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HELD ON
JANUARY 03,2017
The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to
order at 6:40 p.m. on the 3rd day of January, 2017, 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
Brian R. Wade Councilmember Present
David Terre Councilmember Present
Perry Schrag Mayor Pro-Tern Present
Joel Marks Councilmember Absent
And with six council members present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1. Call to Order—6:40 p.m.
1.2. Invocation—Pastor John Pecoraro with First Baptist Church provided the invocation.
1.3. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag
1.4. Salute to the Texas Flag
1.5 Items of Community Interest
Councilmember Terre commented the City will be celebrating the 40th anniversary for
The Colony in 2017.
2.0 WORK SESSION
The Work Session is for the purpose of exchanging information regarding public business or policy.
No action is taken on Work Session items. Citizen input will not be heard during this portion of the
agenda.
2.1. Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items. (Council)
None
3.0 CITIZEN INPUT
This portion of the meeting is to allow up to five (5) minutes per speaker with a maximum
of thirty (30) 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 wishing to speak shall submit a Request Form to the City
Secretary
These items are strictly public service announcements. Expressions of thanks, congratulations or condolences, information
- -- regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognition of city officials, employees or other citizens; reminders about upcoming
events sponsored by the City or other entity that are scheduled to be attended by a city official or city employee.No action
will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items
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Karen McGuffin,4829 Wagner Dr., addressed the Council on the Soup&Bowl event for
Metro Relief on January 28th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 pin. and invited Council to
volunteer to help with the fundraising event.
4.0 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.
4.1. Consider approving City Council Regular Session minutes for December 20,2016.
4.2. Consider approving Council expenditures for the month of November 2016.
4.3. Consider approving a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Change
Order under the Advanced Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of
Transportation for Utility Construction on Main Street.
4.4. Consider approving the appointment of Maggie Heermans to Place 3 of the Library
Advisory Board.
Motion to approve all items from the consent agenda- Schrag; second by Mikulec;
motion passed with all ayes.
5.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
Executive Session was convened at 6:50 p.m.
6.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION
6.1. A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071
of the Texas Government Code to seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding
pending or contemplated litigation - City of The Colony, Texas v. B.S.A. TX-342,
Limited Partnership (Budget Suites of America,TX-3472), Cause No. 16-09568-442.
B. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071
of the Texas Government Code to seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding
pending or contemplated litigation - Atlantic Colony Venture I. LLC and Atlantic
Colony Venture II, LLC v. City of the Colony, Texas, et al., Cause No. 16-02219-
442.
C. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071
of the Texas Government Code to seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding
pending or contemplated litigation-Appeal of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative,
Inc.,PUC Docket No.45175 and City of The Colony,Texas v.Brazos Electric Power
Cooperative, Inc. matter,Cause No. 16-06424-16.
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Open Session was reconvened at 8:11 p.m.
6.2. A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding the pending or
contemplated litigation - City of The Colony, Texas v. B.S.A. TX-342, Limited
Partnership (Budget Suites of America,TX-3472), Cause No. 16-09568-442.
No Action
B. Any action as a result of executive session regarding the pending or
contemplated litigation - Atlantic Venture, LLC and Atlantic Colony Venture II,
LLC v. City of The Colony,Texas, et al.
No Action
C. Any action as a result of executive session regarding pending or contemplated
litigation — Appeal of Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., PUC Docket No.
45175 and City of The Colony, Texas v. Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
matter, Cause No. 16-06424-16.
No Action
Pursuant to the Texas Open Meeting Act, Government Code Chapter 551 one or more of
the above items may be considered in executive session closed to the public, including but
not limited to consultation with attorney pursuant to Texas Government Code Section
551.071 arising out of the attorney's ethical duty to advise the city concerning legal issues
arising from an agenda item. Any decision held on such matter will be taken or conducted
in open session following the conclusion of the executive session.
And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
APPROVED:
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City of the Colony
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Tina Stewart,TRMC ;v
City Secretary - 1r-i SEAL