City Council
Regular MeetingCarrollton, TX · November 21, 2023
Agenda
City of Carrollton
1945 E. Jackson Road
Carrollton, TX 75006
REGULAR WORKSESSION & MEETING
Tuesday, November 21, 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 & November 21, 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.
3. Council will reconvene in open session to consider action, if any, on matters
discussed in the Executive Session.
***WORKSESSION***
4. Discuss The Utility Fund, Water And Wastewater Rates.
5. Discuss February Through June 2024 Council Meeting Dates.
6. Mayor And Council Reports And Information Sharing.
***REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM***
INVOCATION - Councilmember Andrew Palacios
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilmember Richard Fleming
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.)
MINUTES
*8. Consider Approval Of The October 10, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes.
*9. Consider Approval Of The October 24, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes.
*10. Consider Approval Of The November 7, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes.
BIDS & PURCHASES
*11. Consider Approval Of RFP #24-003 For City Hall Pond Dredge Project #2
For The Parks Department From HK Dredging LLC In An Amount Not
To Exceed $113,132.25.
*12. Consider Approval Of The Purchase Of Sand Filters From Sunbelt Pools
Through An Inter-Local Agreement With BuyBoard In An Amount Not To
Exceed $194,547.10.
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*13. Consider Award Of RFP #23-042 For The 90/10 Matching Grant Sidewalk
Replacement Program To Talbert Companies, LLC As The Primary
Vendor And To B&E Concrete Paving, LLC As The Secondary Vendor In
An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000.00 Annually, For A Total Three-Year
Contract Amount Not To Exceed $900,000.00.
*14. Consider Award Of RFQ #23-027 For A Vision Planning Facilitator For
The City To Gensler, In An Amount Not To Exceed $142,500.00.
CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS
*15. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With
MHC Software Services Through A Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
With SHI Government Solutions In An Amount Not To Exceed $41,250
For The First Year, And A Five Year Total Contract Amount Not To
Exceed $179,260.
ORDINANCES
*16. Consider An Ordinance Amending Chapter 31, The Comprehensive Fee
Schedule.
*17. Consider An Ordinance Amending The Operating Budgets And Capital
Budgets For Fiscal Year October 1, 2023, Through September 30, 2024.
RESOLUTIONS
*18. Consider A Resolution Declaring The Necessity To Acquire Certain Real
Properties For Right-Of-Way And Drainage Easements For The
Carrollton Heights NOTICE Reconstruction Project; Determining The
Public Use And Necessity For Such Acquisition; Authorizing The
Acquisition Of Property Rights Necessary For Said Project; Appointing An
Appraiser And Negotiator As Necessary; Authorizing The City Manager
Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas To Establish Just Compensation For The
Property Rights To Be Acquired; Authorizing The City Manager To Take
All Steps Necessary To Acquire The Needed Property Rights In
Compliance With All Applicable Laws And Resolutions; And Authorizing
The City Attorney To Institute Condemnation Proceedings To Acquire The
Property If Purchase Negotiations Are Not Successful.
*19. Consider A Resolution Casting Its Vote For A Member Of The Board Of
Directors For The Collin Central Appraisal District.
*20. Consider A Resolution Casting Its Vote For Michael Hurtt To Be The
Fourth Member Of The Board Of Directors For The Dallas Central
Appraisal District.
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*21. Consider A Resolution Casting Its Vote For Roy Atwood To Be A Member
Of The Board Of Directors For The Denton Central Appraisal District.
*22. Consider A Resolution Supporting A Municipal Setting Designation For
Property Located At 2710, 2784, 2783, 2807 Valwood Parkway And 14055,
14065 And 14067 Dennis Lane In The City Of Farmers Branch.
*23. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An
Agreement With Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) To Sell An
Approximately 42,216 Square Feet Parcel Of City-Owned Land To DART,
Which Is Part Of A Tract Of Land Located At 2415 Country Club Drive,
And Authorizing The City Manager To Take All Actions Necessary To
Effectuate The Intent Of This Resolution.
*24. Consider A Resolution In Support Of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Resolution No. 230038 Related To Right-Of-Way Requirements For The
Silver Line Project; Providing For Authorization To Exercise Eminent
Domain To Acquire Right-Of-Way Within The Carrollton Corporate
Limits.
*25. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An
Interlocal Cooperation Agreement With Denton County For The
Reconstruction Of Hebron Parkway Between Hamilton Drive And Sam
Rayburn Tollway (SH 121) In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,350,000.00.
*26. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An
Interlocal Cooperation Agreement With Denton County For The Repair Of
The Eastbound Frankford Road Bridge At Furneaux Creek, West of Josey
Lane, In An Amount Not To Exceed $255,000.00.
*27. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An
Interlocal Cooperation Agreement With Denton County For The Reconstruction
Of Frankford Road Between Commodore Drive and Eisenhower Street In An
Amount Not To Exceed $1,500,000.00.
*28. Consider A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Carrollton,
Texas, Finding That Coserv Gas, LTD.’S Statement Of Intent To Increase
Rates Within The City Should Be Denied; Finding That The City’s
Reasonable Rate Case Expenses Shall Be Reimbursed By The Company;
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 The City’s Legal Counsel.
PUBLIC FORUM
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29. 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 16th day of November
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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