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10-23-1984 (City Council) Minutes ),,44 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 23, 1984 7:00 P. M. The Wylie City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, October 23, 1984 at 7:00 P. M. in the Council Chambers at City Hall . Mayor Akin 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 John W. Akin, Mayor Pro Tem Don Hughes, Councilmembers Cleo Adams, Percy Simmons, William Martin, Joe Fulgham, City Manager Gus Pappas, City Secretary Carolyn Jones, Public Works Director Bill Windham, Code Enforcement Officer Roy Faires, Elayne & Scott from Wylie News, Joe Wakefield, Jerry and Ann Davis, Brian Chaney, Bill White, Harold Evanson, Sam Finch, Gary Roddy, and other citizens. Mayor Akin called the meeting to order and Councilmember William Martin gave the invocation. Approval of Minutes: There being no corrections or additions to the minutes, motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to approve. Seconded by Councilmember Simmons, all in favor. Appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Motion was made by Council- member Martin to appoint Harold Spence to Planning and Zoning Commission. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes. Three (3) in favor and Councilmember Simmons abstained. —04 Appointment to Zoning Board of Adjustments: Motion was made by Councilmember Simmons to appoint Brian Chaney to Zoning Board of Adjustments. Seconded by Councilmember Adams. All in favor. Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Board: Motion was made to appoint Derek Ammerman to the Parks and Recreation Board by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes. Seconded by Councilmember Adams. All in favor. Motion was made to appoint John Morgan to Parks and Recreation Board by Councilmember Simmons, seconded by Councilmember Adams. All in favor. Final Public Hearing on Annexation of 8.85 Acres out of R. D. Newman Survey, Abstract 660: This property is located west of Glen Knoll Mobile Home Park, off of Alanis Street. Mayor Akin opened the public hearing.; There being no questions or opposition, the public hearing was closed and the item returned to the Council table. Motion was made by Councilman Adams to approve the annexation and to prepare the annexation ordinance. Seconded by Councilmember Martin. All in favor. First Public Hearing on Annexation of 48.816 Acres out of the Allen Atterbury Survey, Abstract 23: This property is located north of and adjacent to the new water tower on Old Sachse Road. Mayor Akin opened the public hearing. There being no questions or opposition, the public hearing was closed and the item returned to the Council table. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to approve this step of annexation and move toward next step. Seconded by Councilmember Adams. All in favor. •... First Public Hearing on Annexation of 0.146 Acres out of E. C. Davidson Survey, Abstract 266: This property is located on West FM 544 and is commonly known as "the old Simmons place" . Mayor Akin opened the public hearing. There being no questions or opposition, the public hearing was closed and the item returned to the Council table. Motion was made by Councilmember Simmons to approve this step of annexation and move toward next step. Seconded by Councilmember Martin. All in favor. Public Hearing on Re-zoning of a Portion of Tracts 8 & 9 out of S. B. Shelby Survey, Abstract 820 from Single Family (SF-2) to Duplex (2F) : This property is located south of Rustic Oaks Addition and west of Cottonbelt Street. City Manager Gus Pappas explained the zoning request was keeping the zoning in line with the current zoning on Cottonbelt and Flemming Streets. The property owner is keeping Single Family 2 zoning next to Rustic Oaks Additon and then Duplexes across the street from the Single Family. Mayor Akin opened the public hearing. There being no questions or opposition the public hearing was closed. Approve Zoning Ordinance Re-Zoning Tracts 8 & 9 out of S. B. Shelby Survey: There being no questions from Council , Mayor Akin called for a motion. Motion was made by Councilmember Adams to approve and sign Zoning Ordinance re-zoning a portion of Tracts 8 & 9 out of S. B. Shelby to 2F. Seconded by Councilmember Martin. All in favor. Citizen Request for Presentation by Jerry Davis representing Wylie Business Assn. : Jerry Davis thanked the Mayor and Council for letting him have this time. He explained a little about the Wylie Business Assn. and told they were trying to help clean up Wylie and make it a better place to shop. Jerry requested three things of the City: 1 . Would the City see that the Streets in Downtown area get swept. 2. Can something be done about the lighting in downtown, 3. What is being done about Christmas. Jerry said that on Thursday nights when the merchants are staying open that the streets are so dark that you can not tell that the stores are staying opened. Jerry wanted to know if it would be possible for the lights in downtown be changed to something like the ones in Oaks Center and would the City pick up the bill for these lights. Mayor Akin replied that he had asked Texas Power & Light Company to check into the cost of this type of lighting. Bill Windham, P. W. D. said he has spoken to a supplier about the City's street sweeper and is suppose to hear from him about the cost of repairing the sweeper. Mayor Akin also told Jerry Davis that the Christmas Committee would be glad to meet with him and that the Mayor would set up this meeting. Citizen Request for presentation by Dan Sides: Mr. Sides called and cancelled the presentation. Presentation by Edward L. Musser representing Communications Services, Inc. (Cable TV) : Mr. Musser said Communications Services had done a lot of addition to --- Wylie such as lines in Rush Creek, Oaks, Westwind Meadows II and the apartments on Fifth and Oak Streets. The Schools have also been connected for cable. He now has a lady working in the Wylie office and they are open the following days of the week Monday through Friday. Mr. Harold Evanson had written letters to Mr. Musser concerning service and also concerning the fact that he was disconnected on Friday without notification and his bill had been paid. Mr. Evanson said his son was at home and the serviceman would not listen to the boy, just disconnected the service. Mr. Evanson is concerned that the service is not up to par and the cable company should provide better service for Wylie. Authorization to Advertise for Bids for Police Car: Motion was made by Councilman Martin to grant authorization to advertise for bids for Police Car. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Approval of plans for water line extension from the corner of FM 3412 and FM 1378: This line is for one of the new ground storage tanks that has been ordered. City Manager Gus Pappas said this line will be replacing a two inch (2") line that is already in the ground. The property owners will be notified and given a chance to participate in the cost of this line, along with annexing into the City. Councilman Adams wanted to know if the people had a choice of not annexing and still having the water line. City Manager Gus Pappas said that is why he has come to the Council . The City Ordinance says that no one outside the City Limits will have city water, since there is a cost of putting in this line, the City has a chance to request annexation. Motion was made by Councilmember Adams to proceed with notifing the property owners of the extension of the water line from FM 3412 to FM 1378. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes, all in favor. Authority to enter into lease/purchase contract for Community Center Addition to the New Public Library Building: Mayor Akin explained that this is a shell building attached to one end of the new library building. The cost of this is $37,874.00 with a three (3) year payout plan with payments being $15,907.00 per "‘ year. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to grant authority to enter into a lease/purchase contract for Community Center Addition. Seconded by Council- member Adams, all in favor. Approval of Authorization for Provision of Group Life and Health Insurance Carrier: City Manager Gus Pappas reported that the City had obtained several rates for group insurance. Blue Cross Blue Shield was increasing their rates to the City. In checking all the rates submitted, the staff recommends accepting group insurance from Texas Municipal League. Motion was made by Councilman Martin to accept group insurance from TML. Seconded by Councilman Adams. All in favor. Acceptance of Streets and Utilities for Phase I of Wyndham Estates: There are a few drainage problems in Phase I of Wyndham Estates. There is a lot of water ponding and this needs to be corrected. Code Enforcement Officer Roy Faires recommended to Council to deny acceptance of Phase I Wyndham. Motion was made by Councilmember Simmons to deny acceptance of Phase I Wyndham Estates. Seconded by Councilmember Adams. All in favor. Award of Bid for Three-Quarter (3/4) Ton Pick-up Truck for Public Works Department: The following bids were received for consideration: Bob Tedford Chevrolet - Farmersville $10,671 .00 Newman Chevrolet, Inc. - Garland 10,842.92 Lakeside Chevrolet Co. - Rockwall 10,918.00 Carter Chevrolet - McKinney 11 ,095.00 Andrews Ford, Inc. - Rockwall 11 ,168.58 Staff recommends award of bid to go to Bob Tedford Chevrolet in Farmersville. Motion was made by Councilmember Martin to award bid to Bob Tedford Chevrolet in Farmersville. Seconded by Councilmember Simmons. All in favor. Authorization for Temporary Water Service Connection by North Texas Municipal Water District: A tract of land just North of the turn off to Corps of Engineers on Highway 78. Staff would like authorization to let North Texas Municipal Water District provide for service until such time Wylie City services are available in this area. Then the property owner would become a part of the Wylie City services. Motion was made by Councilmember Adams to grant authority for water service. Seconded by Councilmember Martin. All in favor. Approval of Bank Reconciliation Reports: Motion was made by Councilmember Adams to approve reports. Seconded by Councilmember Martin. All in favor. Approval of Budget Report: Motion was made by Councilmember Martin to approve reports. Seconded by Councilmember Adams. All in favor. Citizen Participation: Brian Chaney wanted to thank the Mayor and City Council for the opportunity to serve on the Zoning Board of Adjustments. Council Discussion: Councilmember Simmons wanted to know if an ordinance for no parking be on the next agenda for the East side of Fifth Street where the apartments are. There area lot of children who play in this area and the cars parked along this road, you cannot see the children. Also, has all the parking for the apartments been paved as the plans show. Councilmember Simmons also wanted to know if the firewood vendors on Ballard were in their legal rights to sell in a residential area. Councilmember Hughes said the alley at Dogwood Court and Woodhollow Dr. is broken up and people are driving through a man's drive way to come out of the alley. Also, Rush Creek Drive is sinking at the intersection of Rush Creek Dr. and Akin Lane. Has Mardi Gras and Memorial Streets had the cracks sealed to help protect these streets. Councilmember Adams wanted to know if the staff at City Hall was trying to help the citizens who have received a water bill within ten days of their last bill . City Manager said staff was working with these people and most of the citizens have come in to see the staff. If there are complaints, please have them call or come in to see us. Mayor Akin said that Thursday night was the meeting of the Collin County Public Officials Meeting. Would like for as many as possible to go. Reminded Council members of the TML meeting in Dallas and that there would be a car leaving City Hall on Friday, November 1st for anyone interested in going. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to convene into executive session under the authority of Article 6252-17 of Vernon' s Annotated Civil Statutes Section 2 paragraph "g" personnel matters. Seconded by Councilmember Simmons. All in favor. Mayor Akin called the meeting back into open session. There were no decisions to be made from executive session. Motion was made by Councilmember Adams to adjourn seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes. - All in favor. ohn W. Akin, Mayor ATTES: y cr 4,// Caroly, . •nes y ecretary