PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council

Regular Meeting

July 6, 2006, 7:00 p.m.

City Annex - 185 Country Club Road

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lucas will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2006, at 7:00 PM at the Lucas City Annex, 185 Country Club Road, Lucas, Texas, at which time the following Agenda will be discussed.

 

Agenda

Call to Order

Call to Order

Roll Call

Determination of Quorum

Reminder to turn off or silence cell phones and pagers

Pledge of Allegiance

 

Citizen Input

The Mayor and City Council invites citizens to speak on any City business item. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, comments of public interest will be heard, but no action may be taken by the City Council other than to refer the item to a future agenda. Please complete and submit to the City Administrator a “Public Meeting Appearance” sheet prior to the meeting.

 

1) Citizen’s Comments.

 

Staff Reports

The City Staff and/or City Engineer provide the Mayor and City Council with reports of the City business.

 

2) Project Reports

(a) Public Works Status

(b) City Administrator Report

 

Consent Agenda

The Consent Agenda is used to increase the efficiency of time. All items listed under the Consent Agenda may be considered by a single motion, second and passage by a majority vote of the Council present at the time of consideration. Any member of Council may remove an item from the Consent Agenda prior to a motion to act upon the agenda.

 

3) Consent and approve the minutes from the June 19, 2006 City Council Workshop.

 

4) Consent and approve an ordinance of the City of Lucas, Texas, amending and

codifying the Subdivision and Development Ordinance of the City of Lucas,

heretofore amended, as Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances; providing regulation governing plats and subdivisions of land within the corporate limits and

extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city; providing definitions; providing for plat

approval; providing a savings clause; providing a repealing clause; providing a

severability clause; proving for penalty of fine not to exceed the sum of two

thousand ($2,000,00) dollars for each offense; and providing an effective date.

 

Public Hearing

The Public Hearing agenda is provided for the purpose of allowing citizens to ask specific questions regarding only the subject posted for the Public Hearing. Generally the Public Hearing is required by State Law and a record of those attending the Public Hearing is maintained as part of the official record of the proceedings.

 

5) Public Hearing/Consideration/Discussion/Action of an amendment to the Special Use Permit (SUP) located at 905 E. Lucas Road. Applicant Wendy Hunter of Trinity Hill Ranch is requesting an amendment to the current SUP to move a historical house currently located at 630 Estelle Lane onto the property to become part 905 E. Lucas Road. [2nd Public Hearing. 1st Public Hearing held at the June 12th P&Z Meeting]

 

Regular Agenda

 

6) Consideration/Discussion/Action of the amended plat for street name change and lot line between lots 6 & 7 for the applicant Lucas Forrest Grove LTD regarding 40 ± acres out of the Fitzhugh Survey ABST No. 318 J. Kerby Survey ABST No. 506 existing 31 tracts zoned R-1 generally located on the north side of Forest Grove. [Amherst Estates]

 

7) Consideration/Discussion/Action on the preliminary plat for applicant Gregg

Blaylock regarding 62.97± acre tracts out of the Benjamin Sparks Survey ABST.

NO. 813 Collin County Texas generally located south side of Estelle Lane

approximately 1500 feet east of FM 1378. [Edgewood Estates]

 

8) Consideration/Discussion/Action for the acceptance of final plat for applicant Eric Benavides regarding 14.344± acres of the William Snyder ABST. NO. 0821 Collin County Texas, currently zoned R-1, generally located 1300 feet east of FM 2551 on south side of McGarity. [Fox Glen Addition]

 

9) Consideration/Discussion/Action upon the adoption of a Resolution to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Parker, Texas concerning the purchase and sale of water from the City of Lucas to the City of Parker, for the purpose of resale of water by the City of Parker to Lucas residents residing within the City of Parker’s Certificated Area of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) for water service and providing an effective date.

 

10) Consideration/Discussion/Action on an amendment to Ordinance # 2006-04-00563 Master Thoroughfare Plan regarding changes to McGarity and Ingram Roads becoming minor collectors.

 

11) Consideration/Discussion/Action on an ordinance amending Ordinance # 2005-12-00546, Code of Conduct, Section 2-103, sub-section H regarding an inclusion to prohibit the use of the City logo.

 

12) Consideration/Discussion/Action on an ordinance amending Ordinance # 2006-04-00564 Water Rates, to include a surcharge in the amount of $2.50 per 1,000 gallons (in-city accounts), $3.50 per 1,000 gallons (out-of-city accounts) for

excessive water usage over 15,000 gallons per month during Stage 3 or 4 Drought Response.

 

13) Consideration/Discussion/Action on the dedication of Utility Easement and Rightof-Way (ROW) from Matthew C. Jones, 1601 Snider Lane to the City of Lucas.

 

14) Consideration/Discussion/Action on Staff direction for the Pavement Maintenance for Winningkoff Road and Snider Lane.

 

15) Consideration/Discussion/Action on the repeal of Resolution # 2006-06-00275 regarding the Collin County Grant to purchase land expanding the Community Park.

 

16) Consideration/Discussion/Action on the appointment of board members to the Board of Adjustment (5 members, 4 alternates) and the Parks & Open Space

Board (1 member).

 

17) Consideration/Discussion/Action upon budget process and setting a date for City Council Budget Workshop Meeting.

 

Executive Session

The City Council may convene in Executive Session in accordance with the Local Government Code. All decisions regarding the discussion of the Executive Session must be made in Open Session.

 

18) City Council pursuant to §551.071 and §551.072 of the Texas Government Code may convene into Executive Session to receive legal advice from it’s attorneyand/or deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or sale of real property.

 

Regular Agenda

 

19) Take any action as necessary from the Executive Session.

 

Routine Business

20) Discussion and consideration for items to be placed on a future agenda.

 

21) Adjournment.

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Approval

Approved by Mayor Robert Sanders, June 30, 2006.

Certification

I hereby certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at Lucas City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on or before Friday, June 30, 2006, as required in

accordance with Government Code §551.041.

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Kathy Wingo, TRMC, City Secretary

This building is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services or other special requests for assistance of the hearing impaired must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To make such arrangements, please call 972-727-8999 or send email to secretary@lucastexas.us.