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08.24.2010 Town Council Minutes1. Call to Order / Roll Call. MINUTES Regular Meeting of the Prosper Town Council Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers 108 W. Broadway, Prosper, Texas Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call was taken by Mavor Smith. Council present included: Mayor Ray Smith, Mayor Pro -Tem Kenneth Dugger, Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Meigs Miller, David Vestal, Danny Wilson, and Jason Dixon. Staff present included: Mike Land, Town Manager, Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services, Chris Copple, Senior Planner, Matthew Garrett, Finance Director, Ronnie Tucker, Fire Chief, Kirk McFarlin, Police Chief, Karen Fortune, Dispatch Supervisor, Gary McHone, Police Captain, and Matthew Denton, Town Secretary. 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. The Invocation was given by Reverend Michael Gilton, St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Prosper. Mayor Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Announcements of dates and times of upcoming community events. Mike Land, Town Manager, announced National Night out on October 6, 2010 and the Health and Safety Fair on October 9, 2010. CONSENT AGENDA 4. Consent Agenda MINUTES a. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Council meetings. (MD) • August 10, 2010 — Town Council Meeting FINANCIALS b. Consider and act upon the financial statements ending July 31, 2010. (MG) Motioned by Councilmember Vestal, seconded by Councilmember Wilson to approve the consent agenda. Motion approved 6-0. CITIZEN'S COMMENTS 5. Other Comments by the Public. There were no comments by the public. Page 1 of 4 REGULAR AGENDA PUBLIC HEARINGS 6. A public hearing to consider and act upon an amendment to Chapter 4, Section 9.4 (D) of the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the side yard setback of the face of a garage that faces a side yard (a swing -in garage). (Z10-0013). (CC) Chris Copple, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item. Motioned by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller to open the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith opened the public hearing at 6:09 p.m. There were no comments by the public. Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller, seconded by Councilmember Vestal to close the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith closed the public hearing at 6:10 p.m. Motioned by Councilmember Vestal, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger to approve an amendment to Chapter 4, Section 9.4 (D) of the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the side yard setback of the face of a garage that faces a side yard (a swing -in garage). Motion approved 6-0. 7. A public hearing to consider and act upon an amendment to Chapter 3, Section 1.4 (10) and Chapter 3, Section 2.2 (paragraph 9) of the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the conditional development standards and definition of a Non -Commercial Antenna. (Z10-0014). (CC) Chris Copple, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item. Motioned by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Councilmember Dixon to open the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith opened the public hearing at 6:13 p.m. There were no comments by the public. Motioned by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Councilmember Dixon to close the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith closed the public hearing at 6:14 p.m. Motioned by Councilmember Vestal, seconded by Councilmember Wilson to approve an amendment to Chapter 3, Section 1.4 (10) and Chapter 3, Section 2.2 (paragraph 9) of the Zoning Ordinance, regarding the conditional development standards and definition of a Non -Commercial Antenna as written and recommended by staff. Motion approved 6-0. 8. A public hearing to consider and discuss a proposal to maintain the current tax rate of 0.52 per $100 valuation. (ML) Mike Land, Town Manager, gave council background information on this item. Page 2 of 4 Motioned by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller to open the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith opened the public hearing at 6:15 p.m. There were no comments by the public. Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller, seconded by Councilmember Dixon to close the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith closed the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. 9. A public hearing to consider and discuss the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget as proposed. (ML) Mike Land, Town Manager, gave council background information on this item. Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger to open the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith opened the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. There were no comments by the public. Motioned by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Councilmember Vestal to close the public hearing. Motion approved 6-0. DEPARTMENT ITEMS 10. Presentation by Michael Simpson, Executive Director of the Arts of Collin County and consideration and action on the Town of Prosper's participation and support of the organization. (ML) Mike Simpson, gave council a presentation on the Arts of Collin County facility and organization. Council directed staff to bring this item back at a future meeting. 11. Presentation by Matt Weatherly, President of Public Sector Personnel Consultants, regarding the 2010 Town of Prosper Employee Compensation Analysis. (ML) Matt Weatherly gave council a presentation and answered questions regarding the compensation analysis. 12. Discuss and set a date for Board and Commission interviews. (MD) Council directed staff to tentatively set the date for interviews as September 27, 2010 at the Prosper High School Administration Office. 13. Consider and appoint members to the 2011 Town of Prosper Charter Review Commission. (ML) Motioned by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller to appoint the following to the Charter Review Commission: Barbara Newell - chair Kelly Cooper Mike Wadsworth Page 3 of 4 Betty Hughes Mike Arnold Marcus Rav Woodv Adams Tracev Hull Tim O'Hanlon Gary Yager Motion approved 6-0. 14. Consider and appoint members to the 2011 Bond Committee. (ML) Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Miller, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger to appoint the following to the Bond Committee: David Bristol - chair George DuPont Reno Jones Chris Sanchez Terri McCutcheon Shellv Van Barcum Sarah Fitzhugh Chris Blair Robert Wierschem Jana Thompson Motion approved 6-0. 15. An update of Dispatch Operations since going live on December 14, 2009 through present. (GM) Gary McHone, Police Captain, gave council an update and answered questions on the Dispatch Operations. 16. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting. 17. Adjourn. Motioned by Councilmember Vestal, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger to adjourn. Motion approved 6-0. Mayor Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m. Attest: Matthew D. Denton, TRMC Town Secretary Page 4 of 4 Ray Smith, Mayor