City Secretary, Conchita Torrez:

Conchita submitted her report to the Council in writing.
There were no questions for City Secretary Conchita Torrez.

3. Discuss, Consider and take action authorizing
city staff to purchase new and repair existing playground
equipment out of playground Equipment Reserve Fund.

Mayor Craighead commented that the playground equipment at the City Park had been replaced several times and beyond repair. CA Shephard also commented that the City would be replacing at least six of the rocking horses at the park and it would cost the City about $5,000 - $6,000 which would be paid out of the Playground Equipment Reserve Fund Account.
Motion made by Council Member David Snyder, seconded by Council Member Rose Tankersley, to authorize CA Joe Shephard to purchase playground equipment for the City of Seymour Park.

Vote on Motion:

passed unanimously.

4. Discuss, Consider and take action regarding
leasing of new golf carts as approved in the 2006/2007 Budget.

Mayor Craighead asked Missie Hargrove, Salt Fork River Estates Supervisor to address the council. Missie stated that she had spoken with superintendents in the area that have had both the E-Z Go and Yamaha Golf Carts. She stated that the Yamaha would be the better carts. They are quieter, less maintenance and last a good while longer. Being that the carts run on gas instead of batteries, the worry of plugging them in or the battery going down would be avoided.
Motion was made by Council Member David Snyder, seconded by Council Member Donna Fest to approve the leasing of new golf carts .

Vote on the motion:

passed unanimously.

5. City Administrator report,
announcements and setting of future agenda items.

Joe stated that he had one suggestion in the suggestion box concerning burned out street lights. The problem was there wasn’t a name or address to let the City know the location. To people listening, the box is available on the north side of the building by the post office boxes for anyone who has comments or suggestions. Please leave your name and contact number and I will get back with you.

I also received a report from Mr. Perkins who is the Structural Engineer who took his own time to come look at the burned building downtown and did it at not charge. His professional opinion was that if the roof was completely removed, the existing walls would have some structural integrity taken out. His suggestion is for beams to be placed periodically and spaced long between the two walls for if and when it comes to that. John Byrket has been working with the owner of record and anyone else who may have a financial interest in the building and get something from them to see if they are going to take responsibility for it or not.

I’ve instructed him to go ahead and start the condemnation procedures because it appears as though it is going to end up in the City’s hands to do something with it. John has begun the paperwork on it and we will present it to the council at the March meeting to formally condemn it.
I’ve asked two companies here in town to look at it and give me a ball park figure on what it would take to take down the roof and the front of it and put beams in it and possibly leave it open and maybe have just a little park or something. I haven’t heard from them as of today, and that was about a month ago.

As soon as I get some information I will let you know.

Periodically, I go to Austin with this group to meet with TCEQ. I am glad to report that we have made some progress. There is a division of TCEQ called Small Business and Government Assistance Division. What they do is if there is a question of compliance by a small business or any government, they can come in and tell you if you are in compliance or not. None of the information gathered is related to TCEQ. They can come in and help people out like they should be doing to get you back or stay in compliance with out worrying about a fine
getting placed on you.

The finance report as you can see is a little in the black for the month and about $40,000 in the red, which is not unusual for this time of the year, and that is basically because electric sales are down. We are in better financial conditions this month than we have been in previous years.
Council Member announcements and setting of future agenda items.
There were no announcements from Council.

ADJOURNMENT

Motion made by MPT Don Butler, seconded by Council Member David Snyder
to adjourn at 7:26 p.m. 

Vote on the Motion:

passed unanimously.

Approved this 22th day of March , 2007.

 
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Mayor Dan Craighead

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ATTEST: City Secretary, Conchita Torrez

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