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STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
The City Council met in regular session on September 9, 1975, at 6:00 pm.,
in the meeting room of the First Bank of Coppell.
The following members were present:
Hulen Scott, Mayor
Sam Tiner, Mayor Pro Tem
Fred Baker, Councilman
Hazel Beal, Councilwoman
Don Carter, Councilman
James Rainey, Councilman
Also present was City Administrator George Campbell, City Attorney Larry
Jackson and City Secretary Margaret Johnson.
The meeting was called to order and everyone asked to stand while Mayor Pro
Tem Tiner gave the invocation.
Mayor Pro Tem Tiner moved that the reading of the minutes of the August 26,
1975, meeting be approved with the correction under item 9, bids on police
vehicles to show one or more police vehicles rather than a police vehicle. Motion
was seconded by Councilwoman Beal and motion carried 4-0 with Councilman
Carter abstaining and the mayor showing his approval.
Councilman Baker made motion, seconded by Councilman Rainey, to approve the
minutes of the August 12, 1975, meeting as previously presented with no
corrections. Motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Councilwoman Beal advised that there was no report from the Citizen' s Advisory
C ommitt e e.
Item 5, Resolution on Sewer Grant Application was next, and Mr. Robert Kyle
of Robert Kyle and Associates, was present to discuss the resolution and show
Council a revised map on the facility plan. Mayor Pro Tem Tiner moved to
table the resolution until after council' s joint meeting with the Municipal Utility
District on September 23, 1975. Councilman Carter seconded and motion carried
5-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Item 6, Discuss and consider authorizing the mayor to sign proposed Federal
Aid Urban Hixghway Plan was next and Councilman Carter made motion to authorize
the mayor to sign the plan, seconded by Councilman Rainey and motion carried
5-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Item 7, Street light in front of the library was next and Councilman Carter made
motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tiner to authorize this light. Motion carried
5-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Item 8, Discuss and consider location of city limits boundary along S.H. l2l was
the next item and Councilman Rainey made motion to retain Highway 121 within the
city limits. Councilman Carter seconded and motion carriec 5-0 with the mayor
showing his approval.
Other Old Business
A. Report on MUD - joint meeting of the City Council and the MUD Board is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. , September 23, 1975.
B. Discuss construction of Denton Tap, Beltline, Coppell Road intersection.
Councilman Carter made motion to put stop signs at this intersection
marked to show 4-way stop and if the county will agree, to eliminate the
other triangle on the other side of Beltline across from the bank, motion
was seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tiner and motion carried 5-0 with the
mayor showing his approval.
C. Discuss and consider authorizing tax re-evaluation program for 1976. Motion
was made by Councilman Carter to have the city ask the school board to
participate with the city on the re-evaluation program for 1976, with the
city administrator writing a letter with this request and also asking the school
board if they would sell the city their current appraisals, which were done
last year, in the event they did not wish to participate with the city. Motion
was seconded by Councilman Rainey and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor
showing his approval. It was also discussed combining an appraisal with the
MUD and this was to be brought up at the combined meeting of the coucil and
the MUD. In the event that the school board did not go along with the above
proposals, City Administrator Campbell was authorized to contract with
Mr. Richard Cope of Texas Appraisal Service to do a complete re-evaluation
for 1976.
Under item 10, Other New Business,' item B was considered next as Mr. Bob
Brooks was present to ask for a mobile home permit to move a mobile home
into 20 Mile Farm. Council took his request into consideration and advised
Mr. Brooks that the City Ordinance No. l25 prohibits this being done but that
possibly he could move in another modular building subject to approval of his
plan by council.
Item A, .Other New Business, discussion concerning pee-wee football teams was
next and council indicated that they could not contribute funds to this project.
Item C, concerning A.P. Vanbebber's prior service with the city. Council
indicated that they would like a statement from two former councilmembers
substantiating prior service back to April 1964.
Item D, concerning the property belonging to Mrs. Long that is being subdivided,
Councilman Carter made motion that a 30 foot right-of-way for a dedicated road
be required all the way to the back of the property, being 15 foot further north
than shown on her plan, with the city attorney to word the platt. Motion was
seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Tiner and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing
his approval.
Item 11, approval of bills was next and Mayor Pro Tem Tiner made motion to
approve bills as presented with the addition of the invoice from John Weil for
the budget cover and binding the budget, motion seconded by Councilman Carter
and motion carried 5-0 with the mayor showing his appr oval.
Item lZ, Executive Session (Closed to the public)
A. Article 6Z5Z-17, Section Z (f) contract negotiations.
Meeting was adjourned.
Hulen A. S cott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Margaret Johnson, City Secretary