Connell/Skaggs/SP-CS 860707 The City With A Beautiful Future
July 7, 1986
Mr. Jim Koch
Powell and Powell Engineering
3988 North Central Expressway
Suite #1130
Dallas, Texas 75204
Mr. Koch:
Pursuant to our discussions, attached are the minutes from the May 27,
1986 City Council meeting where plat application #86-02-24 for Connell
Skaggs Addition was approved by the City of Coppell City Council with
stipulations. These stipulations are addressed in the attached minutes
of that Council Meeting.
If you have a neeC for further informatior,, please contact me.
Thank you,
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Vivyon'-V. Bowman
Assistant to City ~anager
cc: Ed Powell, City Engineer
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CO~ELL SKAGGS/BO
PERS~
?:inures of May ".~ ~o86
7~he City Council of the City of Coppell met in regular called session on
Tuesday, May 27, !986 at 7:00 p.m. for Executive Session and 7:30 p.m.
for regular called session in the Coppell High School Administration
Building. The following members were present:
Dale Ware, Mayor Pro
Dea~ Wilkerson, Councilman (late arrival)
iom Morton, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Co~an, Councilman
Mark Wolfe, Councilman
Dan Stanton, Councilman
Mayor Lon Duggan was nc: present. Aisc present were City Manager Frank
A. Proctor, Jr., City Secretary Dorothy Ti~mons and City Attorney Larry
Jackson.
Mayor Pro Tem Ware called the meeting tc order.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the public)
Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) discussion %~th City Attorney.
Article 6252-!7, Sectiou 2 (g) discussion concerning personnel.
The meeting was then closed for an Executive Session as allowed under
the two above stated articles. Following the Executive Session the
meeting was declared open tc the public.
Mayor Pro Tem Ware asked everyone to stand while Mr. Johu Weinberg
representative from Texa~ Power and Light Company gave the invocation.
¥~I'0E'$ REPOKT
item !: Mayor's Report
Mayor Pro %em Ware re=inded the Counciimembers cf the %aste of
Entertainment to be hei£ on Saturday, May 31, 1986. He also reminded
Council_of_ a special called Council meeting for June ~, !986 ~-ith the
Executive Session tc Yogin at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting
beginning at 7:30 p.~. Councilman Smothermon then informed :he Council
:ha~ he had recently toured ~he City H-~i and noticed that the noise
created by the workers was very distracting in the Council Chambers. it
is his feeling that some kind of enclosure such as glass should be used
to seal off this area im order to cut do%~ on this ncise fac:or. 5f it
is done at :his point c: constructio~ the approximate cost would be
S6,000.00. if it is done at a later date the cosc is ccnslderabiy mcre.
Following discussion it ~as the consensus ef the Council %c enclose the
Council Chambers. Councilman Wilkerson arrived during this discussion.
item 2: Consider citizens who %'ish ~o speak befcr~ the City Council.
Mr. Jerry John Crawford, Attorney representin~ the home o~ers who would
be effected by iter.. ~ a~ked to be recognized and questioned i= citizens
would be allowed to spea~ or. Item ~. He was info,ed
R=O'~c-c AR~ PRESE2'tTATiONS
Ire= 3: Presentation by Mr. John Weinberg of ' P.& ' on annual update
for electrical se~,ices in Coppeil.
Mr. John ~einberg, representing TP&L, and Mr. Fred Garza, District
Engineer for TP&L, gave the presentation to the Council. Mr. geinberg
gave a brief history of improvements in Coppe! since !981. He stated
that in !987'~i' is planned for ~~ maior~ circuits to be constructed to
se~'e both the east and west sides of to~.. ~nis will be done so that
the entire City would not be out of electricity in the event of a power
failure. No action was required on this item.
PLA.--TING ACTIONS - =. R-~I..~NAR=' ~"' v.
Item A: Plat Application ~' ~ '
To consider approval of a pre!iw, inary plat of Connei!-Skaggs
Addition on property located on the northwest corner of Sandy
Lake Road and Denton Yap Road.
Date of Planning & Zoning - April 17, !986
Recommendation of Planning & Zoning - Approval wi~h
stipulation (See staff
report)
Mr. Kevin krnite and Mr. Jim Koch made the presentation to the Council.
City Engineer, Ed Powe!i, stated that there is a drainage problem in
this development concerning the existing 20 (twenty) foot drainage
easement on the west property line. The developer is proposing to
construct a concrete open channel rather than an underground closed
channel. Mr. Poweli stated that he would give his approval for the
cons-__--uction of this open channel, :f~ the do~n stream ~ro~ertv. . ~ o~ners
would sign an "Easements and Hold Harmless Agreement". Several persons
were present in- the audience who asked to be recognized. Mrs. Pat
Boer'_~e=, who is a down. street property o%mer, stated she is ir. favor of
the open channel and would signe the required "Easement and Held
Ba-~-i-~ss Agreement" for a 4 az_ _,
~_uu.3 foot channel. Several property
oumers were strongly opposed to the open channel, those persons included
Mr. Jerry John Crawford, Attorney representing property o%~ers om the
west, Mr. James Dunn, Mr. Ben Weehunt, Mr. Bill Burgess. Mr. '~rr:ite
stated that because of the initial cost, the developer is not receptive
.............. tc install ar. enclosed drainage easement and-feels :hat his company has
a right to use :he open drainags ~hat is existing. Be stated thal
channel only accommodates the drainage through their property and does
not dr-i,,= ~ their property. And he feels that they should not be required
tc install a closed drainage channel. Mr. %rnlte stated that the}' would
re-install any fences taken doum but that some of the trees would be
~ =e ec . . Boorhem again s~oke and
-f_ ct ' and reauired ~c be removed. Ers .
stated she wo~id be willing to sign a hold harm-less agreement for the
cons:_-uctlor, of a temporary sixty (60) foot open drainage easement with
it reverting back to a twent?-four (_~) foot easement ir. the future when
her ?roperty is developed. Fcilowing considerable discussion or. this
".te~_, Councilman Morto~ moved that the plat be approved su'~ject tc the
drainage 'Doing worked out for construction as a closed drainage easement
and that the City Engineer give his approval cf this easement.
Counci:man Wc'.'_fe seconded. Following further discussion concert, inn the
~=Ze on
-.~ at the damage c: the trees in this area Councilman
withdrew his mo'.ior., Councilman ~c!fe wi:hdre%' ~he second, it was
stated that nc matter which type of drainage was constructed, trees or~
the western property Line of the Conneil/Skaggs Additiom would 'De
affected. Fei!owing further discussion Councilman Smothe_-mon moved
the .-_la-. be approved with the stipula-.ion that the drainage be a box
culvert that the City Engineer and the do~ stream and adjacent property
o~ers work out an arrangement that the existing drainage easement be
available for use as needed and that a hold haz-mless agreement signed by
property oumers and approved by the City Attorney be signed. Councilman
Wilkerson seconded, and motion carried 6-1 with Councilman Wilkerson,
Mayor Pro %em Ware, Councilman Smothermon, Councilman Cobb, an, Councilman
Wolfe and Councilman Stanton voting in favor of the motion and
Council=an Morton voting against the motion.
Stem 4At Plat Application ~86-05-15
ie consider approval of a pre!i=~inary and final plat for Moore
Road Elementary School on property located on the west side of
Moore Road .2 of mile south of Sandy Lake Road.
Date of Planning & Zoning - May 22, 1986
Recommendation of Planning & Zoning - Approval with
stipulation (See staff
report)
Mr. Gary Keep made the presentation to the Council. He stated that the
Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that a wall be constructed
between =he school property and the Fire Station on the east side of the
school property. Re also stated that the schoc! would like a variance
:c elimimate the construction of a perimeter fence around the property.
Following discussion on :his item Councilman Smothermon moved that the
plat be approved with the stipulation that a screening wall be
constructed between the school and Fire Station at the schoe!'s expense.
Councilman Morton seconded; motion failed 3-4 with Councilman Morton,
Mayor Pr~ Tem Ware and Councilman Smothermon voting for the motion and
Councii~zn Wilkerson, Councilman Co~an, Councilman Wolfe and Councilman
Stanton voting against the motion. Councilman Wi!kerson then moved that
the plat be approved with the s~ipu!atio~ that the fence be constructed
betweem the school property and the Fire Station with the City and the
School sharing the expense of the wall. Councilman S:anton seconded;
motion ~arried g-3 with Councilman Wi!kerson, Councilman Co~a~,
Council=~n Wolfe and Councilman Start:on voting in favor of the motion
and Mayor Pro iem Ware, Councilman Smcthermon and Councilman Morton
voting z~ains: the mo:ion. This approval is for both preliminary and
final plat approval.
Item 5: Plat Application ~86-~2-20.5
Uc consider approval of a final ~iat for Corners of Coppell
property located on the sou:beast corner of MacArthur
Boulevard and Sandy Lake Road.
Date of Planning & Zoning - April 17, !986
Recommendation of Planning & Zoning - Approval with
stipulation (See staff
report)
Mr. Bill ~nompson and Mr. Jay Regland made the presentation to the
Coun=i!. Planning and Zoning Comar. ission recommended approval with the
stipuiatizm that the developer pzrticipate in the signalization of £andv
Lake Road and MacArthur Boulevard; that the bridges be widened to forty
feet and that verification cf the alignment and that the alignment of
the intersection cf Ki~Del Kourt and Sandy Lake Road be
~nom~son. stated -~-~.=~ in answer ~c the alignment the distance between the
~wo. (2%, intersections is one-hundred and forty fee: l~O .... feet~ .
Additionally Mr. Thompson stated that the participation of the
signalization would have a substantial negative impact on this
development as this is the fir_~ indication of any participation that
has been made to the developer. Mr. Thompson additionally stated that
concerning the widening cf the bridges the original proposal was thirty
feet (30 feet) with the City approving a thirty-seven foot (37 foot)
wide bridge. Mr. John Regland who is a Traffic Engineer with the
development stated that he felt the thirty foot (30 foot) bridge would
provide for adequate tu_-n lanes and would be safer than the wider
bridges. Following discussion on this item Councilman Wc!fe moved that
the plat be approved with the stipulation that the public access bridges
be thirty feet (30 feet') with curbs and sidewalks on both sides and that
no sidewalk be required for the sec'ice truck entrance on the east end
of this development. Councilman Co~an seconded the motion which
carried unanimously with Councilmam Wilkerson, Councilman Morton,
Mayor Pro %em Ware, Councilman Smothermon, Councilman Co~an, Councilman
Wolfe and Councilman Slam:on voting in favor of the motion.
PUELiC HEARINGS:
Item 6: Public hearing to consider annexation of &6.592 acres of land
located north cf Denton Creek and east of Denton Tap Road.
Mr. Jeff Hurt and Mrs. S:efanie Fess made the presentation tc the
Council on this item. Mr. Hurt stated that the property has been deed
res=rioted to exclude nndesirable buildings. Mayor Pro Uem Ware
declared the public hearing opem and asked for those persons wishing to
speak for the proposed change. Those persons speaking were Mr. Walter
Pettijohn and Mr. Larry E!iiott. Mayor Pro Tom Ware then asked for
those persons wishing tc speak against the proposed annexation. There
were none. The public hearing was then declared closed. Ko action is
required o= this item. A second public hearing is' scheduled for Tuesday
June ~ !986
item 7: Public hearing tc consider annexation of 231.697 acres of land
located at:
i) the southwes- intersection of Freeport Parkway and Co:ton
Road
"~ the northwest corner of I6~5 and Beltline Road
3) :he northeast corner of Beltline Road and Eackberry Road,
4) approximately 590 feet of right-of-way cf Hackberrv Road.
~nis annexation is a City instituted annexatiom on the above stated
properties. Mayor Pro Te~ Ware declared the public hearing open and
asked for those persons who wished to speak for the proposed annexation.
Those persons speaking were Mr. Larry Elliot:. He then asked for those
persons who wished to speak against the proposed annexation. ~nere were
none. The public hearing was then declared closed. I~o action is
required on this item. A second public hearing is scheduled for Tuesda-~
June 3, !986.
CTEER BUS?TESS
item 8:' Consider approval cf tax refund pa>~ents.
Finance Director Frank Urando made the presentation to the Council. He
stated that the refund is for $806.~C to Mr. Mark Teresi and to Sunbelt
Savings in the amount cf ~596.~2. The refund for Sunbelt Savings is for
a duplicate pa)~ent of a:zou~: and the refund for Mr. %eresi is due tc
the fact that the Appraisal District lowered the property values.
Council action is required by State law for refunds exceeding ~500.00.
Following discussion on this item Councilman Morton moved that the
refunds be approved. Councilman Wolfe seconded; motion carried
unanimously with Councilman Wilkerson, Councilman Morton, Mayor Pro %em
Ware, Councilman Smothermon, Councilman Cowman, Councilman Wolfe and
Councilman Stanton voting in favor of the motion.
PERSO~_
~tem 9: Consider aoDointment of member to =~ vacancy on the
industrial Deveiopmen: Corporation.
Following discussion on this item Councilman Smothermon moved that Mr.
Larry Ei!iott be appointer to fill the vacancy on the industrial
Development Corporation. Councilman Morton seconded; motion carried
unanimously with Councilman Wilkerson, Councilman Morton, Mayor Pro
Ware, Councilman Smothermon, Counci!maz Co~an, Councilman Wo~e_, and
Councilman Stantcn voting in favor of the motion.
~ne meeting was then adjourned.
Lou Duggan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dorothy ~n~n^~= City Secretary
MiS~'TES 052786