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August 7, 2012 Work Session
MINUTES OF WORK SESSION OF COUNCIL
HELD ON AUGUST 7, 2012
The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:06
p.m. on the 7th day of August 2012, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the
following roll call:
Joe McCourry Mayor Present
Kirk Miklllec Councilmember Present
Richard Boyer Councilmember Present (6:15)
Jeff Connelly Councilmember Present
David Terre Councilmember Present
Perry Schrag Councilmember Present
Joel Marks Mayor Pro-Tem Present (6:10)
And with five council members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
A. Call to Order
B. Discuss Fire Department building training props on the site of Fleet
Maintenance (Thompson) Fire Chief Scott Thompson requested the department be
allowed to build a training jacility on the site of the Fleet Maintenance building,
including use of the youth football old concessions building, and reviewed the
structures desired. Total expense will be $20, 000. It was determined this item will be
added to the capital expenditure ranking list that council is considering for 2012-13
budget.
C. Discuss 2012-13 Municipal Budget to include the capital expenditure priority
list and special events funding (Miller) Assistant City Manager Tim Miller asked
the council members to rank their top 25 items (by August 15'1') from the capital
request list. There is approximately $600,000 available in the budget for capital
items after expenditures are made to complete the mandated police radio project.
The special events funding allocations were discussed and adjusted in some areas.
There will be further discussion at the August 21"' council meeting.
D. Discuss process for evaluating city council district alignment and provide
direction to staff on how to proceed (Mayor) After a brief discussion, it was
decided the redistricting would be done in-house and that a consultant would not be
utilized. Council members were requested to appointed residents within their
districts fbl- a committee, along with Councilmember Boyer (chair), Councilmember
Terre, city secretary Christie Wilson, and the city's GIS manager. The project
should be completed in approximately one-year and prior to the beginning of the
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2014 election season [there is no city council election scheduled for 2013].
E. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions
regarding the August 7, 2012 regular agenda items as follows:
2.1 Consider approving minutes for council meetings held July 17, 2012 (City Secretary)
2.2 Consider approving city council expenditures for June 2012 (Council)
2.3 Consider approving an engineering services contract amendment with Halff
Associates for the review of development construction plans (Engineering, Scruggs)
3.1 Receive presentation, discuss and provide direction regarding the Mosquito
Management Plan (Parks & Recreation, Swain)
3.2 First Reading and discuss an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Section
I OB, Accessory Structures, of the Zoning Ordinance to allow rear yard underground storm
shelters (Development Services, Joyce)
3.3 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider an ordinance approving an
amendment to Planned Developments 18 and 23 regarding the signage on the entire Tribute
property. The property is located on east and west sides of Lebanon Road, and on what is
commonly known as the Wynnewood Peninsula (Development Services, Joyce)
3.4 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider an ordinance approving a revised
detailed Development Plan for the Old American Golf Clubhouse located on the east side of
Lebanon Road approximately one mile southwest of Haywick, more commonly known as
1001 Lebanon Road (Development Services, Joyce)
3.5 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider an ordinance amending the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map of the city by granting a zoning change from a
General Retail (GR) to Light Commercial (LC) to allow for outside storage and display on
approximately 0.88 acres, generally located on the east side of Main Street (FM 423). The
property is located at 7228, 7300 and 7320 Main Street (Development Services, Joyce) City
Manager Troy Powell stated the applicant is looking at requesting a specific use permit
rather than a zoning change so this will be sent back to Planning and Zoning. City Attorney
IeffMoore said the council can hold the public hearing as advertised.
3.6 Presentation of the City of The Colony Preliminary Municipal Budget for FY 2012-
2013, and discuss and consider approving an ordinance scheduling a public hearing for the
proposed budget at 7:00 p.m. on August 21, 2012 (General Admin, Miller)
3.7 Presentation and discuss sidewalk repair program (Public Works, Groeshel)
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3.8 Discuss the current animal control ordinance as it pertains to animals at large (City
Manager)
F. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items.
G. Adjourn
And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
APPROVED:
Jo cCourry, Mayor
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(iris ie Wilson, TRMC
City Secretary
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