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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - City Council - 1982 - 05/20 - RegularALLEN CITY COUNCIL Regular Session May 20, 1982 Present: Mickey Pierson, Mayor Council Members: Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem Jim McClure H. R. Daugherty Don Rodenbaugh Ward Paxton Dennis Offutt City Staff: Jon McCarty, City Manager Marty Hendrix, City Secretary In accordance with Article 6252-17 (Open Meetings Law), V.A.T.C.S., Section 2(g), the Allen City Council met in Executive Session at 7:00 p.m, on Thursday, May 20, 1982, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street, to discuss matters per- taining to personnel. The Executive Session was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. The regular session of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Pierson at 7:31 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 1982, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street. CONSENT AGENDA (Agenda Item II) MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman McClure and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve and adopt all items on the Consent Agenda as recommended and as follows: A. Approval of Minutes of May 6, 1982 - Regular Session B. Approval of Minutes of May 10, 1982 - Special Workshop Session C. Set Public Hearing Date for June 17, 1982 on Con- sideration of Site Plan Approval for the Church of the Latter Day Saints on Approximately 5 Acres of land, located east of Hillside Park and south of F.M. 2170. The motion carried. End of Consent Agenda Presentation of Plaque -of -Appreciation to Carol Henry, Outgoing Member of Planning & Zoning Commission, Place No. 6 (Agenda Item III -A) Mayor Pierson presented a plaque -of -appreciation to Carol Henry, a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Place No. 6, who recently resigned and thanked Mrs. Henry for her service to the City of Allen since November, 1979. is ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Page 2 Appointment to Place No. 6 on Planning & Zoning Commission (Agenda Item III -B) Mayor Pierson advised that due to Carol Henry's resignation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Place No. 6, an appoint- ment was to be made to fill the unexpired term of office. The term will expire in June of 1983. Mayor Pierson opened the floor for nominations. Councilman Rodenbaugh nominated Winston B. Stallings. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman McClure and seconded by Councilman Offutt, the Council voted 7 - 0 that the nominations cease. The motion carried. Upon the polling of the Council Members by Mayor Pierson, the Council voted 7 - 0 in favor of electing Winston B. Stallings by acclamation to Place No. 6 on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mayor Pierson advised that Winston B. Stallings was the newly appointed member to Place No. 6 on the Planning and Zoning Com- mission, with his term of office to expire in June of 1983. Public Hearing: Amendment to Zoning Ordinance to Allow Use of "Arcade" and Delineate Zoning Districts (Agenda Item IV) and Ordinance No. 392-5-82: An Ordinance of f the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, +� Determining the Appropriate Classification for the Presently Unlisted Use of Arcade, Defining the Term Arcade, Defining Coin - Operated Machines, Defining Principle Use, Defining Property Where Exhibited; Amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 366-10-81, as Heretofore Amended, to Supplement Section 3.01(R) and Allow by Specific Use Permits in 3.01(M) the Use of Arcade; to Delineate the Districts Within Which Such Use Shall be Permitted; Ordaining Other Matters on the Subject; and Providing a Penalty Clause, a Severability Clause, and an Effective Date. Mayor Pierson read the item into the record as follows: "Public Hearing on consideration of an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to allow the use of "arcade" and to delineate the zoning districts for such use." Bill Petty, Building Official, read the proposed ordinance caption into the record as shown above, and advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to allow use of "arcade" and to delineate zoning districts for such use. Mr. Petty gave a brief synopsis of the ordinance and advised that the use of arcades in the proposed ordinance would be permitted by right in planned development (PD) zoning districts and by specific use permit in shopping center (SC) zoning districts. M ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Page 3 Public Hearing: Arcade Use and and Zoning Districts Ordinance No. 392-5-82 (cont'd) (Agenda Item IV) Mayor Pierson opened the Public Hearing. No one appeared to speak either for or against the proposed ordinance. The Public Hearing was closed. Councilman Offutt advised the Council of his discussions with residents of Allen regarding arcades in the city and stated his reasons for opposition to this type of use. His preference is to totally prohibit arcades in the City of Allen. The Council had a lengthy discussion on the proposed zoning restrictions for arcade use and the need for them in the city, since the City of Allen has none at the present time. There was also considerable discussion on the prohibiting of arcades in the city altogether, the State Law regarding the permitted uses of arcades and coin-operated machines, the social problems which are associated with arcades, allowing the arcades in shopping center districts, and the restrictiveness of the proposed ordinance for the city. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Rodenbaugh and seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilman Offutt casting the negative vote, to adopt Ordinance No. 392-5-82 as presented and in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion carried. W Ordinance No. 393-5-82: An Ordinance of the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, Providing for the Regulation, Supervision, Controlling, and Licensing of owners of Coin -Operated Skill and/or Pleasure Machines, Defining Terms, Providing for the Levying of an Occupation Tax on Such Machines; Ordaining Other Matters on the Subject; and Providing a Penalty Clause, a Severability Clause, and an Effective Date. (Agenda Item V) Bill Petty, Building Official, read the proposed ordinance caption into the record as shown above. Mr. Petty reviewed with the Council the proposed ordinance pertaining to the regulations, permitting, licensing, levying of an occupation tax, and hours and days of operation of the machines. The City Council discussed with City Staff the possibility of receiving taxes based on the revenues of the machines; the distance requirement of 300' from a church, school, hospital, or residential area; the age limitation for children playing the machines; the hours of operation for establishments which have coin-operated machines; prohibiting the playing of the machines on Sunday; and being able to permit machines already in use in the city. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Offutt and seconded by Councilman Paxton, the Council voted five (5) for and two (2) opposed, with Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and Councilman Rodenbaugh casting the negative votes, to amend the proposed ordinance by prohibiting the playing of the coin-operated machines on Sunday. The motion carried. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman McClure and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adopt Ordinance No. 393-5-82 as amended. The motion carried. W ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Page 4 Mayor Pierson recessed the regular session of the Allen City Council at 8:49 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:02 p.m. Approval of Replat - Part of Block 18, Old Donation Addition Allen State Bank, 202 W. Main St. (Agenda Item VI) Kevin Moran, architect representing Allen State Bank, spoke before the Council on the request to replat six (6) separate lots and an abandoned alley, owned by the Allen State Bank, 202 W. Main Street, into one (1) lot of record. Mr. Moran advised the Council that the replat would consist of combining Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 and the west half of Lots 3 and 8 and an abandoned alley, all in Block 18 of the Old Donation Addition, into one (1) lot of record. This replat is needed for the following reasons: 1. Future expansion of the bank facilities would not be allowed over the inside lot line under the requirements set out in Section 2.03 of the City of Allen Zoning Ordinance. 2. To correct an error of many years past, where the construction of the bank facilities had been allowed to build across building lines and property lines. 3. To record, by an approved plat, the abandonment of a portion of an alley. Bill Petty, Building Official, spoke before the Council on the reasons that this replat request was needed and advised that .the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that this replat of Block 18, Old Donation Addition, be approved as presented. The Council briefly discussed the request for replat and if there were any reasons why this replat should not be done. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Paxton and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the replat of part of Block 18, Old Donation Addition, as requested by the Allen State Bank, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion carried. Approval of Replat - Part of Block 17 - Old Donation Addition Carl Gilliland Insurance Company 200 Boyd Street (Agenda Item VII) Carl Gilliland, of Carl Gilliland Insurance Company, presented to and spoke before the Council on the replat of Lots 1, 2, 9 and 10 of Block 17, Old Donation Addition, into one (1) lot of record. Mr. Gilliland advised the Council that the replat would con- sist of combining Lots 1, 2, 9 and 10 and an abandoned alley, all in Block 17 of the Old Donation Addition, into one (1) lot of record. This replat is needed for the following reasons: 1. If the interior lot lines are removed, it will allow proposed construction to proceed to within the building lines of the outer perimeter of the tract of land. 2. To record, by an approved plat, the abandonment of a portion of an alley. Bill Petty, Building Official, spoke before the Council on the reasons that this replat request was needed and advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that this replat of Block 17, Old Donation Addition, be approved as presented. RM qq ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Page 5 Approval of Replat - Part of Block 17 - Old Donation Addition Carl Gilliland Insurance Company 200 Boyd Street (cont'd) (Agenda Item VII) MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Daugherty and seconded by Councilman Rodenbaugh, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the replat of part of Block 17, Old Donation Addition, as requested by Carl Gilliland, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission. The motion carried. Set Public Hearing Date for June 17, 1982 on a Request for Site Plan Approval from Fox & Jacobs for TH-PD No. 7 (Tabled Item) (Agenda Item VIII -A) and Set Public Hearing Date for June 17, 1982 on a Request for Zoning Amendment on 9 Acres, from MF -1 to MF -2, from Robert Burkart (Tabled Item) (Agenda Item VIII -B) Mayor Pierson read these requests into the record as follows: "Set June 17, 1982 as the Public Hearing date for site plan approval from Fox & Jacobs for TH-PD No. 7; and Set June 17, 1982 as the Public Hearing date on a request for a zoning amendment on 9 acres, located at Park Place and Jupiter Road, from MF -1 to MF -2, from Robert Burkart." These two (2) items were tabled at the City Council Meetings of April 15, 1982 and May 6, 1982. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to remove these requests from the table and to set the public hearing dates on these requests for June 17, 1982. The motion carried. Approval of the Appointment of Barbara Buehler as Library Director (Agenda Item IX) Mayor Pierson advised the Council that an individual had been selected by the City Manager to fill the position of Library Director. City Manager McCarty introduced Barbara Buehler as the Library Director designee. Mr. McCarty advised the Council of the City Charter procedure for appointment of Library Director and the selection process for the position, with recommendations from the Library Board. In addition, he presented Mrs. Buehler's qualifications, educational background and work experience. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Paxton and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the appointment of Barbara Buehler as Library Director for the City of Allen. The motion carried. qq ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Page 6 Street Department Update (Agenda Item X) Tom Caldwell, Street Superintendent, spoke before the Council on the status of the Street Department. Mr. Caldwell advised of the hiring of the employees for the department, buying equipment needed to start street repair, the work the department has done to date, and the status of work to be done. Mr. Caldwell provided the Council with pictures of streets in the city before and after they had been repaired, as well as the logging -in procedure of calls for repairs or service. The Street Department is responsible for street repair, drainage problems, street lights, stop signs and street signs, and trim- ming of shrubbery around street and stop signs in the city. The City Council reviewed the pictures and the log of calls for service or repair and discussed briefly various aspects of the Street Department with Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell advised the Council that a complete inventory for all the streets in Allen is near completion and will be available for use in the preparation of the capital improvements program for the prioritizing of streets to be repaired. There was no action taken on this item. Police Report - April, 1982 (Agenda Item XI -A) Police Chief Richard Carroll presented to and spoke before the Council on the Allen Police Department Consolidated Summary of Activities for the month of April, 1982. The Council briefly reviewed this report. Chief Carroll also updated the Council on the completion of the reroofing of the Police Department Building at 101 Butler. Chief Carroll advised the Council that the policies and pro- cedures manual for the Police Department has been completed. This manual spells out the goals and objectives of the Police Department as well as provides directives for the officers in performing their duties. A copy of the manual may be reviewed at the department for those Council Members who might be inter- ested in seeing it. There was no action taken on this item. Planning and Development Workshop (Agenda Item XI -B) City Manager Jon McCarty advised the Council that this item had been placed on the agenda in order that the Council may set another workshop session to discuss planning and development in the City of Allen. He further advised of the status of the work being done by the City Staff on research items requested by the City Council for their use at the next planning and development workshop session. Those projects consisting of: To prepare a square footage chart of existing house sizes within the City of Allen and to categorize them as they would apply to each of the residential zoning districts. To provide some research of basic policy state- ments for planning and development for the categories outlined by the City Council at their last meeting, such as residential, industrial commercial, open space (recreational) and general procedures. .P.7 ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Page 7 It was the consensus of the City Council that since the water rate study has a definite effect on the budget preparation, this workshop session should coincide with the preliminary budget workshop session usually held in June. There was no action taken on this item. North Central Texas Council of Governments Spring General Assembly Meeting & Workshop (Agenda Item XI -D) Mayor Pierson advised the Council of the upcoming Assembly Meeting and Workshop by the North Central Texas Council of Governments to be held on Thursday, June 3, 1982, in Arlington, Texas. The Mayor encouraged the Council Members to attend this Ll meeting and workshop if possible. There was no action taken on this item. Adjournment MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adjourn into Executive Session at 10:05 p.m. The motion carried. Planning and Development Workshop (continued) (Agenda Item XI -B) 3. Also, the City Staff has included doing some comparisons of design standards required in the City of Allen with those of surrounding communities, in order to provide some development costs for the Council's information. Mr. McCarty stated that at this time these projects would not be completed in time for an upcoming workshop session. The Council discussed holding the workshop even though the materials from the City Staff are not available, as well as the number of other meetings that will be forthcoming with the water rate study, budget preparation, etc. It was the consensus of the City Council to set a called - special workshop session for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 1982, at Rountree Elementary School, if those facilities are available, in order to continue the discussions on the planning and develop- ment in the city. Water Rate Study (Agenda Item XI -C) Mayor Pierson advised that the Council had received copies of the Water and Sewer Rate Study performed by Joe M. Nall and Associates of Dallas. A workshop session needed to scheduled by the Council in order to review the water and sewer rate study in detail with the consultant. Councilman Rodenbaugh provided for the Council's review a chart of residential water rates for cities surrounding Allen, which showed the rates in gallons, the number of years since the last increase, and cost per household in gallons. There was considerable discussion among the Council on the various workshop sessions that needed to be scheduled to discuss this topic, as well as the planning and development in the city, the upcoming budget and a special meeting with the North Texas Municipal Water District for consideration of the City of Allen becoming a member city to the district. It was the consensus of the City Council that since the water rate study has a definite effect on the budget preparation, this workshop session should coincide with the preliminary budget workshop session usually held in June. There was no action taken on this item. North Central Texas Council of Governments Spring General Assembly Meeting & Workshop (Agenda Item XI -D) Mayor Pierson advised the Council of the upcoming Assembly Meeting and Workshop by the North Central Texas Council of Governments to be held on Thursday, June 3, 1982, in Arlington, Texas. The Mayor encouraged the Council Members to attend this Ll meeting and workshop if possible. There was no action taken on this item. Adjournment MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adjourn into Executive Session at 10:05 p.m. The motion carried. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL May 20, 1982 Executive Session Page 8 In accordance with Article 6252-17 (Open Meetings Law), V.A.T.C.S., Section 2(f), the Allen City Council convened into Executive Session at 10:10 p.m. in order to discuss matters pertaining to property. 1982. The Executive Session was adjourned at 11:45 p.m. The minutes approved on the 3rd day of June A A L) M. B. Pierson, MAYOR IA V �VX/ V�-t N`M/ . Marty Hendrix, ITY SECRETARY