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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-07 Regular Meeting * CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 'VINE, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA T E, x e s TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2020 GRAPEVINE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET GRAPEVINE, TEXAS In accordance with Orders of the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas, the Grapevine City Council will conduct the meeting scheduled at 7:30 pm on July 7, 2020 in the Council Chambers at 200 South Main Street, by telephone conference in order to advance the public health goal of limiting face-to-face meetings (also called "social distancing") to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mayor and Members of City Council may attend this meeting in person. There will be no public access to the location described above. The meeting will be livestreamed on the City's website at www.grapevinetexas.gov. This supplemental written notice, the meeting agenda, and the agenda packet are posted online at www.grapevinetexas.gov. The public toll-free dial-in number to participate in the telephonic meeting is 1-210-469-4097. The audio conference PIN is 831 468 541#. The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting. Starting at 5:00 pm on Monday, July 6, citizens can submit a Citizen Appearance request form from the City's website at https://www.grapevinetexas.gov/89/Agendas-Minutes. During the meeting, the names of those that have submitted a form will be called on to speak in the order the forms were received. The deadline to submit requests will be 5:00 pm on Tuesday, July 7. A recording of the telephonic meeting will be made, and will be available to the public in accordance with the Open Meetings Act upon written request. 6:30 p.m. Dinner - City Council Conference Room 7:00 p.m. Call to Order of City Council Meeting - City Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. Executive Session - City Council Conference Room 7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting - City Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. - City Council Chambers EXECUTIVE SESSION: 1 . City Council to recess to the City Council Conference Room to conduct a closed session relative to: A. Real property relative to deliberation of the purchase, exchange, lease, sale or value of real property (City facilities, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, former Senior Center located at 421 Church Street, downtown parking, and the 185 acres) pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code. B. 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. City Council to reconvene in open session in the City Council Chambers and take any necessary action relative to items discussed in Executive Session. REGULAR MEETING: 7:30 p.m. - City Council Chambers 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Paul Slechta CITIZEN COMMENTS 3. Any person who is not scheduled on the agenda may address the City Council under Citizen Comments or on any other agenda item by completing a Citizen Appearance Request form with the City Secretary. A member of the public may address the City Council regarding an item on the agenda either before or during the Council's consideration of the item, upon being recognized by the Mayor or upon the consent of the City Council. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. NEW BUSINESS 4. Consider Mayor's appointments of Council Liaisons to the City's Boards and Commissions and to Council Committees, and take any necessary action. 5. Consider appointments of members to the City's Boards and Commissions and take any necessary action. CONSENT AGENDA Consent items are deemed to need little Council deliberation and will be 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. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. City Council July 7, 2020 Page 2 6. Consider an annual contract for ethernet internet circuit services from CenturyLink Communications, LLC. Chief Technology Officer recommends approval. 7. Consider the renewal of an annual contract for magazine print services with JG Media. Parks and Recreation Director recommends approval. 8. Consider the purchase of seven Stalker Radars from Applied Concepts, Inc. Police Chief and Public Works Director recommend approval. 9. Consider the minutes of the June 16, 2020 Regular City Council meeting. City Secretary recommends approval. Pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 .001 et seq, one or more of the above items may be considered in Executive Session closed to the public. Any decision held on such matter will be taken or conducted in open session following conclusion of the executive session. ADJOURNMENT In accordance with the Open Meetings Law, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 , 1 hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards at Grapevine City Hall, 200 South Main Street and on the City's website on July 2, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. GRAPE r tm Tara Brooks, TRMC, CRM wti i City Secretary This meeting can be adjourned and reconvened, if necessary, the following regular business day. City Council July 7, 2020 Page 3 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE In accordance with Orders of the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas, the Grapevine City Council meeting was conducted by telephone. Members of City Council were present in person in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street. Members of the public were invited to participate by telephone by a number posted on the agenda. The meeting was live streamed on the City's website. The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Regular Session on this the 7th day of July, 2020 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 Chris Coy Council Member Duff O'Dell Council Member Paul Slechta Council Member Leon Leal Council Member constituting a quorum, and with the following members of the City Staff: Bruno Rumbelow City Manager Matthew C.G. Boyle Assistant City Attorney Tara Brooks 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. Real property relative to deliberation of the purchase, exchange, lease, sale or value of real property (City facilities, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, former Senior Center located at 421 Church Street, downtown parking, and the 185 acres) pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code. B. 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 7:04 p.m. The closed session ended at 7:27 p.m. Upon reconvening in open session in the Council Chambers, Mayor Tate asked if there was any action necessary relative to Sections 551 .072 or 551 .087. City Manager Rumbelow stated there was no action necessary. REGULAR MEETING Mayor Tate called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Item 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Paul Slechta delivered the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Item 3. Citizen Comments Beginning at 5:00 p.m. on July 6, 2020, citizens were able to submit a citizen appearance request form through the City's website. No requests were received prior to the meeting. Mayor Tate allowed anyone on the phone to speak. There was no one on the phone who wished to speak. NEW BUSINESS Item 4. Consider Mayor's appointments of Council Liaisons to the City's Boards and Commissions and to Council Committees, and take any necessary action. Mayor Tate made the following appointments of Council members to serve as liaisons to the City's Boards and Commissions and to serve on the various Council committees: William D. Tate Crime Control and Prevention District Board Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board Industrial Development Corporation Tax Increment Finance District Boards - One and Two Paul Slechta Golf Course Advisory Board Historic Preservation Commission Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Crime Control and Prevention District Board Facilities Committee Industrial Development Corporation City Council July 7, 2020 Page 2 Open Space Review Committee Tax Increment Finance District Boards — One and Two U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Liaison Sharron Rogers Board of Zoning Adjustment Convention and Visitors Advisory Board Planning and Zoning Commission - 1St Alternate Crime Control and Prevention District Board Economic Development Corporation Facilities Committee Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board Leon Leal Building Board of Appeals Metroport Teen Court Advisory Board Board of Zoning Adjustment - 1 st Alternate Senior Citizens Advisory Board - 1 st Alternate Audit Committee Crime Control and Prevention District Board Economic Development Corporation Facilities Committee Tax Increment Finance District Boards — One and Two Utility Committee Darlene Freed Library Advisory Board Building Board of Appeals - 1St Alternate Golf Course Advisory Board — 1 st Alternate Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - 1 st Alternate Crime Control and Prevention District Board DFW Airport Board Liaison Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board Tax Increment Finance District Boards — One and Two Chris Coy Planning and Zoning Commission Audit Committee Crime Control and Prevention District Board Economic Development Corporation Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District Board Liaison Impact Fee Committee (Ex-Officio) Tax Increment Finance District Boards — One and Two Utility Committee Duff O'Dell Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Heritage Foundation Advisory Board Housing Authority Advisory Board Senior Citizens Advisory Board City Council July 7, 2020 Page 3 Crime Control and Prevention District Board Impact Fee Committee (Ex-Officio) Industrial Development Corporation Tax Increment Finance District Boards — One and Two No action was required of Council. Item 5. Consider appointments of members to the City's Boards and Commissions and take any necessary action. City Secretary Tara Brooks announced the Council's recommendations for the boards and commissions appointments. Motion was made to appoint Don Cheek, Justin Gassett and Eamonn Wiles to the 4B Economic Development Corporation Board. Motion: Freed Second: Slechta Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Larry Hallmark as the Municipal Officer and Joy Mayo as the Citizen representative to the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee. Motion: O'Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Doug Anderson, George Dalton, and Ben Johnson as regular members, and Jonathan Gaspard as an alternate member to serve on the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Motion: Rogers Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Joe Lipscomb, Kosse Maykus, and Keltin Wiens to serve as regular members to serve on the Building Board of Appeals. The alternate member position will remain vacant at this time. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 City Council July 7, 2020 Page 4 Motion was made to appoint Cynthia Blankenship, Bank Representative; Chuck Pacioni, Hotel (over 500 rooms) Representative; Joe Szymaszek as Major Retailer; Mark Terpening as Citizen Repesentive, and Debi Meek as an alternate member to serve on the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board; and to appoint Corinna Wenks as Hotel (499 rooms or less) Representative to fill an unexpired term to end in 2021 . Motion: Rogers Second: Freed Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Mayor Tate appointed Joe Szymaszek to serve as Chairman of the Convention and Visitors Bureau Board. Motion was made to appoint Robert Blalock, Louis Capone, Thomas Cherry, Deborah Gore, and Tom Kormondy to serve on the Golf Course Advisory Board. Motion: Slechta Second: Rogers Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint to Dr. Andrew Kilgus to serve as Health Officer. Motion: Freed Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Becky Hummer, Janet Perkins, Curtis Ratliff, Melva Stanfield and Balla Wright as the Business Owner to serve on the Heritage Foundation Advisory Board. Motion: O'Dell Second: Rogers Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Mayor Tate appointed Curtis Ratliff to serve as Chairman of the Heritage Foundation Advisory Board. Motion was made to appoint Ashley Anderson, Jason Parker, Marget Telford and Chuck Voelker as regular members and Paula Wilbanks as an alternate member to serve on the Historic Preservation Commission. Motion: Slechta Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal City Council July 7, 2020 Page 5 Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Bonnie McHugh and Shonda Schaefer to serve on the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. Motion: O'Dell Second: Rogers Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Susan Peabody, Gerald Shannon and Krishna Shenoy to serve on the Library Board. Motion: Freed Second: Slechta Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Roy Robertson, Place 1 ; Ray Harris, Place 2; Christian Ross, Place 8; and Lavon Light, Place 9, to the Parks and Recreation Board. Motion: Slechta Second: Freed Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Mayor Tate appointed Christian Ross to serve as Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Board. Motion was made to appoint Jimmy Fechter and Larry Oliver to serve as regular members and David Hallberg and Traci Hutton to serve as alternate members on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Motion: Coy Second: O'Dell Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Motion was made to appoint Betty Davis, Richard Guckel, Roger Jones and Jan Ramsey to the Senior Citizens Advisory Board. Motion: O'Dell Second: Slechta Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 City Council July 7, 2020 Page 6 Mayor Tate appointed Richard Guckel to serve as Chairman of the Senior Citizens Advisory Board. 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 not any requests to remove an item 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 6. Consider an annual contract for ethernet internet circuit services from CenturyLink Communications, LLC. Chief Technology Officer Tessa Allberg recommended approval of the annual contract for Ethernet internet circuit services for an annual amount not to exceed $56,448. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O'Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 7. Consider the renewal of an annual contract for magazine print services with JG Media. Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Mitchell recommended approval of the renewal of the annual contract for magazine print services for the Parks and Recreation Department's activity magazine for an annual amount not to exceed $109,764. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O'Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 8. Consider the purchase of seven Stalker Radars from Applied Concepts, Inc. Police Chief Mike Hamlin and Public Works Director Bryan Beck recommended approval of the purchase of seven stalker radars to be installed in recently purchased police vehicles for an amount not to exceed $23,027. City Council July 7, 2020 Page 7 Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O'Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Item 9. Consider the minutes of the June 16, 2020 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: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 ADJOURNMENT Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m. Motion: Rogers Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Freed, Rogers, Coy, O'Dell, Slechta and Leal Nays: None Approved: 7-0 Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on this the 21 st day of July, 2020. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: GRAPE 0 - `�y vi im A. Tara Brooks = a City Secretary City Council July 7, 2020 Page 8