1968-10-01 Regular CC Meeting
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City of Southlake
Minutes of October 1, 1968
The Southlake City Council Regular Meeting was called to order by
Mayor Clow at 7:30 p.m. Councilmen present were: Thurman Hearn, J, D. Cate,
J. J. Carlile and Mike O'Brien.
Minutes of September 17, 1968 were approved as corrected.
Discussion of creating an auxiliary police force was the first item
of business by the council. An ordinance creating such was submitted by Police
Chief Inca for each councilmen to read. Mayor Clow then entertained a
motion to act on this ordinance. Councilmen Hearn made the motion to adopt
Ordinance No. 156 Creating an Auxiliary Police and Civil Defense Force.
Seconded by Councilman O'Brien and voted unamanious by the council. Notice
of the 3o new Ordinance should be published in the newspaper, and a copy to
be attached to these minutes.
The second order of business was to act on a municipal maintenance
ord'i_nance from the State Highway Department. Councilman Hearn made the
motion that the council adopt the municipal Maintenance Ordinance as sum-
Bitted by the State Highway Department. Seconded by J. D. Cate. It carried
unaman ously.
Add't onal water resource for the city was next on the agenda. Council-
man O'Brien was asked if he would set up a meeting with Mr. George Raven to
&,scuss possible ways to obtain future water for Southlake. Mr. Hearn said
that he would bring this subject of water up at the Northeast Advisory Council
Meeting to be held October 3, 1968.
The 1969 city budget was discussed by the council. Councilman Hearn
was asked to take the lead in forming a preliminary budget with target date
to be not later than November.
The proposed plans for an airport just outside the city limits was
discussed at length by the @ouncil. It was with the approval of the council
that a letter should be written to the Federal Aviation Administration
to seek postponement due to the fact that that property was in the process
of being annexed by the city and that the people most affected by this airport
had not been sufficiently informed of it being built.
Earl Williams?appointed by Mayor Clow to serve on the Planning & Zoning
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Board. The council unamaniously approved this appointment.
Mayor Clow told of a possible franchise with the telephone company to
bring greater service to Southlake. This plan to be explained further by a
representative of thelTelephone Comapny at a future meeting.
Police Chief Ince submitted the monthly report from the Police Department.
This report is attached to these minutes.
,,Jr J. Carlile motioned for adjournment. Seconded by Hearn. Unaman.
APPROVED BY:
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City Secretary Mayor