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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-08-96 TC Min121 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. 122 April 8, 1996 Regular Meeting Page 2 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. 123 April 8, 1996 Regular Meeting Page 3 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. 124 April 8, 1996 Regular Meeting Page 4 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