05-26-1992 (City Council) Minutes 21
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
MAY 26, 1992
The City of Wylie City Council met in regular session on
Tuesday May 26, 1992 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 John W. Akin, Mayor Pro
Tem Jim Swartz , Council Members Jay Davis, Reta Allen, Bud
Naish, Steve Wright and Ortie Messenger, City Manager Steve
Norwood, City Secretary Carolyn Jones, City Attorney Steve
Deiter , City Engineer Paul Beaver, Finance Director Brady
Snellgrove and Code Enforcement Officer Rick Hertzberger.
Mayor Akin called the meeting to order and Scott Brown of
the First Baptist Church gave the invocation with the Pledge
of Allegiance led by Councilman Naish.
Mayor Akin welcomed everyone and announced a meeting with
the Highway Department will be held on June 2nd at 7:00 P.M.
regarding the improvements to Highway 78 and FM 544.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 12 , 1992 MEETING: There being no
corrections or additions to the minutes of the May 12th City
Council meeting , a motion was made by Councilman Messenger
to approve as submitted . Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Swartz .
The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro
Tem Swartz - in favor , Councilwoman Allen - in favor,
Councilman Davis - in favor, Councilman Wright - in favor,
Councilman Messenger - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE FIRST
ALLEY EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HILLTOP AND BUTLER
STREETS: This ordinance would provide fora portion of such
vacated alley to revert to the adjacent property owners ,
reserving and excepting from such vacation certain rights
for sidewalk and utility easements. City Attorney Steve
Deiter said the portion of the alley being vacated would be
approximately 110 feet from Butler Street to the east turn
in the alley. A motion was made by Councilman Wright to
install speed bumps at the north end of the alley and
install speed limit signs . City Attorney Steve Deiter said
the Council should not take any type of action other than
accepting or denying the Ordinance vacating a section of
this alley. A motion amending the first motion was then
made by Councilman Wright to deny the Ordinance vacating a
portion of the first alley east of the intersection of
Hilltop and Butler Streets . Seconded by Councilman Naish.
The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro
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Tem Swartz - in favor, Councilwoman Allen - in favor,
Councilman Davis - against, Councilman Wright -in favor,
Councilman Messenger - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor. This motion carried with a six in favor and one
against.
APPROVAL OF ORDER ADOPTING THE EIGHT (8 ) CHARTER AMENDMENTS
APPROVED ON MAY 2 , 1992 BY THE VOTERS: City Attorney Steve
Deiter said in reference to the adoption of the charter
amendments these were done in compliance with Code/law and
the charter. Mr. Deiter stated that he worked with the
Charter Review Committee and helped them to meet all
requirements. Mr. Deiter said he does not feel there is a
problem with constitutional rights on any of these
amendments. You can limit a person' s rights to run for
office if he/she is indebted to the City. Mr. Deiter
suggested to the Council to consider passing the order and
if further study shows there is a problem with the
constitutional rights, then it can be corrected or table the
item until further study is done .
Mayor Akin stated that legally since the citizens have
voted, then Council should adopt the order . Mr. Deiter said
yes, if Council chooses not to adopt this then citizens
could come back on the Council . .,
A motion was made by Councilman Messenger to approve the
Order but to also request these be sent to the State for
review. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Swartz . The vote was as
follows: Mayor Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - in
favor, Councilwoman Allen - in favor, Councilman Davis - in
favor, Councilman Wright - in favor, Councilman Messenger -
in favor, and Councilman Naish - in favor. This motion
carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF INVOICES FROM HELMBERGER ASSOC. IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LAND FILL CLOSURE: This payment request
is for invoice 9188-2 in the amount of $600.00; invoice
9190-3 in the amount of $4 , 569.78; invoice 9207-4 in the
amount of $2,751 . 82 ; and invoice 9221 in the amount of
$4, 149 .86 . A motion was made by Councilman Messenger to
approve the above named invoices to Helmberger Assoc. in
connection with the land fill closure . Seconded by
Councilwoman Allen. The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin -
in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - in favor, Councilwoman
Allen - in favor, Councilman Davis - in favor, Councilman
Wright - in favor, Councilman Messenger - in favor, and
Councilman Naish - in favor. This motion carried with all
in favor.
APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT EXTENSION FOR 90 DAYS FOR OAK
RIDGE ADDITION: The developers of Oak Ridge Addition have
requested this 90 day extension in order to complete and
present their final plat for approval . Councilman Wright
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voiced his concern of having these homes next to an
industrial area. A motion was made by Councilman Messenger
to approve the 90 day extension. Seconded by Councilman
Davis. The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor,
Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - in favor, Councilwoman Allen - in
favor, Councilman Davis - in favor, Councilman Wright -
against, Councilman Messenger - in favor, and Councilman
Naish - in favor. This motion carried with six in favor, and
one against.
APPROVAL OF BID AWARD FOR WATER/SEWER UTILITY SUPPLIES:
This is the annual contact for supplies in water/sewer
utility departments . Staff received bids from four bidders
and bids were broken down into seven groups. Staff
recommends the following award of bid:
Ferguson Enterprises No. 1 cooper pipe/fittings $1 ,806. 20
No. 2 pvc pipe/fittings $1 ,775. 40
Industrial Intern' 1 . No. 3 tapping saddles $1 ,076. 33
No. 5 bronze fittings $3 ,798.80
No. 6 miscellaneous $1 ,783. 09
No. 7 meter boxes/locks $2,860 . 30
Bowles and Edens No. 4 repair clamps $1 ,792 .94
A motion was made by Councilman Wright to approve the bids
as recommended by staff and stated above . Seconded by
Councilman Naish. The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in
favor, Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - in favor, Councilwoman Allen -
in favor, Councilman Davis - in favor, Councilman Wright -
in favor, Councilman Messenger - in favor, and Councilman
Naish - in favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF THE REVISION OF THE ZONING MAP IN PREPARATION
FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Mr. Rick Hertzberger, Code
Enforcement Officer, stated that in August, 1991 the City
Council approved a new official Zoning May. The staff has
begun the evaluation of the 1980 Comprehensive Plan, as
related to this zoning map and have found several
incompatible land uses that need immediate attention and are
as follows :
1 . Downtown zoning and boundaries
2. Highway 78 and FM 544 corridors
3 . Numerous inter-city non-compatible zoning districts.
Staff is requesting Council to consider zoning the Downtown
area as Central Business District , to give staff
instructions to continue the study and present to Planning
and Zoning and then come back to Council . To date the
downtown area has several zonings , such as Retail , B-1 and
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B-2 , rezoning this area and putting all lots on Ballard St. -IA.,
from Highway 78 to Brown Street under Central Business
District Zoning , would bring all lots compatible and not
look like spot zoning. This would not affect any of the
residents living there today, they would be able to remain
in their homes.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Swartz to have staff and
the Planning and Zoning Commission to begin working on the
Central Business District for the downtown area. Seconded
by Councilman Naish, but also to not hold up any other
pending zonings that have been requested in this area. The
vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro Tem
Swartz - in favor, Councilwoman Allen - in favor, Councilman
Davis - in favor, Councilman Wright - in favor, Councilman
Messenger - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in favor. This
motion carried with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE 1991-92 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF
WYLIE: Finance Director Brady Snellgrove stated the
Technical Amendments being requested for consideration are:
the budgeting G.O. Bond Debt in the Debt Service Fund,
deletion of the council Reserve as an expenditure item,
reducing the Worker' s Comp. budget, allocating the City
Manager' s Reserve and reducing Debt Service in the Utility
Fund. The Budget Amendments being requested for approval —
are to reduce the Sales Tax Revenue , the Delinquent and
Penalty/Interest Taxes, and budgeting Interest Income in the
Debt Service Fund. A motion was made by Councilman Wright
to approve the Technical and Budget amendments as listed
above in the 1991-92 Budget. Seconded by Councilman Naish.
The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro
Tem Swartz - in favor, Councilwoman Allen - in favor,
Councilman Davis - in favor, Councilman Wright - in favor,
Councilman Messenger - in favor, and Councilman Naish - in
favor. This motion carried with all in favor.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Mayor Akin invited citizens wishing
to addressed the Council to come forward at this time and
state their name and address and to limit their comments to
five minutes. Mayor Akin stated that any discussion must be
limited to placing the item on a future agenda for
consideration. There were no speakers at this time .
There being no other items for discussion, a motion was made
to adjourn with all in favor.
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