05-22-1986 (City Council) Minutes 140
CALLED CITY COUNCIL
MEETING - MINUTES
MAY 22, 1986
1 :00 P. M.
The Wylie City Council met in a called session on Thursday,
May 22 , 1986 at 1 :00 P. M. in the Community Room. 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 Don Hughes, Mayor Pro Tem Harold Spence,
Councilmembers Joe Fulgham, Sandra Donovan, City Manager Gus
Pappas, City Secretary Carolyn Jones, Ron Homeyer and I . W.
Santry from the Engineering Department, Mr . Charles Gill ,
Mr. Forrest John and Mr. Ferguson of the Texas Water
Commission. Councilmembers Lowell Brewster and Calvin
Westerhof were absent.
Mayor Hughes called the meeting to order and Councilman
Fulgham gave the invocation.
Mayor Hughes stated the meeting had been called at the
request of Mr. Forrest John in order to discuss the City of
Wylie Wastewater Treatment Plant. Mr. Gill stated that
there were three major concerns: 1 . treatment plant, 2 ,
residential growth, and 3 . industrial waste discharge.
First Mr. Gill said the City needed to be aware that the
discharge of industrial waste was causing a serious problem
with the effluent . City Manager Gus Pappas said the city
would admit that it needs to enforce its industrial waste
ordinance, and that the staff has begun to enforce this
ordinance already. The Council has passed a new industrial
waste ordinance and staff has sent out questionnaires to
industries who would have this type of waste. The second
problem is the growth of Wylie and what is the City doing
about improving the collection points. City Manager Gus
Pappas said that the City was in the process of hiring an
engineering firm to update our existing facility and do
plans for a larger treatment plant.
Mr. Gill also stated that any time the City permitted a
developer to put in a temporary holding tank, that his
office should be notified and the system okayed . City
Manager Gus Pappas said this could be done and then he went
into detail about the lift station districts.
Mr. Gill also stated that the City must have permits from
the State and Water Control Board for lift stations and
treatment plants.
The other problem is the wastewater treatment plant. This
permit was issued in 1976 and required the city to submit
reports to let the State know what they were doing for
upkeep to the plant in regards to state standards . Mr. Gill
said he had not received any of these reports in the past
year . City Manager Gus Pappas had copies of these reports
and give Mr. Gill another copy.
City Manager Gus Pappas said it is the City' s sewer plant
and the City is responsible. NTMWD makes out the reports, I
sign them. The City is being held responsible for the plant
even though we are under contract with NTMWD. A
representative from NTMWD brings in the report and I sign it
and they do not say if there is a problem. City Manager Gus
Pappas said there is no one in the office to verify or
certify this report.
Mr . Gill said the contract calls for reports to go the the
State reporting the operations and maintenance of the plant.
Also let them know about any plans to modify the plant and
that the engineers should send a report to the state every
six months on improvements and future improvements.
Mr. Gill said that the city staff and the council should be
thinking about the agreed enforcement order that they can
agree upon to be sign when the improvements are made and the
new plant is being built .
There being no other discussion, the meeting was adjourned .
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