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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/18/1983 City Council M~NUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CitY OF T~ COLONY HELD ON APRIL 18, 1983 A REGULAR SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with the following members present: Larry Sample Mayor Noel Long Councilman Norman Adeler Councilman Charlie Parker Councilman Marlene Poole Coucnilman * and with Councilmen Scott North and Charles Dodds not in attendance for the regular meeting agenda; however, a quorum was established. 1. CLOSED DOOR SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 6252-17 OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMENDED, TO CONSIDER PERSONNEL Mayor Sample announced that the Council would now go into closed door to interview candidates for the Council Place 4. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Upon reconvening in open session, Mayor Sample announced that no action was to be taken and requested Councilman Poole to lead the meeting in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. CITIZEN INPUT Helen Gray was recognized and advised the Council that there was an illegal sign in her residential neighborhood. Mayor Sample stated that the staff would check into this for her. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Parker moved that the minutes of the Work Session held on March 18th, the Special Session held on March 28th, the Regular Session held on April 4th and the Special Session held on April 13th be approved as presented. Seconded by Councilman Dodds, the motion was passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM Councilman Adeler stated that he would like to nominate Scott North. He stated that Councilman North had served the last two years as Mayor Pro Tem and represented the Council well in this position. There being no further nominations, Councilman Parker moved that Councilman North be appointed as Mayor Pro Tern by this Council. Seconded by Councilman Adeler, the motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 6. CONSIDERATION OF GREAT COLONY FISHOFF SPONSORED BY THE COLONY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMBASSADORS CLUB AND ALPHA TAU THETA CHAPTER OF BETA SIGMA PHI SORORITY TO BE HELD ON MAY 7, 1983, AT STEWARTS CREEK PARK Councilman Parker noted that he did request to be on the agenda for considera- tion by the Council, but he deferred the presentation to Mr. Ray Reynolds, a representative of the Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Club. Mr. Reynolds stated that the Great Colony Fishoff would be held on May 7th with a shotgun start at 6:00 a.m. and a weigh-in at 3:00 p.m. He stated the registration fee was $12.00 per person with two people maximum per boat for pre-registration, and $15.00 per person on May 7th. He advised the Council that the Chamber would like to request police support and backup during this day at Stewarts Creek Park to assist in parking and crowd control. He also stated that any of * Councilmen Scott North and Charles Dodds did arrive at the meeting shortly after it was called to order. --1-- the Councilmen who were not fishing on May 7th could serve as Judges, and they would appreciate it. Councilman Ade]er asked if those participating must pay a park fee. He advised the Council that the park fee is included in each individual entry fee. 7. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE GREAT COLONY FISHOFF TO BE HELD ON MAY 7, 1983, AT STEWARTS CREEK PARK Mayor Sample read aloud the following Resolution: WHEREAS, The Colony Chamber of Commerce provides needed publicity for the community and its many activities, thereby improving the quality of ~ life for all of our citizens, and WHEREAS, Alpha Tau Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority provides many worthwhile services to citizens of The Colony, and WHEREAS, citizens of The Colony benefit from public awareness of community activities, and WHEREAS, everyone in The Colony will derive pleasure from Stewarts Creek Park, as a community activity center and as a place for families to enjoy many types of recreational opportunities together; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: That we are in support of The Great Colony Fishoff, sponsored jointly by The Colony Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Club and Alpha Tau Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, to be held May 7, 1983, at Stewarts Creek Park. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ON THE DAY OF , 1983. /s/ LARRY D. SAMPLE, MAYOR ATTEST: /s/ JANICE CARROLL, CITY SECRETARY Councilman Parker moved to approve the Resolution, noting that Alpha Tau Beta was Alpha Tau Theta. Seconded by Councilman Poo]e, the motion passed ~ by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 8. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIAL COG VOTING REPRESEN- TATIVE FOR 1983/84 Mayor Sample noted that presently Councilman Norman Ade]er was serving as our COG voting representative. Councilman North moved that Councilman Adeler be appointed again to serve in this capacity. Seconded by Councilman Poo]e, the motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None I1. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR ST. PAUL HOSPITAL IN THEIR EFFORT TO ACQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR AN AMBULATORY CARE CENTER IN THE COLONY Mayor Sample noted that they would like to consider this agenda item at this time and introduced Mr. Ed Cook, Assistant Administrator of St. Paul Hospital. Mr. Cook presented a progress report to the Council. He stated that in 1979, St. Paul did request to propose an ambulatory care center in this area, and -- had the firm of Amhurst Associates assess the needs of The Colony. However, the Council did, by Resolution, give their support to Methodist Hospital. Again, in December of 1981, St. Paul came back before the Council with an update on the needs assessment of The Colony and submitted a second proposal. However, at this time the Council's support was given to Universal Health Services. Now, St. Paul would like to pursue an ambulatory care unit for The Colony in the near future, and he requested the Council's support in this endeavor. Mr. Cook introduced Andrea Nassen, Director of Program Development, to describe the type of services that would be provided by this center. After this presentation, Councilman Parker stated that he certainly -2- did not object to their plans to put a center of this type in The Colony, however, he wa,s concerned that any Resolution of Support might hurt Universal in their efforts to obtain a Certificate of Need. Councilman Parker also asked where St. Paul was planning to build these facilities. Mr. Cook answered that they presently were in negotiation with Dr. Kevin Seidler, but that they would look at other locations in the city also. Mayor Sample asked at what point were they in this procedure. Mr. Cook advised that they were doing demogra- phic work at this time and possibly were thirty days from filing for a Certificate of Need. Councilman North stated that he also was concerned with the effect of another Resolution of Support issued by this Council; and he asked that it be checked out regarding the legality, as there was a referendum election conducted in this city and a formal proposal process done prior to the Council giving their support to Universal Health Services. After further discussion regarding the types of services provided and the training of the doctors that would staff this facility, Councilman Dodds moved to table this agenda item for further research by the staff. Seconded by Councilman Adeler, the motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 9. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF THE COLONY TO OPERATE A PARK FACILITY OUTSIDE ITS CITY LIMITS At this time, Mayor Sample read the following Resolution: WHEREAS, THE City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, establishes by this Resolution the right of the City of The Colony, Texas, to lease, develop, operate and maintain a public park on lands outside its limits and jurisdiction. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: That the City of The Colony, Texas, be, and it is hereby authorized, if granted a two year Department of the Army lease on land in Wynnwood Park on Lake Lewisville Reservoir for public park and recreational purposes located outside its corporate, territorial and jurisdiction limits, to lease, develop, operate and maintain a public park thereon for the purpose of said license. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1983. /s/ LARRY D. SAMPLE, MAYOR ATTEST: /s/ JANICE CARROLL, CITY SECRETARY Councilman Parker moved that the Resolution be approved as presented. This motion was seconded by Councilman Poole. Councilman Poole stated that her first concern was police protection in this area. Mr. Johnny Sartain, City Manager, advised the Council that it would be the city's responsibility to provide police and fire service to this area and that this would be done with a contract with Denton County. Councilman Parker asked when Mr. Sartain was considering opening the park. Mr. Sartain stated that he did request in his letter to the Corps of Engineers that it be opened on May 1, 1983. Councilman Parker noted that the road is gone to service this area. Mr. Sartain said we would need to request city help in repairing the roadway. He also stated that this was a 600-acre park but would be reduced to 150 acres when the lake level is raised. There followed a lengthy discussion regarding future annexation plans, fee structure for the park and development plans, and it was agreed that possibly this park would not be adequately developed until the next budget year. At this time, Mayor Sample called for a vote on the motion on the floor. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 10. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A LEASE APPLICATION Mayor Sample read aloud the following Resolution: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, wishes to formally apply for a Department of the Army lease for a two year period for public park and recreational purposes at Wynnwood Park on Lake Lewisville Reservoir. -3- BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: That Johnny Sartain, City Manager of the City of The Colony, Texas, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to execute and submit the attached application for a two year Department of the Army lease for public park and recreational purposes on behalf of the City of The Colony, Texas, to the District Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, P. O. Box 1600, Fort Worth, Texas, and to do such other and further acts, and to execute such additional instruments as may be necessary and proper to carry in force and effect the terms and provisions of such application and to enable the City or County to accept any lease granted as a result of said application and to fulfill any requirements made by the proper authorities with reference thereto. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF , 1983. /s/ LARRY D. SAMPLE, MAYOR ATTEST: /s/ JANICE CARROLL, CITY SECRETARY Councilman North moved that this Resolution be approved as presented. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 12.CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT A PARK GRANT APPLICATION AND A LIBRARY GRANT APPLICATION Mr. Sartain advised the Council that he did like an official motion by the Council to authorize him to begin the application process for grants for park develop- ment as well as library development. He stated that he would have information that he give back to them in the next several weeks. At that time, he would be prepared to give them information regarding the expenses that will be incurred in preparing information for these grant applications. At this time, Councilman North moved to authorize the City Manager to submit grant applications for park and library development. This motion was seconded by Councilman Adeler. Prior to voting, Mayor Sample did clarify that the park grants and library grants were primarily for the development of the municipal/sports complex to be located on North Colony adjacent to Griffin Middle School. The motion then passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 15. DISCUSSION OF MUNICIPAL COMPLEX PLANS Mayor Sample advised the Council that he and Mr. Sartain had met with the Park and Recreation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Library Board. It is the Park and Recreation Board's recommendation that the two soccer fields proposed be reduced in size so that three fields could be put in the same area. He did explain that they would be playing fie]ds rather than practice fields. Councilman North asked if the architects had been contacted regarding more detailed plans on the municipal building itself. Mr. Sartain advised that the engineers have been working with their staff architects on this, but a report had not been prepared at this time. Councilman Parker emphasized that we must have the architect first to work with us to determine the needs of the city. Mr. Sartain did agree and advised the Council he could have the architects from the firm of Hogan and Rasor present at the next Council meeting to review these plans with them. The Council concurred. Councilman Parker also noted that he would like staff to look into $80 million allocated through a YOU-PAR Fund for the improvement of existing sports facilities. He did note that a five-year development plan is a requirement for these grant applications. After further discussion of future development, it was agreed that staff architects would be present at the April 25th meeting. 13. DISCUSSION OF EASTVALE AMBULANCE CONTRACT Mr. Sartain advised the Council that the city does have a contract covering the 1980-81 budget year with the Town of Eastva]e, however, a contract was never negotiated to cover the budget year of 1980-82. He does feel that this needs to be negotiated as soon as possible, as the city does have a liability problem in making ambulance runs in that area without such contract. Councilman -4- 00 Dodds agreed and felt that the city should not respond without a contract. At this time, he did authorize the City Manager to negotiate with F, astva]e on a contract and allow 60 days for an agreement to be signed prior to cessa- tion of service. Councilman ?oo]e seconded this motion. There then followed a lengthy discussion regarding the city's liability, pay by the Town of EastvaJe for this service and the actual procedure to be fo]lowed by the City Manager to initiate the negotiations on this contract. It was noted that the Town of F, astva]e has not contacted The Colony in this regard. After lengthy discussion, Mayor Sample called for a vote upon Councilman Dodds' motion. The motion failed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Councilmen Dodds and Poo]e, Mayor Sample Noes: Councilmen North, Long, Ade]er and Parker At this time, Councilman North made a motion to authorize the City Manager to negotiate a contract for ambulance service with the Town of F, astva]e and report back to the Council at a future meeting. This motion was seconded by Councilman ~,ong. In discussion of this motion, Councilman North noted that the intent of the motion was to have a report back to the Council within the next two weeks, however, he felt it certainly was not necessary to include a time deadline in the actual motion. Councilman Parker still noted he felt it was the Town of Eastvale's responsibility to contact the city for this service. At this time, Councilman North did amend his motion to have the City Manager report back to the Council by the second meeting in May. This motion was seconded by Councilman Adeler. After a brief discussion, Mayor Sample called for a vote on the amendatory motion. It passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Sample then called for a vote on the motion on the floor, as amended. It passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 14. CONSIDERATION OF THE NAMING OF FM 423 Councilman Dodds moved that FM 423 be named Main Street within the city limits of The Colony. This motion was seconded by Councilman Parker. Councilman Dodds stated that he felt that every city and town in the USA needed a Main Street, and he felt that in the continued growth of The Colony, FM 423 would become the natural Main Street within our community. Councilman Parker noted that Planning and Zoning is studying future growth and also recommended this. Councilman Long noted that this would help in giving directions to The Colony. After a brief discussion of the naming, Mayor Sample called for a vote upon the motion on the floor. It carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 16. DISCUSSION OF PARKING AS REQUESTED ON WEST SIDE (SOUTHBOUND) OF BLAIR OAKS DRIVE FROM SOUTH COLONY BOULEVARD TO ARBOR GLEN Mr. Sartain presented the report prepared by Chief Ristagno, detailing the parking observed in the 4600-4800 blocks on the following dates: Tues., April 5: 4:00 p.m. None 5:10 p.m. 4600 b]k. 2 pedestrians 4700 blk. 1 car 4800 b]k. 4 cars 6:00 p.m. 4700 blk. 2 cars 4800 blk. 4 cars 7:30 p.m. None Wed., April 6: 7:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. None Thurs., April 7:7:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. None 4:10 p.m. None 5:05 p.m. None 6:00 p.m. 4700 b]k. 2 cars 4800 blk. 2 cars -5- Thurs. 7:00 p.m. None 8:00 p.m. 4600 blk. 10 cars 4700 blk. 8 cars Fri., April 8: 7:00-11:15 a.m. None Noon 1 car 1:00 p.m.-2:10 p.m. None 4:30 p.m. 4700 blk. 1 car 4800 blk. 1 car 6:30 p.m. 4600 blk. 2 pedestrians, no cars 4700 blk. 1 pedestrian, no cars 7:30 p.m. None Sat., April 9: 4:00 p.m. 4600 blk. 1 car 4700 blk. 3 cars 4800 blk. 3 cars 5:15 p.m. 4600 blk. 1 car 6:30 p.m. None 7:30 p.m. None Sun., April 10: 7:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. None 10:00 a.m. 4700 blk. 4 cars 4800 blk. 4 cars Mon., April 11: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. None Tues., April l2: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. None 3:05 p.m. None 4:08 p.m. None 5:08 p.m. 4700 b]k. 3 cars 6:40 p.m. 4600 blk. 2 cars 4700 blk. 2 cars 4800 b]k. 4 cars 7:40 p.m. 4600 blk. 11 cars 4700 blk. 9 cars Wed., April 13: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. None Chief Ristagno did point out that Blair Oaks does allow two through lanes, one northbound and one southbound, with vehicles parked on both sides and -'~ that the survey did not indicate a problem. He also noted that the only heavy parking occurred Thursday, April 7, at 8:00 p.m. with a total of 18 cars and Tuesday, April 12 with a total of 20 cars, and said this was probably due to sports activities and was long after the rush hour. Mr. Sartain stated that he did agree with this report that there are no parking problems in this area at this time. After discussion, Councilman Dodds agreed, however, he felt that a motion should be made that no parking should be extended from the intersection of the south alley of Arbor Glen and Blair Oaks south to High- way 121. This motion was seconded by Councilman Poole. Councilman Long moved that this motion be amended to have the parking be no parking zoned from the intersection of Blair Oaks and Arbor Glen to Highway 121. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Sample then called for a vote on the motion as amended. The motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None At this time, Mayor Sample announced that the Council would meet in closed door session as authorized by Agenda Item No. 1 to further consider the appoint- ment of a Councilman for Place 4. Upon reconvening in open session, Mayor Sample stated no action needed to be taken by the Council, and Councilman Dodds moved that the meeting be adjourned. Seconded by Councilman Parker, the motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Sample adjourned the meeting at 10:50 p.m. ATTEST: APPROVED: JANICE CARROLL, CITY . SAMPLE, MAYOR SECRETARY -6-