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Home My WebLink AboutMin - City Council - 2010 - 05/11 - RegularALLEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 2010 Present. Stephen Terrell, Mayor Councilmembers: Debbie Stout, Mayor Pro Tem Ross Obermeyer Joey herald Robin L. Sedlacek Gary L Caplinger Jeff McGregor City Starr: With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Terrell at 6 10 p in. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in the Council Conference Room of the Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas The following items were discussed: • Presentation of Social Media Policy to be added to the City's Administrative Directives • Update Regarding New Solid Waste Rates and Fees With no further discussion, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was adjourned at 6:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the Regular Meeting of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Terrell at 7:07 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in the Council Chambers of the Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas. Pledge of Allegiance Public Recognition 1 1. Citizens'Comments. Peter H. Vargas, City Manager Shelley U. George, City Secretary Pete Smith, City Attorney (Absent) Joe Gorfida, Attorney 1 Workshop Session With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Terrell at 6 10 p in. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in the Council Conference Room of the Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas The following items were discussed: • Presentation of Social Media Policy to be added to the City's Administrative Directives • Update Regarding New Solid Waste Rates and Fees With no further discussion, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was adjourned at 6:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the Regular Meeting of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor Terrell at 7:07 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in the Council Chambers of the Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas. Pledge of Allegiance Public Recognition 1 1. Citizens'Comments. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 2010 PAGE 2. Recognition of Scouts for their Efforts Focusing on Beautification or Environmental Awareness Projects Benefiting the City of Allen and Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation by the Keep Allen Beautiful Board. Jordan Boyer, Troop 1451, led over 40 volunteers to create an E -LAB (Environmental Learning Area) for Boon Elementary School and the community Ms. Boyer's project required 160 5 hours of labor and fulfilled Girl Scout Gold Award requirements. Daniel Varela led 88 volunteers to renovate the Rolling Hills Park playground by removing the old mulch material beneath the play equipment and installing new engineered wood chips. Mr. Varela's project required 332 hours of labor and fulfilled requirements for Eagle Scout ranking. Evan Piles, Troop 224, led 20 volunteers to collect data on 250 trees in Twin Creeks Park, Allenwood Park and Waterford Parks, recording the trees' species, health, trunk circumference, height, drip line and GPS location. Mr. Piles' project required 105 hours of labor His project fulfilled requirements for Eagle Scout ranking. 3. Presentation of Proclamations by the Office of the Mayor: • Presentation of a Proclamation to Mr. David Way and Ms. Jennifer Nguyen of the DFW Asian - American Citizens Council Proclaiming May as "Asian -Pacific American Heritage Month. " • Presentation of a Proclamation to Steve Massey, Director, and Representatives of the Community Services Department Proclaiming May 16-22, 2010, as "Public Works Week. " • Presentation of a Proclamation to Bret McCullough, Building Code Director, and Les Folse, Inspections Supervisor, of the Building Code Department Proclaiming May 2010 as "Building Safety Month. " Annual Report for Community Waste Disposal, Inc. (CWD) by Greg Roemer, President, and Robert Medigovich, Municipal Coordinator. Consent Aeenda MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Sedlacek and a second by Councilmember Herald, the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to adopt the items on the Consent Agenda as follows: 5. Approve Minutes of the April 27, 2010, Regular Meeting. 6. Authorize the City Manager to Approve an Annual Purchasing Agreement with Interstice LLC for the Purchase of Irrinet Irrigation Controllers for an Amount Not to Exceed $125,000 Annually. 7. Authorize the City Manager to Approve the Purchase of Athletic Field Lighting and Associated Installation for Jupiter Park from Musco Lighting North Texas for an Amount Not to Exceed $236,111 and to Establish a Project Budget of $250,000. 8. Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Economic Development Agreement Between the City of Allen and the Allen Economic Development Corporation for Economic Development Activities. 9. Adopt an Ordinance Renewing the Term of an Electric Franchise Agreement Granted to Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. for an Additional Five (5) Years, Amending the ALLEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 2010 PAGE Definition of Gross Revenue and Providing New Language for the Compensation of Costs Associated with the Relocation of Electric Facilities in Accordance with State Law. ORDINANCE NO. 2910-5-10: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, RENEWING THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT GRANTED TO GRAYSON-COLLIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 YEARS, AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF GROSS REVENUE AND PROVIDING NEW LANGUAGE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RELOCATION OF ELECTRIC FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 10. Motion to Set the Canvass of the May 8, 2010, General Election at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The motion carried Regular Agenda 11. Consider All Matters Incident and Related to the Issuance and Sale of City of Allen, Texas General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010, Including the Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Such Bonds. ORDINANCE NO. 2911-5-10: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF "CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2010", SPECIFYING THE TERMS AND FEATURES OF SAID BONDS; LEVYING A CONTINUING DIRECT ANNUAL AD VALOREM TAX FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE, SALE, PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF SAID BONDS, INCLUDING THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT AND A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, AND THE APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT PERTAINING THERETO; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Stout and a second by Councilmember Obermeyer, the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to adopt Ordinance No. 2911-5-10, as previously captioned, authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bands, Series 2010, in the amount of $12,000,000 and all matter incident and related to the issuance, sale, payment, and delivery of the bonds. The motion carried. 12. Calendar. • May 12—Major Event Announcement, Allen Event Center, 10 a.m. • May 17 — Summer Sounds Concert Series, Joe Farmer Recreation Center Hillside Amphitheater, 7 p.m. • May 18 — Canvass of the Election 13. Items of Interest. • Council recognized Boy Scouts from Troop 79 and 328 in attendance as a requirement for earning their Communications in Community and Citizenship merit badges. ALLEN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MAY 11, 2010 PAGE 4 1 Executive Session The Executive Session was not held. 14. Reconvene and Consider Action on Items Discusses during Executive Session. MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember McGregor and a second by Mayor Pro Tem Stout, the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the Regular Meeting of the Allen City Council at 7'48 p.m. on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The motion carried. These minutes approved on the 25th day of May, 2010. APPPPROVEED:: L0`^E:74� Slepheri Terrell, MAYOR 1 ATTEST: Shelley B. GedY, e, OTY SECRE ' RY 1