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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/08/1983 City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY HELD ON AUGUST 8, 1983 A SPECIAL SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Larry Sample Mayor Scott North Councilman Noel Long Councilman Norman Adeler Councilman Don Amick Councilman Marlene Poole Councilman and with Councilman Charles Dodds absent; however, a quorum was established. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Sample led the Council and members of the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag. 2. CITIZEN INPUT Mayor Sample noted that no one had signed up to speak before the Council at this time. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman North moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Session held on August 1, 1983, as presented. Seconded by Councilman Amick, the motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 6. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE MAKING THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1182-C-1 OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMENDED, APPLICABLE TO THE CITY OF THE COLONY At this time, Mayor Sample read aloud the following ordinance caption: AN ORDINANCE MAKING THE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS REVISED CIVIL STATUTES ANNOTATED, ARTICLE 1182c-1 APPLICABLE TO THE CITY OF THE COLONY; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Councilman North moved to approve this ordinance as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Amick. Before voting, Mayor Sample explained that this was something that should have been done many years ago, according to our city attorney, and this ordinance simply takes any future merger with the Municipal Utility District out of the city's hands and puts it into the hands of the voters as there would have to be a referendum election in order to accomplish the merger. He advised further that ten percent of the voters in The Colony would have to favor this action, which would dissolve the utility district. Mayor Sample explained further that the intent of this ordinance is definitely not any immediate takeover of the utility district but simply to have the provisions of this article on the books in case it becomes prudent in the future to do so. Councilman North stated that it should be noted for the record that there is no intent by the Council any time in the near future to take any action to take over MUD; this is simply a housekeeping ordinance which should have been on the books several years ago. Bill Longo, a member of the MUD Board, was present in the audience, and he stated he wished to express the impotance of open communications, and he stated further that he resented the way in which the city had come up with this ordi- nance tonight without having the courtesy of letting the President of the MUD Board know about it. He also stated that in his opinion this had destroyed the city's working relationship with MUD. Sandra Shearer, President of the MUD Board, was also present, and she stated that she felt the ordinance itself was vague. Mrs. Shearer also stated that she was disappointed with the way in which this had been done. There was some discussion about the fact that Section 6 of this Article was the portion the Council was concerned with, however, Councilmen Amick and Adeler felt that the entire Article should be adopted at this time, since it was the recommendation of the city attorney. Councilman North did read Section 6 aloud at this time, as Mrs. Shearer had raised the question. Councilman North also stated that he believed that the consensus of the Council was that Section 6 contained the intent of this ordinance. Mayor Sample then called for a vote upon the motion on the floor, which passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Ail members present voted aye Noes: None At this time, Mayor Sample called for a brief recess. 4. CLOSED DOOR SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 6252-17 OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMENDED, REGARDING BOARD APPOINT- MENTS Mayor Sample, upon reconvening in open session, announced that the Council would now meet in a closed door session, and some action on board appointments would probably be taken after this session. 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENTS A. PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD B. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION C. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT & APPEALS D. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Upon reconvening in open session, Councilman North moved to appoint Ruben Delgado and Johnny Spears to the Parks and Recreation Board, John Warmack to the Planning and Zoning Commission and Dan A. Icenhower to the Industrial Development Corporation. Seconded by Councilman Long, the motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None There being no further action to be taken by the Council, Councilman North moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Sample adjourned the meeting at 11:14 p.m. SAMPLE, MAYOR ATTEST: JANICE CARROLL, CITY SECRETARY -2-