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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01-06 Regular Meeting CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2026 GRAPEVINE CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET GRAPEVINE, TEXAS 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. 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. City Council to reconvene in open session in the 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: Jonathan Cook, Associate Pastor at First Baptist Grapevine 3. Pledge of Allegiance CITIZEN COMMENTS 4. 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. Citizens will have three (3) minutes to address Council. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council is restricted in discussing or taking action during Citizen Comments. NEW BUSINESS 5. Consider ratification of the emergency repair of a 20" water line near the Grapevine Service Center from RUTS Construction LLC, Ordinance No. 2026-001 appropriating the funds, and take any necessary action. 6. Consider ratification of the emergency purchase order for the purchase of an Ultraviolet Disinfection System from Vision Equipment; Alltech Engineering Corporation and Humphrey Associates; Ordinance No. 2026-002 appropriating the funds; 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. 7. Consider Resolution No. 2026-001 adopting the Tarrant County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, December 2025. Fire Chief recommends approval. 8. Consider the purchase of audiovisual upgrades for City Hall from Digital Resources, Inc. Chief Information Officer recommends approval. 9. Consider an annual contract AgendaLink platform, along with managed remote production, recording and streaming services of public meetings, and live closed captioning of public meetings with Digital Resources, Inc. Chief Information Officer and City Secretary recommend approval. 10. Consider renewal of the purchase of NetMotion complete cloud hosting from Mobile Wireless. Police Chief recommends approval. City Council January 6, 2026 Page 2 11. Consider the purchase of the removal and replacement of a diving board at Dove Waterpark from Sunbelt Pools. Director of Parks and Recreation recommends approval. 12. Consider the minutes of the December 16, 2025 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, I 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 December 30, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. ________________________ Tara Brooks, TRMC City Secretary 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 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Reasonable accommodations will be made to assist your needs. This meeting can be adjourned and reconvened, if necessary, the following regular business day. City Council January 6, 2026 Page 3 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 6th day of January 2026 in the City Council Chambers, Second Floor, 200 South Main Street, with the following members present: William D. Tate Mayor Sharron Rogers Council Member Chris Coy Council Member Duff O’Dell Council Member Leon Leal Council Member Sean Shope Council Member constituting a quorum, with Mayor Pro Tem Paul Slechta being absent, 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 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 7:05 p.m. The closed session ended at 7:10 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 First Baptist Church Grapevine Associate Pastor Jonathan Cook gave the invocation. Item 3. Posting of the Colors and Pledges of Allegiance Troop 928 posted the Colors and led the Pledges of Allegiance. Item 4. Citizen Comments No one spoke during citizen comments. NEW BUSINESS Item 5. Consider ratification of the emergency repair of a 20" waterline near the Grapevine Service Center from RUTS Construction LLC, Ordinance No. 2026-001 appropriating the funds, and take any necessary action. Director of Public Works Bryan Beck presented this item and answered questions from Council. A waterline leak and broken valves discovered on December 12, 2025 required immediate repairs including excavation, installation and crew mobilization for an estimated amount of $245,000. Motion was made to approve the ratification of the emergency repair of a 20" waterline near the Grapevine Service Center from RUTS Construction LLC, Ordinance No. 2026-001 appropriating the funds, and to take any necessary action. Motion: Coy Second: Rogers Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION City Council January 6, 2026 Page 2 OF $245,000 IN THE UTILITY ENTERPRISE FUND; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 6. Consider ratification of the emergency purchase order for the purchase of an Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection System from Vision Equipment; Alltech Engineering Corporation and Humphrey Associates; Ordinance No. 2026-002 appropriating the funds; and take any necessary action. Director of Public Works Beck presented this item and answered questions from Council. An electrical fire at the Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 18, 2025 damaged the UV Disinfection System and required replacement of the sten. An estimated amount of $500,000 will cover the estimated costs for purchase of a new system and installation, along with contingency funding. Motion was made to approve the ratification of the emergency purchase order for the purchase of an Ultraviolet Disinfection System from Vision Equipment, equipment installation from Alltech Engineering Corporation and electrical installation from Humphrey Associates, Ordinance No. 2026-002 to appropriate the funds; and to take any necessary action. Motion: O’Dell Second: Leal Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 IN THE 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. Council Member Sharron Rogers requested to remove item 8 from the consent agenda. Item 8 was considered after the vote of the remaining consent agenda items. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to implement each item in accordance with Staff recommendations. City Council January 6, 2026 Page 3 Item 7. Consider Resolution No. 2026-001 adopting the Tarrant County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, December 2025. Fire Chief Darrell Brown recommended approval the resolution to adopt the Tarrant County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan, December 2025, a strategy created by multiple jurisdictions to reduce long term risks to people and property from natural hazards. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O’Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-001 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE TARRANT COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN, DECEMBER 2025 AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Item 9. Consider an annual contract AgendaLink platform, along with managed remote production, recording and streaming services of public meetings, and live closed captioning of public meetings with Digital Resources, Inc. Chief Information Officer Tessa Allberg and City Secretary Tara Brooks recommended approval of the annual contract to live stream and archive videos of City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission meetings. The original contract also includes implementation of an agenda management platform for a total estimated amount of $41,839. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O’Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 Item 10. Consider renewal of the purchase of NetMotion complete cloud hosting from Mobile Wireless. Police Chief Michael Hamlin recommended approval of the renewal of the secure network connection for public safety users and devices for an amount not to exceed $33,250. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O’Dell Second: Coy City Council January 6, 2026 Page 4 Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 Item 11. Consider the purchase of the removal and replacement of a diving board at Dove Waterpark from Sunbelt Pools. Director of Parks and Recreation Chris Smith recommended approval of the replacement of a diving board at Dove Waterpark for an amount not to exceed $28,300. Motion was made to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion: O’Dell Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 Item 12. Consider the minutes of the December 16, 2025 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, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 City Council considered item 8 next. Item 8. Consider the purchase of audiovisual upgrades for City Hall from Digital Resources, Inc. Chief Information Officer Allberg recommended approval of the purchase of audiovisual equipment upgrades in the Council Chambers and Planning and Zoning Conference Room for an amount not to exceed $155,913. CIO Allberg answered questions from Council regarding the microphones and closed captioning. Motion was made to approve the purchase of audiovisual upgrades for City Hall. Motion: Rogers Second: Coy Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 City Council January 6, 2026 Page 5 ADJOURNMENT Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 7:42 p.m. Motion: Coy Second: Shope Ayes: Tate, Rogers, Coy, O’Dell, Leal, and Shope Nays: None Approved: 6-0 Passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on this the 20th day of January 2026. APPROVED: ___________________________ William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Tara Brooks City Secretary City Council January 6, 2026 Page 6