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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/15/2001 City Council 00747 i 1/15/2001 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2001 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 15th day of January, 2001, at City Hall with the following roll call: William W. Manning, Mayor Present John Gordon, Councilmember Present Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present David Stanwick, Councilmember Present A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present John Dillard, Councilmember Present Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present and with seven present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1.0 ] ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: ] Call to Order Invocation - Carroll Caddell, First United Methodist Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Recognition of Aquatic Park and Park & Recreation Employees - David Swain and Elise Knox were recognized for outstanding achievements Announcement of Blue Sky Sports Center Grand Opening - Peter Brody, Blue Sky Sports Center, thanked the City Council and staff for all the support and cooperation. He announced the grand opening will be March 3. 1.1 Citizen Input - none 12.0 ]CONSENT AGENDA I 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the council meeting held January 8 and 9, 2001 Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 2.2 Consideration of approval of an ordinance authorizing the purchase of an EMS ambulance Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 2.4 Consideration of approval of council expenditures Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 2.3 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids for the replacement of the gym floor at the Recreation Center and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same 1 / 15/2001 Councilman Stanwick commented that the current surface of the gym floor gets very slippery and he is concerned about the quality of the new type recommended. Pam Nelson, Parks and Recreation Director, explained that there are a number of factors to be considered. She continued that a big part of the problem is cleanliness and a new floor cleaning machine will help. Motion to approve - Stanwick; second- Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 13.0 I REGULAR AGENDA: 3.1 Public Hearing regarding grant application to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for the multi-sport complex Mayor Manning opened the punic hearing. There was no public input and Mayor Manning closed the public hearing. Councilman Dillard asked what obligation the City will have. Pam Nelson responded the complex will have to always be a Parks and Recreation facility and the City will have to match the grant. She added that the Community Development Corporation (4B) intends to issue bonds. 3.2 Consideration of a resolution authorizing application to Texas Parks & Wildlife for a $500,000 grant for the multi-sport complex Pam Nelson explained that the grant application process is extremely competitive. The grant would not be awarded until August and the project cannot be started until after grant is awarded. Councilman Stanwick asked what score is anticipated. Ms. Nelson responded that a possible score would be 85-95. Ms. Nelson added that high points were being given to first time facilities and more cities are applying since the economy is good. Motion to approve - Stanwick; second - Garcia; carried with all ayes. 3.3 Consideration of a resolution authorizing a tax abatement agreement with Pizza Inn as recommended by The Colony Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (4A) Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 3.4 Consideration of authorizing expenditure of funds in the amount of $132,633.78 to Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. for work performed through a professional services indefinite delivery contract on the Office Creek Drainage Channel, Phase I plan approval process Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, explained that an error was made on the agenda and the correct amount of the invoice is $1,050.00. Motion to approve invoice for $1,050 - Garcia; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 3.5 Consideration of an ordinance authorizing a professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $3600.00 for the engineering services relating to a sanitary sewer main extension from the existing 18 inch Office Creek Sanitary Sewer Main to the 80 acre park site Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, explained that Kimley-Horn is currently under contract with JNC. Councilman Gordon asked how many feet were considered the extension. Mr. Saldafia responded the extension would be 200 feet. Councilman Stanwick asked if there was a conflict with Kimley-Hom under contract to both JNC and the City. Dan Grant, Kimley-Hom, 1/15/2001 responded there would be no conflict and all work performed must meet engineering requirements regardless. Mr. Saldafia added that Kimley-Horn was very knowledgeable of the area and the project. Motion to approve - Kovatch; second - Dillard, carried with all ayes. 3.6 Consideration of authorizing policy and application to be used by non-profit Community Support Providers in requesting supplemental funding from the City of The Colony Patti Hicks, Interim City Manager, explained that this item was discussed at a work session in December, 2000, and the information should be released to organizations as soon as possible. The deadline to submit applications for the 2000-2001 budget year is March 1 and for the 2001-2002 budget year is May 15. Councilman Stanwick requested a sentence be added that points will be given if the organization has a physical presence in the City or it is encouraged to have a presence. Motion to approve with sentence added regarding physical presence in the City - Stanwick; second - Garcia, carried with all ayes. 3.7 Discussion and appropriate action regarding council meeting dates in February 2001 Consensus of Council is to have only one meeting in February to be held February 5. 3.8 Consideration of approval of the advertisement and marketing materials for the new city manager Mayor Manning mentioned that the weekend scheduled for interviews is election weekend and will have to be changed. Discussion followed regarding the conflict of timing with the election. Patti Hicks commented that the election and possible mn-off election is a stressful time and it wouldn't be fair to either city manager candidates or political candidates to make a decision during that time. Motion to approve except for final date - Stanwick; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. [ 4.0 CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS 4.1 Monthly Update on 1999 Thoroughfare Bond Program Tony Johnston, Abel Saldafia, and Ken Leverich gave updates on the project. Points made were that when work begins on Blair Oaks, the street is wide enough to keep traffic moving in both directions. Work to be performed on Paige Rd. will involve single lane closures from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 4.2 Municipal Aggregation Unit (Political Subdivision Corporation) Tony Johnston gave an overview of this item. [ 5.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION 5.1 Executive Session as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Government Code, regarding Personnel, to-wit: l / 15/2001 A. Discussion regarding hiring of city manager No executive session was held. With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m. APPROVED: Ygilliam W. Manning, Mayor ~ ATTEST: ~'~ha-n~-D~vh~ri, Dep"~utfCity Secretary