01-10-1989 (City Council) Minutes 238
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
JANUARY 10, 1989
The City of Wylie City Council met in regular session on
Tuesday, January 10 , 1989 at 7 :00 P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Complex . 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 Jim Swartz , Ortie
Messenger, Bud Naish, Marvin Blakey and Tom Pritzkau, City
Secretary Carolyn Jones , Finance Director James Johnson,
Assist. Engineer Ron Homeyer, Public Works Superintendent
Don White, Code Enforcement Officer Roy Faires, and City
Attorney Rob Dillard.
Mayor Trimble called the meeting to order and Councilman
Swartz gave the invocation.
APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH, 22ND,
26TH, AND 27TH AND OCTOBER 11TH, 20TH, AND 25TH, AND
NOVEMBER 9TH, 22ND AND 28TH AND DECEMBER 3RD AND 6TH, 1988 �.
MEETINGS: There being no additions or corrections to these
minutes, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve
as submitted. Seconded by Councilman Pritzkau. The vote
was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem
Akin - in favor , Councilman Swartz - in favor , Councilman
Pritzkau - in favor, Councilman Messenger - in favor,
Councilman Blakey - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor . This motion carried with all in favor .
ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION OF JUDY LIPPE FROM LIBRARY BOARD:
Mrs. Lippe has resigned from the Library Board, her term
will expire in July, 1989 . Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem
Akin to accept the resignation of Judy Lippe from the
Library Board. Seconded by Councilman Messenger. The vote
was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem
Akin - in favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor, Councilman
Pritzkau - in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor,
Councilman Blakey - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBER TO THE LIBRARY BOARD TO COMPLETE
THE TERM OF JUDY LIPPE: Motion was made by Councilman Naish
to appoint Valerie Wiggins to the Library Board, whose term
will expire in July, 1989 . Seconded by Councilman
Messenger.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to appoint Shirley
Burnett to the Library Board .
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Mayor Trimble called for a vote on the motion to appoint
Valerie Wiggins . The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble -
in favor, Mayor Pro Tem Akin - against, Councilman Swartz -
in favor , Councilman Pritzkau - in favor , Councilman
Messenger - in favor, Councilman Blakey - in favor, and
Councilman Naish - in favor . This motion carried with six
in favor and one against.
Mayor Pro Tem Akin' s motion did not receive a seconded ,
there was no vote on this .
CONSENT AGENDA: SLOPE EASEMENT - SANDEN BLVD. , R-O-W-
DEDICATION SANDEN BLVD. , PARK DEDICATION, TEMPORARY SIDEWALK
EASEMENT ON W. A. ALLEN BLVD. , PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT
KREYMER, AND CENTURY BUSINESS PARK LIFT STATION EASEMENTS
(3) : Councilman Naish stated that Sanden, Inc. has said
they would dedicate all R-O-W for Sanden Blvd. , now we have
R-O-W from Jack Harvard and Jerry Hoagland. Do we have
enough R-O-W to make this turn that is showing on the plans.
Mayor Trimble said there was no set place for the road. The
problem was where was the best way to cross the railroad .
Mr. Homeyer stated if you try to intersect with the highway
any other place than here, there is a high grade and a
greater cost for putting in the road. Mr . Homeyer also
stated that the R-O-W is for six lanes.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the consent
agenda. Seconded by Councilman Blakey. The vote was as
follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Akin - in
favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor, Councilman Pritzkau -
in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor , Councilman Blakey
- in favor, and Councilman Naish - in favor. This motion
carried with all in favor .
APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE
USE AND OPERATION OF ALARM SYSTEMS THROUGH OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT: Mayor Pro Tem Akin stated on false alarms, it
cost approximately $35 .00 for each call . Mr . Faires said
this Ordinance was brought forward several months ago, it
follows the same Ordinance Plano and Mesquite and several
other cities have. It has helped in correcting false
alarms.
Councilman Pritzkau wanted to know how many places have more
than three (3) false alarms . Mayor Trimble said when one
malfunctions once, it will do it several times, and the City
of Plano charges $50 .00 each time. Councilman Pritzkau said
$20 .00 was to high for home owners . Mr . Fairs said the
$20 .00 was to take care of the space and electric bill and
maintenance on the system in the police department. It is
not for home owners, they do not have to pay.
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Councilman Pritzkau said we could require that home owners —
have to register with the police department.
After some discussion, Council requested more study and more
information be brought forward prior to taking action on
this time.
APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 87-57 ANIMAL
CONTROL ORDINANCE: This amendment is making changes in
Section 2 in definition and additions to Sections 7 , 13 , 14,
16, 20 and 24 . Mr . Faires stated that some time back, Mayor
Trimble had approached me about an ordinance for pit bull
dogs . With the help of the City Secretary, I received
copies of ordinances that have been tested by the court
system and are enforceable for pit bulls . Animal Control
Officer feels with all the complaints we receive that this
portion on pit bulls is necessary.
Councilman Pritzkau said why the mug shot of the dogs, most
of these type dogs look alike. Is the photo shot necessary.
Mr . Faires said it was in the ordinances that have already
been tested by the court system. Councilman Pritzkau said
his only concern about this is the other breed of dogs.
What if another breed bites or kills a person. Mr . Faires
said the main ordinance takes care of vicious dogs, and this
is just for pit bulls. ,.
Motion was made by Councilman Messenger to approve the
amendment to Ordinance No. 87-57 as written . Seconded by
Councilman Pritzkau. The vote was as follows : Mayor
Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Akin - in favor,
Councilman Swartz - in favor, Councilman Pritzkau - in
favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor , Councilman Blakey -
in favor, and Councilman Naish - in favor. This motion
carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AN ADDITIONAL POLLING
PLACE FOR THAT PORTION OF THE CITY LOCATED WITHIN ELECTION
PRECINCT NO. 25 OF COLLIN COUNTY : The additional polling
place being requested is at Southfork Mobile Home Park in
the Clubhouse, and is a place that is accessible to and
usable by the elderly and physically handicapped . Mayor Pro
Tem Akin said it was a concern of the Civil Rights
Department of Justice to make sure everyone has the right to
vote and a place to vote.
Councilman Blakey wanted to how many people voted there this
past election. It was noted that there has been between 40
and 65 voting on different elections. City Secretary
Carolyn Jones said it has been a small number voting because
some of the residents do not have a way into the polling --�
place. Councilman Blakey said it was a credible point to
make it convenient for them to vote but I am concerned that
it could be an adverse circumstance or could encourage a
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political condition for our City. I am in favor for it but
I am concerned to that it only covers City elections and not
all elections. City Secretary Carolyn Jones, said the State
and Federal elections are conducted at Murphy for this
precinct .
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the
Ordinance requesting the additional polling place for City
elections. Seconded by Councilman Swartz . The vote was as
follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Akin - in
favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor , Councilman Pritzkau -
in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor , Councilman Blakey
- in favor, and Councilman Naish - in favor . This motion
carried with all in favor .
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO.
85-23A, SECTION 17 : The amendment to the Zoning Ordinance
is adding under Specific Use Section, item 9 - outside sales
of feed and seed in conjunction with a feed and seed store.
Mayor Trimble opened the public hearing . Mr . Faires said
section 17 pertains to Business - 1 with no outside sales.
This amendment is to allow outside sales. Planning and
Zoning Commission recommends approval of this amendment .
There being no comments or questions, Mayor Trimble closed
the public hearing.
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 85-23A,
SECTION 17 : The amendment is adding under Specific Use
Section, item 9 - outside sales of feed and seed in
conjunction with a feed and seed store. Motion was made by
Councilman Swartz to approve the amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance No. 85-24 . Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Akin. The
vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro
Tem Akin - in favor , Councilman Swartz - in favor,
Councilman Pritzkau - in favor, Councilman Messenger - in
favor, Councilman Blakey - in favor, and Councilman Naish -
in favor . This motion carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF EXTENDED LIBRARY HOURS BY ADDING SATURDAY FROM
11:00 A. M. TO 5: 00 P . M. : Mayor Pro Tem Akin said it cost
approximately $69.00 to keep the Library open on Saturdays.
A citizens may want to donate this amount for the extra
hours . Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to approve the
extended hours of the Library by adding Saturday from 11:00
A. M. to 5 : 00 P. M. Seconded by Councilman Messenger . The
vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro
Tem Akin - in favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor,
Councilman Pritzkau - in favor, Councilman Messenger - in
favor, Councilman Blakey - in favor, and Councilman Naish in favor . This motion carried with all in favor .
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PRESENTATION BY DEBBIE PEOPLES CONCERNING PERSONNEL MATTERS:
Mrs . Peoples called this afternoon and requested this item
be pulled from the agenda.
PRESENTATION BY ROSANNE BURGESS, LIBRARIAN: Mrs . Burgess
thanked the City Council for the Saturday hours, and stated
she wanted the library to be open when the citizens wanted
to come. We have a new sign in front in big black letters
that says "LIBRARY" . I have had several people say they did
not know where the Library was.
Mrs . Burgess said she has talked with the school librarian
and we are going to work together in ordering , so as not to
order the same type of material . It is important to work
toward a net work system. With a new work system, we can
contact any library that is set up on net work and get a
copy of a news article, or reports that students might need
prior to them driving from Wylie to another area. The
Community College is set up on net work as well as several
other libraries in the area. We are receiving a small
increase from Collin County, a little over $200 .00 more.
You will see a lot of the Library in the local paper . We
are on the front page this week and I plan to have something
in the paper often.
Friends of the Library have given us a computer, and we hope
update our catalog system by putting it on the computer,
this will tell what books are checked out and how many were
checked out by each member . Mrs . Burgess said the attitude
at the Library is to serve our community. I would also like
to request moving the board meeting night to the first or
third Tuesday instead of the second Monday of each month.
Mrs. Burgess also invited the Council to attend the January
29th Thank You reception at the Library from 2 :00 P.M. to
4 :00 P.M. , this is to thank everyone for their support this
past year .
PRESENTATION BY ED SNEAD TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 87-13 -
SMOKING IN CITY HALL: Mr . Snead asked Council to consider
amending the No Smoking Ordinance for City Hall to designate
the dispatch area as a smoking area. Three of our
dispatchers smoke and they cannot leave the office for
breaks , without pulling an officer off the street to relieve
them. The dispatch area is restricted and other employees
would not be allowed to come in just to smoke. The City of
Sachse has the same ordinance, but they allow smoking in the
dispatch area. Mayor Pro Tem Akin said he was understanding
about this.
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PRESENTATION BY MR. RON HOMEYER ON THE CITY OF WYLIE ' S
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS: Mr . Homeyer said
some of the Council and himself went to Austin to meet with
the Texas Water Commission. We left the meeting knowing
that we had a very short time to turn around and submit a
construct plan for these improvements. One of the
suggestions from TWC was to lease small package plants for
use in Newport Harbor and Presidential Estates . As of this
date, we have not been able to locate a company that would
lease these plants . We have found several companies that
will sell the plants to us but so far none that would lease
them. If purchased, using a 20 year loan these plants would
be more expensive than going with the construct of the
pipeline for the force main. Councilman Messenger said that
the people in Austin brought up the portable systems, do you
think they could help us locate them. Mr. Homeyer said they
told us in Austin it was the City of San Antonio. I have
talked with the people in San Antonio and they have
purchased theirs, not leased them.
Mayor Trimble said that leasing was more expensive than
purchasing .
Mr . Dolan McKnight, of North Texas Municipal Water District ,
said that where San Antonio has an advantage over Wylie is
they can move their plants, they have been doing this for
ten years . They also service areas outside the City Limits.
San Antonio has a city crew that actually does the
installation of these plants.
Mr . Homeyer said permit for the package plant is
approximately $10,000 . This would be an additional cost of
$20 ,000 . for the two package plants. Mr . Homeyer also
stated the plans for the Southfork Mobile Home Park Lift
Station have changed and we need to put in a new force main.
Councilman Messenger wanted to know if we have had any
participation in this yet. Mr . Homeyer said not yet, but we
still have time to work on it.
APPROVAL FOR STAFF TO PREPARE RESOLUTION TO TEXAS WATER
COMMISSION FOR PLANS FOR WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS: Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Akin to give
staff approval to prepare the Resolution to Texas Water
Commission for plans for Wastewter Collection System
Improvements. Seconded by Councilman Pritzkau. The vote
was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem
Akin - in favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor, Councilman
Pritzkau - in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor,
Councilman Blakey - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor . This motion carried with all in favor.
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PRESENTATION BY ED SNEAD RECOMMENDING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
FOR PAY INCREASES AND ONE ADDITIONAL PATROL OFFICER: Mr .
Snead said this has been discussed earlier at a Council
meeting when the one patrol car was purchased. The staff
wants to make a budget adjustment to move the money from the
second patrol car into salaries. Our City is under what
most cities start their patrol officers at. Staff has
reviewed the budget and feel we can make the following moves
in order to have enough money in salaries for these
adjustments:
Capital Outlay - #200-201-04710 Communication
Equipment $ 2 ,000 .
#200-202-04540 Automobiles $14 ,400 .
#200-202-04710 Communications
Equipment $ 6 ,200 .
#200-202-04950 Special Purpose
Equipment $ 3 ,500 .
TOTAL $26,100.
We have also just hired a secretary/records clerk in January
and this leave approximately $3,483 . in the budget for the
first part of the fiscal year that was no one in this
position. This would bring the total for the budget
amendment to $29 ,583 .00. The total needed for the raises
and additional officer is $29,625 .59 .
Councilman Naish said if you have another officer can you
move to the 4 -10 or 8 hour shift . Mr . Snead said the
officers like the 12 hours shift and there would be a time
when only one officer would be on duty.
Mayor Pro Tem Akin asked if the police department endorsed
the 12 hour shifts. Mayor Pro Tem Akin also said he
appreciated the officers and the work they are doing , it
bothers me that the pay scale is so low.
APPROVAL OF BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR PAY INCREASES AND ONE
ADDITIONAL PATROL OFFICER: Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem
Akin to approve the budget adjustment that would raise the
pay scale for the police officers and add one additional
officer. Seconded by Councilman Naish. The vote was as
follows : Mayor Trimble - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Akin - in
favor, Councilman Swartz - in favor, Councilman Pritzkau -
in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor , Councilman Blakey
- in favor, and Councilman Naish - in favor. This motion
carried with all in favor .
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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Mayor Trimble invited anyone wishing
to speak to come forward at this time and state their name
and address for record. Mayor Trimble also requested that
their comments be limited to two minutes.
Mr. Nicholas Sowards of 1301 East Brown stated that there
had been a lot of concern about not having a signal light at
Brown and Highway 78 . I wanted to thank the Council for the
light at this intersection. Mayor Trimble said the City did
not put the light in, but the City staff did work with the
State on getting the signal light put in.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION: Councilman Naish wanted to know where
we were on Highway 78 and turn lanes. The City needs to
take a stand on this . The right turn lanes are needed as
well as the speed limits checked . Mr . Homeyer said the
State is working on the turn lanes at FM 544 and Highway 78 .
The City will prepare the additional base and the State will
do the rest of the work. As far as the speed limits, the
State was just here and checked out the portion of Highway
78 in front of City Hall , and do not recommend lowering the
speed limit.
Councilman Pritzkau wanted to know if there was a response
on claims made on Kreymer Easements . Mr. Homeyer said there
has been no other contact as they feel this is not their
responsibility.
Councilman Pritzkau wanted to know if the test in Twin Lakes
were okay as they did not take a 28 day test but a 60 day
test. Mr . Homeyer said when they run the 60 day test there
is a correcting factor used to take it back to the 28 days.
The contractor has done some replacing as some of the test
did not check out, staff requested coring and replacement of
some of the concrete.
Councilman Swartz wanted to know if the load limit signs
have come in. Mr . Homeyer said I had a call from the
Highway Department and we should have some signs up soon.
Councilman Swartz thanked Mayor Pro Tem Akin for spending
every morning on Birmingham Street. There have been a lot
of problems and he has taken care of them.
Mayor Akin stated that there has been 299 calls for public
works this month. They are out doing their jobs. Today
there was a demonstration on the boring equipment, they
bored 250 feet in 10 minutes . This equipment will save us
from cutting our streets.
Mayor Trimble thanked Mayor Pro Tem Akin for what he was
doing.
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Mayor Trimble recessed the open meeting and convened Council
into Executive Session at 8 :30 P.M. under the authority of
Article 6252-17 V.A.C.S. Section 2 paragraph "g" Personnel
Matters - contract with Lifeline Ambulance Service.
Mayor Trimble reconvened the open meeting at 9 : 50 P.M. and
asked if there was a motion from executive session.
Mayor Pro Tem Akin made a motion that due to the contract
with Lifeline having a 90 days clause for termination, the
City will continue with Lifeline, but would begin to set
specs and seek bids on this service, and also to begin
making the subsidy payments to Lifeline in the amount of
$3,333 .33 with each payment after this month being made by
the 10th day of each month. Seconded by Councilman
Pritzkau. The vote was as follows : Mayor Trimble - in
favor, Mayor Pro Tem Akin - in favor, Councilman Swartz - in
favor, Councilman Pritzkau - in favor, Councilman Messenger
- in favor, Councilman Blakey - in favor, and Councilman
Naish - in favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
There being no other business for discus on, motion was
made to adjourn with all in favor . -
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