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CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 2, 1992
The Council convened into the Work Session at 5:15 p.m.
Civil Defense Room.
in the
PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members
Brock, Chew, Perry, Smith and Miller.
ABSENT: None
1. The Council convened into the Executive Session to discuss
legal matters (considered action in Winterrowd, et al), real
estate, and personnel/board appointments (considered appointments
to all City of Denton Boards and Commissions)
2. The Council received a report and held a discussion with the
Beautification Commission regarding current projects including:
"Welcome to Denton" signs
Name Change for the Commission
Cecile Carson, Community Improvement Coordinator, stated that the
Beautification Commission began discussing this item in January of
1992 after Mayor Castleberry had provided information that funding
would be available for at least one sign to welcome individuals to
Denton. Two locations were discussed for the first sign and
University Drive and Dallas Drive were considered by the Commission
as priority locations. The Commission felt that University Drive
should be the first priority. The second median or third median on
University Drive eastbound from 1-35 and the area between the
service road and the Rayzor property where the 1-35 service road
connected to University Drive were considered. A concern was
expressed by the Highway Department regarding liability if a
motorist would run into the sign and the sign would have to be very
small following the construction of the road. A recommendation
from the Highway Department was to locate the new sign to the east
of the 1-35 service road at its connection to University Drive and
adjacent to the Rayzor property. It could be located on state
right-of-way. This would provide safety factors and would not have
to be removed during construction. The design of the sign would be
similar to a sign recently constructed at TWU.
John Cooper, Beautification Chair, stated that the Commission
members had met with staff regarding the construction of the sign.
The sign would be brick with the wording imprinted in the concrete.
Bronze lettering could be used instead of imprinting the lettering
which would allow for easier reading of the sign. The sign could
be modified to fit each location. The Commission voted to approve
the University location and the basic design.
Harrell indicated that it was hoped that there would be enough
money for two signs - one on Dallas Drive and one on University.
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Carson indicated that the staff was looking into the possibility of
having some or all of the materials donated such as the brick from
Acme Brick Co.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins wanted to know why the University Drive
location would be the priority location as more people entered the
City on Dallas Drive than on University. She did not feel the
University location was a good location for the sign as the road
was going to be widened and with the traffic patterns as they were,
a motorist would not be looking for a "Welcome to Denton" sign.
There was no way to tell how the road configuration would be once
construction was completed. Perhaps the sign could be moved
further down the road so that once a motorist was through the
intersection area, the sign could be better seen.
Carson indicated the landscaping project on Dallas Drive was more
or less guaranteed versus the University project which had been
delayed. The first two medians of Dallas Drive had been completed
and staff had received word from the Department of Transportation
that the Governor's Award for Beautification would continue the
landscaping on Dallas Drive. It was felt that since the
landscaping had been started, it might be better to place the sign
on University as it would not disturb the landscaping.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins felt that if the placement were poor and the
sight line were poor, the sign would be a waste of money.
Cooper felt that there probably would not be any better placement
than the one suggested due to the construction and the liability
factor.
Council Member Perry questioned if it were premature to place a
sign on a highway which was going to be under construction in the
near future. He felt it would be better to find a location which
was ready for the placement of the sign.
Council Member Chew indicated that he had a problem with the
funding of the .sign. He did not realize that the city would no
longer be a member of the Sister Cities Program.
Mayor Castleberry indicated that the City had been paying dues to
the Sister City program and had not participated in the program.
He also indicated that some of the money would come from the U.S.
Conference of Mayor's organization which the City did not
participated in any longer.
Council Member Brock felt that the Dallas Drive location might be
too far inside the City and perhaps a sign further out should be
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considered..
Council Member Miller felt that the impact of the signs would be
felt when there were a number of signs placed throughout the City.
Consensus of the Council was to study the sight lines of the
proposed locations and the cost of alternate lettering with bronze
letters and bring the results back to Council.
Cooper indicated the Commission would like to change their name to
the Keep Denton Beautiful Board which was more in keeping with the
duties of the Commission.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the name change.
3. The Council received a report and held a discussion regarding
a proposed ordinance which provided alternatives to the method of
notifying property owners about grass and weed violations and
reviewed letters provided to citizens for notification.
Cecile Carson, Community Improvement Coordinator, indicated that
certain state statutes affected the Community Improvement Office.
The proposed ordinance would provide alternatives to the mailing of
notices. Those alternatives were to post the notice on a stake on
the property or posting the notice on a door of a property. The
ordinance would also include a provision for repeat offenders. The
wording stated that during a growing season a property owner would
be responsible for mowing their property during that season. There
was a list of 100 property owners who were repeat offenders who
continually received notices from the City regarding weed and grass
violations. The proposed amendment would allow the staff to mow
properties that routinely were in violation of city codes. Some
owners would not mow their property until the city sent out a
notice which was a costly procedure. A notice would be received
when the property was in violation which stated what the standards
were and that the property owner must maintain the property for the
remainder of the year. Notices would be sent out at the beginning
of each growinq season.
Jesus Nava, Assistant to the City Manager, indicted that staff.knew
who the repeat violators were and that the procedure would not be
used on a routine basis but rather for those individuals who
continually violated the regulations.
Mayor Pro Hopkins was concerned for those individuals who might be
gone from the City on vacation and who reoeived a notifioation
while they were gone. Those individuals might not receive their
notification until after the City had already mowed the property.
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She felt that another notification should be given to violators.
Nava stated that under the current ordinance a letter would be sent
after the violation had been received. The property owner was
given 10 days to mow the property. If it had not been mowed after
that 10 day period, a contract was issued to mow the property. If
a person was gone for three weeks, there might be the possibility
that he would be missed and the contract given for mowing.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, indicated that the second notice
should indicate that the City would take care of the mowing after
that notice and that it should not be included in the first
notification.
Carson indicated the repeat offenders would receive two
notifications. A letter would be sent at the beginning of the
growing season indicating the provisions of the ordinance and the
standards of the ordinance. If the property were in violation, a
second notice would be sent which would indicate the 10 day
provision to mow the property. The notice would also state again
that the City might in the future go onto the property and mow it
without sending additional notices.
Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins felt that that gave too much discretion as to
who would receive the notices and who would not.
Staff indicated that they would look at the ordinance again to
clarify the wording.
Carson indicated that perhaps the section regarding repeat
violators could be deleted and the other provisions of the
ordinance considered. She also asked for Council feedback
regarding the proposed notification letters.
Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the new letters.
4. The Council was to have received a report and hold a
discussion on the Fall 1991 Citizen Survey conducted and prepared
by the University of North Texas, Marketing Department Profession
Gopala Ganesh.
This item was considered during the Regular Session under
Miscellaneous Matters from the City Manger.
The Council convened into the Regular Session at 7:00 p.m. in the
C~un~il Chambe~.
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PRESENT: Mayor Castleberry; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council Members
Brock, Chew, Perry, Smith and Miller.
ABSENT: None
1. Pledge of Allegiance
The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of
Allegiance.
2. The Council considered approval of the minutes of the regular
sessions of May 5, 1992 and May 19, 1992.
Perry motioned, Hopkins seconded to approve the minutes as
presented. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye",
smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye".
Motion carried unanimously.
3A. The Council received a report from Derrell Bulls regarding the
Texas Special OlYmpics.
Dr. Bulls stated he would like to present a report to Council
regarding the activities of the Special OlYmpics and members of the
city who were involved. He indicated that many people were
involved in the initial bid process. One of the goals of the
Special Olympics was to get people to work together. He felt that
City employees involved in the Games were outstanding. He
applauded the efforts of all of those involved. He presented the
names of individuals who he felt should receive special
recognition: Bob Castleberry (Finances), Margaret Smith
(Volunteers), Alicia Mentel (Special Events), John McGrane
(Administration), Brenda Burton (Overall Special Events), Darren
Asher (Evaluation), Max Blackburn (Registration), Gary Collins
(Computers), Harlan Jefferson (Finances), Pam Livingston and Cathy
Avery (Opening. Ceremonies), Teresa Milam (Closing Ceremonies),
Rhonda Gattis and Brian Bender (Awards), Kurt Lemley and Kelly
Allensworth (Olympic Village), Steve Johnson (Victory Dance),
Richard Brewst~r (Entertainment), and Nancy Gotcher' (Clinics and
Demonstrations). Many, many people were involved in this program
which made it a hugh success. He was extremely proud of the City of
Denton employees who participated and volunteered their time to the
Games. He presented the Mayor a letter of appreciation.
Mayor Castleberry thanked Dr. Bulls for his report and for his
participation as Director of Games.
3B. The Council received a citizen report from Mike Cochran
regarding citizen input at City Council meetings.
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Mr. Cochran.stated that the current procedure to speak to Council
regarding an item which was not a public hearing was to make a
request to the City Secretary on the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday
City Council meeting. The agendas for the regular City Council
meeting were posted on the Friday before the meeting. In order to
speak to an agenda item a person must make his request before the
agenda was made public. For the majority of the citizens, those
who might first hear of an issue in the newspaper, this system
erected a barrier to participation in City affairs. It was a
barrier to true democracy. He had conducted a random phone survey
with the cities of Dallas, Arlington, Ft. Worth, Lewisville,
Garland, Carrollton, Grand Prairie, Irving Mesquite and Plano and
all of those cities use a system which made it easier for citizens
to participate in the decision making process. Each of the cities
allowed a citizen to speak to an agenda item by filling out a card
and presenting it to the Mayor prior to hearing of that particular
item. He asked that the Council consider such a system which would
open up the rigid structure of the City's council meetings. Such
a system would allow a better mechanism for citizen participation
in community affairs and could offer fresh ideas on issues of
importance.
Mayor Castleberry thanked Mr. Cochran for his report and indicated
that Council would take it into consideration.
4. Public Hearings
A. The Council held a public hearing and considered adoption
of an ordinance providing for a change from Planned Development No.
6 to Single Family 10 (SF10) Zoning Designation for a 38.487 acre
tract of land located on the east side of Dallas Drive, north of
the exit of Interstate Highway 35 and U.S. 77, also known as
Township II, Phase I. (The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended approval, 6-0)
Frank Robbins, Executive Director for Planning, indicated that this
was a city initiated zoning case for administrative purposes in
order for the ~xisting development to correspond to the proper
zoning. According to city ordinances as well as state law,
rezoning, by amending the zoning map, were official only by passage
of an ordinance approved by the City Council and signed by the
Mayor and City Secretary. Technically, this tract of land was
designated for commercial, multi-family, duplex, and single family
uses. In order to ensure property owner protection, the City
requested the removal of this subdivision from PD-6 to the Single
Family -10 zoning district. A neighborhood meeting was conducted
in order to answer questions and relay explanations to residents in
the area why the City was initiating this rezoning.
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The Mayor opened the public hearing.
No one spoke in favor.
No one spoke in opposition.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
The following ordinance was considered:
No. 92-090
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A
CHANGE FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT NO. 6 (PD-6) TO SINGLE FAMILY-
10 (SF-10) ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND USE DESIGNATION
FOR 38.487 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF DALLAS
DRIVE, NORTH OF THE EXIT OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 AND U.S.
HIGHWAY 77, ALSO KNOWN AS TOWNSHIP II, PHASE I; PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR VIOLATIONS
THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Smith motioned, Chew seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
5. Consent Agenda
Perry motioned, Brock seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as
presented. On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye",
Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye".
Motion carried unanimously.
A. Bids and Purchase Orders:
1. Bid #1359 - Transformers
2. Bid #1362 - Sewer Cleaner
3. iBid #1363 - Collection Service
4. Bid #1364 - Water Treatment Chemicals
6. Ordinances
A. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance accepting
competitive bids and awarding a contract for purchase of materials,
equipment, supplies or services. (4.A.1. - Bid #1359, 4.A.2. - Bid
~1362, 4.A.3. - Bid ~1363, 4.A.4. - Bid ~1364)
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The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-091
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING COMPETITIVE BIDS AND AWARDING A
CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES OR
SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFORE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Smith motioned, Hopkins seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
B. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving
a lease agreement between the City of Denton and Cooke County
College.
Bruce Hennington, Superintendent of Facilities Management, stated
that the proposed ordinance would recommend leasing the upstairs Of
the facility to Cooke County College. The Master Space Plan,
recently completed, indicated that there was adequate space
available for City use and for rentals. The lease would be a ten
year lease beginning with the fall semester. There was a cost
participation needed to complete the upstairs. In the next two
years it was anticipated that the following departments would
occupy the building - the Law Enforcement/Court Complex,
Information Services, Personnel along with Cooke County College.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-092
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS,
APPROVING A LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND COOKE COUNTY
COLLEGE; AMENDING THE BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Hopkins motioned, Perry seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
C. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending
Section~ 2-80 and 2-81 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Denton by changing the name of the Beautification Advisory
Commission to the Keep Denton Beautiful Board; changing all
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references to the Commission to the Board; amending Section 2-81 of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton changing the name of
the Enforcement and Beautification Division to the Community
Improvement Division; and providing for a repealing clause. (The
Beautification Commission recommended approval.)
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-093
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-80 AND 2-81 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON CHANGING THE NAME OF THE
BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMISSION TO THE KEEP DENTON
BEAUTIFUL BOARD; CHANGING ALL REFERENCES TO THE COMMISSION TO
THE BOARD; AMENDING SECTION 2-81 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF DENTON CHANGING THE NAME OF THE ENFORCEMENT AND
BEAUTIFICATION DIVISION TO THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DIVISION;
PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
Smith motioned, Perry seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
D. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance amending
Section 20-72 of the Code of Ordinances to provide for alternate
methods of giving notice of grass and weed violations; providing
that the city may correct repeated weed and grass violations in one
growing season by mowing without further notice; and providing for
a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations
thereof.
Debra Drayovitch, City Attorney, stated that following the work
session, several changes had been made to the ordinance as per
Council's wishes.
The following ardinance was considered:
NO. 92-094
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION
20-72 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATE
METHODS OF GIVING NOTICE OF GRASS AND WEED VIOLATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $2,000.00 FOR
VIOLATIONS THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Hopkins motioned, Miller seconded to adopt the ordinance with the
changes as indicated by the City Attorney. On roll vote, Brock
"aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew "aye", Perry
"aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
E. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance
prohibiting the parking of vehicles on the south side of Texas
Street, from its intersection with Crawford Street to a point fifty
feet (50') west of Ruddell Street; providing a severability clause;
and providing a penalty not to exceed two hundred dollars.
Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, indicated that there were two
ordinances available for Council consideration. One ordinance
provided for the total elimination of parking on Texas Street and
one ordinance limited the hours of parking on Texas Street. The
original recommendation from the Citizens Traffic Safety Support
Commission was to eliminate the parking on the south side of the
street. After further discussion, it was felt that an alternative
proposal would be to restrict the parking during the working hours
of employees at the Service Center.
Council Member Miller asked if the Citizens Traffic Safety Support
Commission had approved the alternate ordinance.
Svehla replied no but that the second ordinance addressed the
concern of the neighborhood over total elimination of parking.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-095
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROHIBITING THE
PARKING OF VEHICLES BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00
P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF TEXAS STREET,
FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH CRAWFORD STREET TO A POINT FIFTY
FEET (50') WEST OF RUDDELL STREET; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS;
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Hopkins motioned, Perry seconded to adopt the ordinance limiting
the hours of no parking between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
F. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance approving
agreements for judgement for pending litigation between the City of
Denton and David Solis.
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The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-096
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, APPROVING
AGREEMENTS FOR JUDGEMENT FOR PENDING LITIGATION BETWEEN THE
CITY OF DENTON AND DAVID SOLIS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Chew motioned, Smith seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
G. The Council considered adoption of an ordinance vacating
a portion of a public utility easement, Lot 2, Block 8, Southridge
Addition. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval.)
Jim Harder, Director of Electric Utilities, stated that the city
currently had a 16' easement. There was a single phase line in
part of the easement and staff had no problem vacating an 8'
section of the current 16' easement. There was adequate easement
to the line with the 8' easement.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-097
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT
RECORDED IN VOLUME 3, PAGE 51 OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF DENTON
COUNTY , TEXAS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Perry motioned, Brock seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
H. The C~uncil considered adoption of an ordinance executing
an agreement with the North Texas Umpire Association to provide
umpire and scorekeeper services for the City's softball leagues for
1992.
Alicia Mentel, Superintendent of Leisure Services, stated that the
ordinance would allow the City to enter into an agreement with the
North Texas Umpire Association. The Association had provided the
City quality service for over five years. The game rates were the
same as the prior year. The expenditures involved would be offset
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by fees which were assessed to the teams. There was no significant
change from the previous contract.
The following ordinance was considered:
NO. 92-098
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE NORTH TEXAS UMPIRE
ASSOCIATION FOR OFFICIATING SOFTBALL GAMES FOR CITY LEAGUES;
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Perry motioned, Hopkins seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye", Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
7. Resolutions
A. The Council considered approval of a resolution
temporarily closing the Interstate 35-E frontage road from its
intersection with Avenue E to its intersection with Bonnie Brae on
July 4, 1992.
Catherine Tuck, Administrative Assistant, stated that this was a
request from the Kiwanis for a street closure during its annual
fireworks celebration. The Highway Department had no problem with
the closing.
The following resolution was considered:
NO. R92-027
A RESOLUTION TEMPORARILY CLOSING INTERSTATE 35-E FRONTAGE
ROAD, FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH AVENUE E TO ITS INTERSECTION
WITH BONNIE BRAE ON JULY 4, 1992; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
Chew motioned, Miller seconded to approve the resolution. On roll
vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", Smith "aye",.Chew
"aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye". Motion carried
unanimously.
8. The Council considered an appointment to the Regional
Transportation Council.
The Mayor opened the floor to nominations.
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Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins nominated Council Member Miller.
Council Member Chew nominated Council Member Perry.
Hearing no further nominations, the Mayor closed the floor to
nominations.
On roll vote to appoint Council Member Miller to the Regional
Transportation Council, Brock "nay", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye",
Smith "aye", Chew "nay", Perry "nay", and Mayor Castleberry "aye".
Motion carried with a 4-3 vote.
On roll vote to appoint Council Member Perry to the Regional
Transportation Council, Brock "aye", Miller "nay", Hopkins "nay",
Smith "nay", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "nay".
Motion failed with a 3-4 vote.
9. The Council considered an appointment of a North Central Texas
Council of Governments voting representative.
The Mayor opened the floor to nominations.
Council Member Chew nominated Council Member Miller.
Hearing no further nominations, the Mayor closed the floor to
nominations.
On roll vote, Brock "aye", Miller "aye", Hopkins "aye", smith
"aye", Chew "aye", Perry "aye", and Mayor Castleberry "aye".
Motion carried unanimously.
10. Miscellaneous matters from the City Manager.
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, presented the following items:
A. The City had received a letter from Parkland Memorial
Hospital regarding the North Texas Poison Center. Parkland was
asking for financial support in the amount of $6,000'. The letter
had been forwarded to the Fire Department for further information
and to the Human Services Committee for consideration. A report
would follow at a later date regarding those department
recommendations.
B. An updated APPA agenda had been distributed to Council.
c. A reminder to bring notebooks to the Planning Session.
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Item #4 from the Work Session was considered.
Jesus Nava, Assistant to the City Manager, stated that the Citizen
Survey had been completed and all the data complied for review. In
general, City services received high ratings. Respondents were
satisfied with most service levels and did not want them reduced to
maintain the tax rate. He reviewed service areas and respondent
satisfaction and dissatisfaction as was indicated in the agenda
back-up materials.
11. There was no official action taken on Executive Session items
discussed during the Work Session.
12. New Business
The following items of New Business were suggested by Council
Members for future agendas:
A. Council Member Smith asked for. a discussion on a
plan/idea to clean up the major city routes as there seemed to be
a lot of trash accumulating on city roadways.
B. Council Member Smith suggested that the Council review
Mr. Cochran's suggestion regarding citizen input during Council
meetings.
C. Council Member Brock suggested that the Council might
review Mr. Cochran's idea during the upcoming Planning Session.
D. Council Member Brock asked for an update/briefing on City
recycling.
E. Council Member Perry asked staff to look at the litter
problem from University on the east side of Carroll up to the two
churches.
F. Council Member Miller suggested the Council review the
Charter relative to Council districts, number of Council members,
and single member versus at-large district.
13. There was no Executive Session held during the Regular
Session.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
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