06-17-1986 (City Council) Minutes MINUTES
CALLED COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1986
The Wylie City Council met in a called session on Tuesday,
June 17, 1986 at 7:00 P.M. in the Rita and Truett Smith
Library. A quorum was present and notice of the meeting had
been posted for the time and in the manner required by law.
Those present were Mayor Don Hughes, Mayor Pro Tem Harold
Spence, Councilman Cal Westerhof , Councilman Lowell
Brewster, Councilman Joe Fulgham and Councilwoman Sandra
Donovan. Representing the City Staff were Gus Pappas, City
Manager; James Johnson, Director or Finance and Barbara
LeCocq, secretary. Also present were Carl Riehn of North
Texas Municiapl Water District and representatives of the
engineering firm of CH2M Hill .
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hughes and the
invocation was given by Councilman Westerhof.
ITEM NO. 1 - APPOINTMENT OF CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO NTMWD
Mayor Hughes read the item and asked for discussion.
Councilwoman Donovan made a motion to appoint Raymond Cooper
as the City' s representative to North Texas Municipal Water
District Board of Directors. Motion seconded by Councilman
Westerhof . Councilman Fulgham asked if there was not a
conflict of interest involved here because of relatives
being employed at NTMWD. Councilwoman Donovan said she
could not see where there can be a conflict of interest.
Mayor Hughes asked City Manager Pappas if the City charter
addresses this matter. Mr. Pappas responded by saying that
in cases where an elected Councilmember is related to a City
employee who has been employed by the City for two (2) years
or less, that employee must resign. If, however, the
employee has been in the service of the City for a period of
more than two years he/she may retain their job regardless
of being related to the newly elected Councilmember. The
charter does not address the matter of an appointed
representative to another entity. Mayor Hughes asked that
the Council be polled. Mayor Hughes - no; Mayor Pro Tem
Spence - yes; Councilman Westerhof - yes; Councilman
Brewster - yes; Councilman Fulgham - no; Councilwoman
Donovan - yes. Motion carried 4-2 . City Manager Pappas
asked Mr . Spence if his conflict of interest no longer
existed. Mr. Spence responded that it did not, the job was
over except for some cleaning up.
ITEM NO. 2 - APPROVE PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH CH2M HILL -
Mayor Hughes read the agenda item which stated that this is
the proposed contract for Task Order #1 from CH2M Hill on
planning and engineering services for the proposed
wastewater treatment plant for Wylie. Mayor Hughes asked
City Manager Pappas for staff comment. Mr. Pappas said that
the document included in the Council packet is for the
initial work order. He also stated that the staff had met
with CH2M Hill and representatives of NTMWD in conference.
They determined that they wanted CH2M Hill to do a study of
alternatives; look at available sites, method of treatment,
amount of flow etc. and to come back with a preliminary
report. This document does, in no way, reflects the kind of
detailed engineering work that will be needed to proceed
with this project. This is a pre-plan that analyzes the
alternatives . Their cost estimate of that is $34,335.00 .
The City staff has reviewed this document and recommend
approval with some minor corrections which have been
transmitted to CH2M Hill. Mayor Hughes asked if we are
going to look at the old plant and determine what is needed
for updating this facility? Mr. Pappas related that that is
part of the outline on pg 1.
Councilman Fulgham asked if there is a lot of field work to
be done in evaluating site locations, since this seems to be
an expensive item? If the present site is a "good spot" ,
could that cost not be reduced by using that site. Mr.
Pappas said that suggestions of the City and NTMWD would
limit the evaluation to 3 or 4 different sites. The City
wanted the site of the present landfill analyzed and there
was one south of there that NTMWD wanted looked at.
Councilman Brewster asked that in item No. 3 - Other
Services, are we anticipating something else? Mr. Pappas
responded, no, this is standard verbiage in a document of
this type. This refers to a situation where if we (the
City) come up with something that had not been anticipated,
CH2M Hill would look into it - this is called a task or
change order. This verbiage allows for that contingency.
Gordon Koblitz , representative of CH2M Hill - any work would
have to be by specific instruction and approval of the City
of Wylie. Any additional work scope orders would come
before the Council and the City staff.
Mayor Hughes said if there was no more discussion, he would
entertain a motion. Mayor Pro Tem Spence made the motion to
approve the preliminary contract for work with CH2M Hill .
Councilman Brewster seconded the motion. Mayor Hughes asked
that the Council be polled. Mayor Hughes - yes; Mayor Pro
Tem Spence - yes; Councilman Westerhof - yes; Councilman
Brewster - yes; Councilman Fulgham - yes; Councilwoman
Donovan - yes. Motion carried 6-0.
ITEM NO. 3 - ADJOURN REGULAR MEETING - Mayor Hughes
adjourned the regular meeting and called for a brief recess
before convening the work session.
ITEM NO. 4 - CONVENE WORK SESSION - Mayor Hughes called the
work session on Finance and Budgeting to order.
Don Hughes - Mayor
ATTEST:
Carolyn Jones, City Secretary
Submitted :
Barbara LeCocq, Secretary