AG 1991-10-22 NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND AGENDA
October 22, 1991
MARK WOLFE, Mayor BILL SMOTHERMON, Mayor Pro Tempore,
Place 4
PEYTONWEAVER, Place 1 JIM COWMAN, Place 5
DAVID THOMAS, Place 2 RON ROBERTSON, Place 6
TOM MORTON, Place 3 JOHN A NELSON, Place 7
ALAN D. RATLIFF, City Manager
MEETING TIME: Work Session 5:00 p.m. (Open to the Public)
Executive Session to follow (Closed to the Public)
Regular Session 7:00 p.m. (Open to the Public)
MEETING PLACE: Town Center - City Council Chambers, 255 Parkway
Boulevard, Coppell, TX 75019
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas,
will meet on Tuesday, October 22, 1991, at 5:00 p.m. for a Work Session,
Executive Session will follow and Regular Session will convene at 7:00 p.m.
in the City Council Chambers of the Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard,
Coppell, Texas. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following
items:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
REGULAR SESSION (Open to the Public)
1. Call to order
2. Work Session:
1. Kaye Street Drainage
2. Paragon Cable
3. Engineering Contract
4. Data Processing Committee
5. General discussion of agenda items
3. Invocation
4. Pledge of Allegiance
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the public)
5-ES A. Article 6252-17, Section 2 (f), discussion concerning the
negotiating position of the City with respect to agreements
involving interests in land and the value of real property.
1. Kaye Street Drainage
B. Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e), Senate Concurrent Resolution
Number 83, discussion with City Attorney concerning matter
involving privileged communications between attorney and client.
1. Release of Liability from Aetna - Town Center
2. D/FW Airport
3. Carrollton Landfill
C. Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) discussion concerning personnel.
1. Personnel - City Engineer
REGULAR SESSION (Open to the public]
6. Approval of minutes: October 8, 1991
7. Citizen's Appearances
8. Citizen request from Kent Darwin to address City Council regarding
Kaye Street Drainage.
9. Discussion and consideration of responding to request by Paragon Cable
to extend and renew its franchise agreement.
10. Presentation by Dallas County Officials regarding the 1991 Dallas
County Open Space Plan.
11. Consider approval of a resolution supporting the Dallas County Bond
Program scheduled for election on November 5, 1991 and authorizing the
Mayor to sign.
12. Request from the Coppell Soccer Association to inform the City Council
of Awareness Day at Andrew Brown Park on Saturday, October 26, 1991
and invite them to attend.
13. Presentation and report from FOCL (Fill Our Community Library)
organization on special events planned in November for the William T.
Cozby Public Library, most notably the 2nd Annual 'Books,
Bluegrass and Barbecue' event to be held November 16, 1991, and
request for Council approval of the attached proclamation.
14. Discussion and consideration of approving a request for a variance to
Section 10-4-3A of the Sign Ordinance to permit utilization of a
portable sign for the "Books, Bluegrass and Barbecue" event and
request for variance to Ordinance #10-4-3B to permit banners to be
hung from light poles.
15. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration and approval of a zoning change
request, Case #S-1054, from (LI) Light Industrial, to (LI-SUP)
Light Industrial with a Special Use Permit for a Metrocel Cellular
Telephone Communication Tower, on property located east of Denton Tap
Road, and approximately 212 feet north of Beltline Road, at the
request of Metrocel Cellular Telephone Company.
16. Discussion of the Tax Abatement Policy requested by Mayor Pro Tem Bill
Smothermon.
17. Discussion of Freeport Goods requested by Mayor Pro Tem Bill
Smothermon.
18. Discussion and consideration of report from special study committee
regarding sales tax.
19. Discussion and consideration of re-scheduling and/or canceling the
following regular City Council Meetings:
A. November 26, 1991 - regular City Council meeting
B. December 24, 1991 - regular City Council meeting ,
Status report on the Data Processing Committee and discussion and
consideration of selecting a consultant to assist in the design and
installation of the pc network.
21. Mayor's Report
22. Liaison Report's'
CONSENT AGENDA
23. A. Consideration of a variance from Section 10-8-6 (e) of the Sign
Ordinance which concerns the time .limit that non profit
organizations may erect temporary off premise signs. The signs
will be located along MacArthur Blvd., Denton Tap Rd., and Spur
533 for a three week period that will end December 8, 1991. The
signs will advertise' the "Shop Coppell First" campaign and is
requested by the Exchange Club and Mayor Wolfe.
B. Consideration of a variance from Section 10-8-6 (e) of the Sign
Ordinance which concerns the time limitation that service
organizations may erect temporary off premise signs and the
maximum size of those signs. The signs will be used to
advertise the haunted house that will be sponsored by the
Coppell Community Theater and is requested by Coppell Community
Theater and Councilman Nelson. '-.
C. 1.) To consider a release of all liability to Howard U.
Freeman, Inc. and- its surety company (Aetna Insurance
Company) regarding the completion of the Town Center.
2) Consider accepting the benefits of Aetna Ins. Co.'s
tender and assignment to the City of its proposal from
Custom Slate Inc. so that Custom Slate Inc. can make
certain repairs to the Town Center building pursuant to
its proposal and be reimbursed from the retainage funds
released to the City by Aetna under the terms of the
above mentioned release.
D. Consider approval of a contract with Dallas County Elections
Department in the amount of $400 for the rental of voting
equipment to be used in the Home Rule Charter Amendments
Election scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 1991.
E. Consideration of approving an engineering services contract with
Shimeck, Jacobs and Finklea Consulting Engineers in an
amount not to exceed $19,178.00 for additional subdivision
review and inspection services and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Adjournment .
Mark Wolfe, Mayor
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board
at the City Hall of the City of Coppell, Texas on this 18th day of
October, 1991, at p.m .....
Dorothy Timmons
City Secretary
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