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Mesquite, TX · February 6, 2017

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City of Mesquite, Texas Minutes - Final City Council Monday, February 6, 2017 5:00 PM City Hall | Council Chamber 757 N. Galloway | Mesquite, Texas Present: Mayor Stan Pickett and Councilmembers Bruce Archer, Jeff Casper, Bill Porter, Dan Aleman, Greg Noschese and Dennis Tarpley, City Manager Cliff Keheley and City Secretary Sonja Land. PRE-MEETING - TRAINING ROOMS A&B - 5:00 P.M. AGENDA REVIEW STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1 Receive briefing regarding 2017 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Call for Projects for development of trails, bike routes and safe routes to schools. 2 Receive briefing regarding business retention. EXECUTIVE SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM - 6:27 P.M. The City Council met in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to conduct a private consultation with its attorney related to pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; and issues in which there exists a duty of the City Attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas (Legal advice regarding Economic Development Program Agreement dated effective August 13, 2015, between the City of Mesquite, Baker Brothers Rotovision, Inc., and 75032 Investments, LLC) and Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to consider commercial or financial information regarding business prospects or projects (Discuss economic development incentives for a prospective business near Mesquite Metro Airport); whereupon, the City Council proceeded to meet in the Executive Conference Room. After the closed meeting ended at 6:55 p.m., the City Council reconvened in Open Session. No executive action was necessary. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M. INVOCATION Rod Brewer, Associate Pastor, Family Cathedral, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Members of Mesquite AMBUCS. City of Mesquite, Texas Page 1 City Council Minutes - Final February 6, 2017 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (1) Mr. Casper announced that he, Mr. Archer and Sharing Life Outreach are hosting a community job fair on Saturday, February 25, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Sharing Life Community Outreach, 3544 Emporium Circle. He and Mr. Archer encouraged citizens to invite friends and family who are in search of a job. (2) Mr. Porter stated that many police and fire employees along with their families participated in the Polar Plunge, which benefits the Special Olympics, on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at City Lake Aquatic Center. He praised them for their bravery for taking the plunge. (3) Mr. Aleman stated that the Creek Crossing neighborhood will hold a crime watch meeting on Monday, February 13, 2017, at Landmark Family Fellowship, 2523 Clay Mathis Rd., at 7:00 p.m. Also, a crime watch meeting will be held for the Rutherford neighborhood at Rutherford Recreation Center, 900 Rutherford Drive, at 7:00 p.m. He invited residents in these neighborhoods to attend. (4) Mr. Noschese thanked the families of the Mesquite Firefighters for the sacrifices they make for our community. (5) Mr. Archer expressed appreciation for the volunteer work the Mesquite Firefighters perform around town to assist residents. (6) Mayor Pickett recognized former Police Officer George Rice who was in attendance. PRESENTATIONS 3 Presentation of a plaque to Ray Stuart in recognition of his service as a member of the Civil Service Commission and Personnel/Trial Board. Ray Stuart was not present. 4 Presentation of meritorious awards to Fire Department employees. Fire Chief Mark Kerby and Captain Travis Greenman presented meritorious awards to Fire Department employees in recognition of their achievements and outstanding service. Awards were presented as follows: • Life Saving Award No. 1 to Firefighter/Paramedic (FF/P) Jerry Jedlicka, FF/P Kenneth Holt, Driver-Engineer/Paramedic (DE/P) David Ivie, FF/P Michael Potter and FF/P Jeff Dillon; • Life Saving Award No. 2 to FF/P Elliot Howard, FF/P Blake Turner and Firefighter Issac Joseph; • Life Saving Award No. 3 to FF/P David Lester, FF/P Kristopher Bravo, Captain Jason Eddy, DE/P David Judd, FF/P Brody Hodge and FF/P Michael Glasgow; • Life Saving Award No. 4 to FF/P Brett Phillips, FF/P Andrew Ward, Captain Jon Capps, FF/P Andrew Pratz, FF/P Kristopher Bravo and Mesquite Police Officers Tim Roundtree and Jeffrey Andersen; • Life Saving Award No. 5 to FF/P Jesse Kingery, FF/P Jacob Heise, Lieutenant/Paramedic David Ivie, DE/P Gary Sherman and FF/P Matthew Koop; • Paramedic of the Year Award to FF/P Eric Wright; • Fire Officer of the Year Award to Deputy Chief Tom Lindsay and • Firefighter of the Year Award to FF/P Samantha Criswell. CONSENT AGENDA Approval of the Consent Agenda Mr. Casper moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda, as follows. City of Mesquite, Texas Page 2 City Council Minutes - Final February 6, 2017 Motion was seconded by Mr. Aleman and approved unanimously. 5 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held January 17, 2017. Approved on the Consent Agenda. 6 A resolution calling the annual City election to be held May 6, 2017. Approved on the Consent Agenda. Resolution No. 02-2017, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, CALLING THE ANNUAL CITY ELECTION. (Resolution No. 02-2017 recorded on page of Resolution Book No. 50.) 7 Bid No. 2017-021 - Design-Build for City Lake Aquatic Center Improvements. (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a Design -Build contract with RicoRock, Inc., in the amount of $214,500.00.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 8 RFP No. 2017-023 - Basic Term Life and Supplemental Life Insurance. (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with The Standard effective March 1, 2017.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 9 Bid No. 2017-029 - Annual Contract for Utility Concrete Repairs (Area 1). (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with low bidder B&B Concrete & Sawing, Inc., in the amount of $532,850.00.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 10 Bid No. 2017-032 - Purchase of Wilkens Transfer Trailers. (Staff recommends award to Wilkens Industries in Morris, MN, through BuyBoard Contract No. 516-16, sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards, in the amount of $176,658.00.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 11 Bid No. 2017-034 - Purchase of Digital In-Car Video System for Police. (Staff recommends award to sole source provider Enforcement Video, LLC, in the amount of $627,060.00.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 12 Bid No. 2017-036 - Purchase of Five Dodge Charger Police Vehicles. (Staff recommends award to Cowboy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Silsbee, Texas, through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Contract No. VE11-15, in the amount of $127,772.50.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 13 Bid No. 2017-038 - Purchase of Enterprise Servers. (Staff recommends award to Dell, Inc., through Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-SDD-1951 in the amount of City of Mesquite, Texas Page 3 City Council Minutes - Final February 6, 2017 $58,009.96.) Approved on the Consent Agenda. 14 Authorize the City Manager to execute a change order to Bid No. 2016-049, 2016 Annual Miscellaneous Concrete Work Project (Section B), with B&B Concrete and Sawing, Inc., in the amount of $157,258.00. Approved on the Consent Agenda. PUBLIC HEARINGS 15 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No . 93-5-2017, submitted by Kyle Flaming of Dynamic Engineering on behalf of owner W. G. Austin, for a rezoning from R-1, Single-Family Residential to GR, General Retail, for the 2.32-acre undeveloped tract located at 100 West Bruton Lane. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval. No responses have been returned from property owners within the statutory notification area.) Richard Gertson, Director of Planning and Development Services, stated that AutoZone is considering the purchase of a vacant 1.903-acre tract of land located at 100 West Bruton Lane. The Comprehensive Plan locates this property within a Neighborhood Community Area, which is appropriate for low-intensity retail. The applicant will be required to comply with the Community Appearance Manual as well as parking, screening, landscaping and floodplain requirements. Kyle Flaming, representing the applicant, stated there are no time constraints regarding the purchase of the property. He expressed no objections to changing the zoning to a Planned Development. A public hearing was held for Application No. 93-5-2017. No one appeared regarding the proposed zoning change. Mr. Noschese moved to postpone consideration of Application No. 93-5-2017 to the February 20, 2017, City Council meeting. Motion was seconded by Mr. Tarpley and approved unanimously. 16 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No . 1461-149-2016, submitted by Sean Morrissey on behalf of BHA Real Estate Holdings, LLC, to amend Planned Development Ordinance No. 2949 to allow used car sales as a conditional use permit, and to grant a Conditional Use Permit for used car sales on the 4.182-acre undeveloped tract located on the Northwest corner of North Galloway and Republic Parkway. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the amendment and granting of the conditional use permit. No responses have been returned from property owners within the statutory notification area.) Richard Gertson, Director of Planning and Development Services, stated that Application No. 1461-149-2016 has been withdrawn per the applicant's written request. RECEIPT OF RESIGNATION City of Mesquite, Texas Page 4 City Council Minutes - Final February 6, 2017 17 Receive resignation from Dr. Denise Kutch as a member of the Keep Mesquite Beautiful, Inc., Board of Directors. Mr. Archer moved to accept the resignation of Dr. Denise Kutch as a member of the Keep Mesquite Beautiful, Inc., Board of Directors. Motion was seconded by Mr. Noschese and approved unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM - 7:49 P.M. Mayor Pickett announced that the City Council would meet in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code to conduct a private consultation with its attorney related to pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; and issues in which there exists a duty of the City Attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas (Agenda Item No. 15 and Govind Group Corporation; Sorrent, LLC; Hannuman Holdings, LLC; OM SRI SAI Krishna Investment Properties, Inc.; Shiv Alpha Strip Corporation; Tejas Motel, LLC; and SAI JDV Hotels, LLC v. The City of Mesquite, Texas; and Cliff Keheley, City Manager of the City of Mesquite, Texas - Filed 1-5-17); whereupon, the City Council proceeded to meet in the Executive Conference Room. After the closed meeting ended at 8:03 p.m., the City Council reconvened in Open Session. No executive action was necessary. EXECUTIVE SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM - 8:03 P.M. The City Council met in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to consider the appointment, evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, City Secretary, members of the various City boards and commissions, and City officers or other City employees (Discuss annual review of City Manager); whereupon, the City Council proceeded to meet in the Executive Conference Room. After the closed meeting ended at 8:25 p.m., the City Council reconvened in Open Session. No executive action was necessary. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Archer moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion was seconded by Mr. Casper and approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Attest: Approved: __________________________________ __________________________________ Sonja Land, City Secretary Stan Pickett, Mayor City of Mesquite, Texas Page 5

Agenda

City of Mesquite, Texas Meeting Agenda City Council Monday, February 6, 2017 5:00 PM City Hall | Council Chamber 757 N. Galloway | Mesquite, Texas PRE-MEETING - TRAINING ROOMS A&B - 5:00 P.M. AGENDA REVIEW STAFF PRESENTATIONS 1 17-2537 Receive briefing regarding 2017 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Call for Projects for development of trails, bike routes and safe routes to schools. Attachments: Connector Trail Exhibit 2 17-2555 Receive briefing regarding business retention. EXECUTIVE SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM - 5:00 P.M. In accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session to discuss any of the following: • Pending and/or Contemplated Litigation • Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property • Personnel Matters • Economic Development REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M. INVOCATION Rod Brewer, Associate Pastor, Family Cathedral, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Members of Mesquite AMBUCS. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups. City of Mesquite, Texas Page 1 Monday, February 6, 2017 City Council Meeting Agenda February 6, 2017 CITIZENS FORUM At this time a number of citizens not to exceed 10 shall be allowed to speak on any matter other than personnel matters, matters under litigation or matters concerning the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for a length of time not to exceed three minutes on a first-come, first-served basis. No Council action or discussion is to be taken until such matter is placed on the Agenda and posted in accordance with law. PRESENTATIONS 3 17-2539 Presentation of a plaque to Ray Stuart in recognition of his service as a member of the Civil Service Commission and Personnel/Trial Board. 4 17-2548 Presentation of meritorious awards to Fire Department employees. Attachments: List of Award Winners CONSENT AGENDA (All items on the Consent Agenda are routine items and may be approved with one motion; however, should any member of the City Council or any individual wish to discuss any item, said item may be removed from the Consent Agenda by motion of the City Council.) 5 17-2543 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held January 17, 2017. Attachments: 01.17.2017m 6 17-2541 A resolution calling the annual City election to be held May 6, 2017. Attachments: Resolution 7 17-2550 Bid No. 2017-021 - Design-Build for City Lake Aquatic Center Improvements. (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a Design-Build contract with RicoRock, Inc., in the amount of $214,500.00.) Attachments: Evaluation Matrix Site Plan 8 17-2552 RFP No. 2017-023 - Basic Term Life and Supplemental Life Insurance. (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with The Standard effective March 1, 2017.) Attachments: Basic Term and Supplemental Life Insurance 9 17-2549 Bid No. 2017-029 - Annual Contract for Utility Concrete Repairs (Area 1). (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with low bidder B&B Concrete & Sawing, Inc., in the amount of $532,850.00.) Attachments: Bid Tab 2017-029 Detailed Bid - Engineering City of Mesquite, Texas Page 2 Monday, February 6, 2017 City Council Meeting Agenda February 6, 2017 10 17-2532 Bid No. 2017-032 - Purchase of Wilkens Transfer Trailers. (Staff recommends award to Wilkens Industries in Morris, MN, through BuyBoard Contract No. 516-16, sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards, in the amount of $176,658.00.) Attachments: Transfer Trailer Photo 11 17-2535 Bid No. 2017-034 - Purchase of Digital In-Car Video System for Police. (Staff recommends award to sole source provider Enforcement Video, LLC, in the amount of $627,060.00.) Attachments: Sole Source Letter Watchguard Quote 12 17-2547 Bid No. 2017-036 - Purchase of Five Dodge Charger Police Vehicles. (Staff recommends award to Cowboy Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Silsbee, Texas, through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Contract No. VE11-15, in the amount of $127,772.50.) 13 17-2545 Bid No. 2017-038 - Purchase of Enterprise Servers. (Staff recommends award to Dell, Inc., through Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-SDD-1951 in the amount of $58,009.96.) Attachments: Dell Quote 14 17-2554 Authorize the City Manager to execute a change order to Bid No. 2016-049, 2016 Annual Miscellaneous Concrete Work Project (Section B), with B&B Concrete and Sawing, Inc., in the amount of $157,258.00. Attachments: 2017 Rates PUBLIC HEARINGS 15 17-2556 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No. 93-5-2017, submitted by Kyle Flaming of Dynamic Engineering on behalf of owner W. G. Austin, for a rezoning from R-1, Single-Family Residential to GR, General Retail, for the 2.32-acre undeveloped tract located at 100 West Bruton Lane. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval. No responses have been returned from property owners within the statutory notification area.) Attachments: Case Summary Staff Report PZ Minutes Ordinance - 93-5 16 17-2557 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No. 1461-149-2016, submitted by Sean Morrissey on behalf of BHA Real Estate Holdings, LLC, to amend Planned Development Ordinance No. 2949 to City of Mesquite, Texas Page 3 Monday, February 6, 2017 City Council Meeting Agenda February 6, 2017 allow used car sales as a conditional use permit, and to grant a Conditional Use Permit for used car sales on the 4.182-acre undeveloped tract located on the Northwest corner of North Galloway and Republic Parkway. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the amendment and granting of the conditional use permit. No responses have been returned from property owners within the statutory notification area.) Attachments: Case Summary Staff Report P&Z Minutes Ordinance - 1461-149 RECEIPT OF RESIGNATION 17 17-2546 Receive resignation from Dr. Denise Kutch as a member of the Keep Mesquite Beautiful, Inc., Board of Directors. Attachments: Resignation Letter - Kutch ADJOURNMENT NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION Pending and Contemplated Litigation City of Mesquite, Texas Page 4 Monday, February 6, 2017 City Council Meeting Agenda February 6, 2017 Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will meet in closed session to consider pending or contemplated litigation subjects or settlement offers. The following cases/subjects may be discussed: 1. Kathleen Parvin v. The City of Mesquite – Filed 1-26-15 2. James H. Watson and Others Similarly Situated v. City of Allen, City of Amarillo, City of Arlington, City of Austin, City of Balch Springs, City of Balcones Heights, City of Bastrop, City of Baytown, City of Bedford, City of Burleson, City of Cedar Hill, City of Cleveland, City of Conroe, City of Coppell, City of Corpus Christi, City of Dallas, City of Denton, City of Diboll, City of Duncanville, City of El Paso, City of Elgin, City of Farmers Branch, City of Fort Worth, City of Frisco, City of Garland, City of Grand Prairie, City of Haltom City, City of Humble, City of Hurst, City of Hutto, City of Irving, City of Jersey Village, City of Killeen, City of League City, City of Little Elm, City of Longview, City of Lufkin, City of Magnolia, City of Marshall, City of Mesquite, City of North Richland Hills, City of Plano, City of Port Lavaca, City of Richardson, City of Richland Hills, City of Roanoke, City of Round Rock, City of Southlake, City of Sugar Land, City of Tomball, City of University Park, City of Watauga, City of Willis, Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., American Traffic Solutions, Inc., American Traffic Solutions, LLC, Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc., f/k/a ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc., and the State of Texas – Filed 4-28-15 3. Kathy Dyer and Robert Dyer, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Graham Dyer v. City of Mesquite, Texas; Jack Fyall; Richard Houston; Alan Gafford; Zachary Scott; William Heidelburg; Paul Polish; Joe Baker; Bill Hedgpeth – Filed 8-12-15 4. Angeles Estrada-Padron v. The City of Mesquite – Filed 11-9-15 5. Kavin Rhodes v. Mesquite Police Department, Officers M. B. Winters, D. L. Boykin, J. P. Vassilakos, G. W. Hensley, E. A. Sparling, W. D. Mosley – Filed 1-27-16 6. Travis Tryon v. City of Mesquite – Filed 2-25-16 7. Robert L. Gould v. City of Mesquite – Filed 6-24-16 8. Petition of the Cities of Garland, Mesquite, Plano, and Richardson appealing wholesale rates implemented by the North Texas Municipal Water District, PUC Docket No. 46662 – Filed 12-14-16 9. Govind Group Corporation; Sorrent, LLC; Hannuman Holdings, LLC; OM SRI SAI Krishna Investment Properties, Inc.; Shiv Alpha Strip Corporation; Tejas Motel, LLC; and SAI JDV Hotels, LLC v. The City of Mesquite, Texas; and Cliff Keheley, City Manager of the City of Mesquite, Texas – Filed 1-5-17 Consultation with Attorney Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will meet in closed session to conduct a private consultation with its attorney related to pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; and issues in which there exists a duty of the City Attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas. The following subject may be discussed: • Legal advice regarding Economic Development Program Agreement dated effective August 13, 2015, between the City of Mesquite, Baker Brothers Rotovision, Inc., and 75032 Investments, LLC. Personnel Matters Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council may consider the appointment, evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, City Secretary, members of the various City boards and commissions, and City officers or other employees. A complete list of the members of the City boards and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s office. The following subject may be discussed: • Annual review of City Manager. City of Mesquite, Texas Page 5 Monday, February 6, 2017 City Council Meeting Agenda February 6, 2017 Economic Development Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will meet in closed session to consider commercial or financial information regarding business prospects or projects. The following subject may be discussed: 18 17-2564 Discuss economic development incentives for a prospective business near Mesquite Metro Airport. Following discussions in executive session, the City Council will reconvene in open session where any final action regarding executive session items will be taken. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters posted on this agenda, when such executive session is authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations regarding Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations regarding Gifts or Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations regarding Security Devices or Security Audits) and 551.087 (Economic Development); Texas Tax Code Section 321.3022 (Sales Tax Information) and Texas Government Code Section 418.183(f) (Emergency Management). The City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To make arrangements, call the City Secretary's office at 972-216-6244 or TDD 1-800-735-2989. Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun. Conforme a la Sección 30.06 del Código Penal (entrada ilegal de persona titular de licencia con arma de fuego oculta), personas con licencia segun el Sub-capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Código de Gobierno (ley de permiso para portar arma de fuego), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando un arma de fuego oculta. Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly. Conforme a la Sección 30.07 del Código Penal (entrada ilegal de persona titular de licencia con arma de fuego a la vista), personas con licencia segun el Sub-capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Código de Gobierno (ley de permiso para portar arma de fuego), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando una arma de fuego a la vista. City of Mesquite, Texas Page 6 Monday, February 6, 2017

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