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Home My WebLink About04/03/1978 City Council MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS HELD ON APRIL 3, 1978 A regular meeting of the board of Alderman of the City of The Colony, Denton County, Texas was called to order by the Mayor Pro Tem with the following members present Linda A. Adams Mayor Pro Tem Cathy Bock Alderman Dave Dall Alderman Joe Gau lden Alderman Sandr a Shearer Alderman with no members absent. Item 1. Alderman Shearer moved that the minutes of the reg- ular meeting held on the 20 day of March, 1978 be approved. Alderman Gaulden seconded the motion. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: All member present voted aye Noes: None Alderman Bock moved that the minutes of the Joint City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing and Special Session held on the 23 day of March, 1978 be approved. Alder- man Dall seconded the motion. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Item 2. The Colony Police Chief, Jim Beltran, was given the floor to introduce to the members of the audience and alderman, William Devlin, as the second patrolman on his force. He stated that Officer Devlin is presently attending the Council of Governments Police Academy in Arlington, Texas which he will complete this month. Officer Devlin thanked Chief Beltran and the Council for the opportunity to serve the community in this capacity. Item 3. Mayor Pro Tern Adams introduced and read the following ordinance: ORDINANCE #0028 AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL WHEREAS, the landowners of two tracts, such tracts being described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incor- porated herein by reference, Tract One containing 5.056 acres of land more or less, and Tract Two containing 10.813 acres of land more or less, both tracts being property located in The City of The Colony, Texas, having duly re- quested through zoning request changes procedures to change the zoning designation of such property from residential to commercial; WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing to consider such zoning change was given in accordance with and in compliance with the laws of this state, particularly Article 1011d, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, and notices in accordance with Article 1011e, Vernon's Annotated Civil Sta- tutes, was given: l WHEREAS, a public hearing to consider the change of the zoning designation of the land described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto was held at the City Hall of The City of The Colony, on March 23, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. and such public hearing was conducted in accordance with and in com- pliance with law; WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of The City of The Colony has recommended to the City Council of The City of The Colony that such zoning designation be changed in accordance with the request; WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of The City of The Colony, Texas, that such change is in the interest of the safety, welfare, morals, and in the general interest of the citizens of The Colony, Texas; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS 1. That the zoning designation of the land des- cribed in Exhibit "A" attached hereto be changed from res- idential to commercial. 2. That this change is a change to the temporary zoning ordiance which is in effect in The City of The Colony, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED this 3 'day of April , 1978. Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: City Secretary Alderman Bock moved that the above captioned ordinance be approved. Alderman Dall seconded the motion. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Item 4. Alderman Sandra Shearer introduced and briefly re- viewed a Personnel Manuel to be considered for adoption by, the Council. Alderman Dall moved that the Personnel Manual be approved by the Council. Alderman Bock seconded the motion. Prior to voting Mayor Pro Tern Adams asked for comments. Al- derman Gaulden was concerned that Item D on page twenty-three (23) relating to employees involvement in city political act- ivities was vague and too restrictive. Mayor Pro Tern Adams ~ated that this section was in accordance with the Hatchet Act. A member of the audience, Gary Shipman, asked if this manual could be amended. This is only a policy and can be changed at any time by a motion and vote of the Council, Mayor Pro Tem Adams answered. There being no further comments, Mayor Pro Tem Adams called for a vote. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: Non e Item 5. Alderman Cathy Bock introduced and moved the adoption -2- Oo.O Item 5. Con't. of the following Resolution: There came on to be considered the returns of an election held on the 1 day of April, 1978, for the purpose of electing the hereinafter named officials, and it appearing from said returns, duly and legally made, that there were cast at said election 758 valid and legal votes; that each of the candidates in said election received the following votes: FOR MAYOR2 NAME OF CANDIDATE TOTAL NUMBERS OF VOTES RECEIVED William J. Longo 279 Dave Dall 234 Linda A. Adams 234 Luis Guerrero 1 Gene Pollard 1 FOR ALDERMAN1 and 3 NAME OF CANDIDATE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED Clint Davis 315 Ed Rose 258 Michael Mayo 145 Richard Turner 1 Dave Dal 1 2 Jim O' Dell 1 Cathy Bock 1 William J. Longo 2 FOR ALDERMAN PLACE 3 NAME OF CANDIDATE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED Sandra Shearer 464 Nelson Viles 22 Robert F. Brown 247 Dr. Joseph Murphy 1 John Carlsen 2 Art Vesa 1 FOR ALDER~4AN PLACE 4 NAME OF CANDIDATE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED Gary Shipman 476 Richard Turner 256 Andrew Alan Davis 2 -3- FOR ALDERMAN PLACE 5 NAME OF CANDIDATE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED Larry W. Ellis 224 Edward J. McConlogue 57 Gene Pollard 439 Ira Hayes 1 Walter E. Boyd 1 John Dollins Smith 1 Richard M. Nixon 1 J. S. Heer 1 Col. Jessie R. Geers 1 Julia Perry 1 Andrew Alan Davis 1 1% Sales Tax Proposition For 410 Against 255 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL/COMMISSION OF THE COLONY , TEXAS: That said election was duly called; that notice of said election was given in accordance with law, and that said election was held in accordance with law, and that WILLIA~ J. LONGO was duly elected Mayor of said City at said election~ and CLINT DAVIS, SANDRA SHEARER, GARY SHIPMAN, and GENE POLLARD were duly elected Alderman of said City at said election, and that the 2 1% Sales Tax Proposition was duly elected by a majority vote, and said above named parties are hereby declared duly elected to said respective offices, subject to the taking of their oaths and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. It is further found and determined that in accordance with the order of this governing body the Secretary/Clerk posted written notice of the date, place and subject of this meeting on the bulletin board located in the City Hall, a place con- venient and readily accessible to the general public, and said notice having been posted and remaining posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. A copy of the return of said posting shall be attached to the minutes of this meeting and shall be made a part thereof for all intents and purposes. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this the 3 day of APRIL 1978. MAYOR ATTEST: · Secretary/Clerk1 Alderman Dall seconded the motion. The motion was carried by -4- the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Pro Tem Adams introduced the Mayor and the new members of the Council and announced that a Special Session to admin- ister to the newly elected officials the oath of office would be held on Friday, April 7, 1978 at 8:00 p.m. at the Colony United Methodist Church. There being no further agenda items, Mayor Pro Tern Adams asked for comments from the members of the audience. Bob Brown was recognized and stated that he was concerned that in City Or- dinance #9, Section ~2B it states: (b) The Fire Marshal in charge of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of The Colony Volunteer Fire Department on the basis of examination, education and experience to determine his qualifications. Mayor Pro Tem Adams answered that the Ordinance must be re- vised to omit this section which is in error. Gene Pollard stated that upon review of the city ordinances he found numerous errors and inconsistencies and asked if the city attorney had reviewed all ordinances. Mayor Pro Tern Adams replied that this had not been a consistant practice in the past, but would be consistently done in the future. At this time Mary Hundt was recognized by Mayor Pro Tem Adams and stated that she would like to publicly thank Linda A. Adams, Mayor Pro Tern, Janice Carroll, and Sandra Shearer for their cooperation and assistance regarding her interest in obtaining metro telephone service for the City of The Colony. Gene Pollard asked when a dog registration drive could be held. Alderman Shearer replied that one is being planned for the month of June. There being no further action to be taken by the Council, Alderman Bock moved that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Linda A. Adams Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: Janice Carroll, City Secretary -5-