11-10-1987 (City Council) Minutes 342
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 10, 1987
The Wylie City Council met in regular session on Tuesday,
November 10 , 1987 in the Community Room at 7 :00 P.M.
A quorum was present and notice of the meeting had been
posted in the manner and time required by law. Those
present were Mayor Pro-Tem Sandra Donovan, Councilman John
Akin, Councilman Cal Westerhof, Councilman DiTota,
Councilman Marvin Blakey, City Manager John Pitstick, Code
Enforcement Officer Roy Faires, Finance Director James
Johnson, Public Works Superintendent Don White, Assistant
City Engineer Ron Homeyer, and Court Clerk Candi White.
Councilman Kent Crane arrived late, at 7 :21 P.M. Mayor
Chuck Trimble was not present .
Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan called the meeting to order and
Councilman Blakey gave the invocation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes were submitted for the October
27 , 1987 Council meeting. There being no additions or
corrections , a motion was made by Councilman Akin to
approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded
by Councilman Blakey. The vote was as follows : Mayor Pro-
Tem Donovan - in favor, Councilman Akin - in favor,
Councilman Westerhof - in favor , Councilman DiTota - in
favor, Councilman Blakey - in favor. This motion carried
with all in favor .
CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM MR. STEVE
FORTENBERRY FROM THE LIBRARY BOARD: A motion was made by
Councilman Ditota to accept the resignation of Mr. Steve
Fortenberry from the Library Board. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Blakey. The vote was as follows : Mayor Pro-Tem
Donovan - in favor, Councilman Akin - in favor, Councilman
Westerhof - in favor, Councilman DiTota - in favor,
Councilman Blakey - in favor . This motion carried with all
in favor.
CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT FOR STEVE FORTENBERRY ON
THE LIBRARY BOARD WITH TERM EXPIRING JULY, 1989: Mayor Pro-
Tem Donovan asked for any nominations for the appointment to •
the Library Board. Councilman Blakey said he would like to
nominate Judy Lippe and that he had spoken to her about
serving on the board and that she was willing to do so.
Mayor Pro-Tem asked for any other nominations. There were
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none. A motion was made by Councilman Blakey to appoint
Judy Lippe to the Library Board with term expiring July,
1989 . The motion was seconded by Councilman DiTota. The
vote was as follow: Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor,
Councilamn Akin - in favor , Councilman Westerhof - in favor,
Councilman DiTota - in favor, Councilman Blakey - in favor.
This motion carried with all in favor .
CONSIDER PRESENTATION BY MRS. FRANKS CONCERNING THE
AMBULANCE SERVICE: Mrs. Franks stated that she wished to
discuss the fact the she felt the desperate need that Wylie
needed to get out of the ambulance service as quickly as
possible. She went on to say that she was in a situation in
July of 1987 in which she had to use the Wylie Ambulance.
Mrs. Franks stated that her husband had tried to explain to
the ambulance driver several times that her doctor was
waiting for her at the hospital and that he knew what the
problem was and that he did not want her taken to the Wylie
Hospital . She said that the ambulance driver kept telling
her that he had to take her to the Wylie Hospital until she
was stabilized. Mrs. Franks went on to say that the
ambulance driver refused to take her to her choice of
hospitals and instead took her to the Wylie Hospital . Mrs.
Franks also stated that once she got to the hopital, the
doctor wanted to give her valium, in which she is highly
allergic and would have killed her had he administered it,
and that instead of the valium, he took medication from her
own box and gave it to her , not knowing if she knew for sure
when the last time was she had taken it. Mrs . Franks kept
trying to explain that she was not attacking the hospital ,
but that the whole 45 minutes she was at the Wylie Hospital ,
nothing was done, until the doctor finally got in touch with
her own doctor, who told them to give her a shot of
medication and transport her immediately to the hospital
where he was. Mrs. Franks could not understand why she had
to be taken to the nearest hospital instead of the hospital
of her choice, and had been told different facts concerning
whether or not the Wylie ambulance is staffed with
paramedics . Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan explained that the Wylie
ambulance is staffed with Emergency Medical Technicians.
City Manager, John Pitstick, said that Wylie has a basic
life support system at this time, rather than a full advance
life support system. The difference in the two is that
Wylie is only equipped to transport a person to the nearest
hospital until they are stabilized , at which time they can
be transported to the hospital of their choice , where as
with a full advance life support system, the paramedics can
administer medications and are in constant communication
with the hospital . Mr . Pitstick went on to explain that
Wylie is in the process of negotiating a contract with
another ambulance company to provide service for Wylie.
Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan stated that taking the ambulance was a
mistake and that the council realizes the importance of
acting on a contract quickly. Mr . Pitstick told Mrs . Franks
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that the ambulance is a very high priority that did require
a contractural agreement to establish standards.
CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING AND ZONING REGARDING
POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 84-10A - BUILDING CODE:
Code Enforcement Officer, Roy Faires, stated that as a
request from the council , a survey was done of several
cities in the area, and the results of the survey was taken
to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr . Faires explained
that according the survey, there is a mixed bag, with one
other city' s ordinance exactly like Wylie' s, three cities
requiring 75% of the first floor and an additional
requirement of no less than 50% of any one elevation or one
side of the building, another city that does not have that
50% of any elevation included, just 75% of the first floor ,
and then three cities that have no masonry requirements in
their ordinances at all . City Manager, John Pitstick ,
stated that according to the survey, the most restrictive
cities would be Wylie and Rowlett . Councilman DiTotal
stated that he wanted to clarify with Mr . Faires that in
Dallas, Plano, and Richardson, there was a requirement of
75% masonry on the first floor, but no less than 50% of any
side of the first floor. Mr . Faires said that was correct,
that it is still at least 50% of any side you look at, and
additionally must be at least 75% of the building. Mr .
Pitstick added that these three cities basically require ..,
that all sides must be partially masonry. He also stated
that Wylie and Rowlett are the only cities that require
masonry above the first floor. Mr. Blakey asked Mr . Faires
if the way Wylie' s ordinance reads now, it is 75% on all
floors, but we could have all masonry on any one elevation.
Councilman Crane said that the reason some cities have a
requirement of at least 50% masonry on all sides is to
prevent the whole back side of a house from being siding.
Mr . Faires stated for the record that the Planning and
Zoning Commission voted unanimously that the ordinance
remain as is , with no change. Councilman Crane said that
one of the concerns of the Planning and Zoning Commission
was that the siding could be a fire hazard to the zero lot
lines, but he felt that as our ordinance reads now, could
also be a fire hazard. City Manager, John Pitstick,
explained that this ordinance did not require a vote at this
time, but staff wanted to let council look at it and see
just what the mixed bag was, and if there was further
direction, the ordinance could be on the agenda for a vote
at a later date. Mr. Faires told council that an ordinance
was not prepared, as staff didn' t know what council wanted
in regards to requirments, but if it be the desire of the
council , an ordinance would be prepared with direction from
the council .
CONSIDER APPROVAL TO GRANT AUTHORIZATION TO CITY STAFF TO
SEEK BIDS FOR CUSTODIAN SERVICES AT THE NEW MUNICIPAL
COMPLEX, LIBRARY, COMMUNITY CENTER, AND PUBLIC WORKS: City
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Manager, John Pitstick, explained that the City currently
has one janitor to handle all custodial services and the
staff feels it would be much more equitable to go to
custodial services since the offices will be moving to the
new City Hall . Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan asked Mr . Pitstick if
staff would be coming back to council with bids . Mr .
Pitstick said that was correct. Councilman Crane stated
that because the space utilization had been cut back at the
new complex , that he would like to see a breakdown of the
costs for an employee or staff of employees to do the
janitorial work, rather than contracting it out . Mr .
Pitstick explained that we could still do that , but he would
like to go out for bids to get an idea of the cost of
contracting it out , but if the bids were too high, council
could always reject the bids. A motion was made by
Councilman Blakey to authorize city staff to seek bids for
custodial services. The motion was seconded by Councilman
DiTota. The vote was as follows : Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan -
in favor, Councilman Akin - 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 .
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION DRAW #13 FOR SPEED FAB-
CRETE IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 .00 : City Manager, John
Pitstick explained to the council that Speed Fab-Crete had
requested a final draw, but that staff is requesting to
retain $31 ,000 , as the architect came in and had some
questions about some of the handicap requirements in public
buildings, and staff has sent the plans to the state. Mr .
Pitstick went on to say that Speed Fab-Crete may have to
make some minor changes before the building can be accepted
by the state as a public building . Councilman DiTota was
concerned as to whether $31,000 would cover the expenses, in
the event that the contrator decided not to do the work and
the City had to do it. Mr. Pitstick explained that as far
as staff can determine, there are only two areas of concern
being drinking fountains and restrooms . This would entail
relocating the doors in the restrooms and the push buttons
on the drinking fountains. Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan asked why
these concerns are just now coming before us . Mr . Faires,
Code Enforcement Officer, explained that the architect
failed to inform us of these items . A motion was made by
Councilman Akin to approve Construction Draw #13 for Speed
Fab-Crete in the amount of $150,000 .00 . The motion was
seconded by Councilman Blakey. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor , Councilman Akin - 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.
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMLPLEMENTING 9-1-
1 SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF WYLIE: Alan Nosar, 505
Rustic Place came before the council asking what
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requirements would be placed on citizens to have 9-1-1 . ---
John Pitstick, City Manager, explained that there would be
an additional charge on phone bills. He also explained that
when a citizen dials 9-1-1 , their address will show up on a
screen at the Police Department, and all citizens will have
9-1-1 . Mr. Pitstick also explained that the State
Legislature just passed a bill that the whole state must be
on 9-1-1 by 1995 , and Wylie chose to do it now. Mr. Nosar
asked that if in case of a state of emergency, if the 9-1-1
would transfer to another department or city who could
respond. Mr . Cowman from GTE explained that the City could
set up an agreement with Rowlett to transfer calls to
Rowlett if the City were to have a disaster of some kind.
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE REZONING REQUEST OF THIRSK
CORPORATION ON 158 ACRES OUT OF THE ALLEN ATTERBURY SURVEY,
ABSTRACT NO. 23 - REQUESTED ZONING IS FOR SF-1 , SF-2, SF-3 ,
RETAIL AND BUSINESS -1 : Roy Faires , Code Enforcement
Officer, stated that this is the property known as the
Belgium Tract . Councilman DiTota questioned Mr. Faires
about the breakdown of acreage of the zoning. Mr. Faires
stated that it is roughly 25% of the old SF-1 , and are
actually lowering the total amount of coverage here. Mr.
DiTotal asked if he was right that the actual coverage of
present SF-1 and SF-2 is being increased. Mr. Faires said
that was correct and that it was also lowering the density
in that tract.
Mr. William Cothram with the Firm Master Plan was present
and stated that working with staff and several meetings,
they used basically two concepts to come up with this plan.
One was the City of Wylie Comprehensive Plan Report and the
other was to look at the adjacent zonings on all four sides
of the property. They also took the thoroughfare plan into
consideration.
Councilman Crane questioned the fact that the SF-3 along the
southern border is right next to the SF-1 which could make
it difficult for the next property that comes in. Mr .
Faires explained that the property next to it belongs to Don
Kreymer, and is zoned SF3 , Multi-Family and B-2 . Councilman
Crane said that he was under the impression that the council
had expressed some concern regarding the ratio of SF-3 in
the City, and was concerned about the next property, and
that Planning and Zoning may even have a rough time
following the Master Plan with throwing in more SF-3 next to
the SF-1 that would border about 60% of the property.
Councilman Crane also stated that if it were SF-2 , the
property next to it would be more likely to go SF-1 or SF-2 ,
rather than drop to SF-3 . Councilman Crane also felt like
the City has a large concentration of SF-3 on that side of
town. Mr . Faires explained that some type of buffer was
needed next to the business zoning.
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Councilman DiTota asked Mr . Cothram if the zoning were
changed around to have more SF-2 , if the SF-2 would not be
marketable. Mr . Cothram said that he is not in the
marketing business, but that the firm had spent a lot of
time to achieve the proper mix . He went on to say that in
the long run they will do what the council wants, as they
want to be a part of this community, and want to build a
development. Mr . Cothram explained that they tried to put
the larger lots along the creek and tried to put the smaller
lots up against where the smaller lots already exist and
where the business is .
Councilman Crane said he just wanted to look at the
opportunity to look at a higher use. Councilman DiTota
agreed that a higher zoning would help even out that side of
town.
Mr. Cothram made a proposal to change the zoning requested
to SF1 - 37 acres, SF2 - 67 acres and SF3 - 42 acres .
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A ZONING ORDINANCE FOR 158 ACRES OUT OF
THE ALLEN ATTERBURY SURVEY, ABSTRACT 23 FOR THIRSK
CORPORATION: Councilman Crane made a motion to approve the
rezoning request of Thirsk Corporation on 158 acres out of
the Allen Atterbury Survey, Abstract No. 23 with the changes
made to reflect SF 1 - 37 acres, SF 2 - 67 acres and SF 3 -
42 acres. Councilman DiTota seconded the motion. The vote
was as follows : Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor ,
Councilman Akin - 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.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER MANAGER TO APPLY AND PARTICIPATE AS THE CITY ' S
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GOVERNOR 'S COMMUNITY
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM SPONSORED BY KEEP TEXAS
BEAUTIFUL, INC. : City Manager, John Pitstick, explained
that he had gotten a general concensus from the council that
there was interest in clean up programs and a program
established by the governor and is sponsored by the Keep
Texas Beautiful Program. Mr. Pitstick noted that there is
an extensive form that would have to be filled out in order
to get started with the program, but that it would at least
be a way to get involved. Mr . Pitstick also stated that
there are alot of cities already ahead of Wylie, and that
Wylie might not get any money this year , but there was a
need to go ahead and apply. Mayor Pro-Tem asked if this was
a different program that the state program with the matching
funds. Mr. Pitstick said that it is a different program and
that Don White, Public Works Superintendent, had checked
with the state to see where the city stands with that
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program. Mr. White said he spoke with someone from the
state, who told him that they were still reviewing the
plans.
Councilman DiTota felt like the worst thing that could
happen by applying for this program would be that Wylie
would be cleaned up.
A motion was made to approve a resolution authorizing the
city manger to apply and participate as the city' s
designated representative in the Governor' s Community
Achievement Awards Program sponsored by Keep Texas
Beautiful , Inc. by Councilman Ditota. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Akin. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor, Councilman Akin - 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.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE TIMES FOR
SCHOOL ZONES WITHIN THE CITY OF WYLIE: Mayor Pro-Tem
Donovan explained that again, there were incorrect times in
the ordinance. Mayor Pro-Tem made a motion to table this
item. The motion was seconded by Councilman Akin. The vote
was as follows : Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor,
Councilman Akin - 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 .
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE UPGRADING THE PENALTY IN
CITY ORDINANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW: Councilman
Akin made a motion to approve an ordinance upgrading the
penalty in city ordinances in accordance with state law.
The motion was seconded by Councilman DiTota. The vote was
as follows : Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor, Councilman
Akin - 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.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 78-
17 SECTION 20C TO PROVIDE TRUCK ROUTES WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF WYLIE : Councilman Akin expressed his concern as
to why the violation of the tandem axle was added to the
ordinance, as well as the 2 ton limit , as the council has
always been concerned with the weight of a truck damanging
the streets. Councilman Crane agreed with Councilman Akin, —*..
stating that with a tandem axle, the weight per tire, is
reduced about 30% .
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Councilman Crane also felt that FM 1378 was completely
ignored as a truck route, meaning that truck could not drive
on 1378 at all . Councilman DiTota felt like Sanden
Boulevard should also be added as a truck route.
Mr . Pitstick, City Manager, felt that staff should get back
to the council with a map in order to establish all truck
routes. Councilman Akin also suggested that the police
chief be consulted about the enforcement of the ordinance.
Councilman DiTota made a motion to table this item. The
motin was seconded by Councilman Akin. The vote was as
follows : Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor, Councilman Akin
- 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 .
CONSIDER APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFSITE DRAINAGE
EASEMENT FOR QUAIL HOLLOW PHASE 2 : Ron Homeyer, Assistant
City Engineer, explained that all parties had agreed to the
conditions of the easement but staff just didn' t have the
paper work. Mr. John Pitstick, City Manager, said he would
like to recommend that this item not be tabled for another
meeting, as they need to build the perimeter streets around
the new elementary, but that it be approved with the
stipulation that the city have the easement in hand, before
they are allowed to proceed with construction.
Councilman Crane made the motion to approve and accept the
offsite drainage easement for Quail Hollow, Phase 2 , with
the stipulation that the easement be in hand before
proceeding with construction. Councilman DiTota seconded
the motion. The vote was as follows : Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan
- in favor , Councilman Akin - 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.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF STREET DEDICATION FOR QUAIL HOLLOW
PHASE 2: Councilman Crane questioned that council could
approve the street dedication. Mr . Ron Homeyer, Assistant
City Engineer, explained that this should be approval of
street construction, rather than dedication. A motion was
made by Councilman Akin to approve street construction for
Quail Hollow, Phase 2 . The motion was seconded by
Councilman Blakey. Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan - in favor ,
Councilman Westerhof - 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.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan welcomed
anyone who cared to address the council to come forward,
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state their name and address, and limit their speech to two
minutes.
Mr. Orton Messenger, 504 Rustic Place, approached the
council , asking if city crews , original contractor, or who
it was that fixed the low spot in the street at the entrance
to Rustic Place. Mr. Don White, Public Works
Superintendent, said that a subcontractor for the City did
the repairs . Mr. Messenger was concerned as to why the
developer of the subdivision was not required to fix the
street , rather than the city doing it . Mr . White explained
that at the time the subdivision was built , there was no
developmental inspector employed by the city, therefore, the
subdivision was approved with a defect it that part of the
street . Councilman Crane asked how much money was spent
fixing that part of the street, and if there wasn' t a
warranty. Mr. James Johnson, Director of Finance, explained
that $3 ,000 .00 was spent, and that there had been a
maintenance contract on the subdivision at one time, but
that it had already run out. Mr. White also noted that he
felt that the street needed to be fixed now, rather than in
future years, when the standing water had already ruined the
concrete, costing much more in repairs . Councilman Crane
stated that he would like to see the council put together a
priority list on which streets should be maintained first .
City Manager, John Pitstick, explained that the staff would
like to do a total street and drainage inventory in the
winter in order to see where major problem areas exist.
Mr . Messenger also told the council that he had read an
article in the Dallas Times Herald concerning the tax
rollback election, in which City Manager, Mr. Pitstick , was
quoted saying, "We are trying to get a questionaire out to
the residents, asking where they would want a cut if the
rollback is approved . Mr. Messenger wanted to know if this
was the councils idea or Mr. Pitstick' s idea. Mr. Pitstick
explained that it was his statement, and that he is very
interested in opening a line of communication between
himself and the citizens of Wylie. He went on to say that
he felt like a questionaire would provide the city with
ideas of where the citizens would rather see the services
cut if the rollback were to occur. Councilman Blakey stated
that he would also like to have an idea of what the public
as a whole wants.
Mr. Messenger went on to say that he had seen the figures on
the budget comparisons, and that the figures didn' t seem to
make sense. City Manager, John Pitstick, told Mr. Messenger
that if he would like to come to City Hall , he would explain
what each figure represented, line by line. ••�
Councilman Akin stated that the council needed to let all
the people know all the facts.
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Mr . Allen Nosar, 505 Rustic Place, approached the council
asking if it would be possible to distribute some form of a
newsletter, as he had found that most of the citizens of
Wylie do not subscribe to the Wylie Newspaper . City
Manager, John Pitstick, explained that if the citizens are a
water customer, there is information going out in the bills
almost monthly, and that one of his main goals is to open
the lines of communication with the public with some kind of
an information format. Mayor Pro-Tem Donovan mentioned that
there will also be a large bulletin board posted at the
municipal complex where information will be posted, but that
it is very difficult to reach all citizens.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION:
Councilman Crane questioned Mr. Roy Faires, Code Enforcement
Officer , about a sign that is sitting on a truck on the
Minyard property on Highway 78, if it wasn' t in violation of
the sign ordinance, and what staff is doing about it. Mr .
Faires explained that the case in district court still has
not been settled, therefore the cases have not been heard in
municipal court. Mr. Faires noted that the city is still
issuing complaints for violation of the ordinances .
Councilman Crane said that he was still waiting on a year
end budget . City Manager, John Pitstick, explained that
staff had just finished the year end and are updating the
budget , but wanted council to see both at the same time,
which should be ready by the end of the week.
Councilman Crane also wanted to know how the move-in to the
new complex was coming. City Manager, John Pitstick,
explained that the move was still planned for November 20th,
but some problems had developed with moving the tower at the
police department and the change over in the phone system
still had to be planned . He further explained that the
office would be closed on November 20th, and would be
reopened on November 23rd.
Councilman Crane asked City Manager, John Pitstick, if there was a reason
why there would be city patrol officers out in the Beaver Creek area, as
he was concerned about how many services we are providing that area. Mr.
Pitstick stated that he wasn't sure, but would talk to the Police Chief
and find out.
Councilman Crane also expressed that he didn't feel like our police
officers should deliver council packets to the Wylie News, as they
don't deliver to any other news media.
Councilman DiTota stated that he had noticed that there is a grass lot
located at Highway 78 and FM 544, which appears to be becoming another
junkyard. Mr. Faires, Code Enforcement Officer, stated that it wasn't
another junkyard, it was just a contractor who uses a lot of equipment.
Councilman DiTota asked mr. Faires to look into it.
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Councilman Akin asked if the council had ever gotten a report from
the County on the Sanden Boulevard. City Manager John Pitstick stated
that the city has received the preliminary report and more studies would
need to be done, and that he would be working with the county to move
ahead on it. Councilman Akin asked what the final width of the road is.
Mr. Pitstick replied that the city has $847,000 to build a full bridge
and at least three lanes from FM 544 to Hwy 78. Councilman Akin was
concerned as to why the city was using the 1983 bond money to construct
Sanden Blvd. , rather than fixing pot holes in the streets already in
Wylie. Mayor Pro Tem Donovan explained that the money could not be
used for repairing streets, but for constructing major county throughfares,
and that Sanden Blvd. is a section of a thoroughfare. Councilman Crane
stated that he felt like allocating the 1983 bond money to Sanden Blvd.
was fulfilling a commitment to Sanden. City Manager John Pitstick
explained that the bond money didn't have anything to do with Sanden
Corporation, but was being used to build the road. Mr. Pitstick stated
that a request has been made for more bond money in 1988 for Sanden Blvd. ,
in case there wasn't enough money right now to complete the whole road.
Mayor Pro Tem Donovan asked Mr. Faires, Code Enforcement Officer, what
was happening with the junkyard going out to Lavon on Hwy. 78 and the
one going out to Garland on Hwy 78. Mr. Faires explained that the cars
are being moved out of the junkyard going to Lavon and that the owner
had six months to have them completely moved out, before more fines
would be imposed. Mr. Faires said he would check on the one going
toward Garland and get back to council with a report.
There being no other business, a motion was made to adjourn with all
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