HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/17/2000 City Council CITY OF THE COLONY
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS
JANUARY 17, 2000
The REGULAR SESSION of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of The Colony, Texas, was
called to order at 7:05 p.m. on the 17th of January, 2000, at City Hall, with the following roll call:
Bill Manning, Mayor Present
John Gordon, Councilmember Present
Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Present
Jeff Meyers, Councilmember Present
A quorum was established and the following items were discussed:
ITEM DESCRIPTION SOURCE STATUS
1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS,
RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS:
1.1 Presentations:
Mayor Manning presented a Certificate of Manning
Recognition to Steve Maddox for his outstanding
accomplishments in the field of track
Jonathan Speed, representing the Boy Scouts of Jue
America, explained his Eagle Scout project which is
registering veterans for the World War II Memorial
currently being constructed in Washington, DC.
2.0 CONSENT AGENDA
2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Devlin
council meeting held January 3, 2000
Motion to approve-Garcia, second-Stanwick,
carried with all ayes.
2.2 Consideration of approval of monthly council Devlin
expenditures for month of December, 1999
Motion to approve-Garcia, second-Stanwick,
carried with all ayes.
2.3 Consideration of approval of charter for Fire Mordson
Department Explorer Post
Mayor Manning commended the Fire Department
for initiating the Explorer program in their
department. Bobby Davis, firefighter, briefly
explained how the program would work.
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Motion to approve-Stanwick, second-Gordon,
carried with all ayes.
2.4 Consideration of approval of a resolution authorizing Mordson
an Interlocal Agreement with Denton County for fire
services Motion to approve-Gareia, seeond-
Stanwick, carried with all ayes.
2.5 Consideration of authorizing city manager to acquire Lambert
Request for Qualifications for city attorney services
Lanny Lambert, City Manager, explained that a
selection would be made at the last council meeting in
February to take effect on March 1.
Motion to approve - Garcia, second - Stanwick,
caried with all ayes.
2.6 Consideration of approval of annual investment report Johnston
Tony Johnston, Finance Director, explained that
the City is in very good financial condition.
Motion to approve-Stanwick, second-Meyers,
carried with all ayes.
2.7 Consideration of acceptance and award of bid to Chutchian
Commercial Body Corporation for the purchase of a --
truck mounted aerial lift in the amount of $15,078 and
approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same
Mr. Lambert explained that this item was included
on this agenda in error. The item will be brought to
Council at the February 2, 2000 meeting.
2.8 Consideration of acceptance and award of proposals to Lambert
review gas franchise ordinance
Motion to authorize Hayes, Coffey & Berry to
review gas franchise-Garcia, second-Stanwick,
carried with all ayes.
3.0 REGULAR AGENDA:
3.1 Consideration of approval of amendments to contract Saldafia
with Landmark Structures, Inc. in the amount of
$5,20,0 for additional upper wall treatment to lmg
water storage tank
Motion .to app¥ove-Dillard, second-Garcia, carried
with an ayes. ,,~,~- '~
3.2 Consideration of authorizing city manager to enter Saldafia
into a contract with Contract Inspection Service for
inspection services for the lmg elevated water storage i
tank in the amount of $25,000
Motion to approve-Stanwick, second-Dillard,
carried with all ayes.
4.0 7:50 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY
SECTION 551.071 OF THE GOVERNMENT
CODE RELATING TO LITIGATION AND
SECTION 551.086 RELATING TO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, TO WIT:
City
A. Consultation with City Attorney regarding Arthur Attorney
F. Gibson v. City of The Colony, Texas, Cause
No. 95-40151
Lambert
B. Deliberation regarding economic development
negotiations
(1) Discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or
financial information that the City Council has
received from a business prospect that the City
Council seeks to have locate, stay, expand in
or near the territory of the City of The Colony
and with which the City Council is conducting
economic development negotiations;
(2) Deliberate the offer of a financial or other
incentive to a business prospect described by
Subdivision (1).
9:10 p.m. Convene in open session
4.1 Consideration of any appropriate action to be taken as
a result of the executive session
No action
With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
,
William W. Manning, Mayor
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