10/04/1982-CC-Minutes-RegularPTINUTES: City Council Meeting
October 4, 1982
PRESENT: Mayor Cole, Bridges, Spindle, Thomas, Adkins,
and Inman
OTHERS
PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Ken Cornell,
J. C. Landers, and Willis McPhaul
1. The minutes of the September 20th and September 29,
1982 meetings were approved as printed.
2. Motion was made by Benny Bridges to approve
bursements in the amount of $54,652.82. Danny Spindle
gave the second.. Voted unan.
3. Motion was made by Benny Bridges to approve the Resolu-
tion opposing the Denton County Appraisal District's
Budget for 1983. Freddy Inman gave the second. Voted
unan.
4. Motion was made by Wendell Thomas to approve the tax
rate increase of .45� and adopt Tax Levy Ordinance
No. 82-6. Danny Spindle gave the second. Voted unan.
5. Motion was made by Danny Spindle to approve the
Municipal Budget for FY 1982-83. Carolyn Adkins gave
the second. Voted unan.
ORDINANCE N0. 82-7
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING SEPTEI�'BBER 12 1982
AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 1983; AN APPROPRIATING
THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF.
6. Council was in total agreement to allow the demolition
of the city's old electric shop building. Since the
fire department will be housed in a new facility
behind city hall the city will have the old fire
station for warehouse space. Lloyd Henderson was given
permission to use the materials from the old electric
shop building to construct a moveable office building
for the landfill operator at the new landfill site.
7. Motion was made by Freddy Inman to waive the building
permit fee and electrical inspection fee on the new
Ag Barn located at the high school. Benny Bridges
gave the second. Voted unan.
8. Other such matters:
(a.) J. C. Landers, Fire Marshal for the City,
requested that the city's Fire Code
Ordinance dated in 1954 be brought up-to-
date. The amended ordinance to be placed
on next council agenda.
(b.) Ken Cornell presented his final plat on
his Elm Street Subdivision for council
consideration. He stated he felt the
subdivision ordinance was unfair in
certain instances causing delays for the
developer. Discussion.
Mayor Cole Called for a special meeting
of Planning and Zoning and Council for
Thursday, October 7, 1982, to speed up
the process on the plat. Planning and
Zoning were scheduled to meet at 5:00
P. M. with Council meeting at 5:15.
It was agreed. It was noted that Ronny
Jones single lot plat should also be
considered.
(c.) Lloyd informed council of the Annual
T. M. L. meeting in Ft. Worth.
(d.) Mayor Cole requested Lloyd to check with
B. J. Thogmartin about the _Lone Star Gas
Rate increase and the Gate Rate increase.
(e.) Carolyn Adkins stated that she and Lloyd
had discussed removal of the sidewalks
in city park and that street money could
be used. She also requested council to
take a loofC at the condition of the side-
walks on the south side of Bolivar Street.
(f.) Lloyd stated that Cable T. V. was doing a
feasibility study on the West side of
I-35.
(g.) Bridges stated he would like to get back
to the street sign program. Lloyd stated
he had talked with Howard Ashcraft and he
is getting samples and prices for .the city.
Motion was made by Benny Bridges to adjourn. Freddy
Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
ATTEST
CI S ARY
MINUTES:
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
OTHERS -�
PRESENT:
City Council (Special Called)
October 7, 1982
Mayor Ralph Cole, Benny Bridges, Freddy Inman,
and Carolyn Adkins
Wendell Thomas and Danny Spindle
Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, and Ken Cornell
1. Motion was made by,Benny Bridges to accept P & Z's
recommendation to approve the Final Plat for Ken
Cornell's Elm Street Subdivision. It was noted that
5 houses would be built on the property. Freddy
Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
2. Motion was made by Benny Bridges to accept P & Z's
recommendation to approve the Final Plat for Ronny
Jones' single lot subdivision and grant a lot
variance from 6,000 sq. ft. to 5500 sq. ft. Freddy
Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
Meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
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CI SE` ARY
MAYOR