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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/03/1994 City Council o04z MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 3, 1994 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 3rd day of January, 1994, at City Hall with the following Council roll call: William W. Manning, Mayor Present Mike Lynch, Councilman Present Toby Pollard, Councilman Present Joe Agnew, Councilman Present Tom Bogan, Councilman Present John Dillard, Councilman Present Joel Marks, Mayor Pro-tern Present and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 2. MAYORAL PROCLAMATION DECLARING SIGHT FIRST WEEK Mayor Manning read the proclamation in its entirety as follows: WHEREAS, over 40 million people in the world live in the shadow of blindness; and WHEREAS, within the next sixty seconds at least three people somewhere in the world will fall victim to the onset of blindness; and WHEREAS, the International Association of Lions Clubs have embarked on the most aggressive program to date to eradicate 80% of the cause of this blindness; and WHEREAS, members of The Colony Lions Club give freely of their time and effort in the pursuit to meet the goal of $130 million as set forth by the International Association of Lions Clubs within the next two years: NOW, THEREFORE, I, William W. Manning, Mayor of the City of The Colony, Texas, do hereby proclaim the week of January 10 - 15, 1994, as: SIGHT FIRST WEEK in the City of The Colony and urge all citizens to become familiar with the meaning and purpose of the Sight First program with their contributions and involvement. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of The Colony, Texas to be affixed this 3rd day of January, 1994. William W. Manning, Mayor Mr. Robert Stone was present to accept the proclamation on behalf of The Colony Lions Club. 3. PRESENTATION REGARDING PROPOSED WELL BABY CLINIC Reverend Jeff Bacon of Colony Park Baptist Church invited Mayor Manning, all City Council members and citizens to attend the ribbon cutting Sunday, January 23, 1994 at 11:30 a.m. for the Well-Baby Clinic. This clinic will be staffed by volunteer medical personnel and will provide routine checkups, medical examinations, school and sports physicals, developmental screening, vision screening and educational instruction with fees based upon the ability to pay. Patients will be seen by appointment from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm the last Thursday of each month. He also invited everyone to a pot-luck dinner on the grounds of the church following the ribbon cutting. 6. CITIZEN INPUT - None 4. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Manning summarized the items on the consent agenda. A. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD NOVEMBER 22 AND 30, 1993 Motion to approve the minutes as written - Bogan; second - Dillard. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. B. CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD OF BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SAND AND GRAVEL AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR SAME Motion to accept the bid and award the bid to Sonntag Trucking and to approve the ordinance as written - Bogan; second - Dillard. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. C. CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD OF BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CONCRETE AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR SAME Motion to accept the bid and award the bid to Custom Crete, Inc. and to approve the ordinance as written - Bogan; second - Dillard. Motion carried with a unanimous roll call vote. D. REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INVESTMENT POLICY Councilman Lynch asked to abstain from voting on this item as he was not in attendance when the presentation was made to the Council. Motion to approve the Resolution o Agnew; second - Dillard. Motion carried with the following roll call vote; Lynch - abstain; Pollard - aye; Agnew - Aye; Bogan - Aye; Dillard - Aye; Marks - Aye; Manning - Aye. 5. CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND AWARD OF PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A GOLF DRIVING RANGE IN THE CITY OF THE COLONY AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR SAME Interim City Manager Patti Hicks explained we sent a Request for Proposal to four vendors and received one (1) proposal from Club Fore. This vendor is Chip Jones who had been a partner previously with P.H.G.A. and was familiar with what the City is looking for in the way of development of this property. Mr. Jones explained the project will be somewhat smaller initially but will grow as demand grows to include batting cages, arcade and larger pro shop and snack bar. The general layout and construction is the same as previous presentation. Councilman Lynch questioned a section of the proposal requiring the City allow prior approval by Club Fore before any other driving range may be built in the City in light of the City's commitment to have a golf course built which may include a driving range. Mr. Jones stated they are aware of the golf course negotiations and this would not affect that project. What they wanted to protect was any future driving range which might wish to build in the City. If another facility is desirable, Club Fore would like the opportunity to expand or build additional facilities before allowing an outside vendor to come in. Ms. Hicks recommended accepting the proposal from Club Fore and said there will still be many questions to be resolved during negotiations. Motion to accept proposal and enter negotiations with Club Fore - Marks; second - Bogan. Motions carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 7. COUNCIL COMMIT-FEE REPORTS Councilman Pollard stated he had spoken with A1 Judkiewicz regarding the rate increase for Texas Waste Management. We need to place this item on the agenda for discussion. 8. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT A. Overhead Water Storage Tank Ms. Hicks deferred to Public Works Director Tom Cravens for discussion of the overhead water storage tank. Mr. Cravens said a routine inspection of the overhead tank at Blair Oaks and the ground storage tank had shown they are okay, however the overhead tank on North Colony Boulevard is showing signs of paint failure and blistering inside. He has talked with Pittsburgh Paint and they are sending a crew to re-paint the tank late this week at no cost to the City. The tank will need to be drained for repair. Councilman Lynch asked if the cost of the lost water is covered and Mr. Cravens said only the repairs are covered. We cannot recover the cost of the water. B. Joint Elections Ms. Hicks said we have been holding joint elections with L.I.S.D. for some time. Other cities in the area are now going to be doing the same and have gotten together to design an agreement form which all can use. This is' very similar to the form we now use and she will bringing this before council for approval in February for the May elections. C. City Marshall It is the opinion of the City Attorney that we cannot use the title "City Marshall" as this position is not defined in the City Charter. There is a possibility the position could be interpreted the same as Police Chief. It is suggested another title be used including "Warrant Officer" as this is descriptive of the position. D. Council Work Session January 10, 1994 Items included on the January 10 agenda at this time include meeting with Dr. Geisel to discuss the screening process for the City Manager position, discussion of the 1994/95 budget process and a wastewater treatment presentation. Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. APPROVED: William W. Manning, Mayor ATI'EST: Sandie Chance, Deputy City Secretary