1970-03-17 Regular CC Meeting
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 17, 1970
7:30 PM - Public Hearing in re annexation of land
described in Ordinance 171 to be adopted
I. City Insurance - Special Agent Bob Andrews
II. Water
' A. Contract for well site
B. Policies regarding trailer parks ?o'
set out by Mr. Roy Marri s of FHA,,
III. Petition to annex certain land owned by
' James Harrell et al
IV. City Matters
A. Bills payable
' B. Miscellaneous
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MARCH 17, 1970
The City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, met in
regular session in the Council Chamber of City Hall on
Tuesday, March 17, 1970, with the following members present:
J. L. Clow, Mayor
Thurman Hearn, Mayor Pro Tem
J. D. Cate, Jr., Councilman
Michael J. O'Brien, Councilman
W. B. Brown, Councilman
Wade Booker, Councilman
Also present: William D. Campbell, City Attorney.
Mayor Clow called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved as read.
Ordinance NQ. 171: Mayor Clow declared the public hearing '
• open on Ordinance No. 171 and read same aloud to all present.
Said ordinance calls for the annexation of certain land on
the south side of Union Church Road, east of the "Board Store",
_b®ing out of the J. N. Gibson Survey, Abstract No. 591, in
Tarrant County, Texas, and described by metes and bounds in
said ordinance, a copy of which is attached hereto, the same
being owned by J. L.Hblmes and wife (one acre more or less) ,
and the balance owned by Danielf F. Mikusek and Don Drum.
Councilman Brown made the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 171;
seconded by Councilman Hearn. Motion carried unanimously.
CitY Insurance: Mr. Bob Andrews, an insurance agent with
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A K. Samuels Agency, discussed various areas of the City's
liability under the new Texas Tort Claims Act, which is am- ,
biguously worded in some of its parts. What the City can
afford to have in the way of insurance and what the City
cannot afford to be without is the question confronting the
Council who proposed to ponder it further. The Mayor thanked
Mr. Andrews for appearing before the Council.
Well Site 2: A contract for the purchase of an acre of
land for said well was presented to the Council. It is out
of the L. G. Hall Survey, Abstract No. 686, Tarrant County
Tax Roll Tract No. 1C, and the purchase price set forth is ,
$3,250 cash. A motion to accept said contract was made by
Councilman Hearn; seconded by Councilman Brown. Motion
• carried unanimously.
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Resolution No. 70-2: was read to the Council by Mayor Clow
wherein certain policies regarding standard procedures to be
followed in the matter of providing water to trailer parks
as stated by letter dated March 9, 1970, from Mr. Roy Marris,
County Supervisor for Farmers Home Administration. (Copy
of said resolution attached hereto.) Councilman Brown made
a motion to adopt Resolution No. 70-2 amending tIm present
Water Ordinance; seconded by Councilman O'Brien. Motion
carried unanimously.
City Matters: Bills presented were approved for payment,
with the exception of the Carter & Burgess statement, on
motion by Councilman Hearn; seconded by Councilman Booker.
Motion carried unanimously.
A date for a public hearing is to be set in the near future
for Kenneth Smith's request for mobile home park zoning.
Chief of Police Ince asked the Council for a policy to follow
regarding personnel in his department pertaining to sick
leave, vacations, etc.
The City Attorney advised the Council preparations are now i
• being made to take our case involving the City of Hurst to
the Appeals Court.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
The Mayor thanked the large number of citizens present for
attending the meeting.
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Mayor
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City Secretary
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