01/02/2001-CC-Minutes-RegularMINlUTES: CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 2, 2001
PRESENT: Mayor Tommy Kincaid, Councilman Andy Garza, Councilman Joe Higgs,
Councilman Craig Waggoner, Councilman Carrol McNeill, Councilman Glen
Ervin
OTHERS
?RESENT* City Manager Jack Smith, City Secretary Rose Chavez, Gregg Edwards
1. Mayor Called Meeting to Order and led the Invocation, Councilman Garza led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
2. a) Approve Minutes: December 18, 2000
b) Disbursements
Councilman Higgs noted a correction on page 2 from "there" to "their".
Councilman McNeill noted a correction in the minutes under Item #8, discussion was
regarding the "sewer" system, instead of the "water" system.
Discussed Disbursements.
Councilman Waggoner moved to approve the Consent Agenda as corrected. � ''
Councilman Ervin seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
3. Citizen's Input.
None.
4. Consider and Possible Action Regarding the Savings Account for the Fire Department
Pay.
City Secretary indicated the Council had moved to open a savings account for the Fire
Department Pay, and after paying them this year, the funds are not going to be there
to put into a separate account. The only funds that will be available is the difference
in the amount of what was paid, and what was budgeted.
Discussion regarding the funds and the fire pay.
City Secretary indicated once the tax revenues are in it is not a problem to pay this. She
indicated only $7,418.00 will be available this year to put into the savings accountIf
the entire amount needs to be put in, they will need to amend the budget and . cut
somewhere else in the budget to allocate for this expense.
Discussion regarding how the funds are budgeted and when they are paid.
Mayor asked the City Secretary what the best way to handle this would be.
City Secretary indicated she felt they should leave the budget alone, and put the
difference in what was budgeted and what is left in the savings, and then budget the
entire amount next year.
Discussion regarding Fire Department funds.
Councilman McNeill moved to take City Secretary's suggestion and let her run it.
Councilman Ervin seconded. Motion Carried unanimously.
5. Conduct Public Hearing on Proposed Annexation of the Following Described Property:
ABSTRACT 725, B.F. LYNCH SURVEY, PART OF TRACT 13 & 14, BEING A
TOTAL OF 217.40 ACRES.
Public Hearing Open.
No one spoke for or against.
Public Hearing closed.
6. Conduct Public Hearing to Consider a Zoning Change from Agriculture to SF3 (Single
Family 3) on the Residential part and from Agriculture to B2 (Business 2) on the
Commercial part of Property Legally Described as Bridle Path Estates, being a total
of 42.52 acres in the H. Tierwester Survey, Abstract 1241. Property is located on the
corner of Belz and Stemmons Road.
Public Hearing open.
Greg Edwards, Surveyors and Engineers of North Texas, addressed the Council
indicating at one time there was a preliminary plat, and it has been recently annexed
into the City. He indicated they are trying to get the property zoned according to their
pIan.
Discussion regarding the request.
Councilman Garza asked who had the CCN's on the water, sewer and electric.
City Manager indicated the City did, but on the electric it was dual certified.
Discussion regarding the electric.
Councilman McNeill indicated he would like to know the cost on servicing the area
with electric.
Mayor declared Public Hearing closed.
7. Consider and Possible Action Regarding a Zoning Change from Agriculture to SF3
(Single Family 3) on the Residential part and from Agriculture to B2 (Business 2) on
the Commercial part of Property Legally Described as Bridle Path Estates, being a
total of 42.52 acres in the H. Tierwester Survey, Abstract 1241. Property is located
9.
on the corner of Belz and Stemmons Road.
Mayor expressed that this was only a zoning change, and not a Preliminary Plat.
Discussion concerning the Agriculture portion of the property.
Discussion regarding the request.
City Secretary indicated they had the metes and bounds for the request in the packet,
specifying residential and commercial.
Discussion regarding the acreage. Total acreage should be 83.44.
Discussion regarding the equestrian area, and the number of horses that will be
allowed.
Discussion regarding the electric service and getting costs on it.
Mayor indicated he felt the owner should sale the property as Agriculture, then allow
the City to negotiate with the owner for electric service.
Lengthy Discussion regarding utilities to the property.
Councilman Ervin indicated he would like to see them change the Agriculture portion
to residential.
Discussion regarding the development and utilities.
City Secretary indicated the City should negotiate with developer for electric at the
time they negotiate water and sewer, then if the developer does not want city electric
the City can de -annex the property.
Discussion regarding the zoning, City Manager indicated they should negotiate with
the developers prior to zoning the property for the electric service.
Councilman McNeill moved to deny the request. Councilman Ervin seconded. Motion
carried unanimously.
Any Other Such Matters,
A) Councilman McNeill asked City Manager if he noticed the ad in the Denton paper
where the City of Ponder had written application to TNRCC for some water company
to do away with their rights, and they were going to take it over.
Discussion regarding Bolivar Water and the CCN's.
B) �A�S11fri� ardil new development West of Heritage West on FM 455.
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Tommy '�incaid, Mayor