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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/25/2005 City Council MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON OU820. JULY 25, 2005 I 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 25th day of July 2005, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: John Dillard Mayor Present Allen Harris Councilmember Absent Scott Ward Councilmember Present Joe McCourry Mayor Pro-tem Present Kirk Mikulec Councilmember Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Present Joel Marks Councilmember Present And with six council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation - Holy Cross Catholic Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag I Salute to the Texas Flag Citizen Input - None Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1_ Mayor Dillard informed the audience that a representative from TXDoT will be at the August 1, 2005 meetin to ive the citizens and council an u date on the SH 121 ro . ect. CONSENT AGENDA Consider approval of minutes of council meetings held July 11,2005 (Wilson) 2.2 Consider approval of council expenditures for the month of June (Council) 2.3 Consider approval of appointing Margaret Burkett to the TML Employee Benefits Pool Board and authorizing the city manager to sign the nomination form (Burkett) Motion to approve the above consent agenda items- Schrag; Second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. Councilmember McCourrv asked for this item to be pulled for discussion. 2.4 Consider approval of installation of a sidewalk on a vacant lot near 5901 Cypress Cove (Mikulec) I 1 These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. 1 Councilmember McCourry expressed his concerns about the city being able to recoup the 0 0 8 :2 e . money it would spend to install a sidewalk on private property. City Attorney David Dodd stated the city could file a lien on the property and recoup the money when the property was sold. Council discussed the ramifications of installing a sidewalk on -- private property. Motion to table item until the August 15, 2005 meeting- McCourry; second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. I 3.0 I REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS I 3.1 Public hearing and discuss and consider approval of an ordinance amending the PD-16 zoning district on a 100.645 acre site located on the northeast corner of the intersection of S.H. 121 and Morningstar (Bateman) Planning Director, Donna Bateman gave a presentation on the zoning aspects of the project. She also stated that this was a concept plan being brought forward at this time and a more specific plan would be brought to council in the future. Councilmember McCourry instructed Matt Denton, Deputy City Secretary to make changes to the minutes from the June 21, 2005 Legends Homeowners Association Meeting. The changes had to do with Councilmember McCourry being against sending commercial traffic from the Jackson Shaw Development to Memorial Drive to exit the city. Damian Salmon from Jackson Shaw was in attendance to answer questions for councilor citizens. - Mayor Dillard opened the public hearing at 7:20. Citizen Don Brody addressed the council and stated he was in favor ofthe development. Mayor Dillard closed the public hearing at 7:23. Motion to approve- McCourry; second by Ward; motion passed with all ayes. 3.2 Discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the creation of a North Main Street Overlay District (Bateman) Planning Director Donna Bateman gave a presentation on the proposed overlay district. Mrs. Bateman informed the council ffiat due to the wording on the agenda, the council would be unable to vote on the item at this meeting. Councilmember McCourry asked Mrs. Bateman to add conditions that apply to asphalt in the parking lots. He expressed concerns with large trucks destroying the asphalt parking lots when making deliveries to the area. Councilmember Marks stated he believe the standards should not be changed for Main ------ Street. He suggested only changing the requirements on Elm or Lake Highlands. Councilmember Marks also asked staff if businesses could apply for a variance from the Board of Adjustments if they could not comply with the current ordinances. City 2 Attorney David Dodd stated there are several issues in which land owners could apply for o U 8 :2 0_\ a vanance. The council discussed the reasons the Overlay District proposal was brought to council I and who initiated the changes. Council decided to wait until the city has more specific information from TXDoT on the widening of Main Street before taking further action on this item. Mayor Dillard instructed staff to not bring this item back to council until requested to do so by council. 3.3 Discuss and consider authorizing the installation of a cooking stove and hood at the Senior Center and possible funding options (Council) Citizen Shelia Munden addressed the council saying she hoped the council would support the new proposal brought forward on the stove issue. Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Sam Fitzgerald addressed the council. He stated the Fire Marshall had approved a plan for a residential stove with a residential hood and fire suppression system. The vent from the hood will be routed directly out of the building and not go through the building's ventilation system. Councilmember McCourry expressed his concerns and stated he believed a commercial stove should be installed because this was a commercial building. Councilmember Mikulec stated he was in favor of the residential stove. The proposal has been approved by the Fire Marshall and the City's insurance will not go up. I Councilmember Schrag stated he was concerned because he felt the city would require a business to install a commercial grade stove and so the city should follow the same guidelines and require a commercial stove in the Senior Center. Councilmember Marks asked when the city would be able to afford to put in a commercial stove in the Senior Center. Councilmember McCourry stated that there where more pressing needs in the city at this time. Motion to approve a commercial stove and vent hood- Schrag; second by McCourry,. motion passed with the following vote: Ayes - Schrag, McCourry, Ward, Dillard Nos - Mikulec, Marks 3.4 Receive report from consultant and hold a public forum to seek input from citizens or other interested parties regarding the proposed S.H. 121 Corridor Master Plan (Bateman) Larry Reichhart with Spring Brook Planning Group gave council a presentation on the goals, constraints and desirable uses for the SH 121 Corridor Master Plan. Mayor Dillard voiced his concerns about Sexually Oriented Businesses and the need to be very careful I how the city would proceed with this issue. Planning Director Donna Bateman stated that the city by ordinance can limit where these types of businesses are allowed to be located. 3 Citizen Don Beckel addressed the council. n(~B~'n He reminded the council about the trails.; ',-, . master plan and wants the 121 Corridor Master Plan to incorporate the trails that have been planned for this area. -, Mayor Dillard stated he wants to include all the property along the western end of the proposed plan. Citizen Orin Hutchinson stated the city needs to attract retail businesses on the south side ofSH 121 due to the way traffic will flow. Citizen Don Brody asked if the city knows where the exits are going to be. Mayor Dillard informed him that the city has had these plans for a long time. No action was taken on this item. I 4.0 I EXECUTIVE SESSION I 4.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the TEXAS 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. Executive Session was not convened. And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. - APPROVED: ATTEST: - 4