Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/15/2020 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall - Council Chambers 300 West Main Street
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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20-10328 11COVID UpdatePresentationCOVID-19 Update - Presented by Steve Dye, Deputy City Manager/Chief Operating OfficerPresented  Action details Not available
20-10326 12Fire Budget PresentationPresentationFire Budget Presentation - Presented by Robert Fite, Fire ChiefPresented  Action details Not available
20-10355 13FallSweepGPPresentationFallSweepGP Proposal - Presented by Patricia Redfearn, Solid Waste ManagerPresented  Action details Not available
20-10255 14$10,000 Atmos grant to librariesPresentationPresentation of a $10,000 grant from Atmos to Grand Prairie libraries - Presented by Amy Sprinkles, Marketing, Communications and Libraries DirectorPresented  Action details Not available
20-10337 15Recognition of Landfill EmployeesPresentationRecognition of Landfill Employees for assistance to injured citizen: Rigo Saavedra Olivera; Nadia Cedillo-Clark; Rose Chavez;and Jose SaucedoPresented  Action details Not available
20-10377 169-1-2020 MinutesMinutesMinutes of the September 1, 2020 MeetingApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10358 17Price Agreement for Agenda Management SoftwareAgenda ItemPrice agreement for Agenda Management Software from Municode (up to $9,800 annually and a one-time fee of $1,500.00) for three years with the option to renew for one additional three-year period totaling $60,300 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
20-10323 18Emergency Mosquito ContractAgenda ItemEmergency Mosquito Control Interlocal Agreement Renewal with Dallas County for one year at $185 per hour of workApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10324 19Trinity River Authority Lab ContractAgenda ItemContract with Trinity River Authority Laboratory Services for analysis of water and wastewater in an amount not to exceed $273,000 for one yearApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10321 110Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County for Health ServicesAgenda ItemInterlocal Agreement Renewal with Dallas County for FY 2020/2021 health services at an annual cost of $38,854Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10338 111Construction contract with LaBanda, LLC of Dallas, for the rehabilitation and repairs to bridges at three different locations within the City of Grand Prairie located at South Carrier Parkway Culvert, Corn Valley Bridge and Shady Grove Bridge, in the amouAgenda ItemConstruction contract with LaBanda, LLC of Dallas, for the rehabilitation and repairs to bridges at three different locations within the City of Grand Prairie located at South Carrier Parkway Culvert, Corn Valley Bridge and Shady Grove Bridge, in the amount of $673,497, plus a 5% contingency amount of $33,675, for a total project cost of $707,172Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10342 112Authorize Sale of Surplus City-Owned Lot at 1413 Ave B to Juana Villegas and Francisco Villegas in the amount of $39,500Agenda ItemAuthorize Sale of Surplus City-Owned Lot at 1413 Avenue B to Juana Villegas and Francisco Villegas in the amount of $39,500Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10345 113Transportation Network Equipment - Flair Data SystemsAgenda ItemPurchase of Transportation network equipment from Flair Data Systems in the amount of $59,962.44 to replace discontinued switches through a national interlocal with DIRApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10350 114Grand Prairie Landfill - Trinity River Erosion ProjectAgenda ItemProfessional Service Agreement with Halff Associates Inc. for the Grand Prairie Landfill - West Fork Trinity River Erosion Protection Improvements Analysis, Report, and Design in the amount of $154,900Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10352 115Change Order/Amendment No.1 for Lake Management Services for Peninsula PIDAgenda ItemPeninsula PID Change Order/Amendment No.1 for Lake Management Services, L.P. for pond management services and chemicals in the total amount of $80,000 (Council Districts 4 and 6).Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10353 116Re-Bid Reconstruction project, 1658 Oak St.Agenda ItemAward bid for the completion of one residential reconstruction project as part of the HOME Reconstruct Program to Symone Construction Services in the amount of $129,300.25, and reject all bids from Attachment A and reject the contract awarded to Johnson ConstructionApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10354 117Rene Bates Auctioneering Services (2020)Agenda ItemContract for auctioneering services with Rene Bates Auctioneers, through a national interlocal agreement with BuyBoard, and authorize the vendor to charge a 10% Buyer's Premium on all City property auctioned off (anticipated between $50,000 - $70,000 annually) for one year with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal optionsApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10356 118Change Order No. 1 with McMahon Contracting, LP for Cottonwood Creek Drainage Improvements at Marshall Drive and Robinson Road (W.O. #615.60) in the total amount of $48,211.62Agenda ItemChange Order No. 1 with McMahon Contracting, LP for Cottonwood Creek Drainage Improvements at Marshall Drive and Robinson Road, in the total net amount of $48,211.62Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10359 119Final reconciliation amendment/change order No. 6 with Texas Standard Construction for Misc WWST ReplacementsAgenda ItemFinal reconciliation amendment/ Change Order No. 6 to construction contract with Texas Standard Construction in the net negative amount of (-$61,762.02) for Miscellaneous Wastewater Replacements in Windsor Place and SE 10th/SE 11th StreetsApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10373 120Supplemental Agreement for Lease of Railroad Property for ParkingAgenda ItemSupplemental Agreement for Lease Audit No. TL 22749, Covering Use of Railroad Property at Grand Prairie, Texas for one year with four one-year renewals; effective September 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, rent is $6,500; Effective March 1, 2021, rent is $36,000 annually with a 2% increase cumulative and compounded, for a total cumulative cost of $154,880Approved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10381 121CCPD Board MembersAgenda ItemAppointment/Reappointment of Crime Control Board MembersApproved on the Consent Agenda  Action details Not available
20-10343 122Ordinance appropriating funding in the Capital Improvement Projects Budget and authorizing the city to participate in aerial sprayingOrdinanceOrdinance appropriating funding in the Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into an interlocal agreement with Dallas County for aerial spraying for mosquitoes for a one-year termAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10371 123Ordinance appropriating funding in the Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Street Maintenance Sales Tax Program as outlined for Grand Prairie streets, alleys, roadway resurfacing, pavement markings. pavement leveling, professional services, and engineeriOrdinanceOrdinance appropriating funding in the Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Street Maintenance Sales Tax Program as outlined for Grand Prairie streets, alleys, roadway resurfacing, pavement markings. pavement leveling, professional services, and engineering, utilizing approved price agreements and service contractsAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10319 124Unreasonable Acceleration / Prohibited Uses of a MV in Parking Lots - OrdinanceOrdinanceOrdinance amending Chapter 25, "Traffic", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie by adding new Section 25-6 "Unreasonable Acceleration" and Section 25-7 "Prohibited Uses of a Motor Vehicle in a Parking Lot"; Providing a penalty; Providing a savings clause and a severability clause; and providing an effective date upon passage and publicationAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10374 1252021 Authorized PositionsOrdinanceOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 10864 to define the Police Department's authorized positions in each classification for Fiscal Year 2021Adopted  Action details Not available
20-10369 126Breeding OrdinanceOrdinanceOrdinance amending Chapter 5 "Animal Services," of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, through the amendment of Sections 5-1 "Definitions," and 5-57 "Breeding of Cats and Dogs" and the addition of Section 5-65 "Prohibited Sale of Cats or Dogs"; providing a Penalty Clause, a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and providing an effective date of October 1, 2020 and after publicationAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10320 127ATF Violent Crimes Task Force MOUResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding / Interlocal Agreement (MOU/ILA) with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as it relates to the Mid-Cities Violent Crime Task ForceAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10344 128TCAP PSA and Gexa CESAResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Service Agreement with the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power ("TCAP") and a Commercial Electric Service Agreement with Gexa Energy, and providing an effective dateAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10357 129CARES SCBA for EMSResolutionResolution ratifying and authorizing the acceptance of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Funding and authorizing $211,860.04 to be expended for the purpose of purchasing Public Safety Equipment (28 self-contained breathing apparatus); Approve the one time purchase for the 28 SCBA's from Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. through a national interlocal with BuyBoard.Adopted  Action details Not available
20-10367 130Master Interlocal with the City of CelinaResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a master interlocal purchasing agreement between the City of Grand Prairie and the City of Celina, TXAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10375 131Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)ResolutionResolution in support of a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice Assistance for $36,300 in total funding with an agreement for $10,890 to be allocated to funding Dallas County projects and $1,778.70 to be allocated to the City of Dallas for fiscal administration fees and expenditures leaving a net amount of $23,631.30 to the City of Grand PrairieAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10317 1322021 STEP GrantResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a Selective Traffic Enforcement (STEP) grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the enforcement of safety belt, child safety seat, speed, intersection traffic control, distracted driving and DWI laws in the amount of $317,105.87Adopted  Action details Not available
20-10376 133Commercial Motor Vehicle EnforcementResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, for the Grand Prairie Police Department's Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit to conduct commercial motor vehicle inspections, conduct public awareness campaigns, in the amount of $401,122.38Adopted  Action details Not available
20-10287 134SU200801/S200801 - Specific Use Permit/Site Plan - Race Trac - Roy Orr & Trinity (City Council District 1)OrdinanceSU200801/S200801 - Specific Use Permit/Site Plan - Race Trac - Roy Orr & Trinity (City Council District 1). Specific Use Permit and Site Plan for a Truck Stop with Gas Sales on 4.188 acres. The subject property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is located within State Highway-161 (SH-161) Overlay Corridor District. Situated in the J. Reed Survey, Abstract 1183, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, the 4.188-acre property is generally located at the southeast corner of Trinity Boulevard and Roy Orr Boulevard, specifically addressed at 3109 & 3113 Roy Orr Blvd.Tabled  Action details Not available
20-10281 135CP200801 - Concept Plan - Cottages at DechmanAgenda ItemCP200801 - Concept Plan - Cottages at Dechman (City Council District 2). Concept Plan for the Cottages at Dechman, a multi-family development with a mixture of attached and detached units on 15.91 acres. Tract 2 of Leonidas O'Gwinn Survey, Abstract No. 1105, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-20, within the IH-20 Corridor Overlay District, and generally located at the northwest corner of Dechman Dr and the IH-20 frontage road. (On August 24, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled this case by a vote of 9-0)Tabled  Action details Not available
20-10284 136S200803 - Site Plan - Ashton SawingAgenda ItemS200803 - Site Plan - Ashton Sawing (City Council District 1). Site Plan for an industrial contractor shop and office space on 3.705 acres. Lot 2, Block A, R.E.S.Subdivision, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-371, and addressed as 415 S. Great Southwest Parkway. (On August 24, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0).ApprovedPass Action details Not available
20-10259 137Ordinance Amending the FY 2019/2020 Operating BudgetsOrdinanceOrdinance Amending the FY 2019/2020 Operating BudgetsAdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-10257 138Adoption of the FY 2020/2021 Operating BudgetsOrdinanceAdoption of the FY 2020/2021 Operating BudgetsAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10258 139Adoption of the FY 2020/2021 Capital Improvement Projects BudgetsOrdinanceAdoption of the FY 2020/2021 Capital Improvement Projects BudgetsAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10260 140Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and acquire right-of-way for the FY 2020/2021 Capital Improvement ProjectsResolutionResolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and acquire right-of-way for the FY 2020/2021 Capital Improvement ProjectsAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10261 141Resolution Accepting the FY 2022/2025 Capital Improvements PlanResolutionResolution Accepting the FY 2022/2025 Capital Improvements PlanAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10346 142Public hearing on tax rateAgenda ItemPublic hearing seeking citizen comments on proposed tax rate of $0.669998 per $100 assessed valuation in accordance with the Texas Property Tax CodeApproved  Action details Not available
20-10347 1432020 TAX RATEOrdinanceOrdinance adopting and levying the ad valorem tax for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020/2021 at a rate of $.669998 per $100 of assessed value on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the city on January 1, 2020, not exempt by law; providing revenues for payment of current municipal expenses for interest and sinking fund on outstanding City of Grand Prairie debt; providing for enforcement of collections; providing for a severability clause; and providing an effective dateAdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-10348 1442020 Tax RollOrdinanceOrdinance approving the 2020 tax roll resulting in a tax levy in the amount of $109,630,740 based on the Certified Appraisal Rolls approved by the Dallas,Tarrant, and Ellis County Appraisal DistrictsAdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-10351 145Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinance, Chapter 26, "Utilities and Services" relating to FY 16-17 Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinance, Chapter 26, "Utilities and Services" relating to FY 13-14 fees for water and wastewater services. fees for watOrdinanceOrdinance amending the Code of Ordinance, Chapter 26, "Utilities and Services" relating to fees for water and wastewater servicesAdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-10262 146Fairway Bend PID - Service PlanOrdinanceFairway Bend PID (City Council District 1) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Fairway Bend PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10263 147Parkview PID - Service PlanOrdinanceParkview PID (City Council District 1) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Parkview PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10264 148Southwest Village PID - Service PlanOrdinanceSouthwest Village PID (City Council District 1). a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate b. Adoption of the Southwest Village PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10265 149Whispering Oaks PID - Service PlanOrdinanceWhispering Oaks PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Whispering Oaks PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10266 150Brookfield PID - Service PlanOrdinanceBrookfield PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate b. Adoption of the Brookfield PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10267 151Silverado Springs PID - Service PlanOrdinanceSilverado Springs PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Silverado Springs PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10268 152Country Club Park PID - Service PlanOrdinanceCountry Club Park PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Country Club Park PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10269 153Lone Star Meadows PID - Service PlanOrdinanceLone Star Meadows PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Lone Star Meadows PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10270 154Berkshire Park PID - Service PlanOrdinanceBerkshire Park PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Berkshire Park PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10271 155Walingford Village PID - Service PlanOrdinanceWalingford Village PID (City Council District 3) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Walingford Village PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10272 156Monterrey Park PID - Service PlanOrdinanceMonterrey Park PID (City Council District 3) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Monterrey Park PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10273 157Forum Estates PID - Service PlanOrdinanceForum Estates PID (City Council District 4) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Forum Estates PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10274 158Westchester PID - Service PlanOrdinanceWestchester PID (City Council District 6) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Westchester PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10275 159High Hawk PID - Service PlanOrdinanceHigh Hawk PID (City Council District 6) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the High Hawk PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10276 160Lake Parks PID - Service PlanOrdinanceLake Parks PID (City Council Districts 4 and 6) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Lake Parks PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10277 161Peninsula PID - Service PlanOrdinancePeninsula PID (City Council Districts 4 and 6) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Peninsula PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Advisory Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10278 162Oak Hollow/Sheffield Village PID - Service PlanOrdinanceOak Hollow/Sheffield Village PID (City Council Districts 4 and 6) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Oak Hollow/Sheffield Village PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10279 163Crescent Heights PID - Service PlanOrdinanceCrescent Heights PID (City Council District 2) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Crescent Heights PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10280 164Greenway Trails PID - Service PlanOrdinanceGreenway Trails PID (City Council District 6) a. Public Hearing - Service Plan - Assessment Roll and Rate; b. Adoption of the Greenway Trails PID 5-year Service Plan; c. Ordinance approving the assessment roll and rate; d. PID Board MembershipAdopted  Action details Not available
20-10306 165Solid Waste Ordinance - Republic Rate Increase RequestOrdinanceSecond and final reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Chapter 26, Utilities and Services,” of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas by amendment of Article VI, “Garbage Collection and Disposal,” Sections 26-113 Residential Fees, 26-115 Commercial Fees, and 26-117 Hauling By Individual; permit; making this amendment cumulative; repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith; providing a savings clause, severability clause, and a penalty clause; and providing for an effective, after publication, of October 1, 2020AdoptedPass Action details Not available
20-10237 166Republic Services Rate Increase RequestOrdinanceSecond and final reading and adoption of an ordinance modifying the solid waste collection franchise agreement with Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd., dba Republic Services of Arlington to include a $0.22 rate increase to residential service, per household, per month, and an increase to industrial charges limited to increasing the roll-off and packer delivery fee to $71.00, increasing the roll-off and packer haul rate to $154.50, and increasing the roll-off and packer disposal rate to $37.65Adopted  Action details Not available
20-10117 167CCPD Public Hearing budget public hearing budgetAgenda ItemPublic Hearing and adoption of the FY 2020/2021 Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) BudgetAdoptedPass Action details Not available