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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051099R CC Min -( CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION MONDAY, MAY 10, 1999 MUNICIPAL BillLDING 3800 UNIVERSITY 7:30 P.M. The City Council convened in Regular Session in the Municipal Building (3800 University Blvd.) on May 10, 1999, with the following members present: Mayor Fogler presiding, Council Members Davis, Neal, Starich and Sparkman. The City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Police Chief, Finance Director, Parks and Recreation Director, Fire Chief and Public Works Director were also present. Nancy Sauer delivered the invocation and Mayor Fogler led the Pledge of Allegiance. CITIZEN COMMENTS: Mayor Fogler invited citizens who wished to address the City Council to come forward as their names were called. Authur L. Hirdler, 6416 Community Drive, presented a letter dated April 28, 1999 addressing the survey sent to all West University residents. He also presented a letter dated May 1, 1999 requesting that previous minutes of City Council meetings be amended to include the dates of his letters that were presented during those meetings. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: Matters related to the minutes of the Special Session conducted on May 6, 1999. A motion was made by Council Member Sparkman, seconded by Council Member Neal, to approve the minutes as presented. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: Voting Aye: Mayor Fogler, Council Members Davis, Neal, Starich and Sparkman None None Voting Nay: Absent: i COMMENTS BY OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBERS: Council Member Neal commented that it has been her honor and privilege to work for the City. It has been a pleasure to get to know the City Staff and many of the residents. She stated that she looked forward to finding her next focus. 11 I. -&111 JILIilIiI rr-n-, 11Iil"11 ,,,,,Ulalll" -~~'~wrnlmlllllllll1l1l11TF--... .-- . -- .. Council Member Starich commented that he looked forward to spending the next 48 Monday nights with his family. Council Member Sparkman commented that it has been her pleasure to serve and that she is pleased with what their administration accomplished over the last two years. She stated that she feels fortunate to have served with four very talented and conscientious people and under the very capable leadership of Teresa. She thanked the City Staff for their hard work She stated that she hoped the incoming Council would continue to develop a strategy for the City's future and look longer than just on a day to day basis. She wished the incoming Council all the best. Council Member Davis commented that he was very proud to have served with the current administration and that they took their jobs very seriously. They tried to be very conscientious. A tangible accomplishment that they did achieve through vision and directness was the development of the. Eastern Star property. He echoed the comments of Council Member Sparkman about the City Staff. He congratulated the incoming Council on their election results and wished them best of luck He also asked them to continue some kind of comprehensive planning process. Regarding cutting taxes, he stated that he did not mind writing the check to West University for property taxes because it goes for necessary services that effects al1the residents directly. Taxes also go for valuable infrastructure improvements that will enhance all of the property values in the City. Mayor Fogler commented that she felt fortunate to have served with two councils, all being eight compassionate individuals. Both councils took the jobs because they cared about West University and wanted to do good things. They truly believed in the actions that they took and that they were in the best interests of the City. She commented that she felt fortunate to have worked with the City Staff and that Sherman Yehl as City Manager was a perfect fit for West University Place. She stated that his valuable leadership would prove priceless to the incoming Council. Mayor Fogler thanked her family for being supportive and for consenting to share her with the City for the last six years. She read a quote from Abraham Lincoln. Mayor Fogler wished the incoming Council Members good luck INSTALLATION OF NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: The Honorable Thomas B. Taylor, Presiding Judge, West University Place administered the Oath of Office to the new Mayor and Council Members. COMMENTS BY INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS: Council Member John Grubb commented that they ran a campaign based upon some issues and they tried to set forth their issues very clearly and concisely to the citizens. Now that they begin their term to serve the City, the citizens should continue toremind the Council of those certain issues and hold them to those issues. He stated that hopefully, at the end of two years, they will have fulfilled the citizen's expectations and helped the city government of West University. 2 L'-'-- _-..LJ....- .L....U1tl::1I. _. _ n::::: ...1:1 ...~ . L~ ......ua..n.:1-- -~ --------,----,-~mmrnmmllIm1':'-. _._n ------- Council Member Bill May commented that he has had a positive experience running for office and is thankful for the opportunity to meet many of his neighbors. This has also given him the opportunity to think about issues that are important to the City. He stated that he looked forward to serving. Council Member John Bertini commented that in the great government experiment that is the United States, there is hardly any better example than a city like West University Place. He stated this Council is elected to serve and not to rule. He asked the residents to please come back to the meetings so that their task of service will be a little easier and the product that they produce a little better. Council Member Burt Ballanfant commented that he was thinking o:5the three oaths he has taken in his life, first as an army officer, second as an Assistant United States Attorney and now as Council person for West University Place. In each case he swore that he would preserve and protect the constitution of the United States and defend it. He commented that he had been able to fulfill the oath on the prior two occasions and that he hoped to do so this time. He stated that what West University really means to him is the many hours of volunteer service given to the City by people like Paul Wallin, Stan McCandless and Cindy Neal. while they were private citizens and not just while serving on City CounciL He commented that he hoped that in some fashion he would have an equal impact on the lives and the future of this City as welL Mayor Linda Lewis commented that they were following in the footsteps of many talented men and women who have given countless hours of service to the community. She thanked the outgoing council. for their two years of dedication and commitment to the City. Mayor Lewis recognized members of previous City Councils and thanked them for their service to the community. She stated that she was honored to be selected Mayor of West University Place and that it would have been impossible without the time, energy and constant support of good neighbors and her family. She stated that she was extremely confident and optimistic that they would move forward in a way that will create change through evolution and not revolution. She commented that she was looking forward to working with the members of the City Council and that it is her hope that they become a cohesive group that leads the community forward in a positive way. SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM: Matters related to the selection" of a Mayor Pro Tem. A motion was made by Council Member Bertini, seconded by Council Member May, to nominate Burt Ballanfant as the Mayor Pro Tem of the City of West University Place. A vote was taken on the motion with the following result: 3 fl I) 11,li ,11<<11'1 rr-n" I , 1111,,1::111 1""1.,'."-1'" ~--"'";"'iI'rmmnnmnmm~o' Voting Aye: Voting Nay: Absent: ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Lewis, Council Members Ballanfant, Bertini, Grubb and May None None With no further business to come before the City Council at this time, a motion was made by Council Member Grubb, seconded by Council Member Bertini to adjourn. The Regular Session adjourned at 8:07 p.m. l~i. Ii '"'TIll Jil_~in .,.di:.;l.diII:IIT rr-n_1 !. JIIkli!lil 4 -------~mWllllll1mm:'