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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-02-73 TC MinMEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS A regular called meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas was held at the home of the Honorable Howard Dudley in Westlake, Texas on July 2, 1973, at 7:00 p.m. Notice of governmental meeting and agenda were duly given. Present were Mayor Howard Dudley, Aldermen A. L. Odom, Dale White and Owen Carpenter. Mayor Dudley called the meeting to order. Motion was made and duly seconded that a reading of the minutes of June 21, 1973, be waived. A general discussion ensued concerning the amendment of Ordinance No. 49, the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Westlake so as to change Article IV, Section 2(b) so as to make the minimum lot size area one acre. Discussion of Notice and public hearing followed. The Aldermen appointed Mr. Ray Bowden and Mr. W. V. Foster to serve as members of the Zoning Commission. A third member will be appointed at a subsequent meeting. Official notice of public meeting will be ordered at that time. Mr. Jerry Goff requested an expansion of extraterritorial juris- diction of the Town of Westlake to include certain properties within said extraterritorial jurisdiction so as to bring the properties within the Town of Westlake. Mr. William A. Hudson II narrated a discussion of a consideration of annexation of certain properties to the Town of Westlake. Motion was made, duly seconded and unanimously approved that Ordi- nance No. 50 be adopted, so as to provide that the Town of Westlake expand its extraterritorial jurisdiction to include that certain property as de- scribed in Exhibit A as set forth in Ordinance No. 50. Motion was made, duly seconded and unanimously approved that Ordi- nance No. 51 concerning Annexation Proceedings with respect to certain lands adjacent to the Town of Westlake and Notice of Public Hearing be held at the Main Ranch House of the Circle T Ranch at 7:00 p.m., July 16, 1973. A presentation was made by Mr. Ronald Neiman, representing certain citizens of the proposed Town of Stonecrest, Texas. The applicant's pur- pose is to form their own town by requesting the Town of Westlake to waive its extraterritorial authority which would conflict with the proposed city limits of the Town of Stonecrest. Upon motion duly made and accepted and unanimously approved, the Town of Westlake waived its extraterritorial jurisdiction rights in the common boundary area of the Town of Stonecrest, subject to an acceptable plat and legal description of the Town of Stonecrest. A general discussion ensued concerning the annexation of the 11.32 acres of Mr. A. M. Tate.- Upon motion made, duly seconded and unanimously approved, the Town of Westlake agreed to begin annexation proceedings on the Tate property as soon as possible. Mr. Walter P. Roach, Assistant City Attorney for the Town of West- lake, presented a brochure of the General Telephone Company, requesting an increase in telephone rates. After a discussion, and upon motion duly made, and seconded, the motion for increase was unanimously denied on the basis of existing federal wage -price freeze regulations. A discussion followed concerning the availability of the Town of Westlake records and the receipt of mail by officials of the Town of West- lake. It was generally agreed that some local postal service be acquired and that officials receive their mail at the Town of Westlake. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the said meeting, upon motion duly made and seconded was adjourned. ATTEST: r A. L. ODOM, TOWN SECRETARY APPROVED: •rte //� • A•D •• 6~/ F—