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FARMERS Meeting Minutes - Final
BRANCH City Council
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 6:30 PM Council Chambers
Study Session Meeting to be held at 4:00 PM in Study Session Room
A. STUDY SESSION
Mayor Glancy called the Study Session Meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
Presiding: 1 - Mayor William P. Glancy
Present: 5 - Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Fuller, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Kirk Connally, Council
Member Ben Robinson, Council Member Harold Froehlich and Council
Member Ana Reyes
Staff: 15 - Gary D. Greer City Manager, Kevin Laughlin City Attorney, Angela Kelly
City Secretary, Rachael Johnson Assistant to the City Manager, Charles
Cox Director of Finance, Sidney Fuller Police Chief, Andy Gillies Director
of Planning, Jeff Harting Parks & Recreation Director, John Land Director
of Economic Development, Kevin Muenchow Director of Facilities & Fleet,
Jim Olk Community Services Director, Steve Parker Fire Chief, Randy
Walhood Public Works Director, Mark Samuels Information Services
Director and Brian Beasley Human Resources Director
A.1 Discuss regular City Council meeting agenda items.
There were no questions on any agenda items.
A.2 Discuss the City Manager's balanced budget and organizational
funding requests related to the adoption of the Farmers Branch
2013 -14 fiscal year budget.
Charles Cox, Finance Director, stated City Administration is seeking direction from
City Council regarding Organizational Funding Requests, Neighborhood
Revitalization, and Street Projects.
Organizational Funding Requests - the consensus of the City Council was to fund the
following amounts totaling $275,000 in the 2013 -2014 fiscal year budget:
$75,000 - Farmers Branch Chamber of Commerce
$7,500 - Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce
$170,000 - Metrocrest Social Services (includes a one time increase of $20,000)
$7,500 - Family Place
$10,000 - Metrocrest Community Clinic
$5,000 - Bea's Kids
Neighborhood Revitalization - the consensus of the City Council was to put this
before the voters in the May, 2014 election
Street Projects - the consensus of the City Council was to put this before the voters in
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the May, 2014 election
A.3 Receive an overview of June 13, 2013 Town Hall Meeting survey
results.
Andy Gillies, Planning Director, provided an overview of the June 13, 2013 Town Hall
Meeting survey results.
A.4 Discussion regarding Senate Bill 1297 Online Message Boards.
City Attorney Kevin Laughlin provided an overview of Senate Bill 1297. The general
consensus of the City Council was for City Administration to gather further
information and costs related to an online message board and report back to City
Council at a future meeting.
Mayor Glancy called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
B. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Brother Eddy Ketchersid from The Branch gave the Invocation and Council Member
Froehlich led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
C.1 Presentation of the Fire Department's Award for Exemplary
Action to Farmers Branch resident Carolyn Halliburton.
Fire Chief Steve Parker, Mayor Glancy, and resident Mr. Donald Rodriguez
presented the Award of Exemplary Action to Ms. Carolyn Halliburton.
C.2 Proclamation recognizing September as Library Card Sign -up
Month.
Mayor Glancy presented a proclamation to members of the Library Board.
C.3 Proclamation recognizing September 3, 2013 as Fred Ferguson
Day in Farmers Branch.
Mayor Glancy presented a proclamation to Mr. Fred Ferguson for his service to the
community.
D. REPORT ON STUDY SESSION ITEMS
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connally reported on the following items:
Organizational Funding Requests were discussed, with a total of $275,000 to be
included in the proposed 2013 -2014 fiscal year budget
Funding for Neighborhood Revitalization & Street Projects will be put before the
voters in the May, 2014 election
Received an overview on results of the June 13, 2013 Town Hall Meeting survey
SB 1297 was reviewed and City Administration will research & present further
information at a future City Council Meeting
E. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
Mayor Glancy reported Brother Eddy Ketchersid will host a meeting at The Branch on
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September 11 at 11:30 a.m. with local clergy to encourage persons to become United
States citizens.
Topics presented for the City Manager's Report included:
Skate Park Relocation - the park will be relocated to the west side of the Community
Recreation Center and is expected to open in mid - September
-First Meeting in October - because of the Texas observance of National Night Out,
the regularly scheduled City Council meeting will be moved to Wednesday, October 2
at 6:30 p.m.
-Health & Wellness Expo - to be held on Saturday, September 14 at the Community
Recreation Center and will feature a variety of free health screenings, nutrition
information, blood drive and more
-Library Movie Series - the Manske Library presents three outdoor movies in their
amphitheater in September (Back to the Future- September 7; North by
Northwest- September 14; Oz: The Great and Powerful- September 21)
Movie in the Park - Disney - Pixar's "Up" will be shown beginning at dusk on
September 28 at the Barney Wood Athletic Complex
F. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Lib Grimmett (3225 Damascus Way) - Friends of the Branch.com will hold a "Support
the Businesses" in Farmers Branch on September 13, 2013
Richard Sheridan (3022 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX) - spoke against the City's decision
to appeal the immigration lawsuit
G. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Fuller , seconded by Council Member
Froehlich, to approve Consent Agenda Items G.1 and G.2. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Aye: 5 - Mayor Pro Tem Fuller, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connally, Council Member
Robinson, Council Member Froehlich and Council Member Reyes
G.1 Consider approval of minutes of the City Council meeting held on
August 20, 2013 and take appropriate action.
The Minutes were approved.
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G.2 Consider approving Resolution No. 2013 -054 allowing a
"Temporary Carnival" per Ordinance No. 1770 for the Mary
Immaculate Catholic Church Annual Parish Fall Festival, located
at 2800 Valwood Parkway, to be held on October 4, 2013 and
October 5, 2013, and take appropriate action.
This Resolution was approved.
H. PUBLIC HEARINGS
H.1 Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting a 57.31 -cent
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property tax rate and take appropriate action.
Charles Cox, Finance Director, reported the first public hearing was held on August
20, 2013. Tonight is the second public hearing.
Mayor Glancy opened the public hearing. Kathleen Matsumura (3138 Clubway)
spoke. Mayor Glancy closed the public hearing.
H.2 Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No.
3242 approving a Specific Use Permit allowing a detached
accessory building greater than 120 square feet in area, located
at 3320 Rockmartin Drive, and within the One Family Residential
District 1 (R -1) and take appropriate action.
Andy Gillies, Planning Director presented background information on this project.
Mayor Glancy opened the public hearing. No one wished to speak; Mayor Glancy
closed the public hearing.
A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connally, seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Fuller, that this Ordinance be adopted. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 5 - Mayor Pro Tem Fuller, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connally, Council Member
Robinson, Council Member Froehlich and Council Member Reyes
H.3 Conduct a public hearing and receive a presentation of the 2013
City of Farmers Branch /Dallas County Hazard Mitigation Action
Plan (HazMAP) Update.
Fire Chief Steve Parker gave a brief overview of the plan. Mayor Glancy opened the
public hearing. No one wished to speak; Mayor Glancy closed the public hearing.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
There were no Regular items on this agenda.
The Mayor announces that the items of the agenda for the Regular Session have
been concluded. After a short recess, the meeting will convene for items in the
Executive Session. The meeting will then reconvene into open Regular Session after
the items have been discussed in the Executive Session to consider any necessary
action.
J. EXECUTIVE SESSION
There were no Executive Session items on this agenda.
K. THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENES INTO OPEN SESSION
Consider necessary action on items discussed in the Executive Session.
There was no action taken.
L. ADJOURNMENT
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A motion was made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connally, seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Fuller, that this meeting be adjourned. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Aye: 5 - Mayor Pro Tem Fuller, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Connally, Council Member
Robinson, Council Member Froehlich and Council Member Reyes
The meeting ado rned at 7:5 p.m.
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