20141209tcmTown of Prosper
Town Council Meeting
December 9, 2014
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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.
Presentations.
Presentation of a Blue Star Flag to the family
of a Prosper service member currently
deployed by the U.S.Armed Forces.(RB)
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•Presentation of a Proclamation to members of the Clothe a Child program declaring October 2014 as Clothe a Child Month.(RB)•Presentation of a Proclamation to members of the Clothe a Child program declaring October 2014 as Clothe a Child Month.(RB)•Presentation of a Proclamation to members of the Clothe a Child program declaring October 2014 as Clothe a Child Month.(RB)
Airman 1st Class Erin R. Babis
United States Air Force
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Agenda Item 4.
Presentations.
Presentation to members of the Town of Prosper
Parks and Recreation Department for receiving the
“Excellence in Maintenance Award”from the Texas
Recreation and Parks Society north region for
creative approaches to problem solving and
innovative means and methods of maintaining
parks and recreation facilities.(WM)
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•Presentation of a Proclamation to members of the Clothe a Child program declaring October 2014 as Clothe a Child Month.(RB)•Presentation of a Proclamation to members of the Clothe a Child program declaring October 2014 as Clothe a Child Month.(RB)•Presentation of a Proclamation to members of the Clothe a Child program declaring October 2014 as Clothe a Child Month.(RB)
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Agenda Item 5.
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 Item 5a.
5a.Consider and act upon minutes from
the following Town Council meeting.
(RB)
•Regular Meeting –November 11,
2014
•Joint Town Council/Planning &
Zoning Commission Work
Session –December 2,2014
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Agenda Item 5b-5c.
5b.Receive the October 2014 financial
report.(KA)
5c.Consider and act upon authorizing
the Town Manager to execute an
Interlocal Agreement for the
purchase of land on the south side of
East Prosper Trail adjacent to Wilson
Creek between the Town of Prosper
and Collin County.(PN)
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Agenda Item 5d.
5d.Consider and act upon an
ordinance altering Section
12.09.003 "Speed Limits on
Specific Streets"of Chapter 12
"Traffic and Vehicles"of the
Town's Code of Ordinances to
alter the prima facie speed limit
on State Highway 289 within the
Town.(MR)
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SPEED
LIMIT
55
SPEED
LIMIT
55
SPEED
LIMIT
55
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Agenda Item 5e.
5e.Consider and act upon an ordinance
altering Section 12.09.004 "Reduced
Speed School Zones"of Chapter 12
"Traffic and Vehicles"of the Town's
Code of Ordinances to alter the
hours of operation for school zones
at Rogers Middle School.(MR)
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SPEED
LIMIT
20
SCHOOL
7:30–8:30 AM
3:00–3:45 PM
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Agenda Item 5f.
5f.Consider and act upon approving
the purchase of one VAC-TRON 500
gallon Vacuum/Jetter for the Public
Works Department,from Vermeer
Texas –Louisiana,through the Texas
Local Government Purchasing
Cooperative.(FJ)
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Agenda Item 5g.
5g.Consider and act upon approving an
Equipment Lease Agreement and Service
Agreement for copiers,and a Managed
Print Service Agreement for printers,
between ImageNet Consulting,LLC,and
the Town of Prosper,Texas,through a
Texas Department of Information
Resources (DIR)contract;and authorizing
the Town Manager to execute same.(JC)
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Agenda Item 5h.
5h.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.(AG)
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Agenda Item 6.
Citizen’s Comments
The public is invited to address the Councilonanytopic.However,the Council is unabletodiscussortakeactiononanytopicnotlistedonthisagenda.Please complete a“Public Meeting Appearance Card”andpresentittotheTownSecretarypriortothemeeting.
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Regular Agenda
If you wish to address the Council during theregularagendaportionofthemeeting,please fillouta“Public Meeting Appearance Card”andpresentittotheTownSecretarypriortothemeeting.Citizens wishing to address the CouncilforitemslistedaspublichearingswillberecognizedbytheMayor.Those wishing to speakonanon-public hearing related item will berecognizedonacase-by-case basis,at thediscretionoftheMayorandTownCouncil.
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Agenda Item 7.
Conduct a Public Hearing,and consider and
act upon a request for a Specific Use Permit
(SUP)for a Private or Parochial School,on
7.1±acres,located on the southwest corner
of First Street and Coit Road.The property is
zoned Planned Development-6 (PD-6).(S14-
0005).(JW)
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Agenda Item 8.
Conduct a Public Hearing,and consider and
act upon a request for a Specific Use Permit
(SUP)for a Commercial Antenna,on 5.4±
acres,located on the east side of Prosper
Commons Boulevard,300±feet south of
Richland Boulevard.The property is zoned
Commercial (C).(S14-0004).(JW)
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Before and After Plots
August 13th, 2014
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Agenda Item 9.
Consider and act upon an amendment to the
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).(HW)
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Funding Source:
Thoroughfare Impact Fees $68,000
Expenditures:
Powder Coating Pedestals $1,500
Irrigation Modification Design $6,500
Irrigation Installation $60,000
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Agenda Item 10.
Consider and act upon an ordinance
amending the FY 2013-2014 and FY 2014-
2015 budgets.(KA)
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Agenda Item 11.
Consider and act upon a request for an
alternative type of screening of open storage
for Railroad Prosper,Blocks 29 &30,Lots 1
&2 (CoServ),on 3.6±acres,located on the
northwest corner of First Street and
McKinley Street.The property is zoned
Downtown Commercial (DTC).(D14-0067).
(AG)
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Agenda Item 12.
Update on the Parks,Recreation and Open
Space Master Plan.(WM)
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•TASK 1 –Base Map Preparation
•TASK 2 –Inventory & Supply Analysis
•TASK 3 –Population & Demographic
Analysis
•TASK 4 –Standards & Classification
Analysis
•TASK 5 –Demand Analysis & Needs
Assessment
PHASE 1Inventory & Needs Assessment
Master Planning Process 1
•TASK 6 –Priority Ranking Analysis
•TASK 7 –Parks Action Plan
•TASK 8 –Expenditure Analysis
•TASK 9 –Preliminary Master Plan
•TASK 10 –Final Master Plan
Master Planning Process 2 PHASE 2Parks Master Plan
Q7a -FACILITY/AMENITY
(All Responses N=594 to 628)
% Highly
Favor
(Rated “4”)
Mean
Score*
Hike/bike/walk/jog trails 62.7%3.50
Community/Recreation center 58.5%3.38
Add shade in parks 56.6%3.41
Add shade in park playgrounds 57.2%3.38
Lighting in Parks 45.5%3.20
Playgrounds 42.5%3.16
Aquatic center 48.3%3.14
Open spaces/natural areas 42.8%3.11
Picnic areas/pavilions 36.2%3.01
Spray grounds/splash pads 38.9%2.98
Bike lanes (along major roadways)44.5%2.97
Large nature area/preserve 36.4%2.92
*Calculation of Mean Scores excludes don’t know and not familiar responses.
•The charts on the following pages represents the ranked facilities/amenities and athletic facilities among
respondents. This data can assist the department in developing priorities in the parks and recreation
open space master plan.
Q7a FACILITY/AMENITY
(All Responses N=594 to 628)
% Highly
Favored
(Rated “4”)
Mean
Score*
Water features (fishing pond, fountains,
etc.)
35.9%2.94
Leisure outdoor swimming pool 34.1%2.70
Dog park 28.4%2.67
Veterans Memorial 25.3%2.67
Natural surface trails/tracks (for BMX,
mountain biking, etc.)24.6%2.59
Amphitheater 20.3%2.47
Nature center 15.4%2.41
Community garden 14.6%2.21
Disc golf 9.3%2.05
Outdoor exercise equipment 11.0%2.00
Equestrian center and trails 8.0%1.93
*Calculation of Mean Scores excludes don’t know and not familiar responses
Q8a. ATHLETIC FACILITY
(All Responses N=540 to 564)
% Definitely
Needed (Rated
“4”)
Mean Score*
Gymnasium/Indoor courts 27.3%2.76
Basketball courts 22.3%2.76
Tennis courts 24.1%2.75
Practice athletic fields 22.3%2.69
Softball fields 18.0%2.57
Soccer fields 20.0%2.54
Baseball fields 17.2%2.47
Football fields 14.3%2.30
Sand volleyball courts 10.0%2.25
Racquetball courts 8.4%2.00
Skate park 8.4%1.95
Lacrosse fields 7.1%1.95
Roller hockey 2.2%1.47
Rugby fields 0.7%1.36
*Calculation of Mean Scores excludes don’t know and not familiar responses
All Respondents N=605 to 630 Funding Option Priorities
4-Strong
Support
3 2 1-Low
Support
No
Opinion
Mean
Score
1-Increased park improvement fees
for developers
48.9%24.6%12.1%7.9%6.5%3.22
2-Voter approved bond programs 29.5%27.4%18.3%17.8%7.0%2.74
3-Increased user fees (paying a fee to
use a facility/program)
27.5%19.6%20.9%29.6%2.3%2.46
4-Incorporate a half cent sales tax
(4B)
27.5%21.6%12.2%35.1%3.6%2.43
5-Increased property taxes 3.5 %5.0%9.1%78.2%4.3%1.31
•The citizens reported strong support for increased park improvement fees for
developers, voter approved bond programs, increased user fees and a half cent
sales tax.
Priority Rankings*
High Priorities
1 Community / Recreation Center
2 Picnic Areas / Pavilions
3 Shade to Playgrounds
4 Hike / Bike / Walk Trails
5 Tennis Courts
6 Practice Athletic Fields
7 Softball Fields
8 Gymnasium
9 Baseball Fields
10 Shade in Parks
11 Basketball Courts
12 Lighting in Parks
13 Soccer Fields
14 Spraygrounds / Splash Pads
15 Playgrounds
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Agenda Item 13.
Discussion on the Frontier Park North and
Sexton Park Conceptual Master Plans.(PN)
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TASK A –Data Gathering &
Program Confirmation
•Base Mapping•Initial Programming w/ Town Staff•Site Reviews
•Programming Session w/ Council
TASK B –Concept Master Planning
•Concept Alternatives
•Preliminary Budget Projections
•Presentation to Town Staff & Leaders
•Final Illustrative Master Plan
•Budget Projections
Planning Process
Frontier Park North
Existing Conditions
Existing Conditions
View South from Frontier Parkway
Existing Pavilion and Playground Entry Drive
Existing Conditions
View East from park drive
Existing Utilities Existing Utilities
Initial Program Thoughts
(from PROSMP Needs Assessment, Sport League Input, etc.)
•Picnic Areas / Pavilions
•Hike / Bike / Walk Trails
•Youth Softball Fields
•Youth Baseball Fields
•Practice Fields
•Sand Volleyball
•Lighting
•Parking
FrontierPark North
Sexton Park
Existing Conditions
Existing Conditions
Coit RoadEast First Street
Existing Conditions
View East along First Street View North along Coit Road
View NE from First Street
Existing Conditions
Open Understory GroveEroded Drainage Channel
View West from Earthen DamExisting Agricultural Use
Existing Conditions
Duck Pond Adjacent Residential
Creek Bluffs Adjacent Residence & Equestrian Center
Opportunities & Constraints
Circulation
ARRIVAL / IDENTITY
Opportunity for branded gateway
&park identity at prominent
intersection
COLLECTOR ROADS
Potential opportunities for
secondary ingress and egress
along two major / one minor
adjacent roadways
TRAILS
Opportunities for on-site trail
loop(s), nature trails along creek
corridor, and connections to
citywide trail network and
sidewalks
Utilities
WATER
Existing water line available along
south edge of property
SANITARY SEWER
Existing lines available in adjacent
developments to the south, east
and west
GAS
Existing lines available in adjacent
developments to the south, east
and west
ELECTRIC
Existing overhead lines along Coit
Rd. and E. First Street
Drainage
SITE SLOPES
General range of 3%-4% slopes
are appropriate for development
of sports fields with moderate
terracing
CREEK CORRIDOR
Wooded creek corridor provides a
strong backdrop for park
improvements and a nice setting for
trails and passive park amenities
EXISTING PONDS
Provide opportunities for wildlife
viewing and interpretive
learning; earthen dam provides
potential access to north in the
event of future park expansion
FLOODPLAIN
Current floodplain falls outside of
park property so should not
directly influence park
development
ERODED DRAINAGE CHANNELS
Present grading challenge to
some types of park development
and viewing opportunity of
small bluffs
Vegetation
OPEN GRASSLAND
Existing large open spaces will
allow
for park development with minimal
tree removal
WOODED AREAS
Open understory and existing tree
edges offer passive recreation
opportunities (nature play,
picnicking, trails, etc.) and a natural
buffer for neighboring Equestrian
Center and Private Residence
EXISTING TREE CLUSTERS
Tree species not significant in size
& type for preservation
TOPSOIL
Apparent thin layer of topsoil in
some areas may require imported
fill for long term health of athletic
field turf; possible opportunity to
consider artificial turf
Open Space
NATURAL PARK “ROOMS”
•Wide Open Space
(+/-55 acres)
•High Point w/ Long Views
•Open Understory Grove
•Duck Pond
•Homestead Pond
•Creek Bluffs
SextonPark
•Picnic Areas / Pavilions
•Hike / Bike / Walk Trails
•Practice Athletic Fields
•Large Softball / Baseball Fields
•Soccer / Football / Multi-Use Fields
•Playground(s)
•Lighting
•Parking
•Future Community / Recreation Center
Initial Program Thoughts
(from PROSMP Needs Assessment, Sport League Input, etc.)
Discussion
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Agenda Item 14.
Update on Fire Department activities for
2015.(RT)
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Agenda Item 15.
Executive Session
Recess into Closed Session in compliance with Section551.001 et.seq.Texas Government Code,as authorized bytheTexasOpenMeetingsAct,to deliberate regarding:
15a.Section 551.087 -To discuss and consider economicdevelopmentincentives.
15b.Section 551.072 -To discuss and consider purchase,exchange,lease or value of real property for municipalpurposesandallmattersincidentandrelatedthereto.
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Agenda Item 15.
Executive Session
Recess into Closed Session in compliance with Section551.001 et.seq.Texas Government Code,as authorized bytheTexasOpenMeetingsAct,to deliberate regarding:
15c.Section 551.071 –To discuss possible litigationregardingclaimsrelatedtolandscapingandirrigationprojects,and all matters incident and related thereto.
15d.Section 551.071 -Consultation with Town Attorneyregardinglegalissuesassociatedwithproposedextraterritorialjurisdictionrelease,and all mattersincidentandrelatedthereto.
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Agenda Item 15.
Executive Session
Recess into Closed Session in compliance with Section551.001 et.seq.Texas Government Code,as authorized bytheTexasOpenMeetingsAct,to deliberate regarding:
15e.Section 551.071 -Consultation with the TownAttorneyregardinglegalissuesassociatedwithChapter551,Texas Government Code,and allmattersincidentandrelatedthereto.
15f.Section 551.071 -Consultation with the TownAttorneyregardingpossiblelitigationwiththeTexasPublicUtilityCommission,and all matters incidentandrelatedthereto.
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Agenda Item 16.
Reconvene in Regular Session and take
any action necessary as a result of the
Closed Session.
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Agenda Item 17.
Possibly direct Town staff to schedule
topic(s)for discussion at a future meeting.
•Discuss utility billing proration.(KA)
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Agenda Item 17 (cont’d).
Possibly direct Town staff to schedule
topic(s)for discussion at a future meeting.
•Outline of Residential Design
Standards.(JW)
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Residential Design Standards
Current Requirements
1.Required trees & shrubs (quantity per
size of the lot)
2.Staggered front setbacks
3.Encourage front porches –reduced
setbacks
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Residential Design Standards
Current Standards
4.100% masonry exterior; max. of 50%
cementatious fiberboard allowed on upper
stories
5.Roof pitch
•Min. 8:12 pitch for at least 65% of roof surface
•Min. 3:12 pitch for 75% of roof surface for
clay/cement tile, slate, metal roofs
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Residential Design Standards
Current Standards
6.Enhanced thoroughfare screening (min. 25-
foot buffer)
7.Uniform mailboxes within the subdivision
8.Screening of a/c & mechanical equipment
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Residential Design Standards
Summary of Possible Standards
1.Increase setbacks
2.Alternating plan elevations (anti-monotony)
3.Trees in side yards adjacent to a street
4.Prohibit wood fencing adjacent
to open space/hike & bike
trails
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Residential Design Standards
Summary of Possible Standards
5.Prohibit wood fencing on corner lots
6.Masonry chimneys
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Residential Design Standards
Summary of Possible Standards
7.De-emphasize front entry garages/enhance
garage doors
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Residential Design Standards
Summary of Possible Standards
8.Enhance driveway/sidewalk paving
9.Landscape/structure lighting
10.Required detention shall have constant water
level
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Residential Design Standards
Summary of Possible Standards
11.Max. impervious area between street and
main structure
12.Street trees
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Residential Design Standards
Summary of Possible Standards
13.Prohibit carports
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Agenda Item 17 (cont’d).
Possibly direct Town staff to schedule
topic(s)for discussion at a future meeting.
•Discussion on Cockrell Park
Improvements.(PN)
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Agenda Item 18.
Adjourn
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