HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-10-03 - Special City CouncilOctober 3, 1972
Stephenville, Texas
The City Council met on the above date with Mayor Jones presiding and the following
members present: Toby Stone, Garland Loudermilk, W. M. Irwin, Charles Riggins,
Raymond Anderson, Larry Hammett, Jack Curtis, and Doug Smithey.
Others present were: City Administrator Shelton, Director of Public Works Gann,
Fire Marshall Ferguson, Director of Parks & Recreation Isham and City Attorney
Chandler.
Minutes of the last meeting were read. Motion was made by Councilman Irwin, seconded
by Councilman Riggins, to approve minutes as read. Motion carried.
Mr. Homer Hunter of Hunter & Associates came before the Council with a report on a
request from Lone Star Gas Co. for a rate increase. Mr. Hunter presented the Mayor
and council members with three charts and the figures on which he based his recommendation
to reject the rate increase as requested by Lone Star Gas Co.
Mr. Jess Johmson, representing Lone Star Gas Company, asked for these charts and figures
for Lone Star Gas to study and made a reply before any final decisions were made.
After some discussion, Councilman Irwin made a motion that the Council authorize
permission for Mr. Hunter to negotiate with Lone Star Gas on whatever basis he
deemed necessary , seconded by Councilman Loudermilk. After more discussion this
motion was withdrawn and Councilman Smithey made the motion to reject the rate in-
crease as requested by Lone Star Gas Company, Councilman Irwin seconded and the
motion carried.
Mayor Jones brought up for discussion the Sanitary Landfill Site which is located
in the Oak Dale Community. Mr. Homer Hunter reported that the subsurface invest=
igation had proved favorable on the core drills and tests from Texas Testing Lab.
and that these report# indicate the site will be acceptable to the State. Mr. Hunter
stated that he had giy#p this report to City Administrator Shelton for the City
Council to study i£4qq fq desired.
Mr. Carl Lunce, Attorney Scott Allen, Mr. Carl Crimmins, Mr. Bill Morgan, Mr. Bill
Fanning and others spoke before the Council voicing their objections to this site
for the landfill.' Mayor Jones and the Council stated they were in sympathy with
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AN ORDINANCE MAKING A PART OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE LAND ADJACENT TO
SAID CITY, WHICH LAND JOINS THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF STEPH-
ENVILLE AND WHICH ORDINANCE DESCRIBES SAID LAND.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE:
That certain land adjacent to the City of Stephenville and
specifically described as follows:
All that certain 4.15 acres of land, apart of the John Blair
Survey, Abst. No. 32, Erath County, Texas, and being all of
that certain 5 acres of land which was excepted by Lemuel A:
Brock et ux in their deed to Stephenville Land, Inc., dated
April 17, 1968 and of record in Vol. 423, Page 451, in the
Deed Records of Erath County, Texas, that was not annexed
to the City of Stephenville, Texas, by annexation ordinance
of record in Vol. 463, Page 478, said 'Deed - Records, and 'this tract
described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING in the East line of N. Dale Ave. at a point 25 ft.
S 30 E from the NWC of the 0.85 acres described in the above
mentioned ordinance, at the Northern SWC of said 0.85 acres,'
for NWC of this,
THENCE S 30 E 301.9 feet to the Southern NWC of said 0.85 acres;
THENCE N 60 E 564 feet to an internal corner of said 0.85 acres;
THENCE N 30 W 301.9 ft. to an internal corner of said 0.85 acres;
THENCE S 60 W 564 feet to the place of beginning;
All of that certain 7.6 acres of land, a part of the John
Blair Survey, Abst. No. 32, in Erath County, Texas, and
being the Northerly 1046.7 ft. of the land shown on plat
made for the Schuler Estate which '
is
of record '
Page in Vo1.458
age 548, in the Deed Records of Erath County, Texas, and
including the North 6.5 feet of the Norma Moorhead Lot No.
7 in Block No. 139 of said City of Stephenville, and this
being all of the former Schuler Estate land not previously
annexed to said City of Stephenville, and
BEGINNING at the present NEC of the former Schuler land in
the South line of W. Frey St., at the NWC of the Groesbeeck
Addition, for NEC of this;
THENCE S 60 W 317.2 ft. to the NEC of the South Tanglewood
Addition which was annexed to said City by ordinance of
record in Vol. 463, Page 478, in the Deed Records of Erath
County, Texas;
THENCE S 30 E 1046.7 ft. to the SEC of said South Tanglewood
Addition in North line of former Block No. 139 of said City
of Stephenville as shown by King's 1956 Map of said City as
adopted by ordinance of record in Vol. 381, Page 105, in
said Deed Records;
THENCE N 60 E 317.2 feet to the West line of the Groebeeck
Addition;
THENCE N 30 W 1046.7 feet to the place of beginning;
is hereby received into the City Limits of Stephenville and made a part of
the City of Stephenville and the City Limits of the City of Stephenville
are hereby extended in accordance with the lines of the tract of land
hereinabove described.
The above and foregoing ordinance was introduced at the meeting
of the City Council of the City of Stephenville held on the
August , 1972, by Alderman Stone 1st day of
it was moved by Alderman At such time
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Alderman Anderson , and being put to a vote, such motion carried
to theceffect that this ordinance be published for one issue in the Stephen-
ville Empire- Tribune and that by such publication notice be given in
accordance with Section 5 of Article 1 of the City Charter of Stephenville
Texas, that this ordinance will be finally acted upon at a.meeting of the
City Council to be held at least 30 days after such publication; and any
citizen of Stephenville or of the territory to be annexed, and which is
hereinabove described, shall have the right to contest such annexation
by filing with the City a written petition setting out their reasons for
such contest and such citizen or citizens shall be given an opportunity
to be heard before said ordinance in the form hereinabove set out or in
a form to be amendedby this Council shall be acted upon.
This proposed ordinance was duly published in the Stephenville
Empire Tribune in the issue of August 9, 1972, and notice was thereby
given that this ordinance would be acted upon at least 30 days "after
such publication. The City Council of Stephenville met on the3rd
day of October 1 , 1972, and a quorum being present:,.the City
Secretary was called upon to advise the council whether any written
petitions or contests of the proposed annexation had been,filed with
her for presentation to the City Council. The ,City Secretary advised
that no written petitions or contests of any kind had been filed and
that no person had made any inquiry of her concerning the annexation.
Thereupon, it was moved by Alderman Irwin. and seconded
by Alderman Hammett that this ordinance be finally passed
as hereinabove set out. Said motion being put to a vote it carried unan-
imously.
PASSED AND APPROVED this. 3rd
i , Secretary
STATE OV TEXAS
VITP1TY OF --ranch
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this
day personally appeared DanT!n Willis
who, being by me duly sworn, deposes and says:
That I am the - oublisner of the
Sb-Phe.;wilie Efroire.- Tribune. , a newspaper published in
^i'rch County, Texas, having a general
circulation in ;, County, Texas. The
foregoing attached notice was published in said news-
one
paper once each week for tW6 consecutive weeks, to wit:
August 9 , 19 72 , and
19 .
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The charge for publishing said notice is based on
the.rate of X19.25 , which is
the lowest published classified rate of said newspaper.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this the
day of
Notary Public in and for
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the landowners in the community but at the same time stated their concern for the
City in regard to the law which states that the City must have a Sanitary Landfill
and meet the state requirements. After thorough discussion and it seemed the dis-
cussion had reached a stalemate, Councilman Curtis made the motion to let the option,
expire and concentrate on a larger tract of land toward the Dublin area, seconded
by Councilman Stone. Motion did not carry by a vote of 5 to 3.. Councilman Smithey
asked that the Committee be instructed to continue to look for other land.
Mr. Ed Sullivan appeared before the Council presenting to the Mayor and council
members a petition with approximately 450 signatures requesting the City to de-
signate the property known as the Jaycee Park for a city park and to include this
park in the city's budget next year for development as a city park. After some
discussion, Councilman Smithey made the motion to withdraw any bid or plans to sell
the property known as the Jaycee -Park, seconded by Councilman Hammett. Motion carried.
Mayor Jones asked for the Council to grant him authorization to sign the papers
making application to the Texas Parks and wildlife Dept. for assistance in the de-
velopment of two city parks. The amount requested was $219,429.00 with a period
of five years to complete the park project. Motion was.made by Councilman Curtis,
seconded by Councilman Hammett, authorizing Mayor Jones to sign all papers for
application for state assistance in developing two city parks. Motion carried.
Motion was made by Councilman Curtis, seconded by Councilman Smithey, making Dir. `,
of Parks & Recreation Isham Project Director for the development of the two city 111
parks. Motion carried.
Mayor Jones reported he had received answers from four of the five cities he had
written 'requesting information of the "Dog Ordinance" of their cities. Mayor
...._._ Jones turned this information over to the committee of Councilmen Loudermilk,
Curtis and Hammett, with Councilman Loudermilk as chairman, for study and to re-
port to the Council their findings.
City Administrator Shelton reported it had been brought to his attention that in
the new budget the patrolmen's salaries were some higher than the firemen's salaries.
Mr. Shelton asked the Council to consider a change in the budget to take care of
this. Councilman Curtis made the motion, seconded by Councilman Irwin, to in-
crease the firementfs salaries from $486.00 per month to $490.00 per month.
Motion carried.
It was decided to reimburse the Church of God for payment of past taxes on the
church property.
Councilman Smithey presented a preliminary plat of the Smithey & Christian sub -
division to the Council. The lay of the land presents a problem in that they
need a cul -de -sac and a more narrow street than the Sub - Division Ordinance re- k
quires. Councilman Smithey requested that the Council recommend to the Planning
Commission use of the "Hardship Clause" in the Sub - Division Ordinance. Council-
man Irwin made the motion to accept the preliminary plat as presented, subject
to the approval of the Planning Commission, seconded by Councilman Curtis.
Motion carried.
City Attorney Chandler presented the second reading of the ordinance annexing the "�A
Lem Brock property into the Stephenville city limits. Motion was made by Council-
man Irwin, seconded by Councilman Hammett, to accept the ordiaance as read.
Motion carried.
The Chamber of Commerce had requested the city to assist in the city wide clean
up program. Councilman Irwin made the motion to authorize payment up to $600.00
to assist the Chamber of Commerce in the city clean up and in removal of junk
cars, seconded by Councilman Riggins. Motion carried.
There being no other business, Mayor Jones adjourned the meeting.
Mayo
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