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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-28-98 TC MinMinutes of the Board of Aldermen meeting 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 Page 1 of 3 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. http://www.westlake-tx.org/agendas/am092898.htm 10/13/98 3 8 I8nutes of the Board of Aldermen meeting Page 2 of 3 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. http://www.westlake-tx.org/agendas/am092898.htm 10/13/98 Minutes of the Board of Aldermen meeting The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ATTEST: Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary Page 3 of 3 Scott Bradley, Mayor http://www.westlake-tx.org/agendas/am092898.htm 10/1.3/.)8