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TOWN OF WESTLAKE,TEXAS
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
September 25, 2017
PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Carol Langdon, Council Members, Michael Barrett and Wayne
Stoltenberg
ABSENT: Mayor Laura Wheat and Council Members Alesa Belvedere and Rick Rennhack
OTHERS PRESENT: Assistant Town Manager Amanda DeGan, Town Secretary Kelly
Edwards, Town Attorney Cathy Cunningham, Assistant to the
Town Manager and Director of Public Works Jarrod Greenwood,
Fire Chief Richard Whitten, Deputy Chief John Ard, Director of
Information Technology Jason Power, Director of Planning &
Development Ron Ruthven, Building Official Pat Cooke,
Development Coordinator Nick Ford, Director of Finance Debbie
Piper, Director of Communications Ginger Awtry, Director of
Facilities & Parks Troy Meyer, Director of Human Resources Todd
Wood and Communications Manager Jon Sasser.
Work Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Langdon called the work session to order at 5:06 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tem Langdon led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
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3. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA.
No additional discussion.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Presentation and discussion regarding an Economic Development Agreement
with the Marriott Solana Hotel.
Mr. Todd Winch, General Manager Marriott Solana, and Director Piper provided a
presentation and overview of the request.
Discussion ensued regarding an additional $10,000.00, unused funds, shuttle
services, competition for groups, and providing an updated forecast to the
Council in the Spring.
b. Presentation and discussion of proposed Comprehensive Plan policy amendment
regarding housing and the proposed building quality manual.
Director Ruthven and Mr. Robin McCaffrey, Mesa Planning, provided an overview
of the proposed policy.
Discussion ensued regarding the use of the policy in other municipalities,
submittal packet, ensuring new developments are aligned with the
Comprehensive Plan, debris in the residential areas and the application of these
types of standards in other municipalities.
Mr. McCaffrey provided an overview of the application of these standards with
the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
c. Standing Item. Presentation and discussion of development projects per Staff
report August 2017, Entrada report from the Developer and projects in Planned
Development PD 3-5.
Director Ruthven provided an overview of the development projects.
Charles Schwab: Preconstruction meeting schedule for this week and tunneling
construction is underway at the site.
Entrada: Preconstruction meeting this week, construction on the retail buildings
should begin soon, residential permits, and the streets.
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Fire Station: reviewing the plans, GMP will be scheduled for the Council meeting
in October, and a ground-breaking ceremony is tentatively scheduled for
November.
Quail Hollow: Permit review
Granada: Phase II construction
Traffic Signals: redesigning the location and setting piers at Dove Road & Davis
Boulevard due to locating water while drilling.
S. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council did convene into executive session at 5:52 p.m.
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body
seeks the advice of its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation:
Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and Janelle McNabnay, Colin and Melanie
Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit and Chandrika
Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and
Christy Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon,
Roberto Arandia, and Patrick and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs.
Town of Westlake
b. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect
that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1)
for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion's development
known as Entrada and Granada
- Project Lynx
- CS Kinross Lake Parkway, a Delaware limited liability company, its affiliate
Charles Schwab& Co., Inc.
- Amazon
c. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Water contract
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6. RECONVENE MEETING
Mayor Pro Tem Langdon reconvened the work session at 6:43 p.m.
7. COUNCIL RECAP / STAFF DIRECTION
Additional review of the Building Quality ordinance.
8. AD3OURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Langdon adjourned the work session at 6:43 p.m.
Regular Session
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem Langdon called the regular session to order at 6:43 p.m.
2. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Director Awtry provided an overview of the upcoming events.
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
No one addressed the Council.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
a. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on August 28, 2017.
b. Consider approval of the minutes from the meeting on September 11, 2017.
c. Consider approval of Resolution 17-36, Approving an Economic Development
Agreement with the Marriott Solana Hotel.
MOTION: Council Member Barrett made a motion to approve the consent
agenda. Council Member Stoltenberg seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 3-0.
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5. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council did not convene into executive session.
The Council will conduct a closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code, annotated,
Chapter 551, Subchapter D for the following:
a. Section 551.071. Consultation with Attorney (1) when the governmental body
seeks the advice of its attorney about: (A) pending or contemplated litigation:
Cause No. 348-290326-17 - Neil and Janelle McNabnay, Colin and Melanie
Stevenson, Yair and Sandra Lotan, Jay and Jana Still, Biswajit and Chandrika
Dasgupta, Michael and Michelle Granfield, Michael and Stef Mauler, Rudy and
Christy Renda, David and Jenn Riley, Joseph Mohan and Maria De Leon,
Roberto Arandia, and Patrick and Erin Cockrum (collectively, "Plaintiffs") vs.
Town of Westlake
b. Section 551.087 Deliberation Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial
information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect
that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is
conducting economic development negotiations; or (2) to deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision (1)
for the following:
- Maguire Partners-Solana Land, L.P., related to Centurion's development
known as Entrada and Granada
- Project Lynx
- CS Kinross Lake Parkway, a Delaware limited liability company, its affiliate
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
- Amazon
c. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Trophy Club Municipal District No. 1
d. Section 551.071 (2) Consultation with Attorney on a matter in which the duty of
the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter:
Water contract
6. RECONVENE MEETING
7. TAKE ANY ACTION, IF NEEDED, FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.
No action necessary.
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S. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Council Member Rennhack - review open space and flood plain management policies to
prevent flooding as Town matriculates to full development.
Discussion of this item was postpone until the October meeting.
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Council, Mayor Pro Tem Langdon asked for a
motion to adjourn the meeting.
MOTION: Council Member Stoltenberg made a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Council Member Barrett seconded the motion. The
motion carried by a vote of 3-0.
Mayor Pro Tem Langdon adjourned the meeting at 6:47 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 30, 2017.
ATTEST: ��-
Carol Langdon;Mayor Pro Tem
Kell Ed�wa� s, Town Secretary
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