11.09.1999 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY (l)UNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY NOVE1 BER 9. 1999
CITY HALL - 109,';OUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN. JIM DUNMIRE, RALPH BOYER, LARRY TRACEY
JANET PI [ILLIPS AND CHARLES NISWANGER.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
CONSENT ITE, ' MS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO
APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
RICK HOWRILKA AND AL BROOKS - DISCUSSION ON POLICE WORK FOR CITY: MR.
HOWRILKA AND MR. BROOKS WANT TO DO RESERVE POLICE WORK FOR THE CITY OF
PROSPER IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR POLICE OFFICER CERTIFICATION. THEY WILL WORK
16 HOURS EACH PER MONTH. JIM DUNMIRE WILL WORK WITH THESE MEN AND GET
BACK WITH THE COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
ADOPTION OF ANNEXATION ORDINANCE, DEION SANDERS: MOTION BY JANET PHILLIPS
AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE. MOTION
CARRIED.
RON FRA7,E-DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON ADOPTION OF ANNEXATION ORDINANCE AND
REZONING ORDINANCE OF R,4; BE PROPERTY: RON FRAZE AND HIS
ENGINEERS MET WITH THE COUNCIL ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF WESTCHESTER DOWNS
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMt LAITY. THIS P.D. WILL INCLUDE AN EMINITY CENTER
AND SWIMMING POOL. TREES WILL BF: PLANTED ALONG THE STREETS WITH STREET
LIGHTS. THE DEVELOPMENT WIL 1, HAVE TWO (2) PONDS ONE AT NORTH END OF LAND
AND ONE AT SOUTH END. DEED RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY TO ALL LOTS AND WILL BE
FILED WITH LAND RECORDS.
STEVE COFFMAN ADDRESSED TO THE DEVELOPERS THINGS HE HAD OF CONCERN;
1. WANTS 2 HARDWOOD TREES IN EACH YARD
2. TREES ALONG STREET TOO CLOSE TO WATER LINES
3. STAGGERING OF LOT SIZES ON DIFFERENT PHASES
4. CLUSTERED MAILBOXES AT EMINITY CENTER
5. STREETS. NO ASPHALT - CONCRETE 27' WIDE
6. SHOW RIGHT-OF-WAYS PER SUB -DIVISION ORDINANCE
7. 10 ACRE COMMERCIAL TRACT
RALPH ASK THE NUMBER OF HOUSES PER ACRE, ANSWER 3 V. TO 4 PER ACRE
STEVE ASK ABOUT RAISING THE AVERAGE LOT SIZE TO 8500 SQFT. WITH SOA IE BELOW,
SOME ABOVE AND RAISING THE AVERAGE SIZE OF HOUSES 2250 SOME BELOW, SOME
ABOVE.
COUNCIL AS A WHOLE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SIZE OF LOTS AND HOMES, AND HAVE
REPEATEDLY ASK DEVELOPER TO RAISE BOTH WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THEM. THEY
ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT NOT KNOWING WHO THE BUILDERS WILL BE ALL THEY
WERE TOLD ABOUT THE HOUSES IS THAT TJ4EY WOULD BE 100% MASONRY IN FRONT
AND 75% MASONRY OVER ALL.
MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION AND P.D.
ORDINANCE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE MOTION DIED FOR A LACK OF A SECOND.
ACTION AND ADOPFION OF REZONING ORDINANCE FOR GENTLE CREEK PHASE 2:
PIIASE 11 DE"VELOPMENT AGREED TO PAY FULL PARK FEES Of, $156,2%00
PER DAVID W[IITSETT, TIIEY WILL PAY FULL COST OF SEWER LINE, WHATEVER IT COST
IF THEY HAVE TO BRING SEWER BACK TO PROSPER. IF THEY GO EAST TO MCKINNEY'S
LINE THEY WILL, COMMIT 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THIS LINE.
WATER Ir,/[PACT FEES WILL BE WAIVED CONTIGENT UPON NEGOTIATION WITH DANVILLE
WATERSUPPLY CORPORATION. DEVELOPER WILL GIVE A MAXIMUM OF ONE (1) ACREA
TO CITY ALONG A MAJOR THROUGHFARE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FUTURE FIRE
STATION ON TME EAST SIDE OF THE CITY'S E.T.J.
THIS WILL ALI. BE PUT INTO AN AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO BOTH PARTIES APPROVAL
AND SIGNATURE.
RADEAN 1-1EP I(ON.TAX A/C, REPORT': MOTION BY JANETPIIILLIPS AND SECONDED BY
LARRY TRACEYTO ACCEPT THE REPORT, MO`I'ION CARRIED.
TOBY HAGGARD - DISCUSSION ON PARK FEES: MOTION BY CIIARLES NISWANGER AND
SECONI D 13Y JANET PHILLIPS TO ASSESS ATOTAL PARK FEE Or $35,000m) FOR PIIASE2
OF AMBERWOOD FARMS, CONTINGENT 'UPON TORY CORRECTING TIIE DRAINAGE
PROBLEM IN COLLIN GREEN, ADJACENT TO AMBERWOOD FARMS. THE PARK FEES ARE
ALSO CONTINGENT UPON MR. HAGGARD RECEIVING BANK APPROVAL FOR FINANCING
PHASE 2 OF AMBERWOOD FARMS. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES NISWANGER TO REDUCE THE
MAINTENANCE BOND FROM 100% TO 200/4, WHICH IS THE SAME AMOUNT AS AMBERWOOD
FARMS, PHASE 1. MOTION CARRIED.
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AC' I'ON CASTING VOTES FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT:
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE TO CAST ONE VOTE FOR DR.
LEO FITZGERALD AND ONE VOTE FOR GARY RODENBAUGH. MOTION CARRIED,
ACTION AND APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NO, 99-51 PROHIBI"I"ING FIREWORKS WITHINTHE
(-"ITY LIMITS OFPROSPER, TEXAS: THE ORDINANCE WAS NOT PASSED. JANET PHILLIPS
WILL WORK WITH RONNIE TUCKER ON THE WORDING AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE
ORDINANCE AND BRING A SUGGESTON BACK TO THE COUNCIL AT THE NEXT COUNCIL
MEETING. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
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GOVERNMENT CODE:
COUNCIL WENT fN—T6 CLOSED SESSION AT 9:40 P.M.
RECONVENE INTO 11EQULAR C
SESSION AND TAKE ANY AC NECESSARY AS A RESULT
OE I'HE CLOSED SESSION: CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED INTO REGULAR SESSION AT 10:25
P.M.
MOTION BY LARRY TRACEY AND SECONDED BY CHARLES NISWANGER TO RESCEND
CONTRACT. MOTION CARRIED,
MINUTES TAKEN BY SHIRLEY JACKSON, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
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