02.22.2005 Town Council MinutesMinutes (approved)
ISPER
Regular Meeting of the Prosper Town Council
601 South Church Street
OWN OF Prosper First Baptist Church Children's Building (S. Wing)
Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. or
Immediately proceeding the joint meeting between the Prosper Town Council
and the Board of Directors for the Prosper Independent School District
Call to Order 1 Roll Call.
Meeting was called to order at 7:27 p.m.
Roll call was taken by the Town Secretary
Council present included: Mayor Charles Niswanger, Mayor Pro -Tem Lisa Dritschler, Ane Casady, Kevin Drown, Mike Wadsworth and
David Bristol.
Staff present included: Town Administrator, Doug Mousel; Director of Planning, Mitch Humble; and Town Secretary, Shanae Jennings.
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
Due to the late starting time of the meeting, there was no preparation for an invocation to be given this evening; therefore, Council selected
to skip this item tonight.
3. Announcements of dates and times of upcoming community events
There were no announcements at tonight's meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
(Items placed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature and are considered non -controversial. The Consent Agenda can be acted upon in one motion. A majority vote of the
Council is required to remove any item for discussion and separate action. Council members may vote nay on any single item without comment and may submit written comments as part of
the official record.)
4. Consent Agenda
EASEMENT ABANDONMENT
a. Consider and act upon a request to abandon a sanitary sewer easement located within the Chapel Hill subdivision. (MH)
FINAL ACCEPTANCE
b. Consider and act upon a request for final acceptance of the Chapel Hill subdivision. (MH)
PLATS
c. Consider and act upon an amended plat for the Womack Addition, Block A, Lot 1 being one lot on 0.3± acre of land at
the southwest corner of Broadway Street and Field Street (D03.16). (MH)
ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
d. Consider and act upon an ordinance providing for participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System by the
employees of the Prosper Economic Development Corporation on the same qij upon which employees of the Town itself
l participate in the system. (DM)
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MINUTES
e. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Council meetings: (SJ)
• February 8, 2005 Regular Meeting
Motioned by Kevin Drown, seconded by Mike Wadsworth to approve the consent agenda. Motion approved 5-0.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(The public is invited to address the Council on any topic. However, the Council is unable to discuss or take action on any topic not listed on this agenda. Please complete a 'Public
Comments Form" and present it to the Town Secretary prior to the meeting.)
5. Comments by the Public
There were no comments by the public tonight.
REGULAR AGENDA
(If you wish to address the Council during the regular agenda portion of the meeting, please fill out a "Speaker Request Form" and present it to the Town Secretary prior to the meeting.
Citizens wishing to address the Council for items listed as public hearings will be recognized by the mayor. Those wishing to speak on a non-public hearing related item will be recognized on
a case-by-case basis, at the discretion of the Mayor and Town Council.)
BLIC HEARINGS /ASSOCIATED ORDINANCES/PLA'
6. Second Public Hearing to consider the proposed voluntary annexation of a tract of land located in the Collin County School
Land Survey, Abstract No. 147, Collin County, Texas, containing 77.6972 acres of land, and being more generally located at the
northeast corner of Coleman Street and Prosper Trail. (A 2004-28, Axxium Land Development, LLC) (SJ)
Motioned by David Bristol, seconded by Kevin Drown to open the public hearing. Motion approved 5-0.
Mayor Charles Niswanger opened the public hearing at 7:29 p.m.
here were no requests to speak on this item.
Motioned by Mike Wadsworth, seconded by David Bristol to close the public hearing. Motion approved 5-0.
Mayor Charles Niswanger closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m.
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
Discuss and provide feedback to staff regarding the adoption of a proposed new Zoning Ordinance. (MH)
The intent at this time is not to go into great detail regarding the proposed new Zoning Ordinance, but it is for Planning Director Mitch
Humble to give a brief rundown of how the Ordinance was established, as well as some of the major aspects of the Ordinance. Mitch
Humble would like for Council to take another couple of weeks to read the Ordinance and become more familiar with it, at which time a
discussion regarding specific items within the Ordinance will take place at the next Town Council meeting to be held on March 8, 2005. A
public hearing for this meeting regarding the Zoning Ordinance has already scheduled and the public has been notified.
8. Review the monthly activity reports from the following departments, committees and projects:
• Administration
• Police Department
• Fire Department
• Planning Department
• Public Works
• Inspections
• Communications
• Parks and Recreation Committee
• Prosper E.D.0
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Future activity reports will be distributed outside of the Town Council meeting in an effort to allow Council Members to contact Department
Heads directly concerning questions they have about specific activity reports.
,-Q Discuss recent and upcoming activities of the Mayor and Town Administrator. (DM/CN)
A general overview of the recent and upcoming activities of the Mayor and Town Administrator were covered.
10. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
• Activity Reports
• Development of a Historical Preservation Museum
• Joint Town Council and EDC Workshop, once a new EDC Executive Director is hired
11. Adjourn
Motioned by Ane Casady, seconded by Mike Wadsworth to adjourn the meeting. Motion approved 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 8:03
p.m.
Attest;
bfta'&winger, M
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