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Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/16/2012 4:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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12-2091 11Gexa Energy Prairie Lights SponsorshipPresentationPrairie Lights Title Sponsor - Gexa Energy - Presented by Rick Herold, Parks and Recreation DirectorPresented  Action details Not available
12-2137 12Quik Trip Improvements BriefingPresentationUpdate on Quik Trip Park Improvements - Presented by Tom Hart, City ManagerPresented  Action details Not available
12-2094 13Staff Presentation - Dallas County SubCourthouse by Bill CrolleyPresentationDallas County SubCourthouse/Church Street - Presented by Bill Crolley, Director of Planning and DevelopmentPresented  Action details Not available
12-2136 142013 Legislative PrioritiesPresentation2013 Legislative Priorities - Presented by Don Postell, City AttorneyPostpone  Action details Not available
12-2102 15Library PresentationPresentationLibrary Summer Reading Program and Lois Weber Film Festival - Presented by Kathy Ritterhouse, Library DirectorPresented  Action details Not available
12-2105 16Police and Fire Intership ProgramPresentationPublic Safety Internship Program - Presented by Police Chief Steve Dye and Fire Chief Clif NelsonPostpone  Action details Not available
12-2069 17EOM Doug BoggusPresentationEmployee of the Month - Doug Boggus, Building Inspections DepartmentPresented  Action details Not available
12-2092 18Prairie Lights Going Green PresentationPresentationPrairie Lights powered by Gexa Energy - Prairie Lights "Going Green" - Presented by Rick Herold, Parks and Recreation DirectorPresented  Action details Not available
12-2114 1909-18-2012 MinutesAgenda ItemMinutes of the September 18, 2012 MeetingApproved  Action details Not available
12-1961 110Oliver Windham Landscape Architect - Cemetery ImprovmentsAgenda ItemContract with Oliver R Windham Landscape Architect in the amount of $38,000 and a 5% contingency of $1,900, for landscape architectural design plans and development of contract documents for the Phase I Columbarium and Cremation Gardens Project.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2019 111North Central Texas Fusion CenterAgenda ItemInterlocal agreement between the City of Grand Prairie, through its duly authorized City Manager, and Collin County, through its Department of Homeland Security, to share law enforcement dataApproved  Action details Not available
12-2023 112Airrosti Renewal AgreementAgenda ItemRenewal agreement with Airrosti Rehab Centers, L.L.C. for rapid recovery treatment of acute and chronic soft tissue conditions effective June 15, 2012 for a one-year period, with annual renewals, at a rate of $385 per visit up to an estimated annual cost of $171,000. Renewals may be executed by the City Manager so long as the cost is appropriated annually in the budget and the total payments do not increase by more than 25% of the original contracted feesApproved  Action details Not available
12-2037 113Price Agreement contract for Concrete RecyclingAgenda ItemPrice Agreement for concrete recycling with Big City Crushed Concrete through the Master Inter-local Agreement with the City of Dallas for an estimated annual expenditure of $100,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2072 114Tarrant County 9-1-1- BudgetAgenda ItemTarrant County 9-1-1 District Operating Budget for FY 2012/13Approved  Action details Not available
12-2090 115Authorize Sale of Eleven Tax Foreclosure PropertiesAgenda ItemAuthorize Sale of Eleven Tax Foreclosure PropertiesApproved  Action details Not available
12-2097 116Five Year Interlocal Agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Government for Regional Storm Water ManagementAgenda ItemRenew a five year interlocal agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Government (NCTCOG) for Regional Storm Water participation and planningApproved  Action details Not available
12-2099 217Police Inmate FoodAgenda ItemPrice Agreement for inmate food from Sunbeam Foods for $110,151 annually, with Five Star Correctional Services as the secondary vendor. This agreement will be for one year with the option to renew for four additional, one-year periods, totaling $633,466, if all extensions are exercised. 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 terms.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2110 118Cooperating Technical Partners Flood Study Agreement with FEMA in the amount of $93,500 worth of in-kind data and servicesAgenda ItemCooperating Technical Partners Flood Study Agreement with FEMA in the amount of $93,500 worth of in-kind data and servicesApproved  Action details Not available
12-2112 119Veteran's Memorial Sculpture 2012Agenda ItemContract with Feathers N' Spurs, Bronze Sculpture by Jack Wilson, for creation of (The Oath) at Veterans Memorial in the amount $68,000Approved  Action details Not available
12-2116 120Stoploss Insurance 2013Agenda ItemOne-year renewal agreement for Specific Stoploss Insurance from Stoploss Insurance Services, Inc., administered through Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company, at an estimated annual cost of $329,421 effective January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, with annual renewal options approved by the City Manager if such renewal is less than twenty-five percent of the original contract fees and appropriated in the budget.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2117 221Tiburon, Inc. Annual Maintenance FY 2012-2013Agenda ItemAnnual Hardware and Software and Maintenance Agreement with Tiburon, Inc. in the amount of $200,539Approved  Action details Not available
12-2119 122NCTCOG Annual Maintenance - LawsonAgenda ItemAnnual Hardware and Software Support and Maintenance to North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) up to $273,522Approved  Action details Not available
12-2031 1231.75% Price Increase for Solid Waste CollectionOrdinanceFirst of two readings of an ordinance amending the Republic Waste Services Franchise Agreement and amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 26, "Utilities and Services" relating to residential and commercial solid waste collection rates.Approved on First Reading  Action details Not available
12-2128 224Price Agreement Contract for Emergency Vehicle EquipmentAgenda ItemPrice Agreement for Emergency Vehicle Equipment from Big Country Supply, Earl Owen Co., Defender Supply, Siddons-Martin, Lone Star Products, John Wright & Assoc. and GT Distributors ($256,000 annually) through an inter-local agreement with Tarrant County. These agreements will be for one year with the option to renew for ­­­two additional one-year periods totaling $768,000 if all extensions are exercised. 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 terms.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2139 125Grand Prairie Arts CouncilAgenda ItemAuthorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Grand Prairie Arts Council for promotion and facilitation of arts in the community in exchange for $65,000 from the FY 2012/2013 Hotel Motel Fund as approved in the budget.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2148 126Mark Viskozki Professional Golf Contract 2012Agenda ItemGolf Franchise Agreement and Management Contract with Mark Viskozki, Golf Management, Inc. (MVGMI), in the amount of $275,000 for the Golf Franchise Agreement and $82,500 for the Golf Management Contract, and authorize City Manager to execute three one-year renewalsApproved  Action details Not available
12-2156 127Price Agreement Contract for Lanscaping ServicesAgenda ItemPrice Agreement for landscaping services from ELS Landscape LLC of Grand Prairie ($18,870 annually) and secondary to Espinosa Landscaping. This agreement will be for one year with the option to renew for ­­­­four additional one-year periods totaling $94,350 if all extensions are exercised; 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 terms.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2160 128Ratifiy Janitorial Services Contract-OBSAgenda ItemRatify the price agreement contract for janitorial services from Oriental Building Services for the one-time amount of $56,179.80.Approved  Action details Not available
12-2162 129Final Change Order - Gardner Telecommunications - Conduit & Ground BoxesAgenda ItemFinal Reconciliation Change Order No. 4 with Gardner Telecommunications, Inc. in the negative amount of $21,717.75 for the reparation of conduit and ground boxes at various traffic signal locationsApproved  Action details Not available
12-2088 330Texas Water Development Board Loan Forgiveness TWDB Loan Forgiveness AgreementResolutionResolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Loan Forgiveness Agreement between the Texas Water Development Board and the City of Grand Prairie, TexasAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2086 131FY13 Engine Replacment Temporary LoanResolutionResolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt in the amount of $588,000 for expenses for the Fire Department fire engine replacement.Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2108 132FY13 Ambulance Temporary LoanResolutionResolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt in the amount of $182,400 for expenses for the Fire Department ambulance replacement.Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2130 1332013 Legislative PriorityResolutionResolution establishing the city's priorities for the 2013 LegislatureAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2158 134Professional design services contract with Fratto Engineering, Inc. (FEI) in the amount of $24,450.00, a 5% contingency in the amount of $1,222.50, and a not to exceed $4,500.00 reimbursables allowance for a total of $30,172.50 for completion of final desResolutionResolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt in the amount of $37,672.50 for a professional design services contract with Fratto Engineering, Inc. (FEI) in the amount of $24,450, a 5% contingency in the amount of $1,222.50, and a not to exceed $4,500 reimbursables allowance for a total of $30,172.50, for completion of final design and construction administration services for a new Spay and Neuter Surgical Suite at the Prairie Paws Adoption Center; and $7,500 to cover subsurface geotechnical investigation, TAS H/C plan and site reviews, and other necessary related costs for a total request of $37,672.50.Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2132 135Reappointment of Judge Nancy RobbResolutionResolution for the reappointment of Judge Nancy Robb as Presiding Judge of the Grand Prairie Municipal Court of RecordAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2131 136Reappointment of Judge Chad Owen BullResolutionResolution reappointing Associate Judge Chad Owen Bull as Associate Judge at the Grand Prairie Municipal Court for a term of two yearsAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2182 137Fund Balance CommitmentsResolutionResolution approving commitments of fund balances applicable to Capital Improvement ProjectsWithdrawn  Action details Not available
12-2078 338Financial Management PolicyResolutionResolution updating the City's Financial Management PolicyAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2095 139An ordinance providing for the acquisition of a sanitary sewer easement from American Inn, Joint Ventures for the FY 11 I&I Replacements Project, in exchange for the abandonment of unneeded portions of two general easements and a payment of $2,000OrdinanceOrdinance providing for the acquisition of a sanitary sewer easement from American Inn, Joint Ventures for the FY 11 I&I Replacements Project, in exchange for the abandonment of unneeded portions of two general easements near the intersection of Beltline and Tarrant Roads and a payment of $2,000Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2087 240Issuance of Water Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, New Series 2012OrdinanceOrdinance authorizing the issuance of Water Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, New Series 2012Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2111 141Ordinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Projects Budget by adding $1,138,700.50; a construction contract with Barson Utilities, Inc. in the amount of $1,138,700.50, $28,468 for materials testing, $68,322 for in house engineering and a 5% cOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and a construction contract with Barson Utilities, Inc. in the amount of $1,138,700.50; $28,468 for materials testing; $68,322 for in-house engineering; and a 5% contingency of $56,935; for a total of $1,292,425.50, for construction of the FY 12 Wastewater Main Replacements ProjectAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2126 142Moratorium on boarding housesOrdinanceOrdinance providing for a180-day moratorium on permitting of group homes or boarding homesAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2133 143Ordinance - Appropriation for Landfill Levee Engineering StudyOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and an Engineering Contract (Phase I) with Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $37,438, and a 5% contingency of $1,872, for a total of $39,310, to provide Engineering Services, Geotechnical Testing, Investigation and Propose Solutions and Cost Estimates for the Trinity River Levee Stabilization at the Grand Prairie LandfillAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2141 144Commitments of Fund BalancesOrdinanceOrdinance approving commitments of fund balances applicable to Capital Improvement ProjectsAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2142 145Demolition Contract and Professional Service Contracts for 2337 Doreen StreetOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and Demolition and Asbestos Removal Contract with Garrett Demolition, Inc. in the amount of $107,050; Professional Services Contract with Advanced Environmental Analysis Inc. for Asbestos Monitoring Services in the amount of $20,000, for the demolition of 2337 Doreen Street, in the total amount of $127,050Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2155 146Ordinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and Engineering Contract with Espey Consultants, Inc. dba RPS Espey to Provide Preliminary and Final Project Design for the Fargo Outfall Phase II in the amount of $241,342 and a 5%OrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and Engineering Contract with Espey Consultants, Inc. dba RPS Espey, to provide preliminary and final project design for the CWSRF 2013 Wastewater Replacement Mains in the amount of $241,342, and a 5% contingency of $12,067, for a total of $253,409Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2157 147School Zone Changes - Adams Middle School and Eagle Advantage SchoolOrdinanceOrdinance amending Schedule III of the Traffic Register for reduced Speed School Zone time changes for Adams Middle School and a new School Zone for Advantage AcademyAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2165 148Ordinance calling a public hearing on proposed paving assessments for Sara Jane Parkway improvements from its dead end east of Great Southwest Parkway to Forum DriveOrdinanceOrdinance calling a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. on November 20, 2012, on proposed paving assessments for Sara Jane Parkway improvements from its dead end east of Great Southwest Parkway to Forum DriveAdopted  Action details Not available
12-2183 149Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an unneeded drainage, access and utility easements at 2950 W. Interstate 20OrdinanceOrdinance authorizing the abandonment of an unneeded drainage, access and utility easements at 2950 W. Interstate 20Adopted  Action details Not available
12-1942 1502815, 2849, 3001, 3049, 3101, 3149, 3201 E. Main St.OrdinanceSU120903 - Specific Use Permit - 2815, 2849, 3001, 3049, 3101, 3149, 3201 E. Main Street (City Council District 5). Approval of a Specific Use Permit for outside storage of portable buildings and storage containers on 22.28 acres. The subject property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is situated on the south side of E. Main Street, being generally located east of N.E. 29th street. The property is within Central Business District 4 (CBD-4) Overlay District. The owner/applicant is McGrath 180 LLC (Randle F. Rose, CAD) and the agent is William Winkelmann & Associates, Inc. [City Council Action: February 19, 2013]Tabled to CouncilPass Action details Not available
12-2076 151Z121002/CP121001 - 2101 Duncan Perry RoadOrdinanceZ121002/CP121001 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan - 2101 Duncan Perry Road (City Council District 1). Approval of a Zoning Change from Single Family-One (SF-1) District to a Planned Development for single family residential use and a Concept Plan for 75 single family lots on 21.50 acres. The subject property is zoned Single Family-One (SF-1) District and is generally located east of N. Highway 360 and north of Avenue K East. The owner is James L Byers, the applicant is Don Allen, D R Horton-DFW West, the agent is Thomas Juhn, JBI Partners. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled this case by a vote of 9-0 until the applicant reactivates the case.)Tabled to CouncilPass Action details Not available
12-1875 152SU120804 - 1702 West Main StreetOrdinanceSU120804 - Specific Use Permit - 1702 W. Main Street (City Council District 5). Approval of a Specific Use Permit for tire sales and installation in an existing auto repair shop on 0.385 acres. The subject property is zoned Commercial (C) District and is generally located west of State Highway 161 at the northwest corner of W. Main Street and N.W. 17th Street. The property is within Central Business District One (CBD-1) and the State Highway 161 (SH-161) Overlay District. The owner is Al-Aboody Abrhamim, the applicant is M.S. Keeton, and the agent is Joe Diaz. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-1941 1532717, 2801, 2805 E. Main StreetOrdinanceSU120902 - Specific Use Permit - 2717, 2801, 2805 E. Main Street (City Council District 5). Approval of a Specific Use Permit for an autobody and paint shop with auto sales retail and wholesale as a part of an automotive use facility located on 19.86 acres. The subject property is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and is situated on the south side of E. Main Street, being generally located east of N.E. 29th Street. The property is within Central Business District 4 (CBD-4) Overlay District. The owner/applicant is P. Lawler Enterprises LTD and the agent is Winkelmann & Associates, Inc. (On September 10, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 6-0.)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-2073 154S121002 SU121002 - 5203 Lake Ridge ParkwayOrdinanceS121002/SU121002 - Site Plan/Specific Use Permit - 5203 Lake Ridge Parkway (City Council District 6). Approval of a Site Plan and Specific Use Permit for a minor care facility with emergency services on 1.888 acres. The subject property is zoned Planned Development 267 (PD-267) District and Planned Development 267A (PD-267A) District. The property is located on the southwest corner of W. Camp Wisdom Road and Lake Ridge Parkway and is within the Lake Ridge Parkway Overlay District. The owner is Office Equity Solutions, the applicant is Office Equity Solutions, Andrew Miller, and the agent is BHB Engineering & Surveying, Konstantine Bakintas. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-2074 255S121003/SU121001 - 2640 W. Interstate 20OrdinanceS121003/SU121001 - Site Plan/Specific Use Permit - 2640 W. Interstate 20 (City Council District 4). Approval of a Site Plan and a Specific Use Permit for a restaurant with drive-through on 1.29 acres. The subject property is zoned Planned Development 32 (PD-32) District and is situated on the north side of W. Interstate 20, being generally located west of S. Great Southwest Parkway. The property is located within the Interstate Highway 20 (IH-20) Overlay District. The owner/applicant is Legacy Holdings LLC. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-2075 256Z121001 - 1214 Parker RoadOrdinanceZ121001 - ZONING CHANGE - 1214 Parker Road (City Council District 1). Approval of a Zoning Change from Single Family-One (SF-1) District to a Planned Development for Light Industrial (LI) District on 1.091 acres. The subject property is generally located west of N. State Highway 161 and south of W. Rock Island Road and is located within the State Highway 161 (SH-161) Overlay District. The owner is Claylon and Daretia Cooper, the applicant is Primate Construction Inc., and the agent is Herb Beasley. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-2077 157Z121003 - Mira Loagos DOrdinanceZ121003 - Zoning Change - Mira Lagos D (City Council District 6). Approval of a Zoning Change from Agriculture (A) District to Planned Development 271B (PD-271B) District for single family residences on 5.8 acres. The subject property is zoned Agriculture (A) District and is generally located west of Lake Ridge Parkway on the south side of England Parkway. The property is in the Lake Ridge Parkway Overlay District. The owner is First Texas Homes, Keith Hardesty and the applicant is Daniel Dewey, JBI Partners. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-1878 158Z120802/SU120805 - 615 West Jefferson StreetOrdinanceZ120802/SU120805 - Zoning Change/Specific Use Permit - 615 W. Jefferson Street (City Council District 2). Approval of a Zoning Change from Central Area (CA) District to a Planned Development (PD) District for all uses allowed in the Central Area (CA) District plus a Specific Use Permit for auto tire repair and auto accessory sales and installation on 0.178 acres. The subject property is zoned Central Area (CA) District and is within Central Business District Number Two (CBD-2) Overlay District. The property is generally located east of S. Carrier Parkway on W. Jefferson Street. The owner is Arturo Torres and the applicant is M.S. Steve Keeton. (On October 1, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)Adopted  Action details Not available
12-2104 159License to DFW Midstream Services, LLC for installation of a gas pipeline along and across City property and streets along Great Southwest Parkway between Avenue H East and Avenue J East and across Avenue K EastAgenda ItemLicense to DFW Midstream Services, LLC for installation of a gas pipeline along and across City property and streets along Great Southwest Parkway between Avenue H East and Avenue J East and across Avenue K East.ApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-2193 160Improvements to QT ParkOrdinanceOrdinance amending the FY 2012/2013 Baseball Debt Service Fund; Contract with Hellas Construction Inc. for synthetic turf for QT Ballpark in the amount of $1,041,885, Material Testing in the amount of $7,500, Drainage Review in the amount of $3,500 and 5% contingency in the amount of $52,095 for a total project cost of $1,104,980AdoptedPass Action details Not available
12-2070 161City Manager's ContractAgenda ItemRenewal of City Manager's ContractApprovedPass Action details Not available
12-2135 162Board AppointmentsAgenda ItemBoard and Commission AppointmentsApprovedPass Action details Not available