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Home My WebLink About04/01/2002 City Council April 1, 2002 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON APRIL 1, 2002 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:07 p.m. on the 1st day of April, 2002, at City Hall with the following roll call: Bernetta Henville-Shannon Mayor Present John Gordon Councilmember Present Lewis Jue Councilmember Absent (Ill) David Stanwick Councilmember Present A1 Garcia Councilmember Absent (Ill) John Dillard Councilmember Present Dave Kovatch Councilmember Present and with five present, a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: Il.0 I ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation - The Colony Church of Christ- Van Morrison Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Mayoral Proclamation declaring International Building Safety Week- Proclamation was read by the Mayor declaring April 7-13, 2002 as International Building Safety Week and presented to Jack Thompson, Building Official. Citizen Input: Melvina Sparks, 5649 Painter, addressed the Council requesting the City re-open the case in which her son had previously been charged, citing that he had been found not guilty and that the real perpetrator was still at large. She also was following up on a previous request to the City for restitution for the experience her son and her family had been through. ]2.0 I CONSENT AGENDA I 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the council meeting held March 18, 2002 (Hicks/Wilson) Motion to approve the minutes as written- Stanwick; second- Kovatch; carried with all ayes. 2.2 Consideration of acceptance and award of professional services contract to Wiginton, Hooker, Jeffry Architects for an architectural study of future space needs for the police department and municipal court in an amount not to exceed $50,000 and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract (Clark) Motion to approve the minutes as written- Stanwick; second- Kovatch; carried wHh all ayes. 2.3 Consideration of authorizing the implementation of non-resident fees for fire department response to motor vehicle accidents (Morrison) The Mayor and Mr. Dillard requested this item pulled from the consent agenda for separate discussion. Fire Chief Van Morrison explained that costs of engine response to accidents is $600-$700 per hour, and possible recovery of costs by approval of this item. He also stated this would apply only to non-residents and would be billed to the insurance company, not the victims of the April 1, 2002 accidents. Mr. Dillard stated he cannot support this item since the Fire Department is funded by tax money and if more is needed then it should be put in the budget. Mr. Stanwick asked for clarification on the number of accidents the engines took actual action on. Mr. Morrison advised that the number of non-resident MVA's for 2001 was 37. Mr. Stanwick stated he has no problem charging for actual cost of maintenance of the equipment but disagreed with the ladder being on the list of equipment. The Mayor asked if other cities in the Metroplex are doing cost recovery and Mr. Morfison advised not in our area but there are some in South and Central Texas. Motion to approve without the ladder included- Mr. Stanwick; second by Mayor Henville- Shannon; motion carried with Mr. Gordon and Mr. Dillard voting no. 2.4 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids to D'Amico Construction in the amount of $388,914.00 for renovations to Fire Station #2 and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same (Morrison/Sparkman) Motion to approve the minutes as written- Stanwick; second- Kovatch; carried with all ayes. 2.5 Consideration of authorizing the Economic Development Corporation to expend up to 10% of its revenue for marketing purposes as recommended by the Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors (Terrall) Mayor Henville-Shannon requested this item pulled from the consent agenda for separate discussion. Tom Terrall addressed the council regarding the history of this item and stated that it was to have been officially approved in a Special Session of the 4A Board prior to this council meeting, however due to absences a quorum could not be established. He asked for council approval with the stipulation that the item be officially voted on and approved by the 4A Board. Mr. Terrall introduced Amy Bums, marketing representative, who addressed the marketing budget for Economic Development and the need to increase it. The Mayor asked Ms. Bums what the money is being spent on and Ms. Bums showed a brochure that was in process. She advised that marketing money was also spent on print ads, a folder for Economic Development Board mail outs, direct mail post cards, press releases and website revisions. She would like to increase the size of ads, add other publications to advertise in and update the trade booth panels. Mr. Kovatch stated he believed council should rely on the 4A board to decide the need for such an item. Motion to approve as written- Gordon; second- Kovatch; motion carried with all ayes. 2.6 Consideration of approval of an ordinance authorizing a concessionaire's agreement with JT's, Inc. for a concession operation at Hidden Cove Park Mayor Henville-Shannon requested this item pulled from the consent agenda for separate discussion so the citizens could get a better idea of what this item entails. Pam Nelson introduced Joe and Toni Watson who will be the proprietors of the concessions at Hidden Cove Park. Toni addressed the council explaining they would utilize the existing building for food service. She added they plan to have non-motorized watercraft, bicycles, and horseshoes for park goers to use. Joe spoke of fliers he had created as well as a website for Hidden Cove Park. They will have free ice cream in April. Motion to approve as written- Stanwick; second-Gordon; motion carried with all ayes. April 1, 2002 13.0 I R GULAR AGENDA I 3.1 Public hearing regarding a request to amend Planned Development District "PD-14'; located west of Main Street and South of Ridgepointe Drive; providing for a muffler shop on Lot 1R1; and consideration of an ordinance granting the amendment; and consideration of approval of a site plan for Lots 1R1 and 11{2 (Persaud) Harry Persaud gave information to council regarding location of this site being next to Lone Star Car Wash. It is presently zoned for retail use and the lot was recently re-platted. He stated P&Z recommends approval of this site plan. He added that some landscaping details have changed, and that another fire hydrant is needed and a FEMA creek study will be completed. No storage will be allowed on site. Mr. Kovatch asked if the trees will replace the 8' wood fence and Mr. Persaud stated the trees will be in addition to the existing fence. The Mayor asked about the different elevations shown. These were discussed further with Mr. Robert Kirk, architect, explaining the different drawings in regard to the building location, clarifying that no bay doors will face F.M. 423. Mr. Stanwick asked about the exterior of the building and was advised it was an upgrade from brick, no siding. The Mayor opened the Public Hearing at 8:00 P.M. with comments from Mr. Bill Manning, 4200 Main St. He stated his concerns about the aesthetics of existing buildings along Main St. and wants the city to be sure the landscape ordinance is adhered to and the building appearance is kept up. Motion to approve with P& Z and staff stipulations- Stanwick; second- Gordon; motion carried with Mayor Henville-Shannon and Mr. Dillard voting no. Public hearing closed. 14.0 [STAFF REPORT I 4.1 Receive report on Capital Projects (Leverieh) Ken Leverich gave Council an update of capital improvements, showing photos of the various streets. He advised the projects were on schedule, with only a slight rain delay, and Blair Oaks being 79% complete. Arbor Glen is 90% complete. He advised Blair Oaks drainage will be good and that a left turn lane at South Colony is planned. Better streetlights are planned for Blair Oaks, with possibly some additional lighting. Mr. Leverich stated final paperwork for Paige Road is in process with bids being taken and work to begin this summer. Blair Oaks should be complete before Paige Road construction begins. Eastvale plans are 90% complete and Mr. Leverich stated he wants to award the bid in July. With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. APPROVED: l~atti A. Hicks, TRMC, City Secretary