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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/09/2002 City Council 0077.!. September 9, 2002 CITY OF THE COLONY DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 9, 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 9th of September 2002 at City Hall, with the following roll call: Bernetta Henville-Shannon Mayor Present John Gordon Councilmember Present Lewis Jue Councilmember Absent (vacation) Joe McCourry Councilmember Present Lynda Bayliss Councilmember Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Present Joel Marks Councilmember Present And with seven members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: I 1.0 I ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation - John Gordon Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Mayoral Proclamations: Pollution Prevention Week presented to Bruce Crutchfield, Environmental & Recycling Coordinator Constitution Week presented to Klm Steadman of the Prestonridge Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 9-11 A Day to Remember presented to Fire Chief Van Morrison. After acceptance he announced the annual Firefighter Memorial service to be held in Denton on October 13th. Invitation to a memorial service at Fire Station Number One on September 11, 2002 (Morrison) Recognition of Jackie Carroll on her 25 years of service to the city- Tony Johnston reviewed Jackie's career with the city and presented her with a check for $250.00. Jackie expressed her thanks to family, co-workers, and city staff for their support over the years. Citizen Input-None 12.0 I CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Consideration of approval of the minutes of the council meeting held August 5, 7, 13, 19 and 28, 2002 (Hicks) Council member Schrag asked for this item to be pulled from the consent agenda in order to document a correction in the minutes from August 19th. Motion to approve as amended- $chrag; second- Gordon; carried with all ayes 2.2 Consideration of approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an electric power agreement as negotiated through the Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc. (CAPP) (Sparkman) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 0077! September 9, 2002 2.3 Consideration of approving an ordinance authorizing the purchase of the Tremble Pathfinder ProXRS Global Positioning System (GPS) in the amount of $12,090 (Persaud) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.4 Consideration of approval of a transfer of funds in the amount of $195,902 from Street Impact Fees Fund to Street Capital Projects Fund for Paige Road construction (Koo) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.5 Consideration of approval of three transfers from Community Development Fund 55 as follows: $100,000 to fund 59 for construction of a Skate Park $16,000 to fund 59 for the purchases if lighting and sound equipment $427,644 to Fund 64 for the completion of Five Star (Nelson) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.6 Consideration of approval of dedication of an easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric for electric service and placement of an electrical transformer at The Colony Five Star Complex (Nelson) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.7 Consideration of approval of an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances by adopting the following International Codes, 2000 Edition: International Building Code, International Mechanical Code; International Plumbing Code, International Energy Conservation Code, International Fuel Gas Code, and the International Fire Code; providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; providing for the repeal of all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict therewith (Persaud) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.8 Consideration of casting a vote for Margaret Burkett, Human Resources Director to serve as the TML Region 8 representative on the TML Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool Board of Trustees (Cheatham/Burkett) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.9 Consideration of authorizing the extension of the agreement with Community Waste Disposal for recycling services until December 31, 2002 (Crutchfield) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 2.10 Consideration of cancellation of the regular council meeting to be held on September 16, 2002 (Council) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 0077!i, September 9, 2002 2.11 Consideration of approval of request for Mayor Henville-Shannon to attend The Enterprise Foundation Network Conference (Henviile-Shannon) Councilmember Gordon asked for this item to be pulled from the consent agenda for discussion. He stated he did not believe this conference was appropriate for our city business. Mayor Henville-Shannon went over some of thc various choices of workshops that will be available to attend. She stated she wants to broaden her scope of knowledge for future challenges that might be presented to our city. Motion to approve this expenditure- McCourry; second- Bayliss; motion carried with 6 ayes and Councilmember Gordon voting no. 2.12 Consideration of approval to donate found/confiscated property from police department property impound per Section 10-23, Code of Ordinances (Clark) Motion to approved as presented- Bayliss; second- McCourry; carried with all ayes 3.0 I REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3.1 Consideration of approval of an ordinance approving the revised budget for fiscal year 2001-2002 and adopting the budget for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002 and ending September 30, 2003 (Koo/Johnston) Finance Director Rebecca Koo reviewed for the council the process involved in passing a budget and stated that staff recommends approving it. Councilmembers Gordon and Marks expressed their thanks and appreciation to the city staff involved in preparing the budget. Mr. Marks also addressed the issue of Hidden Cove Park and asked staff to come back with some ideas after the first of the year for reducing the deficit. Dale Cheatham advised that can be done. Councilmember McCourry specifically mentioned a line item that covers news and public information for citizen's input and feedback. Mayor Henville-Shannon complimented staff on the budget and referred to the memo highlighting it, adding that it was available in the library for the public to view. Motion to approved as presented- Gordon; second- Marks; motion carried with all ayes 3.2 Consideration of approval of an ordinance adopting the tax rate for fiscal year 2002-2003 of $.725 per $100 valuation (Koo) Finance Director Rebecca Koo recommended the tax rate stay the same at 72.5 cents per $100 valuation. Motion to approved as presented-McCourry; second- Bayliss; motion carried with all ayes 3.3 Public Hearing regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) upon application of AT&T Wireless for a wireless communications antenna, to be co- located on an existing TXU tower situation on a 240 sq. ft. tract of land along Saintsbury Drive, north of Phase I of The Parks at Austin Ranch and consideration of approval of an ordinance granting the SUP (Persaud) 0077 September 9, 2002 Public heating was opened at 7:40. Harry Persaud showed the site plan stating __ the antenna would go on an existing TXU tower on site. He advised Planning and Zoning recommends approval. Public heating closed at 7:44 with no other speakers. Motion to approve as presented- Gordon; second- Schrag; motion carried with all ayes. 3.4 Consideration of acceptance and award of bids for the construction of streets in the Eastvale subdivision and approval of an ordinance authorizing contract for same (Leverich/Johnston) City Engineer Robert Barker addressed the council stating there were three bidders for this project. He said the project will start in October and should be finished in May, 210 days. He added there will be some waterline replacements, culverts to grade and hydromulching. There will also be some drainage system upgrades. He reviewed the street construction, stating it will be asphalt 22' wide with 1' shoulders. Councilmember Gordon asked which water mains will be replaced and Mr. Barker advised some on Main St. and some on residential streets. Councilmember Schrag asked if performance and maintenance bonds are required and Mr. Barker advised yes, that was standard. Ken Leverich then spoke explaining the order the streets would be done. Mayor Henville-Shannon asked him about maintenance of asphalt roads. Mr. Leverich said vehicles parked on the street and leaking oil would be damaging. He also stated there will be weight limits and parking on the shoulders will be discouraged. He said the streets should last 10 years and possibly 15 years. He explained how the base of the streets will be constructed of gravel and cement material and that the thickness of the asphalt on top will be 3" on the interior streets and the main streets will have 3 ½" of asphalt. Mr. Leverich continued saying some water lines still need to be replaced, but that the west side of Hwy 423 was completed. Councilmember Bayliss asked for clarification on the thickness of the gravel base for the asphalt. Mr. Johnston advised the sub-grade will be 6" thick underneath the asphalt. Mayor Henville-Shannon asked for public works and the police department to enforce the weight restriction on the new roads, for an update from Ken Leverich on the progress of the project in 3-4 months, and for the project to be closely monitored. Mr. Leverich advised there will also be a need for some one-way street traffic but that it would be a temporary situation, changing as the work progresses. Motion to accept the proposed bid- Schrag; second- Bayliss; motion carried with all ayes 3.5 Consideration of approval of an engineering services contract with Kimley-Horn and Assoc., Inc. to provide professional consulting services on one or more city projects (Johnston) Tony Johnston explained this contract was in two sections, one being a master service agreement and the second a project agreement. The project agreement specifically addressed negotiation concerning Wynnwood Peninsula and the cost of a 24" water line and water tower. He added that the cost for this project was unbudgeted. Motion to approve as presented- Gordon; second- Bayliss; motion carried with all ayes 0077c September 9, 2002 The Executive Session was cancelled. [4.0 I EXECUTIVE SESSION 4.1 Pursuant to Tex. Govt. Code Ann. 551.071 - Consult with City Attorney to seek advice on legal matters: A. Proposed Boundary Adjustment with Frisco. 4.2 Consideration of appropriate action to be taken as a result of the Executive Session With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. APPROVED tlemetta Henville-Shannon, Mayor A .TTEST--~ ChriStie VCilson', Deputy City Secretary