City Council Meeting

CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE City Hall 300 W. Main Street Grand Prairie, Texas Meeting Agenda City Council Meeting Tuesday, November 05, 2024 4:30 PM City Hall - Briefing Room CALL TO ORDER STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Robinson Elevated Storage Tank Update 2. Neighborhood Recreation Center Updates AGENDA REVIEW EXECUTIVE SESSION The City Council 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” - Lease Agreement with Loop 9 BBQ, LLC; Management Agreement with American Resort Management, Inc. (2) Section 551.072 “Deliberation Regarding Real Property” (3) Section 551.074 “Personnel Matters” (4) Section 551.076 “Deliberation regarding security devices or security audits; closed meeting.” (5) Section 551.087 “Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.” City Council also reserves the right to discuss any agenda item in closed session when authorized by the above referenced provisions. Any final action will be taken during open session. RECESS MEETING 6:30 PM Council Chambers RECONVENE MEETING Invocation led by Rev. Lesta Anderson of The Woods United Methodist Church. Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and Texas Flag led by Council Member Headen. PRESENTATIONS 3. Robinson Elevated Storage Tank Update CONSENT AGENDA City Council Meeting – November 05, 2024 Page 1 of 6 The full agenda has been posted on the city's website, www.gptx.org, for those who may want to view this agenda in more detail. Citizens may speak for five minutes on any item on the agenda by completing and submitting a speaker card. 4. Minutes of the October 15, 2024, City Council Meeting 5. Walingford Village PID Contract with SPSD for Landscape Renovation for one year in the amount of $58,583.64 in Walingford Village PID (Council District 3) (Approved by the Walingford Village PID Advisory Board on 9/24/2024) 6. Peninsula PID Contract with Lake Management Services for Installation of ShoreSOX Erosion Control around Ponds 2 and 8 for one year in the amount of $309,145 in Peninsula PID (Council Districts 4 and 6) Approved by the Peninsula PID Advisory Board on 10/15/2024 7. Peninsula PID Contract with Lake Management Services for Pond Management Services for one year in the amount of $191,200 in Peninsula PID (Council Districts 4 and 6) Approved by the Peninsula PID Advisory Board on 10/15/2024 8. Peninsula PID Contract LandCare for landscape maintenance in the total amount of $1,385,172.50, including landscape maintenance $764,672.50, beautification $400,000, and irrigation system maintenance services $220,500, for a one year term (Council Districts 4 and 6) Approved by the Peninsula PID Advisory Board on 10/15/2024 9. Agreement to amend City parking easement for EPIC West Portillos Hot Dogs, LLC. Amending Parking Easement dated February 7, 2018, executed by the City of Grand Prairie, Texas (the "City") recorded on February 9, 2018, under Clerk's File No. 201800036478, in the Official Public Records of Dallas County, Texas, on property generally located at the Southwest Corner of W. Warrior Trail and South Highway 161 Service Road (Southbound) 10. Authorize and Confirm the purchase of a permanent wastewater easement and temporary wastewater easement from Davis Grand Prairie, L.P. for a total cost of $2,462.00. The increased wastewater capacity associated with the new development in the area requires the permanent and temporary wastewater easements (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 10/15/2024) 11. Annual Contract for fire department clothing items from Kevin & Sammy Inc dba K9 Sports up to $105,000.00 annually. This contract will be for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods totaling up to $525,000.00 if all renewals are exercised (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 12. Contract with Envision Physician Services, LLC for EMS Medical Control Services in the Amount of $66,150.00 per Year with an Initial Term of Three Years and the Option to Renew for Two Additional One-year Periods Totaling $330,750.00, if All Extensions are Exercised (Reviewed by Public Safety, Health and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 13. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Sanitary Sewer Easement and Temporary Construction Easement granted to City of Grand Prairie by Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC to allow construction / reconstruction of its sanitary sewer line for the City’s Central Park City Council Meeting – November 05, 2024 Page 2 of 6  Sewer Main replacement project located at 2100 Robinson Road (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 10/15/2024) 14. Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County for FY 2025 Health Services in an amount not to exceed $38,854 for a Term from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 15. Assignment of Contract for Regulated Waste Disposal with Green Planet, Inc. to Triumvirate Environmental Services, Inc. at the same pricing, terms, and conditions as the original contract (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 16. Authorize the City Manager to Accept a Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) Grant from Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division (TxDOT-Aviation) which provides Reimbursement for 90% of City Expenditures for Airport Maintenance up to a Maximum Reimbursement of $100,000 (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 17. Purchase of Panasonic “Toughbook” rugged mobile laptops and accessories from GTS Technology Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $156,197.52, through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Information Resources (DIR) (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 18. Ordinance Amending Chapter 25 “Traffic” of the City of Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances, to Regulate the Parking of Motor Vehicles; Providing a Penalty Clause, a Savings Clause, and a Severability Clause; and Providing and Effective Date After Publication (Reviewed by the Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee on 10/14/2024) 19. An Ordinance Amending Chapter 13, Article VIII “Smoking” by Amending Sections 13-131, 13-134, 13-137, and 13-138 of the Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances to Clarify Places Where Smoking is Permitted and Align Age Restrictions with State Law; Providing a Penalty Clause, Savings Clause, and Severability Clause; Providing an Effective Date After Publication (Reviewed by the Public Health, Safety, and Environment Committee 09/16/2024) 20. Ordinance Amending the FY 2024/2025 Operating Budget (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 11/05/2024) 21. Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds from the issuance of future debt for the completion of projects in the FY 2025 Capital Improvements Plan and the acquisition of vehicles and equipment in the total expenditure amount of $76,150,000, plus issuance fees estimated at $981,000 for a total amount of $77,131,000 22. Resolution Establishing the City’s State Legislative Agenda and Priorities for the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 23. Second reading of an ordinance granting an electric power franchise to United Electric Cooperative Services, Inc. (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 09/17/2024) City Council Meeting – November 05, 2024 Page 3 of 6  24. Boards and Commissions – Removal/Appointment for Housing Finance Corporation and Appointment to Fill a Vacancy on the Dallas County Flood Control District Board 25. First Reading of an Ordinance Adopting the Annexation of Certain Territory Located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, to Wit: Being approximately 1045 Acre Tract of Land in Ellis County, Texas and Being More Particularly Described and Graphically Depicted in Exhibit “A”, Such Tract is Generally Located North of 287 Including Land Situated in the S.A. & M.G.R.R. Co. Survey, Abstract No. 1056, D. Morgan Survey, Abstract No. 1224, J. Thomspon Survey, Abstract No. 1086, J. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 583, Joseph Stewart Survey, Abstract No. 961, A. Reeves Survey, Abstract No. 939, and All Adjacent Rights-of-way into the City of Grand Prairie, Texas; Providing for Incorporation of Premises, Amending of the Official City Map, and Acknowledging a Service Plan; Requiring the Filing of this Ordinance with the County Clerk; Prescribing for Effect on Territory, Granting as Appropriate to All the Inhabitants of Said Property All the Rights and Privileges of Other Citizens and Binding Said Inhabitants by All of the Acts, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Regulations of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas; Providing Cumulative Repealer, Severability, and Savings Clauses; Providing for Engrossment and Enrollment; and Providing an Effective Date 26. First Reading of an Ordinance Adopting the Annexation of Certain Territory Located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, to Wit: Being approximately 41.68 Acre Tract of Land in Johnson County and Ellis County, Texas and Being More Particularly Described in Exhibit “A” and Graphically Depicted in Exhibit “B”, Such Tract is Generally Located South of the Ellis County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 and West of the Ellis County and Johnson County Border Including Land Situated in the J. Stewart Survey, Abstract No. 961, Ellis County, Texas and I. Gardner Survey, Abstract 897, Johnson County, Texas, and All Adjacent Rights-of-way into the City of Grand Prairie, Texas; Providing for Incorporation of Premises, Amending of the Official City Map, and Acknowledging a Service Plan; Requiring the Filing of this Ordinance with the County Clerk; Prescribing for Effect on Territory, Granting as Appropriate to All the Inhabitants of Said Property All the Rights and Privileges of Other Citizens and Binding Said Inhabitants by All of the Acts, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Regulations of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas; Providing Cumulative Repealer, Severability, and Savings Clauses; Providing for Engrossment and Enrollment; and Providing an Effective Date PUBLIC HEARING ZONING APPLICATIONS 27. SUP-24-08-0033 - Specific Use Permit - Auto Parts Sales at 3201 E Jefferson St (City Council District 5). Specific Use Permit for Retail Auto Parts (Used) in an existing commercial lease space. Lot 1R, Block K, Idlewild Heights Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Heavy Industrial, and addressed as 3201 E Jefferson St (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 28. ZON-24-09-0023 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan - Cell Tower at 1355 E Seeton Rd (City Council District 6). Amendment to PD-318B to allow a Cell Tower within PD-318B with City Council approval of a Specific Use Permit and to adopt a Concept Plan depicting the Cell Tower location. Lot 1, Block 1, CRC Mira Lagos Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-318B, within Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay, with an approximate City Council Meeting – November 05, 2024 Page 4 of 6  address of 1355 E Seeton Rd (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 29. SUP-24-09-0036 - Specific Use Permit - Cell Tower at 1355 E Seeton Rd (City Council District 6). Specific Use Permit for a 125-foot Cell Tower on 14.212 acres. Lot 1, Block 1, CRC Mira Lagos Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, Texas, zoned PD-318B, within Lake Ridge Corridor Overlay, with an approximate address of 1355 E Seeton Rd (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with one condition by a vote of 6-0) 30. VCC-24-09-0004 - Unified Signage Plan - Goodland Entry Signs (City Council District 6). Unified Signage Plan for two residential subdivision entryway signs exceeding the maximum allowable sign area and height for entryway signs. Two parcels out of JOS S Stewart Survey, Abstract No. 961, located west of HWY 287, north and south of Prairie Ridge Blvd, zoned PD- 455, Parcel IDs 190602 and 245944, City of Grand Prairie, Ellis County, Texas with an approximate address of 5394 HWY 287 (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 31. TAM-24-09-0007 - Text Amendment – Article 11: Performance Standards. An Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Article 11 Performance Standards of the Unified Development Code to Revise Existing On-Premise Alcohol Standards in Section 12 and Establish On-Premise Alcohol Standards for Smoking Lounges; Repealing all Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Containing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and Establishing the Effective Date as the Date of Passage and Approval (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 32. SUP-24-09-0042 - Specific Use Permit Amendment - Zaza Hookah Lounge (City Council District 2). Amendment to SUP No. 1125C to Change from Amusement Services authorizing a Hookah Lounge to a Smoking Lounge and amend certain conditions to align with changes in law. Lot 2, Block 1, Gibsons Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD- 394, and addressed as 906 W Pioneer Pkwy Suite 250 (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 33. SUP-24-09-0041 - Specific Use Permit – Smoking Lounge at 2410 Brady Ln (City Council District 3). Specific Use Permit Amendment for a Smoking Lounge in an existing commercial lease space to amend the operational plan. Lot 11B, Sharpston Heights 2, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned General Retail (GR), and addressed as 2410 Brady Ln (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions by a vote of 6-0) 34. TAM-24-09-0008 - Text Amendment – Appendix N: Hazard Zoning Ordinance/Maps/Airports/Zoning Maps. An Ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending Appendix N Hazard Zoning Ordinance/Maps/Airports Zoning Maps of the Unified Development Code to Update Section 7B and the Hazard Zoning Maps Related to the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport; Repealing all Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Herewith; Containing a Savings Clause and a Severability Clause; and Establishing the City Council Meeting – November 05, 2024 Page 5 of 6  Effective Date as the Date of Passage and Approval (On October 14, 2024, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) CITIZEN COMMENTS Citizens may speak during Citizen Comments for up to five minutes on any item not on the agenda by completing and submitting a speaker card. The views expressed during Citizen Comments are the views of the speaker, and not the City of Grand Prairie or City Council. Council Members are not able to respond to Citizen Comments under state law. ADJOURNMENT For those who wish to submit a presentation to the City Council for consideration, please submit those to GPCitySecretary@gptx.org no later than 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting, or you may bring paper copies of your presentation and submit along with your completed speaker card to the clerk's desk at the time of your arrival. Certification In accordance with Chapter 551, Subchapter C of the Government Code, V.T.C.A, the City Council meeting agenda was prepared and posted November 1, 2024. _______________________________ Mona Lisa Galicia, City Secretary 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. City Council Meeting – November 05, 2024 Page 6 of 6