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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/17/2015 City CouncilFebruary 17, 2015 MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION HELD ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015 The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:35 p.m. on the 17th day of February,, 2015, at City hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas, with the following roll call: Joe 1\,IcCourr, Kirk Mikulec Richard Bover Brian R. Wade David Terre Perry Schrag Joel -Marks 11Iayor Councilmember Mayor Pro -Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Present Present Present Present Absent (Employment) .-absent (Employment) Present (6:40) And with four council members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed: 1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS: Call to Order Invocation _..Horizons Church Pledge of Allegiance to the United 'States Flag Salute to the Texas Flag Recognize The Colony High School Students for Participating in the Student Leadership Program- Joe Perez and Mayor McCourry recognized the students. Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities 1- Parks and Recreation update. Councilmember Bo-, er announced that Representati-ve Pat Fallon will present a memorial resolution to the family of farmer council member John Marshall during a ceremony= at the State Capitol. 2.0 WORK SESSION- The'"%ork Session is for the purpose of exchanging information regarding public business or policy. No action is taken on Wort* Session items. Citizen input will not be heard during this portion of the agenda. 2.1 Discuss and provide feedback regarding artwork submitted by, The Colony- High School students for the water tower located on Clover Valley Drive (Utilities, Groeschel) Item 2.1 vvas postponed until the next council meeting due to the absence of two council members. 2.2 Discuss zoning for tire shops on Blain Street (Marks/Development Services) 1 'these items ate strictly public sei N ice innowicem nts. No action NNill be taken and no direction will be given n tr:p;a duig dies,, items. 1 February 17, 2015 Councilmember Marks expressed that he would like the Gateway Overlay restrictions revisited in order to regulate the number of businesses such as tire shops on Main Street. City Engineer Gordon Scruggs reviewed the current zoning restrictions. City Attorney Ed Voss advised that a specific use permit requirement could be established. Gordon Nvill research further and bring this back at a future council meeting. 2.3 Discuss drainage area adjacent to the Cote Hall parking area (McCourn,/ Engineering) Gordon Scruggs reviewed current and future drainage affecting the city hall property, and TxDOT improvements that are upcoming. Gordon also reviewed the number of lost parking spaces that will occur with the Main Street widening and possible ways to recover some spaces. The estimated cost to convert the storm drain for parking was approximately= $350,000. Mayor McCourry wants to discuss this at the upcoming council retreat. 2.4 Discuss council participation in I^tetra Relief food pantry efforts (Boyer) Councilmember Richard hover asked if there is an interest for council members to donate some of their personal time participating in the efforts of Metro Relief: Jason Kelly of Metro Relief provided some experiences he has had and the many nays they reach out to the community as well as surrounding communities. 2.5 Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items (Council) 3.0 Councilmember Boyer requested to provide a legislative update. Councilmember Marks took this opportunity to thank the staff involved for getting Paige Road re - striped so quickly. CITIZEN INPUT- This portion of the meeting is to allow up to five (5) minutes per speaker with a maximum of thirty (ail ) minutes for items not posted on the current agenda.. The council may not discuss these items. but may respond with factual data or policy information, or place the item on a future agenda. Those iv ishing to speak shall submit a Request porgy to the City Secretary. No Citizen Input forms were submitted. 4.0 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. =1.1 Consider approving minutes of council meetings held February 3, 2015 (City Secretary) 4,.2 Consider approving the budget and expenditures for purchasing certain police equipment from the Police Forfeited Fund (Police, Coulon) Motion to approve- .oyer; second hj, likulec; motion passed with all q�ye,s°. 2 February 17, 2015 5.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 5.1 Continue the public hearing from January 20, 2015, discuss and consider an ordinance approving a zoning use change for a 16.93 acre portion of Tract D in Planned Development No. 16, in the area generally located on the south side of 7lemorial Drive and west of South Colony Boulevard (Development Services,, Joyce) Gordon Scruggs told the council that the Planning and Zoning Commission Z:� approved this item with certain conditions. Staff is in the process of preparing a summary of those conditions and requested council again continue the public hearing until Nlarch 17. ?O15. At 7:19 p.m. Ma, ' -or 1\4cCourry continued the public hearing. He advised two citizens have submitted Citizen Input cards. One citizen opposing the item did not request to speak. The second was applicant Dallas Cothrum who spoke in favor. He quickly summarized a power point presentation and pointed out positive facets of the development. At 7:55 p.m. the following motion was made: 7M Mation to con tin tie the public hearing until March I - j, larks;secondby jj "ade; motion passed with the following vote: Ayes- McCourrj7, ff,ade, Marks bolos-,Uikulec, Boyer 5.2 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an Amended and Restated Development Agreement with Triangle Property 01, Ltd., and Triangle Property 04, Ltd. (Development Services, Joyce) Gordon Scruggs told the council there was a previous development agreement approved by, council in February= 2014 for this property located at the northeast corner of South ColonN(7 Boulevard and S.H. 121. He briefly reviewed the agreement and said that the property owner has conducted a traffic impact analysis. The analysis has indicated that one of the deceleration lanes along S.H. 121 required by the agreement is not needed and the owner is requesting the requirement be removed. City staff and an outside consulting firm reviewed the analysis. Gordon added that if at some point in the future it is determined to be needed, the developer will have to construct it. Motion to approve- Marks; second by 11 adz; motion passed with all ayes except for Boy,er ",ho voted no. 5.3 Discuss and consider an ordinance approving an amended site plan for Lot 1, Block A, a 30,336 square foot retail/restaurant center called Village at 121, Phase 2, on approximately 2.53 acres, located on the north side of the Sam Rayburn Tollway (S.H. 121) and cast of South Colony Boulevard (Development Services, Joyce) Gordon Scruggs explained that this amended site plan is to remove the deceleration lane per the approved amended development agreement in 5.2 above. February 17, 2015 Motion to approve- Wade; second by Marks; motion passed with all ayes. 5.4 Discuss and consider an ordinance approving development plan for a 4,300 square foot restaurant, Panera Bread, to be located on a 1.12 acre tract of land within Planned Development No. 25 (PD -25) on the south side of the Sam Rayburn Tollway (S.H. 121) approximately 250 feet west of Plano Parkway (Development Services, Joyce) Gordon Scruggs reviewed the location for this 4,300 square foot restaurant. The landscape plans, parking, elevations and access information were presented. Motion to approve -Marks; second by Wade; motion passed with all ayes. 5.5 Discuss and consider approving an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6, Article X, Division 2, Section 6-220 entitled "Definitions," by amending the definition of "Junked Vehicle" (General Administration, Perez) Joe Perez told the council that this ordinance is presented as a result of H.B. 2305 that goes into effect 'March 1. 2015. It adds boats and aircraft to the definition of junked vehicles. Motion to approve -Harks; second by Wade; motion passed with all ayes. 5.6 Discuss and provide direction regarding the City Manager's Arts Committee including but not limited to its function, oversight, activities, budget, and structure (Ci4, Manager, Powell) City, Manager Troy Powell told the council that due: to a citizen's comments, he wanted to clariA,, what the committee is and what they are doing. The committee is focusing on three scheduled summer conceits and a Shakespeare in the Park event for 2015. They are meeting the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at city hall. He added that since this is a committee overseen by the city manager's office and not a board. there are no agendas and no minutes for the meetings. He also said that the committee members were invited to the upcoming Board Member Appreciation Banquet however in the future, he will recognize the members separately of that event. 5.7 Discuss and consider approving a resolution adopting an amended Cultural Arts Master Plan (General Administration, Shallenburger) Brant Shallenburger reviewed the changes in the document since its previous approval. Further. he asked about who should implement the plan. Troy Powell added there are no funds allocated to the plan. Several council members stated that the City Manager's Arts Committee (CMAC) could implement the plan however the N-layor added that any projects should be brought to council for approval. Mayor McCourry also asked that references to capital funds allocations on pages 36 and 37 be removed. 4 February 17, 2015 Motion to approve City Managers Arts Committee to be responsible to implement the plan, and to change, references of Cultural Arts Board to City .11a pagers Committee; and to strike the portions of pages 36 and 27 that refer to I % being designated for public art- Alarks; second by JT'ade; motion passed with all ayes. Executive Session was convened at 8:40 p.m. 6.0 1 EXECUTIVE SESSION 6.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.087 of the TEXAs GOVERNMENT CODE to deliberate regarding commercial or financial information the city has received from a business prospect(s), and to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect [Explorer]. Open Session was reconvened at 9:20 pm. ' 6.2 A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding a financial offer or other incentive to a business prospect [Explorer]. I move to approve the execution of'a performance agreement by and between The Colony Economic Development Corporation and Project Explorer Contractor on the terms as presented in executive session- Boyer; second by Wade; motion passed with all ayes [Councilmember Marks was absent from the dais during the vote.] And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 9:22 p.m. ATTEST'. CbAistie Wilson. TRMC City Secretary NUMNI&"I �Ilcc'OLIKY', Mayor �Y Of The Colony