01-14-1991 (City Council) Minutes 272
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL
MEETING - MINUTES
JANUARY 14, 1991
The City of Wylie City Council met in a Special Called
Meeting on Monday, January 14, 1991 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 John W. Akin,
Mayor Pro Tem Don Hughes, Council Members Percy Simmons, Pat
Stemple, Steve Wright , Chuck Wible and William Martin , City
Manager Bill Dashner, City Secretary Carolyn Jones, City
Engineer Paul Beaver .
Mayor Akin called the meeting to order and gave the
invocation.
CONSIDER REINSTATEMENT OF TERMINATED FIRE FIGHTERS: City
Secretary Carolyn Jones was instructed to a letter from the
City Attorney regarding the Fire fighters, this letter is to
be attached to the minutes of this meeting .
Steve Bisbee - 301 W. Kirby - resigned from the Fire
Department, was not terminated, but spoke in favor of
reinstatement of the Fire fighters terminated.
Choya Tapp - 2250 Sachse Road - was terminated from the Fire
Department and spoke in favor of reinstatement of the Fire
fighters terminated .
Helen Reiter - 109 N. Carriage House Way - voiced concern
about not having a fire department .
Fire Chief Jim Lynch stated that there are four (4 )
certified fireman out of 28 Volunteers today.
A motion was made by Councilman Wright to recommend to City
Manager the re-hiring of all terminated Volunteer Fire
fighters . Seconded by Councilman Wible. The vote was as
follows : Mayor Akin - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Hughes -
against, Councilman Wible - in favor, Councilman Martin -
against , Councilman Wright - in favor , Councilwoman Stemple
- against, and Councilman Simmons - against. This motion
was denied with three (3) in favor, and four (4) against the
reinstatement of terminated fire fighters .
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CONSIDER REINSTATEMENT OF FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR, JAMES
JOHNSON : Mr . James Johnson of 1404 Wyndham requested a
public hearing before the Council for reinstatement as
Finance Director and to be given reasons for his
termination. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to
deny request for reinstatement as Finance Director .
Seconded by Councilman Simmons. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Akin - against , Mayor Pro Tem Hughes - in favor,
Councilman Wible - against, Councilman Martin - in favor ,
Councilman Wright - against , Councilwoman Stemple - in
favor, and Councilman Simmons - in favor . This motion
carried with four (4) in favor of the denial of
reinstatement of Finance Director and three (3) against.
CONSIDER LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WYLIE AND WSA
FOR $1 .00 FOR AKIN PAVILION: Staff received a letter from
Texas Wildlife Department on conversion of Community Park
facilities to a private organization. This process is known
as conversion. There are certain steps necessary if the
City Council converts Akin Pavilion from public use to
private use. The City of Wylie received a 50/50 matching
grant to construct these facilities. The State has stated
that it is possible with State approval to turn public
facilities over to private use if exact same facilities are
constructed to served the same purpose. All of this must be
approved prior to turning over the facilities . If the City
goes ahead without State approval the State can ask for 1000
reimbursement on the original grant.
Mrs . Oveta Vardell , Vice President of WSA, addressed the
Council regarding the use of Akin Pavilion . Mayor Pro Tem
Hughes suggested that WSA set a portable building up in the
Park for storage. A motion was made by Councilman Simmons
to allow WSA to use the back of the Community Room for
storage for a period of one year with out charge and during
this time period should find a portable building for their
storage at the Park. Seconded by Councilwoman Stemple. The
vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem
Hughes - in favor , Councilman Wible - in favor , Councilman
Martin - in favor , Councilman Wright - in favor ,
Councilwoman Stemple - in favor , and Councilman Simmons - in
favor . This motion carried with all in favor .
ACCEPTANCE OF CITY MANAGER' S RESIGNATION: Tina Sorrells -
204 S. 4th; Robert Flint - 408 E. Gaston spoke in favor of
the City Manager and the things that have been done for
Wylie since his employment . Joe Masters - 110 Douglas;
Helen Reiter - 109 N. Carriage House Way; John Spillyards -
301 N. Jackson; Jesse Vance - 502 S. Jackson; Choya Tapp -
2250 Sachse and Lela Pendergrass - 309 Hilltop Lane spoke
against the City Manager and asked the Council to accept his
resignation.
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A Council Member stated that six months ago these seven
members hired the City Manager and gave him priorities and
he has been doing exactly what the Council has told him to
do . A motion was made by Councilman Martin to deny letter
of resignation and to schedule a work session for Council to
work out the problems . Seconded by Councilman Simmons. The
vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - against, Mayor Pro Tem
Hughes - in favor , Councilman Wible - against, Councilman
Martin - in favor, Councilman Wright - against, Councilwoman
Stemple - in favor , and Councilman Simmons - in favor. This
motion carried with four (4) in favor. of denial of letter
of resignation and three (3) against .
ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCE FOR MCCREARY ROAD/BROWN STREET
PROJECT BASED ON CITY ATTORNEY OPINION: The City Attorney
has advised that the Perimeter Street Fund Account is a
restricted fund and thus money should not be borrowed from
this account. The City Auditor advised me that it would be
appropriate but since we have a legal opinion I am compelled
to recommend another funding source which is: The City
Audit FY90 in the General Fund carried over $390,425 as a
fund balance as of September 30, 1990 . The City Auditor has
recommended $80 ,300 of this money be used. This money was
not earmarked as a line item allocation. It was money
carried over to help fund City operations for FY91 . A -
motion was made by Councilman Simmons to approve the $80,300
from General Fund monies carried over from FY90 Audit.
Seconded by Councilwoman Stemple. The vote was as follows :
Mayor Akin - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Hughes - in favor,
Councilman Wible - in favor , Councilman Martin - in favor,
Councilman Wright - in favor , Councilwoman Stemple - in
favor, and Councilman Simmons - in favor. This motion
carried with all in favor .
There being no other matters for discussion, a motion made
to adjourn at 9 :25 P.M. with all in favor .
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