Min - City Council - 1980 - 05/15 - RegularREGULAR SESSION
Allen City Council
May 15, 1980
Present: Mayor M.S. Pierson
Councilmen: Rex Womack, Richard Chumbley, Glenn Andrew,
H.R. Daugherty, Jim McClure and Joe Farmer.
Mayor M.B. Pierson called the regular session of the Allen City Council
to order. Motion Farmer Second Daugherty to approve the minutes of the
May 1 meeting. Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
Motion Farmer Second to adopt Ordinance #295, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
RATE SCHEDULES TO BE CHARGED BY TEXAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY IN THE
CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SUCH RATE
SCHEDULES, AND PROVIDING CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SUCH RATE SCHEDULES
MAY BE CHARGED, MODIFIED, AMENDED OR WITHDRAWN. Motion carried 7 for
against. This rate increase would be effective May 27, 1980.
The contract with Jox and Jacobs was considered on the street and alley
improvments in Hillside #4. Motion Farmer Second Womack to approve
the contract as written. Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
The Allen Industrial Development Corporation regulations for industrial
development bond financing was considered. The firm of Hutchison,
Price, Boyle and Brooks of Dallas was appointed as bond counsel for the
City by a motion from Daugherty and Second by Farmer. Motion carried
7 for 0 against. Motion Womack Second Daugherty to adopt Resolution
#296, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOCAL REGULATIONS OF ALLEN INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO PROVIDE
STAFF SERVICES TO SAID CORPORATION. Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
Motion Andrew Second Daugherty to appoint Glen Renfro, T.H. Ereckson and
William T. Ray to the Board of Equalization for the 1980 tax year.
Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
The over 65 tax exemption was considered because the City had changed
it's assessment ratio for 1980 from 508 to 1008. Motion Daugherty
Second Chumbley to amend Ord. #173 with the adoption of Ord. #297, which
will increase the tax exemption for those over 65 from $6000 to $12,000
for the 1980 tax year. Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
A consulting firm was considered for the Traffic Engineering Study. Metier
Chumbley Second Daugherty that PAWA, Inc. be selected as our Traffic
Engineering Survey firm. Motion carried 6 for 1 against. (Andrew)
The creation of a Park Board was discussed and as the authority of this
board was not clear to the council, the City Manager is to bring sample
ordinances relating to this to the next meeting, along with a proposal
in ordinance form.
Plans for the renovation of the Library and Police Department were
discussed. Motion Farmer Second Daugherty to authorize Fisher and
Spillman Architects, Inc to proceed with the development of constuction
drawings and authorize them to seek bids on the renovations after the
construction documents are complete. Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
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Motion Farmer Second Andrew to authorize the City Manager to contract
for the preparation of a Park Grant application. Motion carried 7 for
0 against.
Motion Andrew Second Farmer to authorize the payment of Capital
Improvement invoices as follows:
Cullum Construction Cc $100,451.53 Rev. Bond
Internationl Aerial Mapping 23,741.50 "
Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
Motion Daugherty Second McClure to adjourn into Executive Session.
The Council reconvened into Regular Session and a motion was made by
Daugherty Second McClure that the staff convey to the land acquisition
committee that a fire station site be identified in the area identified
in the revised master plan. Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
Motion Andrew Second Farmer to adjourn
Motion carried 7 for 0 against.
These minutes read and approved this the day of 1980.
M.B. Pierson, Mayor
v7uanelle Dalsing, Cit ecretary