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Home My WebLink About06/05/1989 City Council 00326,5 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JUNE 5, 1989 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on the 5th day of June, 1989 at City Hall with the following Council roll call: Don Amick, Mayor Absent Rick Harris, Mayor Pro-tem Present Steve Withers, Councilman Present Mike Alianell, Councilman Present Steve Glazener, Councilman Present Dick Weaver, Councilman Present Joel Marks, Councilman Present and with six members present and quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro-tem Harris led the Council and the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. 2. CITIZEN INPUT Dale Therio, 5220 Fisher, representing The Colony Jaycees, stated as the new president, he would like to welcome the returning Councilmembers and the newly elected Councilmembers, stating he is looking forward to working with them in the coming year. Ken Wood, 5000 N. Colony Blvd., stated that he realized after this election that the sign ordinance which allows only 3 signs in a residential yard is impractical and thinks the Council should either repeal the ordinance, raise the number to 12 or do away with the ordinance. Mr Wood suggested using a formula to determine the number of signs allowed, no restriction of the number allowed, but a restriction on time and went on to say the polling places were appalling because of the number of signs located there on election day. Mr. Woods also advised the Council Channel 18 is not up to date on the council meeting dates. Mayor Pro-tem Harris said the character generator in the police department is not working, which is the manner in which the agendae are placed on the cable channel. The Mayor Pro-tem also said that the sign ordinance is due to be discussed at the next Council meeting. Dick Weaver, 4940 Hackney, advised that the Supreme Court had made a landmark decision stating that Attorney General Mattox's opinion regarding petitioning County governments was overturned and now we (citizens) can petition if the tax increase exceeds 8% in one year. Councilman Weaver said a roll back election would mean a refund of approximately $6 million in taxes. Leslie Shaw, 4713 Chownin$ Cir., asked the Council how it is possible to have 3 zones on one street; General Retail, Single Family and Multi Family. Mayor Pro-tem Harris said it is very possible and probable. Ms. Shaw asked how and the Mayor Pro-tem said it is done daily, and there is nothing wrong with it, stating that the case to which Ms. Shaw is referring is coming before P & Z and that is where she should voice her opinion. Ms. Shaw asked how the permit was issued on Chowning Cir. and who issued it. Mr. Hall said that information would be available at the P & Z meeting next week. 3. PRESENTATION OF PLAQUES OF APPRECIATION TO FORMER COUNCILMAN JOHNNY SPEARS AND FORMER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBER EARL BRANTLEY Mayor Pro-tem Harris presented plaques of appreciation to 00326 Earl Brantley for his years of service on the Planning and Zoning Commission and to Former Councilman Place 2, Johnny Spears for his term office on the Council. Mr. Spears thanked the Council for the plaque and the opportunity to serve the city. 4. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Pro-tem summarized the items on the Consent Agenda. A. CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE MAY 15 AND MAY 22, 1989 COUNCIL MEETINGS Councilman Glazener moved to approve the minutes as written and Councilman Marks seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. B. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF THE COLONY AND THE STEWART CREEK PARK GATE ATTENDANT Councilman Glazener moved to approve the contract as written and Councilman Marks seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. C. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1988/89 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR DENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT Councilman Glazener moved to approve the budget as presented and Councilman Marks seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. D. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS FOR THE DENTON COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT Councilman Glazener moved to approve the resolution as written and Councilman Marks seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 5. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FROM THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB FOR USE OF THE CITY LOGO Mayor Pro-tem Harris said he believed the group is a worthwhile organization, however, these type requests have previously been referred to committee. Councilman Marks said he thought this was a City Manager decision. Ms. Vivian Bedell representing B. & P.W. showed the Council the proposed cookbook and brochure, stating the money will go to the General Fund of the group and then be allocated to causes as they arise in the City. Ms. Bedell advised the brochure is set to go to the printer in a week. Request was referred to the Logo committee. 6. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LANE MARKINGS ON NORTH COLONY BOULEVARD FROM ETHRIDGE DRIVE TO MORNINGSTAR Bill Hall said project in the City had been prioritized and lane marking on North Colony had been the top priority, stating the proposals received are in the Council packets. Mr. Hall said Ken Leverich had prepared an outline of where the buttons would be placed. Councilman Weaver said he feels the priority should not be to mark the lanes of traffic but to spend the money on repairing several streets that are eroding. Councilman Weaver went on to move this item be tabled until the issue has been studied further, stating that $30,000.00 will go a long way in road repair, concluding by stating that he feels our priorities are all screwed up. Councilman Marks seconded the motion which carried with the following vote: Withers - Aye, Alianell - Aye, Glazener - No, Weaver - Aye, Marks - Aye, Harris - No. 7. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN AS PRESENTED BY BRAUM'S ICE CREAM STORE, INC. TO BE LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF FM 423 AND CHOWNING CIR. Mickey Nowlin representing Braum's said the site plan is the same as resented two weeks ago at the work session, except they show 30' drives, realizing that they may not be able to go before the Board of Adjustment (B.O.A.) again and may have to stay with 25' drives. Mr. Nowlin went on to say they had complied with all requests from the City. There was a brief discussion regarding the width of the drive ways and options to get the wider drives approved through B.O.A. Councilman Glazener stated that landscaping should be considered in the plan, which will comply with the upcoming landscape ordinance. Councilman Alianell moved to approve the site plan as presented, including landscaping and 15' drive through; Councilman Glazener seconded the motion which carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 8. RECEIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REGARDING A REQUEST FROM MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JOHN ROLLER Mayor Pro-tem Harris stated the committee recommends no change in the salary of the Municipal Court Judge at this time, but that it will be addressed in the budget process. 9. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Hall reminded everyone that the city had working with the highway department on the land exchange for acquisition of right of way along 121, belonging to IBM and Centex, and went on to state those negotiations are now complete. Mr. Hall stated the contracts are scheduled to be let in September 1990 for the project from FM 423 to the bridges. Mr. Hall explained the Town Poster information in the Council packets stating this would be the same type of map you find at amusement parks and this proposal would include The Colony, Carrollton and Lewisville. Mr Hall said businesses will sponsor. This will possibly be brought back to Council at a later date for consideration. With no further business to address, Councilman Alianell moved to adjourn the meeting and Councilman Marks seconded the motion which carried with all members voting Aye. Mayor Pro-tem Harris adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. APPROVED: Don~midk, ATTEST: Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary [SEAL]