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03/05/1984-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: City Council March 5, 1984 PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Bridges.., Spindle, Inman, Thomas, and Adkins. OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Jan Roche, Michael Robinson, Prentice Preston, M. W. Whirley, Michelle Gulyas, Sheri Morrison and Shala Inman. 1. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed. 2. Motion was made by Inman to approve disbursements in the amount of $34,743.87. Adkins gave the second. Voted unan. 3. Council briefly discussed the street improvements program along with the extension of 9th Street for John Coker. Councilman Bridges stated the city should have a systematic system (based upon a certain budget) set up for streets, and related street work and repairs. Bridges stated he had a priority list which he felt Council should consider. Mayor Cole requested the item be placed on the next Council agenda which would give each member of Council the opportunity to study the list. Lloyd to get with Coker regarding 9th Street. 4. Motion was made by Bridges to approve the Final Plat on single lot subdivision replat of Lot 1, Block 2, W. B. Shirley Addition for J. L. Horst. Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. 5. Motion was made by Inman to approve the Final Plat on single lot subdivision on Lot 1, Hyman Kahn Industrial Development for Hyman Kahn. Adkins gave the second. Voted unan. 6. Motion was made by Adkins to approve the Final Plat on single lot subdivision, Lot 1, Block 1, Chisum Trail Addition for Texas Indeco. Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. 7. Thomas made a motion to appoint J. C. Landers, Jeff McNei11, and Benny Johnson to the Building Standards Commission. Bridges gave the second. Voted unan. 8. Council reviewed a copy of a zoning petition to change the zoning classification on property owned by Burl Bourland. The City Manager explained to Council that their previous action had been challenged by property owners in the area of the requested change and Council's approval of this zoning petition would initiate the zoning process over again on the property with the intent of trying to correct any legal errors made in the past. Motion was made by Bridges to approve the petition. Adkins gave the second. Voted unan. 9. The City Manager reviewed with Council the proposed park construction plans. He stated the Park Committee had re- viewed the plans and were recommending two additional items be considered. (1) That consideration be given to the construction of additional headin parking space along the north end of the property. Also, that the curbline on the east side parking lot be extended south and tied into the street curb on Freese Drive. (2) That a contract be let on all concrete curbing and tennis courts first. Playground equipment should be purchased after we know now much balance there is in the funds after the concrete work is done. Discussion. Mayor Cole ask if this would affect the grant money in any way. Lloyd responded no. It was mentioned that the Chamber of Commerce would be meeting this week and they would discuss what they would be able to do with regards to the Church Bell. Motion was made by Adkins to approve the City Park Construc- tion Plans along with the two recommendations from the Park Committee. Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. 10. Eddie Romines, Chairman of the Park Committee met with Council to request their. approval of the Wednesday Study Club Hostess Program Agreement. Mayor Cole went over each of the proposed terms with Mr. Romines and voiced concern with the wording of items 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Mayor Cole stated the city would rewrite the agreement and send it back to the Park Committee for consideration. 11. John White, HUD Director, requested Council to consider a cost overrun on the HUD rehabilitation for Bertha Wheeler at 303 Pecan. The original cost to do the rehabilitation work 27 on her house was $6800. However, after the work was begun it was discovered that her plumbing was beyond repair, the i hot water tank needed to be replaced, there was extensive termi._te damage to the foundation seal and siding and a considerable amount of rotten rafters and decking on the roof of an added on room. The itemized costs to repair the house is as follows: Original Cost $6800. Replumbing 1100. Hot Water Tank 125. Roof & Structure Support 600. Foundation Damage 475. 9100. Ceiling Amt. per Unit -8500. Cost Overrun T 600. The plumbing was replaced in the entire house out to the meter. After some discussion Inman .made the motion to approve the cost overrun on the Bertha Wheeler project. Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. 12. Lloyd advised Council that Mr. James Lyon had petitioned the City to annex 4.42 acres of land into the City. Since annexation proceedings take some time to process, Mr. Lyon has further requested the City to grant him a water meter and electrical service in order for him to get started with the construction of his new home. Motion was made by Spindle to accept the petition for annexation from James Lyon and to grant the water and electrical hookup prior to finalization of the annexation. Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. 13. Lloyd went over the Trailer Park Ordinance Amendment with Council denoting the major changes. They are as follows: (1) The special use permit was omitted. (2) The section which allowed a developer to subdivide lots and install mobile homes for resale was omitted. (3) The definition of a mobile home park was changed to include a minimum of 10 spaces and states that the spaces are leased spaces. (This takes care of a person purchasing property and setting a mobile home on it and calling it a Mobile Home Park.) Motion was made by Bridges to adopt Ordinance No. 84-2 (Trailer Park Ordinance Amendment). Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BANGER, TEXAS ENTITLED MOBILE HOME ORDINANCE DEFINING CERTAIN WORDS: PROVIDING FOR THE PARKING OF MOBILE HOMES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS, EXCEPTIONS: REQUIRING A PERMIT TO OPERATE, CONSTRUCT, ALTER OR EXTEND ANY MOBILE HOME PARK, ESTABLISHING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, A MOBILE HOME PARK PERMIT FEE, A PERMIT TRANSFER FEE: ESTABLISHING MOBILE HOME PARK REQUIREMENTS: RESPONSIBIL- ITIES OF MOBILE HOME PARK OPERATORS AND OWNERS, RESPONSI- BILITIES OF MOBILE HOME PARK OCCUPANTS: MOBILE HOME DEVELOPMENTS DESIGNED FOR HOME AND REAL ESTATE SALES: COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY, THE LEGALITY OF EXISTING MOBILE HOME PARKS AND THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE: SPECIAL USE PERMITS: REVO- CATION OF PERMIT: PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. 14. Mayor Cole requested the be given on item. fee increase for city attorney be 28 15. Mayor Cole advised Council that he was unable to make the meetings of the Denton County Tax Appraisal Steering Committee and the Long Range Planning Subcommittee. He suggested City Secretary, Mary Jo Stover, be appointed to replace him. 16. ity Motion was made by Spindle to appoint Mary Jo Stover to replace Mayor Cole on the Tax Appraisal Steering Committee and the Long Range Planning Subcommittee. Bridges gave the second. Voted unan. Other such matters: (a) Lloyd voiced his concerns with regards to the water and sewer lines on the west side of the freeway. He stated that the market is not right now for 60 X 100' lots and he is being questioned with regards to 2 and 5 acre tracts. Questions arise regarding streets, paving, and guttering etc. and the trend is on the west side of the freeway. He requested Council to be thinking of future growth plans and solutions to questions that are now being posed. (b) Lloyd stated that the City would be getting started on the new sewer treatment plant by summer which would take the city to an approximate six thousand person capacity. He said he was not sure the new plant would solve all the problems. He expressed concern over the Nickerson Line and the new business that would be tying on. (c) Freddy Inman stated that the traffic at the schools was terrible. That on more than one occasion he had driven by City Hall and the officer was at City Hall and should have been at one of the schools. (d) It was requested that the police check out the tractor/trailer rig that has been parking on Community Center property. (e) Council was in unanimous agreement about the bad service of the T. V. Cable Company. Council requested Lloyd to contact Cable T. V. and have them at next Council meeting. Inman made the motion the second. Unan. Meeting Adjourned. ecretary MINUTES: City Council March 19, 1984 to adjourn the meeting yor Bridges gave PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Benny Bridges, Danny Spindle, Freddy Inman, H. W. Thomas, and Carolyn Adkins OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Gene Hughes, Jeff McNeill, Edith M. Ballard, Tom Whitlock, Michael Robinson, Nel Armstrong, Jan Roche, David Means, Richard Golstein, Diane Golstein, Marta Negron, Jerry Gage and Bill Kyle. 1. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed.