04-12-1983 (City Council) Minutes CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 12, 1983
7:00 P.M.
The Wylie City Council met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on April
12, 1983 in the Council Chambers at City Hall . 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 Harold Eavenson, Geline
Dodd, Reta Allen and Percy Simmons, City Manager Lee Vickers, City
Secretary Sarah Connelly, Chief-of-Police Royce Abbott, Planning
and Zoning members Bryant Barry, Mike McAnally and numerous citizens.
Mayor Squires called meeting to order and gave the invocation.
APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.
Councilwoman Dodd made motion to approve accounts payable, seconded by
Councilman Eavenson, all in favor. Mayor Squires requested that the
approval of P & Z minutes from March 24, 1983 be withheld pending
amendment from P & Z Commission. Mayor Pro-Tem Martin made motion to
approve previous minutes, with the exclusion of P&Z minutes of March
24, 1983. Councilman Eavenson seconded, all in favor.
EMERGENCY AGENDA ITEM: ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #81-5 WHICH -�
RELATES TO THE SAME 36.39 ACRE TRACT OF LAND (LOCATED SOUTH OF ALANIS
AND MARTINEZ LANES) WHICH WAS VOTED UPON FOR MH (MOBILE HOME DISTRICT)
ZONING ON FRIDAY APRIL 8, 1983.
Mayor Pro Tem Martin requested a caucus with the Council before acting
on this item. Mayor Squires stated he did not feel that the Council
could neet in a caucus. Mayor Pro Tem Martin made request again,
seconded by Councilman Eavenson. Mayor granted caucus and asked that
Council Chambers be cleared.
After Council caucus, Mayor reopened meeting into session, and
continued on with discussion of agenda. In reference to open meetings
law 62-52-17 VACS Section 3 Article F does authorize items to be
added to agenda under emergency or emergent public necessity which shall
be expressed in the notice of to be sufficient. Councilman Simmons stated
that the Council had agreed to handle this issue and not carry over to new
Council and in his opinion this was an emergency. Mayor stated that he
did not feel this was an emergency item constituting emergent public
necessity. Mayor Pro-Tem Martin stated unless proven different by legal
counsel he did not feel it was an emergency item. Councilman Eavenson
stated he was not sure if it was or not. Mayor asked Ms. CaMille
Elliott, legal counsel for the City, for definition. She stated that
the reasons given were not a matter of emergency since it was only
a prefernece and that it should have been complied with according to
regular posting of agendas. Councilman Simmons requested that in view
of attorney's opinion that item be removed from agenda. Seconded by ...,
Councilwoman Dodd, all in favor. Councilman Martin requested that minutes
show that the following were not aware of this item being added to
agenda before it was posted, Mayor Squires, Councilmen Martin and
Eavenson.
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INSTALL NEW COUNCILMEMBERS
- Mayor administered oath of office to John Akin, Cleo Adams, and Don Hughes.
Councilman Simmons made motion to nominated Councilman Akin as Mayor Pro
Tem, seconded by Councilman Hughes, all in favor.
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING TO REZONE LOT 3, BLOCK 6, KELLER I ADDITION FROM
SF-2 TO R (RETAIL) 404 S. JACKSON.
Mayor opened public hearing. There being no comments or questions on
this matter, Mayor closed public hearing and returned to Council .
Mayor Pro-Tem Akin made motion to allow change in zoning, seconded by
Councilman Martin, all in favor.
REVIEW PROPOSED PLAT FOR 14ACRES LOCATED ON EAST SIDE OF FM544 SOUTHEAST
OF WYLIE, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ETJ.
After discussion on this development in the City of Wylie's ETJ, motion
was made by Councilman Simmons for Council to go along with P & Z
recommendations and that this issue and future developments be handled
in a work session and a procedure be set up with Planning & Zoning
and City Council on what is expected on developments outside of city.
Seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Akin, four in favor, Councilman Hughes
abstained.
APPROVE AND ACDEPT DRAINAGE EASEMENT NEEDED FOR KINSINGTON MANOR ESTATES
Developers agreed that they would be responsible for the initial cost
of easement. Mayor Pro-Tem Akin made motion to approve easement,
Councilman Adams seconded, four in favor, Councilman Simmons abstained.
APPROVE PAVING PLANS FOR PIRATE DRIVE
Mayor Pro-Tem Akin made motion to table this item pending results of
instructions given to City Manager by Council . Councilman Simmons
seconded the motion, four in favor, Councilman Adams abstained.
Departmental reports were reviewed.
Council set up a work session for Saturday April 16, 1983 at 8:30 a.m.
in the Council Chambers without agenda items.
Councilman Martin made motion to adjourn. Seconde y Councilman
Simmons, all in favor.
obe t B. uires, Mayor
ATTEST: J
Sarah Connelly, City Secretary