City Council
Regular MeetingCarrollton, TX · August 15, 2023
Agenda
City of Carrollton
1945 E. Jackson Road
Carrollton, TX 75006
REGULAR WORKSESSION & MEETING
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
5:45 PM
CITY HALL, 2nd Floor
City Council
Mayor Steve Babick
Mayor Pro Tem Nancy S. Cline
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem H.A. "Rusty" Pendleton
Councilmember Christopher Axberg
Councilmember Jason Carpenter
Councilmember Richard Fleming
Councilmember Andrew Palacios
Councilmember Daisy Palomo
City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & August 15, 2023
MEETING
***PRE-MEETING / EXECUTIVE SESSION***
5:45 P.M. – COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM
1. Receive information and discuss Agenda.
2. Council will convene in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code:
· Section 551.071 for private consultation with the City Attorney to seek legal
advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all
matters on this agenda to which the City Attorney has a duty under the Texas
Rules of Discipline and Professional Conduct regarding confidential
communication with the City Council.
· Section 551.074 to discuss personnel matters.
o Annual Performance Review of City Manager.
3. Council will reconvene in open session to consider action, if any, on matters
discussed in the Executive Session.
***WORKSESSION***
4. Discuss Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Recommendations of the Community
Service Committee.
5. Discuss Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget and Tax Rate and Fee Changes.
6. Mayor And Council Reports And Information Sharing.
***REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM***
INVOCATION - Councilmember Daisy Palomo
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Cline
PUBLIC COMMENT
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7. Hearing of any citizen/visitor on items listed on the regular meeting agenda.
Citizens wishing to address the Council regarding items not on the posted
agenda will be called to speak during the Public Forum.
Citizens/visitors should complete an appearance card located on the table at the
entrance to the City Council Chambers. Speakers must address their comments to the
presiding officer rather than to individual Council members or staff; Stand at the
podium, speak clearly into the microphone and state your name and address prior to
beginning your remarks; Speakers will be allowed between 2 and 5 minutes for
testimony; Speakers making personal, impertinent, profane or slanderous remarks
may be removed from the room; Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping
of feet, whistles, yells, clapping, and similar demonstrations will not be permitted; No
placards, banners or signs will be permitted in the Chambers or in any other room in
which the Council is meeting. In accordance with the State Open Meetings Act, the
City Council is restricted from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the
agenda. Action can only be taken at a future meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
(*All items marked with a single asterisk are part of a Consent Agenda and require no
deliberation by the Council. Each Council member has the prerogative of removing an
item from this agenda so that it may be considered separately. Contracts and
agreements are available in the City Secretary’s Office.)
BIDS & PURCHASES
*8. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase 5 Years Of Gateway
And Credit Card Processing Services For Municipal Court From Global
Payments Direct, Inc. And Its Subsidiary OpenEdge, LLC As A Sole Source
Provider In An Annual Amount Of $50,000.00 With A Total Not To Exceed
Contract Amount Of $250,000.00.
*9. Consider Approval of RFQ #23-017 For The 2023 Parks And Recreation
Master Plan From Dunaway Associates, LLC., In An Amount Not To Exceed
$235,155.00.
CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS
*10. Consider Approval Of An Amendment To The Contract With Robert Half
Companies By Increasing The Total Compensation By $204,050 For A New
Total Amount Not To Exceed $300,050.
*11. Consider Approval of an Amendment to the Contract With Protiviti
Government Services, Inc By Reducing the Total Compensation By $204,050
For A New Total Amount Not To Exceed $871,780.
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ORDINANCE
*12. Consider An Ordinance Amending Chapter 73 Of The Carrollton Code Of
Ordinances, “Traffic Schedules”, Schedule I(C) And I(D), Establishing A
Speed Limit Of 40 Miles Per Hour On Dickerson Parkway Between
Frankford Road And MacArthur Drive, And A Speed Limit Of 35 Miles Per
Hour On Dickerson Parkway Between MacArthur Drive And The
Northbound Access Road Of The President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT)
West Of Interstate Highway 35E.
*13. Consider An Ordinance Acknowledging Receipt Of The Carrollton Castle
Hills Public Improvement District No. 1 Annual Service Plan Update.
*14. Consider An Ordinance Acknowledging Receipt Of The Carrollton Castle
Hills Public Improvement District No. 2 Annual Service Plan Update.
RESOLUTIONS
*15. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute Contract
Amendment No. 2 With Burgess & Niple, Inc. For Additional Engineering
Services Related To The Nob Hill Section 2 Street Reconstruction Project, In
An Amount Not To Exceed $103,000.00, Increasing The Total Contract To
An Amount Not To Exceed $354,500.00.
*16. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The Defeasance And Redemption Of A
Portion Of The Outstanding City Of Carrollton, Texas, General Obligation
Improvement Bonds, Series 2014, Approving And Authorizing The Execution
Of An Escrow Agreement For The Deposit Of Funds In An Amount Sufficient
To Defease Such Bonds And Resolving Other Matters Incident And Related
Thereto.
*17. Consider A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas,
Suspending The September 1, 2023 Effective Date Of Coserv Gas, Ltd.’S
Requested Rate Change To Permit The City Time To Study The Request
And To Establish Reasonable Rates; Approving Cooperation With Other
Cities In The Coserv Service Area, To Hire Legal And Consulting Services
And To Negotiate With The Company And Direct Any Necessary Litigation
And Appeals; Requiring Reimbursement Of The Steering Committee Of
Cities Served By Coserv Gas’ Rate Case Expenses; Finding That The
Meeting At Which This Resolution Is Passed Is Open To The Public As
Required By Law; And Requiring Notice Of This Resolution To The
Company And Legal Counsel.
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PUBLIC FORUM
18. Hearing of any citizen/visitor on items not listed on the regular meeting
agenda. Citizens wishing to address the Council regarding items on the posted
agenda will be called to speak during the Council's consideration of such
items.
Citizens/visitors should complete an appearance card located on the table at the
entrance to the City Council Chambers. Speakers must address their comments to the
presiding officer rather than to individual Council members or staff; Stand at the
podium, speak clearly into the microphone and state your name and address prior to
beginning your remarks; Speakers will be allowed between 2 and 5 minutes for
testimony; Speakers making personal, impertinent, profane or slanderous remarks
may be removed from the room; Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping
of feet, whistles, yells, clapping, and similar demonstrations will not be permitted; No
placards, banners or signs will be permitted in the Chambers or in any other room in
which the Council is meeting. In accordance with the State Open Meetings Act, the
City Council is restricted from discussing or taking action on items not listed on the
agenda. Action can only be taken at a future meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE - I certify that the above agenda giving notice of meeting was posted on
the bulletin board at the City Hall of Carrollton, Texas on the 11th day of August 2023 at
12:00pm.
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Chloe Sawatzky, City Secretary
This building is wheelchair accessible. For accommodations or sign interpretive services,
please contact City Secretary’s Office at least 72 hours in advance at 972-466-3001.
Opportunities and services are offered by the City of Carrollton without regard to race,
color, age, national origin, religion, sex or disability.
Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves
the right to consult in a closed meeting with its attorney and to receive legal advice
regarding any item listed on this agenda. Further, the Texas Open Meetings Act, codified
in Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, does not require an agenda posting
where there is a gathering of a quorum of the City Council at a regional, state or national
convention or workshop, social function, convention, workshop, ceremonial event or
press conference. The City Secretary's Office may occasionally post agendas for social
functions, conventions, workshops, ceremonial events or press conference; however,
there is no legal requirement to do so and in the event a social function, convention,
workshop, ceremonial event or press conference is not posted by the City Secretary's
Office, nothing shall preclude a quorum of the City Council from gathering as long as
"deliberations" within the meaning of the Texas Open Meetings Act do not occur.
FIREARMS PROHIBITED at City Council meetings pursuant to Texas Penal Code
Sections 46.035(c) and 30.05.
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