04.10.2007 Town Council Minutes MINUTES
►� Regular Meeting of the Prosper Town Council
800 Somerville Drive, Prosper, Texas
TO VW N OF Folsom Elementary School(Cafeteria)
SF E Tuesday, April 10, 2007 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call.
The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m.
Roll call was taken by the Town Secretary.
Council present included: Mayor Charles Niswanger, Mayor Pro-Tem David Bristol, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem
Lisa Dritschler, Dave Turley, Kevin Drown, Mike Wadsworth(Arrived at 6:30),and Ray Smith.
Staff present included: Rod Hogan, Interim Town Manager; Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services;
Chris Copple, Development and Parks Planner; and Matthew Denton, Town Secretary.
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
The invocation was given by Pastor Scott Lucas, Prestonwood Baptist Church.
Mayor Niswanger led the pledge of Allegiance.
3. Announcements of dates and times of upcoming community events.
Mayor Niswanger made the following announcements:
• Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Lisa Dritschler has been elected to represent the Association of Mayors,
Councilmembers, and Commissioners on the TML Board of Directors.
• Councilmember Turley was selected as one of the 21 Leaders for the 21st Century by the Inside Collin
County Business magazine.
• A ground breaking will be held for the service lane for the Dallas North Tollway project in Prosper.
• Meet the Candidates will be held at Rhea's Mill Baptist Church on April 19th.
• A public meeting at Rucker Elementary on April 30th from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the widening of Preston
Road project.
Councilmember Turley announced that Prosper High School would be conducting Project Graduation after the
prom and has signup cards for anyone wishing to donate to the event. Councilmember Turley also announced
Prestonwood Baptist Church would be having a groundbreaking ceremony on May 6th at 1:30 p.m.
Matt Denton, Town Secretary, announced there would be an election for Mayor, Place 1 and Place to on May
12, 2007. Early voting will run from April 30th to May 8, 2007.
CONSENT AGENDA
4. Consent Agenda
MINUTES
a. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Council meetings. (MD)
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• March 22,2007—Special Meeting
• March 27,2007—Regular Meeting
• April 2,2007—Joint Meeting with PEDC
ORDINANCES,RESOLUTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
b. Consider and act upon Exhibit D to the Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election
Services between the Town of Prosper and the Prosper Independent School District, and
administered by the Collin County Elections Administration for the May 12, 2007 General
Election. (MD)
c. Consider and act upon adoption of an ordinance amending Subdivision Ordinance No. 03-05
regarding the width of sidewalks and the maximum length of a cul-de-sac. (SA07-2). (HW)
d. Consider and act upon adoption of an ordinance rezoning 16.1± acres at the southwest corner of
Dallas Parkway and West First Street from Agricultural (A) to Commercial Corridor
(CC). (Z07-2) (CC)
e. 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)
Motioned by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol to approve the consent agenda subject
to staff recommendations. Motion approved 6-0.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
5. Comments by the Public
There were no comments by the public.
REGULAR AGENDA
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
6. Consider and act upon: (a) removing Ray Smith from his at-large Economic Development
Corporation Director appointment and re-appointing him to the Council member Director
position presently held by Mike Wadsworth to complete the remainder of Mike Wadsworth's
present term; and (b) removing Mike Wadsworth from his Council member Economic
Development Corporation Director appointment and re-appointing him to the at-large
member Director position presently held by Ray Smith to complete the remainder of Ray
Smith's present term. (MW)
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Dritschler, seconded by Councilmember Turley to approve item 6.
Motion approved 6-0.
7. Staff update on the Mahard Ranch project. (CC)
Chris Copple, Development and Parks Planner, gave council an update on the meeting of the Mahard Ranch
Committee meeting.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
8. Recess into closed session in compliance with Section 551.001 et. Seq. Texas Government Code, to
wit:
a. Section 551.074 to discuss the appointment and employment of a Town Manager.
b. Section 551.072 to discuss and give direction on the purchase, exchange, lease or value of
real property.
c. Section 551.087 to discuss, commercial or financial information that the Town of Prosper
has received from business prospects that the Town seeks to have locate, stay, or expand
in the Town and with which the Town is conducting economic development negotiations
and/or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to he business prospect.
Council recessed into executive session at 6:24 p.m.
9. Reconvene into regular session and take any action necessary as a result of the closed session.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tern Dritschler, seconded by Councilmember Turley to reconvene into regular
session. Motion approved 7-0.
Council reconvened into regular session at 8:20 p.m.
Motion by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to authorize the Mayor to execute a
contract with the new Town Manager. That contract must be executed by both the Mayor and the Town
Manager by no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Subsequent to the complete execution of
the contract by both parties, the Town Secretary will issue a press release.
Approved 7-0.
10. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
11. Adjourn.
Motioned by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Councilmember Drown to adjourn. Motion approved 7-0.
Meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
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