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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council-Minutes-1/18/1977 I'lINU'I'ES CI'l;Y COUNCIL OF COLLEYVIll...E Crl'Y OF COLLEYVILLE JANUARY 18, 1977 The regular meeting of the City Council of Co11eyvi11e was called to order by Hayor. John A. Andrews on January 18, 1977, at 7:30P. M., the Co11eyvil1e City Hall. The invocat ion was given ty D. B. Scroggins after which Mayor Andrews led the pledge of allegiance. Roll Call: Councilman Foreman, Thompson, and Gillham were present. Councilman Vincent and Banlren teing absent for this meet ing. Councilman Foreman made a mot ion to adopt the minutes of the January 4, 1977 meeting as presented. Seconded ty Councilman Thompson. All members present voting for. CORRESPOJ:-.JvANCE: 1. A letter from Joe Deupree to the City Council dated January 12, 1977 was read. Hr. Deupree felt the adoption of tQe Charter is a step upward for the City. He stated that the adoption of the Charter would not remove his rights or priviledge to continue to serve ln the capacity of Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, however, to avoid any poss ible controverl'!Y request ed t '.lat the Counc 11 sec ure a ruling consldering the circumstances. Mayor Andrews and the Council discussed sectlon 14.14 and 13.02 wlth City Attorney Wilbur Knape. A request was made of the Charter Commlttee Chairman as to the intent of these particuiar sections of the Charter. It was felt that section 14.14 was in particular applicable to this situation. Counol1man Gillham felt we should let Mr. Deupree serve as long as Possible on this Commission. He thought possib~y we could use the trans it ional year in this case and let f1r. Deupree finish serving his term. l1ayor Andrews stated that tecause of the content of the Charter that as soon as the election was canvassed the Charter was the new law of' the City of Colleyvl11e except for those items which could not be accomplished at this tIme. It was requested of the City Secretary that l'lr. Deupree be notified. OLD BUSINESS: None NEv.l BUSINESS: 1. Reappointment of Dr. D. K. Ellis as City Health OffIcer--A letter from Texas Department of Health Resources was read by l'layor Andrews and Dr. D. K. Ellls was reappointed as the City Health Officer from January 15, 1977 to January 14, 1978. A motion was made by Councilman Thompson to approve this appointment and seconded by Councilman Foreman. All members present votlng for. 2. Mr$. Horton came tefore the Council concerning the sewer taps and related problems. She requested the record show that her sewer tap fee had been paid and that theYtfu11y intended to connect very soon. Mrs. Horton questioned he M INUI' ES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 18, 1977 Page 2 manditory hooJr up and felt that the majority of cit izens were not fully aware of this stipulation when voting on the bond issue. Mayor Andrews said he appreciated the research she had done on this matter. He also stated that we had had numerous put1ic hearings with only four to ten cit izens present. Our problem in 1973 was a health problem. A resolution to the County was passed stating this situation. We also have a legal obligation to let those served by the sewer system pay the revenue necessary to retire bonds we have. 3. Norman Kilgore came before the Council representing Mr. Mc Donald on Windswept concerning the plat. He was advised that the Council has no control over the subdivlslon plats and that the Counc i1 l-qas seperat ed bj' law from .Planning and Zoning. 4. Lloyd Brothers application for a commercial building permit was sutmitted. He wishes to remodel the office at 4125 Col1eyvi11e Blvd. A motion was made by Don Gillham and seconded by Virgil 'l'hompson for approval. All Council members voting for. 5. R-77-135-Reso1ution for money to purchase s~reet equlpment tllaS read by Hayor Andrews. A mot ion for the approval of this resolut ion '.was made by Councilman Foreman and seconded by Councilman Gillham. All members present vot in~ for. 6. R-77-136-Reso1ution of intent to participate in the acquisltlon of surface water through TRA waS read by Mayor Andrews. A motion to adopt this was made by Councl1man 'I'hompson and seconded by Councilman Foreman. 7. The tids for the Fire Hall were read by Mayor Andrews. After discusslon as to the construction of the various buildlngs and the prlces it was decided that Councilman Thompson would work with 'I'erry r~IcCain and tlJou1d checJr each of the various buildings out and determine the test investment. A motlon was made by Councilman Gillham to table this item for worlr sesslon. Thls motion was seconded by Councilman Thompson. All memters present vot ing for except Councilman F'oreman. 8. Th0 flna1 payment estimate was not ava1lat1e and David Washington requested it be placed on the Agenda for the first Council meeting ln February, 1977. A motion to table was made by Councilman Thompson and seconded by Councl1man Foreman. All members present voting for. 9. IVlayor Andrews as/red I>Ir. 'l'ommy Tomplrlns of 'l'exas Bait' to discuss with the Council hls worm farm. 'I'he property involved is now zoned AG. It was determined that this business would be allowed ln the AG zoning. Mr. Tomp~lns sald that Co11eyvi11e could. tecome the Worm Capitol of the itlorld. I'1r. and lv1rs. Jlm iVloore both spo!re for this lndustry and felt it was good for the area. 10. The necessary forms for the Insurance ooverage for Councl1 members were net avaIlable at this time. Motion totable unt i1 a 1at er dat e was made ty Counc i1man Foreman and second.ed by Councilman Gl11ham. All members present Vot lng for. flINU'I' ES CI'l'Y COUNCIL OF COLLEYVILLE JANUARY 18, 1977 P AG E 3 A mot10n was made by Councilman Thompson and seconded ty Council- man G11lham to add to the Agenda the Payment of the Bills and Canvass of the Charter Election. All members present voting for. 11. Payment of the bills was approved with a motion from CiOuncl1man 'l'hompson and seconded by Counc11man Foreman. Water Dept. $9,072.18, Fire Dept. $832.85, Police $1,660.60, and General $19,413.57. 12. "'l'hanl( you for pass1ng this Charter", sa1d I'layor Andrews. He felt that we would never be sorry and that the Charter Commission had drafted a document that could do so many th1ngs for so many people so well. He said that this was by far a better Charter than the one TML had presented to us. l'lr. Gibson was given the floor and thanl(ed the other Commission members for the cooperation and participation 1n t his 10np; hard t as I( . R-77-134 Resolution of canvassing ~harter Election and the Adoption of said Charter was approved wlth a motion from Councilman Thompson and seconded by Councilman Foreman. All members present votin~ for. There being no further buslness a motlon was made by Councl1man Thompson to adjourn and seconded by Councilman Gillham. All members present vot ing for. ~ Respectfully submitted. 2:::;~.~b City Secretary IktuL 1-~6-77 @ e:'.'S6;07h 9~