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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/14/1988 City Council 00292i HELD ON MARCH 14, 1988 The Special Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on the 14th day of March 1988 at City Hall with following Council roll call: Don Amick, Mayor Present Rick Harris,Mayor Pro-tem Present Johnny Spears,Councilman Absent Michael Robinson,Councilman Present Steve Glazener,Councilman Present Harvey Bradley,Councilman Present Marlene Poole,Councilman Present and with six members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1. RECONSIDERATION OF THE MOTION TO NAME STREETS WITHIN THE NORTHPOINTE ADDITION Mayor Amick stated that this item had been brought back at the written request of a majority of the Council. Councilman Harris stated that he had served on the committee to pick street names and that the first criteria had been persons who had served a full term as Mayor and/or Councilmembers, M.U.D. Board Members and other key citizens in the City. Councilman Harris said that Mayor Sample's name was brought up and that he (Harris) had worked with Mayor Sample and respected him. Councilman Harris said he realizes some don't like the way Mayor Sample left the City and stated he did not like it either, but that he had asked for this item to be brought back so that if the Council wanted to reconsider their decision, they could do so and so that citizens could voice their opinion on the subject, going on to say that he felt it had been a good decision. At this time, Mayor Amick opened the floor to comments from the audience. Kay Van Alstyne - 5128 Strickland, stated that she had written a letter to the editor supporting the naming of Sample Drive and naming some of Mayor Sample's accomplishments during his tenure from 1981 to 1986. Bruce Sopas - 5221 Worley, stated that he had served on P & Z and had watched this city grow, and that it is sad that some with deny having a street named for someone due to the way that person left or for personal reasons, stating that many positive things had happened in this city due to Mayor Sample. Charles Dodds - 5001 Roberts supported the committee's actions to name streets for former councilmen and urged them not reconsider their decision to name a street for Mayor Sample. Mayor Amick asked if anyone else wished to speak on this subject. There were no other comments. Mayor Amick then asked for a motion to rescind the names previously approved for Northpointe Addition. There was no motion. Mayor Amick stated that the previous action taken will stand. 2. WORK SESSION TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE REQUESTED BY REDWOOD DEVELOPMENT FOR WYNNEWOOD PENINSULA Art Anderson, 6400 First Republic Bank Tower, Dallas, representing Redwood Development gave a slide presentation showing the following items: 1. First Nichols Home - Mr. Anderson said the Nichols want to see a quality development on the property. 2. The lake house - Mr. Anderson said this property is scheduled for later development of larger homes with lake view lots. 3. Site Plan - Mr. Anderson referenced the P & Z tie vote, stating that the developers had been disappointed and surprised at that vote, citing the three reasons given for the negative votes. (1) access to the road across the Strief property. Mr. Strief did write a letter stating that he supports the change, -~ after having had his questions answered satisfactorily. (2) ~ house size, first Deed Restrictions called for a particular mix after 40% and the developer had asked for 60%. (3) Boyd Rd.- Member Brantley had express several concerns which the developer worked on and they are addressed in the Deed Restrictions. 4. Aerial of the area - Mr. Anderson named the surrounding property owners. 5. Intersection of FM 423 and Boyd Rd. - Left turn lane had been requested and developer has agreed to build it, this slide shows that there is sufficient right-of-way to do so. 6. Boyd Rd. - both traffic engineers say this road will handle up to 1000 homes as it is but there is sufficient right-of-way to expand when necessary. 7. The developer will dedicate a site for a future fire station on the Peninsula. 8. View of FM 423 going north - Mr. Anderson said the property will be difficult to market, due to the route people will have to take to get there, stating that they will also have to pass by an area that is not within any City and has no zoning restrictions and does not have to adhere to City Codes. --~ Mr. Anderson then said the developers feel it is important to have a small retail service area to serve the homes in that area and that they propose a center type, not a pad site type development, stating also that this help to keep some traffic off FM 423. 9. Wynnewood Haven Estates - a nice subdivision with 75% of the homes on the lake or with a lake view, but there are no traffic control devices, there are overhead power lines, poor drainage, no curb and gutter and no sidewalks. Mr. Anderson said they have looked at several alternatives to service the area with utilities, showing one plan for a sewer line and one for a water line. Mr. Anderson summarized by stating that are some problem, but there is more potential than problems, going to say that the developer has made a large commitment and feels this will be a great place for people to live. Mr. Anderson said that Boyd Road is a county road and that both the engineers have said that build out of this area would not overload the road but that the developer realize~ that they could be assessed for improvements to their frontage and is willing to ~ escrow the money up front for their share of the improvements. Mr. Anderson said that getting in and out of the area would be difficult if the road was torn up for improvements, and that it is difficult for a developer to tell a county what to do with their road. Mr. Anderson said that the engineers suggested that the escrow money of $150,000.00 be used as seed money so the City of The Colony, Denton County and the City of Frisco, might come together to get the road improved. At this point, Mr. Anderson said that the developer .would like and appreciate some direction from the Council regarding zoning and any other issues. Mayor Amick then asked Chief Van Morrison to address the Council. Chief Morrison said that the average response time from Station 2 to this area is 8 1/2 minutes and that now the average time to any point in the city is 4 minutes. Chief Morrison said the State Insurance Board uses response time as one of the guidelines when determining key rating for cities. Mayor Amick asked the Chief if he knew what the response time was before the rate had been reduced previously. Chief Morrison said he thought that was in 1981 and the time had been 10 minutes, but then the City got a paid staff and the rate went down. Mayor Amick asked what the increase would mean to a home owner. Chief Morrison said he thought maybe two cents on the hundred. Mayor Amick asked the Chief to clarify that for the next Council meeting and asked how we compare to neighboring cities. Chief Morrison said Lewisville is $.17 and Carrol]ton is about equal to us, going on to say that the amount industry in your city effects the rate also. Councilman Bradley explained how the key rate compares with the insurance rate. Councilman Harris said the with the potential growth north and south of the city, it is something we will have to face sooner or later and that he would not want to base this decision on the key rate. Councilman Poole stated that the fire department is servicing the~ Peninsula now under a County contract and the Chief concurred. Councilman Bradley asked if the response time was for a fire truck and the Chief said it was a fire truck and an ambulance driving the speed limit and obeying all traffic control devices. Councilman Bradley asked if this would increase the risk in medical calls. Chief Morrison said it would greatly increase the risk, particularly on a heart attack victim, stating that a victim has 4 minutes from the time the heart stops to be saved. There followed a brief discussion regarding the various ways of measuring time in these instances. mayor Amick stated he had received a letter from Becky Braun, clarifying a statement he had made at the last meeting in which he stated the adjacent property owners are not tax payers in The Colony. Ms. Braun advised the Mayor that she and her sister do pay taxes to The Colony. Mayor Amick stated that his reference was to the Wynnewood Haven Estates residents. Mayor Amick then asked Mr Anderson about the sewer line across the lake. Mr. Anderson said that this is Corps of Engineer property and that it is a water supply to several cities, who may object to having a sewer line running through it. Mr. Anderson said another option is a package plant on the Peninsula until such time as they can hook onto The Colony's system. Tommy Turner stated that there have already been some objections from the City of Dallas and said that whatever route the Council decides on there will be about a 18 - 24 month wait for approval. Councilman Harris. asked if a plant is built won't it require personnel. Mr. Turner said yes, a minimum number.There followed a lengthy discussion regarding the methods available to service the Peninsula with sewer and water. Councilman Harris said he thought the developer was to pay for this line. Mr. Anderson said it thought the City would be serving Eastvale and then Redwood could tie on to that system, going on to say that it is not economically feasible for them to pay for the entire cost when there will be no pro-rata on the line. Councilman Harris said he is not necessarily in favor of a package plant. Mr. Rusty Nichols stated that this is a new idea to him, but that it was suggested as an alternative. There followed still more discussion regarding the alternatives, a package plant and a sewer main under the lake, as well as maintenance, personnel, costs, and long term solutions. Mayor Amick directed Tommy Turner to determine if a permit from the Corps of Engineer for a sewer line under the lake and a permit from the Texas Water Commission for a package plant could both be requested at the same time, so that if one said no we would know right away if the other alternate was available. Mr. Anderson reiterated that since this is only part of what will be developed on the Peninsula, it would be unfair to ask : Redwood to pay the entire costs. Councilman Harris agreed that would be a lot, but stated that he had thought ali along that they would be handling this and now they have changed their mind, noting that if this was how things had occurred with the P & Z he could see why there had been some confusion. Mayor Amick asked if a package plant was approved, how would they provide fresh water. Mr. Nichols stated they would probably dig a well. Councilman Harris asked if the developer would dedicate the land for a package plant and Mr. Nichols said they would have to. Councilman Harris then asked if the $150,000.00 was later determined not to be enough to cover the developer's share of the improvements to Boyd Road would they pay the difference. Mr. Nichols said that he saw no problem with that, stating they had just made an estimate and were trying to cover the costs up front. Councilman Harris asked if they would be paying for the construction of the left turn lane from 423 onto Boyd Rd. and Mr. Anderson said it would be built before the first certificate of occupancy is issued. There followed a genera] discussion regarding the improvements needed to Boyd Road. Mayor Amick asked if the entire area is in Little Elm School District, Mr. Anderson advised it is and that the Board is aware of this zoning request. Mayor Amick at this time, directed the City Manager and City Secretary to place the continuation of a Public Hearing and the Ordinance relating to the zoning request on the March 21 agenda for Council action. Councilman Harris asked that the specific concerns and agreements mentioned in this meeting be laid out before the meeting on the 21st. With no further business to address, Councilman Harris moved to adjourn the meeting and Councilman Bradley seconded the motion, which carried with all members voting Aye. Mayor Amick adjourned the meeting at 9:00 ?.m. APP ROVED: Don A~ick, Ma~yor ATTEST: ~.~'L~' City Secretary