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MINUTES: City Council
February 4, 1985
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Nel Armstrong, Benny Bridges, Danny
Spindle, Harvey W. Thomas and Carolyn Adkins
MEMBERS ABSENT: Freddy Inman
OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Jan Roche,
Bee McMurray, Jeff McNeill, Mike Tucker,
Merwyn Tucker, Maria Jean Crow, Ginny Schafer,
Char Schafer, L. G. Schafer, Ricky Powell,
and B. J. Thogmartin
1. flaor Armstrong gave the invocation and led the pledge to the
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2. The minutes of the January 21, 1985 meeting were approved
with one correction. Item #20 Delete....Lloyd talked to
McCaskell....and add Swenke talked to McCaskell.....
3. Thomas made the motion to approve disbursements in the amount
of $35,809.10. Adkins gave the second. Voted unan.
4. Motion was made by Adkins to approve the final subdivision
plat on the Schafer Bros. Addition. Thomas gave the second.
Discussion. The vacant lot that is shown on the plat and
reserved by the owners was discussed. It was noted that this
lot was left to be used as an access road to the property
behind the subdivision. Lloyd advised Mr. Schafer if the
lot was opened up as a street it would require curb and
guttering. Voted unan.
5. Motion was made by Thomas to approve the final subdivision plat
for Ricky Powell on Lot 1, Block 1, Powell Addition. Spindle
gave the second. Voted unan.
6. Motion was made by Thomas to approve the final subdivision plat
on Lots 11 27 and 3, Block 1, of the Sideline Addition. Adkins
gave the second. Voting for were: Bridges, Thomas and
Adkins. Spindle abstained. Motion carried.
7. Motion was made by Adkins to approve the preliminary subdivision
plat on Lots 3A and 3B, Block B, White Addition for Jean Crow.
Bridges gave the second. Voted unan.
8. Mr. Bill Thogmartin representing Lone Star Gas met with council
to discuss Lone Star's request for an increase in their gas
rate. Thogmartin stated he had on January 4, 1985 filed with
the City Secretary, Lone Star's Statement of Intent to change
residential and commercial rates. The total estimated increase
in the annual revenues would be $23,931. or 5.73%, based upon
current annual revenues from residential and commercial
customers and using June 30, 1984 as the test year. Thogmartin
stated Lone Star was also requesting a change in service charges
such as reconnect fees increased to $20.00, returned check
fees from $5.00 to $7.50 and adding a collection charge. The
collection charge item is where the utility company goes out
to disconnect service and the customer has payment of the
bill before the disconnect is actually made. The customer
would be charged for the trip but not the reconnect fee.
Mayor Armstrong read an article from the Denton Record
Chronicle which stated an annual savings to Lone Star of an.
estimated $23 million due to a contract change between Delhi
;as Pipeline and Lone Star Gas. Thogmartin stated that the
savings would be passed to the customer by means of a cheaper
gate rate. Thogmartin discussed the gate rate, cost of
services, gas cost and mcf.
Motion was made by Spindle to suspend action on the gas rate
increase for 90 days and that council schedule a workshop to
discuss the increase with Lone Star. Adkins gave the second.
Voted unan.
9. Due to the weather Dave Prewett with Hunter Associates was
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unable to attend the meeting to discuss the plans for the
sewer treatment plant and line improvements.
Motion was made by Thomas to go ahead and approve bids to be
Let for the Sewer Treatment Plant Extension and Line Improve-
ments so as not to delay the project. Spindle gave the second.
Voted unan.
10. Motion was made by Thomas to table the sewer rate increase
until the next meeting. Bridges gave the second. Voted unan.
11. Motion was made by Thomas to approve Ordinance No. 85-1 amend-
ing the municipal budget for '84-'85. Adkins gave the second.
Voted unan.
ORDINANCE N0, 85-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF BANGER FY 1984-1985
BUDGET REAPPROPRIATING VARIOUS AMOUNTS IN THE SANITATION
DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND, PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
12. Motion was made by Adkins to approve Ordinance No. 85-2 amend-
ing the Revenue Sharing Budget for FY '84-'85. Thomas gave
the second. Voted unan.
ORDINANCE N0. 85-2
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF BANGER FY 1984-1985
REVENUE SHARING BUDGET REAPPROPRIATING VARIOUS AMOUNTS;
PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND, PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
13. Motion was made by Thomas to approve Ordinance No. 85-3
prohibiting the use of commercial trash containers by anyone
other than authorized users. Spindle gave the second.
Voted unan.
ORDINANCE N0. 85-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6-0 OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BANGER, TEXAS, ENTITLED
TAMPERING WITH OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF CONTAINERS PROHIBITED;
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 Armstrong issued the Order Calling the City Officials
Election for April 6, 1985. Place 1, Place 3, and Place 5
go on the ballot. Mayor Armstrong appointed Billye
Hollingsworth as Election Judge and Wynema Schertz as Alternate
Judge and set the number of clerks to two (2). Mary Jo Stover
was appointed Clerk for Absentee Voting and Rosalie Shuffield,
Etta Stogsdill, Bonnie Davis and Wanda Lester as deputy clerks
for absentee voting.
15. Other Such Matters:
(a) Councilman Thomas wanted to know when the city planned
to get a tape recorder for the City Secretary. Staff
to check into a recorder.
(b) Mayor Armstrong advised council of the T.M.L. Legislative
Seminar to be held February llth in Austin.
(c) Lloyd advised Council of the Weekend Duty Roster
included in the packet.
Council Addendum Item
1. Fire Chief Merwyn Tucker represented the Sanger Volunteer
Fire Department in their request to purchase a beeper paging
system. Tucker stated that the paging system would replace
the present telephone system they are now on. The present
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phone system allows for 27 firemen to have hookup with the
city fire system. Since there are 31 members this leaves 4
firemen without a hookup. Tucker also noted that Fire
Marshall J. C. Landers does not have a fire system hookup
therefore he is unaware of any structure fires.
Tucker stated that the sheriff's office had agreed to do the
dispatching 24 hours day or night. The pagers would be dual
call (1-for medical personnel, 1-for the fire personnel).
Total cost would run $11,574.36 plus interest for 2 years of
$1607.48.
Mayor Armstrong asked Tucker if he felt that it wa.s necessary
for the entire department to have the dual. Tucker stated
the department would like more than the ones that are EMT's
to have the extra. Mayor Armstrong asked what the cost
difference was. Tucker said $19.00 per unit.
Mayor Armstrong wanted to know if the Fire Department would
have a system of "holding on" to the beepers? Tucker stated
the department was in the process of drawing up a legal
document whereby when a member quit the department the
beeper would have to be returned. Insurance was discussed.
Tucker stated he had talked with Richard Muir and it would
cost $350 per year for insurance with $100 deductible.
Tucker stated that if anyone carried Homeowners Insurance
and the beeper was lost or stolen they could possibly be
covered by their personal insurance.
The cost to the city for this year would be $2515.71, leaving
a balance from city of $4,075.21 for FY'OD- '86 Budget.
Councilman Bridges asked "What about bids?" It was noted
that this item was over $5,000 and should be let for bids.
Discussion.
Motion was made by Bridges that the city let bids on the
beeper system. City Staff and Tucker to draw up specifi-
cations. Thomas gave the second. Voted unan.
Motion was made by Thomas to adjourn the meeting.
gave the second. Voted unan.
City Secretary
MINUTES: City Council
February 18, 1985
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Armstrong, Danny
and Carolyn Adkins
Bridges
Spindle
, Freddy Inman,
MEMBERS ABSENT: Benny Bridges and Harvey W. Thomas
OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Dave Prewett,
Dan Almon, Merwyn Tucker, Mike Tucker, Bill Lloyd,
Jan Roche, Joe Waide, Jim Grube, Benny Johnson,
Jim Hubbard and B. McMurray.
1. Mayor Armstrong declared the city council meeting open and
Lloyd Henderson was called on to give the invocation. Mayor
Armstrong led the group in the pledge to the American Flag.