04.21.1998 Town Council MinutesSPECIAL CI I COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY APRIL 21, 1Q98
CITY HALL -- 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M,.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR. RALPFI BOYER. JIM DUNMIRE, LARRY TRACEY & GRADY
SMOTHF_,RMON. JANET PfITLT,IPS WAS ABSENT
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER
I'111I,19111--IT1^(QUT a;T' 1"Q It A 5 FOOT FRONTSETBACK VARIANCE ON LOT..25_IN STONE
CREEK: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO GRANT
VARIANCE. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON APPROVAL OF WA'T'ER LINE TO AMBERWOOD FARMS: TIM MORRIS. CITY
ENGINEER. GAVE HIS APPROVAL TO COUNCIL ON WATER LINE. MOTION BY JIM
DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY TARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON ON„ APPROVAL OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IN AMBERWOOD FARMS_
MOTION BY GRADY SMO'T'HERMON AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE
MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON APPROVAL OF FINAL PLA_ _T' FOR AMBERWOOD FARMS: MOTION BY JIM
DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY LARRY 'TRACEY TO APPROVE TI
TE FINAI, PI_,A'I'. MO'T'ION
CARRIED.
ACTION ON APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT' FOR HIGHLAND MEADOWS: TIM MORRIS. CI TY
ENGINEER_ RECOMF.NDED THE COUNCIL APPROVE. MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON
AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE FINAL PLAT. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON APPROVAL OF MEMBER TO E.D.C.: MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED
BY LARRY TRACEY '1'O APPOINTPHYLLIS JAMES SUBJECTTO CONFIRMATION SHE IS A
MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,. MOTION CARRIED.
BI(U IW SMI I"'II WITI1 BLUE STAR LAND =,Rf Qj)jF$T FOR APPROVAL 01ANNI XA1 ION AND
I1I QQ1;S 1 ,1 C R PLANNED 1.1T;VEI,(,)I"MEN„',I .ZO,NING: BRUCE SMITH WITH BLUE STAR LAND
AND RICK I TORN WITH CARTER BURGESS MET WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR
ANNEXATION AND ZONING OF 630 OF LAND SOUTH OFTHE PRESENTCITY LIMITS AND
ON BO'T'H SIDES OF BUSINESS 289. MAYOR COFFMAN EXPRESSED HIS CONCERNS OFTHE
MULTI FAMILY BEING LOCATED ALONG BUSINESS 289 COMING INTO THE CITY. BRUCE
SMITH EXPRESSED [IIS WILLINGNESS To CUT THE MULTI -FAMILY DOWN BUT FEELS THE
NEED FOR THIS IS NECESSARY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS 630 ACRE TRACT OF LAND.
MAYOR ASK THEM T'O MAKE THE CHANGES IN THE MULTI FAMILY AND THE COUNCIL
WILL GIVE THE CONCEPT PLAN 'TO THE E.D.C. AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THEIR
COMMENT'S. WE WILL MEET WITH BLUE STAR AGAIN AFTER THIS HAS BEEN DONE.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
5,11 VI: f -(.)l,, o Pvl_& BILL ANDERSON ._PRESI N'IATION.,.AND PROPOSAL SAL ON DEVELOPMENT
OFAPPROXIMNIT'LY 900 ACRI S OF LAND LAST OF SH 289 AND NORTH OF SII 180: STEVE
FOLSOM AND BILL ANDERSON MET WITH THE COUNCIL'TO PRESENTA CONC'EP'T PLAN OF
THE WAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO DEVELOP THE 800 ACRES. TIfEY WOULD ALSO TIKE TO
REQUEST ANNEXATION AND ZONING IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
MR. FOLSOM WAS TOLD BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS
THIS AND WE WILL MEETWITH THEY AGAIN ON THIS SOON.
MR. FOLSON WAS ASK BY THE COUNCIL, IF ALL OF THIS LAND DEVELOPED IFTHEY
WOULD PAR'TICIPAT'E IN BRING THE LINE FROM FRISCO TO SUPPLY TITIS WITH WATER.
MR. FOLSOM SAID HE DID NOT KNOW AS TO WHAT EXTENT THEY COULD PARTICIPATE,
BUTTHEY WOULD HELP.
NO ACTION TAKEN.
O ._:. DFR. _ ION Ni..�.ACTION ..
ON APPROVAL Of 4'RI I.IMINAR PLAT— NI W HIGH
SCHOOL: MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE T'IIE
PRELIMINARY PLAT. MO'T'ION CARRIED.
WILLIAM RUSHING, SUPERINTENDENT, ASK THE CITY 'TO IMPOSE IMPACTFEES BASED
UPON 350 STUDENTS, WHICH -1-11E SCHOOL IS BEING BUILT FOR NOW INSTEAD OF 1200
STUDENT'S THE SCHOOL CAN BE INCREASED TO ACCOMMODATE. COUNCIL AGREEDTO
ACCESS ON 350 STUDEN'T'S, IMPACT FEE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $48,0100.00.
GROUND BREAKING FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL WILL. BE IN LATE MAY.
THE SCHOOL IS GOING TO HOUSE A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE E.D.C. IS CHECKING TO
SEE IF THEY CAN CONTRIBUA'TE MONEY TO THE LIBRARY,
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t QNJIII C._I_' Wl"I'11 ADMI_h+IlSrTRA IVE„T ¢; ESi MOTION BY RALPH
BOYER AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO APPROVE THF. CONTRACT WITH THE
EXCEPTIONS OF #2 THRU #6 OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S LETTER TO COUNCIL.. MOTION
CARRIED,
THE E.D.C. HAS BEEN TALKING 'TO LEE LAWRENCE ABOUTAPPLYING FOR A GRANT” TO
FUND WATER, SEWER AND S'TREET TO HOPE LUMBER, WHO IS MOVING'TITEIR BUSINESS
INTO "THE CITY LIMIT'S OF PROSPER LATE'THIS YEAR, THE BUSINESS WILL BE LOCATED
ON THE SOUI'I1 SIDE OF CR 4 JUST WEST OF THE RAILROAD TRACT, IT WILL COST THE
CITY APPROXIMATELY $549,000.00 TO SUPPLY A 12" WATER LINE, 12" SEWER LINE AND A
4 LANE CONCRETE THOROUGHFARE TO THE STTE. THE CITY CAN APPLY FOR A GRANT TO
COVER SOME OF THE COST. THE GRANT COULD BE FOR $275,000,00 OR $550,000.00
DEPENDING UPON POINTS OB TAINED. COUNCIL WAS AGREEABLE ON APPLYING FOR THE
GRANT.
USI IS LOOKING AT LAND IN OUR E.'T.J. 'TO MOVE THEIR ELECTRONIC BUSINESS. THE
BUILDING WILL COST $1.5 MILLION AND EMPLOY 63 PEOPLE AND 13 FULL TIME
TEMPORARIES. THEY ARE PURCHASING 25 ACRES OF LAND. COUNCIL GAVE AN O.K. TO
APPLY FOR A GRANT FOR THE BUSINESS ALSO.
ADJOURN: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO
ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED
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