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Home My WebLink About11/18/2014 City Council-WS November 18,2014 Work Session MINUTES OF COUNCIL WORK SESSION HELD ON NOVEMBER 18,2014 The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas,was called to order at 6:04 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 (7:10 p.m.) Richard Boyer Councilmember Present Jeff Connelly Councilmember Present David Terre Mayor Pro-Tem Present Perry Schrag Councilmember Present Joel Marks Councilmember Present And with six council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: A. Call to Order B. Receive a presentation and discuss the possibility of a 3-sided electronic Reader Board Marquee sign to be located at the northeast corner of South Colony Boulevard and S.H. 121 Sam Rayburn Tollway (Joyce) This item was not discussed. 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) Community Services Director Pam Nelson advised council that UPS has requested to place PODS in the neighborhood parks as a means to store and handle their deliveries more efficiently. Pam advised that the only proposed location she is comfortable with is the ball park on Taylor Street. She said if council has no objection to this the program will run from Thanksgiving week until early January. The container size is the typical POD size and not a truck trailer. Council expressed no objections to this plan. D. Discuss changing the Work Session start time and provide direction to staff (Council 10/21) Councilmember Connelly explained why he brought forth this matter- that some council members have difficulty arriving to the meeting by 6 p.m. Mayor McCourry reminded council that city secretary Christie Wilson had proposed a plan to incorporate work session items into the regular agenda and change the start time to 6:30 p.m. rather than 7 p.m. While some council members expressed their agreement with the proposal, Councilmember Marks expressed concern over the potential limit to the number of work session items that could be discussed, and asked that the citizen input portion of the meeting be held after the work session items so that citizens would have more time to participate at a time similar to when it occurs now. Council was in general agreement for the new plan and decided it will begin in January 2015. 1 November 18,2014 Work Session 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) Mr. Joyce provided council with a survey of other cities and their restrictions for these types of establishments. He reviewed the possible criteria the city might consider if this amendment to the zoning ordinance is adopted. Mayor McCourry asked Mr. Joyce to draft an ordinance so council can discuss it further. F. Council to receive supplemental information from staff or answers to questions regarding the November 18,2014 regular agenda items as follows: None 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) 2.3 Consider accepting Kevin Van Winkle's resignation from the Technologies Board (Council) 2.4 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to issue a purchase order in the amount of $44,633.93 for the purchase of one (1) fire department vehicle from Defender Supply/Holiday Chevrolet with pricing available through the Houston Galveston Area Council Buy Board(Fire, Thompson) 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) 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) 3.3 Discuss and consider approving an annual report for the Planning and Zoning Commission for FY 2013-2014 (Development Services, Joyce) 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) 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) 2 November 18,2014 Work Session 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) 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) 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) 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) G. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items.None H. Adjourn And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 6:27 p.m. APPROVED: o' 77 ` f i AVL Joe McCourr , Mayor ,,,,,,,,,, /City of The Colony �,o", OF rN�'-y. ATTEST: • 144 : SEAL -� cP: 1 4 Christie �f son, TRMC - TEXAS City Secre ary 3