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Home My WebLink About2022-03-08MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 8, 2022 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Linda Martin at 4:32 p.m. on Tuesday, March 08, 2022, in the Precouncil Conference Room at City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included Mayor Linda Martin, Mayor Pro Tern Tim Stinneford, Council Members Jeremy Tompkins, Eddie Price, Perry Bynum, Harry Zimmer, and Tika Paudel. During the Precouncil meeting: Council Member Tompkins stated that he recently attended a celebration of life for Betty Overstreet and a memorial service for Sheli Godbold. He expressed his appreciation to the city staff who were able to attend. Council Member Zimmer shared that he came across a man in distress and he called the non -emergency number and requested assistance. Council Member Zimmer stated that he was touched by the response and the kindness shown to the man by Police Sergeant Rocky Fimbres. City Manager Loretta Getchell advised of several upcoming events: • Hurst -Euless -Bedford Chamber of Commerce luncheon, March 10, 11 a.m. • HEB ISD Education Foundation Awards of Excellence, March 10, 6:30 p.m. • Fire Department Badge Pinning, March 18, 3 p.m. • Police and Fire Department Awards, March 28, 6:30 p.m. • Presidents Volunteer Service Awards — March 31, 7 p.m. ➢ City Manager Getchell reviewed the regular agenda. y City Manager Getchell addressed the City Council regarding the proposed dissolution of the Teen Court Advisory Board. She advised that each of the three cities have held discussions with regard to the purpose of the advisory board. Additionally, she stated that the City of Bedford has advised of their desire to dissolve the advisory board while the City of Hurst did not express a strong position either way. Based on City Council discussion, City Manager Getchell advised that she will inquire about the plan to distribute the remainder of the scholarship funds. An amendment to the Interlocal Agreement will be presented to the City Council at the March 22, 2022 meeting for consideration. City Manager Getchell presented the Communications update. She stated that she is proposing to establish a Facebook page to push out information such as inclement weather closures, garbage and recycling pick up delays, Town Hall meeting notices, and highlight city recognition. She stated that the intent is not to post content daily, but simply to push information out to our residents in a timely manner. She will ask Marketing and Communications Manger Matt Sanders to bring forward Council Minutes Page 2 of 6 March 08, 2022 recommendations such as a social media policy and proposed procedures for establishing and updating the social media site. ➢ Finance Director Janina Jewell presented the Financial update and advised that car rentals tax collections for rentals in January were up 74 percent over the same period in the prior year and down 2.5 percent from two years ago. ➢ Deputy City Manager Chris Barker presented the Capital Projects update: • Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) in the process of surveying city streets. • Harwood Road construction • Highland Drive and South Pipeline Road construction • West Pipeline Road construction CLOSED SESSION The City Council convened into closed session at 5:58 p.m. for deliberation regarding the following: Seek legal advice and consult with the City Attorney as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code regarding short term rentals and any of the matters listed on the agenda. Mayor Martin recessed the closed session at 6:45 p.m. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS — COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Euless City Council continued their meeting in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. for consideration of scheduled items. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Manager Loretta Getchell Deputy City Manager Chris Barker City Attorney Wayne Olson City Secretary Kim Sutter Fire Chief Chanc Bennett Police Chief Mike Brown Director of Public Works and Engineering Hal Cranor Finance Director Janina Jewell Information Services Director Scott Joyce Library Director Sherry Knight Fleet and Facilities Director Kyle McAdams Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald Human Resources and Risk Director Heather Moorhead Municipal Courts Manager Claudia Quintero Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell -Shelton Director of Planning and Economic Development Michael Warrix Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 March 08, 2022 Computer Support Specialist II Brett Bennett Jorge Chac Pam Cochrane Jessica Cope VISITORS Megan Guerra Charlie Miller Joseph Robinson INVOCATION Council Member Perry Bynum gave the Invocation. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE Barney Snitz Jolene Webster Mayor Linda Martin led the pledges of allegiance to the flags of the United States and Texas. ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF AWARD Mayor Martin presented Library Director Sherry Knight with the 2021 Texas Achievement in Library Excellence Award presented to the Mary Lib Saleh Euless Public Library. Ms. Knight explained the requirements for receiving the award as well as detailed accomplishments of the library including that the library has received this award for 17 consecutive years. She expressed her appreciation to library staff for their efforts. Ms. Knight was accompanied by Assistant Library Director Angela Jones, Senior Librarian Kelsea Ciavaglia, and library board members Barney Snitz and Jorge Chac. ITEM NO. 2. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION Mayor Martin presented a proclamation to Fraser Hay, President of Texas Health Harris Hospital Methodist Hurst -Euless -Bedford, declaring March 8, 2022, as Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst -Euless -Bedford Appreciation Day in recognition of the efforts and many accomplishments by the staff to ensure our residents were provided the critical care needed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ITEM NO. 3 RECOGNITION OF CITY OF EULESS/PARKS AT TEXAS STAR (FORMERLY SOFTBALL WORLD) Mayor Martin advised that this item will be postponed to the March 22, 2022 meeting. ITEM NO. 4. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS Fire Chief Chanc Bennett introduced Firefighter II/Paramedic Toby Clower. Toby was accompanied by his wife, Kelly, daughters, Hannah and Lily, his parents, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Pro Tern Stinneford presented Toby with a service pin commemorating his 10 years of service with the City. Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 March 08, 2022 Police Chief Mike Brown introduced Senior Police Officer Lynette "Lyn" Gilliam. Lyn was accompanied by her husband, Chris, and members of the Police Department. Mayor Pro Tern Stinneford presented Lyn with a service pin commemorating her 10 years of service with the City. Police Chief Brown introduced Senior Police Officer David Norvell. David was accompanied by members of the Police Department. Mayor Pro Tern Stinneford presented David with a service pin commemorating her 10 years of service with the City. Police Chief Brown introduced Code Compliance Inspector 1 Paul Schafer. Paul was accompanied by his wife, Trish, daughter, Kysa, and members of the Police Department. Mayor Martin presented Paul with a service pin commemorating his 15 years of service with the City. Fire Chief Bennett introduced Firefighter II/Paramedic James "Cliff" Moore. Cliff was accompanied by his wife, Abby, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Martin presented Cliff with a service pin commemorating his 25 years of service with the City. CONSENT AGENDA (items 5 throu_gh 8) Mayor Martin asked Deputy City Manager Barker to read each item into the record. Mayor Pro Tern Stinneford motioned to approve the consent agenda items number 5 through 8. Council Member Tompkins seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tern Stinneford, Council Members Tompkins, Price, Bynum, Zimmer, and Paudel Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 5. AUTHORIZED AN INCREASE OF OWNER -CONTROLLED CONTINGENCY Authorized an increase of owner -controlled contingency for the FY2019 Street Reconstruction Project Phase I (PS1902) from five percent to six percent of the contractual amount. The one percent increase totals $100,783.31, and can be accommodated within the existing overall project budget with no additional funding being requested. 111 :191T/ W613117►19KI D Si PI Approved renewal of Bid No. 006-19 to Smith Lawn and Tree, 3200 Handley Ederville Road, Richland Hills, Texas, and to GI Mow, 5128 Jennings Drive, North Richland Hills, Texas, for the annual contract for mowing maintenance. GI Mow is awarded section 1 Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 March 08, 2022 (City Hall) and Smith Lawn and Tree is awarded sections 2 (Police and Courts), 3 (Medians), 4 (Right -of -Ways), 5 (Parks), 6 (Facilities), and 7 (City -owned Lots). This represents the third and final one-year renewal option. The estimated expenditure is $238,333. ITEM NO. 7. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 22-1621 Approved Resolution No. 22-1621, amending the early voting schedule for the General Election to be held Saturday, May 7, 2022. ITEM NO. 8. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approved City Council minutes of the regular meeting of February 22, 2022. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 9. PRESENTATION OF AWARD Pam Cochrane, President of Arts DFW, introduced two Euless based theatre organizations. She introduced representatives from the Upright Theater and The Hopeful Theatre Project. Jessica Cope, President and Co-founder of The Hopeful Theatre Project, 504 East Denton Drive, Euless, presented information about the organization. Megan Guerra, Managing Director, Upright Theatre Company, 2501 North Main Street, Euless, presented information about the organization. ITEM NO. 10. PUBLIC COMMENTS Charlie Miller, 608 Creekside Drive, Euless, expressed his appreciation to the Mayor, City Council, and city staff, for doing such a great job to keep the city up and running during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jorge Chac, 806 Bell Drive, Euless, recognized Library Director Sherry Knight for her leadership in overseeing the library operations. ITEM NO. 11. REPORTS City Manager No report given. City Attorney No report given. Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 March 08, 2022 City Council No report given. ITEM NO. 12. ADJOURN Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 7:51 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: Linda artin, Mayor Kim/Sutter, TRMC, CMC, City Secretary' U L