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CM 2021-08-24C'FFE-L Tuesday, August 24, 2021 WES MAYS Mayor CLIFF LONG Place 1 DON CARROLL Place 3 KEVIN NEVELS Place 4 MIKE LAND City Manager City of Coppell, Texas Minutes City Council 5:30 PM 255 E. Parkway Boulevard Coppell, Texas 75019-9478 BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH Mayor Pro Tem JOHN JUN Place 5 BIJU MATHEW Place 6 MARK HILL Place 7 Council Chambers Present 8 - Wes Mays -,Cliff Long;Brianna Hinojosa-Smith;Don Carroll -,Kevin Nevels;John Jun;Biju Mathew and Mark Hill Also present were Deputy City Managers Vicki Chiavetta and Traci Leach, City Attorney Bob Hager, and City Secretary Ashley Owens. The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Called Session on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. 1. Call to Order Mayor Wes Mays called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was present and convened into the Work Session at 5:31 p.m. 2. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room A. Discussion regarding agenda items. B. Discussion regarding Draft Social Media Policy. C. Annual Vector Control Program Update. D. Procurement 101 Presentation. E. Atmos 2021 Rate Review Mechanism Filing Presentation. Presented in Work Session City of Coppell, Texas Page 1 City Council Minutes August 24, 2021 Regular Session Mayor Wes Mays adjourned the Work Session at 7:03 p.m. and reconvened into the Regular Session at 7:30 p.m. 3. Invocation 7:30 p.m. Rolando Carizales with Mundo de Fe gave the invocation. 4. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Wes Mays and the City Council led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Citizens' Appearance Mayor Wes Mays asked for those who signed up to speak: 1) Thomas Burrows, 138 Wynnpage, spoke in regards to code issues. 6. Consent Agenda A. Consider approval of minutes: August 10, 2021. A motion was made by Councilmember Biju Mathew, seconded by Councilmember Kevin Nevels, that Consent Agenda Items A and B be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. B. Consider approval of a Resolution of the City of Coppell authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the Coppell Independent School District (CISD) for School Resource Officer (SRO) protection services for the school year 2021-2022; and authorizing the Mayor to sign. A motion was made by Councilmember Biju Mathew, seconded by Councilmember Kevin Nevels, that Consent Agenda Items A and B be approved. The motion passed by an unanimous vote. Enactment No: RE 2021-0824.1 End of Consent Agenda 7. CITIZENS' AGENDA ITEM: Consider option to connect the trail system through Magnolia Park because the City Council is looking to approve a project to do this very soon. Members of the Magnolia Park Homeowners' Association made a presentation to City Council. No action was taken by City Council. City of Coppell, Texas Page 2 City Council Minutes August 24, 2021 8. City Manager Reports - Project Updates and Future Agendas City Manager Mike Land gave the following project updates: Grapevine Springs Park Dredging & Wall Repairs — dredging operation is underway, should be completed in about 30 days. The diversion wall contractor should be ready for a concrete pour by the end of this week. They battled high water in the creek most of last week due to the rain. Airline Drive — Sidewalk and landscaping work continues. The project is still on track for completion by the end of August. Cambria/Wise Way — The northern lane pavement is nearing completion. The southern lane subgrade prep is beginning. Intersection Improvement Project — Signal work completion is required at Parkway and Southwestern in order to complete the turn lanes that are in progress. Bike and pedestrian access is being maintained during construction. Demolition is beginning at Sandy Lake and Denton Tap. There is little -to -no impact to peak -period traffic flow associated with this project because work and staging is occurring in the median or parkway, not in the travel lanes. Stream G-6 — Gabion Basket installation continues, the project is approximately 40% complete. Belt Line — Work expected to commence late September or early October. 9. Mayor and Council Reports Report by the City Council on recent and upcoming events. City of Coppell Administrative Offices will be closed on Monday, September 6th, in observation of Labor Day. Participate in local government and give back to the community by serving on one of the City of Coppell's Boards or Commissions. The City is seeking passionate individuals to be a part of Boards and Commissions that help guide development, future needs, regulations, and more for Coppell. Applications will be accepted online at coppelltx.gov/boards now through September 13, 2021. 10. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted. A. Report on Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition - Councilmember Don Carroll B. Report on Woven Health Clinic - Councilmember Mark Hill C. Report on Metrocrest Services - Councilmember Biju Mathew Councilmember Don Carroll reported that the DRMC August meeting was routine in nature and consisted of agency reports. City of Coppell, Texas Page 3 City Council Minutes August 24, 2021 Councilmember Mark Hill reported that Woven Clinic is seeing a significant increase in COVID-19 patients, mainly 30 to 50 year olds, over 90% of those patients are unvaccinated. Woven has seen an increased demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. Woven recently opened their second clinic in North Carrollton. Woven has also expanded their mental health services, and will be holding a virtual awards ceremony and fundraiser on Friday, November 12th, featuring the theme "Changing the Future for Mental Health Care". For more information please visit wovenhealth.org Councilmember Biju Mathew reported that Metrocrest Services is experiencing a surge in their food pantry usage. With school starting and students at home with remote learning, groceries are needed. Metrocrest is also in need of volunteers to work the pantry and resale store. Metrocrest Services CEO Tracy Eubanks has been promoting the "Let's Roll North Texas" Toilet Paper Challenge. For more information please visit metrocrestservices.org. 11. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted. Nothing to report. 12. Necessary Action from Executive Session There was no Executive Session. 13. Adjournment There being no further business before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:41 p.m. Wes Mays, Mayor ATTEST: Ashley Owens, City Secretary City of Coppell, Texas Page 4 1 1 1 City Council Minutes August 24, 2021 Councilmember Mark Hill reported that Woven Clinic is seeing a significant increase in COVID-19 patients, mainly 30 to 50 year olds, over 90% of those patients are unvaccinated. Woven has seen an increased demand for the COVID-19 vaccine. Woven recently opened their second clinic in North Carrollton. Woven has also expanded their mental health services, and will be holding a virtual awards ceremony and fundraiser on Friday, November 12th, featuring the theme "Changing the Future for Mental Health Care". For more information please visit wovenhealth.org Councilmember Biju Mathew reported that Metrocrest Services is experiencing a surge in their food pantry usage. With school starting and students at home with remote learning, groceries are needed. Metrocrest is also in need of volunteers to work the pantry and resale store. Metrocrest Services CEO Tracy Eubanks has been promoting the "Let's Roll North Texas" Toilet Paper Challenge. For more information please visit metrocrestservices.org. 11. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted. Nothing to report. 12. Necessary Action from Executive Session There was no Executive Session. 13. Adjournment There being no further business before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:41 p.m. Wes Mays, Mayor ATTEST: Ashley Owens, pity Secretary City of Coppell, Texas Page 4