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Meeting Name: Finance and Government Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/15/2015 2:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Development Center The Grand Conference Room 206 W. Church Street, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Regular Meeting
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15-5263 11F&G November 3, 2015 MinutesAgenda ItemConsider Mintues of November 3, 2015   Not available Not available
15-5250 12Employee Insurance Fund Monthly ReviewAgenda ItemInsurance Fund Monthly Review   Not available Not available
15-5232 132016 Internal Audit Work PlanAgenda Item2016 Internal Audit Work Plan   Not available Not available
15-5240 14Financial Management PolicyResolutionResolution updating the City's Financial Management Policy   Not available Not available
15-5241 15First CheckAgenda ItemOne year price agreement with Touch Them All Inc. dba First Check Applicant Screening to perform pre and post- employment background check services city-wide effective December 27, 2015 to December 26, 2016, in the amount of $15,883 with the option to execute four one-year renewal options, resulting in a total estimated 5-year contract value of $79,415; and authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement so long as the total contract value does not increase by more than $50,000 or 25% or the original contract value and that such funds are appropriated annually in the city’s budget   Not available Not available
15-5242 16Panasonic "Toughbooks" purchaseAgenda ItemPurchase of twenty (20) CF-31 Panasonic “Toughbook” mobile laptops from Austin Ribbon and Computer (ARC), a State approved Department of Information Resources (DIR) vendor, in the amount of $99,489.40 for the Police Department   Not available Not available
15-5243 17L-3 Mobile Video System PurchaseAgenda ItemPurchase of twenty-three (23) units of the Mobile Video Recording System from L-3 Communications Mobile-Vision, Inc., (L-3) at a cost of $115,125 through an Inter-Local Agreement with the City of Dallas, Texas.   Not available Not available
15-5246 182017 TxDOT 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 $427,823.85   Not available Not available
15-5237 19Furniture for Library RenovationAgenda ItemPurchase of library furniture, signage and general furnishings from Cultural Surroundings ($273,244), Intelligent Interiors ($108,691), Adagio ($168,124), Southern Aluminum ($5,886), GL Seaman ($287,919), Libra-Tech ($98,525), and Contrax ($56,108) for a total of $998,497   Not available Not available
15-5221 110Amend Code by Amending Section re: Library FeesAgenda ItemOrdinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15, "Library," amending Section 15-8 "Fines and Penalties," to allow staff to set fines and fees with Council approval during the annual budget process   Not available Not available
15-5161 111Ordinance - Terminal Area Electrical ImprovementsOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Electrical Improvements Project at the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport   Not available Not available
15-5157 112Ordinance - Wildlife Hazard AssessmentOrdinanceAn ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for a Texas Department of Transportation - Aviation Division (TxDOT-Aviation) Grant for a Wildlife Hazard Assessment Study   Not available Not available
15-5216 113Aerofirma Corporation Change Order #2OrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget in the amount of $1,094 and approval of Change Order No. 2 to the Aerofirma Corporation contract for construction of taxilanes associated with a development by Staggerwing Development #4, LLC   Not available Not available
15-5217 114Taxilane Construction ReimbursementOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget in the amount of $26,282 to reimburse Timeless Hangars, Inc., and Aerofirma Corporation for leasehold improvements   Not available Not available
15-5193 115Ordinance amending FY15/16 CIP and contract for Lawson upgrades and re-configuration servicesOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Infor US Inc. for upgrades and implementation services for improvements to the current Lawson Financial System as follows: Re-configuration services for procurement and accounting modules in the amount of $127,440, Purchase and implementation of procurement card Employee Self Service (ESS) module in the amount of $60,000, Lawson training in the amount of $17,400 for a total project cost in the amount of $204,840.   Not available Not available
15-5244 116Professional Engineering Services contract with Teague, Nall and Perkins, Inc. for paving, drainage and waterline design of Seeton Road between Grand Peninsula Parkway and Day Miar Road in the amount of $424,800Agenda ItemProfessional Engineering Services contract with Teague, Nall and Perkins, Inc. for paving, drainage and waterline design of Seeton Road between Grand Peninsula Parkway and Day Miar Road in the amount of $424,800   Not available Not available
15-5247 117Ratification of Construction contract with North Rock Construction for Emergency Repair and Replacement of the failed concrete rainage channel wall at 811 SE 4th St.OrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY2015/16 Capital Improvement Projects Budget and ratification of a construction contract with North Rock Construction for Emergency Repair and Replacement of the failed concrete drainage channel wall at 811 SE 4th Street (Indian Hill Branch) in the amount of $244,244.56 with 5% contingency of $12,212 for a total request of $256,456.56   Not available Not available
15-5249 118Ordinance; Change Order/Amendment No. 4 with S.J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd. in the amount of $183,563.30 for Ave K St Relief Trunk SewerOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Change Order/Amendment No. 4 with S.J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd. in the amount of $183,563.30 for Avenue K Street Relief Trunk Sewer construction project   Not available Not available
15-5164 119Park Master Plan - 2016Agenda ItemAward a professional services contract to Brandstetter Carroll Inc., in the amount of $130,000 and approve a 5% contingency of $6,500, total cost of $136,500 for architectural services updating of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan   Not available Not available