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05-12-1992 (City Council) Minutes 13 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1992 The City of Wylie City Council met in regular session at 7 : 00 PM on Tuesday, May 12, 1992 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Complex, 2000 SH 78 N , Wylie, Texas. A quorum was present and notice had been posted in the time and manner required by law. Those present were Mayor John Akin, Mayor Pro Tem Jay Davis, Councilmembers Jim Swartz , Don Hughes and Ortie Messenger, absent were Councilmembers William Martin and Percy Simmons. Also present were newly elected Councilmembers, Reta Allen, Steve Wright and A. L. "Bud" Naish. Representing the City Staff were City Manager, Steve Norwood, City Secretary Carolyn Jones, City Attorney Steve Deiter, Director of Finance Brady Snellgrove, City Engineer Paul Beaver, Parks Director Bill Nelson and Secretary Barbara LeCocq. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Akin. Reverend Mark Ellis of Shiloh Baptist Church gave the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Don Hughes. Mayor Akin expressed his appreciation to the retiring members of the Council and to the citizenry of Wylie . ITEM NO. 1 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 21ST AND APRIL 28 AND MAY 5TH COUNCIL MEETINGS: The Mayor asked for corrections or additions. Councilman Hughes made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted . Seconded by Councilman Messenger. Vote as follows : Mayor Akin , yes; Mayor Pro Tem Davis, yes; Councilman Swartz , yes; Councilman Hughes , yes; and Councilman Messenger, yes . Motion carried 5-0. ITEM NO. 2 - OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR JOHN AKIN, AND COUNCILMEMBERS RETA ALLEN, STEVE WRIGHT AND BUD NAISH: Carolyn Jones, City Secretary administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected members of the City Council . After taking the Oath, the new members took their seats . ITEM NO. 3 - ELECT MAYOR PRO TEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISION IN ARTICLE III, SECTION 5 OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER: Councilman Ortie Messenger nominated Councilman Jim Swartz for the office of Mayor Pro Tem. Seconded by Councilwoman Reta Allen. There being no further nominations, the Mayor called for the vote. Vote as follows : Mayor Akin, yes ; Mayor Pro Tem Davis , yes; Councilman Swartz , abstain; Councilwoman Allen, yes; Councilman Wright , yes ; Councilman Messenger, yes; Councilman Naish, yes. Nomination approved 6-0. Mayor Akin announced the celebration of National Nursing Home Week and the dedication of Wylie' s first registered 14 Historic District. ITEM NO. 4 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AWARD OF BID FOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS FOR HIGHWAY 78 AND COMMUNITY PARK SOCCER FIELDS: City Manager Norwood, noted that the City had received a grant from the State of Texas for the beautification of State Highway 78 and the funds for this portion of the bid would come from that grant. In addition, a donation of $5000 from Brookshires would help to cover the cost of the irrigation system for the soccer fields at Community Park. A motion was made by Councilmember Messenger to approve the recommendation by staff to award the bid to Starnes Plumbing in the amounts of $2,850 for SH78 and $9, 150 for the soccer fields at Community Park. Motion seconded by Councilmember Swartz . Vote as follows : Mayor Akin, yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz , yes; Councilmember Allen, yes; Councilmember Davis , yes; Councilmember Wright, yes; Councilmember Messenger, yes; and Councilmember Naish, yes . Motion carried 7-0 . ITEM NO. 5 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLLIN COUNTY AND CITY OF WYLIE FOR SEPTIC TANK INSPECTION: City Engineer Paul Beaver noted that there are numerous sites that could become available if development activity increases. The staff is requesting that the Council approve the resolution agreement between Collin County and the City for septic tank inspection, allowing septic tanks to be used in the City on a limited and temporary basis . Mr. Beaver also stated that City ordinance requires that if a property owner is within five hundred ( 500) feet of an existing sewer line, that property must be connected to the City sewer system. The connecting line to be at owner' s expense . Mr. Beaver said that Collin County has two or three inspectors for this purpose and while the City staff is not a proponent of septic tanks within the City limits, it does see this service as a need at this particular time . Following discussion, a motion was made by Councilmember Wright to approve the Resolution for Agreement between Collin County and the City of Wylie for Septic Tank inspections . Motion seconded by Councilmember Bud Naish. Vote as follows : Mayor Akin, yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz , yes; Councilmember Allen, yes ; Councilmember Davis , yes; Councilmember Wright, yes; Councilmember Messenger, yes; and Councilmember Naish, yes . Motion carried 7-0 . 15 ITEM NO. 6 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LIGHT FEE INCREASE FOR USE OF LIGHTS ON BALLFIELDS FROM $3.00 TO $4.50 PER HOUR, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1 , 1992: Staff stated that this proposal was the recommendation of the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board after a study had been made by Bill Nelson, Director of Parks and Recreation. Discussion included opposition to any increase in fees from Councilman Messenger based on the contributions WSA has made to Community Park. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Swartz to table this item until a joint meeting with WSA could be scheduled . Seconded by Councilmember Messenger. Vote as follows : Mayor Akin, yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz , yes; Councilmember Allen, yes; Councilmember Davis, yes ; Councilmember Wright , yes; Councilmember Messenger, yes; and Councilmember Naish, yes. Motion carried 7-0 . ITEM NO. 7 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES WITH COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: A presentation was made by Jennifer Golden, Executive Director of Collin County Humane Society for co-operative animal services. Ms. Golden stated the service is a complete one at a cost of approximately $28 , 000 per year. The Society provides daily service Monday - Saturday, Sunday service emergency only. Services will include cleaning, feeding , medication, adoption and showing of animals . Staff states approval of this service will result in a substantial savings to the City , $12 - $15,000 annually. A motion was made by Councilmember Messenger to aprove proposal no. 1 in the amount of $28 ,400. Seconded by Councilmember Naish. Vote as follows : Mayor Akin , yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz , yes; Councilmember Allen, yes; Councilmember Davis, yes; Councilmember Wright, yes; Councilmember Messenger, yes ; and Councilmember Naish, yes. Motion carried 7-0 . ITEM NO. 8 - CONSIDER LEAVING/REMOVING BUTLER STREET ALLEY BARRICADE: City Manager Steve Norwood advised that staff had held a meeting with interested parties on this matter and the result was nine (9) in favor of leaving the barricade and nine ( 9 ) in favor of removal , thus no concensus. Among those most impacted by the barricade the vote was 7-2 for closure of the alley. This led to staff recommendation to leave the alley closed to through traffic. City Attorney advised that in order to close the alley permanently an ordinance would be required . Bill King of 312 Briarwood asked for the opportunity to address the Council . Mr. King asked that the alley be opened . Discussion included the option of having staff return to Council with an ordinance for closure, giving staff an opportunity to develop other alternatives, and giving Council the opportunity to approve or deny passage of the closure ordinance. A motion was made by Councilmember Davis to close the North end of the alley and have staff 16 return to Council with ordinance for closure. Councilmember ,... Messenger seconded the motion. Vote as follows : Mayor Akin, no; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz, yes; Councilmember Allen, yes; Councilmember Davis , yes ; Councilmember Wright, yes; Councilmember Messenger, yes; and Councilmember Naish, yes. Motion carried, 6-1 . ITEM NO. 9 - CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: Mr. Norwood reported that the telemetering system at the North Texas tank site should improve water distribution problems in the City. NTMWD is cooperating with us and will allow us to use their radio waves for five (5 ) years . Mr. Norwood introduced Parks Director, Bill Nelson who gave a report on the work done during the winter months by the Parks department to ready the parks for Spring and Summer use , in addition to beautification work around the City. ITEM NO. 10 - CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: City Engineer, Paul Beaver reported that the State of Texas had conducted their first inspection of the landfill closure. There were only a few minor items of concern. Regarding the Spring Creek Parkway extension, the bonds of contracts are in hand. Contracts should be signed in the very near future. Task Force concerned about the Municipal Solid Waste disposal for Collin County. The NTMWD landfill has only about three years left. Exploring plans for reducing the amount of solid waste, thus increasing the life of landfills. Some options include types of recycling . Councilmember Naish asked about the possibility of eliminating to some extent the odor from the NTMWD landfill. Councilmember Swartz asked about the proposed Public Works facility. City Manager Norwood advised the City is looking at property on which to locate the facility. ITEM NO. 11 - CITIZENS PARTICIPATION: Mrs. Gerry Smith of 106 N. Carriage House addressed the Council on the matter of accessibility to the Mayor. ITEM NO. 12 - RECESS OPEN MEETING: Mayor Akin recessed the open meeting for the purpose of convening the Council into Executive session under the authority of Article 6252-17 V.A.C.S . , Section 2 , paragraph "g" Personnel Matters, regarding duties of Department Heads . ITEM NO. 14 - RECONVENE COUNCIL INTO OPEN SESSION: Mayor reconvened the Council into open session 17 ITEM NO. 15 - CONSIDER ANY ACTION NECESSARY FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION: No action necessary. ITEM NO. 16 - ADJOURN: Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting . Meeting adjourned by Mayor Akin. n Akin, ayor, City of Wylie ATTE (// (7:44U/ Bar ara LeCocq, Se retary