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4. The meeting was reconvened to open session.
Freddy Inman made the motion to hire Stephen Shutt as City
Manager for the City of Sanger and that he be paid an annual
salary of $35,000 plus a car allowance of $300 per month and
a moving expense allowance of $500. Carolyn Adkins gave the
second. Voted unan.
Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to adjourn the meeting.
Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
City Secretary
Mayor
MINUTES: City Council
October 7, 1985
Freddy
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Mayor Armstrong, Jerry Jenkins, Danny Spindle, Freddy
Inman, Harvey W. Thomas, and Carolyn Adkins
OTHERS
PRESENT: Steve Shutt, Mary Jo Stover, Buddy Norville, Merwyn Tucker,
Richard B. Dean, Sam Williams, Margaret Long, George Cupp,
Nancy Cupp, Bud Hauptmann, Bob Roberts, Eugene Hupp, Ken
Reedy, Lee Lawrence, and B. McMurray
Z. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order, gave the invocation
and led the pledge to the flag. The mayor introduced the new
City Manager, Steve Shutt to the audience.
2. The minutes of the regular and special called meetings were
approved with one correction. The spelling of the city manager's
name from "Steven to Stephen."
3. Motion was made by Thomas to approve disbursements in the amount
of $70,031.52. Adkins gave the second. Voted unan.
4. Margaret Long, Chairperson on the Street Committee, presented
council with the following proposals:
1. Employ maintenance crew (Z supervisor & 1 crew person.)
Experience in street repair if possible.
2. All builders must meet strict requirements. (City may
need to upgrade it's requirements.)
3. We feel that exceptional care needs to be taken of the
following street as they are the most heavily used.
Willow Bolivar Tenth St.
4. Impact fee on all new construction in town.
5. Across the board sales tax in addition to what we now have
and that amount going into the street fund.
6. Increase in building permits and the excess going into
the street fund.
7. We feel that the work already needing to be done can only
be accomplished with a Bond Election.
8. The City Council might consider having city wide "POT
HOLE DAYS" and ask citizens to participate. These can
be held on Saturday's and citizens could work on the
street they live on or other designated areas.
9. We are all in favor of asking the County for it's help
and equipment wherever applicable.
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10. PRAYER:::::: AND LOT'S OF IT.
Discussion. A schematic map was displayed illustrating the
priorities of the committee. The city manager advised Mrs. Long
that on Item #4 regarding the proposed impact fee, the city
could not direct an Impact Fee to Streets unless the streets
were torn up from the development of utilities.
Mayor Armstrong read aloud the names of those on the street
committee, thanked them for their presentation and study of
the street problems, and stated that the city would consider
the street project as a high priority item.
5. With the 15' utility easement denoted on the east boundary of
the Sims Addition Plat, Thomas made the motion that the
final plat be accepted for filing. Inman gave the second.
Voted unan.
6. Bud Hauptmann, Engineer for Bob Roberts, presented council
with a set of "as built" plans of the utilities, drainage, and
streets of the Sims Addition Subdivision. A maintenance
bond was submitted with the plans.
Mr. Hauptmann stated that everything had been constructed as the
plans indicated. City Manager, Steve Shutt called attention
to the rip -rap at the end of the drainage ditch which joins
5th Street stating that a 4' gap existed. Discussion.
Motion was made by Thomas that the streets, utilities, and
drainage improvements of the Sims Addition be accepted contingent
upon the construction and approval of a concrete rip -rap at the
East end of Turtle Creek Street. Inman gave the second. Voted
unan.
7. Mr. Lee Lawrence with Governmental Service Agency met with council
to discuss amendments to the city's zoning ordinance. He stated
that the items to be addressed would be Planned Development,
Specific Use, how new and unlisted uses would be classified
and home occupations. Lawrence explained each use and advised
council to study the uses and apply the needs of the community
to each. Council was advised to make additions and deletions
and encouraged to give a lot of thought to the ordinance with
regard to the community as well as developers.
It was noted that a workshop would be necessary with Planning and
Zoning and Council.
8. Motion was made by Inman to adopt Ordinance No. 85-22 Setting
a Speed Zone. Jenkins gave the second. Voted unan.
SPEED ZONE ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
169(b) OF ARTICLES 6701 d, VERNON'S TEXAS CIVIL STATUTES,
UPON F.M. HIGHWAY NO. 344 OR PARTS THEREOF,
WITHIN THE INCORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BANGER ,
AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS
ORDINANCE.
9. Item #9 to consider adoption of Ordinance No. 85-23 providing
for the adoption of 100% Updated Service Credits with or with-
out increased matching ratio was deleted until additional
figures and information is available.
10. Inman made the motion to nominate Mary Jo Stover as the city's
nominee for the position to be filled on the Denton County
Appraisal District's Board of Directors. Jenkins gave the
second. Voted unan.
11. Motion was made by Jenkins to adopt a resolution supporting
the adoption of the New Texas Water Plan at the November 5, 1986,
Consititutional Amendments election. Spindle gave the second.
Voted unan.
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12. Motion was made by Adkins to adopt the resolution to hold in
abeyance all impact fee collections. Jenkins gave the second.
Voted unan.
13. Motion was made by Spindle to approve the contract with Govern-
mental Service Agency to assist the city in its Fair Labor
Standards Act compliance efforts. Inman gave the second.
Voted unan.
14. Motion was made by Inman to adopt a resolution authorizing
the city manager to enter into an agreement with RMI Texas,
Inc. for the City of Sanger not to exceed figure of $7344.00.
Jenkins gave the second. Voted unan.
i 15. Jerry Don Linn requested that council consider increasing
water rates designating the additional revenues to be used
to purchase horns for drainage ditches. Linn stated that drainage
ditches were a big problem all over the city. The very deep
ditches were unkept because they could not be mowed or maintained
very easy. He stated he would like to place the horns in the deep
ditches and cover them with dirt so the residents or the city
could keep the property mowed etc. Linn stated that the streets
to be considered for the drainage work was the same streets that
needs street repair as suggested by the street committee.
The city manager advised Linn that he needed to get with the
city engineer to see if this could be done and see what the
estimated cost would be.
16. Motion was made by Jenkins to table consideration of the
Preliminary Subdivision plat of Lots 1 & 2, Block A, of the
Whites Addition for Judy Hassel and Ronny Jones until they could
check about the setbacks and existing house on Lot 2. Spindle
gave the second. Voted unan.
17. Motion was, made by Thomas to reappoint Herbert Arledge to the
Utility Board. Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
18. Citizen Input - None
19. Other Such Matters:
(a) Carolyn Adkins asked about city employee Jeffrey Sales
and where he lives. It was stated that he lives in Roanoke
but would be moving to Sanger in the near future.
(b) Steve advised council that he would be gone to Austin
part of Tuesday and Wednesday to the PUC hearing regarding
electric service to Snider Estates.
(c) Bob Roberts presented a drawing of his property with a
proposed private street which he is wanting to open.
He plans to pave the street and it will run east and
west from the I-35 Service Road and connect with Brook
Glen Drive. Roberts stated that he would maintain the
street himself and that it would not be dedicated to the
city. Mayor Armstrong requested that Roberts request be
put on the council agenda for October 21st.
Motion was made by Inman to adjourn the meeting. Jenkins gave
the second. Voted unan.
City Secretary
Mayor