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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-09-17 Special City CouncilMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 19, 1984 - 3:00 P.M. A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, was called to order by the Mayor with the following members present: Mayor: David Clayton Floyd Gordon Councilmembers: Larry Hammett William G. Brede G. A. Swindle Larry Tatum Ray Reynolds(late) and with the following members absent: James McSwain. City Administrator Kurt J. Ackermann, City Secretary Joyce Pemberton, City Attorney Joseph Chandler, Director of Public Works Danny Johnson, Director of Finance Charlene Young, Building Inspector Gary Nabors, P & I Clerk Betty Chew, Vince Daddio, and James Young were present. ITEM I: CONSIDER FINAL PLAT OF RIDGEVIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION. Director of Public Works advised the Council that Mr. Vince Daddio, developer of the Ridgeview Estates Subdivision, had paid all fees required and had made all changes required by the Planning & Zoning Commission and that he recommended acceptance of the final plat of the Ridgeview Estates Subdivision. After some discussion, Councilman Swindle moved approval of the final plat of the Ridgeview Estates Subdivision as recom- mended by Director of Public Works Danny Johnson. Councilman Riggins seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: All members present voted aye. NOES: None Mayor Clayton read division, Vince Daddio, two (2) building permit; before the installation ters for the purpose of would not be sold until nance have been met. a letter from the developer of said sub - requesting a variance for the issuance of a in the Ridgeview Estates Subdivision of utilities, streets, and curb and gut - "model homes ". These two model homes all requirements of the subdivision ordi- Mr. Daddio said he would give a letter to this effect, if the Council so desired. After some discussion, Mayor Clayton appointed the following committee to study this request and report back to the Council by the October 2nd meeting if possible: Charles Riggins Larry Hammett Larry Tatum ITEM II: CONSIDER POLICY FOR REVIEW PRO( Building Inspector Gary Nabors addressed the Council requesting approval of an "Application for a Building Permit" including a minimum 48 hour review period. Mr. Nabors advised the Council that the present procedure was to issue a residential building permit upon application and commercial permits after a few days review. He said the work load has increased to the point that he feels they need "review 1 i City Council Minutes 09/19/84 time" on all building permits. Also he would like Council appro- val for him to make no inspections from 8:00 am to 9:00 am and from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm to allow for review of applications for building permits. He said he felt this would give him more time to do his job more accurately due to the work load he is currently under. It was the consensus of the Council that the Building Inspector and Director of Public Works notify the contractors by mail of a change in the building permit procedures and also to set up a meeting with them to explain said procedure changes. After more discussion, Councilman Reynolds moved approval of a new "Application for Building Permit" form including a minimum review period of 48 hours for all building permits and the Building Inspector will not make any inspections from 8:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m, and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Councilman Swindle seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: AYES: All members present voted aye. NOES: None ITEM III: DISCUSSION OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS IN DOWNTOWN AREA. Councilman Larry Hammett advised that right after he was back on the Council he attended a meeting with J. R. Stone and Fred Atnip of State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and they had discussed synchronizing the traffic signals downtown. Mr. Stone had advised this was a local matter and Mr. Atnip would take care of it. He said the lights still are not synchronized to take care of the flow of traffic. He said he was wondering if someone could contact Mr. Atnip to see if he would /could do something about it. After some discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that the City Administrator, Kurt Ackermann, contact Mr. Fred Atnip regarding this matter and see what can be done. ITEM IV: EXECUTIVE SESSION for the purpose of discussing pending lititation as provided in the Open Meetings Law, V.T.C.S., Article 6252 -17, Section 2(f). Mayor Clayton recessed the open meeting and called the Council into executive session. Mayor Clayton reconvened the Council in open session. No action was taken regarding matters discussed in the exe- cutive session. There being no other business to come before the Council, Mayor Clayton adjourned the meeting at 5:30 p.m. A ST: i y Secretary 2 CL David Clayto , Mayor