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02/04/1985-CC-Minutes-Regular112 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 g• 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 113 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 114 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.