Min - City Council - 2012 - 12/11 - RegularGary L. Caplinger, Mayor Pro Tem
Kurt Kizer
Ross Obermeyer
Joey Herald
Robin L. Sedlacek
Baine Brooks
City Staff:
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Peter H. Vargas, City Manager
Shelli Siemer, Assistant City Manager
Shelley B George, City Secretary
Teresa Warren, Director, Public and Media Relations Office (Absent)
Eric Ellwanger, Assistant to the City Manager
Peter G. Smith, City Attorney
WorkshoD Session
With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was called to
order by Mayor Terrell at 6:20 P.M. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in the Council Conference Room of the
Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
• Briefing Regarding the Proposed Amendments to Police Department General Orders
• Committee Updates from City Council Liaisons
• Questions on Current Agenda
With no further discussion, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was adjourned at 6:51 p.m. on
Tuesday, December 11, 2012.
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 7:03 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in the Council Chambers of the Allen
City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
1. Citizens' Comments.
Present:
Stephen Terrell, Mayor
Councilmembers:
Gary L. Caplinger, Mayor Pro Tem
Kurt Kizer
Ross Obermeyer
Joey Herald
Robin L. Sedlacek
Baine Brooks
City Staff:
ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Peter H. Vargas, City Manager
Shelli Siemer, Assistant City Manager
Shelley B George, City Secretary
Teresa Warren, Director, Public and Media Relations Office (Absent)
Eric Ellwanger, Assistant to the City Manager
Peter G. Smith, City Attorney
WorkshoD Session
With a quorum of the Councilmembers present, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was called to
order by Mayor Terrell at 6:20 P.M. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in the Council Conference Room of the
Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
• Briefing Regarding the Proposed Amendments to Police Department General Orders
• Committee Updates from City Council Liaisons
• Questions on Current Agenda
With no further discussion, the Workshop Session of the Allen City Council was adjourned at 6:51 p.m. on
Tuesday, December 11, 2012.
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 7:03 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in the Council Chambers of the Allen
City Hall, 305 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
1. Citizens' Comments.
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Dave Broyles, 203 Whisenant Dr., Allen, Texas, spoke regarding the impact of the Rotary Christmas
Parade on the business of Hydrous Water Park.
2. Presentation by Jeremy Painkin, President of the Allen Professional Firefighters Association, in
Appreciation of the City Council's Support of the Remembrance Rescue Project.
3. Recognition of Allen City Television (ACTV) for a Series of Awards from the Texas Association
of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (TATOA), National Association of
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), and the Lone Star Emmy.
Texas Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
1st Place — Overall Excellence in Government Programming
1st Place — Public Education for Stage 3 Water Restrictions
1st Place — Interview/Talk Show for The Dilly -O: Keep Interviews Weird
1st Place — Profile of an Organization/Department for City of Allen Teen Court
1st Place — Special Audience for SNAP Dance
1st Place — Event/Program Promotion for Allen Wranglers
1 st Place — Use of Humor for The Dilly-OKeep Interviews Weird
2nd Place — Public Education for Terra Court LEED Green Home
2nd Place — Public Health/Public Safety for Allen CERT
3rd Place—Community Event Coverage for Senior Recreation Center Ira Weisburd Line
Dance Workshop
3rd Place — Profile of an Organization/Department for Olympic Swimmers at the Don
Rodenbaugh Natatorium
National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
1st Place — Children/Young Adults for Teen Court
1st Place — Interview/Talk Show for The Dilly -O: Keep Interviews Weird
Ist Place — Library for A Fistful of Spaghetti
Ist Place — Event/Program Promotion for A Fistful of Spaghetti
I st Place — Public Safety for Allen CERT
3rd Place — Excellence in Government Programming for the City of Allen ACTV
3rd Place — Public Education for Stage 3 Water Restrictions
3rd Place — Use of Humor for A Fistful of Spaghetti
Honorable Mention — Community Awareness for The Dilly -O
Honorable Mention — Community Event Coverage for Olympic Swimmers at the Don
Rodenbaugh Natatorium
Brian Wilson Memorial Award for Programming Excellence to Mark Kaufmann, ACTV
Executive Producer.
Lone Star Emmy, Lone Star Emmy Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences
1 st Place — Lighting Design
Consent Aeenda
Mayor Terrell removed the following item from the Consent Agenda upon the request of Councilmember
Obermeyer:
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8. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Halff Associates, Inc. in the Amount of
$299,800 for Design of Molsen Farm Phase 1.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Herald and a second by Councilmember
Obermeyer, the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to adopt the remaining
items on the Consent Agenda as follows.
4. Approve Minutes of the November 27, 2012, Regular Meeting.
5. Adopt an Ordinance Amending Police Department General Order 300 Discipline / Complaints
Against Police Personnel, General Order 1600 Career Development, General Order 1700
Hiring / Recruiting Process and General Order 3700 Promotional Requirements.
ORDINANCE NO. 3126-12-12: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE PERSONNEL POLICY FOR THE CITY
OF ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6. Adopt an Ordinance Amending the Speed Limit Zone Boundaries Along Chelsea Boulevard
from Stacy Road to SH 121.
ORDINANCE NO. 3127-12-12: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY
AMENDING CHAPTER 9, "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," ARTICLE V, `OPERATION
OF VEHICLES,- DIVISION 2, "SPEED REGULATIONS," SECTION 9-135(a), TO AMEND THE
MAXIMUM PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMIT FOR CHELSEA BOULEVARD FROM STACY
ROAD TO SH 121 WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ALLEN;
PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO
EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
7. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Purchase and Sales Agreement with Johnson Centre,
Ltd, for Ridgeview Drive Right -of -Way in the Amount of $162,304.56 plus Closing Costs.
9. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Four -Year Lease Agreement with Hewlett-Packard
Financial Services Company in the Principal and Interest Amount of $124,127.80 for Computer
Equipment.
10. Investment Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2012.
The motion carried.
8. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Halff Associates, Inc. in the Amount of
$299,800 for Design of Molsen Farm Phase I.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Caplinger and a second by Councilmember Herald,
the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to adopt item 8, as previously
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captioned, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Huff Associates, Inc in
the amount of $299,800 for the Design of Molsen Farm Phase 1 The motion carried.
11. Calendar.
• December 24 and 25, January I — City Facilities Holiday Closings
• December 25 City Council meeting was cancelled
• January 8, 2013 —Next Regular Council Meeting
12. Items of Interest.
• Council wished City Secretary George and family best wishes on the pending birth of their new
child on Wednesday.
• Council wished The Allen Eagles good luck in their football game Saturday evening at 6pm at
SMU Stadium against DeSoto.
• Council recognized Boy Scouts from Troops 334 and 817 in attendance as a requirement for
earning the citizenship in community merit badge.
The Executive Session was not held.
Adiourn
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Herald and a second by Councilmember Brooks, the
Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to adjourn the Regular Meeting of the
Allen City Council at 7.47 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The motion carried.
These minutes approved on the 8°i day of January, 2013.
APPROVED:
Stephe t Terrell, MAYOR
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