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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-04-11 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, April 11, 2017 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Linda Martin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in the Precouncil Conference Room of City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included Mayor Linda Martin, Council Members Tim Stinneford, Jeremy Tompkins, Eddie Price, and Linda Eilenfeldt. Mayor Pro Tem Perry Bynum arrived at 5:40 p.m. Council Member Harry Zimmer was not present due to a scheduled absence. During the Precouncil meeting: ➢ Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt expressed her appreciation to the Library staff for hosting the first Adult Spelling Bee on Saturday, April 8, 2017. ➢ Council Member Jeremy Tompkins advised that the Blacksmith Shop Grand Opening held Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Heritage Park was a wonderful event and the period band that performed was really great. ➢ Mayor Linda Martin made several announcements: • She expressed her appreciation to Council Member Eddie Price for attending the Clubhouse for Special Needs Dinner and Auction held Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Texas Star Golf Course; • She expressed her appreciation to all those who attended the Tarrant County League of Women Voters Candidate Forum held Monday, April 10, 2017; • She announced that John Terrell, Vice President Commercial Development, DFW International Airport, will be asked to present a report to the City Council regarding upcoming development at the airport within the Euless city limits. • Euless Tongan Committee Member Penilotu Asaeli has been released from rehab following his recent car accident and is home with his daughter. ➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell welcomed Deputy City Manager Bob Freeman back to work following his leave to care for his wife. ➢ Deputy City Manager Freeman expressed his appreciation to everyone for the well wishes for his wife, Julie. He advised that she's doing remarkably well and was able to go out to celebrate their son's birthday. ➢ City Manager Getchell announced several upcoming events: • Police Lieutenant Troy Remington's retirement reception, Wednesday,April 26, 2017, 1:00 p.m., Municipal Court; • Firefighter II/ Paramedic Tom Tyre's retirement reception, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 2:30 p.m., Fire Training Room; Council Minutes Page 2 of 7 April 11, 2017 • Plant Swap, Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Parks Greenhouse; • GAP Club Walk-a-Thon, Saturday, April 22, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Trinity High School track; • Community Powered Revitalization (CPR) Spring Blitz, Friday, April 21, 2017 and Saturday, April 22, 2017; and • Arbor Daze, Saturday, April 29, 2017, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Euless Family Life Center. Additionally, she advised that Ruth Hunt, the wife of former Council Member Charles Hunt, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017, and funeral arrangements are pending. ➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell reviewed the regular agenda. ➢ City Manager Getchell introduced Greg Roemer, President, and Robert Medigovich, Municipal Coordinator, Community Waste Disposal (CWD). Mr. Roemer presented the CWD annual recycling report which included statistics related to single family recycling options as well as customer service inquiries and driver incidents during 2016. I' ➢ Municipal Court Supervisor Teresa Alexander introduced Mindy Eichorst, Teen Court Coordinator, Hurst Euless Bedford (HEB) Teen Court. Ms. Eichorst presented the Teen Court update including the departments within the City who utilize Teen Court defendants as volunteers, responsibilities of the Coordinator, and an overview of the program. Additionally, she announced the upcoming Teen Court Scholarship Gala on Thursday, April 27, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Hurst Conference Center. ➢ Assistant to the City Manager Betsy Deck advised that a Household Hazardous Waste event was held Saturday, April 8, 2017, and reported that 148 cars came through the event. The alumni members of the Euless Citizens Police and Fire Associations volunteer and help to make it a fun event. ➢ Finance Director Janina Jewell presented the Financial update for the month ending February 2017, and advised that car rental tax collection was down two percent for the month and even year to date. ➢ Assistant City Manager Chris Barker presented the Library update and advised that he and other staff members have toured recently renovated libraries including the City of Coppell and reviewed their plans for providing services during the construction. As a result, staff believes that library services, excluding programming, can be provided at the former fire station building located on Westpark Way. Council Minutes Page 3 of 7 April 11, 2017 Discussion ensued regarding directional signage and the impact of the highway construction. Additionally, Assistant City Manager Barker advised of an Interlocal Agreement for ebooks that is currently being drafted between Euless and several other local cities. Library Administrator Sherry Knight outlined the details in the Interlocal Agreement ➢ Assistant City Manager Barker presented an update regarding the City Hall plaza renovation and displayed the recently installed landscaping between City Hall and the Library. He advised of the need to move slightly the nearby Elisha Adam Euless historical marker to alleviate drainage issues. CLOSED SESSION The City Council convened into closed session at 6:02 p.m. for deliberation regarding the following: Seek legal advice from the City Attorney as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code related to: • Sarah H. Pengelly and Ashley Pengelly vs City of Euless The City Council recessed closed session at 6:39 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 Bob Freeman Assistant City Manager Chris Barker City Attorney Wayne Olson City Secretary Kim Sutter Deputy City Secretary Lindsay Wells Police Chief Mike Brown Director of Planning and Economic Development Mike Collins Director of Public Works Hal Cranor Finance Director Janina Jewell Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald Fire Chief Wes Rhodes Information Services Administrator Scott Joyce Fleet and Facilities Administrator Kyle McAdams Council Minutes Page 4 of 7 April 11, 2017 Library Administrator Sherry Knight Assistant to the City Manager Betsy Deck Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell-Shelton VISITORS Loretta Doty Anniece McKanna Lori Tompkins Steve Doty Kay Price Peggy Vandiver Jamie Harton Jason Reyes Don Martin Barney Snitz INVOCATION Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Perry Bynum led the pledge of allegiance. ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Firefighter II/Paramedic Rob Butler. Rob was accompanied by his wife, Kristy, son, Brody, grandmother, Mary Evans, mother, Jane, father, Jim, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Martin presented Rob with a service pin commemorating his 5 years of service with the City. Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Firefighter/Paramedic Cody Hughes. Cody was accompanied by his girlfriend, Brianne Odom, mother, Polly Boone, father, Billy Hughes, aunt, Patty Pierce, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Martin presented Cody with a service pin commemorating his 5 years of service with the City. Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Firefighter/Paramedic Matt Sanders. Matt was accompanied by his wife, Adry, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Martin presented Matt with a service pin commemorating his 5 years of service with the City. Police Chief Mike Brown introduced Lieutenant Brandon Zachary. Brandon was accompanied by his wife, Susan, daughter, Ella, son, Ethan, and members of the Police Department. Mayor Martin presented Brandon with a service pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City. ITEM NO. 2. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION Council Minutes Page 5 of 7 April 11, 2017 Mayor Martin presented a proclamation to Jamie Harton, Volunteer Coordinator, Alliance for Children, proclaiming the month of April 2017 as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Ms. Harton thanked the City Council for their support and briefly explained the mission of Alliance for Children. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 3. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 17-1505 Assistant City Manager Barker advised that approval of the Resolution would suspend the effective date of proposed rate changes for 90 days after the date the rate change would otherwise be effective. Doing so will allow the Steering Committee of Cities served by Oncor more time to adequately review the proposed changes and to establish reasonable rates. Council Member Stinneford motioned to approve Resolution No. 17-1505, suspending the April 21, 2017 effective date of Oncor Electric Delivery Company's requested rate change. Council Member Eilenfeldt seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, and Eilenfeldt Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 4. APPROVED AWARD OF BID NO. 006-17 Mayor Martin advised that Bid No. 006-17 is a construction contract awarded to Excel 4 Construction Inc., 5733 Hart Street, Fort Worth, Texas, for the replacement of sanitary sewer mains in portions of the Cedar Hill Estates Addition and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Excel 4 Construction Inc. to install new eight inch lines. The estimated expenditure is $119,465. Council Member Tompkins motioned to approve award of Bid No. 006-17, for a construction contract to Excel 4 Construction, Inc. for the replacement of sanitary sewer mains in portions of the Cedar Hill Estates Addition. Mayor Pro Tem Bynum seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, and Eilenfeldt Nays: None Council Minutes Page 6 of 7 April 11, 2017 III Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 5. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF MICROSOFT SOFTWARE i Mayor Martin advised that the purchase authorizes a three-year agreement with the Microsoft Corporation through SHI Government Solutions for the purchase of Microsoft jsoftware. The total expenditure is $76,085.60 over the three year term. I Council Member Price motioned to authorize the purchase of Microsoft Software through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources contract. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, and Eilenfeldt Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 6. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Council Member Tompkins motioned to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 28, 2017. Mayor Pro Tem Bynum seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Bynum, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Price, and Eilenfeldt Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 7. • PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments. ITEM NO. 8. REPORTS City Mananer No report given. City Aftorney Council Minutes Page 7 of 7 April 11, 2017 No report given. City Council Mayor Pro Tem Bynum expressed his appreciation to the Fire Department for their response during a recent call to attend to his mother. She is back home and doing well. Mayor Martin announced the upcoming Plant Swap event to be held Saturday, April 22, 2017, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Parks Greenhouse. Additionally, she wished everyone a safe and wonderful Easter weekend. ITEM NO. 9. ADJOURN Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 7:24 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: c � Linda artin, ayor -- Ki Sutter, RMC, City Secretary