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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes " p&Z Minutes "1"-20-83 page 5 () Mr. Mayo explained the plat and additional drainage information the the () (\ p&Z Minutes -1-20-83 page 6 ',. (, (, Mr. Bailey made a motion to apRrovethisprel iminary plat, and stated he has a recommenda- tion to make also. Mr. Kelly seconded the motion. Mr. Fleming said he thinks this is the best way to get the sewer fixed. Motion to approve carried 5-1-1 with Mr. Hall opposing and Mr. Behling abstaining. Mr. Bailey then said he wanted a recommendation to go to Council to either rule that no building permits be issued until the sewer p'roblems are solved (if this plat is approved) or to approve the plat, but not filea Final Plat until the sewer is corrected. Mr. Jones advised to make.the latter recommendatlon. Mr. Kelly disagreed with Jhe first recommendation because he ~elieves thi's will ,accqmplish nothing. Mr. Miller said he didn't care how it is handled, just a~long~s nd b~ilding takes place until theprob- lems are corrected. Mr. Hall agreed with Mr. Jones. Mr. Bailey said he would agree to that. It was then deci dedthata note shou 1 cl go to Council with a recommendation to approve the Preliminary Plat but a ruling be attached precluding the filing of a Final Plat until all sewer problems in the area are corrected. June Treyling of 912 Pershing spoke about flooding problems in the area and begged the drainage problem', be considered 'also. Mr. Miller explained that this Commission can do nothing. Mr. Behling expressed his opinion that what the solution is should be deter- mined before any restrictions on the Plat are made. Lot. Plan for Anderson Ridge Anderson.) Mr. Mayo explained the plan and stated that all P.R.C~recommendations had been met on this revised plan with exception of a curb 2 feet from the fence and the developer- had requested he be allowed to use wheel stops at this location which would solve the same problem. Mr. Kelly made amotion to approve with P.R.C. recommendations. Mr. Hall seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously (7-0). -'" PAGE 2 Agenda Item No.. 3-Consideration of rezoning the above tract. Councilman Runnels moved approval of Ordinance No. 1403 rezoning the above tract. Councilman Boughton which passed unanimously. Public hearing on the.questionof rezoning an approximate 16.> acre tract of land on thesouthside...ofAppomattox Drive appro ximate ly ..11 0 o feet . ..sou th .oftheint. er sect ion .....of.... . Appoma ttox ...Dr i.ve. ... and St.ateHi ghway 30 and being a ....pa rt'oftheWindwoodSubdi vision,.f rom Agricultural Open District A-O toSi'ngleFamIfyResidential.District R-l. Application is in the>name of-Windwood.JointVenture. [~2-l44] Asst. Director of Planning Callaway,presentedtheitem. He stated that the tract is located on the south side of Appomatt.ox Drivean.d State Highway 30. Approval of this request is recommended. Mayor Halter opened the public hearing. When no one spoke, the public hearing was clbsed. Agenda Item Consideration of an. ordinance rezoning the above tract. ( Councilman Ringer moved. approval of Or dinan be NO. 1404 rezoning the above tract. Nemec seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Agenda Item. No.6. -- CONSENT AGENDA: BIDS: Consideration.ofbids..fu.rnishing Ele:ctrical'.Distribution materials for the following categO:ries: II Group AU .Pistribut:.ion' Capacitors' :and Capacitor . Switching Controls. uGroupBu - Vacuum Circuit Bre'akers Accessories Consideration of <bids' on Wellborn Wa'ter Transmission Line. PLATS: Final plat .- Emerald Forest Phase VII Final plat - Wood\vay West Phase I Final plat - Quail Run Estates Phase I Final plat - Lakeview Acres (vacat.ingandresubdivision of Lote 8A; 8B, 9A,.a.nd lOA) Preliminary plat -Woodson Village 5th Installment Section 2 l Councilman Ringer asked that <-the Woodson Village plat be removed. All other bids and plats were > approved by cornmonconsent.. ( REGULAR.CITYCOUNCILMEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 27,1983 PAGE 3 City Planner Mayo presented theltem. He stated that the P&Zapprovedthe plat subject to holding the fi-lingof afinal.plat.. until sewer problems in the area are corrected. He said that the staff recommends approval of this plat because it complies with existing Ordinances. Mayor Halter asked if an.yone would like to speak in favor of the plat. When no one spoke, he asked if anyonewQuldlike to speak in opposition to this plat. Duane Cote stated that '..helivedin>'the neighborhood .and felt. the... drainage and sewage problem should be corrected before the plat is approved. "GarlandCannon, 805 Hawthorne , stated .that he had sent a letter to the council for their review. He pointed out the flooding and s~wer problems in the area and said that he did not want.toseethisplat approved until corrections are made. Charles Boyd, 910 Pershing, expressed his opposition to the plat until the sewage and drainage problems were corrected. ( Mr. Robert Harris, attorney representing the applicant, Woodson Lumber Company of Cameron,st.atedthat the plat meets city requirements and pointed out that the additional 25 dwelling units would <not substantially affectt.he area. . Garland Cannon stated that tnepeople in the neighborhood deserved the use of their land without being subjected to all the problems> a neighboring development would cause. He indicated that he and some of the residents were ready tob,uy some.of the property.. Don Garrett, engineer for the owners of.tne' project, indicated that.hehad calculated the effects of the proposed. development on the 100 year flood elevation and felt that their worry.abbut the flood level was unfounded. Mayor Halter inquired about plans for the creek channel. Mr. Garrett indicated that they have no plans to improve the creek and will leave a wooded buffer in the area. June Treybig, 912 Pershing, noted her disagreement with previous statements that the effect on. the neighborhood would not be substantial, and mentioned experiences with. flooding in her garage and sewage backup in her house. AfterflJrther discussion, Mayor .Halterindicated that .he wanted to determine precisely.themainobjectionofthecitizens,whethertheir objection was to sewage and drainage problems or to the platitself~ He indicatedthathehasas~.ed the staff to report on the sewer anddra~nage problemsinthi.sarea. ' l ""', , REGULARCITY..COUNCILMEETING (" !THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1983 Director of Capital Improvements Ash stated that the st,aff hadcomoleted studies of the Thomas St. bridge and.......thatonehouse was found built....in.the area below the 100 year flood elevation. Under current Or-dJ.nances, construction would not be. allowed at that elevation. . He indicated that some property owners in the area have restricted water, flow with landscaping in their yards. If the brick walls and vegetation were removed , many problems would be alleviated,. PAGE 4 Mr. Ash alsostatedt"hatt.he city has investigated sewer problems by completing the infiltration and smoke study in the lines. Television cameras sent through the.sewer lines revealed that this area did not have many.infi.ltration..problems.A.... .section......of ..the 'line ......wascongested.....with . .roots, reducing the flow. He pointed out that the additional lots in. Woodson Village Subdivision will be contributing to the line but would not cause substantial increase in sewer problems ... He stated that various projects such ascle.aning roots out of these lines and slip lining the pipe (pulling , another pipe into the existing pipe to'preventfuturerootprobi'ems ) could alleviate this, problem. Completion of< this major work is included in the upcoming Capital <Improvements project now in the process of being organized for a future bond sale. Mr.l\.sh presented the council with various cost figures on this projects. The council asked various que~_tions regarding the increase of sewer problemstothislifie. ( Ed McDow, of Riewe & Wischmeyer, and David Pullin, City Engineer, replied ,to these questions with fiquresindicating that an increase would not exceed full capacity of the line. Mr. Ash indicated that slip lining cost and cleaning out the lines would cost approximately $55,000.00. As discussion on the item cqntinued, thefol~owing citizens also spoke in opposition to the plat: Frank Co.ulter Willis Giles J. B.Thaxton Robert Richardson Robert Knapp Julie Boyd Mrs. ..Garland Canno~ Mrs. Frank Coulter Chris....Anderson Ben Aguire The various citizens voiced concerns about drainageproblems,p-bout an increase of flooding in.cidentsas new developments are added to the area, about. the many problems with sewagebackupanddoub.ts about. the adequacy .of the current lines, and about the poss.i.bilityof hea,lthpro'blems developing from the sewa9'e ..difficu~.ties. CouncilmanR.ingerindicated that a ..lot of citizens were concerned about .the flood.ing of the creek. He asked if anything could pedone,with.'.the creek to clean it up soon. ( REGULARCITY,COUNCILMEETING THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1983 PAGE 5 Direct,or of Capital Improvements Ash replied that the Capital Improvements Program includes a major drainage package to clean the creeks throughout the city. ( Don Garrett commented on recent rulings from the Federal Government that no work can be done in a flood way without complete agreement from them.' Councilman Boughton asked if. the creek could be cleaned out so that some of the problems would be alleviated. Mr. 1\sh referred the que.stion . to .C~ ty Engineer Pullen , <who. stated ..tha t cleaning and maintaining the creek: and culvertscould'be done without approval of the Federal Government but major changes would require federal review. After further discussion, Councilman Nemec moved to deny the pl~t. Councilman Runnels seconded the motion which passed' as follows: FOR: Councilman Nemec, Runn~ls,Prause, Ringer AGAINST: Mayor Halter, Councilmen Jones, Boughton ( Agenda Item No. Improvements Program. Finance Director VanDever presented the item. . He summarized a report on the . proposed Capital Improvements for the upcoming five years.. Without continu'ing the l:'eport,MayorHalter indicated that the council should discuss these figures and projects ata ~pecialmeeting. The council discussed and decided to include the CIP discussion on the agenda of the upcoming Special Workshop s.ession to be held February 2 , 1983. Mayor Halter requested that council members agreed. moved upon the agenda. The Mayor Halter signed a proclamation designating February as Black History Month . Representat.ive Erma'Jefferson told about the events that will be occuringinthemonth of February. Duane. Cote stated that previous requests were made to revise the parking at Dexter Park. He commended the staff for t.heir excellent. job in complet.ing the project. He also cornmentedon drainage problems in the a.reaandwould like to be included in. this discussion. He was also amazed at the eIP dollars for sewer alterat.ions in the city. l Agenda Item No. 8. Consideration of request totransferfromlJtilit.y Cont.ingency Fund for water and sewer service line and fire ..... hydrants - 03;i'39