Min - City Council - 1971 - 03/18 - RegularREGULAR MEETING
March 18, 1971
City Council, City of Allen
Present: Mayor Frank Dugger Allen, Texas
Councilman: Mack Holloway, LeRoy Ewen, Clifford Hart & C.D. Whitaker.
Absent: Bob Lowman.
Motion C.D. Whitaker Second Roy Ewen that minutes of previous meeting be
Approved as read by City Secretary. Motion Carried 4 For 0 Against.
Fred Tomlinson appeared before Council and related an incident that happened
recently to the Fire Department and asked Council's help in trying to do some-
thing to prevent this from happening again in the future. Mr. Tomlinson stated
that the Fire Department recently answered a call to a house fire on Allenwood
Drive and that they had difficulty in locating the house because the proper
house mmbers were not displayed on some of the houses. Council agreed to try
and remedy this situation, by placing a notice in the Allen American for each
occupant to place their correct house number on their house and that each occupants
correct house number would be placed on the next water bill mailed out.
After some discussion by approximately 50 or 60 people present Council agreed
to let a Committee try -bo bring a reccomendation to the Council as to what the
Committee would propose to do for a Youth Progmam of the Youth in the City of
Allen. Members of the Committee are :
H.C. Brooks, Chairman Mrs Tam Inkman
Mrs James Martin Mrs Dub Martin
Mrs Wendell Terrell Mrs Charles Dunn
Fred Tomlinson George Martin
Mrs Raymond Snoddy Brenda Dunn
Robin Barnes
Motion C.D. Whitaker Second Roy Ewen that bills presented be approved. Motion
Carried 4 For 0 Against.
Motion C.D. Whitaker Second Roy Ewen that the names reccomended by the Library
Board be approved for the coming year. Names submitted were Joe Dillard, Mrs Rob-
ert E. Lowman & Mrs Richard Belz. Mrs Ernest Shelgren and Mrs Don Kissinger
are holdovers from the present board. Motion Carried 4 For 0 Against.
Charles Tripplett appeared before Council and asked information as to the
possibility of him picking up the garbage in the City. Council asked Mr.
Tripplett to present his proposal to the City in the form of a Contract. Mr.
Triplett agreed to do so.
Don Bodenbaugh appeared before Council and asked permission to construct a
Metal Carport on his present dwelling. Council agreed to grant Mr. Rodenbaugh
permission to erect this carport. Mr. Rodenbaugh also presented plane on a
new Commerical Building to be erected on his property. Council approved Mr
Rodenbaugh's plans and also agreed to help with the opening of the alley be-
tween his present property and the property that he is now building on.
Council also agreed to let the Merchants erect some signs on the Expressway
and Highway 5 advertis6ng the City. Council advised Mr. Rodenbaugh that they
did not feel that the 6ity could directly contribute money to this project but
would be willing to help in any way that they could.
Motion C.D. Whitaker Second Mack Holloway that City approve the petation of
the Allen Independent School District to annex the School Property directly
South of the Elementary School. this property is better known as the OSconnor
property. Motion Carried 4 For 0 Against.
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Chief Jerry Burton presented to Council two bids on a fence to be erected
around the car pound. One from Fisher Fence Co, and Richardson Stockade
Fence Co. of Plano. Motion C.D. Whitaker Second Mack Holloway that the bid
of $850.00 be accepted from the Richardson Stockade Fence Co. it being the
low bid. Motion Carried 4 For 0 Against.
Council received a reccomendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission approving
the Zoning request from the Corporate Realty 71, Inc. Council set April 1, as the
date for a public hearing on the Zoning of this property. Motion C.D. Whitaker
Second Clifford Hart that the Planning & Zoning Commission's reccomendation be
approved as well as April 1 for the date of the Public hearing. Also that April 1
be set as the date for Public Hearing on the Annexation of this property.
Motion Carried 4 For 0 Against.
Council also asked that City Engineer Walter Hicks be contacted as to the proper
procedure to follow in requireing a Bend to be posted on the Streets and Utilities
that are constructed by the different developers.
Motion Roy Even Second C.D. Whitaker that meeting adjourn untill next Regular
Meeting on April 1. Motion Carried 4 For 0 Against.
These minutes read and approved on this the L day of April, 1971.
Frank Dogger, Mayor' `/ A.C. Story, City Seci tary
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