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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/02/2004 City Council 00g032 August 2, 2004 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON I AUGUST 2, 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 2nd day of August 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 Present Lynda Bayliss Councilmember Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Present Joel Marks Councilmember Present And with seven council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation - Perry Schrag Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag I Salute to the Texas Flag Proclamations Citizen Input- Dale Casper addressed the council about the property values in his neighborhood going down and said he believes it is due to deteriorating streets and sidewalks. Mayor Dillard told him some of the reduction in property values comes from a correction in the values by Denton County of most all property in our city, not just in his neighborhood. Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1 Congressman Burgess- Town Hall Meeting August 14th 1 p.m. @ City Hall National Night Out August 3, 2004 Brush and Green Waste Collection Program- Terry Gillman, Recycling Coordinator introduced this new program, which will begin on August 7, 2004. He explained how this brush collection differs from regular IESI pickup and stated it will not go to the regular landfill. Mayor Dillard expressed his appreciation to Cheryl Way of One or who assisted a local senior citizen with electricity needs. He also reminded citizens of upcoming meetings regardin S.H. 121 transportation. CONSENT AGENDA Consider approval of minutes of council meetings held July 19 and July 26, 2004 (Wilson) I 1 These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. 1 OO()n')~ " 'I·,"J ~";.....) August 2, 2004 2.2 Consider approval of an ordinance amending Section 19-11 of the Code of Ordinances deleting the reduced speed zones between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m., due to LISD's elimination of half-day kindergarten (Clark) 2.3 Consider approval of an ordinance to correct wording in the Code of Ordinances Section 12-110 Other Fees and Charges regarding water reconnect fees (J. Carroll) 2.4 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing a sludge hauling contract and withdrawing the award of a previously approved contract (Scruggs) Motion to approve the above consent agenda items- Schrag; second by McCourry; motion passed with all ayes. Item 2.5 was pulled from the consent agenda by Councilmember Harris. 2.5 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase and installation Street lighting and poles on South Colony from Branch Hollow to Main (Leverich) Councilmember Harris stated he was concerned with the wording on the contract and wanted a specific date of "delivery". He added that any future contracts should include penalties for non-delivery. Ken Leverich advised council that Oncor is a "sole source" provider but that in the future he would have the city attorney review the contracts. Ken added that upon approval of the contract this installation should begin next week and be completed in 7-10 days. He confirmed that these lights are the same as those on Paige except taller. The installation method is to be done differently (usually trenched) due to the narrow areas where --...--.. installation is needed. Motion to approve-Harris; second by McCourry; motion passed with all ayes. Council ad'ourned to Executive Session 7:35 .m. [ 4.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION 4.1 A. City Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.086 of the Local Government Code regarding Economic Development, to-wit: to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. B. City Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Local Government Code to consult with the city attorney regarding contract between the City of Frisco, North Texas Municipal Water District and the City of The Colony. Council reconvened to open session at 8:00 p.m. [ill REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS I 3.1 Public Hearing and discuss and consider approval of an ordinance designating the Edward Don & Company Addition as a reinvestment zone for tax abatement purposes (Terrall) Mayor Dillard opened the Public Hearing at 8:00 p.m. 2 ~~~..--..._~.._------µ-,,- -'--" OOgfJ24 August 2, 2004 Economic Development Director Tom Terrall explained to council that tax abatement is a good tool to recruit new companies, but in order to do this, a reinvestment zone has to be established. No public wished to speak. Public I hearing closed at 8:01 p.m. Motion to approve- Harris; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 4.2 A. Consider any appropriate action to be taken as a result of executive session regarding economic incentive to a business prospect. Motion to approve tax abatement and economic development agreements as discussed in Executive Session- Harris; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. B. Consider any appropriate action to be taken as a result of executive session regarding the contract between the City of Frisco, North Texas Municipal Water District and the City of The Colony. Item B. not addressed. 3.2 Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of the City's Combination Tax and Limited Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject (Koo) I Finance Director Rebecca Koo asked council to postpone this item to the August 16, 2004 council meeting. She advised the city has a meeting with bond rating agencies tomorrow. "] move to table adoption of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the certificates of obligation to the August 16, 2004 City Council meeting, scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. "- McCourry; second by Harris; motion passed with all ayes. 3.3 Presentation of preliminary municipal budget for 2004-2005 (Koo) Rebecca Koo advised council that the certified tax roll for 2004-2005 is $1,723,095,042. This has a modest increase from last year of .71 percent. The proposed General Fund balanced budget keeps the tax rate at $.72 per $100 valuation. Two other options will increase the EMS and firefighter staff, resulting in alternative tax rates. She also reviewed the Utility Fund proposed budget, stating it includes two new wastewater employees. She advised the council that there is a budget workshop on Monday, August 9, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. 3.4 Consider approval of an ordinance scheduling a public hearing on August 16,2004 regarding the proposed municipal budget for 2004-2005 (Koo) I Mayor Dillard read the below caption from the proposed ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 04-1566 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, 3 (J U ()f t <) ... I ( '.J "'-. ,) August 2, 2004 TEXAS PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2005; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE FOR SAID PUBLIC HEARING, TO-WIT: ON THE 16TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2004, AT 7:00 O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE COLONY CITY HALL; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Motion to approve the ordinance scheduling the public hearing on the proposed budget- Schrag; second by Harris; motion passed with all ayes. 3.5 Discuss Storm Water Utility Fund, and discuss and consider approval of an ordinance establishing fees for this fund (Scruggs) Asst. City Manager Tony Johnston explained the breakdown of the proposed $2.50 storm water utility fee. He advised Council they may eliminate anything on the list. Citizen Cindy DePrater told council the request to bring this item back included how the costs could be reduced and wants council to wait and look at this on August 9, 2004. City engineer Gordon Scruggs said there will be future issues and measures needed over the next few years. He confirmed that all these items are not required by the EPA at this time. Mr. Johnston said the list includes things the city will be responsible to take care of at some point anyway. Councilmember Harris said he doesn't think anything can be taken off the list but added that he didn't agree with the 3,400 sq. feet impervious area per household. Citizen Bernetta Henville-Shannon told council that only six items are required by cities at this time, that the notices were supposed to be in Spanish and English, that the impervious area is too high, and said Council should look at the amount of expenses over the past year and the uncertain amount coming up in the future (ie. Wynnwood, wastewater treatment). She suggested checking with surrounding cities to partner on some of the projects. Councilmember Harris asked for the sampling to be redone for average square feet of homes and bring that back to the August 16th meeting. Councilmember Schrag suggested keeping the street sweeper [capital cost] off the list, that the city should be responsible for it anyway, and maybe we could submit a smaller list to TCEQ. Motion to table until August 16, 2004 and to do another sample [of homes' square footage) and to bring back the list with and without capital items included- Harris; second by Schrag; motion passed with all ayes. 3.6 Discuss staff recommendations for Ridgepointe traffic issues and provide direction to staff regarding any related action (Scruggs) Gordon Scruggs reviewed the various requests made by the Ridgepointe traffic committee, and presented Council with some options. He added that staff recommends option #2, which is to wait 120 days and reconsider the needs, due to the pending opening of Memorial from Standridge to Main. This would also give time for residents to process their requests for speed humps. Citizen Alan Ladd told the council that the list presented was a compromise and that they've had problems since 1999. Councilmembers Harris and McCourry both stated they 4 .~._"",.-....;"~ August 2, 2004 want the stop sign [at Standridge and Highridge]. Citizen Cindy DePrater requested council think about Sarasota and Standridge for a stop sign; Gordon advised one had already been installed. Gordon also added he's not in favor of a I "no u-turn" at Daily if it can't be enforced. Citizen Roland Reyes asked for crosswalks be installed at Ridgepointe and Main. Councilmember Schrag stated he was in favor of the additional stop sign [that was requested at Rustic Ridge and Ridgepointe. ] Motion to install a stop sign at Standridge and Highridge, ask TxDot for a pedestrian crosswalk on Main @ Ridgepointe, and to reconsider the other issues after Memorial is open for 90 days- Harris; second by McCourry; motion passed with all ayes. 3.7 Discuss and consider approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign an interlocal agreement with Carrollton and Lewisville for the purpose of construction, operation, and maintenance of a water transmission main (Johnston) Tony Johnston stated that Lewisville has now joined in on this interlocal agreement with Carrollton. He gave a construction cost breakdown, stating The Colony's costs are high because we have a further distance to go with the water lines. He added The Colony's capacity will be 15 million gallons per day. Councilmember Marks asked about how future maintenance issues will be handled among the three cities. Tony said The Colony's responsibility will be a I percentage based on the portion of the line the City owns. This project will save the city millions of dollars [as opposed to doing a project like this on our own.] Also, that between the three cities, the maximum capacity will be reached so there's no room for additional cities to participate. Motion to approve- Ward; second by Bayliss; motion passed with all ayes. 3.8 Receive a demonstration of the City's GIS interactive maps online and discuss same (Persaud) Justin Johnston of the Planning Department demonstrated the GIS software that he has been working on. It has the capability of locating water lines and other infrastructure within the city, as well as accessing particular information on a piece of property. He advised the program will be available to the general public on-line in the near future. Councilmember Harris said he would like to see this available on the city's domain. Citizen Don Brody said he's concerned about safety issues, with anyone being able to locate water and sewer lines. He doesn't think that information should be available to the public. He was told by the city attorney that any of this information is already public information if someone wanted to find it out. Councilmember McCourry asked Justin to find out if there's some way to document who accesses the information. He will check into I that and also send the council a link so they could start viewing the information available on these on-line maps. 5 008037 August 2, 2004 And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. APPROVED: J Dillard, Mayor ity of The Colony ATTEST: CIu~£~ lJ.A ßo~ 'stie Wilson, TRMC, City Secretary 6