HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-06-07 Regular Meeting� _ .
� Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of- Gr��pevine was '�
held on June 7, 1955 with the follo�.ring members present:
Mayor Joe Clark; t�ldermen P�n. B. Austin, Joe Box, R. T. Eidson, ,
�. M. Pair, and R. F. Shelton; and Secretary Hugh Millican. ;
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Minutes of the preceeding meetin� were re;.� and ap_�r���red. �
,: resolution by the City Planning and _7,oning Commission adopting and
recommending the enactment of a 7oning Ordinance wLich was prepared
by the Commission was read. ',
Iks3'3� It was agreed to study the ?oning Ordinance and discuss it further
at a special meeting on June ?..lst, 1955 at �.00 P. ��.
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H. E. Barton and Nenry EmerJT were interviewed for the position of ��
assistant in ''Ia.ter and Seiaer Dept. No action was taken at this ',
meeting.
�hSS-3 � Fire Chief Greener presented prices on proposed new fire truck for - '
City. No Council action was taken irt this matter.
Alderman Shelton made a motion that the City extend an offer to �
enter into an agreement with Lakewood Acres, Inc. wherby the City
would install sewer facilities to and within La.kewood Acres Addition,
including a lift station� a 6Tt force main and a $'T gravity flow line,
� at an estimated cost of .„2J�,519. 56 to be paid by the developer with �
� a refunding contract providing for a refund in the amount of 50� per �
month per user within the addition, repayments are to be made in �
each January based on the number of connections in service the pre- �
A'1SS-� vious July for a period of 15 years or until the cost of the facilities !
have been recovered, whichever shall occur first. The motion was
seconded by Alderman Box and passed by vote. 5-0.
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Alderman Eidson introduced the following resolution and moved its !
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adoption: i
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A P�'�SOLUTION APPROVING COAIT�.ACT N0. D�-1�1 �
1�1�3-eng-4611� PROVIDING FOR TI�'r Lr'�SL OF �
1.$ ACRE:3 QF L�1ND FROI`R THE DEPARTMENT OF �
��'S THE ARN[Y, U. S. A. , AN� PROVI DING FO�. '[HE
PAYMFNT THEREOF AI�TD �►UTHORI�ING THE MAvOR '�
AND CITY SECRET�ZRY TO SIGN CONTR^.CT FOR '
THE CITY OF GRAPEVIN E, T�XAS
(Complete copy is contained in Ordinance $ook) ''
Alderman Pair seconded the motion which passed. 5-0. '
Alderman Box moved that the City proceed to advertise for bids for
_4j the removal of the old 60,000 g2.11on overhead water tank, �he r�aterial
to belong to the successflil bidder. Motion was seconded by Alderman
� � Shelton and passed by vote. 5-0.
Alderman Box moved that the City publish a condensed certified copy
of the audit report consisting of the Balance Sheet as of December 31,
�4;'`�y 1951�, Statement of General Revenue and Expenditures, and Statement .
� of water and sewer income and expenses for the year of 1954 and a
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;� Meeting� of June 7th , 1955 continued
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� statement stating that records from January 1, 1955 through April �
' 3�, 1955 had been examined and found satisfactory. The statements j
are to be certified to by the auditing firm of LaRue, Lawrence , ?�Tood �,
n1 and Kelley. P�totion seconded by Alderman Eidson and passed by vote, '
5-0, l
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Alderman Eidson moved that bids be taken for installing concrete W
mSS ,►��, curbs and gutters around water plant no. 1. Motion seconded by
Alderman Shelton and passed by vote. 5-0.
Alderman Box moved that Freese and Nichols be instructed to survey
the street systems within the City and submitt an analysis of the
condition of said streets with respect to surface and to furnish an
M55' �� estimate of the cost of repairs needed and construction needed in
order to have the streets in a satisfactory condition. TZotion
seconded by Alderman Shelton and passed by vote. 5-0. �
The Mayor was authorized to arrange to have the street right-of-
m5S� "S ways moc�red.
The TMayor was authorized to appoint a Committee, including one Alder- �
m55''� man, to study traffic and parking problems within the City and to
make recommendations to the City Council for action.
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P�Ieeting Adjourned.
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City Secretary
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