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255 Parkway Boulevard City of Coppell, Texas Coppell, Texas 75019-9478 Minutes City Council Tuesday, May 26, 2015 5:30 PM Council Chambers KAREN HUNT GARY RODEN Mayor Mayor Pro Tem CLIFF LONG NANCY YINGLING Place 1 Place 5 BRIANNA HINOJOSA-FLORES MARVIN FRANKLIN Place 2 Place 6 WES MAYS MARK HILL Place 3 Place 7 CLAY PHILLIPS City Manager Present 7 - Karen Hunt;Cliff Long;Brianna Hinojosa-Flores;Wes Mays;Gary Roden;Mark Hill and Nancy Yingling Absent 1 - Marvin Franklin Also present were City Manager Clay Phillips, Deputy City Managers Mario Canizares and Mike Land, City Secretary Christel Pettinos and City Attorney Robert Hager. The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Called Session on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. 1. Call to Order Mayor Hunt called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was present and convened into Executive Session at 5:46 p.m. 2. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Section 551.087, Texas Government Code - Economic Development Negotiations. A. Discussion regarding economic development prospects north of Sandy Lake Road and west of Freeport Parkway. Discussed under Executive Session City of Coppell, Texas Page 1 City Council Minutes May 26, 2015 Section 551.072, Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding Real Property. B. Discussion regarding property located south of Bethel Road and east of S. Coppell Road. Discussed under Executive Session Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with City Attorney. C. Consultation with the City Attorney and Special Counsel with regards to Cause Number DC-14-05839 filed in 101st Judicial District Court, Dallas County, styled Hackbelt 27 Partners, L.P v. City of Coppell. Discussed under Executive Session 3. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room A. Update on the North Texas Emergency Communications Center. B. Update on the City Council Retreat. C. Discussion regarding the Residential Rehabilitation Program. D. Discussion of Agenda Items. Presented in Work Session 4. Regular Session Mayor Hunt adjourned the Executive Session at 7:24 p.m. and convened into the Regular Session at 7:30 p.m. Due to time constraints, Work Session was held at the end of the Regular Session. 5. Invocation 7:30 p.m. Councilmember Wes Mays gave the Invocation. 6. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Hunt and the City Council led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance. 7. Consider approval of a proclamation naming Tuesday, May 26, 2015 as “Coppell High School Girls’ Soccer Appreciation Day;” and authorizing the Mayor to sign. Mayor Hunt read the proclamation for "Coppell High School Girls' Soccer Appreciation Day" into the record and presented the same to the CHS Girls' Varsity Soccer Team. A motion was made by Councilmember Wes Mays, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Gary Roden, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 8. Presentation of proclamations congratulating Coppell students on their City of Coppell, Texas Page 2 City Council Minutes May 26, 2015 appointments to military academies. Mayor Hunt read each proclamation for the Military Academy Appointments and presented the same to each student. Matthew Galea - West Point Academy A motion was made by Councilmember Wes Mays, seconded by Councilmember Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Parker Wilson - U.S. Air Force Academy A motion was made by Councilmember Cliff Long, seconded by Councilmember Nancy Yingling, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Bryce Vonzurmuehlen - U.S. Air Force Academy A motion was made by Councilmember Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, seconded by Councilmember Mark Hill, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Andrew McAdams - U.S. Air Force Academy A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Gary Roden, seconded by Councilmember Cliff Long, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Daniel Jones - U.S. Air Force Academy A motion was made by Councilmember Nancy Yingling, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Gary Roden, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 9. Presentation of an award from Jeff Ellis and Associates recognizing the Coppell Aquatic and Recreation Center as the recipient of the 2014 Platinum International Aquatic Safety Award Presented Jessica Carpenter, Aquatic Center Manager, introduced Steve Miller with Ellis and Associates. Mr. Miller presented Mrs. Carpenter and her staff, Nathan Cox, Aquatic Coordinator, and Lauren Sutton, Head Lifeguard, with the 2014 Platinum International Aquatic Safety Award. 10. Annual Report by the Parks and Recreation Board. Read and Filed Jack Clark, Chair, gave the Park Board's Annual Report. 11. Citizens’ Appearance Mayor Hunt advised that no one signed up to speak. 12. Consent Agenda A. Consider approval of the minutes: May 12, 2015. City of Coppell, Texas Page 3 City Council Minutes May 26, 2015 A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Gary Roden, seconded by Councilmember Wes Mays, that Agenda Items A and B be approved on the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. B. Consider approval of an Ordinance approving a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division, regarding the 2014 and 2015 Rate Review Mechanism filings and finding the attached Tariffs implementing the new rates within the corporate city limits of the City of Coppell to be just and reasonable; and authorizing the Mayor to sign. A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Gary Roden, seconded by Councilmember Wes Mays, that Agenda Items A and B be approved on the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Enactment No: 2015-1412 End of Consent Agenda 13. Presentation by Arthur Shrader, 599 Lake Park Dr., regarding the Trail Stabilization Project at Andy Brown Park East. Art Shrader, 599 Lake Park Dr., made a presentation to Council on the Trail Stabilization Project at Andy Brown Park East. Mr. Shrader believed his presentation was in concert with the City's Master Plan, but was unaware the path would be demolished. Mr. Shrader finds the current design plan to be dangerous and requests re-evaluation. He believes the suggested changes would save the City money, not impact his view as a homeowner and would be a safer environment for all participants. 14. City Manager Reports - Project Updates and Future Agendas Nothing to report. 15. Mayor and Council Reports Report by Councilmember Mays regarding the Fire Department Medal Day Ceremony. Councilmember Wes Mays reported on the Fire Department Medal Day Ceremony held on May 17th. The guest speaker was Ronnie Carol, retired Captain from Carrollton. Judge Moseley swore in new members of the Fire Department and a staff member from Representative Marchant's Office provided special awards to members of the Fire Department. 16. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted. Nothing to report. 17. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted. City of Coppell, Texas Page 4 City Council Minutes May 26, 2015 The Farmers' Market Farm-to-Table Dinner, scheduled at the Grapevine Springs Senior and Community Center for May 31st, is sold out. 18. Necessary Action from Executive Session Nothing to report. Adjournment At this time, Mayor Hunt recessed the Regular Session and convened into the Work Session at 8:37 p.m. Mayor Hunt adjourned the Work Session at 9:59 p.m. and reconvened into the Regular Session. Mayor Hunt made a short statement: brief discussion regarding Mr. Shrader's presentation was had. Although several concessions had been made along the way, a decision to move forward with the recommendations from the professional architects and designers was going to stand. It is believed the trail, as designed, is safer, therefore, the City will continue down the road with the project as designed today. There being no further business before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned. ________________________ Karen Selbo Hunt, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Christel Pettinos, City Secretary City of Coppell, Texas Page 5