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08-26-2014 (City Council) Minutes (I I: Wylie City Council CITY OF WYLIE q Minutes Wylie City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2014 —6:00 p.m. Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Chambers 300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 100 Wylie, TX 75098 CALL TO ORDER Announce the presence of a Quorum. Mayor Eric Hogue called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. City Secretary Carole Ehrlich took roll call with the following City Council members present: Mayor Eric Hogue, Mayor pro tem Keith Stephens, Councilman Nathan Scott, Councilman Todd Wintters, Councilman Bennie Jones, Councilman William Whitney III, and Councilman David Dahl. Staff present were: City Manager, Mindy Manson; Assistant City Manager, Jeff Butters; Fire Chief, Brent Parker; Police Chief, John Duscio; City Engineer, Chris Hoisted; Finance Director, Linda Bantz; WEDC Executive Director, Sam Satterwhite; Planning Director, Renae 011ie; Human Resources Manager, Lynn Fagerstrom; City Secretary, Carole Ehrlich; Public Information Officer, Craig Kelly; and various support staff. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pastor David Keuss of The Lakes Church gave the invocation and K-9 Officer Brenda Martin and Caro led the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENTATIONS • Presentation - Retirement of K9 Caro Mayor Hogue presented a proclamation honoring the retirement of K-9 Caro to K-9 Officer and handler Brenda Martin, and Police Chief John Duscio. Officer Caro will reside with K-9 Officer Martin during his retirement years. Officer Caro has served the City for five and a half years. CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Residents may address Council regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Residents must provide their name and address. Council requests that comments be limited to three (3) minutes. In addition, Council is not allowed to converse, deliberate or take action on any matter presented during citizen participation. Minutes August 26, 2014 Wylie City Council Page 1 • Information about the Elks Organization and their interest in establishing a new lodge in Wylie, TX. Jud Good, representing the Benevolent Order of the Elks, gave a presentation regarding the charitable contributions the Order of the Elks provides to the communities they serve. He stated that because Wylie is a growing city, meeting all criteria for a lodge, State President John Huffum has asked the organization to establish a lodge in Wylie. Mr. Good asked council for their support in establishing the Order of the Elks in Wylie. Lola Waterman, Nancy Hansen, Sandra Ritzman, and Annilee Waterman, all residing in Dallas County, addressed council in opposition of the proposed toll road Northeast Gateway and a proposed alignment that would intersect their properties. They requested council address their opposition with North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Turnpike Corporation. CONSENT AGENDA All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. A. Consider, and act upon, approval of the Minutes of the August 12, 2014 Regular Meeting of the Wylie City Council. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) B. Consider, and place on file, the City of Wylie Monthly Revenue and Expenditure Report for July 31,2014. (L. Bantz, Finance Director) C. Consider, and place on file, the City of Wylie Monthly Investment Report for July 31,2014. (L. Bantz, Finance Director) D. Consider, and place on file, the monthly Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation as of July 31, 2014. (S. Satterwhite, WEDC Executive Director) Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Jones to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. REGULAR AGENDA Public Hearing 1. Hold a Public Hearing and consider, and act upon, a change in zoning from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Planned Development — Light Industrial District (PD- LI) to allow for the development of a Light Assembly facility with limited industrial Minutes August 26, 2014 Wylie City Council Page 2 uses; on approximately 2.65 acres generally located east of Commerce Street and north of Business Way. ZC 2014-04 (R. 011ie, P&Z Director) Staff Comments Planning Director 011ie addressed council stating that the applicant is requesting to amend the zoning on approximately 2 acres of commercially zoned land to allow for a light industrial facility and to establish guidelines for such development. The guidelines as described in Exhibit B outline the conditions and uses of the proposed ordinance. 011ie explained conditions of the PD allow service and loading areas to face a public street or adjacent residential districts. The primary facade will front Commerce Street. Special Conditions of the PD prohibit certain uses typically allowed within the LI District by the current Zoning Ordinance. Animal Boarding without outside pens, automobile rental, mini-warehouse, and outside storage are prohibited, while contractor's maintenance yard requires an SUP. 011ie reported that notification/responses were mailed to Twenty-Nine (29) persons; with one (1) written response returned favoring the request and zero (0) responses opposing the request at the time of posting. The Commission voted 5-0 for recommended approval of the zoning. Public Hearing Mayor Hogue opened the public hearing on Zoning Case 2014-04 at 6:46 p.m. asking anyone present wishing to address council to come forward. There were no citizens wishing to address council during the public hearing. Mayor Hogue closed the public hearing at 6:47 p.m. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Dahl, seconded by Mayor pro tern Stephens to approve a change in zoning from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Planned Development — Light Industrial District (PD-LI) to allow for the development of a Light Assembly facility with limited industrial uses; on approximately 2.65 acres generally located east of Commerce Street and north of Business Way. (ZC 2014-04) A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. 2. Hold a Public Hearing on the fiscal year 2014-2015 Proposed Budget and provide all interested persons an opportunity to be heard, either for or against any item in the proposed budget; and set and announce the date, time and place of the meeting at which Council will vote on the final proposed budget. (L. Bantz, Finance Director) Staff Comments Finance Director Bantz addressed council stating that a public hearing is required to be held on the fiscal year 2014-2015 Proposed Budget. In addition the date, time and place that the vote will be taken on the final budget must also be scheduled. Any changes made to the proposed tax rate or proposed budget could affect required publications and steps in the tax rate and budget approval process. Mayor Hogue thanked the City Manager, Staff, and the Finance Department for their hard work in preparing the FY 2014/2015 Budget. Minutes August 26, 2014 Wylie City Council Page 3 Public Hearing Mayor Hogue opened the public hearing on the FY 2014/2015 Budget at 6:49 p.m. asking anyone present wishing to address council on the proposed budget to come forward. There were no citizens wishing to address council during the public hearing. Mayor Hogue closed the public hearing at 6:50 p.m. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Wintters to set September 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Wylie Municipal Complex as the date, time and place at which the Council will vote on the FY2014/2015 Budget. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. 3. Hold a Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate of$0.8789 for fiscal year 2014-2015 and provide all interested persons an opportunity to be heard, either for or against the proposed tax rate; and announce the date, time and place of the meeting at which the Council will vote on the tax rate. (L. Bantz, Finance Director) Staff Comments Finance Director Bantz addressed council stating that In accordance with the "Truth in Taxation" laws of the State of Texas, on August 12, 2014, the City Council voted on the proposed tax rate and scheduled two public hearings on the proposed tax rate. The first public hearing is to be held on August 26, 2014 and the second public hearing is scheduled for September 2, 2014. The proposed 2014-15 budget is based on a tax rate of $0.8789 per $100 valuation. Any changes made to the proposed tax rate or proposed budget could affect required publications and steps in the tax rate and budget approval process. Bantz noted the rate reflects a one half cent tax reduction. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Scott, seconded by Councilman Wintters to set September 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Wylie Municipal Complex as the date, time and place at which the Council will vote on the FY2014/2015 Tax Rate. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. 4. Consider, and act upon, the acceptance of the resignation of Bill Baumbech, Board Member for the Planning and Zoning Commission and the appointment of a new member to the Planning and Zoning Commission for the unexpired term of July 2014 to June 2016. Staff Comments City Secretary Ehrlich addressed council stating that staff is requesting the appointment of a new Planning and Zoning Commission member to replace Bill Baumbach, who is resigning due to personal reasons. She noted both applicants (Jerry Stiller and Dallas Jones) had requested appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Minutes August 26, 2014 Wylie City Council Page 4 L Councilman Jones asked if either of the applicants had contacted the City with regard to serving on the board. City Secretary Ehrlich reported the Mr. Stiller had contacted her office a couple of times to check on the process of appointments. Councilman Dahl stated that he had met Mr. Stiller but not Mr. Jones. Mayor Hogue stated, based on the applications, the Planning and Zoning Commission was Mr. Stiller's first choice and Mr. Jones' second choice. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Jones, seconded by Mayor pro tem Stephens to accept the resignation of Bill Baumbach and appoint Jerry Stiller as the new Planning and Zoning Commission member to serve the unexpired term of July 2014 to June 2016. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. ADJOURNMENT With no further business before the Wylie City Council, a motion was made by Councilman Jones, seconded by Mayor pro tem Stephens to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. L t t. Eric Hogue, a co ATTEST: Carole Ehrlich, C' y Secretary rni .ii 'r x .0 w 1.11 944 a`J .....,,mow t°` 4V�p,C°LORA00 GoklA PE RAIIWgY s e18879 s r'4TE OF TEXA L Minutes August 26, 2014 Wylie City Council Page 5