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Home My WebLink About06/15/2010 City CouncilJune 15, 2010 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON JUNE 15, 2010 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:07 p.m. on the 15th day of June 2010, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: Joe McCourry Mayor Present Allen Harris Councilmember Present Richard Boyer Councilmember Present Jeff Connelly Councilmember Present Kirk Mikulec Mayor Pro-Tern 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: 1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation - Holy Cross Catholic Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag update (postponed); Parks & Recreation current events- Liberty by The Lake schedule for July 3rd. David Swain informed the council that the Parks and Recreation Department has contracted with the Gloria Hicks Movement to provide free lunches to children 18 years of age and under, Monday through Friday from 11:30 to 12:30, at the Rec Center. Meals are also being provided at Kids Camp. 2.0 CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute the Dallas Water Utilities Memorandum of Agreement which documents the rate- setting methodology for customers of wholesale treated water (Maurina) 2.2 Consider approving a resolution appointing Richard Boyer as the city's representative to the Metrocrest Medical Foundation (McCourry) Motion to approve- Schrag, second by Connelly, motion passed with all ayes. concern over having received a citation for not removing a sign for a company Citithezen signage Input- remain. Brian Announcement of up Evans coming civic representing the events and tenants near the activities Wal-Mart CVB stated his that had moved out of one of the spaces. He said he believes it beneficial to have I These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. June 15, 2010 3.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3.1 Continue a public hearing, discuss and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 17, Section 17-7, entitled "Roadway Impact Fees", by updating the Roadway Impact Fees based on amended Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan (Scruggs) Councilmember Connelly requested staff bring this back to the next meeting with a line by line comparison of impact fees with our neighboring cities. Mayor McCourry opened the floor for public comments. No one spoke. Motion to continue the public hearing to the July 6th council meeting- Harris, second by Boyer, motion passed with all ayes. 3.2 Receive a presentation and discuss the widening of North Colony Boulevard from Curry Drive to Paige Road (Scruggs) City Engineer Gordon Scruggs provided an update on the status of this project. He reviewed the scope of the project which includes additional turn lanes, median improvements, water and wastewater upgrades, lighting and sidewalk upgrades, and landscaping. Ragan Drive will be relocated to intersect North Colony at the Griffin Middle School entrance drive to improve safety and the flow of traffic in this area. Additional travel and turn lanes will be added at Paige Road and F.M. 423. Keith Helms of Parks & Recreation presented information to the council on the trails, bike lanes and landscaping that are being incorporated into the project. Gordon further said the private utilities should be relocated in August 2010, and the road construction should last from October 2010 until March 2012. During the construction some sections of the road will be reduced to two lanes. Gordon noted that this is a $6.8M project which is being funded 100% by Denton County and TxDOT. Citizens Pam and Richard Strunk spoke in opposition of the project. Citizen Pamela Brinkman posed several questions in regard to accessibility to her home from the slip road and traffic issues during the construction. Assistant City Manager Tony Johnston told the council that a public meeting was held several weeks ago for the city to receive input from the residents and encouraged the public to come forward with their questions or concerns. 3.3 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an interlocal agreement with the City of Carrollton for engineering services and construction to widen Plano Parkway to six lanes from S.H. 121 to F.M. 544 (Parker Road) (Scruggs) City Engineer Gordon Scruggs told the council that The Colony's portion of Plano Parkway is already being widened from the S.H. 121 tollway to the south city limits as a project funded by Denton County and TxDOT. This agreement with Carrollton is to extend the widening further south to F.M. 544. Since a portion of The Colony's city limits with Carrollton is in the center of Plano Parkway, Carrollton has agreed to pay for the widening of this remaining section 2 June 15, 2010 with The Colony managing the project and facilitating the engineering design contract (Item 3.4.). Gordon reviewed the funding details and the construction schedule, which should run from July 2011 until September 2012. He added that the streetscape, trails, and bridge enhancements are being coordinated with the Billingsley Company, the primary developer in this area. Motion to approve the interlocal agreement with Carrollton- Harris; second by Boyer; motion passed with all ayes. 3.4 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an engineering services contract for the design to widen Plano Parkway to six lanes from S.H. 121 to F.M. 544 (Parker Road) (Scruggs) Gordon explained that is in conjunction with Item 3.3 and is subject to the city of Carrollton approving the same interlocal agreement this date. Motion to approve- Boyer; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 3.5 Discuss and consider making a nomination for the Denco Area 9-1-1 Board of Managers (Council) Councilmember Harris suggested the city manager contact Harlan Jefferson, who is currently on the board, about possibly rotating this position among the neighboring cities, noting that the deadline to make additional nominations is July 15th. This item will be brought back to council on July 6th to determine whether the city wants to make a nomination. 3.6 Discuss the conduct and format of the pre-council work sessions and provide direction to staff (McCourry) Mayor McCourry asked if council had any suggestions regarding the work sessions. Councilmember Harris stated there is no requirement for a quorum of council to be present to start the work sessions. City Attorney Jeff Moore indicated that while the Open Meetings Act does not specifically address this, there are Attorney General opinions indicating there should be a quorum. He indicated he would be hesitant to start the meeting without one and will do more research on this. Councilmember Schrag stated he likes the work sessions and would like to move the meeting night back to Mondays. Council members Connelly and Marks indicated that pertinent discussion from the work sessions needs to be heard again in regular session. It was noted that the work sessions will be aired on cable and the internet the same as the regular session. Executive session was convened at 8:45 .m. recess from 8:35-8:45 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 seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding pending litigation between John McDonald and Cheryl McDonald and the City of The Colony. 3 June 15, 2010 B. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE to seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding the city's contractual agreements with Marine Quest for Hidden Cove Park. Reconvene to Open Session 9:47 p.m. 4.2 A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding pending litigation between John McDonald and Cheryl McDonald and the City of The Colony. No action. B. Any action as a result of executive session regarding the city's contractual agreements with Marine Quest for Hidden Cove Park. I move to approve the refinancing of loans by Marine Quest with Plains Capital Bank and Capital One Bank, and authorize the city manager to execute any documents regarding the approval of the refinancing of loans by Marine Quest- Connelly, second by Harris; motion passed with all ayes except for Schrag who voted no. And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 9:48 p.m. APPROVED: e McCou , Mayor City of The Colony ATTEST: Christie Wilson, TRMC, CMC City Secretary TH` C'•TEXP~ 1 1 1 4