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TOWN OF WESTLAKE
MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
APRIL 8,1996
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Carroll Huntress, Mayor Pro -Tem
Al Oien, Member
Fred Held, Member
Howard Dudley, Member
Jerry Moore, Member
Charla Bradshaw, Planning & Zoning Commission Chairperson
Randy Loftis, Planning & Zoning Commission Member
Paul Isham, Town Attorney
Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Roland Jary, Town Engineer
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: B. J. Minyard, Planning & Zoning Commission Member
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Scott Bradley. The
minutes of the February 12, 1996 and March 11, 1996 regular meeting were approved as
presented.
Item #2: Citizens' Presentations: Shirley Bond who lives on Mahoeta Boone Trail
asked the Board to consider a curbside recycling program. Mayor Bradley
stated that this matter would be discussed when negotiating the new contract
with Laidlaw later this year. Annette Bush suggested that the Town have a
meet your neighbor day. It was then decided by the Board to have a Town
Bar-B-Que on October 19, 1996. Annette Bush announced that Sherry
Dudley has been selected as Westlake's Volunteer of the Year. She will be
honored at the United Way Awards Dinner on April 28t.
Item #3: Consider payment of the Town's share for the oversizing and looping of the
waterline at Wyck Hill Lane and Dove Road. Roland Jary of Metroplex
Engineering suggested this item be tabled as the City of Keller has not
approved the water line at this time. Motion by Carroll Huntress, seconded by
Howard Dudley, to table this item until the next meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #4: Motion by Howard Dudley, seconded by Carroll Huntress, to retain Principal
Financial Securities, Inc. as the Town's financial advisor.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Item #5: Consider the engagement of certified public accountants to set up and audit
the Town's financial records. Charles Haynes of Charles Haynes, CPA, and
Richard Jones of Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P. each presented a proposal to the
Board. Motion by Carroll Huntress, seconded by Fred Held, to table this item
until the next meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item 46: Motion by Fred Held, seconded by Howard Dudley, to enter into a
maintenance agreement with North Texas Copier Supply for the Town's copy
machine.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #7: Consider an agreement for engineering services to be performed by The
Hogan Corporation, including Work Order No. 1 in the amount of $13,920.
Motion by Howard Dudley, seconded by Carroll Huntress, to table this item
until the next meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item 48: Joint public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board
of Aldermen concerning the request of Maguire -Thomas Partners for
variances to the sign ordinance permitting Wells Fargo to install (a) its logo
sign of 27 square feet (the ordinance permits a maximum of 24 square feet)
and (b) letters of 18 inches in height (the ordinance permits a maximum 12
inch height) on the exterior of 9 Village Circle, Solana, Westlake, Texas, in
accordance with the drawing submitted by Maguire -Thomas Partners. The
joint public hearing was called to order at 7:33 p.m. by Mayor Bradley.
Richard Kuhlman of Maguire -Thomas Partners spoke in favor of the requested
variances and submitted a picture of how the finished sign will look. The
joint public hearing was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Item #9: Joint public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board
of Aldermen concerning the request of Citicorp Technology for variances to
the sign ordinance permitting installation of a sign on the exterior of 4
Campus Circle, Solana, Westlake, Texas, having (a) a total area of 49 square
feet and (b) letters of 14 inches in height, in accordance with drawings
submitted by Hutchins & Vaughn. The joint public hearing was called to
order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Bradley. No one spoke in favor of the variances.
Dennis Wilson, the Town Planner, passed out the drawing from Hutchins &
Vaughn and recommended that the variances be denied. The joint public
hearing was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
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Item #10: Joint public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board
of Aldermen concerning the request for variances by the Oakwood National
Bank for a tract of land situated at the northwest corner of the intersection of
State Highway 170 and Roanoke Road. The variances requested are for
reductions in: (1) the minimum lot size of 200,000 square feet required in
this office/light industrial district to 168,500 square feet , and (2) the 150 -feet
-average landscape buffer zone from the State Highway 170 right-of-way line
to 95 -feet -average zone. The joint public hearing was called to order at 7:40
p.m. by Mayor Bradley. Jerry Worrall of WKA Architects spoke in favor of
granting the variances, showing a drawing of how the area would be
landscaped. The joint public hearing was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. and the
meeting recessed for ten minutes for the Planning and Zoning Commission to
confer.
The meeting reconvened at 8:00 p.m.
Item #11: Consider the request of Maguire -Thomas Partners for variances to the sign
ordinance in the case of Wells Fargo. Charla Bradshaw, Chairperson of the
Planning and Zoning Commission, recommended granting these variances.
Motion by Al Oien to deny the variances. The motion failed for lack of a
second. Motion by Carroll Huntress, seconded by Howard Dudley, to
approve Resolution No. 96-4.
Motion carried - 4 for
1 against - Al Oien
Item #12: Consider the request of Citicorp Technology for variances to the sign
ordinance. Charla Bradshaw, Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning
Commission, recommended that these variances be denied. Motion by Jerry
Moore, seconded by Fred Held, to deny the variances.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #13: Consider a request for variances by the Oakwood National Bank as outlined in
item #10. Charla Bradshaw, Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning
Commission, recommended that the Board grant these variances with the
conditions stated in Resolution No. 96-3. Motion by Carroll Huntress,
seconded by Howard Dudley, to approve Resolution No. 96-3.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Item #14: Other business: Paul Isham, the Town Attorney, advised the Board that
because of the election being held on May 4th the next meeting would be on
May 6`h and not May 13`h, so as to canvass the election within three days as
stated by law.
Mayor Bradley reminded everyone of the runoff elections that are to be held
on April 9th
Item #15: EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Board convened into executive session at 8:20
p.m.
The Board reconvened into open session and adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
Scott Bradley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary