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March 28, 2005 I MINUTES OF SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON MARCH 28, 2005 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 28th day of March 2005, 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 I PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation - Linda Bayliss Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Citizen Input - Amber Fulton, 5925 Longo advised the council and public that she is running for LISD Board of Trustees. Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1_ Mayor Dillard stated that April 7, 2005 is the last day to register to vote for the May 7, 2005 election. Mayor Dillard also advised that there is a LISD election along with the city council election. Councilmember Harris said there is a pantomime show at The Colon Senior Center on April 2, 2005 startin at 7:00. CONSENT AGENDA Consider approval of council meeting minutes for March 7, 2005 (Wilson) 1 These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. I 1 o u g _:_ :~~ ,3 March 28, 2005 2.3 Consider approval of a resolution naming a single polling place for the May 7,2005 city council election, appointing election judges, and establishing pay rates for judges and clerks (Wilson) 2.4 Consider approval of council expenditures for February (Council) 2.5 Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a construction services contract for Memorial Drive from Paige Road to Worley and related drainage, water line, traffic signal and landscape improvements (Scruggs) Motion to approve the above consent agenda items- Marks; second by Ward; motion passed with all ayes. Councilmember Marks asked that staff explain to the public what item 2.5 is and where the funding for the project was coming from. Gordon Scruggs, City Engineer, stated the project is to expand Memorial Drive to 4 lanes from Paige Rd. to Worley Dr. Memorial Dr. will also be expanded to 4 lanes for 300 feet west of Paige Rd. This will allow for a 4 lane intersection at Memorial Dr. and Paige Rd. The project is funded by Denton County as part of the funds allocated for projects in The Colony for the tolling of S.H. 121. Mayor Dillard pulled item 2.2 from the consent agenda for discussion. 2.2 Consider approval of and authorize the Mayor to sign an Order of Cancellation for city council single member district elections in Place 4 and Place 5 due to unopposed candidates and declaring those candidates elected (Wilson) Mayor Dillard read the Order of Cancellation for the record and explained that the election for Place 4 and Place 5 was cancelled due to the places being unopposed. Motion to approve - McCourry; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 13.0 !REGULARAGENDAITEMS I 3.1 Discus~ and consider appointments to the Board of Adjustment (Council) Motion to approve Donna McCright to the open position and Karen Hames as an alternate-Harris; second by Ward; motion passed with all ayes except for Dillard, Bayliss and Marks who voted no. 3.2 Council to receive presentation of finance and budget related issues for 2005- 2006 and discuss with staff (Cheatham) 2 ,,,._,,. ~-~,----_._"-----_..,,-' -_..+---- -------~-- o u g I I) .. __,~ ,_.1 March 28, 2005 I City Manager Dale Cheatham gave the council a power point presentation concerning budget and finance related issues for 2005-2006. Mr. Cheatham also informed the public that they could view a full copy ofthe presentation on the city's website or in the library. The presentation listed accomplishments the city has achieved in the past year. The list included past and future projects, staffing improvements, and other departmental accomplishments. The presentation also listed several challenges the city will be facing in the next budget year. Mr. Cheatham listed several options the council should consider when working on the next budget year. Mr. Cheatham also showed a comparison of staffing between the City of The Colony and several other area cities of similar size. Mr. Cheatham discussed staffing issues and salary issues for public safety personnel. During the presentation, Mr. Cheatham stated that one of the slides had a correction. The slide should show that a 1/8 cent tax increase would generate $250,000 and a 1/4 cent tax increase would generate $500,000. Councilmember Harris told Mr. Cheatham that at a TML session he was informed that cities could create a separate fund for public safety expenses. Mr. Cheatham was unaware of this option, but would look into it. I Councilmember McCourry asked Mr. Cheatham about the time frame for the utility improvements for Wynnwood. Mr. Cheatham stated that the project was scheduled for June 2006. After the presentation, council praised the city staff and the work they are doing for the city. No action taken on this item. And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. APPROVED: Dillard, Mayor ty of The Colony I ATTEST: 3 March 28, 2005 atthew D. Denton, Deputy City Secretary 4