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3. Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to adjourn the special
meeting. Carolyn Adkins gave the second. Voted unan.
City Secretary
MINUTES:
MEMBERS
PRESENT.
MEMBERS
ABSENT:
OTHERS
PRESENT:
City Council Meeting
August 4, 1986
Mayor Nel Armstrong, Jerry Jenkins, Danny Spindle,
Freddy Inman, and Harvey W. Thomas
Carolyn Adkins
Steve Shutt, Mary Jo Stover, Richard Brown, Benny Erwin,
Jack Gardner, Jim Allison, Katy Ray, Burl and Carmen
Bourland, Donna Searle, Bill Park, B. McMurray, Richard
Goldstein, Diane Goldstein, Billye Hollingsworth,
Charlene Williams,.Ruth Tansey, Sandra Glover,
Terry Walthall, Rev. Glen Noblin, John Gustafason
1. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order. Reverend Glen
Noblin, Minister of the First United Methodist Church, gave
the invocation. Mayor Armstrong led the pledge to the flag.
2. The minutes of the July 14th Special_ Called Meeting and
July 21st regular meeting were approved as printed.
3. Mayor Armstrong requested staff to designate what vehicles
were repaired on all maintenance invoices. The mayor called
council's attention to the Centel telephone bill stating
it was running way ahead of last year's phone bill. Gave
figures. Discussion of other items..
Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to approve disbursements in
the amount of $36,060.46. Freddy Inman gave the second.
Voted unan.
4. Citizen Input:
(a) The council considered the request for payment of
certain medical expenses relai:ing to the death of
Mrs. Donna Sear le's border collie dog. In a previous
meeting council had requested Mrs. Searle to furnish
them with a letter from the veterinarian stating the
cause of death of the animal. The cause of death was
stated to be from heartworm emboli due to mosquitoes
which had bred in the raw sewage caused from a
backup in the city's sewer system. Discussion.
Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to approve payment
of $562.22 for medical expenses incurred by Mrs..
Donna Searle on Roy: Danny Spindle gave the second.
Voted unan.
5. Council discussed problems (service, billing, repairs, etc.)
with STAR Cable T.V. company representatives Sandra Glover
and Terry Walthal.
Mayor Armstrong gave the audience a background of council
action regarding STAR. She stated that on February 3rd the
city had sent a 90 day notice of cancellation to 0TAR for
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lack of service.
On May llth that action was rescinded because service had
again improved. She stated that the city was again being
bombarded with complaints because of service problems and
the company changing its 800 number.
Mrs. Glover stated that two months ago STAR made the
decision to discontinue the 800 number due to lagtime on
service calls. A handout with the new number on it was
given to council and staff. The discontinuance of the 800
number was discussed. City staff complained that this
number should have been given to city hall staff since
complaints are filed with city staff as well as through
the STAR offices. Discussion. Citizens were unable to
understand why they had to call long distance for service.
Why STAR did not have an office in this area. Terry Walthal
explained they would get faster, better service with the
direct number. Questions could be answered more efficiently.
Office in Argyle because their cable dishes are located there.
Harvey Thomas asked how many service men STAR had for this
area. Their answer was one man per 1,000 customers. Stated
they had 4,000 customers in this area, 400 customers in
Sanger. Financial reasons for limited service help.
Burl Bourland stated that he had requested cable service to
his residential subdivision with 54 proposed homes but had
not received any response to his request. Discussion.
City staff was instructed to log all complaints and to
write a letter to the president of STAR with regards to the
problems the city is again experiencing.
6. Mr. John Gustafason, General Manager for -Texas Waste Manage-
- ment, responded to complaints regarding refuse pickup.
Gustafason stated that some businesses had been overlooked
by his drivers because they did not have route sheets.
Stated their plans were to provide the route sheets and that
the driver would be required to obtain the signature of
each customer. Also, the drivers will stop by City Hall
twice a day for messages and complaints.
Mayor Armstrong requested that more attention be given to
the time of day the garbage is picked up in order to provide
more consistency.
Council requested that Texas Waste employees be requested to
empty the litter containers on the square and along main
street of town. Apartment dumpsters were discussed.
Mr. Gustafason requested that the city encourage the apart-
ment owners to furnish more dumpsters to alleviate the
overflow of refuse.
7. Mayor Armstrong introduced Commissioner Ruth Tansey to
council members and citizens, stating she had been requested
to attend the meeting in order to answer questions the council
had regarding the Denton City -County Health Department's
Budget.
Mrs. Tansey stated the county had been in -the process of
reorganizing the Health Department in order. to comply with
the law. Mrs. Tansey stated she did. not have her file with
her but would be glad to try to answer any questions.
Mayor Armstrong stated the following questions had been
asked previously by the city council. That the city was not
notified of the meeting held by the commissioners regarding
the budget or they could have been addressed at that time.
Questions as follows:
(1) Could not understand the large. increase.
(2) What additional services would. be provided by the _increase.
(3) Under environmental department. the city only uses one
part which is inspections of food establishments of
which council felt they would be paying for things
they would not be using.
(4) Question of double taxation.
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Mrs. Tansey gave a brief overview of the program. She
stated the present amounts contributed by the participating
cities were arbitrary figures. County could not figure out
what they were based on. Stated however, that the cities were
being provided the services. She stated the county's budget
was under a lot of stress. That in the past they had not
felt the impact due to having a fund balance however, that
has been used up. Stated they were in the position that they
either had to drastically change the structure of the Health
Department to just serve those people in the unincorporated
areas or contract with the smaller cities for the kind of
services they needed. This to be on a per capita basis.
Tansey stated that the county had received the same kind of
questions from other entities. Stated they were re-
examining some areas. Once the court decides exactly what
they intend to do the cities will be notified.
Mrs. Tansey asked Jim Allison, Attorney for the county, to
address the issue to council. Allison stated the statutes
had changed in 1983 requiring the reorganization process
within one year. Stated that was not done. The old statutes
under which thecity-county health department was organized
was repealed. No legal basis for the city -county health
department but statute did provide for three different
methods by which the.health departments could be reorganized.
(1) A Health District could be set up which could encompass
the entire county or part of the county. (2) The county
could organize a Health Department, and (3) The county
could organize a Health Unit. He stated the basic difference
between a unit and a department was the services offered.
The county elected to organize as a department. After
looking at the budget realized it had escalated considerably
over the past two years. Additional cost in the past had
been met by some fund balances that the department had built
up over the years. He stated the county options. County
put it out to the cities what it would take to run the
health department. He stated if they put it on a per
capita basis, you must provide the services regardless.
Double taxation was addressed. He stated there was no
question that it takes taxes to pay for whatever the fees
do not meet. Have to be generated by other revenues or
taxes. County is late in the budget time and they are try-
ing to see what can be scaled down and what fees can be
raised to help the entities.
Mayor Armstrong asked the council if they had any questions.
Jerry Jenkins asked if the owners of the food establishments
were charged a fee in addition to the inspection fee charged
to the city. Mrs. Tansey stated there was a nominal fee
and that's one of the areas that the county is looking at.
How these fees compare with other county health departments
and see if they can come up with additional revenues through
this means that wouldn't be such an impact on the cities.
Discussion. Mrs. Tansey stated that restaurants were not
charged unless they had a complaint. Discussion.
Mayor Armstrong asked if the city did not participate at this
time could they get in at a later time. The attorney stated
this would be an option of the county. That it needs to be
acted on before their budget is approved.
Mayor Armstrong expressed her appreciation to Mrs. Tansey
and Mr. Allison for coming to the meeting and answering
questions for council.
8. Mayor Armstrong declared the public hearing open to consider
Zoning Petition Z3-86 for Jack Gardner who was requesting
a change in zoning on Lot 4A, Block 41, Original Town
Survey from R-1 (Single Family) to LI (Light Industry).
No one spoke in opposition to the petition. Mayor Armstrong
closed the hearing.
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Motion was made by Harvey Thomas to approve Zoning Petition
Z3-86 for Jack Gardner. Jerry Jenkins gave the second.
Voted unan.
9. Council again considered the order authorizing the issuance
of certificates of obligation. Discussion.
Motion was made by Harvey Thomas to adopt the Ordinance
authorizing the issuance of $`700,000 of certificates.of
obligation for the City of Sanger. Jerry Jenkins gave the
second. Voted unan.
10. Motion was made by Freddy Inman to adopt Ordinance No. 86-15
amending Ordinance 85-26 providing for the inclusion of
additional petitions to the city's extraterritorial
jurisdiction.. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan.
ORDINANCE NO: 66=15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 85-26 OF THE CITY
OF SANGER, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE INCLUSION OF
ADDITIONAL PETITIONED EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION,
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN
EFFECT DATE.
11. City staff discussed with council what the policy for street
lighting outside the city's electric service area should be.
The city manager explained .to council that some of the new
subdivisions were not in the city's electric.service areas
but have annexed into the city. Those subdivisions are
requesting street lights. Clarification was needed to
determine who would be responsible for paying the energy
cost to those lights, the construction of the poles and
placement of the lights. Shutt requested to know if the
council wanted the developer to put up the poles and lights
or whether this would be done by the city. He stated that
- the Denton Coop. would not do the physical installation of
the lights. The Coop. would sell the energy to the city
at their cost which runs about $4.25 per light. Shutt
stated the Snider Addition would need about 20 lights which
would cost approximately $850 yearly. He went on to say that
the number of lights could be reduced. Council needs to
resolve the policy since there is a dense population coming
into the city that is outside the electric service area.
Richard Brown stated that Bourland's Addition was ready
for street lighting. Discussion. Bourland stated he wanted
four street lights. Shutt stated that the city had a policy
regarding street lights, the distance and placement of the
street lights. Usually at an intersection. If individuals
request a light in the middle of a block or at the end of
a cul-de-sac that individual or group of individuals request-
ing the light will pay for that light on their bill.
Discussion. Placement and distance for the placement of
lights in the Bourland Addition was discussed.
Shutt recommended that the developer put the poles in and
that the city pay for the,energy charge. Verify the cost
form Brazos to Denton Coop.
Freddy Inman made a motion. to accept. the administrator's
-- recommendation that the developer nut in the poles and the
city pay the energy cost. Jerry Jenkins gave the second.
Voted unan.
12. Item omitted.
13. Council considered the exempt property area within the old
town site with regards to the impact: fee ordinance.
Mayor Armstrong stated the item was brought to council's
attention at last regular meeting and a map was presented
outlining the area considered to be the old town site.
Mayor Armstrong reminded council they were to review the
map and its boundaries and make any changes or recommenda-
tions before the ordinance was amended to include the
defined area. With no changes, staff was instructed to
draw up the amendment to the Impact Fee Ordinance to
define the old town site as shown on the map handout
outlined in red.
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14. Jerry Don Linn was unable to attend the meeting but
requested that he be allowed to purchase 120' of 6" SDR
35 Sewer Pipe at $134.40, 15 yards of sand - $60.00; 15
yards of gravel - $120.00, for a total expenditure of $314.40
to repair a sewer problem at the corner of Peach and 7th
Streets.
Motion was made by Freddy Inman to approve the expenditure
in the amount of $314.40,.and repair the problem on Peach
Street. Harvey Thomas gave the second. Voted unan.
l5. Item was requested to be placed on the next council agenda
until Jerry Don could be present for questions and comments.
16. Mayor Armstrong appointed Margaret Long to the Sanger Park
Board to fill the vacancy of Russell Madden. Madden moved
over to the Planning and Zoning Board.
Mayor Armstrong appointed Leslie Browning to the Sullivan
Senior Center Committee to fill the vacancy when Mr. T. A.
Melton moved from Sanger.
17. City Manager's Report:
(a) Steve advised council that the major portion of the
budgetwas ready and would be distributed to them by
Wednesday. He requested council set a workshop to
discuss the budget. Council set the workshop for
Monday, August llth, at 7:00 p.m.
18. Other Such Matters:
(a) Thomas stated the city still had a load of sand on
the sewer easement which crossed Joe Ashcraft's
property. Stated if there were damages the city should
settle and get the matter cleared up. Others stated it
was layout land. Discussion. Staff will discuss the
matter with Ashcraft.
19. Mayor Armstrong convened the meeting into executive session
to discuss personnel.
20. Mayor Armstrong reconvened the meeting to open session.
No action to be taken as a result of executive session.
21. Motion was made by Spindle to adjourn the meeting.
gave the second. Voted unan.
22. No street workshop was held.
City Secretary
Jenkins