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Home My WebLink About06/04/2013 City Council-WS Rine 4. 2013 Work Session MINUTES OF WORK SESSION OF COUNCIL HELD ON June 4, 2013 The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:05 p.m. on the 4th day of June 2013, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: Joe McCourry Mayor Present Kirk Mikulec Councilmember Present Richard Boyer Councilmember Present Jeff Connelly Councilmember Absent David Terre Councilmember Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Absent Joel Marks Mayor Pro-Tem Absent And with four council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: Call to Order A. Receive monthly report on West Nile Virus prevention and activity (Terre) Parks and Recreation Director Pam Nelson gave an update of the "Fight the Bite" program. She stated the city's proactive positions of weekly testing, visual surveillance, localized treatments, public awareness, and preventative measures, such as working with the Community Image department eliminate potential hazards quickly. She stated a public meeting would be held toward the end ofJune. B. Discuss one-way slip roads on North Colony Boulevard and South Colony Boulevard (Boyer) Director of Engineering Gordon Scruggs discussed the bike trails along the North Colony Boulevard and South Colony Boulevard slip roads. Mr. Scruggs stated clue to bike trails only on one side ofNorth Colony Boulevard and South Colony Boulevard in portions, the slip roads have remained two-way to allow bicycle riders to travel both directions on the bike trail. Currently, bicycle riders are required to obey all traffic laws. Councilmember Boyer stated he would like to see all slip roads treated the same for safety reasons. Mayor MCCo"nr] y suggested taking more time to study the issue and bring it back to the council in a month. He requested the city attorney research any options for exemptions f °om the law for bicycle riders. C. Discuss speed humps in Autumn Trails alley (Scruggs) Mr. Scruggs stated the alleyway in question is currently being used more like a roadway. Speed humps could alleviate the issue. Mr. Scruggs stated seven sets ofspeed humps would be needed with a cost of'$6, 600.0. Fifty percent of the cost would be homeowner expense and sevonty- 1 June 4, 2013 Work Session five percent of the homeowners would need to agree to place the speed humps in the alley. D. Discuss proposed city council redistricting map and provide direction to staff (Mayor) Mahor° McCouriy stated after extensive work on the redistricting maps, the deviation of the last suggested amendment was too great to comply with the ten percent requirement. Councilmember Terre suggested that the council move ahead with map six. Councilmember Boyer agreed with moving ahead with map six but amending the Baker Street boundai)>. The redistricting committee will review neap six with the Baker Street amendment and the final version will be brought back to the city council in July. E. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions regarding the June 4, 2013 regular agenda items as follows: 2.1 Consider approving minutes of council meetings held May 7, 2013 [Marks WS, Mikulec] (City Secretary) 2.2 Consider approving council expenditures for April 2013 (Council) 2.3 Consider approving an ordinance adopting the proposed Atmos Energy RRM- Rate Review Mechanism Tariff providing for a reasonable expedited rate review process (Finance, Cranford) 3.1 Receive presentation, discuss and consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of City of The Colony, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2013, including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, establishing parameters for the sale and issuance of such bonds and delegating certain matters to an authorized official of the City (Finance, Cranford) 3.2 Receive presentation, discuss and consider all matters incident and related to approving and authorizing publication of notice of intention to issue certificates of obligation, including the adoption of a resolution pertaining thereto (Finance, Cranford) 3.3 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider approving an ordinance adopting Standards of Care for Kidz Kamp Day Camp Programs Policy for 2013 (PARD, Swain) 3.4 Receive annual report from the Technologies Board chairman and discuss past and future board activities (IT, Ringener/Shallenburger) 3.5 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing a residential and commercial: rate adjustment for Allied Waste Services per contract provisions (Facilities Maintenance, Gilman) 2 June 4, 2013 Work Session 3.6 Discuss and consider purchasing upgrades for security measures at the Police and Court building, including electronic door locks, card readers, control panels and associated software of the control panels at City Hall with funding from the Court Security Fund (Court, Shallenburger) 3.7 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the mayor and city manager to execute any and all documents concerning a Lease Purchase and Assignment of Lease Agreement by and between the City of The Colony and Land Leases, LLC concerning the sale, assignment, conveyance, and transfer of the tenant leases for telecom purposes located at the water tower located at 5033 Clover Talley Drive (Engineering, Scruggs) 3.8 Discuss and consider making a nomination by resolution for the Denton Area 9-1-1 Board of Managers for a term beginning October 1, 2013 (Council) The Council had no questions regarding the regular agenda items. F. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. None G. Adjourn And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:46 p.m. APPROVED: L /ZZ J We McCoui y, Mayor City of The Colony ATTEST: x..74 l Christie Wilson, TRMC ~ City Secretary SEAL .TEXAS 3