HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/29/1999 City Council CITY OF THE COLONY
DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS
NOVEMBER 29, 1999
The SPECIAL SESSION of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order
at 7:00 p.m. on the 29h OF NOVEMBER, 1999 at CITY HALL, with the following roll call:
Bill Manning, Mayor Present
John Gordon, Councilmember Present
Lewis Jue, Councilmember Absent (personal)
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Absent (personal)
Jeff Meyers, Councilmember Present
A quorum was established and the following items were addressed:
ITEM DESCRIPTION SOURCE STATUS
1.1 Work Session regarding the contents, purpose and use of a Council
developer's agreement between the City of The Colony,
buyer, and J.N.C. Properties, seller, of a 80.54 acre tract of
land under contract for sale by the City of The Colony for use
as an athletic complex/park; and discussion of land
development costs and responsibilities
Mayor Manning advised the council would not be
discussing the developer's agreement at this meeting since the
attorneys are still working out acceptable terms. He said the
council would discuss the drainage area located within the
80.52 acres, which the city is in the process of purchasing
from JNC.
Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, gave the background of the
project pointing out the drainage area on a map. He advised
that city staff has met with area developers to discuss planned
improvements, stating the city is asking for joint sharing ol
costs to improve the drainage area. Mr. Saldafia said there
would be another meeting in 30 days to begin defining a
study regarding those improvements.
There followed a lengthy discussion regarding how the
costs should be dete'rtnined and divided. Mr. John Hill, City
Attorney, said he does not think state law will allow a pro-rata
ordinance for drainage, but it can be done by agreement
between all the parties or by an impact fee ordinance. He
further stated it can be in a TIF, but he has not explored that
avenue at this time.
Mayor Manning asked how the city can get owners of
property located within the drainage basin, but not within our
city to participate in the agreement for division of costs. Mr.
Hill said that does need to be addressed.
Roy Wilshire, engineer for JNC, identified methods to get
participation outside the city. He said the immediate plan is
for JNC to temporarily fill the area behind the Budget Suites.
Mayor Manning directed Mr. Hill to ensure that this is in the
developer's agreement. Mr. Wilshire went on to explain how
the drainage plan will work, where the retention/detention is
planned, etc. He said most of the retention/detention is on
parkland and can be incorporated as a water feature, but will
not take too much from the park or athletic field use.
Pam Nelson, Parks & Recreation Director, said the city
should get credit for the park land we have to use for
retention/detention.
Further noted was that a TXU gas line will have to be re-
routed at Paige to build a box culvert. A traffic diversion wi
be put in place during this construction to address heaw
traffic problems. A report will be made to the council after
the next meeting with developers. A TIF for park
improvements will be investigated.
Mr. Don Blackwood, developer, addressed the council
stating that he does not think the developers of land south of
SH 121 should be assessed for mistakes made by the city on
development north of SH 121. He said it is not fair to __
penalize the developers by asking them to pay a share of the
costs of a temporary fix to protect the Budget Suites property.
He said the Office Creek drainage problem is more than just
the YNC area. It is the whole basin from the railroad to the
outfall at the lake. He recommended the city hire an H&H
engineer to do a study that will benefit the city as a whole.
He also suggested a CIP program and impact fee ordinance,
which would allow everyone to pay equally for improvements
to the entire office creek basin.
1.2 Consideration of approval of a Developer's Agreement Council
between the City of The Colony and J.N.C. Properties
With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
ATTEST: ~ Wi iam W. Manning, Mayor ~,~
Patti A. Hicks, City Secretary
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