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03-08-2005 (City Council) Minutes MINUTES WYLIE CITY COUNCIL March 8, 2005 6:00 p.m. Wylie Municipal Complex—Council Chambers/Council Conference Room 2000 State Highway 78 North Wylie,Texas 75098 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Eric Hogue called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Council Members present were: Councilman Chris Trout, Councilman J. C. Worley, Councilman Earl Newsom, and Councilman Merrill Young. Mayor John Mondy and Councilwoman Reta Allen were absent. Staff present were: City Manager, Mark B. Roath; Assistant City Manager, Mindy Manson; Interim Finance Director, Ron Hutchison; Planning & Zoning Director, Claude Thompson; Public Information Officer,Mark Witter,and City Secretary,Carole Ehrlich. INVOCATION Councilman Newsom gave the invocation and Councilman Young led the Pledge of Allegiance. CITIZENS PARTICIPATION Tricia Smith residing at 610 Willow Way, Wylie, Texas (Friends of the Library member) addressed Council stating that she would like to see Council move forward with plans for a new and expanded library on a priority basis. Harvey Wechsler and Dr. Judie Arkow residing at 1331 Primrose Dr., Wylie, Texas addressed Council stating that they were not in favor of the proposed tax credit apartments that would be located near McCreary Road and McMillan Drive near Creekside Estates Development. Dr. Arkow stated that she had spoken to the developer and he was the person who sent the flyers. She stated that it was bad for business and for the citizens of Wylie. She requested that staff and council provide direction regarding what avenues the citizens have to impact this issue, once it has been zoned multi-family, to provide alternative ideas for the land, such as senior facilities or assisted living projects. Lou Jarocki residing at 3203 Candlebrook Drive, Wylie Texas addressed Council stating that he was also in opposition to the proposed apartments at McCreary Road and McMillan Drive. He stated he had many concerns regarding an increase in traffic and home values. Chad Jordan residing at 3105 Charles Ct. Wylie, Texas addressed Council in opposition to the proposed apartments at McCreary Road and McMillan Drive near Creekside Estates. He stated that he had concerns pertaining to flyers that were left at doors regarding the development published by the developer. He stated that the information was not clear and was not distributed properly. Minutes—March 8,2005 Wylie City Council Special Called Meeting Page 1 Staff Comments Planning and Zoning Director Thompson addressed citizens present to explain the requirements to build the proposed apartments. He stated that this project was a planned development project that was approved in 1999. He explained that there would be 5 acres included in the zoning for commercial. The road will be widened and the developer will pay for some 50 feet of the Park Blvd. widening project. The sewer infrastructure to the east is in place. It is located between two major thoroughfares and will in the future be very close to a retail shopping center and will be within walking distance of a school. Mr. Thompson explained that these are the areas that are taken into consideration in the state application approval process to award tax credits, which is a financial issue not a land issue. The applications were due to the state by the 1st of March and the staff in Austin will be compiling and reviewing the applications and will have public hearings on the applications some time in June/July, 2005. Once the tax credits have been issued from the state, and if in fact the applicant receives tax credits, the applicant must then come to the City for approval of a Preliminary Plat which the P & Z Commission will review for approval and then must be considered by Council for approval. Mr. Thompson explained that the proposed plat must be built and maintained in the future according to the requirements of the City and will always be taxed at the multi-million dollar value of the apartment complex. 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 February 22, 2005. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary) B. Consider and act upon a Preliminary Plat for WISD Center Addition. (C. Thompson, Planning and Zoning Director) Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Worley, seconded by Councilman Young to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A vote was taken and passed 5-0 with Mayor Mondy and Councilwoman Allen absent. WORK SESSION • Facilities Space Needs Assessment Study (D. Brinkley, Brinkley Sargent Architects and M. Roath, City Manager) City Manager Roath presented some recommendations to implement the Facilities Needs Assessment Study. These included: Direction from Council to prepare an Ordinance to be presented at the next Council meeting establishing a Bond Committee; Direction from Council to explore alternative funding sources for one or more of the Consultant's list of facility projects; and Direction from Council to develop a RFP for a Master Plan for the newly acquired Trust for Public Lands property and direct staff to prepare a Resolution for Council consideration and action declaring the City's intent to reimburse itself from bond proceeds for certain contributions incurred prior to the bond election. Consensus of Minutes—March 8,2005 Wylie City Council Special Called Meeting Page 2 Council was to direct staff to prepare an Ordinance to establish a Bond Committee asking each Wylie Board Chairman(or Vice Chair)to serve on the Committee(8)and each Councilmember to appoint one committee member with a total of 15 members, and direct staff to explore alternative funding sources and develop a RFP for a Master Plan and Resolution for declaring the City's intent to reimburse itself from bond proceeds for certain contributions. ADJOURNMENT With no further business before Council a motion was made by Councilman Newsom, seconded by Councilman Young to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Consensus of Council was to adjourn. IiJoh Mondy r S A '' ATTEST: ",,, t.I E►►` 1 -'%.```` Carole Ehrli , i — ecretary Minutes—March 8,2005 Wylie City Council Special Called Meeting Page 3