06.12.2001 Town Council MinutesRegular City Council Meeting
City Hall -109 S. Main Street
Tuesday, June 12, 20017:00 p.m.
Those Present: Jim Dunmire, Charles Niswanger, Darin Riggs, Janet Phillips, Jeff Walker and Michael
Perry.
Call to order: Mayor Dunmire called the meeting to order.
Consent Items: Janet Phillips recommended change to May 8, 2001 Minutes. Change noted. Motioned
by Janet Phillips and seconded by Michael Perry to approve consent items. Motion carried.
Comments from Citizens: Forest Bentley, Northchase resident, questioned the outcome of past Council
Meeting issue regarding a pot-bellied pig in Northchase. Mayor Dunmire advised that no action had
been taken. Mr. Bentley requested an action be taken at a future Council Meeting. Mayor Dunmire
agreed to put pot-bellied pig issue on a future agenda.
Bryan Ferguson, 3200 Amberwood Farms, questioned the drainage issues in Amberwood Farms.
Charles Niswanger advised that he has spoken to Toby Haggard regarding this issue. Mr. Haggard's
engineer and the City Engineer will be meeting at a future date on the drainage problem. Mayor
Dunmire recommended that our engineer give his recommendations, at which time the drainage issue
in Amberwood will be addressed at a Council Meeting.
Radean Herron, Tax A/C, Repo: Radean presented the Council with a report. She also mentioned
that the first rollback for the City has been filled out amounting to $5,000 to $6,000. Motioned by
Charles Niswanger and seconded by Jeff Walker to accept report. Motion carried.
Ronnie Tucker„ Fire Chief, Reop : Chief Tucker reported a $300,000 + loss in Amberwood Farms
which should be impacting, but not changing, our ISO. He also reported that the Fire Department is
presently 61% into their budget at present.
ACLQn_@nr)roval of SCBA bid: Chief Tucker reported a bid of $14,038.00 from Four Alarm Fire Supply
for Air-Paks. This is less than the original budgeted amount of $16,000.00. Motioned by Jeff Walker
and seconded by Darin Riggs to accept the bid SCBA bid of $14,038.00. Motion carried.
Prosper E.D.C. Report: Jim Herbiin presented Council with a brief report. The E.D.C. is waiting for the
Council to approve the E.D.C. budget and whether or not to begin the comprehensive plan. In
accordance with the action given by the Council, Robin McAffrey of the Mesa Design Group will submit
1.) an updated estimate on the total comprehensive plan, and 2.) a recommendation of how the
comprehensive plan may be broken into phases with their estimated costs for the next Council Meeting,
The E.D.C. budget will be discussed at next week's Council meeting. No action taken.
Kirk McF iplj , Police Chief Report: Chief McFarlin reported no traffic citations have been written to
date. Three criminal mischiefs, 2 burglaries and 4 thefts have been reported in the past 2 weeks.
Chief McFarlin gave an explanation of the radio -dispatch agreement with the City of Frisco. The
starting cost is $300 a month, but may be reviewed after one year to determine the volume of Prosper
calls being dispatched by Frisco. According to the agreement, Frisco dispatch will contact Chief
McFarlin for 911 calls when he is on duty. During off-duty hours, the Collin County Sheriff's office will
be dispatched. The radio -dispatch agreement was voted on and approved by the previous Council, so
no action was taken.
Act on adootion of "interlocal rail service agreement: Chief McFarlin presented the Interlocal Jail Service
Agreement with Collin County. The purpose of the agreement is to have a place to house our
offenders. All fees will be passed on to the offender by the judge. Therefore, the City should not have
to absorb any costs associated with the agreement. Motion by Jeff Walker and seconded by Janet
Phillips to accept the interlocal jail service agreement with Collin County. Motion carried.
Discussion and action oncitv vehicles: Motion by Jeff Walker and seconded by Janet Phillips to
purchase two Chevrolet l6ton pickups through HGAC Motion carried.
Larry andQ�55ible action onimorovementstoalleyway between 109 S, Main St. arid
his bu<bU : Mr. James presented Council with proposal to make improvements to the
area of land behind his building on W. Broadway, which will allow his tenant to gain access to the back
nfthe building. Herecommended filling inwith dirt/rock near the telephone pole, The Council did not
agree with this recommendation, but did agree to work with Mr. James on other possible solutions. Jim
Dunmire requested that Amber Phillips contact Southwestern Bell for limited access across their
property tothe rear ofhis building. Charles Niswangeralso agreed tnresearch other possibilities inan
attempt togain access tuthe rear ufMr. James' building. Noaction taken.
Action omaccemtancecffinal plat Don Cardwell presented Council with arequest
to begin the process of filing the final plat of Steeplechase Lake. Impact fees will be due at the time
the final inspection is accepted. Motion by Janet Phillips and seconded by Charles Niswangerto begin
the process offiling the final plat uf Steeplechase Lake. Motion carried.
Phil lobe —Discussion and QgssiblgLActionqmmaintenance bond for _��C�/fBdg�: Phil Jobe presented
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Z-year1O96bond. Motion byJeff Walker and seconded byDarin Riggs toaccept a3year 1U96
maintenance bond from Phil lobe for Willow Ridge Phase 1. Motion carried. Mr, lobe requested that
the 2 -year bond be reviewed atthe end of years.
Joe Jaynes and Ruben Deloado —Uodate on oute�: Joe Jaynes was not present. Ruben Delgado,
Director of Engineering for Collin County, presented Council with an update on the outer loop. Two
maps were presented to Council with three possible future corridors. Mr. Delgado requested that the
Council determine which possible corridor would be most desirable for the City. Mayor Dunmire agreed
that from an economic standpoint, corridor A would be most desirable for the City. Mr. Delgado
mentioned this was also the choice ofthe City ofCelina. Noaction taken.
Adiomrn into Executive Session in comuianoa with Section 551.071. Government Code. Consultation
with contract reciardina release of ETJ in which the dutv of the attorney to the City
under the Texas DinrOlinar]LR les ofProfessional Conduct ofthe State Bar cfTexas dear|Yconflicts
Reconvene into Reomar5e5sioo.
Possible action onadm)tionof Agreement to reduce EO�av Crawford: No action taken. Tabled until
June 19, 2001, Special City Council Meeting.
Work session with North Texas and ProsoerLand Co, reaardinjg Waste Water treatment on the east side
of ETI: No action was taken as a result of the work session.
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