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255 E. Parkway Boulevard City of Coppell, Texas Coppell, Texas 75019-9478 Minutes City Council Tuesday, February 25, 2025 5:30 PM Council Chambers WES MAYS KEVIN NEVELS Mayor Mayor Pro Tem JIM WALKER RAMESH PREMKUMAR Place 1 Place 5 BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH BIJU MATHEW Place 2 Place 6 DON CARROLL MARK HILL Place 3 Place 7 MIKE LAND City Manager Present 7 - Wes Mays;Jim Walker;Don Carroll;Kevin Nevels;Ramesh Premkumar;Biju Mathew and Mark Hill Absent 1 - Brianna Hinojosa-Smith Also present were Deputy City Managers Traci Leach and Kent Collins, City Attorney Bob Hager, and City Secretary Ashley Owens. The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Session on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. 1. Call to Order Mayor Wes Mays called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was present and convened into the Executive Session at 5:30 p.m. 2. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with City Attorney. A. Consultation with City Attorney and special legal counsel, regarding City of Coppell, et. al. vs. Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Discussed under Executive Session City of Coppell, Texas Page 1 City Council Minutes February 25, 2025 B. Seek legal advice from City Attorney regarding zoning and development code issues in the area East of Royal Lane, West of Denton Tap, South of Sandy Lake, and North of Bethel Road. Discussed under Executive Session Section 551.087, Texas Government Code - Economic Development Negotiations. C. Discussion regarding economic development prospects south of Sandy Lake Road and west of Denton Tap Road. Discussed under Executive Session D. Discussion regarding property located south of Bethel Road and east of Freeport Parkway. Discussed under Executive Session 3. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Mayor Wes Mays adjourned the Executive Session at 7:20 p.m. and convened into the Work Session at 7:22 p.m. A. Discussion regarding agenda items. B. Update from Discover Coppell campaign. C. Presentation of Water Conservation Dashboard. Due to time constraints, Item B and C were not presented. Regular Session Mayor Wes Mays adjourned the Work Session at 7:32 p.m. and reconvened into the Regular Session at 7:38 p.m. 4. Invocation 7:30 p.m. Parvin Izadi with the Allies Interfaith Group gave the Invocation. 5. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Wes Mays led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Presentations 6. Coppell Sustainable Food Organization Annual Update. Community Programs Coordinator Marissa Olivas introduced Amanda Austin, Farmers Market Director, and Hilary Hodgson, Coppell Community Garden Chair. Amanda and Hilary provided the update to City Council. City of Coppell, Texas Page 2 City Council Minutes February 25, 2025 7. Presentation by The Salvation Army regarding the Red Kettle Campaign. Richard Reynolds and Resmond Richardson presented a token of appreciation to Mayor and City Council for their work during the Mayoral Red Kettle Challenge. 8. Citizens’ Appearance Mayor Wes Mays asked for those who signed up to speak: 1) Paul Gordon, 411 Alex Drive, spoke in regards to an ordinance prohibiting banners and flags in parks. 2) Alex Stein, spoke in regards to Tucker Carlson. 9. Consent Agenda A. Consider approval of the Minutes: February 11, 2025. A motion was made by Councilmember Jim Walker, seconded by Councilmember Mark Hill, that Consent Agenda Items A through D be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. B. Consider approval of a master service agreement for data processing, printing, and mailing services to Infosend as budgeted in the Water Sewer Fund and the General Fund, in the amount of $139,869.60; and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary documents. A motion was made by Councilmember Jim Walker, seconded by Councilmember Mark Hill, that Consent Agenda Items A through D be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. C. Consider approval of an Ordinance of the City of Coppell; amending the code of ordinances correcting scrivener errors to ordinance number 2024-1649 which amended Chapter 3, Section 3-1-12 Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plans; and authorizing the Mayor to sign. A motion was made by Councilmember Jim Walker, seconded by Councilmember Mark Hill, that Consent Agenda Items A through D be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Enactment No: OR 2025-1622 D. Consider approval of Request for Proposal #213 Facilitation Services for Vision 2040 Plan Check-In to Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC in an amount not to exceed $74,500.00, as budgeted in the General Fund, and authorizing the City Manager to sign all necessary documents. A motion was made by Councilmember Jim Walker, seconded by Councilmember Mark Hill, that Consent Agenda Items A through D be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. City of Coppell, Texas Page 3 City Council Minutes February 25, 2025 End of Consent Agenda 10. Consider acceptance of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Financial Relationships Group Manager Vanessa Tarver introduced Claire Wootton, with Weaver. Claire walked City Council through the audit presentation. A motion was made by Councilmember Don Carroll, seconded by Councilmember Jim Walker, to accept the agenda item. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 11. City Manager Reports, Project Updates, Future Agendas, and Direction from Work Session City Manager Mike Land gave the following project updates: Magnolia Park Trail – The contractor is continuing to work on the gabion basket installation. DART – The contractor is continuing to work on completing sidewalks and asphalt repairs at several of the intersections. Fire Station #5 – The building is dried in, and the interior work is underway. Service Center – Continuing on foundation prep and underground utilities are underway. 635 U-turn – TXDOT is continuing work on the U-turn bridge. 12. Mayor and Council Reports on Recent and Upcoming Events. Find your movie buddy, hop on the East Australian Current and ride your way over to Andrew Brown Park East on Friday, March 7th at 7 p.m. to sit back and relax for a showing of Finding Nemo. Pizza ISD, F&F Express, and DonutNV will be available for dinner and dessert, so no need to cook. 13. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted. A. Report on Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition - Councilmember Don Carroll Read and Filed 14. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted. Read and filed. 15. Necessary Action from Executive Session City of Coppell, Texas Page 4 City Council Minutes February 25, 2025 A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Nevels, seconded by Councilmember Don Carroll, authorizing Holland & Knight, LLP, to file an appeal of the entered judgment in City of Coppell v. Glen Hegar, Texas Comptroller, regarding Sales Tax Rule 3.334; and to take appropriate action to protect the City's position regarding the same. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. 16. Adjournment There being no further business before this Council, the meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m. ________________________ Wes Mays, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________ Ashley Owens, City Secretary City of Coppell, Texas Page 5