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08/13/1992, Regular Meeting MinutesPage 1919 MINU'T`ES (_lF IiENNEI>ALE CITY (~OUNCIL hEGULAh MEETING - AUGUST 13, l9`? ~' CCJMMUNITY CENTER Mayor Eiill Abbott called the meeting to order at 7:43 PM. Members present were Mayor Abbott, Mark Wright, Robert Mundy, E'~~te Kirkpatrick and Tom E~oone. Ron Kovach was absent. Staff in attendance were "1'ed Rowe, Linda Gress, Vicki. Thompson, Linda Royster, Jaey Highfill, David Arnold, Officer Decamps and Dr~r~ Driver, City Attorney. ~JLD E~USINESS ITEM NC. 1 - Request for Water Service Outside City Limits, Requested by Mae Simpson. Ted Rowe distributed a proposed policy statement far water service outside city limits as requested by Council. The policy statement. was not a part of the agenda and could not be acted upon. A letter to Mae Simpson dated August 6, 1992 informed her that she would be paying outside city rates which she had not done in the past. Mae Simpson was not interested in bringing the mobile homes up to City code or annexing her remaining property into the city per Ted Rowe. That was her initial response however it is still under consideration. Mrs. Simpson has not received a water bill with the OCL charges as referred to in the August, 6th letter. Page 1920 -. a r. u.. J r, r;i !' ~"; ..; t ; ~? ~. ~) i'. a ; ~ e~ ' } i ~' E? r.A ..1 ~ , a , W 3 '". C : t R ' ~ L . s"~ c:• t ~ s=.. , r -~ - rr -t ~ t . }~ e Tti G~ f i +:. r:! n t h E' 3 E~ :] !~ a f ::.: t. nt e C '~. I. r) c:« %3 f, ~ C: ; .) !:~ _ r": ~. K T ~:: ~, t~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~..1 L. V za ~ -. FC>>r i:'Cirt;3~.:~~'t~t.ai~Tl. ':,t~(.i_~C,u~C'~ 7=+y ~!;~)P ~~ ~Ltt;i~1°. ~r:Jt:lrSt~, ,.i~l'tuV 8T"iC.. 1{: ; t^v. r=at.z' lt:.;--. `,rr-rted a j'r_~, W2' ir~ht va~ted nay. Motion carried. T +.: Way the consensus o~ the Council tc, ~'antinUe water se.~-vice tr M,-s. `.°,.l.mp~;of1 dt. o13tSi(~e =-1ty '~3tr~, Z_:"EM_N~J._-----_~-' - App:rovai ~~f P1an~ f~:ar the Verr3 Lar)e Sewer Froje+~t. '"r. fob Rowley, Cheatham and As^~F~c~iatc-s presented ~?lans, upecificationc and chat esti.mate~ an the Vera Lane Sewer ~'roiect wttic;}-t inr~lta4~e=:i c~rai.na+~~. rhi~ Cor7:°atT'U+'t.lt~n ~t,~,'t. w~~s w;'_~,~ ~`i?C3 w1t}-) a?~',~ !',',"intl.n(~E`[1+.1.~", ~:t„'~,~,. ~~i. ""hkr tc=tal project !~-a~;t. was estimater{ at `~E3~, 1J4. ~~! :=.y'mer Mc= le !- ~ i ''- + ~ n•~ r 4~?'l, cf the y, )omtowne:r, rccommenc.ed _ha~ pa,~ :~r)t o~ prr=,iec~,t r_.c,uld be paid by tt',e he=meowr,er,= with the city paying the efnair)in,-~ (.,(?!'I.. "!r. Mc=:~ley Said that. only ,_,r,e hc,mer_twner~ was nf,t w:i7.l.inq tc., partici.pate in the pro jec~t. Dor. Drive.- stated that the city e.a.) ass~esrv> the humeown==rte that do r.ot volunteer to hook _up to tt)e sewK=r. Ted Rowe stated that Council :~pr~rc,ver:i a rescl,at:;.or: :~u~:~,c,:rtir),~ t-h+~ t-'r~,arc: i ? cif Gc,ver nment.s pc,sit:; on tc~ remove all 'ept ic' tanks. At that 'vime the Council increased the iot requiement sire to one acre. '~:. nUwiey stated ±hat t_he bld pro;.~e~s would ta~•:e a~,,,y o;:<m.ste.~y Si:. weer:s and the urc•=jest wa estimated t'.c~ k+e c:t;mc,lf~t~_s in ~pf=):r)x.i.m<~t:=ly ~ci1 ..t~ivt_,. "'tnt i? ~~~ w:~_. 'n3rie t; `,' Nt-- ;i~'r',~',a~. a.~ _~~.c~,~ncf y Tctm BoL~nr t=~ a*~ trie }clans and :app-.-ov~~d cxo.ln;; r_;ut. iL. i_id'~. C?otzan Was urianim,~us, Page 1921 NEW I3u9iNECJ ITEM_NO.___9 - Approval of Mir,ut.es dated ,Iu.Ly ley, 2't ar,d --~ -- -- August S, i~~`~:?. Mati~~r. by Mary Wri~xht to approve the minute;. dated :3uly 1t;, :'3 and August 5, 19~3~. `_'econd by Fete Kirkpatricl: ar,d passed unanimou::ly. ITEM NO. 4 - Appr oval of Amendment. to Ordinance Na. 3 Regar,jinca __~._____._._.__.._._...___,_ the Weather Normali~atian Adjustment Clause, ke~~ues.te~:' t;y Lane `star Cas Company. Mr. Piudy glares, Lone Star Gas Company e:~:plair,ed the Weat.h+~~: Nor malicatiar~ Rate. 3~te :said that. it wi11 norm~j.i.i..-e the amount. they charge from arse winter to the ne;=:t. WY,at happens is that one winter may `~e very cold and they wi11 collect more maney than tl-.e city ar,pr oved in the rate ir:,.~re:z~~e. Then the newt summer they will loose more money than they should have collected. There will be an even collection period from winter to winter. The bill will be averaged :end tae bill will be about the same each month. '.'ou ;car: ea:pect that the winter bi114. for April 93, 94 and 9~ will be about the same. '''7•,e L?ec~•mber `~3, 94 and 9~ bills will be about the same. Tr,~= sus±omers will pay about twenty five cent~~ ln~s a month and the city will nc}t lease revenue. `i"he advantage to Lone rta: i~.~ that th~•;~ will ma~:e monr_y during the summer months to maintain tt-yeir Via;:: lines, pay for capitol improvements and salaries. This will give Lane Star arr even basis of income year round. Mark Wright made a oration to appr~:~ve Ordinance ~Yo. "'7 to amend th, attachment to Ordinance No. 3 by deleting Item C and addir:g a new Item C -- Weather Normalization ad ju:~tmf~nt. `.second by Robert Mundy, and passed unar7imau::ly. ITEM NO. 5 AcceptPids ar:d Approve Purchases far ?° ire ?department Equipment. The equipment items were ar~prcived in the curront budget ::and t,ids are as faliow;s: Page 1922 i~?`EM 1.: ~"ive Spare E3attlRs for Scott SGBA 'ids: Efalprin Supply Y~:_:, 13G. (:~5 L(1W LAID Kotter~ Fire ri? 375 @@ Val.len Supply , . ~2, 85@. @@ ITEM ^: (JnF_~ f' os.i.tive Fr~~ssure~ Ventila fi.ion Fan Mile- Hi ~1, ~v5, @@ i[alp:-in 5upp1-Y ~1, lC~@. @@ LOW IiIC? ITEM 'J: Ten P ersonal Aiert Safety '~ig naa. Devii_es. r~id:s: Halprin Supply S1, @5@. @@ LOW BID CArCO ~~., 18@. @Q1 Kott~sr rirt~ ~1, 3@@. @@ Staff rer_ommended low bids on items 1 and 3 and the high bid on item ~:'_ becauve it has the bays+:. warranty, moves more air, weighs ltws,s, has interchangeability with the present f~~n and is the most dependable. Motion. by Fete Kirkpatrick to accept the bids rind approve the hollowing purchases: Item 1 Halprin Supply, S`', 13~~. G5; Item ? CASCO ^l, 35@ and Ittim 3, Halprin Supply, al, @S@. Second by Mark Wright. and approval was unanimous. ITEM NQ. ~ ~- Approval of Purchases over '.:~1, @@@. Staff informed Council that the fir-st item, Kirby Concrete for r y, r~@t7J was deleted due to approval at the .July 1Gth meeting, The fc.llcwinq expenditures were up fcr consideration: 58, ~?35. @@ Cheatham ~ Aa~sociatea 7f31/92 Vera Lane Sewer Project - Engineering Feec ~', @l'. 5th Lion D.•iver 7/1~.~~Jk Attorney Fees Various City Litigationv Robert Mundy moved tc approve the above stated ex~~enditures, second by Fete Kirk.patric.~:. Motion carried unanimously. Page 1923 IT~'M ty(~. ,~ - Accept:3nce _~i- t.?-°:+, ,~~`~~"~ AppraiWal r.cll end y _- Wub*ris:i~•t: of RE4u~.r;~d nforrnati~Ur.. The ft;''.~;:;Winq item;; Wer`t_•` !sa~~t: tt~t:';~ to ~;ouncil 3~: ."~?::ii t~c~ by" laW. I, the appr•ai:~al roll <~howing total app2°aise,_t ~~i:d t.axabl+~~~ values of all propc'_•tie.~ .and the total ta::ablc `~aluc_~ +~; i~t_'w pi'ft`perty, "' the estimated coil~~csticn rates foi- 1~3~2 (debt service), thf~ e:~:cess det;t ta:•: collect:ion~~ for i9G1, ~. the effective to>: rate and rollback tax rate. `+. the estimated amount of interest and sinking .fund balances and maintenance and operation fund balances as of Ee tember ~Q, 1~'~~, 6. a schedule of the unit's debt nbligatior.~ to be paid in the ne:~t year, 7. e;;pected rever;ue frclm additional sa1e:~ t~:~r;. Motic,r; r,y 'Tarr '3oone, ~~ecor;d t+y Mary; Wright to ap-prove t:;~_ 1`?'~! Appraisal Roll and -required information. Motio : w-ss un animous. STEM NC-. 3 - Gene. ~.al Discu;a_.ior;. TMayor Abbott thanked the Chamber t.sf Comrner~re for invit.ir,c: him '~c+ sr,ea~; at ti';~' August llt}: meeting. ~S f'ri Pearce COmpial..ned abGUt 3 ~arriCa,~e ~~_ ir;g ~: r: '~l. ~i'; ~ii 1C.£ ~~::'~~:: ft-~i°. twc, ye~3r.. He als•G complained about city personnel repairing the Tarrant Craunty Water Control 3rsd Improvement t?ictr ict ar=<3 ac~_as:~ Linda Road and spending three day.: ^n the' prr:jec±, Nc~' wa~-:}ed to know w;-.en thy' sewer main behira~' his house wa3 going to b,> repaired. lie said the support needed to be fined. Mr. Pearce al.=_•o r.c~~~plained about. a child r:idiny a; c~u;`;d in a city truc!~--. :end thc~ child getting d~~wn ir; J ~:ole behind the donuts=hop to watct-; a ~,:.3w wc;rk. Mark Wright voiced 1-cis ~i~~ap~:rc,v:~l ~~+r, ~-a^zmc,r.'~~ Cable TV :-ate increase. Rc+be:rt Mundy e:~pressed ;~ ~:eire to increase approvr_d t;u{jr~et.tc f:.7::p~.'rld:itur~''S from ~:1, ~~~ t•,C_~ =3 h1C:~~'.t'r i:1'itOU;`!t. pU.r;=:1r'~.y ~J~ ~~Q~ 1. ii F.:.h~' near future. Page 1924 Mr~y~:~r~ Abb;ai~+_ a+~ijourned .into e~:+~cutive sessir~n at ~1:^_•~t PM. 4l ~(.i.)T1 VE JEaCION ITEM N0._0 Cl~~sed Oes:~ion to Hear Complaints Against a Public _ 0ifi~ial and City irmpplayeea. (Section (~') (g ), _ ~ _ ~N~-i ~:-Mica z an 6y ~'Tayai=~-~~~ ~b~i~f~ RECONVENE INTO OPEN OESSION Mayor Abbott reconvened into apers session at 3:x:5 PM. I"'EM _"d0. 1~G - Action an E:>ecutive Sessiar;, if i~ecey:sary. '~a ~~ctir;rr was tar:en on this item. i"a•yc~r Abbott ad,jour~n~Jd the meeting ~3t ~t:~O PM. APPROVED: ~Iayoi-~~ ~l A haft ~y .~ecrr~ ar y