10-27-1992 (City Council) Minutes 72
MINUTES OF THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL
October 27, 1992
CALL TO ORDER
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Mayor Pm-Tem Jim Swartz called the meeting to order with the following
Councilmembers present: Ortie Messenger, Bud Naish,Reta Allen, and Steve Wright. Jay
Davis arrived after the Consent Agenda. Mayor John Akin was absent.
10 MINUTES OF OCTOBER 13, OCTOBER 19, OCTOBER 20, AND OCTOBER 21, 1992
Naish made a motion to approve the minutes with corrections in the Minutes of
October 19th. Messenger seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed
unanimously.
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ORDINANCE NO. 92-13 AUTHORIZING THE ERECTION AND/OR REMOVAL OF
TRAFFIC SIGNS AT CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY
Upon the reading of the ordinance caption, City Manager Steve Norwood explained
20 that the ordinance provided that several yield signs south of SH-78 be replaced with stop
signs and provided various changes in existing signs located in areas including Ballard, 5th
Street, 3rd Street, Oak and Marble. Messenger made a motion to approve the ordinance.
Allen seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. --•,
25 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,TEXAS,PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL
AND REGULATION OF TRAFFIC FLOW AT CERTAIN STREET INTERSFCTIONS
WITHIN THE CITY, BY DESIGNATING SOME AS STOP INTERSECTIONS AND
DESIGNATING CERTAIN OTHER INTERSECTIONS AS OPEN INTERSECTIONS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ERECTION OR REMOVAL OF SIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
30 AND AS APPROPRIATE TO SUCH DESIGNATIONS;REPEALING ALL CONFLICTING
ORDINANCES;CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
FINAL PLAT FOR OAKRIDGE, A 1654 ACRE SUBDIVISION LOCATED GENERALLY
35 NORTH OF THE ST.LOUIS/SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD AND SOUTH OF THE
WESTGATE/OAK STREET AREA
City Engineer Paul Beaver explained that upon submission,the plat contained several
items of non-compliance including a required easement that has since been submitted. He
40 explained that the plat met all requirements except that an executed copy of the easement
had not yet been provided and recommended that the executed easement be a condition to
approval. Naish confirmed that city staff had conducted an impact test to measure impact
on existing subdivisions. Beaver stated that the impact test gave no indication of a problem.
Council discussed a pro-rata ordinance and questioned the Oakridge developer's obligation
45 to pay a pro-rata share. Wright stated that the location of the subdivision would be
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impacted by adjacent industry and that he could not support a residential subdivision dose
to an industrial area.
After Council discussion,Messenger made a motion to approve the final plat subject
50 to the following conditions:
1) that Fleming Street and the Westgate Way extension be constructed prior to
any other construction
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Planning and Zoning Commission recommended requirement
that the developer post a letter of credit equal to one half of
the cost of the 700 foot Fleming extension prior to the Mayor
signing the plat)
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2) that the City receive a properly executed copy of the required easement not
later than November 10, 1992
3) that the subdivision ordinance be reviewed to determine the applicability of
65 pro-rata requirements to the Oakridge Subdivision
Allen seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed with all in favor except
Wright who was opposed.
70 PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR BRANCH HOLLOW PHASE 1, A 15.006 ACRE
SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON FM-982 WITHIN WYLIE'S EXTRA-TERRITORIAL
JURISDICTION
Mike Schmidt, Building Official, stated that the subdivision as submitted met or
75 exceeded all City of Wylie subdivision requirements and recommended approval. Council
discussed the condition of FM-982 and verified with staff that the City had the ability to
inspect and require adequate water lines. After Council discussion, Naish made a motion
to approve the final plat. Wright seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and
passed unanimously.
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AMENDED ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH PLAT, A 6.923 ACRE SUBDIVISION
LOCATED AT 404 NORTH BALLARD
Mike Schmidt explained that the property owner proposed to combine the existing
85 church lot with a .17 acre tract to accommodate church remodeling. He explained that two
existing buildings were planned for demolition to provide future parking. Wright made a
motion to approve the amended plat. Messenger seconded the motion. The motion was
voted on and passed unanimously.
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90 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DALLAS COUNTY REGARDING STREET
MAINTENANCE
City Manager Steve Norwood explained that the County proposed to share street
maintenance costs 50% but as the Council was considering possible disannexation of
95 city/county roads, he recommended denial of the contract. Naish made a motion to deny
the contract. Davis seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed
unanimously.
STAFF REPORTS
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The City Manager updated Council on the year-end financial status of the City
explaining that the fund balance was estimated at $360,000. He reminded Council, however,
that approximately$50,000 would be used for street improvements on Birmingham, leaving
a fund balance of$310,000. He explained that the City's bond rating was affected by a fund
105 balance less than the amount of funds required for the city to operate for three months
which he estimated at $500,000 to $600,000. He noted that while at mid year staff had
estimated the city expenditures would go over budget $70,000, the city ended the year
approximately $4000 over-budget.
110 City Engineer Paul Beaver updated Council on the status of the landfill closure and
the pre-construction hearing scheduled for street reconstruction projects.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (WATER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HARBOR)
115 Brad Burroughs, Ron Burchard, Greg Gayles, and Ted McMahan addressed the
Council to discuss poor water pressure and high water bills in the Newport Harbor area.
Swartz explained that while the city had only been aware of the problems for a few months,
water pressure had been improved by water storage t.nk improvements. Beaver explained
that repairs to the storage tank, line breaks, and a couple of shut-downs had caused
120 problems recently in the Newport Harbor area.
Naish pointed out that although the developer was required to install a loop water
line, the installation was never done. He added that Wylie had spent $2,000,000 providing
sewer to Newport Harbor and Southfork Mobile Home Park and that the Council had
125 directed the City staff to develop alternatives to improve service at Newport Harbor.
Fire Chief Jim Lynch disputed claims by the complainants that water pressure was
not sufficient for fire protection. Lynch stated that the pumpers additional carried water,
that the pressure was adequate for combatting a structure fire for in the worst scenario,
130 several minutes.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
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Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:05 p.m. under article 6252-17 VA.C.S.
'5 to discuss
a Litigation: Southfork Mobile Home Park vs. City of Wylie
b. Litigation: Don White vs. City of Wylie
c. Personnel: Appointment to Park Board
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APPOINTMENT TO PARK BOARD
Upon reconvening into regular session at 8:40 p.m., Messenger made a motion to
appoint John Burns to the Park Board. Naish seconded the motion. The motion was voted
145 on and passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business to come before the Council for consideration, the
150 meeting adjourned.
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