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Home My WebLink About2017-11-14 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, November 14, 2017 A regular meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Linda Martin at 4:35 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 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, Linda Eilenfeldt, and Harry Zimmer. Mayor Pro Tem Eddie Price arrived at 4:46 p.m. Council Member Perry Bynum was absent due to a prior commitment. During the Precouncil meeting: ➢ Council Member Jeremy Tompkins advised that the Diabetes Awareness Walk and Presentation hosted by the Euless Tongan Community held Saturday, November 11, 2017, was wonderful. Additionally, he commended staff for arranging the tour of the Trinity River Authority wastewater treatment plant for the City Council on Friday, November 10, 2017. ➢ Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt commended staff for their efforts during the paper shredding event held Saturday, November 11, 2017, and hosted by the Euless Small Business Association (ESBA) and Chad's Shred'N Services. ➢ Mayor Linda Martin presented the "Best Costume" award to Council Member Jeremy Tompkins and his wife, Lori, won during the Mayoral Grapestomp held Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Grapevine's Grapefest. ➢ City Secretary Kim Sutter advised of plans for the annual City Council holiday picture. ➢ City Manager Loretta Getchell announced that the 6Stones Pulling for Hope event will take place Friday, December 1, 2017, at Pennington Field. ➢ City Manager Getchell reviewed the regular agenda. ➢ Assistant City Manager Chris Barker presented an update on the Founders Parc perpetual maintenance including the parties responsible for long-term maintenance and contract language. ➢ City Manager Getchell provided a brief update on the annual Christmas parade scheduled to be held Saturday, December 2, 2017, as well as an update on the Tarrant Appraisal District Board of Directors. ➢ Finance Director Janina Jewell provided the Financial update for the month ending September 30, 2017, and advised that sales tax collection is up 2.35 percent and car rental tax is up 11 percent over the same period last year. Council Minutes Page 2 of 8 November 14, 2017 I ➢ Fire Chief Wes Rhodes presented the Fire Department update for the period ending October 31, 2017, and provided statistics including total response times, total runs, annual dollar loss, and Fire Marshall statistics. CLOSED SESSION The City Council convened into closed session at 5:20 p.m. for deliberation regarding the following: Legal advice from the City Attorney as authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code related to pending or contemplated litigation: • Williams vs. Brown, et al (City of Euless) The purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property as authorized by Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code related to: • Cresthaven Addition The City Council recessed closed session at 5:39 p.m. and reconvened at 5:59 p.m. for deliberation regarding the following: The appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee as authorized by Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code related to: • Planning and Zoning Commission • Zoning Board of Adjustment • Euless Development Corporation • Municipal Court Judge Evaluation The City Council recessed closed session at 6:50 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 Public Works and Engineering Hal Cranor Finance Director Janina Jewell Fire Chief Wes Rhodes Director of Planning and Economic Development Mike Collins Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald Council Minutes Page 3 of 8 November 14, 2017 Information Services Administrator Scott Joyce Assistant to the City Manager Betsy Deck Library Administrator Sherry Knight Fleet and Facilities Administrator Kyle McAdams Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell-Shelton VISITORS Cory Michael Bowers Anniece McKanna Lori Tompkins Don Martin Barney Snitz INVOCATION Finance Director Janina Jewell gave the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt led the pledge of allegiance. ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS Director of Public Works and Engineering Hal Cranor introduced Civil Engineer Jeff Pearson. Jeff was accompanied by members of the Public Works and Engineering Department. Mayor Martin presented Jeff with a service pin commemorating his 5 years of service with the City. Director of Public Works and Engineering Hal Cranor introduced Field Tech II Nick Alvarez. Nick was accompanied by his wife, Sally, sons, Nicholas and Abram, and members of the Public Works Department. Mayor Martin presented Nick with a service pin commemorating his 5 years of service with the City. Police Chief Mike Brown introduced Senior Police Officer Jacob Hansen. Jacob was accompanied by members of the Police Department. Mayor Martin presented Jacob with a service pin commemorating his 10 years of service with the City. Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Captain/Paramedic Jason Moon. Jason was accompanied by his wife, Andrea, sons, Luke and Landon, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Martin presented Jason with a service pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City. Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Lieutenant/Paramedic Brad Smith. Brad was accompanied by his friend, Kim Dowdy, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Martin presented Brad with a service pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City. Public Works Foreman Kenny Sparger was unable to attend the City Council meeting to accept a service pin and clock commemorating his 25 years of service with the City. i i I Council Minutes Page 4.of 8 November 14, 2017 i i CONSENT AGENDA (items 2 through 6) Mayor Martin asked Assistant City Manager Barker to read each item into the record. Council Member Stinneford motioned to approve the consent agenda items number 2 through 6. Council Member Tompkins seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Price, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 2. AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Interlocal Agreement related to the funding of the Northeast Tarrant County Area SWAT Team (NETCAST). The City of Bedford has agreed to manage the funds with each City contributing $15,000 annually. ITEM NO. 3. AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT Authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with PM/AM Corporation, 5430 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway#370, Dallas, Texas, for the purposes of administering all aspects related to residential and commercial alarm program administration and collection services through an interlocal agreement with the City of Coppell. The estimated expenditure is $36,400. ITEM NO. 4. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF EIGHT (8) GRIDSMART TRAFFIC DETECTION SYSTEMS Authorized the purchase of eight Gridsmart Traffic Detection Systems from Texas Highway Products, 1309 Clark Street #A, Round Rock, Texas, through the Texas SmartBuy Cooperative Purchasing Program for the replacement and upgrade of Traffic Detection Systems for the Public Works Department Traffic Division. The estimated expenditure is $118,072. Council Minutes Page 5 of 8 November 14, 2017 ITEM NO. 5. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF MOTOROLA PORTABLE RADIOS AND ACCESSORIES Authorized the purchase of 26 Motorola APX Radios and accessories from Motorola Solutions, 1507 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway #700, Dallas, Texas, through the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) purchasing cooperative for the upgrade of existing radios within the Euless Fire Department. The estimated expenditure is $146,684. ITEM NO. 6. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approved City Council minutes of the regular meeting of October 24, 2017. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 7. APPROVED SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2172 The current franchise agreement for solid waste collection is with Allied Waste and the agreement expires February 28, 2018. A new franchise agreement must be approved every five years. In accordance with the City's Charter, a franchise agreement ordinance must have two readings 30 days apart. The first reading of Ordinance No. 2172 was October 10, 2017. Council Member Zimmer motioned to approve the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2172, granting a Franchise to Allied Waste Services of Ft. Worth, LLC for solid waste services for the collection of residential and commercial solid waste within the City of Euless. Mayor Pro Tem Price seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Price, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 8. APPROVED SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2173 The current franchise agreement for recycling collection is with Community Waste Disposal, LP, and the agreement expires February 28, 2018. A new franchise agreement must be approved every five years. In accordance with the City's Charter, a franchise agreement ordinance must have two readings 30 days apart. The first reading of Ordinance No. 2173 was October 10, 2017. i Council Minutes Page 6 of 8 November 14, 2017 I Council Member Eilenfeldt motioned to approve the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 2173, granting a Franchise to Community Waste Disposal, LP for recycling services for the collection of residential and apartment recyclables within the City of Euless. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Price, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 9. APPROVED BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS Council Member Tompkins motioned to approve the following appointments to the various boards and commissions with an expiring term of December 31, 2019, unless otherwise stated. PLACE TERM EXPIRES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Carla Shields 1 12/31/2020 EULESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Sonja Adams 5 Jason Turner 6 Carmen Deithloff 7 Mayor Linda Martin 1 Council Member Tim Stinneford 2 Council Member Jeremy Tompkins 3 Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt 4 LIBRARY BOARD Allen Gibbs 1 Mike McGehee 3 Carol Kveck 6 PARKS AND LEISURE SERVICES John Raab 2 Randy Jones 3 Council Minutes Page 7 of 8 November 14, 2017 Tiffany Smith 6 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Eric Owens 1 Curtis Brown 2 LuAnn Portugal 3 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS Steven Elliott 1 Clarence Moore 2 David Brown Alt. 1 Carol Dufinetz Alt. 2 HEB TEEN COURT Renu Sloan 2 Moses Vakalhai Alt. 1 Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Price, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 10. CANVASSED ELECTION RETURNS AND DECLARED RESULTS OF THE LOCAL OPTION ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017 City Secretary Kim Sutter presented the results of the November 7, 2017 Local Option Election for the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only": TOTAL PERCENTAGE For 1,292 65.78% Against 672 34.22% Undervote 15 0.76% TOTAL BALLOTS CAST: 1,979 (6.7% voter turnout) Council Member Zimmer motioned to canvass the returns and declare the results of the November 7, 2017 Local Option Election as presented. Council Minutes Page 8 of 8 November 14, 2017 Council Member Eilenfeldt seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Martin, Mayor Pro Tem Price, Council Members Stinneford, Tompkins, Eilenfeldt, and Zimmer I Nays: None Mayor Martin declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 11. PUBLIC COMMENTS i No public comments. ITEM NO. 12. REPORTS City Manager No report given. City Attorney No report given. City Council Mayor Martin wished everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving. ITEM NO. 13. ADJOURN Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: Lin a , ayor hliyfiLSufter', TRMC, City Secretary