HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-06-16 Joint Meeting , AGENDA
; CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS
' SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
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GRAPEVINE 4B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MEETING WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009 AT 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM �
� SECOND FLOOR
- 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET
� CALL TO ORDER
1. Mr. Dick Ruddell to update the City Council regarding the Southwest to Northeast
Commuter Rail Project (The T).
2. Discuss new curriculum for middle schools to replace the D.A.R.E. Program.
3. Discuss changes to the Re-Timing of the Traffic Signals Project. _
4. Discuss Grapevine's appointment to the Texas High Speed Rail & Transportation
. Corporation.
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5. Discuss stop sign request on Parr Road.
ADJOURNMENT
If you plan to attend this public meeting and you have a disability that requires special
arrangements at the meeting, please contact the City Secretary's Office at(817)410-3182
at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Reasonable accommodations will be made to
assist your needs.
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.001 et seq, Acts of the 1993
Texas Legislature, the Special City Council Meeting Workshop Agenda was prepared and
posted on this the 12th day of June, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Linda Huff
City Secretary
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
CITY OF GRAPEVINE
The City Council and the Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board of the
City of Grapevine, Texas met in Workshop on this the 16th day of June, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
in the City Council Conference Room, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the
following members present to-wit:
William D. Tate Mayor/4B President .
C. Shane Wilbanks Mayor Pro Tem/4B Vice President
Sharron Spencer Council Member/4B Board Member
Darlene Freed Council Member/4B Board Member
Mike Lease Council Member/4B Board Member
Roy Stewart Council Member
Chris Coy Council Member
Chris Reyher Board Member
Martin Honeycutt Board Member
Matt Carnes Board Member
constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff:
Bruno Rumbelow City Manager
H. T. Hardy Assistant City Manager �
John F. Boyle, Jr. City Attorney
Matthew Boyle Assistant City Attorney
Linda Huff City Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Tate called the joint meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ITEM 1. UPDATE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT
THE T
Mr. Dick Ruddell, President/Executive.Director of The T, updated the City Council and the =
4B Economic Development Corporation Board regarding the Southwest to Northeast
Commuter Rail Project. Mr. Ruddell reviewed the time schedule and.noted the project is
on schedule as proposed. He stated a Quiet Zone Workshop will be held on July 8, 2009. -
There was no action taken by the City Council or the 4B Economic Development
Corporation Board. •
ITEM 2. DISCUSS REPLACING D.A.R.E. PROGRAM
Police Chief Eddie Salame and GCISD Assistant Superintendant Jim Chadwell briefed the
City Council regarding replacement of the D.A.R.E. Program with a new program called
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LifeSkills. The new drug prevention/education curriculum would be expanded to include
elementary schools through high schools.
There was no action taken by the City Council or the 4B Economic Development
Corporation Board.
ITEM 3. DISCUSS CHANGES, RE-TIMING OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS PROJECT
Assistant Director of Transportation/Utilities Ramana Chinnakolta reviewed an amendment
to an existing interlocal agreement befinreen the City and the NCTCOG for Local Air Quality
Traffic Signal Project Re-Timing of Traffic Signals. The project will provide for a new traffic
adaptive signal system to improve signal timing flexibility at all signalized intersections.
There was no action taken by the City Council or the 4B Economic Development
Corporation Board.
ITEM 4. DISCUSS APPOINTMENT, TEXAS HIGH SPEED RAIL &
TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
City Manager Bruno Rumbelow stated that the City, being a new member of the Texas
High Speed Rail &Transportation Corporation, can designate an elected official to serve as
the primary liaison to the Corporation, as well as two alternate contacts.
It was the consensus of the City Council to have an item on the next agenda appointing
representatives to the Corporation.
There was no action taken by the 4B Economic Development Corporation Board.
ITEM 5. DISCUSS STOP SIGN REQUEST. PARR ROAD
City Manager Rumbelow reviewed the proposed letter to residents on Parr Road relative to
the request for stop signs at Wild Oak and/or Walker Place. He noted that the traffic
studies performed do not justify the stop signs that have been requested.
There was no action taken by the City Council or the 4B Economic Development
Corporation Board.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Pro Tem Wilbanks, seconded by Council Member Stewart, offered a motion to
adjourn the joint meeting at 7:10 p.m, The motion prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes: Tate, Wilbanks, Spencer, Stewart, Freed, Lease, Coy, Reyher, Honeycutt&Carnes
Nays: None
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE 4B ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BOARD OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 8th day of September, 2009.
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APPROVED: �
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Lin Huff
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