02-12-2004 (City Council) Minutes •
MINUTES
JOINT MEETING OF THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL
& WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Thursday, February 12, 2004 — 7:00 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Chambers
2000 State Highway 78 North
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Mayor John Mondy called the Wylie City Council/WISD Board Joint Meeting to order, Thursday,
February 12, 2004 at 7:04 p.m. with the following Council members present: Mayor Pro Tern Eric Hogue,
Councilman Chris Trout, Councilman J. C. Worley, and Councilman Merrill Young with Councilwoman
Rita Allen and Councilman Randal Shinn absent.
Staff members present were: Mindy Manson, Acting City Manager; Chris Hoisted, City Engineer; Mike
Sferra, Community Services Director; Claude Thompson, Planning and Zoning Director; Mark Witter,
Public Information Officer, and Carole Ehrlich, City Secretary.
Sue Nicklas, President of the Wylie Independent School Board of Trustees called the WISD Board/Wylie
City Council Joint Work session to order at 7:05 p.m. with the following WISD Board Members were
present: Susan Shuler, Ronni Fetzer, Ralph James, Eric Lindsey, and John Simmons.
Staff members present were: Superintendent, Dr. John Fuller, Assistant Superintendent/Operations, Dr.
John Spies; Assistant Superintendent/Business, Brian Miller, and Director of Public Relations, Susan
Dacus.
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Deacon Warner Washington of Saint Anthony's Catholic Church gave the invocation and Mayor Pro Tern
Eric Hogue led the Pledge.
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WISD—Report of Demographics
Gary Brown, Assistant Principal at Wylie High School presented a report on the demographics including
the 2003 2nd quarter housing information for the Wylie Independent School District. He reported that
housing numbers remained fairly level with a number of incentives from builders to sell homes. He stated
that there were still many lots available in the $30,000 range and interest rates were remaining low. He
stated Wylie housing would continue to grow at record numbers taking into account the buildout of
Garland and Plano. He stated several reasons for the optimistic view for the future economic and job
market. Some of those listed were the summer tax rebates that put a large amount of money back into the
local economy, interest rate cuts still going forward, the national election coming up, business borrowing
and capital investment improvements, the economic philosophies of the current administration and
congress, and the anticipated report that the money supply would grow. The downsides included: the
devaluation of the dollar,foreign markets, and the surging national deficit.
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As part of the report, Brown communicated that the average new home in Wylie ISD is $168,000 with
94% of the homes valued less than $250,000. He explained that this price range attracts first-time buyers
who are younger families with children.
Brown presented a graph based on the above considerations showing a steady increase in income and
housing. The graphs showed that in 2008 the current enrollment in the Wylie Independent School District
would be approximately 11,325 from a moderate figure and estimated as high as 12,333. He stated that
going forward to the year 2013 those figures would increase to 16,702 from a conservative figure to as
high as 19,212. The report estimated the build out figures to be moderately at 20,000 to as high as 25,000.
He explained that these figures were estimated on .65 students per home built in the district, which has
been the trend for the last two to three years.
• WISD—Bond Committee Update
Dr. Fuller introduced T. J. Theisen,Wylie High School Principal and Chairman of the Bond Committee,to
present a report from the committee pertaining to facilities needed and funds to procure those facilities.
Ms. Theisen reported that the committee had been meeting for approximately seven weeks gathering
information for the cost of future schools and other facilities needed for the increasing school population as
based on the recently completed demographic study. She reported that a lot of thought and work had gone
into this process. She stated that one of the issues sometimes overlooked are the support facilities that go
along with the additional schools needed. Some of these included maintenance facilities, technology
facilities, and curriculum facilities. The proposal will be presented on February 23rd to the WISD Board
of Trustees.
Mayor Mondy asked if there was a ballpark figure as to how much the bond project would cost. Ms.
Theisen stated that an estimated cost could be between$130 and$140 million.
A question was raised as to how soon the bond election would be. Dr. Fuller stated that the Board of
Trustees were looking at the May 15, 2004 uniform election date.
Councilman Young asked Dr. Fuller how far out the bond election would take the school district. Dr.
Fuller replied that the committee was estimating the bond funds would last through an enrollment figure of
approximately 15,000 students or 6 to 7 years.
• Wylie City Council- Construction/New Development Update
City Engineer Chris Holsted presented an update on the construction of roadways within the City of Wylie.
He stated that within the next five years some of those projects would be: FM 1378 construction from FM
544 to Brown will begin in approximately a year and Highway 78 is currently under construction and
scheduled to be completed in 18-20 months. Alanis from Hwy. 78 to Ballard Ave. is 90 percent complete
along with the ROW acquisitions and plans funded and ready to go. There are also portions of Stone Road
and Alanis that developers will construct in the next few years. Looking 5-10 years ahead, Holsted
reported that the remainder of FM 1378, which was on the 2003 County Bond along with Brown Road,
Park Blvd alignment, and the expansion of Highway 78 just past Spring Creek. He stated more than $40
million in projects over the next 5-8 years would be funded with 50% of the funds coming from the city
and the remainder from the state and county.He reported that within the next 10 years, 90 to 95 percent of
all roadways would be complete.
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• Wylie City Council-Needs Assessment Status
Acting City Manager Mindy Manson presented a current map of the City of Wylie and marked those
areas on the map that had interest either from developers or businesses looking to move to Wylie. She
stated that land development was moving quickly and that there was an increasing amount of interest in
the larger, single-owner tracts of land.
Manson also reported on the ongoing needs assessment. She stated that Brinkley Sargeant was in the
process of completing a needs assessment for all departments of the City. Some of the areas the firm is
assessing for the future growth of Wylie are: Fire Stations, Libraries, City Facilities, and Recreational
Facilities.
Mayor Mondy also reported on area wide projects that have been mentioned. They included an
extension of Collin County Community College in the Wylie area, Hospital and Clinic Facilities, and
Assisted Living Facilities.
• Discussion between WISD and the City Council of the City of Wylie to seek collaboration
between the entities for the responsible and diversified economic growth of the
community and the enhancement of the quality of life for it's citizens.
City Council and WISD Board of Trustees collaborated on ways to assist each other with land for the
future construction of schools. Some of the ideas put forward were: asking new developers coming to the
city to set aside land (approx. 10-11 acres) in new developments to be sold to the school district at a
reasonable price and held by the developer until the district was ready to add a school in that area and to
form a committee consisting of staff, council and trustees to look at future sites for schools and parks to
blend the two areas together. Also discussed between the entities were pre-planning to some extent for
desirable future school sites. WISD and the City of Wylie were in agreement that a common goal for both
entities was for the governing bodies and the citizens of Wylie to maintain control of the decisions made
for their community and not allow state or federal government to mandate those decisions.
ADJOURN I`
With no further business to come before the Wylie City Council and the Wylie Independent School Board
of Trustees,the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Joint Meeting
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