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02-08-2005 (City Council) Minutes MINUTES Wylie City Council Tuesday, February 8, 2005— 6:00 p.m. Wylie Municipal Complex—Council Chambers 2000 State Highway 78 North CALL TO ORDER Mayor John Mondy called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Council Members present were: Mayor Pro Tern Eric Hogue, Councilman Chris Trout, Councilman Earl Newsom, Councilman Merrill Young, and Councilman J. C. Worley. Councilwoman Reta Allen was absent. Staff present were: City Manager, Mark B. Roath; Assistant City Manager, Mindy Manson; City Engineer, Chris Hoisted; Planning & Zoning Director, Claude Thompson; Interim Finance Director, Ron Hutchison; Police Chief, Jeff Butters; Public Services Director, Mike Sferra; Public Information Officer, Mark Witter, and City Secretary, Carole Ehrlich. INVOCATION&PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Reverend Mark Forrest, Pastor of the Murphy Road Baptist Church gave the invocation and Councilman Trout led the Pledge of Allegiance. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION Mr. James R. Griffin residing at 301 W. Kirby Street, Apt. 222, Wylie, Texas addressed Council stating how pleased he was to once again reside in Wylie. He presented some history of his initial move to Wylie and some of the residents that impacted his life. 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. Approval of the Minutes from the regular City Council Meeting of January 25, 2005 and the January 27,2005 Work Session. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) B. Consider and act upon Resolution No. 2005-11(R) ordering the General Election to be held jointly with the Wylie Independent School District, and administered by the Collin County Elections Administration on May 7, 2005 for the purpose of electing the Mayor and two members,Place 5 and Place 6,to the Wylie City Council. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) C. Consider and act upon approval of a Joint Election Agreement between the City of Wylie and the Wylie Independent School District administered by Coffin County Elections Administration for the May 7,2005 General Election. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) Minutes—February 8,2005 Wylie City Council Page 1 D. Consider and act upon approval of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with Estates at Creekside, Phase HI, Development, Inc. for reimbursement of $105,674.50 for the installation of 1,965 feet of 20-inch water line. Resolution #2005-12(R) (C. Hoisted, City Engineer) E Consider and act upon approval of a request to sell concessions at Founders Park and Community Park on March 3-5, 2005 by the Wylie High School Girls Softball program. (R. Diaz,Asst. Parks Superintendent) F. Consider and act upon approval of a request of a fundraiser to sell cookies at Founders Park on February 22, 2005 and February 26, 2005 by Girl Scout Troop #2426. (R. Diaz, Asst Parks Superintendent) G. Consider and act upon an amendment to the budget to transfer funds for the purchase of Laser fiche for City Wide usage. (M.Manson,Assistant City Manager) Council Action A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Hogue, seconded by Councilman Young to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A vote was taken and passed 6-0 with Councilwoman Allen absent. INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 1. Consider and act upon a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to send a request to the City of Sachse for disannexation of approximately 1.4112 acres of land and proceed with annexation by the City of Wylie. (C.Hoisted, City Engineer) Staff Comments City Engineer Hoisted addressed Council stating that the City of Wylie and Sachse thoroughfare plans shows McCreary Road extending south from FM 544 and connecting with Maxwell Creek Road. The largest portion of right of way for the road is located on the Jones property. However,the City of Sachse owns a piece of the property on the west side of the Jones tract that is approximately 92' wide and encompasses 1.4112 acres. The City of Sachse has indicated that this property is excess property from their water tank site and would consider disannexing of the property and dedicating it as right-of-way for McCreary Road. Council Discussion Mayor Mondy asked if there was any cost to the City in acquiring this land. Mr.Hoisted stated there was not. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Worley, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Hogue to approve Resolution #2005-13 (R) authorizing the City Manager to send a request to the City of Sachse for disannexation of approximately 1.4112 acres of land and proceed with annexation by the City of Wylie. A vote was taken and passed 6-0 with Councilwoman Allen absent. Minutes—February 8,2005 Wylie City Council Page 2 2. Consider and act upon a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a proposal for engineering services for a temporary traffic signal and conceptual intersection layout at the intersection of FM 1378 and Park Blvd. in the amount of$32,625.00 to Bucher,Willis& Ratliff Corporation. (C. Hoisted, City Engineer) Staff Comments City Engineer Hoisted addressed Council stating that on November 10, 2004 the City of Wylie submitted a traffic signal warrant analysis for the intersection of FM 1378 and Park Blvd. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)approved the study on January 13,2005. He explained that in order to expedite the installation of the signal it is necessary for the City to hire a consultant to prepare the engineering plans. The 1999 City Bond program included$750,000 for intersection improvements located throughout the City and$103,710.91 has been spent to date. Some of the improvements identified in the bond program have been installed by TxDOT and private development; therefore,funds are available for this project. Council Discussion Councilman Trout asked Mr. Hoisted when the light could be installed. Mr. Hoisted stated that if the City expedites the project,the light could be operational by the beginning of school 2005. Mayor Pro Tem Hogue reiterated that the traffic completely stops due to a lack of a controlled light at this intersection. Mayor Mondy stated that this was the third time the City had requested such an analysis. Council Action A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hogue, seconded by Councilman Worley to approve Resolution #2005-14 (R) authorizing the City Manager to execute a proposal for engineering services for a temporary traffic signal and conceptual intersection layout at the intersection of FM 1378 and Park Blvd. in the amount of $32,625.00 to Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corporation. A vote was taken and passed 6-0 with Councilwoman Allen absent. 3. Hold a Public Hearing and consider and act upon an Ordinance abandoning a portion of Third Street between Highway 78 and Oak Street. (M.Manson,Assistant City Manager) Staff Comments Assistant City Manager Manson addressed Council stating that the City has received a request from Darla Burrows, owner of property located at the intersection of Highway 78 and Oak Street, for the closure of that portion of Third Street between Highway 78 and Oak. As part of the widening of Highway 78, certain streets including Third Street, were not reconnected to the new pavement on Highway 78 in order to eliminate intersections.Because the road will no longer carry through traffic,the owner has requested that it be abandoned so that a portion of the land may be used in conjunction with their existing property. Public Hearing Mayor Mondy opened the public hearing at 6:13 p.m. asking anyone present wishing to address Council to come forward, state their name and address and keep their comments to three minutes. Darla Burrows residing at 504 Kamber Lane, Wylie, Texas addressed Council stating that she and her husband were the owners of the property adjacent to the proposed abandonment. She asked Council to consider this abandonment carefully due to the impact it would have regarding the sale of her property. With no one else present to address Council,Mayor Mondy closed the public hearing at 6:17 p.m. Minutes—February 8,2005 Wylie City Council Page 3 Council Discussion City Engineer Hoisted cautioned Council concerning the complete abandonment of Third Street and the affect it would have on any future alignment of Oak Street. He commented that the City had secured Federal Demonstration Funds for the future alignment of Oak and Brown Streets, at some later date. He explained that the complete abandonment of Third Street would make realigning Oak impossible. He suggested either abandoning a portion of Third Street or possibly a land trade of some type. Councilman Worley asked how abandoning the portion of Third Street in question, along S.H. 78 and Oak Street would make it impossible to realign Oak Street at a later date. Mr. Holsted explained that the portion in question was the future alignment of Oak Street (90 degrees). Mr. Holsted went on to explain that Oak Street will have a medium cut, but will not be realigned at this time but will in the future. Councilman Worley asked what the timeline would be to plan the future realignment. Mr. Hoisted stated that Council could direct staff to move forward with a plan tonight. City Manager Roath suggested tabling item #3, and directing staff to contact the property owners and prepare options available on those adjacent lands and report back to Council. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Young, seconded by Councilman Trout to table Item#3 and direct staff to look into options for land acquisition and abandonment to be brought back to Council. A vote was taken and passed 6-0 with Councilwoman Allen absent. 4. Presentation of Annual Report on Racial Profiling Statistics. (J. Butters, Chief of Police) Staff Comments Police Chief Butters addressed Council presenting the Annual Report on Racial Profiling Statistics. He explained that S.B. 1074 requires the Wylie Police Department to submit an annual report of the contact data to the City Council. He stated that the Wylie Police Department had exceeded the racial profiling training requirements of S.B. 1074 for calendar year 2004. No action was required on this item. READING OF ORDINANCES TITLE & CAPTION APPROVED BY COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY WYLIE CITY CHARTER,ARTICLE III,SECTION 13-D. No ordinances were approved for caption reading. Mayor Mondy recessed into Work Session at 6:45 p.m. WORK SESSION • Discuss issues related to the Comprehensive Plan (C. Thompson, Planning&Zoning Director) Planning and Zoning Director Thompson addressed Council explaining some of the proposed changes suggested by the Planning and Zoning Commissioners and staff regarding the Comprehensive Plan. He illustrated the limited remaining undeveloped lands and pending development proposals as well as the tax- exempt development within Wylie, emphasizing that if changes are desired in the Comp Plan they must be Minutes—February 8,2005 Wylie City Council Page 4 adopted soon. He explained that the resulting land use density and distribution of the Plan would remain approximately the same as that of the current Plan except that the pedestrian-oriented Village Center retail and high-density housing is replaced with an automobile-oriented locational scheme, with some adjustments to commercial and industrial areas. He commented that the current Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1999 and standard practice for cities is to review their Comp Plan every five years. Council questioned the economic impact of the various alternatives, and requested that some comparative data be provided. Additional data will be presented to Council at the next Council Meeting for additional input prior to initiating public input through public hearings. ADJOURNMENT With no further business before Council a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hogue, seconded by Councilman Newsom to adjourn the meeting at 8:35 p.m. Consensus of Council was to adjourn. I J A //' `LLLL1411B111/// ' 1�n Mon. , or OF W y • ATTEST: Vim • • ••• •�� a /17 YZei Carole Ehrlich,City Secretary ''�'' '"el1l Le Minutes—February 8,2005 Wylie City Council Page 5