10-27-1987 (City Council) Minutes 335
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
OCTOBER 27, 1987
The Wylie City Council met in regular session on Tuesday,
October 27 , 1987 at 7 :00 P .M. in the Community Room. A
quorum was present and notice of the meeting had been posted
in the time and manner required by law. Those present were
Mayor Chuck Trimble, Mayor Pro Tem Sandra Donovan, Council
Members Marvin Blakey, Cal Westerhof, Chris DiTota, and Kent
Crane, City Manager James Pitstick, City Secretary Carolyn
Jones, Code Enforcement Officer Roy Faires , Finance Director
James Johnson, Public Works Superintendent Don White,
Assist. Engineer Ron Homeyer, and Chief of Police Royce
Abbott. Councilman John Akin was out of town.
Mayor Trimble called the meeting to order and Councilman
Westerhof gave the invocation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes were submitted for the October
13 , 1987 Council meeting. There being no additions or
corrections to the minutes , a motion was made by Councilman
Westerhof to approve as submitted. Seconded by Councilman
DiTota. The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor ,
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor, Councilman Westerhof - in
favor , Councilman DiTota - in favor, Councilman Crane - in
favor, and Councilman Blakey - in favor . This motion
carried with all in favor .
CONSENT AGENDA: The following were listed under the consent
agenda: Approval of new Library hours, from 10 AM to 7 PM
Monday thru Friday and closed on Saturday, effective Nov. 1,
1987 , Authorization for staff to seek bids for two (2 )
police cars; acceptance of Eubanks Sewer Line Extension;
Approval of Chain of Command letter; approval of Ordinance
setting school zone times; approval of resolution supporting
Amendment No. 17 . The items listed under the consent agenda
are considered as one item. The Council may move, by motion
and second, to approve or reject all items contained within.
Any Council member may request that an item or items be
pulled from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
If such a request is made, those items will occur in
numerical order immediately following the vote on the
consent agenda. Motion was made by Councilman Westerhof to
approve the consent agenda . Seconded by Councilman DiTota.
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan requested that the item setting school
zone hours be pulled and handled separately.
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Mayor called for a vote on the consent agenda with the
except of the school zone hours. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor,
Councilman Westerhof - in favor, Councilman DiTota - in
favor, Councilman Crane - in favor, Councilman Blakey - in
favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan stated that the hours for school zones
reflected in the ordinance for State Highway 78 should have
the 11 : 00 thru 12 :30 deleted. The flashing lights do not
come on during the lunch hours. Motion was made by Mayor
Pro Tem Donovan to approve the school zone hours with the
correction of time for the State Highway hours deleting
11:00 thru 12 :30 . Seconded by Councilman Crane. The vote
was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem
Donovan - in favor, Councilman Westerhof - in favor,
Councilman DiTota - in favor, Councilman Crane - in favor,
and Councilman Blakey - in favor. This motion carried with
all in favor.
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION GRANTING AUTHORIZATION TO CITY
MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH REALLOCATION OF 1983 COLLIN COUNTY
BOND FUNDS AND ADMINISTRATION, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF
SPRING CREEK PARKWAY AND SANDEN BLVD: Motion was made by
Councilman Westerhof to approve and sign the resolution
granting authorization to City Manager to proceed with the
reallocation of 1983 Collin County Bond Funds. Seconded by
Councilman Blakey.
Councilman Crane wanted to know if we were hearing from the
study council had asked County to do. City Manager John
Pitstick said this will not effect that study, this will be
part of it.
Mayor Trimble called for a vote on the above motion. The
vote was as follows: Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro
Tem Donovan - in favor, Councilman Westerhof - in favor,
Councilman DiTota - in favor , Councilman Crane - in favor,
and Councilman Blakey - in favor. This motion carried with
all in favor.
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER/STAFF TO
NEGOTIATE LEASING OF SPACE IN THE NEW MUNICIPAL COMPLEX TO
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES: Councilman DiTota wanted to
know if there has been any interest in the leasing of this
building. City Manager John Pitstick said Collin County is
interested in moving the J P Court and office into this
building, staff is not looking at private sector , just
governmental agencies. Councilman Crane wanted to know how
the cost compared to other office space being leased. City
Manager John Pitstick said County made the statement they
are paying $11 .00 sq. ft . in Plano.
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Motion was made by Councilman Westerhof to approve the
resolution authorizing City Manager/Staff to negotiate
leasing of space in the new municipal complex. Seconded by
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan. The vote was as follows : Mayor
Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor,
Councilman Westerhof - in favor , Councilman DiTota - in
favor , Councilman Crane - in favor, and Councilman Blakey -
in favor, This motion carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED 87-88 BUDGET: The amended 87-88
budget will fund the $200 ,000 . deficit and eliminates 14
positions, the tax rate will remain at $.59 per $100 .00
valuation. Motion was made by Councilman Westerhof to
approve the amended 87-88 budget. Seconded by Councilman
DiTota. The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor ,
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor , Councilman Westerhof - in
favor , Councilman DiTota - in favor, Councilman Crane -
abstained, and Councilman Blakey - in favor . This motion
carried with all in favor .
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION VALIDATING THE TAX ROLLBACK PETITION:
There were 586 valid voter signatures on the rollback
petition. Motion was made by Councilman Crane to approve
and sign the resolution validating the tax rollback
petition. Seconded by Councilman Westerhof . The vote was
as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Donovan
- in favor , Councilman Westerhof - in favor , Councilman
DiTota - in favor , Councilman Crane - in favor , and
Councilman Blakey - in favor . This motion carried with all
in favor .
APPROVAL OF THE CALL AND ORDER FOR ELECTION FOR JANUARY 16 ,
1988 FOR REDUCING THE TAX RATE: Motion was made by
Councilman Blakey to approve the call and order for Election
for January 16 , 1987 for reducing the tax rate. Seconded by
Councilman DiTota. The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble
- in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor , Councilman
Westerhof - in favor, Councilman DiTota - in favor ,
Councilman Crane - in favor, and Councilman Blakey - in
favor . This motion carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION CASTING VOTES FOR REVIEW BOARD FOR
COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT : Councilman Crane
called a member of the school board for verification on who
they had nominated. Since they did not nominate anyone for
this board, they will support the person that Wylie votes
for . Motion was made by Councilman DiTota to cast all 27
votes for Mr . Tim Paschall . Seconded by Councilman Crane.
The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor
Pro Tem Donovan - in favor , Councilman Westerhof - in favor,
Councilman DiTota - in favor, Councilman Crane - in favor ,
and Councilman Blakey - in favor. This motion carried with
all in favor .
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APPROVAL OF AWARD OF BID FOR ASPHALT OVERLAY FOR COTTONBELT
AND PARK ROAD: There were four (4) bids received from the
following:
Hasty Brothers $15,000 .00
Marriott Construction $12 ,255 .00
Austin Paving $12 ,573 .00
APAC Texas Bitulithic $11 ,232 .00
Councilman DiTota wanted to know if the guarantee from all
bids were the same. Finance Director James Johnson said all
bids were bid with the same specs, with net 30 days to pay
after completion.
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan said there was a priority list and
Cottonbelt jumped up from no where. I have a problem with
pushing the priority list out. We do not have the right
footage on Cottonbelt, there are fences on the right-of-way.
City Manager John Pitstick said this was a good point, but
staff wanted to get some streets done before winter and then a
come back with a full program in the Spring. The concern is
if these are not done we will loose the base.
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan said what kind of precedence are we
setting if we do Cottonbelt without assessing.
Council also wanted to know how Williams Street was done.
Mr . Don White, Public Works Superintendent said we had 50%
participation from the School on Williams Street. Mr . White
also said that the excess overlay materials were used
between Wylie Auto and the Sonic on Williams.
Councilman Crane said he would rather see more pot holes
patched than to award $14 ,000 . to do streets. Councilman
Crane also asked Mr . White if they were still having a
problem with the tack coat machine. Mr. White said the tack
machine will not put an even coat on the street. This could
cause us some problems if it is not spread evenly.
Mayor Trimble said that staff did need to get back on tract
with the priority list.
Motion was made by Councilman Blakey to award the bid to the
lower bidder - APAC Texas Bitulithic in the amount of
$11 ,232 .00 . Seconded by Councilman Westerhof . The vote was a
as follows: Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Donovan
- in favor, Councilman Westerhof - in favor, Councilman
DiTota - in favor , Councilman Crane - in favor , and
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Councilman Blakey - in favor . This motion carried with all
in favor .
APPROVAL OF REPLAT OF OAKS RETAIL ADDITION: Code
Enforcement Officer Roy Faires said this is a replat for an
additional lot. Staff and Planning and Zoning Commission
recommends approval of the replat. Motion was made by Mayor
Pro Tem Donovan to approve the replat of Oaks Addition.
Seconded by Councilman Crane. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor,
Councilman Westerhof - in favor, Councilman DiTota - in
favor , Councilman Crane - in favor , and Councilman Blakey -
in favor . This motion carried with all in favor.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Orton Messenger, Jr . 504 Rustic
Place - on the reallocation of 83 Collin County Bond money,
where did you say it was going. City Manager John Pitstick
said $1 ,080,000 allocated toward Spring Creek Parkway,
$747 ,000 . to Plano Parkway and $100 ,000 . to Highway 78 . We
are requesting that $847 ,000 . be reallocated to Sanden Blvd.
Mayor Trimble stated that Plano Parkway was built by
developers in Plano and the money was just moved to another
project .
Allan Nosar 505 Rustic Place why was the money put on Sanden
Blvd. instead of Highway 78 . Why did you choose Sanden - -
State is coming through on FM 544 and Highway 78 but we do
not know if the County will come through with money. Mayor
Trimble said in working to bring Sanden into Wylie, we said
we would get the street put in, we are trying to use the
County funds.
Michael Turner 201 N. Keefer asked the City Manager what had
been promised to Sanden. Mayor Trimble said nothing
promised , we said we would try to get a road put in. City
Manager John Pitstick said the City will put in a rock road
if necessary. Mr . Turner said if this money does not
complete the road who will pay for it. Mayor Trimble said
it may not get built out at first, but it will get it
started. Councilman Blakey said it will be needed for
Sanden and they may pay for part of the completion. Mr .
Turner wanted to know how much the City would get in taxes.
Mayor said around $200 ,000 .00 . Councilman Crane said that
when developers come in staff works with them to get the
roads put in that are in their development. Mr . Turner said
this seems like a lot of money for one road and it may not
complete the one road . Mayor Trimble said there is a lot of
cost due to the railroad crossing and the bridge. Mr .
Turner wanted to know why this 83 money sat for five (5)
years. Mayor Trimble said because it was not released until
now. Mayor Pro Tem Donovan said also because Council was
looking at the "S" curve on Brown Street . Mr. Turner wanted
to know what the tax rate will be if there is a rollback.
Mayor Trimble said $ .50 cents per $100 .00 valuation .
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COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Councilman Blakey wanted to know the
City' s status on the membership with the Dallas County
Electrical Advisory Board. Mr . Roy Faires stated that on
page 41 of the packet was a memo stating that the City had
attended the meeting and has processed all paper work , we
are waiting for the other cities to sign the papers and
return to us. Councilman Blakey also stated that in
regards to the Planning and Zoning minutes, that a builder
had brought up the question of 75% masonry on the first and
second floors. I did check with other cities and Dallas,
Richardson and Plano did not consider the second floor at
all. I am not the builder, one concern is masonry on the
second floor is not always feasible. Councilman Crane
said he agrees with Mr . Blakey, there are a lot of beautiful
homes in these cities that do not have masonry on the second
floor. I feel we should compare our ordinance to the cities
around us. Mr . Faires stated that the Planning and Zoning
Commission was not in favor of' t4is and said if anything it
needed to be more masonry than less. City Manager John
Pitstick said maybe we should do a survey of eight to ten
cities and bring it back to Council on how these cities look
at this and enforce it. Mr. Faires said that Planning and
Zoning Commission said that we were the only city that
enforced it. Councilman Blakey said he would like to see
the study.
Councilman DiTota said that on the last council meeting, the
refuse ordinance was passed, are we notifying the citizens
on the water bills. City Manager John Pitstick said we will
put it in the water bills . Councilman DiTota also wanted to
know if staff had found out any thing about the adopt a
Highway project. City Manager John Pitstick said he would
like to get the program together and come back in the Spring
to get it started.
Mayor Trimble recessed the open meeting and convened Council
into executive session at 8 :35 P.M. under the authority of
Article 6252-17 V.A.C.S. , Section 2 paragraph "g" personnel
- effect of amended budget on personnel , paragraph "f"
negotiations concerning real property, city limits and ETJ
Murphy and St. Paul and the new Municipal Complex, and
paragraph "e" consultation between the governmental body and
its attorney, Landfill .
Mayor Trimble reconvened the Council into open session at
10 :43 P.M.
There was no action on the above items.
APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER #4 WITH SPEED FAB-CRETE FOR
ALLOCATION OF $10 ,000 .00 CREDIT: Motion was made by Mayor
Pro Tem Donovan to approve the change order #4 with Speed
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- Fab-Crete as follows : separation of police and engineering
providing office for Chief, Lieutenant and Chief ' s
Secretary, providing for offices for engineer and staff;
including the closing of the public hall to insure security
in the police area in the amount of $5 ,260 .00 and the
remaining chairs to be purchased for the council chambers.
Seconded by Councilman Crane. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem Donovan - in favor,
Councilman Westerhof - in favor, Councilman DiTota - in
favor , Councilman Crane - in favor , and Councilman Blakey -
in favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
There being no other business , a motion was made to adjourn
with all in favor.
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