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Carrollton City Council Worksession & Regular Meeting: July 12, 2022

City Council — Tuesday, July 12, 2022

BodyCarrollton, Texas

SessionCity Council

DateTuesday, July 12, 2022

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Speaker 1

0:57

All right.

0:58

Welcome everyone.

0:59

We are um here today for the uh July 12th City Council meeting uh pre-work work session.

1:06

We will go immediately into executive session.

1:09

Um so council will convene in executive session pursuant to Texas government code section 551.071 for private consultation with the city attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters

Unassigned speaker

1:24

Speaker 1

1:24

on this agenda to which the city attorney has a duty under Texas rules of discipline and professional conduct regarding confidential uh communication with the city council, uh Bloomfield Properties LLC and others versus the city of Carrollton boss number or case number uh 218813-431.

1:42

Um with that, I will invite our guests to depart.

2:02

Okay, we will um I'll let

Unassigned speaker

2:04

them uh

Speaker 1

2:05

council will reconvene uh in open session to consider action if any on matters discussed during the executive session.

2:13

Uh and there are not okay council, with that, we will uh move to our discuss our consent agenda.

2:22

Um I'll remind you to um uh that the chair or the speaker will

Unassigned speaker

2:26

um if

Speaker 1

2:27

you have questions, please raise your hand um so we're not talking over each other.

2:30

That happens.

2:31

So um

Unassigned speaker

2:32

Speaker 1

2:32

ask them, raise your hands if you have any questions.

2:35

Uh but we'll move right into the uh consent agenda.

2:38

Um item 13, which is the minutes from our June 7th regular meeting.

2:44

Any questions, comments?

2:48

Okay, item number 14, which is the uh June 21st, regular meeting minutes.

2:58

All right.

2:59

Moving on to number 15, um, purchase of a vehicle uh for police department from the Caldwell County Chevrolet Chevrolet for an interlocal agreement with um the byboard purchasing cooperative for 61,825.

Unassigned speaker

3:18

Can

Speaker 2

3:19

you give us a little more clarification of this?

Speaker 3

3:38

Clarification.

Speaker 2

3:39

Yes, sir.

3:40

Um you say there's a 37 units already purchased.

3:45

So you you're needing additional what

Speaker 3

3:48

24 here?

3:50

Okay, so on our list of overall purchases for the year is what you're just getting.

3:56

Okay.

3:57

So yes, we've purchased, I don't have that in front of me, but we've purchased 30 something units already.

4:02

These are three units that were additions to the budget that were approved in this year's fiscal budget.

4:09

And so this is this particular vehicle is a public service officer's truck where they will when they get a call for debris on the road, this truck will respond to it.

4:19

So we're not taking a uniformed officer office B.

Unassigned speaker

4:23

Speaker 2

4:24

it's

Speaker 3

4:24

true.

4:25

Does it look like truck?

4:28

It's a truck, it's uh it's a four, it's a F-350 with a service body on it.

Unassigned speaker

4:32

And it's gonna have a big arrow board that says, hey, get out, go this way, go to right, go left.

Speaker 3

4:38

Okay.

4:38

Uh they'll use it on the freeways as well.

Speaker 2

4:40

Okay, okay, thank you.

4:42

That's that's what what I was going to confirm.

4:44

Visual, thank you.

Speaker 4

4:45

This these these just go along with the prior positions approved, right?

4:49

Beforehand too for the okay, thank you.

Speaker 1

4:55

Yep.

Unassigned speaker

4:56

All right, all right.

Speaker 1

4:57

Any other questions, y'all?

Unassigned speaker

5:00

All

Speaker 1

5:00

right, we'll move on.

Unassigned speaker

5:02

Speaker 1

5:02

number 16, also uh vehicle F 150 for 79,965.

5:12

Yeah, two.

5:13

Yes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Engineering And Infrastructure█████████████████████████25%

Procedural█████████████████████21%

Public Works█████████9%

Community Development Block Grant██████6%

Public Safety██████6%

Parks And Recreation█████5%

Animal Welfare████4%

Public Engagement████4%

Community Funding████4%

Summary of Proceedings

Carrollton City Council Worksession & Regular Meeting: July 12, 2022

The City Council of Carrollton, Texas, convened on July 12, 2022, for a pre-meeting worksession and a regular meeting. The worksession focused on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget, including additions to base for generators, street lights, and sidewalks, as well as the Capital Improvements Plan Advisory Committee (CIPAC) bond referendum recommendation for November 2022 totaling nearly $137 million. The regular meeting included the adoption of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2022 Action Plan and the election of a new Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem.

Consent Calendar

Minutes: Approved minutes from the June 7, 2022 and June 21, 2022 regular meetings.
Vehicle Purchases: Approved the purchase of a Chevrolet Silverado 3500 for the Police Department ($61,825.50) and a Ford F-150 truck and Transit Connect van for the IT Department ($79,965.05).
Elections Payment: Authorized payment to the Dallas County Elections Department for the 2022 Special and Runoff Elections and the remaining balance for 2021 elections ($116,044.63).
Crosby Estates Project: Approved Change Order No. 1 for additional sanitary sewer work on Fannin Drive ($136,415.00).
Windmill Hill Engineering: Approved a resolution authorizing a professional services contract with APM & Associates, Inc. for engineering services related to the Windmill Hill Street Reconstruction Project ($1,192,083.00).
Flood Mapping Study: Approved Contract Amendment No. 4 with Walter P. Moore for the Citywide Flood Mapping Study ($169,400.00).

Note: Item 19 (Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem) was pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

Public Comment (Regular Agenda): No members of the public addressed the Council on regular agenda items.
Public Hearing (CDBG): Al Overholt, Chair of the Neighborhood Advisory Commission, expressed a position favoring the City maintaining its existing General Fund spending on social services in addition to the new CDBG allocation for Metrocrest Services.
Public Forum (Non-Agenda Items):
- Johnny Mahalik thanked the Parks Department for installing a new water fountain at Oak Creek Park, recalling a request he made to the Council in 2010.
- Lourdes Menendez urged the City to create a broader partnership with the Hispanic community, which she stated represents around 30% of the population, and requested measurable results from outreach programs.
- Valerio Bedovich alleged he was assaulted and arrested by the Carrollton Police Department as retaliation for speaking at a prior council meeting. He stated he has no criminal record and requested the body camera video.

Discussion Items

2022 Bond Referendum: Barbara McAninch, CIPAC Chair, presented the Committee's recommendation for a $136,965,000 bond package. Roughly 75% ($102.8M) is allocated to infrastructure (street reconstruction, drainage) and 25% ($34.5M) to facilities, parks, and public safety. Key projects include Fire Station No. 5 replacement ($8.8M), Rosemead Rec Center expansion, Oak Creek Tennis Center pickleball courts, synthetic turf at McKinnish Athletic Complex, an APAW Perry Museum event venue, and trails at TC Rice Park.
Fiscal Year 2023 CIPAC Capital Project Recommendations: Director of Engineering Jonathan Wheat presented CIPAC's recommendations for allocating any surplus non-recurring funds in priority order: 1) Sidewalks, 2) Residential Street Lights, 3) Alleys, 4) Intersection Improvements.
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Preview:
- Generators: Dwayne Bianco outlined a three-phase generator expansion plan. Phase 1 ($1.9M) targets the Animal Shelter, Police Department, and Fire Stations 3, 4, and 7. Phase 2 ($1.5M) targets the Gravelly Center, Crosby Rec Center, and Central Service Center. The City is shifting towards natural gas generators where feasible.
- Arterial Street Lights: A $1.5M request for approximately three miles of lighting was discussed. Councilmember Polter requested staff bring back options for a more modern fixture style than the standard shoebox fixture to ensure long-term branding consistency.
- Sidewalks (Safe Routes to School Phase 4): A $1.8M request for the next phase of the sidewalk program was presented.
- Animal Shelter: An ATB request for specific upgrades not covered by the bond was presented, including frosted glass kennel gates, interior improvements, and badge access for the police sally port ($10,000).
Community Service Funding Update: Councilmember Pendleton presented the committee's recommended allocations for the $475,993 budget. Metrocrest Services received $388,357. Other recipients included the Children's Advocacy Center, CASA, and Woven Health Clinic. The committee reduced funding for the Old Downtown Carrollton Association due to a lack of representation and accountability documentation.
Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem: The Council departed from the recent tradition of seniority-based selection. Councilmember Andrew Palacios was elected Mayor Pro Tem, and Councilmember Nancy Cline was elected Deputy Mayor Pro Tem over Councilmember Adam Polter. Councilmember Polter expressed disappointment over the departure from the seniority tradition. (Vote: 5-2).

Key Outcomes

Consent Agenda: Approved unanimously.
Mayor Pro Tem / Deputy Mayor Pro Tem: Andrew Palacios (Mayor Pro Tem) and Nancy Cline (Deputy Mayor Pro Tem) were elected on a 5-2 vote.
CDBG Action Plan: Resolution adopting the Program Year 2022 Community Development Block Grant One-Year Plan of Action and Budget approved unanimously. This allocates $650,000 in CDBG funds to Metrocrest Services for homeless prevention and response programs.
Council Meeting Dates: Dates for council meetings from October 2022 through March 2023 were reviewed and conceptually approved.
Next Steps: The Council will continue budget worksessions leading up to a final budget adoption in August 2022. The Bond Referendum proposal will be finalized by the Council for the November 2022 ballot.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Welcome everyone. We are um here today for the uh July 12th City Council meeting uh pre-work work session. We will go immediately into executive session. Um so council will convene in executive session pursuant to Texas government code section 551.071 for private consultation with the city attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters uh on this agenda to which the city attorney has a duty under Texas rules of discipline and professional conduct regarding confidential uh communication with the city council, uh Bloomfield Properties LLC and others versus the city of Carrollton boss number or case number uh 218813-431. Um with that, I will invite our guests to depart. Okay, we will um I'll let them uh council will reconvene uh in open session to consider action if any on matters discussed during the executive session. Uh and there are not okay council, with that, we will uh move to our discuss our consent agenda. Um I'll remind you to um uh that the chair or the speaker will um if you have questions, please raise your hand um so we're not talking over each other. That happens. So um uh ask them, raise your hands if you have any questions. Uh but we'll move right into the uh consent agenda. Um item 13, which is the minutes from our June 7th regular meeting. Any questions, comments? Okay, item number 14, which is the uh June 21st, regular meeting minutes. All right. Moving on to number 15, um, purchase of a vehicle uh for police department from the Caldwell County Chevrolet Chevrolet for an interlocal agreement with um the byboard purchasing cooperative for 61,825. Can you give us a little more clarification of this? Clarification. Yes, sir. Um you say there's a 37 units already purchased. So you you're needing additional what 24 here? Okay, so on our list of overall purchases for the year is what you're just getting. Okay. So yes, we've purchased, I don't have that in front of me, but we've purchased 30 something units already. These are three units that were additions to the budget that were approved in this year's fiscal budget. And so this is this particular vehicle is a public service officer's truck where they will when they get a call for debris on the road, this truck will respond to it. So we're not taking a uniformed officer office B. So it's true. Does it look like truck? It's a truck, it's uh it's a four, it's a F-350 with a service body on it. And it's gonna have a big arrow board that says, hey, get out, go this way, go to right, go left. Okay. Uh they'll use it on the freeways as well. Okay, okay, thank you. That's that's what what I was going to confirm. Visual, thank you. This these these just go along with the prior positions approved, right?

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Carrollton City Council Worksession & Regular Meeting: July 12, 2022

Consent Calendar

Minutes: Approved minutes from the June 7, 2022 and June 21, 2022 regular meetings.

Vehicle Purchases: Approved the purchase of a Chevrolet Silverado 3500 for the Police Department ($61,825.50) and a Ford F-150 truck and Transit Connect van for the IT Department ($79,965.05).

Elections Payment: Authorized payment to the Dallas County Elections Department for the 2022 Special and Runoff Elections and the remaining balance for 2021 elections ($116,044.63).

Crosby Estates Project: Approved Change Order No. 1 for additional sanitary sewer work on Fannin Drive ($136,415.00).

Windmill Hill Engineering: Approved a resolution authorizing a professional services contract with APM & Associates, Inc. for engineering services related to the Windmill Hill Street Reconstruction Project ($1,192,083.00).

Flood Mapping Study: Approved Contract Amendment No. 4 with Walter P. Moore for the Citywide Flood Mapping Study ($169,400.00).

Note: Item 19 (Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem) was pulled from the Consent Agenda for a separate vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

Public Comment (Regular Agenda): No members of the public addressed the Council on regular agenda items.

Public Hearing (CDBG): Al Overholt, Chair of the Neighborhood Advisory Commission, expressed a position favoring the City maintaining its existing General Fund spending on social services in addition to the new CDBG allocation for Metrocrest Services.

Public Forum (Non-Agenda Items):

Johnny Mahalik thanked the Parks Department for installing a new water fountain at Oak Creek Park, recalling a request he made to the Council in 2010.
Lourdes Menendez urged the City to create a broader partnership with the Hispanic community, which she stated represents around 30% of the population, and requested measurable results from outreach programs.
Valerio Bedovich alleged he was assaulted and arrested by the Carrollton Police Department as retaliation for speaking at a prior council meeting. He stated he has no criminal record and requested the body camera video.

Discussion Items

2022 Bond Referendum: Barbara McAninch, CIPAC Chair, presented the Committee's recommendation for a $136,965,000 bond package. Roughly 75% ($102.8M) is allocated to infrastructure (street reconstruction, drainage) and 25% ($34.5M) to facilities, parks, and public safety. Key projects include Fire Station No. 5 replacement ($8.8M), Rosemead Rec Center expansion, Oak Creek Tennis Center pickleball courts, synthetic turf at McKinnish Athletic Complex, an APAW Perry Museum event venue, and trails at TC Rice Park.

Fiscal Year 2023 CIPAC Capital Project Recommendations: Director of Engineering Jonathan Wheat presented CIPAC's recommendations for allocating any surplus non-recurring funds in priority order: 1) Sidewalks, 2) Residential Street Lights, 3) Alleys, 4) Intersection Improvements.

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Preview:

Generators: Dwayne Bianco outlined a three-phase generator expansion plan. Phase 1 ($1.9M) targets the Animal Shelter, Police Department, and Fire Stations 3, 4, and 7. Phase 2 ($1.5M) targets the Gravelly Center, Crosby Rec Center, and Central Service Center. The City is shifting towards natural gas generators where feasible.
Arterial Street Lights: A $1.5M request for approximately three miles of lighting was discussed. Councilmember Polter requested staff bring back options for a more modern fixture style than the standard shoebox fixture to ensure long-term branding consistency.
Sidewalks (Safe Routes to School Phase 4): A $1.8M request for the next phase of the sidewalk program was presented.
Animal Shelter: An ATB request for specific upgrades not covered by the bond was presented, including frosted glass kennel gates, interior improvements, and badge access for the police sally port ($10,000).

Community Service Funding Update: Councilmember Pendleton presented the committee's recommended allocations for the $475,993 budget. Metrocrest Services received $388,357. Other recipients included the Children's Advocacy Center, CASA, and Woven Health Clinic. The committee reduced funding for the Old Downtown Carrollton Association due to a lack of representation and accountability documentation.

Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem: The Council departed from the recent tradition of seniority-based selection. Councilmember Andrew Palacios was elected Mayor Pro Tem, and Councilmember Nancy Cline was elected Deputy Mayor Pro Tem over Councilmember Adam Polter. Councilmember Polter expressed disappointment over the departure from the seniority tradition. (Vote: 5-2).

Key Outcomes

Consent Agenda: Approved unanimously.

Mayor Pro Tem / Deputy Mayor Pro Tem: Andrew Palacios (Mayor Pro Tem) and Nancy Cline (Deputy Mayor Pro Tem) were elected on a 5-2 vote.

CDBG Action Plan: Resolution adopting the Program Year 2022 Community Development Block Grant One-Year Plan of Action and Budget approved unanimously. This allocates $650,000 in CDBG funds to Metrocrest Services for homeless prevention and response programs.

Council Meeting Dates: Dates for council meetings from October 2022 through March 2023 were reviewed and conceptually approved.

Next Steps: The Council will continue budget worksessions leading up to a final budget adoption in August 2022. The Bond Referendum proposal will be finalized by the Council for the November 2022 ballot.

Meeting Transcript