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Home My WebLink About01/15/2007 City Council MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON JANUARY 15, 2007 042'i January 15,2007 I The Regular Session ofthe City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on the 15th day of January 2007, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: John Dillard Allen Harris John Marshall Joe McCourry Kirk Mikulec Perry Schrag Joel Marks Mayor Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Mayor Pro-tern Councilmember Present Present Present Present Present Pres~t(arrived 7:05) 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 - First Baptist Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Proclamation- City's 30th Anniversary proclamation read by Mayor Dillard. Citizen Input- none Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1_ Mayor Dillard announced that agenda item 3.5 would be pulled and moved to the February 5th meeting. Environmental Coordinator Terry Gilman announced that trash and recycling pickup would be delayed one day this week due to weather and road conditions. Mayor Dillard announced upcoming meetings for a city history project being coordinated by the Library Director. I I 2.0 2.1 2.2 I CONSENT AGENDA Consider approval of council expenditures for December 2006 (Council) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into a Challenge Cost Share Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for design, development, maintenance and use of the shoreline trail (Nelson) Motion to approve above consent agenda items- McCourry; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. I 1 These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. 19.; ,"J -i '.... v January 15, 2007 I 3.0 I REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS I 3.1 Discuss and consider approval of a resolution appointing David Kovatch as the city's representative to the Denton County Transportation Authority and I naming Tony Johnston as alternate (Council) Mayor Dillard announced an Executive Session on this item at 7:14 p.m. Council reconvened open session at 7:25 p.m. Motion to approve Dave Kovatch as the city's representative to the Denton County Transportation Authority effective today- Harris,. second by McCourry,. motion passed with all ayes. 3.2 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider approval of an ordinance changing the name of Nowlin Drive to Cougar Alley Drive (SI06-0060, Bateman) Public Works Director Steve Eubanks reviewed the street configurations, and added that no objections from surrounding property owners were received. Mayor Dillard opened and closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. with no one wishing to speak. Motion to approve- Harris; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 3.3 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider approval of an ordinance amendment repealing Appendix A, Section 18 Fence and Wall Regulations of the Zoning Ordinance relating to fences (SI06-0058, Bateman) I Planning Director Donna Bateman explained to the council that this ordinance deletes the fencing section in the zoning ordinance since it duplicates/conflicts with language in the new ordinance adopted in Section 6-70 of the Code of Ordinances on December 4, 2006. Mayor Dillard opened and closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. with no one wishing to speak. Motion to approve- Marshall,. second by McCourry,. motion passed with all ayes. 3.4 Discuss and consider approval of a resolution authorizing construction of a unisex dressing room and floor upgrade at the Aquatic Center with pricing available through the Texas Cooperative Purchasing Network (Gilman) Facilities Manager Terry Gilman explained the reason for the additional dressing room at the Aquatic Center is to comply with ADA requirements. The add-on is less costly than remodeling the existing dressing rooms. Motion to approve- Marshall,. second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 3.5 Discuss and consider directing staff to initiate rezoning of the 300 +/-acre tract located east and west of Piano Parkway on the south side of S.H. 121 from Planned Development 9 (PD-9) to an Agricultural (A) zoning district (Mikulec) This item not discussed; Mayor postponed until February 5th. I 2 January 15,2007 4/120 3.6 Discuss and consider providing staff direction to changes in the backflow prevention program (Mikulec) I Donna Bateman reviewed the background, process and regulations involved in this program. She advised the council of the various measures taken by the city to inform the citizens of the new inspection program. Citizen David Munden told the council that, besides irrigation systems, other potential contamination possibilities may exist. He suggested that the prevention valve be installed at the meter to cover all. Citizen Thomas Tvardzik presented some information that he believed to be pertinent to the backflow prevention program, and also requested council concentrate on other measures to ensure no contamination to the city's water supply. City Engineer Gordon Scruggs stated that by having the requirement for irrigation systems, he believes the city will be in compliance witH state law. Discussion followed among council members regarding the state's requirements and whether the council should have more information on the matter. City Attorney Bob Hager advised the city to check the contract with Dallas Water Utilities since we purchase much of our water from them. Motion to table until a work session can be held to further discuss then bring this item back to the council- McCourry; second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes except for Marshall who voted 110. I 3.7 Discuss and consider approval of possible adjustments to the backflow prevention inspection fees and authorize a resolution amending the 2006- 2007 Master Fee Schedule accordingly (Mikulec) Motion to suspend all billing of citizens until after the work session and table any change in the fees- McCourry; second by Harris; motion passed with all ayes except for Marshall who voted no. Executive session be2an at 8:40 p.m. I 4.0 [EXECUTIVE SESSION 4.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the TEXAS 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. Not addressed. B. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE regarding personnel matters to wit: City Manager annual evaluation. I C. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE regarding personnel matters to wit: City Secretary annual evaluation. 3 l'.. 2. ' 0~ January 15,2007 Reconvene to Open Session at 11 :35 p.m. 4.2 B. Any action as a result of executive session regarding the City Manager annual evaluation. Motion to approve a four and one-half percent (4.5%) increase in salary based on a satisfactory evaluation- Marshall,. second by Harris; motion passed with all ayes. I C. Any action as a result of executive session regarding City Secretary annual evaluation. Motion to review a contract change to be presented to council at a later date and also move for afour percent (4%) salary increase based on a satisfactory evaluation- Marshall; second by McCourry; motion passed with all ayes. And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 11 :37 p.m. APPROVED: 1 hn Dillard, Mayor ity of The Colony I Ar;l G/ ~p~ ~ Christie Wilson, TRMC, City Secretary I 4