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Record of Proceedings

Carrollton City Council Regular Worksession & Regular Meeting – January 28, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, January 28, 2025
BodyCarrollton, Texas
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 28, 2025
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Speaker 1

0:01

I saw the paper actually.

0:03

Probably should have done it.

Speaker 2

0:06

Welcome council to our work session for January 7th.

0:11

Um ahead of our city council members.

0:13

Thank you for our all of our guests.

0:15

Hope everyone had a uh wonderful holiday.

0:18

Uh it's been a while since we've been together.

0:21

Um a lot to do tonight, a lot of exciting items.

0:25

So with that, we'll just kind of dive right into our consent agenda item.

0:29

Number 11 is to approve the minutes from December 3rd meeting.

0:35

Any comments or edits to the minutes?

Unassigned speaker

0:39

Okay.

Speaker 2

0:40

Number 12, consider authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with the precision Delta Corporation for the purchase of pistol and rifle ammo through Texas by board purchase co-op in an amount not to exceed $51,733 and twelve cents.

Unassigned speaker

0:57

So

Speaker 2

0:58

an annual contract.

Unassigned speaker

1:01

Okay,

Speaker 2

1:01

number uh thirteen,

Unassigned speaker

1:03

consider

Speaker 2

1:04

authorizing the city manager to execute

Unassigned speaker

1:06

a

Speaker 2

1:06

construction contract with Kick Underground LLC

Unassigned speaker

1:10

for

Speaker 2

1:10

the Wood Lake Section 4 paving, drainage and utility improvement projects in an amount not to exceed 4,877,965 and 60 cents.

1:23

This uh came in, I'm advised this came in under um original budget estimates.

1:28

Any questions on

Unassigned speaker

1:29

this?

Speaker 2

1:31

Okay.

1:32

Uh number 14.

1:35

Consider authorizing the city manager to execute a contract, a construction contract with Kick Underground LLC for the Carleton Heights Street reconstruction phase one phase one project and amount not to exceed $8,594,217.50.

1:52

This is the phase one.

1:53

Um

Unassigned speaker

1:54

a

Speaker 2

1:54

lot of activity over the last year getting easements and so forth.

1:59

Yes.

1:59

Council member flying.

Speaker 3

2:01

I just asked staff and was pleased with the answer.

2:04

Could this same contractor handle both jobs?

2:07

Did they have the capacity?

2:08

And I was happy to hear that they've performed well on an other jobs in Carrollton and hope that they can execute both of these jobs in a timely fashion.

Speaker 2

2:17

Yeah, it's a 13 million plus between the two of them, right?

Speaker 4

2:20

Yeah,

Speaker 3

2:21

yeah.

Speaker 2

2:22

Good question.

Speaker 4

2:23

My question was in regards to um to the difference in both of these.

2:27

I was looking at the the location maps, and it looks like um the wood lake areas have a lot more like square footage square miles than does um Carrollton Heights.

2:43

So, but it's almost double

Speaker 2

2:45

the cost

Speaker 4

2:45

in cost.

2:46

So, can

Unassigned speaker

2:47

you

Speaker 4

2:48

give us a little breakdown of why?

Unassigned speaker

2:50

John

Speaker 5

2:50

of the week, director of engineering.

2:52

So there uh one of the big challenges with the Carrollton Heights is it's actually going from asphalt bar ditch roads to a full underground stormwater system and curbing gutter.

3:03

So it's a it's a bit different of a uh project than the Wood Lake Section 4.

Unassigned speaker

3:09

Yeah,

Speaker 2

3:10

we they don't have sidewalks, like you said, they have kind of uh these culvert um gutter type, they don't have gutters, so this is a this would be going in and adding all that extra infrastructure that doesn't even exist versus

Speaker 5

3:22

major

Speaker 6

3:22

refresh project.

Unassigned speaker

3:24

Okay,

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Short Term Rentals███████████████████████23%
Zoning And Land Use█████████████13%
Waste Management████████████12%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████9%
Public Safety█████████9%
Economic Development███████7%
Water And Wastewater Management██████6%
Procedural█████5%
Public Engagement█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Carrollton City Council Regular Worksession & Regular Meeting – January 28, 2025

The Carrollton City Council convened for a combined Worksession and Regular Meeting. (Note: The official agenda and transcript are dated January 7, 2025; the metadata for this summary specifies January 28, 2025). The Worksession included presentations on the city's Small Business Program, the Solid Waste RFP Advisory Team's recommendations, and the Police Memorial design. The Regular Meeting featured the Mayor's Spotlight Award, a Martin Luther King Jr. Day Proclamation, approval of consent agenda items, and public hearings on short-term rentals (STRs), event center special use permits (SUPs), and a rezoning.

Consent Agenda

  • Items 11–15, 17, and 18 were approved unanimously, covering the approval of minutes, ammunition purchase ($51,733.12), construction contracts for Woodlake Section 4 ($4,877,965.60) and Carrollton Heights Phase 1 ($8,594,217.50), an irrigation inspection contract ($60,000 over three years), employee uniforms ($270,000 over three years), and railway engineering services ($40,000).
  • Items 16 (Dudley Branch Trail) and 19 (Hebron Parkway Engineering) were pulled for individual consideration.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • General / Consent Items: No public comments were submitted.
  • Items 21 & 22 – Short-Term Rentals: Applicants Alex Hirschberg (Red Maple) and Emily Quivas (Black Oak) spoke in favor of their respective STR permits. Numerous neighbors spoke in strong opposition to both, citing concerns over safety, neighborhood saturation, parking, noise, trash, and the erosion of the residential character of the community. Opponents of the Black Oak STR noted the number of protest letters exceeded the 20% threshold required for a supermajority vote.
  • Item 25 – Lakehill Crossing: A resident, Timothy Isley, requested clarification on whether the zoning change could facilitate a high-rise development in the future.
  • Public Forum: Former Mayor Pro Tem Pat Malone voiced safety and quality concerns regarding alley construction. Willie Rainwater, a longtime organizer of the MLK Jr. Day Parade, requested an official budget allocation and an updated city resolution to support the event, citing 31 years of service.

Discussion Items

  • Small Business Program: Staff presented the program's concierge services, one-stop-shop permitting process, and retail rehab grants. Council members praised the program and discussed potential expansions like business incubators and support for home-based businesses.
  • Solid Waste Recommendations: The advisory team's majority recommendation (3 cubic yards of bulk and brush per week) was discussed. Council reached consensus to direct staff to proceed with this recommendation over the minority alternative (6 cubic yards bi-weekly). Ordinance changes, including craft bags for yard waste, were also discussed.
  • Police Memorial Design: The Chief of Police unveiled the winning design, a five-point star badge concept chosen overwhelmingly by the police department. The memorial will be placed near the amphitheater on the police complex. Council expressed strong support.
  • Dudley Branch Trail (Item 16): Councilmember Klein requested a future work session to review alternative designs and creek maintenance in light of floodplain concerns, despite moving forward with awarding the construction contract.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Agenda (Items 11-15, 17, 18): Approved unanimously.
  • Item 16 (Dudley Branch Trail Contract): Approved (6-1, Councilmember Palomo dissenting).
  • Item 19 (Hebron Parkway Engineering): Approved unanimously.
  • Item 20 (Land Use Assumptions / Impact Fees): Resolution approved unanimously.
  • Item 21 (4027 Red Maple STR): Motion FAILED (4-3).
  • Item 22 (4017 Black Oak STR): Motion FAILED (did not achieve the required 6-vote supermajority; standard vote also failed).
  • Item 23 (Dallas Palms Event Center SUP): Approved unanimously.
  • Item 24 (Josey Lane Event Center SUP): Approved (6-1, Councilmember Palacios dissenting).
  • Item 25 (Lakehill Crossing Rezoning): Approved (6-1, Councilmember Watters dissenting).
  • Solid Waste Direction: Council directed staff to issue the RFP based on the majority recommendation of the advisory team.

Meeting Transcript

I saw the paper actually. Probably should have done it. Welcome council to our work session for January 7th. Um ahead of our city council members. Thank you for our all of our guests. Hope everyone had a uh wonderful holiday. Uh it's been a while since we've been together. Um a lot to do tonight, a lot of exciting items. So with that, we'll just kind of dive right into our consent agenda item. Number 11 is to approve the minutes from December 3rd meeting. Any comments or edits to the minutes? Okay. Number 12, consider authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with the precision Delta Corporation for the purchase of pistol and rifle ammo through Texas by board purchase co-op in an amount not to exceed $51,733 and twelve cents. So an annual contract. Okay, number uh thirteen, consider authorizing the city manager to execute a construction contract with Kick Underground LLC for the Wood Lake Section 4 paving, drainage and utility improvement projects in an amount not to exceed 4,877,965 and 60 cents. This uh came in, I'm advised this came in under um original budget estimates. Any questions on this? Okay. Uh number 14. Consider authorizing the city manager to execute a contract, a construction contract with Kick Underground LLC for the Carleton Heights Street reconstruction phase one phase one project and amount not to exceed $8,594,217.50. This is the phase one. Um a lot of activity over the last year getting easements and so forth. Yes. Council member flying. I just asked staff and was pleased with the answer. Could this same contractor handle both jobs? Did they have the capacity? And I was happy to hear that they've performed well on an other jobs in Carrollton and hope that they can execute both of these jobs in a timely fashion. Yeah, it's a 13 million plus between the two of them, right? Yeah, yeah. Good question. My question was in regards to um to the difference in both of these. I was looking at the the location maps, and it looks like um the wood lake areas have a lot more like square footage square miles than does um Carrollton Heights. So, but it's almost double the cost in cost. So, can you

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