HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/04/2014 City Council-WS August 4,2014 Work Session
MINUTES OF COUNCIL WORK SESSION
HELD ON
AUGUST 4, 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 4th day of August, 2014, 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 Present
David Terre Mayor Pro-Tern Present
Perry Schrag Councilmember Absent
Joel Marks Councilmember Absent
And with five council members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
A. Call to Order
B. Provide follow up information regarding Liberty By The Lake event (Terre/PARD)
This item postponed until August 19, 2014.
C. Discuss usage of the city's electronic message board(s) for outside organizations
(Powell) City Manager Troy Powell told the council that the schools are able to have
their events advertised on the city's electronic sign located at 5151 North Colony
Boulevard.
D. Discuss the activation of school zones at schools where summer school is being held
(Scruggs) City Engineer Gordon Scruggs told the council that the school district has
requested the city implement reduced speed limits at school locations when summer
school is in session. A survey of the surrounding cities indicates other cities do have such
a program. Gordon said that next year signs would be made and the school zone flashers
will be activated. No crossing guards will be at the crossing locations. The city will
publically announce this as it gets close to the summer school session for next year. An
ordinance on this matter will be forthcoming.
E. Discuss using the emergency generators at Waste Water and Water Production in
an ERCOT Grid Emergency to reduce load and provide direction to staff regarding
potential contractual agreement (Gilman) Facilities Manager Terry Gilman told the
council that it has been requested that the city enter into an agreement that would allow
ERCOT to remotely activate the city's generators at our waste water and water
production facilities in order to reduce the overall load to the grid. There will be a four-
hour maximum amount of time that the generators will be used at a given time. ERCOT
will install the equipment and operation is wireless. The agreement is for them to pay the
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city $20,000 per year (less the cost of the needed equipment the first year) which will off-
set the cost of operating the generators and ongoing maintenance of the generators.
F. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions
regarding the August 4,2014 regular agenda items as follows:
2.1 Consider approving minutes of council meetings held July 15, 2014 (City
Secretary)
2.2 Consider approving council expenditures for June 2014 (Council)
2.3 Consider approving an ordinance abandoning an unused waterline easement to
facilitate development at the southwest corner of Memorial Drive and Paige Road
(Engineering, Scruggs)
2.4 Consider approving a resolution casting the city's vote for nominee Tom Newell
to serve as a member of the Board of Managers for the Denco Area 9-1-1 District
(Council)
3.1 Conduct a public hearing, discuss and consider an ordinance approving an
application for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow a limited service hotel, Holiday Inn,
to be located on a 3.03 acre tract of land on the south side of Memorial Drive at Paige
Road (Development Services, Joyce) Councilmember Mikulec requested a brief summary
of the proposed hotel. Mike Joyce advised this is a limited service hotel and is not
considered an "express". It will have four stories and a large conference center.
3.2 Discuss and consider an ordinance approving an application for a Site Plan for the
Holiday Inn Limited Service Hotel to be located on a 3.03-acre tract of land located on
the south side of Memorial Drive at Paige Road(Development Services, Joyce)
3.3 Present and discuss the City of The Colony Preliminary Municipal Budget for FY
2014-2015, and consider adopting an ordinance scheduling a public hearing for the
proposed budget at 7:00 p.m. on August 19, 2014 (General Admin, Miller)
3.4 Discuss and consider approving a resolution ordering the November 2014 city
council election for single-member districts (Council)
3.5 Discuss and consider a resolution approving a Private Transfer Agreement (Grant
by Special Warranty Deed) by and between The Colony Local Development Corporation
and LMG Ventures, LLC, conveying an approximately 2.015 acre tract of land, located in
the Buffalo Bayou & Colorado Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No. 174, City of The
Colony, Denton County, Texas (Maurina)
G. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items.None
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H. Adjourn-
And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:17 p.m.
APPROVED:
Jo McCourr , Mayor
ity of The Colony
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