HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 04/02/2024 - RegularMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION
HELD ON
APRIL 2, 2024
The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order
at 6:31 p.m. on the 2nd day of April 2024, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony, Texas,
with the following roll call:
Richard Boyer, Mayor
Present
Judy Ensweiler, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern
Present
Robyn Holtz, Councilmember
Present
Brian Wade, Councilmember
Present
Dan Rainey, Councilmember
Present
Perry Schrag, Mayor Pro Tem
Present
Joel Marks, Councilmember
Present
And with 7 councilmembers present a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS and PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Call to Order
Mayor Boyer called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
1.2 Invocation
Pastor James Falola with New Covenant Baptist Church delivered the invocation.
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag
The Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag was recited.
1.4 Salute to the Texas Flag
Salute to the Texas Flag was recited.
1.5 CASA of Denton County to receive Child Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation.
Mayor proclaimed the month of April as Child Abuse Awareness Month. On behalf
of CASA, Pattie Huestis accepted the proclamation.
1.6 Proclamation acknowledging April 14th — 20th as National Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week.
Mayor recognized April 141h — 20`h as National Public Safety Telecommunicators
Week. The proclamation was accepted by Public Safety Dispatch.
1.7 Presentation acknowledging the Finance Department for being awarded the
Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting.
1 These items are strictly public service announcements. Expressions of thanks, congratulations or condolences; information
regarding holiday schedules; honorary recognition of city officials, employees or other citizens; reminders about upcoming
events sponsored by the City or other entity that are scheduled to be attended by a city official or city employee. No action
will be taken and no direction will be given regarding these items.
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Finance Director, Latonjia Williams, presented the Finance Department with the
Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting. Mayor recognized the Finance Department for
being awarded.
1.8 Items of Community Interest
1.8.1 Receive presentation from Parks and Recreation regarding upcoming events and
activities.
Special Events Supervisor, Lindsey Stansell, provided upcoming events and
activities to the Council.
2.0 CITIZEN INPUT
None
3.0 WORK SESSION
3.1 Receive a presentation from Communications/CVB regarding the latest episode of
The Colony Culture Video Series.
Tourism & Visitors Bureau Director, Mariko Lanicek and Communications
Director, Blaine Crimmins gave a presentation on this item.
3.2 Receive a presentation from The Athletic Club regarding updates at Five Star.
Eric Woerner with the Athletic Club gave an overview of this item.
3.3 Receive a presentation and provide direction to staff regarding recommendations
from the Stewart Creek Park Master Plan Committee.
Recreation Manager, Brian Von Derlin, presented this item to Council.
Council provided discussion on it.
3.4 Council to provide direction to staff regarding future agenda items.
None.
4.0 CONSENT AGENDA
Motion to approve all items from the ConsentAgenda-Schrag; second by Marks, motion carried
with all ayes.
4.1 Consider approving City Council Regular Session meeting minutes from March 19,
2024 and Special Session meeting minutes from March 25, 2024.
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4.2 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the City Manager to issue a purchase
order to Sequel Data Systems Inc. in the amount of $238,281.00 for the purchase
of IT server and storage infrastructure hardware, professional services and software
maintenance using budgeted funds.
RESOLUTION NO.2024-030
5.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5.1 Presentation by Weaver and Tidwell regarding the Annual Comprehensive
Financial Report (ACFR) and Local Development Corporation Report for the 2023
Fiscal Year.
Weaver and Tidwell Representative, Jennifer Ripka, presented this item.
5.2 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the City Manager to
execute a Construction Services Contract in the amount of $1,070,064.75 with The
Fain Group for the City Hall Driveway Connection Project.
Engineering Director, Ron Hartline, gave an overview of the proposed resolution.
Motion to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Construction Services
Contract with the Fain Group, as represented, given 308 Construction, Tegrity Contractors, and
King George Traffic Solutions did not prove the requested evidence of responsibility to prove
these bidders had previous experience in constructing drainage box culverts, and because
section 252.043(t) of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes the City to reject any and all
bids-Ensweiler; second by Schrag, motion carried with all ayes.
RESOLUTION NO.2024-031
Executive Session was convened at 7:42 p.m.
6.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION
6.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Sections
551.072 and 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate regarding
purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property and commercial or financial
information the city has received from a business prospect(s), and to deliberate the
offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect(s).
Regular Session was reconvened at 8:19 p. m.
7.0 EXECUTIVE SESSIONACTION
7.1 A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding purchase, exchange, lease
or value of real property and commercial or financial information the city has
received from a business prospect(s), and the offer of a financial or other incentive
to a business prospect(s).
No Action
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ADJOURNMENT
With there being no further business to discuss the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
APPROVED:
Richard Boyer, Mayor
City of The Colony, Texas
ATT T:
Tina Stewart, TRMC, CMC, City Secretary
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