09-08-1992 (City Council) Minutes MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1992
The City Council of the City of Wylie met in regular session
on Tuesday, September 8, 1992 at 7:00 PM 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 Akin, Mayor
Pro Tem Jim Swartz, and Councilmembers Reta Allen, Ortie
Messenger, Steve Wright and Bud Naish. Representing the
City staff were City Manager Steve Norwood, City Attorney
Steve Deiter, Director of Finance Brady Snellgrove, Director
of Public Works Paul Beaver and Barbara LeCocq, Secretary.
Councilman Jay Davis was absent.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Akin. Roger Smith
was asked to give the invocation. Bud Naish led the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag.
ITEM NO. 1 - CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 25, 1992
COUNCIL MEETING: Mayor Akin asked for any additions or
corrections to the minutes. Hearing none, a motion was made
by Councilman Messenger to approve the minutes as submitted.
Seconded by Councilman Wright. Vote as follows: Mayor Akin
-- - yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - yes; Councilmember Allen -
yes; Councilmember Wright - yes; Councilmember Messenger -
yes; Councilmember Naish - yes. Motion carried 6-0.
ITEM NO. 2 - DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROPOSAL TO RE-BID FOR
CURB AND GUTTERING OF BIRMINGHAM STREET: City Manager
Norwood stated that at the last City Council meeting on
August 25, the Council voted unanimously to award the
conract to Ballard Contracting for $32,450 which is $11,392
less than the total bid since in-house crews could perform
that portion. After the August 25th meeting, a pre-
construction meeting was held and the conractor stated the
bid was figured wrong and the contractor would only lower
the bid by $6500. The City Manager asked the Council to
rescind award of the bid based on this information and rebid
this item at a later date. Mr. Norwood also encouraged
Council to determine what other streets in the City needed
the same type of improvement and bid the entire project at
one time. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Swartz to
reject the previous bids. Motion seconded. Vote as follows:
Mayor Akin - yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - yes; Councilmember
Allen - yes; Councilmember Wright - yes; Councilmember
Messenger - yes; Councilmember Naish - yes. Motion carried
6-0.
ITEM NO. 3 - DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING INTERLOCAL ^`
AGREEMENT WITH FARMERSVILLE FOR DISPATCH SERVICE: In answer
to a question from the Council, City Manager Steve Norwood
stated that Chief Hightower recommends that if this
agreement is approved, the City not enter into any more
agreements of this nature until his department has had time
to evaluate their ability to handle the additional work load
without adding personnel. Following the discussion, a
motion was made by Councilmember Reta Allen to approve the
interlocal agreement with Farmersville for Dispatch Service
to be provided by City of Wylie for Farmersville, seconded
by Councilmember Wright. Vote as follows: Mayor Akin -
yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - yes; Councilmember Allen - yes;
Councilmember Wright - yes; Councilmember Messenger - yes;
Councilmember Naish - yes. Motion carried 6-0.
ITEM NO. 4 - DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT
FOR OAKRIDGE SUBDIVISION: City Engineer Paul Beaver stated
that the required easements had not yet been received and
was therefore recommending the tabling of this item.
Dwight Scott, developer of Oakridge Subdivision stated that
the easement was a formality and asked the Council to
approve the plat. Councilmember Naish expressed a concern
over the lack of dual access into the subdivision. Mr.
Scott stated there would be dual access and possibly triple
access; however, it would not be available until after the
50th lot had been built. Oakridge Subdivision will have a
total of 89 building lots. A motion was made by
Councilmember Wright to table this item, seconded by
Councilmember Allen. Vote as follows: Mayor Akin - yes;
Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - yes; Councilmember Allen - yes;
Councilmember Wright - yes; Councilmember Messenger - yes;
Councilmember Naish - yes. Motion carried 6-0.
ITEM NO. 5 - DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING INVOICE #917E
FROM HEIMBERGER ASSOCIATES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF S8,853.51
FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR LANDFILL CLOSURE: In response
to a question from the Council, City Engineer Paul Beaver
stated that this amount is over and above the contracted
figure for the landfill closure. However, this expenditure
was one that was not expected and resulted from a change
ordered by the State for closure. A motion was made by
Councilmember Naish to approve payment of Invoice #917E from
Heimberger Associates, Inc. in the amount of $8,853.51 for
additional services related to the landfill closure.
Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Swartz. Vote as follows: Mayor
Akin - yes; Mayor Pro Tem Swartz - yes; Councilmember Allen
- yes; Councilmember Wright - yes; Councilmember Messenger -
yes; Councilmember Naish - yes. Motion carried 6-0.
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ITEM NO. 6 - DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING CHANGE TO
COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN TO ALLOW INSTALLATION OF FENCING
FUNDED BY WSA: Mayor Akin expressed his appreciation to the
Wylie Sports Association (WSA) for their contributions to
Community Park. In response to a concern from the Council,
Councilmember Messenger stated that the fence was placed
with the safety of the children in mind. The fence had the
approval of both the soccer and football organizations
within the WSA. A motion was made by Councilmember
Messenger to approve the change to the Community Park Master
Plan to allow for the fencing. Seconded by Councilmember
Wright. Vote as follows: Mayor Akin - yes; Mayor Pro Tem
Swartz - yes; Councilmember Allen - yes; Councilmember
Wright - yes; Councilmember Messenger - yes; Councilmember
Naish - yes. Motion carried 6-0.
ITEM NO 7 -DISCUSS SOUTHPLACE ESTATES: Prefacing the
discussion on this item, the City Manager stated that this
item was for discussion only and did not require a vote. A
representative of the developer from Tipton Engineering
stated that the redevelopment of Southplace Estates was not
economically feasible without the cooperation of the City.
Namely waiving impact fees and perimeter street fees. They
were also asking for assistance from the City to obtain an
easement from the adjacent property owner for a gravity
sewer line. The developer feels the property can be
redeveloped and the lots sold with the described cooperation
from the City. Councilmembers expressed a reluctance to
consider such waivers due to the denial of past requests of
this nature.
ITEM NO. 8 - PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH
OF JULY 1992 BY FINANCE DIRECTOR BRADY SNELLGROVE: Mr.
Snellgrove stated that revenues from the Municipal Court had
been higher than projected. He further stated that expenses
had been held down and revenues had held to the projections.
ITEM NO. 9 - CITY MANAGER'S REPORT: City Manager Norwood
reported that the newly hired City Secretary, Mary Nichols
would be starting work on Monday, September 14, 1992. Mr.
Norwood further stated that Ms. Nichols held certifications
for the State of Texas and nationally. She has been active
in City Secretary organizations and has spoken at
conferences and done some instructing at seminars. Mr.
Norwood feels the City will benefit greatly by acquiring Ms.
Nichols services.
Mr. Norwood also announced that the newly hired Building and
Zoning Official, Michael Schmidt is now at work. Mr.
Schmidt is highly qualified and is expected to bring
consistancy and professionalism to the department.
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ITEM NO. 10 - CITY ENGINEER'S REPORT: Final inspections
have been made in Spring Creek Parkway. The telemetering --.
system has been installed at the Nortex site. The grant
application will be going out very soon. The City Engineer
has been spending time working on design for SH78.
ITEM NO. 11 - CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT: Steve Deiter, City
Attorney reported he had just returned from Austin where he
had met with the Texas Water Commission. An agreement had
been reached with Wylie Northeast Water Corp. to provide
water to the National Guard Armory. This is a temporary
concession and no agreement has been reached on compensation
to WNEWC for estimated loss of revenue. The Attorney
General became involved on behalf of the City in negotiating
the matter in the interest of providing water to the
National Guard Armory and was in no way "taking sides" with
the City of Wylie against WNEWC.
ITEM NO. 12 - CITIZEN PARTICIPAION: Mayor John Akin took
this opportunity to announce a reception for Senator Ted
Lyons on September 9, 1992 at 1:30 PM at the Piano Center.
Debbie Willis of 107 N. Winding Oaks asked what is being
done with regard to the ditch behind her property. Paul
Beaver, City Engineer advised that we are in the stage of
obtaining contracts from the contractor for the work.
Damage to fences will be repaired. Letters had been mailed
to affected property owners regarding fences and the removal
or relocation of same.
The City Manager stated for the record that property owners
can put fences in the utility easement; however, the City
can remove these fences in order to do any work that is
required.
ITEM NO. 13 - ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Akin, with no further
business, called for a motion to adjourn. Motion made and
seconded, meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
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