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Home My WebLink About04/04/2005 City Council o (J g ) ,.... , April 4, 2005 MINUTES OF REGUALR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON I APRIL 4, 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 4th day of April 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-tem 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 I Invocation - Wally Leyerle, First Baptist Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Proclamations - The Mayor presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Wally Leyerle for his assistance with the invocation schedule for city council meetings. Citizen Input- None Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1_ Mayor Dillard announced the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure coming up on June 4,2005 sponsored by EDS. Councilmember McCourry thanked the Infared Combat Zone for having city em 10 ees out to use the facilit at BB Owen Park. CONSENT AGENDA Consider approval of minutes of council meetings held March 28, 2005 (Wilson) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing a professional services contract for an audit of the city's utiHty bills (Koo) 2.3 Consider acceptance of the resignation of Rick White from the Economic Development Corporation (Council) 2.4 Consider approval of canceling the contract with C&P Engineering for the 24" water line along F.M. 423 from Office Creek Pump Station to Main Street due to changes in the scope of the project (Scruggs) I 1 These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. I OU8J3,"- April 4, 2005 2.5 Consider approval of a change order for the Stewart Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements to wit: evaluation and design improvements for - biological phosphorous removal as required by TCEQ, and continued consulting and permitting services (Scruggs) 2.6 Consider approval of a resolution for Negotiated Settlement of TXU Show Cause Action (Sparkman) 2.7 Consider approval of annual Park Attendant contract for Stewart Creek Park (Nelson) Motion to approve the above consent agenda items- Schrag; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. Item 2.8 was pulled for discussion by Councilmember Ward. 2.8 Consider approval of canceling bid award to All Around Mow and consider approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a contract with True Green and VMC (Nelson) Pam Nelson explained that after the contract was awarded to All Around Mow they withdrew their bid due to a misunderstanding of the terms. The bid results were reviewed again by staff and the split bid award was offered to True Green and VMC. Motion to approve- Ward,. second by Schrag; motion passed with all ayes. Item 2.9 was pulled for discussion by Mayor Dillard. 2.9 Consider approval of amendments to speed hump control policy (Harris) Councilmember Harris reviewed the proposed changes to the speed hump control policy, adding that the changes allow for citizen contributions rather than mandatory payment for the citizen share of speed humps. He said that donations could be tax deductible. Motion to approve- Harris; second by McCourry; motion passed with all ayes. 13.0 I REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS I 3.1 Public hearing concerning a zoning change amending PD-ll to allow for storage and warehouse development on Lot 1, Block A, Advantage Storage Addition, being a 3.252 acre tract located north of S.H. 121, east of Albertson's, and west elf Comfort Suites, and approving a site plan (Persaud) 4.1 A. 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 pending litigation between the City of Frisco, North Texas Municipal Water District and the City of The Colony. 7:12 p.m. Mayor Dillard announced that council would convene into Executive Session to discuss item 3.1 with legal council, and would also discuss item 4.1 out of sequence of the agenda during this executive session. 2 --.----.....- n o 0 g I :J. _ _ 'i..... I-.~ April 4, 2005 7:45 p.m. Reconvened to Open Session I Item. 3.1 Planning Director Harry Persaud reviewed the proposed zoning change and site plan. He said that the location is currently zone general retail and would require a specific use permit. Instead, a zoning change is being requested. He introduced Rick Jones who is the president of Advantage Storage. Rick reviewed the site plan and the buildings that are planned. He said the market demand in The Colony should support another storage facility, and that it should produce approximately $1 OOk a year in tax revenue. 8:00 p.m. Mayor Dillard opened the public hearing. Bill Davidson, who is co-owner ofthe property advised council that it has taken approximately two years for them to find suitable development for this area. Public hearing was closed at 8:05 p.m. Councilmember Marks asked Mr. Davidson who would build any future retail strips there and he advised it would be him. Councilmember McCourry made a motion to deny this zoning change; second by Harris; motion passed with all ayes except for Marks who voted no. Item 4.1- No action was taken I 3.2 Council to receive presentation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (Koo) Finance Director Rebecca Koo introduced auditor Shawn Parker who reviewed the CAFR. He stated there were no issues with the audit. He advised the council of the various changes in fund balances. It was noted that the issues from the previous year's audit were now resolved. 3.3 Discuss and consider approval of rate increase requested by Waste Management for recycling and commercial solid waste (Gillman) Recycling Coordinator Terry Gillman introduced John Klaiber with Waste Management who told the council that current fuel costs has prompted this request for a rate increase. He advised that all other measures have been taken to increase efficiency. The contract renewal is not scheduled until 2007. Councilmember Harris said if council approves this tonight he would prefer that Waste Management come back to council in six months to see if the increase is still warranted. Councilmember Schrag agreed, noting that the increase is six cents per month per household. Commercial rates will also be adjusted by one percent. I Motion to approve for six months- Harris; second by Schrag; motion passed with all ayes. 3 o (J Vi '). ~J _"_ ~..... \. ) April 4, 2005 And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. --.- APPROVED: hn Dillard, Mayor ity of The Colony ATTEST: (J ~~~ W~ Christie Wilson, TRMC, City Secretary -------- 4 ---....-