Carrollton City Council Worksession and Meeting Summary - March 24, 2026

The Carrollton City Council held a worksession and regular meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, beginning at 5:45 PM. The agenda included recognizing student apprentices from CFBISD, the American Red Cross, and Women’s History Month. The Council unanimously approved a 10-item consent agenda and adopted the amended Program Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan following a public hearing.

Presentations

• Vector Fleet Management Apprenticeship Program: Certificates of completion were presented by Mayor Babick to students from the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District who completed the Vector Fleet Management automotive apprenticeship program, a partnership between CFBISD, Vector Fleet Management, and the City of Carrollton.
• Red Cross Month Proclamation: Mayor Babick presented a proclamation declaring March 2026 as Red Cross Month. Board member Stephanie Valdez accepted the proclamation, highlighting the organization’s disaster relief, blood services, and military family support.
• Women’s History Month Proclamation: A proclamation recognizing Women’s History Month was presented. Mayor Babick honored the historic number of women in city leadership, including the three female council-appointed positions (City Manager Erin Rinehart, City Attorney Meredith Ladd, City Secretary Chloe Sawatzky), current and former female councilmembers, school district superintendents and trustees, county officials, State Representative Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, and nonprofit leaders.

Consent Calendar

The Council unanimously approved the consent agenda (Items 10-19) on a roll-call vote. Key actions included:

• Item 11: Authorized an agreement with Onyx Paving & Utility, LLC for boring and trenching services ($667,000 annually; $2,001,000 three-year total).
• Item 12: Authorized an agreement with Onyx Paving & Utility, LLC for the sidewalk replacement program ($400,000 annually; $1,200,000 three-year total).
• Item 13: Authorized an agreement with Road Master Striping, LLC for street pavement marking services ($400,000 annually).
• Item 14: Approved a resolution nominating Buddy Bonner to fill a vacancy on the Denton Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.
• Item 15: Authorized a third three-month extension of civil service injury leave for Police Officer Jennifer Monroe, extending to July 7, 2026.
• Items 16 & 17: Approved resolutions authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept awards under the 2025 and 2026 Homeland Security Grant Programs (not to exceed $300,000 each) for equipment including a mobile barrier system, rescue task force equipment, SWAT communications headsets, and thermal detection gear.
• Item 18: Authorized a project-specific agreement with Dallas County Road and Bridge District #4 for the mill and asphalt overlay of streets in the Park Terrace Subdivision ($675,424.99), funded entirely by CDBG.
• Item 19: Approved the appointment of John Singleton and Rodney Stovall to the Carrollton Police Reserve.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Citizen Comment (Item 9): No members of the public spoke on agenda items.
• Public Hearing (Item 20): The public hearing for the amended CDBG Action Plan was opened and closed with no speakers.
• Public Forum (Item 21): No members of the public spoke on non-agenda items.

Discussion Items

• Information Technology Project Updates: Chief Information Officer Chris Chiancone presented the annual IT project update. He reported that the city’s security systems analyzed 58.7 billion pieces of information and thwarted 842,000 attack attempts in the past year. Key completed projects include the city fiber network, which provides redundancy and improved speed to all facilities. The new “CarrY” mobile app is expected to launch in Q3 2026. Councilmembers expressed strong support for the department’s work, commending its focus on security and effective infrastructure management.
• Mayor and Council Reports: Councilmembers shared activities including the TexFest event, the Young Life 25th anniversary, interfaith Iftar dinners, a city cleanout event, and advocacy for infrastructure funding in Washington, D.C. The City Clerk reminded the public that the deadline to register to vote in the May 2, 2026 general and special bond election is April 2, 2026.

Key Outcomes

• Consent Agenda (Items 10-19): Approved unanimously (7-0).
• CDBG Program Year 2025 Amended Action Plan (Item 20): The resolution adopting the plan was approved unanimously (7-0) following the public hearing. The plan incorporates $755,813 in new funding and $972,537 in unspent funds, for a total of $1,728,350 allocated to housing rehabilitation, public services, infrastructure, and city park projects.
• Executive Session: No action was taken as a result of the Executive Session.