HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-07-22 - Special City CouncilMINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
City of Stephenville - City Council
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1992 - 5:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened in spec-
ial session on July 22, 1992 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers at
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:
f 1 Mayor: Lavinia Lohrmann
Mayor Pro Tem: Scott Evans
Councilmembers: Alan Nix
Donald L. Zelman
Sam Taylor II
William F. (Bill) Johnson
Dan Collins
Bill Bailey
Absent: None
Others Attending: Don Davis, City Administrator
Joyce Pemberton, City Secretary
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
I. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lavinia Lohrmann called the meeting to
order and declared a quorum present.
II. MATTERS BY COUNCILMEMBERS:
^ A. Discussion of Proposed Contract with James 0. Bachus.
I , Don Davis, City Administrator, and Randy Thomas, City
Attorney, explained that the City has had litigation pending
with James Bachus for several years over an easement crossing
his property at the coarner of Race and Frey Streets. They
feel they have successfully negotiated this contract, which
will keep it out of court.
Councilman Alan Nix made the motion, seconded by Councilman
Bill Johnson, that the City Council authorize Don Davis, City
Administrator, to sign said agreement, if and when Mr. Bachus
signs the agreement. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
B. Discussion of Landfill and Solid waste Disposal Alternatives
Mayor Lavinia Lohrmann, reporting for the Landfill Committee,
advised the Council that the new Federal Regulations go into
effect in October, 1993, and it has reached the point where
the Council must make some decisions regarding the Landfill
operation.
Ron Jones, representing the Institute for Applied
Environmental Research, addressed the Council. Mr. Jones
presented some composting alternatives for Council con-
sideration.
Bill Prikryl, with TEAM Consultants, Inc., addressed the
Council presenting the liabilities now existing with the
present landfill and some alternatives for a new operation.
After lengthy discussion, Councilman Bill Johnson made the
motion, seconded by Councilman Sam Taylor, that we stop
taking garbage October 8, 1993, at the landfill and authorize
the staff to proceed in the closing procedure. The motion
carried UNANIMOUSLY.
Councilman Dan Collins made the motion, seconded by Council-
man Don Zelman, to authorize staff to proceed with all due
haste to find the most viable options to consider for dis-
posal of the waste. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY.
C. Discussion Regarding Date of August Regular Meeting.
Councilman Dan Collins made the motion, seconded by Sam
Taylor, to move the date of the regular meeting to August 11,
1992, in order to canvass the election returns of the Special
Election held on August 8, 1992. The motion carried
UNANIMOUSLY.
r 1 III. CITY COUNCIL/CITIZEN GENERAL DISCUSSION:
Councilman Dan Collins commented that he would like for the
staff to work closely with the media in getting a good publicity
piece out on what the Council has learned tonight regarding the
landfill; the problems, the alternatives and the decision that
was made to night to close the landfill in 1993.
Carroll Gentzel said that he would like to thank the Institute
for working with the City on this problem, at no charge at all.
He said they have done a lot of work and spent a lot of hours
on the landfill.
Elizabeth Zicklefoose commented that she would like to see a
citywide clean up before closing the landfill.
There being no other business to come before the Council at this time,
Mayor Lohrmann adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
ATT
ce emberton, City Secretary
Lavinia Lohrmann, Mayor
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