CM 1975-03-11STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular session on March 11, 1975,
in the Council Chambers at the First Bank of Coppell.
The following members were present:
Hulen Scott, Mayor
Sam Tiner, Mayor Pro Tem
Frank Wilkins, Councilman
Don Carter, Councilman ;
Hazel Beal, Ccnncilwoman
Councilman Bill Harris and City Attorney Larry Jackson were not present.
Also present was City Administrator George Campbell and Acting City Secretary
Margaret Johnson.
The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand while Councilman
Carter gave the invocation.
Mayor Pro Tem Tiner moved that the reading of minutes of February 25, 1975,
meeting be waived. Motion was seconded by Councilman Carter and motion
carried 3-0 with the mayor showing his approval. Councilwoman Beal had not
yet arrived.
Councilman Carter asked that the minutes of the February 25, 1975 meeting be
corrected to show that the vote on the reading of the minutes of February 11, 1975
being waived was 4-0 instead of 5-0 as Councilwoman Beal had not yet arrived
when the vote was taken. Councilman Wilkins made motion, seconded by Council-
man Carter, that the minutes of February 25, 1975 be approved as corrected.
Motion carried 3-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Next item was the report of the Citizen's Advisory Committee. Councilwoman
Beal had then arrived and she advised that the Bicentennial Committee was
planning to show slides on the City of Williamsburg, Virginia during the first
week in April. Also that they were to have a "Paul Revere's Ride" on April 18th
which is the date of the original Paul Revere's Ride. It was also advised that
someone is needed to clean up the part for the Easter Egg Hunt, which is planned
for March Z9th and someone is needed to put up the playground equipment at the
park. It was also advised that Mr. Marcus Pritchett, of the General Telephone
Company stated that the new telephone building in Coppell would be dedicated on
May 1, 1975. Mrs. Beal noted that she had been asked to speak to the Dallas
County Political Women' s Caucus at the Women for Change Offices in the near
future. Mrs. Beal and City Administraotr Campbell artended a meeting of the
Northwest Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Chamber of
Commerce advised them that they would participate in the promotion of Coppell,
which is planned for June. Mrs. Beal and Mr. Dick Thomas, of the First Bank
of Coppell visited the North Texas Commission, whose purpose is to promote the
Metroplex area. North Texas Commission will be sponsoring a trip to New York
and Philadelphia on May 15, 1975, for this purpose. Mrs. Beal, Mr. Brinson and
Eugene Nolting worked on the intersections on the previous weekend and some
progress was made. Mike Rainey had volunteered to spread the dirt in the "~
intersections and Mr. Jones will put in the plants at the time the other work has
been done. :!
Item Number 5 was considered next. Councilman Carter made a motion to name
the street in Shadydale Acres Addition "West Shady Oaks Lane". Mayor Pro Tem
Tiner seconded the motion and motion carried 4-0 with the mayor showing his
approval.
Item 6 concerning the contract with the Dallas County for Fire Service, was
considered next. Councilman Carter made the motion, seconded by Councilman
Wilkins, to authorize the mayor to enter into the contract with Dallas County for
Fire Service. It is the same contract as the previous year. Motion carried 4-0
with the mayor showing his approval.
Item 7 was considered next. Councilman Carter made motion that the recommend-
ations on street lights from Texas Power & Light be accepted on the intersections;
those on Sandy Lake Road; change lgiths to 450 watt at Cowboy Road and Beltline
Road; take time to get easements and anything else necessary to put in 450 watt
light at the intersection of Moore Road and Beltline Road. Any other requests from
citizens and/or from Texas Power & Light engineers will be given consideration
from the council. Motion was seconded by Councilman Wilkins and motion carried
4-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Item 8, Fire Ant Control, was next on the agenda. Motion was made by Councilman
Carter, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tiner, to approve participation in a plan
sponsored by Denton County, if the city is eligible, which would include aerial
spraying 'at low altitude, spraying higher where vegetation is thick and then
following with ground treatment, at a cost of $. 30 per acre. Motion carried 4-0
with the mayor showing his approval.
Under Item 9, Old Business, Councilman Carter gave a report on the MUD and
advised that David Short called in regard to what council wants in the agreement
with MUD as to maintenance cost. This should be on a cost plus basis and Coppell
would operate the system and bill MUD. The percentage to be charged was dis-
cussed and it was the consensus that in addition to actual cost, a five percent
administrative charge was thought to be fair. Councilman Carter advised that
MUD will possibly have a draft of the proposal ready for next council meeting.
Councilman Carter was to meet with MUD on Thursday, March 13, 1975, regarding
thi s.
Under Item 10, New Business, City Administrator Campbell advised that a request
had been made to do something about the traffic on Denton Tap Road during Church
on Sunday mor. nings and it was decided that signs be put up that were large enough
to be seen with the soring SLOW, Church Entrance, or something of that nature.
If these signs do not get the problem taken care of, then some other method would
be used.
City Administrator Campbell advised that he might discuss with council a new
insurance proposal at the next meeting since it had been discovered that the present
Blue C'ross-Blue Shield policy was written in such a way that at the company's
discretion they could deny coverage to a new employee, and this was not the city's
understanding when the policy was adopted.
Item 11, approval of bills, was next considered and Councilman Carter made
motion to approve the list of bills after discussion was had concerning one item
in the fire department and one tiem in the police department. Motion was seconded
by Mayor Pro Tem Tiner and motion carried 4-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Motion was then made by Councilman Carter that the meeting adjourn. Motion was
seconded by Councilman Wilkins and motion carried 4-0 with the mayor showing
his approval.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Hulen A. Scott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Margaret Johnson, Acting City Secretary