03/04/1985-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: City Council `"
March 4, 1985
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Armstrong, Benny Bridges, Danny Spindle,
Freddy Inman, Harvey W. Thomas, and Carolyn Adkins.
OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Joe S. Waide,
Truitt Bishop, Jan Roche, C. G. McNeill, Jeff
McNeill, 0. W. Davis, Jr. and Herbert Arledge.
1. Mayor Armstrong gave the invocation and led the pledge to
the flag.
2. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed.
3. Motion was made by Councilman .Bridges to approve the disburse-
ments in the amount of $36,005.82. Councilman Thomas gave
the second. Voted unan.
4. Mayor Armstrong declared the public hearing open on Zoning
Petition 7-75 for 0. W. Davis, Jr. who was seeking a change
in zoning class on Lots 1-2, Lots 3-7, Block 14, Original
-Town from Local Business to Light Industry.
No one spoke in favor of or opposition to the requested change.
Mayor Armstrong declared the public hearing closed.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas to accept Planning and
Zoning's recommendation and approve the request for change.
Councilwoman Adkins gave the second. Voted unan.
5. Motion was made by Councilwoman Adkins to approve the final
plat on Tract I and Tract II, of the W. E. Henry Industrial
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Development for Skeeter Henry.
Voted unan.
Councilman Inman gave the second.
6. Council postponed action on the final plat for Jean Haddock
on Lots 1 and 2, Block C, of the White Addition. Mrs. Haddock
wants to revise her plat.
7. Mayor Armstrong proclaimed the week oCL.L cL. ru April 6,
1985 as City Clean -Up Week. Mayor Armstrong stated that
she would appoint a committee of 6 or 7 people to this task.
She stated she hoped that new ideas and new ways to stimulate
interest in the clean-up would be developed by the committee
and that their ideas could become an on -going thing for the
future. Mayor Armstrong noted that she would appoint the
committee very soon and if council had any names to recommend
to let her know.
8. Council received a worksheet listing all the streets in the
city which have not been rebuilt, giving their length in
feet and the estimated cost to rebuild. Bond information
was also made available.
Mayor Armstrong stated that the city needed to come up with
an ideal on how to solve the street problem. She felt the
city needed to get the citizens involved in the program
and she plans to appoint a task force to help with the
solution. She stated that the group could look at the
situation and make recommendations to solve the problem.
She stated that Carolyn Adkins had contacted several of
our citizens that had agreed to serve if asked.
Carolyn read the following names: Jim Simpson, Ronnie Beard,
Sue Trego, Charlie Haskins, Sue Cook, Ernie Travelstead,
Lillie Belle Horst, and George Gilkison.
Mayor Armstrong requested council to give the street program
careful thought and advise her of any recommendations or
appointments they would wish to make or consider.
9. Herbert Arledge, Chairman of the Utility Board, spoke to
council with regards to the Utility Board's recommendations.
Arledge stated that the group was trying hard and doing their
best. That they were trying to look beyond -visualize areas
in what the Board feels needs to be done to aid in future
growth of the city. He stated where money is involved that
the Board is not far enough into the budget to understand
all that, but felt a definite need for future planning.
Mayor Armstrong expressed the city's appreciation for the
time and help which the Board gives to the city.
The Utility Board requested the following:
RECOMMENDATION N0. 9
That the Sanger Utilities Board, through action of the City
Council, be approved a budget of $1,000 to study the sewage
system development for future use and proposals CO pay for
such studies.
Motion was made by Councilman Thomas to approve the recommenda-
tion from the Utility Board that funds be allocated for future
sewer study. Councilman Bridges gave the second. Voted unan.
10. Council considered a recommendation from the Utility Board
which is as follows:
RECOMMENDATION N0. 10
That the Sanger City
Henry Cooper for the
land with designated
tract. This sight to
Sanger Water System.
Council enter into an agreement with
purchase. of approximately 2 acres of
easement from Marion Road to the subject
be used for future expansion of the
Discussion. Councilman Bridges suggested that council delegate
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Lloyd to negotiate with Cooper
and come back to council with
Citizen Participation:
about cost and pay out methods
a recommendation. It was agreed.
(a) Truitt Bishop came before council Co discuss electrical
permits. Bishop stated that people were moving buildings
in prewired. They are wired by electricians that are*not
licensed with the city. Bishop stated "either we have
an electric.allicense or we don't."
Lloyd stated that a judgment call had been made on the
part of the city manager. He advised council that
several weeks ago the owner of Muenster Garden Center
had come to the office regarding his business. The
owner wanted to bring in a portable building that was
already wired. The building had been used before. It
had the mast, meter loop, etc. Lloyd stated that he and
the electric director had talked about the problem and
it was decided to charge the owner for an electrical
inspection and when he brought the building in if it
did not pass the inspection that it would have to be
rewired. When the inspection was made everything was
in good shape. Lloyd stated his thinking was "it is a
portable building, like a mobile home, and we would
not hook it up until it had been inspected."
Mr. Bishop's complaint to council was the building was
not wired by a licensed electrician with the city.
Mayor Armstrong stated she felt both parties were
right to an extent and requested the Utility Board to
look at the rules concerning this and make a recommenda-
tion and suggestion to clarify future problems of this
nature.
12. Other Such Matters:
(a) Councilman Thomas ask if there was any way the city
could get the Highway Department to install a red light
at FM 455 and the Service Roads. Discussion. Lloyd to
pursue the matter.
(b) Thomas stated that he had checked on the recorder but
felt that what he had learned that council might not
want to get it at this time.
(c) Nel asked Lloyd and Freddy if -they had had time to come
up with a policy regarding the landfill used by citizens
outside the city. They advised the Mayor that they had
not gotten into the matter yet.
(d) Lloyd advised council that Steve Hollingsworth had quoted
him a price of $1500 for the gasoline tank for the city
yard. He stated that Jerry Don Linn had stated that he
and the city crew could take the old tank up and set
the new tank. The tank people would hook up the gasoline
pump.
(e) Danny Spindle stated that the Fire Department would
like to advertise for bids for a 1-Ton Chassis. He
stated that the Fire Department would be responsible
for the full cost of the chassis.
Mayor Armstrong requested that this item be placed on
the next council agenda for action.
(f) Benny Bridges requested that the flag in the park be
changed.
(g) It was noted that the Park Board was in the process of
getting a live tree for the park and get it in place
so that it could be used as a Christmas Tree each year.
Thomas advised Lloyd to tell the Park Board that
G. A. Moore of Pilot Point had a tree digger if they
needed some help in getting it moved.
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With no other business to come before the council, Councilman
Inman made the motion to adjourn. Councilman Bridges gave
the second. Voted unan.
City Secretary
MINUTES: City Council
March 18, 1985
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Armstrong, Benny Bridges, Danny Spindle,
Freddy Inman, and Carolyn Adkins
MEMBERS ABSENT: H. W. T -iomas
OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Hend.ersor_, Mary Jo Stover, Dave Prewitt,
Sohnnie Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Forrester, Joe Topper,
Ann Topper, Jerry Jenkins, Craig Snider, W. 0. Neal,
Dwight Wiley, Paul Devan, Carl Hite, Jr., Dorothy
Bell, John Gunitlum, W. W. Jound, Michael Jordan,
C. Neil Cantrell, Charles Luminn, Joe S . Wai.d.e ,
Jan Roche, Harlen Fike, Herbert Arledge, C. G.
McNeill, Merwyn Tucker, Bonnie Prettyman, Ida Belle
Hammons, Carolyn Hirschi, Mary Dickens, Joan
Kirk, Lucille Hammons, Francille Sullivan, Jack.
Burkholder, Margaret Long; Mike Rosenberg, Ernie
Travelstead, Terry Howard, and C. H. Easley.
1 flaor Armstrong gave the invocation and. led the pledge to the
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2. The minutes of the March 4, 1985 regular meeting and the March
14, 1985 special called meeting were approved as printed.
3. Motion was made by Freddy Inman to approve disbursements in
the amount of $114,357.06. Danny Spindle gave the second.
Voted unan.
4. Dave Prewitt with Hunter Associates opened the bids on the
Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wastewater Collection System
Rehabilitation. A total of eleven (11) bids were received
on the Treatment Plant and one (1) on the Collection System.
Bids were as follows:
Sewer Treatment Plant
Lakemont Construction Co. $ 7372650.
B.R.B. Contractors, Inc. 7489000.
Twin-C, Inc. 8942000.
Heritage Constructors, Inc. 728,0000
Gracon Construction. Co. 872,000.
Monarch Contractors Inc. 777,000.
Cole & Smithen Construction Co. 7199570.
Onyx Construction Co. 190029331.
Bell Constructors 761,551.
Cajun Contractors 727,000.
B-5 Construction Co. 825,814.
Collection Svstem
Bell Constructors $ 99,481.90