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November 1, 201 1 Work Session
MINUTES OF WORK SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON NOVEMBER 1, 2011
The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at
6:02 p.m. on the 1 st day of November 2011, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas,
with the following roll call:
Joe McCourry Mayor Absent
Allen Harris Councilmember Present
Richard Boyer Mayor Pro-Tern Present
Jeff Connelly Councilmember Present
David Terre Councilmember Present
Perry Schrag Councilmember Present
Joel Marks Councilmember Absent
And with five council members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
A. Call to Order
B. Discuss name of Lakeside Arts Center Complex (Powell) City Manager Troy
Powell indicated there have been some requests to change the name on this building
to The Colony Arts Center. Several council members indicated no objection.
Councilmember Connelly voiced his desire that "The Colony" not be used in the
name for the building, stating that in the future the city may have a building that
would use that name. No action by council needed.
B. Discuss traffic signal maintenance agreement with TxDOT (Maurina) Assistant
City Manager Tod Maurina said that the traffic signals in the city (on state highways)
are maintained by the city of Lewisville under contract with TxDOT. When the city
population reaches 50,000 the city will be obligated to maintain them. At this time
the city is being requested to acknowledge this contractual arrangement. Tod
indicated he checked into the cost of maintaining these lights and noted that if the
city does this, there would be at the city's expense.
C. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions
regarding the November 1, 2011 regular agenda items as follows:
Mayor Pro Tent Boyer stated that he hill Pttll items 2.6 and 2.7 off the agenda.
2.1 Consider approval of minutes of cotulcil meetings held October 18`x' [Harris,
Schrag- WS] and October 24th, 2011 (City Secretary)
2.2 Consider approving council expenditures for August 2011 (Council)
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2.3 Consider approving a resolution amending the 2011-2012 Master Fee
Schedule to include a meter trip fee, establish no fee for organizational event sign
variances, and to allow the city manager to reduce fees for non-profit organizations
(Finance)
2.4 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a
professional services agreement with Dunkin, Sims, Stoffels, Inc. for design services
and preparation of construction documents to renovate the Carr/Chapman,
Friendship, and David Cowan neighborhood parks, to be funded by the Community
Development Corporation (PARR)
2.5 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a
professional services agreement with TJ Sports to provide sports officiating services
for the Parks and Recreation Department's athletic programs (PARD)
2.6 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute the
2011-2012 Lease Agreement between Lakeside Community Theater and the City of
The Colony for use of the Lakeside Arts Building (Shallenburger)
2.7 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute the
2011-2012 Lease Agreement between Holley-Riddle Post#21 and the City of The
Colony for use of the Lakeside Arts Building (Shallenburger)
3.1 Conduct the second reading, discuss and consider adopting an ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, Section 10-100
Schedule of Uses and Section 10-300 Definitions, to allow and define Tattoo Parlor
uses (Development Services, SI 11-0018) Alayor Pro Terra Boyer asked Development
Services Director- Mike Joyce to review the changes nade to the ordinance since
presented to council at the first reading. Alike revieuved the changes that were mode
based on the contnrents inade by council at that thine. Councilnernber Connell)
disagreed with the 1,000 buffer, adding that the SUP process cart contr°ol the
distances. Counciluraeinber Harris stated he prefers the SUP r-equirerruerat for all
uses.
3.2 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider adopting an ordinance
amending the Code of Ordinances, Section 10-600 of Appendix A, Zoning
Ordinance, entitled "Planned Development District," by adding a new section 10-614
concerning City-initiated Planned Development Districts; authorizing the
modification of some or all of the requirements of the comprehensive zoning
ordinance with respect to planned development districts (Development Services,
SI l I-0024)
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3.3 Discuss and consider approving a resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the city
manager to execute a contract to construct a concrete parking lot at Lions Club Park
(Engineering)
D. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. None
E. Adjourn
And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
APPROVED:
Joe McCoLU-iy, Mayor
City of The Colony
ATTEST:
P
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City Secretary
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