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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCmin2005-12-20 Special MeetingMINUTES CITY OF ANNA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 20, 2005 7:00 PM Community Room, Texas Star Bank The City Council of the City of Anna met in Special Session at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2005, at the Community Room, Texas Star Bank, located at 402 W. White Street (FM 455), to consider the following items. 1. Call to Order. Mayor Kenneth Pelham called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 2. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum. Present were Mayor Kenneth Pelham and Council Members Billy Deragon, Lynn Mosier, David Crim, J.W. Finley and John Garen. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Citizen comments. None Council Member Garen made the motion to go into executive session at 7:04 p.m. Council member Finley seconded the motion. 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code the City Council may enter into CLOSED SESSION or Executive Session to discuss the following: a. Purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property (Government Code, Chapter 551.072). b. To nonsuit with legal counsel on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Government Code. (Government Code, Chapter 551.071). The council reserves the right to return to executive session throughout this meeting. Council Member Finley made the motion to go to open session at 7:25 p.m. Council member Crim seconded the motion. City Council Special Mtg. 12-20-2005.doc 1 12-20-05 6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding firefighteNfire inspectors. City Manager, Lee Lawrence went over some of the back ground for the discussion requested by the AVFD. The positions were budgeted for the next fiscal year, job descriptions and liability issues for the city are among the items being considered. Representatives David Hunt and Larry Bridges from the AVFD were present. Fire Chief David Hunt stated that they want the city to hire the personnel to fill the three budgeted positions and that he did not want to have the city employee's supervise the AVFD, they would prefer the AVFD supervise the city employee's. The benefits package for the employee's for health insurance, workmen's comp, retirement, etc. were considered in the budget figures. Council Members and AVFD members discussed in length that AVFD would hire the paid personnel, hire an accountant to handle the payroll, paperwork, etc. and that council will consider adjusting the budget to handle the additional costs of health care, benefits, accountant and attorney for them. Council members stated that they were not ready to go to a full time paid fire department at this time and if AVFD did not want to hire the personnel at this time then the city would back away and reconsider this issue next year. AVFD members also had concerns and wanted to be included in reviewing the site plans for development coming into the city. City Attorney, Clark McCoy stated that the correct wording for the motion would be to direct city staff to work with the AVFD expeditiously to determine costs associated with the AVFD hiring the 3 employee's provided for in the city's budget. Council Member Deragon added to the motion that the deadline be January 24, 2006 to be back before city council. Council Member Garen seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN Consider/Discuse/Action on Slater Creek sewer line (West Crossing service area), including authorizing advertisement for bids for part or all of the line. City Manager, Lee Lawrence went over the background of this development and recommended that council authorize staff to bid the project as a City project and not a developer project. Council member Finley made the motion to authorize staff to go out for bids to build the project. Council member Deragon seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 8. Consider/Discuss/Action on authorizing submission of application for sanitary sewer service Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for area east of Sister Grove Creek. City Manager, Lee Lawrence explained that the possibility of a utility district being developed in this area revealed that there was not a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for sanitary sewer in this area. After the first of the year changes in the law will make it more difficult to obtain the CCN for sanitary sewer. Council Member Finley made the motion to authorize submission of application for sanitary sewer service Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. Council Member Crim seconded the motion. Motion passes. City Council Special Ms. 12-20-2005.doc 2 12-20-05 AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 9. Consider and act upon a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas requesting that all of the territory included within the corporate limits of the City of Anna on the date of adoption of this resolution be annexed to and become a part of the Greater Texoma Utility Authority; and making certain findings In connection therewith. City Manager, Lee Lawrence explained council had already authorized the application submitted to GTUA requesting annexation into the authority. The resolution is the last step in this process. The City of Anna being a Home Rule City will become the last voting member of the GTUA board which will be most advantages to the City in the long run. Council Member Crim made the motion to approve the resolution. Council Member Finley seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 6 MAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 10. Adjourn. Council Member Finley made the motion to adjourn at 8:39 p.m. Council Member Mosier seconded the motion. Motion passes. AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0 ATTEST: APPROVED: N ha Wilkison, City Secretary or, Kenneth Pelham City Council Special Mtg. 12-20-2005.doc 3 12-20-05