1969-10-07 Regular CC Meeting
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RW R TING Of TRt CITY COUNCIL
October 7, 1969
1. Roconmsndations from Planning b Zoning
Comissioni ZA-69-19, W. D. farrar
ZA-89.20, W. R. Berk, lei. D.
Now appo ntuents.
III. Request for publishing legal notices by
Mr. Leon Wounack.
IV. dater Distribution System (fir. Bart
Bradford of Carter & Burgess).
V. first Department Report.
Vt. Police Department Report.
VII. City BusinesssljTaz Search and Transfers.
211equisition for purchse
of two typewriters.
3)Requsst of Mr. Ratcliff
re 1966 disannesation
action of Council, (Oak
Knolls area).
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 7, 1969
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' The City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, met
in regular session in the Council Chamber of City Hall
on Tuesday, October 7, 1969, with the following members
present:
I J. L. Clow, Mayor
Thurman Hearn, Mayor Pro Tem
14 J. D. Cate, Jr., Councilman
Michael J. O'Brien, Councilman
114 W. B. Brown, Councilman
A Wade Booker, Councilman
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Mayor Clow called the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M.
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A The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read.
Recommendations from the Planning & Zoning Commission
were read by Mayor Clow pertaining to ZA 69 19, W. D.
Farrar, and ZA-69-20, Dr. W. R. Berk. The Council was
reminded that the public hearing on these matters is
Wednesday, November 5th.
Mayor Clow then read the letter received by the City
from John R. Tate (attached hereto) wherein he tendered
Id his resignation from the Planning & Zoning Commission
as chairman and member. His resignation was regretfully
accepted by the Council. Inasmuch as the resignation
became the second vacancy on the Commission, the Mayor
called for appointments to be made. Councilman Hearn
made a motion to appoint Mrs. William Stickley and John
Shelton to the Planning & Zoning Commission; seconded
by Councilman Booker. The motion carried unanimously.
The Grapevine Herald representative, Marie Clark, re-
quested the Council to consider the Herald as the City's
„s official newspaper publication and carry its legal
notices. No action was taken by the Council at this time.
Fire Department Report was made by Chief Bob Steele (copy
attached). The Council was asked to examine literature
on a resuscitator and also to be thinking about a new (or
newer) fire truck.
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Police Department Report was next given by Chief Doyle
Ince (copy attached). Chief Ince then reported on the
recent police convention he attended. He informed the `
Council the various seminars were highly informative
and he felt much good was gained by attending.
Title Search and Transfers was next on the agenda. This ,
monthly information keeps the tax roll current and it
costs $10 monthly. Councilman O'Brien made a motion
' that this service be acquired; seconded by Councilman
Cate. The motion carried unanimously.
Typewriters were next discussed and Councilman Brown
recalled that Council action had approved the purchase
of a typewriter not too long ago but one was never ob-
tained. However, two typewriters are now needed and
the Council instructed the City Secretary to get them.
W. N. Ratcliff has requested that the proper papers be°
prepared disannexing his property as per Council action;
at a meeting April 5, 1966, which never had been done.
The City Attorney, Mr. W. D. Campbell, was instructed by
the Council to prepare such an ordinance.
Carter & Burxess, Inc. representatives, Mssrs. Bart
Bradford and Jim Alewine, presented the engineering study
made on the water distribution system designed to serve a
population of 15,000. U's`ing a minimum size line of 6", a'
well, pump station and 500,000 gallon overhead storage f
tank was roughly estimated to cost the City $350,000.00.
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City Attorney W. D. Campbell reported to the Council that
on September 23rd an injunction suit for the City was filed
in the 67th District Court against Robert L. McPherson. A"
copy of the letter to Mr. McPherson's attorney, Al Clyde, to
is attached hereto. Mr. Campbell stated the final hearing
will be held in thirty to ninety days. W,
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There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
J. L. Clow, Mayor
Aiiceanne Wallace, City Secy. 4P
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