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("'; U:tIJtlTES OF T~ APRIL 14, ~97v COLr2ITVILIE TC1.~T COUI1C~~ lmET..~T,g
The Colleyvil1e TO'..m Council oet Tuesday, A!)rU 14, 1970,
in a regular meeting. ~.tayor Gr.:.rrith ea11ed 1:he meeting to
order 1.11th CO'lmc1ll!len: Arringtc\l.l Beam, St'y1es, "laller, and
S,d,nk present. Also present "ms Dennis r'Torrml, city nt1:orney.
CO'lmcUmn Styles moved tha~ the minutes or the Uarch 10
1970 Counei1 meeting be approved \s read. Seconded by CouncUman
Beam. lIotion carried. .
Randel Vinson, city secretar'Yt certified that the election
returns vere true and correct. C O'l ncUman Beam moved to adopt
Resolution i4t-4-70-1, stating that ?!1 Aprn 4, 1970 in n
regular municipal election, that th' tollO\rl.ng candIdates
received a ma30rIty nMber of votes in their respective offices t
CouncI1mn Place #'3 - ~.frs. Polly Nel,.on, Councilnan Place 11'+ -
Gerald ttf. StYles, Councilman Place :f/:l.: - Richard Allgood. Seconded
by Councilman Arringt.m. !.fot1on earr\ed.
Dennis lkJrrow, city attorneyhacJ\1nistered the oath ot
ottice to the newly elected Counc me 11.
Councilman BetLDl moved to pay th, TO\m and Fire Dept. bU1s
of April 1970, ".:11th the exception ot the audit tee by Brantley,
Spi11ar, &. Frazie1'. Seconded by Cour =llrnan 11'els on. r'lotion
carried.
CouncUman 3ty1es !!loved to hire Randel Vinson as city
secretary on a !Jermanent basis. Secnded by Counc1l\'loman ITelson.
Hotion carried.
Hason Ian~ord Fire Harshall 0.' Tarrant County spoke to
the CouncU ar.d public concerning th, needs of tho Colleyv111e
Fire Dept. H,,, stated that the citiz'ns or Col1eyvUle needed
to support the Fire Dept..l and also ~te c1 ty needed to appoint
a comnittee 1;0 study the It'ire Dept. It'l'b1ems. nayor Gr1tf'1th
appointed CO',Dlc11l'!1t1n Styles t Councilw,mn nelson, and Councilman
Allgood to tuch a committee.
Counc1.1man Beam moved to postpont 8.l'Y action 011 the sale
ot firellor':s in the city 11m! ts until the next regular Council
meeting, 1t ".mIch time the City Attorley' \;Ul have looked into
the Ord1.ntmce regulating the sale ot 11r~r''1'ks in Colleyvil1e.
Seconded by Counc1lman Styles. !10t1or curt.ed.
Frm1.k Whitr.dre, Chairman ot the Ptann1n[ and Zoning Board,
spoke t(i the Council concerning an Ord!.nance '~hnt would allov
the Boo'rd to increase to seven mel'1bers. Count1lcan Beam moved
tor tht'~ City Attorney to draw up an OrrL:lnance 1110uing the
Board '':0 have seven members. Seconded by Coun~ilman Arrington.
:totior. carried.
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11'1'. ~'1hitDire also stated thnt ~d Knight, a member ~ ':he B~,
had resigned, leaving nn additional open1n8t and sug~et:ted
that Joe Dupree be a.p:9ointed to the notlrd. Councilnan ~ty1ea
moved to apyoint Joe Dupree to the TIoord. Secnnded by C,,'uncilmm
Arrington. notion carried.
Hr. '>1hitl!11re also stated the need or a tape recorder '~'Y
the city. Councilman Styles moved that the city look into
the costs ot a tape recorder and report back at the next OOU\cU
meetin,. Seconded by Counci11!Jtm Allgood. :fotion cnrried.
CouncillDtln Styles moved to postpone untU the next regula::
CouncIl meeting, any action on the restrictions placed on
Charles Hill's building permit. Seconded by Counc']IIV-lJl 13eam.
Hot1on carried.
The request by ~.feClendon Nursery on Hall Road, to%" a rezone
trom R-1 to C -1, was reI!loved from the agenda due to the ease
not appearing bet ore the Zoning Board tirst.
Couneil"10nk"l.J1 Welson moved tr..at the city secretnry "trite
a letter to ~cCattty's CollectIon Service, stntL~ that the
C ouncU \<1ould like action taken by him to conect garbage on
Wayne Street. Seconded by Counc1lMn An-ington. Uotion car:d8d.
,DennIs 1.1orr0\-1, city attorney, stated that no record bas
yet been found that zoned a tract in EIghland AC1"ea troo B-1
to 0-1. Theretore, until proven otherwise, it will %"emam
R-1. No otficia1 action was taken on this Mtter.
Councilman Beam moved to grant Charles '-test a permit to
move a house into the e1 ty 11m! ts ot Colleyv1lle. Seconded by
Councilman Styles. r.fotion carried.
Councilman Styles moved to postpone \mtU the next CO\mc:1l
meeting, any action on the dog kennel on Sparger Rond, and
tor the City Attorney to investigate this case. Seconded by
Councilman Allgood. :.1oticm carried.
Councilman 'BeDJl1 moved to grant ~'frs. ncnd.ngton a l1ght meter
tor her barn. Seconded by' Counc1.1rJan Arrington. t.rotion canled.
To1Dl!lY' Taylor, principal ot the Colleyv111e 'Elementary School,
spoke to the Council on a need ot a safety patrolman on Hwy.
121, and stated that the Co11eyvil1e PlA woUld help pay the
.~eftses. CouncUman Beam rioved to give the authority ot hiring
1l'il 1lltd1t patro1rrUlh to the !1ayor or City Secretary. Seconded
lit ~bunc111m11an Ife1son. Hotion carried.
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Council~~ Beam moved to anpoint Counci1nan S~les as
Ua~ror Pro-Tea. Seconded by Counc1lmnn ArrL"l.gton. .~tion
carried.
CouncUlronan lTolson stat.....d t}'l...~.t Ross D~.ms ~.7as born1ng
their rJant1ret and tTOuld 111:e the c1ty to toke action to stop
1 t, and asked the City Attorney to wr1 te them a letter.
CouncUmnn Styles moved thn.t the meeting be ad~ourD8d. '
SCIOnded by Counci1'tloman nelson. Hotion carried. Heet1ng adjourned.
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Rand~l V1nso~ City Secretary