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April 3, 2012 Work Session
MINUTES OF WORK SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON APRIL 3, 2012
Tlie Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
on the 3rd day of April 2012, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll
call:
Joe McCourry Mayor Present
Allen Harris Councilmember Present (6:05 p.m.)
Richard Boyer Mayor Pro-Tem Present
Jeff Connelly Councilmember Present
David Terre Councilmember Present
Perry Schrag Councilmember Present (6:03 p.m.)
Joel Marks Councilmember Absent
And with four council members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
A. Call to Order
B. Discuss ordinance regarding parking on grass - side and rear yard of homes
(Browder) Community Image Manager Iris Browder reviewed the Code of
Ordinances Section 19-12 (h) that the inspectors use for violations of parking in front
yards. In the event council wants to amend the ordinance regarding side and rear yard
parking, Iris provided some items to consider which include how to define "hard
surface whether to include all vehicles parked on hard surfaces, and whether to
consider vehicles being screened by a fence as a violation. It was noted that surface
materials are defined in the RV section of the ordinances. Mayor McCourry stated if'
crushed granite is not on that list it should be added. Several council members indicated
they are in favor of screening side or rear yard parking, except for Councilmember
Harris who was not in favor of side yard parking unless it has a hard surface.
Councilmember Terre suggested eliminating parked vehicles that are visible from the
street. ACM I'im Miller clarified that the council is suggesting restrictions. for anything
with wheels to be parked on hard surface if visible from the street.
C. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions
regarding the April 3, 2012 regular agenda items as follows:
2.1 Consider approval of minutes of council meetings held March 20, 2012 [Marks WSJ
(City Secretary)
2.2 Consider approving council expenditures for February 2012 (Council)
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2.3 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an Interlocal
Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation authorizing the Police Department
to participate in the statewide Crash Reporting and Analysis for Safer Highways (CRASH)
System (Police/Plemmons)
2.4 Consider approving an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A
Zoning, Section 10-300 by deleting the definition for occasional sales, and by adding new
definitions for individual, community, and group garage sales, and by adding a new Section
IOD entitled Garage Sales (Development Services/Joyce)
2.5 Consider approving an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6,
Article XI, Signs, regarding Enforcement Authority of Signs, Removal/Impoundment of an
Abandoned or Prohibited Sign, Removal/Impoundment of Prohibited, Noncompliant and
Abandoned Signs, Specific Sign Criteria - Temporary Signs, Banner Advertising a
Commercial Use, Specific Sign Criteria - Temporary Signs, Feather Signs, Garage Sale
Signs, Lightpost Banners, and Flags and Flagpoles (Development Services/Joyce)
2.6 Consider approving a resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the city manager to
execute an annual mowing and clean up contract with Cuttin It Right Lawn Care
(Community Image/Browder)
3.1 Receive presentation from BKD CPAs and Advisors, and discuss the Auditor's
Report for fiscal year 2010-2011 (Finance/Cranford)
3.2 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute
a development agreement with Joe's Country Store, Inc. to facilitate the redevelopment of
two acres of property north of Overlake Drive at Main Street (Engineering/Scruggs)
3.3 Discuss and consider approving a resolution awarding a bid and authorizing the city
manager to a execute a contract with Oldcastle APG West, Inc. for the annual purchase of
concrete to include the option of two one-year extensions (Public Works/Groeschel)
3.4 Discuss and consider an exemption to the city's Code of Ordinances, Section 6-192
Noise, and as authorized in item (c)(2) of the ordinance, for the Relay for Life event to be
held at the Five Star Complex, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., May 4-5, 2012 (PARD/Nelson)
3.5 Discuss and consider approving a Mobile Stage Rental Policy and consider approving
a resolution amending the 2011-2012 Master Fee Schedule to include the proposed rental
fees (PARD/Nelson) City Manager Troy Powell said he wants to pull this item fi-oni the
regular agenda. He then asked for council opinion on whether to bring it back.
Councilmember Hari-is indicated he is okay with renting out the stage; several other council
members spoke against this stating the city should not be competing with private business for
rentals of this type. And, there was some concern about renting to outside organizations
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with the city's logo being displayed on the stage. City Attorney JeffMoore advised council
that if they approve renting the stage perhaps it should be only to non profit organizations
and any rental fees should be to recoup the cost of it and not fbr generating revenue.
D. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items.
Councilmenzber Connelly said he would like the city to somehow pursue influencing
legislation at the state and national level on certain issues the city council feels strongly
about.
E. Adjourn
And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
APPROVED:
J94 McCourry Mayor
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Christie Wilson, TRMC
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