HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-27MINUTES OF THE PRECOUNCIL AND REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
EULESS CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
The precouncil meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Linda
Martin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, in the Precouncil Conference
Room at City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included Mayor Linda Martin,
Council Members Tim Stinneford, Jeremy Tompkins, Perry Bynum, Harry Zimmer, and
Tika Paudel. Mayor Pro Tern Eddie Price was absent from the meeting.
During the Precouncil meeting:
➢ Council Member Tompkins advised that he and his wife, Lori Tompkins, represented
the City of Euless in the GrapeFest Annual Mayoral GrapeStomp and were presented
the award for `Best Costume Depicting Your Community' for dressing as baseball
players to promote The Parks at Texas Star and finished third overall in the grape
stomp competition.
Mayor Martin expressed her appreciation to Council Member Tompkins for
representing the City at the event.
➢ Council Member Zimmer advised that he attended the Euless Library Foundation
(ELF) Murder in the Stacks fundraising and enjoyed observing the interactions of the
guests as they worked to solve the mystery.
Mayor Martin also attended the ELF fundraiser and advised that there have been a
number of new people that have joined the ELF.
Library Director Sherry Knight announced that the ELF recognized Mrs. Diana Zimmer
as a director emeritus.
➢ Mayor Martin expressed her appreciation to the nurses who cared for her husband
while he was in a rehabilitation facility. She advised that most were from Nepal and
cared for Don in a kind, gentle, and professional manner. Additionally, she recognized
those who attended the CWD Driver Appreciation Luncheon, and those who attended
and helped host the City of Euless Employee 2022 Retiree and Quarter Century
Dinner.
➢ Council Member Paudel expressed his appreciation to the Library staff for their
assistance with the Non -Resident Nepali Association Regional Spelling Bee held
Saturday, September 3, 2022. Additionally, he expressed his appreciation to
Assistant City Manager Wes Rhodes for his assistance with helping a local business
with their concerns.
Council Minutes Page 2 of 8 September 27, 2022
➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell expressed her appreciation to Council Member Paudel
for representing the City of Euless at the HEB Chamber of Commerce Honky Tonk
event held Saturday, September 24, 2022. Additionally, she welcomed Director of
Public Works and Engineering Major Jones and Fire Marshal Drew Washington to
their first meeting while serving in their new roles.
➢ City Manager Getchell advised of several upcoming events:
• Northeast Fire Department Association Media Night at Tarrant County College and
will conduct a Mass Casualty Drill, Tuesday, September 27, 2022
• Euless Public Safety Open Houses, Saturday, October 1, 2022, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Police and Courts Building and Fire Station No. 3
• Flu Shots, Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29, 2022, City
Hall, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
• Euless Tongan Community Committee Family Day, Saturday, October 15, 2022,
Villages at Bear Creek Park, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell reviewed the regular agenda.
➢ Senior Planner Lisa Payne addressed the City Council regarding a proposed
development to be located at the northeast corner of South Industrial Boulevard (FM
157) and South Pipeline Road and presented a site layout for the proposed
development. The applicant, Leon Capital Group, was represented by Brad Secrist,
Director, and Ray Abraham, Acquisition Manager. She advised that the applicant
hosted neighborhood meetings with the Creek Bend Subdivision to address questions
and concerns and will be submitting plans once those concerns have been evaluated.
➢ Assistant Director of Planning and Economic Development Don Sheffield and Fire
Marshal Drew Washington addressed the City Council regarding the proposed
amendments to the building and fire codes. They advised the proposed amendments
will be presented for City Council consideration at the October 11, 2022 regular
meeting.
➢ Director of Finance Janina Jewell presented the financial report for the period ending
August 31, 2022. She advised that the car rental tax was up six percent compared to
last year, up 53 percent year to date, and up 20 percent from three years ago.
➢ Deputy City Manager Chris Barker presented an Oncor rate case update and advised
that the Oncor Steering Committee is advising to deny the proposed rate increase. A
resolution will be presented for City Council approval at the October 11, 2022 meeting
to deny the rate increase.
➢ Fire Chief Chanc Bennett provided a Euless Farmers Market update.
Council Minutes Page 3 of 8 September 27, 2022
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council convened into closed session at 6:16 p.m. for deliberation regarding the
following:
Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as authorized by
Section 551.072 related to:
• Cresthaven Addition
• Ross Cannon Addition
Mayor Martin recessed the closed session at 6:32 p.m.
COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS — COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Martin at
7:00 p.m. for consideration of scheduled items.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
City Manager Loretta Getchell
Deputy City Manager Chris Barker
Assistant City Manager Wes Rhodes
City Attorney Cara Leahy White
City Secretary Kim Sutter
Police Chief Mike Brown
Director of Public Works and Engineering Major Jones
Director of Finance Janina Jewell
Library Director Sherry Knight
Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald
Director of Human Resources Heather Moorhead
Director of Planning and Economic Development Michael Warrix
Assistant Fire Chief Mark Williams
Municipal Court Manager Claudia Quintero
Communications and Marketing Manager Matt Sanders
Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell -Shelton
Facilities Supervisor Blake Cloud
Computer Support Specialist II Brett Bennett
VISITORS
John Bennet Rosalie Dennis
INVOCATION
Deputy City Manager Chris Barker gave the Invocation.
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PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Tim Stinneford led the pledge of allegiance to the flags of the United
States and Texas.
ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
Facilities Supervisor Blake Cloud introduced Mechanic II Wesley Scott. Wesley was
accompanied by Fleet and Facilities Administrative Secretary Randi Blackstock. Mayor
Martin presented Wesley with a plaque commemorating his selection as Employee of the
Month for October 2022.
CONSENT AGENDA (items 2 through 14)
Mayor Martin asked Deputy City Manager Barker to read each item into the record.
Council Member Stinneford motioned to approve the consent agenda items number 2
through 14.
Council Member Tompkins seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Martin, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Bynum, Zimmer,
and Paudel
Nays: None
Mayor Martin declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 2. AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
CONTRACT AND CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS
Authorized the Mayor to negotiate and execute contract and conveyance documents for
the sale and exchange of properties located at Cresthaven Addition, Block 2, Lot 20, 914
Highland Drive and a portion of Ross Cannon Addition, Lot 9.
ITEM NO. 3. AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS
FOR CITYWORKS SOFTWARE
Authorized the City Manager to execute contracts with NewEdge Services, LLC, 9191
Kyser Way, Suite 103, Frisco, Texas, and SHI Government Solutions, 3828 Pecana Trail,
Austin, Texas, for the annual subscription, implementation, and annual hosting of
Cityworks Software through The Interlocal Purchase System as approved in the FY2023
budget. The estimated expenditure is $357,575.
Council Minutes Page 5 of 8 September 27, 2022
ITEM NO. 4. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF PRINT AND MULTIMEDIA
LIBRARY MATERIALS
Authorized the purchase of library print and multimedia materials from Ingram Library
Services, Inc., 1 Ingram Boulevard, La Vergne, Tennessee, through the State of Texas
CO-OP Program. The estimated expenditure is $191,000.
ITEM NO. 5. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF DIGITAL LIBRARY MATERIALS
Authorized the purchase of digital library materials (e-books and e-audiobooks) from
Bibliotheca, Inc., 403 Hayward Avenue North, Oakdale, Minnesota. The estimated
expenditure is $70,000.
ITEM NO. 6. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF DIGITAL LIBRARY MATERIALS
Authorized the purchase of digital library materials (e-books, e-audiobooks, video, and
music) from Midwest Tape, Inc., 1417 Timberwolf Drive, Holland, Ohio, for the Hoopla
digital circulation platform. The estimated expenditure is $50,000.
ITEM NO. 7. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
Authorized the purchase of kitchen equipment and supplies from Mission Restaurant
Supply, 2524 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, Texas, through the Texas Local
Government Purchasing Cooperative also known as the Texas BuyBoard Program for
the Euless Family Life Senior Center as approved in the FY2023 budget. The estimated
expenditure is $53,682.46.
ITEM NO. 8. AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION OF OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL
COURTS
Authorized the construction of four VersaCourt outdoor pickleball courts by Turf Green
Courts of Frisco, 5030 Southern Hills Drive, Frisco, Texas, through the Sourcewell
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement as approved in the FY2023 CIP Budget. The
estimated expenditure is $182,910.
ITEM NO. 9. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF SANITARY SEWER CAMERA
INSPECTION SYSTEM
Authorized the purchase of a sanitary sewer camera inspection system from Green
Equipment Company, 2563 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas, through the Houston
Galveston Area Cooperative Purchasing Program. The estimated expense is $96,924.
ITEM NO. 10. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL CABINETS
AND DEVICES
Authorized the purchase of traffic signal cabinets, school zone timers, and battery
replacements from Paradigm Traffic Systems, Inc., 2201 East Division Street, Arlington,
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Texas, through the Texas BuyBoard Program as approved in the FY2023 budget. The
estimated expenditure is $312,220.
ITEM NO. 11. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF VIDEO DETECTION AND
TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE MATERIALS
Authorized the purchase of video detection and traffic signal upgrade materials from Iteris,
Inc., 1700 Carnegie Avenue, Suite 100, Santa Ana, California, through the Texas
BuyBoard Program as approved in the FY2023 budget. The estimated expenditure is
$179,787.40.
ITEM NO. 12. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLIES
Authorized the purchase of Fire Department public safety supplies through Casco
Industries, Inc., 1517 West North Carrier Parkway, Suite 118, Grand Prairie, Texas,
through the Texas BuyBoard Program. The estimated expenditure is $160,000.
ITEM NO. 13. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 22-1628
Approved Resolution No. 22-1628, approving the Trinity River Authority Resolution (TRA)
authorizing the issuance, sale, and delivery of Trinity River Authority of Texas (Tarrant
County Water Project) Improvement Revenue Bonds.
ITEM NO. 14. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Approved City Council minutes of the precouncil and regular meeting of September 13,
2022.
REGULAR AGENDA
ITEM NO. 15. APPROVED FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO.
2322
Deputy City Manager Barker advised that on April 1, 2022, Atmos filed a Rate Review
Mechanism (RRM) request for an annual increase in systemwide revenue of $141.3
million. The Atmos Cities Steering Committee (ACSC) reviewed and negotiated a
reduction of the company's requested amount to $115 million. The impact of the
settlement on average residential rates is an increase of $4.60 on a monthly basis. The
increase for average commercial usage will be $14.34. The increase will become
effective October 1, 2022.
Council Member Stinneford motioned to approve Ordinance No. 2322, approving a
negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee and Atmos Energy
Corporation, Mid -Tex Division regarding the company's 2022 Rate Review Mechanism
(RRM) filings.
Council Member Paudel seconded the motion.
Council Minutes
Ayes:
Nays:
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Mayor Martin, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Bynum, Zimmer,
and Paudel
None
Mayor Martin declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 16. APPROVED THE CIVIL SERVICE PROVISIONS AS AMENDED
City Manager Loretta Getchell outlined the proposed amendments to the Civil Service
Provisions as recommended by the Civil Service Commission. Amendments include
substantive changes related to a pay cycle change for firefighters, amendments to the
official holiday schedule, and sick leave usage as well as non -substantive revisions for
the purpose of consistency and modernizing certain terms.
Council Member Tompkins motioned to approve the Civil Service Provisions as amended.
Council Member Bynum seconded the motion.
Ayes: Mayor Martin, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Bynum, Zimmer,
and Paudel
Nays: None
Mayor Martin declared the motion carried.
ITEM NO. 17. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments.
ITEM NO. 18. REPORTS
City Manager
No report given.
City Attorney
No report given.
City Council
Mayor Martin recognized Cara Leahy White who served as legal counsel in the absence
of City Attorney Wayne Olson.
Mayor Martin announced several upcoming events:
9 Saturday, October 1, 2022
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o Euless Public Safety Open Houses, Police and Courts Building and Fire Station
No. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
o Trinity GAP Adoption Event and Bazaar, Euless Animal Shelter, 11 a.m. to 2
p.m.; and
® Tuesday, October 4, 2022, National Night Out, 6:00 p.m.
ITEM NO. 19. ADJOURN
Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m.
ATTEST:
i Sutter, RMC, CIVIC, City Secretary