City Council

Belton City Council Meeting October 22, 2019- 5:30 P.M. The Belton City Council met in regular session in the Wright Room at the Harris Community Center with the following members present: Mayor Pro Tern Wayne Carpenter and Councilmembers Craig Pearson, Guy O'Banion and Dan Kirkley. Mayor Marion Grayson and Councilmembers David K. Leigh and John R. Holmes, Sr., were absent. Staff present included Gene Ellis, John Messer, Amy Casey, Susan Allamon, Chris Brown, Bob van Til, Angellia Points, Bruce Pritchard, Judy Garrett and Kim Kroll. The Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag was led by Mayor Pro Tern Wayne Carpenter, and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag was led by Director of Planning Cheryl Maxwell. The Invocation was given by Andy Davis, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Belton. 1. Call to order. Mayor Pro Tern Carpenter called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m . 2. Public Comments. (Audio 1:52) There were none. Mayor Pro Tern Carpenter congratulated the Parks and Recreation Department staff on a successful event - Family Camp Out at Heritage Park - that was held over the weekend. 3. Presentation of National Night Out Block Party Awards: (Audio 2:46) • Rookie of the Year- Legend Oaks, Host: Joan Gillette • Best Block Party (Residential) - Liberty Valley, Host: Raydean Golding • Best Themed Party- Lone Star Pediatric Dental, Host: Tiffany Hartman • Best Block Party (Commercial) - CVS, Host: Donna Gott Consent Agenda (Audio 6:38) Items 4-5 under this section are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired by the Council, any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to voting, at the request of any Councilmember, and it will be considered separately. 4. Consider minutes of October 8, 2019, City Council meeting. 5. Consider authorizing extension of agreement with Jaynes, Reitmeier, Boyd & Therrell, P.C. (JRBT) for Professional Audit Services for the FY 2019 audit. Upon a motion for approval of the Consent Agenda by Councilmember O'Banion, and a second by Councilmember Kirkley, Consent Agenda Items 4-5 were unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-. Belton City Council Meeting October 22, 2019- Page 2 Planning and Zoning 6. Hold a public hearing and consider a zoning change from Planned Development (Commercial-1) District for an RV Park, to Amended Planned Development (Commercial-1) District for an RV Park to consider variances to the RV Park development standards (Chapter 19 City Code of Ordinances) on approximately 21.757 acres located at 3360 1-35 Service Road, on the east side of 1-35, south of Groves Road. (Audio 7:33) Public Hearing: no one spoke for or against. Upon a motion by Councilmember Kirkley, and a second by Councilmember Pearson, 3360 1-35 Service Road was rezoned to Amended Planned Development (Commercial-1) District for an RV Park with the following variances: • Variance allowed to the street width standards to allow one-way streets to observe a minimum 16' pavement width with no parking on the side, instead of the required 20'. • Variance allowed to the distance from restroom facilities to allow a maximum distance of 500' from all RV sites with an individual sewer connection , and a maximum distance of 400' from all sites (tents) without an individual sewer connection. The rezoning, including the following captioned ordinance, was unanimously approved upon a vote of 4-0. ORDINANCE NO. 2019-52 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELTON BY CHANGING THE DESCRIBED DISTRICT FROM PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL-1 FOR AN RV PARK TO AMENDED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL-1 FOR AN RV PARK ZONING DISTRICT ON A 21.757 ACRE TRACT, WITH DEVELOPMENT TO BE REGULATED UNDER TYPE AREA 2 DESIGN STANDARDS. 7. Consider a final plat of West Canyon Trails Phase 11 comprising 11.225 acres, located on the south side of W. Avenue 0, between S. Loop 121 and Connell Street. (Audio 20:57) Councilmember Pearson made a motion for approval of the final plat of West Canyon Trails Phase 1, subject to the following conditions. • Payment of park fee requirement for Phase 1 ($10,000) with funds placed in an escrow account until private park plans are approved and the park ready for development, at which time the funds will be returned to the developer; and Belton City Council Meeting October 22, 2019 - Page 3 • All items identified in the City's letter of conditions to the applicant/engineer dated October 22, 2019. The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Banion, and was unanimously approved upon a vote of 4-0. 8. Consider a final plat of Truiillo Addition, comprising 1.102 acre, located at 1601 Connell Street, on the west side of Connell Street, north of Laila Lane. (Audio 29:35) Councilmember Pearson made a motion for approval of the final plat of Trujillo Addition, subject to the following conditions. • Approval of variance to the perimeter street improvement requirement for Connell Street; • Approval of variance to the sidewalk requirement along Connell Street; • Application of park fee requirement only for the additional lot ($200); and • All items identified in the City's letter of conditions to the applicant/engineer dated October 17, 20-19-. The motion was seconded by Councilmember O'Banion, and was unanimously approved upon a vote of 4-0. There being no further business, Mayor Pro Tern Carpenter adjourned the meeting at 6:06 p.m. ~,~--- ATTEST: Amy M. Casey, City Clerk