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MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL
I HELD ON
JULY 19, 2004
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 19th day of July 2004, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The
Colony, Texas, with the following roll call:
John Dillard Mayor Present
Allen Harris Councilmember Present
Scott Ward Councilmember Present
Joe McCourry Mayor Pro-tern Absent (business)
Lynda Bayliss Councilmember Present
Perry Schrag Councilmember Present
Joel Marks Councilmember Present
And with six present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed:
ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND
PROCLAMATIONS:
Call to Order
Invocation - Harry Persaud
I Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag
Salute to the Texas Flag
Proclamations
Citizen Input
Don Brody addressed the council regarding an increase in tax exemption
for senior citizens from $10,000.00 to $30,000.00. He referenced an article from
the Dallas Morning News dated June 25, 2004 on what some other cities have
done.
Raul Villarreal, who council appointed to the Denton County
Transportation Authority, gave council a report on the activities of the DCT A.
Mayor Dillard advised that even though The Colony doesn't participate in the
collection of tax money for this project, the city does have a seat on the
committee.
Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1_ none
12.0 I CONSENT AGENDA I
2.1 Consider approval of minutes of council meeting held July 12, 2001 (Wilson)
2.2 Consider approval of council expenditures for the month of June (Council)
I 1 These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given
regarding these items.
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Motion to approve the above consent agenda items- Harris; seconded by Ward; motion
passed with all ayes.
13.0 I REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS I
3.1 Discuss and consider approval of a resolution authorizing the transfer of
ownership of Stew arts Peninsula Golf Course to Verdi LLC (Nelson)
Community Services Director Pam Nelson briefed the Council on this item and
introduced Rusty Nichols who explained that he would like to relinquish his
ground lease for Stewart Peninsula Golf Course and introduced Brandon Clough,
who along with his partner and his wife, would be taking over the golf course as
owner/operator. He asked the council to approve the assignment of the lease, as
provided for in the lease agreement. The terms of the lease will not change.
Motion to approve- Schrag; seconded by Bayliss; motion passed with all ayes.
Meeting recessed at 7:30 p.m. in order to set up tables for the work session.
14.0 1 WORK SESSION
4.1 Council shall meet in conjunction with the Code Enforcement Advisory
Committee to discuss various issues and possible revisions to the Code of
Ordinances Ch. 6. Article II. Signs, and provide direction to staff (Persaud)
Citizen Todd Dundas addressed the council regarding his ability to have an --
individual walking along Hwy. 423 advertising his restaurant.
Present for this discussion were members of the Council, members of the Code
Enforcement Advisory Committee, City Manager Dale Cheatham, and City
Attorney Bob Hager. Director of Development Services Harry Persaud brought
forth various issues of the sign ordinance, asking direction from Council
regarding each one. Considerable discussion followed regarding political signs,
open house signs, garage sale signs, banners, temporary off-premise signs, and
special event signs. Harry will work with Bob Hager to prepare ordinance
revisions within the parameters set forth.
4.2 Discuss and provide direction to the Code Enforcement Advisory Committee
regarding future code enforcement issues and programs (Persaud)
Bill Longo, chair of the CEAC, asked the Council whether the committee should
go forward with efforts to establish a rental property inspection regulations,
stating there are problems arising from property owners not making repairs. The
intent would be to require the rental properties be inspected prior to new tenants
moving in. The Mayor asked for the committee to look at the ordinance Farmers
Branch has in place. He also advised to proceed in this direction for single family
and duplex rentals, not multi-family.
And with no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m.
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APPROVED:
I ohn Dillard, Mayor
ity of The Colony
ATTEST:
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Christie Wilson, TRMC, City Secretary
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