11/02/1981-CC-Minutes-RegularMINUTES: City Council
November 2, 1981
PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Bridges, Thomas, Nesbitt, Cooper,
and Spindle
OTHERS
PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Abe Millar,
Anne Kyle, Billy Earl Switzer, Lindon Carr,
Sid George, Kenneth George, and Bill Carpenter
1. The Minutes of the October 19, 1981 meeting were
approved as printed.
2. Disbursements for $17,826.13 were approved on a
motion by Nesbitt. Bridges gave the second. Voted
unanimous.
3. Ten bids were received on the 1982 2Ton Pick-UD.
Dealerships submitting bids and bid amounts are
as follows:
Lee Jarmon Ford $8,176.81
Bill Utter Ford 8,418.17
Ted Arendale Ford 83265033
David Ford Sales 81401086
Sachse Ford 83875.00
Merrell Buick 8,479.59
Wyatt Chevrolet 8,648.19
Bounds Chevrolet 8,188.00
Al McNatt Chevrolet 8,377.84
Westway Motor Sales 82593.37
4. Mayor Cole advised Council that he had received
another letter from Jesse Seal requesting the
city to move the electric utility pole off his
property. Lindon Carr was asked to get cost
figures and Lloyd was requested to write Seal
a letter advising him the item would be on the
next regular council agenda.
5. Council considered the increase in meter deposits
for Sanger Electric. Abram Millar spoke against
the proposed increase. Stated the City should
do a credit check: and check credit background.
If customer checked out 0. K. City should not im-
pose the deposit. Gave Denton as an example.
To hook onto their system if you can furnish a
letter of credit you won't be charged the deposit.
Mayor Cole stated that most utility companies
require a deposit. Donn Nesbitt stated that
renters seem to be the big problem for creating
delinquent collections. He didn't feel the de-
posits on commercial customers was needed. Bridges
stated that council needed to find out what was
wrong in the present policies and close up the
loopholes. Discussion.
Motion was made by Bridges to increase the meter
deposits for Sanger Electric as requested and
place on the agenda of the next regular meeting
to attack the policies of the electric system
in order to close up the loopholes that help to
create the delinquent accounts. Spindle gave the
second. Voting for were Bridges, Spindle, Thomas,
and Cooper. Voting against was Nesbitt. Motion
carried 4-1
6. Council was presented an "Estimate on Costs for
billing services for Bolivar Water Corp." Mayor
Cole questioned parts of the cost estimates.
Lloyd to re -figure and bring back to Council.
7. Motion was made by Nesbitt to cast the city's
10 votes for Harold Easley (Denton County Single
Appraisal District Board.) Spindle gave the
second. Voted unan.
8. Mayor Cole asked that items.8 & 12, Consider pro-
posed contract with commissioners court for housing
prisoners, and consider policy regarding police
assistance outside the city limits be considered
together. Mayor Cole was quick to state that the
fee recently set by Commissioners Court to all
municipalities for prisoners held in the county
jail was not a one-sided cost.
Bill Switzer., county commissioner advised Mayor
Cole there would be a second reading before the
fees were set. Stated no cities showed up to
protest. Mayor Cole informed Mr. Switzer the
reason no cities showed up was because they were
not informed in'time.
Kenneth George, County Sheriff, spoke for the in-
crease. His reasons were as follows:
1. To cut down on the number of
people brought to the county
jail by the smaller cities.
He stated if the officers would
file the proper charges against
the subjects the county could
automatically handle.
2. If the fee is not high enough then
the larger cities (Denton and Lewisville)
would start dumping their prisoners in
the county jail. It would not be
feasible for them to maintain one as
long as it cost them what it is today.
3. Full time jailers are required on the
floors. A nurse comes around each day.
Sheriff George commented that the cooperation between
the cities and the S. 0. had been good. Small cities
assist or_ out of town calls and the S. 0: answers
the phone and dispatches to the officers. Sheriff
George stated the county needs to recover their cost.
Sheriff George also stated that if an -out of town
department was called out by the S.O. they would be
- covered under county insurance.
Mr. Switzer again stated the 2nd reading would be
the first Monday in December. That he was glad to
get the city's input and that the commissioners
were ready to listen to any suggestions. Switzer
further stated that it was not the small cities
causing the problems but the fast growing areas
in the south part of the county that the county
gets most of the inmates from.
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Mayor Cole gave the example of a prisoner who had
been fined $100.00 who decided to lay out his
fine. It would cost the City of Sanger $18.00
per day and the prisoner could rest and get meals
and get the city to pay him out.
Sheriff George stated there was a solution. To
do away with the municipal court and file every-
thing through J. P. Court and the S. 0. would
handle all of it.
Mayor Cole stated as far as the City and County,
he felt that the cities are getting less and less
from the county.
Bridges ask if the fee could be graduated to pop-
ulation size? Switzer replied "I doubt it.?"
The contract was not signed at this time by council.
9. Consider rate increase to county for fire calls.
Mayor Cole stated since the county is -going up
on everything the city should look into ways they
could go up. It was noted that 35 calls were
made by the Sanger Fire Dept, inside the city for
the FY 80-81 and 71 were made outside the city
for a total of 106 calls. With considerationof
the Fire Departments budget for 80-81 the 106 fire
calls averaged out at a cost of $122.00 per call.
Danny Spindle advised Council that the rate request
was usually done at the county fire fighters
meeting. Danny to find out when the meeting will
be held.
10. The Santa Fe Railway Company wrote the City stating
they had no objections to the request for a water
line crossing at Bolivar Street. This is apart of
the City's HUD water improvements project to loop
the east side of town. The railway company requested
that the city execute a resolution and a pipe line
license covering the installation. Motion was made
by Donn Nesbitt to approve the resolution and pipe
line license. Henry Cooper gave the second. Voted
unan.
11. Bill Carpenter met with Council to update them on
the bonds and application with FmHA. Carpenter
stated the bond market had strengthened some,
dropping interest from 14% to 13%. Prime from
18% to 172%. Farmers Home has gone from 5% to
12,%. Carpenter handed out a market recap of
certain bond ratings and yield averages from a
5 year period to a 20 year period. It showed the
General Market Interest and the the Texas Market
interest. He stated the City of Sanger would
possibly be in the Baa-1 rating. Carpenter wanted
Council to be aware of the changes in the market.
Carpenter stated he would recommend the city going
to the open market on whatever debt the city would
have to have but to pursue Farmers Home on financing
the balance. He stated that the 5 3/4% from Texas
Water Quality was still committed. Discussion.
Mayor Cole stated he felt the cheapest money would
be over 20 years. Carpenter explained the 10 yr.
recall on FHA loans that also could be considered.
Council advised Carpenter that they wanted to pro-
ceed. Council discussed Hunter Associates and the
fact that they had dragged their feet on the city's
application to Farmers Home. Bridges requested
that the engineers be placed on the next regular
agenda.
Carpenter stated that no certificate of sufficiency
had been presented to the Texas Water Quality Board.
He stated the City should have been asking where
the $150,000 was.
Again Council advised Carpenter to proceed in
getting the application through FHA. Lloyd to
check with other cities on their engineers.
13. The audit was not ready and could not be presented
to Council.
l4. John Sullivan ask for more time to study the pro-
posed amendatory ordinance with Lone Star Gas.
Item to be placed on next agenda.
15. Other such matters:
(a.) Lloyd to get cost figures for a
Staff -Firemen Appreciation Dinner.
(b.) Lloyd was happy to advise Council
that John L. had received the land-
fill permit.
(c.) Council called a special meeting to
begin at 5:15 pa m. on November 9, 1981.
Meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
MINUTES: Special Called Meeting
November 9, 1981
PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Cooper, Thomas, Nesbitt, Spindle and Bridges
ABSENT: Mary Jo Stover
OTHERS
PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Travis Roberts, Jack Russell, Dave
Harris, Joy Ready, and several contractors.
1. Six bids were received and opened on the City Is HUD Program
Water System Improvements Project. The Bid tabulation is as
follows:
F & J Construction.
Total Bid Project #1 $132,080.55
Total Bid Project #2 27,053.99
Total Bid Project #3 295779.86
Total Bid Project #4 40,796.90
Total Bid Project #5 353988.39
Total Bid Project �i6 465575.73
Total Bid Project #7 14,193.60
Time - 120 Working Days
TOTAL $3269469902