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06/22/1987-CC-Minutes-Special350. Steve Shutt also discussed exterminating the Senior Sullivan Center. The Council agreed to go ahead with Adams Exterminating, 11. C7ther Such Matters : Another item mentioned was the letter that Stan Day sent to S.I.S.D. about work to be done on the school since they've decided that they wanted to go underground. Mayor asked why was the school's Pro Rata Agreement not on the agenda. Lengthy discussion continued on the school for the Pro Rata Agreement. Mayor asked the City Council if they all were in agreement that if the school would deduct $9,470.00 from the $60,000.00 from the lift station (which represented Snider's Subdivision) if they could possibly consider the school's Pro Rata Agreement and it could be on the aganda next month. Mayor Armstrong also stated that all subdivisions have to be accepted by the City Council and that item needs to be on the agenda. C.G. McNiell stated that on 6th and Peach, E>th and Plum, 3rd and 455, there were some potholes on these streets that needed to be fixed. Steve advised he would see that they were corrected. 12. Adjournment. City Secretary VLI 'z 0 MEP,'IBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: 'special Called Meeting - City Council and Planning & Zoning June 22, 1987 Mayor Mayor Nel Armstrong, C.G. N�Neill,Terry Jenkins, Wendall Thomas, Billye Hollingsworth, Dac�ny McDaniel, Kenneth Howard, Eileen Brittian, Tommy Kincaid, Russell Madden, and Fred Yeatts Carolyn Adkins Steve Shutt, Rose Shuffield, Robin Parker, Bill Enlow, Mr. and Mrs. Burl Bour,�and, Woodrow Barton, Charles Freeman, W.L. Enlow, Charles Petty, Neal Odom, Mike Vinson, Rhonda H.-Sanger Courier, Elaine Schad - Denton Record Chronicle, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer, W.B. Bell, and Elaine Berndt 1. Mayor Armstrong called City Council meeting to order. She went over the rules to follow: (a) Three minutes was allowed time to speak; (b) State name, address and property referring to when they come up to the podium. Chairperson Billye Hollingsworth called the. Planning & Zoning Meeting to order. 2. Mayor Armstrong led the invocation and the pledge to the flag. 351. 3. Conduct Public Hearing for proposed :Zoning Ordinance. (a) Citizens opposed: Mayor Armstrong went by list as they signed in. (1) Mrs. O.M. Gentle was first to speak. She stated that she did not want to speak cause she had already sent her her letter. (2) Neal Odom did not want to speak, he was just interested and came to the meeting. (3) Mike Vinson, Charles Petty, and Bill Enlow were all on the list but they just wanted to come and find out what was going on. (4) Woodrow Barton - 807 N. 7th, stated that his wife and him had recently acquired the place of Winnie Minnick. Mr. Barton stated that his place was 1 block west of the Central Business District. He asked why is there just one block zoned as Multi- family, which is in present use and why where there is residential homes in that area to be zoned commercial which is the area for major developement. Mayor Armstrong introduced Lee Lawrence who was also there to answer questions concerning the new propposed zoning. Steve Shutt explained the zoning maps. This system is designed of create residential zoning and once estab- lished it will stay that way. This new proposed zoning has added three classifications for residential areas. New acreage coming into the city limits will be zoned agricultural. Charles Freeman stated he had some land across the railroad tracks. His main concern was that he felt like he did not have the adequate information. He said that Steve Shutt in his speech had given some insight on the zoning. His property had not changed zoning. On the old zoning map he was zoned Industrial, on the new map he is zoned I-2 which Ls the same zoning. Mr. Freeman stated that on both sides of his property there are family dwellings. Can his prop- erty be rezoned if he desires? Mr. Freeman was asking if anyone at the present had submitted documents for future planning in that. area. City Council replied by stating at present no documents had been submitted. He asked that if the property was zoned this way, if he could come back later and request rezoning classification. Mr. Freeman also felt he was paying higher taxes because of the way he was zoned. Lee Lawrence stated that if his property was adjacent to single-family dwellings on both sides then he might have a very strong case for his request. Lee Lawrence also stated that he shouldn't be paying higher taxes because of the way he was zoned but advised this question be taken to the Appraisal District. The city has no role in assessment value. Mayor stated that the Appraisal Distric has never gotten a copy of our zoning ordinance. 352. Elaine Schad spoke in reference to Mr. Freeman question as to what citizens would do if a plant would move in around their residential areas. Steve replied by stating that there would be control as to what kind of businesses would be constructed in those areas. Mr. L.D. Shafer lives in Valley View has ten acres off of __ Austin and Keaton Road, was concerned to the zoning of his property. His property was rezoned on October 11, 1984 as local business and according to our proposed zoning the front part is zoned commercial and back part is zoned residential and he felt it was an error. City Council advised that minutes -would be checked to make sure this was correct. Elaine Berndt and William B. Bell both did not want to Speak. Nis. Price stated her mother's house is located in the railroad area across the railroad tracks and she stated that they were not sure as to the zoning, but they were told it would be zoned commercial. The property is zoned Heavy Industrial on the old zoning and it will remain the same as the new proposed zoning map. Ms. Price stated they felt it was not fair to them if a factory moves in. They live across the tracks with bad streets, etc. and now there is a chance for it to change in zoning but it isn't. Steve Shutt stated that they also had to consider that if they took that property and rezoned it down to residential, they couldn't do it. They could consider and rezone her property residential but not the property around her. Lee Lawrence stated that the best appropriate use for that property is industrial. Mayor Armstrong advised that they need to get a petition from those people to get their property zoned down. Mayor Armstrong advised that they couldn't zone that property down unless they had a petition. Then it would go before P & Z for consideration. Dorothy NubineE. Willow, was concerned about what will be constructing in that area. Mayor Armstrong asked if the property on E. Willow had changed. That property was zoned residential prior to the change and that is what the present use is and it did not change her zoning. Mayor Armstrong went on to read the letter from Mrs. O.M. Gentle. She is requesting that her property not be changed since it was zoned business, she is requesting it stay the same. Mayor Armstrong advised that it will be taken into consider- ation. She also stated that no decisions would be made tonight. Mayor Armstrong stated that these citizens would be notified when these properties come before P & Z on July 14th and before the City Council on July 20th. 353. 4. .Mayor Armstrong called the Public Hearing closed. 5. Consider and possible action (if any) relative to Joint Public Hearing. No action taken. 6. Mayor Armstrong declared the meet=ing closed. Adjourment. r® ®®®�®®a S MINUTES: MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Secretary ��ayor City Council PZeeting July 6, 19.8 7 Mayor Nel Armstrong, �7erry Jen}gins, C.G. McNeill, Wendall Thomas, Danny McDaniel, and Carolyn Adkins Steve Shutt, Rose Shu_Efield, Rhonda- Sanger Courier, Merwyn Tucker, Etta Stogsdill, Jackson FulahamL«, David Luttrell, J.P. Hampton, and some concerned citizens, and Mrs. Paxton Gray 1. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order, gave the invocation, and led the pledge to the flag. 2. Minutes of June 15, 1987 and the Special Called Meeting of June 22, 1987 were approved as written. 3. Disbursements: Mayor Armstrong went over disbursements. Item #29 to be taken out of Street Construction Fund. Jerry Jenkins made a motion to approve disbursements for pa_ymer_t with changes as noted. 4. Citizen Input: Mr. Fred Simmons brought in a plat that had been approved by the City Co�zncil a month ago and all that was needed was the Mayor's signature, 5. Consider and possible action regarding a variance request for Roberta E. Court, Lot 12, Block 1, in Bourland Addition. This item was tabled until it could be brought before P & Z. 6. Consider and possible action regarding petition request for Senior Citizens asking for exemption on taxes to be raised from $3,000.00 to $10,000.00, J.:P. Hampton, Rep. J.P. Hampton addressed Council concerning this issue. Mr. Hampton presented a petition with over 200 taxpayers -senior citizens asking for this request. They had checked with other areas that are giving more than $3,000.00 examption for citizens over 65. They are requesting $10,000.00 exemption. Council did not take action on this until Appraisal District mails their final reports on July 25. This will enable Council to consider this during budget workshop and then be put back on the agenda at that time. (Rose was to get a list of how many senior citizens this would affect.)