City Council Development Committee

CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CITY HALL - COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 300 W. MAIN STREET THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026 AT 4:30 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMENTS Citizens may sign up to speak to the City Council regarding any item on the agenda. All speakers must complete a comment card prior to the meeting being called to order. For items listed on the Consent Agenda, each speaker will have a total of up to five (5) minutes for all items to address the Council. Citizens may speak for up to three (3) minutes on any item scheduled for a Public Hearing, individual consideration or during Citizen Comments. The full meeting agenda packet and supporting documents are available online on the City’s website at www.gptx.org. STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Trinity River Authority (TRA) Billing Practices CONSENT AGENDA 2. Minutes of the June 22, 2026, City Council Development Committee Meeting 3. Annual Services Contract with Elite Striping, LLC for Pavement Marking Services for an initial one-year period in an amount not to exceed $600,000, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one-year periods for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,800,000 if all renewal options are exercised 4. An amended Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to rebuild the traffic signal and make other improvements at the intersection of Great Southwest Parkway and Arkansas Lane. The estimated total construction cost of the project is $774,936, which will be 100% federally funded. The City is responsible for funding an estimated $63,435 in direct state costs, as well as engineering design costs and 100% of any project cost overruns 5. An amended Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) with the State of Texas through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) to rebuild the traffic signal and make other improvements at the intersection of Great Southwest Parkway and Marshall Drive. The estimated total construction cost of the project is $751,406, which will be 100% federally funded. The City is responsible for funding an estimated $61,703 in direct state costs, as well as engineering design costs and 100% of any project cost overruns 6. Cooperative Contract with Cubic ITS, Inc. for the purchase of Highway Safety and Traffic Control Products in an amount not to exceed $225,000 annually through a national interlocal City Council Development Committee – July 16, 2026 Page 1 of 4  agreement with BuyBoard. This contract will be for an initial one-year term with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, totaling $675,000 if all extensions are exercised 7. Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 11762-2025 for the FY 2025/2026 Operating Fund Budgets and Ordinance No. 11764-2025 for the FY 2025/2026 Capital Improvements Projects Budget to transfer $1,500,000.00 from the unobligated fund balance in the Park Venue Fund to the new project Turner Park Improvements TPWD within the Parks CIP Fund 8. Resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (“TPWD”) for directed grant funding through the Local Park Grant Non-Urban Outdoor Program for the Turner Park Improvements Project; Designating the City’s Director of Public Infrastructure as being responsible for, acting for, and on behalf of the City of Grand Prairie (“City”) to work with the TPWD for the purpose of participating in the Local Park Grant Program; Certifying that the City is eligible to receive program assistance; and Dedicating the proposed Project site for permanent public park and recreational uses 9. Encroachment Agreement with Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust for the use and occupation of portions of a 15-foot utility easement located at 2650 S. Highway 161, Lots 1-11, Block A, Bush & Pioneer Centre Addition, being a replat of Lots 4-10, Block A, Park Place Addition, recorded as Instrument 201600194923 of the Real Property Records of Dallas County, Texas and authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to execute the same 10. Change Order No. 2 to Construction Contract with McMahon Contracting and Construction, LLC dba McMahon Contracting, L.P. for the West Tarrant Road at Arbor Creek Project in the amount of $225,604.16 for additional work related to the Project, bringing the total project cost to $9,479,639.52 ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 11. Public Hearing considering the Grand Connection as a program for which Federal Operating and Capital assistance under Section 5307 and 5310 of the Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998 for rural and Small Urban Transit Agencies will be sought; Resolution authorizing the City Manager to Submit Grant Applications to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for assistance with the fiscal year 2027 capital and operational costs related to the Grand Connection Program in an estimated amount of $862,950, including Transportation Development Credits; Authorizing the submission of documents providing assurance of compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Authorizing the City Manager to execute all contract documents necessary to accept and receive funding from the FTA in the estimated amount of $830,000; Accepting funding in the amount of $170,584 from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and $20,000 from Dallas County for Fiscal Year 2027 operational costs related to the Grand Connection Program; Providing for Matching funds from the City’s fiscal year 2027 budget in the amount of $265,521 making the total Fiscal Year 2027 Grand Connection budget $1,319,055 12. Construction Contract with Landscape Forms, Inc. for solar light manufacturing and installation at Fish Creek Linear Park through a master cooperative agreement with Omnia in the amount of $2,167,767.30; Construction Contract with Whirlix Design Inc. for playground equipment at two locations along Fish Creek Linear Park through a master cooperative City Council Development Committee – July 16, 2026 Page 2 of 4  agreement with BuyBoard in the amount of $380,602.02; Construction Contract with Kraftsman, LLC dba Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds and Water Parks for playground equipment at one location along Fish Creek Linear Park through a master cooperative agreement with BuyBoard in the amount of $251,630.68, for a Project total of $2,800,000.00 13. Authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate and execute a Second Amendment to the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with the City of Irving relating to water and wastewater services for areas west of North Belt Line Road, south of Rock Island Road and north of Entertainment Way; Authorize the expenditure of an amount up to $150,000 to fund the replacement and repair of Irving’s large Water and Wastewater commercial meters servicing customers in Grand Prairie 14. Construction Contract with DDM Construction Corporation for the Jefferson Street Reconstruction Project in the amount of $3,959,453.50, and a 3% construction contract contingency in the amount of $118,783.61, and Professional Engineer Services Contract with Alliance Geotechnical Group, Inc. for materials testing in an amount not to exceed $67,285.00, for a total Project cost of $4,145,522.11 EXECUTIVE SESSION The City Council Development Committee may conduct a closed session pursuant to Chapter 551, Subchapter D of the Government Code, V.T.C.A., to discuss any of the following: (1) Section 551.071 “Consultation with Attorney” (2) Section 551.072 “Deliberation Regarding Real Property” (3) Section 551.074 “Personnel Matters” (4) Section 551.087 “Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.” CITIZEN COMMENTS Citizens may speak during Citizen Comments for up to three (3) minutes on any item not on the agenda by completing and submitting a speaker card prior to the meeting being called to order. The views expressed during Citizen Comments are the views of the speaker, and not the City of Grand Prairie or the City Council. Council Members are not able to respond to Citizen Comments under state law. ADJOURNMENT The Grand Prairie City Hall is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in participating in this meeting due to a disability as defined under the ADA, please call 972-237-8035 or email GPCitySecretary@gptx.org at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting to request an accommodation. Certification In accordance with Chapter 551, Subchapter C of the Government Code, V.T.C.A, the City Council Development Committee agenda was prepared and posted July 10, 2026. City Council Development Committee – July 16, 2026 Page 3 of 4  Gloria Colvin, Deputy City Secretary City Council Development Committee – July 16, 2026 Page 4 of 4