CM 1976-03-09150
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
The City Council met in regular session on March 9, 1976 at 7:30 p.m. in
the meeting room at the First Bank of Coppell.
The following members were present:
Hulen Scott, Mayor
Sam Tiner, Mayor Pro Tem
Fred Baker, Councilman
James Rainey, Councilman
Absent were Councilman Don Carter and Councilwoman Hazel Beal. Also
present was City Attorney Larry Jackson, City Administrator Campbell and
City Secretary Margaret Johnson.
The invocation was given by Mayor Pro Tem Tiner.
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Mayor Pro Tem Tiner made motion, seconded by Councilman Baker, to waive
the reading of the minutes of the February 24, 1976 meeting. Motion carried
3-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
Councilman Baker made motion, seconded by Councilman Rainey, to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting with no corrections. Motion carried 2-0
with Mayor Pro Tem Tiner abstaining and the mayor showing his approval.
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Report from the Citizen's Advisory Committee was next on the agenda and
Councilwoman Beal was ill and not present to report. Barbara Austin, Co-
ordinator of the Bicentennial Committee, could not be present at Council
meeting and had asked City Secretary Margaret Johnson to read a letter
addressed to Council asking that Council authorize the mayor to sign app-
lications to have Coppoll designated as a Bicentennial Community both in
the State of Texas and in Washington D.C. Mayor Pro Tem Tiner made motion
to ,submit the applications and authorize the mayor to sign same. Motion,~was
seconded by Councilman Rainey and motion carried 3-0 with the mayor showing
his approval.
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Councilman Baker made motion to approve the Fire Contract between the City
of Coppoll and Dallas County. Mayor Pro Tem Tiner seconded the motion and
motion carried 3-0 with the mayor showing his approval.
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Under Other Old Business, City Administrator Campbell advised that he had
artended the MUD Board meeting on March 8, 1976, and that it may be another
month before the construction contracts are finaled out, and that the lift
station should be completed and lines operational by May 10, 1976.
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Mayor Scott reported on the "kick-off" program he artended to consider the
feasibility of having a countywide bond election. He advised that County Comm-
issioner Jackson wanted to get the appropriate people involved in thiscAte~ion,
such as the Citizen's Advisory Committee. He advised that the election may
be called in May by the Commissioners Court, to be held in November or
December, after the General Elections. It was the consensus of Council to have
a joint meeting on the next meeting night of March 23rd, with the Citizens'
Advisory Committee, to discuss the proposed bond election, and the projects that
Coppoll would like to have included.
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Item B, Other New Business, Councilman Rainey made motion, seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Tiner, to employ Dorthea M. Jackson as Assistant Librarian,
replacing Dorothy Hefner who resigned. Motion carried 3-0 with the mayor
showing his approval.
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Mayor Pro Tem Tiner made motion, seconded by Councilman Baker, to approve
the bills as presented with an addition of $2, 390.19 to Robert Kyle and Assoc.
with this being the final payment from funds from E.P.A. for the engineering
work on Step I of the Sewer Grant Project. Motion carried 3-0 with the mayor
showing his approval.
Meeting was then adjourned.
H ulen
A. Scott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Margaret V. Johnson, City Secretary