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Home My WebLink About09/17/1984 City Council Minutes of The City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas held on September 17, 1984 The Special Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:30p.m. at Fire Station #2 with the following members present: Larry D. Sample Mayor Rick Harris Councilman Noel Long Councilman Helen Gray Councilman Don Amick Councilman Charles Dodds Councilman Marlene Poole Councilman and with all members present, a quorum was established. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Sample led the Council and members of the audience in the pledge to the United States flag. 2. CITIZEN INPUT Mr. M. J. Lynch, 4921 Roberts Drive, asked about the house at 5533 North Colony Boulevard. He wanted to know why the weed ordinance was not being enforced. Steve Reed, Director of Community Services, replied by explaining the legal process the City must go through before they can mow the property themselves. He indicacted there is problem trying to locate and determine the owners. Councilman Amick related an experience he had in his district with a similar problem and what it took to re- solve the problem. Mr. George Gillet, Chairman of the Library Board, read aloud a letter from the Library Board expressing their concerns and desires regarding the proceeds from the land sale. It also pledged their support of whatever final action the Council may take. (See attachment "A") 3. RECEIVE AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY/COLONY YOUTH ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE REPORT Mayor Sample recognized Mr. Herman. He stood and addressed the Council and members of the audience. He briefly reviewed the negotiations and discussions that have taken place between the "committee members" in the past week. An agreement has been reached. It places a hold on the proceeds from the recent land sale. It further calls for a bond election to allow the voters to determine priorities on various projects to include a municipal complex comprising of a community center and municipal building. It was further agreed the bond election will be held at the earliest possible date, preferably before December 31, 1984. 4. CONSIDERATION OF RECEIVING A PETITION FROM THE COLONY YOUTH ORGANIZATION Mayor Sample first recognized Mark Heatwole. He resubmitted the petition containing the signatures of 1,581 youth and non-registered voters as a matter of opinion, only. He thanked the Council for the time and consideration given to their request. Mr. Gary Herman was then recognized and made the follow- Jng statements. He also resubmitted his petition as a matter of opinion only, relinquishing its original intent calling for a referendum. Speaking for all the members of the organization, he indicated they would look forward to working with the city leaders in building a better community. Councilman Dodds then made a motion to accept the recommendations of the committee. Councilman Amick seconded the motion. City Manager, Janice Carroll, reviewed what is re- quired to hold a bond election. She said at this time, February may be the soonest such an election may be held but she would report back to Council after reviewing this with the financial advisor. Mayor Sample spoke briefly about the bond election, ~.e. estimated total costs for the projects and the issuance of the bonds. He briefly explained the possible use of a "sinking fund" and how it could work for the City. He went on to say,"after the results of the bond election are in, this Council will look at all options and decide what makes the most sense for this City financially." Chris Fabian, a member of the committee, mentioned, that in the discussions last week, a couple of points were noted: 1) The possibility of using a City facility for a monthly dance and 2) the City Council appointing a Teen Council. With no further d~scussion, the motion on the floor carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None The Mayor announced the Council would now take a brief recess. Upon reconvening in open session, the Mayor addressed agenda item #5. 5. RECEIVE A REPORT FROM FOX & JACOBS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND ITS CONTROL Councilman Amick stated that Fox & Jacobs didn't have enough notice to prepare a report for tonight. They were kind enough to have Mr. Walt Fritz be present tonight to answer question. Mr. Fritz reviewed the procedures F & J follows to keep their building sites picked up. He said they have been having a problem lately due to the extremely high winds. Following a brief discussion, Mr. Fritz said if anyone was having a problem with debris, have them call Mr. Bill Allen the Construction Manager at either 248-0464 or 370-0551. 6. DISCUSSION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE TO BE UTILIZED AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH COLONY BLVD. AND FM423 The Mayor began the d2scussion by saying the good news is, the state has approved full signalization for this intersection. The bad news is, it may take up to 12 months to get delivery and installation. Police Chief Ristagno said Mr. Miller with the State Highway Department recommended a four way stop at this intersection until such time as the lights are received. The Chief went on to relate his findings regarding temporary signalization. He indicated he has spoken with a firm that would provide 8 signal heads (two in each lane) for $8,000 per year. This amount cludes a $3,000 installation charge and $250 per month for maintenance. Councilman Poole wanted to know if the state would reimburse the City for the lease expense. City Manager Carroll relied, no. Following a brief discussion as to why this intersection warrants signalization, Councilman Dodds made a motion of consensus to investigate the possiblJties of leasing signalization equipment for FM423 and North Colony as well as a lease/purchase of same. Seconded by Council- man Poole, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 7. CLOSED DOOR SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 6252-17 OF V.A.C.S. SECTION 2 REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION Upon reconvening in open session, and with no further action to be taken by the Council at this time, Councilman Dodds moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Councilman Harris, the motion carried with a unanimous vote. Mayor Sample adjourned the meeting at 10:40 p.m. Approved: Attest: a" 0018 0 L. ibrary Board City of The Col any The Colony, 'l"exa~ 75056 September 17, 1984 The Honorable Larry Sample, Mayor Membe. rs o.F the City Council City o.F The Colony The Colony, Texas 75056 Dear Mayor and Council Members: 'l"he L-ibrary Board has wa'lobed with growing c:oncern the community unrest arising 'Fram the question o~ priorities posed by various interest groups in The Colony. So many ~pinions have been expressed concerning the most advantageous use a~ the proceeds the land sale that the Board has become concerned that. hasty and/or i].l-thougl..it_.out solutions may ultimatel, y ]Leave the city with an expensive mistake on its hands. Whi].e there should be rio doubt but that the Board '~:ully hopes to see approval anti c:onstruc.[ion o.F a library facility in the near ~:uture, a majority o-F the Board believes '[hat everyone would bene.~:it ~ram a thorough review of the cit.y~s master planning c~ncepts be-Fore any major pro.ject is undertaken Certai. nly~ we have a vested i nL~_~ a.:t in the land sale proceeds and a subsequent bond issue~ but even more, as representatives o~ a segment o.F the population which tencls to the intellectual, conservative side, we have a v~._te~d interest in seeing ANY project proposed and carried out to the greatest bene.Fit of the whole city. In no way cio we presume to try to tell the council what it should or should not cio, but as an advisory group to the council we respect.~:ully suggest that any project or project~ initiated at thi= time be a-,p~uially well thought '[brough, with due regard .t:or current and past studies into the short and long range desires o~ the community as a whole. As a matter of: recard, o.f: three members o.~: the board present at a w~rkshop session on September 13, 1984, two favored a communication o.{: this nature, while one believed it was not a matter ~:or us to become involved in. We sincerely wish the council well in its cleliberatians, and will, o~: course, SUl~port its final action in this matter. Si ncerel y, GEORGE C. GILL_E'¥T, J~ / Ch a i r man