HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 - Gateway Monument Sign MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: JULY 21, 2026
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A GATEWAY
MONUMENT SIGN
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider approval of the professional services agreement
for the preparation of construction documents and authorization to
advertise the project for competitive bids for a gateway monument sign to
Parkhill Architecture, Engineering & Design Solutions and an ordinance
approving funds.
FUNDING SOURCE: Upon approval of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be
available in the Quality-of-Life fund in an estimated amount of$87,000.
BACKGROUND: The proposed project includes the preparation of final construction
documents and subsequent advertisement for competitive bids for the
construction of a new Gateway Monument Sign. The monument will
enhance a primary entrance into the city, reinforce Grapevine's
established branding, and create a welcoming gateway feature for
residents and visitors traveling into the community.
The monument is the next implementation of the City's 2013 Gateway and
Landscape enhancement discussion/plan by constructing a gateway
monument at the corner of West Northwest Highway and the State
Highway 114 frontage road adjacent to the CVS drive approach.
Final construction documents will establish construction details, materials,
structural requirements, utility coordination, and other technical
specifications necessary for competitive bidding. Following completion of
the construction documents, the project will be publicly advertised for
competitive bids in accordance with state purchasing requirements.
The current estimate for construction costs is $472,000.
Staff recommends approval.
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-051
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE
APPROPRIATION OF REVENUE IN THE AMOUNT OF
$87,000 IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FUND FROM FUND
BALANCE AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION
OF $87,000 IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE FUND FOR
EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF FINAL CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTS FOR A GATEWAY MONUMENT SIGN;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine wishes to use funds from the Quality of
Life Fund for a professional services agreement for the preparation of construction
documents associated with a Gateway Monument sign; and
WHEREAS funds in the amount of$87,000 are currently available in the fund
balance; 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 an amount of $87,000
revenue be appropriated in the Quality of Life Fund from the fund balance.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby authorizes an amount of$87,000
be appropriated in the Quality of Life Fund for expenditures associated with the
professional services agreement for the preparation of construction documents
associated with a Gateway Monument sign.
Section 4. 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 5. 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 21st day of July 2026.
APPROVED:
William D. Tate
Mayor
ATTEST:
Tara Brooks
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Matthew C.G. Boyle
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 2026-051 2
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