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TOWN OF WESTLAKE
MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
MARCH 19, 1997
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Carroll Huntress, Mayor Pro -Tem
Al Oien, Member
Fred Held, Member
Howard Dudley, Member
Jerry Moore, Member
Paul Isham, Town Attorney
Terry Morgan, Town Legal Advisor
Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Ernie Hedgcoth, Town Engineer
George Belcheff, Town Engineer
Larry Fuson, Town Engineering Advisor
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
The Executive Session of the meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. by Mayor
Bradley. The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. and reconvened into open session at
8:15 p.m.
Item #1: The minutes of the March 10, 1997 regular meeting were approved as
presented.
Item #2: Citizens' Presentations: Don Redding of 5925 Janet Court in Stagecoach
Hills spoke stating that the actions taken on March 6, 1995, are legal and
binding. He further stated that an annexation ordinance concerning a resident's
vested rights cannot be rescinded and repealed which is how Ordinance No.
270 is worded. Mr. Redding told the Board that no one in Stagecoach Hills
wanted to "take over the Town"; they just want to be residents of Westlake.
Abe Bush, Jr. of 2220 Pearson Lane asked why the Board all of a sudden, on
the last day that a question could be raised, decided that Ordinance No. 237
was not correctly processed? Mr. Bush stated that a resolution is on the
agenda to consider the Town's position with regard to all consultants. He told
the Board that now is the time when consultants are needed more than ever.
Mr. Bush then asked why a resident of Westlake was not on the Board of
Directors of any Lake Turner MUD?
Bill Greenwood of 206 Oakmont, Trophy Club, told the Board that the
Planning & Zoning Commission members are all in support of Mayor Bradley.
and think the actions that the three Aldermen took at the March 5,' meeting
are despicable in trying to keep people from voting in the election. He then
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told the Board that this should be changed because he knows everyone on the
Board is above this kind of activity. Mr. Greenwood further stated that the
Town can cooperate and work well together, but this is not the way to
proceed.
Oscar Renda, of 5933 Steve Court, told Mayor Bradley the Stagecoach
Hills residents appreciated the position the Mayor has taken in regard to the
current action to remove Stagecoach Hills from the Town. Mr. Renda then
asked the three Aldermen several questions as to who is behind this attempt to
redraw the Town's boundaries.
Item 43: Discuss the traffic control plan for traffic to and from Texas Motor Speedway
and take any necessary action. Mayor Bradley recognized Jim Carter as the
Mayor of the Town of Trophy Club and long time friend of Westlake. Mayor
Carter stated that State Highway 114 is in the jurisdiction of Westlake, and
because Trophy Club Police covers State Highway 114 for Westlake, they
are very concerned about the traffic problem that will occur on race days.
Mayor Carter then introduced David Miller, the Police Chief of the Trophy
Club Police Dept. Chief Miller gave the Board a brief rundown of the traffic
plan to aid residents during race days. Chief Miller stated that his cost
estimate for Westlake is between $5000.00 and $7500.00 and for Trophy
Club is $4000.00. Chief Miller then asked the Board for a commitment to
cover this cost for the Town. Motion by Howard Dudley, seconded by
Carroll Huntress, to authorize $5000.00 for the traffic plan. Chief Miller
asked what he should do if the cost was more than $5000.00. Alderman
Oien told Chief Miller to come back to the Board with an additional request.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #4: Consider authorizing a master drainage study for the Town. Dennis Wilson,
the Town Planner, told the Board that this study would include a fly over of
the Town. Jim Wagnon of Graham Associates, Inc. briefly discussed the
drainage study. Mayor Bradley told the Board that Alliance Development
Company has agreed to share the cost of the drainage study if Westlake would
take the lead in having the study performed. Motion by Howard Dudley,
seconded by Fred Held, to proceed with the drainage study.
Motion carried unanimously
Item #5: Consider appointing Ann Withington, Jim Milner and Bonita Turner as
members of the Board of Directors of the Texas Student Housing Corporation.
Mayor Bradley introduced Mayor Carter as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors for the Texas Student Housing Corporation. Mayor Carter then
gave a brief update on the students that are at Texas A&M University on
scholarships presented by the Texas Student Housing Corporation. He then
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gave background as to why there were more people needed on the Board of
Directors and a brief introduction of the nominees. It was suggested by
Alderman Oien and agreed to by the Board to table this item until Mayor
Carter could bring six nominees for consideration.
Item 96: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of a water and
wastewater capital improvement plan and to consider the adoption of water
and wastewater impact fees. After opening the Public Hearing Mayor
Bradley asked if anyone would like to address the Board on this issue. No
one wished to address the Board and this Public Hearing was continued in an
open status until April 14, 1997.
Item #7: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of a roadway
capital improvement plan and to consider the adoption of roadway impact fees.
Mayor Bradley opened the Public Hearing by asking for comments from the
audience. No one wished to address the Board and the Public Hearing was
continued in an open status until April 14, 1997.
Item #8: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of revisions to the
Unified Development Code revising planned development zoning district
regulations. Mayor Bradley stated that item #8 and item #9 would be
considered together.
Item 99: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of revisions to the
Unified Development Code revising subdivision and platting regulations.
Mayor Bradley opened the Public Hearings by asking for comments from the
audience. Terry Morgan, the Town's Legal Advisor, stated that these
ordinances were not ready for the Board's consideration as the consultants and
the land owners have not finished the revisions. Mr. Morgan told the Board
that after the revisions were completed there would have to be a Public
Workshops of the Board and the Planning & Zoning Commission to discuss
the ordinances. No one had any further comments, so these Public Hearings
were continued in an open status until April 14, 1997.
Item #10: Consider Ordinance No. 267 prohibiting roadside vendors. David Miller, the
Chief of Police in Trophy Club, asked if this ordinance could be amended to
include State Highway 377. Motion by Fred Held, seconded by Carroll
Huntress, to adopt Ordinance No. 267 as amended to include State Highway
377.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #11: Consider an ordinance defining the Town's municipal boundaries, declaring
that all properties within these boundaries (as shown on Exhibit A) to be the
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Town of Westlake, Texas; reflecting the Town's corporate boundaries as of
the date of the passage of this ordinance. Alderman Huntress was recognized
by the chair. Mr. Huntress proceeded to tell the audience that certain
properties were never properly annexed and this ordinance is intended to
correct that error by voiding Ordinance No. 237. Mr. Huntress then read
Ordinance No. 270 into the record. Mayor Bradley gave the background on
Ordinance No. 237, how it was adopted unanimously by the Board, the
purpose for which it was adopted, and how it annexed Stagecoach Hills.
Alderman Oien then asked Ernie Hedgcoth, the Town's Engineer with
Metroplex Engineering Consultants, who had asked him to draw the map that
was attached to Ordinance No. 237? Mr. Hedgcoth answered that Mayor
Bradley had instructed him to draw the map. Motion by Carroll Huntress,
seconded by Howard Dudley, to adopt Ordinance No. 270. Mayor Bradley
stated that the chair is declaring this is a special called meeting. Mayor
Bradley stated further that since Alderman Oien and Alderman Held are
running for reelection in the May 3rd election he was declaring their vote would
not count due to a conflict of interest. He told the assembly that there
would be a roll call vote in the event that a judge later ruled that their vote
should count.
Howard Dudley - yes
Jerry Moore - yes
Carroll Huntress - yes
Al Oien - yes
Fred Held - abstain
Item #12: Consider a resolution to consider and act on the Town's position with regard
to all consultants. The Board agreed to table this item until the next meeting.
At this time Aldermen Dudley moved to adjourn this regular meeting until
7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 24, 1997, at the same location here at the Town
Hall, at which time, date, and place this regular meeting will be continued,
including such additional agenda items as may be properly noticed in
accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. There was a second by
Alderman Huntress.
Motion carried 3 -for
2 against, Fred Held and Jerry Moore
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
These minutes were never approved by any Board of Aldermen.