05 - COUNCIL MINUTES FROM 07/13/2015

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Regular Council Meeting July 13, 2015 Page 8 Mr. Keys said at the last meeting it was explained by the city attorney that the majority of an area would carry the decision, whether others did not request disannexation or not. Mayor Hashmi said he did not think that is what they were saying. Council Member Pickle questioned how they could disannex property that was not requested to be disannexed. He expressed concern about all of the property that would be an island. Patsy Smith, residing at 1508 Airport Road, said she had lived there her entire life. She also said if she had wanted to be in the City, she would have purchased land in the City. She said she wanted to be taken out of the City because services that were promised to her were not provided to her. Council Member Frierson said it was a touchy subject, but agreed with the residents in that the City had not provided the services. Council Member Clifford said he was in favor of disannexing the people that wanted to be disannexed and with regard to the island problems; if they could legally disannex them he thought they should do so. Mr. McIlyar said the biggest problem was the Cox Field Airport, the 1500 acres out there. Council Member Clifford said they cannot have the airport disannexed. Mr. McIlyar emphasized this is something that City Council needs to think about, whether or not they want to keep the airport and AgPro in the city limits. Council Member Clifford said they have to keep the airport in the city limits, and that they did not want to disannex Cox Field. Council Member Plata stated he was not in favor of disannexation. Council Member Lancaster said she had a problem having residents in the City if the City could not provide the services, and she did not think the City should be collecting taxes from them. Mayor Hashmi said he was in favor of disannexing anyone who wants to be disannexed particularly where the City has failed to provide services that the City promised to them. Mayor Hashmi asked if they disannexed all of the properties and the airport was left separate could the City continue to hold the airport and AgPro. Mr. McIlyar said he would like to do additional research, because what he had read so far is if you create islands and outside of your corporate city limit boundary, your core corporate city limit boundary, that could potentially end up being in the county, whether you disannex it or not just because of the fact that you cut it out, you cut it away from your contiguous city limit boundary. Mayor Hashmi asked if Mr. McIlyar was suggesting at least of one these properties would have to remain I the city limits. Mr. McIlyar said it appears that one or two tracts would have to remain in the City. He said staff needed to check on the Jimmy Hodges property. Mr. McIlyar said staff would bring this back to Council. Council Member Pickle said he would like to ask or encourage the city manager, the city attorney, or whoever to contact all of these people to find out if they want to be disannexed. Mayor Hashmi said that was fine except he did not see a reason to keep the people who had requested disannexation from doing so. Mr. McIlyar reiterated there was a problem with some of the parcels of land, and that staff had not been able to reach some of the property owners. Council Member Frierson said as the process continues, he would like to know what sort of revenue tax base the City would be losing with budget time right around the corner. Mrs. Hudgens said she understood they wanted to wait on the other applications but in the June 8t' minutes her property and David Denison property was approved to proceed. She said they had paid $15,000 in property taxes over the years.