20131022tcmTown of Prosper
Town Council Meeting
October 22, 2013
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Agenda Item 1.
Call to Order/Roll Call.
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Agenda Item 2.
Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and
Pledge to the Texas Flag.
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Salute to the Texas Flag
Honor the Texas flag;
I pledge allegiance to thee,
Texas, one state under God,
one and indivisible.
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Agenda Item 3.
Announcements of upcoming events.
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Agenda Item 4.
Consent Agenda
Items placed on the Consent Agenda are considered
routine in nature and non-controversial.The Consent
Agenda can be acted upon in one motion.Items may be
removed from the Consent Agenda by the request of
Council Members or staff.
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Agenda Items 4a-4b.
4a.Consider and act upon minutes from the following
Town Council meeting.(RB)
•Regular Meeting –October 8,2013
4b.Consider and act upon whether to direct staff to submit
a written notice of appeal on behalf of the Town
Council to the Development Services Department,
pursuant to Chapter 4,Section 1.5(C)(7)and 1.6(B)(7)
of the Town’s Zoning Ordinance,regarding action
taken by the Planning &Zoning Commission on any
site plan or preliminary site plan.(CC)
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Agenda Items 4c-4d.
4c.Consider and act upon canceling the November
26, 2013, and the December 24, 2013, Prosper
Town Council meetings. (RB)
4d.Receive the August 2013 Financial Report. (KA)
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Agenda Item 5.
Citizen’s Comments
The public is invited to address the Council on anytopic.However,the Council is unable to discuss ortakeactiononanytopicnotlistedonthisagenda.Please complete a “Speaker Request Form”andpresentittotheTownSecretarypriortothemeeting.
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Regular Agenda
If you wish to address the Council during theregularagendaportionofthemeeting,please fillouta“Speaker Request Form”and present it totheTownSecretarypriortothemeeting.CitizenswishingtoaddresstheCouncilforitemslistedaspublichearingswillberecognizedbytheMayor.Those wishing to speak on a non-public hearingrelateditemwillberecognizedonacase-by-casebasis,at the discretion of the Mayor and TownCouncil.
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Agenda Item 6.
Consider and act upon an ordinance approving a
negotiated resolution between the Atmos Cities
Steering Committee and Atmos Energy
Corporation,Mid-Tex Division,regarding the
Company’s 2013 annual rate review mechanism
filing in all cities exercising original jurisdiction.
(KA)
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The Town of Prosper and approximately 164 other cities comprise the Atmos Cities Steering Committee, or ACSC, a group that collectively reviews and responds to rate requests from Atmos Energy.
On July 15 this year, Atmos filed an RRM application with ACSC member cities to increase rates $22.7 million system-wide. ACSC consultants and counsel analyzed the request and negotiated a $16.6 million increase.
Action on the part of member cities is required before November 1, 2013, to approve the negotiated results. The impact on the average residential gas bill is estimated at $0.74, or 1.75%.
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Agenda Item 7.
Consider and act upon a resolution accepting and
approving the 2013 Tax Roll.(KA)
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Agenda Item 8.
Consider and act upon a resolution updating the
Town authorized signers list.(KA)
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The individuals named below are hereby authorized to perform financial transactions on the
Town’s behalf for the purpose or entity referenced below:
Purpose or Entity Name 1 Name 2 Name 3
ACH and wire transfers Kent Austin Patricia Featherston Harlan Jefferson
TexPool local government
investment pool
Kent Austin
Patricia Featherston
TexSTAR local government
investment pool
Kent Austin Patricia Featherston
Proposed Authorized Signers
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Agenda Item 9.
Update from the Upper Trinity Regional Water
District (UTRWD)on the design and construction
of the Doe Branch Regional Wastewater Treatment
Plant.(HW)
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Agenda Item 10.
Consider and act upon an ordinance amending
Section 1 and Section 7 of the Comprehensive
Parks Ordinance of the Town of Prosper,Texas,
establishing the Prosper Youth Sports Commission.
(WM)
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Agenda Item 11.
Discussion on Park Development &Open Space
Opportunities.(HW)
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•October 11, 2012, PARBd meeting –Provided extensive
list of proposed parks and recreation projects for the
next year to discuss in upcoming meetings.
•November 8, 2012, PARBd meeting –Board members
prioritized the top four proposed projects in the
following order and requested additional information:
o Frontier Park soccer field lighting east side.
o Cockrell Park field improvements with lights.
o Parking Lot ILA with PISD for soccer field parking lot
(Frontier Park).
o PISD field improvements (north of high school).
•February 13, 2013, PARBd meeting –Town staff provided additional information and gained further input:
o Frontier Park soccer field lighting east side
Move forward with lighting at Frontier Park.
o Cockrell Park field improvements
Consider site development with regard to grading, grass, irrigation, and walkways.
o Parking Lot ILA with PISD for soccer field parking lot
Hold a meeting with the Prosper Independent School District to discuss graveling the parking area.
o PISD field improvements (north of high school)
No support to move forward with paying for temporary field improvements on the Prosper ISD property.
•March 6, 2013, PARBd meeting –Town staff presented estimated costs for the prioritized projects.
o Frontier Park soccer field lighting east side. –$400,000.
o Cockrell Park field improvements. –$1,021,940. (including lighting)
o Parking Lot ILA with PISD for soccer field parking lot. –$75,000.
•May 9, 2013, PARBd meeting
o PYSA (baseball and softball) reported that in 2013 there are 56 baseball teams and 12 softball teams. In 2014, projected 66 baseball teams and 15 softball teams. Based on projections, all game fields being utilized to their maximum capacity by 2015 and practice fields by 2016.
o PASO (soccer) presented statistics on projection of 1,800 players by 2014. Anticipated being good on game fields until 2016 but will need additional practice fields by fall of 2014.
While these sports organizations may be able to accommodate additional practice time slots by more efficient utilization of their existing practice times and practice areas, the growing need of other sports leagues (football, lacrosse, etc,) are starting to add additional demands onto the existing developed areas.
•Current parks used for open space for practice
o Frontier:4.5 acres
o Eagles Landing:2 acres, 1 softball field, 1 baseball field. (1 new backstop)
o Folsom Park:3 acres (2 new backstops)
o Main Street Park:1 softball field, 1 baseball field
Total: 9.5 acres
•Existing developed parks that could be used for practice
o Preston Lakes Park:1.5 acres
o Fire Station Park:0.5 acres
o Pecan Grove:1.5 acre (1 acre southwest park, 0.5 acres next to playground)
•Open space properties to be developed in the future:
o Frontier Park North 15 acres-undeveloped exist (TBD)
o Sexton Park 70 acres-undeveloped exist (TBD)
o Windsong Ranch:50 acres -undeveloped 1 year (TBD)
o Landplan:12.7 acres -undeveloped 2 years (TBD)
o Cockrell Park:7 acres 1 year
o Windsong Ranch:7 acres 1-2 years
o Frontier Estates:1-2 acres useable 1-2 years
o Parks of Legacy:3-4 acres 1-2 years
o Tanner’s Mill:8.9 acres 1-2 years
Total To Be Developed: 28.9 acresTotal Undeveloped Open Space & To Be Developed: 176.6 acres
•In addition to the development of Cockrell Park, Town staff has researched other available sites and is presenting some additional options for consideration.
Site #1:
Southwest
corner of
Frontier Park
Cost Estimates (SW Frontier)
Item Number Description U/M Quantity Unit Cost Total
1 Turf Establishment S.F.174,240 0.300$ 52,272.00$
2 Irrigation S.F.174,240 0.46$ 80,150.40$
3 Site Grading and Drainage L.S.1 80,000.00$ 80,000.00$
4 Backstops E.A.3 5,000.00$ 15,000.00$
5 Design L.S.1 30,000.00$ 30,000.00$
Construction Contingency (15%)34,113.36$
Project Total 291,535.76$
Site #2:
Open Space
area north of
the High
School
Cost Estimates (North High School)
Item Number Description U/M Quantity Unit Cost Total
1 Turf Establishment S.F.392,040 0.300$ 117,612.00$
2 Irrigation S.F.392,040 0.46$ 180,338.40$
3 Site Grading and Drainage L.S.1 100,000.00$ 100,000.00$
4 Backstops E.A.4 5,000.00$ 20,000.00$
5 Design 65,000.00$
Contingency (15%)62,692.56$
Project Total 545,642.96$