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MINUTES OF THE BOEiRjLi OF ALDERMEN MEETING
OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
ON JULY 11, 1994
The meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas
was convened by Mayor Scott Bradley at 7:15 p.m. on July 11, 1994.
Those present were Mayor Scott Bradley, Aldermen Howard Dudley,
Carroll Huntress, and Al Oien, Town Engineer Ernest Hedgcoth, Town
Planner Dennis Wilson, and Town Attorney Paul Isham. The Mayor
requested that the Town Attorney be responsible for the minutes in
the absence of the Town Secretary.
1. The first item was an ordinance annexing land owned by David
Brown. Mr. Brown spoke in favor of his request for annexation.
Carroll Huntress moved the adoption of the ordinance annexing David
Brown's property, Ordinance No. 220, Howard Dudley seconded the
motion and it was adopted unanimously.
2. The second item was an Ordinance annexing land owned by Dwaynbe
Mahan. Paul Isham discussed the annexation. Carroll Huntress
moved the adoption of the ordinance annexing Dwayne Mahan's
property, ordinance No. 221, Howard Dudley seconded the motion and
it was adopted unanimously.
3. Item Number 3 was the -Stagecoach Hills annexation. Don Redding
addressed the Board and told it that there were some questions that
needed to be looked into, such as the sewer situation with the Lake
Turner MUDs, and requested that the annexation be postponed. Mr.
Redding did emphasize that Stagecoach Hills desired to be annexed
by the Town. Mayor Bradley indicated that he would be meeting with
representatives of the Perot Group to discuss the MUD situation and
that he would be in contact with Don Redding after the discussions.
Mr. Redding requested that the Town adopt a resolution expressing
its intent to annex the Stagecoach Hills subdivision in the future,
and the Board agreed that it would.adopt such a resolution.
4. Item Number 4 was the Preliminary Plat for Westwood Addition.
Ernest Hedgcoth discussed his concerns with the Preliminary Plat
and Dennis Wilson mentioned the radius of Pearson Lane and. Dove
Road. Also, the visibility of the intersection street with Pearson
Lane was discussed. The Board indicated that the developer should
work with the Town Engineer to resolve these problems. Howard
Dudley moved to deny the Preliminary Plat without prejudice to
refiling same, Carroll Huntress seconded the motion and it was
approved unanimously.
5. Item Number 5, discussion of revisions to Article I thru III of
the Unified Development Code was tabled to the next meeting.
6. Item Number 6 was the appointment of a member to the Planning
and Zoning Commission. Mayor Bradley stated that he had discussed
this matter with Charla Bradshaw and she had agreed to serve.
Carroll Huntress moved that Charla Bradshaw be appointed to the
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Planning and Zoning Commission and Howard Dudley seconded the
motion. The motion was approved unanimously.
7. Item Number 7, Town Secretary was discussed. No decision was
reached and the Board asked that this matter be posted for an
executive session at the next Board meeting.
S. Item Number 8 involved changing the monthly meeting date.
Carroll Huntress moved, seconded by Howard Dudley that the regular
meeting date be changed to the second Monday of the month. The
motion passed unanimously.
9. Item Number 9 was a contract with the State Department of
Transportation for maintenance of state highways. Carroll Huntress
moved that the Town adopt the resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute a maintenance contract with the Department of
Transporation. The motion was seconded by Howard Dudley and passed
unanimously.
10. Item Number 10 involved participation with other cities on the
Lone Star Gas Mid -Cities Distribution System rate request. A
discussion occured regarding the impact to customers in Westlake.
Howard Dudley moved that the City not participate in the rate
proceeding, it was seconded by Carroll Day and passed
unanimously. Ora
11. Item Number 11 concerned other matters of interest that need
to be considered in the future. Mayor Scott Bradley said he had
several things that the Board needs to consider. Those were: a
budget, a Town hall, emergency services to the Town, interlinking
a trail system with adjoining cities, trying to obtain a separate
post office for Westlake, annexing a 60 acre tract of land which is
surrounded by the Circle T, implementing a half cent sales tax for
limited use purposes, and the screening of utility equipment.
There being no further business to come before the Board of
Aldermen, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Paul C. Isham, Town Attorney