Loading...
05-06-2008 (City Council) Minutes Wylie City Council & Wylie Independent School CITY OF WYLIE District JOINT MEETING Minutes Wylie City Council and WISD Joint Subcommittee Meeting Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 7:00 A.M. Municipal Building / Council Conference Room 2000 Highway 78 North Wylie, TX 75098 CALL TO ORDER City Council members present were Council Member/Subcommittee Chair Rick White; and Council Member David Goss. Mayor John Mondy was absent. WISD School Board members present were WISD Trustee/School Subcommittee Chair Susan Shuler; WISD Trustee Ronni Fetzer; and WISD Trustee Baron Cook. Also in attendance were City Manager Mindy Manson and Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fuller. PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSION 1. Approval of the Minutes from March 4, 2008 (City Subcommittee Members Only). The minutes presented were approved with no additions or corrections. 2. Discussion regarding methods of communicating ordinance which prohibits the use of cell phones in school zones. City Manager Mindy Manson discussed the passage of Ordinance No. 2008-19 prohibiting the use of handheld cell phones within school zones in the city of Wylie. Ms. Manson indicated that the public would be notified through the use of signs near each school and publication in the city E-Wylie newsletter prior to the start of the school year. The subcommittee also discussed adding the information to the new student packets distributed by WISD. 3. Discussion regarding the status of City and WISD construction projects. Minutes Wylie City Council and WISD Subcommittee May 6,2008 The Subcommittee discussed the status of respective projects. City representatives discussed road construction and the status of other city projects, including the library, city hall and recreation center. WISD representatives discussed some of the upcoming needs/objectives of the school district, including the issuance of additional bonds. The first project from bond issuance would be to finish out Wylie East High School. WISD anticipates that there will be 800 students at WEHS through 2010/2011, with the first full four year class in 2011/2012. WISD representatives indicated that there would most likely not be any new projects in the coming year. 4. Feasibility of a Teen Court. The Subcommittee discussed the potential for a Teen Court in Wylie. WISD Chair Susan Shuler discussed how a Teen Court could benefit the teens in Wylie. The Subcommittee discussed possibly utilizing such a program through the Justice of the Peace Office. 5. Discussion of possible time change for WISD schools. WISD representatives detailed potential time changes for the schools and explained that the decision would be going before the School Board in June for final approval. The change would allow for 45 minutes between the start times of the elementary schools, intermediate/junior high schools, high schools, and special programs center. 6. Future meetings and Joint Meeting between WISD Board and City Council. The Subcommittee agreed that the next meeting would take place at the Wylie ISD Educational Center on August 5, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. The Joint Meeting between the full WISD Board and City Council was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on October 6, 2008 with the location to be determined. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss,the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 a.m. is hi , ub mmittee Chairman SUBMITTED B : Mindy Manso , ity anager Minutes Wylie City Council and WISD Subcommittee May 6,2008