Hello Copperas Cove! This is for the council meeting on February 18, 2020. Remember that the Texas Primary early voting for Republicans and Democrats are taking place over the next two weeks. It is your voice!
The Council:
Mayor Diaz-Present
Joann Courtland-Present
Fred Chavez-Present
Dan Yancey-Present
Jay Manning-Present
Dianne Campbell-Present
Marc Payne-Present
Jack Smith- Present
Citizen's Forum:
Beth Moore- Brought to the attention of the council and public about the proposed median placements on Business 190. Some of the Median openings opened up in front of businesses instead of roads, as promised. One example was the median that begins at MLK and goes all the way to the Goodwill. She stated that pro Business 190 people are not concerned with accessibility.
Consent Agenda:
The first three Consent items dealt with meeting minutes. The 4th item was about allowing Chief Wilson to submit an application for a grant through the Office Of Governor for the FY21 Justice Assistance Grant. All items voted to pass 7-0.
Public Hearing:
G1. This Public Hearing was for the Future Land Use Plan at Walker Place. It made it through the P&Z in January and came to council. It involves about 33 acres and would change the FLUP from Low density to Medium Density for duplexes. There were no speakers. Vote to pass was 7-0.
G2. This item accompanies the previous item. It also was at the P&Z in January. If passed, it would rezone the properties from AG-1 and R3 to R2. There were no speakers. Vote to pass was 7-0.
G3. This Public Hearing was for the Future Land Use Plan at Heritage Place Addition which will be a new development and located at FM3046 and US HWY 190. . It made it through the P&Z in January and came to council. It involves about 124 acres and would change the FLUP from Low density to Low Density, Medium Density and Retail. There were no speakers. The Mayor recused herself from the Public Hearing to prevent a conflict of interest. Vote to pass was 7-0.
G4. This item accompanies the previous item. It also was at the P&Z in January. If passed, it would rezone the properties from AG-1 to R1, R2, and B4. There were no speakers. The Mayor recused herself from the Public Hearing to prevent a conflict of interest. Vote to pass was 7-0.
Action Items:
H1. Brian Hawkins from the Noon Exchange Club brief the City Council on November's Feast of Sharing results. There were approximately 650 meals served. The meal started out as a Thanksgiving meal for the Elderly and eventually transformed into a community event. Planning is already underway for the next Feat of Sharing. The Council voted 7-0 to issue their payment of $4033.
H2. Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Stoddard brought to council a volunteer packet from Eugene Kocmoud to serve on the Cemetery Advisory Board. There was only one vacancy. Eugene Kocmoud was appointed to the board by a vote of 7-0.
H3. Copperas Cove Police Department is requesting new Mobile Data Terminals to replace the obsolete Panasonic Toughbooks. The life cycle for these are three years. CCPD also made the decision to transition from laptops to tablets to aide in crime scene investigations. They are also much faster and more memory. They carry a complete 3 year warranty. The cost is $165,478. The vote to pass was 7-0.
H4. Deputy Fire Chief Gary Young requested a training date for the Mayor, Councilwoman Campbell, and Councilman Smith. This is for the required Incident Command Training through the Emergency Management Training for Public and Elected Officials. They selected April 17, 2020 at the Fire Station. The public is invited to attend also. No vote is required for this item.
H5. This was authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Dunham Engineering for the design and construct inspection of two water tanks. The 340,000 gallon tank at Hogg Mountain which was built in 1962 and the 350,000 gallon tank at Turkey Run built in 2002. Both water tanks have maintenance issues. The cost of the agreement is $55,000. The vote to pass was 7-0.
H6. Barclays Utility Service was selected to replace the 18 inch clay sewer pipe going through City park with a 24 inch PVC line. The length of the project is 3,500 linear feet and will cost $603,820. There were nine bids submitted to the city. The vote to pass was 7-0.
H7. The council authorized the City Manager to hand submit by February 28, 2020, a grant application for the project at State Highway 9 and Tank Destroyer. This is the Defense Economic Assistance Grant Program that the city has been discussing. The city will receive an answer by March or April of this year. The vote to pass was 7-0.
There was a staff briefing from the Youth Activities Council (YAC) about Breakfast with Santa. They sold 152 tickets for the event. The briefer spoke very low and was hard to understand. She definitely will get better with experience since she is a teenager.
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