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MARCH 9,1999
The City Council of the City of Anna met in regular session on the 9"'day of March.
Item#1
Mayor Ferguson called this meeting to order at 7:33 p.m..
Item#2
The following members were present and participating: Mayor Ron Ferguson,Bob Estep,Lisa Copeland,
Joel Foltz and Joe Murphy. Duane Hayes absent from this meeting,
Others present were:Randy Phelps, Tommy Cunningham,A.L. Geer,Burl Cunningham,Johnny McBride,
Joe Jaynes and Jon Hendricks,
Item 43
Mayor Ferguson asked for any citizen's participation at this time. Johnny McBride asked about the brick
requirements for the new building on the corner of 4'h Street and N.Powell Parkway. The Mayor stated
that the addition to the existing building(which is historical)was granted a variance to the brick
requirements so that it would match the old building. Joe Jaynes spoke to the Council to inform them of
the construction on FM455. He stated that the County was going to widen the bridge that was out by the
Truck Stop.
Item#4
The Council met with Tommy Cunningham to discuss and take action as needed regarding a moving permit
that was issued 2 years ago for a house on South Interurban, Joel Foltz made a motion to approve the
moving permit. Bob Estep seconded the motion, The motion carried 3/1/0.
Item#5
Joe Murphy made a motion to approve Proposal 1:a)repair potholes on Sherley,b)7"'Street—level up and
repair from Sherley to dead end,c)Easton Street—level up,repair from 5'11 to 011 Street d)5"Street—
major repairs. Proposal 2: a)6t"Street—major repairs,b)Smith Street from 6°'to Hwy. 455—major
repairs. Lisa Copeland seconded the motion. The motion carried 4/0/0.
Item#6
Lisa Copeland made a motion for Planning and Zoning to set dates for a Public Hearing for PSB Partners to
be annexed into the city limits and to be zoned, Joe Murphy seconded the motion. The motion carried
4/0/0.
Item#7
The Council held discussion regarding Code Enforcement, The Mayor stated that we need a backup Code
Enforcement Officer until our regular Officer is able to return to work. There was no action taken on this
item.
Item#8
Lisa Copeland made a motion to approve the minutes for February 9, 1999,Bob Estep seconded the
motion, The motion carried 3/0/1.
Item#9
Lisa Copeland made a motion to approve the bills. Joe Murphy seconded the motion, The motion carried
4/0&
Item#10
Joe Murphy made a motion to adopt a Resolution for:a)the submission of an application to the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs requesting grant funds in the amount of 250,00 for the
Water System Improvements for the Community Development Fund of the Texas Community
Development from the Community Development Fund of the Texas Community Development Program
(TCDP),
b)the grant funds may be used for Water System Improvements,
c)the Mayor to execute all documents in conjunction with the application, and
d)the commitment of 600,000 in local/TWDB resources in support of the proposed project activities.
Bob Estep seconded the motion. The motion carried 410/0.
Item#11
Joe Murphy made a motion to adopt a Resolution for: a)the submission of an application to the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs requesting grant funds in the amount of 23,800 for
planning from the Planning Capacity Building Fund of the Texas Community Development Program
(TCDP),
b)the grant funds may be used for planning activities,
c)the Mayor to execute all documents in conjunction with the application,and
d)the commitment of 3,500 in local resources in support of the proposal project activities
Lisa Copeland seconded the motion. The motion carried 4/0/0.
Item#12
The City Council recessed into Executive Session tinder Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 and
551,074 of the Texas Open Meeting Act for the following purpose:
A: Personnel
Item#13
The City Council re-convened into regular session to act on items discussed in Executive Session. Joe
Murphy made a motion to raise the City Secretary's hourly wage by.50 per hour. Lisa Copeland seconded
the motion. The motion carried 4/0/0.
Item 414
There being no further business this meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m..
Respectfully Submitted,
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City Secretary
Mayor
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