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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/15/1994 City Council 005277 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 15, 1994 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:20 p.m. on the 15th clay of August, 1994, at City Hall with the following Council roll call: William W. Manning, Mayor Present Mike Lynch, Mayor Pro-Tern Present Toby Pollard, Councilman Present Kay Hardin, Councilman Present Rob Burchard, Councilman Present John Dillard, Councilman Present Lynda Tare, Councihnan Present and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 7:21 p.m. Recess 7:23 p.m. 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.074 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REGARDING PERSONNEL, TO-WIT: A. INTERVIEW FOR BOARD APPOINTMENT 7:41 p.m. 7:42 p.m. Reconvene 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. RECOGNITION OF CATHY WOOD Mr. Johnny Smith advised everyone that Cathy Wood is leaving the City and the Chamber employment to take a position with Centex. He recognized Cathy for her hard work and dedication to the City. Mayor Manning presented Cathy with a small token of appreciation from the City of The Colony and wished her well. 4. CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD Motion to appoint Patricia Riggs as Alternate No. I of the Library Board - Pollard; second - Tate, carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 005273 11. CITIZEN INPUT Drucilla Secor, 5212 Hawse, said there are a lot of ordinance violations in her neighborhood and that she doesn't understand why we pass ordinances and then don't enforce them. Mr. Smith said he is aware of some of the problems and noted that with some of these type violations time requirements are a part of the enforcement. He told her to inform the city if she thinks there are violations that are not being handled. Ms. Secor said there are health hazards in her neighborhood, such as open pools and rats and that they are being ignored. Mr. Smith said he would follow up. Kimberly Schumacher, 5024 Lake Shore Blvd., referenced a certified letter she mailed regarding the proposed marina and presented the Mayor with a petition which she had circulated all over the city with signatures of persons who are opposed to the marina. She said they feel the proposed location would not be beneficial due to the dangerous waters and that Wynnewood Peninsula or Lake Lewisville State Park would be a better location. Ms. Schumacher said the Corps of Engineers recommended Wynnewood Peninsula and went on to say that Ken Howell with the Corps had indicated they (Corps) were not particularly interested in the current proposed location. She said the Council must consider all aspects before making a decision. Rick Vaughn, 5020 Lake Shore Blvd., said there is no doubt another marina is needed on Lake Lewisville and that it is a great opportunity for The Colony. He suggested building a recreational complex around the marina including restaurants, shops, hotel, etc. He said the city needs to look to the future and that he sees two problems with the current proposed location 1) lack of land for expansion and 2) safety in the cove. Mr. Vaughn said the marina is in the best interest of the City but not at this location. He invited the council to join him in a flight over the area. Lee Gilby, 5040 Lake Shore Blvd., expressed opposition to the marina and questioned the validity of the study done by the developers. He said he took a trip on the yacht and was told they may have to dredge for the sail boats to be located on the north side, then at the council meeting the developers stated the sail boats will be on the south side. He also questioned the fact there are no plans for barriers for break water. Brent Brownfield, 5016 Lake Shore Blvd., said his view of the lake is the least of his concerns, noting that his neighborhood will be more congested if the marina is built. He suggested holding back on this project until FM 423 is fully developed. He said the signs will not stop traffic from coming through the neighborhood and that he is sure a road will eventually be proposed to go in front of Lakeridge. He also expressed concern for noise pollution, heavy traffic, parties, boat repairs, etc. He urged the council to tell them "no". Glenna Herman, 5048 Lake Shore Blvd., said Lake Ridge Estates is a 37 acre residential area and at the last council meeting Joel Marks said he had been working on this since 1991 and if that is so, she asked why the perspective home buyers in Lake Ridge were not told about this project. She and her husband have visited a marina on Joe Pool Lake which is nice now, but it is still new and not as large at The Colony Bay is proposed to be. She said that during the boating months that marina has 2 police officers and security officers on duty at all times. She asked if the council has thought about what policing this marina will cost the City. She said it should be built north of the city. 4 005273 Gary Herman, 5048 Lake Shore Blvd., reminded council that two weeks ago, Joel Marks had shown an aerial map indicating that Pier 121 Marina had encroached into The Colony, implying that if The Colony Bay Marina is built, safety in the cove will be enhanced and the cove will be in control of The Colony. Mr. Herman said that Ken Howell of the Corps told him that Pier 121 has a federal lease and that they are within the boundaries of that lease. Mr. Herman said if The Colony Bay is built that will put about 2000 boats in storage in the cove, plus the other boats using that area. He said this marina needs to be built somewhere else and told the council they are elected to protect lives. Melissa Cutter-Leach, 5060 Lake Shore Blvd., quoted a letter she wrote to the editor, stating she met with the developers of the marina at Angelina's restaurant and was treated very rudely by Larry Bailey, one of the proponents of the marina. She also said those city council members who accepted a dinner cruise on the yacht of the developers are guilty of corruption. Ms. Leach said she will not vote for corrupt officials and she will not spend her money in a corrupt city and then asked when the city is going to accept bids for building a marina. Mayor Manning said to his knowledge, there is no one else interested in the project. 5. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 1994-95 MUNICIPAL BUDGET Motion to open the public hearing - Lynch; second - Pollard, All Ayes. Jerry Rooney 5301 Sagers, said the painting of the water tower on N. Colony was scheduled for the 1992-93 year, but the cost for painting inside and outside was too high st) only the inside was done in June 1993. He went on to say that bids taken in the Fall of 1993 for painting the outside were too high and the work again was postponed. Mr. Rooney said since money is set aside in a contingency fund and another fund that there is no reason why this project should not be done in the winter of 1994. Al Williams, said he has worked closely with Pam Nelson at the Recreation Center and is concerned with long range plans for recreation for the older kids in the Colony. He said we need activities to keep them out of trouble. Drucilla Secor, 5212 Hawse, said we need bike trails for the kids to ride on and agreed we need something for the older kids to do. Joyce Fulco, 4712 Clover Valley, stated the churches in Abilene get together in the summer months and sponsor the sports that are discontinued by the schools during that time and suggested something like that could be done here. Pat Riggs, 5920 Lake Shore Blvd. said she is speaking out of turn, but that she has to leave the meeting and wanted the council to know that she and her husband are against the marina but that they have never indicated to anyone that anything illegal has been done by city council or staff. She apologized for her neighbor, Mrs. Leach, who spoke earlier in the meeting, stating that Mrs. Leach is angry at the developers, not the city council. Councilman Pollard reminded everyone that the work sessions on the budget are open to the public and that citizens should let the councilmembers know of any particular concerns. Councilman Lynch advised that the agendas are generic, but that citizens can call and find ()ut when certain departments will be discussed. 005 80 Motion to close the public hearing - Burchard; second - Dillard, All Ayes. 6. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Manning summarized the items on the Consent Agenda. A. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD AUGUST 1, 1994 Motion to approve the minutes as written - Lynch; second - Hardin, carried with a unanimous roll call vote. B. CONSIDERATION OF A CASH TRANSFER FROM THE LAND FUND TO THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FUND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PIERCE PUMPER FIRE TRUCK Motion to approve the Cash Transfer as recommended - Lynch; second - Hardin, carried with a unanimous roll call vote. C. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE 1993-94 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT FUND ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PIERCE PUMPER FIRE TRUCK Motion to approve the Budget Amendment as recommended - Lynch; second - Hardin, carried with a unanimous roll call vote. D. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE GENERAL FUND 1993-94 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET REGARDING CAPITAL OUTLAY EXPENDITURES IN THE AMOUNT OF $154,450.00 Motion to approve the Budget Amendment as recommended - Lynch; second - Hardin, carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 7. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE RIDER, GENERAL SERVICE COMPETITIVE PRICING RATE, WHOLESALE POWER COMPETITIVE PRICING RATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICE RIDER FILED BY TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY Mayor Manning read the caption of the ordinance as follows: 00528i AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE RIDER ED; GENERAL SERVICE COMPETITIVE PRICING RATE GC; WHOLESALE POWER COMPETITIVE PRICING RATE WPC; AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICE RIDER ET FILED BY TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THE FURNISHING OF ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC SERVICE WITHIN THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR INTERVENTION IN PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION DOCKET 13100; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Johnny Smith said this ordinance was requested by T.U.E. and advised that the riders do not impact current customers, but allow T.U.E. to be competitive in locating and providing service to business, commercial and industrial prospects. Mr. Smith said he believes this is in the best interest of the citizens. John Weinberg with T.U.E. was present and responded to several questions from Councilman Lynch with regard to the testimony before the P.U.C. about rates and economic development. Mr. Weinberg said unified rates are disappearing and regulations are falling, which means they will be going with site based rates. Mr. Weinberg said T.U.E. works closely with Economic Development Corporations. Mr. Smith agreed, stating that the city receives prospects from T.U.E. much like those received from the Dallas Chamber. Councilman Lynch said it seems T.U.E. encourages businesses to reduce the load by using technology but when revenue is lost with the fixed costs, the other customers have to pick up the difference. Mr. Weinberg said T.U.E. is trying to keep this from happening. Motion to approve the Ordinance as written - Lynch; second - Tate, carried with a unanimous roll call vote. 8. CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW OF BID AWARD FOR PURCHASE AND REPLACEMENT OF CITY AMBULANCE CHASSIS Johnny Smith said there was concern on the part of staff and council regarding the delay in getting the ambulance remount done, noting the reason for delay is due to Ford stopping production of the chassis. He said we had expected delivery in November, but now it looks like January or February 1995. Mayor Manning asked if the price quoted by Houston-Galveston Area Consortium (HGAC) was set and Chief Morrison said it is. Chief Morrison als() advised the ambulance purchased through HGAC would be to their (HGAC) specifications, but that he and his staff are satisfied with that unit. The Chief went on to explain that if the new ambulance is purchase, then the 1974 ambulance will be taken out of service and ambulance 3 could be converted to ambulance 2 (second response). He said there would be little re-sale value to the 1974 ambulance which would have to be disposed of by auction or bids. Councilman Dillard said we have talked about the condition of the ambulances for a while and we need to consider purchasing a new ambulance now and then re-mounting an older ()ne in the future. He said we need reliable equipment on the road for the safety 005282 of our citizens and our employees. Councilman Lynch said he wants to know the cost and delivery time to go with a 1 ton re-mount before making a decision. Councilman Dillard asked if we want to continue on with the re-mount or stop the process. Johnny Smith said it doesn't matter at this point since delivery time for new and re-mount are about the same. He said staff will be presenting an equipment replacement schedule at the budget sessions next week. Councilman Lynch said we still need to research the 1 ton re-mount and if there is a penalty for cancelling this contract. Mayor Manning clarified a new ambulance would be the first out unit and if we used a re-mount with a 1 ton chassis for the first out unit, it would wear out much sooner than a new one. Councilman Dillard said $60,000 was allocated last year for the re-mount, reiterating this money is already budgeted and went on to say we have to make a decision whether to continue with the re-mount or to buy a new ambulance soon. Mr. Smith advised we can purchase the new ambulance through HGAC now and still continue the re-mount process. Councilman Lynch asked for a special session to take action on this issue. 9. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITIZEN INPUT GUIDELINES AS APPROVED BY COUNCIL IN RESOLUTION NO. 93-02 Councilman Burchard requested this item and stated that while he was campaigning for office he heard concerns from citizens regarding the Citizen Input portion of the Council agenda with respect to when and how it is handled. Councilman Burchard said this council has been open but there is no guarantee future councils will be so open. Councilman Burchard als() noted that he thinks it is unfair to expect citizens to sign up to speak before the meeting begins. Councilman Burchard then read the portions of the resolution he has recommended as follows: "NON-AGENDA ITEMS 2. During each Regular Session, "Citizen Input" shall be designated as the second item on the agenda, immediately following the "Pledge of Allegiance". The Mayor may, with the consent of the majority of Council present, postpone "Citizen Input" to a later point in the agenda. However, "Citizen Input" shall return to the second item of the agenda at the next Regular Session. 3. Citizens shall be advised that it will be necessary to complete the "CITIZEN INPUT form prior to the meeting if they wish to speak during "Citizen Input". 4. Each speaker must stand, identify himself, and limit his presentation to five minutes unless a majority of council present agrees to extend the time limit. 5. The Mayor does have the responsibility and the right to rule a citizen out of 8 005283 order and ask that he relinquish the floor, unless overruled by it majority of Council present. AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Citizens wishing to speak on items posted on the agenda will be granted the opportunity to address the Council after councilmembers have completed deliberation, but prior to any action be taken by Council. 2. Citizens wishing to speak shah either complete a CITIZEN INPUT/SPEAKER form at the beginning of each Regular Session or seek to be recognized by the Mayor by the orderly raising of their hand. 3. Each speaker must stand, identify himself, and limit his presentation to five minutes unless a majority of Council present agrees to extend the time limit. 4. The Mayor does have the responsibility and the tight to rule a citizen out of order and ask that he relinquish the floor, unless overruled by a majority of Council present." Councilman Tate said she had heard the same concerns from citizens. She said she is aware of the need in passionate subjects to maintain decorum or control going on to say she agrees with the resolution with the knowledge that the Mayor has the right to call someone out of order if they get out of hand, but she continued the council' has the responsibility to listen to the citizens. Councilman Lynch said Citizen Input is often moved to accommodate out of town speakers or special groups and this resolution will not preclude that from happening. Councilman Burchard said Mr. Smith received information from TML indicating that adopting this resolution will mean the council also has to pass a resolution to adopt an exception to Roberts Rules since the City Council adopted Roberts Rules in 1981. Mayor Manning said he felt the need to defend the Mayor's position and suggested that Citizen Input be placed on agenda as early as possible, but noted that always being placed at number 2 on the agenda would not allow for other presentations to be made before Citizen Input and went on to say the City Secretary knows the intent of the Council and could place it in the appropriate place on the agenda. Mayor Manning reminded the council that it is the Mayor's responsibility to run an efficient meeting. He went on to say that some of you (council) covet this chair and should consider this position before adopting this resolution. Mayor Manning said requiring a vote of the council to extend the time limit or to stop someone from speaking will be cumbersome and time consuming. Going on, the Mayor said the only time someone is called out of order is if they are being disruptive and that he doesn't understand the purpose of this resolution requiring a vote of council, stating he can't imagine the council wanting that kind of activity to continue. Mayor Manning advised there has been citizen input in the past that put the council members at odds with each other and therefore he had moved it to the end of the agenda to keep that from happening. He noted that since that action, there has not been a time 9 00 5 84 that it has not been moved up to the first of the agenda. Mayor Manning said that he has never attempted to stifle free discourse during meetings, but that he believes people should " be required to sign up to speak ahead of time. He said these are council meetings not committee meetings and we need to keep the meetings as discussion between elected officials. Mayor Manning reiterated he does not want to stifle the citizens. Councilman Burchard said he appreciated those comments and that this resolution is not intended as a criticism of him (Mayor Manning.) He said he appreciates the Mayor's leadership but said councils in the past have not been so open and we cannot guarantee future Mayor's will be so open. Councilman Burchard said our purpose is to represent our community and we need to allow them opportunities to address the whole council and we need to take the guess work out of when they will be heard. He said people need to be allowed to speak when they raise their hand because they have valid ideas to share with the council. Councilman Hardin said if the problems that caused Citizen Input to be moved are gone, then she agrees it should now be number 2 on the agenda. Councilman Lynch said all the points made have been good and he said even the council is not sure what they will say until something is brought before them. He said taken as a whole, this resolution is a good starting point and suggested operating under it for 6 months. Mayor Manning said if this is adopted there should be no time limit on it. Councilman Pollard said, "Yes, I've thought about this off and on. this has been something that's as you mentioned earlier, Mr. Chairman, that a year and one-half to two years ago there was a lot of things going on with the council, being said from the audience that tainted the rest of the meeting. At that time the city of Lewisville moved theirs to the end of the meeting and it seemed like a plausible idea and as a member of the audience, accepted it at the time, however, they moved their's back when that election was over and we have continued to let ours hang back. I do share your concerns and I have talked to a couple of ex-mayors that voiced the same exact question about it that you did and that is that Mayor has to be able to conduct and chair a meeting and if this becomes a problem we could take a look at what aspect of that is causing a problem and anything that tends to degrade your ability to run that meeting and be an effective chairman, we'll have to come back and look at it again." Councilman Dillard said we are not here for life and if this needs to be changed back in the future and the council at that time can't agree and will not change it then the Mayor will be powerless. Councilman Burchard said that is a good point and noted that when he served on the council before, all members had become targets of criticism, but whether or not the council agrees with the speakers, we need to allow Citizen Input. He said this resolution will force the council to work together and not leave decisions to one person. Motion to approve the Resolution as written and direct the City Manager to prepare a resolution amending Roberts Rules. - Burchard; second - Lynch. Councilman Dillard said when he addressed the Mayor's authority, he never said anything about restricting Citizen Input. He said he has encouraged people to come forward and speak ever since he was elected. Councilman Dillard said citizens have the right to come before us anytime and speak and said Councilman Burchard inferred that we (council) 10 005285 did not want to do that. Councilman Burchard again stated council's in the past have not been so open and said he has witnessed it and has been pushed back himself when trying to speak. Johnny Smith said that staff will prepare an order and would like to get the council's input so that staff knows how to prepare the agenda. Motion carried with the following roll call vote: Lynch - Aye, Pollard - Aye, Hardin - Aye, Burchard - Aye, Dillard - No, Tate - Aye, Manning - No. 10. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING CONTRACTING WITH AN INDEPENDENT LAND PLANNING ENGINEERING SERVICE IN AN ADVISORY OR CONSULTING CAPACITY WITH REGARD TO UPCOMING ZONING REQUESTS Councilman Pollard said that due to the proposed develOpment of the IBM tract and Centex property, both of which have proposed almost 50% in roof tops he felt this action was necessary. Councilman Pollard said since IBM is such a large tract he thinks we should take some time to discuss this with a land planner regarding the best use for this property. Mayor Manning asked his time frame. Councilman Pollard said in the next 2 - 3 days he wants to see if he can talk to some planners to see if they are interested in helping the city in this matter. Mayor Manning asked if he (Pollard) wanted to do this. Councilman Pollard said yes and then he wants Johnny Smith to visit with the planners. Mayor Manning said he thinks that should be the City Manager's job. Councilman Lynch asked if Councilman Pollard wanted to do this with the City Manager's help or if he wanted the City Manager to do the job. Councilman Pollard said he thinks the City Manager should but if not he will. Councilman Lynch said he has some names he will give to Mr. Smith. Councilman Dillard asked when a city planner will be on board and Mr. Smith advised on or about October 1, 1994. Councilman Pollard said this can't wait until October 1. Councilman Dillard suggested using a graduate student and Councilman Pollard said he would be more comfortable with a professional. Councilman Burchard asked if Councilman Pollard wanted this person to help the city with demographics and mix or help us plan the development. Councilman Pollard said there is a Comprehensive Plan in the long range budget which is way over due and that we need someone to give us a snap shot of this development. Councilman Burchard continued, stating he has one concern with developers who make certain assertions about facts and the city doesn't have the expertise to tell if those assertions are true. He said there is no one telling them they need to do more for the city. He said this needs to be a professional. Councilman Tate said we just recently realized that several developers want something from our city and that she is concerned we don't have a long range plan. She said developers have attractive packages but not all of it is positive. She said we are going to grow, but how is the question. Councilman Tate said the council has the opportunity to 11 005286 make good decisions and that she fully supports this idea although it may not affect immediate developments in the city. Councilman Lynch said all developers want to build residential first, then commercial, and said the city has to look at the whole picture. He said he has no problem with getting help to grow with guidance within a time frame. Councilman Tate said personally she feels everyone working on council and staff is making the best decisions possible and that this will bring cohesiveness to our process. Mayor Manning said this may not be a bad idea, but Dal-Mac is on a time schedule. He said they are a well respected firm and if this deal falls through it will be a long time before others come to The Colony. He asked when Dal-Mac is coming before P & Z and Tom Cravens responded August 23, 1994. Councilman Dillard asked how Johnny Smith felt about this proposal. Mr. Smith said you don't ask a planner to come in and tell you what to do with the property. He said we already have professional engineers working on the thoroughfare and utility plans. He said we would have to be more specific on what we want regarding land planning. Councilman Pollard said he is not sure, but he knows Dal-Mac is under a time constraint and that he realizes there may not be time to get this done before they come in with plans. He went on to say that maybe this person can tell us if the land will sit empty for 5-10 years before it is developed if the city does not accept it as it is presented by Dal- Mac. Johnny Smith asked Councilman Pollard what he sees as the role of P & Z. Councilman Pollard said they should work with this planner to negotiate ideas. Mr. Smith said there is no time to interview planners and expect one to produce a document in such '" a short time. He suggested hiring a consultant to work along side P & Z and staff to help in making derisions. Mayor Manning asked Mr. Smith to contact some people between now and next Saturday (August 20) and give council an idea of the cost at that time. Mr. Smith advised the role of the City Planner when hired will coordinate overall planning, not just land use. He said this action is reactive management. Councilman Lynch said time is on the developer's side, not ours, noting that in 1992, Centex rezoned some property from business to residential because they could not sell all the property for commercial use. He said now, Centex wants to build houses on some of the land that was left for commercial. Councilman Lynch said an outside consultant will help us see the overall picture. John Mitchell, 4301 Oueen Circle, said this is an excellent proposal, agreeing we need some professional help. No action was taken, Mr. Smith will attempt to contact some planners before next Saturday, and bring back information to council on August 20 for possible action at that time. 12. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS 1. Cathy Wood is leaving to work for Centex. The Chamber is seeking a replacement. It is unknown if that person will work part time or full time. If the person is hired full time and the city continues to support that position, they will be placed under 12 00528'? the General Administration Department and used to coordinate with the Economic Development Corporation Board. There will be no change in funding at this time. 2. There is a proposal to take $67 million from the 121 By-pass project and put it into environmental issues. This would move the by-pass project from 1996 to 1998. A resolution will be coming to the council to keep the funding in place. 3. Letters have been received from T.U.E. addressing fuel charges. They will be coming in for an adjustment under the PUC guidelines. Refunds are coming in the near future. 4. Beautification - We are negotiating with a local company to get some work done at the entrances to the city and we are trying to add some landscaping to the City Hall complex. 5. Office Creek Pump Station by-pass. The equipment necessary to complete this project had to be special ordered and will not be received for approximately 2 weeks. 6. Fence between Carr/Chapman and Eastvale. The council in 1991 voted to remove the fence and not replace it. This council also voted to remove the fence. The project has been on hold, but due to the two votes of council, the fence will be removed with no immediate replacement planned. If the council chooses to replace it, that will have to be addressed in the budget process. 7. Eastvale ground storage tank. There are no buyers. Right now, best use seems to be storage. 8. Bill Allen Memorial Park - we are still not satisfied with the contractor. We are going to dose out the contract and keep enough retainage (approximately $7000.00) to put in the ground cover. The park is supposed to be a natural area, not a lush, green park. 9. There will be a public forum on The Colony Bay Marina on September 12 at the regular council meeting. To clarify the dinner cruise mentioned earlier by Mrs. Leach, the developers offered that cruise to all the council and the residents in the Lake Ridge area as well. There was no impropriety. Councilman Pollard asked when the Corps is scheduled to talk to us about the marina. Johnny Smith said he is trying to get in touch with Mike Inch and noted the Corps is not doing a study, they are reviewing the study already completed. He said we might have their report by September 12. Mr. Smith said the purpose of the public forum will be to allow citizens to speak on this subject. He said the only action to be taken would be if the council directed him to enter into negotiations with the Corps and The Colony Bay for a lease of the property. He noted annexation of property around the lake is a separate issue and will happen whether the marina is built or not. 13 0O5288 10:36 p.m. - Recess 10:40 p.m. 13. EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551. OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE RELATING TO PERSONNEL, TO-WIT: B. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE CITY MANAGER C. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE CITY SECRETARY/DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 11:48 p.m. - Reeonvene 14. CONSIDERATION OF ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION No action taken With no further business to be addressed, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 11:50 p.m. i ~I"~ROVED: i ' William W. Manning, Mayor _~ ATYEST: Patti A. Hicks, ~'RMC, ~ty Secretary