MINUTES
Wylie City Council
Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Wylie Municipal Complex – Council Chambers
2000 State Highway 78 North

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

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

The Rev. Harold Hembree of the First Christian Church of Wylie was present to give the invocation and Councilman Trout was asked to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Members of the Library Board were in attendance to for a presentation honoring Ms. Rita Smith in appreciation of all her support of the Smith Public Library. Mr. Dan Hendrix, Library Board member made the presentation.

Mayor Mondy and Mayor Pro Tem Scott recognized the star students for their exemplification of the Character Trait, Integrity.

There was no citizens participation.

Councilman Scott asked for corrections to the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 25, 2002. He asked that the day of the week reflect "Monday" rather than Tuesday; Item No. 2 Page 1, include the $10,000 waiver of permit fees; and Page 3, Item 6, the vote should reflect a 6-1 vote, with Mayor Mondy voting in opposition.

With the noted corrections to Consent Agenda Items A, Councilman Scott made a motion, seconded by Councilman Trout, to approve Consent Agenda Items A & B. A vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously, 7-0.

1. Consider and act upon approving a set of bylaws for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Mr. Robert Diaz, Assistant Parks Superintendent, addressed this item providing a brief background on the intent of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board bylaws. He stated that the Park Board has established a set of bylaws addressing issues such as board member attendance and meeting location and that the Park board approved the bylaws at their regular meeting of February 25, 2002.

Councilman Worley made a motion, seconded by Councilman Young to approve the bylaws for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. A vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously, 7-0.

2. Consider and act upon updating the current Athletic Fee Ordinance 2001-03 to be administered by the City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Department.

Mr. Robert Diaz, Assistant Parks Superintendent addressed this item providing a brief background on the intent of the Ordinance. He stated that when the Athletic Fee Ordinance was approved last year, it was determined that the ordinance would be updated yearly if necessary. The changes addressed this year refer to the "Athletic Field Marking/Chalk Fee". The City has been contracting the marking/chalking of the baseball and soccer fields to an outside contractor for several years. City staff has negotiated and provided communication between the sports leagues and the contractor. The City currently shares the cost of chalking and related services 50/50 with the sports leagues. The proposed changes will eliminate City staff’s responsibility in this task and enable the sports leagues to be directly involved with the field marking process. The sports leagues will also be solely responsible for the cost, which has been adjusted to reflect the current market price. The sports leagues have been notified of the potential changes. The Parks and Recreation Board unanimously approved the proposed changes at the February 25, 2002 meeting.

Councilman Trout made a motion, seconded by Councilman Worley, to approve the amendments to the Athletic Fee Ordinance 2001-03 to be administered by the City of Wylie Parks and Recreation Department. A vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously, 7-0.

3. Consider and Act upon an authorizing the Finance Department to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purpose of hiring a consultant to conduct a water and sewer rate study.

Mr. Brady Snellgrove, Finance Director addressed this item providing a brief background on the request. Mr. Snellgrove stated that staff is requesting that Council authorize the finance department to issue an RFP for the purpose of hiring a consultant to conduct a water and sewer rate study. The last rate study done by a consultant was done prior to 1991. Staff already has a draft RFP prepared that needs to be updated with infrastructure changes in the utility system such as the Newport Harbor storage tank and pump station facilities. The operating and debt service costs to use the Muddy Creek Regional WTP will also be included in the rate study.

Mr. Snellgrove stated that this would be a five-year plan to be reviewed every five years. He estimated a four-month time line for completion.

Councilman Trout made a motion, seconded by Councilman Hogue, to approve authorizing the Finance Department to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purpose of hiring a consultant to conduct a water and sewer rate study. A vote was taken and the motion was approved 6-1, Councilman Young voting in opposition.

The City Secretary read the ordinance captions into the record for approved Ordinance Number 2002-10.

With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m.