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Carrollton City Council Worksession and Regular Meeting - December 3, 2024

City Council — Tuesday, December 3, 2024
BodyCarrollton, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, December 3, 2024
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Speaker 1

5:16

Okay, welcome council to our work session for our uh December 3rd City Council meeting.

5:22

Uh appreciate all our guests being here.

5:25

Um we will start with our uh consent agenda items, spin through those, and then we have several uh work session items that we'll likely come back after the regular meeting to finish.

5:39

Um we'll start with um item number twelve and thirteen minutes standard mean minutes, uh any edits.

5:51

Seeing none, we'll move on to number fourteen.

5:54

Consider authorizing the city manager to execute change order number two with PLUTS construction company.

Speaker 2

6:01

May not be

Speaker 1

6:02

pronounced PLUS, might be clutch or something else.

Unassigned speaker

6:06

We'll go with Clutz Construction Company for additional work as part of the Coyote Bridge and Fernow Creek drainage improvement project and an amount not to exceed $62,11, increasing the total project contract to an amount not to exceed $1,526,931.

Speaker 1

6:25

Any uh questions on this?

6:27

This is largely for storm water

Unassigned speaker

6:31

uh

Speaker 1

6:31

change orders.

6:34

Number 15, consider authorizing the city manager to approve a construction contract with Apple Pavement Services for the citywide sidewalk improvement phase four project and amount not to exceed one million five hundred and eighty-nine thousand seven hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-five cents.

6:50

This is our uh our annual allocation.

6:55

Any um questions on this item?

6:57

Yes.

Speaker 3

6:58

So it seems like this one is the completion of a phase one, two, three.

Unassigned speaker

7:02

Is there a phase five anticipated Jonathan Wheat, Director of Engineering?

Speaker 4

7:15

So uh any future phases we would come back as a part of the ATV process that we've currently done.

7:20

I believe uh we will continue that uh since we we typically see that as a as a request that council likes to fund and help support.

Speaker 3

7:29

And these items are just ones that were remaining from the first.

Speaker 4

7:33

Yeah, so so phase three, there was a certain area that had a lot of you can you you know you can only tie back into good concrete, and there's a lot of bad concrete, so we end up having to do a lot more work in a certain area than originally uh planned.

7:47

So this is a continuation of that phase.

Speaker 3

7:49

Thank

Unassigned speaker

7:50

you.

Speaker 1

7:52

Nice sprinkling largely uh northern and central, central and northern.

7:58

Any other questions?

7:59

Thank you so much.

8:02

All right, we'll move on to uh number 16.

8:07

16 is authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with turf and soil uh management through TIPS purchasing co-op to purchase two autonomous mowers and an amount not to exceed 62,284 dollars and fifty-three cents.

8:22

That'll look familiar because we pulled this from our last one uh from different buyboard.

8:27

This is TIPS purchasing co-op.

8:29

Any questions on this?

8:32

Okay, so this doubles

Unassigned speaker

8:33

our

Speaker 1

8:34

um fleet for autonomous mowers, right?

8:37

We go from

Unassigned speaker

8:38

two

Speaker 1

8:39

to four.

Speaker 2

8:40

We have

Speaker 1

8:40

two large and too small, and

Speaker 2

8:42

now we're adding

Speaker 1

8:42

two more large.

8:43

Two more large.

8:44

Yep.

8:44

And this doesn't count the goats, also autonomous, right?

8:47

Correct.

8:49

Number 17, consider authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with Cygna pursuant to RFP 24-012 for medical and pharmaceutical stop loss insurance in an amount not to exceed 990, 709.

9:05

Um questions.

9:06

Yes.

Speaker 5

9:07

Do we have uh a lot of contracts with Sigma?

Unassigned speaker

9:12

Do

Speaker 1

9:12

you want to answer that?

Speaker 5

9:13

Yeah, Samantha's

Speaker 1

9:14

coming.

Speaker 2

9:15

Samantha will Samantha will know we do have with Signet, but

Speaker 6

9:19

correct.

9:20

Correct.

9:20

Um Signet is our health plan provider, so we have our medical insurance, our dental insurance, and now it'll be our stop loss insurance with Cigna.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Water And Wastewater Management██████████████████████22%
Economic Development█████████████████17%
Procedural████████████████16%
Community Engagement██████████10%
Environmental Protection██████████10%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████7%
Public Safety█████5%
Zoning And Land Use███3%
Public Engagement███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Carrollton City Council Worksession and Regular Meeting - December 3, 2024

The City Council of Carrollton, Texas, convened for a Regular Worksession and meeting on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. The council received detailed briefings on the Downtown Master Plan update, the Floodplain Management and Mapping Project, and the 2025 Sustainability Plan. The regular meeting featured presentations to a 35-year fire service veteran, community groups, and environmental award recipients, followed by the unanimous approval of a consent agenda and two public hearing items.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes of the November 5 and November 19, 2024, regular meetings were approved.
  • Authorized Change Order No. 2 with Klutz Construction for the Coyote Ridge/Furneaux Creek Drainage Improvements Project ($62,117, increasing the total to $1,526,931).
  • Authorized a construction contract with Apple Pavement Services for Phase 4 of the City-Wide Sidewalk Improvements Project ($1,589,772.75).
  • Approved the purchase of two autonomous mowers from Turf and Soil Management ($62,284.53) through the TIPS purchasing cooperative.
  • Authorized a stop loss insurance agreement with Cigna ($990,709).
  • Approved the purchase of a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 EV ($157,493.70).
  • Approved the purchase of an ambulance body ($344,810) and chassis ($70,013.14).
  • Adopted an ordinance reclassifying firefighter positions (Firefighters: 76 to 71, Apparatus Operators: 57 to 59, Battalion Chiefs: 6 to 9).
  • Adopted an ordinance amending water disconnection procedures for late payment to establish a billing adjustment and fee waiver process.
  • Authorized a lease with Agate Arts dba The Art Table for 2,550 sq ft of city-owned property at 1003 West Main Street ($17.50/sq ft).
  • Authorized Change Amendment No. 3 with HDR Engineering for the Dudley Branch Channel Improvements Project ($45,000, revised total $593,949).
  • Ratified the appointment of Irma Smith to the Civil Service Commission.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public addressed the council during the public comment periods or the public hearings. The public hearing for the short-term rental Special Use Permit at 1629 Palisades Drive (Item 26) was withdrawn by the applicant and not considered.

Discussion Items

  • Downtown Master Plan Update (75% Draft): Consultants from Gensler and Catalyst Urban Plan presented the draft plan, which is organized into five zones. The presentation focused on developing the downtown core by activating dark under-highway spaces, strengthening visual destination cues, and leveraging natural waterways. Market analysis supports a mixed-use program over 10 years. Councilmember Axberg raised a position emphasizing the need to design for public safety to prevent potential crime and vagrancy. A final plan is expected for adoption in March 2025.
  • Floodplain Management and Mapping Project: Staff and Walter P. Moore provided an update on the citywide floodplain remapping. Maps for Furneaux Creek and Upper Indian Creek are approved, impacting approximately 147 and 48 new parcels respectively, and become effective in May 2025. Dudley Branch was completed in 2021. Lower Indian Creek and Hutton Branch are in progress. The city is developing a public website to help property owners understand the changes and explore options like elevation certificates. Council discussed proactive maintenance of creek channels and stormwater systems.
  • 2025 Sustainability Plan: Environmental Services Director Cory Heiple presented a comprehensive plan cataloguing over 300 existing sustainability initiatives across all city departments. The plan was developed entirely in-house and is organized around seven goal areas. The city is pursuing LEED for Cities certification, with results anticipated in March 2025. The plan is scheduled for formal adoption in January 2025. Council commended the staff effort and the plan's scope.

Key Outcomes

  • The Consent Agenda (Items 12-25) was approved unanimously on a motion by Councilmember Cline.
  • The ordinance repealing three Special Use Permits (Item 27) was approved unanimously.
  • The resolution adopting the Program Year 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) on the use of $943,607.32 in Community Development Block Grant funds (Item 28) was approved unanimously.
  • Councilmember Carpenter reported a favorable court ruling for the city in a lawsuit against the Texas Comptroller, noting an appeal or legislative action is expected.
  • The Downtown Master Plan and 2025 Sustainability Plan will return for formal action in early 2025.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, welcome council to our work session for our uh December 3rd City Council meeting. Uh appreciate all our guests being here. Um we will start with our uh consent agenda items, spin through those, and then we have several uh work session items that we'll likely come back after the regular meeting to finish. Um we'll start with um item number twelve and thirteen minutes standard mean minutes, uh any edits. Seeing none, we'll move on to number fourteen. Consider authorizing the city manager to execute change order number two with PLUTS construction company. May not be pronounced PLUS, might be clutch or something else. We'll go with Clutz Construction Company for additional work as part of the Coyote Bridge and Fernow Creek drainage improvement project and an amount not to exceed $62,11, increasing the total project contract to an amount not to exceed $1,526,931. Any uh questions on this? This is largely for storm water uh change orders. Number 15, consider authorizing the city manager to approve a construction contract with Apple Pavement Services for the citywide sidewalk improvement phase four project and amount not to exceed one million five hundred and eighty-nine thousand seven hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-five cents. This is our uh our annual allocation. Any um questions on this item? Yes. So it seems like this one is the completion of a phase one, two, three. Is there a phase five anticipated Jonathan Wheat, Director of Engineering? So uh any future phases we would come back as a part of the ATV process that we've currently done. I believe uh we will continue that uh since we we typically see that as a as a request that council likes to fund and help support. And these items are just ones that were remaining from the first. Yeah, so so phase three, there was a certain area that had a lot of you can you you know you can only tie back into good concrete, and there's a lot of bad concrete, so we end up having to do a lot more work in a certain area than originally uh planned. So this is a continuation of that phase. Thank you. Nice sprinkling largely uh northern and central, central and northern. Any other questions? Thank you so much. All right, we'll move on to uh number 16. 16 is authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with turf and soil uh management through TIPS purchasing co-op to purchase two autonomous mowers and an amount not to exceed 62,284 dollars and fifty-three cents. That'll look familiar because we pulled this from our last one uh from different buyboard. This is TIPS purchasing co-op. Any questions on this? Okay, so this doubles our um fleet for autonomous mowers, right? We go from two to four. We have two large and too small, and now we're adding two more large. Two more large. Yep. And this doesn't count the goats, also autonomous, right? Correct. Number 17, consider authorizing the city manager to enter into an agreement with Cygna pursuant to RFP 24-012 for medical and pharmaceutical stop loss insurance in an amount not to exceed 990, 709. Um questions.

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