03.11.2008 Town Council MinutesMINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Prosper Town Council
Prosper Middle School - Library
605 E. Seventh Street, Prosper, Texas
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order / Roll Call.
The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m.
Roll call was taken by the Town Secretary.
Council present included: Mayor Charles Niswanger, Mayor Pro-Tem David Bristol, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem
Dave Turley, Kenneth Dugger, and Mike Wadsworth.
Staff present included: Mike Land, Town Manager; Chris Copple, Senior Planner; Wade Harden, Senior Planner;
Kirk McFarlin, Police Chief; Dan Tolleson, Executive Director of the Economic Development Corporation; and
Matthew Denton, Town Secretary.
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
The Invocation was given by Meigs Miller.
Mayor Niswanger led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Announcements of dates and times of upcoming community events.
Mike Land announced the World Cafe which will be on March 291h at the Prosper High School Cafeteria.
CONSENT AGENDA
4. Consent Agenda
MINUTES
a. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Council meetings. (MD)
• February 26, 2007 —Regular Town Council Meeting
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND AGREEMENTS
b. An update on the Town's sports fields and/or the construction of future sports fields. (WH)
C. Consider and act upon an ordinance for the voluntary annexation of approximately 2106.592 acres of
land being more generally located north of Hwy 380 and west of Fields Road. (MD)
d. Consider and act upon an ordinance for the voluntary annexation of approximately 27.149 acres of
land being more generally located east of Good Hope Road and 1600'+ north of Hwy 380. (MD)
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Turley, seconded by Councilmember Dugger to approve the consent agenda.
Motion approved 5-0.
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CITIZEN'S COMMENTS
5. Other Comments by the Public.
There were no comments by the public.
REGULAR AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. A public hearing to consider and act upon a request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a mini -
warehouse on 5.4f acres (Prosper Commons, Block A, Lot 2), located on the east side of Prosper
Commons Boulevard, 250f feet south of Richland Boulevard. (S08-1). (CC)
Chris Copple, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Councilmember Dugger, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Turley to open the pubic hearing.
Motion approved 5-0.
Mayor Niswanger opened the public hearing at 6:19 p.m.
Michael Beaty, Moreland Development, answered questions for council regarding the project.
Motioned by Councilmember Wadsworth, seconded by Councilmember Dugger to close the public hearing.
Motion approved 5-0.
Mayor Niswanger closed the public hearing at 6:22 p.m.
Motioned by Mayor Niswanger, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to approved item number 6.
Motion approved 5-0.
7. A public hearing to consider and act upon a request to rezone 2,120.51 acres, located on the north
side of U.S. 380 and the west side of Fields Road, from Agricultural (A) to Planned Development -
Single Family/Mixed Use/Retail (PD-SF/M/R). (Z08-1). (CC)
Chris Copple, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tern Turley, seconded by Councilmember Dugger to open the public hearing.
Motion approved 5-0.
Mayor Niswanger opened the public hearing at 6:24 p.m.
David Blum, Forest City Land Group, answered questions for council.
Motioned by Councilmember Dugger, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to close the public hearing.
Motion approved 5-0.
Mayor Niswanger closed the public hearing at 6:25 p.m.
Motioned by Councilmember Wadsworth, seconded by Councilmember Dugger to approve the requested zoning as
Planned Development -Single Family/Mixed Use/Retail (PD-SF/M/R).
Motion approved 5-0.
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DEPARTMENT ITEMS
8. Consider and act upon a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to enter into a Letter of
Agreement with Arthur and Karie Dalton for the Subdivision of three lots located in the southwest
quadrant of the intersection of Prosper Trail and Robinson Creek. (ML)
Mike Land, Town Manager, gave council background information on this item.
The council took no action on this item.
9. Discuss and update Town Council on Town's planning efforts of sports facilities and receive input
from the community. (WH)
Mike Land, Town Manager, gave council background information on this item.
Wade Harden, Senior Planner, also provided background information to council.
Scott Scher, 981 Woodview, spoke in favor of more sport fields.
Lloyd Mills, 490 Cloudview, spoke in favor of more sports fields.
Brian Griffitt, 1661 Blue Forest Dr., spoke in favor of more sports fields.
Council discussed with staff and the public the Town's planning efforts for additional sports fields.
10. Consider and act upon a change order to Halff Associates, Inc., for the 2007 Parks, Recreation and
Open Space Master Plan Project. (WH)
Wade Harden, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Councilmember Wadsworth, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Turley to reject Change Order
Number One as requested by Halff Associates.
Motion approved 5-0.
11. Consider and act on a resolution approving the Town's Annexation Plan in accordance with Section
43.052 of the Texas Local Government Code. (ML)
Mike Land, Town Manager, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Mayor Niswanger, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to approve the Annexation Plan.
Motion approved 5-0.
12. Consider and act upon 1) a Professional Surveying Services Agreement with Spiars Engineering and
2) a Resolution authorizing the Town Manager to execute the same. (CC)
Chris Copple, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Councilmember Dugger, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Turley to approve a Professional
Surveying Services Agreement with Spiars Engineering and a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to execute
the same.
Motion approved 5-0.
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13. Discuss and act upon an ordinance establishing a new curfew for juveniles under the age of 17 years.
(KM)
Kirk McFarlin, Police Chief, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Councilmember Wadsworth, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol to approve the ordinance as drafted
with the following change: Change the time for Saturday and Sunday to 12:00 a.m.
Motion approved 5-0.
14. Discuss and give direction to HOK for the Gateway Enhancement Project. (ML)
Kirk Milliken, HOK, gave a presentation of possible gateway enhancements for Prosper.
Council discussed the proposed enhancements and gave direction regarding the future of the project.
Mayor Niswanger left the meeting at 7:53 p.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
15. Recess into Closed Session in compliance with Section 551.001 et. seq. Texas Government Code,
to wit: Section 551.087 to deliberate on economic development negotiations regarding the Gates
of Prosper project.
16. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Turley asked that the shortage of baseball fields be addressed at a future meeting.
Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol asked that the drainage issues on the eastern side of Brittney Way be addressed at a future
meeting.
17. Adjourn.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tern Turley, second by Councilmember Dugger to adjourn.
Motion approved 4-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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