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TOWN OF WESTLAKE
MINUTES OF
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
NOVEMBER 13,1995
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Carroll Huntress, Mayor Pro -Tem
Al Oien, Member
Jerry Moore, Member
Howard Dudley, Member
Fred Held, Member
Paul Isham, Town Attorney
J. Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Ernest Hedgcoth, Town Engineer
Greg Little, Town Engineer
Absent: None
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Scott Bradley. The
minutes of the October 9 regular meeting were approved as presented.
Item #2: Citizens Presentations: No one addressed the Board.
Item 43: Consider the preliminary plat filed by Realty Capital Corporation for a 23.22-
acre tract of land in the G.B. Hendricks Survey, Abstract No. 680, to be known
as The Estates, an Addition to the Town of Westlake.
Planning and Zoning Commission Chairperson, Charla Bradshaw summarized
the points covered in the Planning and Zoning meeting. Al Oien suggested
imposing a requirement to install sewer pipes, etc., for any future hook on to a
municipal sewer treatment system. Richard Myers of Realty Capital
Corporation estimated the cost of installing lines within the proposed
Subdivision would be $45-60,000, and that the clearing by a trencher to install
the lines would cause the loss of more than 3000 trees. Motion by Howard
Dudley, seconded by Carroll Huntress, to approve the preliminary plat with the
conditions set by the Planning and Zoning Commission. More discussion on
the sewage treatment resulted in Mayor Scott Bradley's suggestion that this
information be included with the final plat. Carroll Huntress called for the
question.
Motion carried - 4 for
1 against - Al Oien
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November 13, 1995
Regular Meeting
Item 44: Presentation from Doug Rivers of Laidlaw Waste Systems will be put on the
agenda for December as Mr. Rivers was ill and unable to attend.
Item #5: Motion by Al Oien, seconded by Carroll Huntress, not to pass the proposed
Ordinance requiring the installation of automatic fire extinguishing systems in
all buildings.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #6: After discussion of an Ordinance imposing charges for false alarms to the 911
system, there was a motion by Howard Dudley, seconded by Al Oien, to table
this item until the next meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #7: Motion by Al Oien, seconded by Howard Dudley, to adopt Resolution #95-5,
supporting the establishment of a joint Teen Court.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item 48: Motion by Howard Dudley, seconded by Fred Held, to authorize the purchase
of a copy machine.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #9: Status of the Northeast Tarrant County regional Water Supply Study. The
study, sponsored by the Town of Westlake, Trophy Club Municipal Utility
Districts Nos. 1 and 2, Keller, City of Southlake, and Lake Turner Municipal
Utility Districts Nos. 2 and 3, is progressing satisfactorily. The consultant is
meeting with each of the participants to decide the best way to share the cost of
the proposed regional water delivery system. The Trinity River Authority has
agreed to manage the system for the participants.
Item #10: Other Business: Al Oien asked why there was a power outage several days
ago.
No one knew.
Item #11: EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board went into Executive Session at 7:57 P.M.
pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.
The hiring of a new Town Secretary was discussed with Ginger Crosswy as the
candidate.
November 13, 1995
Regular Meeting
There was much discussion of the ongoing meetings with Alliance
Development Company. These meetings have demonstrated that the
developer is reluctant to follow the Comprehensive Plan's requirement to keep
the flood plains open for public use in controlling flooding, and for use as an
open trail system. Discussion ensued concerning the possible condemnation
of flood plains in the Town. The Mayor and the Town Planners were
instructed to hold hard to the Town's Comprehensive Plan in all negotiations
with developers. The Board's consensus was that any variance from the
Comprehensive Plan should be dealt with by the Board on a case-by-case
basis as each actual development proposal is presented.
The Board reconvened into open session at 8:59 P.M.
Mayor Scott Bradley passed out a list of the police and fire protection costs
incurred by selected cities.
Motion by Fred Held, seconded by Carroll Huntress, to hire Ginger Crosswy
as the Town Secretary.
Motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
Scott Bradley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
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