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Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday,April 1,2014 5:00 PM
Council Chamber
EXECUTIVE SESSION
3:35 -4:25 P.M. Pursuant to TGC§ 551.072 the City Council conducted a
closed Executive Session to discuss confidential real estate matters. No
action was taken. Executive Conference Room, 1st Floor, City Hall.
PRE-MEETING WORK SESSION
4:30 - 5 P.M. The City Council met in open work session to receive agenda
item briefings from staff. No action was taken. Council Conference Room,
2nd floor, City Hall.
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
City Manager Bob Livingston and City Attorney Robert L. Dillard, III were also
seated on the dais.
A. INVOCATION: Assistant to the City Manager George Ertle
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Assistant to the City Manager Ertle / Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Mason Hinckley and Grant Needleman of Troop 82 led the
Pledge of Allegiance. Both scouts stated they are working on the Citizenship
in the Community merit badge.
C. INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL: Mayor W. Richard Davis
D. INTRODUCTION OF STAFF: City Manager Bob Livingston
Staff present included Community Information Officer Steve Mace, Director
of Information Services Jim Criswell, Police Captain Bill Mathes, Director of
Public Works Bud Smallwood, Purchasing Agent Christine Green, City
Secretary Liz Spector, Acting Director of Community Development Jacob
Speer, Library Director Sharon Martin, Chief Planning Official Harry
Persaud, Assistant to the City Manager George Ertle, Director of Finance
Tom Tvardzik, Fire Chief Randy Howell, Director of Parks Gerry Bradley,
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Assistant City Manager Robbie Corder, and Director of Human Resources
Luanne Hanford.
II. CONSENT AGENDA
14-042 Consider and act on cooperative purchase of truck for the Parks
Department
Purchase of a truck for the Parks Department in the amount of$54,364 from
Rush Truck Center via BuyBoard was approved.
14-046 Consider and act on cooperative purchase of onboard scales for
Sanitation Dept. vehicles
Purchase of the scales from Heil of Texas via the BuyBoard in the total amount
of$48,842 was approved.
14-045 Consider and act on recommendation from the Urban Design &
Development Advisory Committee regarding traffic signal equipment
Consent agenda approval accepted the recommendation of UDADAC to
continue to utilize round poles,straight round mast arms, and traditional bases
for the signal replacement program.
14-047 Consider and act on minutes of the March 18, 2014 City Council
Meeting with or without corrections
The minutes were approved as submitted.
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Councilmember Stewart, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Clark,to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 5- Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Clark, Councilmember Begert,
Councilmember Moore, and Councilmember Stewart
III. MAIN AGENDA
14-043 Consider and act on an ordinance amending the Special Sign District
for Southern Methodist University to provide for additional campus
identification and entryway monument signs
Harry Persaud addressed the City Council regarding a request from SMU to
add 5 entryway monuments to various intersections in the campus.
A motion was made by Councilmember Bob Begert, seconded by
Councilmember Tommy Stewart,to adopt this Ordinance. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Aye: 5- Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Clark, Councilmember Begert,
Councilmember Moore, and Councilmember Stewart
Enactment No: ORD No.14/008
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14-044 Consider and act on an ordinance abandoning certain street
right-of-way at 7320 Turtle Creek Blvd.
A motion was made by Councilmember Dawn Moore,seconded by Mayor Pro
Tem Bob Clark,to adopt this Ordinance abandoning 1,982.4 square feet of right
of way at 7320 Turtle Creek for$64.76 per square foot. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye: 4- Mayor Davis, Mayor Pro Tern Clark, Councilmember Begert, and
Councilmember Moore
Abstain: 1 - Councilmember Stewart
Enactment No: ORD No.14/009
IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No requests to address the City Council under Public Comments were
received.
V. ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business, Mayor Davis adjourned the meeting at
5:11 p.m.
Considered and approved this 15th day of April 2014:
Mayor W. Richard Davis
ATTEST:
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