CH: Board Meeting 7PM, 2/23/12 – The Board of Directors of Windy Hill Farms Homeowners Association (“HOA”) will meet Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7PM at the Windy Hill Farms Clubhouse, 130 Shelby Trace, Murphy, Texas. The meeting will consider general affairs of the HOA, including maintenance of common areas and facilities, social plans, budget, investments and other financial matters. Any matter to be considered in executive session will involve information private to any homeowner, contractual and similar matters.

 CH: Board Meeting 7PM, 3/22/12 – The Board of Directors of Windy Hill Farms Homeowners Association (“HOA”) will meet Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 7PM at the Windy Hill Farms Clubhouse, 130 Shelby Trace, Murphy, Texas. The meeting will consider general affairs of the HOA, including maintenance of common areas and facilities, social plans, budget, investments and other financial matters. Any matter to be considered in executive session will involve information private to any homeowner, contractual and similar matters.

 P&Z Meeting – PLEASE NOTE: At the January 23 P&Z meeting, the Forestar SUP (Specific Use Permit) was denied. There is a possibility it will be approved at the next City Council meeting on February 7, 2012.

A public hearing was held by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 206 N. Murphy Road, Murphy, Texas, to consider the application of Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group, Inc. They were requesting approval of a SUP (Specific Use Permit) for a Hospital Facility and Professional Offices, including helistop, on the property zoned NS (Neighborhood Service) District (Zoning Code of Ordinances, Article III. — Zoning Districts, Division 13) located at the northeast corner of FM 544 and Heritage Parkway.

Attendees:
Dudley Carpenter- Emerus
Brent Murphree- DAA
Christi Brownlow- Forestar
Lauren Adams- Forestar
Kristen Roberts- City of Murphy
Lori Payan- City of Murphy
Amy Nutz- HOA President

Questions asked by Windy Hill Farms Homeowners in attendance:

Follow up questions in red

• Who is Emerus?
• Emergency medical care
• Licensed with the State of TX
• 8 bed in patient facility
• 8 bed exam rooms
• Specialty Hospital focusing on Emergency Medical Care
• Focused on patient experience
• Admits come from walk-ins only (come in own car- some leave and are moved to other hospitals or specialty facilities)
• Try and hold patients for no more than 36 hours
• Founded in 2006 by 6 Physicians

• What is the helicopter route?
• Follow up
• Waiting for a wind study
• Follows FAA approval guidelines
• Consider burying the power lines if there are not two routes to take

• What kind of lighting is required for a helistop?
• Nothing disturbing
• Small LED lighting and a light on a sock pole

• Will Emerus notify homeowners nearby when helicopter will land?
• Required by City
• Emerus offered to add calling homeowners prior to helicopters landing to their standard procedures

• Why will an ambulance not take you to Emerus if it is the closest stop?
• Follow up
• Depends on the Ambulances contract with other hospitals and the City of Murphy

• Can one request to be dropped off by ambulance at Emerus?
• Follow up

• What type of Physicians work at Emerus?
• Board Certified ER

• Who are you going to lease to?
• Not top priority but plans to have other medical practices lease space (ex. Ortho)
• Additionally, Traffic study shows about 1000 cars a day (500 in and 500 out)

• Will HOA be able to keep the sign and fence?
• Yes, we will work with the HOA
• Fence would have to be rerouted

• Does Emerus take standard insurance providers?
• Follow up
• State Licensed hospital
• Call Customer Service help on Emerus Website for more details

• Is there an Emerus website?
• Yes

• Who is the general pool that Emerus expects to attract?
• General traffic pattern
• 15 minutes driving distance

• Why build here not down the street?
• Cannot build near Lowes (deed- restricts all medical care)
• Other intersections are too busy
• Don’t want to build anywhere else

• Is Emerus active in any City involvement activities?
• Follow up
• Yes, not sure what exactly

• How many employees will Emerus have?
• About 20-30

• What is the timeline?
• Start development in mid-2012
• Open in 1Q 2013

• Is there an Architecture Plan?
• Currently working with the City to meet their requirements

• What type of trees?
• Follow the guidelines and submit landscape plans at City Council Meeting

 Water and sewer lines contractor continues work – Murphy’s utility relocation contractor, Muniz Construction, is installing water and sewer lines in new trenches in preparation for the reconstruction of North Murphy Road and is currently starting the laying of new sections of water lines, according to Kim Lenoir, Parks and Public Works Director. “The laying of new water lines serves basically two purposes. First, the new trenches are outside of the new road’s concrete footprint, giving us easier access to the lines when necessary, and second, new lines essentially restart the clock on their longevity, providing us with pipes enjoying a longer lifespan,” she said. The new water lines are on the east side of FM 2551 from McMillen Road north to Betsy Lane and from McMillen Road south to City Hall. The work can be completed for most of that stretch. Contractor crews have been asked to work closely with the City and the Plano ISD when the work includes any open-cutting across school district driveways. These driveways are to be open-cut during the upcoming holiday break, in order to minimize disruptions of access to and from the schools. “Public Works has a 24-hour hotline service. Homeowners should contact the Police Department at (972) 468-4200 after hours, weekends and holidays for any construction issues affecting homes or businesses along North Murphy Road,” concluded Lenoir.

 Murphy Enhances Citizen Service – Murphy recently implemented services with WebQA, Inc. to enhance their citizen service capability. The Woodridge, Illinois based company is the number one provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and 311 systems to municipalities, servicing over 30 million citizens nationwide with their government platform, the GovQA Action Center. The new Citizen Action Center can be accessed on the City’s website at www.murphytx.org. For more information, click here.

 CodeRed Alert System – The City of Murphy has contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification solution. The CodeRED system provides Murphy officials the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire city. The city intends to utilize the system to deliver various kinds of messages including severe weather alerts, crime related information, and community events information. For more information, click here.

 Water Billing and Alarm Permit Procedure Information

ALARM PERMIT PROCEDURE CHANGE

As of August 1, 2009, for your convenience, the City is making it possible for you to pay both your Alarm Permit and Water at the same time. Once per year on your Alarm Permit Renewal Date a charge will appear on your Utility Statement. You may send payment for both items directly to the City, or make your payment in person to the Customer Service Department in City Hall. If you have any questions, please call Roni Brackett at 972-468-4211 or Customer Service at 972-468-4100.

INTRODUCING PAPERLESS ELECTRONIC BILLING

The Customer Service Department is excited to be introducing to our Customers the option to go completely paperless by electronic billing if they so choose. The Department will now have the capability to email your regular monthly utility statements, utility late reminder notices, along with service disconnection notices if failure to pay your regular billing statement occurs.

For more information, please visit the City of Murphy website at www.murphytx.org or call the Customer Service Center at 972-468-4100.