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08/21/1989-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: City Council Meeting August 21, 1989 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Nel Armstrong, Councilman Glenn Shaw, Council- man Danny McDaniel, Councilman Carroll PZcNeill, Councilman Jerry Jenkins, and Councilman Wendall Thomas OTHERS PRESENT: -City Manager John Hamilton, City Secretary Rose Garcia, Texas Waste rianagement-Waynard Hyde, Fred Hill, John Gustafson and David POmykal, Frontier Waste -David Cooper and Randy Johnson, Kayce Fisher - Sanger Courier, Chuck Tucker and Larry Yoast 1. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order, gave the invocation, and led the pledge to the flag. 2. Minutes of August 7, 1989 were approved as printed. 3. Disbursements - Motion was made by Councilman Jenkins to approve disbursements. Seconded by Councilman Shaw. Motion carried. 4. Citizen's Input - None 5. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Meeting Date far City Council in September. Motion was made by Councilman Jenkins to schedule first Council meeting in September for the 15th. Seconded by Councilman Shaw. Motion carried. 6. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Tee -Ball Parents Group. Mr. Dick Morrow, representative for John Coker Tee -Ball Parents Association, spoke on this issue. The Tee -Ball Baseball Team won the area championship when they won they went to State. The parents raised the money to pay for the expenses for this trip; however, they did not win at the finals. There were some funds left over. The parents association met and decided they would have a memorial for these children and something that would add to Sanger. They were wanting to plant a Pecan Tree on the West Side of the Square, approximately 3/4 of the way, South to North. Install a protective walkway around tree and in the center, they'll have this plaque installed in concrete and it will_. have all the names_. of the little boys and girls that were on this team along with the sponsor and the coaches. They were wanting the City Council to give them permission to plant the tree in the City Park. The tree will be installed by the nursery with a two (2) year guarantee by the nursery. Motion was made by Councilman Shaw that the City would grant the request to the Tee Ball Parents Group Association to plant a Pecan tree in the downtown site as approved. Seconded by Councilman McNeill. Motion carried. 7. Consider and Possible Action to Award the Solid Waste Disposal Bid. Councilman McNeill made the motion that the contract be awarded to Frontier for fine (5) years with the stipula- tion that City Council will approve the contract. Seconded by Councilman Shaw. Motion carried with one no vote - Councilman Thomas. Motion carried. 534 8. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Smoke Test Prog�sal. Motion was made by Councilman Shaw to accept proposal of RJN for the smoke testing in the amount of $2,500.00. Seconded by Councilman Jenkins. Motion carried. 9. Consider and Possible Action Regarding Lease for the Santa Fe Property. Motion was made by Councilman McNeill -for the Gity to lease -- Santa Fe property at lst and Bolivar from Santa Fe Railroad Co. for the price of $100.00 per year so it can be cleaned up -,.and the City can use the property for whatever use they need. Seconded by Councilman Jenkins. Motion carried. 10. Consider and Possible Action on Library Improvements. Motion was made by Councilman Jenkins that the City grant the Library Improvements for the Library.- Seconded by Councilman Shaw. Motion carried. 11. Any Other Such Matters: a. Councilman Jenkins asked about the extended phone service to Denton. City Manager was asked to contact President of Co. and to express the concern on the delay for extended phone service to Denton. b. Councilman Shaw asked if all the Weed Letters had been sent. There is a place on the corner of 7th and Bolivar. 12. City Administration Report: a. City Manager advised that according to State Law, there is two commercial banks in the City, the City will need. to bid for the bank depository in October to be effective January 1, 1990. Staff recommends a three (3)-year contract. b. c. TML Annual Conference will be held in San Antonio Oct. 26-28 this year for anyone who wishes to attend. A dump truck has not been located. d. City Manager instructed that Dwight Bird, State Highway, advised that there would be no problem to leave 455 crossing open during school hours. e. City rlanager instructed to contact State Highway to possibly put a walkway to the Elementary School. 13. Budget Workshop: Discussion of Water, Wastewater Dept. and Electric Dept. a. City Manager went over projected revenues on tax rate and gave a detail revenue surunary and expen- ditures of each fund. b. Consensus of City Council for City Manager to prepare a final draft as presented with the proposed increase in water, sewer and. the 3% reduction in the electric. 14. Executive Session According to V.A.T.S. ARTICLE 6252-17(g) to Discuss (1) Personnel. Mayor Armstrong convened City Council to executive. session. 15. Open Session to Take Action on Item(s).Discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Armstrong reconvened City Council from executive session. o action taken from executive session. 16. Adjournment. . ��' Mayor � � � �'`, o�° ° 7 \ ��w� alp V City Secretary MINUTES : City Council 2•'Ieeting September 5, 1989 _ - MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Nel Armstrong, Councilman Glenn Shaw, Council- man Danny McDaniel, Councilman Carroll McNeill, Council- man Wendall Thomas and Councilman Jerry Jenkins OTHERS PRESENT: City Manager John Hamilton, City Secretary Rose Garcia, Lee Lawrence with GSA and Elaine Schad from Denton Record Chronicle 1. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order, Councilman Thomas led the invocation, and Mayor Armstrong led the pledge to the flag. 2. Minutes of Workshop for August 21, 1989 were approved with one correction to reflect that Councilman Jenkins was present. Minutes of August 21, 1989 were approved as printed. 3. Disbursements - Councilman Thomas made the motion to approve the disbursements. Seconded by Councilman McNeill. Motion carried. 4. Citizen`s Input - Pdone 5. (12) Conduct 2nd Public Hearing on_Texas Development Grant Application. _ Mayor Armstrong declared the Public Hearing opened on the Texas Development Grant Application. No one was present to voice an opinion. Mayor Armstrong declared Public Hearing Closed. Lee Lawrence with Governmental Service Agency gave a brief summary on the smoke test results that were conducted by RJN Engineers. Mr. Lawrence stated results weren't what they were expecting. Discussion. Mr. Lawrence also stated he could not give estimated costs due to the fact the smoke test results were not received in time to get those figures. 6. (13) Consider and Possible Action on Resolution Submission of 1989 Texas Community Program Grant Application. Councilman Jenkins made the motion that City Council pass the Resolution for submission of 1989 Texas Community Program Grant Application with the stipulation that the City's part would not exceed $26,250. Seconded by Councilman Thomas. Motion carried.