City Council

City of Carrollton 1945 E. Jackson Road Carrollton, TX 75006 REGULAR WORKSESSION & MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 2025 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 & April 15, 2025 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. Receive Briefing On Lewisville Schools Bond Election. 5. Receive Information From Community Group Regarding Juneteenth. 6. Mayor And Council Reports And Information Sharing. ***REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM*** INVOCATION - Councilmember Rowena Watters PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilmember Jason Carpenter PRESENTATIONS 7. Present Recognition To Creekview High School Law And Criminal Justice Academy Students For Qualifying For The National Judicial Competition For YMCA. 8. Present A Proclamation To The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 597 Recognizing Military Children. 9. Present Certificate To The Mayor’s Spotlight Award Recipient. 10. Present Recognitions To The Citizens Government Academy Graduating Class Of 2025. PUBLIC COMMENT City of Carrollton Page 2 Printed on 4/11/2025 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & April 15, 2025 MEETING 11. 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 *12. Consider Approval Of The March 25, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes. *13. Consider Approval Of The April 1, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes. CONTRACTS & AGREEMENTS *14. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Charlesworth Consulting, LLC Pursuant To RFP #25-029 For Risk Management Consulting Services In An Amount Not To Exceed $59,895.00 Annually, For A Total Three-Year Contract Amount Not To Exceed $179,685.00. *15. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC Through An Interlocal Agreement With Omnia Purchasing Cooperative In An Amount Not To Exceed $80,000.00 Annually. City of Carrollton Page 3 Printed on 4/11/2025 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & April 15, 2025 MEETING *16. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Medium Giant Company, Inc. d/b/a Dallas Morning News Pursuant To RFP #25-004 For Newspaper Legal Advertising and Public Notice Services In An Amount Not To Exceed $213,000.00 Annually, For A Total Four-Year Contract Amount Not To Exceed $852,000.00. *17. Consider Authorizing The City Manager to Enter Into An Agreement With ICOS Management, LLC Through An Interlocal Agreement With TXShare Cooperative Purchasing Program And The North Central Texas Council Of Governments For Crack And Joint Sealing Services In An Amount Not To Exceed $499,375.40. *18. Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Execute An Agreement Ratifying The Expenditure For Repairs At Oak Creek Tennis Center And Woodlake Tennis Courts By Latham Fence Through An Inter-Local Agreement With The City Of Hurst In An Amount Not To Exceed $87,300.00. RESOLUTIONS *19. Consider A Resolution Appointing Forvis Mazars, LLP as the City of Carrollton’s Independent Auditor and Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Contract With Forvis Mazars, LLP To Provide Independent Auditing Services In An Amount Not to Exceed $150,000.00. *20. Consider A Resolution Designating “The Dallas Morning News,” A Publication Owned By Medium Giant Inc., d/b/a The Dallas Morning News As The Official Newspaper For Publication Of Matters Pertaining To The City Of Carrollton. *21. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Negotiate And Execute Professional Services Contracts With JLL Valuation And Advisory Services, LLC And Angel Valuation Services, LP For Appraisal Services In An Aggregate Amount Not To Exceed $150,000.00 *22. Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With Carrollton Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) For Installing Fiber Optics On City Property. OTHER BUSINESS *23. Consider Adopting The Community Funding Policy. City of Carrollton Page 4 Printed on 4/11/2025 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & April 15, 2025 MEETING *24. Consider A Written Request For City Council To Waive The 12-Month Waiting Period And Allow A New Special Use Permit Application For A Short-Term Rental Previously Denied By City Council For An Approximately 0.17-Acre Tract Located At 2925 Rolling Hills Drive. PUBLIC FORUM 25. 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. City of Carrollton Page 5 Printed on 4/11/2025 City Council REGULAR WORKSESSION & April 15, 2025 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 #th day of Month 20x 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 6 Printed on 4/11/2025