05.08.2007 Town Council Minutes i MINUTES
't Regular Meeting of the Prosper Town Council
800 Somerville Drive, Prosper, Texas
TOWN OF Folsom Elementary School(Cafeteria)
S P E Tuesday, May 8, 2007 immediately following the 6:00 p.m. Joint
Town Council—Prosper ISD Board Meeting
1. Call to Order/Roll Call.
Mayor Niswanger informed the audience that the Joint Prosper ISD Board — Town Council meeting had been
cancelled.
The meeting was called to order at 6:07 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, Mike Wadsworth,and Ray Smith.
Staff present included: Rod Hogan, Interim Town Manager; Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services;
Chris Copple, Development and Parks Planner; Kirk McFarlin, Police Chief; Ronnie Tucker, Fire Chief; and
Matthew Denton, Town Secretary.
2. Announcements of dates and times of upcoming community events.
Mayor Niswanger announced he had spoken with the Army Corps of Engineers and they stated Lake Lavon was
1' low and rain is in the forecast.
Councilmember Turley thanked Chief Tucker and Chief McFarlin for their assistance with the Prestonwood
groundbreaking ceremony.
The invocation was given by Reverend Drenner, Prosper United Methodist Church.
Mayor Niswanger led the pledge of Allegiance.
CONSENT AGENDA
3. Consent Agenda
MINUTES
a. Consider and act upon minutes from the following Council meetings. (MD)
• April 24,2007—Regular Council Meeting
• April 30,2007—Special Council Meeting
ORDINANCES,RESOLUTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
b. Consider and act upon an agreement between the Town of Prosper and Strategic Government
Resources,Inc. for assistance in searching for a Town Manager. (RH)
c. Consider and act upon a resolution to support House Bill 3181 and authorize the Mayor to sign
the resolution. (KM)
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d. Consider and act upon adoption of an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Parks Ordinance
No. 05-87 regarding the scheduling of Parks and Recreation Board meetings.(CC)
e. Consider and act upon adoption of an ordinance rezoning 8.2E acres on the east side of Coleman
Street, 100E feet north of Seventh Street from Single Family-15 (SF-15) to Planned Development-
Downtown Residential (PD-DTR). (Z07-1).(CC)
g. 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)
Chris Copple, Development Planner, requested item 3f be pulled from the consent agenda.
Motioned by Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to approve the balance of the
consent agenda subject to staff recommendations.
Motion approved 6-0.
f. Consider and act upon adoption of an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding open
storage requirements,including screening and height. (Z07-7). (CC)
Chris Copple, Development Planner, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Dritschler, seconded by Councilmember Smith to approve item 3f.
Motion approved 5-0.
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
4. Comments by the Public
There were no comments by the public.
REGULAR AGENDA
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
5. Consider and act upon a change order to Red River Construction Company, Inc., for the Pump
Station and 3 MG Ground Storage Tank Project.(HW)
Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services, requested this item be tabled.
Motioned by Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol, seconded by Councilmember Turley to table item 5.
Motion approved 6-0.
6. Discuss and provide direction to Town staff regarding various drainage issues. (HW)
Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services, made a presentation regarding the various drainage issues in
Prosper.
Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol presented a video provided by a resident in La Cima showing the recent flooding in the
La Cima neighborhood.
Citizens who spoke regarding the drainage issues on their property included:
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• Ed Faulkner, 770 Trial Drive
• Joseph Carrea, 721 Sibyl Lane
• Chris Blair, 841 Sibyl Lane
• Marcus Ray, 341 Stephanie Lane
Council discussed the various options for preventing future flooding and directed staff to bring back costs for
the various options.
7. Consider and act upon a resolution accepting membership in The Cities Aggregation Power
Project(CAPP) for purchasing electricity. (RH)
Rod Hogan, Interim Town Manager, gave council background information on this item.
Mayor Niswanger stepped out of the council chambers.
Motioned by Councilmember Wadsworth, seconded by Councilmember Turley to approved item 7.
Motion approved 5-0.
8. Discuss and give direction on creating a citizens committee to discuss the feasibility of selling
General Obligation Bonds for capital improvements. (RH)
Rod Hogan, Interim Town Manager, gave council background information on this item.
Mayor Niswanger returned to the council chambers.
Council discussed the various capital improvement needs of the Town, but decided to delay creating a citizens
committee until after a Town Manager has been hired and the Parks Master Plan is completed.
9. Consider and act upon emergency ratification of the Third Street Water Relocation bid from
Barbosa A. Construction. (FJ)
Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tern Dritschler, seconded by Mayor Niswanger to approved the emergency
ratification of the Third Street Water Relocation bid from Barbosa A. Construction in the amount of$55,000.
Motion approved 6-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
10. Recess into closed session in compliance with Section 551.001 et. Seq. Texas Government Code, to
wit: Section 551.074 to discuss the appointment and employment of a Town Manager.
Motioned by Councilmember Turley, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to recess into closed session.
Motion approved 6-0.
Council recessed into closed session at 7:50 p.m.
11. Reconvene into regular session and take any action necessary as a result of the closed session.
Motioned by Councilmember Turley, seconded by Councilmember Wadsworth to reconvene back into regular
session. Motion approved 6-0.
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No action taken as a result of closed session.
12. Possibly direct Town Staff to schedule topic(s) for discussion at a future meeting.
Councilmember Wadsworth requested discussion items on the next agenda regarding items 8 and 9 from the
May 1, 2007 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. Councilmember Wadsworth also requested the Parks
and Recreation minutes and P&Z minutes be put in future council meeting packets.
Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol requested maintenance schedules for all the recreational fields the Town is currently
maintaining.
13. Adjourn.
Motioned by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem Dritschler to adjourn. Motion
approved 6-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
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