CM 2016-01-26City of Coppell, Texas
CFFELL
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
KAREN HUNT
Mayor
CLIFF LONG
Place 1
BRIANNA HINOJOSA-FLORES
Place 2
WES MAYS
Place 3
CLAY PHILLIPS
City Manager
Minutes
City Council
5:30 PM
GARY RODEN
Mayor Pro Tem
NANCY YINGLING
Place 5
MARVIN FRANKLIN
Place 6
MARK HILL
Place 7
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019-9478
Present 8 - Karen Hunt -,Cliff Long;Brianna Hinojosa-Flores;Wes Mays -,Gary
Roden -,Marvin Franklin -,Mark Hill and Nancy Yingling
Also present were City Manager Clay Phillips, Deputy City Managers Mario Canizares
and Mike Land, City Secretary Christel Pettinos and City Attorney Robert Hager.
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Called Session on Tuesday,
January 26, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center,
255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
1. Call to Order
Council Chambers
Mayor Hunt called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was present
and convened into Executive Session at 5:40 p.m.
Councilmember Hinojosa-Flores arrived during the Executive Session.
2. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room
Section 551.087, Texas Government Code - Economic Development Negotiations.
A. Discussion regarding economic development prospects south of
Northpoint Drive and west of Royal Lane.
Discussed under Executive Session
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B. Discussion regarding economic development prospects south of
Bethel Road and east of S. Coppell Road.
Discussed under Executive Session
C. Discussion regarding economic development prospects south of
Wrangler Drive and west of Belt Line Road.
Discussed under Executive Session
Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with City Attorney.
D. Consultation with City Attorney regarding a personal injury claim
against the City of Coppell by the Estate of Randall Caldwell.
Discussed under Executive Session
E. Consultation with the City Attorney seeking legal advice concerning:
1. Platting of property; and
2. The expenditure of public funds.
Discussed under Executive Session
3. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room
Mayor Hunt adjourned the Executive Session at 6:44 p.m. and convened into
the Work Session at 6:50 p.m.
A. Discussion regarding potential bicycle lane signage.
B. Discussion regarding Citizen Summit.
C. Discussion regarding agenda items.
Presented in Work Session
Regular Session
Mayor Hunt adjourned the Work Session at 7:12 p.m. and reconvened into the
Regular Session at 7:30 p.m.
4. Invocation 7:30 p.m.
Councilmember Mays gave the Invocation.
5. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Hunt and the City Council led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
6. Consider approval of a proclamation naming the month of January as
"School Board Appreciation Month," and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Mayor Hunt read the proclamation for the record and presented the same to
members of the school boards for Coppell, Lewisville and Carrollton -Farmers
Branch ISD. A motion was made by Councilmember Wes Mays, seconded by
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Councilmember Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, that this Agenda Item be approved.
The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
7. Presentation by C-FBISD on the new Cumulative Voting Education
Program.
James Goode, School Board President of the C-FBISD, made a presentation to
Council on the new Cumulative Voting Education Program for the May 2016
C-FBISD School Board election. All Place seating have gone away and only the
top seats with the most votes will win. This type of voting has been in place for
20 years. May 2016 will be the first time for this and will be in place for three
years.
8. Citizens' Appearance
Mayor Hunt advised that no one signed up to speak.
9. Consider approval of the minutes: January 12, 2016.
Councilmember Yingling noted a correction was needed in the minutes. The
minutes now reflect the following report: "C. Councilmember Nancy Yingling
advised that there would be no report regarding the North Texas Council of
Governments Emergency Preparedness Planning Council meeting, as the
presentor had a flat tire and did not make the meeting. She did, however,
report that the Committee discussed the attack on the Dallas Police
Headquarters and how cities are using social media to disperse information in
these situations. Councilmember Yingling also reported that she sits on an
annual break-out committee for the Homeland Security Grant Program from the
Office of the Governor, and that they will be requesting $1.8 million for the
region, with 25% of the funds to be allocated to law enforcement. Finally,
Councilmember Yingling announced the 2016 TESSA Conference, a national
storm weather conference open to the public, will be held on March 5th at the
Colleyville Center."
A motion was made by Councilmember Marvin Franklin, seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Gary Roden, that this Agenda Item be approved as amended. The
motion passed by an unanimous vote.
10. Consider approval of the resignations from Monica Diamond and Kim
Kelley from the Economic Development Committee.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Gary Roden, seconded by
Councilmember Nancy Yingling, to accept the resignations of Monica Diamond
and Kim Kelley, and to appoint Sue Bird from an Alternate member to a Regular
member. The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
11. CITIZEN'S AGENDA REQUEST:
Council action for the City to provide the public a coherent summary of
the permitting processes that took place for the homes along Denton
Creek within the Villages of Coppell Phase III development, providing
supporting documentation or references to supporting documentation.
Presentation: Justin Raley, 929 Parker, made a presentation to Council about
the permitting process conducted for the homes along Denton Creek within the
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Villages of Coppell Phase III.
Ken Griffin, Director of Engineering and Public Works, answered questions of
City Council.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Roden, seconded by Councilmember
Mays, to approve this Agenda Item as presented. The motion failed by an
unanimous vote.
Nay: 7 - Councilmember Cliff Long;Councilmember Brianna
Hinojosa-Flores;Councilmember Wes Mays -,Mayor Pro Tem Gary
Roden ;Council member Marvin Franklin-,Councilmember Mark Hill and
Councilmember Nancy Yingling
12. CITIZEN'S AGENDA REQUEST:
Council action for the City to provide the public a coherent summary of
the permitting processes that took place for the public drainage
structures along Denton Creek within the Villages of Coppell Phase III
development, providing supporting documentation or references to
supporting documentation, including explanation of the City's Utilities
and Water Superintendent's documented concerns about the project
being accepted before completion, as well as explanation for
reoccurring damages and repairs to the respective drainage structures
and total expended in tax payer dollars after development was
permitted.
Presentation: Justin Raley, 929 Parker, made a presentation to Council about
the permitting process conducted on the public drainiage structure along
Denton Creek within the Villages of Coppell Phase III.
Ken Griffin, Director of Engineering and Public Works, answered questions of
City Council.
A motion was made by Councilmember Yingling, seconded by Councilmember
Franklin, to approve this Agenda Item as presented. The motion failed by an
unanimous vote.
Nay: 7 - Councilmember Cliff Long;Councilmember Brianna
Hinojosa-Flores;Councilmember Wes Mays -,Mayor Pro Tem Gary
Roden ;Council member Marvin Franklin-,Councilmember Mark Hill and
Councilmember Nancy Yingling
13. CITIZEN'S AGENDA REQUEST:
Council action for City to engage Corps of Engineers and FEMA to
explore opportunity to collaborate in developing and executing a
detailed study of Denton Creek, to ultimately understand and mitigate
damage to public and private property in Coppell while leveraging
federal funds to offset the burden to Coppell tax payers.
Presentation: Lisa Meagher, 953 Parker, made a presentation to Council to
engage the Corps of Engineers and FEMA to conduct a detailed study of
Denton Creek.
Ken Griffin, Director of Engineering and Public Works, answered questions of
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City Council.
City Manager Clay Phillips offered for staff to meet with the citizens and their
engineer to further explain the process and answer any questions.
The Agenda Item failed due to lack of a motion.
14. CITIZEN'S AGENDA REQUEST:
Council action for review of process for adding citizen's requests to
council meeting agenda.
Presentation: Justin Raley, 929 Parker, made a presentation to Council on
reviewing the process for adding citizen's requests to the Council agenda.
The Agenda item failed due to lack of a motion.
15. City Manager Reports - Project Updates and Future Agendas
City Manager Clay Phillips reported on the street drainage/greens pace project
along Denton Tap. The project is underway despite a water main break that
occurred. The Library and Life Safety Park Project are moving along as
scheduled. The Andy Brown Park Project has begun with Andy Brown Park
West now closed. Visit the website to see trail availability. Finally, the Citizen
Summit will be held on February 4th at 6pm.
16. Mayor and Council Reports
Report by Mayor Pro Tem Roden on the Texas Transportation
Commission.
Mayor Pro Tem Roden spoke about the Texas Transportation Commission's
study on Texas roads. Large amounts of money have been approved by
Propositions 1 and 7. Those funds will be applied to the most congested
roadways in the state. Meetings with local officials in the five metroplex areas
will be had to pinpoint the most congested areas in those communities.
17. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no
Council action or deliberation permitted.
A. CFBISD/LISD Liaison- Councilmember Hinojosa-Flores
B. CISD Liaison - Councilmembers Hinojosa-Flores and Mays
C. Coppell Seniors - Mayor Pro Tem Roden and Councilmember
Long
D. Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition - Mayor Hunt and Mayor Pro
Tem Roden
A. Councilmember Hinojosa-Flores touched on the presentation Mr. Goode did
on the Cumulative Voting Program C-FBISD is conducting with their elections.
There will be Town Hall meetings and good education opportunities before the
polls open in May. Visit their website for more information.
B. Councilmember Mays reported on the CISD School Board elections. May 7th
is Election Day. Candidate filing began on January 20th and closes on
February 23rd. Places 1, 2 and 3 are up for election, as well as a school bond
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measure. Visit the website for dates and times on the informational meetings.
C. Mayor Pro Tem Roden reported on the Coppell Seniors. The rotating
process with the councilmembers is going well and is appreciated.
D. Mayor Pro Tem Roden reported on this item under Mayor and Council
Reports.
18. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no
Council action or deliberation permitted.
Mayor Hunt spoke about the HEB Community Challenge, "It's Time Texas!" She
encourages everyone to sign up and log in their activity points.
19. Necessary Action from Executive Session
Nothing to report.
Christel Pettinos, ty Secretary
City of Coppell, Texas
urther business before the City Council, the meeting was
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