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CITY OF D~fON Cm'r~ (D<~3NC~ 1~
Dec~mber 17, 1996
The Council held a reception honoring Council Member Jeff I<rueger on Tuesday,
D~ce~ber 17, 1996 frcm 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in tb~ Expansion Area of City Hall.
PRESENT: Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tern Brock; Council M~mbers Beasley, Cott,
ABS~qT: Council M~mber Biles
1. The Council considered a Resolution of Appreciation for Jeff Krueger.
Brock motioned, Young seconded to approve the resolution. On roll vote, Beasley
"aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Young "aye", and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion
carried unanimously.
The Council convened into a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 1996 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
Mayor Miller; Mayor Pro Tern Brock; Council M~mb~rs Beasley, Biles,
Cott, Kru~ger, and Young.
ABS~lqT: NOne
1. Pledge of Allegiance
The Council and members of the audience recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the
U. S. and Tey~s flags.
Mayor Miller presented a proclamation for "l.~herty <~xristian Warriors Day".
Mayor Miller presented Bill Watson with the "Keep America Beautiful-fN~air
Excellenoe Award".
Bill Watson, F~ep Denton Beautiful, present_~__ the Council with a second place
award for "Keep America Beautiful-Beautiful Cities".
2. The Council considered approval of the minutes of September 24, 1996 and
October 1, 1996.
Beasley motioned, Krueger seconded to approve the minutes as presented. On roll
vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles
"aye" and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
3. ~ne Council held a public hearing and gave d~ection with regard to the
proposed annexation of 11.24 acres located south of ~Dbinson Road and east of
Nowlin Road. (A-74) (The Planning and Zoning C~,u~,{ssion rec~,,,,~-ded a~proval
6-0.)
~a~Ty Persuad, Senior Planner, stated that this was the ~ccond of two public
hearings to receive public input on this annexation request. The owners of the
property had requested annexation of the tract.
Council M~mber Cott stated because of the zoning of his property which would be
considered in the near future, he requested to be excused frc{n voting on this
issue.
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Mayor Miller m.~ked if there was a conflict of interest on the annexation is~_e.
City Attorney Prcuty stated that there was not a leqal conflict but Oouncil
Member COtt could abstain if he felt more cc~fo~_~ble.
Kru~ger motioned, Young seoonded to aRm~ve the annexation. On roll vote,
Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
4. The Council held a Dublic hearing and considered an ordinance for a
s~ecific use pea-mit to allow for overnight parking and camping of recreational
vehicles on 4.226 acres. ~ne site was located on the west side of Interstate 35,
south of Camping World. (Z-96-037) (~he Planning and Zoning C~...,L~sion
rec~m~mded apsmDval, with condition, 5-0.)
Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that the Planning and Zoning O ..... ~ion
recn,~__~.r~ this proposal at their last meeting. The area was zoned light
industrial in 1985 and earlier this year, the tract in front of the proposal was
developed as National RV Sales. Subsequent to that the owners loo~d at a way to
help facilitate the sale and repair of vehicles that they were selling. Three
coalitions w~re recu~ by the Planning ar~ Zonin~ O.-H~sion in connection
with the pr~. ~hose included external lighting to the north and west side
of the property had to be ~{rected to prevent the light from crossing tb~
an~ a s~eoific ty~e of support structure for the fenoe would have to be used.
Bill McCarty stated that he ~ould answer any questions which the Council might
have regarding the proposal. The first 18 spaces would be for RV parking
available for customers wanting to buy vehicles. The remm4nder of the facility
would be for an RV park.
Council Member Young asked about the number of hc~ near the site.
MoCarty stated that there was one home near the property. Othors in tb~ area
were notified of the proposa!.
Mayor Pro Tern Brock asked what would be visible frc~ the Highway.
MoCarty stated that the coaches on display and the first nine spaces for RV
Darkir~ would be visible from the highway. The rest of the area was behind a
hill.
Council Member B~-~ley stat_~9__ that most of the fence around the area woold be
~ link fer~e except for on the ~orther~ area which wothld be a wooden fer~e.
MoCarty replied correct that it was for the camper's security.
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The Mayor closed the public h~aring.
Mayor Pro Tern Brock stated that in the back-up materials, it was no't~:K'] that thare
would be no central building with showers, etc. If the specific use permit was
granted, would it be possible to build that type of building witbx~t fimTher
permitting frc~ the City.
Sv~hla replied no that at a minimum a building permit would be r~_--~_-__ed but it
would probably have to be approved as a specific use permit.
NO. 96-279
AN ORDINANCE OF ~{E CITY OF D~FfON, TEXAS, APPROVING A SP~/FIC USE P~IT
TO OPERATE A RRCREATIC~qL V~HI~.F. PARK ON 4.226 ACRES ~ ON THE WEST
SIDE OF INT~WIg/TE 35, APPROXIMATELY 2,200 FEgT NORPH OF SChS3YI.~R ROAD,
~ AS LOT 1, MIDCK B, OF ~E WEgl~N ~r~.L~ BUSINESS PARK, AND
C%~R~NTLY Z(~D ~ ~HE LI~ INDUSTRIAL (T.T) ~ DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION Ah~ USE DESI~ATION; PROVIDING FOR A P~qLTY IN THE MAXIM[~
A~DI~T OF $2,000.00 FOR VIOLATIONS THeReOF; A~) PROVIDING FOR AN EFF~-TIVE
DATE.
~_nt. Two is~ conoerm~___~ her with this proposal. One was the fact that
everyc~e who looked at what Denton r~z~ed Imhysically was concexned about the
City's entranoeways and the k/nd of image created~ for the cu,,,unity. Zoning did
not allow an RV park. A specific use permit was r~:ded for such a use. The
purpose for that was that such an area could be a nuisance. ~hat was not the
the fact that many people who owned property between Gainsville and that area
would see tb~ potential for camping areas which w~uld be in great demand.
Allowing this use would set a preoedent for ot_h~.r areas to develop with less
stamdards than th~ proposal. She felt it was necessary to look at the long
range implications for future entranceways to the city.
Council Member Biles stated that the grading of the land was such that the
camping area was on the back side of the hill. Little of tb~ actual ca~ping area
would be visibl~ frc~ the Interstate. The proposal would be a natural blend with
tb~ facilities already in the area. He would be in favor of this specific use
permit hut might not be in favor of a future request if it had lesser star~mrds.
Council Member Krueger stated that someone on the highway might not be able to
~ the property at all. Someone on the service road would have a better view.
Mayor Pro Tern Brock stated that she was concerned about future requests and that
the Council would be under pressure as one group was already allowed an RV
campsite.
Mayor Miller felt that tb~ proposal was an ideal use in conjunction with other
uses in the area. ~ne proposal was not inconsistent with what was developing in
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On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "nay", COtt "aye", K~3~ger "aye", Young "aye",
Biles "aye" and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried with a 6-1 vote.
5. ~he Council held a public hearing and consid~-~ed adoption of an ordinance
for a specific use permit to allow for a c~m~nication tower on 18 acres of land
bounded by Bonnie ~.~e, Scripture, and ~mam, known as F~Kenna Park. (Z-96-046)
(The Planning and Zoning C~.,,~.~sion recur,ended approval 7-0.)
Rick Sv~hla, Deputy City Manager, state-d__ that the specific use was for a s~all
part of the park where the water tower was located with an e~ting tower. The
proposal was for a new tower to be ~uilt which %~uld be smaller in size and which
would illuminate the existing guide wires. ~here
about fl~- ~ng lights which would be re~H~e~ by FAA for the tower. A flashing
red light w~uld be used at night to solve that problem.
s~_hla replied correct.
Council Member Young mmked about safety precautions associated with the tower.
Svehla re~lied that the existing to, er h~d a fenoe and the new tc~_r would be
kuilt in that area.
Mayor Pro Tern Brock asked if the City were buildi.~ this tour and l~sing it to
the c~pany.
Sharon Mays, Directar for Electric Utilities, stated that Primoo would be
kuildin~ the tower and giving it to the city with consideration for space on the
to~_r. ~he e~ting to~_r was not oa~at_~ble with the new 800 megahertz radio
~e Mayor ~ the public h~ring.
No one spoke during the public hearing.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
The following ord/nance was considered:
NO. 96-280
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF D~fON, TEXAS, ~ A SPECIFIC USE PE~4IT
ON .0791 ACRES, B.:,NG A PART OF 18 A(~RES OF LAND ~ ON THE NORI~ SIDE
OF S~RIPI%~E, BEIWRFN BO~F/E B~AE AND TH~4AS TO AT,~nW FOR A (I~9~t%~ICATION
TOW~R; PROVIDING FOR A P~NALTY IN THE MAXIML~ AMOUNT OF $2,000 FOR
VIOLATIONS ~R~OF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFF~JiTVE DATE.
Young motioned, Biles seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Beasley
"aye", Brock "aye", Cott "na!~', Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Motion carried with a 6-1 vote.
6. The Council held a public hearing to consider adm~tion of a~ ordinanoe
approving a detailed plan of 0.4528 acres in Plar~led Development 1 (PD-1) for a
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parking lot. The subject property was located on the w~st side of Gay Street,
226.30 feet north of University ~rive (US 380). (The Planning and Zoning
C~m~fission recommended approval 7-0.)
Rick Sv~hla, Deputy city Manager, stated that this was a very old planned
development. The applicant was requesting a parking lot on a partion of tb~
planned development. One notice in opposition was received early in the process.
Because the case was withdrawn in Nov~¥~er, a second set of notices was sent with
the same o~position. The owner in opposition sent a response indicating approval
of the proposal but only with conditions associated with that approval. Tb~ City
Attorney had indicated that approval with comd~tic~s could not be considered
approval and should be considered as in opposition. Because of that, a super
majority would be _need___ed_ to pass the amendment. ~he two conditions the
ird~!vidual in opposition requested were to maintain the easement to Gay and
drainage in the channel. The City did not maintain the c/mannel upstr~mm from Gay
off the easement and did not have control over the dm~nnel in the area.
Council Member ~-~ley stated that she had reoeived a call from an individual not
in opposition to the parking lot but concerned with the drainage in the area.
Because the land was never platted__, the City did not have an easement in tb~
~pstre~m area of the channel. The property owners had to maintain that area
Council Member Young a.~ked if the City could clean out the creek.
Svehla stated that as the City did not have an ~m~nt, it could not cle~__n out
the creek but could clean out the pipes and remove a log in the area.
Council Member Biles stated that all of the proposed i~-o-~ would be at
w~ade on the flat land and not down in the culvert.
Svehla stated that as improvements w~xe made to the parking lot, more of the
ground would become impervious with more water running into the culverts. That
water would enter at the culvert or on the downstrem__m side and would not effect
Mayor ~ the public hearing.
Jo Na.~h stated that the additional parking spaces were r_~c~-__ed__ for the
International Business School. She presented_ a map regarding tb~ drainage in the
area. As many trees as possible would be saved with a parking lot designed
around tb~ trees. She requested approval of the proposal.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
The following ord/nance was considered:
NO. 96-281
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF D~ViDN, TEXAS, AM~qDING ~HE DETA/I.wn PIAN FOR
PIANN~D DEV~DPMt~ NO. 1 (1~)-1) WITH RESPECT TO 0.4528 AC~FR OF THE 4.8
PROPerTY BRTNG ~ ON THE WEST SIDE OF GAY S~l~k~?, 226.30 FEET NORIH
OF IE~IV~RSITY DRIVE (US 380); P~OVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PHOV]D~ FCR
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SUPf~gSfDURE OF ANY INfDNSISTfNT PROVISI(~S OF ORDINANCES 88-167 AND 69-1,
TO ~ ~ E~7~T ~ THEY P~ATE TO THE SUBJ~ PROPerTY; PROVIDING
FOR A Pf~J/TY IN T~E MAXIM~4 A~DL~T OF $2,000 F-~R VIOIATIONS TH~DF; AND
Brock motioned, Young seconded to adnpt the ordinance. On roil vote, Beasley
,'aye", Brock "aye", Oott "aye", Krueger "a}~", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Moti~ carried unanimously.
7. ~he Council considered exactio~ variances for Lot 3, Block 1, of the Scott
~itio~:
Section 34-118 re~Hring t.he extension of water and sewer
Section 34-116(e) re~.,~ring adequate water capacity for fire
Section 34-116(c) re~,~ri~g fire hydralYc~.
The subject ~ was in Pi~___ Develo~mnt i (PD-1) and was located on the
west side of Gay Street, 226.30 feet north of University Drive (US 380). (~e
Plannir~ a Zo~ng Ccmmdssion ~ approval 7-0. )
Rick Svehla, Deputy City Manager, stated that the area in question was a parking
lot and not any type of development. The reasor~hleness of the cost of
Krueger motioned, Young ~ to at~x~ve the varianoes. On roll vote, Beasley
"aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", Krueger "aye',, Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
8. Tn, Council considered e~action ~ariances for Spring Hill Estates:
A. Section 34-114(3) regarding road oonstruction
B. Section 34-114(17) regarding sidewalks alorg interior streets.
C. Section 34-116(e) requiring adequate water capacity for fire
D. Section 34-116(c) req.,~ring fire hydrants.
E. Section 34-114 (e) regarding concrete channel lining.
F. Section 34-125(b) to allow for private streets.
The subject property was in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (STJ), consisted
of 110.284 acres, and was located on the south side of US 380, east of FM 156.
(The Planning and Zoning Ou~,dssion reo~,.,ended approval of Items SA, 8B, SE, 8F
by a vote of 5-0 and Items $C, 8D by a vote of 6-0. )
Rick S~_b]a. Deputy City Manager. statad that one of the variances was for
private streets. As the property was located in the E~J, there was no zoning
control and no mechanism to allow f~r a public street. If the private streets
were done and approved with a change in construction stam4~ds, there would not
be a r~ for sidewalks and drainage as they would be in private streets. The
petitioner wanted to do a private water corporation. If he were to build to
standards, it would require an extremely large pump at a cost of approximately
$100,000. That pump would only be used when there was a fire which was an
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extremely large expense for minimal use.
Young motioned, K~_e~3er seoo_~__~_ to ap~zx~ve all of the variances as requested.
On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", COtt "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye",
Biles "aye" and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
City At~ Prouty stated that Items 15-21 were service contracts for various
b~m~n service organizations. ~he ordinances in the ager~_~ packets were incorrect
oompetitive bids and when the bids came in, the r~ of four of the
ox~nizations had c~. Three were very similar to the way the agenda was
posted but one was not. Item #16 would have to be pulled in order to comply with
Biles motioned, Young seoonded to ,approve Items 9-15 and 17-21 with Item #16 to
be placed on an upcoming ac~. On roll vote, Be~_.~ley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott
"aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion
carried unanimously.
9. NO. 96-283
EXP~DITt~OF Ft~S~; A~)P~0VIDINGFORANEFF~iTiVEDATE. (Bid
#1958 Aerial Device b_~_ketTruckandUtilityPower SouroeTruck)
10.
NO. 96-284
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING OC~4PSTrrlVE BIDS A~) A~ARDING A OONTRACT FOR ~E
Pt~C~{~"E OF ~T~, ~N3IPM~qT, SL~oT~lq~S OR S~;ICES; Plq~Fv-/DING F~ ~
EXP~Drl~E OF Ft~S T~EF-~; A~) PROVIDING FOR AN ~ DATE. (Bid
#1959 12 CY ~ Truck C~-~sis ar~ 27,500 LB G"4W Truck Cbs~sis)
11.
NO. 96-285
AN ORDINANCE ACCEFfING CC~5~TITIVE BIDS AND A~ARDING A fDNTRACT FOR THE
PURf~ASE OF MAT~RIATS, ~3IPM~, SUPPLIES OR S~VICES; PROVIDING FOR THE
EXPenDITURE OF Ft~qD~ 7~]{EFOR; AND PROVIDING f~R AN ~'~'mcr±v-E DATE. (Bid
#1960 Loader/Backhoe Tractor & Skid Steer Loader)
12.
NO. 96-286
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPI~/NG CC~4P~ BIDS AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE
IW3Bf~U~E OF MAT~RIALq, ~QUIPM~T, SUPPLIES OR S~qVICES; PROVIDING FOR THE
EXP~DI~I~3RE OF FinDS THEREFOR; A~) PROVIDING FOR AN EFF~CiTv~ DATE.
13.
No. 96-287
THE PROVISIONS OF gA%TEIAWEX]~FrINGSUf~~ESFRC~R~3IRfM~I~SOF
(I~H~.TITIVEBIDS;ANDPBOVIDINGFORANEFF~lTIVE[I%TE. (P.O. #71976 -Able
~etM~tal)
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14. NO. 96-288
AN ORDINANCE OF ~E CITY OF D~, TEXAS, A~RIZING THE EXP~I~DIT~RE OF
Ft~S FOR THE Pt~I~SE OF PAYMenT BY ~ CITY FOR ~RT~K~T OF OOgr FOR
DESIGN AND C~N~GN OF JOINT ~EAT~D ~kT~R pIPRr.TNE ALONG SOUTH
TEASLEY IANE TO UPP~ TRINITY RH3IONAL ~kT~R DISTRICT (UII~D); AND
15. NO. 96-289
16. ~e Council was to consider an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to
sign a oontract bet%~n the City of Dentc~ and North Tex~ O-~.,~-~ity clinics.
(Bid $1983)
17. NO. 96-290
AND PROVIDINGF~ANEFF~CTIVEDATE. (Bid#1982)
18. NO. 96-291
AND PR~D~G ~ AN EF~mTr~ DATE. (Bid #198o)
19. NO. 96-292
AND PI~0VID~ FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Bid #1977)
20. NO. 96-293
AN (H~DINANCE AOCEPITNG OC~4PErlTIVE BID~ A}~) PROV]/)ING FOR THE A~ARD OF
CO~.~ACrS FOR S~VICES P1KI;IDING FOR THE EXPI~DITURE OF ~%~1S THEREFOR;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Bid ~1979)
21. NO. 96-294
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING OC~PSTITIVE BIDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE A~ARD OF
OONTRACTS FOR S~I~V/CES; PROVIDING FOR THE EXP~I~D~ OF ~ THEREFOR;
AND P~0VIDING FOR AN J~'~',~::,'-VE DATE. (Bid #1978)
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22. The Oouncil considered adoption of an ordinance authorizin~ the City
Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and Denton Affordable
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Housing Corporation for an increase in the supply of affordable housing in the
city of Denton; authorizing the e~penditure of fum~ therefore; and provid/ng for
an effective date.
Barbara Ro~s, C~mm/nity Devel ~c~x~-nt Coordinator, stated that this ordinance would
approve a contract with the Denton Affordable Housing Corporation. Currently
they were the only organization in the City of Denton which had received status
as a c~m,~nity development housing c0xporation. This certification was frc~ both
the State of Te~-~ and the City of Denton.
NO. 96-295
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY O0t~CIL OF THE CITY OF D~ADN, TEXAS, APPRDVING
AN AG~RFM~T BEDmmN ~E CITY OF D~N-~ AND THE D~fON AFFORDABLE ~0USING
DATE.
"aye", Brock "aye", Oott "aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
23. ~ C~uncil considered adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City
Manager to exeo/te a tower lease a~ bet~n the City of Denton and Dallas
~ZEA, L.P. for property located at the Spencer l%adio Tower and the McKenna Park
The following o~d/nance was oo~sidered:
NO. 96-296
AN C~DINANCE AUIFDRIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EX~CUTE A TOW~R T.FASE
AG~.:.~T B~ ~ CITY OF D~X)N AND D~T.TAS M~A, L.P. FOR PRDP~
LOCA~'~u AT THE SP~2~C~ RADIO TOWER AND THE ~ PARK RADIO ~,
Biles motioned, Beasley seconded to adopt the ordinance. On roll vote, Beasley
"aye", Brock "aye", Oott "nay", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Motion carried with a 6-1 vote.
24. The Council considered approval of a resolution approving the agreement for
transfer of assets frc~ the Flow FouDdation, Inc. to the Flow Health ~re
F~tion, Inc. subject to the conditions of this resolution.
City Attorney Prouty stated that this resolution would approve the transfer
agr~ment whereby the Flow Four~tion, Inc. would transfer all assets to Flow
Heath Care Foumdation, Inc. Both of these were charitable organizations which
~-~-~k to obtain contributions for health care. ~ne Board of Directors of each of
these organizations felt it would be more efficient to have only one
organization. The transfer agr~----~ent required the city and County to approve it
prior to it becoming effective. Flow Health Care would continue to honor the
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NO. ~96-078
A RESOLUI~ON OF ~ CITY OF D~, TEXAS ~ THE
TRANSF~ OF ASSETS F~C~ THE FLOW ~ON, INC. TO THE FLOW ~ CARE
FO~qDATION, INC. SUBJ~3~ TO ~E OONDITIC~S OF THIS RESOLUTION;
"aye", Brock "aye", Oott "aye", Kruecjer "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor
Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
25. The Council considered a resolution appointing Ted Benavides to the Board
of Directors of the Industri~ Devel ~w~t Authority Board.
Kathy DuBo~e, Exec~cive Director f~r Finanoe, stated that thrum resolt~tion would
appoint Ted Benavi~ to a vacant position made when former City Manager Lloyd
F~rrell resigned.
NO. R96-079
A R~-~OLUTION APPOINTING M~S TO ~{E BOARD OF DIR~-~C~S OF ~
DATE.
Young motioned, Brock ~ to a~x-ove the resolution. On roll vote, Beardsley
"aye", Brock "aye", Cott "aye", El~ecjer "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and May~r
Miller "aye". Motion carried unanimously.
26. The Council considered mmminatio~s/appointments to Boards and O~=dssions.
Jeri Ooe was nominated by Oouncil M~her Young to the Pl,~bing and Mechanical
Code Board at a prior meeting. On roll vote, Beasley "aye", Brock "aye", Cott
"aye", Krueger "aye", Young "aye", Biles "aye" and Mayor Miller "aye". Motion
carried unanimously.
27. VisionUpdats
Council Member Beasley stated that the Cabinet recently received reports from its
various c~...~ttees. ~he Work C~,m.~ttee reported that they were prc~oting the 4A
half cent sales tax election which was part of th~ Vision for the Work C~,.,.~ttee.
The Family Resource Center had found a possible funding source and was e~ploring
that possibility. ~he Live O,.~.,~ttee reported_ that the design work on the
entrance markers was being worked on and it was working with the neighborhoods
to prc~ote organizations. ~ne Play C~.m.~tt~_ had three c~m,.~ttees working, one
of which had oc~leted its work on the design guidelines for the downtown area.
28. M~cellaneous matters from the City Manager.
City Manager Be_navides, speaking on behalf of the entire staff, thanked Council
for its st%~ort for this year.
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29. ~here was no official action taken on Closed F.~-ting It~.
30. New Bus/ness
There w~re no items of new business suggest_ed_ by Council for future a~m.~.
May~r Miller expressed best wishes to Jeff Krueger as this was his last meeting.
Mr. Krueger would be sworn in as County C~,~,~-~sic~er on January 1, 1997.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned 8:45 p.m.
M~7 .L~R, MAYCR
CITY OF D~IIN, TEXAS
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