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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-02 - Regular City CouncilMINUTES OF REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING City of Stephenville - City Council Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 5:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened on June 2, 2015, at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 298 West Washington Street, for the purpose of a Regular Business Meeting, 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 Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, with the following members present, to wit: Mayor Jerry K. Weldon II Mayor Pro-Tem Russ McDanel Council members Mark McClinton Boyd Waggoner Doug Svien Rhett Harrison Alan Nix Sherry Zachery Jerry Warren Others Attending Patrick C. Bridges, City Administrator Randy Thomas, City Attorney Cindy L. Stafford, City Secretary I. Call to Order. The meeting of the Stephenville City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, by Mayor Weldon, who welcomed new council members Mark McClinton and Rhett Harrison. The mayor reported that from April 24, 2014 to April 25, 2015 Stephenville received 6.45 inches of rain; and from April 26, 2015 to June 2, 2015 Stephenville received 23.68 inches. Weldon said, "Thank you Lord for the rain and for the safety of the citizens." He also thanked city employees for their great work and quick response and especially to Police Chief King and Fire Chief Chew for their leadership. II. Citizens' General Discussion. No one wished to address the council. Ill. Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid -Tex Division Shelley Burnett, Manager of Public Affairs for Atmos, addressed the council and offered to answer questions regarding this settlement. Burnett stated that this represents a $21.9 million increase over current rates, which will result in a $12-a-year increase for residential customers and a $36-per-year increase for commercial customers. MOTION by Jerry Warren, second by Boyd Waggoner, to table this matter. Motion and second were withdrawn. Regular Business Meeting June 2, 2015 Stephenville City Council A. Resolution No. 2015-09 Approving a Negotiated Settlement MOTION by Russ McDanel, second by Sherry Zachery, to adopt Resolution No. 2015-09. MOTION CARRIED. B. Resolution No. 2015-10 Authorizing Continued Participation with Atmos Cities Steering Committee MOTION by Alan Nix, second by Boyd Waggoner, to adopt Resolution No. 2015-10. MOTION CARRIED. IV. Citizen Budget Requests Joe Cude addressed the council bringing forth two requests for FY15-16: 1. Balanced budget. Cude said, "The City of Stephenville has been using reserves for several years to balance the budget. It seems to me that we need to spend our reserves for emergencies and capital projects" 2. Avoid cutting services for citizens. Cude said, "It seems to me that for the last few years the budget has concentrated more on spending less money and putting a major emphasis on economic development of the city and not on our citizens." He specifically noted that the city has not hosted an electronic recycling event in the last few years. He also mentioned the necessity for street repairs on some of our high -traveled streets, like Long Street. V. Consider Approval of Participating in the North Central Texas Regional Labor Study MOTION by Alan Nix, second by Russ McDanel, to authorize the expenditure of $5,000 as the city's participation in this study. MOTION CARRIED. VI. Consider Approval of Council Committee Appointments MOTION by Russ McDanel, second by Mark McClinton, to approve the following committee appointments: Finance Committee Doug Svien, Chairperson Boyd Waggoner Sherry Zachery Rhett Harrison Regular Business Meeting June 2, 2015 Stephenville City Council Nominations Committee Rhett Harrison, Chairperson Russ McDanel Jerry Warren Personnel Committee Sherry Zachery, Chairperson Doug Svien Alan Nix Mark McClinton Public Health & Safety Committee Russ McDanel, Chairperson Jerry Warren Mark McClinton Public Works Committee Alan Nix, Chairperson Boyd Waggoner Sherry Zachery Mark McClinton Plannine & Development Committee Jerry Warren, Chairperson Russ McDanel Boyd Waggoner Mark McClinton Communitv Services Committee Boyd Waggoner, Chairperson Doug Svien Alan Nix Rhett Harrison VII. Election of Mayor Pro-Tem nMOTION by Doug Svien, second by Rhett Harrison, to elect Russ McDanel as Mayor Pro- Tem. MOTION CARRIED. Vill. Election of Voting Representative to North Central Texas Council of Governments MOTION by Russ McDanel, second by Sherry Zachery, to appoint Boyd Waggoner as the Voting Representative to NCTCOG. MOTION CARRIED. IX. CONSENTAGENDA MOTION by Doug Svien, second by Alan Nix, to approve the consent agenda. MOTION CARRIED. A. Approve Minutes 1. May 5, 2015 Regular Council Meeting 2. May 12, 2015 Special Council Meeting B. Authorization to Sell City Property 1.4 desks 2. 1 wood filing cabinet 3. 1 wood bookcase Regular Business Meeting June 2, 2015 Stephenville City Council X. Comments by City Administrator Pat Bridges thanked all of the city employees who worked during the storms in May for their exceptional devotion to the citizens' needs. He made the following announcements: June 9—Public Works Committee June 11—Public Health and Safety Committee and council work session on economic development June 23 and 24—Council Budget Retreat XI. Comments by Council Members Mark McClinton, Doug Svien, Alan Nix, and Sherry Zachery all praised and complimented members of the city staff for their hard work during the recent storms. Boyd Waggoner said that he is feeling optimistic about the future of the city. Russ McDanel praised the Planning and Building Services for the ease of his most recent building project. XII. Adjourn MOTION by Russ McDanel, second by Doug Svien, to adjourn the meeting. MOTION CARRIED at 6:50 p.m. Z Je K. eldon II, Mayor ATTEST: Cindy L. St fford, C ty Se ry Regular Business Meeting June 2, 2015 Stephenville City Council