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08/02/1982-CC-Minutes-Regular`3 a MINUTES: City Council Special Called Meeting July 26, 1982 PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Bridges, Inman, Adkins, Thomas and Spindle OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover 1. Council reviewed the amended Page 6 of the railroad agreement. Article II, No. 19 was amended to read as follows: 19< The City agrees to a participation of five percent (5%) in future projects in connection with traffic control devices at public roads within the corporate limits of the City initiated by the State of Texas. Motion was made by Councilman Bridges to approve the amended agreement with the Santa Fe Railroad Company for the construction of a road crossing for access to the Municipal Landfill at railroad mile post 393+3090 ft., Second. District,Northern Division for a consideration in the amount of $250.00 for preparation of the license agreement and $19,800.00 as a deposit against the work to be performed by the railway company. Councilman Wendell Thomas gave the second. It was voted unanimous. Meeting adjourned. ATTEST: 0 2 City S etary Mayor MINUTES: City Council August 2, 1982 PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Bridges, Adkins, Spindle, Inman, and Thomas OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, B, J. Thogmartin, Anne Kyle, Benny Johnson 1. The minutes of the July 19, 1982 and July 26, 1982 meetings were approved with corrections.... corrections are as follows: No. 5, July 19th meeting (were to was) No. 17, Item B, July 29th meeting added (council requested that Benny Johnson be notified of the next council meeting). Deleted (Benny Johnson requested to be informed). 2. Disbursements in the amount of $29,911,74 were approved on a motion by Danny Spindle. Wendell Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. i39 3. B. J. Thogmartin, District Manager with Lone Star Gas presented the company"s request for a residential and commercial rate increase. He stated the increase had become necessary due to increased inflation on expenses. Banger`s last rate increase was on June 30, 1980 and the current requested increase will be based on the year ending December 31, 1981. Thogmartin presented council with a summary of revenues, expenses and income with present and proposed -� rates. He stated the company would like to earn 10.57% with a return of $35,300. He further stated that no work done in 1982 had been calculated in the request. -" Summary sheet was discussed thoroughly with Mr. Thogmartin. Mayor Cole recommended that council consider suspending action for 120 days. Discussion. Motion was made by Benny Bridges to suspend action on the Lone Star Gas rate increase request for 120 days. Carolyn Adkins gave the second. It was voted unan. 4. Motion was made by Wendell Thomas to award Contract I Water System Improvements -- 1982 to the J. L. Myers Company of Dallas, Texas for a low bid of $86,406.00 which included a stated $4,000 deduction for an acceptable Tejas electric log. Benny Bridges gave the second. Voted unan. 5. The ordinance regarding merchants, vendors and peddlers was discussed thoroughly by council. City Manager Lloyd Henderson stated that the ordinance deals with people selling door-to-door but he could find nothing that deals with the mattress salesman or watermelon salesmen that park around the park area. Discussion. It was agreed that Lloyd would check with other cities with regards to their merchants, vendors, and peddlers ordinance. 6. Benny Johnson met with council to discuss the Recreational Vehicle Park Ordinance and the sewer rate to be charged to each after they are there over 30 days. Part of the recreational vehicle park definition reads "... designed primarily .for transient service not to exceed thirty (30) days... It has been noted by council that most of the vehicles at_the park have been there well past the thirty dayrliril.it as required under .the ordinance and that Johnson_ is paying only I commercial sewer rate. Benny Johnson requested council to consider changing the 30 days to a longer period of time. Council advised Benny that the time limit was placed in the RV Ordinance in order to protect the Trailer Parks. Rates were discussed. __. Motion was made by Freddy Inman effective Septem er 1982 that the minimum sewer charge be assessed to all trailers at the Recreational Vehicle Park that have been there over the 30 day period.. Benny Bridges gave the second. Voted unan. 7. Motion was made by Danny Spindle to discontinue the landfill savings account and apply the money now in the account to the G. 0, Bond checking to reimburse the funds for interest paid out on the Certificate of Obligation note at First National Bank. Wendell Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. ` k o 8. Carolyn Adkins informed council that Bill Switzer had requested the mayor and council to draft a letter to each voting member of the church requesting if they disband to consider giving the church facility (building and land) to the city to be used as a public facility and park. Lloyd was instructed to draft a letter for Mayor Cole's approval. 9. Other such matters: (A.) Council was made aware of the TML Region 8 Meeting on Thursday, August 12, 1982 at the Diamond Oaks Country Club, Haltom City. (B.) Lloyd informed council of the bid opening on Water Improvements Contracts 2 & 3 scheduled for Thursday at 3*00 P. M. (C.) The landfill hearing i rescheduled for Friday Austin. Lloyd stated if any of the council with him. (D.) Council was invited seminar at the COG registration fee. ATTEST: City S ary n Austin has been August 6th in he would be going could drive down to attend on August yor r an economic 18th. $20.00 MINUTES: City Council August 16, 1982 PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Bridges, Spindle, Inman, Thomas and Adkins OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, C. G. McNeill, Anne Kyle, Bob Roberts, and Benny Johnson 1. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed. 2. Motion was made by Benny Bridges to approve disburse- e mnts in the amount of $23,540.99. Wendell Thomas gave the second. Voted unan. 3. Motion was made by Wendell Thomas to approve Sanger Electric Capital Improvements for $28,588.54. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan. 4. Motion was made by Benny Bridges to award Contract II (Elevated Tank) to Brown Steel Contractors for a total bid amount of $215,700.00. Carolyn Adkins gave the second. Voted unan.