11-09-2017 (City Council) Minutes Wylie City Council
CITY OF WYLIE
Minutes
Special Called Work Session
Tuesday, November 9, 2017 - 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. City Secretary Carole Ehrlich took
roll call with the following City Council members present: Mayor pro tem Keith Stephens,
Councilman David Dahl, Councilman Timothy Wallis, and Councilwoman Diane Culver.
Councilman Jeff Forrester and Councilwoman Candy Arrington were absent.
Staff present included: City Manager, Mindy Manson; Assistant City Manager, Chris Hoisted;
City Engineer, Tim Porter; Fire Chief, Brent Parker; Public Information Officer, Craig Kelly; City
Secretary, Carole Ehrlich.
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Fire Chief Parker gave the invocation and Police Chief Henderson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS
Citizen Comments
The mayor announced he would accept comments from the audience. Many area citizens
spoke, both for and against the proposed Collin County Strategic Roadway Plan, specifically
regarding the East Lake Corridor extension.
Michael Morris, Transportation Director and Jeff Neal, Project Manager spoke regarding the
Collin County Roadway Action Plan. They stated these projects were in the research phase and
there was no determination as to which roadways would be recommended. Morris stated that,
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with House Bill 20 passing, a performance based apparatus for local governments and MPO's
was required to assist the Texas Department of Transportation in selecting and prioritizing
roadway projects for the statewide Unified Transportation Program for Mobility 2045. The North
Central Texas Regional project list was approved by the RTC in December 2016. Some of the
recommendations included a North/South Corridor, Regional Outer Loop (DNTOSH121),
Regional Outer Loop (US380-Rockwall), US 380/McKinney Bypass, and complementary
projects for North/South Corridors. Funding of $1 billion has been set aside for the approved
projects.
Morris stated that no project would move forward without the support of local officials and the
community. He urged the Council to recommend roadways they would like to see recommended
in the study, within the next 30 to 60 days.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Mayor pro tern Stephens, seconded Councilwoman Culver to adjourn
the meeting at 9:25 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0 with Councilwoman
Arrington and Councilman Jeff Forrester absent.
Eric Hogue, Ma or
ATTEST:
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Carole Ehrli , City Secretary
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