05-16-1989 (City Council) Minutes 328
CALLED CITY COUNCIL —
WORK SESSION - MINUTES
MAY 16, 1989
The City of Wylie City Council met in a called session on
Tuesday, May 16 , 1989 at 7 :00 P.M. in the Council Conference
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 Bud Naish,
Council Members Ortie Messenger, Pat Stemple, Jim Swartz ,
Steve Wright, City Manager Charles Norwood, City Secretary
Carolyn Jones, Assistant City Engineer Ron Homeyer.
Councilman John Akin was out of town.
Mayor Trimble called the meeting to order.
City Manager Charles Norwood stated that this work session
was to inform the Council of the options on the wastewater
collection system improvements to get the city out of the
pump and haul business. There are several alignments and
these will be discussed as well as the method of financing
these improvements . City Manager Charles Norwood said he
had talked with Texas Water Commission several times, and
the City is going to receive penalties , beginning in
January, 1990 for not being out of the pump and haul
business.
City Manager Charles Norwood asked Mr . Ron Homeyer to go
over the alternate route for the wastewater collection line.
This alternate route is for a gravity flow line and will be
built for the future. It will come from Southfork Mobile
Home Park cross the Thurmond property, across the Wimm
property, across and down behind Presidential Estates,
across the Mathews property and across FM 1378 to the Lift
Station site just before you get to FM 544 . There will be a
lift station put in at FM 544 and pumped back into the Steel
Industrial Park system.
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Mayor Pro Tem Naish stated that the City borrowed money to
enlarge the treatment plant . Mr. Homeyer said improvements
to be completed by September 1989 . The contractor is on
tract to being completely through by September, 1989 . Mr.
Homeyer said the expansion and improvements to the treatment
plant will be a two million dollar project. North Texas
Municipal Water District took over the improvements and
hired the engineer and contractor for this job. As well
as improvements to the treatment plant, there was a lift
station built in the South corner of Century Business Park
on the creek, this lift station was built for the future.
The only cost for future growth will be for pulling out the
pumps and installing larger pumps as they are needed .
Mayor Pro Tem Naish stated the money was given to NTMWD, did
the City get any interest . Mr . Homeyer said this project is
near completion and NTMWD will give us a complete itemized
financial report and refund any money or interest left.
City Manager Charles Norwood said the only advantage of
going through NTMWD is their bond rating allows a better
interest at time of sell . If the City can go through Texas
Water Commission, we should do it ourselves. Mayor Pro Tem
Naish asked about the 4% money. City Manager Charlie
Norwood said it is 5 1/2% and is only for Cities with new
programs and not for our program. If the Council goes the
C.O. route and not Revenue Bond then we can do it ourselves
and control the monies . City Manager Charles Norwood said
that tonight he hopes to get the plans started so that by
December Council and staff will be ready to sell the CO to
start the project.
Mr . Homeyer went over the easements that would be needed if
the Council chose to go with the gravity flow line. There
are 59 easements needed for this project, some are permanent
and some will be temporary. City Manager Charles Norwood
said it was important to set a deadline of accepting
easements to that the project will stay on schedule. Those
easements that have not been donated by a certain time, will
have to be bought by offering a price or by condemnation.
City Manager Charles Norwood ask that Council and staff help
by making some of the contacts for these easements . Mr.
Norwood said he would be writing a letter to each property
owner regarding the easements needed and would like to state
that a Council member or staff member would be contacting
them. City Manager Charles Norwood said the deadline date
he had in mind was June 30th, after this date, the appraiser
will come in and do appraisals on all the property we have
not obtained the easements from.
Councilman Messenger said that Council needed to look at the
gravity flow line, as it would be a permanent solution. If
we can defer payments until 1991 it will help with Sanden
and Brookshires coming in it will increase our tax base.
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City Manager Charles Norwood said the next Council Agenda ,.....,
would have items on it for the alignment and deadline for
accepting easements.
There being no other matters for discussion, a motion was
made to adjourn with all in favor .
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