
Board on Friday, A~ril 21, 1981 for the 1.2 million dollar revenue bond
sale. Mr. Elium then pre~enzed the Council with a proposal for the purchase
for a S2400 boring machine. This is a budgeted item in the Revenue Sharing
fund, and it was the consensus of the Council that this machine be purchased.
Discussion was then held on the problem of builder clean-up around the con-
s~ruction of new homes. The City Adminzsttator was instructed to talk
with the City Attorney about the possibility of drawing up an ordinance
to control this problem.
Approval of the bills was the next item on the agenda. Invoice No. 207
from Hogan &Rasor in the amount of $31,498.40 was presented by the City
Administrator to be approved with the listed bills. Following discussion,
it was the consensus of the Council that this invoice be placed on the
agenda of the special meeting to be held Thursday, March 26. Councilman
Ware then moved that the bills in the amount of S15,175.10 be approved for
payment; Councilman 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 Section 2 (g) dis-
cussion concerning personnel.
Following the Executive Session, the meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST
Dorothy Tigons, City Secretary
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, SUSPENDING
THE OPERATION OF PROPOSED RATE SCHEDULES FILED BY TEXAS
POWER & LIGHT COMPANY FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
(120) DAYS BEYOND THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH SCHEDULES WOULD
OTHERWISE GO INTO EFFECT.
WHEREAS, Texas Power & Light Company did, on March 6, 1981,
file a schedule of rates for service within the City of Coppell to
become effective April 10, 1981; and
WHEREAS, after having heard the presentation of Texas Power and
Light Company, it is the opinion of the City Council of the City of
Coppell that such schedule of rates should be suspended for a period
of 120 days from April 10, 1981, for further study, investigation,
presentation of evidence and public hearing; and
WHEREAS, a copy of this resolution has been provided Texas
Power and Light Company prior to its consideration by the City Council
of the City of Coppell;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
Pursuant to Section 43 (d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Act,
the operation of the Texas. Power & Light Company's proposed rate
schedules filed with the City of Coppell on March 6, 1981, is hereby
suspended for a period of 120 days from April lO, 1981,.for further
study, investigation, presentation of evidence and public hearing.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Coppell on this the
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ATTEST:
Dorothy Timmo~, Cit-~-~ ~ecretary