Connell Skaggs-CS 860527Minutes ut May 27, 1986
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular called session on
Tuesday, May 27, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. for Executive Session and 7:30 p.m.
for regular called seat;ion in the Coppel] Iltgh School Administration
Building. The following members were present:
Dale Ware, Mayor Pro Tem
Dean Wilkerson, Councilman (late arrival)
Tom Morton, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman
Mark Wolfe, Councilman
Dan Stanton, Councilman
Mayor Lou Duggan was not present. AlSo present were City Manager Frank
A. Proctor, Jr., City Secretary Dorothy Timmons and City Attorney Larry
Jackson.
Mayor Pro Tem Ware called the meeting to order.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the'public)
Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) discussion with City Attorney.
Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) discussion concerning personnel.
The meeting was then closed for an Executive Session as allowed under
the two above stated articles. Following the Executive Session the
meeting was declared open to tile public.
Mayor Pro Tem Ware asked everyone to stand while Mr. John Weinberg
representative from Texas Power'and Light Company gave the invocation.
MAYOR'S REPORT
Item 1: Mayor's Report
Mayor Pro Tern Ware reminded the Councllmembers of the Taste of
Entertainment to be held on Saturday, May 31, 1986. Ha also reminded
Council of a special called Council meeting for June 3, 1986 with the
Executive Session to begin at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeti~)g
beginning at 7:30 p.m. Counctlmao ,~mothermon then informed the Council
that he had recently toured tile City Hall and noticed that the noise
crested by the workers was very di:;tracting in the Council Chambers. It
is his feeling that some kind of enclose, re :;uch as glass should be used
to seal off this area in order to cut down o, this noise factor, l'f 'Il
is done at this point of coustr,ction the approximate cost would be
$6,000.00. If it is done at a later date tho cost ie considerably more.
Following discussion it was the conscnsui~ ol the Council to enclose the
Council Chambers. Councilman W/lkt~rson arrived during this di..ict~ss'lon.
CITIZEN' S APPEARANCES
Item 2: Consider citizeus who wi:~h t.o i;peak before the City C,,uncil.
Mr..Jerry John Crawford, Attormey ~cl,resenting the home owners who would
be effected by Item. 4 asked to b~ ~ecognJzed and questioned tt {.itizen:;
would be allowed to speak on Item 4. tie w~t.,~ informed that they would.
RE(~UESTS AND PRESENTATIONS
Item 3: Presentation by Mr. John Welnher~ of T.P.& L. on annual update
for electrical services I,~ (:()pl)ell.
Mr. John Wetnberg, representing 'Il'gL, and Mr. Fred Garza, District
Eugineer for TP&L, gave the presentation to the Council. Mr. ~etnberg
gave a brief his:ory of improvemen~ in Coppe] since 1981. lie scared
:ha: in 1987 it ia planned for 2 major circuits to be constructed to
serve bo:h the east and west sides of to~. This will be done so tha:
the en:ire Ci:y would not be our of electriciCy in the event of a power
failure. No action w~s required on this item.
PLATT'lNG ACTIONS - PREI,IHINARY
Item 4: Plat Application #86-02-24
To consider approval of ~ prelimim, ry plat of Connell-Skagyd~
Addition on property located on the northweet corne~' of S~n~'y
~ake Road and Denton Tap Road.
Date of Planning & Zoning
Recommendation of Planning & Zouing
- April 17, I986
- Approval with
stipulation (See staff
report)
Mr. Kevtn White and Mr. Jim Koch made the presentation to the Council.
City Engineer, Ed Powe]], stated that there is a drainage._P_ro_b_l.e_m___in~
this development concerning the exist-T~_-~2_~(__t, we~ty)__~f_OOt_~r~na~e
e~a--s_'~_m--_~'~-~_-~o_-o~_~_~_e.~._~.p_roperty___l_l~_[Le. The developer ia proposing to
construct a concrete opeS~ '~{~am~e] rather than an underground c{osed
channel. H~ Powell stated tj.~a~t lie w0ul~ ~tv_e his ~.[~p_r_o. ya] ._f~o_r the
cq}~struc_t_i_oj_~ ...of__~_b].s~-p~n charm, y{, ~lf the down stream property owners
would sign an "Easements and l{o]d H;,rmless Agreement". Several persons
were present in--~. 'fiudi~-~-'-~h- 'f,-~k~ io be ~e~ognized. Mrs. Pat
Boorhem, who ia a down street property owner, stated she is in favor
t.h~ open cnanne{, and wouio signs the req,mrea ~Eaeement and
Harmless A~reement" 1or a ~ ttuur) ~oot channel. ~everal property
o~ers w~re strongly opposed to the open chanme{, t~se persons included
Mr. Jerry John Crawford. Attorney representing property o~ers on the
west, Mr. James Dunn, Mr. Ben Weehunt, Mr. Bill Burgess. Mr. ~ite
stated that because of the initial cost, the developer is not receptive
to install an enclosed drai~.'~;~e easement mhd feels that his company has
a right to use th~ open drainage that Is existing. He stated that this
channel only accommodate~ the dra'iuage throu{~h their property mhd does
not drain their property. And he {eels that tlwy should not be required
to install a closed drainage ch~nne{. Mr. White stated that they would
re-install any fences taken down but that some of the trees would be
affected and required to be removed. Mrs. Boorhem again spoke and
stated she would be wlll img to sl~ ;~ hold h;~rmless agreement for the
construction of a temporary sixty ii, O} foot open drainage easement wl~h
it reverting back to a twenty-four ~74) foot easement in the future when
her prmperty is developed. Fol]owir~g co~i~id,~rab]e discussion on this
item, C~Morton moved that tht~)_i~_O~._~xed
dr~9a~e~ worked out for co~;~ r~ct i.o~, il:; ~ closed dratna~
an~__._~ha~the City Engineer gi¥'c his ~H,proval of Chis ea:~eme~l .
Councilman WoIfe seconded, l:o[l-wi~~, :ur~lu, r discussion concer./ug t~,
affect on the damage of the ~ce~**~ ir~ ti,i~; area Councilman M~)rtou
withdrew his motion, Councilman ~..1% w~lhdrew the second.
stated that no matter which type ~.f ,Irt~ln~W was
affected. Following further disi~u~:~i~n ~i~ Smothe~on m~,ved thai
~he plat be approved with the st~t?j. Jjj.~.J?_~..~hat the drain~ge_lA~ a
culvert that the City Engineer and cite down ,.~tream and adjacent property
ovners ~ork oUt an arrangement thac the existing dra~na~ ea~~
~'~i'~ for u~e as needed and tnac a hoid harml'~ a~ signed by
~p-~ty o~ers "'~nd approVe~y the City Attorney be s~gned. ~0Gnc~n
Nayor Pro Tem ~are, Councilman Smorhermon, Counctl~n Co~n, Councilman
~olfe and Councilman Stanton w,ring 4n favor of the morton and
Councilman ~orton voting against cite morton.
Item 4Ar Plat Application ~86-05-15
To consider approval of a preliminary and final plat for Moore
Road Elementary School nu property located on the west side of
Moore Road .2 of mile south of Sandy Lake Road.
Date of Planning & Zoning
Recommendation of Planning & Zoning
- May 22, 1986
- Approval with
stipulation (See staff
report)
Mr. Gary Keep made the presentation to the Council. He stated that the
Planning and Zoning Commis~ion recommended that a wall be constructed
between the school property and the Fire Station on the east side of the
school property. He also stated that tl{e school would like a variance
to eliminate the construction of ~t per/meter fence around the property.
Following discussion on this item Councilman Smothermon moved that the
plat be approved with the sttpulattou that a screening wall. be
constructed between the school aud Fire Statim~ at the echool*s expense.
Councilman Morton seconded; motion failed 3-6 with Councilman Horton,
Nayor Pro Tern ~are and Councilman Smothermon voting for the motion and
Councilman ~ilkerson, Councilman Co.man, Councilman ~olfe snd Councilman
Stanton voting against the motion. Councilman ~ilkerson then moved that
the plat be approved with the stipulation that the fence be constructed
between the school property snd the Fire Station with the City and the
School sharing the expense of 'the wall. Councilman Stanton seconded;
motion carried &-3 with Councilman ~ilkerson~ Councilman
Councilman golfe and Councilman Stanton voting in favor of the motion
and Mayor Pro Tem ~are. Councilman Smothermon and Councilman Morton
voting against the motion. This approval Is for both preliminary and
final plat approval.
PLATTING ACTIONS - FINAL
Item 5: Plat Application #86-02-20.5
To consider approval of a final plat for Corners of Coppe11 on
property located on the southeast corner of NacArthur
Boulevard and Sandy Lake Road.
Date of PiLanntng & Zoning
Recommendation of Planning & Zoning
- April 17, 1986
- Approval with
stipulation (See staff
report)
Hr. Bill Thompson and Mr. Jay Ret;laud made the presentation to the
Council. Plann£ng and Zoning Commission recommended approval with the
stipulation that the developer pltrt:icipate [u the signalization of' Sandy
Lake Road and MacArthur Boulewtrd; that the bridges be widened to forty
feet and that vartfJcatlnn of th,, alignment' a~d that the ali~;nmeot of
the intersection of Ktmbel Kourt and ~:mdy I~ake Road be veriiied. ~r.
Thompson stated that in answer to thc alignment the distance between the
two (2) intersections ts one-hundred ami forty feet (140 feet).
Additionally Hr. Thompson s [at-t~d that ~l,.. participation of the