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Home My WebLink About04/01/2014 City Council-WS April 1, 2014 Work Session MINUTES OF COUNCIL WORK SESSION HELD ON APRIL 1, 2014 The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on the 1sT day of April, 2014, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: Joe McCourry Mayor Present Kirk Mikulec Councilmember Present (6:15 p.m.) Richard Boyer Councilmember Present Jeff Connelly Couuncilmember Present David Terre Mayor Pro-Tem Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Absent Joel Marks Councilmember Absent And with four council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1. Call to Order 2. Discuss possible revisions to the sign ordinance concerning mannequin signs and pylon signs (Brooks Wilson) Senior Planner Brooks Wilson told the council that staff is proposing to amend the sign ordinance to prohibit mannequin signs. Additionally, she said they are proposing to change the requirements for pylon signs. She said currently the regulation is that the signs must have masonry the entire height of the sign which has been determined greatly increases the cost because they require a more substantial underground support system. They plan to recommend the requirement only be for the first 16' of the sign poles. This will come to council on May 6t". There was considerable discussion among council regarding the mannequin signs. There may need to be consideration given to such mannequin signs that are considered part of the business trademark [example: Ronald McDonald figurine]. 3. Discuss recent salary survey for city employees (Powell/Burkett) City Manager Troy Powell presented a salary comparison for fire and police that provided position variances and the cost for this year to adjust The Colony's salaries in order to meet the minimum average of The Colony, Allen, Carrollton, Flower Mound, Frisco, and Plano. In addition to fire and police, there are 38 other positions (non-public safety) in the city that are below the minimum average. He added if adjustments are made they will not be performance based but will upgrade the pay plan in order to keep The Colony competitive. He recommended salaries be increased by 3% now. Several council members spoke in favor of determining how much money is available in order to further assess upgrading public safety salaries depending on position. 4. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions regarding the April 1, 2014 regular agenda items as follows: None 1 0 1 0 April 1, 2014 Work Session 2.1 Consider approving minutes of council meeting held March 18, 2014 (City Secretary) 2.2 Consider approving council expenditures for February 2014 (Council) 2.3 Consider approving a Natural Gas Distribution Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement by and between CoServ Gas, Ltd., d/b/a CoServ Gas; The Colony Local Development Corporation; The Colony Community Development Corporation; and The Colony Economic Development Corporation concerning 0.0006 acres or 29 square feet of land, and 0.0016 acres or 73 square feet of land, generally located along the south side of and adjacent to the Sam Rayburn Tollway (State Highway 121), north of and adjacent to Plano Parkway and west of Spring Creek Parkway concerning the Nebraska Furniture Mart Texas project. 2.4 Consider a resolution authorizing and approving a Correction Special Warranty Deed correcting and replacing the 94.4 percent undivided interest acquired by The Colony Local Development Corporation from 121 Acquisition Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, in an approximately 346.7 acre tract of land generally located along the south side of and adjacent to the Sam Rayburn Tollway (State Highway 121), north of and adjacent to Plano Parkway, and west of Spring Creek Parkway, concerning the Nebraska Furniture Mart Texas project with the conveyance of approximately 327.285 acres out of such 346.7 acre tract of land. 2.5 Consider a resolution authorizing and approving a Correction Special Warranty Deed correcting and replacing the 2.8 percent undivided interest acquired by The Colony Community Development Corporation from 121 Acquisition Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, in an approximately 346.7 acre tract of land generally located along the south side of and adjacent to the Sam Rayburn Tollway (State Highway 121), north of and adjacent to Plano Parkway, and west of Spring Creek Parkway, concerning the Nebraska Furniture Mart Texas project with the conveyance of approximately 9.7075 acres out of such 346.7 acre tract of land. 2.6 Consider a resolution authorizing and approving a Correction Special Warranty Deed correcting and replacing the 2.8 percent undivided interest acquired by The Colony Economic Development Corporation from 121 Acquisition Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, in an approximately 346.7 acre tract of land generally located along the south side of and adjacent to the Sam Rayburn Tollway (State Highway 121), north of and adjacent to Plano Parkway, and west of Spring Creek Parkway, concerning the Nebraska Furniture Mart Texas project with the conveyance of approximately 9.7075 acres out of such 346.7 acre tract of land. 3.1 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the expenditure of $14,000 for the construction of the Keith Helms Memorial Sundial Project to be located at Stewart Creek Park Trailhead, with funding provided by the Community Development Corporation (PARD, Nelson) 4.1 Discuss S.H. 121 southbound frontage road deceleration/acceleration lanes (Scruggs) 5. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. None 6. Adjourn 2 April 1, 2014 Work Session And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:27 p.m. APPROVED: Joe McCourry, Mayor City of The Colony ATTEST: Th~ C .g Christie Wilson, TRMC City Secretary 7- X PS 3