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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-10-21 - Special City CouncilMINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING City of Stephenville - City Council WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1992 - 5:30 P.M. The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened in spec- ial session on October 21, 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: Mayor: Lavinia Lohrmann Mayor Pro Tem: Scott Evans Councilmembers: Alan Nix Donald L. Zelman Sam Taylor II George Swearingen William F. (Bill) Johnson Dan Collins Bill Bailey Absent: None Others Attending: Don Davis, City Administrator Joyce Pemberton, City Secretary Randy Thomas, City Attorney CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Lavinia Lohrmann called the meeting to order and declared a quorum present. II. AWARD BID - GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS Boyd London, First Southwest Company, the City's financial advi- sor, adressed the Council stating that he had taken bids earlier ( , and he presented a list of the bids. He also advised that Moody's Investor Service has given the City of Stephenville an "A" rating for the City bonds to be issued. He said this was a very good rating and in the long -run will save the City money by providing a lower bond interest rate at the time of issue. Mr. London advised that Bank One Texas is the best bid at 5.47%. After discussion, Councilman Alan Nix moved to adopt an Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of $750,000 in Street Improve- ment Bonds to Bank One Texas at 5.4772% interest. Seconded by Councilman Sam Taylor. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. III. REQUEST FOR TAXI PERMIT Don Davis, City Administrator, reminded the Council that at the last meeting a request for a taxi cab permit was withdrawn because the applicant, Cooper's Corner, had not completed all of the necessary steps of the process. They now have done that, and they are ready for action by the Council. Councilman George Swearingen moved approval of a taxi cab permit to be issued to Cooper's Corner. Motion seconded by Councilman Bill Johnson. The motion carried UNANIMOUSLY. IV. LANDFILL STATUS REPORT r ' Don Davis, City Administrator, advised that the closing at the landfill is moving along in good shape. At the last Council meeting, you let a contract to construct a liner necessary to close the landfill. The engineers are also working on a closure plan. We did not include in the original contract for the construction of these liners the northwest corner of the land- fill, because we were not sure how we were going to handle that. The engineers had not made a determination of exactly where that liner should be and how it would tie into the existing liner. - 211 - That was excluded from the original contract with Jay Mills. However, it looks as if we will be able to do this; have the engineers finish that part of the project prior to Mills Construction leaving the work site. Mr. Davis said that now we need an indication from the Council if there is a problem with extending the contract with Jay Mills to include the additional quantities to go ahead and tie that liner in. The alternative would be to go back for bids. We are estimating the additional cost to tie the northwest corner in to be somewhere between $60,000 to $70,000, with a total of about $100,000. It was the consensus of the Council to take the ^ necessary action to continue with the closure of the landfill. 1 A, Mr. Davis advised that he understands we will receive the grant from the Texas Water Commission for $30,000 to complete the feasibility study of mixing the dairy waste with municipal solid waste into a compost. He said the indication from TWC staff was that we have a couple of problems: 1) they don't think there will be any construction money coming from the Water Commission, which is a change from what we had been told; 2) the time involved in getting the site permitted for a compost operation. We knew we would be close, but the TWC staff was talking about a 7 month to a 12 month time frame to get the permit approved. He qualified that by saying that the Commission had the authority to expedite that and waive some the provisions. We are not proposing to diviate from the rules and regulations that are in place, but a diviation from their procedure that is normally followed within their bureaucracy. Mr. Davis further advised that our staff met today and will proceed to work the Institute, as well as one of the contractors out of Arkansas (Earth Care). We will continue complete this first phase of the feasibility study; looking at the various alternatives, so that we can make a determination by the end of next month as to whether or not this is a feasible alternative to our landfill. I \ No Action Taken. V. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Lavinia Lohrmann called the Council into executive session 6:15 p.m. in compliance with the provi- sions of the Texas Open Meetings Law, authorized by Section 2(f) (Discussion of the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property or prospective gifts or donations to the City); to discuss the following items: A. Rerouting of Clifton Heights Sewer Line across Jack Baccus' property. B. Cash Purchase for Five Acres of Bill Ross' property in City Park. Mayor Lavinia Lohrmann reconvened the Council into open session at 6:55 p.m. VI. ACTION TAKEN on matters discussed in Executive Session. A. Rerouting of Clifton Heights Sewer Line Across Jack Baccus' Property. ^ No Action Taken ( 1 B. Cash Purchase for Five Acres of Bill Ross' Property in City Park. No Action Taken. C. It was the consensus of the Council to change the date of the November regular meeting from November 3rd to November loth, due to the general election. There being no other business to come before the Council, Mayor Lohrmann adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m. - 212 - ATT Lavinia Lohrri5nn, Mayor 2---, -lj. Jo e mberton, City Secretary - 213 -