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Carrollton City Council Regular Worksession & Meeting – November 5, 2024

City Council — Tuesday, November 5, 2024
BodyCarrollton, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, November 5, 2024
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

5:27

We are at time.

5:28

We are at uh 545 and this thing's not working, but that is on, so we're gonna go with that.

5:34

Um we will uh start our work session and we're as we always do.

Unassigned speaker

5:41

All

Speaker 1

5:42

right, our first uh item two two of minutes, items nine and ten.

5:46

Any comments or questions or edits saying none?

5:51

We'll move on to item number eleven.

5:54

Uh consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a local agreement uh with Barisoft LLC to the tips purchasing co-op for the purchase of invoice cloud credit card gateway payment processing services in an amount not to exceed 150,000 dollars for a five-year total, not to exceed 750,000 dollars.

6:16

Umperational excellence in terms of our goals combining two different distinct systems under one.

6:23

Any questions on this?

Unassigned speaker

6:24

All

Speaker 1

6:25

right, number twelve.

6:26

Consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract pursuant to RP 24-022

Unassigned speaker

6:33

with

Speaker 1

6:34

by water solutions uh for integrated library systems and an amount not to exceed forty two

Speaker 2

6:42

uh million

Speaker 1

6:43

three hundred and eighty forty-two thousand three hundred and eighty dollars, sorry, for a total one year um for one year and a total five year contract amount not to exceed 124,821.

6:54

This is um this is new to us, new system, but it's used um throughout the world and 11 installation in North Texas, but 2500 libraries, so seems to be a proven one.

7:07

Also operational excellence from a goal perspective.

7:10

Any questions on this?

Unassigned speaker

7:13

Uh

Speaker 1

7:14

item number thirteen.

7:17

Um consider authorizing the city manager to execute an amendment to the contract with Dallas Harmony construction through by board for historical restorations to AW Perry Homestead Museum, increasing the total compensation by 145,000 eight oh seven and twenty cents for a new total amount not to exceed six hundred and eighty thousand and thirty-one dollars.

7:40

Um really from water damage wallpapers, UV, film on the windows.

7:47

Um it's gonna be nice when it's done.

7:49

Any questions on that?

Speaker 3

7:50

Is there any architectural changes going on or just

Speaker 1

7:54

not to the yeah, this is no architectural changes, but certainly water repairs.

8:00

Right.

8:03

Um expensive because wallpaper is has to be period specific.

8:08

And guess what?

8:09

We're not in the um we're not a hundred we can't buy a hundred-year-old wallpaper to reap wallpaper the house, so it's uh gonna be it's gonna appear to be period specific, but it'll be um contemporary.

Unassigned speaker

8:22

Uh

Speaker 1

8:23

number 14, consider authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement or an amendment rather to the uh contract with Dunaway Associates pursuant to RFQ 2317 parks and rec master plan for increased scope of services, increasing the total compensation by $30,000 for a new total amount not to exceed 265,155.

8:47

Um this is exciting because the Elm Fork Nature Preserve is one of our hidden gems in the city.

8:52

A lot of people uh has anyone ever been out there around this table?

8:56

Has everyone been out there?

8:57

Okay, so we've all been out there, but a lot of the new families out there are unaware of it, so adding it to the master plan and putting it on a multi-year schedule makes sense.

9:06

Any questions?

9:08

Okay.

9:10

Um consider authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with MCCI, LLC through BIBOR purchasing co-op for records management software intermount not to exceed 448,613 and 96 cents for the first year and five year total amount not to exceed a million eighteen oh sixty-eight and fifty-six cents.

9:31

So this is um the names kind of intrigued me.

9:34

Uh laser fish is uh our old, right?

9:38

Moving to perceptive management or vice versa.

9:40

Vice versa.

9:41

Vice versa.

9:42

So we're going with laser fish.

9:43

So that should if you're as old as I am, you remember the microfish, right?

9:48

And so this is just like the don't remember microfish.

9:51

Yeah, you know, this is taking us into the the next century.

Unassigned speaker

9:54

Uh I I'm classifying that as an as a uh as an operational excellence uh from our goals perspective.

Speaker 4

10:01

Is this part of the uh the IT ATB that can be

Speaker 5

10:07

this was actually part of uh last year, FY24 ATB process, not this year's ITV process.

10:15

So no, the answer was those your question.

10:19

What IT previously presented here in August and September, this isn't included in that mask.

Speaker 1

10:25

Okay.

10:27

I stand corrected.

Speaker 3

10:28

Which documents is it primarily city secretary type documents

Speaker 5

10:33

across the entire city?

10:34

Each department has thousands of records, a majority need to be kept permanently, and we can do that um digitally.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Economic Development█████████████████████21%
Fiscal Sustainability██████████████████18%
Public Engagement████████████12%
Zoning And Land Use█████████9%
Technology and Innovation████████8%
Water And Wastewater Management████████8%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████5%
Public Safety████4%
Arts And Culture████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Carrollton City Council Regular Worksession & Meeting – November 5, 2024

The Carrollton City Council convened for a Regular Worksession and Meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at City Hall. The Worksession, beginning at 5:45 PM, featured presentations on the city's Business Retention and Industrial Development Program, the EPA Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, and a comprehensive update on the Managed Competition program. During the Regular Meeting, the Council unanimously approved a 14-item Consent Agenda and held a public hearing before denying a proposed expansion of a smoking lounge (hookah lounge) at 2640 Old Denton Road.

Consent Calendar

  • [Minutes] Approved minutes from the September 24, 2024, and October 22, 2024, regular meetings.
  • [Contracts & Agreements] Authorized the City Manager to enter into several agreements, including a contract with Vertosoft LLC for credit card gateway services ($750,000 over five years); a contract with ByWater Solutions for an Integrated Library System ($124,821 over five years); an amendment with Dallas Harmony Construction for A.W. Perry Homestead Museum restorations (increasing the total to $680,031); an amendment with Dunaway Associates for the Parks Master Plan to include the Elm Fork Nature Preserve (increasing the total to $265,155); an agreement with MCCi for Laserfiche Records Management Software ($1,018,068 over five years); an agreement for library materials with Brodart and Midwest Tape ($270,000 for FY 2025); and an agreement with AVI Systems for a major Audio-Visual refresh of the Council Chambers and Briefing Room ($1,195,700 from PEG funds).
  • [Ordinances] Approved an ordinance amending Chapter 34 of the City Code to increase the Traffic Advisory Committee from seven to nine members.
  • [Resolutions] Appointed Joanna Thompson and Alexandra Fincher to the Traffic Advisory Committee; authorized an engineering contract amendment with APM & Associates for the Windmill Hill Street Reconstruction Project ($1,273,883 total); authorized the purchase of 0.3015 acres of right-of-way at 1308 Clint Street for the Carrollton Heights Reconstruction Project ($235,000); and authorized a five-year renewal of the Jail Management System Services Agreement with Black Creek Integrated Systems ($245,173.50).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made during the general public comment period.
  • During the public hearing for the Hookah Lounge Special Use Permit, applicant Kashish Chadha advocated for the expansion, stating the business has operated safely and the expansion was solely for additional space and exits. Councilmember Carpenter made a motion to deny the permit, which was seconded by Councilmember Palacios.

Discussion Items

  • Business Retention and Industrial Development Program: Executive Director of Development Ravi Shah presented the new program, highlighting Carrollton's industrial base (4,377 acres, 943 buildings, 46.3 million sq. ft., $3.6 billion in tax value, 92.2% occupancy). The program aims to improve outreach, streamline issue resolution, and create recognition events. Council members voiced strong support, emphasizing the importance of marketing and performance metrics.
  • EPA Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Update: Director of Engineering Jonathan Wheat reported that public works staff successfully reduced the number of "unknown" customer water service lines from 17,680 to just 292 through diligent investigation, avoiding mass mailers to residents. Informational letters will be mailed to the 292 remaining unknown properties.
  • Managed Competition Update: Strategic Services Director Krystle Boise provided a historical overview of the program, which has saved Carrollton $45 million since 2001. She detailed the review process and recent successes in IT, Purchasing, and Animal Services departments, emphasizing the program's role in fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Agenda Approved: The Council unanimously approved the 14-item Consent Agenda (Items 9–22).
  • Special Use Permit Denied: The Council voted to deny the Special Use Permit for the Hookah Lounge expansion. A supermajority (6 of 7 votes) would have been required for approval due to the Planning and Zoning Commission's prior denial. The vote was 6-1 with Mayor Pro Tem Fleming in opposition.
  • Presentations Received: Council accepted informational updates on the new Business Retention program, the EPA water line rules, and the Managed Competition program without formal action.

Meeting Transcript

We are at time. We are at uh 545 and this thing's not working, but that is on, so we're gonna go with that. Um we will uh start our work session and we're as we always do. All right, our first uh item two two of minutes, items nine and ten. Any comments or questions or edits saying none? We'll move on to item number eleven. Uh consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a local agreement uh with Barisoft LLC to the tips purchasing co-op for the purchase of invoice cloud credit card gateway payment processing services in an amount not to exceed 150,000 dollars for a five-year total, not to exceed 750,000 dollars. Umperational excellence in terms of our goals combining two different distinct systems under one. Any questions on this? All right, number twelve. Consider authorizing the city manager to enter into a contract pursuant to RP 24-022 with by water solutions uh for integrated library systems and an amount not to exceed forty two uh million three hundred and eighty forty-two thousand three hundred and eighty dollars, sorry, for a total one year um for one year and a total five year contract amount not to exceed 124,821. This is um this is new to us, new system, but it's used um throughout the world and 11 installation in North Texas, but 2500 libraries, so seems to be a proven one. Also operational excellence from a goal perspective. Any questions on this? Uh item number thirteen. Um consider authorizing the city manager to execute an amendment to the contract with Dallas Harmony construction through by board for historical restorations to AW Perry Homestead Museum, increasing the total compensation by 145,000 eight oh seven and twenty cents for a new total amount not to exceed six hundred and eighty thousand and thirty-one dollars. Um really from water damage wallpapers, UV, film on the windows. Um it's gonna be nice when it's done. Any questions on that? Is there any architectural changes going on or just not to the yeah, this is no architectural changes, but certainly water repairs. Right. Um expensive because wallpaper is has to be period specific. And guess what? We're not in the um we're not a hundred we can't buy a hundred-year-old wallpaper to reap wallpaper the house, so it's uh gonna be it's gonna appear to be period specific, but it'll be um contemporary. Uh number 14, consider authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement or an amendment rather to the uh contract with Dunaway Associates pursuant to RFQ 2317 parks and rec master plan for increased scope of services, increasing the total compensation by $30,000 for a new total amount not to exceed 265,155. Um this is exciting because the Elm Fork Nature Preserve is one of our hidden gems in the city. A lot of people uh has anyone ever been out there around this table? Has everyone been out there? Okay, so we've all been out there, but a lot of the new families out there are unaware of it, so adding it to the master plan and putting it on a multi-year schedule makes sense. Any questions? Okay. Um consider authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with MCCI, LLC through BIBOR purchasing co-op for records management software intermount not to exceed 448,613 and 96 cents for the first year and five year total amount not to exceed a million eighteen oh sixty-eight and fifty-six cents. So this is um the names kind of intrigued me. Uh laser fish is uh our old, right? Moving to perceptive management or vice versa. Vice versa. Vice versa. So we're going with laser fish. So that should if you're as old as I am, you remember the microfish, right? And so this is just like the don't remember microfish. Yeah, you know, this is taking us into the the next century.

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