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06/26/1986-CC-Minutes-Special262. City Secretary MINUTES: MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Special Called Meeting June 26, 1986 Mayor Armstrong, Jerry. Jenkins, Danny Spindle, Carolyn Adkins and Harvey W. Thomas Freddy Inman Steve Shutt, Mary Jo Stover, Richard Brown, Lee Lawrence, Travis and Mildred Roberts 1. DZayor Armstrong called the meeting to order, gave the invocation and led the pledge to the flag. 2. Mayor Armstrong declared the public hearing open to discuss the proposed 1986 Texas Community Development Program application. Mayor Armstrong stated the purpose of the hearing was to discuss the proposed program activities for submission under this year's Texas Community Development Program and to consider any citizen input. Mayor Armstrong reminded council that at their meeting on Tuesday it was recommended that Lee Lawrence and Travis Roberts get together and direct the city in the best way to go in applying for the grant. Whether it should be for water or for sewer. Mayor Armstrong stated she had been concerned about applying for funding for the water because she didn't feel the city could justify a great enough need in that area. The Mayor called on Travis Roberts to give council additional information and figures. Roberts gave two handouts to council entitiled Budget Justification. One was on Sanitary Sewer and one was on the Water Utilities. He discussed the sewer problems within the target area first. The Ward Addition problems were discussed as well as the Cooper problem at 5th and Cherry. Roberts pointed out other problem areas on the map. (Peach Street, Second Street, Sanger South, 7th, Locust, lst and others.) Cost factors were discussed. Lee Lawrence presented his views. Lawrence informed council. of the need of the project to benefit low income families. Stated he would like to make an issue out of the east outfall line in the narrative in describing the project. Statedtit shows the extent the city is committed to the project. Not just coming to State for a handout. Mayor - If the city goes with the sewer grant the total grant is going to be approximately $342,000. Which would mean the city would put up or contribute $42,000. Lawrence stated the city would state in resolution form that it was committed to put up $36,000 at the completion of the project. Lawrence stated $36,000 was the magic number since it was 120 of $300,000 which is the most money the city would get and the most points the city could get. Discussion. Travis Roberts went over the water utilities justification sheet. Discussion. Bond funding was discussed. Mayor Armstrong asked Lawrence which of the two grant situations did he feel would be the better of the two. He 263. stated he thought the sewer project would be better in terms of being able to show and demonstrate the need. He stated the disadvantage of the sewer project versus the water is that he could demonstrate that most of the area would benefit from the water project and that means the city's cost per beneficiary would be of help in terms of the application. On the other hand the percentage of low line beneficiaries is not going to be as high as it is for this project because we can show in some very specific areas, low mod beneficiary ratio. If this can be done it will negate the one big disadvantage of the number of beneficiaries. Discussion. Travis Roberts stated from a needs standpoint that the sewer is probably the better to go with, that the water was a revenue producing agent. Discussion. Mayor Armstrong asked about the houses that did not have any sewer. Roberts stated the main lines were in the streets. That sewer would be taken to the houses from the mains. Old service lines replaced which would cut down on infiltration. Number to be replaced would be 113. Told Lawrence if this did not qualify for the application he would take it out of his figures, that $16,500 had been allowed. Discussion. Motion was made by Jerry Jenkins that the Community Development Grant Project be a sewer project. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. 3. Motion was made by Harvey W. Thomas to adopt the resolution applying for Government Assistance under the Texas Community Development Program. Jerry Jenkins gave the second. Voted unan. 4. Motion was made by Harvey Thomas to adjourn the special called meeting. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. City Secretary MINUTES: MEMBERS PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: City Council Meeting July 7, 1986 Mayor Nel Armstrong, Jerry Jenkins, Danny Spindle, Freddy Inman, Harvey W. Thomas and Carolyn Adkins Stephen Shutt, Mary Jo Stover, Lee Lawrence, Daisy Palmer, Carl Sadau, B. McMurray, Prentice Preston, Herbert Arledge, Richard Muir, Bennie Parrent, Betty Jenkins, Joe and Esta Ashcraft, Joe Falls, Dan Almon, Tim Fisher, Roy Lemons, Richard Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Topper, Jim Coulston, and Rev. Gerald Bridges. 1. Mayor Armstrong called the meeting to order. Rev. Gerald Bridges with the Sanger Baptist Church gave the invocation. Mayor Armstrong led the pledge to the flag. 2. The minutes of the June 16th regular meeting and June 23rd special called meeting were approved as printed. 3. Motion was made by Jenkins to approve the disbursements in the amount of $73,494.82. Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. 4. Citizen Input — Betty Jenkins, Chairperson of the Sesquicentennial Committee informed council that the fire works display fell short due to high winds. She stated there were many more fireworks