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MINUTES OF
KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING -DECEMBER 9, 1999
100 E. BROADWAY ST. -COMMUNITY CENTER
Mayor Wright called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
Members present: Mayor Wright, Councilmembers Clark, Hoover, Barrett, Vaughn, and Kovach.
Members absent: None
Staff present: Ted Rowe, Kathy Turner, Lynette Whidden, Michael Box, David Geeslin, Mort
Wetterling, and legal counsel, Wayne K. Olson.
Councilmember Barrett gave the invocation.
VISITORS/CITIZENS FORAM
Ms. Cathy Moore, who resides at 710 Shady Creek, signed in to address community involvement
between the citizens of Kennedale and City Council. She expressed her discontent with the
widening of Little School Road and the way Council chose to handle the Petition brought forth.
She stated that Council needed to be open to options, to alternatives, or even changes when
complex decisions needed to be made. She requested that Council work with their constituents,
and reexamine their methods and priorities to allow citizens to be more involved in the decision
making process for the future of Kennedale.
ITEM NO. 1-Consideration of minutes: November 11, 1999 -Workshop
November 11, 1999 -Regular Meeting
November 17, 1999 -Special Meeting
Councilmember Clark moved to approve the above minutes as they were submitted, seconded by
Councilmember Barrett. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 2 -Consideration of resolution adopting annexation plan.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve Resolution No. 107 adopting an annexation plan,
seconded by Councilmember Vaughn. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 3 -Consideration of Ordinance to change TMRS Retirement Program.
Councilmember Barrett moved to approve Ordinance No. 184, 2 to 1 matching ratio with the 70%
of CPI increase to annuitants, seconded by Councilmember Hoover. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 4 -Consideration of adopting a city logo.
Councilmember Clark moved to approve city logo number two which reflected a green "K" with
a gold bar on the bottom of the "K", seconded by Councilmember Kovach. Councilmembers
Clark, Kovach, Hoover, and Vaughn voted aye, with Councilmember Barrett voting against.
Motion carried.
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ITEM NO. 5 -Consideration to purchase police vehicle.
Councilmember Barrett moved to purchase a 2000 model year Ford Expedition for $24,614.00,
seconded by Councilmember Clark. Motion carried.
ITEM NO. 6 -General discussion.
Items presented before Council for discussion included the following:
• Empirical Report studying the Health of Fish and their Environment at the Kennedale City
Park, Prepared by Mr. J. Heath Wakeland, a student at Tarleton Statue University; and
• Update on status of Gib Lewis Contract; and
• Briefing by legal counsel on Charter Communication transfer to ATT; and
• Thank you letter from Kennedale Senior Citizens regarding flowers sent for Thanksgiving;
and
• City newsletter; and
• Policy on Councilmember attendance; and
• Sales Tax History.
Mayor Wright recessed the meeting at 8:10 p.m., and entered into executive session at 8:15 p.m.
ITEM NO. 7 -Executive Session.
A. The City Council met in closed session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government
Code for consultation with the City Attorney pertaining to (1) briefing by the City Attorney
regarding executive sessions and the Open Meetings Law; (2) any matter in which the duty of
the City Attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct may conflict
with the Open Meetings Act, including discussion of any item posted on the agenda; (3) legal
issues regarding amortization of nonconforming uses and (4) litigation, settlement offers,
and/or claims.
B. The City Council met in closed session to deliberate the purchase, exchange, or value
of real property, Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
C. The City Council met in closed session to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or
financial information that the city has received from a business that the city seeks to have
expand in the territory of the city and with which the city is conducting economic
development negotiations, Section 551.086, Texas Government Code.
Mayor Wright reconvened into open session at 8:27 p.m.
ITEM NO. 8 -Action on executive session, if necessary.
No action was necessary on executive session items.
Councilmember Hoover moved to reopen item number four, consideration of a city logo,
seconded by Councilmember Kovach. Motion carried.
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Councilmember Barrett moved to reconsider city logo number three which reflected a green "K"
with the enlarged wording of Kennedale under it, seconded by Councilmember Hoover. Motion
carried unanimously.
Mayor Wright adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
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