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Home My WebLink About2001-12-11 Regular Meeting MinutesCity Council Meeting Anna City Hall 120 W 4" Street December 11, 2001 The City Council of the City of Anna met in regular session on the 11th day of December. 1. Mayor Ron Ferguson called this meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. 2. The following members were present and participating: Mayor Ron Ferguson, Joe Finley Jr., Brenda Tilley, Lynn Dhane, Lynn Mosier and Lisa Copeland. 3. Mayor Ron Ferguson asked for any citizen participation at this time. Joseph Boda asked when the water pressure would improve at Tara Farms. 4. Audit . The City Council met with the auditor from Gregg & Co. regarding the FY 2000-2001 Audit. He stated that the Audit went very well and that they found no problems. Mayor Ron Ferguson asked the Council to review the audit and to table this item until the January meeting.. 5. Code Enforcement. The City Council met with Rick Gillean regarding the Code Enforcement issues. Lisa Copeland made a motion authorizing the Mayor to reinstate the Code Enforcement Officers. Joe Finley Jr. seconded the motion. The motion carried 5!010. B. Revised preliminary plat for Creekside Estates, Lee Lawrence was recognized. He stated that the property owner requested revision of the preliminary plat. He reminded the council that the property had previously been annexed, zoned, and a preliminary plat had been approved. The revised plat was a more refined version of the approved plat, with few changes of substance. Lee Lawrence noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval of the revised plat. John Aughinbaugh of Trinity Enterprise was recognized. John Aughinbaugh stated that he was the owner of the tract and intended to develop it for sale to a single homebuilder. He noted the following revisions to the preliminary plat: • The flood hazard boundary line has been better defined, with changes in lot boundaries to reflect the boundary line. • The neighborhood park area in the southeast corner of the tract has been made more accessible to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic • A single divided entry street will replace the two entry roads in the original plat. • A connecting street to the adjacent tract on the east has been put in the plat. After brief discussion, Joe Finley Jr. moved that the revised preliminary be approved. Lisa Copeland seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5-0. 7. Annexation of 38.371 acre tract located on FM 455, approximately 2,000 feet east of Throckmorton Creek, owned by Roland C. Jones and Margaret Lynne Jones. Lee Lawrence was recognized. He stated that the property was the most easterly of three tracts located immediately east of Throckmorton Creek and fronting FM 455. He stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval of the annexation. Don Collins was recognized. He noted that the property was an integral part of the adjacent tract to the west and the two tracts would be developed as a single unit, with one homebuilder. After brief discussion, Lisa Copeland moved that the property be annexed into the City of Anna. Lynn Dhane seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5-0. 8. Zoning of 38.371 acre tract located on FM 455, approximately 2,000 feet east of Throckmorton Creek, owned by Roland C. Jones and Margaret Lynne Jones. Lee Lawrence was recognized. He stated that the request was for single family residential zoning for most of the tract with C-1 Commercial zoning along the FM 455 frontage. The zoning request was for a Planned Development to allow single family residential lots to be developed on 6,000 square foot minimum lots with 27 -foot wide streets (back of curb to back of curb). An eight (8) acre parcel at the south end of the tract, fronting W. White Street (FM 455) would be reserved for commercial use, with zoning identical to that of C-1 zoning in the City's existing zoning ordinance, with all C-1 zoning regulations applying to development of the eight acre parcel. After brief discussion, Lisa Copeland moved to adopt the zoning ordinance. Joe Finley seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5-0. 9. Facilities Agreement, Ben West tract There being no representatives of the owners of the Ben West tract present at the meeting, Lisa Copeland moved that this item be tabled until such time as a final draft of the Facilities Agreement was available and representatives of the owner(s) were available to discuss the matter. Brenda Tilley seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5-0. 10. Annexation of 90 Acre Ben West Tract At suggestion of Lee Lawrence, no action was taken on this item. 11. Contract with SPCA, Lee Lawrence was recognized to report that the individual that had been providing animal control services to the City had notified the City that he would no longer be available to provide this service. Lee Lawrence noted that the Mayor had been in contact with SPCA officials in McKinney and had a draft contract available for consideration, a copy of which was in the council packet. Mayor Ferguson recommended that the contract be accepted in its current form. Lisa Copeland moved that the Mayor be authorized to sign the contract with SPCA of McKinney as presented. Lynn Mosier seconded the motion, which passed by a vote of 5/010. 12. Portable radios for City. Lisa Copeland made a motion to purchase four portable radios from Shipman Communication for $2804.00. Joe Finley Jr. seconded the motion. The motion carried 510/0- 13. Community Development Plan Update. Lee Lawrence was recognized to discuss this item. He noted that the major issue at this point in the Plan development process was the Land Use Plan, a copy of which was on the wall of the City Hall. He noted that the Planning and Zoning Commission had given a preliminary review of the Land Use Plan and made some modifications. Lee Lawrence said that council members should spend some time looking at the Plan and confer with him regarding whatever changes they thought needed to be made. He said that the goal was to finalize the Land Use Plan in January, if possible, and by February at the latest. 14. Code Enforcement Policies. There was no action taken on this item, 15. Anna Volunteer Fire Department financial support. Lynn Mosier made a motion to pay the Fire Departments monthly utility bills, fuel and maintenance/repairs on the fire vehicles. Joe Finley Jr. seconded the motion. The motion carried 4{010, with Brenda Tilley abstaining. 16. Grant application for Anna Volunteer Fire Department. Lisa Copeland made a motion for the City of Anna to commit $2,500.00 to the matching portion of the grant for the Anna Volunteer Fire Department. Brenda Tilley seconded the motion. The motion carried 510/0. 17. Pro Rata Agreement Lisa Copeland made a motion to accept the Pro Rata Agreement between the City of Anna and Affi International, Inc. Brenda Tilley seconded the motion. The motion carried 5/0/0. 18. Executive Session The City Council recessed at 9:30 p.m. into Executive Session under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 and 551.074 of the Texas Open Meeting Act for the following purpose. A. Personnel: Employee Review B. Employees Christmas Bonus 19, The City Council re -convened at 9:46 p.m. into regular session to act on items discussed in Executive Session A. Lisa Copeland made a motion to increase Johnny Roland's pay rate to $10.00 per hour. Joe Finley Jr. seconded the motion. The motion carried 510/0- B. Lisa Copeland made a motion to give all employees that have been with the City over one year $300.00 and those under one year $200.00 for the Christmas Bonus. Lynn Dhane seconded the motion. The motion carried 5/0/0. 20. Monthly Bills. Lisa Copeland made a motion to approve the bills. Brenda Tilley seconded the motion. The motion carried 5/0/0. 21. Minutes Lisa Copeland made a motion to approve the minutes far November 13, 2001. .foe Finley Jr. seconded the motion. The motion carried 5/0/0- 22, Staff Reports Workshop on zoning and subdivision ordinance revisions. Lee Lawrence reminded council members that John Kessel and Brian James of the City of McKinney Planning department would be present on Wednesday, December 12, to discuss their experience with recent growth and McKinney and to answer questions that council members might have about how to manage growth in Anna. Winston Farms Lee Lawrence noted that discussions had been held with Tommy Goff regarding a proposal to develop a 175 -acre tract directly east of Tara Farms. The current {plan was to develop the property as a low-density single family residential tract. Lee Lawrence noted that there were serious questions regarding how water and sewer service was to be provided to the tract. Other development activity Lee Lawrence reported that the George West development directly west of Slayter Creek on the north side of W. White Street (FM 455) was now being considered as a possible 2,540 -lot development. If in fact this size project occurred, it would have profound implications for infrastructure needs as well as other services to be provided by the City of Anna. 22. There being no further business this meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. i f Mayor Ron Ferguson Respectfully Sub ` ed, City Secretary