City Council Meeting

CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE City Hall 300 W. Main Street Grand Prairie, Texas Meeting Agenda City Council Meeting Tuesday, January 20, 2026 4:30 PM City Hall - Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Mayor's Teen Council Introduction and Presentation of Fall Service Project(s) 2. Lone Star Consulting Community Project Funding and Grants Update 3. Small Business Initiatives Update 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” (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 RECONVENE MEETING Invocation led by Pastor Samuel Jones of Dalworth Park Church of Christ. Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and Texas Flag led by Council Member Headen. PRESENTATIONS 4. State Representatives Jessica González and Julie E. Johnson’s Recognition of Grand Prairie United Charities 5. Vietnam Veterans of America’s Recognition of Mayor Ron Jensen 6. Police Department Crime Rate City Council Meeting – January 20, 2026 Page 1 of 4 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. Applicants for zoning items may speak for up to five (5) minutes. The full meeting agenda packet and supporting documents are available online on the City’s website at www.gptx.org. CONSENT AGENDA 7. Minutes of the January 6, 2026 City Council Meeting 8. Boards and Commissions – Appointment of Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Member 9. Quarterly Investment Report 10. Peninsula PID Change Order/Amendment No. 1 with Bright Star Construction and Designs for installation of fence on Day Miar Road (additional work to repair failing concrete footers on Day Miar Road) in the amount of $62,257.50, for a one year term (Council Districts 4 and 6) Approved by the Peninsula PID Advisory Board on 12/11/2025 11. Oak Hollow/Sheffield Village PID Contract with SPSD for landscape maintenance in the total amount of $176,601.70, including landscape maintenance $121,601.70, beautification $20,000, tree services $10,000, and irrigation system maintenance services $25,000, for a one year term (Council District 4) 12. Resolution Approving the City’s Investment Policy (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 01/06/2026) 13. Resolution Terminating and Dissolving the Grand Prairie Industrial Development Authority 14. Rescind Resolution No. 5090-2020 and Approve Ordinance Repealing Section 13.5-1 of the City Code of Ordinances 15. Ordinance Amending the FY 2025/2026 CIP Budget (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 01/06/2026) 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. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 16. Resolution accepting the proposed project listing for a 2026 General Obligation (GO) Bond Program to serve as a planning tool for a potential bond election and bond sale City Council Meeting – January 20, 2026 Page 2 of 4  17. Public Hearing and Final Reading of an 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 (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 08/05/2025 and City Council Budget Workshop on 08/14/2025) PUBLIC HEARING ZONING APPLICATIONS 18. ZON-25-10-0040 - Zoning Change – 1822 Armstead Ave. (City Council District 3). Zoning Change from Single Family-Four (SF-4) to Single Family-Six (SF-6) on 0.46 acres. Lots 1, 2, & 6A, Block 8, Mountain Lakeview Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned Single Family-Four (SF-4) District, and addressed as 1822 Armstead Ave (On December 9, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 19. VCC-25-09-0003 - Fence Exception - Hill Street Screening Fence (City Council District 5). Exception to Required Fences in the Unified Development Code (UDC) to allow a wooden fence instead of the required masonry screening wall along the western and northern property lines of 300 and 306 Hill Street. The western and northern property lines of 306 Hill Street, a 0.69-acre tract, McKinney and Williams Abstract No. 1003, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas and the northern property line of 300 Hill Street, a 0.38-acre tract, McKinney and Williams Abstract No. 1003, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas and 306 Hill Street, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas (On December 9, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0) 20. SUP-25-08-0030 - Specific Use Permit - Registered Group Home (City Council District 4). Specific Use Permit for a Registered Group Home on 0.15 acres. Lot 4, Block D, Kingswood Forest Addition Phase I, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, zoned Planned Development- 169 (PD-169) district, and addressed as 2747 Sedgemoor Dr (On October 14, 2025, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 9-0) 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 prior to the meeting being called to order. 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 January 13, 2026. _______________________________ Mona Lisa Galicia, City Secretary City Council Meeting – January 20, 2026 Page 3 of 4 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 – January 20, 2026 Page 4 of 4