HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-08-07 - Regular City Council MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
City of Stephenville - City Council
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1990 - 7:00 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened in regular session
on August 7, 1990 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall , 354 N.
Belknap, with the meeting being open to the public and notice of said meeting,
giving the date, time, place and subject thereof, having been posted as
prescribed by Article 6252-17, Section 3A, V.T.C.S. , with the following members
^ present, to wit:
1 Mayor: George Swearingen
Bob Self
Mayor Pro Tem: Helen Martin
Sam Taylor II
Scott Evans
James L. McSwain
Jim Bostic
Lavinia Lohrmann
Absent: Ray Reynolds
Others Attending:
Don Davis City Administrator
Joyce Pemberton City Secretary
Joseph Chandler City Attorney
Randy Thomas Assistant City Attorney
Charlene Young Director of Finance
I : Mayor George Swearingen called the meeting to order and declared a quorum
present.
^ II : COMMUNICATIONS AND PERSONAL APPEARANCES BY CITIZENS.
/ 1 90-08-155:
Mayor Swearingen advised that Gretchen Walker had resigned from the Erath
County Committee on Aging Board of Directors. Under the ECCOA' s new
charter, her position is a City Council appointment. Therefore, the Council
needs to replace her.
Mr. John Darby addressed the Council recommending that Councilmember
Lavinia Lohrmann be appointed as Mrs. Walker' s replacement.
Councilmember Sam Taylor made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Bob
Self, to appoint Lavinia Lohrmann to the Erath County Committee on Aging,
replacing Mrs. Gretchen Walker. The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Bob Self, Helen Martin, Sam Taylor, Scott Evans, Jim
McSwain, and Jim Bostic.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Lavinia Lohrmann
90-08-156:
Mrs. Connie Birdsong presented a brief review of the Cross Timbers Fine
Art Council ' s 1989-90 budget and their proposed budget for 1990-91. Also
a brief status report on the Council 's annual accomplishments.
Councilmember Jim McSwain made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Helen
Martin, to approve the Cross Timbers Fine Art Council ' s proposed 1990-91
budget as presented. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
90-08-157:
Don Davis, City Administrator, advised that KMN Garbage Service is
requesting a ten year extension to their contract.
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Mayor Swearingen, with the consent of the Council , assigned this item to
the Landfill Committee for study and recommendations.
III: MATTERS BY COUNCILMEMBERS.
90-08-158:
Councilmember Helen Martin said it had been brought to her attention that
maybe the Council had too many committees. Mrs. Martin suggested the
following changes for Council consideration:
1. Combine Planning & Development and Traffic Committees
2. Combine Finance and Tourism Committees
3. Appoint on an as needed basis the Nominations and Public Health & Safety
Committees
4. Leave the Water Planning and Personnel Committees as is.
After some discussion, Councilmember Lavinia Lohrmann made the motion,
seconded by Councilmember Helen Martin, that the City Council Rules and
Regulations be amended as follows:
1. To combine the Planning & Development and Traffic Committees
2. To combine the Finance and Tourism Committees
3. To leave the Public Health & Safety, Nominations, Water Planning and
Personnel Committees as they are.
The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
90-08-159:
Mayor George Swearingen, reporting on the "Don't Bag It" program in the
absence of Ray Reynolds, said that Joe Pope was not be able to attend this
meeting nor the September meeting. He asked Councilmember Lavinia
Lohrmann to contact someone from the State Agriculture Department in
Austin to make a report at the September meeting.
IV: COMMITTEE REPORTS.
90-08-160: Traffic Study Committee.
Councilmember Sam Taylor, reporting for the Traffic Study Committee, said
the Committee submits the following recommendations regarding a request
from Tarleton State University concerning school zones:
The Committee endorses the request from TSU that Lillian, from Washington
to Jones Street, and Vanderbilt, from McIlhaney to Rome, be designated as
school zones and the speed be reduced from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles
per hour. We further recommend the approval of the crosswalks at the
intersections of Vanderbilt and Lillian and Lillian and Tarleton.
Councilmember Helen Martin made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Jim
Bostic, that City Attorney Joseph Chandler be authorized to draft an ordi-
nance in accordance with these recommendations to be submitted for con-
sideration at the September City Council meeting. The motion carried
UNANIMOUSLY.
90-08-161: Nominations Committee
Councilmember Bob Self nominated, seconded by Councilmember Helen Martin,
Dave Shepherd for appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission. The
motion did not carry by the following vote:
f AYES: Councilmembers Bob Self, Helen Martin, Sam Taylor and Jim McSwain.
NOES: Councilmembers Lavinia Lohrmann, Jim Bostic, Scott Evans and Mayor
George Swearingen.
It was the consensus of the Mayor and Council to send this item back to
the Nominations Committee.
90-08-162: Damage Claims Committee
Councilmember Helen Martin made the motion, seconded by Councilmember
Scott Evans, to disapprove the damage claim filed by LOIS 0. COAN for
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injuries received when she fell , due to the uneven surface of the
sidewalk, as recommended by the Damage Claims Committee. The motion
carried UNANIMOUSLY.
Councilmember Helen Martin made the motion, seconded by Councilmember
Scott Evans, to disapprove the damage claim filed by WILLIAM T. PARHAM
for injuries received playing ball on McCleskey Field in the City Park.
The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
V: CONSENT AGENDA:
Councilmember Sam Taylor made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Helen
Martin, to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
90-08-163: Approval of the minutes of July 3, 1990, as written.
90-08-164: Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendations.
To vacate and sell the portion (50' x 273' ) of Sixth Avenue located bet-
ween Swan Street and the Santa Fe Railroad right-of-way.
To vacate a 50' x 110' portion of Hubert Street. Also that a 9' x 14.5'
area located at the northeast corner of the dedication be quit-claim
deeded to Lone Star Gas Company as they have a gas regulator located in
that portion of the right-of-way.
90-08-165: To authorize the purchase of the scraper for the landfill
90-08-166: Approval of a change order, which will authorize the addition
of another entrance to Century Park.
90-08-167: Approval of AN ORDINANCE making a part of the City of
Stephenville land adjacent thereto and being 3.796 acre tract of land out
of the Henry Pearson Survey, Abstract No. 613, in Erath County, Texas,
which is described below and which joins the present city limits of the
City of Stephenville and which fully describes said land.
VI : CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT:
90-08-168:
Councilmember Scott Evans made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Sam
Taylor, to approve payment of $3,440.00 to Erath County for housing of
city prisoners. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
90-08-169:
Councilmember Sam Taylor made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Bob
Self, to approve $8,000.00 for materials to repair the Santa Fe Railroad
crossing on Frey Street. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
There being no other business to come before the Council , Mayor George
Swearingen adjourned the meeting at 8: 15 p.m.
ATTEST: or Swearingen, May
yce emberton, City Secretary
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