City Council Meeting

CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE City Hall 300 W. Main Street Grand Prairie, Texas Meeting Agenda City Council Meeting Tuesday, March 03, 2026 5:30 PM City Hall - Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1. Dino Fest, Dino Dash and Epic Central Spring Break Update 2. City Preparations related to FIFA World Cup and IndyCar Grand Prix 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 6:30 PM Council Chambers RECONVENE MEETING Invocation led by Rev. Marsha Middleton of First United Methodist Church. Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and Texas Flag led by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Johnson. PRESENTATIONS 3. Update on Informational Outreach Related to 2026 General Obligation (GO) Program 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 City Council Meeting – March 03, 2026 Page 1 of 5 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 4. Minutes of the February 11, 2026, Special City Council meeting and the February 17, 2026, City Council meeting 5. Amendment to the 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule 6. Authorize Agreements with Tarrant County Elections Department, Dallas County Elections Department and Ellis County Elections Department to conduct the May 2, 2026, Joint General and Bond Elections and subsequent Runoff Election, if necessary; Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute the same; Authorize any future contingency transfers as needed to fund the contracts, in an amount up to $200,000 7. Westchester PID Contract with Site Landscape Development, LLC for Landscape Maintenance Services, Effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, in the total amount of $674,443.18, including landscape maintenance ($379,443.18), beautification ($220,000), and irrigation system maintenance services ($75,000) (Council Districts 2 and 6) 8. Greenway Trails PID Contract with Brandy Crocker dba GESCO for installation of five benches and installation of approximately 12,000 sq. ft. of a concrete walking path by the Rainwater Trail pond in the amount of $278,888 (Council District 6) (Reviewed by the Greenway Trails PID Board on 02/02/2026) 9. Authorize and confirm the dedication of a permanent drainage easement located on 2.668 acres of real property in the J.W.E. Wallace Survey, Abstract No. 1517, commonly known address of 3971 Westcliff Road, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas from Jon E. Krabbenschmidt for the proposed offsite drainage improvements under CEP-25-0040 (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 10. Professional Engineering Services Contract with STV Incorporated for detailed design services of the 13S – 30” Goodland Parkway Waterline Project in amount of $381,578.90 (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 11. Approval of the assignment of an Annual Services Contract from Hadronex, Inc. dba SmartCover Systems to Badger Meter, Inc. for the Annual Maintenance, Licenses, Warranty, Monitoring and Support Services for SmartLevel and SmartRain Systems (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 12. Annual Contract with JS Ratliff, Inc. dba Ratliff Utilities for Fire Hydrants Maintenance, Repair & Replacement Services in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 annually. This contract will be for an initial one-year term with the option to renew for two additional one- year periods, totaling $600,000.00 if all extensions are exercised (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) City Council Meeting – March 03, 2026 Page 2 of 5  13. Engineering and Surveying Services Contract with Grantham and Associates, Inc. for the Performance Wastewater Lift Station Replacement Project in amount not to exceed $562,372.00 (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 14. Professional Engineering Services Contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the Unidirectional Flushing Program Update Project in an amount not to exceed $2,250,000 (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 15. Professional Services Contract with LJA Engineering, Inc., for Engineering Design of a dedicated right-turn lane at the intersection of Southbound SH-161 Frontage Road and Arkansas Lane in an amount not to exceed $302,000 (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 16. Professional Engineering Services Contract with Westwood Professional Services, Inc. for the development of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan as part of the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant in an amount not to exceed $350,000 (The SS4A grant will reimburse the City for 80% of the eligible project costs (up to $280,000) with a $70,000 local match) (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 17. Professional design services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for the design of a secondary Wildlife Trail connection that crosses under Entertainment Way at the Trinity River in an amount not to exceed $444,000 (Reviewed by City Council Development Committee on (02/19/2026) 18. Resolution Authorizing Submission of a FY2026 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) LE Grant Application to Office of the Governor – Homeland Security Grants Division – for the Purpose of Purchasing Thermal Imaging Devices in the Estimated Amount of $30,000 with No In-Kind or Cash Match Required and Authorizing the City Manager to Accept, Reject, Alter, or Terminate the Grant, if awarded, and Execute any Documents Relative to the Grant, Including a Sub-Recipient Agreement 19. Resolution Repealing and Replacing Resolution 5450-2025 to authorize the application for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) - Mitigation Projects, FY2026 grant submitted to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office for Network Switches and Uninterruptable Power Supplies Replacement in the amount of $128,835.98 with a cash match of $32,209.00 and authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant and execute any and all documents relative to the grant (Reviewed by the Finance and Government Committee on 01/21/2025) 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 20. Public Hearing and Consider an Ordinance abandoning a 1.701 acres (74,107 square foot) portion of platted street right-of-way and two supporting easements located on a portion of City Council Meeting – March 03, 2026 Page 3 of 5  4226 E. Main Street (also known or identified as 4138, 4150, 4200 E. Main Street) and authorizing the City Manager or his designee, to execute a Quitclaim Deed transferring said abandoned right-of-way and related easements to IG Grand Prairie, LLC (Reviewed by the City Council Development Committee on 02/19/2026) 21. First Reading of an Ordinance Annexing Approximately 69.75 acres of land in Ellis County, Texas Being More Particularly Described and Graphically Depicted in Exhibit A, such tract is generally located south of Highway 287, East of VV Jones Road, North of Highway 67 and Including Land Situated in the L. Kelsey Survey, Abstract No. 593 and the B. Canfield Survey, Abstract No. 197 Being all of a Called 15.04 Acre Tract of Land Described in General Warranty Deed to Ronald Lee Burseen, Recorded in Instrument Number 1904974, Official Public Records of Ellis County Texas (OPRECT) and All of a Called 46.78 Acre Tract of Land Described in General Warranty Deed to W&L Jones Realty Holdings, LLC-Series 6 Recorded in Instrument Number 2243658 OPRECT and all of a Tract of Land Described in a Special Warranty Deed to Eagleridge Energy, LLC AND USG Properties Barnett II, LLC Recorded in Instrument No. 1817328 OPRECT and in a Surface and Mineral Deed to Marubeni Shale Investments LLC Recorded in Instrument No. 2405140 OPRECT and Being Described in Volume 2510, PAGE 2263 OPRECT, 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 22. SUP-25-12-0045 - Specific Use Permit - Western Union at 817 W Pioneer (City Council District 2). Specific Use Permit to add a Check Cashing Business at an existing Western Union in a commercial lease space on 4.286 acres. Lot 4B, Block 1, Carrier Crossing Addition, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned General Retail (GR) District, within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 817 W Pioneer Pkwy, Suite 156 (On February 10, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0) 23. SUP-25-12-0046 - Specific Use Permit - Registered Group Home (City Council District 4). Specific Use Permit for a Registered Group Home on 0.259 acres. Lot 32, Block K, Somerton Village Addition Phase 1, City of Grand Prairie, Tarrant County, zoned Planned Development- 259, and addressed as 2772 Pleasant Hill Rd (On February 10, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial by a vote of 4-3) 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 City Council Meeting – March 03, 2026 Page 4 of 5 In accordance with Chapter 551, Subchapter C of the Government Code, V.T.C.A, the City Council meeting agenda was prepared and posted February 25, 2026. _______________________________ 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 – March 03, 2026 Page 5 of 5