1. Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: B. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda. C. Emergency Items if posted. D. Request by the Town Council for items to be placed on a future agenda for discussion, and recognition of excused absences. E. Presentation of monthly updates from department heads concerning law enforcement activities, municipal court, customer service, emergency medical services, fire department response, fire prevention activities, emergency management, ongoing economic development projects, building permits, code enforcement activities, library activities, human resources updates, information technology report, revenue and expenditure report, street construction status, sanitation services, highway construction status, utility operations, parks and recreation activities, as well as facility and fleet updates. F. Council to highlight items on the agenda needing further discussion or comments prior to the regular session.
2. Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop. 3. Pledge to the Flags: A. United States Flag B. Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 4. Public Comments: Persons may address the Town Council on any issue. This is the appropriate time for citizens to address the Council on any concern whether on this agenda or not. In accordance with the State of Texas Open Meeting Act, the council may not comment or deliberate such statements during this period, except as authorized by Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
5. Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Town Council and require little or no deliberation. There will not be a separate discussion of these items and the agenda will be enacted by one vote. If the Council expresses a desire to discuss a matter listed, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately: A. Minutes of the April 5, 2016 Workshop, Public Hearings and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Authorize purchase of IT equipment from Office Depot in an amount not to exceed $89,281.99. (Purchasing Agent Dawn Berry) C. Award Bid 2016-50 for Annual Street Maintenance to Quality Excavation, LTD. for an amount not to exceed $661,647.50 and authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract. (Purchasing Agent Dawn Berry) D. Final Acceptance of Glen Cove Wall, West Gateway, and Eldorado Sidewalk Improvements. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) E. Final Acceptance of Rockhill Parkway. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) F. Final Acceptance of McCord Park Pedestrian Bridge. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) G. Final Acceptance of Westside Water & Sewer. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) H. Final Acceptance of Beard Park Site Work Improvements. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner)
Public Hearing: on request to rezone approximately 12.8 acres of land from Light Industrial (LI) with 380 Overlay District to Planned Development-Light Industrial (PD-LI) with 380 Overlay District to allow for self-storage uses, generally located south of University Drive and approximately 775 feet east of FM 1385, within Little Elm town limits. All interested citizens are welcome to attend the hearing and participate in same. (Please fill out from on the table outside council chambers if desire to speak prior to meeting). A. Staff Comments: B. Open Public Hearing: C. Citizen Comments: D. Close Public Hearing. E. Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1325 an Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm Texas, amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, herefore amended, by changing the zoning on approximately 12.8 acres of land generally located south of University Drive and approximately 775 feet east of FM 1385 from Light Industrial (LI) with 380 Overlay District to Planned Development-Light Industrial (PD-LI) with 380 Overlay in order to allow for Self-storage Uses; providing a savings clause; correcting the official zoning map; providing a penalty; providing a severability clause; providing a repealer clause; and providing an effective date. (Town Planner Lisa Reich)
Reports and requests for Town Council consideration and appropriate action: Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1326 an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "Town of Little Elm, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016," specifying the terms and features of said bonds; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for payment of said bonds; and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, payment, and delivery of said bonds; including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement and Escrow Agreement, and the approval and distribution of an Official Statement pertaining thereto; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1327 an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "Town of Little Elm, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2016", providing for the payment of said certificates of obligation by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the Town and a limited pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of the Town's Waterworks and Sewer System; providing the terms and conditions of such certificates and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of said certificates; including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; the approval and distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
1. Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: B. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda. C. Emergency Items if posted. D. Request by the Town Council for items to be placed on a future agenda for discussion, and recognition of excused absences. E. Presentation of monthly updates from department heads concerning law enforcement activities, municipal court, customer service, emergency medical services, fire department response, fire prevention activities, emergency management, ongoing economic development projects, building permits, code enforcement activities, library activities, human resources updates, information technology report, revenue and expenditure report, street construction status, sanitation services, highway construction status, utility operations, parks and recreation activities, as well as facility and fleet updates. F. Council to highlight items on the agenda needing further discussion or comments prior to the regular session.
2. Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop. 3. Pledge to the Flags: A. United States Flag B. Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. 4. Public Comments: Persons may address the Town Council on any issue. This is the appropriate time for citizens to address the Council on any concern whether on this agenda or not. In accordance with the State of Texas Open Meeting Act, the council may not comment or deliberate such statements during this period, except as authorized by Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
5. Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Town Council and require little or no deliberation. There will not be a separate discussion of these items and the agenda will be enacted by one vote. If the Council expresses a desire to discuss a matter listed, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately: A. Minutes of the April 5, 2016 Workshop, Public Hearings and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Authorize purchase of IT equipment from Office Depot in an amount not to exceed $89,281.99. (Purchasing Agent Dawn Berry) C. Award Bid 2016-50 for Annual Street Maintenance to Quality Excavation, LTD. for an amount not to exceed $661,647.50 and authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract. (Purchasing Agent Dawn Berry) D. Final Acceptance of Glen Cove Wall, West Gateway, and Eldorado Sidewalk Improvements. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) E. Final Acceptance of Rockhill Parkway. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) F. Final Acceptance of McCord Park Pedestrian Bridge. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) G. Final Acceptance of Westside Water & Sewer. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner) H. Final Acceptance of Beard Park Site Work Improvements. (Town Engineer Kimberly Brawner)
Public Hearing: on request to rezone approximately 12.8 acres of land from Light Industrial (LI) with 380 Overlay District to Planned Development-Light Industrial (PD-LI) with 380 Overlay District to allow for self-storage uses, generally located south of University Drive and approximately 775 feet east of FM 1385, within Little Elm town limits. All interested citizens are welcome to attend the hearing and participate in same. (Please fill out from on the table outside council chambers if desire to speak prior to meeting). A. Staff Comments: B. Open Public Hearing: C. Citizen Comments: D. Close Public Hearing. E. Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1325 an Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm Texas, amending the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, herefore amended, by changing the zoning on approximately 12.8 acres of land generally located south of University Drive and approximately 775 feet east of FM 1385 from Light Industrial (LI) with 380 Overlay District to Planned Development-Light Industrial (PD-LI) with 380 Overlay in order to allow for Self-storage Uses; providing a savings clause; correcting the official zoning map; providing a penalty; providing a severability clause; providing a repealer clause; and providing an effective date. (Town Planner Lisa Reich)
Reports and requests for Town Council consideration and appropriate action: Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1326 an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "Town of Little Elm, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016," specifying the terms and features of said bonds; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for payment of said bonds; and resolving other matters incident and related to the issuance, sale, payment, and delivery of said bonds; including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement and Escrow Agreement, and the approval and distribution of an Official Statement pertaining thereto; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)
Discussion and Action to adopt Ordinance No. 1327 an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of "Town of Little Elm, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2016", providing for the payment of said certificates of obligation by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the Town and a limited pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of the Town's Waterworks and Sewer System; providing the terms and conditions of such certificates and resolving other matters incident and relating to the issuance, payment, security, sale and delivery of said certificates; including the approval and execution of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; the approval and distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement; and providing an effective date. (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall)