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Minutes of August 24, 1982
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular session on August
24, 1982, at 7:30 p.m. in the Coppell I.S.D. Administration Building.
The following members were present:
Andrew Brown, Jr., Mayor
Orville Mayo, Mayor Pro Tem
Walter Pettijohn, Councilman
Bunny Thompson, Councilman
Dale Ware, Councilman
Glen White, Councilman
Also present were City Secretary Dorothy Timmons and City Attorney Larry
Jackson. The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand
while Councilman White gave the invocation. Following the invocation,
Councilman Ware moved that the reading of the minutes be waived; Councilman
Thompson seconded and motion carried 5-0. Councilman Pettijohn then moved
that the minutes be approved as submitted; Councilman White seconded and
motion carried 5-0.
ITEM NO. 4 - Report from Mr. Tom Taylor, Director of Dallas Water Utilities
concerning the proposed water rate increase.
)mm Mr. Joe Holmes made the presentation to the Council on the proposed rate
structure and the need for the proposed rate increase.
ITEM NO. 5 - Consider approval of a request from Comstock Sprinkler to
discontinue solid waste service.
Following discussion on this item, Councilman Ware moved that the request
be denied due to the fact that this is a service required of every building
in town; Councilman Pettijohn seconded and motion carried 5-0.
r-- ITEM NO. 6 - Consider renewal of a lease agreement with Mr. J. C. Nisbett
for a lease on the Library Building.
Councilman Pettijohn moved that this agreement be approved with $150 rental
fee for a 2 year contract with a 2 year option; Councilman Ware seconded and
motion carried 5-0.
ITBM NO. 7 - Consider approval of a contract with Dallas County for public
health services for fiscal year 1982-83
Following discussion on this item, Councilman Thompson moved that this
contract be approved with the fees being set at $822.00 per year; Council-
man Ware seconded and motion carried 5-0.
ITEM NO. 8 - Consider approval of an ordinance changing the zoning on request
of ERA from Commercial to Light Industrial.
Councilman Ware moved that this ordinance No. 204-A-17 be approved; Councilman
Pettijohn seconded and motion carried 4-0-1 with Councilman White abstaining.
ITEM NO. 9 - Consider approval of an amendment to the 1981-82 Budget.
This budget amendment is in the amount of $10,500 to finance the water and
sewer rate study to-be performed by Joe Nall& Associates. Councilman Ware
moved that this budget amendment be approved; Councilman Thompson seconded
? and motion carried 5-0.
IT1EM NO. 10 , Mayor's Report
Mayor Brown informed the Council that the State will be out at 8:00 a.m.
Thursday morning to test the line and that the contractor will be through
within a week if the line test passes. (16" water line and ground storage tank)
B. Repairs needed on Dodge Jeep
Mayor Brown informed the Council that the transmission is needed for the repair
on the jeep, that it is the preference of the Water Dept. to junk the vehicle,
and if so, the Fire Dept. has requested that they be allowed to repair the
vehicle and use it for fires.
C, Discussion on items to be included in a proposed bond election
Preliminary items to be included in the bond election are the kibrary,
Fire station, land for City Hall, City Hall complex, improvements for Park,
Emergency Reporting system (Civil Defense), Road improvements (around the new
City Hall complex, half the Heartz Road, and Moore Road).
D. Discussion concerning a city auction
This list is being prepared at this time.
E. Repair on tarring machine.
It is the consensus of the Council that this repair be obtained.
F.Discussion with Boyd London concerning proposed bond election and sale
of C.O.'s to finance the Park purchase.
This item will appear on a later Council agenda.
G.Concerning the meeting with Seth Stevens and Joe Nall on the water rate
study.
This study is presently being conducted and will hopefully be completed within
90 days.
H. A prospective developer has contacted the mayor and has stated they would
like approximately 16 acres of land for co~ercial development and are interested
~n' qualifying for industrial revenue bonds
ITEM NO. 11 - Approval of Bills
A. Hogan & Rasor
1. Invoice #586-general review of construction ground storage tank - $358.39
2. Invoice #587 - Co-ordination and service of soils and materials
testing - ground storage tank - $460.52
B. Estimate No. 8 - Contract Builders - construction on ground storage tank -
$27,568.44
C. Departmental Bills
ll-A and ll-B were deferred until following the Executive Session. Councilman
Ware moved that ll-C ~ Departmental Bills be approved for payment; Councilman
Thompson seconded and motion carried 5-0.
ITEM NO. 12 - Executive Session (Closed to the Public)
Following the Executive Session, Councilman Ware moved that ll-A-1 be approved
for payment, that ll-A-2 be held for further clarification, and ll-B be held
followino a scheduled meeting Friday; Councilman Thompson seconded the motion
whlci, ~arried 5-0.
ITEM NO. 13 - Consider hiring a consultant to update the Master plan for the
city.
Councilman Thompson moved that the firm of Urban Systems Consultants be
requested to negotiate for a contract to perform the master plan update for
the City; Councilman Petgijohn seconded and motio~rried 5-0.
The meeting was then adjourned. ~ /~x~ ~'~
ATTEST:
Dorothy Tirc~ols~ C~ty Secretary