HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-97 TC MinTOWN OF WESTLAKE
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
FEBRUARY 10, 1997
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Carroll Huntress, Mayor Pro -Tem
Al Oien, Member
Fred Held, Member
Howard Dudley, Member
Charla Bradshaw, Planning & Zoning Commission Chairperson
Don Redding, Planning & Zoning Commission Member
Paul Isham, Town Attorney
Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Terry Morgan, Town Legal Advisor
Larry Fuson, Town Engineering Advisor
Eddie Haas, Town Traffic Consultant
Charles Haynes, Town CPA
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: Jerry Moore, Member
The Executive Session of the meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Mayor
Scott Bradley. The meeting was recessed at 6:50 p.m. and convened into open session
at 7:05 p.m.
Item 41: The minutes of the January 6, 1997 regular meeting and the January 13, 1997
special meeting were approved as presented.
Item #2: Citizens' Presentations: No one wished to address the Board.
Item #3: Consider authorizing Graham Associates, Inc. to prepare a master drainage
study for the Town. Mayor Bradley told the Board that he was in receipt of a
letter from Alliance Development Company requesting there be no action on
this item tonight because the owners of the Circle T Ranch would like to
participate in preparing this study. Bill Resch of Alliance Development
Company stated that Alliance Development Company would share in the cost
of the study. Mayor Bradley said that the Town would welcome input from
anyone wishing to participate in this study. Dennis Wilson, the Town
Planner, explained why the Town needs this study. This item was tabled
until the Town's consultants can meet with Alliance Development Company.
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Item #4: Discuss the Operations Subcommittee Report to the Raceway Traffic
Committee concerning the Texas International Raceway. Mayor Bradley
recognized the Mayor of Trophy Club, Jim Carter, who is also the President
of the Board for the Texas Student Housing Corporation. Trophy Club Police
Chief, David Miller, then introduced Lt. Mike Cherryhomes, the Town's
representative on the subcommittee. Lt. Cherryhomes ran a video showing
the traffic at the Talladega Raceway on the April 1996 race day while telling
the assembly what the subcommittee has in mind to alleviate some of the
inconvenience to the residents due to the traffic on SH 114 on race days.
There was a short question and answer session followed by Jim Carter,
Mayor of Trophy Club, asking the Board to approve a resolution supporting
the efforts of the Operations Subcommittee and to pass an ordinance
prohibiting any roadside vendors. Mayor Bradley stated that the Board was
not prepared to vote on this resolution tonight and the Board would put the
roadside vendor ordinance on the agenda for its March meeting.
Item #5: Consider request from the City of Boerne for financial assistance in defending
a lawsuit styled "City of Boerne, Texas vs. P.F. Flores, Archbishop of San
Antonio and the United States of America" which will be heard by the United
States Supreme Court this term. Mayor Bradley told the Board that the City
of Boerne had requested financial assistance from various cities because this
case will be heard by the United States Supreme Court and will have impact
on every city's ability to control development within it's borders. Terry
Morgan, the Town's Legal Advisor, explained the lawsuit and how it may
affect other cities and towns in the future. The Town Secretary reported
that the City of Boerne has received donations from approximately ten cities
ranging from $2000.00 to $25.00 with many more cities sending resolutions
of support. The Board discussed this matter and decided that there would be
no action taken on this item.
Item #6: Appoint Betty Redding to coordinate the selection of Westlake's Volunteer of
the Year. The Volunteer will be honored by the United Way of Metropolitan
Tarrant County at its 118 annual celebration on April 246. Mayor Bradley
asked Mrs. Redding if she had agreed to this appointment. Mrs. Redding
stated that she had. The Board then confirmed this appointment.
Item #8: PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of a roadway capital improvement
plan and to consider the adoption of roadway impact fees. The Mayor stated
that this Public Hearing would be continued as the Board was not prepared to
take action on this item tonight, but anyone wishing to address the Board
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concerning this item could do so. Eddie Haas of Barton-Aschman presented
the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for roadway facilities to the Board,
stating that the roads included in the CIP are Kirkwood Blvd. to be fmished all
the way through the Circle T Ranch to connect with US 377 on the west side
of the Town, extensions of Trophy Club Drive and Trophy Lake between SH
114 and Kirkwood Blvd., J.T. Ottinger and Roanoke Road between SH 170
and Kirkwood Blvd., and a small section of Sam School Road. The Town is
broken into two service areas with the maximum fee per service unit in service
area 1 being $1,407.00 and in service area 2 being $1,275.00. Terry
Morgan, the Town's Legal Advisor, read the Impact Fee Advisory
Committee's recommendation to the Board as follows: The Committee
recommends that the Board adopt the CIP for roadway facilities as prepared
by Barton-Aschman, with the further recommendation that any developer who
has installed facilities providing excess capacity to the service district receive
credit for such facilities against impact fees due, whether or not the facilities
are included on the CIP. Steve Sallman, a member of the Impact Fee
Advisory Committee, told the Board that the Committee also recommended
that if the Board adopts this CIP, that the Board further consider giving
Maguire -Thomas Partners credit for having built the current section of
Kirkwood Blvd. with excess capacity. Mr. Sallman also stated that the
Committee recommended taking no action on either the roadway CIP or the
water/wastewater CIP until after the mediation with the Lake Turner
Municipal Utility Districts No. 1, 2 & 3 that is currently under way. No
other comments were offered and this Public Hearing was continued in an
open status until March 10, 1997.
Item #7: PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of a water and wastewater capital
improvement plan and to consider the adoption of water and wastewater
impact fees. Larry Fuson of The Hogan Corporation presented the water and
wastewater 10 year CIP stating that water and wastewater recommendations
were lifted out of the master plan that the Board adopted back in December,
1996. Mr. Fuson told the Board that the recommendation is to delay the
construction of the elevated storage tank until the latter part of the 10 year
plan. Mr. Fuson then stated that the maximum cost per service unit for water
is $1,716.00 and for wastewater is $846.00 with a total impact fee of
$2,562.00 if the Board decided to adopt 100 % of the fee. Terry Morgan the
Town's Legal advisor read the following recommendation from the Impact
Fee Advisory Committee to the Board: The Committee recommends that the
Board adopt the CIP for water and wastewater facilities as prepared by the
Hogan Corporation with the following facilities and costs to be excluded:
any existing or planned capital improvements within the territory of a
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municipal utility district (MUD) within the Town of Westlake. The
Committee further recommends, however, that if the MUDs and the Town
reach agreement that any capital improvements within the territory of a MUD
are to be financed by the Town, such improvements should be restored to the
list. The Committee further recommends that the Town delay its decision on
the adoption of impact fees until a reasonable time after scheduled mediation
between the Town, the developers and the MUDs to determine the nature of
the improvements to be included in the CIP if agreement is reached. No
further comments were offered and this Public Hearing was continued in an
open status until March 10, 1997.
Item #9: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of revisions to the
Unified Development Code revising planned development zoning district
regulations. Items #9 and 10 were considered together
Item #10: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING to consider adoption of revisions to the
Unified Development Code revising subdivision and platting regulations.
Mayor Bradley recognized Terry Morgan, the Town's Legal Advisor, to give
the Board an update on the progress being made on the ordinances being
revised. Mr. Morgan stated that there are at least two more meetings
scheduled with the property owners before the ordinances will be ready for
the Board to take action. No one wished to address the Board on either item
and these Public Hearings were continued in an open status until March 10,
1997. -
Item #11: Continuation of PUBLIC HEARING concerning the budget for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1997. There were no comments from the assembly on
this item. Mayor Bradley closed the Public Hearing.
Item #12: Consider adoption of a revised budget for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997. Motion by Carroll Huntress, seconded by Howard Dudley, to adopt the
revised budget on file with the Town Secretary for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item # 13: Consider approval of the audit report prepared by Charles Haynes, CPA for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996. Mayor Bradley recognized Mr.
Haynes who presented the audit report to the Board. Motion by Carroll
Huntress, seconded by Fred Held, to approve the audit report.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Item #14: Consider a wage increase for the Town Secretary. Mayor Bradley stated that
it has been suggested that a wage increase of 10% effective January 1, 1997 be
given to the Town Secretary and another 10% increase be given when the
Town Secretary finishes the Municipal Clerks Certification Program. Motion
by Howard Dudley, seconded by Carroll Huntress, to approve this increase.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #15: Consider Ordinance 265, calling an election for May 3, 1997 electing three
Aldermen for two year terms and appointing an election judge and alternate.
Mayor Bradley told the Board that the Town Secretary had just attended an
Election Law Seminar in Austin. Motion by Carroll Huntress, seconded by
Fred Held, to adopt this ordinance.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #16: Other Business: There being no other business brought before the Board the
Board recessed at 8:35 p.m. and convened into Executive Session at 9:00 p.m.
The Board recessed the Executive Session and reconvened into open session at
10:30 p.m. The meeting was then adjourned.
Scott Bradley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary