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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/15/1980 City Council 000682 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15,1980 A Regular Meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Gary Shipman Mayor Pro Tem Linda A. Adams Councilman Norman Adeler Councilman Greg Norwood Councilman and with Mayor Richard Turner out of town and not able'to attend; and Councilman William J. Longo also was not in att- endance dhe!~to a prior commitment. 1. BRIEFING SESSION The Council met in a briefing session from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. to discuss the items under consideration. No action was taken on this agenda item. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Adams moved that the minutes of the Regular Session held on August 18, August 25, September I and September 6 be approved with the following corrections: the September 6 minutes should reflect 1¢ rather than 1.5¢ transferred from the bond account; and it should be noted that at that meeting a 38.24 tax rate was figured which did not include the library package, but now was figured at 38¢ which does include the library package. Seconded by Councilman Adeler, the motion was carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 3. CONSIDERATION OF REPLAT ON SECTION 22 Mr. Chuck Sidor, Fox & Jacobs presented to the Council the correditions technical corrections to be made to show the proper easement along the alleyways. Mr. Bradburry, Director of Community Development, advised that the changes were nece- ssary. After brief discussion, Councilman Norwood moved that the corrected replat be approved for filing in Denton County reco~s. Seconded by Councilman Adams, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote. Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 4. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED SOUTHWESTERN BELL FRANCHISE ORDINANCE The Council reviewed the standard Franchise Ordinance provided to them by Southwestern Bell. Councilman Adams noted that the previous CityAttor'~ey. Bill D avis had prepared this ordinance for passage by The Colony with various changes relating to underground wiring and tree triming. Councilman Shipman requested that the staff obtain copies of franchise ordinance adopted by other cities for the Councils use during further review and study. Councilman Adans did maintain that she was against charging Southwestern Bell as this franchise tax was a direct passthrough to the citizens. Councilman Norwood maintained that this was a more equitable tax to the citizens The Council did concur that H. Louis Nichols should review this ordinance and prepare it for passage. 000G88 5. CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE ESTABLISHI- ng over 65 exemption Janice Carroll, City Secretary, requested that the passage of this ordinance be tabled in order that the attorney have sufficient time to prepare a ordinsnce awarding this exemp- tion and a disability exemption in the amount of $10,000. Coucilmen Norwood so moved. Seconded by Councilman Adams, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None There being no further action to be taken by the CounCil, Adams moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Coun- cilman Adams, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Pro Tem Shipman adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. ATTEST: