HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/21/2014 City Council October 21,2014 Regular Session
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION
HELD ON
OCTOBER 21,2014
The Regular Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony,Texas,was called to order
at 7:06 p.m. on the 21st day of October 2014, at City Hall, 6800 Main Street, The Colony,
Texas, with the following roll call:
Joe McCourry Mayor Present
Kirk Mikulec Councilmember Present
Richard Boyer Councilmember Present
Jeff Connelly Councilmember Present
David Terre Mayor Pro-Tern Present
Perry Schrag Councilmember Present
Joel Marks Councilmember Present(7:35 p.m.)
And with six (6) councilmembers present, a quorum was established and the following items were
addressed:
1.0 ROUTINE ANNOUNCEMENTS, RECOGNITIONS AND
PROCLAMATIONS:
Call to Order
Invocation—Councilmember Connelly led the invocation.
Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag was given.
Salute to the Texas Flag
Citizen Input—None
Announcement of upcoming civic events and activities I- Special Events Coordinator
Lindsey Stansell provided a Parks and Recreation Update. Programs Administrator Joe
Perez and Community Image Officer Prakash Abraham briefed Council regarding the 2014
Make A Difference Day. Mayor ProTem Terre noted this is the last meeting with
Councilmember Connelly, as his term will soon be ending, and thanked him for his past
years of service as Councilmember for Place 3. The Mayor and City Council also expressed
their gratitude for Councilmember Connelly's commitment, time and service to the
community. Mayor McCourry reminded everyone about early voting currently underway.
2.0 CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda contains items which are routine in nature and will be acted upon in one motion.
Items may be removed from this agenda for separate discussion by a Council membe.
1 These items are strictly public service announcements.No action will be taken and no direction will be given regarding
these items.
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2.1 Consider approving minutes of council meetings held September 30 [Mikulec] and
October 7 [Boyer],2014 (City Secretary)
2.2 Consider approving a resolution designating the Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo as
the city's official newspaper for FY 2014-15 (City Secretary)
2.3 Consider approving a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a License
Agreement with Webber,LLC for use of the city's property located at 6001 Main
Street during the construction of F.M. 423 (Engineering, Scruggs)
Motion to approve—Schrag;second by Connelly; motion passed with all ayes.
3.0 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
3.1 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a
contract amendment with Austin Bridge&Road,L.P for the South Colony Boulevard
Grade Separation at the Sam Rayburn Tollway / S.H. 121 for earthwork, structure,
and illumination revisions,and compensation for Force Account Work(Engineering,
Scruggs)
Director of Engineering Gordon Scruggs briefed City Council regarding this item. Mr.
Scruggs explained that this amendment addresses earthwork revisions, structure revisions,
illumination revisions,and compensation for Force Account Work and any other additional
work necessary to complete the project. The contract amendment is for $305,742.69.
Councilmember Connelly voiced a concern over Item Number 9003-000 in the amount of
$10,000 being an item to be reimbursed by the TIRZ. The item is for services the city is
providing. Gordon will review the contract and if the item needs to remain, then the city
manager can approve it later.
Motion to approve less the $10,000 for Item Number 9003-000-Schrag;second by Connelly;
motion passed with all ayes.
3.2 Discuss and consider approving a resolution authorizing the city manager to issue a
purchase order for the purchase of five(5)police vehicles from Holiday Chevrolet with
pricing available through the Tarrant County Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
(Police, Chandler)
Police Chief David Coulon briefed Council regarding this item,explaining price comparisons
were made using the Comptrollers Smart Buy Program and through Tarrant County. He
further stated that the Tahoe vehicles are larger, which allows officers more room in the
vehicle to transport prisoners. He added that even though the initial cost of each vehicle is
more than spent previously on other models,the Tahoe has the lowest life cycle cost,and the
Tahoe does have a 100k mile power train warranty. Chief Coulon further noted that the
city's Fleet Service Manager also recommends switching to the Tahoe vehicles in order to
keep interchangeable parts in stock,resulting in quicker maintenance of Police Department
vehicles.
Motion to approve- Terre;second by Connelly;motion passed with all ayes.
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4.0 WORK SESSION
4.1 Receive quarterly report on public information requests (City Secretary)
No action.
Executive Session was convened at 7:35 p.m.
5.0 EXECUTIVE SESSION
5.1 A. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071
of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE to seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding
pending or contemplated litigation- 7525 Glenturret Circle.
B. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Section 551.071
of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE to seek legal advice from the city attorney regarding
Stewart Peninsula Golf Course/Anderson Express Lane, Inc.
C. Council shall convene into a closed executive session pursuant to Sections
551.071 and 551.087 of the TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE to deliberate commercial or
financial information the City has received from a business prospect,and to deliberate
the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect and to receive legal
advice regarding the same—Nebraska Furniture Mart/Grandscape Project.
Reconvened Open Session at 8:30 p.m.
5.2 A. Any action as a result of executive session regarding pending or contemplated
litigation— 7525 Glenturret Circle.
No action.
B. Any action as a result of executive session regarding Stewart Peninsula Golf
Course/Anderson Express Lane,Inc.
No action.
C. Any action as a result of executive session regarding Nebraska Furniture
Mart/Grandscape Project.
No action.
And with no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
APPROVED:
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