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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/20/1985 City Council 002012 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY HELl3 ON MAY 20, 1955 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 Sample Mayor Thomas Arrambide Councilman Helen Gray Councilman Don Amick Councilman Charles Dodds Councilman Marlene Poole Councilman and with Councilman Harris absent due to a prior business committment, however, a quorum was established. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Sample led the Council and members of the audience in the pledge allegiance to the United States flag. 2. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCILMAN~ PLACE 2 Mayor Sample administered the Oath of Office to Thomas Arrambide, who, after being sworn in, was seated as City Councilman to Place 2 of the City of The Colony, Texas. 3. CITIZEN INPUT There being no one signed up for Citizen Input, the Mayor asked the audience if there was anyone present for this item. With no Citizen Input, the Mayor moved on to the next agenda item. #. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman Poole made a Motion to approve the Minutes of the April 22, 1985, and April 29, 1955, City Council meetings. Seconded by Councilman Amick, the Motion to Approve passed unanimously. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE #61 GRANTING A CHANGE OF ZONING ON APPROXIMATELY ~57.0~80 ACRES OF LAND TO OF-I, OF-2~ AND BUSINESS PARK Councilman Amick moved to table this agenda item until the next Regular Session of the City Council. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the Motion passed with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All present voted "aye" Noes: None 6. PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION OF BILLY"S DISCOUNT LIQUORS FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING ON PROPERTY PRESENTLY ZONED WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SPACED GENERALLY KNOWN AS SUITE 31#, LOCATED AT ~5000 FMC23 (MAIN STREET) Councilman Dodds moved to open the Public Hearing, with a Second by Councilman Amick, the Motion passed unanimously. 00201S 3anice Carroll, City Manager, advised the City Council that the Planning & Zoning Commission had already held a Public Hearing on this request on April 23, 1985, and recommended it's approval. She also advised the Council that this request was for the expansion of Billy's Discount Liquors and that per our zoning requirements, the Specific Use Permit for a package store is assigned by the Suite # and the dimensions of that Suite, and that is what needs to be adjusted. She further advised them that Staff recommended approval. Mr. Billy Sharp was present to answer any questions anyone might have had on this agenda item. Councilman Amick then questioned Mr. Sharp as to his .... policy on the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors. Mr. Sharp replied that anyone who walks in the door that looks under age is Ucarded"; if there is a two or three person group, and any one of them is under age, they do not sell to any of them. He further stated that he personally would like to see the law changed to "21". There being no one else to speak at the Public Hearing, Councilman Amick made a Motion to close the Public Hearing. Seconded by Councilman Dodds, the Public Hearing was closed by a unanimous vote. 7. CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTMENTS TO PLACES 1, 2, & ? OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Janice Carroll referred the Council to the Memorandum prepared by Janet Gadd, City Secretary, which stated that Bob Fiumara, Tom Cravens, and Earl Brantley had been contacted and they all expressed their desire to be reappointed for a second term. Ms. Carroll further stated that reappointment was recommended. Councilman Dodds made a Motion for reappointment of Places 1, 2, & 7 and it was seconded by Councilman Arrambide. Councilman Amick then stated that the Planning & Zoning Commission was one of the busiest Boards at this time, and that he would like to commend those who are willing to serve on this Commission one more time. With no further discussion, the Motion passed with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All present voted "Aye" Noes: None 8. CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF BOOKS AS REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES 3anice Carroll addressed the Council regarding this agenda item and advised them that there was a "time constraint" on the approval of the purchase of the books to meet a July 31 deadline to become a full member of the North Texas Library System. She advised the Council that at the June 3rd meeting she would then like the matter of where the funding for the purchase will be taken from; i.e. bond funds, revenues, etc. Ms. Carroll then turned the floor over to Ms. Joan Sveinsson, Director of Library Services. Ms. Sveinsson then briefly reviewed with the Council the legalities involved in the administration of this grant. She advised the Council that per law, we must have one book per capita (according to the Bureau of Census) and that they have The Colony listed at 19,000 and that it would take "an act of Congress" to have that figure changed. The Mayor did express his disapproval of the Census figure as it would affect a multitude of projects. Ms. Sveinsson did further state that there would be a temporary space problem in bringing our volume count up. She did advise the Council that we do get a good discount on our books because we belong to the System. Councilman Poole asked if this will have any impact on the federal grant - Ms. Sveinsson advised the Council that if we are not a member of the System, we do not qualify for the $200,000 grant, nor any other State or Federal grant. The following is what Ms. Sveinsson reported the status of books to be purchased is: In Storage - #,587 In Collection 13,207 On Order lt~9 May adds 1#2 Balance to be purchased: 1,199 00201 After further discussion with Ms. Sveinsson regarding the status of funds, grants, and other Library projects, Ms. Carroll addressed the Council on various funding questions. Councilman Amick questioned Ms. Carroll about the $5,000 held in reserve for the purchase of books through contingency and not using bond monies. Councilman Amick also questioned the fact that contained in the minutes of the July 30, 198# meeting regarding the review of the budget last year, that it was stated that no purchase of books was necessary to become a member of the North Texas State Library System. Ms. Carroll addressed this and advised Councilman Amick that it was 3ody Phelan, past Director of Library Services, that had been present at that meeting and not Ms. Sveinsson. She further stated that the population figure of 19,000 had not been a consideration at that time and that it does change the perspective drastically. After further discussion, a Motion was made by Councilman Amick to approve the purchase of additional volumes for the Library. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the Motion passed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: All present voted "Aye" Noes: None Councilman Poole then addressed the members of the audience regarding the reception to be held immediately following the meeting to "receive" all Councilmembers elected this year. She also commended the Republican Women's group for all of their help. There being no further discussion, Councilman Dodds made a Motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Councilman Amick, the Motion passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:0# p.m. APPROVED: ~~L~ ry-D.'~F~plb, Mayor ATTEST: Sharon E. Sebera, Deputy City Secretary