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May 5, 20225 min read

10 May 2022 Council Meeting

Updated: May 13, 2022


Public Comments

  • Blake Windom about Super Safe Saturday 04 June 2022 / Brochure

  • Mike Wood of Willow Park spoke about construction garbage in local creek and sewers and about recycling pickup spreading trash during pickup.

Agenda Items

1. PUBLIC HEARING to consider a request to rezone 1.859 acres from LR “Local Retail”/IH-20 OD “Interstate Highway 20 Overlay District” to C “Commercial”/IH-20 OD “Interstate Highway 20 Overlay District”, Lot 1R, Block 3, El Chico South, City of Willow Park, Parker County, Texas, located at 108 S. Ranch House Rd.

  • 19 April 2022 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting

  • BACKGROUND: The 1.859 acre lot is developed with a 17,800 square foot building. The other property along South Ranch House Road are zoned "C" Commercial. The property is located in Planning Area 4 is identified in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Planning Area 4 is the area adjacent to Interstate 20. This area is seen as a prime location for retail and commercial uses. Due to the visibility of the corridor, higher design standards were identified in order to present a positive image.

  • Exhibits: • Application • Site Plan • Land Survey • Zoning Map • Future Land Use Map

  • Applicant: Reilly Brothers Property Company LLC, TX LLC Real Estate Broker / HAR

  • Property Owners: MDR 108 S Ranch House Road LLC, A Texas Limited Liability Company 1017 South Fm Road 5 Aledo, TX 76008

  • Bizapedia

  • Parker County Appraisal District



REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS

3. Presentation by Aledo High School student Gabby Shultz regarding community service project and fundraising efforts for improvements at Cross Timbers Park. #Parks

  • BACKGROUND: Gabby Shultz, an Aledo High School senior and AFF student officer, was awarded the distinction of Ford Scholar. Part of her mission for this honor is to devise and complete a community service project. Ms. Shultz chose to help the Parker County Master Gardeners with the Demonstration Garden and to assist in funding by fundraising for the addition of picnic tables and benches for the garden side of Cross Timbers Park.

  • Presentation in .pdf.


4. Discussion/Action: City Secretary will issue the certificate of election, administer the statement of elected officials and the oath of office to the newly elected council members:

Place 4 - Gregg Runnebaum

Place 5 - Lea Young

Place 6 - Nathan Crummel

  • BACKGROUND: Councilmembers Places 3, 4 and 5 were all uncontested for place on ballot for the 2022 General Election.

  • [See The Community News article linked above.]


5. Discussion/Action: to consider appointing a Mayor Pro Tem.


6. Discussion/Action: to consider appointing a Alternate Mayor Pro Tem.


7. Discussion/Action: financial update from Jake Weber, CPA.


8. Discussion/Action: to adopt an ordinance approving a budget amendment in the amount of $45,070.74 for two additional peace officers for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year. #EMSFirePoliceAmb

  • BACKGROUND: Before the 21/22 budget, the police department conducted a patrol workload analysis. The analysis is a data-driven approach to ascertain if staffing deficiencies exist. The police department seeks to obtain 50% of an officer's time available for preventative patrol. The police department is currently at 20%.

    • The study revealed 7 positions were needed based on factual data during the time frame evaluated.

    • Seeking to add 2 positions during the current fiscal year

    • Additional positions will be requested in the next fiscal year

  • Amounts are based upon lateral entry at the highest officer pay and a Master Peace Officer Certificate level. Total annual with benefits is $135,212.21; the prorated amount for the remaining (June-September) is $45,070.74.

  • Exhibits: Patrol Workload Analysis [detailed]

  • [See The Community News article linked above.]

9. Discussion/Action: for the City Council to discuss the City's noise ordinance regulating noise related offenses contained in Article 8.03 of the Code of Ordinances, including the amendment of same. (YouTube Video 47:10)

  • BACKGROUND: Council has received numerous complaints about noise levels at the Parker County Ice House. At the April meeting, Council asked that the noise ordinance be placed on the agenda to evaluate and discuss potential changes to the ordinance to mitigate the noise issues.

  • Exhibits: City of Willow Park Ordinance No. 566-07, 18 December 2007,

  • Willow Park Civics > Issues > Parker County Ice House Noise

  • City of Willow Park Code of Ordinances Chapter 8 Offenses and Nuisances, Article 8.03 Noise

  • [See The Community News article linked above.]

  • Public Speakers (YouTube Video 47:10 to 1:43:35)

    • Of the seven Willow Park citizens who attended for this agenda item, three spoke (Buddy Wright, Hope Olson, James Novack) and of the four PCIH representative, three spoke and interacted with the council. Police Chief West also spoke.

10. Discussion/Action: City Hall Committee Report. #CityHall

  • BACKGROUND: In 2021, Council procured Jacob and Martin to perform a Needs Analysis for a potential City Hall project. Tal Fullingham, Project Architect for Jacob and Martin has worked with the Committee to develop a conceptual plan and design to meet the current needs and future needs of City Hall.

  • Presentation by Jacob & Martin.

    • (Youtube Video 1:43:35)

    • [Summary: two-stories, approximately 16,000 sq. ft., $7M without land, will satisfy needs of the city at full build-out.]

  • Willow Park Civics > Issues > New City Hall

11. Discussion/Action: Budget Calendar for FY 2022 - 2023.

  • BACKGROUND: Attached is a proposed budget calendar for upcoming fiscal year. It is roughly the same process as last year, with dates updated accordingly.

  • Exhibits:• proposed budget calendar • Parker County Appraisal District Preliminary Taxable Value Estimate

12. Discussion/Action: to set the May 24, 2022 City Council meeting.


13. Discussion/Action: to consider future agenda items.


DEPARTMENT REPORTS


  • Update of 2022 Water and Wastewater numbers



15. City Secretary Report

  • BACKGROUND: At the March 8th City Council meeting the City Council authorized the City Manager to approve a contract with RCI, Inc. for records management. A RCI representative came out to assess files and estimated about 800 boxes. The RCI team came out the last week of April and the team spent five full days working on all of city’s files. They inventoried 570 boxes including maps/plans. They will be coming back to finish what they are estimating 160 boxes to be inventoried to complete this part of the process. Our next step is to have RCI complete the destruction of 272 boxes that have met retention and issue a certificate of destruction. In the meantime we will be working on putting a records management program together moving forward.

16. City Engineer Project Report #FortWorthWater #WastewaterTreatmentPlant #Streets

  • BACKGROUND: Derek Turner will provide a schedule update on various Capital Improvement Projects and will answer questions from Council.

  • Exhibits: City of Willow Park Active Projects List

17. Planning and Development Report


INFORMATIONAL

Mayor & City Council Comments

City Manager Comments


Executive session

18. Discussing the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property; section 551.072


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