HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 99-29 ORIGINAL
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. qq-~,-9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE
COLONY, TEXAS, APPOINTING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO ASSIST THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AND THE ADOPTION OF IMPACT FEES FOR
STORM WATER, DRAINAGE, AND FLOOD CONTROL FACILITIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 395, TEX. LOC. GOV. CODE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas (the "City"), in accordance
with Chapter 395, Tex. Loc. Gov. Code (the "Code"), desires to initiate the process to develop land
use assumptions and a capital improvements plan for certain storm water, drainage, and flood
control facilities within the City, including the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, with a view
toward adopting impact fees to be charged against new development in order to generate revenue
for funding or recouping the costs of such capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated
by and attributable to the new development; and
WHEREAS, the appointment of a capital improvements advisory committee, as described
in Section 395.058 of the Code, is one of the initial steps toward the development of such a capital
improvements plan and the adoption of impact fees; and
WHEREAS, Section 395.058 of the Code provides that the City Council may appoint, as
the capital improvements advisory committee, the following persons: (i) the City Planning and
Zoning Commission, (ii) a representative of the real estate, development, or building industry, and
(iii) to the extent an impact fee is to be applied in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, a
representative from the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. Appointment of Capital Improvements Advisory_ CommittecJ
A. The City Planning and Zoning Commission is hereby appointed as the Capital
Improvements Advisory Committee ("Committee") for purposes of Chapter 395, Tex. Loc. Gov.
Code in connection with the adoption by the City of land use assumptions, a capital
improvements plan and impact fees for certain storm water, drainage, and flood control facilities.
The Planning and Zoning Commission includes an architect who is a member of the building
industry.
Section 2. Duties of Committee. The Committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to
the City Council and shall exercise those powers and perform those duties and obligations set forth
in Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code. In connection with its appointment, the Committee
is established to:
A. Advise and assist the City in adopting land use assumptions;
B. Review the capital improvements plan and file written comments;
C. Monitor and evaluate implementation of the capital improvements plan;
D. File semiannual reports with respect to the progress of the capital improvements
plan and report to the City Council any perceived inequities in implementing the plan or imposing a
capital impact fee; and
E. Advise the City Council of the need to update or revise the land use assumptions,
capital improvements plan, and impact fees.
Section 3. Procedural Rules. The Committee shall follow the same rules of procedure
in the conduct of its meetings as are used by the City's Planning and Zoning Commission.
Section 4. .F;ff&Cdi.gp~21~. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date of
adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas this
the 27th day of December, 1999.
William W. Manning, Mayor ~
ATTEST:
ll. utharm De,;lin, Deputy City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM: