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A G E N D A
REGULAR COUNCIL. MEETING JULY 20, 1971
1. Fire Department Report '
2. Police Department - Personnel
3. Kenneth Griffin -Catfish Farm
4- Contractual Arrangement for Fiscal Adviser
5. Semi=Annual Cash Flow Report
6. Resolution No. 71 -14 calling for new note
® on Well Site No. 2 land from Exchange
Bank & Trust
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7. No. -4 calling for a change
in the Budget Year from 1/1-12/31 to 10/1 -9/30
8. Approval of Bills
9. Planning & Zoning Commission Recommendation
10. Resolution No. 71-15 calling for a Time
Deposit to be set up with Exchange Bank &
Trust Company of Dallas, Texas '
11. Resolution No. 71 -16 retaining Texas
Securities Corporation as Fiscal Advisors
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JULY 20, 1971
' The City Council of the City of Southlake met in regular
session in the Council Chamber of City Hall on Tuesday,
July 20, 1971, with the following members present:
i Wade Booker, Mayor
Ralph Polson, Mayor Pro Tem
Billy Joe Knox, Councilman
W. 0. Nunn, Councilman
R. D. Drummond, Councilman
Absent: Thurman Hearn, Councilman
i Also present: William D. Campbell, City Attorney
Mayor Booker called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. The
invocation was given by Rev. Mike Stovall, pastor of White's
Chapel Methodist Church. (Rev. Gene Tyson was transferred.)
Minutes of the last regular meeting were approved as read.
Kenneth Griffin was invited to speak to the Council concern-
ing zoning requirements, if any, to operate an experimental
catfish farm. The proposed location at Hood-Throop and
Jimison-Fowler Roads is scheduled for residential development.
Following discussion, Mayor Booker advised that the only
answer the Council could give at this time would be for him
to take the matter to the Planning & Zoning Commission in the
form of an application for change in zoning.
Resolution No. 71-14, attached hereto and made a part hereof,
was passed and approved on motion by Councilman Polson, sec-
onded by Councilman Knox, authorizing the Mayor to execute a
promissory note for the purpose of releasing the vendor's lien
against the Well Site #2 property on White's Chapel Road to
Exchange Bank & Trust Company of Dallas, Texas. Motion carried
unanimously.
The bills presented were approved for payment, i.e., Bell Com-
munications-$458.01; North Texas State University-$25; Atlantic-
Richfield-$347.52; Southern Bldg.Congress-$25; Cash's Garage-
$528; Jody the Engraver, $4.82; on motion by Councilman Knox,
seconded by Councilman Nunn; carried unanimously.
The Semi-Annual Cash Flow Report was presented to the Council.
Ordinance No. 183, copy attached and made a part hereof, was
adopted and passed on motion by Councilman knox, seconded by
Councilman Ralph Fo.lson, for the purpose of changing the fiscal
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year for purposes of the City's budget from January 1st
through December 31st to October 1st through September 30th.
Motion carried unanimously. (Copy attached/made a part hereof.)
Planning & Zonin Commission recommendation was read to the
Council attache hereto). The Council was in agreement with
the recommendations but no action was taken.
Manuel Gonzalez volunteered to attend a meeting with HUD and
other cities regarding sewer facilities; said meeting to take
place at the HUD office in Dallas on Thursday, July 22nd at
9:30 A.M.
Mr. Delashaw called Mayor Booker from Austin,the Council was
informed, advising there were no funds available under "701"
for community planning at this time as their fiscXal year
begins September 1st and funds are presently depleted.
Mayor Booker advised that Roger Baird will serve as the third
member of the Tax Equalization Board which meets July 31st.
The Council was advised of the meeting August 6th of the
Texas Water Quality Board regarding the Upper Trinity Basin
Sewer Plan and of the importance that Southlake be represented.
10 Resolution No. 71-15: was passed and approved on motion by
Councilman Knox, seconded by Councilman Polson, authorizing
the Mayor to execute the contract with AXchange Bank & Trust
Company, Dallas, Texas, for an open Time Deposit account for
the water funds. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Booker informed the Council of his meeting with Mayor
Larry Brown of Keller regarding our boundary on the west side.
Mayor Booker assigned specific tasks to the Council as follows:
water rates--Councilmen Polson and Knox; building codes--
Councilman Hearn; non-conforming uses and recommendations--
Councilmen Nunn and Drummond.
The Council unanimously agreed to hear Kenneth Smith who
wanted to know, or be certain, that the zonin on the triangle
of land at Hood-Throop and SH 114 (F Distric t permits the use
he wants. The City Attorney advised he would check into the
matter and let him know.
Fire Department Report was not available.
Police Department Chief position was filled on motion by
ouncilman Knox, seconded by Councilman Polson, by hiring
Douglas R. Hughes at a starting salary of $625 monthly, to
Q begin employment on August 1, 1971, or upon termination of
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his present employment, whichever occurs first. Motion
carried. (Councilman Drummond abstained from the vote.)
Resolution No. 71-16 was passed and approved on motion by
Councilman Polson, seconded by Councilman Knox, authoriz-
ing the Mayor to execute the contract employing Texas
Securities Corporation as fiscal advisors to the City of
Southlake. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Mayor
ATTEST
City Secretary
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