01-21-1985 (City Council) Minutes dG
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING - MINUTES
JANUARY 21 , 1985
7 :00 P . M.
The Wylie City Council met in a special called session on
Monday , January 21 , 1985 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 present were
Mayor John W. Akin , Mayor Pro Tem Don Hughes , Councilmembers
Percy Simmons , Joe Fulgham, Cleo Adams , City Manager Gus
Pappas , City Secretary Carolyn Jones , Code Enforcement
Officer Roy Faires , Ronnie Rawlings , Randall Gaston , Elayne
Mayes of the Wylie News . Councilman William Martin was
absent due to illness in his family .
Mayor Akin called the meeting to order and gave the
invocation .
APPROVAL OF MINUTES : Councilman Fulgham said the minutes of
January 9 , 1985 needed to be corrected to show Councilman
Adams seconded the motion on Canterbury Hill . Motion was
made by Councilman Fulgham to approve minutes with this one
correction , seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes . all in favor .
CANVASS ELECTION RETURNS Mayor Akin opened his election
package from the election judge and read the following , the
return of Saturday , January 19 , 1985 election was 102 in
favor of the Home Rule Charter and 70 against the Home Rule
Charter . Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to accept
and validate the election returns . Seconded by Councilmam
Simmons . All in favor .
APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE TO ADOPT RESULTS OF ELECTION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1169 V . A . C. S . : Motion was made by
Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to approve and sign ordinance adopting
the results of the election . Seconded by Councilman
Fulgham . All in favor .
DISCUSSION AND DECLARATION OF PLACE SYSTEM FOR COUNCIL
MEMBERS AS ORDERED BY HOME RULE CHARTER : City Manager Gus
Pappas read from the Home Rule Charter the provision for
places and thier expiration date which are as follows :
Mayor Position - Mayor John Akin - April 1986
Place 1 - Councilmember Hughes - April 19H5
Place 2 - Councilmember Simmons - April 1936
Place 3 - Councilmember Adams - April 1985
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Place 4 - Councilmember Martin - April 1986
Place 5 - Councilmember Fulgham - April 1985
Place 6 - New position - April 1986
APPOINTMENT TO FILL VACANCY ON CONSTRUCTION TRADES BOARD:
Motion was made by Councilman Adams to appoint Mickey Foster
to the Construction Trades Board , subject to his approval .
Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes , all in favor .
APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION ORDINANCE FOR 35 . 7 ACRES OUT OF DUKE
STRICKLAND SURVEY, ABSTRACT 841 : This property is located on
SH 78 adjacent to Roddy & Assoc . Motion was made by
Councilman Fulgham to approve the signing of the annexation
ordinance for the above listed property . Seconded by
Councilman Adams . Four in favor , Councilman Simmons
abstained .
PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONING OF 35 . 7 ACRES OUT OF DUKE
STRICKLAND SURVEY ABSTRACT 841 : This property is located on
SH 78 and is adjacent to Roddy and Assoc . The zoning
requested for this area is Industrial . Mayor Akin opened
the public hearing , there being no questions or opposition
to this zoning , the public hearing was closed . Planning and
Zoning approved this zoning for recommendation to Council
with a 6 - 0 vote , being in favor .
APPROVAL CF ZONING ORDINANCE FOR 35 . 7 ACRES OUT OF DUKE
STRICKLAND SURVEY, ABSTRACT 841 : Motion was made by Mayor
Pro Tem Hughes to approve and sign zoning ordinance for the
above property . Seconded by Councilman Adams . Four in
favor , Councilman Simmons abstained .
PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNEXATION OF 5 . 539 ACRES OUT OF WILLIAM
SACHSE SURVEY , ABSTRACT NO. 835 . This property is located
on West FM 544 and is a part of Steel Industrial Park .
Mayor Akin opened the public hearing , there being no
questions or opposition , the public hearing was closed .
Planning and Zoning approved this annexation for
recommendation to Council with a 6 - 0 vote in favor .
PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNEXATION OF 1 . 00 ACRE OUT OF WILLIAM
SACHSE SURVEY , ABSTRACT NO. 835 : This property is located
on West FM 544 and is a part of Steel Industrial Park . Mayor
Akin opened the public hearing , there being no questions or
opposition the public hearing was closed . Planning and
Zoning approved this annexation for recommendation to
Council with a 6 - 0 vote in favor .
PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNEXATION OF 3 . 00 ACRES OUT OF WILLIAM
SACHSE SURVEY , ABSTRACT N .i . 835 : This property is located
on West FM 544 and is adjacent to Steel Industrial Park and
is commonly known as Texas Fence and Spa . Mayor Akin opened
the public hearing , there being no questions or opposition ,
the public hearing was closed . Planning and Zoning approved
this area for recommendation to Council for annexation with
a vote of 6 - 0 in favor .
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING MOBILE HOME PARP. ORDINANCE :
City Manager Gus Pappas reported to Council the changes that
Planning and Zoning has requested for this ordinance .
Section pertaining to sidewalks - four foot wide concrete
sidewalk needs to be added , fencing shall be opaque and a
height of eight (8) feet , plus the other changes made at the
previous meeting of Council . Mayor Akin recommended this
item be tabled until the City Attorney could give Council an
opinion . Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hughes to table
until opinion was received from the City Attorney about
these changes . Seconded by Councilman Adams . All in favor .
APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT FOR ROCKY TOP ADDITION : This plat
has been reviewed by staff members and if there were
corrections , they have been made . This plat is a part of
Steel Industrial Park . Staff recommends approval . This
developer is prepared to participate in the reconstruction
of Steel Road and bring it up to City standards . Planning
and Zoning recommends this plat with a 6 - 0 vote in favor .
Motion was made by Councilman Fulgham to approve , seconded
by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes , all in favor .
APPROVAL OF RAISE IN PAY FOR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN : City
Manager Gus Pappas reported that the latter part of 1932 or
early part of 1983 , a rate change for firemen from $2 . 00 per
meeting and $3 . 00 per fire call was changed to $3 .00 per
meeting and $4 . 00 per fire call . There is no record of this
change in the minutes of the council meeting . Fire Chief
Allen said this was an agreement of the City Manager at this
time and himself . In the past there has been one check cut
to the fire department . This year the staff upon
recommendation from the auditor has written individual
checks , and hereafter , there will be individual checks
written . Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to approve
the $3 . 00 per meeting and the $4 . 00 per fire call . Seconded
by Councilman Adams , all in favor .
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION : Mr . Randall Gaston , who is a member
of the Plat Revue and Planning and Zoning Commission , said
that over the past six (6) months , there has been a lot of
compliments to the City Staff and City Engineer . When the
revue board meets , the staff has had the plats corrected and
there is no changing for the plat committee to do . I would
like to suggest to the Council that this revue board be
abolished . Randall also said there are some isolated
areas that the zoning needs to be looked at and possibly
changed . These areas are where one or two lots are zoned
differently from the surrounding lots .
City Manager Gus Pappas said he thought the idea was to
change the zoning to active zoning without the approval or
recommendation of the property owners . Councilman Fulgham
wanted to know if this would not be done at the time the new
master plan was looked at .
COUNCIL DISCUSSION : Mayor Akin reported that City Manager
Gus Pappas and Councilman Simmons would be going to Austin
on Wednesday on the problem concerning the 750 unit Mobile
Home Park and sewer plant public hearing . Mayor Akin wanted
to report that on Saturday night when there was a power
failure , that some areas were without power several hours .
This was caused by the high winds . Also , the Chamber of
Commerce has requested the Mayor , Council members and City
Manager to attend a dinner on Tuesday , February 5 , at 6 : 30
P . M .
City Manager Gus Pappas said he had a request from Mr .
Harold Spence wanting permission to pave Marble , this street
comes into the back side of Oaks Center and the new super
market . Mr . Spence wants to improve the street with an all
weather road . Councilman had no objection .
City Manager Gus Pappas said there was some concern about a
bill at the new fire station for electrical work done from a
local electrician . This job was done by authority from the
people involved in the new fire station . A Councilmember
has asked that Council look at this bill and okey it for
payment . The bill is in the amount of $1680 . 00.
Mayor Akin said he was told that this bill would be taken
care of . The City should go ahead and pay this bill . Staff
will have this bill on the next agenda for approval .
Motion was made by Councilman Simmons to adjourn . Seconed
by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes , all in favor .
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JOHN W. AKIN , MAYOR
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