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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council-Minutes-1/11/1972 CITY O. ~OLLEYVILLE P.O. BOX 185 COLLEYVI LLE, TEXAS 76034 MINUTES OF THE JANUARY II. 1972 COLLEYVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mayor Whitmire with the following Councilmen present: Dick King, Gerald Styles, Polly Nelson, and Richard Allgood. Also present was Dennis Morrow, City Attorney. Councilwoman Nelson made a motion to approve the December Minutes as submitted. Councilman Styles seconded. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Councilwoman Nelson made a motion to pay the City and Fire Department bills as submitted. Councilman King seconded. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Chief Bufe gave the report of the Fire Department for the month of December. There was) building or structure, 2 grass or trash, 1 car, and 2 emergencies for a total of 8 hours on fire. 12 hours training and school, )00 hours working on equipment, 2t hours stand by for Grapevine, and 10 hours on fires for a total of 3241 hours. Chief Bufe stated that the Fire Department made $969.50 on the sale of fireworks. Joe Deupree gave the report of the Zoning Commission. One regular meeting in December and one special meeting. Two plats were approved and one zoning change from AG to R-20 recommended to the Council for approval. The Planning Commission was involved in the consideration of Uniform Building Code and Flood Plain Ordinance. Also, the Commission strongly recommended that the City Attorney be present at their meetings. No one was present to give the report of the Board of Adjustment. Public hearing for zoning application, Z-71-21, for James Rust requesting change from AG to R-20 was heard. Mayor Whitmire stated this was a tract of land west of Highland Acres and Rustic Oaks containing )4.52 acres. Councilwoman Nelson asked why not an R-30 zoning instead of R-20. Mayor Whitmire asked Joe Deupree whether the Commission considered an R-30 zoning. Joe Deupree stated yes but there were some lots that were not 30,000 square feet. Councilwoman Nelson stated she felt the R-30 zoning should be granted here instead of the R-20. Mayor Whitmire directed the Chairman of the Zoning Commission~ Joe Deupree, that on all future plats if there Page 2 City Council r- 'ting January ll, 1972 were just a few lots that did not meet the higher zoning, to go ahead and recommend the higher zoning as the zoning commission could grant an exception for the lower size lots if so stated in the plat. Councilwoman ..Nelson made a motion to change the zoning on the application from AG to R-JO. Councilwoman Nelson withdrew her motion and moved that the application go back to the zoning commission for further study. Councilman King seconded. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Mayor Whitmire stated that the' report from the annual audit had been received and the books were in order. The books were off 55~ and anyone wishing to do so could go by the City Hall to look at the report. The auditor had made some suggestions as far as methods for money received and also that any person or persons handling money should be bonded. Mayor Whitmire said that he had checked with the bond company and the cost would be $5.00 per $1,000 per year. Councilman King made a motion to accept the audit as submitted. Councilman Styles seconded. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Councilman Styles directed !1ayor 'Whitmire to establish a bond for the City Secretary. Mayor Whitmire stated that the Zoning Commission and the Board of Adjustment had requested that the City Attorney be present at their meetings each month. Dennis Morrow had been asked how much he would consider reasonable to attend these meetings. Mr. Morrow said he felt $50 additional fee per month would be reasonable...Councilman King stated he believed that with the many problems now and in the future that this would be wise. Councilwoman Nelson moved to grant the $50 additional fee per month for the attorney's attendance at the Zoning Commission meetings and Board of Adjustment meetings. Councilman King seconded...Councilwoman Nelson also added to her motion that the money be charged to contigencies. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Mayor Whitmire stated that the water and sewer negotiations w'i th Bedford for these services to Woodbriar Estates were now complete and the contract was ready to be signed. The water and sewer would be put in to Bedford specs and the pipe that is put underground would be dedicated to the City of Colleyville. Bedford has agreed to do all billing, collecting, maintenance, and serTicing and will pay Colleyville 2% of the gross monthly. This item was not on the agenda as the cont~act came about the previous Friday. Councilman King moved to add this to the agenda. Councilman Styles seconded. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Mayor Whitmire stated that the contract is for five years and can be amended. Councilwoman Nelson moved to accept the contract and give the Mayor the authority to sign the contract for the City of Colleyville. Councilman King seconded. Motion carried by a vote of 4 to O. Mayor Whitmire stated that the representative from Texas Power and Light had asked to be placed on the agenda to discuss the Page 3 City Counoil ~ting January II, 1972 rate inorease proposal for their oompany. Joe Deupree asked when the last rate inorease was. Mayor Whitmire stated in 1951. Biers Chanoe stated this inorease was general throughout the whole area as other power oompanies were asking for an inorease. It was decided to wait for the representative for'" a few minutes. After a few minutes delay Councilwoman Nelson moved to pass thia until the February meeting. Counoilman King seoonded. Motion oarried by a vote of 4 to O. Skip Gibson asked if Mayor Whitmire knew Why Jerry Grantham had requested to be put on the lasttwo months agendas and did not oome. Mayor Whitmire stated Mr. Grantham wanted to speak about the sohoo1 septio system. Counoilman Styles stated that Mr. Grantham wanted to know how long it would be before the City of Col1eyville did aoquire a sewer system as the sohool board was oonsidering a middle sohool for this area. Counoilman Styles stated that he believed the sohool should be inolud~ in the first phase of the system. He also stated that a letter had been sent to the sohool board stating that the sohool was not inoluded in the sewer system at all. Mayor Whitmire said that he wrote the letter and did not state that the sohool was not inoluded in the system at all. He did state that as it stood this area was not inoluded in the initial phase. Skip Gibson asked if the sohool board has oontaoted the City and was working with them on this. Mayor Whitmire stated the sohool board has never been in oontaot with the City. Meeting adjourned. Respe~tfull submitted, ~/yUU- ~c0 Janioe S.teward City Seoretary I