CM 2017-08-08COPPELL
City of Coppell, Texas
Minutes
City Council
255 Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019-9478
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 5:30 PM Council Chambers
KAREN HUNT NANCY YINGLING
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem
CLIFF LONG GARY RODEN
Place 1 Place 4
BRIANNA HINOJOSA-FLORES MARVIN FRANKLIN
Place 2 Place 6
WES MAYS MARK HILL
Place 3 Place 7
MIKE LAND
City Manager
Present 6 - Karen Hunt;Cliff Long;Wes Mays;Gary Roden;Mark Hill and Nancy
Yingling
Absent 2 - Brianna Hinojosa-Flores and Marvin Franklin
Also present were City Manager Mike Land, Deputy City Secretary Jean Dwinnell and
City Attorney Robert Hager.
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Called Session on Tuesday,
August 08, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255
Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
1. Call to Order
Mayor Hunt called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was present
and convened into the Executive Session at 5:47 p.m.
2. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room
A. Section 551.087, Texas Government Code - Economic Development Negotiations.
Discussion regarding economic development prospects south of E.
Belt Line Road and east of S. Belt Line Road.
Discussed in Executive Session.
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B. Section 551.072, Texas Government Code - Deliberation regarding Real Property.
Discussion regarding property located south of E. Belt Line Road and
east of S. Belt Line Road.
Discussed in Executive Session.
C. Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with Attorney
Seek legal advice from the City Attorney regarding Senate Bill 1004,
enacted at the regular 85th Legislative Session."
Discussed in Executive Session.
3. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room
Mayor Hunt adjourned the Executive Session at 6:22 p.m. and convened into
the Work Session.
A. Presentation by DFW Airport Environmental Affairs staff.
B. Discussion regarding installation of network nodes and node
support poles in public right-of-way pursuant to Texas Local
Government Code Chapter 284.
C. Discussion regarding the formal "Standards of Cover" analysis for
the Coppell Fire Department.
D. Discussion of Agenda Items.
Presented in Work Session.
4. Regular Session
Mayor Hunt recessed the Work Session at 7:31 p.m. and reconvened into the
Regular Session.
5. Invocation 7:30 p.m.
Pastor Adam West with GracePoint Church gave the Invocation.
6. Pledge of Allegiance
7. Presentations
Mayor Hunt and the City Council led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Presentation by DFW Airport Environmental Affairs staff.
Mr. Chad Makovsky, Executive Vice President of Operations, thanked the
Council for the opportunity to be in the meeting and present information to the
Council and Citizens. He gave a brief history on his background in the airline
industry. Mr. Makovsky introduced Ms. Sandy Lancaster, Environmental
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Program Manager.
Ms. Lancaster made a presentation regarding DFW Airport's noise program,
noise policy contours, noise monitors located within the City of Coppell, flight
track monitoring, changes in air traffic operations, runway rehabilitation, and
end around taxiways. Ms. Lancaster stated that there have been 40 complaints
for 2017 year-to-date.
8. Citizens' Appearance
Consent Agenda
Mr. Joe Shirley, 582 Villa Wood Lane, spoke in opposition to Consent Agenda
Item C, the design contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc., in the amount of $76,445.00.
He expressed concern for spending tax dollars on arches that will not benefit
the citizens.
Ms. Susan Cohrs, 910 Brown Trail, spoke in opposition to Consent Agenda
Item C, the design contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc., in the amount of $76,445.00.
She cited populations of surrounding cities and expressed concern for
Coppell's expenditures being more than those of our neighbors.
Mr. Scott Spray, 622 Cribbs, spoke in opposition to Consent Agenda Item C,
the design contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc., in the amount of $76,445.00. He
expressed concern for the City spending tax dollars on things that have no
benefit to the citizens. He stated the expenditures could be better spent on
sidewalks and bike trails.
Mr. Davin Bernstein, 228 Hollywood Drive, spoke in opposition to Consent
Agenda Item C, the design contract with Huitt-Zollars, Inc., in the amount of
$76,445.00. He advised that he had posted his opposition on the City's
facebook page and that there were a lot more angry faces in response than
happy faces. Mr. Bernstein requested the City use social media to inform
citizens about these types of issues so they can have input.
Mayor Hunt announced that Item C on the Consent Agenda would be removed
for discussion at the request of Council.
A. Consider approval of the Minutes: July 25, 2017
A motion was made by Councilmember Gary Roden, seconded by
Councilmember Wes Mays, that Consent Agenda Items A, B, D, and E be
approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
B. Consider approval of an Ordinance amending the Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 1, Article 1-4, Section 1-4-2 entitled "Street
Name Changes" by adding paragraph "U" to rename Northwest Drive
to Northwestern Drive from its intersection with State Highway 121 to
its terminus with Canyon Drive; and authorizing the Mayor to sign any
necessary documents.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gary Roden, seconded by
Councilmember Wes Mays, that Consent Agenda Items A, B, D, and E be
approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
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Enactment No: OR 2017-1477
C. Consider approval to enter into a design contract with Huitt-Zollars,
Inc., in the amount of $76,445.00; as budgeted in the general fund; for
Final Engineering Design of the Old Town Arches; and authorizing the
City Manager to sign all necessary documents.
George Marshall, Traffic Engineer, made a brief presentation on the proposed
Old Town Arches. He stated that this project is part of the Council's FY
2016117 Goals and Objectives. It is a way of uniquely hanging banners to
advertise the events in Old Town as requested by the Old Town businesses.
Discussion ensued among the Council regarding what is best for the City at
this time.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gary Roden, seconded by
Councilmember Cliff Long, that Consent Agenda Item C be approved. The
motion failed by an unanimous vote.
D. Consider rejection of all proposals for Request for Proposal No. 0143,
Residential and Commercial Water Meter Replacement Project and
authorize the rebid for the same.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gary Roden, seconded by
Councilmember Wes Mays, that Consent Agenda Items A, B, D, and E be
approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
E. Consider authorizing the purchase of Hurst rescue tool/equipment for
the Joint Fire Training Facility from sole source provider, Municipal
Emergency Services, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, as
budgeted, and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary
documents.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gary Roden, seconded by
Councilmember Wes Mays, that Consent Agenda Items A, B, D, and E be
approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
End of Consent Agenda
10. Consider approval to award a contract to Insituform Technologies,
LLC to perform sanitary sewer main repair; in the amount of
$965,319.00; through a Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Program;
and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary documents
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Yingling, seconded by
Councilmember Cliff Long, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion
passed by an unanimous vote.
Aye: 5 - Councilmember Cliff Long; Councilmember Wes Mays; Councilmember
Gary Roden; Councilmember Mark Hill and Mayor Pro Tem Nancy
Yingling
11. Consider approval of the certification of the 2017 anticipated tax
collection rate for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
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A motion was made by Councilmember Wes Mays, seconded by
Councilmember Mark Hill, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion
passed by an unanimous vote.
Aye: 5 - Councilmember Cliff Long; Councilmember Wes Mays;Councilmember
Gary Roden; Councilmember Mark Hill and Mayor Pro Tem Nancy
Yingling
12. Consider approval of a proposed tax rate of $.579500 for the 2017 tax
year and to set the Public Hearings on the proposed tax rate for the
next regularly scheduled Council meeting on August 22, 2017 at 7:30
p.m. and a Special called meeting on August 29, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
A motion was made by Councilmember Wes Mays, seconded by
Councilmember Cliff Long, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion
passed by an unanimous vote.
Aye: 5 - Councilmember Cliff Long; Councilmember Wes Mays; Councilmember
Gary Roden; Councilmember Mark Hill and Mayor Pro Tem Nancy
Yingling
13. City Manager Reports - Project Updates and Future Agendas
City Manager Mike Land stated he had nothing to report.
14. Mayor and Council Reports
Report by Mayor Hunt regarding upcoming events.
Mayor Hunt announced Open Mic Night will be held August 9th at 7 p.m. at the
Cozby Library and Community Commons. All are welcome, however, all
performances must be appropriate for all ages. Movie Time will be held August
10th at 3 p.m. at the Cozby Library and Community Commons. Children under
the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Farm -to -Table Dinner tickets
will go on sale August 12th at 7:30 a.m. at the Coppell Farmers Market. The
event will be held October 14th. Mayor Hunt advised that these tickets go fast,
so getting there early is recommended. The Back -to -School Ice Cream Social
will be August 19th from 6-8 p.m. at The Square at Old Town. The Grand
Opening of the Joint Fire Training Facility for the cities of Coppell, Farmers
Branch, Addison, and Carrollton, will be August 12th, at 9 a.m., at 13333 Hutton
in Farmers Branch.
15. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no
Council action or deliberation permitted.
Councilmember Wes Mays announced that the newly created Coppell
Community Orchestra would be holding auditions August 26th and September
2nd. More information is available at the Coppell Community Choral website.
Mayor Hunt recessed the Regular Session at 8:40 p.m. and announced that the
Council would reconvene into Worksession.
16. Take necessary action as a result of Executive Session
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Adjournment
Mayor Hunt adjourned the Work Session at 9:27 p.m. and reconvened into
Regular Session.
A motion was made by Councilmember Cliff Long, seconded by
Councilmember Mark Hill to approve the joinder of the City of Coppell with the
City of McAllen and other Texas municipalities to contest the legal applicability
and validity of S61004, passed in the 85th Legislative Session. The motion
authorizes the payment of lawsuit joinder sum of up to $6,000; approves the
hiring of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado and Acosta, LLP for such joinder fee; and
authorizes the City Attorney and City Manager to execute the engagement
letter and take appropriate and authorized action, express and implied, to
further the City of Coppell interest. The motion passed by an unanimous vote.
There being no further business before the City Council, the meeting was
adjourned at 9:31 p.m.
Karen Selbo Hunt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jean Dwinnell, Deputy City Secretary
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