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FARMERS Meeting Minutes
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City Council
Thursday, May 9,2019 4:00 PM Manske Library
13613 Webb Chapel Road
Farmers Branch,TX 75234
Amended Agenda
Special Called Emergency Meeting and Boards and Commissions Interviews
A. CALL TO ORDER - (4 P.M.)
Presiding: 1 - Mayor Robert Dye
Present: 5_ Mayor Pro Tern John Norwood, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Mike Bomgardner,
Council Member Ana Reyes, Council Member Bronson Blackson and Council
Member Terry Lynne
Staff: - City Manager Charles Cox, Deputy City Manager John Land, Assistant City
Manager Ben Williamson, City Secretary Amy Piukana, Assistant to the City
Secretary Sara Egan, City Attorney Braden Metcalf, Director of Public Works
Marc Bentley
A.1 19-229 Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreement(s) for
emergency repair related to a sewer line and mitigate any public
health threats necessary to Farmers Branch Creek; and take
appropriate action
Director of Public Works Marc Bentley briefed City Council regarding this item. Mr
Bentley explained Farmers Branch Creek has suffered erosion due to dam failure. He
explained not only does it endanger properties, but it also affects an 8" sanitary sewer line
which could fail. He recommended the Council take immediate action on fund
expenditures in an amount not to exceed $750,000 to make the necessary repairs.
Motion made by Council Member Lynne to authorize the City Manager to enter in to a
contract for emergency repairs to install a drop structure at the slope of the Dan Heard's
property and concrete structure repair to the property near the Bonneau and Norwood
properties in an amount not to exceed $750,000 00 and to repair the Womble bag wall on
a 50/50 split with the homeowner. Motion seconded by Mayor Dye. Motion prevailed by
the following vote:
Aye: Council Member Reyes, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Bomgardner, Council
Member Blackson and Council Member Lynne
(Mayor Pro Tern Norwood filled out a conflict of interest form and recused himself from voting.)
A.2 19-219 Receive an introduction and overview of the Board and Commission
interview process
City Secretary Amy Piukana briefed City Council regarding this item. Ms. Piukana
explained interviews would be conducted within 15-minute time intervals, noting no action
or official appointments would be made tonight.
A.3 19-220 City Council will conduct interviews with Board and Commission
applicants
The City Council conducted interviews with Board and Commission applicants.
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B. ADJOURNMENT
The mee '-• adjourned at 6 40 p m
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