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Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday,January 7,2014 5:00 PM Council Chamber
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3:34-3:57 PM The City Council met in closed session pursuant to Texas
Government Code§551.072 to discuss confidential real estate matters. Mayor Dick
Davis, Mayor Pro Tem Bob Clark, and Councilmembers Bob Begert, Dawn Moore
and Tommy Stewart were present. Also present were City Manager Bob Livingston,
City Attorney Robert L. Dillard, Ill, Assistant City Manager Robbie Corder, City
Secretary Liz Spector, Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood, Community
Information Officer Steve Mace and Assistant to the City Manager George Ertle. No
action was taken. Executive Conference Room, 1st floor, City Hall.
PRE-MEETING WORK SESSION(S)
4:10-4:20 PM The Council met in open work session to receive information from
Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood in a discussion of potential renovations to
the Miracle Mile shopping center infrastructure. Mr. Smallwood displayed drawings
depicting possible parking lot and street configurations to allow installation of
decorative medians. He asked the Council to consider the offer of a local landscape
designer to create a conceptual design of the area and then take that concept to a
contractor for more specific cost information. Mayor Davis and the Council agreed
that the area is in need of work and requested Mr. Smallwood obtain the drawing and
cost estimates and present to them in the near future. No action was taken.
4:20-4:40 PM The Council met in open work session to receive agenda item
briefings from staff.
Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik briefed the Council on the fee resolution
amendment. He said the amendment incorporates proposed library meeting room
fee changes.
Purchasing Agent Christine Green briefed the Council on the proposed purchase of
two pickup trucks. She stated one truck will be used by the building inspectors and
the other truck will be for the Sanitation Department. There were no questions for
Ms. Green.
Library Director Sharon Martin briefed the Council on the library meeting room
application and liability insurance requirement. Councilmember Moore asked Library
Director Sharon Martin if she was concerned that requiring community room users to
have liability insurance would hamper the ability of some groups to use the meeting
rooms. Ms. Martin said she had spoken with representatives of several groups and
found while many of them do carry the insurance, some do not. The Council
discussed whether it may be more appropriate to raise room rental fees slightly to
cover the City's liability insurance costs. Mr. Livingston said staff will bring more
details to the Council on this item and suggested no action be taken on the issue
410 during the current meeting. Mr. Livingston also suggested tabling the amendment to
the fee resolution until this item is returned.
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There were no more questions for staff and the work session was adjourned at 4:40
p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Rollcall
Present: 5- Mayor W. Richard Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Bob Clark, Councilmember Bob
Begert, Councilmember Dawn Moore and Councilmember Tommy Stewart
A. INVOCATION: Director of Public Works Bud Smallwood
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Director of Public Works Smallwood
C. INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL: Mayor W. Richard Davis
D. INTRODUCTION OF STAFF: City Manager Bob Livingston
City Manager Bob Livingston and City Attorney Robert L. Dillard, III were present and
seated on the dais.
Other staff in attendance included Assistant City Manager Robbie Corder, City
Secretary Liz Spector, Community Information Officer Steve Mace, Director of
Information Services Jim Criswell, Chief of Police Greg Spradlin, Director of Public
Works Bud Smallwood, Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik, Director of Human
Resources Luanne Hanford, Assistant to the City Manager George Ertle, Assistant
Director of Public Works Jacob Speer, Purchasing Agent Christine Green, Fire Chief
Randy Howell and Library Director Sharon Martin.
II. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
NONE
III. CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Councilmember Begert,seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Clark,to approve the Consent Agenda subject to tabling File 13-303,
consideration of an amendment to the Fee Resolution. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 5- Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Clark, Councilmember Begert,
Councilmember Moore, and Councilmember Stewart
B. 13-305 Consider and act on cooperative purchase of two (2) pickup trucks
Consent agenda approval authorizes purchase of a 2014 Ford F150 the amount
of$24,716 for the Sanitation Division and a 2014 Chevrolet C1500 in the
amount of$22,106 for the Community Development Department.
C. 13-302 Consider minutes of the December 17, 2013 City Council Meeting with
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or without corrections
The December 17,2013 Minutes were approved as submitted.
A. 13-303 Consider and act on a Resolution amending Appendix A - Fee
Schedule of the Code of Ordinances
Consideration of the resolution amending the fee resolution was tabled.
IV. MAIN AGENDA
A. 13-306 Consider Library Meeting Room Use Agreement
A motion was made that consideration of the Library Meeting Room Use
Agreement be tabled.The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Clark, Councilmember Begert,
Councilmember Moore, and Councilmember Stewart
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to address the City Council under Public Comments.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, Mayor Davis adjourned the meeting.
CONSIDERED AND APPROVED this 21st day of January 2014:
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