HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 23 - Traffic Engineering ServicesMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE ON -CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES
CONTRACT AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider the on -call traffic engineering services contract
with Kimley-Horn and Associates and approval of an ordinance
appropriating the funds.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the Capital Project Streets Fund in an amount not
to exceed $100,000.
BACKGROUND: On January 15, 2019 City Council approved a contract with Kimley-Horn
and Associates to provide traffic engineering services on an on call basis.
This was to consolidate signal timing studies, review of traffic control plans
for new development, traffic related grant applications, signal design, and
traffic studies under one umbrella contract to simplify administration.
Funding in the previous agreement has been exhausted and staff is
proposing to execute a new agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates
to continue to provide these services.
Kimley-Horn and Associates had provided design services for several
years and is familiar with the City and our traffic system.
Staff recommends approval.
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-048
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION
OF $100,000.00 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECT STREETS
FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine desires to approve an on —call
traffic engineering services contract; and
WHEREAS, funding is available in the Capital Project Streets Fund; and
WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this
ordinance have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act and Chapter
211 of the Local Government Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this ordinance to be in the best
interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct
and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes $100,000.00 be appropriated
from the Capital Projects Streets Fund for the on —call traffic engineering services contract.
Section 3. That the terms and provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed to be
severable, and that if the validity of any section, subsection, word, sentence or phrase
shall be held to be invalid, it shall not affect the remaining part of this ordinance.
Section 4. That the fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the City of
Grapevine, Texas, are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace
and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine, Texas, creates an
emergency for the immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety
and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become effective
from and after the date of its final passage, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 7th day of September, 2021.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Matthew C.G. Boyle
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2021-048