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07-09-1996 (City Council) Minutes Minutes of the Wylie City Council July 9,1996 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Swartz called the City Council Meeting to order, July 9, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. with the following Councilmembers present: Wanda Sparks, Reta Allen, Cleo Adams, Joel Scott and J. C. Worley. John Mondy arrived during Executive Session. OATHS OF OFFICE Newly Appointed and Reappointed Board and Committee Members Susan Shuler, City Secretary administered oaths of office to the newly and reappointed boards and commission members. Mayor Swartz presented the board members with certificates of appreciation. PRESENTATION Presentation of Library Design Phase Danelle Wrightson, with Phillips Swager Associates gave an overview of the library design phase. She stated that the children's section would have a Railroad Depot theme. CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Executive Session Under Section 551.071 Consultation with Attorney Executive Session was held to consult the City Attorney regarding pending litigation, City of Parker v. City of Wylie, Cause No. 219.458.96, District Court of Collin County, Texas 219 Judicial District. Executive Session was held to consult with the City Attorney and seek advise on contemplated litigation and potential settlement with Texas By Products a/k/a Griffin Industries. RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION Minutes of the Wylie City Council, July 9, 1996, Page 1 ACTION ITEMS Contract with Texas By Products a/k/a Griffin Industries and a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to Execute Mondy made the motion to authorize the Mayor and City Secretary to execute an agreement with Texas By Products to cease operations as a rendering plant. Allen seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. Public Hearing and Consider Approval of an Ordinance Changing the Zoning at Ballard and Parker to Multi Family Gary & Lynn Tuggle, 103 Fairmount, Wylie, Texas -They do not want apartments in their neighborhood. They feel it will increase the traffic. Chris Taylor, 129 Fairmount, Wylie, Texas - He is opposed to apartments. He does not want the zone change. The current apartments are not pleasing. He wants nicer homes built in that area. Connie Monk, 111 Fairmount, Wylie, Texas - Has lived here 10 years. She does not see how apartments will improve the area. Does not want an increase in crime. Ms. Schweppe, 113 Fairmount, Wylie, Texas - Does not want the apartments. She feels it will bring crime to the community. Tom Pritzkay, 400 E. Gaston, Wylie, Texas - Speaking on behalf of numerous residents in the Pointe North Addition. He does not feel that apartments now are being taken care of and that code enforcement is not taking care of the current violations. He feels property value would decrease and that traffic would increase. He thinks this would be a potentially dangerous traffic area. D. Strait, 104 Windsor, Wylie, Texas - Does not want this zone change. Mary Shaddox, 109 Fairmount, Wylie, Texas - She has nothing against apartments but she is opposed to the rezoning of this property. She feels this would over crowd the elementary schools. She said crime would increase and people will abandon cars. She feels the apartments will take away from the spacious area. William Downs, 601 Parker Road, Wylie, Texas - He opposes the apartments. He said the most current buildings built to codes would turn people off. He said until codes are adjusted we would like the low rent district. Mr. Downs stated this 16 acres would allow for 320 units which will accommodate 1,120 people all to city code. He thinks this is inappropriate. He also thinks it is in inappropriate for someone to buy property, place a for sale sign and then come to Council to ask them to raise the value. Minutes of the Wylie City Council, July 9, 1996, Page 2 Rhonda Berryhill, 634 N. Ballard, Wylie, Texas - When she bought her property, she checked the zoning of the area surrounding her property. She stated apartments can be nice but after years they deteriorate. She feels apartments do bring crime and wants it left single family. Richard Parker, Wylie, Texas - He stated he has lived here all of his life. He feels Wylie is in dire need of more multi-family housing. He wants the property used as residential but multi-family. His property is as far North in the city limits of Wylie. He stated his property buffered from the rest of the City of Wylie and other residential housing by 250' with no residential housing within the 200' notification. He owns 22 acres South of this property, zoned residential. Multi family zoning would give him the opportunity to extend utilities through the 22 acres onto Espinoza's property and tie Ann Lane into Parker Road. He would like the zoning change considered. Mr. Parker was asked what the design of these apartments were going to be, wood or brick veneer and what the rent would be? Mr. Parker stated the rent would be about $525 per month. Another question asked "What kind of screening?" Parker stated that the building requirements are in the zoning ordinance. Public hearing was closed and it was so noted that the proposed ordinance as written had an error showing approval by the planning and zoning. City Secretary Shuler noted that the ordinance if approved would reflect that planning and zoning denied the request. Scott made the motion to deny the request from agriculture to multi family but that staff review very quickly the multi family placements and if Mr. Parker wants to re-approach Planning and Zoning he can do so. Mondy seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. Approval of Minutes from June 18 and June 25, 1996 Scott made the motion to approve the minutes and Mondy seconded. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. Consider Approval of an Ordinance Requiring Sprinkler Systems in New Construction Allen made the motion to table and Mondy seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. Consider Approval of an Ordinance Designating Certain Areas of the Community Park as No Parking Areas ORDINANCE NO. 96-26 PROVIDING FOR DESIGNATED NO PARKING ZONES ALONG CERTAIN PORTIONS OF COMMUNITY PARK IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS ALLOWING FOR THE ACCESS OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES; Minutes of the Wylie City Council, July 9, 1996, Page 3 PROVIDING FOR NOTIFICATION BY THE INSTALLATION OF SIGNS AND MARKINGS; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS, REPEALING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF. Mindy Manson, Assistant to the City Manager, gave an overview of the parking area and how dome post and cable will be installed. She stated this was being done to allow access for emergency vehicles. Adams made the motion to approve the ordinance and Sparks seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Refuse Collection Contract to Add Brush and Bulky Pick Up Mayor Swartz read the heading of the ordinance. Consider Contract for Meter Reader Services Mondy made the motion to table and Allen seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. Authorizing the Mayor or City Manager and the City Secretary to Execute Contract Agreements with Railway Entities for Utility and Access Crossings and Related Work in Association with Capital Improvement Projects Scott made the motion to approve and Allen seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. STAFF REPORTS Mike Collins, City Manager, stated that signalization for the FM544 and 1378 was on schedule to be put in place by the first of August. Brady Snellgrove stated that Council was give the April and May expenditures and he would be happy to answer any questions that Council might have for him. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business to come before Co ncil for consideration, the meeting,, 10. d. Jim Swartz, Mayor 1J -. Sus • ler, City Secretary , Af Minutes of the Wylie City Council,July 9, 1996, Page 4