Council Present: Mayor John Mondy, Councilman Joel Scott, Councilwoman Reta Allen, Councilman Merrill Young, Councilman J.C. Worley and Councilman Chris Trout. Councilman Eric Hogue had an excused absence.

Staff Present: Anthony Johnson, City Manager; Mindy Manson, Assistant City Manager; Brady Snellgrove, Finance Director, Claude Thompson. Planner and Barbara Salinas, City Secretary.

Mr. Chuck Trimble, representing the Shiloh Baptist Church was present to provide the invocation and Councilman Trout was asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Councilman Trout made a motion to approve the Minutes from the August 13 and August 14, 2001 City Council Meetings. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion was approved, 6-0. Councilman Hogue was absent.

1. Consider and act upon approval of a Replat of Lot 1, Block A, Century Business Park Addition, being an 8.618 acre tract according to the plat recorded in Volume K, Page 777 of the Map Records of Collin County, Texas, and being also a part of that tract described in a deed to Heatley-Moist, Inc. recorded in Clerk’s File No. 96-0000740 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas, being situated in the Duke Strickland Survey, Abstract No. 841, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas.

Mr. Claude Thompson, Planner, addressed this item providing Council with a brief background on this request. Mr. Thomson stated that at the August 7, 2001 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, they voted 7-0 to approve the replat of Lot 1, Block A of the Century Business Park and that staff also recommends approval. There was some discussion regarding the future use of the property fronting State Highway 78. Mr. Thompson explained that any future use would be addressed during the site plan process.

Councilman Worley made a motion to approve the Replat of Lot 1, Block A, Century Business Park Addition, being an 8.618 acre tract according to the plat recorded in Volume K, Page 777 of the Map Records of Collin County, Texas, and being also a part of that tract described in a deed to Heatley-Moist, Inc. recorded in Clerk’s File No. 96-0000740 of the Deed Records of Collin County, Texas, being situated in the Duke Strickland Survey, Abstract No. 841, City of Wylie, Collin County, Texas. Councilman Trout seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion was approved, 6-0. Councilman Hogue was absent.

2. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2001-2002 and provide taxpayers an opportunity to express their views on the tax rate. At the end of the hearing, the City Council must set and announce the date, time and place of the meeting at which it will vote on the final proposed tax rate.

Mr. Brady Snellgrove, Finance Director, provided Council with a brief background of this item. He stated that the purpose of the public hearing is to provide taxpayers an opportunity to express their views on the proposed tax rate. The proposed budget is based on the tax rate of $0.72 per $100 valuation, which is down .5 from the current rate.

The Mayor then opened the Public Hearing and asked that anyone wishing to speak either in favor or opposition of the proposed tax rate, to please come forward and state their name and address for the record, and limit their comments to three minutes. With no response the Mayor then closed the public hearing.

Councilman Young made a motion to set the date, time and place of the meeting for Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. to be held in the Council Chambers of the Wylie Municipal Complex, 2000 State Highway 78, Wylie, Texas, at which time the Council will vote on the final proposed tax rate. Councilman Worley seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion was approved, 6-0, Councilman Hogue was absent.

3. Consider and act upon an ordinance to increase water utility rates sufficient to pass through the wholesale price increase from the North Texas Municipal Water District.

Mr. Anthony Johnson, City Manager addressed this item, providing Council a brief background on the proposed ordinance. Mr. Johnson stated that the ordinance to increase water utility rates was necessary due to the increase from the city’s provider, the North Texas Municipal Water District. He stated that current rates have remained unchanged for nine years. He stated that based on an average usage of 8,000 gallons per month, residents would see an increase of approximately $.48 and commercial customers an estimated $.63 per month based on 15,000 gallons of consumption. Rates would become effective October 1, 2001 and first appear on the November 2001 customer billing cycle. He concluded that staff is recommending approval of the increase.

There was no participation

At 6:15 the Mayor called for a five-minute recess before the scheduled Work Session.

Mr. Stanland detailed the transition of the Existing Zoning Districts to the New Zoning Districts, describing the transition and intent for each of the following districts.

Mr. Stanland stated that all existing Public Districts would be changed to the most appropriate new district to accommodate its existing use and the character of the surrounding development or in the case of vacant land, zoning. Existing nonresidential districts will be transitioned based on the comprehensive plan as follows:

u Retail (R); Business1 (B1) and Business 2 (B2) Neighborhood Service (NS) where Comp Plan indicates Village Centers.
u Retail (R); Business 1 (B1) and Business (B2) Corridor Commercial (CC) along SH78 and FM544 except at their intersections.
u Retails (R); Business 1 (B1) and Business 2 (B2) Community Retail (CR) where the major node of retail development is occurring at the US78 and FM544 intersection.
u Industrial (I) Industrial (1) or to Business Center (BC) under the new ordinance where called for in the Comp Plan. Where industrial zoning within neighborhood areas and is underdevelopment, the Comp Plan would determine the new zoning district. Where the industrial zoning is already developed consideration would be given to transitioning to the new industrial district or another nonresidential districts depending on the nature and extent of the existing industrial uses.

Mr. Stanland then described and pointed out on the zoning map the areas where these policies cannot be applied because of existing lane use, existing zoning and Comp Plan. Transition recommendations were made with consideration of the best fit with the Comp Plan, taking into account the existing development and the desire to minimize negative impacts on the property owners. There was considerable discussion regarding these specific areas and recommendations and suggestions for the transition process.

Mr. Claude Thompson concluded by stating that a timeline, including the scheduling of Public Hearings, could allow adoption by the Council by December 2001, provided there are no issues. Mr. Thompson stated that staff would schedule the public hearings in order to move forward with the adoption process.

With no further business, the meeting was then adjourned at 7:40 p.m.