CM 2000-10-24MINUTES OF OCTOBER 24, 2000
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Called Session on
Tuesday, October 24, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. in the Meeting Rooms of William T.
Cozby Public Library, 177 N. Heartz, Coppell, Texas. The following members
were present:
Candy Sheehan, Mayor
Greg Garcia, Councilmember
Jayne Peters, Councilmember
Marsha Tunnell, Councilmember
Doug Stover, Councilmember
Bill York, Councilmember
Mayor Pro Tem Wheeler was absent. Also present were City Manager Jim Witt,
City Secretary Libby Ball and City Attorney Robert Hager.
REGULAR SESSION
1. Call to order.
Mayor Sheehan called
Session.
(Open to the Public)
the meeting to order and adjourned into
Executive
EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Closed to the Public)
Convene Executive Session
A. Section 551.072, Texas Government Code Deliberation
regarding Real Property.
1. Purchase of public land generally west of Coppell
Road and north of Bethel Road.
Mayor Sheehan convened into Executive Session at 6:14 p.m. as allowed under
the above-stated article. Mayor Sheehan adjourned the Executive Session at
6:30 p.m. and opened the Work Session.
WORK SESSION (Open to the Public)
3. Convene Work Session
A. Discuss Agenda for Boards and Commission
for October 28, 2000.
Orientation
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B. Discussion regarding restricting access at the
intersection of Mockingbird and Sandy Lake Road.
Park Land Acquisition.
Discussion of Agenda Items.
REGULAR SESSION (Open to the Public)
4. Invocation.
Pastor Dale Patterson, Presbyterian Church of Hackberry, led those present in
the invocation.
5. Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Sheehan led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
6. Report by Parks and Recreation Board.
Diana Raines, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation
presentation to Council.
Board, made a
7. Citizen's Appearances.
There was no one signed up to speak under this item.
CONSENT AGENDA
Consider approval of the following consent agenda items:
A. Consider approval of minutes: October 10, 2000.
B. Consider approval of canoeling the second City Council
Meeting for the months of November and December, being
November 28 and December 26.
Consider the appointment of Paul Tapscott to fill the 2-
year alternate vacancy on the Library Board and
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Stephanie L. Lemieux to fill the 1-year alternate vacancy
on the Library Board.
Consider approval of a Resolution amending Resolution
No. 010996.3, as heretofore amended, with regard to Roll-
Off Container fees and zoning fees, and authorizing the
Mayor to sign.
Consider approval of a Resolution to extend the existing
Arbitrage Investment Rebate Services Agreement with
Alan Johnson, CPA for an additional five-year period, and
authorizing its execution by the City Manager.
Consider approval of a resolution accepting the proposal
for City Depository and Banking Services of Frost
National Bank; and designating Frost National Bank, as
the City Depository; and adopting a Depository
Agreement and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Consider approval of an Ordinance amending Article 8-3
Parking, Section 8-3-1(A) of the Code of Ordinances for
the City of Coppell to prohibit parking, stopping or
standing at all times on the south side of Woodmoor
Drive from Samuel Blvd. to Marlee Circle; and authorizing
the Mayor to sign.
Consider approval of the attached draft of the Bylaws of
the Telecommunications Board.
Issues Discussed:
The minutes for October 10th need to be corrected on Item 14 as follows:
Councilmember Stover's name needs to be added to the names listed as
voting in favor of Item 14.
Item H was pulled from the Consent Agenda.
Action:
Councilmember Tunnell moved to approve Consent Agenda Items A with
the noted correction on Councilmember Stover's vote, B, C, D carrying
Resolution No. 2000-1024.1, E carrying Resolution No. 2000-1024.2, F
carrying Resolution No. 2000-1024.3, G carrying Ordinance No.
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2000-929. Councilmember Peters seconded the motion; the motion
carried 5-0 with Councilmembers Garcia, Peters, Tunnell, Stover and
York voting in favor of the motion.
Consider approval of the attached draft of the Bylaws of
the Telecommunications Board.
Issues Discussed:
The items discussed were Section IV, page one where it states that the
Board shall be composed of nine regular members appointed by City
Council each October, each of which shall be appointed for two year
terms, should be revised to state that the terms are two year staggered
terms. Also on Article IV, Section 1A on page three, the board shall
advise the City Council on all matters relating to telecommunications
technologies, the word all should be stricken from the record.
Action:
Councilmember Tunnell moved to approve the Bylaws of the
Telecommunications Board, as revised with staggered terms for nine
members, and strike the word all on Article V, Section 1A, page three.
Councilmember York seconded the motion; the motion carried 5-0 with
Councilmembers Garcia, Peters, Tunnell, Stover and York voting in favor
of the motion.
Consider approval of award of construction bid #(~-0800-05 to
TLB Construction, Inc. for the construction of Practice
Facilities at Andrew Brown Park East, end of Moore Road, in an
amount not to exceed $658,430.00, and authorizing the City
Manager to sign.
Presentation:
Brad Reid, Assistant Director of Parks and Leisure Services made a
presentation to Council.
Issues Discussed:
The items discussed were whether the light fixtures had been recycled
from CMS West; whether the questions regarding wetlands and
boardwalks had been resolved; whether the wetland designation was an
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official designation from the Corp of Engineers and the Corp did
recommend that the walkway be elevated to minimize the damage to the
wetlands; will there be any sidewalks or paths connecting to Andy Brown
East from the West; how many practice fields would be available for the
younger soccer players; will the Sports Council be responsible for
scheduling these fields; and who will be posting and monitoring these
fields to make sure they do not get torn up.
Action:
Councilmember York moved to approve the award of construction bid
#Q-0800-05 to TLB Construction, Inc. for the construction of Practice
Facilities at Andrew Brown Park East, end of Moore Road, in an amount
not to exceed $658,430.00, and authorizing the City Manager to sign.
Councilmember Peters seconded the motion; the motion carried 5-0 with
Councilmembers Garcia, Peters, Tunnell, Stover and York voting in favor
of the motion.
10.
Consider approval of a Project and the funding for the
construction of Hike and Bike Trails Sections I and 3 of the
Denton Creek Hike and Bike Trail of the City of Coppell Hike
and Bike Trail System Master Plan in an amount not to exceed
$547,000.00, as budgeted.
Issues Discussed:
There was discussion as to the project completion date and what the
distance of the trials will be.
Action:
Councilmember Tunnell moved to approve the Project and the funding
for the construction of Hike and Bike Trails Sections 1 and 3 of the
Denton Creek Hike and Bike Trail of the City of Coppell Hike and Bike
Trail System Master Plan in an amount not to exceed $547,000.00, as
budgeted. Councilmember York seconded the motion; the motion carried
5-0 with Councilmembers Garcia, Peters, Tunnell, Stover and York voting
in favor of the motion.
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11. Update on S.H. 121 Development and Beltline Road.
Presentation:
Ken Griffin, Director of Engineering and Public Works made a
presentation to Council.
Issues Discussed:
There was discussion regarding the S.H. 114 and S.H. 12 1 section issues
regarding access roads on the Update on S.H. 12 1 Development.
There was discussion regarding Beltline Road on the issue of who will
pay for the signal light at Beltline and Moore Road; any chance of Dallas
County giving us the street so we can patrol it; if the fill on Beltline will
be used to elevate the bridge over Grapevine Creek to get above the 100
Year Flood Plain; and the lack of support under the existing bridge.
12. Necessary action resulting from Work Session.
There was no action necessary under this item.
13.
City Manager's Report.
A. Update on Wagon Wheel and MacArthur Parks.
B. Set Special Council Meeting for November 13th to canvass
the election.
Jim Witt, City Manager, updated the status on Wagon Wheel and
MacArthur Parks.
Jim Witt, City Manager, discussed setting a Special Council
Meeting for November 13th to canvass the election.
14.
Mayor and Council Reports.
A.
B.
Report by Mayor Sheehan regarding Moonlight Walk.
Report by Mayor Sheehan regarding Living Legacy
Memorial Program.
Report by Mayor Sheehan regarding Early Voting.
Report by Councilmember Stover regarding letters from
Lakeside Elementary School students.
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N A. Mayor Shechart reported on the huge success of the Moonlight
Walk held by the Assistance League of Coppell and the Coppell
Substance Abuse Commission.
B. Mayor Sheehan reported on the Living Legacy Memorial Program
and the new brochure available.
C. Mayor Sheehan announced that Early votting information is
available on the City' s web page and she announced the times for
the record.
D. Councilmember Stover discussed the letters he received from
Lakeside Elementary School students thank ing him for the recent
visit to their school by Mayor Sheehan and Councilmembers Stover
and Peters. Some of the letters state that the children are
preparing a petition to request a skate park in Coppell.
15. Necesssary Action Resulting from Executive Session.
There was no action necessary under this item.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting
was adjourned.
Candy Sheehan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Libby Ball, City Secretary
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