City Council Development Committee

CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 AT 3:30 PM MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chairman Del Bosque called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. PRESENT Chairman Mike Del Bosque Council Member Jacquin Headen Council Member Tony Shotwell (entered the meeting at 3:34 p.m.) STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Business Diversity Initiatives Update NOT PRESENTED 2. Traffic Signal Coordination NOT PRESENTED 3. Discussion on Riverbend Voluntary Annexation Request Planning and Development Director Rashad Jackson and Senior Planner June Sin presented this item to the committee noting the request for the voluntary annexation of 22.70 acres in the ETJ for the development of Riverbend Development. The request includes 384 homes on 88.66 acres. The remaining 107 acres are in the floodplain and designated as an open space. Jerry Sylo and Hunter Vick, of JBI Partners spoke in support of this item. Chairman Del Bosque asked the applicant if the development details were discussed with Council Member Johnson. Mr. Sylo answered in the affirmative. There was discussion from the committee on lot sizes, square footage of homes, and price range. Council Member Johnson entered the meeting at 4:26p.m. and noted he had a conversation with the applicant but had not seen any information on this development since. The applicant will consider the recommendations provided by the committee and discuss further with Council Member Johnson. Committee asked that this item be presented at a later date for consideration. 4. Multifamily / Single Family Water and Wastewater Rate Comparison NOT PRESENTED City Council Development Committee – September 17, 2024 Page 1 of 5 CONSENT AGENDA Chairman Del Bosque asked if there were any questions on Consent Agenda items five through eleven noting item seven would be moved from the Consent Agenda to Items for Individual Consideration. Motion to approve Consent Agenda item five with a revision to include Council Member Shotwell's request for a presentation on EnerGov including motion to recommend approval to City Council of Consent Agenda items six, and eight through eleven made by Council Member Headen seconded by Chairman Del Bosque. The motion carried unanimously. 5. Minutes of the August 20, 2024 City Council Development Committee Meeting Approved on Consent Agenda as Amended 6. First reading of an ordinance granting an electric power franchise to United Electric Cooperative Services, Inc. Approved on Consent Agenda 7. Ordinance abandoning a 0.434 acre/18,917 square foot portion of street right-of-way located adjacent to 110, 114, 113, 205 and 103 Josephine Lane, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to execute a Quitclaim Deed transferring said abandoned right-of-way to Molto Properties Shady Grove, LLC Director of Engineering/Utility Services Noreen Housewright presented this item to the committee noting the abandonment applicant and abutting property owner, a Texas limited liability company, has requested the abandonment of a 0.434 acre / 18,917 square foot portion of right-of-way located adjacent to 110, 114, 113, 205 and 103 Josephine Lane. The right-of way is a portion of and adjoins an approximate 109.867 acre tract of land in the John C. Read Survey, Abstract No. 1183 and the Elizabeth Gray Survey, Abstract No. 1680. Abandonment of the right of way will allow the applicants to move forward with the planned development of Molto GSW Phase II, consisting of approximately 1,447,084 square feet of 5 industrial warehouses. The current location of the requested roadway abandonment would conflict with the “Proposed Building C” being approximately 348,296 square feet. As part of the proposed development plan, on the south limits of the development an approx. 1.077 ac / 46,931 sq. ft. tract will be dedicated for a 70 ft wide throughfare, and on the north end, a future dedication of an approximately 2.508 ac / 109,248 sq. ft. tract will be provided for the same thoroughfare. Staff has reviewed the requested abandonment and finds that the abandonment will not hinder drainage or utilities in the area. All public utilities have agreed to the abandonment. Therefore, staff is recommending approval of the abandonment ordinance, with the conditions set forth in the ordinance, authorizing the abandonment of an un-needed right-of- way containing 0.434 of one acre (or 18,917 sf) for $500.00. Staff is requesting authorization for the City Manager or his designated representative to sign all related documents for the right-of- way abandonment. Sony David, Langan Engineering spoke in support of this item. Motion to recommend approval of this agenda item to City council made by Council Member Headen, seconded by Council Member Shotwell. The motion carried unanimously.. City Council Development Committee – September 17, 2024 Page 2 of 5  8. Ordinance amending various sections of Articles II and III of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 26, “Utilities and Services” Relating to Fees for Water and Wastewater Approved on Consent Agenda 9. Authorize and confirm the purchase of a temporary construction easement with Davis Grand Prairie, LP for $20,000.00 plus anticipated closing costs of up to $1,000 for a total of $21,000.00. The construction of the Davis Road Paving and Drainage Improvements project requires this construction easement Approved on Consent Agenda 10. Professional Engineering Services contract with Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $59,350.00 for the design of the Kirby Creek Erosion Mitigation project Approved on Consent Agenda 11. Ordinance amending Schedule III of the Traffic Register by modifying the effective times for the school zones established for Kennedy Middle School, Grand Prairie High School and Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy; modifying the school zone limits established for Reagan Middle School to cover additional crossing patterns; and removing the school zones established for Crockett 5th Grade Center, Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute and Bonham Elementary due to school closures Approved on Consent Agenda INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 12. Annual Contract for Concrete Paving to Santos Construction, Inc. up to $23,117,375.00 annually. This contract will be for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods totaling $115,586,875.00 if all extensions are exercised. Award secondary to McMahon Contracting & Construction, LLC. (up to $24,749,542.50 annually) and a tertiary to New Star Grading & Paving (up to $26,615,750.00 annually). Secondary and tertiary awardee will be used if primary is unable to fulfill the needs of the city TABLED - Committee requested this item be presented to Council for consideration. 13. Authorize Change Order No. 5 with Dallas County for the widening and extension of Wildlife Pkwy between Belt Line Rd and SH 161 in the amount of $3,088,841, with the City’s contribution for Change Order No. 5 being $1,600,341, and authorize the transfer of funding for said project, including the original contract and all change orders thereto, from the Capital Improvements Project - Streets Fund to the Grants Fund Director of Transportation and Mobility Caryl DeVries presented this item to the committee noting the purpose of the request advising the proposed change will increase the total contract amount, and this is an increase of the City's share as mentioned the amount of the city's contributions to the project funding total. The reason for the change is additional modifications to the construction methods for setting bridge beams and other miscellaneous construction changes. In addition to authorizing this change order, it will authorize the transfer of funding for City Council Development Committee – September 17, 2024 Page 3 of 5  said project, including the original contract and all change order thereto, from the Capital Improvements Project - Streets Fund to the Grants Fund. Motion to recommend approval of this agenda item to City Council made by Council Headen, seconded by Council Member Shotwell. The motion carried unanimously. 14. Text Amendment to the Grand Prairie Unified Development Code Article 11, Section 12 Related to Alcohol Standards Deputy City Attorney Tiffany Bull presented this item to the committee noting staff is recommending an update to the on-premises alcohol standards contained in the Article 11, Section 12 of the Unified Development Code. The recommended changes will update the alcohol sales limits in restaurants to mirror those of other jurisdictions. Staff also provided different options to address the addition of new uses to the use chart, specifically smoking lounges. There was discussion on how this update would affect new businesses, such as high-end restaurants with a cigar lounge and how it would affect existing businesses that are not currently allowed to serve alcohol including hookah lounges. Edgar Korzeniowski spoke in support of this item. Motion to recommend approval of this agenda item to City council made by Council Member Headen, seconded by Chairman Del Bosque. The motion carried 2-1, with Council Member Shotwell voting nay. 15. Professional Engineering Services Contract Award to Halff Associates, Inc. in the amount of $631,352.60 for the 2024 Drainage Master Plan Update project Ms. Housewright presented this item to the committee noting the purpose of this contract is to provide professional engineering services for the 2024 update of the Drainage Master Plan. These services include watershed master planning, CIP evaluation and prioritization, erosion assessment, Drainage Design Manual updates, stakeholder outreach and communication, and technical reporting. Updates to the city drainage master plan will primarily be planning in nature and provide guidance for future activities related to drainage analysis, design, and implementation. Motion to recommend approval of this agenda item to City council made by Council Member Headen, seconded by Council Member Shotwell. The motion carried unanimously. 16. Resolution approving and adopting the Grand Prairie 2024 Wastewater Master Plan and Asset Management Plan Ms. Housewright presented this item to the committee noting the Wastewater Master Plan is updated to identify any capacity and structural deficiencies containing significant infrastructure improvement projects, which includes capacity driven improvements, development driven improvements, sanitary sewer evaluation survey (SSES), lift station improvements, and an updated asset renewal. Additionally, we analyze flows to the Trinity River Authority (TRA) to ensure that flow measurement by TRA is accurate. The Master Plan also provides for a risk- based assessment; Asset Management Plan update for the wastewater collection system to consider remaining useful life of existing assets along with the City’s existing Asset management City Council Development Committee – September 17, 2024 Page 4 of 5  business processes, project planning practices and asset data management being performed along with developing an Asset management policy for the City; Capacity Management Operation and maintenance plan this effort delivers an assessment of the Wastewater utility, paralleling EPA guidelines for continuous improvements through the annual assessment; and Sanitary Sewer Overflow initiative (SSOI) support. Motion to recommend approval of this agenda item to City council made by Council Member Shotwell, seconded by Council Member Headen. The motion carried unanimously. 17. Resolution approving and adopting the Grand Prairie 2024 Water Master Plan Ms. Housewright presented this item to the committee noting the City’s 2024 Water Master Plan will proactively plan for the future of the distribution system in Grand Prairie. The Master Plan process will update the future demand projections, update the hydraulic water model, evaluate water supply scenarios, and provide an updated capacity capital improvement plan as well as identify any capacity and structural deficiencies. An update to the City’s risk-based assessment of the water system linear assets will be performed to develop an updated renewal capital improvements plan. Motion to recommend approval of this agenda item to City council made by Council Member Headen, seconded by Council Member Shotwell. The motion carried unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION No executive session was held. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Del Bosque adjourned the meeting at 4:30 p.m. Mike Del Bosque, Chairman City Council Development Committee – September 17, 2024 Page 5 of 5