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06-23-2015 (City Council) Minutes ?A( Wylie City Council CITY OF WYLIE Minutes Wylie City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 23, 2015-6:00 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 6:00 p.m. with the following City Council members present: Mayor Eric Hogue, Mayor pro tern Keith Stephens, Councilman David Dahl, Councilman Todd Wintters, Councilman Bennie Jones, Councilman William Whitney Ill, and Councilwoman Diane Culver. Staff present were: City Manager, Mindy Manson; Assistant City Manager, Jeff Butters; Development Services Director, Renae' 011ie; City Engineer, Chris Hoisted; WEDC Executive Director, Sam Satterwhite; Finance Director, Linda Bantz; Public Services Director, Mike Sferra; Fire Chief, Brent Parker; City Secretary, Carole Ehrlich; Human Resources Manager, Lynn Fagerstrom; Public Information Officer, Craig Kelly; and various support staff. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilman David Dahl gave the invocation. Councilman Bennie Jones led the Pledge of Allegiance. CANVASS OF ELECTION • Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2015-22 of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, Canvassing the Returns of the June 13, 2015 Runoff Election; Declaring the Runoff Election Results for City Council Place 4; and Providing a Savings/Repealing Clause, Severability Clause and an Effective Date. Minutes June 23, 2015 Wylie City Council Page 1 Staff Comments The unofficial results of the City of Wylie June 13, 2015 Runoff Election, have been presented for review to the Wylie City Council and certified by the Rockwall County Elections Administrator, Chris Lynch. Council is requested to review the results and take formal action to approve the totals within the proposed Ordinance. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Dahl, seconded by Councilman Whitney, to adopt Ordinance No. 2015-22 of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, canvassing the returns of the June 13, 2015 Runoff Election, declaring the Runoff Election results for City Council Place 4 and providing a Savings/Repealing Clause, Severability Clause and an Effective Date. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. PRESENTATION TO OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER BENNIE JONES • Presented by Mayor Hogue Mayor Hogue presented outgoing Council member Bennie Jones with a plaque of appreciation for the dedication, commitment and service to the City of Wylie over the past 6 years as a City Council member. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE TO ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER CANDY ARRINGTON • Presented by Mayor Hogue Mayor Hogue presented the Certificate of Elected Council member to Candy Arrington later in the meeting. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE BY JUDGE TERRY DOUGLAS • Oath-Council member Elect,Candy Arrington Judge Terry Douglas administered the Oath of Office to newly elected Candy Arrington. Members of her family were present. Councilwoman Arrington took her seat as Place 4 Council member for the remainder of the meeting. PRESENTATIONS • Presentations for Outgoing Wylie Boards and Commission Members.(Mayor Eric Hogue) Mayor Hogue recognized the various outgoing Wylie Boards and Commission members for their service and dedication to the City of Wylie. Minutes June 23, 2015 Wylie City Council Page 2 • Oath of Office for Incoming Wylie Boards and Commission Members. (Administered by Judge Terry Douglas) Judge Terry Douglas administered the Oath of Office to newly appointed and re-appointed 2015/2016 Boards and Commission members. • Proclamation designating July as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Wylie. Mayor Hogue presented a proclamation designating the month of July as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Wylie. Recreation supervisor Rob Diaz presented information regarding special events scheduled for July in honor of the designation. APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM Tabled Item from 05-20-2015 Special Called Meeting • Consider, and act upon, the appointment of Mayor pro tem for a one year term beginning June 2015 and ending May 2016. Consensus of the Council was to remove this item from the table and consider. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Wintters, seconded by Councilman Dahl, to appoint Council member Keith Stephens as the Mayor pro tern for a one year term beginning June 2015 and ending May 2016. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0 CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Residents may address Council regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Residents must fill out a non- agenda form prior to the meeting in order to speak. 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. Alegra Hudson addressed Council asking members to attend a fundraiser to fund competitors competing in the USA Powerlifting competition. The fundraiser will be held July 11, 2015 at AutoZone on S.H. 78. Bobby Heath, representing the Wylie Downtown Merchants Association, reminded everyone to attend the Bluegrass on Ballard event to be held June 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in Wylie's Historic Downtown (Ballard Avenue). 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. Minutes June 23, 2015 Wylie City Council Page 3 A. Consider,and act upon,approval of the Minutes of the June 9,2015 Regular Meeting of the Wylie City Council. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) B. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2015-14(R) authorizing the application for a Collin County Park and Open Space Grant for the purposes of the Municipal Complex East Meadow Trails Project. (M. Sferra, Community Services Director) C. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2015-23, amending the zoning from Agricultural (A/30) and Planned Development 2014-32 (PD-2014-32) to Planned Development-Single- Family (PD-SF), for single-family residential development on 69.87 acres, located east W.A. Allen Blvd. and north of Stone Road, immediately east of Stone Grove Addition. ZC 2015- 04. (R. 011ie, Development Services Director) D. Consider,and place on file,the City of Wylie Monthly Investment Report for May 31,2015. (L. Bantz, Finance Director) E. Consider,and place on file, the City of Wylie Monthly Revenue and Expenditure Report for May 31,2015. (L. Bantz,Finance Director) F. Consider, and act upon, acceptance of the resignation of Randy Points and appointment of Lauren Kelli Howard, as a new Board Member to the Public Arts Advisory Board to fill the term of July 1,2015 to June 30,2017. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) G. Consider, and act upon, acceptance of the resignation of George A. Ellington, Jr and appointment of Sonia Ahmed as a new Board Member to the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill the term of July 1,2015 to June 30,2016. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) Councilman Dahl requested Item B be removed from Consent and considered individually. Consensus of the Council was to remove and consider separately. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Wintters, seconded by Councilwoman Culver, to approve Consent Items A, C, D, E, F, and G as presented. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. REGULAR AGENDA B. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2015-14(R) authorizing the application for a Collin County Park and Open Space Grant for the purposes of the Municipal Complex East Meadow Trails Project. (M. Sferra, Community Services Director) Council/Staff Discussion Councilman Dahl stated the reason for the item being pulled was to give Council, and those present, a better understanding of what the grant would provide. Councilman Dahl commended Sferra for his ability to leverage the City's resources through the funding of grants. Minutes June 23, 2015 Wylie City Council Page 4 Public Services Director Sferra addressed Council stating that in November 2007, the citizens of Collin County approved a $17 million bond proposition for Parks and Open Space. Through the year 2015, Collin County will make these funds accessible to cities and non-profit organizations within the County. These funds will be obtainable through an application process to assist with the acquisition of park land, trail construction, and park/open space improvements. Sferra explained, the County is once again accepting applications for the next cycle of grant awards. Applications must be submitted to the County by July 6, 2015, and awards for successful applications will be made by the County in October 2015. The sponsoring entity must approve a resolution authorizing the project application submittal and designation of a project official. Applicants must have a minimum dollar for dollar in matching funds, comprised of direct cash or in-kind services, for the project being proposed. Sferra reported, the grant application requests $921,132 in funding from Collin County for the purpose of installing trails in the east meadow of the Municipal Complex property following the recommendations in the 2010 City of Wylie Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan, and the Trails Master Plan. Staff is currently composing the grant application to meet the July 6, 2015 deadline. Sferra noted the trail will connect with, and extend the current trail, which was constructed this year. This new extension will provide approximately 6,700 more linear feet of trail, and a connection to the Creekhollow neighborhood to the east, where the City currently owns two lots purchased for this reason. He noted because of the amount, the County may or may not grant the entire amount depending on funding available. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Dahl, seconded by Mayor pro tem Stephens, to adopt Resolution No. 2015-14(R) authorizing the application for a Collin County Park and Open Space Grant for the purpose of the Municipal Complex East Meadow Trails Project. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. 1. Hold a Public Hearing and consider,and act upon,approval of a Replat for Hooper Business Park, Block A, Lot 5R, to create two commercial lots, located at 103 Security Court. (R 011ie, Development Services Director) Staff Comments Development Services Director 011ie addressed Council stating that the property totals 2.80 acres and will create two light industrial lots. The purpose of the Replat is to create two lots from the remainder of Lot 5R. A Replat of Lot 7 was approved in November 2014 which combined Lots 6 and 7 and a portion of Lot 5R to create Wylie Elite Cheer Gym, a Recreational, Entertainment and Amusement use. Council Action A motion was made by Mayor pro tern Stephens, seconded by Councilman Whitney, to approve a Replat for Hooper Business Park, Block A, Lot 5R to create two commercial lots, located at 103 Security Court. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. READING OF ORDINANCES Title and caption approved by Council as required by Wylie City Charter,Article III,Section 13-D. City Secretary Ehrlich read the captions to Ordinance No.'s 2015-22 and 2015-23 into the official record. Minutes June 23, 2015 Wylie City Council Page 5 Mayor Hogue recessed into Executive Session reading the caption below at 6:50 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Recess into Closed Session in compliance with Section 551.001, et.seq. Texas Government Code, to wit: §§Sec.551.072.DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY; CLOSED MEETING. A governmental body may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on its negotiating position. • Discussion regarding property generally located near the intersection of Country Club and Brown St. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Take any action as a result from Work Session or Executive Session. Mayor Hogue reconvened into Open Session at 7:26 p.m. There was no action taken as a result of Executive Session. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Councilwoman Culver, seconded by Mayor pro tem Stephens, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0 Eric Hogue,Ma or OF }: ATTEST: • •fir/ . :. �r � 9 t I 1 Carole Ehrlich, y ecretary Gotf. pE RA,i°pa sp 4Y s, 01887. s T�1rL'of TES Minutes June 23, 2015 Wylie City Council Page 6