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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/21/1978 City Council MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMAN 0 0 0 2 3 8 OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS Pmw~D ON AUGUST 21, 1978 A Regular Meeting of tke Board of Aldermen of the City of The Colony, Denton.County, Texas, was called to order by Mayor William J. Longo with the following members present: William J. Longo Mayor Clint Davis Alderman Linda A. Adams Alderman Sandra Shearer Alderman G erie Pollard Alderman and with Alderman Gary Shipman absent; however, a quorum was established. There being no guest speakers or announcements to be made, Mayor Longo asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session held on August 3, 1978 and the Regular Meeting held August 7, 1978. Alderman Shearer moved that the minutes be approved as written. Seconded by Alderman Davis, the motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Ail members present voted aye Noes: None There being no Reports nor 01d Business to consider, the Board of Aldermen moved to New Business. ITEM VIII A. Consider commissioning the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshall Consideration of Commissioning the Fire Chief, George Witkovsky and Isaac Bradburry as Fire Marshall was the first item of new business. Aldezmmm Pollard moved that the Council approve the commissioning of Chief Witkovsky and Isaac Bradburry as Fire Marshall. Seconded by Alderman Daivs, the motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Ail members present voted aye Noss: None Mr. Bradburry was not in attendance; however, Mayor Longo administered the oath of office to Fire Chief George Witkovsky. B. Consider Authorizing City Administrator to request and enter into mutual aid agreements with surrounding cities. The second item considered was authorization for the Mayor and City Administrator to enter into a mutual aid agreement with surrounding cities for fire protec- tion. Alderman Shearer moved that the Council authorize the Mayor and/or City Administrator to request and enter into mutual aid agreements with sur- rounding cities. Seconded by Alderman Pollard, the motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: All Members present voted aye Noes: None C. Consider changing September Council Meeting dates for reasons of Labor Day Holiday and to meet requirements for adopting the budget. Mayor Longo asked that the Council consider changing the regular Council Meeting date of September 4 to September 7 and the Regular Council Meeting date of September 18 to September 21. This change is requested because of the Labor Day Holiday and also will correspond to time requirements for the passage of the City Budget FY 78/79, Mayor Longo eXPlained. Alderman Pollard moved that the meeting dates be changed as Mayor Longo requested. Seconded by Alderman Da~ris, the motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: All Members present voted age Noes: None OO0239 D. Consider authorization for purchase of equipment for the Police Department Tom Hart, City Administrator, asked that the Council consider authorization of the purchase of Police Department equipment in the amount of $366.12. This amount is for the purchase of lens covers, speakers and lights for the visabars for the newly purchased Patrol vehicles. Alderman Davis moved that the Council approve this purchase. Seconded by Alderman Adams, the motion was passed by 'the following vote: Ayes: All Members present voted aye Noes: None F. Consider Metro Phone Service The Council then took into consideration the status of metro phone service for the "370" telephone exchange. Alderman Shearer stated that the South- Western Bell office in McKinney said that Lewisville and Carrollton would be included in the metro phone service, while the Public Utility Commission says that these cities would not be included in the metro service. Due to these discrepencies in information, Alderman Shearer moved that the City send a letter to the Public Utility Commission protesting the recent telephone poll. Alderman Davis seconded the motion. Mayor Longo asked for comments from the Council and audience prior to voting. Alderman Pollard stated that in a visit to the P.U.C. offices in Austin, he discussed this situation with Julia Parsons and Paul Smolen, P.U.C. employees and it is the P.U.C. 's posi- tion that Southwestern Bell will not serve Lewisville and Carrollton which are served by General Telephone. In Alderman Pollard's opinion, the City has few options. The City has the option of requesting that Southwestern Bell be de-certified, approaching General Telephone for services or a law- suit against Southwestern Bell. He added that the City does not have the time nor resources for a lawsuit. Alderman Pollard urged that the Council and concerned citizens attend the preheating meeting in Austin in the middle of September to set the docket for the formal hearing to be held ninety days thereafter. There followed a lengthy discussion of this matter. Mayor Longo did state that the City would look into a means of transportation to Austin for this prehearing. Mayor Longo then called for a vote on the motion on the floor. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: All Members present voted aye N oe s: N one G, City Administrator Tom Hart presented his status report as agenda Item G. Mr. Hart stated that he would be attending a Denton County Ambulence Meeting on August 22, at 7:30 P.M. Mr. Hart further stated that he and Mayor Longo would be attending a meeting with the Texas Highway Commission on August 24. Mr. Hart read a letter mailed to the Highway Commission out- lining the traffic needs of The Colony residents and told the Council that they would be receiving a further report after this meeting with the High- way Commission. Alderman Davis moved to accept Mr. Hart's report. Seconded by Alderman Adams, the motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: All Members present voted aye Noes: None H. Emergency Agenda Item An Emergency Agenda item was presented by Alderman Shearer. The Council considered the approval of the ordiaance: ORDINANCE NO. 40 AN O?DINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER l, 1978 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1979; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE FOR SAID PUBLIC HEARING, TO-WIT: ON THE 7 DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1978, at 7 O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE COLONY CITY HALL: PROVIDING FOR NOTICE: AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. -2- ......... 000240 Alderman Shearer moved to approve the ordinance calling for a Public Hearing on Sept. 7, 1978 on the City of The Colony Budget FY 1978/1979. Seconded by Alderman Pollard, the motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Ail Members present voted aye Noes: None Before proceeding to the next agenda item which would be considered under Executive Session, Mayor Longo called a five minute recess, and stated that upon reconvening, the Council would receive citizen input. There followed a brief discussion regarding several subjects. Mr. Lowell Tullis disagreed with the amount of emergency meetings held by the Council and stated that ordinances should be passed only at regular council meetings. He was also concerned with the expenditures of the newly acquired Fire Department. Mr. Hart explained that the Fire Department budget has been expanded to include other items and benefits that h~d not been originally bud- geted. A general discussion was held regarding taxes. Mr. Hart stated that it was his recommendation to maintain the utility city sales tax. Alderman Pollard stated that he would like to maintain the actual tax level that citi- zens paid last year by lowering the tax rate if possible. Mayor Longo stated that the meeting would recess and reconvene at City Hall prior to going into Executive Session dealing with personnel matters. After the Executive Session, the Council reconvened in Open Session. There being no further actica to be taken by the Council, Alderman POllard moved that the meeting be adjourned. Alderman Shearer seconded the motion. The motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: Ail Members present voted aye Noes: None The meeting was adjourned. ! ~ani~e Carroll C iyS ecretary -3-