HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-02-01 - Regular City CouncilFebruary 1, 1972
Stephenville, Texas
The City Council met in regular meeting on the above date with Mayor Skipper
presiding and the following members present: Raymond Anderson, Garland Loudermilk,
W. M. Irwin, Mrs. Fred McCleskey, Toby Stone, Doug Smithey, and Charles Riggins.
Others present were: Director ofParks & Recreation Isham, Director of Public Works
Gann, Chief Cornell, Fire Marshall Ferguson and City Attorney Chandler. .
Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.
Jvlr. B. L. Singleton appeared before the council in behalf of Texas Power and Light
Co. to request passage of an ordinance allowing Texas Power and Light a 6% rate
increase.
It was moved by Councilman Stone, seconded by Councilman Loudermilk, to accept this
Ordinance. Motion carried and Ordinance is attached.
Next to appear before the Council was Bob Kimball with a petition.
It was moved by Councilman Smithey, seconded by Councilman Stone, to accept the .
petition for study and verification of names and with legal help from Mr. Chandler,
to act according; to public wish if possible. Motion carried.
Marion Porter appeared to review the new Park Plan. He stated that the Parks and
Wildlife Service, the Extention Service and the Soil Conservation Service had sup -
plied help in preparing this plan. This plan is for $180,000. improvements on a
fifty -fifty basis for a three to five year period. For the City's part in kind
services may be used. This total does not however include an engineering fee.
A:'smotion to accept the Park Plan was made by Mrs. McCleskey, seconded by Mr.
Loudermilk, Motion carried.
After much discussion, Mayor Skipper appointed a committee of Smithey,(chairman),
Irwin and Riggins, to study the petition to:;
1. Verify signatures - -for duplications, or forgeries.
2. Verify residence of signees
3. Verify voting elegibility.
Roy Griffin requested that there be a townhall meeting. Mayor Skipper preposed
Friday, February 11, 1972, as a.time for such meeting.
There being no other business at this time the Council went into Committee reports.
Director of Public Works Gann reporting for the Water Dept. stated the pump would be
set and the pipe delivered this month.
Fire Marshall Ferguson stated that the Underwriters in Austin didn't have up to date
information on the City's fire protection and that with this information there was a
possibility of lowering the City's Key Rate. -
Mr. Loudermilk reported everything going smooth. He also reported interest by the
Girl Scouts in building a new scout house at the Jay Cees Park.
Street Committee - -Need to meet with colored delegation about paving east Tarleton
street.
Finance Committee reported need to transfer funds.
Motion by Irwin, seconded by Loudermilk, to transfer $2,000. to Library from Sales
Tax Fund, $6,000. to 1967 Street Improvment Warrants from Sales Tax Fund, and $3,000.
to Water Works Improvment Warrants from Water Works Operating Fund, Motion carried.
Sanitation: would like to investigate actual cost of sewer facilities for houses in
Clifton Hts. Addition and make this report public.
T0: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FEB. 1st, 1972
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
SUBJECT: LIFT STATION (Intersection of Lingleville Hwy and Loop 944)
Dear Sir:
The Hillcrest Developement Co, has completed the above mentioned
Lift Station according to the agreement with the City of Stephenville.
According to this agreement, Hillcrest Developement Co, shall have
the right of 275 total units to be connected to this lift station at
no additional cost. These units are to be located on the following
tracts according to the attached plat.
TRACT NO. 1 (HILLCREST ADDITION) 54 Units
TRACT NO. 2 (TO'NN HOUSES ) 42 Units
TRACT NO. 3 (TARLETON ARMS APTS.) 129 Units
TRACT No. 4 (Future Development) 6 Units
TRACT NO. 5 ( MONTGOMERY- LEETH) 44 UNITS
The City of Stephenville agreed to participate $4000.00 toward the
laying of the force main to this lift station. A partial payment of
$2000.00 has been made and upon receipt of the remaining $2000.00,
Hillcrest Developement Co, will relinquish all rights to the above
mentioned lift station, force mains and other improvements.
It might be of interest to the city to know that to date, Hillcrest
Development Co, has spent a total of 081,725.43 on water, sewer, and
street improvements, exclusive of land, in the developement of this
property. Should the city desire to add these improvements to their
financial statement, Hillcrest will provide an itemized accoutt of
all improvements to the water, sewer, and street system.
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` ;• ORD:CI1ANCE NO.
An Ordinance approving certain Rate Schedules filed by Texas
?borer ,.c Li3ht Co�pany in the Clty of Stephenville , Texas,
and oroviding conditions under which such Rate - Schedules may
be charged, modified, amended or withdrawn:
-ZE IT ORD._711ED 3Y TFF, CITY ColiNCIL O '-1 THE "CITY OF
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Stephenville , .AS:
S:S(11 1 ON 1: -That Texas Fower & ;Ught Company, having
filed on the 28 day of December , l9 71 •a its
Rate Book No. W-72-11, containing ' ",a set of electric Rate
Schedules and the Service Regulations referred to therein;
with the City Secretary..-the same are hereby approved as
Schedules of ?ates< and Service Regulations under which said
Con -any is authorized' to collect charges from its customers
for the sale of electric poyrer and energy within the ;corporate
1 ?: is of the City until s"ch time as said Rate Schedules
and`�Se.rvice_Regulations may be changed, ;nodified, amended or
l th drai n, with the approval of the City Council, s +ab,ject,
however, to the provisions`of the Economic Stabilization
Rct of i970, as amended., and the Rules and Regulations there -
S.CTi0N 2. The filing of the Rate Schedules and Service
"e ula- ions, and the approval of, sane by the City Council,
in tha` manner herein provided, shall constitute notice to
the consumers <)f electricity, within the City, of the avail-
ability and application of such Rate Schedules.and Service
e�,ula "eons.
3ECTIOn 3: This Ordinance shall take of ect and be in
ull force and effect from and after the date of its passage
a`rd a 7 ^wel b, th e '`kayor.
or 3ED A1,, �1 - DROV7D at a Regular meeting of the City
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NOMINEES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STEPHENVILLE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
Emil V. Becker
Mrs. John Dewey Belcher
Darrell Hanson
C. H. Maguire
Warren 011iff
Douglas Pair
Marion Porter
Ralph Starling
Brad Thompson
Mrs. N. 0. Trogdon
MEMBERS FRCM THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER.
Oscar Allen
Dollie Glover
Gladys Neblett
Rufus Taylor
Joe A. Wallace
BY -LAWS
STEPHENVILLE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
ARTICLE I
PURPOSES
The Stephenville Senior Citizens Center shall promote the
social welfare of senior citizens of Stephenville through
the following efforts:
1. Provide an opportunity for senior citizens to find
companship, and discover new or pursue former
interests in educational, recreational, religious
or craft activities.
2. Promote any other endeavors that would improve the
physical and mental well being of any senior citizen.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section I. Duties and Powers
The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the
formulation of the policies and for the management of the
affairs of the Senior Citizens Center of 'Stephenville. The
Board of Directors shall select an executive director who
shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the Senior
Citizens Center under the direction of the Board of Directors.
The executive director is not a member of the Board and has no
voting privilege. The Board of Directors shall have the
authority to create standing, temporary, or special committees,
at such time and under such circumstances as it deems
appropriate.
Section 2. Number of Directors and Terms of Office
The Board of Directors shall be composed of 15 members
and shall be constituted as follows:
1. The first Board of Directors shall be appoint Ad by a
special committee appointed by the Mayor of Stephenville, subject
to approval by the City Council.
2. Initially, one third of the board members shall serve
three year terms, one third shall serve two year terms, and one
third shall serve one year terms. Initial terms shall be by
lot.
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3. The length of one term shall be from the annual April
meeting of each year through the annual meeting of the following
year. Initial appointments will start with the time the council
approves the original board.
4. There shall be five qualified members of the Senior
Citizens Center who will serve on the board at all times.
5. Following the initial appointment of board members,
new members will be elected by the board. The board president
shall appoint a nominating committee of three board members at
least 30 days prior to the April meeting. The nominating
committee will make its report at the April meeting and nomina-
tions will be accepted from the floor. Election will be by a
simple majority with membership to become effective immediately.
6. The annual board meeting will be the first Tuesday in
April, with quarterly meetings to be held at a time to be
determined by the board. Special meetings may be called by the
President of the board at his discretion.
7. The meetings of the board and all committee meetings
shall be conducted according to the latest revisions of Roberts'
Rules of Order.
8. Vacancies occuring on the board may be filled by
board members at any duly convened meeting.
9. A person cannot succeed himself on the board, but
shall be eligible for membership after the expiration of one
year.
10. The City Parks and Recreation Director shall be an
ex- officio member of the board of directors, and shall have
voting privileges.
11. There shall be no proxy votes for board members,
officers, or issues.
12. A Director may be dropped from the Board after three
consecutive meeting absences without good cause as determined
by the Board.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
Section 1. President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
The officers of the Senior Citizens Board shall consist
of a president, Vie President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
Section 2. Election, Term of Office, and Vacancies.
The officers of the Senior Citizens Center Board shall be
elected by the Board of Directors. The officers shall be
chosen from the membership of the Board of Directors.
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Each officer shall hold office for a term of one year,
with the officers to be elected at the annual April meeting.
Election of officers will be held at the conclusion of the
annual meeting. Any vacancy in an office shall be filled by
the Board of Directors, and any officer elected to fill a
vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term. Officers may not
succeed themselves, but may be eligible for election after
the expiration of one year.
Section 3. Duties of Officers.
(a) The President shall serve as President of the Board
and shall preside at meetings of the Board; make
recommendations to the Board of Directors of the
Senior Citizens Center concerning the formulation
and execution of policies; and have such other powers
and perform such other duties as are vested in him by
these By -Laws and as may be vested in him from time -to-
time by the Board of Directors.
(b) The Vice President shall serve as Vice President of
the Board of Directors. He shall cooperate with the
President in the performance of his duties and shall
in the absence or disability of the President have all
powers and perform all the duties of the President.
In addition, the Vice President shall perform such
other duties as may from time -to -time be assigned to
him by the Board of Directors.
(c) The Secretary shall serve as Secretary of the Board
of Directors. He shall be responsible for the keeping
of the minutes of meetings, record handling of
correspondence, or such other duties as may be assigned
to him by the Board. These duties may be delegated to
the staff to perform under his direction.
(d) The Treasurer shall serve as Treasurer of the Board of
Directors. He shall be responsible for the financial
operations of the organization, providing fiscal
reports or other matters requested by the Board.
These may be delegated to the staff to perform under the
direction of the Treasurer.
ARTICLE IV
Section 1. Nominating Committee
(a) The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members
of the Board. The President shall select the members
of the Nominating Committee, with approval of the Board
of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall serve
from the time of their selection until the selection of
a new committee.
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(b) This committee shall function to nominate members to
serve on the Board, as well as officers of the Board,
and to replace those members of the Board who may have
resigned or are unable to serve.
Section 2. Other Committees.
Other committees shall be a Building and Grounds Committee,
Public Relations Committee, Program Committee, a Grievance
Committee made up of members of the Board, and others as
designated by the Board. In addition, consideration shall be
given to the formation of an advisory group made up of members
of the Center to give guidance to the Board in the operation of
the Center.
There will be no executive committee.
ARTICLE V
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Section 1. Duties and Responsibilities.
The Board of Directors shall select for the Senior Citizens
Center an Executive Director, who shall assume the responsibility
and perform the duties assigned to him in these By -Laws, and
delegated to him from time -to -time by the Board. Such additional
staff as are necessary to carry on the program shall be selected
by and responsible to the Executive Director with approval of the
Board.
Section 2 Tenure and Renumeration.
The tenure and renumeration of the Executive Director shall
be determined by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
ANNUAL MEETING
Section 1. Business of the Meetin
The annual meeting shall be held for the purpose of
presenting a report to the members of the Board of the accomplish-
ments, activities, plans, budget and financial matters, and programs
of the organization and to elect Board members and officers of the
organization.
Section 2. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held quarterly
unless otherwise designated by the Board.
Section 3. A quorum of any regular, annual or special meeting
of the Board shall be a simple majority of the members.
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Section I. A called meeting of the Board shall be held at the
written request of at least five members.
ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS OF BY -LAWS
Section 1. Except as hereinafter provided, these By -Laws may
be amended at any annual meeting or by a majority vote of the
Board of Directors present at any special meeting of the
membership called by the President, provided that five (5)
days advance notice of said meeting and the proposed amendment
of the By -Laws shall have been sent to the members of the
Board of Directors.
Section 2. The notices of meetings required by Section 1 of
above shall be sufficient if sent to the directors and to their
addresses as recorded in the files of the Senior Citizens Center.
ARTICLE VIII
MEMBESHIP
Section 1. Members of the Stephenville Senior Citizens Center
shall be residents of Erath County who are sixty years of age
or older.
Section 2. Dues in the Center shall be $2 annually; $1 for
membership and $1 for birthday. Dues are not mandatory for
membership in the center, but only those persons who pay dues
will benefit from activities in which dues funds are used.
-y Section 3. A courtesy membership, at the discretion of the
Executive Director, will be permitted for the spouse of an
active member even though to spouse has not reached the age
of sixty. Courtesy members may participate in programs
and classes by permission of the director. Courtesy membership
dues shall be the same as regular members.
Section 4. The Board of Directors has the right to accept or
reject membership; the Board also has the right to terminate or
€uspend membership with just cause.
CYPRESS
communications
corporation
March 16, 1972
Joseph Chandler, Esquire
City Attorney
221 West Washington
Stephenville, Texas
Dear Mr. Chandler:
Cypress Cable TV of Texas, Inc., formerly Telcoa, Inc., a wholly - owned
subsidiary of Cypress Cable TV, Inc., is the holder of a franchise
ordinance granted by the Stephenville City Council to operate and maintain
community antenna television in the City of Stephenville. The franchise
ordinance is dated March 3, 1964, and was assigned to Telcoa, Inc., now
Cypress Cable TV.of Texas, Inc., on March 1, 1966.
Cypress Cable TV, Inc., the parent company of Cypress Cable TV of Texas,
Inc., is a wholly -owned subsidiary of Cypress Communications Corpora-
tion. As part of a program to simplify its corporate structure, Cypress
Communications Corporation plans to have Cypress Cable TV of Texas, Inc.
merge with and into its parent corporation, Cypress Cable TV, Inc. As
a result of the merger, Cypress Cable TV of Texas, Inc. will cease to
exist and Cypress Cable TV, Inc, will assume the debts and liabilities
of Cypress Cable TV of Texas, Inc. and succeed to the property and
assets of that company.
The merger will not involve any assignment or real change in ownership
of the franchise since Cypress Communications Corporation will remain
as the controlling parent corporation.
We trust that you have no objections to the aforementioned merger and
we hereby request written approval of the Stephenville City Council to
the substitution of Cypress Cable TV, Inc. for Cypress Cable TV of Texas,
Inc. as grantee under the cable television franchise.
As mentioned above, the sole purpose of the merger is to simplify
Cypress Communications Corporation's corporate structure. The merger
will, in fact, be only an intercorporate paper transaction since no
money will exchange hands and no stock will be issued as part of the
merger. j
10880 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD /LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024 /TELEPHONE (213) 475 -8555
Joseph Chandler, Esquire
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We would appreciate hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
You may, if you desire, signify the City Council's approval by
signing one copy of this letter in the space provided below and
f returning it to us. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
T If you require any further information, please call me collect at
— (213) 475-8555.
Very truly yours'
CYPRESS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
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Roy Preminger, Attorney
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATOR ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE
BY DELETING THE LAST SENTENCE OF SUBSECTION (c) OF SECTION 5 THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS:
The Administrator Ordinance of the City of Stephenville passed by
the City Council of Stephenville, Texas on August 6, 1971 and recorded in
Vol. J at Page 56 of the Minutes of the City Council is hereby amended by
striking therefrom the last sentence of Section 5, Subsection (c) which
reads as follows:
"He shall have the power to appoint or remove all subordinate employees."
As amended Subsection (c) of Section 5 shall hereafter read as follows:
"With prior approval of the governing body of the City, to appoint
and remove all heads of departments."
That portion of the Administrator Ordinance hereby amended is changed
as above set out and from the effective date of this ordinance Subsection (c)
of Section 5 shall read as above shown and shall take the place of Subsection
(c) of Section 5 in the original ordinance as passed.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
by the City Council of Stephenville, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5f day of b� `, 1972.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
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Chief Cornell reported the Police Dept. has hired five men to fill the vacancies.
;- He reported he was still one Sgt. short.
It was moved by Councilman Loudermilk to call a City election for April 4 and to
appoint Olin Fenner as Election Judge, seconded by Countilman Stone. Motion carried.
It was moved by Councilman Stone and seconded by Charles Riggins to accept the
Ordinance to amend the Administrator Ordinance. Motion carried.
It was moved by Councilman Irwin and seconded by Loudermilk to appoint Mr. E. A.
Blanchard, Mr. C. E. Skiles and Mr. T. C. House to the Board of Equalization.
Motion carried.
City Attorney Chandler asked that the Mayor and Council be present at the Court
House during the suit against the City.
Councilman Stone made a motion ";that City Service Fees be refunded upon proof they
are paid.
Mr. Chandler stated that only those that paid after the first park stopped payment
would ever by elegible because the section of that ordinance was discontinued rather
than declaring the ordinance void from inception. Motion died from lack of a second.
Councilman Stone asked that the City accept the Lift Station at the Hillcrest Develop-
ment and allow Hillcrest the 275 places on this lift station it requires and pay the
remainder of the City's share.
A motion was made by Councilman Smithey to accept the Lift Station and pay the
$2,000. if Hillcrest would insulate the force line. After some discussion,
Councilman Smithey withdrew his motion.
It was decided the City would accept the Lift Station upon Mr. Gann's O.K. after
Hillcrest has placed a 6' cyclone fence around the Station, 6' from the slab,
insulated the force line, and painted the Lift Station an acceptable color.
There being no other business at this time the Council stood adjourned, subject
to the Mayor's, call.
Dr. Paul Stuck appeared before the Council to discuss add- iction to narcotics. He
requested the Council pass a resolution showing Communist China as the primary
source of heroin now being used in the United States. This was referred to a
committee of Councilmen Loudermilk, Riggins, and Irwin.
There being no other business at this time, the Council stood adjourned, subject to
the Mayor's call.
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ATTEST:
City Secretary
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