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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/15/1984 City Council The~. ~.'~ '' ~ ~c~j-, ~%.~'~ ~£ the loading and uni¢,~ ~ ~. '. ~ - ~, ,,. :~ .~ : f the ~tore. Council- man Harris .... ' ' ~..' ~ ~ ~: [ a~:ing and unloading fl'o~ the ~fro~ ~',f '~ , .':~ ,t-~ would essentially be no different ~rom '~,~. , .~,' [ conven]ence stores pre- sently ~n tr~e. (']ty. u~.i ~u~w]nc this disucssion, Councilman D¢~dds made ~ motion to amend the original to drop the requirement to load and unload from the rear of the store. Sec©nded by Councilman Harris, thts tr~,3tl~.>:', ~:~t~s:,d w]tn the following roll call vote-: Ayes: All members [3resent voted aye Noes: Notue The Council then v~r. ed ~::t, the amended motion to approve the site plan provided the small triangular area in the rear of the store be cemented and that no garbage be stored outside for more than 24 hours. This motion passed as well with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION OF A 12.004 ACRE TRACT OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF ARBOR GLEN & WEST OF PAIGE ROAD INTO THE COLONY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT City Manager, Janice Carroll explained that Council approval is needed before M.U.D. can annex any areas within our jurisdiction into their District. The property consists of the area immediately south of Arbor Glen between Paige Road and Blair Oaks. Plans for the property include extending Goodman Street to Blair Oaks. Fox & Jacobs has made this request. Councilman Dodds moved to approve this annexation request. Seconded by Councilman Harris, the motion passed with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 6. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM Mr. Don Ellison, representing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),was present to up date the Council on anything pertaining to this program. He said the developer is responsible for providing elevation information to the City when applying for a building permit in a flood plain. He added , no present stuctures within the City are currently built in a flood plain or a flood plain fringe. Following a brief discussion about flood plain construction and drainage, Councilman Dodds moved to approve the Resolution as written. The motion was seconded by Councilman Poole and passed with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye ~ Noes: None The Resolutions reads as follows: 0018 ') Minutes of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas held on October 15, 1984 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:30 p.m. 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 With all members present, a quorum was established. 1. Pledge of Allegience Mayor Sample led the Council and members of the audience in the pledge to the United States flag. 2. Citizen Input Larry Sample, speaking as a concerned citizen, spoke briefly on the importance of a community effort to get a County Governmental Center in this City. He asked the citizens of this city to write Judge Buddy Cole and give him their thoughts on the subject. Janice Carroll, City Manager, introduced new staff members, Joan Svienson the Librarian and Eric Stanton the Chief Building Official, to the Council. Councilman Poole, pleaded with the citizens to keep an eye out for crosswalk gaurds and to watch their speed through school zone areas. Citizen, Chris Fabian, representative of The Colony Youth Organization, spoke briefly to remind everyone of the First Youth Dance to be held Saturday the 20th. 3. Consideration of approval of minutes from the October 8, 1984 meeting. Councilman Amick moved to approve the minutes of the October 8th meeting as written. Seconded by Council- man Gray, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Abstain: Councilman Poole Noes: None Ayes: All other members present voted aye 5. Receive presentation from the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Harvey Bradley, Chamber representative, spoke briefly on a new fund raising project the Chamber is actively working on. It is a game called Millionaire with all the squares containing Colony merchants and services. The game will sell for approximately $13.00. Some of the proceeds from the sell will be used to assist in buying needed equipment for the proposed Recreation Center. 0'01 S 7 4. Receive presentation from Bridgefarmer & Associates Mr. Glen Brown, President of Bridgefarmer & Associates , was present and made a presentation regarding his firms qualifications to do engineering work. He briefly reviewed the types of engineering work his firm has been involved with. City Manager Carroll, suggested that it might be to the City's advantage to use different engineering firms that specialize in specific fields. She went on to add, Mr. Browns firm has agreed to look at the drainage problem behind the Goodyear store. After a brief discussion, the consensus of Council was to retain Mr. Browns firm to investigate the drainage problem behind Goodyear and give their recommendations to solving the problem. 6. PUBLIC HEARING regarding annexation into the corporate limites of the City of The Colony a tract of land one half mile south of SH121 along the Burlington Northern Railroad Councilman Poole made the motion to open the hearing. Seconded by Councilman Dodds, the motion carried with a unanimous vote. City Manager Carroll, read a Service Plan for the area in accordance with 970A Section 10B of V.A.C.S. (See Attachment "A") Mayor Sample asked if anyone was present who wished to speak with regards to this annexation. There was no one who wished to speak. Councilman Poole moved to close the Public Hearing. Seconded by Councilman Dodds, the motion carried with a unanimous vote. Councilman Poole then moved to instruct the City Manager to have the proper Ordinance drawn up to annex this property and bring it back before the Council for pass- age on the November 5th meeting. Seconded by Council- man Dodds, this motion carried as well with the follow- ing roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aYe Noes: None 7. Consideration of an Ordinance amending Ordinance #278, by amending Section 10 City Manager Carroll stated the reasoning for this ordinance. The City Attorney preferred the wording in the penalty clause be changed to read "a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars". Mayor Sample read the ordinance caption as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMEND- ING ORDINANCE NO. 278 OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, PASSED AN APPROVED ON MAY 7, 1984, RELATING TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE LICENSE BY AMENDING SECTION 10; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilman Dodds moved to approve the ordinance as presented. Seconded by Councilman Long, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 8. Consideration of a Resolution to increase ambulance fees Mayor Sample read the caption to the Resolution as follows: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS ESTAB- LISHING SERVICE RATES OF THE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT; REPEALING ALL INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE After a lengthy discussion of the pro's and con's of increasing the fee, and how, Councilman Dodds moved to table. Seconded by Councilman Long, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: Sample, Harris, Long, Gray, Dodds Noes: Amick & Poole 9. Consideration of an Ordinance to increase Single Family building permit fee's Eric Stanton, Chief Building Official, asked the Council to table this issue until such time as he can throughly review the fee schedule in the U.B.C. Councilman Dodds moved to table. Seconded by Council- man Long, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None At this time, Councilman Amick made a motion to recall agenda item #8 from the table. His motion was seconded by Council- man Poole. The motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: Amick, Dodds, Poole & Sample Noes: Harris, Long & Gray Councilman Amick said his reason for calling this agenda item back was to discuss the fee schedules. Chief Gothard reviewed the logistics. Councilman Poole felt that the paramedic service warrants the proposed rates. Councilman Amick and Mayor Sample agreed that costs for residents versus non-residents is justifiable. Councilman Amick moved to amend the Resolution to read $65.00 for residents and $75.00 for non-residents. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 10. Consideration of acceptance of resignation from Place #6 of the Planning & Zoning Commission Councilman Amick moved to accept Mr. Stantons resignation from P & Z. Seconded by Councilman Dodds, the motion carried with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None 11. Work Session to discuss cost estimates for the proposed bond election Mr. Ken Smith, a representative of FRS Design Group, presented the Council with the complete program for the proposed Municipal Building. The Council briefly reviewed the program and discussed several aspects of it with Mr. Smith. Councilman Poole reminded the Council that the proposed cost on this building does not include architectural fees. Mr. smith concurred and sai. d the same was true with the proposal for the Recreation Center. Councilman Poole added, this needs to be taken into consideration when f~nal- izing the figures for the bond election. Councilman Amick and Mr. Glen Brown discussed the pedestrian overpass. 13. Closed Door Session as authorized by Article 6252-17 of V.A.C.S., Sections 2e & 2g, regarding litigation and board appointments Upon reconvening in open session, agenda item #12 was addressed as follows. 12. Consideration of various board appointments Councilman Dodds made a motion to table the board appointments at this time. Seconded by Councilman Harris, the motion carried with a unanimous vote. With no further action to be taken by the Council at this time, Councilman Dodds moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion carried with a unanimous vote. Mayor Sample adjourned the meeting at 12:35 a.m. Approved: Sam~~ayor ~' Attest: Jane~/Gadd, City Secretary O0 °?G Service Plan for a land tract generally located south of SHI21 along the eastern city limits boundary adlacent to the I.B.M. tract and including the Burlington Northern Railroad. In accordance with 970A Section 10B VACS the following is a statement of governmental service that must be provided in sixty (60) 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. Ambulance service can be provided immediately. This land is not developed and has few inhabitants. 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 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 Municipal Utility District #1 for these services.