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Home My WebLink AboutItem 18 - Minutes �� -� - ------ STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF GRAPEVINE The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas met in Executive Session on this the 3rd day of June, 2008 at 7:00 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 Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem Sharron Spencer Council Member C. Shane Wilbanks Council Member Roy Stewart Council Member Darlene Freed Council Member Mike Lease Council Member constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff: Bruno Rumbelow City Manager Jennifer Hibbs Assistant City Manager H. T. Hardy Assistant City Manager Doug Conner Assistant City Attorney Linda Huff City Secretary CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tate called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. ITEM 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Tate announced the City Council would conduct a closed session regarding: (A) real property relative to the deliberation of the exchange, lease or value of City owned properties under Section 551.072, and (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 and expand in the City; with which businesses the City is conducting economic development negotiations under Section 551.087, Texas Government Code. Upon reconvening in open session in the Council Chambers, Mayor Tate asked if there was any action necessary relative to the closed session. City Manager Bruno Rumbelow stated there was no action necessary relative to real property or conference with City Manager and Staff under Sections 551.072 and 551.087, Texas Government Code. � . 06/03/08 ADJOURNMENT Councii Member Wilbanks, seconded by Council Member Freed, offered a mation to adjourn the meeting at 7:34 p.m. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Stewart, Freed & Lease Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 23rd day of June, 2008. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Linda Huff City Secretary 2 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 3rd day of June, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the following members present to-wit: William D. Tate Mayor Ted R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem Sharron Spencer Council Member C. Shane Wilbanks Council Member Roy Stewart Council Member Darlene Freed Council Member Mike Lease Council Member constituting a quorum, with the following members of the City Staff: Bruno Rumbelow City Manager Jennifer Hibbs Assistant City Manager H. T. Hardy Assistant City Manager Doug Conner Assistant City Attorney Linda Huff City Secretary .�,. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Ware called the meeting to order at 7:41 p.m. INVOCATION Council Member Stewart delivered the Invocation. ITEM 1A. CITIZENS COMMENTS MR. MICHAEL RICHMOND Mr. Michael Richmond, 1040 Pheasant Ridge, President of Grapevine Youth Baseball, expressed his sincere appreciation to the Mayor, City Council and City Staff for their dedication to the youth and athletic programs available to the City's youth. On behalf of Grapevine Youth Baseball, Mr. Richmond presented a plaque to the Parks & Recreation Department and Staff for their outstanding service, dedication and high quality of service to Grapevine Youth Baseball for 2008. He also presented a plaque to the Mayor and City Council expressing sincere appreciation for their partnership and continued support of Grapevine Youth Baseball since 1972. ITEM 1B. CITIZENS COMMENTS, MAYOR WILLIAM D. TATE ,�, 06/03/08 Mayor Tate expressed his appreciation to Mayor Pro Tem Ted R. Ware for always presiding over a Council meeting at a momenYs notice when the Mayor has not been able to preside over the meeting. He stated that since this would be Mayor Pro Tem Ware's last full Council meeting, he wanted Mayor Pro Tem Ware to preside over the meeting. He stated there was not a more Godly man than Mayor Pro Tem Ware and that the Lord has made it clear that He'll be pleased to see Mayor Pro Tem Ware preside over tonight's meeting. Mayor Tate stated that he appreciates Mayor Pro Tem Ware and that every time he presides over a meeting, he does a great job. ITEM 1. PRESENTATION, CENTURY 21 MIKE BOWMAN, INC. Mayor Pro Tem Ware presented a plaque to Mr. Mike Bowman, President of Century 21 Mike Bowman, Inc. for a $5,000.00 contribution to the Parks & Recreation HERO Scholarship Fund. The HERO Scholarship Fund enables citizens of all ages, who have a financial need, to participate in City operated recreation programs at little or no cost. The City and the Grapevine Parks & Recreation staff salutes Century 21 Mike Bowman, Inc. and Mr. Bowman for the donation to our HERO Scholarship Fund for 2008. ITEM 2. PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION XAVIER POLISETTY Mayor Pro Tem Ware presented a proclamation to Xavier Polisetty in recognition of his winning essay in the Briggs & Stratton "Diamonds in the Rough" contest. Eight year old Xavier read his award winning essay to the audience. He won $5,000 and a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower that he donated to Grapevine Youth Baseball. ITEM 3. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY DISSOLVED OXYGEN TRANSITION ZONE Public Works Director Matt Singleton recommended approval of an interlocal agreement with the Trinity River Authority(TRA)for the City's participation in a joint sampling study of the Dissolved Oxygen Transition Zone in Lake Grapevine in the amount of $90,095.00. Both the City and TRA were issued variances by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ)for their Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES)permits to discharge effluent from their separate wastewater treatment plants into Lake Grapevine. The variances were granted to allow Grapevine and TRA to conduct a lake study that determines actual dissolved oxygen and otherwater quality parameters in Lake Grapevine. The results of the study will be utilized by TCEQ to calibrate the water quality model utilized to determine wastewater treatment plant discharge limits. TRA has agreed to partner with Grapevine to conduct the study and share the cost. The agreement provides a means for the two entities to join in a single sampling contract for the two year sampling period with Grapevine's cost at $90,095 and TRA's cost at $177,395. Motion by Council Member Freed, seconded by Council Member Spencer, to approve the interlocal agreement as recommended prevailed by the following vote: 2 06/03/08 Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Stewart, Freed & Lease �# Nays: None CONSENT AGENDA The next order of business for the City Council to consider was the consent agenda items, which were deemed to need little or no discussion and were acted upon as one business item. Mayor Tate asked if there was any member of the audience or the City Councit who wished to remove an item from the consent agenda for full discussion, There were none. Item 4. Renew Bid 204-2004 Concrete Construction Services Annual Contract Public Works Director recommended approval of the renewal of Bid 204-2004 Concrete Construction Services Annual Contract to Manning Concrete (primary) and Cole Construction (secondary). Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Council Member Lease, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Stewart, Freed & Lease Nays: None Item 5. Renewal. Tree and Plant Purchase Annual Contract Parks & Recreation Director recommended approval of the renewal of the Tree and Plant Purchase Annual Contract to Southwest Landscape on an as needed basis. Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Council Member Lease, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Stewart, Freed & Lease Nays: None Item 6. Consideration of Minutes City Secretary recommended approval of the minutes of the May 20, 2008 City Council meetings as publishedo Motion by Council Member Stewart, seconded by Council Member Lease, to approve as recommended prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Stewart, Freed & Lease Nays: None �.:��, 3 06/03/08 ADJOURNMENT Council Member Wilbanks, seconded by Council Member Freed, offered a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Spencer, Wilbanks, Stewart, Freed & Lease Nays: None PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 23rd day of June, 2008, APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Linda Huff City Secretary 4