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Home My WebLink About02/05/2001 City Council2/5/2001 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON FEBRUARY 5, 2001 The REGULAR SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:08 p.m. on the 5t~ day of February, 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 I ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: ] Call to Order Invocation - Tony Johnston Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Receive annual report from Community Waste Disposal - Greg Roemer, representing CWD, gave a brief report regarding curbside recycling. 1.1 Citizen Input Dennis Weston, 4777 Memorial Dr., commented that posted signs on Blair Oaks Dr. state no parking at any time, however, it is not enforced. Mayor Manning directed Tony Johnston, Acting City Manager, to advise Chief Clark of the complaint. 12.0 I CONSENT AGENDA I 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the council meeting held January 15 and 29, 2001 Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.2 Consideration of a resolution ordering an election to be held on the 5th day of May 2001 for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two Councilmembers Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.3 Consideration of acceptance and award of bid for an annual contract to Longhorn, Inc. for the purchase of irrigation supplies and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.4 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids for an annual contract to B&G Chemical Co., Estes Chemical Co., and Greensmith's, Inc., Inc. for the purchase of insecticides, 2/5/2001 herbicides, fertilizer and soil amendments and approval of an ordinance authorizing contracts for same Motion to approve - Dillard; second- Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.5 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids for tree trimming to Horton Tree Service, approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same; and authorization of a budget amendment in the amount of $64,535 Motion to approve - Dillard; second- Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.6 Consideration of approval of an ordinance authorizing a contract to John Deere Company for the purchase of one tractor/mower in the amount of $16,710.00 through an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas Local Government Statewide Purchasing Cooperative Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.7 Consideration of acceptance and award of proposals for silt evaluation at Scout Park Pond and Lions Club Park Pond to Reed Engineering and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.8 Consideration of authorizing an amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with TxDOT for the operation and maintenance of traffic signals Motion to approve - Dillard; second - Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.9 Consideration of approval of an ordinance authorizing Consulting Services Agreement with Environmental Roofing Systems, Inc. for the development of bid specifications for roof repair projects Motion to approve - Dillard; second- Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.10 Consideration of authorization to direct staff to seek bids for the sanitary sewer main extension for the 80-acre park site Motion to approve - Dillard; second- Stanwick, carried with all ayes. 2.11 Consideration of authorizing staff to seek proposals for professional services relating to delinquent tax collection Motion to approve - Dillard; second- $tanwick, carried with all ayes. 13.0 I REGULAR AGENDA: [ 3.1 Consideration of an ordinance authorizing approval of a lease agreement with Cook Inlet/VoiceStream Operating Company, LLC, to install and maintain certain antennas and communication equipment on the city's water tower located at 5033 Clover Valley Harry Persaud, Planning Director, explained the proposed agreement. Councilman Kovatch asked if this item should be addressed by the Telecommunications Board. Mayor Manning responded that staff was capable of negotiating the contract. Motion to approve- Dillard; second- Gordon, carried with all ayes. 2/5/2001 3.2 Consideration of an ordinance authorizing a professional service agreement with Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers, Inc. for the design of Memorial Drive Abel Saldafia, City Engineer, explained the proposal for construction of 2, 3, or 4 lanes for Memorial Drive. Councilman Stanwick asked if any provision had been made for street lights. Mr. Saldafia explained that typically the electric company installs new conduit, etc. after major excavation. Councilman Stanwick indicated he would prefer 4 lanes since traffic behind Home Depot will bottleneck. Tony Johnston added that the number of lanes depends on negotiations with the owner south of Memorial Dr. Mr. Saldafia explained that Nathan D. Maier is also the consulting engineer for the landscape architect regarding the 80-acre park site. Discussion followed regarding a proposal made by Winkelmann and Associates for the same project. The proposal from Winkelmann was requested by JNC. Motion to approve Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers for the design of Memorial Drive with proposed 4 lanes - Stanwick; second - Garcia, carried with all ayes. 3.1 Discussion and consideration of appropriate action regarding construction of Drainage Channels B and C of the Office Creek Drainage Project Tony Johnston explained that JNC is taking care of the cost for drainage for Channel A. Channel B will be covered by impact fees and he will approach EDC for Channel C. He indicated there is another plan to fund EDC. Motion to authorize staff to negotiate agreement - Dillard; second - Kovatch, carried with all ayes. 8:00 Executive Session 5.1 EXECUTIVE SESSION as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Local Government Code, regarding personnel, to-wit: A. Assistant Parks and Recreation Director 8:50 Reconvene 5.2 Consideration of any appropriate action to be taken as a result of the Executive Session No action taken. 3.2 Revisited Mayor Manning explained that Mr. Bill Sheveland, representing JNC, did not understand the process by which to speak to the City Council regarding this item. Council consensus was to allow Mr. Sheveland to speak. Bill Sheveland, 2050 N. Plano Rd., Richardson, explained that he was not functioning as a developer but rather a land owner. He said he had not shopped engineering services with Winkelmann & Associates. He added that this was not an emergency item and asked Council to consider the fairness of awarding contract to Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers without considering Winkelmann & Associates. Mr. Sheveland added that he would have liked to have this item tabled. 2/5/2001 4.0 CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS I 4.1 Receive Investment Earnings Report Tony Johnston gave a brief report on the amount of interest income earned during the past year which totals approximately $100,000. With no further business to address, Mayor Manning adjourned the meeting at 9:07 p.m. 5 '"William W. Manning, Ma~or ~__~ ATTEST: ,/~}~l..had0-Devh~n, D-epu-ty C~y~ ~cretary 4