10-12-1982 (City Council) Agenda Packet Time posted: 4:30 p.m
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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OCTOBER 12, 1982
7:00 P.M.
NOTE: This meeting will be held in the Tower Suite upstairs
at the First State Bank.
1. Call to order; invocation. 174 1
2. Approve minutes of previous meetings and accounts payable.
3. OLD BUSINESS: Further consideration of proposed annexation
_ of approximately 43.4 acres located south of Alanis Lane
and Martinez Lane (property owner has requested an oppor-
tunity to present addition 1 evidence�tt ou i l ) .
4. Conduct public hearing co cerning property Owner Partici- "1
pation Paving Project involving Mard4.,Gras and Memorial kf
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5. Consider request for final plat approval , phase I, Trails
Addition, located east of Second Street, north of Stone
and south of Park; together with a request for a variance
in Ordinance #82-13.
"(Consider request for special use permit for Child Day Care
Center at Oak and Jackson.
7'! Consider proposed Wrecker Ordinance.
Consider proposal for water service improvements submitted
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by Nortex Greenhouses Incorporated.
9 Authorize Capital Outlay purchases for Police Department.
Department reports.
11. Mayor' s report and Council discussion.
12. Citizen input.
13. Adjourn.
114 NORTH BALLARD P.O.BOX 428,WYLIE,TEXAS 75098 PHONE(214)442-2236
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
DATE: October 8, 1982
SUBJECT: Manager's Newsletter
As of this writing, twenty-five property owners on Memorial and Mardi Gras have
returned their questionnaires concerning their preference for paving. Of the
twenty-five responses, two oppose the paving project, and of the twenty-three who
are in favor of the project, nineteen prefer the asphaltic concrete while four
prefer the Portland Cement concrete. I believe seventy-one letters were sent out,
and that we will have many more replies prior to the meeting Tuesday evening.
Of the replies which are received prior to the meeting, we will give the Council
a tabulation on the preferences and will have copies of the replies there for the
Council 's information. Some of the people may bring their letters to the public
hearing.
Included in the Accounts Payable for the Council 's approval Tuesday evening will
be the portions of the payments due Control Specialist for work done for the City
up to this date. You may recall that we discussed this matter in our newsletter
of September 23rd, in which we recommended that you permit us to receive bids for
repairing the large pump for the November 9th meeting. Unless we hear from you to
the contrary, we will ask Mr. Bill Page to proceed with repair of the 100 horsepower
motor for the sum of $912.00, so that we can have the motor for a replacement of the
other large motor should it be necessary. We will attempt to have at least three
bids for repairs to the large pump for your consideration at the November meeting.
With reference to Item #3, the proposed annexation for the mobile home park, we have
received a letter from Wylie Industries Corporation in opposition to the annexation,
a copy of which is included in your agenda packet. Mr. St. John has requested time
to present a rebuttal to the Council in answer to the presentation made by Mr. Bryant
Barry on September 27th. The Council may wish to discuss procedures to be followed
for "further consideration" of the proposed annexation, prior to opening the subject
for public input. In other words, you may wish to agree upon "ground rules" at the
beginning of the discussion in order to eliminate a re-hash of previously introduced
testimony.
On October 7, 1983, the last payment of General Revenue Sharing Funds to local
governments will be mailed from Washington, unless Congress enacts a new law
extending the General Revenue Sharing Program. We have this morning received
instructions from the Office of Revenue Sharing that we must hold a second public
hearing on the proposed expenditure of General Revenue Sharing Funds before the
Council can authorize the actual expenditure. Therefore, we have requested the
City Secretary to publish a notice of a second public hearing on this matter for
7:00 p.m. , November 9th. It should be a formality which can be completed within
a few minutes.
A letter signed by Joe George and Gary Roddy is included in your packet relating to
their request for the variance contained in item #5. Also enclosed with your agenda
packet is a copy of Ordinance #82-13, including section 3 which regulates the issuance
of building permits. Our only objection to this request for a variance is that it
may set an unfavorable precedent if granted. A copy of Section 109 of our Building
Code is also included so that you can have some assurance that Certificates of
Occupancy will not be issued unless and until all of the public works improvements
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Manager' s Newsletter
October 8, 1982
are installed and accepted by the City. In other words, we can work with the
variance if you desire to allow it, but we do not recommend the variance be
allowed.
Bob Hogan had previously requested to be included in the agenda for the October 12th
meeting, but we discussed this matter with the Mayor and with Frank Rasor, advising
them of the lengthy and controversial nature of the Council agenda, after which both
the Mayor and Mr. Rasor agreed that it probably would be better for Hogan and Rasor
to be present for the November 9th meeting for a private conference with the Council .
The executive session is considered legal because you will be discussing personnel
matters.
On October 4th, Mr. Bert Forse, representing an oil lease firm, came by to request
whether or not the City of Wylie would be interested in selling mineral lease rights
of all City properties so that oil and gas exploration might be attempted in the
future. I explained to Mr. Forse that the City Council probably would not want
drilling to take place on our new city park and that the 39 acre sanitary landfill
site would probably be the only area available for lease. I also explained to
Mr. Forse that the City would be required to advertise for proposals if it decided
to sell mineral leases on city property. There is a remote chance that some oil and
gas exploration activity may take place in the Wylie area in the distant future,
although there is absolutely no interest at this time, according to Mr. Forse.
According to a report by Councilman Harold Eavenson, the proposed land exchange
between Hunt Properties and the City of Wylie for the four acres west of the creek
is making smooth progress and is expected to be completed in the next few weeks.
Whenever there is a significant overrun or underrun in a contract which has been
approved by the City Council , the policy of the administration is to explain the
overrun or underrun to the City Council prior to approval of final payment. For
example, Kenneth Swayze paved all of Butler Street from Hilltop east to Wyiwood V,
rather than the north one-half as provided for and approved by the Council in the
contract. Mr. Cowan was not aware that Mr. Swayze intended to pave the south half
of the street until after the work was done, nor did I. If I had known, I would
have forbidden Mr. Swayze to do that work, because it was not approved by the Council .
However, he has submitted his bill for the work, and the street does look much better
than it would have looked if he had limited his paving to the north half. Legally,
I suppose, the City would be within its rights to pay only the amount whichwas
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contracted, but, morally, it appears to me, that the Council should approve
tproject for payment.
We have requested Mr. Cowan to submit a memorandum of explanation, a copy of which
will be included in your packet.
Nortex Greenhouses have submitted a proposal for a larger water service, a copy of
which is included in your packet. However, the North Texas Municipal Water District
has advised Mr. Cowan that they do not approve of additional water being drawn from
the 14-inch transmission line located north of FM 3412. They further advise that
any additional water for Nortex should be delivered from the new tap on the 72-inch
water transmission line located on the property at Nortex rather than increasing
delivery from the north side water transmission line.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA BRIEF
FOR MEETING OF OCTOBER 12, 1982
Item #3 of the Council agenda involves further consideration of the proposed annexation
of approximately 43. acres of land to be developed later for a mobile home park contain-
ing approximately 279 pads. A property owner has requested an opportunity to present
additional information to the City Council in favor of the proposed mobile home park.
The Council is expected to discuss procedures for "further consideration" of the proposed
annexation, prior to any citizen input.
Item #4 involves a public hearing concerning property owner participation in a paving
project involving Mardi Gras and Memorial Streets. Recently, questionnaires were sent
to all property owners on those two streets and the preliminary returns indicate that
two property owners oppose the paving project, twenty-three property owners are for the
project; and of those twenty-three, nineteen favor asphaltic concrete pavement.
The City Council is expected to decide at the Council meeting whether or not to proceed
with the project.
Item #5 considers a request for final plat approval for Phase I of Trails Addition
located north of Stone and east of Second Street. The developer also is requesting a
variance in developmental procedures which would allow him to begin construction of
several foundations for residential structures prior to completion of the public works
facilities.
Item # 6 involves a request for a special use permit to operate a child day care center
-- at the corner of Oak and Jackson. Mrs. Sarah Connelly, who presently operates a day
care center at Brown and Jackson, has indicated that facility is not large enough to
care for the desired number of children, and proposes to operate two separate day care
centers.
Item #7 involves a proposed wrecker regulation ordinance. This ordinance is designed
to provide for rotation of wrecker calls received by the Police Department and should
improve traffic safety for those people who are near the scene of collisions or who
must follow wreckers with damaged vehicles in tow.
The proposed ordinance has been approved by both local wrecker operating firms and has
been recommended by the Police Department.
Item #8 involves a proposal by Nortex Greenhouses for a larger water service for their
greenhouse located on west FM 3412. At the present time, the company is receiving water
- service through a two-inch diameter pipe, and they propose to increase the pipeline to
a four-inch diameter pipe which would deliver approximately four times as much water.
However, the North Texas Municipal Water District has indicated that they do not wish
this service to be increased, because the fourteen-inch diameter transmission line
which supplies the two-inch water line is currently overtaxed and cannot be expected
to provide an increased water supply at that point.
Item #9 involves a request for authority to proceed with purchases of approximately
$4,000 worth of capital outlay out of the Police Department budget. This expenditure
would include office equipment and furnishings, such as desks, chairs, a calculator,
and a typewriter.
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CITY OF WYLIB
114 N. BALLARD ST. - P.O. BOX 428
WYLIE TEXAS
75098-0428
MEMORANDUM
TO: Lee S. Vickers, City Manager
FROM: Brian H. Cowan, Director of Public Works
DATE: October 8, 1982
SUBJECT: Weekly Status Report
1 . Lift Stations. All lift stations are operating as of this date. Work has
continued on the outfall sewer lines for the new lift station. Approximately
1200 feet of 6.0 inch force main and 340 feet of 8.0 inch gravity main has been
trenched, embedded and covered. We have returned the leased trencher to the City
of Lake Dallas, with the remainder of the pipe being excavated for by backhoe.
Some tree removal was necessary to allow room for the pipe and manholes. Plus,
dead trees and tree limbs, brush, debris and low hanging limbs were being removed
for the pipeline work and the upcoming road repair and paving.
Work is scheduled to construct two manholes for the gravity main, and
because of their location in low lying areas, we are hopeful to avoid any
significant rainfalls.
2. Wylie Community Park. Joe Sullivan, Inc. , the contractor for the
S. Thomas and Wylie Community Park entry road and parking lot paving
project is due to begin work this Friday, weather permitting.
An additional reinforced concrete culvert has been installed at the
park entry road making five culverts total . Several of the culverts were
clogged with dirt, concrete, debris, etc. , and these were cleaned along
with a portion of the drainage ditch.
The Little Dude irrigator was repaired and has been in operation all
week. It may be late in the season, however, the warm weather we have had
is promoting new growth and the new seadlings must receive moisture,
especially if a freeze is expected.
3. There were several water leaks this week with one of these on
Memorial Street just down from the leak we had last week. This leak
was repaired and the street temporarily patched with rock, with an
asphalt patch being applied later.
Weekly Status Report
October 8, 1982
4. Other projects included the application of Roundup in various drainage
ditches and the mowing of several weedy alleys. We have also begun replacing
downed or missing street signs around the city.
The curb and street work is complete on East Butler leading into
Wylwood V along with the construction of a concrete headwall for the
three culverts under Akin Lane. This headwall is tied into the concrete
drainage flume, which drains the Wylwood V subdivision.
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING I;
SEPTEMBER 14, 1982
7:00 P.M.
The Wylie City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on September 14,
1982 in the Council Chambers. Mayor Squires presided. A quorum was present
and notice of the meeting had been posted for the time and manner required
by law. Those in attendance were the Ma - r, Mayor Pro Tem William Martin,
Council members Percy Simmons, Harold E enson, Reta Allen and Geline Dodd.
City Manager Lee Vickers, City Secretar Gail Wallace, Brian Cowan, Police
Chief Royce Abbott, David Engelmann, Br t Barry, Tim Hemingway, Kathryn
and Mike McAnally, Bob Vincent representing Texas Power & Light Company,
Rev. Al Draper, Frank Dockins from General Telephone Company, Bob Edgin,
Mr. Weymeyer, Melvin St. John, Harry Tibbals and Del Wilson.
Invocation was given by Mayor Pro Tem Martin.
Public hearing on proposed 1982-83 City budget including General Revenue
Sharing was called at 7:00 p.m. City Manager Vickers made presentation
advising Council the proposed budget included an increase in over 65
homestead exemption to $15,000 and a decrease in the tax rate to $.47
($.01 decrease). He also went over expenditures for each department, and
General Revenue Sharing expenditures.
The Mayor advised Council of his desire for a budget policy to be established.
He also asked for Council 's re-evaluation in regard to lowering the tax rate.
Mayor felt the quality of City services would be lowered if the tax rate
were lowered.
A lengthy discussion followed in regard to what the tax rate should be, and
on preparation of the budget.
The Mayor asked for any questions concerning General Revenue Sharing. There
being no questions, Mayor advised the Council would adopt budget on Septem-
ber 27 at 7:00 p.m. The public hearing on the proposed budget was closed
at 7:55 p.m.
The first public hearing was called regarding annexation of approximately
43 acres of land located south of Alanis Lane and Martinez Lane. Mayor
made reference to minutes available from Planning & Zoning Commission
meeting regarding planning for the proposed annexation.
Mr. St. John gave Council a copy of anticipated revenues to City if pro-
perty is annexed and developed into mobile home development.
Tim Hemingway, on behalf of Holland Hitch Company made a public protest
to the proposed annexation alleging if property is annexed for mobile
home park it would be contrary to planned development for that area. He
also protested in regard to increased traffic flow in front of Holland Hitch.
Bryant Barry urged City Council to establish goals for the City which the
Planning & Zoning Commission could use in their planning capacity. He
advised that the Council needs to establish the quality of life desired for
the future of Wylie. After some discussion on the matter, it was the con-
census of the Council that a work session be held between City Council and
Planning & Zoning Commission to discuss the goals to be set for Wylie.
On motion by Councilwoman Allen a second on-site public hearing on the pro-
posed annexation was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on September 27. Motion was
seconded by Councilman Eavenson, all in favor. It was the concensus of the
Council that a joint work session be scheduled with Planning & Zoning
Commission immediately following the public hearing.
Final plat for Rush Creek Estates was approved on motion by Councilman
Martin, seconded by Councilwoman Allen, all in favor.
Public works facilities in Wylwood V Subdivision were approved on motion
by Councilman Eavenson, seconded by Councilwoman Dodd, all in favor. The
developer' s one year maintenance will begin from this date.
A letter from First Baptist Church was presented requesting a variance of
the subdivision regulations to allow construction of a church parsonage
simultaneously with the construction of the subdivision. Mr. Tibbals advised
that the parsonage would be complete at the same time water, sewer & streets
were developed. Councilman Eavenson moved to grant the variance in order to
expedite construction of the parson ge. Motion yeas seconded by Councilwoman
Dodd, all in favor.
City Manager requested clarification regarding contributions to be made by
Harry Tibbals and Harold Spence toward construction of the new sanitary sewer
lift station. Council had previously adopted ordinance establishing pro rate
fees to be charged according to the number of lots in the subdivisions.
Councilman Eavenson moved that the City would not collect pro rate fees per
lot from Mr. Spence or Mr. Tibbals. Motion seconded by Councilwoman Dodd,
all in favor.
Councilman Eavenson moved, with second by Councilwoman Dodd to authorize
invitations to bid on one police patrol car to be considered at the October
Council meeting. All were in favor.
Larry Hampton had submitted request to Council for assistance in demolishing
a fire-damaged building at Oak and Cottonbelt. After some discussion,
Councilman Eavenson moved that the City establish a policy to demolish fire-
damaged property beyond repairs at no cost to owner. Motion seconded by
Councilman Martin, all in favor.
Resolution 81-82-9-1 was adopted in support of "Operation Crime Watch" .
Judy Trimble had requested City participation to make literature available
to citizens. Also, assistance was requested to install signs in areas parti-
cipating in program. Councilman Eavenson moved to adopt Resolution, seconded
by Councilwoman Dodd, all in favor.
An ordinance revising the fuel adjustment clause for Texas Power & Light
Company was adopted on motion by Councilman Simmons, seconded by Councilwoman
Allen, all in favor.
Mr. Bob Vincent advised that Texas Power & Light Company had become a member
of Texas Electric Utility Company. Their identity will remain the same.
A resolution was passed endorsing Council 's position on the extension of
Spring Creek Parkway. Council 's first choice was for the southernly route
of Park Blvd. Their second choice was the widening of Parker Road. Motion
was made by Counciman Eavenson, seconded by Councilwoman Dodd, all in favor
to pass Resolution 81-82-9-2
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Council also passed Resolution 81-82-9-3 asking for County participation
in extension of Plano Parkway east to F.M. 544. Motion was made by
Councilman Eavenson, seconded by Councilman Martin, all in favor.
Bids were reviewed for the purchase of water and sewer pipe. Bids were
received from: Bowles & Edens - $18,252.33, using alternates $15,632.42;
Trans Tex - $17,372.36, using alternates $15,006.34; Rohan Co. - $18,569.52,
using alternates $15,814.82; Johnson Supply - $20,202.50, using alternates
$15,457.37. Councilwoman Dodd moved to award bid to Trans Tex, seconded
by Councilman Eavenson, all in favor using alternate bid for force main.
City Manager advised Council of $561.00 overrun on street paving on
Briarwood and $641.00 overrun from Control Specialist to raise lift
station. Council approved these overruns by concensus, and also approved
90% payment to Control Specialist for lift station.
Council also approved by concensus:
- authority for painter to sign his name to Fire Department sign,
- authority to sale 200 pounds of Amdro ant poison at $1.00 per
pound with a maximum of one pound per resident,
- authority to check into purchase of emergency generator for P.D.
Departmental reports were accepted on motion made by Councilman Martin,
seconded by Councilman Eavenson, all in favor.
City Manager advised Council of Nortex Nursery lack of water pressure.
The solution would be to increase the existing 2" water pipeline to an
8" size. The City' s cost would be to extend the water main from the
transmission line running through Nortex Nursery to FM 3412. However,
he also advised Council of legalities involved in meeting State Health
Department requirements. City Manager advised he would discuss the
situation with Carl Reihn and report back to Council .
Dissatisfaction was expressed by Council members regarding the engineering
services of Hogan & Rasor. City Manager advised Bob Hogan was willing to
discuss the matter with Council at their convenience.
Councilman Eavenson moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Simmons,
all in favor.
Robert B. Squires, Mayor
ATTEST:
Gail Wallace, City Secretary
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27, 1982
7:00 P.M.
The Wylie City Council met in called session at 7:00 p.m. on September
27, 1982 in the Council Chambers. Mayor Squires presided. A quorum was
present and notice of the meeting had been posted for the time and manner
required by law. Those in attendance were the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem William
Martin, Council members Percy Simmons, Harold Eavenson, Reta Allen and
Geline Dodd, City Manager Lee Vickers, City Secretary Gail Wallace,
Diector of Public Works Brian Cowan, Fire Chief Larry Allen, Assistant
Fire Cheif Mike Rawlings, members of the Planning & Zoning Commission,
residents on Martinez Lane, and owners of the property abutting the
proposed Glen Knoll Park, Melvin St. John, Harry Tibbals, Tim Hemingway,
representing Holland Hitch Co. , Joe George and Gary Roddy, developers and
numerous other citizens.
Invocation was given by Mayor Pro Tem Martin.
Mayor Squires announced that an on-site public hearing would be held at
the 43 acre tract of land under petition for annexation, located south
of Martinez Lane and Alanis Lane. The meeting was recessed and transpor-
tation was made available to proceed to the site. Upon arrival , Mayor
Squires asked Mr. St. John to advise interested citizens of the boundaries
of the property under annexation. After a brief question and answer session,
the meeting was reconvened at City Hall .
On behalf of Holland Hitch Co. , Tim Hemingway entered formal opposition
to the annexation of the 43 acre tract of land. He also made note of
written opposition received from William Beebe, President and Chairman
of the Board of Holland Hitch Company, Holland, Michigan.
Written opposition to the annexation was also received from John Martinez
(who was present and expressed verbal opposition) and signed by the majority
of the property owners on Martinez Lane.
Also present was John Wells, a landowner within 200 feet of the property,
who voiced opposition to the annexation.
The opposition was based against increased traffic on Martinez Lane and
off Highway 78 in front of Holland Hitch. The landowners also alleged
that the proposed annexation was contrary to future land use as indicated
by the master plan. The owners insist the land would be better used as
industrial , which would bring in more taxes for the City versus a mobile
home park.
Bryant Barry, a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission and of the
School Board made a documented presentation in opposition to the proposed
annexation. His opposition stated a cost to Wylie residents to subsidize
the park, not part of planned growth, depreciation in value of homes,
increased percentage of rental and low income houses in Wylie, and loss
in taxes to City and Wylie Independent School District.
Also stating opposition to the proposed annexation were Randall Gaston, on
behalf of residents in Westwind Meadows I addition, Richard Parker and
Vicki Martin.
Bo Daffin made a presentation regarding the difficulty in collecting
taxes on mobile homes.
Speaking in favor on the annexation were Melvin St. John and Harry
Tibbals stating the need for additional housing in Wylie.
The Mayor closed the public hearing on the proposed annexation at
9:05 p.m. and entertained a motion from Council regarding the petition
for annexation. Councilman Simmons moved to table the annexation for
future consideration, seconded by Councilwoman Allen, with Councilwoman
Dodd in favor. Opposed were Councilman Martin and Eavenson. The Mayor
advised the annexation would be further considered at the October 12
meeting.
An information hearing on paving improvements on Mardi Gras and Memorial
Streets was conducted. Councilman Martin advised Mayor of a meeting
which was held by the property owners on Mardi Gras and Memorial ,
attended by some Council members. A list of questions was compiled and
spokesmen were appointed. The major concerns of the residents were the
type of paving to be done, the length of time for completion and cost
to the residents. They were also concerned with the upcoming replace-
ment of water lines in their area.
After hearing from several of the resident spokesmen, City Manager was
instructed to prepare a comparative cost estimate for replacing the
streets with asphalt and concrete. The estimates will be mailed to
the homeowners, including corner lot owners, to take a poll for replacing
the street with asphalt or concrete, and to find out the number of home-
owners who will share in the cost of the paving. It was the concensus
of the Council that corner lot owners should be assessed on both sides.
The results of the survey will be considered, and if 75% of the home-
owners agree to participate in the paving costs, a public hearing will
be called for October 12. Councilman Eavenson made motion to call public
hearing on October 12 to make a decision regarding improvements to the
streets, including assessment to side lots. Motion was seconded by
Councilwoman Dodd, all in favor.
A brief session was held with Planning & Zoning members. Due to the late
hour, it was decided that another joint meeting be called for Tuesday,
October 19 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss future planning growth for Wylie.
It was agreed that a Goals Committee, comprised of a member of the City
Council , Planning & Zoning Commission, Chamber of Commerce, School
Board, and a citizen, be formed.
Bids for paving improvements on South Thomas, Wylie Community Park road
and parking lot were considered. K.C. Swayze Construction bid $14,525
for 4" lime stabalized base and $34,030 for seal cost for a total of
$48,555. Joe Sullivan, Inc. bid $24,070 for 4" lime stabalized base and
$18,675 for seal coat with an alternate bid of $19,505 using precoated
aggregate for surface treatment. Councilwoman Dodd moved to accept Joe
Sullivan, Inc. bid of $24,070 for lime stabalized base using alternate
bid of $19,505 for a total price of $43,575. Motion was seconded by
Councilman Eavenson, all in favor.
Ordinance 82-17 setting the property tax rate at $.47 per $100 valuation
was adopted on motion by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman
Eavenson, all in favor.
Ordinance 82-18 adopting a revised budget appropriating resources for
the budget year ending September 30, 1982 and Ordinance 82-19 adopting
a budget and appropriating resources for the budget for beginning
October 1, 1982 were approved on motion by Councilman Martin, seconded
by Councilwoman Allen, all in favor.
Mr. Joe George submitted a proposal for drainage improvements in Trails
Addition. Mr. George requested approval to go ahead with the improvements
of the drainage ditch in advance of approval of final plat from Planning &
Zoning and City Council . It was the concensus of the Council that Mr.
George could go ahead with the improvements with the City staff partici-
pating in the portion located on Stone Street public right-of-way.
Councilman Simmons moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Eavenson,
all in favor.
Robert B. Squires, Mayor
ATTEST
Gail Wallace, City Secretary
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 30, 1982
7:00 P.M.
The Wylie Planning & Zoning Commission met in regular session at 7:00
p.m. on September 30, 1982 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. A
quorum was present and the notice of the meeting had been posted at the
time and in accordance with State law. Planning & Zoning Commission
members present were: Chairman Joe Fulgham, Albert Harrison, Ken Mauk,
Mike McAnally, and John Seeley. Absent were Bryant Barry and Judy Brewster.
Also present were Randall Gaston, Dan Murry, Kent Crane, David Engelmann,
Sarah Connelly, Gary Roddy, Joe George and Brian Cowan.
Consider request for special use permit to operate a day care center
operation at 100 S. Jackson: A presentation was made by Sarah Connelly
for a special use permit to operate a day care center operation at
100 S. Jackson. The school will be operated five days a week from 6:30 a.m.
until 6:30 p.m. with a maximum of 34 children. Mrs. Connelly's plans are
to keep infants to three years old only at this location. She stated her
first location at Brown and Jackson was filled within three weeks after
opening.
Concern was expressed regarding additional traffic at this location.
Chairman Fulgham stated this location should be able to handle the traffic.
Mr. Harrison moved to approve the special use permit for one year,
seconded by Mr. Mauk, all in favor. Mr. McAnally felt a stipulation should
be made limiting three year olds and under at this location.
Final plat of Trails Addition: The final plat for Trails Addition was
presented by Mr. Joe George. There was some concern about on-site
drainage and erosion control. The erosion control will be provided by
natural grasses. Note was made that the existing drainage ditch would
be widened to a sixteen foot bottom with a 4 to 1 slope which will improve
on-site drainage.
There was a question concerning the size of the townhouses,which will be
1,200 - 2,100 square feet; exterior brick will be compatable color.
There was also questions concerning why the alley between Fourth and
Hilltop was not designed to be paved. The alley is currently unpaved and
provisions will be made for front entry.
John Seeley moved to approve the final plat for Trails Addition, seconded
by Ken Mauk, all in favor.
General discussion followed regarding Goals Committee to be established
by the City Council.
Joe Fulgham, Chairman
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GENERAL BILLS PAID
SEPTEMBER 1982
var. SA-SO 52.05 crossing guard supplies
6313 Wylie Insurance 268.00 add '82 Pickup
13204 Jesse Vance 171.29 WSA sign
var. Texas Power & Light 2012.82 electricity
8407 Lester Gayler 80.00 mowing
13504 U. S. Southland Supply 402.45 restroom facilities - WCP
var. Wylie Supermarket 227.78 misc. supplies
var. Wylie Hardware 127.71 supplies & tools
var. Texas Employment Commission 65.80 contribution
var. Social Security Division 2766.59 contribution
var. T.M.R.S. 1731.72 contribution
2045 I.R.S. 671.40 w/h deposit
12102 CaMille Elliott 150.00 Judge
12102 Robert Beasley 200.00 pros. atty
15320 Iona Martin 200.00 library rent
12320 Huey Parker 300.00 city hall rent
7102 Lester Gayler 150.00 fire marshal
11102 Robert Roddy 290.00 inspections
4203 Dallas Morning News 179.54 notice to bid
9405 Folstadt & Folstadt 250.00 repair garbage truck
8/9207 J-8 Equipment 68.00 5 ton jack
8508 North Texas Construction 160.00 street repair
13403 North Texas Construction 80.00 soccer field
4/15402 Pegusus Building Maintenance 85.00 janitorial service
6407 Racal-Milgo 105.00 maintenance
var. Larry Allen 533.50 mowing, trip to Ft. Worth, post
var. Under $50 550.89 misc. items
TOTAL $11,879.45
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UTILITY BILLS PAID
SEPTEMBER 1982
var. Texas Power & Light 1402.61 water & sewer
21039 General Fund 6500.00 transfer
var. Wylie Supermarket 100.71 misc. supplies
var. Wylie Hardware 94.03 minor tools/supplies
27202 Wylie Post Office 400.00 postage
var. Social Security Division 1773.86 contribution
var. T.M.R.S. 865.60 contribution
21045 I.R.S. 440.60 w/h deposit
21048 City of Wylie 324.34 September finals
var. Under $50 277.87 misc. items
TOTAL $12,179.62
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GENERAL FUND
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
SEPTEMBER 1982
6404 Zcom 75.00 move computer
var. Wylie Supermarket 77.01 misc. supplies
var. Wylie Printing Co. 239.99 envelopes & court supplies
var. Wylie Auto Parts 825.23 repair parts
var. Wylie Insurance 234.00 add 73 Fire truck & 76 Dodge
7205 Welders Supply 55.29 oxygen
4204 Wylie Flower & Gift 109.15 flowers
8205 Van Waters & Rogers 153.00 roundup
var. TML Workers' Compensation 543.37 w/c insurance
8407 Taylor Rental 66.00 concrete saw
var. Texaco 63.40 flats
6503 Bill Story 340.31 siren & speakers - '`'`
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var. Rushin Lumber 70.19 misc. supplies
2046 Republic Bankers Life 61.95 employee insurance
var. Texas Power & Light 2063.35 electricity
var. Plano Office Supply 287.88 misc. office supplies
8508 K. C. Swayze Construction 4016.80 paving Butler Street
8504 Texas Surplus Property 315.00 tractor & van
4315 NCTCOG 200.00 membership dues
8508 North Star Paving 976.50 street patching
6501 McKinney Office Supply 405.00 3 desks
6201 McKinney Office Supply 181.56 supplies
var. Ray Miller Wrecking 105.00 tractor & dump truck repair
9405 Miracle Ford 77.10 '80 trash truck
6503 Kustom Electronics 2301.02 radar unit
var. Independent Liberty Life 1115.86 group insurance
4401 IBM Corp. 97.91 maintenance
4/6303 General Telephone 270.97 City Hall& P.D.
var. Jackson Concrete 850.50 street repair
var. General Telephone 204.91 phone service
8405 Garland Saw & Lawnmower 103.75 repair riding mower
6504 Gebo's Distributing Co. 107.63 animal control expense
WCP Garland Structurals 55.00 park
8405 Ben Griffin Tractor 197.35 Ford tractor repair
1 of 2
8405 Daniel Implement 137.27 oliver tractor
2046 Colonial Insurance 106.50 employee insurance
8508 Chambers Bros. Construction 364.76 street repair
5316 Central Appraisal District 1644.75 final quarterly payment
6406 Carter Chevrolet 111.20 install spot light
TOTAL $19,211.46
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UTILITY FUND
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
SEPTEMBER 1982
25408 Bowles & Edens Co. 374.81 water system maintenance
27401 Burroughs Corp. 705.16 computer maintenance
26409 Control Specialist 114.50 air pumps
26409 Control Specialist 103.75 Woodhollow Lift Station
25408 Control Specialist 1775.00 repair water pump
26409 Control Specialist 1043.64 North Texas Lift Station
21046 Colonial Insurance 100.25 employee insurance
25406 Diamond Precision 96.24 Chev. van repair
27303 General Telephone 73.07 garage phone
var. Independent Liberty Life Ins. 1021.73 group insurance
var. Mercantile Texas Capital 452.67 backhoe payment
var. Mahaney International 105.00 backhoe service
26405 Metropolitan Pump Co. 203.08 valve for lift station pump
26510 North Texas Construction 320.00 new lift station lines
.w, 25408 Quality Meter Repair 283.00 meter purchase
27201 Plano Office Supply 43.44 office supplies
21046 Republic Bankers Life 24.80 employee insurance
var. Rushin Lumber Co. 81.19 misc. supplies
26405 Trinity Equipment Cb. 111.10 backhoe repair
var. Thomason Tire 134.34 2 tires & tubes
var. TML Workers' Comp. - 175.63 w/c insurance
var. Trans Tex 6830.47 water & sewer lines
var. Wylie Auto Parts 211.88 repair parts
25201 Wylie Printing Co. 52.96 , water envelopes
var. Wylie Supermarket 46.99 misc. supplies
var. Texas Power & Light Co. 1384.04 water & sewer
TOTAL $15y868.74
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Administrative Offices:
Nortex 7700 Northaven Road
Dallas,11 75230-3297
Nursery Industries
214/363-6715
Hardy Ornamentals October 1, 1982
Warehouse/Showroom
9150 Forest Lane
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75243-4298 Mr. Vickers, Mayor ,
214,341-4342 City of Wylie - City Hall
Tropical Foliage& 114 N. Ballard /Q
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1300WestFM 544 Wylie, Texas 75098 GG
Wylie Texas
75098-1300
214%442-5451 Re: Water Pipe Installation
Ground Covers&
Bedding Plants Dear Mr. Vickers:
7700 Northaven Road
Dallas Texas
433-3 21 4;363-2653 This is in reference to our conversation this past week re-
garding the water system to our Wylie facilities. As recommended,
we are in the process of contracting the installation of a 4"
line from our meter to our supply tanks, to be installed as soon
as possible. We would like the city of Wylie to install a 4" line
from our meter to the abandoned water tank which is adjacent to
the 2" supply off of North Texas Municipal Water District's 14"
line along FM 3412. Our contractor has supplied the following
prices, from meter to supply:
Pipe material (pipe, slip joint, glued corners) 4" 200 psi
1,117' @ $1.01 per foot - $1,128.17
Pipe labor 4" 200 psi - 1,117' @ $2.50 per foot - - - = $2,792.00
Bore charges 39' concrete drives @ $11.00 per foot- - = $ 429.00
3 yards gravel @ $15.00 per yard - - - - = $ 45.00
Approximate Total $4,394.67
The installation by the contractor includes all equipment and
labor installation by the foot. The price will be adjusted after
measurements are made. My measurements were made with a tape measure,
which should be fairly accurate. Your price does not include any
tie in. The city will have to tie into the 2" supply line; we
would tie into our tank system. We would also like to see the
city set up a pump on the abandoned water tank and provide constant
pressure to the new 4" line.
Mr. Vickers, we propose that Nortex pay for the pipe contract
up front and that the city pay Nortex in water for the portion from
the supply to our meter (including interest) . Could you review
this system and contact us as soon as possible? Of course, we would
like to do it all as one contract and time is of utmost importance.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
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Manager - Nortex Nurseries
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114 N. BALLARD ST. - P.O. BOX 428
WYLIE TEXAS
75098-0428
MEMORANDUM
TO: The City Council
FROM: THE City Manager ---th7412
DATE: October 8, 1982
SUBJECT: Request for authority to purchase Police Department office furniture and
equipment
Line item 6501 of the recently approved budget involves the following capital
purchases of Police Department office equipment and furniture:
TI5040 Calculator $ 50.00
Three 4-dr legal size metal files w/lock @ $179.50 ea. 538.50
One 4-dr letter size matal file w/lock 155.00
.- IBM Selectric III Typewriter 828.00
Five elements for above typewriter @ $15.30 ea. 76.50
Five Officer work stations @ $350.00 ea. 1,750.00
Three Guest Chairs for Patrol Office @ $50.00 ea. 150.00
Secretarial Desk and Credenza @ $700.00 , 700.00
Steno Chair @ $90.00 90.00
TOTAL - $4,338.00
Police Department staff members have spent the past several weeks and shopping
for the best buys in the above-listed office furniture and equipment and some
of the purchases have actually been made. However, in line with our established
policy of requesting authority from the Council prior to the purchase of signi-
ficant capital outlay items, we hereby respectfully request authority to proceed
with the balance of those purchases. If approved, purchases will be made over
a three month period and the payments will be held to approximately $1,200.00
per month. Liz Gray has advised that she has been able to save several hundred
dollars of the $4,338.00 by agreeing to purchase several items from the same
dealer.
Your cooperation in this matter will be deeply appreciated.
LSV/bk
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CITY OF WYLIB
114 N. BALLARD ST. - P.O. BOX 428
WYLIE TEXAS
75098-0428
MEMORANDUM N\
TO: Lee S. Vickers, City Manager
FROM: Brian Cowan, Director of Public Works
DATE: October 8, 1982
SUBJECT: East Butler Paving Project
At the August 23, 1982 City Council meeting, we received approval of a bid
from the K. C. Swayze Construction Co. , Inc. , of Wylie, for the construction
of curb and gutter and the paving of a section of East Butler leading into
Wylwood V Subdivision.
The bid invitation called for the construction of 165 feet of integral
reinforced concrete curb and gutter and for a lime stabilized compacted
base and for the paving of the north one-half section of East Butler from
Hilltop to a point approximately 125 feet East with 1 1/2 inch asphalt.
The approximate total area to be 1,700 square feet.
The bid submitted by Mr. K. C. Swayze and approved by the City Council listed
165 feet of curb and gutter at $8.00 per linear foot plus 1700 square feet
of lime stabilized base and 11/2" asphalt paving at $0.80 per square foot
for a total of $2,680.00. The work was completed the week of October 3, 1982
and the billing statement received October 6, 1982. The statement shows the
paving of 3371 square feet as opposed to the 1700 square feet which was
stated in the bid. This over run was the result of the base preparation and
paving of both the north and south sides of East Butler. No prior approval
was obtained from myself or any other person with the City of Wylie for the
additional work.
I, nor any one else with the City caught the error until after the paving
was in place. Mr. Swayze stated that he did not realize the mistake until
after the project and while he was preparing the final statement.
In my opinion, the contractor constructed a sound and attractive road. The
additional work, although not requested or approved, was a definite improvement
to East Butler. I therefore recommend the payment of the actual work
performed fo $4,016.80.
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WYLIE INDUSTRIES CORP. WYOe, Texas65098
Telephone:
Specializing in Typewriter Correction Tapes 214-442-5491
800-527-5642
October 6, 1982 c)C
Mayor Robert Squires and City Council Members
Wylie City Hall
114 N. Ballard
Wylie, Texas 75098
Mr. Mayor and City Council Members,
I am writing this letter for the purpose of stating my opposition to the
proposed annexation of the land near Holland Hitch for a mobile home park.
After hearing Mr. Hemingway's, Mr. St. John's and Mr. Tibbals'arguments last
Monday night, I am convinced that the proposed mobile home park is not in the
best interests of the City of Wylie. Both Mr. St. John and Mr. Tibbals stated
that low cost housing will result in a labor force in Wylie to help lure new
industry into the city. Someone else stated that low cost housing will help
keep young people in the city. My experience tells me that these statements
are not correct. In a growing city like Wylie, low cost housing will not
promote industry, rather industry will promote better housing. Low cost housing
does not keep young people in a city. . . jobs keep young people in a city. Mr.
Hemingway is right about Wylie becoming a "commuting city" if it creates low
cost housing (or any housing) at the expense of industry.
I know you are concerned about the poor and where they will live, but mobile
home parks do not necessarily mean homes for poor people. And judging from
the applications at my company, people do not need low cost housing. . . they
need paying jobs. Wylie has a plan for bringing new industry (and more jobs)
into the city, and its industrial property is a major part of this plan. Do
not take it from us.
Sincerely,
Jo r ait
P esid t
MARVIN THOMAS
WILLIAM J. NEILON. JR. PHONE 214-748-0226
NATHAN K. GRIFFIN
THOMAS AND NEILON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
814 DRESSER BLDG.
DALLAS. TEXAS 75201
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October 7, 1982
Mr. Lee Vickers
City Manager
City of Wylie
Wylie, Texas
Re: Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Dear Mr. Vickers :
On behalf of our client, Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park, we hereby
respectfully request the opportunity to present before the Wylie
City Council a rebuttal to the figures submitted to the Council on
September 27, 1982 by Mr. Bryant Barry and the arguments presented
by Mr. Tim Hemingway.
It is our understanding that as a result of the tabling of the
annexation regarding the above noted property that same is still
on the agenda for the October 12, 1982 City Council meeting.
Sincerely yours,
MARVIN HOMAS
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OCT 7 REC'B
October 7 , 1982
City of Wylie
114 North Ballard Street
Wylie , Texas 75098
Subject: Variance Request for Residential
Construction - Trails Addition
Dear Mr . Vickers :
Re: City Ordinance No . 82-13
This letter is a request for authorization
to initiate residential construction prior to
the installation of public utilities , alleys and streets .
It is the intent of the requestors that no
residence will be occupied until Trails Addition,
Phase I, has been completed and accepted by the City
of Wylie as stated in ordinance 78-3 ,
standard building code , 1976 edition, page 1-12 ,
section 109. 1 and 109.2 .
Respectively Yours ,
Joe George
A
Gar ( " •dd
w ORDINANCE # 82-13
AN ORDINANCE ABOLISHING ORDINANCE #82-7 AND REPLACING ORDINANCE #80-03, PRO-
-_ VIDING FOR CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUBDIVISIONS MAY BE DEVELOPED BY BLOCKS AND
PHASES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance #80-03 was found to be unreasonable and unworkable and was
previously abolished by the adoption of ordinance #82-7, and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it to be in the best interest of the City of
Wylie that more flexible conditions be provided under which subdividers can
subdivide and develop land, selling lots within the subdivisions at appropriate
times, and certificates of occupancy, and
WHEREAS, it is believed that a provision for notification of the purchaser of
the property be stipulated in this ordinance to the effect that the purchaser
should be aware of the requirements of this ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance #82-7 is hereby repealed and the following conditions
shall supersede all of the conditions in Ordinance #82-7 and in Ordinance #80-03.
SECTION 2. That a subdivider may file a preliminary plat showing the entire
subdivision, and the various phases by which the subdivision will be developed,
and that lots may be sold within the phase to be developed upon approval of the
final plat by the City Council .
SECTION 3. As each consecutive block is completed; that is , the proper utilities are
installed and approved by the City, the streets and alleys are paved and approved
by the City, building permits may be issued on a block by block basis, but no
certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the building official until the
phase is completed and accepted by the City.
SECTION 4. That the subdivider shall include in the conditions of sale for
each lot within the subdivision a notice to the purchaser that no certificate of
occupancy shall be issued for any residence constructed therein unless and until
the City has approved and accepted that phase of the subdivision.
SECTION 5. Should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any section,
clause, or sentence of this ordinance to be invalid, the remaining sections,
clauses, and sentences shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
DULY ADOPTED ON THIS THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JULY A.D. , 1982.
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ATTEST:
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Foundation Inspection: To be made after trenches are exca-
vated and forms erected.
Frame Inspection: To be made after the roof, all framing,
fire-blocking and bracing is in place and all pipes, chimneys, and
vents are complete:
Final Inspection: To be made after the building is completed
and ready for occupancy.
(d) Work shall not be done on any part of a building or structure
beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first
obtaining the written approval of the Building Official. Such writ-
ten approval shall be given only after an inspection shall have been
made of each,successive step in the construction as indicated by each
of the foregoing three inspections.
(e) Reinforcing steel or structural frame work of any part of any
building or structure shall not be covered or concealed in any man-
ner whatsoever without first obtaining the approval of the Building
Official, the designing architect or engineer.
(f) In all buildings where plaster is used for fire protection pur-
poses, the permit holder or his agent shall notify the Building Of-
ficial after all lathing and backing is in place. Plaster shall not be
applied until the approval of the Building Official has been received
(See Chapter X).
SECTION 109 — CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
109.1—WHEN REQUIRED
A new building shall not be occupied and a change in occupancy
of a building or part of a building shall not be made until after the
Building Official shall have issued a certificate of occupancy therefor.
109.2—CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE
Upon completion of a building hereafter erected in accordance
with approved plans, and after the final inspection herein referred to,
and upon application therefor, the Building Official shall issue a
certificate of occupancy stating the nature of the occupancy permit-
ted, the number of persons for each floor when limited by law, the
allowable load per square foot for each floor in accordance with the
provisions of this code.
-'" 109.3—TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY
A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a por-
tion or portions of a building which may safely be occupied prior
to final completion of the building.
109.4—EXISTING BUILDINGS
A certificate of occupancy for any existing building may be ob-
tained by applying to the Building Official and supplying the in-
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ROUTE 2,BOX 154A/PLANO,TEXAS 75074/(214)424.6021
JULES KAPPES
Mayor October 4, 1982
Commissioners Court of Collin County OCT 4 REC'�
Collin County Courthouse
McKinney, Texas
Dear Sir:
The Murphy City Council, in a special meeting of September 13, 1982,
discussed the proposals for extending Spring Creek Parkway through
eastern Collin County.
The preferred route would be a southeastern extension of Spring
Creek Parkway to Park Boulevard, approaching Murphy on Betsy Lane.
This would give Murphy residents access to the east on a route roughly
equidistant between FM 544 and Parker Road, and would provide an
alternate route to the new East Plano high school.
Our second choice would be a tie-in with Parker Road, west of
Parker, continuing east on that existing route.
Any route further to the north would be of little benefit to Murphy.
Sincerely,
GUI dc-
ules G. Kappes
Mayor
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cc: City Counci of Parker
City Counci of Plano
City Counci of St. Paul
City Counci of Lucas
City Counci of Wylie
City Counci of Allen
Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman
JOHN MADIGAN ROBERT PARHAM BRUCE McNICHOL SANDY HAWK PATRICK MAHER
en CITY OF ALLEN
302 W. MCDERMOTT
ALLEN. TEXAS 75002 n
TO: COLLIN COUr PUBLIC OFFICIALS
FROM: JOE FARMER, RESIDENT
SUBJECT: OCTOBER MEET NG OF THE COLLIN COUNTY PUBLIC
OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION
DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1982
The October Meeting of the Collin County Public Officials
Association has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 13,
at the McKinney Holiday Inn. There will be a cash bar
beginning at 6 : 30. p.m. and dinner at 7 : 30 p.m.
The program this month is the second "Meet Your Candidate
Night. " This program features the candidates for the
26th U. -S. Congressional District: Jim Bradshaw, Republican
and Tom Vandergriff, Democrat. This election is proving
to be one of the most hotly contested races in the area.
Again, as with the earlier meet your candidate night, each
candidate will be allowed to speak on his background,
qualifications, and platform and then the session will
be opened up to questions from the membership.
Please notify the appropriate people in your organization
of this meeting and call in your reservations to Judy
Morrison at Allen City Hall no later than 12 :00 noon,
Monday, October 11, 1982 (telephone - 727-3336 or 424-7518,
Dallas line) .
302 W. McDERMOTT • 214-727-3336 • 214-424-7518(DALLAS LINE)
COLLIN COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9 , 1982 MEETING
The September meeting of the Collin County Public Officials
Association was held at the Holiday Inn in McKinney on
Thursday, September 9 , 1982, beginning with a cash bar at
6: 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 : 30 p.m. A total of 19 people
were in attendance.
Following dinner, President Joe Farmer welcomed all those
in attendance and mentioned the upcoming meeting for October
and urged all present to be in attendance. President Farmer
stated that the Association would host another "Meet Your
Candidate Night" featuring the candidates for the 26th U. S.
Congressional District: Jim Bradshaw, Republican and Tom
Vandergriff, Democrat.
President Farmer then introduced Florence Shapiro, Mayor
Pro Tem of Plano who is also the President of the Executive
Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Mrs. Shapiro spoke briefly about the programs and the services
offered by the Council of Governments and then introduced
Linda Keithly, Director of Public Affairs; NCTCOG, who
presented a short slide presdentation illustrating the
different services and programs of the COG. Mrs. Shapiro
then returned to the podium and stated that in light of
recent Federal program cuts she had appointed a "Committee
of the Future" whose responsibility would be to evaluate
the services and programs offered by the Council of Governments
and to project which programs and services would be offered
in the future. The committee is composed of past presidents,
former board members and former staff who have a thorough
understanding of COG's past and present to make realistic
and sensitive projections for the future. The committee
will be broken into subcommittees to study each of the
different areas of service. Upon completion of the committee's
work, a report will be prepared for wide dissemination.
Following the presentation, Mrs. Shapiro and Mrs. Keithley
both responded to questions from the Association members
present.
With no other business to come before the Association,
President Farmer adjourned the meeting.
1
ion Ms arty, Secretar
GENERAL FUND
MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 1982
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 59,368.77
REVENUE DEPOSITS FOR THE MONTH OF September, 1982
Tax (Trash Bags) $ 15.60
State Court Cost I 647.50
State Court Cost II 130.00
Trash Bags 308.75
Ad Valorem Tax 1 ,873.60
Delinquent Tax 349.25
Penalty & Interest 142.38
Tax Certificates 14.00
Sales Tax 5,993.93
Plat Fees -0-
Building Permits 811 .80
Electrical Permits 57. 10
Plumbing Permits 283.00
Other Permits 33.00
Electrical Licenses -0-
Other License -0-
Garbage Service Fee 7,226.39
Municipal Court Fines 4,399.50
Library Fines 16.20
Library Cost -0-
Donations - Special Projects -0-
Miscellaneous Revenue 1 ,128.60
Interest Earned .76
Street Paving 9.42
Amdro Ant 111 .00
Due to Utility 11 ,500.00
TOTAL REVENUE $ 35,051 .78
TOTAL BANK FUNDS $ 94,420.55
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 86,492.01
BANK BALANCE AS OF September 30, 1982 $ 7,928.54
UTILITY FUND
MONTHLY REPORT OF SEPTEMBER, 1982
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 15,088.87
Revenue Deposits for Month of September, 1982
Meter Deposits $ 650.00
Donations/Special Projects -0-
Water Sales 22,416.44
Water Tap 1 ,170.00
Other Water Sales 186.50
Sewer Service Fees 13,076.14
Sewer Tap 143.75
Interest & Penalty 657.53
Turn on/Off 30.22
Miscellaneous Revenue 225.35
Sanitary Sewer Lift Station 20,000.00
Environment Impact 6,507.45
TOTAL REVENUE $ 65,063.38
TOTAL BANK FUNDS 80,152. 25
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 68,313.81
BANK BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER, 1982 $ 11 ,838.44-
GENERAL OBLIGATION INTEREST & SINKING
MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 1982
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 12,373.55
Revenue Deposits for September , 1982
Ad Valorem Tax
Total Deposit $ 361 .86
Total Bank Funds $ 12,735.41
Expenditures for September; 1982 $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ 12,735.41
WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS REVENUE BONDS
INTEREST & SINKING FUND
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 699.72
Revenue Deposits for September, 1982
Transfer
Interest
Total Deposits $ -0-
Total Bank Funds $ 699.72
Expenditures for September,- 1982 $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ 699.72
WATER & SEWER REVENUE
BOND IMPROVEMENT FUND
MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 1982
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 5,659.39
Revenue Deposits for the Month of September, 1982
Total Deposits $ -0-
Total Bank Funds $ 5,659.39
Expenditures $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ 5,659.39
WYLIE PARK & RECREATION
• DEVELOPMENT FUND
MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 1982
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 318.53
Revenue Deposits for the Month of September, 1982
Total Deposits $ 4,900.00
Total Bank Funds $ 5,218.53
Expenditures $ 3,934. 11
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ 1 ,284.42
GIFT FUND
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ -0-
Revenue Deposits for the Month of September, 1982
Total Deposits $ -0-
Total Bank Funds $ -0-
Expenditures $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ -0-
REVENUE SHARING FUND
MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 1982 -
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 7,354.73
Revenue Deposits for September, 1982
Total Deposits $ -0-
Total Bank Funds $ 7,354.73
Expenditures for September, 1982 $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ 7,354.73
STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS
SERIES 1964
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ -0-
Revenue Depoists for Setpember, 1982
Street Paving Assessments
Total Depoists $ -0-
Total Bank Funds $ -0-
Expenditures for September, 1982 $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ -0-
COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF
OBLIGATION SERIES OF 1974 INTEREST & SINKING FUND
BANK BALANCE AS OF August, 1982 $ 1 .00
Revenue
Total Deposits $ -0-
Total Bank Funds $ 1 .00
Expenditures for September, 1982 $ -0-
BANK BALANCE AS OF September, 1982 $ 1 .00
1982 Tax Collection for September, 1982
Riverview Townhomes $ -0-
Bostic I 394.74
Bostic II 314.02
Bostic III 223.37
Brown & Burns 89.04
J M Butler 2.65
Butler -0-
Caldwell -0-
Callaway -0-
Eldridge -0-
Fairview 46.92
Holiday Terrace I 138.41
Holiday Terrace II 562.70
Holiday Terrace III -0-
Keller I 41 .05
Keller II 26,70
Lavon Terrace -0-
Railroad 3,38
Russell -0-
Southside -0-
Westwind Meadows _0-
Wylie Industrial Park -0-
Wylwood I -0-
Wylwood II 182.61
Wylwood III -0-
Wylwood IV -0-
Survey 69.56
Personal Property 63.45
Mobile Homes -0-
TOTALS $ 2,158.60
� 1
WYLIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
108 N. BALLARD ST. - P.O. BOX 1240
WYLIE, TEXAS
75098-1240
PHONE: 442-2716
October 4,1982
M EMO:
TO: Lee Vickers, City Manager
FROM: Library Director
RE: Library Statistics for September,1982
CIRCULATION:
September,1982 867 average of 41 books per day.
Adult: 553 Juvenile: 314
Paperbacks: 59 Periodicals: 14 Recordings: 16 Tapes: 25
Videocassette Movies: 24 Filmstrips: 21
58 Reference questions were answered this month.
REGISTRATION:
Cards Issued: 39 Total to date: 3678
INTERLIBRARY LOAN:
5 books and 16 videocassette movies were borrowed for use by our patrons.
Respectfully� Submitted,te
.L2/.7,L�j )0.?,4-17L
Phyllis D. Floyd
Librarian
MUNICIPAL COURT
CITY OF WYLIE
MONTHLY REPORT SEPTEMBER 1982
Docket Nos. 82-1021 thru 82-1179
Total Number of complaints filed: 160
Charges:
Speeding 65
No Valid Inspection Certificate —T
Ran Stop Sign 10
Drivers License Violations 8
Registration Violations _3
Speeding, School Zone
No Proof/Liability Insurance 24
Equipment Violations 0
Public Intoxication 20
Failure to Appear 0
Improper Passing 3
Excessive Noise 1
Minor In Possession/Alco Bev. 5
Failed to Drive in One Lane 1
Exhibition of Acceleration 2
Consume Alcohol in Public Place 1
Overwidth —1
--
Reckless Damage 1
Ran Flashing Red Light 2
Following too Closely —1—
Fail to Control Speed 1
Court Activity:
Pretrial Nolo Contendere (pd) 95
Quashed Complaint 0
Dismissed Complaint
Dismissed/Defensive Driving Course _8
Time Served in Lieu of Fine __2_
Trial by Judge 2 2 Guilty
Trial by Jury
Bond Forfeitures 36
Warrants Issued 30
Collections:
3066 2047 2050
Bond Forfeitures $ 1758.00 $ 1536.00 $ 185.00 $ 37.00
Fines Paid (Cash) $ 3419.00 $ 2863.50 $ 462.50 $ 93.00
Refunds/Out of City $ 811 .00
Total Collections $ 5988.00 $ 4399.50 $ 647.50 $ 130.00
30 September 1982
—E1izabet J. Gray, Court Clerk
MONTHLY ACTIVITY
September 1982
FINES AND BONDS
Total Bond Forfeitures (Bank Account Transactions) $ 1758.00
Total Fines Collected (Cash Transactions) $ 3419.00
GRAND TOTAL TO CITY TREASURER $ 5177.00
Credit Account #3066 $ 4399.50
Credit Account #2047 $ 647.50
Credit Account #2050 $ 130.00
MISCELLANEOUS 32.00
Total Report Fees-Account #3078 $
Total Water Receipts-Account #22073 $ 60.25
Total Trash Bag Sales-Account #3029 $ 79.84
Total Animal Fees-Account #3064 $ 33.00
Total Misc. Credits- $ 18.34
Account # 6303 $ 18.08
Account # 6204 $ 0.26
Account # $
GRAND TOTAL TO CITY TREASURER $ 223.43
GRAND TOTAL-ALL ACCOUNTS-TO CITY TREASURER $ 5400.43
DISBURSEMENTS
City Treasurer (Cash Bond Account) $ 1758.00
City Treasurer (Cash Transfer) $ 3642.4i
Out of City/Refunds/Returned Bonds (Cash Bond Account) $ 811 .00
GRAND TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $ 6211 .43
BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE 30 September 1982 $ 747.00
Receipt Nos. A4235 thru A4341
C4355-4395; C4397-4400; C4401-4436
J3957-3996
M4434-4472; M4474-4476; M4478-4496; M4498; M4500; M4051-4058 .
TB 1762-1780
Check Nos. 394 thru 407
30 September 1982
El J. Gray, Court Clerk
it of Wylie, Texas
FISCAL REPORT
September 1982
BANK ACCOUNT-MUNICIPAL COURT APPEARANCE BONDS
Beginning Bank Balance 1 September 1982 $ 660.00
Total Deposits $2656.00
Disbursements
City of Wylie $ 1758.00
Out of City/Bonds Ret/Refunds $ 811 .00 $2569.00
Total Disbursements
Bank Balance 30 September 1982 $ 747.00
CASH TRANSACTIONS
Total Cash Receipts $3642.43
Disbursements/City of Wylie
Account #3066 $ 2863.50
Account #2047 $ 462.50
Account #2050 $ 93.00
Account #3064 (Animal) $ 33.00
Account #3078 (Report) $ 32.00
Account #22073 (Water) $ 60.25
Account #3029 (Trash Bag Sales) $ 79.84
Account #6303 (PD Telephone) $ 18.08
Account #6204 (PD Misc. Supp) $ 0.26
Account # $
Total Cash Disbursements $3642.43
Cash on Hand 30 September 1982 $ -0-
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS TO CITY OF WYLIE
Account No. Cash Bond Forfeitures Total
3066 $ 2863.50 $ 1536.00 $4399.50
2047 $ 462.50 $ 185.00 $ 647.50
2050 $ 93.00 $ 37.00 $ 130.00
3064 $ 33.00 - $ 33.00
3078 $ 32.00 - $ 32.00
22073 $ 60.25 - $ 60.25
3029 $ 79.84 - $ 79.84
6303 $ 18.08 - $ 18.08
6204 $ 0.26 - $ 0.26
$ - $
Cash Transactions $ 3642.32
_ Bond Account Transactions $ 1758.00
Totals $5400.43
30 September 1982 Le l
Elz hJ. Gray, Court Clerk
Cit of Wylie, Texas
WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT
MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT SEPTEMBER 1982
ABANDONED VEHICLES 22 '
Checked by Officer 2
Ordinance Violation
•
Total •
22
ACCIDENTS 7
Major --3-
Minor
Total 10
•
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
Loose Livestock
Dog At Large 1
Other 0
Dog Bite —0—
19
Total •
AMBULANCE CALLS
Emergency Sick Calls 9 1
•
Police-Related Calls 7
Other
Total 86
ALARMS ANSWERED
In City •
-�
Bank
Other Business 2
Residence 2
Out of City
7
Total .•
ASSISTANCE CALLS Motorist 7
--
Traffic 13
Other
26
Total .
ARRESTS MADE 1
Warrant (City of Wylie)
,. Warrant (out of city) _5_
Traffic charge 7
Public Intoxication
Other
29
Total
Page 1
SEPTET BER , 1982
SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT .
ACCIDENTS REPORTED: , •
DATE LOCATION INJURIES?
09-04-82 Hwy. 78 & FM 544 West No
09-04-82 FM 1378 & FM 544 yea ,
- 09-08-82 Hwy. 78 & 5th Street yes
09-10-82 Hwy. 78 & FM 544 West yes
09-11-82 FM 2514 & J. .& T. Cabinet Shop yes
09-17-82 Hwy. 78• .5 Miles North No
09-18-82 Hwy. 544 West of Hooper Rd. ' yes
09-19-82 FM 1378 & Rodeo Arena yes e
09-20-82 Hwy. 78 & FM 544 West yes
o
09-25-82 FM 2514 & FM 1378
•
•
CLEARANCES:
DATE/OFFENSE , DATE CLEARED COMPLAINANT/VICTIM
CHARGE
09-04-82 09-05-82 Annie May McDowell Swindle
09-08-82 09-10-82 Derrell David Clemmons Hit & Run/FLID
09-11-82 09-15-82 Kathy Hill Criminal Mischief
09-13-82 09-13-82 State of Texas-Wylie P.D. Traffic
09-18-82 09-18-82 pat Conelaon Traffic ,
09-18-82 09-18-82 • Donald Allen Criminal Mischief
09-28-82 09-28-82 Wylie p.D. Traffic
09-28-82 09-28-82 Wylie P.D. Evading Arrest
ARRESTS:
DATE OFFENSE
09-01-82 Exhibition of Acc. 09-11-82 Driving Left to Center
09-03-82 public Intox. 09-11-82 public Intox.
09-05-82 DCSO warrants 09-13-82 DWLS
Wylie PD Warrants 09-14-82 : DPD Warrants
,�" 09-06-82
09-06-82 No Drivers License 09-18-82 09-17-82 . public Intox.� public Intox.
09-08-82 public Intox. 09-18-82 public Intox.
09-09-82 _ Rockwall PD Warrants 09-20-82 DPD warrants
09-10-82 public Intox.
09-11-82 public Intox.
,�.-_ „_., . rv.._� .. ........:,.. ...
SEPTEnER 1932
SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT
ACCIDENTS REPORTED:
DATE LOCATION INJURIES?
•
CLEARANCES:
DATE/OFFENSE DATE CLEARED COMPLAINANT/VICTIM CHARGE
C
ARRESTS:
DATE OFFENSE
09-22-82 public Intox. 09-27-82 public Intox.
09-12-82 public Intox. 09-27-82 No valid Operators Lic.
09-19-82 No Valid °Per. License 09-28-82 Traffic
_Q9-25-82 DCSO Warrants
)-�5-82 public Intox.
0_25-82 public Intox..
09-26-82 public Intox.
09-26-82 public Intox.
09-26-82 public Intox.
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BURGLARY CALLS
Residence 1
Business 1
Motor Vehicle 1 •
Coin Operated Machine 0
Total • 3
•
THEFT CALLS
Felony 2
Misdemeanor 2
Total 4
WRECKER CALLS
Accident 6
Police-Related Pull 9 .
Total 15
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
Suspicious Person 13
Suspicious Vehicle 17
Prowler 5
Open Door (Business) 0
Missing Person/Runaway 1
Deceased 0
Security Check 3
Mental Patient/Commitment 0
Emergency Message 2
Traffic (other than accident) -6
-
Funeral Escort 1
Other Escort 8
Criminal Mischief/Vandalism 2 •
Disturbance 19 i
Other: welfare Concern 1 ` .
Intoxicated person 13
Harassment 1 .
0
Speak to Officer .24
Total
116
CLEARANCES
Felony 3—
Misdemeanor
8
Total
TRAFFIC STOPS-Total 260
TOTAL, ALL CALLS FOR MONTH OF �36 .
Submitted this 6th day of October 19 82
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October 11, 1982
Mr. Melvin K. St. John
Wylie, Texas 75098
Mr. St. John:
in response to your letter dated October 11, 1982, no additional
personnel or equipment would be needed to maintain security in a Mobile
Rome park with approximately 279 spaces, in the City limits at this time.
Sincerely'
e Abbott
Chief of police,
City of Wylie
STREET PAVING - MEMORIAL AND MARDI GRAS
Street Address FOR AGAINST ASPHALT CONCRETE
Memorial - 800
801 X X
802 X X
803 X X
804 X X
805 X X
806 X X
807 X X
808
809 X X
810 X X
811
900 X X
901 X X
902 X
903
904 X X
905
906
907 X X
908
909
910
911 X X
913 X X
1000 X X
1002 X X
1004 X X
501
Mardi Gras- 800 X X
801 X X
802
803
804 X X
805 X X
806 x A
807
808 X X
809
810 X X
811 X X
900
901 X X
902 X X
903 X X
904 X X
905
906 X X
907
908 X X
909 X X
910 X X
911
1000
1001 X X
Address FOR AGAINST ASPHALT
CONCRETE
Mardi Gras - 1002
1003 X X
1004 X X
1005
1006
1007 X X
1008 X X
1009
1010 X X
Valentine - 408 X
411
500 x
508 X X
600
40 1 3- 36 4
4- 39
4-V3
Total Mailed - 69
In favor - 40
Percentage - .38j (need 75% participation)
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2.
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Additional Income to City of Wylie
1. Increase in City Tax Base:
a. 43 acres @ $12,000 per acre 516,000. 00
b. 279 mobile homes, average size
14 ' x 80 ' , average sales price
$23,000, total value 6,417,000.00
Total increase in City Tax Base 6,933,000.00
Mobile homes are now taxed as real
property, and they will appreciate
in value, rather than depreciate.
2. Increase in City Tax Income
$6,933,000.00 x .47/$100 32,585.00
3. Water Sewer & Trash Revenue
Sewer charge 6.50
Trash charge 5.00
Water , minumum 5.73
Total monthly income per space 17.23
Total monthly income 279 spaces 4,807.17
Total Annual revenue to City 57, 686. 00
4. Increase in Sales Tax Revenue
Projected 1982 sales tax income 107,000.00
Income per resident 33. 43
Estimated additional residents
in Mobile Home Park
(2. 3 x 279) = 641.7
Estimated additional sales tax
(641.7 x $33. 43 21,452.00
Total direct increase in Revenue
to City of Wylie (items 2, 3, & 4) 111,723. 00
5. Revenue Increase for Local Merchants
Average income per family is $20,000.00
Approximately 1/3 of income will be spent
in the Wylie community
33.3% x $20,000 = 6,666.00 per family
6,666.66 x 279 homes = 1,859,998 .00
Page 1
Computation of Benefit to Wylie Taxpayers
Total Wylie households 1,056
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 279
Total households after Glen Knoll
Mobile Home Park 1,335
Percentage increase in households 20.9%
CITY BUDGET IMPACT OF GLEN KNOLL MOBILE HOME PARK
Total Wylie City Budget 1982 - 1983 1, 159,000. 00
Less Water and sewer portion of budget -445,050.00
Sub-total 713,950.00
Less Budget Items Not Affected by addition
of Glen Knoll Mobile home Park
Administration -40,700.00
Finance, except supplies and
appraisal fee -53,133.00
Police Department -233, 250.00
Fire Department:
Travel and schools -2,600. 00
Insurance and bonds -3,050.00
Building maintenance -1,400.00
Streets:
Contractual -19,900. 00
Personnel -21,600. 00
Capital expense -29,410 . 00
Building Inspection -4,900.00
Municipal Court salaries -6,000. 00
Parks and Recreation:
Capital equipment -5,000. 00
Personnel -7, 800.00
Page 2
Library:
Contractual -5,950.00
Maintenance -700.00
Personnel-FT -13,000.00
Building Lease -3,600. 00
Public Safety-General Revenue Fund -36,210.00
Total of Non-Affected Budget Items -488,203 .00
Portion of City Budget impacted by
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 225,747. 00
Increase in City Budget related to
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
(20.9% x $225,747.00) = 47,181. 00
[The increase in the City Budget will
actually be less than $47,181.00 since
many small line items in budget will
not increase 20. 9%]
Net Increase in City Revenue Due to
Addition of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Total direct increase in city revenue 111,723.00
Less : Increased city expenses due to Glen
Knoll Mobile Home Park -47,181.00
Net increase in city revenue 64,542.00
Plus Sales tax revenue will probably exceed projections
Plus additional cash flow to local merchants of $1,859,998.00
Impact of Glen Knoll Mobile home Park
on City of Wylie Water Usage
Minimum gallons purchased monthly from
North Texas Municipal Water District,
equal to average 1980-81 usage 14,749,000 gallons
1981-1982 use history
October, 1981 16,311,000
November, 1981 13,850,000
December , 1982 10,019,000
January, 1982 11,906,000
Page 3
February, 1982 12, 346,000
March, 1982 10,786,000
April, 1982 11, 570,000
May, 1982 12,211,000
June, 1982 13, 380,000
July, 1982 13,982,000
August, 1982 18,830,000
September , 1982 21,176,000
Total gallons used 166, 367,000
Average per month (13,863,916)
Average gallons per month
which are not being used
by City 885,084
Plus City of Wylie will probably be required
to raise minimum purchase since maximum
monthly use in September , 1982 exceeded
minimum purchase amount by 6,427,000
gallons
Minimum Additional Water Revenue to City of
Wylie due to Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Monthly revenue 279 x $5.73 = 1, 598.67
Minimum Annual Revenue 19,184 . 04
Impact of Glen Knoll Mbile Home Park
on Sewer Plant
Current sewer plant facilities are designed
to meet the needs of a city of 10,000 people
Current population of City, estimated 3, 400
Additional Residents, Glen Knoll Mobile
Home Park (279 x 2. 3) 642
Current capacity of Sewer Plant in use 34%
Percentage of sewer capacity in use after
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park installed 40.4%
Page 4
Impact of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park on Wylie
Independent School District
Total assessed property value, WISD 152,000,000 .00
Total assessed value of residential property 74, 460,989.50
Percentage of tax base represented by
residential property 48 . 99%
Total increase in WISD tax base at Glen Knoll Park
Improved land - 43 acres @ $12,000/acre 516,000. 00
279 mobile homes, average value $23,000 6,417,000.00
Total increase in WISD tax base 6,933,000. 00
Percentage increase in residential tax base 9. 31%
Percentage increase in total tax base 4.56%
Current enrollment, WISD 1,600
Estimated additional WISD students
from Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 69
Percentage increase in students due
to Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 4. 31%
1982-1983 WISD Budget 4, 853, 316 .00
Regular Operations 3,177,855.00
Debt Retirement 253,300. 00
State & County Funding,
Collin County Special
Services Co-Operative 1,403, 220 .00
Other Expenses 18,941. 00
Total Budget 4,853,316.00
General Fund Budget 3,082, 428.00
State funding (64.7%) 1,994,330.92
Federal funding (2. 3%) 70,895.84
Local funding (33. 0%) 1,017,201. 24
Total 3,082, 428. 00
Page 5
Local Funding 1,017, 201. 24
Property taxes (17.9%) 551,754.61
Food service and athletic
funds (7.3%) 225,017. 24
Other local revenue (7.8%) 240,429. 38
Total 1,017, 201. 24
Average local cost per pupil
1,017, 201. 00/1600 635.75
Estimated additional cost to WISD for
69 pupils (69 x $635. 75) 43,866. 75
Present Available Pupil Spaces in WISD
Capacity Registered Available
Lower school 615 554 61
Middle school 575 561 14
High school 500 485 15
Impact of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park on WISD will be gradual.
Ninety (90) spaces in park will be developed immediately, and
ninety (90) spaces per year over the following two years.
Current WISD valuation of 269 mobile homes, at total value of
$1,560,281 does not include the appraised value of the sites of
the mobile homes
Tha appraised value of the mobile home sites currently in use is
as follows:
Mobile Home Parks:
Allen Park 1. 85 acres @ $12,000 22, 200
Forest Park 5. 196 acres @ $12,000 62, 352
Hardin Park 2. 5 acres @ $12, 000 30,000
Turner Park 1. 67 acres @ $12,000 20,040
Wylie Butane 12. 48 acres @ $12,000 149, 760
31 mobile home sites in "additions" , average
value $4,500 each 139,500
Page 6
97 mobile home sites in "abstract" lots,
average 1 acre or more, average value
$7,500 each 727,500
Total assessed value of current 269 mobile
home sites 1,151,352
Assessed value of current 269 mobile homes 1,560,281
Total assessed value 2,711,633
Less 269 homestead exemptions at $5,000 -1,345,000
Net current taxable valuation 1, 366,633
The increased WISD tax base at Glen Knoll Mobile home Park will
pay 65.65% or more of the local school costs resulting from adding
69 pupils to the school system.
Total cost to WISD, 69 pupils @ $635.75 43,866.75
Total additional WISD tax revenue:
Tax Base: Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 516,000. 00
279 mobile homes @ $23,000 each 6,417,000.00
Total assessed value 6,933,000. 00
Less: 279 homestead exemptions @ $5,000 -1,395,000.00
Net tax valuation 5,538,000.00
Net tax revenue at . 52/100 28,797 .60
Percentage of local student costs to be
paid by taxes at Glen Knoll Mobile Home
Park 65. 65%
Compared to residential percentage of tax
base in WISD of only 48 .99%
Page 7
Advantages to City of Wylie and WISD
of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
1. All streets in Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will be paved and
maintained by the Developers.
2. All utilities will be installed at the Developers' cost and
water and sewer lines will be maintained by the Developers,
but the City will collect monthly water and sewer charges and
incur none of the maintenance expense.
3. The 279 resident families of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will
be permanent residents of the Wylie Community. Statistically,
less than one percent of current mobile home residents move
each year .
4. Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will add $6,933,000 to the per-
manent tax base of the City of Wylie and Wylie ISD, which will
appreciate each year . Mobile homes are now taxed as real
property, and they are appreciating approximately 31% per
year .
5. The 642 residents of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will spend at
least $1,859,998 each year in the Wylie Community.
6 . In order to assure that the Glen Knoll Mobile Home is an asset
to the Wylie Community, the Developers would make no objection
if the City requires:
(a) that manufactured housing located in the park have labels
attached certifying construction to the HUD building
code;
(b) that manufactured housing density at Glen Knoll Mobile
Home Park be less than the city zoning ordinance maximum
of seven (7) units per acre.
(c) that residents of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park be required
to obtain a city permit to connect local utilities, which
will provide a record permitting addition of the new home
to the City of Wylie tax rolls.
Page 8
Valley Eeenln` Monitor
McAllen, Texas
FEB 151982
Hurts
Prejudice
Mobile
Homes
Most people, when they hear hoods, It was illegal to place a
the term "Mobile homes" or manufactured home on the
even "ranutactured housing" same site. Something is drasti-
(the term the industry now cally wrong here, and low in-
prefers) conjure up an image come families who could
of an Airstream trailer behind benefit from such homes are
a stationwagon. Perhaps they getting the shortend of the
have driven though the boon- stick.
docks and seen squatty, The problems facing the
dumpy, rundown-looking trail- manufactured housing industry
ers sitting on backwood lots, resemble a vicious circle. It's
constituting an eyesore to unlikely that most municipali-
many even if they are func- ties will change their laws to
tional for poor folks. allow manufactured housing on
While most of us weren't residential sites until public
looking, however, the industry attitudes change and the preju-
has changed drastically. Manu- dice against mobile homes sub-
factured housing may well con- sides. Yet attitudes are
stitute an important solution to unlikely to change until some-
the problem of affordable hous- body pioneers, and people can
ing. The major obstacle (be- visualize manufactured hous-
sides tht old-fashioned image big as a real alternative, can
of dumpiness many of them see in practice that the appear-
still retain) is government ance of many neihborhoods
rules and regulation. would actually be improved if
One witness at hearings of manufactured homes were per-
the President's Commission on miffed.
Housing held in Houston was Most municipalities now per-
Church Talmage, formerly di- mit mobile home parks. In
rector of housing for the Texas practice it usually means that
Department of Community Af- all the manufactured homes
fairs. Talmage is an una- are lumped together in a less
blashed advocate of desirable part of town, often
manufactured housing, and his near industry or railroads.
presentation was eye-opening. This process contributes to
who+ wean +hn nrsennt2tinn aI _ 1_ -. ----a:.._ „t �.......t....
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Zoning Bias Must End —
APA Report
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Neighborhoods of the 4ssoslag the alas More flexible Z.bing
future may feature both ate- Bair proposes removing the According to Hair, boost-
built and manufactured zoning bias against mobile ins housing affordability
homes side-by-side. That is, homes. His recommended while preserving neighbor-
if cities and counties follow zoning procedures would hood character is the main
the recommendations of a re- allow mobile homes to be goal behind his proposed
cent report, "Regulating located on any lots zoned for zoning regulations. "We
Mobile Homes," published single-family dwellings as seed to move away from
by the American Planning long as the homes comply bookie-cutter Wig,' ••
Association (APA). APA is with the N HCSS code and he said. "Zoning should be
the nonprofit public interest with local safety and archi- lhndble as well as protect
and research organization for lectural standards. public objectives."
more than 21,000 practicing Changes Needed la
planes,elected officials and Zoning Laws
dtizens involved in planned Several states are changing
turban and rural develop- their zoning laws to la-
ment. validate distinctions made
Goof: More Affordable between mobile homes and
Hondas site-built single-family
Authored by Frederick H. homes. Thurston County,
Hair,Jr.,a member of APA's Wash., perhaps, pioneered
Soard of Directors and now a these changes when in Jan-
retired planning consultant in teary of 1976 it voluntarily
Auburndale, Fla.,the report adopted an ordinance allow-
is intended to help local log mobile homes to be plat-
government planners and ed permanently on any
planning commissioners private property under the
across the country promote county's jurisdiction. A few
more affordable bousing by months later, Vermont pass-
eliminating zoning discrimin- ed legislation requiring that
cation that keeps mobile qualified mobile homes be
homes out of conventional treated as single-family dwell-
neighborhoods. logs under local zoning ordi-
nances. Under new Califor-
aia law, cities and counties
cannot prohibit the installa-
tion of certain mobile homes
co lots zoned for single-
family residential use. These
homes must have adequate
foundations and be
NMHCSS-approved. New
•
Hampshire passed similar
legislation this past August.
Doomsday predictions about
unaffordable housing costs appear in Clearing
newspaper pages and other national
publications almost daily. In the last
quarter of 1980, the median cost of a
new home was S80,600. NewlBarriers
constructed site-built homes now cost about Ss0 a square foot and this figure
Ito
continues to escalate. The price tag of
such a home—even apart from
financing—prices most of America out e
of the housing market though 90% of Affordabl
them still hanker to own a single-
family home. Housing
Manufactured Housing Is A
Viable Option From Inner City
Owning a home may To Outer Limits
become the perpetually
unfulfilled American dream. Tom Collier
Owninga home may become the Although Congress recently facilitate access to manufactured
p y unfulfilled American conferred the nomenclature of homes.
dream. Conventional homes are "manufactured housing"upon the Arthur Bernhardt recently completed
expensive for a reason—the stick-by- mobile home industry, many housing a seven-year study of the
stick site-built construction process is officials still refer to these homes as manufactured housing industry in
an inefficient way to construct 'wobbly boxes"and"travel trailers."
housing.This fact has been known for 'We can't •�ggnn our poor to live in
years;it's time that public officials trailers,"or'ewbaly wants to live next
responsible for local, state and national door to a travel trailer,"they assert.
housingconsider seriously the When site-built homes were V V
alternative by the affordable, these attitudes may have
manufactured housing industry. been tolerable. Now, they an Changes are also overdue in
Manufactured housing is the best unconscionable. needs home the federal mortgage
kept secret fir' in America.The America desperatelyfor its low insurance programs.
average cost of a manufactured home ownership opportunities
in 1980 was about S18,500. and moderate income families. The
Manufactured housing averages just manufactured housing industry offers
under$18 a square foot without them an iodating, affordable home cooperationwith the Massachusetts
land—far less than half of the cost of a ownership option•
site-built home. The cost of a site-built reinforcing the artificial barriers to the Institute of Technology. His
home, of course, includes land, but availability of these homes, our public conclusions demand attention. First, as
lend costs average only 2)% of the officials must begin to find ways to comparative indicate, the
total cost of the site-built home. man housing industry"is the
Notwithstandingthe affordability of most efficient building industry in th.
world."Second, the industry"can and
manufactured housing, the irtdustry's does produce low cost housing
tilactured i ' oar of 111_1il_I 11 1-1 without impairing �
most nba� areas in the i a� the �nt��for
manufactured recently
wintry. In addition, financing for roan Stud s of jM T and Harvard,
iithaanhousingthat
available for site- Financing for manufactured which concluded that"the pereption
built homes. Discriminatory zoning home purchasers also that(manufactured hoaxes)are of
and ncing are problems that our deters the full utilization of inferior construction is false."
publicii owls could resolve if they The prejudices against manufactured
would overcome their bias against this sector of the housing housing arse front outdated concerns
manufactured housing. But prejudices industry. regarding safety and aesthetics. Since
die hard. mamemmommomillimmimIlms. 1976,all manufactured homes must be
major serious need in our sties. where manufactured homes are not
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Abandoned homes have been treated discriminatorily, low rise and
for manufactured housing, a higher demolished leaving scattered lots high rise multi-family manufactured
down payment, shorter terms and throughout our cities'low and housing projects ire being developed.
higher interest rate are all exacted as moderate income neighborhoods The manufactured housing industry
the price of participation in the where pects for new construction now provides affordable housing for
program. Recently, HUD took a step are poor.Tf�e exorbitant costs of site- America. Those who take seriously our
in the right direction by extending the built construction are further increased housing shortage should embrace this
major FHA insurance program, Section by the inefficiency of building on resource; those in a position to do
203(b), to cover manufactured housing scattered sites and the potential for something about it can't afford to
mortgages. The ures outlined in vandalism during the long ignore it. mhd
an issuance by a FHA Commissioner construction process. Once the site is
are cumbersome, however, so that prepared, however, an affordable
Section 203(b) FHA insurance will manufactured home could be set up in
remain unavailable to most a day or two.
manufactured home purchasers. HUD Housing assistance programs should
could eliminate this obstacle, too, by also be designed to accommodate
regulation. Similar relief should also be manufactured housing. In recent
sought from the Veterans decades, the federal response to the
Administration and the Farmers Home problem of unaffordable housing has
Administration. Failing that, Congress been to subsidize exorbitant
itself should act. construction costs through interest
The elimination of these barriers subsidies and rental assistance
would not mean just more units but payments. These dollars would stretch
also new communities. We have just over many more units if they were
begun to see the development of targeted to manufactured homes. For
manufactured housing subdivisions. example, the Section 235 interest
More such developments would subsidy program for site-built home
provide attractive, convenient and purchasers could be used for
affordable home ownership manufactured housing loans.
opportunities. Condominium, Likewise, production of affordable
cooperative, and congregate housing rental housing under the Section 8
developments are all possible. new construction could be
Older communities also stand to significantly increased if manufactured
benefit. Urban infill housing is a housing were encouraged. In Canada,
Reprinted from the July, 1981 issue of MHDealer magazine
Filir .411114: 11r,,•eje / , Sy oombininp two sections, factory-built
� ,.
homes off*. i ,ore epees,fresh styles.
WA
- ..': , I
• r x • better job of convincing the public and
it local governments that mobile homes
;'�_• ‘ — x illu— ® ,J are indeed as good as conventional
►',fix r• housing. Helping to make that point is
1 t- x '? a _ _ iair. - a product that is vastly different in con-
.
f • 'cittt_ atruction and design from mobile
+ �" homes of a decade or two ago.
``—i *i f •S For one thing,the very term"mobile
,, . home"has almost become a misnomer,
'
, • _ .-0),:A g since 97 percent of units are never
' '" ={ , i moved once they reach a subdivision or
f+re .4" ,r an owner's lot.Instead pf the long,rec
- '� tangular single-wide units,more people
• . _ _-. ik. -. t today buy factory-built homes consist-
ing of two or more sections joined to-
gether at the home site. The result in
Home.
■ many cases is shelter that is oardti y
b oh e helots from homes built board by
e
board on site.
•
o a to CNohome--sunken tubs,Jacuzzis, Spanish-
style roofs, vaulted ceilings, fireplaces,
Sounder construction, sands of people shut out of the housing high-grade lumber and drywall," says
better designs, cheaper market because of sky-high costs is the Chuck Wynn, senior vice president of
making purchase price—usually 10 to 30 per- Guerdon Industries."On an apples-for-
prices--all are 9 cent less than a home of similar size apples basis, a buyer can get a mobile
consumers take a second look and design built on the site. home for at least $15,000 less than a
at manufactured housing. Mobile homes accounted for 240,000 similar-styled traditional home." The
of the 666,000 single-family homes sold Louisville-based company, one of the
The faded, boxy "trailers" that once in 1981,and most analysts see factory- industry's largest, shipped 15,000
cluttered shabby mobile-home parks built units playing an increasingly big- homes last year, 60 percent of them
are giving way to a bright new genera- ger role as the decade wears on. multisection types.
tion of factory-built housing. "Our forecast is for 450,000 to Many mobile-borne buyers feel that
Catching the eye of consumers who 500,000 mobile-home shipments annu- they are getting a bargain without sacri-
in the past would never have consid- ally by 1989,"says Arthur D.Bernhardt, ficing quality. Richard and Margaret
ered a mobile home are attractive a Cambridge, Mass.,real-estate expert Edmonds,a retired couple from Michi-
multisection models placed on perma- who has written a new book based on a gan,last year bought a double-wide mo-
nent foundations and featuring pitched seven-year study of the industry. bile home near Venice,Fla.,for$47,900,
roofs,wood siding and lavish interiors. As Bernhardt sees it,rising costs will including lot.Says Mrs.Edmonds:"Mo-
Better financing is available,too,and force many local builders to link up bile homes are much more spacious
a federal building code required since with mobile-home manufacturers,who now.We have friends who paid$90,000
1976 has put to rest many longstanding comprise what he calls "the most effi- for a condominium in Sarasota and have
worries over fire safety and the quality dent building industry in the world." no more space than we do."
of construction. Before that happens,others caution, In California's Napa Valley, jack
But the clincher for tens of thou- the industry will have to do a much Newell recently paid $81,000 for a tri-
,--wesn„/, •'" t
mpga+ ,. .ZirC 7i".. r.�g�ie1-°ll�9s y' ' '/-,ar . - - r.
�;
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.. ' az • i z
.�,s �* , ;sue,= - ;, } : :2 = .
Two faces of mobile homes.Above,stark'bailer parks"are fading fast.In their }
place is a new look,right,with such touches as tie roofs and stucco exteriors. -�� - - • `-'
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a car purchase. aai some instances, a
•i i multisection home placed on a perma-
srs 4,1;,_•-7 - , •- nent foundation may even qualify for a
- s--- ,Wy -- ,�-as: _ 30- ear mortgage':sured the Feder-
• A Y
��_ �� k al Housing Administration.
,� `__Iii
sre _ -.. The Veterans Administration as well
'_ . _Y as private lenders such as Gticorp and
�,- ' --� -` Bank of America also offer mobile-
o•:, Illy i
�M _-`� home loans with terms of 20 years or
�+ ill 1 - ,Its, -'•- ' --t - ..�• . more and interest rates only slightly
i \r t �) bR _� -.'• — higher than what is being charged for
- `��, �� � I' - - — • -�— mortgages on conventional homes.
• '-;der'.:'''1� r,-- :_ beginning Zoning barriers also are to
- - ._ . ...i.sa fall in the wake of rapid design im-
Sited on a permanent foundation,manufactured homes resemble conventional shelter. provements in mobile homes. In 1981,
California passed a law prohibiting lo-
pie-section,colonial-style mobile home lion code imposed by the Department cal jurisdictions from excluding menu-
that he figures would have cost him of Housing and Urban Development. factored homes as long as designs con-
nearly twice as much to build on his Since then, HUD studies and factory form to prevailing housing styles in an
ranch. The 2,400-square-foot home in- inspections have shown that mobile area. Vermont, New Hampshire and
cludes special touches that might sur- homes match similar site-built units in Indiana have similar statutes,and oth-
prise those unfamiliar with the new strength, durability, energy efficiency ers, including Minnesota, Florida,
look in mobile homes: A library with and fire safety, notes Jack Wynn, pub- South Carolina and Oklahoma,are con-
fireplace,huge bathroom with Jacuzzi, usher of Manufactured Housing Inver- sidering such measures this year.
kitchen with microwave oven and for in Alexandria,Va. Several court rulings—most notably
trash compactor,and a sharply pitched Adds White House consumer adviser a 1981 decision by the Supreme Court
roof with wood shingles. Virginia Knauer:"The quality of mobile of Michigan—also have struck down
Newell adds that, with a mobile homes has improved dramatically in the zoning restrictions on mobile homes.
home, "you don't have to wait months last few years. However, consumers As a result of these moves,most ex-
and months." It took only eight weeks should make sure that warranties ade- perts predict that more mobile homes
from the time he ordered the house quately protect buyers from damages in will be placed in conventional subdivi-
from LCS Homes in Fountain Valley, transit or at the installation site." sions rather than in isolated rural areas
Calif.,until he and his wife moved in. The improved image of mobile homes or mobile-home parks. Major mobile-
Those glowing views area far cry from has led many lenders to treat them as home producers, such as Cuerdon,
the situation only a few years ago,when real estate rather than finance them Fleetwood and Champion,are seeking
defaults on mobile-home loans and through installment loans as they would partnerships with local builders who
charges of shoddy construe- will prepare the land, ar-
tion and fire hazards gave the "1- / t - range financing and get the
industry a black eye. J .r- €' . �;.A, approvals needed for subdi-
A big step in changing that t % 4 • -. visions. Bernhardt, the Mas-
reputation came in 1976, .; .. ' sachusetts real-estate expert,
when all mobile-home pro- ,t -' - • says that such linkups can re-
- duce the averageprice of a
ducers were first required to 2 '. °,
observe a national construe- 1 , •A -1 ! '� r _ single-family home by more
4 ; 1 •j * - ' ' - than 20 percent
A 2,400-square-foot model by d 4 4 *sft.s ?. . The winners m all this,ob-
-s. 4 '` . F.•- servers say, will be home
LCS Homes in California,below � ,.
and right, features elaborate ,r "4 i_t ''�:_ . = ‘It , buyers, who will reap the
bath and costs about$81,000. ,�: -i ' '- savings from factory con-
-�` struction without having to
- v. 't '`v„ settle, as they once did, for
j . -. _ , ,,,,.: uninspiring designs. 0
iiiit
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or., r • • -Jr, ottii el, 444‘ kiwi 7.
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bt• More mobile homes are being placed in traditional subdivisions.
U.S. Home Corporation Sees Big
Future for Manufactured Housing
By Don Carlson 3.
_i .
GUY R. ODOM, chairman and - ! ;
C.E.O., U.S. Home Corporation, .
Pnnstr.n, TX, the nation's biggest / % F�
home budder, says "We are looking •- _ ��.,�- -
-
to manufactured housing as a very 1 >! r "-'r
large piece of our future. ''- '' • '-�•g
"We believe that by 1985 or • .T
1986, manufactured housing will .. ' _
become dominant of necessity be- a-_ ;--
cause we are getting into a drastic Ns.
^ ,
labor shortage at job sites.We believe _ •�-'
that Peter F. Drucker (in his book, - - -.�•. _
MANAGING IN TURBULENT ": `E
TIMES) snakes a very good case for - Tom - V••
the rowing shortage of labor, and POTENTIAL SITE labor shortage is sae
we believe that manufactured hous- hens prop!IIing U.S. Home lab psalm
will be a major factor in reducing use of a
our own vulnerability from the labor
shortage and potential rising labor
costs. Mobile and Modular Use
"We have already committed our Guy Odom pointed out that U.S.
Wcompany to manufactured housing. Home Corporation has plans on the
expertise beeve that we have sufficient enand drawing board for two mobile home
housing ine land development subdivisions in the Houston,TX area.
sales, and o are now anxi-lr U.S. Home Corporation recently
ous merge with s inile or order geter purchased its 1,000th modular unit
housing companies to e rom Lancer Homes, Childress, TX.
dtheir expertise instart manufacturing.0 n The modular units are being stacked
plants,"not want to a our doo o three stories high as part of a resort
would said Guy,"because threese to so condominium development at Cor-
time and headablyches."
ost us years in pus Christie, TX. U.S. Home pre-
Guytime viously has used Lancer modular
adds that U.S.Home is puti units for its ski resort condominiums
outrightularly inpurchases,terested injoint ventures,mergerswith
In Colorado, and it has also used
ma h or n modular units made by Vindale
the SunBeltutured housing companies 1,in Homes in projects in Florida.
the C states. In mademi off-
"In the past," says Guy,"we had
U.S. Homeg Corporation Goldention an o - two different industries in housing,
es to mobile home withau aWest Horn- stick builders and manufactured
Ana,, manufacturer,Santa housing. Each of these industries
43rd largest homeo was ranked inas the has some pluses and some minuses.
AIH NTop builder use But, there is a time for everything,
1981 Ed 100 in the August, and for manufactured housing we
was lledtioff due toHowe a the merger feel its time is right around the cor-
called off to a drop in stock her.
market conditions which made the
merger untenable. U.S. Home is said
to be currently talking with several
mobile home companies and modular
home companies in the Sun Belt
states.
AUTOMATION IN HOUSING/SYSTEMS BUILDING NEWS.DECEMBER 1981
IaiIT STUDY PRAISES MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Austin, Texas — 'The mobile home industry is the most efficient building industry in the
world, ' according to Professor Arthur D. Bernhardt of the Massachusetts institute of
Technology.
Bernhardt has recently published a new book, Building Tomorrow, which is based on a
7-Tear study of the mobile/manufactured housing industry by MIT. The study was funded
by the U.S. Department of Housing is Urban Development and involved 150 research
specialists.
In his book, Bernhardt asserts that while the world seeds more, better and lower-
cost shelter, 'the building industry here and abroad still is sot equipped to respond
adequately to what has long since grown into a building and housing crisis.
But Bernhardt points out that the mobile home industry 'can and doss produce tow-
cost housing without impairing quality.'
Bernhardt says that when be began his study, be shared with others a strong bias
against the manufactured housing industry and had decided to write a negative case study
on bow not to develop the building industry. But as his research progressed, Bernhardt
writes, tone of the first findings of my investigation, however, was startling: the mobile
home industry is the most efficient building industry in the world.'
(Copies of Arthur D. Bernhardt's book, BUILDING TOMORROW: THE
MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOUSING INDUSTRY, are available from the M.LT. Press, 28
Carleton Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142)
TEXAS MANUFk.c UJIR I HOUSING ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 15343 • AUSTIN, TEXAS 78761 • AMERICAN FOUNDERS BLDG. • SUITE 210 • 512/459-1221
October 8, 1982
Wylie City Council
P. 0. Box 428
Wylie, Texas 75098
Dear Council Members:
There is a critical housing shortage in Texas as a result
of several factors (of which you are, of course, aware) . Manu-
factured housing is the answer to this problem.
Mobile/manufactured homes in an attractive surrounding can
be a real asset to a municipality. A well managed mobile home
community can offer affordable, safe, durable housing for many
families who could otherwise not be able to realize the American
dream of single family home ownership. Such a mobile home com-
munity will also add to the tax base for the municipality and
the school district as the new Property Tax Code requires that
they be taxed as if they were real estate.
Since June 15, 1976 all mobile/manufactured homes are re-
quired to be constructed to a stringent national building code
promulgated and enforced by the U. S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development. This code is equivalent to any of the nationally
recognized building codes which apply to site-built housing; it
includes the National Electrical Code and, in addition, prohibits
aluminum wiring. This Code also requires a registered professional
engineer to design a foundation support system and an anchoring
system to assure that the home is securely attached to resist
gale force winds. The State of Texas, through its Department of
Labor & Standards, requires that the home be installed in accor-
dance with this engineering design and inspects such installation
to assure compliance.
Thus, since June 15 , 1976 , mobile/manufactured homes have
changed a great deal. No longer are they the transient trailers
of yesteryear. No longer are they depreciating in value. They
appreciate in value, and the vast majority are never moved from
the original homesite. Mobile/manufactured homes are eligible for
long term financing and many mortgage loans are insured by FHA.
Page 2
Wylie City Council
October 8 , 1982
I am enclosing several items of information which are
relevant, and on behalf of the Texas Manufactured Housing As-
sociation, I urge you to consider with favor the pending ap-
plication for a mobile/manufactured home community in your city.
In order to make sure that this park or community is an
asset to your city, you might want to require that no mobile/
manufactured home be located therein unless it has a label at-
tached which certifies construction to the HUD building code.
You should also satisfy yourselves that the density of the homes
in the park will not be so great as to adversely affect the quality
of the lifestyle of the residents. In addition, you might want
to require a city permit for the connection of local utilities
in order to have a record for the addition of the home to your
tax rolls.
With these safeguards, I believe you will have met your re-
sponsibility for the protection of the public health and safety
as well as your obligation, in the public interest, to make af-
fordable housing available to your citizens.
If TMHA can be of help or assistance to you, please let me
know.
Very truly you ,
.0f4a
Will Ehrle, President
and General Counsel
WE:df
encls.
THE
REPORT OF
THE FREsiDENTN
COMMISSION
HOUSING
ON
Chair
William F. McKenna
Vice Chair
Carla A. Hills
Washington : 1982
e
!III s
THE PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON HOUSING
730 Jackson Place,NW Washington,DC 20503
(202)395-5832
April 29, 1982
The President of the United States
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
The President's Commission on Housing has completed its work. Tomorrow it will disband.
When you created the Commission last June,and repeatedly since,you expressed deep concern for the
housing needs of Americans and for the health of the structure that serves those needs.The Commissioners
you appointed have subordinated their routines to the task you gave them. We share your concerns for the
housing needs of this nation and are committed to your economic and financial principles. It is now my
privilege and pleasure to present our Report to you and to Secretary Pierce.
The Report sets forth housing recommendations and options, with discussion and analysis. The
Commissioners have—without suppressing or eliminating diverse views among us—sought to provide far-
reaching yet workable policy options for your Administration.
We hope and believe that this Report will prove itself a solid foundation on which you and your
Administration will formulate a housing policy consistent within itself and with your basic principles.At the
same time, we feel a sense of urgency, given the current conditions in housing, and hope that efforts to
implement the fundamental reforms proposed by the Commission will begin immediately.
Justice demands that we commend the staff of the Commission for its dedication. Staff members left
their other pursuits,put in the extraordinary hours required for the task,and performed in high spirits with
great skill.
The Commission thanks you for the privilege of a rich experience.
Sincerely,
William F. McKenna
Chair
THE
PREsIDENTIs
COMMISSION
HOUSING
ON
Chair Stuart A.Davis Sherman R.Lewis
William F. McKenna
Webster Groves,Missouri New York,New York
Los Angeles,California G. Richard Dunnells Gordon C. Luce
Washington,D.C. San Diego,California
Richard L. Fore Maurice Mann
Vice Chair Las Vegas,Nevada San Francisco,California
Carla A. Hills Myra Goldwater Preston Martin
Palm Springs,California Washington,D.C.
Washington,D.C.
Lee Goodwin Robert V. Mathison
New York,New York Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Herbert Barness Robert F.Hatch Martin Mayer
Warrington,Pennsylvania Los Angeles, California New York,New York
Robert G. Boucher Jasper S.Hawkins Richard F. Muth
Denver,Colorado Phoenix,Arizona Stanford,California
Edward W. Brooke Richard K. Helmbrecht George P. Shafran
Washington,D.C. Lansing,Michigan Arlington,Virginia
Garry E. Brown Peter D.Herder Bernard H. Siegan
Washington,D.C. Tucson,Arizona San Diego,California
Bernard J. Carl Samuel C.Jackson Kenneth J.Thygerson
Washington,D.C. Washington,D.C. Englewood,Colorado
Richard E.Carver Charles E. Klumb Charles J. Urstadt
Peoria,Illinois Biloxi,Mississippi New York,New York
CIIAPIER 15
STATE AND LOC
HOUSING REGULATIONS
State and local land-use requirements affecting the The Commission is concerned about the plight
cost of housing include zoning, growth controls, of millions of Americans of average and lesser in-
subdivision requirements, and permit processing. come who cannot now afford homes or apartments.
Reforming these regulations in the interest of lower Excessive restrictions on housing production have
housing costs and greater housing production is the driven up the price of housing generally, damaging
subject of this chapter. the new housing market and the filtering process
In addressing these issues, the Commission that makes older units available to families seeking
sought to evaluate regulatory costs and benefits and to"move up"to more desirable accommodations.
to determine the extent to which government should A program of land-use deregulation based on
intervene in private marketplace transactions. the Commission's recommendations will augment
Regulation to protect vital and pressing gov- the production of housing while simultaneously
ernmental interests is legitimate, but the Commis- preserving the legitimate interests of government.
sion found that State and local enactments often go The police power will then accomplish its intended
beyond these interests. Some land-use controls— purpose of securing the public health, safety, and
e.g., large-lot zoning or the exclusion of manufac- welfare, and at the same time satisfy the rights of
tured housing(mobile homes)—may serve aesthet- property owners and developers to produce housing
is or exclusionary motives. Growth controls can and of consumers to obtain affordable housing.
artificially enhance the financial well-being of the As noted,land-use regulations often have been
resident community at the expense of newcomers by used for exclusionary purposes. Some State courts
increasing the cost of producing housing, the appear to be increasingly concerned about the re-
amount depending on the nature and severity of the gional impact of zoning restrictions that exclude
controls. Studies show that growth management, people from areas and otherwise limit housing op-
minimum house and lot sizes, regulation of the portunities, recognizing that housing markets ex-
density and location of multifamily development, tend across jurisdictional boundaries. As the Su-
and subdivision code requirements can contribute preme Court of Pennsylvania stated when invalidat-
substantially to housing-cost inflation. Excessive ing large-lot (two- and three-acre) zoning:
processing requirements, for example, can signifi- • It is not for any given township to say who
cantly delay construction; with prevailing high in- may or may not live within its confines,
terest rates, the additional expenses to developers while disregarding the interest of the entire
can be heavy. area.'
The land-use market does not operate haphaz- and again:
ardly;in using land,builders and lenders make their • The question posed is whether the township
decisions on the basis of land prices, competitive can stand in the way of the natural forces
conditions, and consumer demand. Removing ex- which send our growing population into
cessive restraints will make owners and developers hitherto undeveloped areas in search of a
more competitive; this in turn should stimulate comfortable place to live. We have con-
housing and rental price competition, promote
greater variety in product, design, and aesthetics,
and otherwise serve the interests of housing con- 'In,r Appeal of Kit-Mar Builders,lac.,439 A.466,268 A.2d
sumers. 765,768-769(1970).
199
eluded not. A zoning ordinance whose pri- and local legislatures should enact legislation
mary purpose is to prevent the entrance of providing that no zoning regulations denying or
newcomers in order to avoid future burdens, limiting the development d housing should be
economic and otherwise, upon the admin- deemed valid unless their existence or adoption is
istration of public services and facilities necessary to achieve a vital and pressing govern-
cannot be held valid.' mental interest. In litigation, the governmental
Courts in New Jersey and New York have body seeking to maintain or impose the regula-
shown similar concern by establishing a judicial don should bear the burden for proving it com-
policy against exclusionary zoning.' Illinois and plies with the foregoing standard.
Michigan courts have struck down bans on mobile Under the Federal system,States have primary
homes. The supreme courts of Pennsylvania and responsibility for zoning regulation. Virtually all
New Jersey have shifted the presumption of validity States, however, have chosen to delegate this au-
and burden of proof from the property owner to the thority to local governments, and many munici-
municipality in exclusionary zoning cases. palities have used this power in ways that un-
The Commission also noted recent executive necessarily restrict the production of housing and
and legislative trends in some States to curtail this increase its costs.
kind of zoning. Perhaps the most notable of these To correct improper use of this power, States
actions was a 1980 California statute limiting the should adopt constitutional or legislative enabling
enactment of growth control ordinances. Mas- provisions that prohibit restrictive local zoning—
sachusetts now follows a policy of withholding except where land-use regulation is necessary to
State development assistance to communities satisfy a "vital and pressing" governmental inter-
whose land-use regulations do not provide for their est. Where States fail to act,localities should enact
fair share of all housing growth. During public their own ordinances to correct improper zoning.
hearings, low-income housing advocates urged the Generally, a vital and pressing governmental
Commission to speak out against zoning and other interest will involve protecting health and safety,
regulations that discriminate against low-and mod- remedying unique environmental problems, pre-
erate-income people and minorities seeking afford- serving historic resources, or protecting invest-
able housing.'Indeed,the changes proposed by the ments in existing public infrastructure resources.'
Commission would limit the ability of government This new standard for zoning is intended to limit
bodies to use zoning restrictions for discriminatory substantially the imposition of exclusionary land-
purposes. use policies, since exclusion is clearly not an ac-
Excessive regulations are detrimental to other ceptable governmental interest.
national interests. Regulations that mandate large- In enacting the proposed new standard, the
lot zoning and impose other severe density restric- States should give this standard specific content to
tions or prevent housing construction in developed assure it is not abused. State statutes(or local ordi-
areas force new construction into more remote nances, where applicable) should specifically de-
areas, thereby reducing the amount of land other- fine what constitutes vital and pressing governmen-
wise available for farming, grazing, mining, drill-
ing,open space,and other uses.The resulting low-
density sprawl requires the use of more resources 2 National Land and Inestnrent Co.v.Eamown Township Board
for transportation and utilities.Thus,land-use con- alMjustme,u,419 Pa.504,532,215 A.2d 597,612(1965).
trols intended to enhance the natural environment 'So.Burlington County NAACP v.Tp.afMt.Laurel,67 NJ 151,
also can adversely affect housing availability and 336 A.2d 713;cen.den.423 U.S. 808(1975);Oakwood at
costs. Madison.Inc.v.Tp.cf Madison,72 NJ 481,371 A.2d 1192
The Commission's findings and conclusions (1974);Urban League of Greater New Brunswick v.Mayor&
Cound
regarding these State and local regulatory ISSues and 526(19 6)rf Borough of Berman .Cart The,142o NJ Super. l s e,35 A.Y
8 8 � S26(1976);and rorn v. Town[(New Castle,38 NY
their effects on the costs:nd availability of housing 2d 102,378 NYS2d 672(1975).
are discussed helow. They are discussed in four 'Statement altar!Bisgaier,Director,Division af Public Interest
major sections: zoning (general and specific), de• Advocacy, " d Public Advocate, Dec. 3,
velopment regulations, and local permit 1' Psing governmentals Comm:' Housing.
arm.
andP�8 ' zoning
processing. canoes should serve include adequate sanitary sewer and water •
services;flood protection;topographical conditions that per-
G//�..,�,,..,���..__,,__�� mit safe construction and accommodate septic tank effluence;
eneral Zoning Regulations protection d drinking-water aquifers;avoidance of nuisance
General Standard or°booxron:uses;o-meet parking;prohibition d residen-
tialavoid-
lb protect property rights and to increase the nce of constructionlong-term amidst industrial tothevitality de of nt;
and production of housing and lower its cost,all State fished neighborhoods.
to d historically estab
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tal interests, thereby leaving to the genius of of owners of real property and largely ignored the
federalism the ultimate contours of this standard. implicit rights of newcomers deprived of affordable
However,a locality should have the burden of prov- housing by excessive or exclusionary zoning. This
ing that any zoning restriction it imposes on housing imbalance should be redressed by State legislatures.
meets the new standard in later judicial review. But there is another potential source of protection—
The Commission's proposed standard would the courts.
apply only to housing.Thus,all decisions related to In the past 25 years,the courts and legislatures
size of lot, size or type of housing, percentage of have expanded the traditional meanings of.prpperty
multifamily. or other housing types and locations in applying due process protections. Yet the owner-
would be left to the market, unless government ship of real property continues to be governed by a
intervention is justified by the locality as serving a 50-year-old precedent that constitutes a significant
vital and pressing governmental interest. departure from the traditional judicial role of pro-
A possible problem of deregulation is that it tecting such property rights against government in-
may adversely affect those who in good faith made terference.
their purchase or investments in reliance on the old The framers of the Constitution were clearly
rules. A change to the proposed "vital and press- concerned with property rights—the most obvious,
ing" standard would pose such a problem. Persons in that era, being the right to own and use real
who purchase a home or a lot for construction of a property.°The Fifth Amendment prohibited the tak-
home near vacant land assume that it will not be ing of property without just compensation or the
arbitrarily reclassified to allow other uses. The rea- deprivation of property without due process.'
sonable investment expectations of these home- The Supreme Court first dealt with the conflict
owners should be protected. When vacant land is between zoning restrictions and the Fifth Amend-
proposed for a use that would have required rezon- ment's prohibitions in deciding the landmark 1926
ing, homeowners entitled to notice under the old case, Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.' In Euclid, the
rules should be protected under the requirements Court found that "with the great increase and con-
and procedures of the old rules. centration of population, problems have developed
Nor is the proposed standard intended to limit which require, and will continue to require, addi-
a municipality's power to plan and build streets, tional restrictions in respect of the use and occupan-
parks,public buildings,schools,storm and sanitary cy of land in urban communities."' Accordingly,
sewers, and water mains and other public facilities the Court held that "before [a zoning) ordinance
or to designate homes or districts for historic preser- can be declared unconstitutional [it must be shown
vation--unless those powers are used intentionally to be]clearly arbitrary and unreasonable,having no
to limit the production of housing. (Historic preser- substantial relation to the public health,safety,mor-
vation generally is not regulated under zoning ordi- als or general welfare."' Moreover, anyone chal-
nances.)Finally,the standard would not affect rea- lenging a zoning ordinance had the burden of show-
sonable community-imposed development fees, ing its unconstitutionality.
dedications, servitudes, parking requirements, or Writing for the Court, Justice George Suther-
other exactions that are not intended to limit produc- land excepted from this broad standard cases
tion of housing. Municipalities should, of course, "where the general public interest would so far
limit production if vital and pressing governmental outweigh the interests of the municipality that the
interests require. municipality would not be allowed to stand in the
way."" Nonetheless, the succeeding half-century
Constitutional Validity of Zoning Restrictions has marked a near-abdication of any meaningful
The President should direct the Attorney Gener- judicial review of zoning decisions based on the
al to analyze the constitutional validity and juris- Euclid standard.
prudential ramifications of the"vital and press-
ing" standard for judicially determining the •A detailed discussion of the historical context d constitutional
vz'-lity of zoning ordinances and related stand- protections of property rights appears in Bernard H. Siegan.
ards that strike a balance between legitimate Economic Liberties and the Constitution(Chicago,Ill.:Uni-
governmental interest and individuals'rights to
of Chicago Press,1980),pp.3-59;see also vanhorrtr's
if the AttorneyGeneral then concludes Lesser v.Dorrarwe,2 U.S.(2 Dall.)304(1795).Fletcher v.
property; hck,10 U.S.(6 Crunch)87(1810);Terren v.Taylor,13 U.S.
that a change should be sought in the existing (9 Crunch)43(1815).
Euclid standard, be should seek an appropriate 'The Fourteenth Amendment made such due process protections
case for urging the Supreme Court to adopt a $ applicable to the states'actions.
272 U.S.at 365,71 L.Ed 303,47 S.Ct. 114(1926).
test.
new
•272 U.S.at 386-87.
The Commission believes that in recent years p 272 U.S. at 395.
our legal system has weakened the property rights u 272 U.S. a 390.
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Euclid was controversial in its day and still has tution demands that the government entity
critics.Experience indicates that the broad land-use pay just compensation for the period corn-
charter it afforded localities has been abused— mencing on the date the regulation first
often at the expense of housing. At the time Euclid effected the "taking," and ending on the
was decided, zoning was an appropriate govern- date the government entity chooses to res-
mental response to the need to separate noncompati- cind or otherwise amend the regulation."
ble land uses within the community.In today's more Justice William Rehnquist voted with the ma-
complex environment, zoning has been employed jority on the procedural issue and in his.opinion
to do far more. It is used not only to separate land implied that be supported Brennan on the issue of
uses but also to exclude people from the communi- compensation,suggesting a possible majority view
ty. The promising line of State court decisions on on this issue.
exclusionary zoning represents a valuable response Although the Court has yet to formally accept
to this abuse of zoning.' this position,the Brennan opinion has been cited as
The Commission believes the pendulum has precedent in several Federal and State court deci-
swung too far away from the right to enjoy the sions, possibly signaling increasing judicial con-
ownership of real property and the important socie- cem for protection of private property rights.16
tal interests of increasing mobility and access to Because the remedy Justice Brennan proposed
housing opportunities. Accordingly, the Commis- is also important in its impact on zoning practices of
sion believes the Euclid doctrine should be reex- municipalities—the imposition of monetary corn-
amined. The Commission recommends that the At- pensation for wrongful zoning-the Commission
torney General seek an appropriate case in which to advises the President to ask the Attorney General
request review of the Euclid doctrine in the context also to review the constitutional and jurisprudential
of modem land-use issues and the due process pro- ramifications of Brennan's opinion.
tections afforded other property rights in the 50
years since Euclid was decided. Most Commis-
sioners believe that the "vital and pressing govern- Specific Zoning Standards
mental interest" standard, described elsewhere in While adoption of the general standard is the cor-
this report, represents an appropriate redress of the nerstone of the Commission's zoning deregulatory
balance." Nonetheless, the Commission suggests proposals, there are a number of specific actions
the Attorney General consider the "vital and press- States and localities can take in the meantime. Like
ing" and other potential standards in his review. the general standard,these actions would be aimed
Several Commissioners are concerned that at the restoration of property rights as well as the
adoption of this proposed new standard as a consti- stimulation of the housing market and the provision
tutional doctrine raises serious dangers of an ex- of affordable community housing.
panded role for the judiciary and believe that judges To those ends, the recommendations below
are ill-equipped to balance the social and environ- stress the Commission's view that limits should be
mental concerns inherent in zoning.These commis- imposed on zoning practices such as density re-
sioners are concerned that the police power, of quirements, mobile-home restrictions, size-of-
which zoning is an example,not be so constrained; dwelling limits,growth controls,and farmland pre-
rather, it should be dynamic, and able to adjust as nervation. Three themes are common to all these
economic and social conditions vary. They would recommendations:they do not propose zoning lim-
rely on the legislation recommended by the Corn- its contrary to vital and pressing public interests;
mission to confine the exercise of discretionary they seek to protect property owners who purchased
local land-use decisions. prior to dezoning; and they advocate shifting to
Recently, a majority of the Supreme Court government the burden of justifying zoning that
expressed concern about what remedy to apply
when zoning ordinances are declared unconstitu-
tional as a taking of property.While Euclid seemed "See footnotes 1-3,Chapter 15.
to limit the remedy to a judicial declaration of The>>roPosed change to a vital and pressing standard would
invalidity,the 1981 San Diego Gas and Electric Co. substantially ek`'ue the level of judicial scrutiny similar to that
decision warned that just compensation might be utilized for reviewing gender classifications.Craig v.Boren,
pe g 429 U.S.190,50 L.Ed.2d 397,97 S.Ct.451(1976);Cali(6no
appropriate in the future."The case was disposed v. Westcoer,443 U.S. 76,61 L.Ed 2d 382,99 S.Ct. 2655
on procedural grounds unrelated to this issue. Jus- M(1979).
4
tice William J. Brennan, Jr., dissenting in a 5-450 U.S.1188,67 L.Ed.2d SSI,101 S.Ct.1287 0981).
decision, wrote for the minority: 67 L.Ed.2d.at 573-574.
In myview, once a court establishes that Hernandez v.City of Lafayette 643 F.2d 1188(5th Cir.,19811
cert.denied,50 U.S.L.W.3570(No.81-6051(Jan.18,19821;
there was a regulatory"taking"the Consti- Harrows v.City q'Keefe 432 A.2d 15(N.H. 1981).
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limits housing. (The absence of discussion of a Unless a locality can demonstrate that there is a
particular zoning practice does not imply the Com- vital and pressing governmental interest associated
mission's approval of the practice;rather,these prac- with density of development, the market mecha-
tices would be subject to the general zoning stand- nism should be allowed to function without density
ard.) constraints. Only in this manner can the market
Dlo respond to economic realities and changing house-
Density etePmeet hold preferences.
The density of development should be left to the
conditions of the market except when a lesser
density is necessary to achieve a vital and press- Zoning Restrictions on Manufactured
ing governmental interest. Housing
Required minimum-lot size is commonly used States and localities should remove from their
to bar higher densities. More than a third of the 75 zoning laws all forms of discrimination against
municipalities in a 1976 survey of New Jersey muni- manufactured housing, including off-site fab-
cipalities,for example,required minimum lot sizes ricated housing systems or components con-
greater than one-quarter acre. A sixth of the corn- forming to requirements of one of the current
munities had minimum lot sizes greater than a half- nationally recognized model codes.
acre." Because of sharply rising housing costs, man-
Using the same data, a recent study of vacant ufactured housing today offers many households
residentially zoned land found that large-lot zoning their only option for homeownership. Indeed, in
is more prevalent in areas where new housing is 1980, manufactured ("mobile") homes amounted
being developed than in more stable communities.1' to 29 percent of all single-family homes sold. The
While there have been no similar national surveys of marketplace demand for mobile homes has come
large-lot zoning since 1976, it is believed that as from improvements in the product as well as from a
many as 20 percent of communities with more than competitive price.
10,000 people now require minimum lot sizes of a Despite the increasing attractiveness of man-
half-acre or more.19 ufactured housing, local zoning laws continue to
The density at which residential land is de- discriminate against mobile homes. In many lo-
veloped has a significant impact on the cost of land calities, mobile homes are segregated into special
and infrastructure per unit. Regulations limiting areas, often in disadvantageous locations set aside
density prevent the market from responding to con- as "trailer parks."
sumer demand. Thus, land that could have accom- There is increasing recognition that the quality
modated 10 or more attached townhouses per acre of manufactured housing has improved.Since 1976.
may be underdeveloped if zoned for only two or manufactured housing has been built under a na-
three detached units per acre (or even lower densi- tional code,supervised by HUD,setting health and
ties). Indeed, significant economies result from safety requirements.Vermont,California,and lndi-
higher densities compared to single-family de- ana have enacted laws precluding discrimination
tacked construction.The impact of large-lot zoning against manufactured homes. The Michigan Su-
on housing costs also can be dramatic in terms of preme Court last year struck down a zoning law
increasing per-unit infrastructure costs. Below, for because it violated the State constitution: "The per
example,are variations in 1980 costs in Westchester se exclusion of mobile homes from all areas not
County, N.Y. As density decreases, the costs for designated as mobile home parks has no reasonable
infrastructure dramatically increase. basis under the police power, and is therefore
unconstitutional"21
Table 15.1 "Stephen Seidel,Housing Costs and Regulations:Confronting
Infrastructure Cost Per Dwelling Unit" the Regulatory Maze(New Brunswick.N.I.:Center for Urban
Policy Research, 1978),p. 174.
C; ster; •The data were adapted by Burchell and Listokin of the Center
Lot size 1 acre 'h acre 2 units/acre for Urban Policy Research as reported in Reducing the De-
Lot width 125 feet 25 feet 35 feet wlepmnu Cosu cif Housing: Actions for State and Local
Goirrnmrrnt(Washington,D.C.:Department of Housing and
Infrastructure Urban Development, 1979),p. 17.
w Based on phone discussions with National Association of
costs (streets, Home Builders and the American Planners Association.
curbs, lighting, S30,125 S 18,075 S8,435 :The Effects of Environmental Regulations on Housing Costs
sidewalks, (Cambridge,Mass.:Urban Systems Research and Engineer-
Sanitary water kg,Inc., 1982).p.71.
lines) "Robinson Township v.Knoll 410 Mich.293,302 N.W.2d 146
(1981).
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Manufactured housing can be as safe and are legitimate exercises of local authority.However,
healthy as comparable site-built housing. Housing the Commission opposes controls to limit the pro-
systems or components satisfying a nationally rec- duction of housing if the regulation is not justified
ognized model code similarly should not be ex- by a vital and pressing governmental interest.
eluded from use in a locality. Exclusionary zoning Growth management techniques often have
provisions based on type of manufacture are arbitr- been used to prevent housing construction in areas
ary and unrelated to legitimate zoning concerns. where the demand is great and to direct construction
into areas where it may not be politically Qr oco-
Size of Dwelling Units (Single and nomically possible to build. The consequences arrs
Mulniamily) limited growth, regardless of demand, and in-
No limits (minimum or maximum) should be creases in housing prices.
placed on the size of individual dwelling units. Some municipalities have used annual quotas
"The purpose of . . . minimum-building-size to limit the number of building permits. To be
ordinances may be stated quite simply:To force up effective, a quota must be set at a lower level than
the cost of housing," wrote Norman Williams.22 what results from the operation of normal market
The ordinances, he claimed, are designed, first, to forces.
protect property values by prohibiting construction A more sophisticated approach employs a
of housing smaller than that already in the zone and, point-based permit system, wherein communities
second, to exclude people who cannot "pay their plan for growth by long-term allocation of public
way" in terms of their demands on municipal serv- investments for facilities.Such planning also can be
ices. instituted for exclusionary purposes. Development
As an illustration of contrasting approaches to proposals receive points based on the availability of
size restrictions, consider the experience of certain public facilities such as sewerage,drainage,
Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth, two Texas metro- roads, etc. Where facilities do not exist, these lo-
politan areas with very different development reg- calities allow developers to provide the services.
ulations. As one homebuilder testified before the Phased development can be used for the orderly
Commission, Houston's land development ordi- installation of facilities as part of a deliberate effort
nances allow new dwelling unit designs without to limit unreasonably the production of housing.
restriction as to size and type.23 As mortgage rates Under a well-known development ordinance of
rise,for example,the developer is able to reduce the Ramapo, N.Y., the building rate was reduced by
size of units(to 800-1,000 square feet)and build in two-thirds after the ordinance was adopted.
Houston for a selling price of about S55,000. In Studies of Petaluma, Calif., and Boulder,
many suburbs of Dallas, on the other hand, where Colo.,reveal the way growth management controls
zoning regulates dwelling unit size and type, it is affect the cost of housing. A 1970-77 study by
nearly impossible to construct a unit of less than researchers at the University of California at Davis
about 1,500 square feet. These units sell for less found that prices for a single-family,detached home
than S80,000.2' So the Dallas developer is simply in Petaluma (which imposed growth controls in
prevented from meeting the demands of these areas. 1972)showed an 8 percent greater increase than for
Consumer demand rather than government regula- a comparable house in Santa Rosa, the nongrowth
tion should determine the size of dwelling units.To control comparison city in the study. Thus,a home
do otherwise is to infringe upon individual lifestyle that sold in 1977 for$100,000 in Santa Rosa cost
preferences and ignore financial constraints on approximately $108,000 in Petaluma. The study
more and more households. attributed a signficant portion of the $8,000 dif-
ference to growth control limitations.in addition,a
practical result of Petaluma's growth controls was
Growth Controls the virtual disappearance of modest "starter"
Except where jur::ried by a vital and pressing homes. The city's scoring system for awarding de-
Interest, governments should avoid growth con-
trols that limit production of housing.
Many communities use regulation to control 22 Noma,Williams,American Land Planning Law (Chicago.
future growth. Ordinary zoning controls or special Dl.:Callaghan&Co.,1975),Vol. 2,p.624.
restrictive ordinances can be used to limit or phase a Statement d Harlan E.Smith,Ptesideni d Homecraft Land
construction or manage the pattern of growth to Development Inc.,December 14, 1981.
achieve certain goals.There is nothing wrong with 'Conversation between Smith and Commission staff,February
cityplanningrelated to the installation of schools, „3' 1982.
lisk Force Report sponsored by the Rockefeller Brothers
roads, sewers,parks,water facilities,public build- Fend, The Use of Land:A Citizens Policy Guide to Urban
ings,and other public services and facilities.These Growth(New York:Crowell Co., 1973)p.94.
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velopment permits places a heavy emphasis upon and S37,000. The 1972 plan was altered in 1976 to
high-amenity housing.'° contain 3,000 units with an average price tag of
Another study reflected similar results in Boul- S65,000."
der, Colo., which limits housing production based Thus, because of local opposition, some de-
on a target annual population growth of 2 percent. velopments which were intended originally to
Boulder's "Danish Plan" also combines a cap on house average-income families have been changed
the number of building permits with a point system, so significantly that they provide shelter only for the
evaluating each permit application so that only high- wealthy, a primary conclusion of Friedran's exam-
scoring (high-quality and therefore high-cost)pro- ination. The critical question becomes whether de-
jects are awarded permits. ,elopers can continue to make compromises that
Boulder's housing costs between 1976 and secure political approval, and still sell houses to
1979(before and after growth control)rose 25 per- anyone but the most affluent. °
cent while the cost of a comparable house in two
nearby communities increased only 11 percent. Farmland Preserwition Controls
Since the analysis used constant 1975 dollars and Regulation restricting land to farming use should
the same type of house,the differential is attributa- not be adopted if it would limit housing produc-
ble to Boulder's growth controls. tion
Boulder limited not only the number of units As the nation's population increased, market
built, but—through a point system designed to forces caused the conversion of some farmland to
achieve high-quality housing—caused more expen- uses in greater demand, such as housing. In re-
sive housing to be built on larger lots. Builders in sponse, State and local governments tried a variety
neighboring cities not under such controls built of strategies to retain farmland, including agri-
smaller homes on smaller lots during this period. cultural zoning. Such zoning imposes legally bind-
Thus, for homes actually built, average Boulder ing controls on all owners of land in the agricultural
prices increased by 29 percent, those in the other zone and can raise housing costs by limiting the
two communities by only 10 percent and 6 percent, supply of land.
respectively. As discussed in Chapter 14,the Commission is
Some governments also impose various en- persuaded that no need exists for protecting farm-
vironmental controls. For example, the approval of land from urban development. Prohibiting the con-
the California Coastal Commission,established by version of farmland to urban uses may waste far
public initiative in 1972, is required for any de- more resources than it saves. The added cost of
velopment or new construction on the 1,100-mile development on less well-located sites increases the
California coastline, up to two miles inland. cost of capital and labor. This policy also may
Michael L. Fischer, Executive Director of the increase transportation expenditures and require ex-
California Coastal Commission, a strong advocate pansion of sewer and water lines and roads by forc-
of the program's environmental goals,testified that ing the development of sites farther from already-
his commission's regulatory efforts"undoubtedly" developed areas.
increase the cost of housing: "No question about it. As "exclusionary zoning" practices of some
. When we reviewed development proposals,we communities have come under attack, the agri-
would place at the top of the list projects like hotels, cultural land issue may become a means for estab-
restaurants, and campgrounds. . . . Down at the lishing extraordinary large-lot zoning-160 acres
bottom of the priority list, of course, would be and sometimes more. While this requirement is
single-family homes,an inefficient use of this pre- ostensibly designed to preserve the minimum oper-
cious resource . . . [These mitigation measures sting size of farms,its real effect will be to exclude
would clearly add to the cost of housing projects'
In regulatory situations like the Coastal Com-
mission,the only way a developer can get a project
approved is to cut its size drastically either in total &y +:'4":hwartz.David Hansen.ar'".;chard Green."sub-
number of units or density. Bernard Frieden has anban Growth Controls and t e Price of New Housing,"Jour-
supplied two illustrations of these imposed densityt19 aJ Envi303-320.
nral Economics and Management, vol. 8
constraints.A 1972 plan for a 2,000-unit project was v its Danish Plan Retrospect:A Look at Growth Management
finally approved in 1976 for only 275 units. One Issues in Boulder. Colorado (Washington, D.C.: National
hundred units were priced between S100,000 and Association of Home Builders. 1981).
$200,000. The remaining units ranged from a Government before the overnment Regulations Committee,
Oct. 30,1981.
$40,000 to S60,000—twice the o iginal estimated s'Bernard Frieden, The Environmental Protection Hustle
average sales price. The second plan called for (Cambridge.Mass.:MIT Press, 1979),Chapter 10.
9,000 condominium units priced between S21,000 "Ibid.
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housing developments from the community." The of Houston, the MUD is absorbed. Houston then
beneficiaries of large-lot zoning usually are affluent retires the bonds and issues its own. This method
homeowners, while lower-income renters and avoids requiring the developer to finance the in-
young families pay the additional price. In evaluat- stallation of infrastructure, thus adding the Be-
ing the effects of farmland preservation, govern- veloper's pro raw share of those costs to the selling
ment agencies must keep in mind the substantial price of the house.Under such municipal financing,
costs that may be imposed on those least able to bear the homebuyer also enjoys lower interest in paying
them. for his share of infrastructure costs.
This recommendation does not suggest disap- MUD or a similar approach also could be
proval of special State tax treatment of agricultural adapted to redevelopment projects where major in-
lands.In some States,when farmland is rezoned for frastructure replacement must be made but where
nonfarm purposes,the State will not increase the tax the imposition of these costs on the developer may
rate from farm to nonfarm levels until the property make the project infeasible.
is sold for nonfarming purposes.At the time of sale,
however, the State will recapture the tax savings Cost-Sensitive Standards
from the seller. HUD should contract with the National Institute
of Building Sciences to develop cost-sensitive
subdivision standards for State and local govern-
Development Regulations
The standards adopted by municipalities to govern cent consideration.
land development and the way in which these im Subdivision controls specify conditions for di-
provements are financed represent a substantial viding a parcel of land into lots for development.
component of total construction costs. The rec- Their purpose is to ensure that new development
ommendations that follow are designed to provide meets community standards and that the developer
regulatory relief and to allocate the costs of these and
the new homeowner absorb much of the costs of
improvements more equitably. a new development. As these regulations became
increasingly detailed—they now contain require-
ments for public improvements ranging from side-
Financing Infrastructures walks and streetlights to parkland—charges that
Municipalities should consider using innovative they add unnecessary costs to housing development
financing approaches to assist developers in mounted. A 1976 study of housing development in
providing infrastructure for new residential de- New Jersey found that unnecessary site improve-
velopment. ment increased housing costs by an average of 2.3
Site-improvement costs are a major reason for percent of the selling price of the unit.J2
the recent escalation of new housing costs. Na- A 1978 General Accounting Office (GAO)
tionally, the cost of a finished lot now averages study,33 one of the most thorough reports on this
nearly 25 percent of the selling price of a new house. issue, analyzed the effects of 17 commonly used
Innovative ways of financing required in- site-improvement standards in a sample of 87 corn-
frastructure must be found if these costs are not to munities. It found:
be absorbed directly into the selling price of the • significant variation in standards specifica-
house. Some cities have the authority to earmark tions for the same requirement, suggesting
special financing for such infrastructure and can arbitrariness in arriving at the standard;
issue bonds at a lower interest rate that can be • widely varying potential savings, depend-
amortized over many years. This approach should
be encouraged wherever possible. It should be (a�8 upon local standards,averaging$1,295
noted,however,that the cost to society remains high high ast 2 per55 int of one b costs) but as
high $ community; and
under tax-exempt municipal financing, since the • many overspecifications for road widths,
expense of providing infrastructure is passed on to driveway widths, and c 'ier items, but few
the general ta:rayer. for more expensive items like concrete
For local governments lacking this authority,
one promising method for lowering infrastructure
costs is the municipal utility district (MUD). This >,William A.Fischel,"The urbanization of Agricultural Land:
approach has been used successfully in the Houston A Review of the Narional Agricultural Lands Study."Land
area to avoid costly hookups to established sewer Bconoarics,Vol. 58,May 1982.
Si systems far from new residential developments. Seidel,°p ci'•pp.45,51.
10 Why In the Houston area, the MUD has issued itte New House Prices So Hig , owArr Beey Reduced?
revenue bonds and used benefit assessments toBy oOngton,D C.:linear Regulations.S and Can Prices Be GeneralAc-
off
pay (Washington,D.C.:U.S.Comptroller General, A the bonds.When an area is annexed by the city counting Office,May 1978).
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pavement specifications,water-main pipe section Agency (EPA) of any reserve capacity in
sizes, or cul-de-sac diameter. wastewater treatment facilities after October 1,
A Colorado study found that changes in local 1984.
regulatory practices and requirements added be- While conventional on-site septic tank/soil ab-
tween $1,500 and$2,000 to the cost of the typical sorption systems are allowed in most areas without
home built between 1970 and 1975. Part of this public sewers, these systems often are impractical
additional cost was a result of new requirements for because of marginal soils that do not permit proper
wider and thicker streets, underground storm absorption. There are proven, cost-effective inno-
sewers, and fences." vative wastewater alternatives suitable for usron
In 1972, it cost approximately $4,800 to im- marginal soils,but many developers are unaware of
prove a typical lot in Orange County,Calif.,to meet them and regulatory agencies have been indifferent
local subdivision requirements, about 13.7 percent to them. Proposed EPA cutbacks in research and
of the average selling price of S35,000 for a house in promotional activities supporting the performance
the county. In 1978, it cost S28,561 to meet the and management of small-scale wastewater alterna-
subdivision standards—about 21.3 percent of the tives will further hinder the acceptance of these
selling price of the average home ($135,000).J5 technologies.
No cost-sensitive set of standards for subdivi- EPA and organizations such as the National
sion development now exists that is responsive to Association of Home Builders and the National
both health-and-safety and cost issues. The Corn- Sanitation Foundation also could help promote
mission believes that a national advisory standard small-scale wastewater technologies. EPA should
should be prepared that can provide guidance to support organizations in disseminating technology
government and the private development for such alternatives.
community.
Builder/Developer Fees
Wastewater TechnologyBuilders and developers should be obligated only
for such fees, dedications, servitudes, parking
No development should be barred for lack of requirements, or other exactions as are specifi-
municipal sewer capacity if the developer is pre- tally attributable to the development. Likewise,
pared to install at his cost proven innovative and communities should not be required to subsidize
alternative wastewater technologies that meet new housing development infrastructure or fa-
public health and safety requirements. To this duties relating thereto.Builders and developers
end,the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should pay only their pro-rata share. They
should support both public and private research should be permitted to install at their own cost
activities related to innovative wastewater tech- facilities not publicly available.
• ogres. In addition to infrastructure costs, municipal
Housing development in many markets is lira- fees also adversely affect housing affordability.The
ited by a lack of public sewer facilities or by margin- previously cited 1978 GAO report"found that some
a1 soils that limit the use of conventional,individual communities charge fees for permits, inspections,
septic systems. To deny development in areas of utility tap-ins, and the like which add significantly
limited public sewer capacity would be arbitrary to the cost of new houses. In the 87 communities
where developers are capable of installing adequate sampled,the median fee was about$930 per house,
on-site disposal technologies. The use of proven ranging from a low of$56 in one community to
small-scale wastewater technologies, such as clus- S3,265 in another.Utility tap-in fees represented by
ter systems, would ease land-supply problems in far the largest portion of the total fees charged by
many housing markets.'
The lack of central sewerage facilities, es-
pecially in high-growth areas,continues to result in
the imposition of sewer moratoria. The num) r of "Bitten,Brow-- Addington and Associates,An Analysi,of
communities reporting sewer moratoria at any one Impact°f State and Local Gavtrnmenr lraerv[ntion on me
Color-
time increased from 330 in 1976 to more than 500 in Horne Building Process in Colorado 1970-7S(Denver:ado Association for Housing and Building,April 1976).
1979. Capital spending for needed infrastructure at rn Alfred Gobar Associates,Housing Cost Analysis: Orange
the local level is constrained in many communities Cowry.Californians for as Environment d Excellence,Full
by tight budgets and opposition to property taxes. Employment and a Strong Economy Through Planned De-
The situation may soon get worse.The passage „wlotxnent(Brea,California. 1980).
of the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Con- nTheE�frcurafEnvi,math[maiRegulations,op.cit.,pp.112-139.
P Why Are New House Prins So High.How Are They Influenced
stniction Grant Amendments of 1981 (PL. 97-117) By Govenrmenz Regtdatiar s and Can Prices Be Reduced?,op.
would eliminate funding by the Environmental Pro- cit.
207
communities. The median fee charged for utilities to 10 percent of the final selling price of a house. In
was $605, but 15 communities charged more than periods of high inflation, this percentage could be
S1,500 per house, and one charged more than even higher.
S3,000 per house. There is little nationwide con- The Rice Center Study of the costs of regula-
sensus among local officials on what is a fair and tory delay in typical single-family divisions com-
reasonable charge for specific municipal services. pared total project duration in the late 1960s to that
Under growing fiscal pressure, local govern- in the more heavily regulated 1970s,hypothesizing
ments have increasingly altered the financing and that any difference was due to an increase in regula-
pricing of their urban infrastructure. These new tion. The average duration was found to-have
methods,which draw a distinction between existing lengthened between 1967 and 1976 by more than
residents and buyers of new homes, often require five months,resulting in costs ranging from S560 to
the builder(and ultimately the homebuyer)to make S840 per single-family lot in the Houston area.
a capital contribution for the direct new service, Projects involving the creation of utility districts
either in the form of cash or by actually providing averaged delays of 13 months,costing an estimated
the infrastructure. Pricing methods also have S980 to S1,460.'0
changed; many proposals require new residents to
pay more per unit of consumption than old custom- focal Initiatives
ers. The Commission realizes that it is not possible to
Where the infrastructure in question is not achieve immediately a single consolidated local de-
principally attributable to the new development, velopment permit,especially in view of the plethora
there is no economic rationale for distinguishing of independent agencies in so many local govern-
between old and new residents.'s Thus, while in- ments. Short of this, however, local governments
frastructure improvements developed for the pri- have taken steps to expedite the permit process,
mary use of the new homeowners should appropri- among them the following:4'
ately be charged to them, charges for municipal Create a central authority that provides all
improvements used by the community in general permit applications required in the development
should be apportioned among the developer (and process. In communities where each department
therefore the new residents)on the same basis as all operates its own permit system, applicants now
other residents. must make the rounds to obtain multiple permits.
Conduct pre-application conferences. De-
Local Permit pj velopers need the opportunity to discuss with expe-
My homebuilder who haste had I to go through the rienced staff such matters as community opposi-
applications process knows that time is indeed don, probable conditions for approval, and how
money. From the moment he purchases or takes an other projects have been decided in the past. Such
option on a piece of property, he begins to incurormal information can be as important as the
"carrying costs"—interest, insurance, property official rules.
taxes,inflation,and office overhead—tying up cap- Establish a joint review committee whenever
several departments are involved in a project ap
ital and even losing markets.The following discus-
sion addresses various techniques that can be used Praual•Anincreasing alternative to sequential rout-
to reduce delays in processing applications. •
mg of applications is a review committee or team of
Wherever possible, procedures for obtain- staff from each relevant department that meets reg-
ularly to review proposals,jointly solve problems,
ing permits for subdivision and construction and reach a final agreement. Before the committee
should be reduced and consolidated to a single
comprehensive permit to minimize the time be-
tween purchase of land and occupancy by home- "Stephen Haoke and John T.Wenders,..Costing and Pricing for
Owners and tenants. Old and New Customers,"Public Utilities Fortnightly(April
The previously cited GAO report on housing 29, 1982).
costs"determined that the average time for review "Why Are New Horse Prick:So High,How An They influenced
and approval is 7-1/2 months from the time a de- ByCnner'�eiuRego and Can Prices BeReduced?,op.
veloper submits his preliminary plans to the day a •The Decoy Cosu of Government Regulation in the Houston
building permit is issued.Extreme cases range from Housing Market(Houston:Rice Center for Community De-
a month to two years or more. Generally, larger sign and Research, 1978).
.
developments (250 or more units) in the high- Fntamo, n i`'ediscuntheinseeAmmcanPtannmBAsso-
g owth areas experience longer review times.In any elation(with assivaU e d the Urban Land Guidebook
e),Stream-
case,added development time means increased car- Gene linen!Land Use Regulation:.C: A Godenme for Local
�� Govrrrrrrenss(Washington.D.C.:U.S.Government Priming
tying costs for the developer,varying from 1 percent Office, t9g0).
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meets,the application is usually sent to the respec- sioned under most State laws was supposed to entail
tive departments for technical review by specialized one,or at most two,public hearings per project.But
staff. where an applicant must obtain a change in zoning
Implement'fast tracking"procedures for pro- before submitting a subdivision application, this
jects with minor impacts. Fast tracking abbreviates can add another two public hearings, and perhaps
the review and approval process for smaller pro- upwards of four,in some States.The multiple-hear-
jects. The process should be expanded to cover ing process should be simplified or consolidated if
certain larger subdivisions, as well as other routine the time delays associated with the process are
applications with no major impact. burdensome.
Institute the simultaneous review of multiple Employ a hearing officer. A hearing official is
permits. Reviews must follow sequentially when an appointed officer who conducts quasi-judicial
one permit is made a prerequisite for the next. In hearings on applications for parcel rezonings, spe-
many cases this is logical and efficient for both cial use permits,variances,and other such devices.
developer and the review staff, but some applica- In addition to freeing the time of commissioners and
Lions lend themselves to simultaneous review. elected officials,the hearing official can help reduce
Consolidate or eliminate multiple public hear- delay and uncertainty for both large and small
ings. The typical sequence of land review envi- projects.
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Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Additional Income to City of Wylie
1. Increase in City Tax Base: 140,
Ceti 4 44
• a go 43
� , a. acres @ $12, 000 per acre 516,000.00
. 279 mobile homes, average size
ifrij p
14 ' x 80 ° , average sales price
_423,000, total val'41:4127<lizo,/— 66A-r--, 4-/ ,ue aitLa-- 6,417,000.00
Total increase in City Tax Base 6,933,000. 00
;1/1{11r ;fivji- Mobile homes are now taxed as real
property, and they will appreciate
in value, rather than depreciate.
2. Increase in City Tax Income
$6,933,000.00 x . 47/$100 32,585.00
3. Water Sewer & Trash Revenue
Sewer charge 6.50
Trash charge 5.00
Water, minumum 5. 73
Total monthly income per space 17.23
Total monthly income 279 spaces 4,807.17
Total Annual revenue to City 57,686. 00
4. Increase in Sales Tax Revenue
Projected 1982 sales tax income 107,000. 00
Income per resident 33. 43
Estimated additional residents
in Mobile Home Park
(2. 3 x 279) = 641. 7
Estimated additional sales tax •
(641.7 x $33. 43 21,452.00
Total direct increase in Revenue
to City of Wylie (items 2, 3, & 4) 111,723. 00
5. Revenue Increase for Local Merchants
Average income per family is $20,000.00
Approximately 1/3 of income will be spent
in the Wylie community
33. 3% x $20,000 = 6,666.00 per family
6,666.66 x 279 homes = 1,859,998.00
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Computation of Benefit to Wylie Taxpayers
, Total Wylie households 1,056
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 279
Total households after Glen Knoll
Mobile Home Park 1,335
Percentage increase in households 20.9%
CITY BUDGET IMPACT OF GLEN KNOLL MOBILE HOME PARK
Total Wylie City Budget 1982 - 1983 1, 159,000.00
Less Water and sewer portion of budget -445,050.00
Sub-total 713,950.00
Less Budget Items Not Affected by addition
of Glen Knoll Mobile home Park
Administration -40,700. 00
Finance, except supplies and
appraisal fee -53,133.00
Police Department -233,250.00
Fire Department:
Travel and schools -2,600. 00
Insurance and bonds -3,050.00
Building maintenance -1, 400.00
Streets:
Contractual -19,900.00
Personnel -21, 600.00
Capital expense -29,410.00
Building Inspection -4, 900. 00
Municipal Court salaries -6,000. 00
Parks and Recreation:
Capital equipment -5,000.00
Personnel -7,800.00
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Library:
Contractual -5,950.00
Maintenance -700.00
Personnel-FT -13,000.00
Building Lease -3,600.00
Public Safety-General Revenue Fund -36,210.00
Total of Non-Affected Budget Items -488,203.00
Portion of City Budget impacted by
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 225,747.00
Increase in City Budget related to
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
(20 . 9% x $225, 747.00) = 47,181. 00
[The increase in the City Budget will
actually be less than $47,181.00 since
many small line items in budget will
not increase 20. 9%]
Net Increase in City Revenue Due to
Addition of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Total direct increase in city revenue 111,723. 00
Less: Increased city expenses due to Glen
Knoll Mobile Home Park -47,181.00
Net increase in city revenue 64,542. 00
Plus Sales tax revenue will probably exceed projections
Plus additional cash flow to local merchants of $1,859,998. 00
Impact of Glen Knoll Mobile home Park
on City of Wylie Water Usage
Minimum gallons purchased monthly from
North Texas Municipal Water District,
equal to average 1980-81 usage 14,749,000 gallons
1981-1982 use history
October, 1981 16, 311, 000
November , 1981 13,850,000
December , 1982 10,019,000
January, 1982 11,906,000
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February, 1982 12,346,000
March, 1982 10,786,000
April, 1982 11,570,000
May, 1982 12,211,000
June, 1982 13, 380,000
July, 1982 13,982,000
August, 1982 18,830,000
September , 1982 21,176,000
Total gallons used 166,367,000
Average per month (13,863,916)
Average gallons per month
which are not being used
by City 885,084
Plus City of Wylie will probably be required
to raise minimum purchase since maximum
monthly use in September, 1982 exceeded
minimum purchase amount by 6, 427,000
gallons
Minimum Additional Water Revenue to City of
Wylie due to Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Monthly revenue 279 x $5. 73 = 1, 598.67
Minimum Annual Revenue 19,184. 04
Impact of Glen Knoll Mbile Home Park
on Sewer Plant
Current sewer plant facilities are designed
to meet the needs of a city of 10,000 people
Current population of City, estimated 3,400
Additional Residents, Glen Knoll Mobile
Home Park (279 x 2. 3) 642
Current capacity of Sewer Plant in use 34%
Percentage of sewer capacity in use after
Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park installed 40. 4%
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Impact of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park on Wylie
Independent School District
Total assessed property value, WISD 152,000,000.00
Total assessed value of residential property 74,460,989 .50
Percentage of tax base represented by
residential property 48.99%
Total increase in WISD tax base at Glen Knoll Park
Improved land - 43 acres @ $12,000/acre 516,000.00
279 mobile homes, average value $23,000 6,417,000.00
Total increase in WISD tax base 6,933,000.00
Percentage increase in residential tax base 9.31%
Percentage increase in total tax base 4. 56%
Current enrollment, WISD 1, 600
Estimated additional WISD students
from Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 69
Percentage increase in students due
to Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 4. 31%
1982-1983 WISD Budget 4, 853, 316 . 00
Regular Operations 3,177,855.00
Debt Retirement 253, 300. 00
State & County Funding,
Collin County Special
Services Co-Operative 1,403, 220.00
Other Expenses 18,941.00
Total Budget 4,853,316.00
General Fund Budget 3,082, 428.00
State funding (64.7%) 1,994,330.92
Federal funding (2. 3%) 70,895.84
Local funding (33.0%) 1,017,201.24
Total 3,082, 428.00
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Local Funding 1,017, 201. 24
Property taxes (17.9%) 551, 754. 61
Food service and athletic
funds (7. 3%) 225,017. 24
Other local revenue (7.8%) 240,429. 38
Total 1,017,201. 24
Average local cost per pupil
1,017,201.00/1600 635. 75
Estimated additional cost to WISD for
69 pupils (69 x $635.75) 43,866.75
Present Available Pupil Spaces in WISD
Capacity Registered Available
Lower school 615 554 61
Middle school 575 561 14
High school 500 485 15
Impact of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park on WISD will be gradual.
Ninety (90) spaces in park will be developed immediately, and
ninety (90) spaces per year over the following two years.
Current WISD valuation of 269 mobile homes, at total value of
$1,560,281 does not include the appraised value of the sites of
the mobile homes
Tha appraised value of the mobile home sites currently in use is
as follows :
Mobile Home Parks:
Allen Park 1. 85 acres @ $12, 000 22, 200
Forest Park 5. 196 acres @ $12,000 62, 352
Hardin Park 2. 5 acres @ $12, 000 30,000
Turner Park 1.67 acres @ $12,000 20,040
Wylie Butane 12. 48 acres @ $12,000 149,760
31 mobile home sites in "additions" , average
value $4,500 each 139,500
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97 mobile home sites in "abstract" lots,
average 1 acre or more, average value
$7,500 each 727,500
Total assessed value of current 269 mobile
home sites 1,151, 352
Assessed value of current 269 mobile homes 1,560,281
Total assessed value 2,711,633
Less 269 homestead exemptions at $5,000 -1,345,000
Net current taxable valuation 1, 366,633
The increased WISD tax base at Glen Knoll Mobile home Park will
pay 65.65% or more of the local school costs resulting from adding
69 pupils to the school system.
Total cost to WISD, 69 pupils @ $635.75 43,866.75
Total additional WISD tax revenue:
Tax Base: Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park 516,000. 00
279 mobile homes @ $23,000 each 6,417,000.00
Total assessed value 6,933,000. 00
Less: 279 homestead exemptions @ $5,000 -1,395,000 .00
Net tax valuation 5,538,000. 00
Net tax revenue at . 52/100 28, 797.60
Percentage of local student costs to be
paid by taxes at Glen Knoll Mobile Home
Park 65. 65%
Compared to residential percentage of tax
base in WISD of only 48 .99%
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Advantages to City of Wylie and WISD
of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
1. All streets in Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will be paved and
maintained by the Developers.
2. All utilities will be installed at the Developers' cost and
water and sewer lines will be maintained by the Developers,
but the City will collect monthly water and sewer charges and
incur none of the maintenance expense.
3. The 279 resident families of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will
be permanent residents of the Wylie Community. Statistically,
less than one percent of current mobile home residents move
each year.
4. Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will add $6,933,000 to the per-
manent tax base of the City of Wylie and Wylie ISD, which will
appreciate each year . Mobile homes are now taxed as real
property, and they are appreciating approximately 311% per
year .
5 . The 642 residents of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park will spend at
least $1,859,998 each year in the Wylie Community.
6. In order to assure that the Glen Knoll Mobile Home is an asset
to the Wylie Community, the Developers would make no objection
if the City requires:
(a) that manufactured housing located in the park have labels
attached certifying construction to the HUD building
code;
(b) that manufactured housing density at Glen Knoll Mobile
Home Park be less than the city zoning ordinance maximum
of seven (7) units per acre.
(c) that residents of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park be required
to obtain a city permit to connect local utilities, which
will provide a record permitting addition of the new home
to the City of Wylie tax rolls.
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yr. Melvin K. St. John
Wylie, Texas 75098
!4r. St. John:
In response to your letter dated October 11, 1982, no additional
personnel or equipment would be needed to maintain security in a Mobile
Home park with approximately 279 spaces, in the City limits at this time.
Sincerely1
R;ice Abbott
Chief of police,
City of Wylie
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PROJECTED iJORTEX WATER flQUIRL:1EiJTS WITiiOU' t AT1Ui+I.JG
Octooer 12, 1932
Numbers in millions of gallons
YEAR LOW I;isDlCii, IiiGH
1933 13.0 15.0 15.0
1934 14.0 16 .5 13.5
.19 5 15.5 18.5 21 .0
1986 17.0 21 .0 26.0
1987 18.5 • 24.0 31 .0
Water usage from Oc ,.1 , 1981 through Sept.30, 1982 was 11 ,290,600 gallons
with extensive watei rationing during peak periods.
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OCT lint
October 0. 1902
or Bob Squires
V41ie City Hall
114 Lallard
ylie, TX 7506
Dear fA)bs
I would like to request to be on the City Council agenda on
Tuesday. uctober 12, 1982.
6ryant tarry
cc Call {Wallace
HOLLAND HITCH OF TEXAS, INC.
ENGINEERED EQUIPMENT FOR `yQ��.fli- TRUCKS,TRAILERS&INDUSTRY
P.O. BOX 950• WYLIE, TX 75098• PHONE(214)442-3556 • TELEX NO. 791565
October 8, 1982
Mr. Robert Squires - Mayor
Members of the City Council
Wylie, Texas 75098
Ref: Application no. 82-9-1
Melvin St. John
Dear Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council,
It is my understanding the public hearing phase is over in reference
to the above application. When voting on this issue was "tabled" until the
next scheduled City Council meeting of October 12, 1982, I assumed there
would be no further public debate. However, if it is the desire of the City
Council to reopen public discussion on the issue at the next meeting, I would
like the Council to place me on the agenda or recognize me from the floor
when the discussion begins.
Thank you for your attention on this matter.
Sincerely,
V `
Timothy T. Hem way
General Manager/Vice President
TTH/rs
MARVIN THOMAS PHONE 214-748-0226
WILLIAM J. NEILON. JR.
NATHAN K. GRIFFIN
THOMAS AND NEILON
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
814 DRESSER BLDG.
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
OCT 8Rff
October 7, 1982
Mr . Lee Vickers
City Manager
City of Wylie
Wylie, Texas
Re: Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park
Dear Mr. Vickers:
On behalf of our client, Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park, we hereby
respectfully request the opportunity to present before the Wylie
City Council a rebuttal to the figures submitted to the Council on
September 27, 1982 by Mr. Bryant Barry and the arguments presented
by Mr . Tim Hemingway.
It is our understanding that as a result of the tabling of the
annexation regarding the above noted property that same is still
on the agenda for the October 12, 1982 City Council meeting.
Sincerely yours,
MARVIN HOMAS
MT/st
OCT 7 REC'D
October 7 , 1982
City of Wylie
114 North Ballard Street
Wylie , Texas 75098
Subject : Variance Request for Residential
Construction - Trails Addition
Dear Mr . Vickers :
Re: City Ordinance No . 82-13
This letter is a request for authorization
to initiate residential construction prior to
the installation of public utilities , alleys and streets .
It is the intent of the requestors that no
residence will be occupied until Trails Addition,
Phase I, has been completed and accepted by the City
of Wylie as stated in ordinance 78-3 ,
standard building code , 1976 edition, page 1-12 ,
section 109. 1 and 109.2 .
Respectively Yours ,
Joe George
Gar, ( " •dd
ORDINANCE # 82-13
AN ORDINANCE ABOLISHING ORDINANCE #82-7 AND REPLACING ORDINANCE #80-03, PRO-
VIDING FOR CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUBDIVISIONS MAY BE DEVELOPED BY BLOCKS AND
PHASES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Ordinance #80-03 was found to be unreasonable and unworkable and was
previously abolished by the adoption of ordinance #82-7, and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it to be in the best interest of the City of
Wylie that more flexible conditions be provided under which subdividers can
subdivide and develop land, selling lots within the subdivisions at appropriate
times, and certificates of occupancy, and
WHEREAS, it is believed that a provision for notification of the purchaser of
the property be stipulated in this ordinance to the effect that the purchaser
should be aware of the requirements of this ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Ordinance #82-7 is hereby repealed and the following conditions
shall supersede all of the conditions in Ordinance #82-7 and in Ordinance #80-03.
SECTION 2. That a subdivider may file a preliminary plat showing the entire
subdivision, and the various phases by which the subdivision will be developed,
and that lots may be sold within the phase to be developed upon approval of the
final plat by the City Council .
SECTION ON 3. As each consecutive block is completed; that is, the proper utilities are
installed and approved by the City, the streets and alleys are paved and approved
by the City, building permits may be issued on a block by block basis, but no
certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the building official until the
phase is completed and accepted by the City.
SECTION 4. That the subdivider shall include in the conditions of sale for
each lot within the subdivision a notice to the purchaser that no certificate of
occupancy shall be issued for any residence constructed therein unless and until
the City has approved and accepted that phase of the subdivision.
SECTION 5. Should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any section,
clause, or sentence of this ordinance to be invalid, the remaining sections,
clauses, and sentences shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
DULY ADOPTED ON THIS THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JULY A.D. , 1982.
/./
"Bober . Squires, May
ATTEST:
�a� allace, City Secretary
Foundation Inspection: To be made after trenches are exca-
vated and forms erected.
Frame Inspection: To be made after the roof, all framing,
fire-blocking and bracing is in place and all pipes, chimneys, and
vents are complete.-
Final Inspection: To be made after the building is completed
and ready for occupancy.
(d) Work shall not be done on any part of a building or structure .
beyond the point indicated in each successive inspection without first
obtaining the written approval of the Building Official. Such writ-
ten approval shall be given only after an inspection shall have been
made of each,successive step in the construction as indicated by each
of the foregoing three inspections.
(e) Reinforcing steel or structural frame work of any part of any
building or structure shall not be covered or concealed in any man-
ner whatsoever without first obtaining the approval of the Building
Official, the designing architect or engineer.
(f) In all buildings where plaster is used for fire protection pur-
poses, the permit holder or his agent shall notify the Building Of-
ficial after all lathing and backing is in place. Plaster shall not be
applied until the approval of the Building Official has been received
(See Chapter X).
—._;.• SECTION 109 — CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
109.1—WHEN REQUIRED
A new building shall not be occupied and a change in occupancy
of a building or part of a building shall not be made until after the
Building Official shall have issued a certificate of occupancy therefor.
109.2—CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE •
Upon completion of a building hereafter erected in accordance
with approved plans, and after the final inspection herein referred to,
and upon application therefor, the Building Official shall issue a
certificate of occupancy stating the nature of the occupancy permit-
ted, the number of persons for each floor when limited by law, the
allowable load per square foot for each floor in accordance with the
L„....
provisions of this code.
^'''''" 109.3—TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY
A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued for a por-
tion or portions of a building which may safely be occupied prior
to final completion of the building.
109.4—EXISTING BUILDINGS
A certificate of occupancy for any existing building may be ob-
-- tained by applying to the Building Official and supplying the in-
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P. O. Box 1268
WY L I E INDUSTRIES CORP. Wylie, Texas 75098
Telephone:
Specializing in Typewriter Correction Tapes 214-442-5491
800-527-5642
October 6, 1982 4�
Mayor Robert Squires and City Council Members
Wylie City Hall
114 N. Ballard
Wylie, Texas 75098
Mr. Mayor and City Council Members,
I am writing this letter for the purpose of stating my opposition to the
proposed annexation of the land near Holland Hitch for a mobile home park.
After hearing Mr. Hemingway's, Mr. St. John's and Mr. Tibbals'arguments last
Monday night, I am convinced that the proposed mobile home park is not in the
best interests of the City of Wylie. Both Mr. St. John and Mr. Tibbals stated
that low cost housing will result in a labor force in Wylie to help lure new
industry into the city. Someone else stated that low cost housing will help
keep young people in the city. My experience tells me that these statements
are not correct. In a growing city like Wylie, low cost housing will not
promote industry, rather industry will promote better housing. Low cost housing
does not keep young people in a city. . . jobs keep young people in a city. Mr.
Hemingway is right about Wylie becoming a "commuting city" if it creates low
cost housing (or any housing) at the expense of industry.
I know you are concerned about the poor and where they will live, but mobile
home parks do not necessarily mean homes for poor people. And judging from
the applications at my company, people do not need low cost housing. . . they
need paying jobs. Wylie has a plan for bringing new industry (and more jobs)
into the city, and its industrial property is a major part of this plan. Do
not take it from us.
Sincerely,
A!¢
Jo r ait
P eside t
UTILITY BILLS PAID
SEPTEMBER 1982
var. Texas Power & Light 1402.61 water & sewer
21039 General Fund 6500.00 transfer
var. Wylie Supermarket 100.71 misc. supplies
var. Wylie Hardware 94.03 , minor tools/supplies
27202 Wylie Post Office 400.00 postage
var. Social Security Division 1773.86 contribution
var. T.M.R.S. 865.60 contribution
21045 I.R.S. 440.60 w/h deposit
21048 City of Wylie 324.34 September finals
var. Under $50 277.87 misc. items
TOTAL $12,179.62
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GENERAL BILLS PAID
SEPTEMBER 1982
var. SA-SO 52.05 crossing guard supplies
6313 Wylie Insurance 268.00 add '82 Pickup
13204 Jesse Vance 171.29 WSA sign
var. Texas Power & Light 2012.82 electricity
8407 Lester Gayler 80.00 mowing
13504 U. S. Southland Supply 402.45 restroom facilities - WCP
var. Wylie Supermarket 227.78 misc. supplies
var. Wylie Hardware 127.71 supplies & tools
var. Texas Employment Commission 65.80 contribution
var. Social Security Division 2766.59 contribution
var. T.M.R.S. 1731.72 contribution
2045 I.R.S. 671.40 w/h deposit
12102' CaMille Elliott 150.00 Judge
12102 Robert Beasley 200.00 pros. atty
15320 Iona Martin 200.00 library rent
12320 Huey Parker 300.00 city hall rent
7102 Lester Gayler 150.00 fire marshal
11102 Robert Roddy 290.00 inspections
4203 Dallas Morning News 179.54 notice to bid
9405 Folstadt & Folstadt 250.00 repair garbage truck
8/9207 J-8 Equipment 68.00 5 ton jack
8508 North Texas Construction 160.00 street repair
13403 North Texas Construction 80.00 soccer field
4/15402 Pegusus Building Maintenance 85.00 janitorial service
6407 Racal-Milgo 105.00 maintenance
var. Larry Allen 533.50 mowing, trip to Ft. Worth, posi
var. Under $50 550.89 misc. items
TOTAL $11,879.45
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ROUTE 2,BOX 154A I PLANO,TEXAS 75074/(214)424-6021
JULES KAPPES
Mayor October 4, 1982
Commissioners Court of Collin County OCT
Collin County Courthouse 4 REC'd
McKinney, Texas
Dear Sir:
The Murphy City Council, in a special meeting of September 13, 1982,
discussed the proposals for extending Spring Creek Parkway through
eastern Collin County.
The preferred route would be a southeastern extension of Spring
Creek Parkway to Park Boulevard, approaching Murphy on Betsy Lane.
This would give Murphy residents access to the east on a route roughly
equidistant between FM 544 and Parker Road, and would provide an
alternate route to the new East Plano high school.
Our second choice would be a tie-in with Parker Road, west of
Parker, continuing east on that existing route.
Any route further to the north would be of little benefit to Murphy.
Sincerely,
>ZENGUI dam.
ules G. Kappes
Mayor
JGK/dc
cc: City Council of Parker
City Council of Plano
City Council of St. Paul
City Council of Lucas
City Council of Wylie
City Council of Allen
Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilwoman Councilman
JOr N MADIGAN ROBERT PARHAM BRUCE McNICHOL SANDY HAWK PATRICK MAHER
CITY OF ALLEN
ArT 302 W. McDERMOTT
ALLEN,TEXAS 75002 al
1
TO: COLLIN COUr PUBLIC OFFICIALS
FROM: JOE FARMER, RESIDENT
SUBJECT: OCTOBER MEET NG OF THE COLLIN COUNTY PUBLIC
OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION
DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1982
The October Meeting of the Collin County Public Officials
Association has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 13,
at the McKinney Holiday Inn. There will be a cash bar
beginning at 6: 30. p.m. and dinner at 7 : 30 p.m.
The program this month is the second "Meet Your Candidate
Night. " This program features the candidates for the
26th U. S. Congressional District: Jim Bradshaw, Republican
and Tom Vandergriff, Democrat. This election is proving
to be one of the most hotly contested races in the area.
Again, as with the earlier meet your candidate night, each
candidate will be allowed to speak on his background,
qualifications, and platform and then the session will
be opened up to questions from the membership.
Please notify the appropriate people in your organization
of this meeting and call in your reservations to Judy
Morrison at Allen City Hall no later than 12 :00 noon,
Monday, October 11, 1982 (telephone - 727-3336 or 424-7518,
Dallas line) .
K
302 W. McDERMOTT • 214-727.3336 • 214-424-7518(DALLAS LINE)
COLLIN COUNTY PUBLIC OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION
MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9 , 1982 MEETING
The September meeting of the Collin County Public Officials
Association was held at the Holiday Inn in McKinney on
Thursday, September 9 , 1982, beginning with a cash bar at
6: 30 p.m. and dinner at 7 : 30 p.m. A total of 19 people
were in attendance.
Following dinner, President Joe Farmer welcomed all those
in attendance and mentioned the upcoming meeting for October
and urged all present to be in attendance. President Farmer
stated that the Association would host another "Meet Your
Candidate Night" featuring the candidates for the 26th U. S.
Congressional District: Jim Bradshaw, Republican and Tom
Vandergriff, Democrat.
President Farmer then introduced Florence Shapiro, Mayor
Pro Tem of Plano who is also the President of the Executive
Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Mrs. Shapiro spoke briefly about the programs and the services
offered by the Council of Governments and then introduced
Linda Keithly, Director of Public Affairs; NCTCOG, who
presented a short slide presdentation illustrating the
different services and programs of the COG. Mrs. Shapiro
then returned to the podium and stated that in light of
recent Federal program cuts she had appointed a "Committee
of the Future" whose responsibility would be to evaluate
the services and programs offered by the Council of Governments
and to project which programs and services would be offered
in the future. The committee is composed of past presidents,
former board members and former staff who have a thorough
understanding of COG's past and present to make realistic
and sensitive projections for the future. The committee
will be broken into subcommittees to study each of the
different areas of service. Upon completion of the committee's
work, a report will be prepared for wide dissemination.
Following the presentation, Mrs. Shapiro and Mrs. Keithley
both responded to questions from the Association members
present.
With no other business to come before the Association,
President Farmer adjourned the meeting.
111/4 SIN_
Jon M. arty, Secretary
t
i , } WYLIE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT SEPTEMBER • 1982
ABANDONED VEHICLES •
Checked by Officer 22
Ordinance Violation 0
Total 22
ACCIDENTS
Major 7
Minor —3--
Total 10
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
Loose Livestock
Dog At Large 1
Other 0
Dog Bite -6-
Total • 19
AMBULANCE CALLS •
Emergency Sick Calls 9
Police-Related Calls 17
Other 60-
Total 86
ALARMS ANSWERED
In City
Bank -
Other Business 2
Residence 2
Out of City
Total .. 7
ASSISTANCE CALLS
Motorist 7
Traffic
Other 13
Total 26
ARRESTS MADE
Warrant (City of Wylie) 1
Warrant (out of city) 5 •
Traffic charge 17
Public Intoxication
Other
•
Total z9
Page 1
_ _� SEPTEMBER 1982
SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT
ACCIDENTS REPORTED:
•
DATE LOCATION INJURIES?
09-04-82 Hwy. 78 & FM 544 West No
09-04-82 FM 1378 & FM 544 yes
° 09-08-82 Hwy. 78 & 5th Street yes
09-10-82 Hwy. 78 & FM 544 West yes
09-11-82 FM 2514 & J. .& T. Cabinet Shop yes
09-17-82 Hwy. 78, .5 Miles North No
09-18-82 Hwy. 544 West of Hooper Rd. yes
09-19-82 FM 1378 & Rodeo Arena yes
09-20-82 Hwy. 78 & FM 544 West No
09-25-82 FM 2514 & FM 1378 yes
CLEARANCES:
DATE/OFFENSE DATE CLEARED COMPLAINANT/VICTIM CHARGE
09-04-82 09-05-82 Annie May McDowell Swindle
09-08-82 09-10-82 jerrell David Clemmons Hit & Run/FLID
09-11-82 09-15-82 Kathy Hill Criminal Mischief
09-13-82 09-13-82 State of Texas-Wylie P.D. Traffic
09-18-82 09-18-82 pat Conelson Traffic
09-18-82 09-18-82 Donald Allen Criminal Mischief
09-28-82 09-28-82 Wylie P.D. Traffic
09-28-82 09-28-82 Wylie P.D. Evading Arrest
ARRESTS:
DATE OFFENSE
09-01-82 Exhibition of Acc. 09-11-82 Driving Left to Center
09-03-82 public Intox. 09-11-82 public Intox.
09-05-82 DCSO Warrants 09-13-82 DWLS
09-06-82 Wylie PD Warrants 09-14-82 DPD Warrants
09-06-82 No Drivers License 09-17-82 public Intox.
09-08-82 public Intox. 09-18-82 public Intox.
09-09-82 Rockwall PD Warrants 09-18-82 public Intox.
09-10-82 public Intox. 09-20-82 DPD warrants
09-11-82 public Intox.
... J
SEPTEMBER 1982
SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT
ACCIDENTS REPORTED:
DATE LOCATION INJURIES?
CLEARANCES:
DATE/OFFENSE DATE CLEARED COMPLAINANT/VICTIM CHARGE
ARRESTS:
DATE OFFENSE
09-22-82 public Intox. 09-27-82 public Intox.
09-12-82 public Intox. 09-27-82 No valid Operators Lic.
09-19-82 No Valid Oper. License 09-28-82 Traffic
09-25-82 DCSO warrants
09-25-82 public Intox.
09-25-82 public Intox.
09-26-82 public Intox.
09-26-82 public Intox.
09-26-82 public intox.
1•.J iV'iiai,l nI:TI Y l'11 i4:r Vitt + c.�i L. iU1.1+ .� ♦Juc c.i�i.'.u. .. SEPT MGE ' 1982
BURGLARY CALLS
Residence 1
Business 1
Motor Vehicle 1
Coin Operated Machine 0
Total 3
THEFT CALLS
Felony 2
Misdemeanor 2
Total 4
WRECKER CALLS
Accident 6
Police-Related Pull 9 •
Total 15
MISCELLANEOUS CALLS
Suspicious Person 13
Suspicious Vehicle 17
Prowler 5
Open Door (Business) 0
Missing Person/Runaway 1
Deceased 0
Security Check 3
Mental Patient/Commitment 0
Emergency Message 2
Traffic (other than accident) - 6
Funeral Escort 1
Other Escort 8
Criminal Mischief/Vandalism 2
Disturbance 19
Other: welfare Concern 1
Intoxicated person 13
Harassment 1
0
Speak to Officer -24--
Total 116
CLEARANCES
Felony --S—
Misdemeanor 3
Total 8
TRAFFIC STOPS-Total 260
TOTAL, ALL CALLS FOR MONTH OF 236
Submitted this 6th day of October 19 82
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R. D. AB6 '- 'T
, CHIEF OF POLICE
City of Wylie, Texas