Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/3/2015 4:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall - Briefing Room 317 College Street
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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15-4338 11Code Enforcement UpdatePresentationCode Enforcement Update and Building Inspections Overview - Presented by Steve Collins, Code Enforcement Manager, and Rob Ard, Building Inspections ManagerPresented  Action details Not available
15-4340 12Joint Training Project with Irving Fire DepartmentPresentationGrand Prairie Fire Department Joint Training Project with the Irving Fire Department - Presented by Robert Fite, Fire ChiefPresented  Action details Not available
15-4342 13Rock Island Bridge PresentationPresentationDallas County Rock Island Road/Bridge Repair Update - Presented by Romin Khavari, City EngineerPresented  Action details Not available
15-4353 14Eagle Scout Certificate - Sterling SchlangensteinPresentationEagle Scout Certificate - Presented to Sterling A. SchlangensteinPresented  Action details Not available
15-4399 15Ruben Aranda 40 Years of Service PresentationPresentationRecognition of Ruben Aranda for 40 Years of Service with Grand Prairie Disposal - Presented by Dr. Patricia Redfearn, Solid Waste ManagerPresented  Action details Not available
15-4393 16Minutes of January 20, 2015Agenda ItemMinutes of the January 20, 2015 MeetingApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4384 17Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) contract to Pogue Construction, Inc. for a new Fire Station No .10 in the amount of $480,453.Agenda ItemAward the initial portion of a Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) contract to Pogue Construction, Inc. for a new Fire Station No .10 in the amount of $480,453Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4330 18Amendment/Change Order No. 1 w/KSA for Main St Sidewalk, Hardscaping and Landscape from MC to AnnexAgenda ItemMain Street Sidewalk, Hardscaping and Landscaping Improvements from Municipal Court to Annex Amendment/Change Order No. 1 with KSA Engineers in the amount of $22,500Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4332 19Purchase of a Hydro ExcavatorAgenda ItemPurchase of a Hydro Excavator from Austin Truck and Equipment LTD dba Freightliner of Austin in the amount of $436,475.07, through a national inter-local agreement with BuyBoardApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4343 110Allocation of funding 2015Agenda ItemAllocation of funding made available by HUD for Rehabilitation/Reconstruction in the amount of $394,698; and reallocate funds to Public Service Agencies in the amount of $31,296; and reallocate HOME funds in the amount of $185,464 to the Grand Prairie Community Housing Development Organization, Dream Builders ProjectApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4346 211Police & Fire Mobile ToughbookAgenda ItemPurchase of 42 Police & Fire Department Mobile Toughbooks Phase II from ARC, a State approved DIR vendor, in the amount of $199,999.88Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4352 112Purchase of Digital Learning Stations for LibrariesAgenda ItemPurchase 22 digital learning stations from AWE, Inc. for the three libraries. This purchase includes 14 plug-and-play, touch-screen computers with 50 English software tools for $2,993 and eight of same with 15 Spanish learning tools for $3,183, for a total of $67,366Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4354 113Preventative Maintenance Agreement with High Sierra Electronics for Rain & Stream GaugesAgenda ItemOne year price agreement with High Sierra Electronics as a sole source provider for preventative maintenance on the City rain stream gauges for a first year fee of $15,590, escalating by 3% each renewal year, and $5,000 for emergency service/unscheduled visits, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods totaling $107,776 ($20,590 yr1 + $21,058 yr2 + $21, 540 yr3 + $22,040 yr4 + $22,548 yr5) if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal termsApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4377 114Amendment/Change Order No. 1 to the Eng/Conslt contract with Pacheco Koch, LLC for EastMain Street at the Railroad Bridge Drainage ImprovementsAgenda ItemAmendmant/Change Order No. 1 to Engineering Professional Consultant Services contract with Pacheco Koch, LLC., in the amount of $116,683 for East Main Street Drainage Improvements at the Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge underpassApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4379 115Price Agreement for General ContractorAgenda ItemPrice agreement for a General Contractor (Job Order Contracting) from Payless Home Repairs, for carpentry services in the amount of $100,000, through a Master Interlocal Agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS)Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4382 116Price Agreement Auctioneer ServicesAgenda ItemPrice agreement for auctioneer services with Rene Bates Auctioneers, through BuyBoard, in an amount up to $50,000 for one year with the option to renew for an additional one-year term totaling up to $100,000 if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal termsApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
15-4378 117VOCA GrantResolutionResolution supporting the nineteenth year continuation of the Police Department's Victim Assistance Program grant in the amount of $149,076Adopted  Action details Not available
15-4375 118Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with DBUResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a mutual Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Dallas Baptist University (DBU) that will grant their police department specific access to the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (TLETS) through specifically defined terminals held by the Grand Prairie Police Department.Adopted  Action details Not available
15-4376 119USMS Budget AmendmentOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2014/2015 United States Marshals Service (USMS) Agreement Fund budget in the amount of $40,941 for a Public Safety Building remodel projectAdopted  Action details Not available
15-4315 120Ordinance calling the May 9, 2015 ElectionOrdinanceOrdinance calling the May 9, 2015 General City ElectionAdopted  Action details Not available
15-4383 121Ordinance; Construction contract to Mart, Inc. in the amount of $666,175 for renovations to the Council Briefing Room (CBR), CMO suite, Former Finance area, and Water Utility Services area, plus a 5% construction contingency in the amount of $37,067, pOrdinanceOrdinance Amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Construction contract to Mart, Inc. in the amount of $613,500 for renovations to the Council Briefing Room (CBR), CMO suite, Former Finance area, and Water Utility Services area, plus $10,000 for IT network cabling infrastructure upgrades, plus a 5% construction contingency in the amount of $30,675, and $12,000 for additional security access installations and other miscellaneous related costs for a total request of $666,175.Adopted  Action details Not available
15-4345 122Housing Choice Voucher Budget Funding Year 2015OrdinanceOrdinance adopting the 2015 calendar-year budgets for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Operating Fund (300192) for $2,427,845; Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) Fund (300292) for $26,051,447; and Non-HCV Program Fund (300492) for $300,000Adopted  Action details Not available
15-4358 123Amendment to Chapter 28, Code of OrdinancesOrdinanceOrdinance amending Chapter 28 Housing Enforcement, of the Code of Ordinances, establishing Section 28-2, Crime Free Multi-Housing, and amending Sections 28-27 (a) and (e), Multi-family Housing Inspection Fee ScheduleAdopted  Action details Not available
15-4349 124Award of Contract Aerofirma CorporationOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and award of a contract to Aerofirma Corporation for construction of taxilanes associated with a development by Staggerwing Development #4, LLCAdopted  Action details Not available
15-4350 125Ken-Do Construction - Lynn Creek Park Retaining Wall RepairOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; award contract with Ken-Do Construction in the amount of $81,370, and a 5% contingency in the amount of $4,069, for a total amount of $85,439, for repairs to the retaining wall at the marina in Lynn Creek ParkAdopted  Action details Not available
15-4351 226Purchase of three (3) vehicles for Housing and Neighborhood ServicesAgenda ItemPurchase of three (3) Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedans from Caldwell Country ($74,820) through a national inter-local agreement with The Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) with funding provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as awarded to Housing and Neighborhood Services (300192) for calendar year 2015Approved  Action details Not available
15-4395 127SN150201 - Woodglen RoadOrdinanceSN150201 - Street Name Change - Woodglen Road (City Council District 6). Approval of a Street Name Change to establish Woodglen Road as the official name of the public road running in a north-south direction and located between N. Bent Tree Trail and Sandalwood Drive.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
15-4396 128SN150202 - Daniella LaneOrdinanceSN150202 - Street Naming - Daniella Lane (City Council District 6). Consider a request for approval of a Street Name to establish Daniella Lane as the official name of the public road running in an east-west direction and located between Matthew Road and the proposed Woodglen Road.AdoptedPass Action details Not available