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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - City Council - 1981 - 10/01 - RegularALLEN CITY COUNCIL Regular Session October 1, 1981 PRESENT• Mickey Pierson, Mayor Council Members: Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem Jim McClure Glenn Andrew Richard Chumbley Absent: H. R. Daugherty Ward Paxton City Staff: Jon McCarty, City Manager Marty Hendrix, City Secretary The regular session of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Pierson at 7:31 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 1981 at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street. CONSENT AGENDA (Agenda Item II) MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted 5 - 0 to approve and adopt all items on the Consent Agenda as recommended and as follows: A. Minutes of September 15, 1981 - Budget Workshop B. Minutes of September 16, 1981 - Called - Special Session C. Minutes of September 17, 1981 - Regular Session D. Ordinance No. 363: An Ordinance of the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, Annexing the Here- inafter -Described Territory to the City of Allen, Texas, a Total of 560.757 Acres of Land, More or Less, Out of the G. W. Ford Survey, Abstract No. 328, the R. L. Ingraham Survey, Abstract No. 462, the William Perrin Survey, Abstract No. 708, and the R. C. Whisenant Survey, Abstract No. 1012, ALLEN CITY COUNCIL October 1, 1981 Page 2 CONSENT AGENDA (continued) (Agenda Item II) D. Ordinance No. 363 (cont'd) Collin County, Texas, and Extending the Boundary Limits of the City So As To Include Said Herein- after -Described Property Within the City Limits and Granting to All Inhabitants and Owners of Said Property All of the Rights and Privileges of Other Citizens and Binding All Inhabitants by All the Ordinances, Acts, Resolutions and Regu- lations of Said City; Providing a Severability Clause; and Providing for the Effective Date of Said Ordinance. E. Authorization to City Staff to pay bills associated with the 1979 - 82 Capital Improvements Program as follows: 1. Austin Paving Company $124,298.19 Contract No. 800705R Payment No. 1 Paving of Bethany Road, Butler Road, and Pebblebrook Drive 2. Ronald E. Fix and Associates: a. Contract No. 810207B $ 11850.00 Bethany Road Water Line Inspection Fee & Staking b. Contract No. 800705R $ 7,050.15 Paving of Bethany Road, Butler Road, & Pebblebrook Dr. Engineering Fee & Construction Staking 3. Gutierrez, SmOuse, Wilmut & Assoc. $ 13,545.00 Project BG -132 Inflow/Infiltration Study Completion of Phase I 4. Cullum Construction Company, Inc. $ 10,179.62 Contract No. 810207B Bethany Road, 24" Water Line Payment No. 3 END OF CONSENT AGENDA ALLEN CITY COUNCIL October 1, 1981 Page 3 z I Ordinance No. 364: An Ordinance of the (Agenda Item III) City of Allen, Collin County, Texas Repealing Ordinance No. 52 of the City of Allen, Texas; Defining and Regulating Itinerant Merchants, Itinerant Vendors, Peddlers, and Persons Selling or Taking Orders for Goods, Wares, Merchandise, Services, Photographs, Newspapers, Magazines, or Subscriptions to News- papers or Magazines; Providing for a License and a License Fee; Exempting Those Engaged in Interstate Commerce and Those Associated With Charitable Organizations From License Fees, But Requiring Such Persons and/or organiza- tions to Register With the City Secre- tary; and Providing Penalties for the Violation of This Ordinance, Including a Fine of Not Less Than $5.00 Nor More Than $200.00; Providing For the Publi- cation of the Caption of This Ordinance and Providing For an Effective Date Hereof. City Manager Jon McCarty advised that the proposed ordinance pertaining to peddlers, vendors and solicitors had been revised and copies furnished to the School District as well as the Allen Jaycees, as requested at the last Council Meeting. Mr. Mike Lindberg, representing the Allen Jaycees, spoke before the Council on the proposed ordinance and asked questions regarding various aspects of the ordinance. City Manager McCarty advised the Council that Dr. Horn, Super- intendent of the School District, had reviewed the ordinance and advised that they had no objections to the ordinance. The Council discussed the inclusion of the Driver's License Number also being indicated on the application form, the enforce- ment of the ordinance, approval of the application form by the City Secretary, charitable groups registering their soliciting events with the City Secretary,and advising various newspapers that a license is required when soliciting new subscriptions. The City Secretary read the caption of the proposed ordinance into the record as captioned above. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman Farmer, the Council voted 5 - 0 to adopt Ordinance No. 364. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL October 1, 1981 Page 4 Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Board (Agenda Item IV) Mayor Pierson advised that two terms of office on the Parks and Recreation Board, those being Place No. 2 and Place No. 4, are expiring and appointments were to be made. Ron Workman, occupying Place No. 2, had indicated he would like to be reappointed to the Board, whereas Jerry Owen, occupying Place No. 4, had indicated that he did not wish to be reappointed to the Board. Mayor Pierson advised that he had received an additional request from an individual to be considered for appointment to the Board and had provided the Council with copies of his resume. John Uland, Director of Parks and Recreation, advised the Council that the Parks and Recreation Board had made no recom- mendation on the appointments. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted 5 - 0 to reappoint Ron Workman to Place No. 2 on the Parks and Recreation Board for a two (2) year term of office, which will expire on October 1, 1983. Mayor Pierson opened the floor for nomination to Place No. 4, replacing Jerry Owen. Mayor Pro Tem Farmer nominated Larry Reeves. Councilman Chumbley nominated Bob Outman. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted 5 - 0 that the nominations cease. Mayor Pierson called for a vote on the gentlemen in the order of their nominations, with Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and Mayor Pierson voting for Larry Reeves, with Councilman Chumbley and Councilman Andrew voting for Bob Outman, and Councilman McClure abstaining on voting for either nomination. MOTION: Due to the tie vote, a motion was made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer to delay consideration of the appointment to Place No. 4 until later in the meeting. The Council voted 5 - 0 in favor of the motion. Approval of Specifications and (Agenda Item V) Authorize Receipt of Bids for Two Police Replacement Vehicles Police Chief Richard Carroll spoke before the Council on the proposed specifications for the two Police replacement vehicles and advised two accessories had been added to the specifications, those being a dome map light and an electric truck lid. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL October 1, 1981 Page 5 Approval of Specifications and (Agenda Item V) Authorize Receipt of Bids for Two Police Replacement Vehicles (cont'd) Chief Carroll advised that since the City of Allen would be jointly bidding fleet vehicles with the City of McKinney to receive a cost reduction, a bid date had not been set at this time. The Council discussed with Chief Carroll the joint purchase of vehicles with surrounding cities, such as McKinney; the bidding on fleet vehicles; and the future necessity of placing the shotguns in the truck of the police vehicles, thus requiring the electric trunk lid. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 5 - 0 to approve the specifications and authorize receipt of bids for two (2) Police replacement vehicles. Minute Resolution Naming Certain (Agenda Item VI) Streets Within the Exxon Development as Enterprise Boulevard and Intecom Drive a Mayor Pierson advised the Council that the Exxon Corporation was requesting approval of the naming of two streets in the Intecom Development, located east of U. S. 75 and west of the Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks. One street to be named Enterprise Boulevard and the other to be named Intecom Drive. Beverly Rhoades, with Intecom, briefly introduced herself and advised the Council she would answer any questions they might have. The Council briefly discussed the development and the date for completion of the Intecom building. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted 5 - 0 to approve the naming of the streets as Enterprise Boulevard and Intecom Drive in the Intecom Development. Texas Municipal League Conference (Agenda Item VII -A) City Secretary Marty Hendrix advised the Council that the seminar information had been provided for the upcoming Texas Municipal League Conference in San Antonio for October 29 - 27, 1981. Reservations had been confirmed at the Holiday Inn/Airport. Council Members were to advise the City Secretary by Friday, October 2, 1981,if they were going to attend the conference in order to receive a discount on the registration fees. There was no action taken on this item. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL ■[/+, October 1, 1981 Page 6 Workshop on Computer Bids (Agenda Item VII -B) City Manager Jon McCarty advised the Council that bids on the computer had been received and reviewed by the City Staff, with recommendations to be forthcoming. At this time, City Staff had recommended the Council Committee on the Computer hold a workshop to discuss the bids received and the recommendations from the City Staff. It was the consensus of the City Council that a meeting be called for Wednesday, October 7, 1981, at 7:30 p.m, at the Central Fire Station, for the Council Committee on the Computer, those Council Members being, Mayor Pro Tem Farmer, Councilman Andrew, Councilman Paxton and Councilman McClure. Tax Report - September 30, 1981 (Agenda Item VII -C) Walter Curtis, Tax Assessor -Collector, presented to the Council the Scheduled of Taxes Receivable as of September 30, 1981 and advised that this was the last report for the Fiscal Year 1980 - 81 and the collections came in at 97.56%. The Council reviewed the schedule and briefly discussed the figures and percent of collections. I There was no action taken on this item. Discussion on Public Hearing on the New Proposed Zoning Ordinance (Agenda Item VII -D) Bill Petty, Building Official, reviewed with the Council the requirements on the notification to the public of the public hearing on the new proposed Zoning Ordinance and the step-by-step procedures for holding of the joint public hearing between the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Council discussed the formalizing of the public hearing process by using sign -in cards for those wishing to speak, setting time limits on those wishing to speak, and hearing all input on each section at the same time and not jumping around to different sections. Mayor Pierson advised the Council that he would meet with the Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Jim Pendleton, to discuss and set up the procedures to be followed during the public hearing process. Council also discussed the large amount of publicity on the public hearing needed in the newspaper in the form of news releases in order to inform the public of what will be taking place. Bill Petty advised the Council that he and the City Manager had discussed the preparation of news releases and that some would be forthcoming. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL October 1, 1981 Page 7 Discussion on Public Hearing on the New Proposed Zoning Ordinance (cont'd) (Agenda Item VII -D) The City Council also discussed the numerous meetings that have been held on the proposed Zoning Ordinance and other related documents and requested that the City Staff compile that information. Appointment to Place No. 4 on the Parks and Recreation Board (Agenda Item IV) Mayor Pierson returned to the consideration of an appointment to Place No. 4 on the Parks and Recreation Board, replacing Jerry Owen. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted three (3) for and two (2) opposed, with Mayor Pierson and Councilman McClure casting the negative votes, to appoint Bob Outman to Place No. 4 on the Parks and Recreation Board for a two (2) year term of office, which will expire on October 1, 1983. MOTION: With no further discussion, a motion was made by Council- man Chumbley and seconded by Councilman McClure to adjourn the regular session of the Allen City Council into Executive Session at 9:17 p.m. The Council voted 5 - 0 in favor of the motion. In accordance with Article 6252-17 (Open Meetings Law), V.A.T.C.S., Section 2(g), the City Council convened into Executive Session at 9:20 p.m. to discuss matters pertaining to personnel. The Executive Session adjourned at 10:50 p. m. and the Allen City Council reconvened into regular session. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 5 - 0 to approve the Council -appointed employees' salaries as presented, subject to the checking with the School District on one salary. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Chumbley and seconded by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 5 - 0 to adjourn the regular session of the Allen City Council at 10:55 p.m. These minutes approved on the 15th da y/b October 1981. M. B. Pierson, MAYOR Marty Hen rix, CITY SECRETARY'