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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/02/1986 City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 The REGULAR SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:00 p.m. at 5572 N. Colony Blvd, Fire St ation No. 2 by Mayor Sample. Following is the roll call of Coucnil Members: Larry D. Sample Mayor - Present Rick Harris Councilman - Arrived at 7:10 p.m. Tom Arrambide Councilman - Absent David W. Dye, III Councilman - Present Don Amick Mayor Pro-tern - Present Harvey Bradley Councilman - Present Marlene Poole Councilman- Arrived 7:35 p.m. and with six members present, a quorum was established and the following items of business were addressed: 1. CLOSED DOOR SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTCILE 6252-17, V.A.C.S., SECTION 2G, REGARDING PERSONNEL, TO WIT: A. YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS Upon reconvening in open session the following items were addressed: 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Sample did not lead the audience in the pledge of allegiance as the United States flag was not present in the meeting room. 3. CITIZEN INPUT There was no citizen input. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINTUES OF THE JULY 28 and AUGUST 6, 1986 COUNCIL MEETINGS Councilman Amick moved to approve the minutes as written and Councilman Harris seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. B. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CONTROL Councilman Amick moved to approve the contract as written and Councilman Harris seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. C. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHPATER 19, BY ADDING SUBSECTION (F) TO 19-4 AND PROVIDING THEREIN THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TRAFFIC CONTROL ENGINEER TO DETERMINE AND DESIGNATE NO PARKING AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. Councilman Amick moved to approve the Ordinance as written and Councilman Harris seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. D. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, BY AMENDING SECTION 14-7, REQUIRING THAT PERMITS ACQUIRED AUTHORIZING THE USE OF CITY PARKS BE DISPLAYED IN PLAIN VIEW ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE OF THE PERSON USING THE PARK Councilman Amick moved to approve the Ordinance as written and Councilman Harris seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. E. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK TO FILE A COMPLAINT CHARGING ANY PERSON WHO FALLS TO APPEAR AS SUMMONED OR ORDERED WITH OFFENSE OF FAILURE TO APPEAR Councilman Amick moved to approve the Ordinance as written and Councilman Harris seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 6. RECEIVE REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE USAGE OF $200,000 IN BOND FUNDS City Manager, Janice Carroll referred to a memorandum she had received from Boyd London of First Southwest Company regarding the alternatives the City has for the use of $200,000 in bond funds originally allocated to build the pedestrian crossover. Mr. London's memo stated that the City has three alter- natives to consider in the use of the pedestrian crossover bond proceeds: 1. Revote the purpose of the bonds 2. Maintain the proceeds in a construction fund for possible future use for construction of pedestrian crossovers; or 3. Deposity the proceeds into the interest and sinking fund. Mr. London went on to state that if the City desires to deposit the funds into the interest and sinking fund then there are four (4) alternatives for use in that fund: 1. Call bonds for prepayment. This option is not viable as the City does not presently have the option to prepay bonds. The outstanding bonds will not be optional for prepayment until 1996. 2. Purchase bonds in the open market. This is an unlikely option as it is doubtful that any of the City's bonds will become available. If available, they most likely would be at a substantial premium over face value. We can watch for available bonds on behalf of the City. 3. Use the excess moneys to pay principal and/or interest on outstanding bonds as it comes due. The Council may allocate any or all of the moneys for this purpose over one or more years, and can actually reduce the required interest and sinking fund tax levy by the amount allocated to principal and interest payments. 4. Simply add the moneys to the interest and sinking fund balance. The City should maintain a balance in the interest and sinking fund equal to approxi- mately 15% to 20% of the following year's principal and interest requirements. An interest and sinking fund balance is an important part of the City's credit rating considerations. The Council generally agreed with Mr. London's recommendation regarding item one and two. There was a brief discussion regarding item three and four, with the Coun-cil noting the pros and cons of each. It was stated that item #3 could be used to reduce the tax by 4 cents this year. Councilman asked that staff bring expanded explanations of items 3 and 4 to be discussed at the September 15, 1986 meeting. 4. CONTINUATION OF A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE CODE' OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY BY AMENDING APPENDIX A - ZONING BY REPEALING ALL REFERENCES AND STANDARDS RELATING TO SF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT AND BY ADDING AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS RELATING TO FOUR (4) SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICTS, BEING SF-1, SF-2, SF-3, AND SF-4 DISTRICTS Councilman Amick moved to open the Public Hearing and Councilman Bradley seconded the motion which carried with all members voting Aye. Councilman Dye questioned the wording on page 5, section 13 regarding buffer zones in residential areas, between residential and public property. Larry Ludwig of Fox & Jacobs stated that public property is usually defined as a park or street. Councilman Bradley said the intent of the Ordinance wording was to berm large public parks, not small pocket parks. Councilman Harris said this is something that should be done during the platting process and Mayor Sample agreed with him. Councilman Amick said that there are things intthis ordinance that specifically address the 205 acres case and he does not want to see the City- hamper development just because of one incident, and suggested the ordinance state "may require buffer zone" and handle this in the platting process. Councilman Dye said it could be handled with the subdivision ordinance not the zoning ordinance. Mayor Smaple then asked how the Council felt about buffer zones; should the wording be left as is or shoukt buffer zones not be~. addressed or should buffer zones be addressed in a non-binding manner. Councilman Harris and Dye thought theY should not be addressed, and Sample, Amick, Bradley and Poole agreed buffer zones should be addressed in a non-binding manner. Councilman Dye said he wants to shield residential areas from non-residential areas. Mayor Sample said several things could be considered a buffer zone, such as townhomes between single family and apartments would be a buffer. Councilman Bradley pointed out that the existing ordinance already covers this subject in the site plan approval requirements (Section 17-101,3) Mayor Sample instructed the City Manger to review with the attorney to be sure of the legality of the terms o 9/I o..i'i Bob Fiumara of P & Z asked if the Council was gong to address two car garages and being on the side or in the rear only.(Section 8-C) page 4. The Council said they had no problems with the way this was written. Mayor Sample then asked about the width of pavement in the alleys, stating that current alleys have a right of way of 15 feet with pavement width of 10 feet and this ordinance calls for a 17 foot right of way with 12 feet of pavement. There followed a lengthy discussion regarding the pros and cons, citing additonal cost to the home buyer as one negative. Councilman Harris stated that a wider alley might bring more speeding problems in the alleys and said he is against widening them. Harris went on to say that he felt the thickness of the pavement is the bigest concern. Councilman Dye stated that he felt it was good idea to widen the alleys and suggested the alleys be widened in the larger single family areas only. Councilman Amick said he was also concerned with speeding in the alleys but also concerned about the thickness of the pavement. Mayor Sample asked the Council to state their preference. Harris - 10' pavement 15' right of way throughout Dye - 10' pavement 15' right of way in SF 3 & 4, 17' right of way and 12' pavement in SF 1 & 2 Sample - agreed with Councilman Dye Amick - 17' right of way 12' pavement throughout Poole and Bradley agreed with Councilman Amick. Harris later agreed with Councilman Dye regarding SF 3 & 4. There was no concensus at this time regarding the alleys widths. Councilman Harris asked about the Special Off Street Parking Regulations on page 5, section 12. Eric Stanton stated that this is not a change, but a technicality to include the new zoning districts. Coucnilman Dye moved to close the Public Hearingand Councilman Poole seconded the motion which carried with all members voting Aye. The Council requested a summary of the chagnes discussed tonight be brought back to them for review at the Work Session scheduled for September 8, 1986. At this time, Mayor Sample called item number 1 back to the floor 1. CLOSED DOOR SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 6251-17,V.A.C.S, SECTION 2G, REGARDING PERSONNEL, TO WIT: B. PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET FY 1986/87 Upon reconvening in open session and with no further business to discuss, Council- man Harris moved to adjourn the meeting and Councilman Amick seconded the motion which carried with all members voting Aye. Mayor Sample adjourned the meeting at 11:15 p.m. APPROVED: May~-F, C~%y ~f Pro-tern ATTEST: Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary