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8/17/98
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON
AUGUST 17, 1998
The REGULAR SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to
order at 6:10 p.m. on the 17~h day of August 1998 at City Hall, with the following council roll
call:
Mary Blair Watts, Mayor Present
Bill Longo, Councilmember Present
Bernetta Henville-Shannon, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
Al Garcia, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Absent (arrived 6:45)
Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present
and with six present a quorum was established, the following items were addressed:
6:11 p.m.
6.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 551.071, 072, AND 074
OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE RELATING TO LITIGATION, PERSONNEL,
AND LAND ACQUISITION, TO-WIT:
A. Interview for board appointment
B. JNC Proposal for land purchase
C. BNRCC v City of The Colony
D. Kamen v City of The Colony
E. Gibson v City of The Colony
6.1 Consideration of any appropriate action to be taken as a result of the executive
session
1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS:
Invocation - Floyd Romero, 1~t Baptist
Pledge of Allegiance
1.1 City Manager and Staff Reports
-~ Water conservation plan is working, consumption is down. An ordinance
amending the existing water conservation ordinance will be brought to council on
August 20 to allow even numbered houses a special day to water, the last week of
August.
N. Colony and FM 423 intersection has been monitored and there don't seem to
be many problems with only one right turn lane, however, plans are being drawn
up to make another right turn lane. It will require cutting about two feet off the
center median, which TxDOT has said we can do.
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1.2 Mayoral Comments
-) Labor Day Holiday - Residents with Monday as a trash pickup day will have their
trash picked up the Saturday prior to the holiday on Monday, September 7.
-) Mayor Watts will hold a Town Hall Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Colony High
School to give the presentation that she has made in various places regarding The
Colony.
· ') Mayor Watts asked which Councilmembers will be attending the North Texas
Economic Development Conference in Denton.
-) Councilmember Kovatch reported on the 121 Task Force meeting held August 14,
1998.
-) Construction on the golf course on Wynnwood Peninsula has begun.
1.4 Citizen Input - None
2.0 CONSENT AGENDA
Motion to approve items 2.1 through 2.5 of the Consent Agenda as presented - Kovatch;
second - Dillard, carried with all ayes.
2.1 Consideration of approval of minutes of the council meetings held July 27 and 31
and August 3 and 10, 1998
2.2 Consideration of acceptance of a letter of resignation from Wayne Bullard from the
Colony Municipal Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (4B)
2.3 Consideration of an ordinance amending chapter 19 relating to Traffic naming the
City Manager or his designee as the Traffic Administrator
2.4 Consideration of renewal of the Interlocal Agreement with Denton County for tax
assessor-collector services
2.5 Consideration of approval of an agreement with Trinity Medical for reimbursement
to the city for medical supplies
2.6 Consideration of a resolution of the City Council repealing Resolution 97-01 passed
and approved on January 6, 1997
Councilmember Dillard pulled this item and stated that Resolution 97-01 had been found
invalid by a Federal judge so this is really a housekeeping matter.
Motion to approve as presented - Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes.
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3.0 REGULAR AGENDA:
3.1 Public Hearing regarding the 1998-99 Municipal Budget
Motion to open the public hearing - Kovatch; second - Henville-Shannon - all ayes
There were no comments from the public. Councilmember Dillard noted the ad valorem tax rate
is going down by one cent to $.785.
Motion to close the public hearing - Kovatch; second - Stanwick - all ayes
3.2 Discussion of the effective tax rate; consideration of appropriate action and
scheduling of a public hearing regarding the tax rate.
Motion to call a public hearing to be held at 6:00 p.m. on August 31, 1998 to discuss the
proposed tax rate of $.785 per $100 valuation - Kovatch; second - Stanwick, carried with
all ayes.
3.3 Public Hearing regarding the amendment to Chapter 8, Article II of the Code of
Ordinances relating to impact fees and providing for Roadway Impact Fees for
service areas 4 and 6
Motion to open the public hearing- Kovatch; second - Henville-Shannon - all ayes.
Harry Persaud addressed the council stating that Ordinance 97-1000 provided impact fees
for water and sewer but not for roadway. This ordinance will provide impact fees for roadways
in areas 4 and 6 only. Developers will pay the impact fees upon permitting. P&Z have
recommended approval of the ordinance establishing an impact fee of 50% (of total cost). Any
surplus is returned to the developer.
Motion to close the public hearing - Kovatch; second - Henville-Shannon - all ayes.
3.4 Consideration of approval of a site plan as presented by Trinity North Medical
Building
Mr. Persaud addressed the council and advised that this item had been presented to P&Z
on July 28, 1998 and at that time, the developer had been in agreement with all stipulations.
Today the developer expressed concerns over several of the stipulations: deceleration lane, 4 fire
hydrants, sidewalk, loop line for water and impact fees.
Motion to approve as presented - Henville-Shannon; second Dillard.
Staff reviewed the concerns and agreed that only 3 fire hydrants are needed; the sidewalk does
not really need to be built at this time, but may be needed in the future; when FM 423 is widened
to six lanes, the deceleration lane will not be needed, but it is needed now. The loop system for
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water is necessary. Other stipulations as presented are agreeable to both parties. Discussion by __
council.
Motion to amend the main motion to approve with the following stipulations: 1)
engineering plans in accordance with city specifications; median cut, left turn stacking lane
on FM 423; deceleration lane; dumpster screening consistent with main structure; signage
to comply with city specifications; allow only 3 fire hydrants; developer will escrow the
money for the sidewalk for a period of up to 5 years and if not built in that time, money
shall revert to developer- Stanwick; second - Henviile-Shannon.
Further discussion regarding a developer's agreement providing for the sidewalk construction.
Motion to amend stipulation No. 7 to require a developer's agreement to cover the
construction of the sidewalk - Stanwick; second - Henviile-Shannon. Vote on the
amendment carried with all ayes. Vote on the main motion as amended carried with all
ayes.
3.5 Consideration of an ordinance authorizing a contract for financing in the amount of
$800,000 for the purchase of equipment for the public Works, Parks & Recreation,
Hidden Cove Park, Vehicle Maintenance, Finance, Library and Police Departments
Motion to postpone to the next meeting - Stanwick; second - Henville-Shannon, carried
with all ayes.
3.6 Consideration of appointment to the Colony Municipal Economic Development
Corporation Board of Directors (4B)
Motion to postpone until September 14, 1998 - Kovatch; second -Longo carried with the
following vote:
Ayes - Longo, Henville-Shannon, Stanwick, Garcia, Dillard, Kovatch
No - Watts
3.7 Consideration of appointment of a council liaison to The Colony Municipal
Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (4B)
Councilmember Kovatch nominated Councilmember Henville-Shannon. There being no
further nominations, Councilmember Henville-Shannon was appointed by acclamation.
3.8 Consideration of recommendation of the JNC Land Negotiation Team and of the
proposal from JNC for the city to purchase land to be used for a Municipal
Parkland Complex
Mr. Lambert presented the findings of the Negotiation Team and stated that if the council
chooses to purchase this land, they should adhere to certain stipulations. Mr. Don Goebel,
President of EDC 4B, and John Sanders, Chairman of P&R Board, both addressed the council
and encouraged them to approve this proposal.
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Councilmember Longo asked to vote by written ballot.
Motion to postpone this item and instruct the City Manager, staff, 4A and 4B EDC to bring
a full plan to council on or before September 14, 1998 - Kovatch; second - Dillard. Motion
failed with the following written votes:
Aye - Garcia, Dillard, Kovatch
No - Longo, Henville-Shannon, Stanwick, Watts
Motion to deny the proposal to purchase land from JNC - Longo; second - Stanwick,
carried with the following roll call vote:
Aye - Longo, Stanwick, Garcia, Watts
No - Henville-Shannon, Dillard, Kovatch
Councilmember Dillard told the board members not to give up and thanked them for their
hard work.
4.0 OLD BUSINESS UPDATE
5.0 DISCUSSION ITEMS:
5.1 Update on Austin Ranch - Developer advised they would not be present, but stated they
want to take council on a tour of the development in the very near future.
5.2 Street Maintenance Program - Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, and Pat Dunlap, Public
Services Director, gave council a brief presentation on certain streets in the city which
have been targeted for an asphalt overlay as a temporary repair until a bond issue can be
passed by which all streets can be repaired. Total cost of this project $1,000,000
5.3 Proposed drilling of water wells in medians for irrigation purposes and large
campus facilities - Mr. Lambert and Mr. Dunlap made a presentation to council
regarding this topic, stating they propose to drill one experimental well to see if this is
feasible. Some Councilmembers stated they did not want to pursue this. Staff will be
gathering additional information for council review.
With no further business to address, Mayor Watts adjourned the meeting at 9:47 p.m.
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'~."~ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary