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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-03-06 - Regular City CouncilStephenville, Texas March 6, 1973 The City Council met in regular session March 6, 1973 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Room, Stephenville, Texas, with Mayor Donald R. Jones presiding and the following members present: Garland Loudermilk, Jack Curtis, Doug Smithey, Charles Riggins, Raymond Anderson, W. M. Irwin, Larry Hammett, and Toby Stone. Others present were: City Administrator Shelton, Director of Public Works Gann, Director of Parks & Recreation Isham, Fire Marshall Ferguson, Fire Chief Parham and City Attorney Chandler. Councilman Irwin moved to approve minutes of the February 6th and February 13th meetings as written. Councilman Riggins made the second. Motion carried unanimously. The Mayor expressed the appreciation of the members of the Council and him- self to Mr.Phillip Hale for the good job he did on the remodeling of the City Hall and the building of the new Council room. The motion was made by Councilman Loudermilk, seconded by Councilman Irwin, to approve the payment of the bills as stated. Motion carried unanimously. - Mr. Don Coan, an attorney representing Mr. & Mrs. Terry Wall, spoke before the Council requesting the City to move the gate to the Landfill site. Mr. Coan presented a map and photos showing the gate and the traffic, which is directly in front of the home of Mr. & Mrs. Wall. It was the consensus of the Council to do whatever was necessary to ease this problem, either by getting an easement on the adjacent property or move the gate further down the road. After quite a bit of discussion, the Mayor appointed a committee of Councilmen Larry Hammett, Raymond Anderson, and W. M. Irwinto work with Mr. Wall, in conjunction with City Administrator Shelton and Director of Public Works Gann, to come to a satisfactory solution for both'ther,City and Mr. Wall. Neal Guthrie, Finance Chairman of the Optimist Club, presented a proposal to the Council of a Radio and T. V. Auction sponsored by the Optimist Club with 90% of the proceeds to go to. the Park & Recreation Dept. of the City to be used for whatever they see 'fit. The other 10% being used for the Opti- mist Club Youth Work Fund. Mr. Guthrie thinks the auction will be some time in May, 1973• Councilman Riggins moved to authorize the above committee, in conjunction with City Administrator Shelton and Director of Public Works Gann, to take affirmative action to either move the gate at the Landfill site or leave it as it is. Councilman Loudermilk made the second. Motion carried un- animously. City Administrator Shelton reported for the Planning Commission on the three plats that had been submitted for approval. First was the Final Plat from Mr. Kenneth Currier on the McAlester Second Addition. Mr. Currier asked for approval of the entire addition but he intends to develop only Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 of Block 2-- - -Lots 7, 8, 9, and 10 of Block 3, -- Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 od Block 4, until the North Outfall Line is installed. It was the decision of the Council not to accept the Final Plat of the McAlester Second Addition and to have Mr. Currier draw a plat of only the lots to be developed now. The reason for not taking in the whole addition being that if it were approved and recorded that lots could be sold and buildings erected without proper sewer facilities. Councilman Stone pointed out that Mr. Currier needed to make his easements 16 feet instead of 15 feet. Second was Mr. Seth Moore's Preliminary Plat of Tanglewood West Addition. Mr. Gann explained to the Council that he had checked on the channel through the property and that it will drain properly. Councilman Stone / moved to accept the Preliminary Plat of Tanglewood West Addition with the change of 16 feet easements instead of 15 foot as presented. Councilman Curtis made the second. Motion carried unanimously. Third was Mr. Seth Moore's Preliminary Plat of Tanglewood Second Addition. The Planning Commission had approved this plat with the reservations that he sewer only 22 lots into the present Lift Station: Councilman Stone pointed out to the Council that the Lift Station had been designed for a line capacity of 450 units, but at present, had a pump capacity of 275 units. The Hillcrest Addition, Tarleton Arms Apartments, and the Dave Montgomery property, when developed fully, would take care of the 275 units. If and when someone else needed to tie into the Lift Station, they are to pay the City $100.00 per lot then a third pum can be installed at the Lift Station when needed. Councilman Anderson moved to approve the Preliminary Plat of Tanglewood Second Addition as recommended by the Plan- ning Commission. Councilman Irwin made the second. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Stone requested that Mr. Moore and the Planning Commission be told about the third pump and the $100.00 per lot. The terms of six members of the Planning Commission expire April 1, 1973• The Mayor said he would have six names to submit to the Council for ap- proval at the next meeting. These will be for three year terms. The Planning Commission recommended the City Council act immediately to install the Sewer Outfall Line on the North Loop either by bond issue or warrants reather than wait for the 75% grant which might take 2 or 3 years. After much discussion, it was decided to take this under consideration. The Council discussed the Homestead Exemption of $3,000.00 for people 65 years of age or older. It was the consensus of the Council to get in- formation on the number of people 65 or over that have property rendered in the city limits; the percentage of the valuations that Would come under this and a dollar amount this would affect the total tax collections, then try to come to some decision at another, The following bids were submitted for remodeling of the Recreation Hall: Phillip Hale ------------ $4,765.00 Vernon Gunn - - - -- - - - - -- 4,157.00 Arnold Hale------- - - - - -- 5,915.60 Councilman Curtis moved to award the bid to Vernon Gunn. Councilman Riggins made the second. Motion carried unanimously. The following bids were received for a rebuilt billing machine for the water dept. Im Singer Co.------------- $7,464.17 Burroughs Corp.-- - - - - -- 3,641.98 Councilman Irwin moved to award the bid to the Burroughts Corp. Council- man Curtis made the second. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Jones read a letter from Dr. W. 0. Trogdon requesting the City to build an additional fire station at the corner of W. Frey St. and Harbin Drive. Fire Marshall Ferguson pointed out to the Council that the Fire Dept. needed at least 4 additional men whether they added the sub- station or not. As these salaries were not in the budget, the Mayor requested the Fire Committee of Councilmen Riggins, Louder- milk, and Smithey to take this under consideration and to make their recommendations to the Council at a later date. Councilman Stone moved to authorize Mayor Jones to sign contracts with the Municipal Code Corp. for the codification of City Ordinances. Councilman Hammett made the second. Motion carried unanimously. Councilman Curtis reported for the Park & Recreation Committee on a change in the Rate Schedule for the use of the recreation hall. Councilman Curtis moved to approve the new rates of $25.00 per day for everyone, $50.00 cleanup charge, this to be refunded if they do their own cleanup. Councilman Irwin made the second. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned. May I,: n .r