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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, 2025 in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the
following members present:
William D. Tate Mayor
Paul Slechta Mayor Pro Tem
Sharron Rogers Council Member
Chris Coy Council Member
Duff O’Dell Council Member
Leon Leal Council Member
Sean Shoppe Council Member
constituting a quorum, and with the following members of the City Staff:
Bruno Rumbelow City Manager
Jennifer Hibbs Assistant City Manager
Alex Crowley Assistant City Attorney
Tara Brooks City Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor William D. Tate called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
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 (Muns, et al. v. Grapevine – Cause No. 348-303736-18), pursuant to
Section 551.071, Texas Government Code.
B. Real property relative to deliberation of the purchase, exchange, lease, sale
or value of real property (City facilities; 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 7:04 p.m. The closed session ended at 7:23 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, 551.072 or 551.087.
City Manager Bruno Rumbelow stated no action was necessary.
REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Tate called the regular meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Item 2. Invocation
Council Member Duff O’Dell gave the invocation.
Item 3. Posting of the Colors and Pledges of Allegiance
Troop 1905 posted the Colors and led the Pledges of Allegiance.
Item 4. Citizen Comments
Phillip Hinkle, Berkley Drive, Grapevine, thanked the City for the work on the noise
ordinance and the work at the Lake Parks over the weekend. He also mentioned that he
agreed with the decision regarding the winery that was made at the previous meeting.
Sayeda Syed, 6705 Saphire Circle, Colleyville, updated Council on TAD and the incorrect
information that was mailed to thousands of TAD customers.
PRESENTATIONS
Item 5. Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman and Planning Services Director to
present proposed amendments to various sections of the zoning ordinance related to
secondary structures, including provisions for size, location, and height.
City Manager Rumbelow introduced this item and stated that the Planning and Zoning
Commission has had six meetings to discuss the issue of secondary structures and tonight
staff would like input from City Council.
Planning Services Director Erica Marohnic and Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman
Larry Oliver presented this item and answered questions from the Council. Assistant
Director of Public Works John Robertson answered questions from Council.
Council did not take any action on this item.
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Item 7. GRACE Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Cox to provide a report on GRACE
services.
GRACE Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Cox detailed the 2024 services provided by
GRACE including Housing Stability, Health Care, Hunger Relief, and Children which
included the Christmas Cottage and Feed Our Kids. Ms. Cox thanked the City for all they
do for GRACE.
Council did not take any action on this item.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 7. Consider the Mayor’s appointments of Council Liaisons to the City’s Boards,
Commissions and Council Committees, and take any necessary action.
Mayor Tate reported that the list of appointments was included in Council’s packets and
asked if Council had any questions or objections. There were none, so the appointments
stood as presented and are included in these minutes.
Council did not take any action on this item.
CITY COUNCIL LIAISON BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
2025-2026
William D. Tate Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2006)
Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board (2007)
Industrial Development Corporation (1988)
Tax Increment Finance District Boards - One and Two (1996/1998)
Paul Slechta Golf Course Advisory Board (2019)
Historic Preservation Commission (2016)
Library Advisory Board (2025)
Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2016)
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - 1st Alternate (2025)
Industrial Development Corporation (2016)
Open Space Review Committee (2016)
Tax Increment Finance District Boards – One and Two (2016)
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Liaison (2016)
Sharron Rogers Board of Zoning Adjustment (2014)
Planning and Zoning Commission (2023)
Senior Citizens Advisory Board – 1st Alternate (2023)
Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2006)
Economic Development Corporation (1997)
Facilities Committee (1985)
Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board (2007)
Utility Committee (2023)
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Leon Leal Convention and Visitors Advisory Board (2023)
Grapevine Colleyville Independent School District Board Liaison
(2025)
Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2019)
Economic Development Corporation (2019)
Facilities Committee (2019)
Tax Increment Finance District Boards – One and Two (2019)
Board of Zoning Adjustment - 1st Alternate (2025)
Audit Committee (2025)
Sean Shope Housing Authority Board of Commissioners (2025)
Metroport Teen Court Advisory Board (2025)
Audit Committee (2025)
Building Board of Appeals – 1st Alternate (2025)
Golf Course Advisory Board – 1st Alternate (2025)
Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2025)
Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board (2025)
Chris Coy Building Board of Appeals (2023)
Planning and Zoning Commission – 1st Alternate (2023)
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board (2025)
Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2008)
DFW Airport Board Liaison (2024)
Economic Development Corporation (2014)
Grapevine 4B Economic Development Corporation Board (2016)
Impact Fee Committee (Ex-Officio) (2008)
Tax Increment Finance District Boards – One and Two (2008)
Utility Committee (2008)
Duff O’Dell Animal Shelter Advisory Committee (2014)
Heritage Foundation Advisory Board (2019)
Senior Citizens Advisory Board (2014)
Crime Control and Prevention District Board (2014)
Impact Fee Committee (Ex-Officio) (2014)
Industrial Development Corporation (2014)
Tax Increment Finance District Boards – One and Two (2014)
Facilities Committee (2025)
(Note: Years shown in the parenthesis above indicate the year the member was first
appointed to that board/committee.)
Item 8. Consider Resolution No. 2025-007 approving the Tarrant County contract with
GRod Construction for the 49th Year Community Development Block Grant street
reconstruction project, Ordinance No. 2025-026 appropriating the funds, and take any
necessary action.
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Assistant Public Works Director Robertson presented this item and answered questions
from Council. The proposed project will include Forest and Lipscomb Streets connecting to
Lucas Drive. Tarrant County is expected to provide $211,253 and the City’s match is
expected to be $1,379,457.
Motion was made to approve Resolution No. 2025-007 approving the Tarrant County
contract with GRod Construction for the 49th Year Community Development Block Grant
street reconstruction project, Ordinance No. 2025-026 appropriating the funds, and to take
any necessary action.
Motion: Rogers
Second: Coy
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE TARRANT
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM;
AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO SUBMIT CANDIDATE
PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING FUNDING PARTICIPATION
WITH TARRANT COUNTY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION
OF $1,379,457 IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND
UTILITY ENTERPRISE FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
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. No one requested 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. City Council to consider the yearly community distribution allocation to GRACE from
the City of Grapevine.
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City Manager Rumbelow recommended approval of the annual community distribution
allocation of $35,000 to GRACE.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 10. Consider the purchase for annual data, support and training for RFID inventory tag
tracking with Operative IQ.
Fire Chief Darrell Brown recommended approval of the purchase of annual data, support
and training for RFID inventory tag tracking for an amount not to exceed $24,712.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 11. Consider the purchase of replacement endpoints for city staff to connect virtual
desktops from Waypoint Business Solutions.
Chief Information Officer Tessa Allberg recommended approval of the purchase of
replacement endpoints for virtual desktops for a total amount not to exceed $101,612.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 12. Consider the purchase of Spectrum Fiber Connect Plus TV services and Fiber
Internet Bundle Package for The REC with Charter Communications Holding.
Chief Information Officer Allberg and Parks and Recreation Director Chris Smith
recommended approval of the purchase of Spectrum Fiber Connect Plus TV services and
Fiber Internet Bundle Package for The REC for an estimated amount of $32,400.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
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Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 13. Consider the renewal of the Spectrum Fiber Connect Plus TV services and Fiber
Internet with Charter Communications Holding at the Public Safety Building.
Chief Information Officer Allberg and Police Chief Mike Hamlin recommend approval of the
purchase of Spectrum Fiber Connect Plus TV services and Fiber Internet Bundle Package
for the Public Safety Building for an estimated amount of $30,900.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 14. Consider the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Banyan,
Pickering and Austin Oaks Parks from Webuildfun Inc.
Parks and Recreation Director Smith recommended approval of the purchase and
installation of playground equipment for Banyan, Pickering and Austin Oaks Parks for a total
amount not to exceed $335,749.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 15. Consider declaring certain property as surplus and authorizing its sale at auction.
Public Works Director Bryan Beck recommended approval of the declaration of certain
property as surplus and authorizing its sale at auction. The list includes twenty-five vehicles,
trailers, and heavy-duty equipment that are ready for auction due to item age or condition.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
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Item 16. Consider an agreement with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for water and
wastewater crossings.
Public Works Director Beck recommended approval of an agreement with DART for several
water and wastewater crossings in the amount of $15,562.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 17. Consider the award of an informal request for quote authorizing the purchase of a
dual channel flow meter at Dove 1 Lift Station from Plus 1 Services.
Public Works Director Beck recommended approval of the informal request for quote
authorizing the purchase of a dual channel flow meter for Dove 1 Lift Station for an amount
not to exceed $35,752.
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Motion: O’Dell
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
Item 18. Consider the minutes from the regular May 20, 2025 City Council meeting.
City Secretary Tara 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, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Slechta, Leal, and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
Motion: Coy
Second: Slechta
Ayes: Tate, Slechta, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal and Shope
Nays: None
Approved: 7-0
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Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on this the 17th
day of June, 2025.
APPROVED:
___________________________
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
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