City Council

City of Carrollton 1945 E. Jackson Road Carrollton, TX 75006 REGULAR WORKSESSION & MEETING Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:45 PM CITY HALL, 2nd Floor City Council Mayor Steve Babick Mayor Pro Tem Richard Fleming Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Christopher Axberg Councilmember Jason Carpenter Councilmember Andrew Palacios Councilmember Nancy Cline Councilmember Daisy Palomo Councilmember Rowena Watters City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & August 20, 2024 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 Review of the City Attorney. 3. Council will reconvene in open session to consider action, if any, on matters discussed in the Executive Session. ***WORKSESSION*** 4. Discuss Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Recommendations Of The Community Service Committee. 5. Discuss Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Budget, Tax Rate and Fee Changes. 6. Mayor And Council Reports And Information Sharing. ***REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM*** INVOCATION - Councilmember Rowena Watters PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilmember Jason Carpenter PUBLIC COMMENT City of Carrollton Page 2 Printed on 8/16/2024 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & August 20, 2024 MEETING 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 August 6, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes. BIDS & PURCHASES *9. Consider Approval Of RFQ #24-039 For Qualified Hotel Legislative Consultant To Focused Advocacy In The Amount Of $150,000.00 Annually, For A One-Year Agreement. RESOLUTIONS *10. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The Defeasance and Redemption Of A Portion Of The Outstanding City of Carrollton, Texas, General Obligation Improvement and Refunding Bonds, Series 2015, 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; And Providing An Effective Date. City of Carrollton Page 3 Printed on 8/16/2024 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & August 20, 2024 MEETING *11. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Professional Services Contract With Bridgefarmer And Associates, Inc. For Engineering Services Related To The Design And Plan Preparation Of The Quiet Zone #3 Downtown Carrollton Project In An Amount Not To Exceed $575,000.00. *12. Consider A Resolution Accepting The Investment Officer’s Quarterly Report For Third Quarter Ended June 30, 2024. *13. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Execute A Professional Services Contract With Lockwood, Andrews And Newman, Inc., For Engineering Services Related To Design The Hutton Branch - I35 To West Belt Line Erosion Repair Project In An Amount Not To Exceed $362,363.00. *14. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Execute Contract Amendment No. 1 With AECOM For General Engineering Consultant Services Related To Project Management In An Amount Not To Exceed $500,000.00, For A Revised Contract Amount Not To Exceed $762,500.00. *15. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Execute Contract Change Amendment No. 1 With HDR Engineering, Inc. For The Localized Drainage Project Program Phase 1, In An Amount Not To Exceed $155,300.00, Increasing The Total Project Contract To An Amount Not To Exceed $1,137,742.00. *16. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Demolition Grant and Rehabilitation Incentive Agreement On An Eligible Property Located At 1607 N. Denton Dr. And Located Within A Neighborhood Empowerment Zone, In A Total Grant Amount Not To Exceed $31,051.76. *17. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Accept The Award Of The 2024 Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Catalytic Converter Grant For A Total Of $221,000. *18. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With FLOCK For A One-Year Lease Of 57 IP Cameras In An Amount Not To Exceed $268,300. PUBLIC FORUM City of Carrollton Page 4 Printed on 8/16/2024 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & August 20, 2024 MEETING 19. 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 August 2024 at 12:00pm. ________________________________________ 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. City of Carrollton Page 5 Printed on 8/16/2024