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08/21/2000-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: CITY COUNCIL MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2000 PRESENT. Mayor Tommy Kincaid, Councilman Carroll McNeill, Councilman Joe Higgs, Councilman Andy Garza, Councilman Glenn Ervin, Councilman Craig Waggoner OTHERS PRESENT'. City manager Jack Smith, City Secretary Rose Chavez, Administrative Assistant Samantha Renz, Streets Supervisor John Henderson, Police Chief Curtis Amyx, Jerry Schertz, David Miller, Alice Madden, Jack Biggerstaff, Jack Richardson, Nei Armstrong, Debra Rucker, Shelley Ruland, William Rucker 1. Mayor Called Meeting to Order, Councilman Garza led the Invocation, and Councilman Ervin led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. a) Approve Minutes: August 7, 2000 August 10, 2000 August 14, 2000 b) Disbursements Co incilman Garza had a question regarding uniforms and telephone expenses. Co incilman Ervin moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Councilman Garza seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Citizen's Input. Nei Armstrong, representing the Beautification Board, indicated they would like to purchase flags to place every ten feet around the park on Holidays. Nei indicated this wouls come out of their budget, but they would ask that the City staff put them out on the holidays. Nei indicated they would also like to start a another project, a "crepe myrtle blitz", where they wuuld work out a plan to purchase crepe myrtles to have the parks board plant in the City park. They would also encourage the businesses to plant crepe myrtles in their landscape areas and allow citizens to purchase them from the board. No objections from the Council. Mayor moved to item #5. 4.(5) Consider and Possible Action on Solicitation of Bids for the Foundation on the Old Presbyterian Church (Old Library Building) Nei Armstrong, representing the Historical Society, indicated they would like to get bids on putting a foundation under the Old Presbyterian Church. She indicated if they did not work to preserve some of the history of Sanger, it will become just another small town. She indicated if they could get a foundation and a roof, they could get volunteers to scrape and paint. Funds from the Hotel/Motel tax can only be used for tourist, and Historical Markers are considered tourist attractions. Discussion regarding the bid, and the specifications. Councilman Ervin moved to solicit bids on the foundation of the Old Presbyterian Church (old library building) , peer and beam, for whatever it takes to hold it up. Councilman Waggoner seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Moved back to Citizen's Input. 3. Jack Richardson, Rising Star Ln., indicated he had made a comment at the last meeting regarding salaries, and wanted to apologize to those department heads. He indicated those superintendents are not being paid superintendent wages, they are more in line with the lineman wages. He suggested they might consider in the budget process looking at those wages. He again publicly apologized. Jack Biggerstaff indicated he thought they might be on the agenda for the school district, and asked when they might have those cost estimates. City Manager indicated he did not have those estimates from the City Engineer. Mayor indicated as soon as they had the costs they could have a special called meeting. 5.(4) Co�rduct Public Hearing on Proposed Annexation of the Following Described Property: INDIAN SPR[NGS EST., BLOCK A, LOT 5 BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE RUEBEN BEBEE SURVEY, ABSTRACT 29, TRACT 113, BEING 9.472 ACRES, AND BEING ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE RUEBEN BEBEE SURVEY, ABSTRACT 29, 'TRACT 114, BEING 5 ACRES. Public Hearing opened. No Discussion, Public Hearing closed. 6. Cousider and Possible Action on Awarding Fuel Bid. Discussion regarding the bid received. Councilman Higgs moved to let Lynch's Food Mart have the fuel bid. Councilman McNeill seconded. Motion carried 4 to 1. Councilman Ervin voted no. 7. Consider and Possible Action on Ordinance #0842-00 -Annexing Properties Legally Described as: ABSTRACT 71A, BURLESON SURVEY, TRACT 7, BEING 22.11 ACRES, PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON COWLING ROAD (OLD US HWY 77). ABSTRACT 666A, JOHNSON SURVEY, TRACT 3 & 8, BEING 35.036 ACRES. Brief Discussion, Councilman McNeill moved to adopt Ordinance #08-12-00. Councilman Higgs seconded. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor read caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CI7CY OF 5ANGER, TEXAS AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID CITY SO AS TO INCLUDE SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, AND GRANTING TO SAID TERRITORY AND TO ALL FUTURE INHABITANTS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING SAID FUTURE INHABITANTS BY ALL OF THE ACTS AND ORDINANCES OF SAl[D CITY. 8. Consider and Possible Action on Resolution #0847-00 - Setting Date and Time and Place for Public Hearings on Proposed Annexations. Discussion. Mayor read resolution: A I;�ESOLUTION SETTING A DATE, TIME AND PLACE ON PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF SANGER, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS: Th�it such Public Hearings will be held by the Governing Body of the City of Sanger, in the City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on September 4, 2000, and on September 18, 2000, for the purpose of considering annexation into the City limits of the following described property: ABSTRACT 29, RUEBEN BEBEE SURVEY, TRACT 108, BEING 38.924 ACRES. ABSTRACT 29, RUEBEN BEBEE SURVEY, TRACT 110, BEING 41.1099 ACRES. ABSTRACT 29, RUEBEN BEBEE SURVEY, TRACT 111, BEING 50.00 ACRES. AB�iTRACT 29, RUEBEN BEBEE SURVEY, TRACT 112, BEING 3.00 ACRES ABSTRACT 071A, BURLESON, TRACT 6, BEING 4,0129 ACRES (HAISLER), AND ABSTRACT 940A MCKINNEY & WILLIAMS, TRACT 7 (IIS), BEING 2.000 ACRES (HAISLER), AND ABSTRACT 940A, MCKINNEY & WILLIAMS, TRACT 7, BEING 42.91 ACRES (HAISLER), AND ABSTRACT 664A, F. JAIME, TRACT 31, BEING 9.61 ACRES (IIAISLER), AND ABSTRACT 666A, JOHNSON, TRACT 2, BEING 177.87 ACRES (IIAISLER), AND ABSTRACT 249A, COKER, TRACT 1, BEING 37.4171 ACRES, AND ABSTRACT 562A, HUDSON, TRACT 5, BEING 5.280 ACRES, AND ABSTRACT 1271 S. WILLIAMS, TRACT 3, BEING 2.96 ACRES, AND ABSTRACT 1241A, TIERWESTER, TRACT 75, BEING 0.3129 ACRES, AND ABSTRACT 1241A, TIERWESTER, TRACT 71, BEING 1.47 ACRES ABSTRACT 1241, TIERWESTER, TRACT 66, BEING 7.583 ACRES, AND AB�)TRACT 1241, TIERWESTER, TRACT 67A, BEING 1.148 ACRES, AND ABSTRACT 1241, TIERWESTER, TRACT 65A, BEING 40.2356 ACRES Councilman Waggoner moved to approve Resolution #08-17-00, Setting Date and Time and Place for Public Hearings on Proposed Annexations with amendments as read. Councilman Garza seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 9. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Resolution #08-18-00 -Approving the Fiscal Year 2001 Financial Plan of the Denco 944 District. City Manager indicated this is just a formality. Councilman Ervin moved to approve Resolution #0848-00. Councilman Waggoner seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 10. Collslder and Possible Action Regarding Resolution #08-19-00 -Appointing One Member to the Board of Managers of the Denco Area 944 District. Co��ncilman Higgs moved to nominate Harlan Jefferson. Councilman McNeill seconded. Motion carried unanimously. 11. An;� Other Such Matters. a) Discussion regarding Heritage West and the situation with Bolivar Water. b) Discussion regarding annexation of the new high school. c) Discussion regarding the sidewalk across from the Baptist Church and that it is dangerous. d) Discussed retirement community that has been discussing coming to Sanger. 12. Meeting Adjourned. ATTEST: