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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-12-17 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE EULESS CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, December 17, 2019 A special called meeting of the Euless City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tern Jeremy Tompkins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, in the Precouncil Conference Room of City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive. Those present included Mayor Pro Tem Jeremy Tompkins, Council Members Tim Stinneford, Eddie Price, Perry Bynum, and Harry Zimmer. Mayor Linda Martin was absent from the meeting. Council Member Salman Bhojani arrived at 6:06 p.m. During the Precouncil meeting: ➢ Council Member Tim Stinneford advised that he participated in the Salvation Army Mayor's Red Kettle Challenge held Saturday, December 14, 2019, where he helped to ring the bell and stated that it was a great event. Council Member Harry Zimmer advised that he attended the 6Stones Dashing for Hope event held Friday, December 6, 2019, and stated that it was a wonderful event which raised a lot of money benefitting local children. > City Manager Loretta Getchell advised that Mayor Linda Martin is healing well following her recent surgery. Additionally, she wished Council Member Perry Bynum a happy birthday, extended congratulations to Council Member Eddie Price on the birth of his new grandchild, and to Mayor Pro Tern Jeremy Tompkins for the impending arrival of his first grandchild. Ms. Getchell expressed her appreciation to Director of Parks and Community Services Ray McDonald and the Parks Department staff for their efforts in hosting the Christmas Parade of Lights held Saturday, December 7, 2019, as well as the employee Christmas party held Friday, December 13, 2019. • City Manager Getchell reviewed the proposed 2020 City Council calendar, including dates of the Town Hall meetings and budget worksessions. > City Manager Getchell reviewed the regular agenda. Finance Director Janina Jewell presented the Financial update and advised that sales tax was up 7.7 percent over the same period last year and up 2.13 percent year to date and car rental tax collections were up 24 percent over the same period last year and six percent year to date (October 2019). > Assistant City Manager Barker provided the capital projects update and advised that drilling for the Far North well is complete and the next phase of the project will begin. Drilling will commence at the Fuller Well site in January 2020. Council Minutes Page 2 of 7 December 17, 2019 CLOSED SESSION The City Council convened into closed session at 6:32 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: • 1451 West Euless Boulevard • Cause No. 96-313818-19, City of Euless v. Hilltop Concrete, LLC • Initiative and referendum procedures Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins recessed closed session at 7:00 p.m. COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF SCHEDULED ITEMS — COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Euless City Council continued their meeting in the Council Chambers at 7:03 p.m. for consideration of scheduled items. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT City Manager Loretta Getchell Deputy City Manager Bob Freeman Assistant City Manager Chris Barker Deputy City Secretary Lindsay Wells Police Chief Mike Brown Fire Chief Wes Rhodes Director of Planning and Economic Development Mike Collins 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 Human Resources/Risk Director Donny Beasley Assistant to the City Manager Betsy Deck Municipal Courts Manager Claudia Quintero Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell-Shelton VISITORS Don Martin Betty Priddy INVOCATION Assistant City Manager Chris Barker gave the invocation. Council Minutes Page 3 of 7 December 17, 2019 PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Perry Bynum led the pledges of allegiance to the flags of the United States and Texas. ITEM NO. 1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR JANUARY Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Battalion Chief/EMS Coordinator George Grim. George was accompanied by his wife, Blanca, daughter, Isabella, sons, Landon and Jaxon, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Pro Tern Tompkins presented George with a plaque and certificate commemorating his selection as employee of the month for January 2020. ITEM NO. 2. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS Police Chief Mike Brown introduced Emergency Management Coordinator Suzanne Hendrickson. Suzanne was accompanied by members of the Police Department. Mayor Pro Tern Tompkins presented Suzanne with a service pin commemorating her 15 years of service with the City. Texas Star General Manager Glenda Hartsell-Shelton introduced Golf Superintendent Scott Boven. Scott was accompanied by his wife, Kristin, and son, Mason. Mayor Pro Tern Tompkins presented Scott with a service pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City. Fire Chief Wes Rhodes introduced Firefighter II/Paramedic Robert Hopkins. Robert was accompanied by his wife, Rolanda, daughter, Lauryn, Lauryn's fiancé, Chanse Brumit, and members of the Fire Department. Mayor Pro Tern Tompkins presented Robert with a service pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City. Firefighter II/Paramedic Brad Schupbach was due to receive a service pin commemorating his 20 years of service with the City but was unable to attend the meeting. CONSENT AGENDA (items 3 through 10) Mayor Pro Tern Tompkins asked Assistant City Manager Chris Barker to read each item into the record. Council Member Stinneford motioned to approve the consent agenda items number 3 through 10. Council Member Price seconded the motion. Council Minutes Page 4 of 7 December 17, 2019 Ayes: Mayor Pro Tern Tompkins, Council Members Stinneford, Price, Bynum, Zimmer, and Bhojani Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 3. AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN CONTRACT Authorized the City Manager to execute an Engineering Design Contract with Elliott & Hughes, Inc., 1001 West Euless Boulevard #214, Euless, Texas, for the design of the FY2020 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project in the following areas: Midway Park 3rd Addition Phase I • Between Crane Drive and Donley Drive from Harwood Road to Aransas Drive; and • Between Ector Drive and Fayette Drive from Lamar Drive to 160 feet east of Ector Drive. North Main Street • Between North Main Street and Salem Drive from 200 feet north of Town Creek Drive to State Highway (SH) 183. The estimated expenditure is $68,950. ITEM NO. 4. AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN ENGINEERING DESIGN CONTRACT Authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an Engineering Design Contract with Half Associates, Inc., 1201 North Bowser Road, Richardson, Texas, for the design of the FY2019 Street Reconstruction Project. The project scope includes the removal and replacement of asphalt roadway with concrete pavement at the following locations: West Pipeline Road between Arwine Court and Raider Drive; South Pipeline Road between Royal Parkway and Highland Drive; Highland Drive; Harwood Road between Industrial Boulevard and Main Street; and the extension of Mills Drive from State Highway (SH) 10 to Carr Park. Each reconstructed street will maintain the same width and lane configuration with the exception of West Pipeline Road, which will include the installation of a median between Raider Drive and Monterrey Boulevard; Highland Drive, which will become a standard 31- foot wide street and South Pipeline Road, which will become a standard 31-foot wide street. The Highland Drive project will include new sidewalk, water, sewer, and storm drain utilities; and the South Pipeline Road project will include a new sidewalk. Mills Drive will be a new full pavement section, including sidewalk, storm drain and waterline. The estimated expenditure is $1,553,600. Council Minutes Page 5 of 7 December 17, 2019 ITEM NO. 5. APPROVED A JOB ORDER CONTRACT Approved a Job Order Contract (JOC) with ABM Building Services, LLC, 4100 Amon Carter Boulevard #112, Fort Worth, Texas, for the replacement of the Police and Courts facility HVAC chilled water system through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) program Contract No. 18010101. The estimated expenditure is $282,206. ITEM NO. 6. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF AN AMBULANCE MODULE AND CHASSIS Authorized the purchase of an ambulance module and chassis through the Houston Galveston Area Cooperative Purchasing Program (HGAC). A purchase order will be issued through the chassis supply vendor MacHaik Dodge Chrysler Jeep, 11000 North Freeway, Houston, Texas. The assigned module vendor will be Frazer, Ltd., 7227 Rampart Street, Houston, Texas. The estimated expenditure is $236,163.33. ITEM NO. 7. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF AN AERIAL BUCKET TRUCK Authorized the purchase of an aerial bucket truck from Sam Pack's Five Star Ford, 1635 South Interstate 35E, Carrollton, Texas, through the Tarrant County Contract No. 2019- 041. The estimated expenditure is $105,776. ITEM NO. 8. AUTHORIZED PURCHASE OF FURNITURE AND INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR LIBRARY Authorized the purchase of seating, tables, lounge, and office furniture, and installation services from KI, Inc., 150 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, for the library remodel project under the National Joint Purchasing Alliance (NJPA) Contract No. 031715-KII. The estimated expenditure is $459,635. ITEM NO. 9. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 19-1562 Approved Resolution No. 19-1562, recommending award of a construction contract for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project No. B19-UC-48-0001-22-50 to PM Construction & Rehab, LLC dba IPR South Central, 131 North Richey Street, Pasadena, Texas, for the replacement of 2,409 linear feet of sanitary sewer main in the Midway Park 2nd Addition Phase I in the amount of $330,605.48 and authorized a contingency in the amount of $16,530.00. The project includes the following locations. 1. Between Stonewall Drive and Milam Drive and from Limestone Drive to Ector Drive; and 2. Between Freestone Drive and Ector Drive on the southside of Milam Drive and Limestone Drive. Council Minutes Page 6 of 7 December 17, 2019 ITEM NO. 10. APPROVED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Approved City Council minutes of the regular meeting of November 26, 2019. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NO. 11. APPROVED A REQUEST FOR A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT NO. 19-15-CC Director of Planning and Economic Development Mike Collins presented the item to the City Council and advised that Smith Contracting Inc., 15309 Marsha Street, Austin, Texas, has requested approval of a temporary use permit to construct and operate a concrete batch plant for a period of approximately three months, beginning after December 31, 2019, in association with the construction of the public right of way streets within the Lonestar Estates subdivision, on the eastside of Westpark Way north of West Pipeline Road. Council Member Bhojani motioned to approve a request for a Temporary Use Permit No. 19-15-CC, for a portable concrete batch plant located on the eastside of Westpark Way north of West Pipeline Road for a period of approximately three months, beginning after December 31, 2019. Council Member Stinneford seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins, Council Members Stinneford, Price, Bynum, Zimmer, and Bhojani Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 12. APPROVED SITE PLAN NO. 19-15-SP Director of Planning and Economic Development Collins presented the item to the City Council and advised that the applicant, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) intends to construct a new Oakwood Terrace Elementary School on the same site where the elementary school currently exists. HEB ISD intends to construct the new 89,339 square foot school on the south side of the property while retaining the existing school on the north side during construction. Once the new building is complete, the older facility will be razed and the remainder of the site will be completed. He reviewed the proposed architectural design features, landscaping, site access, and parking requirements. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered the item on November 19, 2019, and recommended approval of the Site Plan by a 7-0-0 vote. Council Member Bynum motioned to approve Site Plan No. 19-15-SP, for an Elementary School proposed to be located on Oakwood Terrace West Addition, Tract B at 700 Ranger Street. Council Minutes Page 7 of 7 December 17, 2019 Council Member Price seconded the motion. Ayes: Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins, Council Members Stinneford, Price, Bynum, Zimmer, and Bhojani Nays: None Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins declared the motion carried. ITEM NO. 13. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments. ITEM NO. 14. REPORTS City Manager City Manager Getchell wished Mayor Linda Martin and City Secretary Kim Sutter a speedy recovery following recent surgeries. She also wished everyone a Merry Christmas. City Attorney No report given. City Council Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ITEM NO. 15. ADJOURN Mayor Pro Tem Tompkins adjourned the meeting at 7:33 p.m. APPROVED: ATTEST: ,-- i- - -9 ,e;-,c ' - L ' c,41.--) ._-tvinda.Mar in, Ma r i Sutter, TRMC, CMC, City Secretary