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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council-Minutes-5/12/1970 ..---0: f r. .-:- , ... o \,,~-- . n lIDrnTES 0F ':'!m rU'!.Y....J.2. 1970 TCHIr COUNCIL }~TnrG OF COIJ~1VItIB. Tho COlleyvil1e Toun Council met Tuesday, lfay 12, 1970, in a rogulnr Moeting. ~'1nyor Gr1ff1t11 called the meeting to order ~;li th CouncilMen: Styles, Nelson, a.."ld Allgood present. Also present ~ms Dennis !!ol~rou, city nttorney. Councilmnn Styles moved th~t the rtinutes oa the April 14h 1970, Council aeetL1'J.g be approved as read. Seconded by Cotme ,",oman Nelson. ~~t1on carried. Councl1~'1Omnn He1son moved to ptlY the To~..m and Fire Dept. "'111s of ~ray ltJ70. Seconded by CouncilM<'m Styles. ~,~tion carried. CO'lmcilman A1ll';ood moved to ado!,)t Ordi..~ce ITo. 0-,-70-1,1 AU ORDD!AUCD CR'7.A'l'I:TG A PT.Jtlnmm AHD ZOIITUG COl,mISSIOn FeY.{ T!~3 TO~rrr OF COLmYVIT.sLf..L TB:Cot\S, PRESC~ID:CTG TEE 1nP..IDER OF ?1m$ERS ?REIR TT"'RT'i OF OITIC~S, ':::HCm pey.rrns AIID DUTIES AIm OTI-:ER ~T,/'.T-:D IT~IE AS PRESCRmED BY ':''SB LA',:rs OF TEE S)?AT~ OF ~XAS, T!TIREBY RDPEA!.IIIG "RDII!AIJCI: t~,ID'GR ;'101. tmIT 7, ArID SUPE?C3DI!7G TIlE RDLA'1r:n CLAusr..s m ORDnrAI!CE m:mmm 83, M;D I-lERrrBY DEC:rli-11D~G AU :m.!3RGEIJeY. Seconded by C01.mcilt!11ll1 S~wles. Hotion carried. !1ayor Griff1 t)l appointed I:d Heador and L.D. Long to the ~10 nddi tional seats an the Plo.rming and Zoning COJ!lf!liss1on. The Council approved the appoints and asked thnt the list of citizens that vi~hed to be placed on the COmMission be kept. Councilman Allgood spOke on the sale of firc\-lorlts in Col1eyville. Councilwor.k~ Nelson caved thnt an OrdL~nnce prohibiting the possession, storage, displnying for sale, and the sale of f1reworlrs ,11thin the eorpornte l1a1ts of the TO'.-711 of ColleYVille, Texas, preseri1.)ing penaltiesl stating a repeal, and declaring an et!1erf;ency be dral1n 'by the C ty Attorney rL"ld published and posted nccordL~rr to law. Sceo~ded ~ Councilman Styles. l~tion cnrried. Charlie Davidson spolr:e to the Council concern1.."lg the sale of fire",'lorks t and stated that he d1saReed '\'11 th the net:! on taken by the Cou.'I'lc1.l. The CouncU authorized the building 1nspec'bOr to issue Charles Rill a building pel'rni t ,,11 thout o.ny restrictions. Counc1Ii:1OI!lm nelson spol,:e to tho Council concerning the Colleyv11le Fire Dept., ~~d stated tp~t several ne~ volunteers hnve been reeuited. She also stnt~d thnt a fund ~nisL~ drive hes been stnrted to buy a. neu nlnrm system for the firemn. Dennis Horrm-l, city attorney, told the Council that n dog ken..'1.el had to be placed in cornnerc1al or 1..'l'ldustr1~ zoned areas, nnd since the kennel 1..'1 question Ur".S in t\ rosidential zone area, he t10uld 'urite the Otmor n lotto!', stating that ho _s in violation of Zoning Ord1nnnce. r--", { ',,-: ,Ii (01 'f;J (~~'l ~ PAGTI 2 Councilu-onnn nelson moved thnt the fire nnrshall inspect the electricnl "Tiring in a barn for II.D. Severn, Sparger Rd., nnd it approved re:!)ort to tho bUilding 1!!spector f~ Q, neter per!"'!it. Seconderl CotL1'lcilr.t.'1n Styles. :~otion enrr1ed. l1m Ferguson s:po1tO to tho Council concerning his request tor a rezone f:ro~ R-I to !.1-l light 1ndustrlo.1 on the lIlll1 Rd. (Ct:I.SG no. Z-70-1). Discussion follol1ed ",ith Frank ',',1hitnire o~ the Zoning Bonrd, and severnl citizens. CouncUuomnn !Telson nevod to overrule the Zoning :Soard r s request for denial, and for the c1 ty attorney to drat1 up an Ordinnnce ap:?roV'ing the eha.."1ge in zoning f'rOI."l R-I to !.f-1 light industrial td. th the foll~..T1ng restrictions: thore \1i11 be no traUers, no trailer parks, no motels or hot!ls, no apartmonts, no duplexos or any other buildings for the purpose of living quarters. Seconded b"J Councl1~r.m Stylos. Uot10n carried. CouncilM~n Allgood moved to ~ccept the Zon1nr, DO(l~d'S request, and tor the city attorney to dra'1 up an Ord1n..'lnoe ,--. annroving tho c~.r:nge in zoning from R-l to C-3 comme!'ieQ1(Ed Kn1d1t - tor nu'hlic henring n t the na-x-t regul.n.r CouncU ~eet1.."1g. (Hwy .121 & GJ.ade Seeo;'.ded by COR"1c11uoman :Telson. iIotion enrr1ed. (Case No. Z-70-2) Rd.) Dennis l!orro\'l, 01 ty attorney, tole! the CouncU it was his o~1n1on tl"..at the trnots in Highland Acros \o1Ore legtl.11y zrned C-l eOmr.1ercial,."and that an,. furtlher nction by citizens must be ~resonted to the District Court for a DIstrict Judge or Jury to rule on the facts. Cot1..'1c1luoMrm Uelson spo1ra to the Council concern1..'l'lg n tape recorder, nnd stated th".t the Canera Sho!, in Fort Jo;th carried n. 3-17 tn!)e recnrder that was used by tho City of Fort 1'lorth, and "ro.s heavy duty. It 110Uld cost about $147.00. Frank ~'1hi tm1re stn trod that he 1'!!ir;ht be able to ~et n better nrlco on tho snmc tnpe recorder. " CO'U..'1cilmm StyiAs moved to- post:!)one until th~ next r8gu1~ Council moot1..'l1g any nction on purchasing a tll!)e recorder. Seconded by Cou!1cilnro.n Allgood. Hotion canied. Frnnk ~'1hi tmiro s!)oke to the Council concern1."1.g l..11.suraaee rntes in Colleyvl1lo, nnd asked the Council to \~1te n 2etter to the Board of Insurance Com!ssioners in Austin, to request that an inspection be nnde to see it the Toun of Col1aYVille ~1ould quality for a 1m10r l~ey rate charge. Councilman Styles !"'loved for the city secrot:1ry 170 write such n letter. Seconded by Counc1ln~ All~ond. l!otion carried. Hr. 1'1hltmire t:l.lso St>Ol':9 about ins,\,)Gctors to l..1'ls'!'lect work uhnn tho c1 ty ndo,ts buUding codes. ne also 11"..torDed the Council th'lt the roof in tho Tmm Hall bed fallen, nnd nsked the Council to lonk into this ~"~nttc!'. Cotmcil.!an StYles moved for tho city seerotnry ~o che~ tor the na~e ~~d date tho rooter f'ixed the T 0\1!l Y..all ~nd tor tho city attorney to ,.J'ttte the roofer a letter roque~tL"1g h1n to fix the root at his expanse. SE!O!1ded by Council":lornan !\feIson. !,~t1on carried. ' I" ~ (' (-- ~ PACE 3 r-, \ Hr. ;J1hitl!lire also told the COl_mcU that plans uere being l'ltlde to remold the TOt:m TIall ~r volunteer helT) and dnnntions. !~. Gibson! president of the Citizens Co~~1ttee for Good Government of ColleYV111e, told the Cou..1'lcU that h.ts orgo.nltation l10uld be glad to help the City L~ an1 ,~ possible. Counc11mn.n StYles stcted tho.t Bryce Smyth, tho school patrolman, ~..a.s done an excellent job, and 't1O.S concerned ebout tho speedl!!g traffic 1..'1 front of the school. The Texas Dept. of Public Safety areo. director told I-!rl Soyth thc."t the CouncU' sbould 't-7rlte tho DPS in Aust1..1'J., to !mve the snoed limit reduced to 4, n:ph. Coune11mmStylas moved thnt tho city secretary \11'1te such n letter. Seconded by Councilman .t:..llgood. !~ot1on carried. r,ouneil,.,omr>n Uelson stated she! called Texns POlTOr &. Light Co. c"'ncerning the pl1yr.1ent of our city attorneY"s foe. TP&L stated thnt they 't1ould resume the psy!!!ont of the city ~ttorney if the 01 tizBfiS nnd COU-Ylcil of Col1oyville uer'J 1..'1. hnrr.J.ony't and after TPl':L Board of Directors approved Dennis }.~rrO't'1, has being an attorney of good standing and knO'~11ng of city govern."1!ent. Couneil,.,omnn Uclson moved to state to Texas P0\1er e: Light Co., that the citizens and Cou..Yle11 m~re in good relntions. Seconded 'hy Conneil1!1t?,n Allgood. ~rot1on carried. Councilnnn Styles moved that the moeting be adjourned. Sel"ondad by CouncU1:10tk'1n Nelson. 1:ot1on carried. !reeting ad3ourned. :1 Randel Vinson - City- Secreta17 """:\.'ilAt(( :'''"t~~\1if~lt)'~. f'i,.;~e,~,~l~,. ./" t' '7~' ,,', ~'11 :....l/~.. ",<;;: . , '~,.~. ~ # ., ~ '! i.., .. , ~~.~ ". ~~ - ~~ "'~' '~~~"...\ .' l .f I.;' " , .p.fJJ k~ ?:"{~L "-'~~~1" ~~. '7.l"~~ I"" ~GF '~tti~\\'f: .