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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-11-98 TC MinMinutes of the Board of Aldermen meeting TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN May 11, 1998 Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor Charla Bradshaw, Mayor Pro Tem David Loeser, Member Abe Bush, Jr., Member Fred Held, Member Jerry Dinsmore, Member Allen Heath, Planning & Zoning Commissioner Sarah Brown, Planning & Zoning Commissioner Paul Isham, Town Attorney Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary Absent: No one The meeting was called to order at 6:09 p.m. by Mayor Bradley. Page 1 of 2 Item #2:The Oath of Office was administered to the newly elected Mayor, Scott Bradley and Alderman, Jerry Dinsmore. The Board recessed into executive session at 6:10 p.m. as Mayor Bradley read each agenda item to be discussed. The Board reconvened into open session at 6:24 p.m. Item #2:The Oath of Office was administered to the newly elected Alderman, David Loeser. Item #3:Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Held, to elect Alderman Bradshaw to the position of Mayor Pro Tem. The motion carried unanimously. The Board then convened into executive session at 6:27 p.m. The Board recessed out of executive session at 7:23 p.m. and reconvened into open session at 7:30 p.m. Item #5:No action was needed on this item. Item #6: Review and approve minutes of the regular meeting held on April 27, 1998. Motion by Alderman Bradshaw, seconded by Alderman Loeser, to approve the minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Item #7: Citizens' Presentations: Annette Bush asked the status of the Town's recycling program. The Mayor responded that this program should begin in the next few weeks and the Town Secretary will check to see when this program is scheduled to begin. http://www.westlake-tx.org/agendas/am05ll98.htm 6/9/98 WF The Westlake First Committee 4050 Aspen Lane Westlake, TX 76262-8804 Scott Bradley Town of Westlake Dear Scott, May 11, 1998 Sorry I can't make the meeting tonight but business calls. and I am on the way to Houston Regarding the Sept. 28 Supreme Court session at Baylor Law School, it occurred to me that this was a chance to teach the kids in the area something about law. I thought the Westlake First Committee might invite some seniors from each of the four area high schools --Keller, Carroll, Northwest and Fossil Ridge -- to come with us down to the session at Baylor and not only see the Supreme Court in action but also tour the campus, etc. etc. I checked with the law school there and found that the courtroom has only 115 seats and they are already getting requests for space from the news media who want to cover the court's first session outside of Austin. I asked if it would be possible to reserve a block of seats for Westlake citizens and students from the four schools and they said this had never been requested before, but they would check into it and get back to me. I have asked for 50 seats, including 20 for the students. I have not yet had a chance to check with the local schools for any expression of interest, and will wait to do so until I hear what Baylor Law can and/or will do for us. But you might tell everyone that it will probably be hard to get into the session and doubly so if we cannot reserve seats -- so plan on leaving early. If we can get seats reserved and if the local schools show any interest, we would have to leave the Westlakelhigh schools by about 7 p.m. to get to Baylor by 9-9:30 to make the session at 10 a.m.. For the students, Baylor will provide a 90 minute tour of the campus after lunch. We'd have to eat on our own between the end of the session and 1 p.m.. Buses could leave Baylor at 2:45 and drop off at the schools between 4:30 and 5 p.m. If all this works our, I can draft a little brochure for the students (and anyone else) } explaining what has led to the Supreme Court getting involved. i Comments, suggestions, questions or any other input welcomed from yourself, the aldermen or the audience would be appreciated. Best Regard Dave Brown