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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
January 25, 1999
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Charla Bradshaw, Mayor Pro -Tem
Abe Bush, Jr., Member
Fred Held, Member
Jerry Dinsmore, Member
Paul Isham, Town Attorney
Bill Greenwood, Planning & Zoning Chairperson
Buddy Brown, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Don Redding, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Sarah Brown, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Jim Morris, Legal Counsel
Terry Morgan, Special Counsel
Jeff Williams, Town Engineer
Melanie Vanlandingham, Landscape Consultant
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: David Loeser, Member.
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The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Bradley in the main house on the Circle
T Ranch. The Board recessed into executive session at 6:03 p.m. as Mayor Bradley read each agenda
item to be discussed. The executive session was adjourned at 7:25p.m. Mayor Bradley reconvened
the meeting into open session at 7:46 p.m. Mayor Bradley thanked the people from Hillwood
Development Co. for their hospitality in hosting the meeting on the Circle T Ranch.
Item #3: No action was needed on this item.
Item 44: Citizens Presentations: No one wished to address the Board.
Item #5: Motion by Alderman Dinsmore, seconded by Alderman Bradshaw, to approve minutes of
the regular meeting held on January 11, 1999 as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #6: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Bradshaw, to pay all outstanding bills as
listed.
The motion carried unanimously.
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Item #7: Consider and take action on a letter from the State Comptroller's office concerning an
overpayment of local sales tax. Mayor Bradley explained that during an audit by the Comptroller's
office it was discovered that an overpayment of $119,123.00 in local sales tax had been made to the
Town between July 1994 and February 1998. Mayor Bradley read a letter from the Comptroller's
office agreeing to the Town request to refund the overpayment at the rate of $9,926.92 per month
over a 12 -month period beginning in February 1999. Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by
Alderman Dinsmore, to accept this arrangement.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #8: Monica Wiman, Account Executive for PrimeCo Personal Communications, made a
proposal to the Board concerning wireless services for the Town.
Item #9: Clayton Faulkner, Account Executive for Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc., made a proposal
to the Board concerning wireless services for the Town.
Item #10: Consider and take action to authorize wireless service for the Town. This item was tabled
until the next meeting.
Item #11: Consider the appointment of three members to the Board of Directors of the Lone Star
Hospital Authority. Alderman Bush stated that he would be nominating three people at the next
meeting. This item was tabled until the next meeting.
Item # 12: Receive a report on a meeting between the Town of Westlake and the Town of Trophy
Club concerning establishing a joint police, fire and emergency services district. David Brown and
Don Redding gave a report to the assembly.
Item # 13: Consider and take action on a proposed interlocal agreement with the City of Keller for the
construction and sharing of an elevated water storage tank. No action was taken on this item.
Item # 14: Receive a report from Graham Associates concerning the intersection of Thornton Road
and Old Roanoke Road; take action to authorize corrections to the drainage deficiencies. Jeff
Williams of Graham Associates outlined the drainage problem and two suggestions for correcting the
erosion. Since part of this problem also affects the City of Keller, the Board asked Mr. Williams to
contact Keller about a joint effort to correct this drainage issue.
Item #15: Consider and take action on a purchasing agreement between the Town of Westlake and
Tarrant County. Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Bradshaw, to enter into this
agreement.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item 416:PUBLIC HEARING on an Open Space Plan. The Public Hearing was opened at 8:50 p.m
As no one wished to address the Board concerning this item, the Public Hearing was continued until
the next regular meeting.
Item # 17: There was no action taken on this item.
Item #18: PUBLIC HEARING concerning the applications of AIL Investments, L.P., to establish
public improvement districts. The public hearing was opened at 8:51 p.m. As no one wished to
address the Board concerning this item, the public hearing was continued until the next regular
meeting.
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Item #19: Other business: No one had anything they wished to discuss.
Item #20: Motion by Alderman Bradshaw, seconded by Alderman Held, to adjourn.
The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
Scott Bradley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ginger rosswy, Town Secreta
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