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11/04/1985-CC-Minutes-Regular188. MINUTES: City Council November 4, 1985 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Nel Armstrong, Jerry Jenkins, Danny Spindle, Freddy Inman, and Carolyn Adkins MEMBERS ABSENT: Harvey W. Thomas OTHERS PRESENT: Steve Shutt, Mary Jo Stover, B. McMurray, C. G. McNeill, Lee Lawrence, Benny C. Erwin and Buddy Norville 1. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order. Buddy Norville gave the invocation. Mayor Armstrong led the pledge to the flag. 2. The minutes of the October 21st meeting were approved as printed. 3. Motion was made by Freddy Inman to approve the disbursements in the amount of $118,965.27. Jerry Jenkins gave the second. Voted unan. 4. Mayor Armstrong declared the lst Public Hearing open on the annexation request of Bighorn Excavating & Grading Company. No one spoke in favor of or against the petition. Mayor Armstrong declared the public hearing closed. 5. Mayor Armstrong declared the public hearing open to consider the amendments to the city's zoning ordinance. The amendments being considered are as follows: - Creation of a Planned Development District - Establishment of a process for issuance of Specific Use permits and uses for which such permits may be issued. - Establishment of a process by which new and/or unclassified uses can be classified. Definition of "Home Occupation." Mr. Lee Lawrence with Governmental Service Agency was available to go over the changes that Planning & Zoning and the City Council recently discussed at their combined workshop. Lawrence advised council of the need to move quickly on the desired changes for the ordinance. Mayor Armstrong requested the item be placed on the next council agenda. C. G. McNeill suggested that council include a way out of the Planned Development District should a developer wish to change his plan or sell to someone who wants more space for building, etc. Discussion. Mayor Armstrong thanked McNeill for his input and declared the hearing closed. 6. Council considered the variance request from Jnette Seeton on the SZ of the SE 4 of Block 1, Hampton Addition. Ms. Seeton's lot is 105' X 52.5. A 1200 sq. ft. house is_to be built on the property. When the house is placed on the lot as she has proposed there would be a 20 foot front yard, a 14 foot side yard and an 8 foot back with the garage opening onto 7th Street. After much discussion.motion was made by Freddy Inman that the city approve the variances with the stipulation that the dwelling to be built aligns with the existing houses to the west and that the garage be flip flopped and built on the West end of the dwelling. Carolyn Adkins gave the second. Voting for were Inman, Spindle, and Adkins. Voting against was Jenkins. Motion carried 3-1. 7. Motion was made by Freddy Inman to approve the final subdivision plat of Lots 1 and 2, Block A, Whites Addition for Ronny Jones and Judy Hassel. Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. 189. 8. Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to adopt Ordinance No. 85-27 providing for the adoption of 100% Updated Service Credits without increasing the city's matching ratio for employee retirement benefits. Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. Ordinance No. 85-27 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ALLOWING, UNDER THE ACT GOVERNING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, "UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS" IN SAID SYSTEM FOR SERVICE PERFORMED BY QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF SUCH SYSTEM WHO PRESENTLY ARE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE CITY OF SANGER, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH ACTIONS. i 9. Motion was made by Carolyn Adkins to adopt Ordinance No. 85-30 Amending Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Ordinance No. 85-25. Freddy Inman gave the second. Voted unan. Ordinance No. 85-30 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 85-26 OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL PETITIONED EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, Mayor Armstrong praised Jerry Jenkins for all his work on the E.T.J. project. 10. Motion was made by Danny Spindle to adopt Ordinance No. 85-29 establishing charges for disconnection and creating a switchover policy for the City of Sanger Electric System and Denton County Cooperative for Electric Service within the city limits of Sanger. Jerry Jenkins gave the second. Voted unan. Ordinance No. 85-29 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR DISCONNECTION AND CREATING A SWITCHOVER POLICY FOR THE CITY OF SANGER ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND DENTON COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SANGER, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 11. Motion was made by Danny Spindle to adopt the Resolution in Opposition to Tax Proposals relating to municipal bonds. Jerry Jenkins gave the second. Voted unan. 12. Council received the resolution listing the names of the candidates for the Denton County Single Appraisal District Board of Directors election. Motion was made by Carolyn Adkins to cast the city's 18 voting entitlements for Mary Jo Stover. Freddy Inman gave the second. Voted unan. 13. Mayor Armstrong asked that two names be considered for appoint- ment to the Senior Center Committee. They are Francille Sullivan and Bruce Hampton. Bruce Hampton will be filling the vacancy of Mrs. Irene Nix. Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to appoint Francille Sullivan and Bruce Hampton to the Sullivan Senior Center Committee. Carolyn Adkins gave the second. Voted unan. 14. Citizen Input - None 15. City Managers Report - None 16. Other Such Matters: (a) Carolyn Adkins made council aware of a meeting with the firm PAWA regarding the county transportation study to be held in Sanger on Thursday, November 14, 1985, at 7:00 p.m. All were urged to attend. (b) Council was advised that the city went to J.P. Court and .won a case on a bill totaling approximately $1700.00. 190. 17. Mayor Armstrong convened the meeting into executive session to consider personnel and legal matters. 18. Mayor Armstrong reconvened the meeting into open session. There was no action to be taken on the items discussed in executive session. 19. Mayor Armstrong read aloud Ordinance No. 85-28. It is as follows: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, has determined that Ordinance No. 85-26 should be amended as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED that: Ordinance No. 85-26, adopted by the City Council on October 21, 1985, be, and the same is hereby amended by adding the following heading and sections, to wit: HEADING: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PETITIONED EXTRA- TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND ACCEPTING CERTAIN PETITIONED TRACTS OF LAND TO BE INCLUDED AND/OR ADDED TO THE STATUTORY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURIS- DICTION OF THE CITY OF SANGER AND ACCEPTING THE PETITIONS OF TWELVE PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE SO INCLUDED PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION l: That should any of the area described in this Ordinance be within the city limits orbewithin the extraterritorial jurisdiction area of another city, or if for any reason any portion of said territory is not subject to being included within the extended extraterritorial juris- diction of the City of Sanger, then said. area shall be excluded from this ordinance, it being the intention of the City of Sanger to not include within its extended extra- territorial jurisdiction any area which may not be legally included within such extended extraterritorial jurisdiction, and such ordinance shall be in effect as if said excluded area were not included in this ordinance. Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins to adopt Ordinance No. 85-28, amending Ordinance No. 85-28, amending Ordinance No. 85-26 providing for a heading and adding a Section 1. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. Ordinance No. 85-28 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 85-26 OF THE CITY OF BANGER, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR HEADING FOR ORDINANCE NO. 85-26, PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. With no other business to come before council motion was made by Carolyn Adkins to adjourn the meeting. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. City Secretary Mayor