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06-27-2000 (City Council) Agenda Packet NOTICE OF MEETING WYT,IE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, June 27, 2000 7:00 p.m. Wylie Municipal Complex—Council Chambers 2000 State Highway 78 North Wylie,Texas 75098 Action Taken CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION&PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS&PRESENTATIONS CITIZENS PARTICIPATION CONSENT AGENDA All resters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City and will be enacted by one motion There will not be she discussion it these items.If discussion is that item will be removed front the Consent Agenda and will be considered rely. A. Approval of the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of June 13,2000. B. Consider and act upon a resolution of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas,changing authorized representatives for the Texas Local Government Investment Pool(Texpool). WORKSESSION Discussion of Wastewater Treatment Plant ADJOURNMENT. In addition to any specifically identified Executive Sessions,Council may convene into Executive Session at any point during the open meeting to discuss any item posted on this agenda. Specific sections of the Open Meetings Act will be identified and announced should Council elect to convene into Executive Session. I certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted on this day of ,2000 at 5:00 p.m. as required by law in accordance with Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code and that the appropriate news media contacted. City Secretary Date Notice Removed The Wylie Municipal Complex is Wheelchair accessible. Sign interpretation or other special assistance for disabled attendees must be requested 48 hours in advance by contacting the City Secretary's office at 972/442-8100 or TD 972/442- 8170. MINUTES Wylie City Council Tuesday, June 13, 2000 — 7:00 p.m. Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Chambers 2000 State Highway 78 North Council Present:Mayor John Mondy, Councilman Joel Scott, Councilwoman Reta Allen, Councilman Eric Hogue, Councilman Merrill Young, Councilman J.C. Worley and Councilman Chris Trout. Staff Present: Anthony Johnson, City Manager; Mindy Manson, Assistant City Manager; Brady Snellgrove, Finance Director; Jeff Butters, Chief of Police; Sam Satterwhite, Executive Director Wylie Economic Development and Barbara Salinas, City Secretary. Councilman Scott was asked to give the invocation and Councilman Trout led the Pledge of Allegiance. CO S: K.AND A U . ; ; €igol t0 D gogi wY 'l' 011 T R NQ0 Councilman Scott made a motion to approve Resolution Number 2000-11(R)declaring the results of the Runoff Election of June 3, 2000. Councilwoman Allen seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7- 0. Judge Terry L. Douglas, Justice of the Peace, Collin County,Precinct 2 administered the Oath of Office to Mayor John Mondy. Mayor Pro Tem Joel Scott issued the Certificate of Election to Mayor John Mondy. Mr. A.D. Duncan Mr. Duncan expressed his concerns to the Council regarding item number 6, Tax Abatement for Sanden International. He opposed the abatement, but added that Sanden has been a good neighbor to our community. He asked that Council consider all homeowners who now pay a `hefty' tax rate. He also stated that a majority of the Sanden employees do not live in Wylie. CONSI�JT:AORND A. Approval of the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of May 23,2000. Councilman Hogue asked that Page 1 of the May 23 Minutes be corrected to reflect that he was present at the meeting. With no further corrections, Councilman Hogue made a motion to approve the Minutes from the Regular Meeting of May 23, 2000. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed. 7-0. T#'L TORINDI DUALVoN$$M ErRA'II4N.r1ND AVIRo : 1. Hold a Public Hearing to consider and act upon approval of an Ordinance adopting the Standards of Care for youth programs established by the City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Department. (Tabled item) Minutes of June 13, 2000 Wylie City Council Page 1 Councilman Scott made a motion to remove Item 1 from the Table. Ms. Manson provided a brief background on this item stating that it is necessary to adopt an ordinance to establish a standard of care for all youth programs so that we comply with the 1995 Senate Bill 212. The Mayor then opened the Public Hearing asking that anyone who wished to speak either in favor or opposition of the adoption of said ordinance, come forward, stating their name and address for the record and limiting their comments to three(3)minutes. With no response,the Mayor then closed the Public Hearing. Councilman Young made reference to the Section regarding `suspected abuse' and asked that Council be kept informed of any such problems. Councilman Hogue made a motion to approve Ordinance Number 2000-07, adopting the Standards of Care for youth programs established by the City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Department. Councilman Young seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. 2. Consider and act upon appointments to the Ambulance Board, Construction Code Board, Library Board,Parks and Recreation Board,Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Corporation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Wylie Economic Development Corporation for those whose terms expire in July of 2000. Councilwoman Allen made a motion to appoint Mr. Erik Gray to the vacancy on the Construction Code Board for a two-year term expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Scott seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Councilman Scott made a motion to appoint Mr. Adrian Sanchez to the Library Board. (Replacing Debra Workman) Councilman Trout seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Councilwoman Allen made a motion to appoint Mr. Greg Zimmerman, Ms. Anne Hiney and Ms. Lisa Williams to the Parks and Recreation Board for two year terms expiring in July of 2002. (Replacing Melissa Nichols, Gary Wiseman, and Tim McGlothin) and to reappoint Mr. Terry Ayre for a two year term expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed,7-0. Councilman Trout made a motion to appoint Mr. Tony Snider to fill the unexpired term of Ms. Julie Schmader expiring in July of 2001; Mr. Phillip Trammel (Replacing Cecilia Wood) for a two-year term expiring in July of 2002,and reappoint Mr. Carter Porter for a two-year term expiring in July of 2002,all to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Councilman Scott made a motion to appoint Mr. Mike Phillips and Ms. Julie Schmader both as an alternates to the Zoning Board of Adjustments each for a two-year terms expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Trout seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed. 7-0. Councilman Trout made a motion to reappoint Ms. Gerry Whitt, Mr. Chris Trout, Mr. John Mondy, and Mr. J.C. Worley to the Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Corporation for two-year terms expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Councilwoman Allen made a motion to reappoint Mr. John Yeager, Mr. Kevin St. John and Mr. Merrill Young to the Wylie Economic Development Corporation for two-year terms expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Trout seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed. 7-0. Councilman Scott made a motion to reappoint Warner Washington and Kenneth Quisenberry to the Ambulance Board both for two-year terms expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Hogue seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed,7-0. 3. Consider and act upon approval of an award of bid for the purchase of a PT Cruiser to be utilized by the Wylie Police Department DARE Program. Minutes of June 13, 2000 Wylie City Council Page 2 Chief Jeff Butters addressed this item. Chief Butters provided a brief background on the history of the request. The Police Department was awarded a$10,000 matching grant from the Ronald McDonald House. Officer Riley also obtained a$5,000 donation from Kansas City Southern Railroad toward the purchase of a DARE vehicle. He stated that the Chrysler PT Cruiser was selected as the ideal vehicle for the DARE unit as it will draw attention to the program and generate interest among the children. Originally a Chevy Blazer was order, however, subsequent to ordering the Blazer, a patrol vehicle was wrecked and totaled creating an opportunity to use the Blazer as a replacement vehicle. The Blazer will be used for the K-9 vehicle and the K-9 vehicle will now be placed back in the squad car rotation until it is replaced. The City of Wylie received one bid of $17,070 for a white 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser from El dorado Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Dealership in McKinney. Councilman Young made a motion to approve the award of bid for the purchase of a PT Cruiser to be utilized by the Wylie Police Department DARE Program. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed,7-0. 4. Consider and act upon issues surrounding the adoption of guidelines and criteria for the provision of tax abatements. Mr. Sam Satterwhite, Wylie Economic Development Executive Director was present to address this item. Mr. Satterwhite stated that Council would be considering the approval of two abatement agreements this evening. He explained the procedure that was followed in accordance with Texas Tax Code Section 312. He stated that the City approved guidelines in July of 1993, however the Sunset Provision requires renewal of the guidelines every two years. He stated that the guidelines are identical to what was approved in 1993 and provided a brief overview. Councilman Scott made a motion to approve Resolution Number 2000-12 (R) adopting the guidelines and criteria for the provisions of tax abatements. Councilwoman Allen seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed,7-0. 5. Hold a public hearing to allow the public presentation of evidence for or against the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 2. Mr. Satterwhite addressed this item. Mr. Satterwhite explained the procedure required in order to offer a tax abatement to any business entity by the City's creation of a Reinvestment Zone. He explained that a Zone could be any shape of size,however such zone must be contiguous and must include some portion of the earth's surface. He explained that a public hearing must beheld and a seven day notice must be given to the presiding officer of each other taxing unit that has taxing jurisdiction over real property within the zone. He stated that notice of the hearing must also be published at least seven days before the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. He added that the Council must make several findings. One of which that improvements sought are feasible and are of benefit to the zone after the expiration of the subsequent abatement agreement and that the designation of the zone is reasonably likely to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or attract major investment in the zone. The Mayor then opened the Public Hearing asking that anyone who wished to speak either in favor or opposition of the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 2, come forward, stating their name and address for the record and limiting their comments to three (3) minutes. With no response, the Mayor then closed the Public Hearing, however, he asked that Mr. Duncan's comments during Citizens Participation be entered into the record for this item. Mr.Duncan spoke in opposition to the approval of the abatement. 6. Consider and act upon issues surrounding the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 2 and the approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement between the City of Wylie and Sanden International(U.S.A.),Inc. Representatives of Sanden, Mr. Jim Phaup, Vice President of Marketing and Sales and Mr. Rod Taylor were present to address Council. Mr. Kevin Ciavarra of Strasburger and Price was also present. Minutes of June 13, 2000 Wylie City Council Page 3 Mr. Phaup began by thanking Council for the opportunity to be present this evening. He stated that the outlook for Sanden is strong and provided Council with a the status of upcoming projects such as the installation and completion of die-casting and a new production line of compressors to be sold to Chrysler. He stated that Sanden is proud to be a part of Wylie and is looking forward to working with the Council and Community in the future. There was some discussion with Council regarding plant location, number of employees after die cast addition, and the percent of employees living in Wylie. Mr. Phaup stated that they(Sanden) selected Wylie because of their belief in the community and expressed their desire to remain in the community. He stated that the die cast addition will provide approximately 173 new jobs and that approximately 36%of their current employees live in the Wylie area. There was some discussion with regard to the benefits to the Wylie Independent School District and the number of years of the abatement. It was clarified that the abatement drops in the year 2006, referencing Page 3, Section 2 of the Agreement. Mr. Rod Taylor, Sanden Representative, concluded by expressing his appreciation and stating that he looks forward to being partners with the City of Wylie for a long time. Councilman Young made a motion to approve the issues surrounding the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 2 and the approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement between the City of Wylie and Sanden International (U.S.A.), Inc. by Ordinance No. 2000-08. Councilman Scott seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0 7. Hold a public hearing to allow the public presentation of evidence for or against the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 3. Mr. Satterwhite addressed this item stating that the procedure is the same as was followed for Sanden. The Mayor then opened the Public Hearing asking that anyone who wished to speak either in favor or opposition of the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 3, come forward, stating their name and address for the record and limiting their comments to three(3)minutes. With no response,the Mayor then closed the Public Hearing. 8. Consider and act upon issues surrounding the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 3 and the approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement between the City of Wylie and Moulding Associates,Inc.(MAI). Mr. Satterwhite addressed this item. Mr. Satterwhite stated that on January 7, 1998 the WEDC staff began discussion with Mr. Raford Cade CEO of MAI on the potential relocation of MAI, which was then located in Garland. He stated that following months of negotiations, Mr. Cade concluded that Wylie was the preferred location and relocated their operations. Mr. Satterwhite explained that the proposed abatement is a 200% abatement over a five-year period or a 40%abatement per year for a five-year period. He stated that MAI entered into an agreement to purchase 5 acres within premier business park, constructing a 60,000 square foot building that employs approximately 50 employees. Mr. Satterwhite concluded by stating that after the downtown fires, MAI replaced doors of damaged or destroyed businesses and continues to work with the downtown merchants to enhance the downtown area with their product. Councilman Worley made a motion to approve the issues surrounding the creation of Reinvestment Zone No. 3 and the approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement between the City of Wylie and Moulding Associates. Inc. (MAI) by Ordinance No. 2000-09. Councilman Hogue seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Review of Zoning Ordinance Re-write with Ray Stanland with Stanland &Associates Ms. Manson stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission has been reviewing the Zoning Ordinance and will bring their recommendations before Council. The purpose of the Worksession was to allow Council to preview the work that the Commission has done with the Consultant, Mr. Ray Stanland, prior to viewing for the first time for their consideration of approval. Minutes of June 13, 2000 Wylie City Council Page 4 Mr. Stanland explained that they were looking primarily at the Residential Districts first, listing Rural, Suburban, and Villages and noting that the plan is conceptual. Mr. Stanland reviewed the Land Use Tables where discussion followed with regard to Manufactured Home concerns. Mr. Stanland reviewed the chart for SF Districts (20 districts) and discussion centered on lot requirements, dwelling regulations, and main and accessory yard structure requirements. Mr. Stanland then presented the Table of Residential Standards. With regard to minimum square footage, there was some concerns expressed by staff and council that by dictating 2000 square foot home minimum you discourage a certain income level. There was discussion on animal use and the number of animals permitted per acre and the "A" Agriculture land use. Mr. Stanland reminded Council that the "A" Agricultural land use designation is considered a temporary zoning for new undeveloped land and as Wylie develops zone changes will be requested. With regard to the animal issue,he suggested that this may be a code enforcement issue. Article Three, Residential Districts was a topic of discussion that required clarification and prompted concerns from some of Council with regard to the incentives that this system is designed to encourage. Mr. Stanland explained that this point system was developed to encourages developers to attain certain points within three levels of development for an overall point total. The system is designed to encourage quality development. Mr. Stanland provided examples of how the system would work using existing developments. Council expressed concerns regarding the minimum number of points and the lack of incentive. Council had concerns regarding the implementation and personnel to utilize the point system in Wylie. Ms. Manson explained that the system is workable with training to understand and calculate the system. Mr. Stanland added that this system should reduce negotiations and allow the process to move smoothly. Mr. Johnson stated that Mr. Stanland has done the job that was asked, to raise the development standards and that what has been presented was impressive. There was some discussion with regard to adoption of the new Ordinance and how it effects existing zoning. Mr. Stanland explained that each case would have to be reviewed individually to see how it fits the new zoning districts. There was discussion on how this would be presented to the Public and the need to develop a transition program. The Mayor and Council thanked Mr. Stanland for his presentation. Before convening into Executive Session, the Mayor reconvened into Open Session to address specifically Item No. 2, Board and Commission Appointments. It was noted that several reappointments were inadvertently omitted,therefore formal motions and votes were required to confirm reappointment. Library Board Councilman Scott made a motion to reappoint Mary Starnes, Gerry Whitt and Ms. Grace Morrison to the Library Board,all for two-year terms expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Trout seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Planning&Zoning Commission Councilman Young made a motion to appoint Mr. Steve Ahrens (replacing Sharon Dowdy) to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a two-year term expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed,7-0. Zoning Board of Adjustments Councilman Scott made a motion to reappoint Ms. Marilyn Herrera and Mr. Jeff McCoy to the Zoning Board of Adjustments both for two-year terms expiring in July of 2002. Councilman Trout seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed, 7-0. Minutes of June 13, 2000 Wylie City Council Page 5 The Mayor then convened into Executive Session in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Code Annotated (Open Meeting Law), Section 551.072 deliberation of real property; ROW acquisition; Section 551.074 Personnel Matters,to deliberate the structure and duties of the organization. No action was taken as a result of Executive Session. John Mondy,Mayor ATTEST: Barbara A Salinas,City Secretary Minutes of June 13, 2000 Wylie City Council Page 6 WYLIE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM NO. B . June 27, 2000 Issue Consider and act upon a resolution of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, changing authorized representatives for the Texas Local Government Investment Pool(Texpool). Background Texpool is a state managed investment pool created for the benefit of cities, school districts, and other political subdivisions. Participants include cities, counties, school districts, higher education districts, utility districts, and health care districts. The pool is operated like a money market fund in which interest is earned on a daily basis and paid on a monthly basis. Changes to the staff have made is necessary for the City to complete a resolution amending authorized representatives. This resolution will revise the list of individuals authorized to complete transactions between the City and Texpool. The authorized representatives in the new resolution will be the City Manager, Anthony Biff Johnson, the Finance Director, Brady Snellgrove, and the Assistant Finance Director, Judy Klusmann. Financial Considerations N/A Other Considerations The attached Texpool resolution complies with the Public Funds Investment Act of the Texas Government Code and the City's Investment Policy. Staff Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council approve this resolution amending the authorized representatives for Texpool. Attachments Resolution T aeitZd by vied y Finance City Mana proval Yvtktaa .'t a za 1 An Investment:Bernice jar Pubic Funds RESOLUTION AMENDING AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES WHEREAS, the City of Wylie, Texas ("Participant") is a local government of the State of Texas and is empowered to delegate to a public funds investment pool the authority to invest funds and to act as custodian of investments purchased with local investment funds; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Participant to invest local funds in investments that provide for the preservation and safety of principal, liquidity, and yield consistent with the Public Funds Investment Act; and WHEREAS, the Texas Local Government Investment Pool ("TexPool"), a public funds investment pool, was created on behalf of entities whose investment objective in order of priority are preservation and safety of principal, liquidity, and yield consistent with the Public Funds Investment Act. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows: A. That the individuals, whose signatures appear in this Resolution, are Authorized Representatives of the Participant and are each hereby authorized to transmit funds for investment in TexPool and are each further authorized to withdraw funds from time to time, to issue letters of instruction, and to take all other actions deemed necessary or appropriate for the investment of local funds. B. That an Authorized Representative of the Participant may be deleted by a written instrument signed by all remaining Authorized Representatives provided that the deleted Authorized Representative (1) is assigned job duties that no longer require access to the Participant's TexPool account or(2) is no longer employed by the Participant; and C. That the Participant may by Amending Resolution signed by the Participant add an Authorized Representative provided the additional Authorized Representative is an officer, employee, or agent of the Participant; List the Authorized Representatives of the Participant. These individuals will be issued P.I.N. numbers. 1.Name Anthony Biff Johnson Title City Manager Signature Direct Phone Number 972-442-8120 2.Name Brady E Snellgrove Title Finance Director Signature Direct Phone Number 972-442-8141 3.Name Judy Klusmann Title Assistant Finance Director Signature Direct Phone Number 972-442-8144 List the name of the Authorized Representative listed above that will have primary responsibility for performing transactions and receiving confirmations and monthly statements under the Participation Agreement. Name Judy Klusmann In addition and at the option of the Participant, one additional Authorized Representative can be designated to perform only inquiry of selected information. This limited representative cannot make deposits or withdrawals. If the Participant desires to designate a representative with inquiry rights only, complete the following information. 4.Name Anita Collins Title Accountant D. That this Resolution and its authorization shall continue in full force and effect until amended or revoked by the Participant, and until TexPool receives a copy of any such amendment or revocation. This Resolution is hereby introduced and adopted by the Participant at its regular/special meeting held on the 27th day June , 2000 NAME OF PARTICIPANT: City of Wylie, Texas BY: Signature John Mondy Printed Name Mayor Title ATTEST: Signature Barbara Salinas Printed Name OFFICIAL SEAL Title