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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - City Council - 1981 - 04/02 - RegularALLEN CITY COUNCIL Regular Session April 2, 1981 Present• M. B. Pierson, Mayor Council Members: Rex Womack, Mayor Pro Tem Joe Farmer J. M. McClure H. R. Daugherty Glenn Andrew Richard L. Chumbley 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(a)(2), the Allen City Council met in Executive Session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 1981, at the Rountree Elementary School to discuss matters pertaining to real estate negotiations. The regular session of the Allen City Council was called to order by Mayor M. B. Pierson at 7:31 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 1981, at the Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street. Approval of Minutes - March 19, 1981 (Agenda Item II) Upon a motion made by Councilman Chumbley and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the minutes of the March 19, 1981 regular session. Approval of Minutes - March 30, 1981 (Agenda Item II) Upon a motion made by Councilman Farmer and seconded by Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the minutes of the March 30, 1981 joint meeting with the School Board with an amendment on Page 2, Agenda Item II, to reflect the construction of Park Place will be from the proposed Ford Middle School site east property line to Jupiter Road. A as Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 2 Ordinance No. 332: Authorizing the Issuance (Agenda Item III) of $2,000,000 "City of Allen, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 1981", dated May 1, 1981, for the Purpose of Making Permanent Public Improvements and for Public Purposes; Prescribing the Form of the Bonds and the Form of the Interest Coupons; Levying a Con- tinuing Direct Annual Ad Valorem Tax on All Taxable Property Within the Limits of Said City to Pay the Interest on Said Bonds and to Create a Sinking Fund for the Redemption Thereof and Providing for the Assessment and Collection of Such Taxes; Enacting Provisions Incident and Related to the Subject and Pur- pose of This Ordinance; and Providing an Effective Date. J. D. Buchanan, Bond Agent with Schneider, Bernet & Hickman, Inc., presented the proposed ordinance to the City Council. City Manager Jon McCarty read the ordinance caption into the record as shown above. He also advised the Council of the City's buildings, parks, and streets to be funded by these bonds. Mr. Buchanan spoke before the Council on behalf of the sale of the bonds. There was further discussion with Mr. Buchanan on the repay- ment of the bonds, tax rate, and appraisal of property. Upon a motion made by Councilman Farmer and seconded by Council- man Andrew, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adopt Ordinance No. 332. Ordinance No. 333: Annexing to the City of (Agenda Item IV) Allen, Texas, a Total of 434.547 Acres of Land, More or Less, in Collin County, Texas and Extending the Boundary Limits of Said City so as to Include Said Hereinafter - Described Property Within Said City Limits and Granting to all Inhabitants and Owners of Said Property all of the Rights and Privileges of Other Citizens and Binding All Inhabitants by the Acts, Ordinances, and Regulations of Said City; and Providing a Severability Clause and Providing for the Effective Date of This Ordinance. Mayor Pierson advised that the Public Hearing on this annexation was held on March 5, 1981 and the first reading of the ordinance on March 19, 1981. at. Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 3 Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Womack and seconded by Councilman McClure, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adopt Ordinance No. 333. Resolution No. 334: Recognizing a Recent (Agenda Item IV) Annexation and Noting That Within That Annexed Territory an Existing Street is Unnamed; Providing a Name for That Street and Directing That the Records and Maps of the City So Indicate. Mayor Pierson read a letter from Mr. Gene Reed, Jr., requesting that an existing street in the newly annexed territory be named Curtis Lane to honor the Curtis family, who have lived in Allen for many years. Upon a motion made by Councilman Chumbley and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Womack, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adopt Resolution No. 334. Resolution No. 335: Suspending the Operation (Agenda Item V) of Proposed Rate Increase Schedules Filed by Lone Star Gas Company, a Division of Enserch Corporation, for a Period of One Hundred Twenty (120) Days Beyond the Date of Which Such Schedules Would Otherwise Go Into Effect. City Manager Jon McCarty advised the City Council that Lone Star Gas had filed a rate increase request to be effective on April 24, 1981. Their last rate increase request was granted in September, 1979. Mike Sweikhard, General Manager of Lone Star Gas Company, spoke before the Council on behalf of the rate increase request. There was a brief discussion with Mr. Sweikhard on the gas rates. Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adopt Resolution No. 335, and to authorize the City Manager to contract with a consulting firm to study the proposed rate increase from Lone Star Gas Company. Preliminary & Final Plat - Enterprises (Agenda Item VI -A) Addition No. 1 Bill Petty, Building Official, presented the Preliminary and Final Plat for Enterprises Addition No. 1, located east of U. S. 75, south of Bethany Road, in the Wm. Perrin Survey, Abstract No. 708, and Michael See Survey, Abstract No. 543, and Rufus Sewell Survey, Abstract No. 875. This will be the site of the InteCom Systems building and is currently zoned GI. Mr. Petty reviewed the plat with the Council. a1) Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 4 Preliminary & Final Plat - Enterprises (Agenda Item VI -A) (continued) Addition No. 1 Dave Pierson, Civil Engineer, representing Exxon Corporation, spoke before the Council on behalf of this item. There was discussion with Mr. Pierson on the right-of-way of the private drive and the dedicated street on the property. Mayor Pierson advised the Council that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary and final plat as presented. Upon a motion made by Councilman Daugherty and seconded by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the Preliminary and Final Plat - Enterprises Addition No. 1, in accordance with the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Preliminary & Final Plat - Allen Heights (Agenda Item VI -B) Baptist Church Bill Petty, Building Official, presented the Preliminary and Final Plat for the Allen Heights Baptist Church, located east of Allen Heights Drive and fronting the north side of F.M. 2170, con- sisting of a 4 acre tract zoned CF and a 3 acre tract zoned PUD and designated as a church site. Mr. Petty reviewed the plat with the Council and advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary and final plat, subject to the following recommendations: 1. The water main along the west boundary be changed from a 6" line to 8" line. 2. The 40' fire lane radius turnaround be changed to a 50' radius. 3. Drainage culvert design in ditch fronting F.M. 2170 be studied by City Engineer and designed to accommodate future development. Robert Smith, Pastor of the Allen Heights Baptist Church, spoke before the Council on behalf of this plat. He presented a floor plan of the proposed new church and an artist rendering of the exterior of the building. After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Womack and seconded by Councilman Chumbley to approve the Preliminary and Final Plat - Allen Heights Baptist Church, subject to the recom- mendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, as stated above. A Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 5 Preliminary & Final Plat - Fountain Park East (Agenda Item VI -C) Installment Three Bill Petty, Building Official, presented the Preliminary and Final Plat for Fountain Park East Installment Three, located at the southwest corner of Allen Heights Drive and Exchange Parkway, consisting of 4.614 acres zoned PUD and designated commercial. Mr. Petty reviewed the plat with the Council. The site for Fire Station No. 2 is located on one acre of this plat. Mr. Petty advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the preliminary and final plat, subject to availability of water from a 12" water line located on Allen Heights Drive proposed to extend north to Exchange Parkway and continuing west along the com- mercial property to the west boundary of the Fire Station site. There was discussion regarding the water line availability to the Fire Station site, that being from the 12" water line located on Allen Heights Drive or the other option being an 8" water line located south of Exchange Parkway and east of the Fire Station No. 2 site. After considerable discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Womack and seconded by Councilman McClure to approve the Pre- liminary and Final Plat for Fountain Park East Installment Three. The Council voted six (6) for and one (1) opposed, with Councilman Farmer casting the negative vote, in favor of the motion. Preliminary & Final Replat - Lots 1A, 1D, lE (Agenda Item VI -D) Block 9 whisenant Addition Bill Petty, Building official, presented the Preliminary and Final Replat of Lots IA, 1D, and 1E, Block 9, Whisenant Addition, located between Belmont and Main, fronting on Bonham Street. Mr. Petty reviewed the plat with the Council. The lots are being replatted to two lots to accommodate the construction of two units of fourplex apartments, one unit on each of the two lots. Mr. Petty advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the replat as presented. Mickey Huffman, the proponent, spoke before the Council on behalf of this replat. Upon a motion made by Councilman McClure and seconded by Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted 7 - 0 to approve the Pre- liminary and Final Replat - Lots 1A, 1D, and 1E, Block 9, Whisenant Addition, in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. M Allen City Council April 2, 1981 4 Page 6 Setting Dates for Public Hearings (Agenda Item VII) A. Request to change zoning on 40 acres out of a 96.748 acre tract, located at the northeast corner of Highway 5 and Exchange Parkway, from LR, R16, and a portion of R4 to GB -PD (General Business - Planned Development). B. Request to change zoning on Lots 1 and 1B, Block 8, Whisenant Addition from R16 to OS, located in the 400 block of West McDermott. C. Request for a Special Exception Use to construct two (2) subdivision advertising signs at the corner of Allen Heights Drive and Rivercrest. Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Councilman Daugherty, the Council voted 7 - 0 to set the public hearing dates for Thursday, May 7, 1981 for items A and B listed above, and to set the public hearing date for Thursday, April 16, 1981 for item C listed above. Mayor Pierson recessed the regular session of the Allen City Council at 9:01 p.m. The session reconvened at 9:17 p.m. Ordinance No. 336: Establishing a Pro Rata (Agenda Item VIII) Charge as a Prerequisite to Utilizing the Capacity of Specified Sanitary Sewer Line; Providing a Severability; Providing a Penalty and Declaring an Emergency. City Manager Jon McCarty spoke before the Council on the proposed ordinance and advised of the costs involved. There was discussion on the distribution of the funds involved in this ordinance and the contract entered into prior to this ordinance. Upon a motion made by Councilman Farmer and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Womack, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adopt Ordinance No. 336. Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 7 Resolution No. 337: Establishing the Policies and Procedures Relating to a Consent Agenda and Authorizing the Implementation Thereof. (Agenda Item IX) City Manager Jon McCarty spoke before the Council on the proposed resolution and briefly described the concept of a consent agenda. After considerable discussion on the items which may be placed on the consent agenda, Mayor Pro Tem Womack made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 337 with the deletion of subparagraph (b) "Zoning Ordinances" and subparagraph (e) "Bid Awards" under Section 2 of the resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilman Farmer. In further discussion on the motion. Councilman Chumbley made a motion to amend the main motion to specify that oral requests must be made in person at the beginning of the appropriate City Council meeting and that written requests must be delivered to the City Secretary at City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the appro- priate City Council meeting. The motion for the amendment was seconded by Councilman Farmer. The Council voted 7 - 0 to amend the main motion. The Council voted 7 - 0 in favor of the main motion. Establish a Procedure for Appointing Library Board Members (Agenda Item X) Roland Commons, Librarian, spoke before the Council regarding the appointment of Library Board members. Three appointments will be expiring on May 1, 1981. There was discussion with Mr. Commons on the ordinance pertaining to the Library Board, being Ordinance No. 73, and how the appointments to the Library Board vary from other City Boards. City Manager McCarty advised that perhaps the entire ordinance may need to be reviewed and updated since the ordinance had been adopted in December, 1967. After further discussion, it was the consensus of the Council that copies of Ordinance No. 73, with any amendments, and a copy of the portion out of the City Charter pertaining to the Library Board be furnished to the Council and the Library Board for review and consideration. In addition, Mr. Commons was to update the Library Board on his discussion with the City Council at this meeting. There was no action taken on this item. 31 C Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 8 Authorize City Staff to Pay Bills (Agenda Item XI) Associated with 1979-82 Capital Improvements Program Payment to: S. R. Davies, Inc. $ 22,090.50 Piping at Hillside Park Pump Station Contract No. 800704, Payment No. 2 Ronald E. Fix & Associates: Plans & Specs for Bethany Road 16,143.75 Water Line Project Contract No. 810207 -A, B, & C Engineering Fee - March 547.62 Contract No. 800704 Bethany Road Water Line Project 4,263.00 Contract No. 810207B, Water Line A Collin County 5,765.76 Oil Used to Repair Allen Heights Drive and Jupiter Road Fisher & Spillman Architects, Inc. 10,654.32 City of Allen Fire Station FS 8024 Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Womack, the Council voted 7 - 0 to authorize the City Staff to pay the above shown bills. Tax Report (Agenda Item XII -A) Walter Curtis, Tax Assessor -Collector, presented the Schedule of Taxes Receivable as of March 31, 1981. There was no action taken on this item. Review of Minutes of March 26, 1961 Park Board (Agenda Item XII -B) John Uland, Director of Parks & Recreation, presented the minutes of the March 26, 1981 Park Board and the Council discussed various aspects of them. There was no action taken on this item. General Discussion It was the consensus of the Council to post the Called - Special Meeting to canvass the election returns for 7:30 p.m. on April 6, 1981 at Rountree Elementary School. 32 Allen City Council April 2, 1981 Page 9 Upon a motion made by Councilman Farmer and seconded by Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 7 - 0 to adjourn the regular session at 10:44 p.m. These minutes read and approved this the 4j �� day of 1981. Marty Hendri , CITY SECRETA I Terson, MAYOR 33