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Home My WebLink About11/18/2014 City Council November 18,2014 MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION HELD ON NOVEMBER 18,2014 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas,was called to order at 7:01 p.m. on the 18th day of November, 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 Present Joel Marks Councilmember 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—Judge James DePiazza Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Oath of Office for Newly Elected City Council Members — City Secretary Christie Wilson administered the Oath of Office to Perry Schrag, David Terre, and Brian Wade. Following the oaths, Councilmember Connelly relinquished his seat to newly elected council member for Place 3, Brian Wade. Recognize Jeff Connelly for Years of Service as Councilmember for Place 3- Mayor McCourry presented a plaque of appreciation to Jeff Connelly for six years as a city council member. Jeff spoke briefly and thanked all those who have supported him and the city during his tenure. Proclamation- Arbor Day Mayor McCourry read the proclamation and presented it to Forrester Ricky Leon. The Mayor went on to say that the city continues to be committed to increasing the number of trees in the city. It was noted that this is the 6th year that The Colony has been designated as Tree City USA. Citizen Input-None Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1- Parks and Recreation update. David Terre recognized all those who ran for city council, Richard Boyer who worked on the redistricting project, and the city secretary for smoothly managing the November election. He noted there was an increase in the number of voters with this first November election. These items are strictly public service announcements.No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items. 1 November 18,2014 2.0 CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda contains items which are routine in nature and will be acted upon in one motion. Items may be removed from this agenda for separate discussion by a Council member. 2.1 Consider approving minutes of council meetings held October 21, 2014 [Marks WS] (City Secretary) 2.2 Consider approving council expenditures for the month of September 2014 (Council) 2.4 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to issue a purchase order in the amountoffor thepurchase of one (1) fire o $44,633.93 department vehicle from Defender Supply/Holiday Chevrolet with pricing available through the Houston Galveston Area Council Buy Board (Fire, Thompson) Motion to approve-Schrag;second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. Councilmember Terre requested separate discussion on 2.3. 2.3 Consider accepting Kevin Van Winkle's resignation from the Technologies Board (Council) Councilmember Terre that with this resignation there are two vacancies on the Technologies Board, and further announced applications are being accepted. Motion to approve- Terre;second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 3.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3.1 Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of"City of The Colony, Texas, Combination Tax and limited Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2014", including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such certificates of obligation. (Finance) Finance Director David Cranford introduced Boyd London with First Southwest who reviewed the sale of the bonds. He added that Standard and Poor's upgraded the city's rating from AA to AA+. Motion to approve- Terre;second by Schrag; motion passed with all ayes. 3.2 Discuss and consider an ordinance approving a site plan for Freddy's of The Colony, to be located on approximately 1.37 acre tract of land located north of Sam Rayburn Tollway, east of Blair Oaks Drive. (Development Services, Joyce) Mike Joyce reviewed the location, size, landscaping and irrigation, elevations and parking for this site plan. The building will house three (3) businesses. He stated it meets the Gateway Overlay requirements. Motion to approve-Schrag;second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. 3.3 Discuss and consider approving an annual report for the Planning and Zoning Commission for FY 2013-2014 (Development Services, Joyce) 2 November 18,2014 Mike Joyce reviewed the P&Z annual report and the Goals for 2015. [This item did not require council approval.] 3.4 Receive and discuss annual update of the Technologies Board's past and future projects, and possible technology trends that may affect the city (IT, Shallenburger) Brant Shallenburger introduced Juan Martinez who is the Chair of the Technologies Board. Juan reviewed the purpose of the board. He also reviewed the individual board member terms and each one's expertise and experience in the field of technology. He equated the time spent on city projects by the board members into dollars the city might have spent on consulting fees ($8,400). He reviewed the 2014 projects the board reviewed and briefly touched on a five-year plan. 3.5 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to issue a purchase order in the amount of$117,857.80 for the purchase of one (1) John Deere backhoe from RDO Equipment with pricing available through the Houston Galveston Area Council Buy Board (Finance, Cranford) David Cranford stated the Utility Department selected John Deere for this equipment purchase, adding that the price includes $30,000 in accessories for sidewalk and alley work. Motion to approve-Terre;second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. 3.6 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to issue a purchase order in the amount of$248,000 for the purchase of one (1) Braun Mobile Intensive Care Unit from Lone Star Emergency Vehicles with pricing available through the Houston Galveston Area Council Buy Board (Fire, Thompson) Fire Chief Scott Thompson told the council that the ambulance being replaced with this new one will go into reserve. The new unit was selected by a committee. Motion to approve-Marks;second by Wade;motion passed with all ayes. 3.7 Discuss and consider resolution number 2014-078 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 2.248 acre tract of land, located in the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No. 173 and Abstract No. 174, City of The Colony, Denton County, Texas (Maurina) This item is to approve a land transfer for a MiCocina restaurant on the NFM Grandscape site. 3 November 18,2014 Motion to approve-Marks;second by Mikulec; motion passed with all ayes. 3.8 Discuss and consider resolution number 2014-079 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 1.949 acre tract of land, located in the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad Company Survey, Abstract No. 173, City of The Colony,Denton County, Texas (Maurina) This item is to approve a land transfer for a Rock & Brews restaurant on the NFM Grandscape site. City attorney Jeff Moore added that there are approximately 315 more acres left to be conveyed at the site. Motion to approve-Marks;second by Boyer;motion passed with all ayes. 3.9 Consider approving a resolution showing support for First Amendment rights and declaring opposition to any entity including cities which retaliate against religious organizations through the issuance of subpoenas for religious speech protected by the First Amendment (Connelly) At 8:01 p.m. Mayor McCourry requested an executive session discussion with the city attorney as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Local Government Code. Open session was reconvened at 8:25 p.m. Mayor McCourry announced that this item is being pulled from the agenda and will not be discussed. 4.0 WORK SESSION- Carryover from 6 p.m. Work Session C. Discuss a request from UPS to put storage POD(s) in city park parking lot(s) during the Christmas season for more efficient package deliveries (Nelson) D. Discuss changing the Work Session start time and provide direction to staff(Council 10/21) E Receive a presentation and discuss making text amendments to Appendix A, Zoning Ordinance, by adding a new land use, "Thrift Stores" to Section 10-200, Schedule of Uses (Joyce) G. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. All items were addressed during the 6 p.m. work session and there was no discussion of them under 4.0. 4 November 18,2014 5.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION None And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m. APPROVED: Joe McCouy, Mayor City of The Colon i,,,,8'''' -,, , ATTEST: a`'`V, < (PH__414( v- SEAQ • . : :, yjjk Christie lson, TRMC r •• .. ...City Secr tary TEx P i'� 5