HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/25/1996 City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON
NOVEMBER 25, 1996
The Special Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. on the 25th day of November, 1996, at City Hall with the following Council roll
call:
William W. Manning, Mayor Present
Bill Longo, Councilmember Present
Mary Watts, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
Wilma Avey, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Present
Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present
and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
7:03 p.m.
1. EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.074 OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE RELATING TO PERSONNEL, TO-WIT: --
A. INTERVIEW FOR BOARD APPOINTMENTS
9:38 p.m.
2. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT TO ADVISORY BOARDS
A. Parks & Recreation
Motion to re-appoint by acclamation; James Cottle, Donna Baggett and Rich Lewis -
Kovatch; second - Dillard, carried with all members voting Aye.
Nominations opened for two vacancies:
Avey - Jim Otto and Scott Calabro; Stanwick - John Sanders; Kovatch - Tom Kehm. No
more nominations, nominations ceased. Vote taken as follows:
Longo - Calabro and Sanders Watts - Calabro and Sanders
Stanwick - Sanders Avey - Calabro and Otto
Dillard - Calabro Kovatch - Kehm and Sanders
Manning - Kehm and Calabro
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Having received 5 votes, Scott Calabro was appointed to Place 3, and having received 4
votes, John Sanders was appointed to Place 5 of the Parks and Recreation Board.
B. Library
Motion to re-appoint by acclamation; Jayme Skelton and Wayne Bullard - Longo; second -
Kovateh, carried with all members voting Aye.
Nominations opened for two vacancies:
Avey- Karen Heiman. No more nominations, nominations ceased. Vote taken as
follows: All Councilmembers voted to appoint Karen Heiman to Place 7 of the Library
Board. There is still one vacancy on this board in Place 4.
D. Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Motion to re-appoint Mike Catt and Gerald Odum - Kovatch; second - Dillard, carried with
all members voting Aye.
It was noted that John Mitchell, who currently holds Place 4 did not respond to a
request regarding his desire to be considered for re-appointment, therefore, he will not be
re-appointed.
Motion to move Constance Yahwak from Alternate No. 1 to Place 4 and to move Gerald
Odum from Alternate No. 2 to Alternate No. 1. Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all
members voting Aye.
Mayor Manning noted that moving the Alternate No. 1 to a vacant regular position
and moving Alternate No. 2 to Alternate I has been the custom. There were no
nominations at this time for the Alternate No. 2 position.
E. Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
Motion to re-appoint Rick Manser and Ronnie Fischer to one year terms and Gary
McClure to two year term by acclamation - Kovatch; second - Watts, carried with all
members voting Aye.
Nominations were opened for two vacancies.
Avey - Kathy Ferguson and Sue Walden; Longo - Craig Sloan. No more nominations,
nominations ceased. Vote taken as follows:
Longo - Sloan and Walden Watts - Sloan and Walden
Stanwick - No vote Avey - Ferguson and}Walden
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Dillard - Sloan and Walden Kovatch - Sloan and Walden
Manning - Sloan
Having received 5 votes, Craig Sloan was appointed and having received 5 votes, Sue
Walden was appointed to the Economic Development Corporation Board.
Motion to appoint Sue Walden to Place 4 for a two year term - Watts; second - Avey,
carried with all members voting Aye.
With regard to the Council member positions, Councilman Mary Watts volunteered
to serve for a one year term and Councilman Dave Kovatch volunteered to serve a two year
term.
C. Planning and Zoning
Nominations opened for four places.
Dillard - Steven Swerdloff and Joe Agnew; Kovatch - Bernetta Henville-Shannon. No more
nominations, nominations ceased. Vote taken as follows:
Longo - Swerdloff and Shannon Watts - Swerdloff and Agnew
Stanwick - Swerdloff and Agnew Avey - Swerdloff and Shannon
Dillard - Swerdloff and Agnew Kovatch - Swerdloff, Agnew & Shannon
Manning - Swerdloff and Agnew
Having received 7 votes, Steven Swerdloff was re-appointed to Place 4 and having received
4 votes, Joe Agnew was re-appointed to Place 6 of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Place 3 and Place 5 are being vacated at the end of December 1996 and will need to be
filled.
With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 9:55
p.m.
ATTEST: William W. Manning,
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC
City Secretary