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02-16-1984 (City Council) Minutes G CtC CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 16, 1984 7:00 P. M. The Wylie City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, February 16, 1984 at 7:00 P. M. 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 in the manner required by law. Those in attendance were Mayor Robert B. Squires, Mayor Pro Tem John Akin, Councilmen Cleo Adams, William Martin, Percy Simmons, Don Hughes, City Manager Gus Pappas, City Secretary Carolyn Jones, Roy Faires, I . W. Santry, Chief Abbott, Jerry Land and other Citizens. Mayor Squires called the meeting to order and Councilman Martin gave the invocation. Approval of Minutes for Jan. 10th and Feb. 2 Meetings: Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve minutes as submitted. Seconded by Councilman Martin. All in favor. Acceptance of Resignation of John Seeley from Planning and Zoning and Plat Revue Committee: Motion was made by Councilman Martin to accept the resigna- tion of John Seeley from Planning and Zoning and Plat Revue Committee. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Akin. All in favor. Mayor Pro Tem Akin wanted to express to Mr. Seeley how much his work on the two boards has been appreciated by the City. Mayor Squires called for a motion for Council to move appointments of vacancy on Planning and Zoning and Plat Revue and Zoning Board of Adjustments to the end of the Executive Session. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Appointment of Contact Person required by Federal Revenue Sharing Regulations: Staff recommends for the contact person for disabled and/or handicapped persons to be Mrs. Barbara LeCocq. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to appoint Mrs. Barbara LeCocq as contact person. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Appointment of Council Sub-Committee to recommend to the full Council an overall policy for W & S Impact Fees and System Improvement Costs: Mayor Pro Tem Akin thinks this should wait until after the April 7th Election and have staff gather imformation on this subject from other Cities. No action was taken. Appointment of a Representative for the "Relief Co-ordinating Committee: Staff recommends Mrs. Carolyn Jones for this Committee. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to appoint Mrs. Carolyn Jones as representative for the "Relief Co-ordinating Committee" . Seconded by Councilman Hughes. All in favor. Public Hearing on Annexation of 15 Acres from D. H. Williams Survey Abstract No. 1021 : This property is located on FM 3412 and is the proposed site for the new Elementary School . Mayor Squires opened the meeting up for a .,•, public hearing. There being no question or comments, the public hearing was closed. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the first phase of annexation on this property. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Public Hearing on Annexation of 20 acres from the E. C. Davidson Survey, Abstract 267: This property is the proposed stie for Westwind Meadows III . Mayor Squires opened the meeting up for the public hearing. There being no questions or comments, the public hearing was closed. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the first phase of annexation on this property. Seconded by Councilman Martin. All in favor. Public hearing on Zoning a tract of land of 124.43 acres out of the E. C. Davidson Survey Abstract 267, commonly known as Westgate Addition: This property is located between FM3412 & FM544. This property is being zoned with zoning as follows: 52.18 Acres - Single Family 2 2.30 Acres - Retail 13.87 Acres - M. F. Duplexes 21 .09 Acres - M. F. Apartments 13.43 Acres - Industrial 8.02 Acres - Townhouses 13.54 Acres - Streets There was some questions about the water supply. This area will be tapped off the 12" water line from Rustic Oaks Addition. Mayor Squires opened the meeting up for a public hearing. There being no questons or comments, the public hearing was closed. Ordinance Zoning a Tract of land - 124.43 acres out of the E. C. Davidson Survey Abstract 267 commonly known as Westgate Addition: This property is located between FM 3412 and FM 544. Motion was made by Councilman Simmons to approve the zoning as stated above. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance No. 81 -5, Section 10-501 : This amend- ment is to change the minimum sideyard set-back from 6.5 Feet to 6.0 Feet for Single Family 2. City Manager Gus Pappas told Council that Planning and Zoning had reviewed this & does recommend the sideyard set-back to be 6.0 Feet. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve this amend- ment to Ordinance 81-5, Section 10-501 . Seconded by Councilman Hughes. Four (4) in favor ---Councilman Simmons Abstained. Ordinance Amending the Building Code No. 85-15: This amendment is requiring framing specifications and brick exteriors. Motion was made by Councilman Simmons to amend the building code Ordinance No. 85-15 to reflect the framing specifications and brick exteriors. Seconded by Councilman Martin. All in favor. ..� Approval to modify the qualification requirements for the City of Wylie Reserve Police Force: Chief Abbott reported that there was not any certified licensed police officers available at this time. Therefore, Chief Abbott would like to amend the requirements to a licensed police officer with 86 hours of classroom training. This 86 hours of training is required by the State Laws for anyone to be a licensed police officer. Mayor Squires asked if these officers would be armed. Chief Abbott said they would be armed but that the reserve officer would not be out alone. They will always be with certified police officer of the City. Councilman Martin wanted to know the difference between a certified officer and a licensed officer. The main difference is certified officers have 320 hours of classroom training and at least one years experience. A licensed officer has 86 hours of classroom training and no experience. Councilman Martin also asked about insurance. The City will carry insurance on these officers. Councilman Simmons would like for Chief Abbott to keep staff aware of who has been put on the reserve list. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to amend the qualifications for Reserve Police Force. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Request for re-zoning for Block 2 Lot 1 Russell Addition from SF-1 to B-1 : This property is located 405 North Ballard. Planning and Zoning Commission does not recommend this change to the Council . Motion was made by Councilman Martin to deny this zoning change. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Akin. All in favor. Authorization for City Manager to conduct a public "Candidates Briefing Session": Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to grant this authorization. Seconded by Councilman Hughes. All in favor. Policy guidelines for payment of lab tests and street signs in developments: The City Ordinance states the Developer will pay for lab test and street signs. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to have this ordinance enforced. Seconded by Councilman Hughes. All in favor. Final Acceptance of Streets and Utilities in the Railroad Industrial District: All final inspections have not passed. There are still some items to be taken care of. Staff may go ahead and issue building permits but no certificate of occupancy is to be granted. No action taken. Approval of Responsibilities for Park between City of Wylie and W.S.A. : The following is a list of responsibilities for W.S.A. : 1 . Mow and maintain all areas of Sports Complex, including field grading, except initial grading and field preparation - - 50% of fertilizer, trimming and cleaning activities scheduling and activities within the sports complex 2. Pay all electric expense 3. Supplies The following is a list of responsiblities for City of Wylie 1 . Initial grading and prepare all fields 2. Furnish all water and sewer 3. Mow and maintain all roads, parking lots and areas, excluding sports complex 4. Make necessary repairs to total park 5. Water sports complex area when needed 6. Pay 50% of fertilizer cost and spreading expense. W.S.A. had a meeting last Monday night and they have agreed with the above list of duties. W.S.A. will be contacting the City about some signs (no --. drinking, no glass containers etc. ) . This agreement will be on a year to year basis. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the above list of duties. Seconded by Councilman Hughes. All in favor. Consent Agenda Items: Transfer a set of 1982 Thomas Registers to Wylie Area Chamber of Commerce, Approve accounts payable, lease purchase agreement for copying machine. Motion was made to approve all consent agenda items by Councilman Adams. Seconded by Councilman Martin. All in favor. Mayor and Council Reports: Mayor Squires reported his main activity has been setting up the computer programs. Councilman Adams is receiving calls from a citizen about the trash blowing over his yard from one of the new development sites. Staff is aware of this problem and is working with the developer to get it corrected. This is caused by the high winds and all of the building that is being done. The Code Enforcement Officer will be checking on the building areas and trying to keep this problem under control . Councilman Hughes is concerned about the large hole in Cooper Street. City Manager Gus Pappas said that Cooper Street would be repaired. Councilman Hughes also wanted the drainage problem in Railroad Industrial Park looked at. There is no drainage on the north side. City Manager Gus Pappas wanted Council to know that North Texas Council of Governments has just sent out population counts. There has been some bad information given to NTCG in the past. Mr. Faires has been working with NTCG and our population count will be approximately 4100 to 4200 people as of 1-1-84. Since Janaury, the City has issued a number of building permits and the population should be at 5,000 within the year. City Manager also pointed out that 1986 would be the City's 100th Birthday. Administrative Reports: All reports were accepted as submitted. Motion was made by Councilman Adams to recess into Executive Session under the authority of Article 6252-17 of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes section 2g to discuss personnel matters. Seconded by Councilman Hughes. All in favor. Mayor Squires called the Council back into open session. Motion was made to appoint Mr. Randall Gaston to serve on the Plat Revue Committee by Mayor Pro Tem Akin. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Motion was made by Councilman Adams to appoint Mrs Nancy Conkle to serve on Planning and Zoning Commission. Seconded by Councilman Martin. All in favor. ..., Motion was made to appoint Mr. John Hamilton to serve as an active member of Zoning Board of Adjustments by Councilman Simmons. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Motion was made by Councilman Simmons to give City Attorney authority to settle the water pump bill if it does not exceed $7,500.00. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Motion was made by Councilman Adams to give authority to City Manager to give Public Works employees a merit increase. Seconded by Councilman Simmons. All in favor. Motion was made by Councilman Hughes to adjourn. S conded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. E B✓ RES, MAYOR ATTEST: Caro y es y Secretary