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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
September 28, 1998
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
David Loeser, Member
Abe Bush, Jr., Member
Fred Held, Member
Bill Greenwood, Planning & Zoning Chairman
Don Redding, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Allen Heath, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Buddy Brown, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Paul Isham, Town Attorney
Terry Morgan, Special Counsel
Jim Morris, Legal Counsel
Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Charles Haynes, Town Auditor .
Scott Jones, Public Relations Consultant
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: Charla Bradshaw, Mayor Pro Tem, excused
Jerry Dinsmore, Member, excused
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The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Mayor Bradley. The Board recessed into
executive session at 6:07 p.m. as Mayor Bradley read each agenda item to be discussed. The
executive session was adjourned at 7:33 p.m. Mayor Bradley reconvened the meeting into open
session at 7:42 p.m.
Item #3:No action was needed on this item.
Item #4:Roland Arthur of 1755 W. Dove Road spoke about the alignment of FM 1938 and
encouraged the Board to include him in negotiations to determine the alignment, since about 1.5
miles of the road will directly impact his property.
Item #5:Motion by Alderman Loeser, seconded by Alderman Held, to approve minutes of the regular
meeting held on September 14, 1998 as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #6: Motion by Alderman Held, seconded by Alderman Loeser, to pay all outstanding bills
except to request a more detailed bill from Ernest Hedgcoth Consulting Engineers before paying.
The motion carried unanimously.
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Item #7:Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Held, to sponsor a table at the RTCW
Chamber of Commerce Christmas in November event at a cost of $350.00.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item 48:Consider and take action on an ordinance entering into a license agreement with Millennium
Telcom, LLC for use of rights-of-way in the Town. Jan Belcher of Millennium Telcom explained that
her company has been hired to connect all of the schools in the Keller Independent School District by
stringing fiberoptic cable using the existing utility poles. Several members discussed the Board's
desire that all utilities must be placed underground. Ms. Belcher stated that Millennium will follow
the electric company: if Tri -County Electric goes underground, Millennium will go underground at
its own expense. After a lengthy discussion there was a motion by Alderman Loeser, seconded by
Alderman Bush, to adopt Ordinance No. 316.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #9: Consider and take action to determine the alignment of FM 1938. No action was taken on
this item.
Item #10:Consider and take action to adopt the Westlake Engineering Design Standards. Jeff
Williams of Graham Associates explained the revisions being made to the Engineering Design
Standards. Motion by Alderman Held, seconded by Alderman Loeser, to adopt the revised
Engineering Design Standards.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #11: PUBLIC HEARING concerning the budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
The public hearing was opened at 8:20 p.m. by Mayor Bradley as he explained the process used in
preparing the budget. As no one wished to speak on this matter, the public hearing was closed at 8:35
p.m.
Item #12: Charles Haynes, the Town's auditor, explained the differences between the budget for year
ending September 30, 1998 and the budget for year ending September 30, 1999. Motion by Alderman
Loeser, seconded by Alderman Bush, to approve the budget for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1999.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item 413:Consider a resolution approving an Economic Development Agreement with AIL
Investment. L.P. and/or Hillwood Development Corporation. No action was taken on this item.
Item #14: The Public Hearing concerning the formation of public improvement districts on the Circle
T Ranch was opened at 8:37 p.m. Terry Morgan, the Town's special counsel, told the Board that
Hillwood Development had presented petitions for the formation of the PID's. The public hearing
was closed at 8:40 p.m.
Item #I5:Other business: Lengthy discussion of (a) the repairs being made on the roads and (b) the
pallets of bricks left on the side of Dove Road near it's intersection with Precinct Line Road.
Item #16: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Loeser, to adjourn.
The motion carried unanimously.
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
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Scott Bradley, Mayor
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