HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 24 - Minutes STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Regular Session on this the 4th
day of December, 2018 in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main
Street, with the following members present:
William D. Tate Mayor
Darlene Freed Mayor Pro Tem
Sharron Rogers Council Member
Mike Lease Council Member
Chris Coy Council Member
Duff O'Dell Council Member
Paul Slechta Council Member
constituting a quorum, and with the following members of the City Staff:
Bruno Rumbelow City Manager
Jennifer Hibbs Assistant City Manager
Matthew C.G. Boyle Assistant City Attorney
Shawna Barnes Assistant City Secretary
Call to Order
Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Item 1. Executive Session
Mayor Tate announced the City Council would recess to the City Council Conference
Room to conduct a closed session regarding:
A. Consultation with and legal advice from the City Attorney regarding pending
litigation (Morrissey, et al. v. Grapevine — Cause No. 348-303736-18),
pursuant to Section 551.071, Texas Government Code.
B. Real property relative to deliberation to the purchase, exchange, lease, sale
or value of real property (City property, Public Works, and the 185 acres)
pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
C. Conference with City Manager and Staff to discuss and deliberate
commercial and financial information received from business prospects the
City seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in the City; deliberate the offer of
a financial or other incentive; with which businesses the City is conducting
economic development negotiations pursuant to Section 551.087, Texas
Government Code.
The City Council recessed to the City Council Conference Room and began the closed
session at 7:00 p.m. The closed session ended at 7:15 p.m.
Upon reconvening in open session in the Council Chambers, Mayor Tate asked if there
was any action necessary relative to Sections 551.071, 552.072 or 551.087. City
Manager Bruno Rumbelow stated there was no action necessary.
NOTE: City Council continued with the Regular portion of the Agenda in open session in
the City Council Chambers.
Mayor Tate called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
Item 2. Invocation
Council Member Chris Coy delivered the invocation.
Item 3. Posting the Colors and the Pledges of Allegiance
Boy Scout Troop 905 posted the colors and led the Pledges of Allegiance.
Item 4. Citizen Comments
There was no one wishing to speak during citizens comments.
PRESENTATIONS
Item 5. Mayor Tate to recognize members of the Grapevine Fire Department for their life
saving skills during two separate incidents at Grapevine Lake.
Mayor Tate called upon Fire Chief Darrell Brown to recognize members of the Grapevine
Fire Department for their life saving skill during two separate incidents at Grapevine lake
this past summer.
Item 6. Mayor Tate to recognize Firefighter/Paramedics Tyson Doucet and James
Jansen for winning the Clinical Challenge competition at EMS World in Nashville,
Tennessee.
Fire Chief Brown recognized Firefighter/Paramedics Tyson Doucet and James Jansen
for winning the Clinical Challenge competition at EMS World in Nashville, Tennessee.
They beat out 37 teams and the Grand Prize for winning this competition is an all-expense
paid trip to EMS International Conference, April 26-28 in Madrid, Spain.
Item 7. Convention and Visitors Bureau Director to present Convention and Visitors
Bureau departmental update.
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Convention and Visitors Bureau Director P.W. McCallum and Managing Director of Sales
and Marketing Brady Closson outlined the successes in Convention Sales, Leisure
Consumer Sales Marketing, and Social Media Marketing.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 8. Consider Ordinance No. 2018-087 amending Chapter 13 Library of the
Grapevine City Code eliminating Library extended use fees and fees for lost cards.
Library Director Janis Roberson presented the proposed ordinance change and answered
questions from Council.
Motion was made to approve Ordinance No. 2018-087 amending Chapter 13 Library of
the Grapevine City Code eliminating the extended use fees and fees for lost cards.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Coy
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-087
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE GRAPEVINE CODE
OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 13 LIBRARY,
SECTION 13-3 LIBRARY FINES; REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF
FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($500.00); PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
Consent Agenda
Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and were acted upon as one
business item. Any member of the City Council or member of the audience may request
that an item be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed before the City Council
for full discussion. There were no requests to remove any items from the consent agenda.
Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to
implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations.
Item 9. Consider the renewal of an annual contract for utility bill printing, mailing and
offset printing services with DataProse, Inc.
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Chief Financial Officer Greg Jordan recommended approval of the annual contract to
establish fixed annual pricing for printing and mailing for the City's customer monthly utility
bills for an annual estimated amount of$90,000.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 10. Consider Resolution 2018-088 authorizing the purchase of Veeam on-site
datacenter back up software.
Chief Technology Officer Tessa Allberg recommended approval of the purchase of
datacenter back up software in an amount not to exceed $25,376.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-088
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO PURCHASE
VEEAM ON-SITE DATACENTER BACKUP SOFTWARE
Item 11 . Consider Resolution No. 2018-089 authorizing the purchase of outdoor LED
lighting from Graybar.
Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Mitchell recommended approval of the purchase of
outdoor LED lighting for Bear Creek Dog Park in an amount not to exceed $19,911.
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-089
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO PURCHASE
OUTDOOR LED LIGHTING THROUGH AN ESTABLISHED
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
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Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 12. Consider Resolution No. 2018-090 authorizing the purchase of LED fixtures
from Facility Solutions Group for the Library.
Public Works Director Bryan Beck recommended approval of the purchase of LED fixtures
for the children's area in the Library for a total amount not to exceed $77,632.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-090
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
OR THE CITY MANAGER'S DESIGNEE TO PURCHASE
LED FIXTURES THROUGH AN ESTABLISHED
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Item 13. Consider the renewal of annual contracts for hot mix asphalt with Austin Asphalt,
JLB Contracting, LLC and Reynolds Asphalt.
Public Works Director Beck recommended approval of the annual contracts for the
purchase of hot mix asphalt for an annual estimated amount of$360,000. Austin Asphalt
shall receive the primary award with JLB Contracting, LLC and Reynolds Asphalt
receiving the secondary awards to ensure availability of materials.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 14. Consider the renewal of an annual contract for pavement leveling services with
Nortex Concrete Lift and Stabilization.
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Public Works Director Beck recommends approval of the renewal of the annual contract
for pavement leveling services for an estimated annual amount of$100,000.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Section 15. Consider canceling the Regular City Council meeting scheduled for January
1, 2019.
City Secretary Tara Brooks recommended canceling the Regular City Council meeting
scheduled for January 1, 2019 due to the New Year's holiday.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 15. Consider the minutes of the October 16, 2018 Regular City Council meeting.
City Secretary Brooks recommended approval of the minutes as provided.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O'Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:13 p.m.
Motion: Freed
Second: Coy
Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Lease, Coy, O'Dell, and Slechta
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on this the 18th
day of December, 2018.
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APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Shawna Barnes
Assistant City Secretary
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