08/04/2003-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 49 2003
PRESENT: Mayor Tommy Kincaid, Councilman Andy Garza, Councilman Mike James,
Councilman Jimmy Evans, Councilman Joe Higgs, Councilman Glenn Ervin
OTHERS
PRESENT: City Manager Jack Smith, City Secretary/Assistant City Manager Rose Chavez,
Administrative Assistant/Assistant City Secretary Samantha Renz,
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Eddie Branham, Electric Superintendent Mike
Prater, City Engineer Mark Owens, Shelley Ruland, John Springer, Liz Springer
1. Mayor Called Meeting to Order, Councilman Higgs led the Invocation, Councilman Evans
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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CONSENT AGENDA
2. a) Approve Minutes: July 21, 2003 - Workshop
July 21, 2003
b) Disbursements
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Councilman James moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Councilman Garza seconded,
Motion carried unanimously.
Citizen's Input.
None.
Consider and Possible Action on Ordinance #08-27-03 -Annexing the Following Properties:
ABSTRACT 725, TRACT 14B, BEING 2.1076 ACRES, AND
ABSTRACT 725; TRACT 34, BEING t23.7484 ACRES, AND
ABSTRACT 1241, TRACT 42, BEING 2.50 ACRES, AND
ABSTRACT 1241, TRACT 41, BEING 2.50 ACRES, AND
ABSTRACT 29, TRACT 65, BEING 109.49 ACRES, AND
ABSTRACT 29, TRACT 1239 BEING 74.33 ACRES,
Councilman Higgs moved to adopt Ordinance 08-27-03, Councilman Evans seconded,
Motion carried unanimously.
5. Consider and Possible Action on Appointing Representatives to the North Texas Regional
Library System.
Councilman James moved to appoint Mary Wise and John Springer as Representatives to
the North Texas Regional Library System. Councilman Ervin seconded. Motion carried
unanimously.
6. Consider and Possible Action on Appointments to the Board of Adjustments.
Councilman Evans moved to appoint Mark McNeal to the Board of Adjustments, Gary
Bilyeu as an alternate and Byron Moore as an alternate. Councilman Higgs seconded.
Motion carried unanimously.
7. Consider and Possible Action on Policies Regarding Subdivision Regulations in the ETJ.
Discussed Streets and Park Requirements in the E.T.J.
Discussion and consensus of Council to follow current subdivision regulations more
stringently on all plats within the E.T.J. in the future.
8 Consider and Possible Action for Enforcing Easement Accessibility as Required by City
Ordinance.
City Manager indicated this was on the agenda because they plan to start enforcing that
people move buildings, fences, gardens, etc, out of the city easements. He indicated he felt
they will be bombarded with comments, and asked if they wanted them to proceed with this.
Councilman Evans indicated he will stand beside the city employees.
Council discussed that the city employees should have access to all easements.
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City Manger indicated the city will put an ad in the paper that they are about to be going
into easements and to make sure fence panels, etc, are removeable.
9. Meeting Adjourned.
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