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09/20/1976-CC-Minutes-RegularATTESTS Minutes: City Council Meeting September 20, 1976 Present: Mayor Cole, Cooper, Enlow, McDaniel, Moore, City Manager,` City Engineer, Financial Adviser, Absent: `Coker 1. The minutes of the regular meeting of September 7, 1976 were approved as printed, UY McDaniel and seconded by Cooper to approve July capital improv ments in the amount of $3,436.020 Motion carried 4.0. 3. Sewer line construction invoice@ Manager • •_ • •; - • -• • •• • • •-s •- Enlow to approve payment to Q- •Co. in the amount of $33,893.28. Motioncarried The bid received for laying a gravity sewer line from Sanger South .to the new lift station and under 5th Street to provid Fagan ' - ++a i t and ► i t • •respectively. gravity rejected. It was desire to work with urns in providing him service an• possibly • •ute the cost of 0 feet of 41, line or about $400 toward the road boring cost, Ordinance quitclaiming certain portions of First & Ely, Strpptqo stating the desired land exchange.was not feasible as the land the * wants would cost1 • he was in favor of quitclaiming to them at no cost due to their Cooper and seconded by McDaniel to approve the following ordinance* • •'- - • : a • • • -economy,r • • • FUR ' Motion carried 4�0, U117-oaa company raiTroaa righ7ofZway fires They stated they they interviewed the train crew • conducted tests on flaresp • it was their opinion Mayorthe fire. The •them for Five�year capital i.mprovementAprogram: The City Manager summarized the tentative projects and asked for Council comments. The and answered several questions concerning the projects, 0 j The City Manager then summarized the financial plan stating that if all the projects were approved as presenteds.a bond issur of $Itl million would be needed. This would consist of about $340t000 in tax bonds • i#� bonds. Almon,/ • •: stated these bonds would require about a 300 tax increase and about • ! r• He also stated needed that initially the Council should determine exactly what projects are and then _financialcould be changed accordingly. • •: • - • -• 8. Purchase of fire department equipment: The City Manager summarized the price quote received for a one ton minibooster truck. The price quoted was $12,342.55• The City Manager stated the City ocald get a l/ key rate credit for the truck and recommended purchasing this truck jointly with the fire department and eliminating the larger booster truck from the five-year capital improvement program. It was moved by cooper and seconded by McDaniel to advertise for bids for the truck. Motion carried 4-0. 9. August budget report: Presented and received® 10. Other matters: a. It was moved by Cooper and seconded by McDaniel to donate $25.00 from the City to the Denton County United Way. Motion carried 4-0. Present: Mayor Col e® Cooper® Enlows Moores McDaniel, Coker, City Manager. boring cost" to "project cost." October Disbursements: After several questions were asked by Coker to approve payment. Motion carried 5�0. #ck number of B. 6hirley Addition,moo' ma the motion to grant petition #; Coker it. Motion carri-• Employee in the bids and that the budget allowed for the insurance, Coker made a motion to accept the low bid within specifications submitted by the Muir Agency r McDaniel secondedn. The motion rr # # nce policy. Coker motioned to accept the City Manager's recom� ftehdation and Enlowmotion, t find other cities using the recommended gain and ask for their evaluation of it, • . Fivevmyear capital• , program: Y expressed Tneir desire to keep the cost of the park to $100,000. The water tower project and its alternatives wereManagerplain- • to increase the gallons per minute pumped, After more ..discussion the Mayor stated his di�sire to finalize the capital• • program by meeting so it could be available to the public, ♦ • and the private com pany be allowed a try to see what type of location plans they can arrive at. The Council should be s as any developer or •a •- Councilthe approval a ittee on _ published report recommending on County beremoved from the North RegionalTexas Council of�Governmentsdn Arlington and placed in the Texoma Planning Commission in Sherman. The Council Sangerore in common with th- DallasomwFort Worth- troplex than it does with the Sherman 'area. Coker made a motion to adopt the resolution and McDaniel seconded it, The motion carried 5�0- RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the House Subco:�mittee on intergovernmental Affairs chaired by Representative Al K®riotpi recently iss3ed a report on councils of governments and Y .. • a - s s' .. Regional.Texoma • o and WHEREAS, Denton County has closer ties with the Dallas-Fo,.v%t WHEREAS, Denton County is a part of the Dallas Standard Metroo0w NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE? BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' BANGER, TEXAS s That the City of Sanger supports the North Central Texas Council That the City of Sanger urges the. State Legislature to allow Fenton County to rea�aain with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of October, 1976, 9. Other Matters ow + - • • - •- the property owner and the Denton County Commissioners Court allowing the road to remaLn closed. The Mayor- • that two options were available; condemnation or a utility easenia routement and if unsuccessful, it will take the • nationo _ the present along the road. I Culvert drainage: The Council approved the request of the •, - , drainage tube at the request of a resid:ento the residemt