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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/07/1983 City Council O01391 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY HELD ON JANUARY 7, 1983 A SPECIAL EMERGENCY SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 3:00 p.m. with the following members present: Gene Pollard Mayor Norman Adeler Councilman Charlie Parker Councilman Marlene Poole Councilman and with Councilmen Scott North, Larry Sample and Charles Dodds not in attendance due to business commitments; however, a quorum was established. 1. CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION OF A LAND TRACT LOCATED NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY OF THE CITY LIMITS UPON THE PETITION OF UNDERWOOD FINANCIAL CORPORATION Janice Carroll, City Secretary, advised the Council that it was necessary for the Council to accept the petition, receive the service plan and call two Public Hearings, one on the property and one at City Hall, to begin this annexation procedure. Mayor Pollard read aloud the following letters: Mayor Pollard and Council Members December 23, 1982 City of The Colony 5576 N. Colony Blvd. The Colony, Texas 75056 Re: Request for Annexation Dear Mayor and Council Members: Attached hereto are descriptions of various tracts owned by Underwood Financial Corporation, represented by the under- signed. By copy, this letter is being presented to Ms. janice Carroll, City Clerk for The Colony and is intended to be the undersigned's request for voluntary annexation into the city of The Colony. The undersigned is the sole owner of the property which is described in the attachment, and as to the land described therein, I believe no additional signatures are necessary for this request. Please advise if additional steps are necessary to perfect my request under applicable statutes. I shall await council action. Respectfully submitted, UNDERWOOD FINANCIAL CORPORATION /s/ George M. Underwood, Jr., Chairman of the Board Mayor Pollard and Council Members December 23, 1982 City of The Colony 5576 N. Colony Blvd. The Colony, Texas 75056 Request for Annexation Dear Mayor and Council Members: Attached hereto are descriptions of various tracts owned by Underwood Development Corporation, represented by the undersigned. By copy, this letter is being presented to Ms. Janice Carroll, City Clerk for The Colony and is intended to be the undersigned's request for voluntary annexation into the city of The Colony. The underwigned is the sole owner of the property which is described in the attachment, and as to the land described therein, I believe no additional signatures are necessary for this request. -1- '-00 880 Please advise if additional ~teps are necessary to perfect my request under applicable statutes. I shall await council action. Respectfully submitted, UNDERWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION /s/ George M. Underwood, Jr., Chairman of the Board Mr. Johnny Sartain, City Manager, presented the following service plan to the Council: Service Plan for a 69.360 acre land tract located northeast of the City limit boundary to be annexed upon the petition of Underwood Development Corporation and Underwood Financial Corporation. In accordance with 970A Section 10B VACS the following is a statement of governmental service that must be provided in sixty days and capital imaprovements that must be provided in two and one-half years. 1. Presently the City does have a contract with Denton County to provide fire protection to this area and this service will be continued. The Town of Frisco also provides service to this area. Ambulance service can be provided immediately. This land is not developed or inhabited and a large number of medical calls is not expected. 2. The Police Department will review immediately the provision of a new district which will provide for patrol of this area based upon need. 3. Waste collection is presently not needed as there are no inhabitants. 4. Road and park maintenance can be maintained. There ae no recreational facilities on this land. 5. No capital improvements, i.e., streets, fire station, etc., are needed until the land is subdivided and consequently developed. 6. Water and sewer service is not provided by the City. This area can request to be included into The Colony #1 Municipal Utility District for these services. After discussion, Councilman Parker moved that the Public Hearings on this land (Attachment "A") be conducted on January 24, 1983, the one on the property to be held at 6:30 p.m. and the one at City Hall to be held at 7:00 p.m. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 2. CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION OF A LAND TRACT CONTAINING 302.462 ACRES DUE NORTH FROM THE NORTHWEST CITY LIMIT BOUNDARY ON WYNNEWOOD PENINSULA Johnny Sartain, City Manager, did advise the Council that this annexation was a unilateral annexation based upon his recommen- dation, and he presented the following service plan for this area: Service Plan for a 302.462 acre land tract generally located due north of the northwest City limit boundary on Wynnewood Peninsula. In accordance with 970A Section 10B VACS the following is a statement of governmental service that must be provided in sixty days and capital improvements that must be provided in two and one-half years. -2- 1. Presently the Ctiy does have a contract with Denton County to provide fire protection to this area and this service will be continued. Ambulance service can be provided immediately. This land is not developed and has few inhabi- tants. A large number of medical calls is not expected. 2. The Police Department' will review immediately the ~rovision of a new district which will provide for patrol ~ this area based upon need. 3. Waste collection can be provided upon request. 4. Road and park maintenance can be maintained. There are no recreational facilities on this land. 5. No capital improvements, i.e., streets, fire station, etc., are needed until the land is subdivided and consequently developed. 6. Water and sewer service is not provided by the City. This area can request to be included into The Colony #1 Municipal Utility District for these services. Councilman Parker moved that the Public Hearinvs for this property (Attachment "B") be conducted on January 24, 1983, the first hearing to be held on the property at 5:30 p.m. and the second hearing to be held at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. The motion was seconded by Councilman Adeler and passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 3. CONSIDERATION OF CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION OF 220.165 ACRES LOCATED DUE NORTH OF THE NORTHEAST BOUNDARY OF THE CITY AT THE INTERSECTION OF SQUIRES DRIVE AND UNDERWOOD ROAD At this time, City Manager Johnny Sartain stated that this would be a unilateral annexation based upon his recommendation and presented the service plan for this area as follows: Service Plan for a 220.165 acre land tract generally located on the northeast city limit line due north of the intersec- tion of Squires and Underwood and west of the existing County Road. In accordance with 970A Section 10B VACS the following is a statement of governmental service that must be provided in sixty days and capital improvements that must be provided in two and one-half years. 1. Presently the City does have a contract with Denton County to provide fire protection to this area and this service will be continued. The Town of Frisco also provides service to this area. Ambulance service can be provided immediately. This land is not developed or inhabited and a large number of medical calls is not expected. 2. The Police Department will review immediately the provision of a new district which will provide for patrol of this area based upon need. 3. Waste collection is presently not needed as there are no inhabitants. 4. Road and parkmaintenance can be maintained. There are no recreational facilities on this land. 5. No capital improvements, i.e., streets, fire station, etc., are needed until the land is subdivided and consequently developed. 6. Water and sewer service is not provided by the City. This area can request to be included into The Colony #1 Municipal Utility District for these services. Councilman Poole then moved to conduct th Public Hearings on this property (Attachment "C") on January 24, 1983, at 6:00 p.m. on the property and 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Seconded by Councilman -3- Adeler, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Pollard stated that, based upon this agenda item which represents annexation into land area now involved in litigation, the Council would meet in a closed door session. The Council went into a closed door session at approximately 3:30 p.m. Upon reconvening in open session, Mayor Pollard announced that no decisions were made at this time. There being no further action to be taken by the Council, Councilman Parker moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion was passed by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Pollard adjourned the meeting at 5:12 p.m. GE~'~POLLARD [--MAYOR ATTEST: i'/"'~/~ C~TARY --~ JAN I CE/~ARROLL, -4-