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Home My WebLink About03/19/2013 City Council March 19, 2013 MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON MARCH 19, 2013 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 7:02 p.m. on the 19'x' day of March 2013, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: Joe McCourry Mayor Present Kirk Mikulec COL1ncilmelmber Present Richard Boyer Councilmennber Present Jeff Connelly Councihmennber Present David Terre Councihmember Present Perry Schrag COL1nCihmember Present Joel Marks Mayor Pro-Tenn 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 - David Terre Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Proclamation- Poison Prevention Week Mayor McCourry read proclamation and stated it will be on display in the lobby. Citizen Input- Christi Martin said that she knows of an artist who does portraits of soldiers and will initiate having that done for families of fallen soldiers from The Colony. She also expressed concern over the way the city council handled the dissolution of the Cultural Arts Board and related notifications. City Attorney Jeff Moore explained the quorum rules, and confirmed that this situation did not apply under those rules. Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities'- Parks and Recreation update. CoLincilmember Terre announced the Jammin' in The Park events scheduled for Lions Club Park. Troy Powell congratulated the Parks Department for having 100 volunteers scheduled for the Kids Colony 2 build day next Saturday. Troy offered further information on the dissolution of the Cultural Arts Board. He said that the council discussed it in executive session, and that it will be more efficient to have the planning of events done by city staff. He added that former board members are may be assisting with events and that later in the year he will also form an advisory group for traffic and public safety matters. These items are strictly public service announcements. No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. 1 March 19, 2013 2.0 CONSENT AGENDA 2.1 Consider approval of minutes of council meetings held February 19 (Connelly) and March 5 (Marks WS), 2013 (City Secretary) Motion to approve- Schrag; second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. 3.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3.1 Continue a public hearing and discuss an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A Zoning, Section 10A "Gateway Overlay District", by rescinding the current regulations and replacing them in their entirety with new regulations (Development Services, Joyce) Mike Joyce requested that council once more continue this public hearing, adding that additional information will be available soon. He asked that the public hearing be continued until May 7, 2013. Motion to approve continuing the public hearing until May 7th- Schrag; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 3.2 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider approving an ordinance authorizing a specific use permit to allow a tattoo parlor use, G.U.T. Graf-X Tattoos, located at 4716 E. Lake Highlands Drive, Suite 101, within a Light Commercial (LC) zoning district (Development Services, Joyce) Mike Joyce reviewed the location for this proposed tattoo parlor, saying it meets the criteria. The Development Review Committee and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with a stipulation that the hours of operation should be 9 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The public hearing was opened at 7:28 p.m. Faith Poynter (owner) explained the type of business this will be. Christi Martin spoke in favor. The public hearing was closed at 7:31 p.m. Councilmember Schrag stated the city should not be imposing required hours of operation. Motion to approve without hours of operation stipulated- Connelly; second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. 3.3 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an Encroachment / License Agreement with The Neighborhoods of Austin Ranch Association, Inc. for monument signage in the Arbor Hills Way right-of-way (Engineering, Scruggs) Gordon Scruggs reviewed the proposed location of this sign, and showed diagrams of the positioning and depiction of it. It meets the visibility requirements of the intersection. Two signs have previously been approved. Gordon reviewed the terms of the agreement. Motion to approve an encroachinent/license agreement with The Neighborhoods of Austin Ranch Association, Inc. for monument signage in the Arbor Hills right of way- Terre; second by Connelly; inotion passed with all ayes. 2 March 19, 2013 3.4 Receive presentation from Carollo Engineering, discuss and provide direction to staff regarding the wastewater treatment plant expansion (Public Works Utilities, Groeschel) Tod Maurina told the council that this presentation will be to explain the need to upgrade and expand the wastewater treatment plant in the fixture. He introduced Scott Hoff of Carollo Engineering who explained the factors contributing to the increased flow at the plant in the past few years and the drivers for the upgrade. These include new development, TCEQ regulations, ammonia levels being higher than the original plant design anticipated, and the limitations on phosphorous removal. He reviewed the steps involved for the first upgrade to 4.5 mgd that should begin mid- 2014 and will cost approximately $14.5M. For city build out, the capacity should be 6.1 mgd at a cost of $21.5M and construction should start in the 2018-2020 timeframe. It was stated that the existing Scada monitoring system can be upgraded and expanded. There was a brief discussion on the causes of increased ammonia and Tod stated they will continue to research that. 14.0 WORK SESSION 4.1 Discuss humps on S.H. 121 service roads. (Connelly 1115-Scruggs) Gordon Scruggs explained NTTA's plans f'or repairing the section of roadway affected on the northbound frontage road. Construction should start in May, lasing about four months. Some ramp closures will occur during the construction. 4.2 Discuss name change for the Five Star Complex. (Connelly 1115- Nelson) Councilmember Connelly said he would like the name of the park to incorporate a reference to veteran and/or memorial. Pam Nelson told the council that the name of the park "Five Star" is based on the five branches of the armed forces. Pros and cons of name changing followed with Pam suggesting additional signage or an entry feature being placed near the Veteran's Memorial instead of a name change. It was suggested that Pam have the Community Development Corporation Board discuss it and report back to council. Citizen Christi Martin offered the assistance of the American Legion Auxiliary for this project. Councilmember Marks stated it would be better to keep the name as is and add enhancements for the veterans. 4.2 Discuss formal review process for those who report to the Council. (Connelly 3/5) Mayor McCourry asked council members Connelly and Terre to work together to create a draft plan for a new evaluation process. Executive Session began at 9:00 p.m. 5.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION 5.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071 and Section 551.072 of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE to seek legal advice from the city attorney and to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. 3 March 19, 2013 Reconvened to Open Session at 9:10 p.m. 5.2 A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. No action. And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 9:11 p.m. APPROVED: J de McCot#-y, Mayor City of Thy Colony ATTES LV Christie Wilson, TRMC` City Secretary a 21x 4