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12-09-1997 (City Council) Minutes Minutes of the Wylie City Council Meeting December 9, 1997 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Jim Swartz called the City Council Meeting to order December 9, 1997 at 6:30 p.m. with the following Councilmembers present: John Mondy, Wanda Sparks, Cleo Adams, Joel Scott, J. C. Worley and Reta Allen. Staff members present were: Mike Collins, City Manager, Mindy Manson, Assistant to the City Manager, Susan Shuler, City Secretary, Brady Snellgrove, Finance Director, Jack Jones, Supt. of Public Works, Mike Phillips, Building Official and Greg MacLean, Consulting Engineer, The Hogan Corporation. CONSENT AGENDA 1) Approval of Minutes from the November 11 Council Meeting 2) Final acceptance of the construction of McCreary Road paving and drainage improvements from the railroad tracks North of FM 544 to South Fork Mobile Home Park, and authorize final payment to XIT Paving and Construction, Inc. in the amount of$27,944.62 3) Final acceptance of the construction of the 1997 extended alley reconstruction (alley between Briarwood and Dogwood) and authorize change order no. 1 and final payment to Allied Builders in the amount of $18,570.10 Scott made the motion to approve the consent agenda items. Adams seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously. ACTION ITEMS Approval of an Ordinance Abandoning the R-O-W on North First Street Between Marble and Oak Phillips gave an overview of the request from First Baptist Church to abandon the portion of First Street between Marble and Oak Streets. He said the church plans on using the abandoned right of way for future expansion of their facilities. He stated the ROW contains no utilities other than a 1 1/2 inch water line that runs north from Marble Street. Phillips said that staff conducted traffic counts for a week on the portion of First Street under construction. He also said that the services of Fuller Appraisals conducted an appraisal of the property and established its fair market value. He said that the cost of the appraisal was paid for by the church. Phillips said the fair market value of the property was established at eighty cents a square foot for the 24,514.7 square feet (70 ft. x 350.21 Minutes of the Wylie City Council, December 9, 1997, Page 1 ft.) of the ROW. He said the fair market value of the ROW would be $19,600.00. Adams made the motion to abandon the right of way at First Street between Marble and Oak Streets. Worley seconded the motion. The motion was voted and pass unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 97-24 ABANDONING A PORTION OF STREET; PROVIDING THAT SUCH ABANDONMENT SHALL BE THE INTEREST IN WHICH THE CITY MAY LEGALLY AND LAWFULLY ABANDON; PROVIDING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUITCLAIM DEED THAT MAY BE RECORDED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF COLLIN COUNTY,TEXAS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Approval of a Resolution Appointing Members to a Citizens Charter Committee Collins explained that the City Council would appoint fourteen members to serve on a Citizens Charter Committee. He said the role of the committee will be to discuss and consider specific amendments to the City Charter. The Mayor asked each Council member to appoint two members to the committee. Each Council member made their recommendation as follows: Councilman Scott B. J. Swaner Raymond Cooper Councilwoman Allen Genene Hughes Jane Chapman Councilman Mondy Doug Gray Kerry Carothers Mayor Swartz Joe Baker Laverne Ramsey Councilwoman Sparks Cory Tarrents Rita Smith Councilman Worley Merrill Young Sharon Dowdy Councilman Adams Perry Robinson Cecilia Woods RESOLUTION NO.97-16 OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,TEXAS,ESTABLISHING A CITIZENS CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE SCOPE AND AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS Second Public Hearing for the Disannexation of 15.61 acres out of the Richard Newman Survey, Abstract No. 660, Collin County, Texas and being part of 195.939 acre tract Mayor Swartz opened the public hearing. With no discussion, the public hearing was closed. Shuler stated that the Service Plan was available for review in the City Secretary's office. Second Public Hearing for the Annexation of 22.52 acres out of the Richard Newman Survey, Abstract No. 660, Collin County, Texas and being part of 411.15 acre tract Mayor Swartz opened the public hearing. With no discussion, the public hearing was closed. Shuler stated that the Service Plan was available for review in the City Secretary's office. Second Public Hearing for the Annexation of 52.84 acres out of the Richard Newman Minutes of the Wylie City Council, December 9, 1997, Page 2 Survey, Abstract No. 660, Collin County, Texas and being part of 411.15 acre tract Mayor Swartz opened the public hearing. With no discussion, the public hearing was closed. Shuler stated that the Service Plan was available for review in the City Secretary's office. STAFF REPORTS Collins stated that December 15th will be the last day for applications for the Police Chief. MacLean stated that they were laying roadway on Cottonbelt and expected it to be opened by December 25th. He also stated that part of Kreymer was opened and the rest was expected to be opened by December 25th. He also stated that delays on the intersection of FM 1378/FM 544 where due to supplies from GTE and construction should begin in February. Mayor Swartz thanked everyone who was involved in the Tree Lighting Program. Sam Satterwhite, with the Wylie Economic Development Corporation stated that an agreement had been made with Best Technologies Inc. and they should start construction within 10 days. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Henry Garland - He stated that he was there to speak on the appraisal for the R-O-W abandonment. He said the original appraisal was estimated on the fact that it was $56,000 which was a blunder by the appraiser. He said the appraisal stated that the property had no value. He also said that the appraisal in his opinion was too high. He does not think it is fair that the church is being charged way too much. He believes 80 cents a square foot is too much. Kenna Johnson, 503 Rustic Oaks - She asked if it would be possible to close the crossing by the 1st Baptist Chruch. She said she also hopes the grade crossing issues will be dealt with soon. Nicki Allen, 100 Rush Creek - She said that there was an accident involving a train on Murphy Road. She said the train clipped a school bus. She also stated that in another accident Kansas City Southern train hit a tractor at an unprotected crossing. She said that Norfolk is now using the Kansas City Southern rail lines. She also said she that it concerns her to leave the rail crossings unprotected. " " Jerri Smith, 106 Carriagehouse Way - She said that she was out of town when the statement to respect the vote on the railroad issue was read. She wanted to thank the Council for the consideration and concern about the railroad decision. She also wanted to thank the Council, Mayor and City Manager and she hoped that as a town they will Minutes of the Wylie City Council, December 9, 1997, Page 3 always think of the people who live in this town. She wished everyone a peaceful new year. WORKSESSION Street Impact Fees Richard Abernathy, City Attorney stated that it is the only method you can charge a developer to pay you money for streets. He said that cities can impose fees and go through the process to create impact fees. He also stated that there were steps to follow. He said that an advisory committee is selected which can be made up of planning and zoning members with one being from the real estate community. He said land use assumptions need to be established, a capital improvement plan is developed and an ordinance is approved. Abernathy said that how much you put into the Capital Improvement Plan will determine the driving force. Council directed staff to look into this further. Ambulance Contract Proposal Fire Chief Shan English stated that AMR has given the city notice that they will pull out of the city in 90 days. Tony Myers with East Texas Ambulance reviewed their programs. He said they are a not for profit corporation, they have a uniform rate for charges, and that they have a membership program. He stated they will have two ambulances in town and that if more were needed in an emergency that there would be a mutual aid agreement to back up. He said they would like to start training fire personnel as paramedics as soon as possible. He stated that East Texas Ambulance would do whatever it takes to meet the response time. Chief English said that they will back up if needed. Allen asked if they collected on Medicare Part A and at the end of 98 will they come back to Council and ask for a subsidy? Myers said that they collect 60% on Medicare. EXECUTIVE SESSION Held executive session under Section 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property concerning the Wastewater Plant. RECONVENED INTO OPEN MEETING WORKSESSION Wylie Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Position Collins stated that a group of individuals met with a group from Terrell. He said that Minutes of the Wylie City Council, December 9, 1997, Page 4 they meet each week to discuss issues that concern the city. He said that Executive Director is for both the Chamber and the Economic Development. He said that what they created was the Economic Development contracting with the Chamber to have a common focus. He also stated that what the Wylie EDC and Chamber would propose would be to have a common director but would each board would meet independently. He said that the Chamber would pay for their administrative cost for the increase. He also said that details were still being worked out. ADJOURNMENT As there was no further business to come before Council for consideration, the meeting was adjourned. !4.- ' / Jim Swartz, Mayo Ailtgl,,,. Susan Shuler,' ity Se zta r r a . N. 111'YLI Minutes of the Wylie City Council,December 9, 1997, Page 5