09.18.2007 Town Council Minutes Special MINUTES
Special Meeting of the Prosper Town Council
Prosper Middle School- Library
TOWN O F 605 E. Seventh Street, Prosper,Texas
S PE Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call.
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-Tern David Bristol, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tern
Dave Turley, Kenneth Dugger, Kevin Drown, Mike Wadsworth, and Ray Smith.
Staff present included: Mike Land, Town Manager; Hulon Webb, Director of Development Services; Chris
Copple, Senior Planner; Wade Harden, Senior Planner; Dan Tolleson, Executive Director of the Economic
Development Corporation; Ron Butler, Business Manager; and Matthew Denton, Town Secretary.
REGULAR AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARINGS
I 2. A public hearing to consider and act on the Town of Prosper Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
Master Plan. (WH)
Wade Harden, Senior Planner, gave council background information on this item.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tern Turley, seconded by Councilmember Dugger to open the public hearing.
Motion approved 7-0.
Mayor Niswanger opened the public hearing at 6:08 p.m.
Doug Mousel, LandPlan Development, addressed the council regarding several concerns he has with the proposed
plan.
Scott Norris also addressed the council regarding concerns with the proposed plan.
Motioned by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Councilmember Dugger to close the public hearing.
Motion approved 7-0.
Mayor Niswanger closed the public hearing at 6:26 p.m.
Motioned by Councilmember Wadsworth, seconded by Councilmember Drown to approve the Town of Prosper
Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan as drafted with the following 3 changes to be made: 1)
Section 1.2-the last sentence of the 1st paragraph should be deleted and replaced with "Properties which have
been zoned prior to the adoption of this Plan will not be subject to the requirements of the Plan". 2) Section 5.1,
2nd paragraph-the phrase "extensive and scientifically accurate" should be removed from the 2nd sentence of this
paragraph. 3)Chapter 8-Specific Policy Actions on page 8-11-the 1st sentence of Action#1 should be deleted and
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replaced with "Establish a Town Ordinance that requires a minimum of 75% single loaded roads along future
parks, floodplain and major creeks(as defined in the Subdivision Ordinance).
Motion approved 7-0.
DEPARTMENT ITEMS
3. Consider and act upon an ordinance adopting the FY 2007-2008 Town budget. (ML)
Motioned by Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tern Turley to approve the ordinance
adopting the Town's FY 2007-2008 budget.
Motion approved 7-0.
4. Consider and act upon an ordinance adopting the Town's 2008 property tax rate. (ML)
Mayor Pro-Tem Bristol moved that property taxes be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of$0.520000.
The motion was seconded by Councilmember Drown.
Motion approved 7-0.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
5. Recess into closed session in compliance with Section 551.001 et. Seq. Texas Government Code, to
wit:
a. Section 551.087 to deliberate on economic development negotiations regarding the Gates of
Prosper project.
b. Section 551.087 to deliberate on economic development negotiations regarding the Alberta
project.
Motioned by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro-Tern Turley to recess into closed session.
Motion approved 7-0.
The council recessed into closed session at 6:55 p.m.
The council reconvened into regular session at 8:17 p.m.
6. Adjourn.
Motioned by Councilmember Smith, seconded by Mayor Niswanger to adjourn.
Motion approved 7-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
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