HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - City Council - 1982 - 04/01 - RegularALLEN CITY COUNCIL
Regular Session
April 1, 1982
Present:
Mickey Pierson, Mayor
Council Members:
Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim McClure
H. R. Daugherty
Glenn Andrew
Rex Womack
Absent•
Ward Paxton
City Staff:
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
In accordance with Article 6252-17 (Open Meetings Law),
V.A.T.C.S., Sections 2(e) and 2(g), the Allen City Council
meet in Executive Session,to discuss matters pertaining to
pending litigation and personnel,at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,
April 1, 1982, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street.
The Executive Session was adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
The regular session of the Allen City Council was called to
order by Mayor Pierson at 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, 1982
at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street.
CONSENT AGENDA
(Agenda Item II)
At the request of Councilman McClure, item "B" was removed
from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded
by Councilman Womack, the Council voted 6 - 0 to
approve and adopt all remaining items on the Consent
Agenda as recommended and as follows:
A. Approval of Minutes - March 18, 1982, Regular Session
C. Call a Special Meeting of the Allen City Council
for Monday, April 5, 1982, to canvass the results
of the April 3, 1982 City Council Election.
D. Set Public Hearing Date for May 6, 1982 on a request
by McDonald's Corporation for Site Plan Approval on
a .896 acre tract of land, located at the southwest
corner of U. S. 75 and F.M. 2170 for a McDonald's
Restaurant.
The motion carried.
Authorization to City Staff to Pay
Bills Associated with the 1979 - 82 (Consent Agenda
Capital Improvements Program Item II - 3)
Councilman McClure advised that he questioned the $15.00 per
hour rate for secretarial services in the Statement No. 0382108
from Ronald E. Fix and Associates for the Jupiter Road Bridge
Easements Project. Councilman McClure requested that this State-
ment be held for payment at a later date so that the $15.00 rate
can be clarified.
The Council discussed the $15.00 rate and the duties of the
secretary to warrant such a rate.
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Authorization to City Staff to Pay
Bills Associated with the 1979 - 82 (Consent Agenda
Capital Improvements Program (cont'd) Item II - B)
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman McClure and seconded
by Councilman Womack, the Council voted five (5) for
and one (1) opposed, with Mayor Pro Tem Farmer casting
the negative vote, to withhold payment of Statement No.
0382108 until clarification can be made and to approve
the payment of the following bills:
1. Omega Construction Company $ 57,259.80
Project 8024.01 - Fire Station
No. 2 - Payment No. 5
2. Transamerican Building, Inc. $ 50,071.00
Contract No. 810206R - Reed Park
Payment No. 1
3. Ronald E. Fix & Associates
a. Contract 800705R - Construction $ 5,879.90
of Butler, Bethany & Pebblebrook
Engineering Fee - March, 1982 &
Construction Staking
b. Contract No. 810206R - Reed Park $ 984.52
Engineering Fee - March, 1982 &
Surveying & Grading Layouts
4. Austin Paving Company $ 21,213.50
Contract No. 800705R - Construction
of Butler, Bethany & Pebblebrook
Payment No. 7
The motion carried.
Presentation of Plaque -of -Appreciation
to Tom Inkman, Member of the Planning
& Zoning Commission, Place No. 2 (Agenda Item III -A)
Mayor Pierson presented a plaque -of -appreciation to
Tom Inkman, a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission,
Place No. 2, who recently resigned, and thanked Mr. Inkman
for his service to the City of Allen.
Appointment to Place No. 2 on
Planning & Zoning Commission (Agenda Item III -B)
Mayor Pierson advised the Council that due to Tom Inkman's
resignation from Place No. 2 on the Planning & Zoning Commission,
an appointment was to be made to fill the unexpired term of
office.
Mayor Pierson advised that 14 data sheet forms had been
submitted by interested individuals for the Council's consideration
in filling this appointment. Mayor Pierson added that he had
been advised that Mr. Don W. Lewis had requested that his name
not be considered for the appointment at this time.
Councilman Daugherty nominated Robert C. Johnson.
Councilman McClure nominated Jack Decatur.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Daugherty and seconded
by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 6 - 0 that the
nominations cease. The motion carried.
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Appointment to Place No. 2 on
Planning & Zoning Commission (cont'd) (Agenda Item III -B)
In the order of their nominations, Mayor Pierson polled the
votes of the Council Members for each nominee, with Robert C.
Johnson receiving one (1) vote and Jack Decatur receiving five (5)
votes.
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Mayor Pierson advised that Jack Decatur, receiving a
majority of the votes cast, was the newly appointed Commissioner
to Place No. 2 on the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill
the unexpired term of office of Tom Inkman. The term will expire
in June of 1983.
Public Hearing - Variance Request to Rear
Yard Building Line -
MCR International Corp.
Timbercreek Addition (Agenda Item IV)
Bill Petty, Building Official, advised the Council that the
Timbercreek Addition is a townhouse -zoned development located
on State Highway 5 with several duplex -townhouses already con-
structed in the area. This addition has already been platted,
with all utilities in and all streets constructed with the
exception of one. The MCR International Corporation has bought
44 lots in that addition and are requesting a variance to the
20 foot rear yard building line. They want to construct car-
ports and a storage facility, thus reducing the rear year
requirement to 5 feet. The variance request is for Lots 1 thru
14 of Block D, Lots 1 thru 14 of Block E, Lots 1 thru 12 of
Block F, and Lots 1, 2 & 3 of Block I.
Jim Boyter, with MCR International Corporation, spoke before
the Council on this variance request. Mr. Boyter presented a
plat of the lots in the Timbercreek Addition, and it showed
the 44 lots owned by MCR in a color -code. He also presented a
site plan showing the duplexes to be built on 42 0£ the lots;
a large scale drawing of two duplex units on the lot with the
carports and storage facilities and the set backs from the alley;
an artist rendering of the two units as they would appear from
State Highway 5; and an artist rendering of the front exteriors
of the duplex -townhouses.
The Council discussed with Mr. Boyter the construction
and size of the storage units and the 5' set back from the alley,
other duplexes with carports constructed in the addition, and the
two lots that duplexes will not be built on.
Mayor Pierson opened the public hearing.
Mr. Fred Kaufman, owner of some adjacent lots in this addition,
asked questions about the number of carports for each unit and
the size of the townhouse units.
With no one else requesting to appear to speak either for or
against this request, Mayor Pierson closed the public hearing.
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Mr. Boyter also presented for the Council's information some
samples of the metal roofs that are proposed for this development.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Daugherty and seconded
by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 6 - 0 to grant
the variance as requested by MCR International Corporation.
The motion carried.
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Ordinance No. 385-4-82: An Ordinance
of the City of Allen, Collin County,
Texas, Amending the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Allen,
as Heretofore Amended, so as to Change
the Following -Described Tract of Land
from "MF -1" Multi -Family One District
Classification to "LR" Local Retail
District Classification, Said Tract of
Land Being Described as Follows:
200 East Main Street, and Further
Described as Being Lot 4, Block J, of
the Original Donation Addition to the
City of Allen, Texas; Providing for a
Penalty of Fine Not to Exceed the Sum of
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for Each
Offense; and Declaring an Emergency. (Agenda Item V)
City Manager McCarty advised that the City Council had
held the public hearing on the property located at 300 E. Main
Street on March 18, 1982 and had approved the rezoning request
in accordance with the Planning and Zoning Commission's Recom-
mendations.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded
by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer, the Council voted 6 - 0 to
adopt Ordinance No. 385-4-82. The motion carried.
Formation of a Senior
Citizens' Group (Agenda Item VI)
Mayor Pierson advised all present that the City had pro-
vided recently a meeting room facility in the old middle school
for the Senior Citizens so they could hold their various activi-
ties. In connection with that, it had been proposed that a com-
mittee comprised of Senior Citizens be formed in order to organize
this group to provide for their programming needs and desires and
to provide feedback to the Parks & Recreation Board and the City
Council, as well as to establish rules and guidelines for the
use of the facility.
John Uland, Director of Parks & Recreation, spoke briefly
before the Council on the meetings between the Senior Citizens
and the Parks & Recreation Board and City Staff. Preparation
of the guidelines of establishing the Senior Citizens Group and
the rules of usage for the Senior Citizens' Center at the old
middle school had been accomplished from those meetings and
copies provided to the Council.
The Council discussed the guidelines for establishing the
Senior Citizens' Group, the rules of operation of the center,
the involvement of the Parks and Recreation Board as well as
the City Council in establishing the group and the use of the
facilities.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman McClure and seconded
by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted five (5)
for and one (1) abstention, from Mayor Pro Tem Farmer,
to approve the rules of operation as presented and to
direct the Parks & Recreation Board to proceed with
the formation of the Senior Citizens' Group. The
motion carried.
Discussion of the State Department
of Highways and Public Transportation's
Twenty -Year Plan (Agenda Item VII -A)
Mayor Pierson advised the Council of the work Collin County
has done on a 20 -year thoroughfare plan for this County.
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Discussion of the State Department
of Highways and Public Transportation's
Twenty -Year Plan (continued) (Agenda Item VII -A)
City Manager McCarty passed out to the Council a copy of
the agenda from the March 29, 1982 meeting of the Collin County
Transportation Committee, as well as a draft proposal of the
20 -year plan for the highways in Collin County showing the
highways, scope of improvements, schedule for commencing work,
estimated cost of improvements, and cost participation.
Mayor Pierson brought the Council up-to-date on the work
and committee meetings done by Collin County thus far on the
thoroughfare plan and advised of an important meeting in Austin
before the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Committee to be held on April 22, 1982.
Mayor Pierson reviewed with the Council the draft proposed
of thoroughfare improvements in Collin County and the Council
discussed the thoroughfares of importance to the City of Allen.
There was considerable discussion by the Council on the
priority of improvement to certain highways, acquisition for
street rights-of-way for construction, how these projects will
be funded, and if funds will be available.
Mayor Pierson also advised of a public hearing on SH 190
to be held on April 29, 1982 at Williams High School in Plano
and a reception for State Highway Commission Members on April 30,
1982 at Howard Thornton Ford in Frisco. The Mayor encouraged
the Council to attend the referenced meetings.
There was no action taken on this item.
Update on the Fire
Department (Agenda Item VII -B)
Ron Gentry, Fire Chief, spoke before the Council on the
hiring of the new full-time firemen, including the interviewing
process, the testing and the rookie school they will be attending
in Richardson.
Chief Gentry also provide the Council with an update on the
construction of Fire Station No. 2 located on Exchange Parkway.
The Council briefly discussed the hiring of the new firemen
and Mayor Pro Tem Farmer requested that a letter of appreciation
be written to the City of Richardson for the use of their rookie
school by the City of Allen.
There was no action taken on this item.
Tax Report - March 31, 1982 (Agenda Item VII -C)
Walter Curtis, Tax Assessor -Collector, presented to and
spoke before the Council on the Schedule of Taxes Receivable
W as of March 31, 1982.
The Council briefly reviewed the schedule.
There was no action taken on this item.
General Discussion
City Manager McCarty advised the Council of the upcoming
Collin County Public Officials Meeting to be held on Thursday,
April 8, 1982, and asked for names of those Council Members
planning to attend.
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General Discussion (continued)
Councilman Womack advised the Council of feedback he got
from several merchants and residents regarding the proposed
plan for one-way streets in the downtown areas of Allen. He
advised that he had assured them that the City Council had
not endorsed that plan or even acted upon it.
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Councilman Andrew brought up for the Council's discussion
the question of whether the City Staff or Council should review
or act upon property on which City taxes are delinquent.
The Council discussed various aspects of this question.
Councilman Daugherty asked the City Staff how long a
building permit was in effect and asked about construction
of improvements to certain property in the City.
Councilman Daugherty asked City Staff about the enforcement
of the "junk and abandoned" vehicle ordinance and what areas
in the City were being covered at this time.
Councilman Andrew asked about the work of the Street Depart-
ment and proposed methods of advising residents of Allen when
they could expect repair to be done on certain streets in the
City and where work was being done at the present time.
Adjournment
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Daugherty and
seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted
6 - 0 to adjourn the regular session of the Allen
City Council into executive session at 9:50 p.m.
f The motion carried.
In accordance with Article 6252-17 (Open Meetings Law),
V.A.T.C.S., Section 2(f) and Section 2(g), the City Council
convened into Executive Session at 10:00 p.m. to discuss
matters pertaining to personnel and property.
The Executive Session was adjourned at 11:30 p.m.
These minutes approved on the 15th day of April
1982.
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M. B. Pierson, MAYOR
ti Marty Hendrix, ITY SECRETARY
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