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Home My WebLink About01/03/2000 City Council CITY OF THE COLONY DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS JANUARY 3, 2000 The WORK SESSION of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of January, 2000, at CITY HALL, with the following roll call: Bill Manning, Mayor Present John Gordon, Councilmember Present Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present David Stanwick, Councilmember Present A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present John Dillard, Councilmember Present Jeff Meyers, Councilmember Present A quorum was established and the following items were discussed: ITEM DESCRIPTION SOURCE STATUS 1.1 Discussion regarding bids received for the construction Saldafia of a one million gallon water tower Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, explained the options of including build out for office space in the new water tower. Consensus was to not build out as proposed but leave the options open. 1.2 Receive report regarding Office Creek drainage project Saldafia Mr. Mike Boyd, Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, presented a master plan analysis of the drainage project. With no further business to address, Mayor M/~ng adjourne~ meeting at 7:00 p.m. Wi'I1Ta~ 7ff. Mar~ning, Mayor ATTEST: CITY OF THE COLONY DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS JANUARY 3, 2000 The REGULAR SESSION of the CITY COUNCIL of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:05 p.m. on the 3ra of January, 2000, at CITY HALL with the following roll call: Bill Manning, Mayor Present John Gordon, Councilmember Present Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present David Stanwick, Councilmember Present A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present John Dillard, Councilmember Present Jeff Meyers, Councilmember Present A quorum was established and the following items were discussed: ITEM DESCRIPTION SOURCE STATUS 1.1 Presentations: Employee Awards Margaret Burkett, Human Resources Director, recognized employees for their tenure National Night Out Awards Joe Clark, recognized block captains for the annual National Night Out celebration 2.0 CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the Hicks council meetings held November 29, December 6, and Devlin December 27, 1999 Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.2 Consideration of approval of Sense of the Summit Council Resolution for the North Texas Transportation Summit- 1999 Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.3 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids to Sparkman/ Landmark Structures for the construction of a one Saldafia million gallon water tower in the amount of $993,000 and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.4 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids to Red Sparkman River Construction Co. for the purchase of controllers and pumps for Master Lift Station 1 and Master Lift Station 2 in the amount of $119,900 and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.5 Consideration of rejection of bids for architectural Lambert services for renovation of former library and consideration of authorization to re-bid Motion to approve-Gareia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.6 Consideration of rejection of bids for landscape Lambert architecture for roadway medians and consideration of authorization to re-bid Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.7 Consideration of a resolution authorizing an Interlocal Saldafia/ agreement between Denton County and the City of Sandy The Colony regarding main lane improvements on Jacobs State Highway 121 Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.8 Consideration of approval of temporary signs for the Persaud Parks of Austin Ranch Development providing temporary signs Motion to approve-Garcia; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.0 REGULAR AGENDA: 3.1 Consideration of approval of a ground lease agreement Nelson between the City of The Colony and the Army Corps of Engineers for Eastvale Park Pam Nelson, Parks and Recreation Director, explained the project which will be an 80-acre soccer Nelson complex. Ms. Nelson was applauded for her efforts in this project. Motion to approve-Dillard; second-Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 3.2 Consideration of approval of a sub-lease agreement Nelson between Blue Sky Sports Center and the city of The Colony for a soccer facility Mr. Peter Brody, Blue Sky Sports Center, briefly described the plans for the soccer complex. Mayor Manning expressed his excitement regarding the project and commended Mr. Brody and Ms. Nelson for their diligence. Motion to approve-Dillard; second-Meyers, carried with all ayes. 3.3 Consideration of authorizing intersection Meyers improvements for Paige Rd. at State Highway 121 Councilman Meyers explained the problem with exiting The Colony in the morning rush hour traffic using this intersection. He proposed to add this project to the "A" on upcoming street repair project. Councilman Stanwick expressed the desire to include the south side of SH 121 at some time in the future. Motion to approve improvements and include in the Engineering analysis - Meyers; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. With no further business to discuss, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m. APPROVED: ~ Wllllanl W. Manmng, Mayor ATTEST: