Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of May 21, 2019.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
May 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose Segarra
Attending: Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kilpatrick, Councilmembers, Butch Menking, Juan Rivera, Shirley Fleming, and Steve Harris
Absent: Councilmembers Gregory Johnson and Debbie Nash-King
Also attending were City Manager Ron Olson, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Lucy Aldrich, and Sergeant-at-Arms Gilman.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to approve the agenda as written. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Fleming. The motion carried unanimously.
Public Hearings
PH-19-008 HOLD a public hearing for a voluntary annexation petition for approximately 76.459 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits and being adjacent to 5601 Clear Creek Road, Killeen, Texas. (2nd of 2 Public Hearings)
Staff Comments: Ray Shanaa, Executive Director of Planning and Development Services.
City staff received a voluntary annexation petition from Gary Purser, Jr. The property is located due south of the Estancia West Subdivision and east and north of Fort Hood owned land. With the property being vacant and contiguous to current city limits, it is eligible for a 90 day annexation process. During the April 9, 2019 City Council meeting, the Council voted to proceed with the public hearings for the voluntary annexation of the property. Dr. Shanaa further reviewed the voluntary annexation schedule identifying the two public hearing dates. The first public hearing was held on May 7, 2019. This hearing is the second of two. On June 11, 2019, the Council will consider adopting the annexation ordinance with a service plan. In accordance with Local Government Code 43.065, the City has prepared a service plan that provides for the extension of full municipal services to the area to be annexed that was included in council packets for review.
Mayor Segarra invited the applicant to speak.
Gary Purser, Jr. requested and was granted the opportunity to speak following the public hearing.
Mayor Segarra opened the public hearing.
Mellisa Brown, spoke against the request.
Leo Gukeisen, spoke against the request.
Holly Teel, spoke against the request.
JoAnn Purser, spoke in favor of the request.
With no one else appearing, the public hearing was closed.
Mayor Segarra invited the applicant to speak.
Gary Purser, Jr. spoke in favor of the request.
PH-19-009 HOLD a public hearing for a voluntary annexation petition for approximately 83.01 acres of land lying contiguous to the existing city limits and being adjacent to 7501 Chaparral Road, Killeen, Texas. (2nd of 2 Public Hearings)
Staff Comments: Ray Shanaa, Executive Director of Planning and Development Services.
City staff received a voluntary annexation petition from WBW Land Investments L.P. The property is located at the southeast corner of the City, south of Chaparral Road and west of the Killeen city limits. With the property being vacant and contiguous to current city limits, it is eligible for a 90 day annexation process. During the April 9, 2019 City Council meeting, the Council voted to proceed with the public hearings for the voluntary annexation of the property. Dr. Shanaa further reviewed the voluntary annexation schedule identifying the two public hearing dates. The first public hearing was held on May 7, 2019. This hearing is the second of two. On June 11, 2019, the Council will consider adopting the annexation ordinance with a service plan. In accordance with Local Government Code 43.065, the City has prepared a service plan that provides for the extension of full municipal services to the area to be annexed that was included in council packets for review.
Mayor Segarra invited the applicant to speak.
The applicant did not attend the meeting.
Mayor Segarra opened the public hearing.
Mellisa Brown, spoke against the request.
With no one else appearing, the public hearing was closed.
Adjournment
With no further business, upon motion being made by Councilmember Rivera, seconded by Councilmember Fleming, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:19 p.m.