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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
August 9, 1999
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Fred Held, Mayor Pro -Tem
David Loeser, Member
Abe Bush Jr., Member
Don Redding, Member
Allen Heath, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Sharon Sanden, Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Stan Lowry, Town Attorney
Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Jeff Williams, Town Engineer
Rod Kelly, Traffic Engineer
Melanie Vanlandingham, Landscape Architect
Larry Fuson, Water and Wastewater Engineer
Lou Opipare, Fire Chief
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: No one.
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Item #1: Mayor Bradley called the Board of Aldermen meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. by announcing a
quorum consisting of Alderman Held, Alderman Bush and Alderman Redding.
Item 92: The Board convened into executive session at 6:13 p.m. as Mayor Bradley read the items to
be discussed. The Board reconvened into open session at 7:39 p.m. Alderman Loeser arrived at this
time.
Item #3: No action was taken coming out of executive session.
Item 94: Citizens Presentations: David Brown of 4050 Aspen Lane spoke to the Board about the
Vlestiake/Trophy Club Teen Court. Mayor Bradley asked the Secretary to put this item on the agenda
for the next meeting to consider whether the Town should continue to be a member of the
Westlake/Trophy Club Teen Court.
Debra Heath of 5944 Stagecoach Circle thanked the Board of Alderman and the Planning and Zoning
Commission for the nice changes taking place in the Town.
Mayor Bradley read a thank -you note from the family of Abe Bush, Sr.
Item #5: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Redding, to approve minutes of the
regular meeting held on July 12, 1999, and the special meeting held on July 29, 1999, as presented.
The motion carried unanimously.
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Item #6: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Held, to pay all outstanding bills as
listed.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #7: Motion by Alderman Held, seconded by Alderman Redding, to adopt Ordinance-No..-332-
amending
rdinanceNo.332amending Ordinance No. 255 which in part adopted the Uniform Fire Code. Lou Opipare, the Town's
Fire Chief, spoke on this item and answered questions from the Board.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #8: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Held, to appoint Hank Barry and
incumbents Bill Greenwood and Sharon Sanden to serve two year terms on the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #9: PUBLIC HEARING to consider a preliminary plat submitted by AIL Investment, L.P. for
98.5 acres of property located east of Roanoke Road, south of proposed Dove Road, and north and
west of the Westlake Town boundary. The Public Hearing was opened at 8:00 p.m. Joe Schneider of
AIL Investment, L.P. presented the preliminary plat to the Board.
Brian Lawthers of Knox Road in Keller, stated his concerns regarding the traffic that the new street
entering Knox Road will generate.
Stephen Thornton of 13187 Thornton Drive, told the Board that the lot sizes are too small.
Allen Heath of 5944 Stagecoach Circle, questioned the dedication of the open space to the Town.
Hank Barry of 1508 Highland Oaks Drive in Keller, also expressed concerns over the open space
allotted and no park land allocated.
Since no one else wished to address the Board the Public Hearing was closed at 8:25 p.m.
Item #10: The Town's consultants then explained their comments and recommendations concerning
the preliminary plat to the Board. Allen Heath told the Board that the Planning and Zoning
Commission had voted to recommend approval of the preliminary plat to the Board subject to the
conditions listed by the Town's consultants. Motion by Alderman Redding, seconded by Alderman
Held, to approve the preliminary plat subject to the conditions outlined by the Town's consultants.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item 911: PUBLIC HEARING to consider a site plan submitted by AIL Investment, L.P. for 98.5
acres of property located east of Roanoke Road, south of proposed Dove Road, and north and west of
the Westlake Town boundary. The Public Hearing was opened at 8:55 p.m. by Mayor Bradley. Joe
Schneider of AIL Investment, L.P. explained that this site plan is for the same development as the
preliminary plat that the Board had just considered.
Dennis Wilson, the Town Planner, explained the difference between a preliminary plat and a site
plan.
Allen Heath of 5944 Stagecoach Circle, stated concerns over the joint submission of the preliminary
plat and the site plan, saying that it was difficult to give both the study time they deserved.
As there was no other testimony to be heard the Mayor continued this Public Hearing until the next
regular meeting of the Board.
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Item #12: Allen Heath told the Board that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of the site plan subject to the discussed conditions. Motion by Alderman Redding, seconded
by Alderman Bush, to continue this item until the next regular meeting of the Board.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #13: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Redding, to authorize a franchise
compliance audit of utilities operating in the Town at a fee not to exceed $5500.00. There was much
discussion of this item.
The motion carried unanimously.
Item #14: Consider and take action to change the meeting schedule for the Board of Aldermen. It was
decided that this item will be placed on a future agenda after a Town Manager is in place.
Item #15: Other business: Alderman Bush asked if the Town receives reports on the health
inspections of the local restaurants? The Town Secretary was asked to furnish these reports to the
Board as they are received.
Item #16: Motion by Alderman Held, seconded by Alderman Loeser, to adjourn the meeting.
The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
Scott radley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
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