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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/17/1992 City Council 00446u MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING " HELD ON AUGUST 17, 1992 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 17th day of August, 1992, at City Hall with the following Council roll call: William W. Manning, Mayor Present Mike Lynch, Councilman Present Billy Sharp, Councilman Present Joe Agnew, Councilman Present Tom Bogan, Councilman Present John Dillard, Councilman Present Joel Marks, Mayor Pro-tem Present and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CITIZEN INPUT - None 3. MAYORAL PROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 6 - 12, 1992 AS MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK Mayor Manning read the proclamation in its entirety as follows: WHEREAS, since 1983, a week has been set aside by Presidential Proclamation in observance of Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week); and WHEREAS, MED Week recognizes the outstanding contributions and achievements of the nation's minority entrepreneurs and the outstanding support made by corporate America toward minority business development and growth; and WHEREAS, the metroplex area is blessed with a number of minority businesses that not only add to its growing economy, but also through the creative entrepreneurship of its many businesses, is provided with products and services in areas of retail, service, construction and manufacturing, making many jobs available to the citizens of the area; and WHEREAS, recognition of the success of these companies will encourage other talented minority business people to exercise their many faceted talents by utilizing the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business Development Center and the Minority Business Development Agency to start their own business; and 00446i WHEREAS, the City of The Colony desires to add its recognition and appreciation for the contributions that minority businesses have made to our area. NOW THEREFORE, I, William W. Manning, Mayor of the City of The Colony, Texas, do hereby proclaim the week of September 6 through 12, 1992 to be: MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK William W. Manning, Mayor ATTEST: Patti A. Hicks, CMC/AAE City Secretary No one was present to accept the proclamation. The City Secretary will mail it to the appropriate parties. 4. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS Margaret Burkett and Mayor Manning presented awards to the following persons: Jerry Young - received a 3 year pin. Jackie Carroll - received a plaque. Ms. Carroll is the most tenured employee of the -" ! City, beginning her employment as a part time employee with the Municipal Utility District in 1977. Mr. Bill Hall gave a brief history of her employment both with the MUD and the City. Ms. Carroll is the first employee to reach 15 years of employment with the City. The following employees were recognized but were not present at the meeting: Jeff Overfelt - 8 years, Phillip Buckheister - 3 years, Mike Finney - 3 years, Jerry Young - 3 years and Hung Duc (David) Le - 2 years. 5. PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION OF MRS. SUSAN BLETHEN FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING ON PROPERTY ZONED AS SHOPPING CENTER, SEEKING TO HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY AMENDED SO AS TO GIVE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRINT SHOP 5001 MAIN STREET SUITE 107 Motion to open the public hearing - Sharp; second - Bogan. All Ayes Bill Hall advised the council that this type of print shop is not covered in our zoning ordinance, thus a specific use permit is required. Mr. Hall said 8 notices were mailed out 004462 and only 2 had been returned, both in favor of the change. Going on, Mr. Hall advised that Planning and Zoning has reviewed the change and does recommend approval. ~ ~", Ms.; Blethen was present and responded to Councilman Lynch's question regarding the type of business this will be. Ms. Blethen advised this is not the same type business as she currently operates from her home, noting this will be off-set printing. Motion to close the public hearing - Agnew; second - Sharp. All Ayes 6. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING APPENDIX A-ZONING GRANTING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRINT SHOP AT THE BELOW DESCRIBED PROPERTY 5001 MAIN STREET SUITE 107 Mayor Manning read the caption of the ordinance as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ORDINANCE NO. 61, AS AMENDED, PASSED AND APPROVED ON JUNE 4, 1979, THE SAME BEING APPENDIX A OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, BY GRANTING AND APPROVING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRINT SHOP IN THE "SC", SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT; LOCATED AT 5001 MAIN STREET(FM 423) SUITE 107; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN; CORRECTING THE OFFICIAL COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DETERMINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST, MORALS AND GENERAL WELFARE DEMAND THE ZONING CHANGE AND AMENDMENT HEREIN MADE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR NOR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH OFFENSE AND A SEPARATE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED COMMITTED UPON EACH DAY DURING OR ON WHICH A VIOLATION OCCURS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Motion to approve the ordinance as written - Bogan; second - Agnew. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 7. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 1992 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 5 004463 Motion to open the public hearing - Marks; second - Lynch. All Ayes. Bill Hall stated the preliminary budget as filed on July 15, 1992 and as presented to the council has been amended. Mr. Hall said only one work session, with four city departments has been held and at the present time, the budget less capitals and personnel is at approximately $12.9 million. Going on, Mr. Hall said this is an extremely tight budget, with no fluff, and stated that staff is still working on adjustments. Mr. Dick Weaver, 4940 Hackney asked what the proposed tax rate will be. Mr. Hall advised that at this time, there is no tax increase proposed so the amount will remain at $.75 per $100.00 valuation. Councilman Marks asked about the total assessed value. Mr. Hall said the tax roll did come in higher than expected, at $530 million, which is up from last year's roll of $522 million. Motion to close the public hearing - Lynch; second - Bogan. All Ayes. 8. CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD AUGUST 3 AND 10, 1992 Motion to approve the minutes as written - Bogan; second - Agnew. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 9. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE - AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF THE COLONY AND SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Mr. Hall advised that no representative from Southwestern Bell (S.W.B.) is present at the meeting and went on to remind the council that this proposed increase was presented to them in July. Mr. Hall also said there had been several questions from council at that time, which the S.W.B. representatives could not answer, and as yet complete information has not been received to answer those questions. Mr. Hall went on to say the increase for EAS customers would be $.67 per month which is more than originally quoted and even though this increase would bring in approximately $100,000.00 to the city, since there is no apparent benefit to the customers (residents and businesses of The Colony) then staff recommendation is to deny the request. Mr. Hall reviewed the amounts received from S.W.B. in recent years and the projected amount for next year. Council discussed raising the current 2% fee, but that amount is fixed. Motion to deny the request to amend the franchise agreement - Bogan; second - Sharp. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 10. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1992-93 BUDGET FOR THE DENCO AREA 9-1-1 DISTRICT -. C04464 Bill Hall stated that 9-1-1 presents a budget each year to the member cities for approval. Mr. Hall went on to say that staff has reviewed the budget and does recommend approval. Mr. Dick Weaver stated that he attends most 9-1-1 meetings and feels the board does a good job. He noted there is enough money in the budget to cover the new PSAP without increasing the fees. ...~.~ ~,~ ~-, ~ Motion to approve the resolution as written - Lynch; second - Dillard. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 11. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT 1. A hiring freeze was implement~bout 3 weeks ago by the Council, with the exception of two patrol positions and the chief's position in the police department. There are six crosswalk guard positions vacant which need to be filled before school starts on Tuesday, August 25. In order to fill those positions, Council will have to act to lift the freeze for those positions only. Mayor Manning directed the City Secretary to post an additional agenda item for the work session on Thursday, August 20 for action on this issue. 2. The ordinance which requires a $300.00 permit fee from restaurants does not allow for pro-rating of that fee, therefore if a business opens in December they pay the $300.00 fee and again in January they will have to pay the $300.00. Need consensus from council on bringing this ordinance up for amendment as soon as possible. 3. There is a resident that owns a home in the Eastvale area in a Light commercial district. According to our current zoning ordinance, if a use is discontinued for a period of 90 days, then the use is no longer allowed in that particular zoning district without a variance granted by the B.O.A.A. In this case, the house cannot now be occupied because it has been vacant for over 90 days and a residence is not technically allowed in that zoning district. Asked for input from the council on how to resolve this problem. 4. Denton County Economic Development Day - September 18, 1992. Patti Hicks, Bob van Til and myself are working with Cathy Wood regarding booths for the City and the Chamber. One proposal is to give away buttons to promote The Colony. We need to spend approximately $125.00 from the General Government Account to help defray the cost of the buttons. All council agreed with the expenditure. Councilman Marks asked if the "Ski The Colony" bumper stickers were still around, stating that might be good to give away to promote the lake. Vivian Preston was present and said she would check into where those bumper stickers were made. 5. Eastvale Sewer project - Meeting was held last Friday and of the 59 items on the punch list only 14 were not complete. All concerns are in line except West Lake Highland Rd. I spoke to Mike Atkins today and he says the problems with the road are due to poor drainage. I advised him that the road is in the same condition it was in before the project 7 u04465 began and that the repairs should have at least lasted until the project was complete. 6. Police Chief Position - I would like to have one council, member and one citizen serve on a review committee with myself and Margaret Burkett to review the applications before interviews are begun. Mayor Manning asked the council to get' with Mr. Hall by the end of this week with their thoughts regarding this issue. With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 8:16 p.m. APPROVED: am ~. i~l~ann'i-ng, Mayor~ ATI'EST: Patti A. Hicks, CMC/AAE, City Secretary