The Mayor and Sachse City Council request that all cell phones be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of the audience are requested to step outside the Council Chambers to respond or to conduct a phone conversation.

BACKGROUND

This will be the first summer that the Michael J. Felix Community Center will be open without restrictions due to COVID-19. 
 

OVERVIEW

Staff has put together a proposal for City Council to review that has the Community Center open later in the evening during the summer months.

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.

RECOMMENDATION

Discuss summer hours at the Michael J. Felix Community Center. 

Please note: These items are for discussion purposes only and no City Council action will be taken. The workshop session is for City Council and staff discussion. Citizen input is not permitted on this agenda.

The Mayor and Sachse City Council request that all cell phones be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of the audience are requested to step outside the Council Chambers to respond or to conduct a phone conversation.

Citizens who wish to speak may fill out a form or email to the City Secretary prior to the meeting.

BACKGROUND

Minutes of the April 5, 2021, regular meeting.

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.

RECOMMENDATION

Approve the minutes of the April 5, 2021, regular meeting.

BACKGROUND

Minutes of the April 5, 2021, joint workshop meeting.

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.

RECOMMENDATION

Approve the minutes of the April 5, 2021, joint workshop meeting.

BACKGROUND

The existing Sable Hills Lift Station was installed in the early 1960s, in conjunction with the Sable Hills Estates development, which was platted in 1961. The service area for the existing lift station was recently expanded to provide service for new lots developing in the Sable Hills Estates addition. 

OVERVIEW

The existing lift station requires an upgrade in operating capacity to meet demands of the increased wastewater flows. This project will also update the lift stations wet wells, vaults, provide backup power, increased site security and meet all current standards as required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.

RECOMMENDATION

Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract for professional services for the design of the Sable Hills Lift Station improvements between the City of Sachse and Birkhoff, Hendricks and Carter, LLP in the amount of one-hundred twenty-three thousand five-hundred and zero cents ($123,500.00).  This is a project that is included for funding in the Utility Fund budget.

BACKGROUND

At the request of the Planning and Zoning Commission, staff brought forward zoning ordinance items for discussion at the Planning and Zoning Commission's October 19, 2020 meeting.

• Discussion items focused on:
  • Warehouse/self-storage uses within the PGBT Zoning District;
  • Minor Auto Repair uses within the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial and PGBT Zoning Districts;
  • Reapplication for denied rezoning requests; and
  • Miscellaneous clean-up items.  

Staff presented the Commission's recommendations at the February 1, 2021, City Council Workshop, where the Council agreed with the recommendations provided by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

OVERVIEW

• The Zoning Ordinance provides for the safe, efficient, and orderly development of the city by regulating the types of uses and specific development standards for all development occurring in the city. 
• The Zoning Ordinance is one of the tools used to implement the City's Comprehensive Plan. 
• The maintenance of existing ordinances is considered routine in order to provide a healthy and functioning regulatory framework that meets the needs of the community.
• The ongoing maintenance of regulations and the streamlining of processes and provisions are identified as tasks in the City's 2017 Comprehensive Plan. 

POLICY

• Facilitating development within Sachse by enacting standards that align with state law and the vision established by the City's Comprehensive Plan. 
• Provide ongoing maintenance of City ordinances. 
• The current Zoning Ordinance is available by clicking here.

RECOMMENDATION

At the April 12, 2021 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the proposed ordinance amendment.  

BACKGROUND

The City Council requested this item be brought back for discussion.

OVERVIEW

The City Council may discuss and consider an amendment to the Ethics policy.

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

If approved, this item would prohibit council members and persons related to an employee, the mayor or any member of the City Council from serving on certain boards, commissions and corporations unless expressly permitted by law.

RECOMMENDATION

Discuss and consider an amendment to the City's Code of Ethics policy.

BACKGROUND

Bailey Road was originally built as a two-lane asphalt street serving a large (estate) lot subdivision. Additional developments have occurred around this area increasing usage and traffic. Bailey Road does serve as a connection between SH 78 and Sachse Road. 

OVERVIEW

The last major repair was an overlay in the 1990s. The longevity of the overlay has expired and now cannot be sustained by small patching and maintenance. Staff is looking for discussion and direction on design of this project.

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

Determine how future roads should be considered and presented for reconstruction projects.

RECOMMENDATION

Provide direction to staff on how to proceed with design project. 

RECOMMENDATION

Conduct Executive Session as appropriate.