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MINUTES OF
KENNEDALE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 17, 1996
100 E. BROADWAY ST. - COMMUNITY CENTER
Mayor Mundy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Members present were Mayor Mundy, Councilmembers Wright, McCraw, Boone
and Kovach. Councilmember Barrett was absent.
Staff present were Ted Rowe, Kathy Turner, and Vicki Thompson.
ITEM NO. 1 - Consideration of Ordinance No. 114, adopting the budget
for fiscal year 1996/97.
Councilmember Kovach moved to approve Ordinance No. 114, adopting the
budget for fiscal year 1996/97, seconded by Councilmember McCraw.
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM NO. 2 - Consideration of Ordinance No. 115, adopting the 1996 tax
rate of $0.578077 per $100.00 of taxable value.
Councilmember Wright moved to approve Ordinance No. 115, adopting the
1996 tax rate of $0.578077 per $100.00 of taxable value, seconded by
Councilmember Boone with all members voting in favor.
ITEM NO. 3 - Consideration of Ordinance No. 116, amending
Article IV, of Chapter 22 of the Kennedale
City Code, "Truck Routes, Weight Limits, etc.".
Councilmember Kovach moved to approve Ordinance No. 116, amending
Article IV, of Chapter 22 of the Kennedale City Code, "Truck Routes,
Weight Limits, etc.", seconded by Councilmember Wright. Motion carried
with no opposition.
ITEM NO. 4 - Consideration of Ordinance No. 117, annexation of
Mansfield Highway from present city limits through
the intersection of the service road to Loop 820/I-20.
Councilmember Kovach moved to approve Ordinance No. 117, annexation of
Mansfield Highway from present city limits through the intersection of
the service road to Loop 820/I-20, seconded by Councilmember McCraw.
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM NO. 5 - Consideration of establishing an Economic Development
Corporation and appointing the Board of Directors.
Discussion followed with council eliciting possible candidates for the
Economic Development Board of Directors, establishing procedures for
selection of the directors, and proper notification to the public of
this selection. The City Administrator was directed to develop
procedures for asking citizens to apply for postions on the Development
Corporation Corporation Board of Directors and submit them to the
Council for approval.
ITEM NO. 6 - General Discussion.
Mr. Rowe advised Council that Southwestern Bell had not accepted the
extension of Ordinance No. 112 which was going to result in a meeting
between legal counsel, staff and Southwestern Bell. Furthermore, he
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mentioned that action may be brought back before Council prior to
September 30, 1996.
In addition, Mr. Rowe advised that the Economic Development Committee
expressed concern with the canceling of the fall clean-up and requested
that the City go ahead with this procedure as usual. With the above
noted, the Economic Development Committee is willing to research
alternative avenues for additional funding to provide the Spring clean-
up to eliminate any out-of-pocket expense that the City may occur.
In closing, Mayor Mundy suggested that the 50th Anniversary for the City
of Kennedale be placed on the October agenda for discussion. There
being no further discussion, Mayor Mundy adjourned the meeting at 7:45
p.m.
APPROVED:
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Mayor Rober Mundy
ATTEST:
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