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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-07-03 - Regular City Council113 July 3, 1973 Stephenville, Texas The City Council met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Donald R. Jones presiding and the following members present: Toby Stone, Jess Sexton, Raymond Anderson, Charles Riggins, Larry Hammett and Jim Chambers. Others present were: City Administrator Shelton, Director of Public Works Gann, Water Supt. Johnson, City Inspector Lookingbill, and Director of Parks and Recreation Isham. Councilman Sexton moved to approve the minutes of the previous meetings with the amendment of the fourth paragraph in the June 5th minutes to read $5,000.00 rather than $500.00. Councilman Stone made the second. Motion carried. Councilman Riggins moved to accept the Resolution to the Optimist Club, as read by Mayor Jones, thanking them for the $5,000.00 donation to the City Park and Re- creation Dept._ and that the proposed baseball field, when completed, be designated Optimist Field ". Councilman Chambers made the second. Motion carried. Mayor Jones then presented a plaque to expressing the appreciation of the City and the City Council for the contributions and support of the Park and Recreation Dept. for 1973 . by'ahe Optimist Club. Mayor Jones 'brought the recommendations of the Planning Commission before,the Council. 1. M,r..Max Brandon, representing the Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee, _ spoke before the Council asking the Council to give a high priority to the ex- tension of Harbin Dr. south to the South Loop and also the extension of Lon St. west to the South Loop so that both of these could be thoroughfares as set dut in the Master Plan, Mr. Brandon also offered the services of the Highway Committee to help in any way. Mr. Brandon also stated that this had been prexented to the Planning Commission at their last meeting and they did make the recommendation that it be approved and submitted to the City Council. After some discussion, the Mayor, with the consent of the Council, suggested putting this off until the Council receives the priority listing from the Planning Commission on the Comprehensive Plan. 2. The Planning Commission recommended requiring Maintenance Bonds from the paving Contractors on a trial basis. After quite a bit of discussion concerning the inspections as work is done, Surety Bonds, no permits issued until paving in- spections are passed, the responsibility of the developers, City specifications and City Inspector, it was the consensus of the Council to table this for the time being and give back to Mr. Shelton to look at alternatives that maybe wouldn't be so burdensome to the developer but would give the City the protection it needs. Mr. Dean Cox, Chairman of the Zoning Board, presented the recommendation of the Zoning Board on the request of Mr. Lyle Lacy to rezone from Residence 1 to Business 1 the property 370 feet on the west side of Harbin Dr. along FM 2215 north to City property to FM 988, for the purpose,of building a mortuary. The property is now owned by the Stephenville Industrial Foundation.: After some discussion, Councilman Anderson moved to introduce this proposal for rezoning and that it be published and a date set for public hearing before the Council. Councilman Stone made the second. Motion carried. Mr. E. A. Blanchard, of the Zoning Board, presented the recommendations of the Zoning Board, presented the recommendations of the Zoning Board on the requests _ from Mr. Hollis Skillman and Mrs. Peters. Mr. Skillman had requested a zoning change from Residence 2 to Business 3 on lot 4A, Block 30, Tarleton Heights Addition, for the purpose.of building a storage house. This located on Mulberry St. by the Chamberlin School. Councilman Riggins moved, seconded by Councilman Chambers, to uphold the recommendation of the Zoning Board to deny the request of Mr. Skillman. Motion carried. Mrs. Peters,;,with Lunce Real Estate, had requested permission to put a mobile home on a 50 ft. lot at 1011 W. Oak St. Councilman Stone moved, seconded by Council- man Sexton, to uphold the Zoning Board's recommendation to deny the request for a mobile home at this location. Motion carried. No action was taken on awarding bids on the street sweeper as some time was needed to check some of the bids. Only one bid was received on the front end loader, which was from Caterpillar Co. No action was taken on this as it was the consensus of the Mayor and Council to wait until the next meeting. - The Mayor tabled the Building and Electrical Codes until later in the meeting. The Council discussed becoming a member of the West Central Texas Council of Governments rather than the North Central Texas Council of Governments. After some discussion, Councilman Anderson moved to authorize City Administrator Shelton to check to see if we could get into this West Central Texas Council of Governments. Councilman Sexton made the second. Motion carried. � I[ MU Mr. Cal McGee, Chairman of the Plumbing Board, presented the proposals or 'additions to the Plumbing Code. (Proposals attached). Mr. McGee answered questions concerning the additions or proposals. After quite a bit of discussion, Councilman Stone moved, seconded by Councilman Riggins, to accept the proposed additons to the Plumbing Code as written. Motion carried. Mayor Jones said he would like to give more study and thought to the Budget Committee. He also stated that any Councilman that had a preference as to which department budget he wanted to work on to let him know. Mayor Jones said he wanted at least one Councilman on each budget committee. After quite a bit of discussion, Councilman Riggins moved, seconded by Council- man Sexton, to adopt the Uniform Building Code, Electrical Code and the Fire Prevention Code Ordinances as written. Councilman Chambers suggested giving the electricians until January 1, 1974, to get their licenses. No licenses required for the builders. The Mayor then called for a -vote on the above motion. Motion carried, with one vote against. The Council discussed purchasing the property adjacent to City Hall on the corner of Belknap St. and Green St. No action was taken. Councilman Hammett brought up for discussion the drainage ditch behind the pro- perty of Roy Gene Driskell and Jack Cox. The Mayor said he had no objections, if the Council didn't, to asking Marion Porter to study this drainage problem and give a report to the Council. The Council decided to take no action on the request of Kal Segrist for one water minimum and one sewer charge. Councilman Stone reported that the Committee for the Cable T.V. rate increase recommends no action be taken at this time. Mayor Jones asked if anyone had any information concerning the improvements on the telephone service. City Administrator Shelton reported that he had received a letter from Gulf States Telephone Co. stating that they were going to start an improvement program soon, not giving definite dates, and hoped to have these com- plete in twelve to eighteen months. The Mayor stated that on that basis he was willing to give them more time but if some action wasn't taken soon, he would appoint a committee to examine the Franchise concerning the updating of equipment and service and make recommendations back to the Council. Mayor Jones reported that no disposition has been mane on the Senior Citiz'en's savings account. The Mayor read a letter he had received from The Stephenville Senior Citizens, Inc. giving information that shows the savings account belongs to the whole senior citizens program. The Mayor further stated that he and City Attorney Chandler would discuss more thoroughly and he >; would. report at a later date as to what action can be taken to get these funds back for use in the senior citizens program. City Administrator Shelton reported that we had received only one bid on the con- struction of the dog pound. This bid was from Joe Fambro Const. Co. in the amount of $3,420.00. Mr. Shelton also reported that Mr. Fambro had already started work on it and should have it ready by the middle of July. There being no other business, the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: ity ecretary Maygt