HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/23/1979 City Council OO0407
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ON THE
CITY OF THE COLONY HELD ON
JULY 23, 1979
A REGULAR MEETING of The City Council was held at City Hall
and called to order with the following members present:
Richard Turner Mayor
William J. Longo Councilman
Linda A. Adams Councilman
Sandra Shearer Councilman
Gary Shipman Councilman
Chris Fabian Councilman
and with no members absent; thus a quorum was established.
1. CONSIDERATION OF PASSAGE OF AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE
RATIONING WATER WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE COLONY
Mayor Turner read the following captioned emergency Ordinance
in its entirety:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY PRO-
VIDING WATER RATIONING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED
($200.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH OFFENSE; PROVIDING FOR DIS-
CONNECTION IN THE EVENT OF VIOLATION; DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Councilman Adams moved that this emergency Ordinance providing
for the rationing of water be approved as read. The motion
was seconded by Councilman Longo. A brief discussion was
held regarding the status of the water situation and the
use of discretion by City Officers and MUD employees on
enforcing this Ordinance. Mayor Turner then called for a
vote on the motion on the floor. The motion was passed by
the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Councilman Longo, Councilman Adams,
Councilman Shipman, Councilman Fabian
Noes: Councilman Shearer
2. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE
ZONING ORDINANCE TO CHANGE ZONING TO INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION
Mayor Turner reads the following captioned Ordinance in its
entirety:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY SO AS TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN TO
"I'? INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR
SPECIAL CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE
ZONING DISTRICT MAP; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE
NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00)
FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Councilman Longo moved to approve the Ordinance as read.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Adams, Prior to voting,
Mr. Ernie Higgenbotham, IBM attorney, presented two changes
for the Council to consider. His contention that some
of the wording in Section Two created confusion. He asked
that paragraph B identify Paige Road rather than the right-
of-way definition. On paragraph A he stated that the lan-
guage makes the plat approval procedures unduly complicated
and requested that the following sentence be inserted;
Improve the 200 foot buffer strip with trees or shrubs
to provide a visual enhancement or green belt.
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The Council did concur that they felt comfortable with the build-
ing inspector approving the plans and eliminate the City Manager
from this function. At this time Councilman Longo agreed to
amend his motion of the floor to eliminate the phrase "and the
City Manager" from Section 2B. Again seconded by Councilman
Adams, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Ail members present voted aye
Noes: None
3. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON
REVENUE SHARING FUNDS.
Mayor Richard Turner read the following resolution:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS; the City Council of the City of The Colony, Denton
County, Texas deems it desirable to provide the citizens of
the City with the opportunity to express their individual
opinion as to how the Revenue Sharing Funds received by the
City should be spent in the Fiscal Year 1979/1980,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THE COLONY, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
The City Council of the City of The Colony shall hold Public
Hearing at City Hall on the 6 day of August, 1979 at 7:30 and
notice of said hearing shall be published in the official
newspaper of the City of The Colony on the 26 day of July,
1979.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 23 DAY OF JULY, 1979, at the City
of The Colony, at a Regular Council Meeting of the City Council.
Richard Turner
Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Carroll
City Secretary
Councilman Fabian moved to approve the resolution. Seconded
by Councilman Shearer, the motion was passed by the following
roll call vote:
Ayes: All members present voted aye
Noes: None
Mayor Turner called a brief recess before proceeding with
agenda item four.
4. REVIEW AND STUDY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FY 1979/1980.
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4. con"t.
There followed a lengthy review and study of the budget for
the fiscal year 1979/1980 as presented by the City Manager.
The Council reviewed in detail the revenues, General Adminis-
tration expenditures, City Secretary expenditures, Municipal
Court expenditures and Community Development expenditures.
The Council agreed to complete the department review of the
budget at the Regular Meeting to be held on 3uly 30, 1979.
- 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION DEALING WITH PERSONNEL.
Mayor Turner announced that the Council would meet in Execu-
tive Session dealing with personnel as authorized by Section
6252-17, Section B VACS.
Upon reconvening in Open Session, Counc~lmanlShaarer movedi~to
adjourn. Seconded by Councilman Shipman, the motion was
passed by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: All members present voted aye
Noes: None
Mayor turner adjourned the meeting at 3:15 a.m.
Ri6hard Turner
Mayor
ATTEST:
JanTc~ Carroll
Ci~ecretary