09-15-1988 (City Council) Minutes 151
CALLED CITY COUNCIL
MEETING - MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 15, 1988
The City of Wylie City Council met in a called session on
Thursday, September 15, 1988 at 6:30 P.M. in the Conference
Room of the City Manager' s Office. 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 John Akin, Council Members Bud Naish, Jim
Swartz , Ortie Messenger, City Manager John Pitstick, City
Secretary Carolyn Jones , Finance Director James Johnson and
Charles Binford, who has worked on the update of the rate
study for the City of Wylie. Councilman Marvin Blakey and
Chris DiTota were absent.
Mayor Trimble called the meeting to order and Mayor Pro Tem
Akin gave the invocation.
REQUEST FOR A SEWER TAP ON PRESIDENTIAL ESTATES SEWER LINE
FOR ONE LOT IN LAKE RANCH ESTATES: City Manager John
Pitstick stated that there has been some discussion of the
mandates from the Texas Water Commission and Texas
Department of Health. There were letters on March 20, 1987
and June 24, 1987 . Both of these letters are referring to
the pump and haul situation in Wylie. The City has
submitted a plan with three schedules for wastewater
collection system improvements. This plan shows 4" to 6"
force main to Presidential Estates. The existing sewer
(pump & haul) is for 89 lots, enough storage for all lots
and pump once a day with complete build out and move in.
There is enough capacity to handle all of Presidential
Estates and Lake Ranch Estates. From Engineering stand
point, it can be done, legally there is nothing in TWC
mandate to say we want to expand/extend pump and haul . City
Manager John Pitstick said this is a policy decision, we
have to be out of the pump and haul by January, 1990 .
Mr . Kent Crane said the issue I would like to talk about is
if I took out a building permit tomorrow which we are not
ready to do, then it would be six months before I would have
the house ready for move in. There is a possibility that I
would have the house under the pump and haul for about six
months . My customer wants to tie on to the City sewer.
Mr. Crane said the City has been trying to get people
connected to the sewer system and now you are questioning
this. Mayor Pro Tem Akin said he has no problem with it.
Councilman Messenger wanted to know if we could send a
letter requesting permission to add these 12 lots to
Presidential Estates.
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Mr . Crane ask if he could get an approval from Council if
the TWC and Health Depart . say it is all right .
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the sewer
tap for Mr . Crane if the approval comes from TWC and the
Department of Health. Seconded by Councilman Messenger.
The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor
Pro Tem Akin - in favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor,
Councilman Messenger - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
DISCUSSION OF 1988/89 WATER AND SEWER FUND BUDGET : Mr.
Charles Binford has completed the update to the rate study
for water and sewer rates. Mr . Binford is presenting to the
Council several ways of increasing the rates. One way is
the four tiered water rate schedules with 15% increase
between each tier, estimated income of $160,534 , and a Pass
Through charges to recover increased costs relating to
wastewater treatment plant, estimated income of $164,640 .
Total estimated increase billed in the amount of $325,174.
There was much discussion on the increase, and being fair to
the water customers and yet collecting enough to cover the
increase expenses of the wastewater treatment improvements.
In comparing Wylie rates to other cities, Wylie was in the
middle of the high to low range on our current rates , with
the increase, it would move Wylie to the high end.
Councilman Naish suggested that the Council pass an
ordinance that this Pass Through on the sewer increase is to
go to the sewer treatment plant improvements .
There being no other discussion or b iness, a motion was
made to adjourn with all in favor.
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Chudk Trimble, Mayor
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