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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/07/2000 City Council 00781 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON FEBRUARY 7, 2000 The REGULAR SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on the 7th day of February 2000 at City Hall, with the following council roll call: William W. Manning, Mayor Present John Gordon, Councilmember Present Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present David Stanwick, Councilmember Present A1 Garcia, Councilmember Absent (business) John Dillard, Councilmember Present Jeff Meyers, Councilmember Present and with six present a quorum was established, the following items were addressed: ITEM DESCRIPTION SOURCE STATUS 1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Manning Invocation - Sara Meyer, Holy Cross Catholic Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Manning Salute to the Texas Flag 1.1 Mayoral Proclamation declaring support of and Persaud participation in the Census 2000 Mayor Manning presented the proclamation to Sue Walden who encouraged people to volunteer to serve on the Census 2000 committee and reiterated how important it is to complete the census forms. Receive Report from C.W.D. C.W.D. Greg Roemer, President of C.W.D., gave the 1999 Weisman report, stating that 15# per home per month of recyclables were picked up which represents a 46% increase from the blue bag program in 1997. Mr. Roemer also advised service inquiries had decreased 60% from 1998 figures. He presented the city with a beautiful plaque made from recycled plastic bottles. Receive presentation from Keep Texas Beautiful Committee Mr. Lynn Lantrip, Regional Governor for Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), addressed the council stating that KTB is the largest grass roots effort in the State of Texas. Mr. Lantrip said the most effective programs are those run by a board of 10-20 members, who have been initially appointed by the city council. He said that training is provided and that there is a network among Texas cities to help keep our state clean and beautiful. Mr. Lantrip said our recycling coordinator; Shiflene Weisman, needs a board with a long- texm goal of becoming self-sustaining so they can solicit funds on their own to keep the program going. 1.2 Citizen Input Mr. Tony Seiler, 5961 Carroll Drive, used overheads to show the city council how the city logo has been arbitrarily changed. He said it is beautiful and should not be allowed to be changed, noting that it is important to use the official logo in advertising (for the city). Mr. Seiler went on to say that several state highway signs do not have the word "The" in front of Colony and that those signs should be corrected. He also stated that distances on some of these signs are not correct. 2.0 CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the council Devlin/ meetings held January 17, 24 and 31, 2000 Lane Motion to approve the minutes of January 17 as amended and all others as written-Stanwick; second- Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.2 Consideration of acceptance of a letter of resignation from Council Krystal Murray from the Special Events Board Motion to accept the letter of resignation-Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.3 Consideration of approval of an Interlocal Agreement Sparkxnan Annual between the City of The Colony and the City of Allen Renewal extending The Colony's bid for the purchase of police vehicles Motion to approve the agreement as written-Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.4 Consideration of approval of a resolution authorizing an Morrison Interlocal Agreement between the City of The Colony and Denton County for the provision of EMS services Motion to approve the resolution as written-Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.5 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids to Sparkman/ Commercial Body Corporation in the amount of $15,078 Chutchian for the purchase of an aerial lift for Public Works and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same Motion to accept the bids and award as recommended- Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 2.6 Consideration of a resolution calling a public hearing for Persaud the 20t~ day of March, 2000 to consider land use assumptions within a designated service area or areas of the city that will be used to develop a capital improvements plan under which impact fee for storm water, drainage and flood control facilities my be imposed Motion to approve the resolution as written-Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.0 REGULAR AGENDA: 3.1 Public Hearing regarding the expenditure of funds for the Carroll 1999 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program Mayor Manning opened the public hearing. Capt. Mike Carroll advised this public hearing is compliance with federal guidelines for expenditure of grant funds, the department plans to use to purchase video cameras to complete their current system. There being no questions or public input, Mayor Manning closed the hearing. 3.2 Public Hearing regarding a proposed amendment to Persaud Chapter 5, Article II, Signs of the Code of Ordinances relating to letter/logo height in attached signs; and consideration of an ordinance authorizing the amendment Mayor Manning opened the public hearing. Mr. Persaud advised this ordinance is to allow larger buildings with unusually large setbacks to install attached signage appropriate to the size of the building and setback. Councilmember Stanwick said he is not opposed, but stated we may want to look at adding a maximum size sign in the future (to this ordinance). There being no further comments, Mayor Manning closed the public hearing. Motion to approve the ordinance as written-Stanwick: second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.3 Public hearing regarding land use assumptions that will be Persaud used to develop a capital improvements plan under which a drainage impact fee may be imposed and consideration of a resolution approving land use assumptions as proposed Mayor Manning opened the public hearing. Mr. Persaud explained the public hearing and resolution are in regard to adopting land use assumptions that will be used to develop a capital improvements plan. He stated the public hearing on the capital improvements plan is set for March 20, 2000. Mr. Bill Sheveland, JNC Enterprises, 2050 N. Plano Rd, Richardson, addressed the council stating that the table says these are land use assumptions and zoning, which are not the same thing in all areas. He said 80 acres is shown as park land and that it may not be park land. Mr. Sheveland also expressed concern about the schedule and asked what is going to be released to the public. Mr. Persaud said at this point there are various alternatives, which will be released for the public to review. He noted that if the 80 acres were not used for park land, then the plan would be amended to reflect its use. 0073 v Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, advised that all studies used to prepare these assumptions reflected the 80 acres as --'- park land and to change it at this point would mean re- evaluating every study for the purposes of re-calculation. With no further comments, Mayor Manning closed the public hearing. Motion to approve the resolution as written-Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.4 Consideration of approval of the landscape plans for Plano Persaud Parkway Mr. Persaud advised this plan was approved by P&Z with six stipulations. Mr. Jeff Turner, the landscape design architect, stated that the developer has agreed with all six stipulations. Councilmember Stanwick expressed concern about trees at the southeast comer of the intersection of Windhaven Pkwy..and Plano Pkwy. stating they may block the line of sight for drivers stopped at that comer looking to the south. Mr. Turner said they could be adjusted to allow sufficient line of sight for traffic. Motion to approve the plan with P&Z stipulations- Stanwick; second-Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.5 Consideration of approval of a resolution of the City of The Lambert -- Colony suspending the effective date of the TXU Electric's proposed tariff revisions Cheryl McKinnis with TXU said this has no effect on customers' bills, but it is to prepare for deregulation in January 2002. Motion to approve the resolution suspending the rates- Stanwick; second-Gordon, carried with all ayes. 3.6 Consideration of authorizing city staff to request Stanwick Statements of Qualifications for engineering services Councilmember Stanwick said he asked for this because he wants staff to have Statements of Qualifications on file from various engineering finns so the city can choose the best engineering firm for specific projects when they arise. He said this is not to eliminate Hunter Associates and that he expects them to submit Statements of Qualifications as well. Motion to authorize city staff to seek SOQ for engineering firms-Stanwick; second-Dillard, carded with all ayes. 4.0 CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS · Next regular council meeting is February 28, 2000 · Mr. Saldafia reported on the street bond program requesting that Priority A streets be reconstructed to ~ their original pavement widths. 8:25 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY 5.0 SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TO-WIT: A.551.071 - Consult with attorney regarding boundary with the City of Frisco B. 551.086 - Economic Development Negotiations 9:25 p.m. Reconvened i With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 9:26 p.m. APPROVED: V~m V~. l~anning, or ~ ATTEST: Patti A. Hicks, TRMC/CMC/AAE, City Secretary