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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS, HELD ON
TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1982 - 7:00 P.M.
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Stephenville,
Texas, was called to order by the Mayor with the following members present:
Mayor Joe F. Cummings
Councilman G. A. Swindle
Councilman John Pollan
Councilman William G. Brede
Councilman Charles Riggins
Councilman Raymond Anderson
Councilman E. W. Ferguson
Councilman Ray Reynolds
Councilman David Clayton
and the following members absent: None
City Administrator Kurt J. Ackermann, City Secretary Joyce
Pemberton, City Attorney Joseph Chandler, Mr. Jeremy Curtoys, and
Mr. C. H. Maguire, Jr. were also present.
ITEM I: APPROVE MINUTES
Councilman Ferguson moved that the minutes of the council meetings
held on June 1st, 14th, and 17th, 1982 be approved as written. The
motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: All members present
NOES: None
ITEM II: CONSIDER RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION.
A. Proposed Rezoning:
Mayor Cummings, with the consent of the Council, set Tuesday, August
3, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, as the date, time, and place of
a public hearing to consider rezoning from R -1 to B -1 the following
property:
1. Lot lb -1, Block 140, City Addition.
2. Lots 4,5,6,10,22,23, Block 145, City Addition.
as recommended by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
B. Proposed Traffic Study:
Mr. Jeremy Curtoys, chairman of the Planning & Zoning Commission,
advised the Council that it was a unanimous recommendation from
the P & Z Commission that the City Council employ an "expert"
traffic engineering firm to do a traffic study for the city.
Mr. C. H. Maguire, Jr., a member of the P & Z Commission, presented
his opinions supporting the Commission's recommendation for a traffic
study by a very competent traffic engineering firm.
Mayor Cummings voiced his and the Council's concern for the traffic
congestion in the downtown area and will certainly be working toward
some alternatives and /or solutions. He directed the City Administrator
to get some names of reputable traffic engineering firms for council
considerations.
ITEM III: CONSIDER AMENDED RESOLUTION FOR PALUXY WATER RIGHTS
APPLICATION.
Mayor Cummings reminded the Council of previous actions regarding
the Paluxy Water Rights applications and resolutions.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Stephenville has determined that
existing groundwater supplies will not be adequate to meet
future needs;
WHEREAS, the City of Stephenville has made a joint
application for a permit for water rights from the Paluxy
River with the City of Granbury, the City of Glen Rose, and
Hood and Somervell Counties;
WHEREAS, the parties to the
that the application should be f
of Stephenville on behalf of and
the parties to wit: The City of
Granbury, the City of Glen Rose,
Counties; and,
application have agreed
fled in the name of the City
for the benefit of all of
Stephenville, the City of
and Hood and Somervell
WHEREAS,
the parties
to the application
have agreed
that should a
permit be granted pursuant to the application,
the water so
appropriated
will be allocated among and between
the parties as
follows:
City of
Stephenville
4116 acre -feet
per annum
City of
Granbury
2160 acre -feet
per annum
City of
Glen Rose
816 acre -feet
per annum
Hood County
5046 acre -feet
per annum
Somervell
County
816 acre -feet
per annum
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Stephenville, Texas, that:
(1) the City of Stephenville will apply for a water
permit to appropriate public water from the Paluxy River on
its own behalf and on behalf of and for the benefit of the
City of Granbury, the City of Glen Rose, Hood County, and
Somervell County.
(2) the City Administrator is hereby authorized and
directed on behalf of the City of Stephenville to file the
aforesaid amended application with the Texas Water Commission
seeking a permit to build a dam on the Paluxy River and to
appropriate water from the reservoir thereby created, to
appear and arrange for appearances of persons representing
the applicants at the hearings on the application, and to
otherwise direct the prosecution of the application on
behalf of the City of Stephenville, the City of Granbury,
the City of Glen Rose, and Hood and Somervell Counties.
2 PASSED, ADOPTED,
AND APPROVED THIS ZaJJ_ DAY OF
1982.
Jo Cummin s, Mayor
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After some discussion, Councilman Swindle moved that the resolution
for the Paluxy Water Rights application be amended to include the City
of Granbury, the City of Glen Rose, Hood County, and Somervell County
as well as the City of Stephenville. Councilman Riggins made the second.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: All members present
NOES: None
Entire Resolution included in minutes.
Mayor Cummings, with the consent of the Council, set Tuesday, July 13,
1982 at 3:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall as the date, time and
place for the Council to begin budget workshops.
There being no other business to come before the Council, the meeting
adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
4 Jo" Cummings;- Mayor
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