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Coppell, Texas
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City of Coppell, Texas
Minutes
City Council
5:30 PM Council ChambersTuesday, January 11, 2022
WES MAYS BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem
CLIFF LONG JOHN JUN
Place 1 Place 5
DON CARROLL BIJU MATHEW
Place 3 Place 6
KEVIN NEVELS MARK HILL
Place 4 Place 7
MIKE LAND
City Manager
Wes Mays;Cliff Long;Brianna Hinojosa-Smith;Don Carroll;Kevin Nevels;John
Jun;Biju Mathew and Mark Hill
Present 8 -
Also present were Deputy City Managers Vicki Chiavetta and Traci Leach, and City
Secretary Ashley Owens. City Attorney Robert Hager joined the meeting virtually.
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Session on Tuesday, January 11,
2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255 Parkway
Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
Call to Order1.
Mayor Wes Mays called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was
present and convened into the Executive Session at 5:31 p.m.
Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room2.
Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with City Attorney.
Consultation with City Attorney regarding the Short-Term Rental
Ordinance.
Discussed under Executive Session
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Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room3.
Mayor Wes Mays adjourned the Executive Session at 6:23 p.m. and convened
into the Work Session at 6:28 p.m.
A.Discussion regarding agenda items.
B.Discussion regarding Coppell Chamber of Commerce contract for
Visit Coppell Marketing Campaign.
C.Discussion regarding American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds.
D.Presentation to City Council - Planning and Zoning Overview.
E.Employee Compensation/Classification Study Update to City
Council.
Work Session Items A through D were discussed.
Due to time constraints, Work Session Item E was not discussed.
Regular Session
Mayor Wes Mays adjourned the Work Session at 7:33 p.m. and reconvened into
the Regular Session at 7:40 p.m.
Invocation 7:30 p.m.4.
Pastor Steve Elkins with Coppell Bible Church gave the Invocation.
Pledge of Allegiance5.
Mayor Wes Mays and the City Council led those present in the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Citizens’ Appearance6.
Mayor Wes Mays advised that no one signed up to speak.
Ratna Venigandla emailed a letter regarding the Short Term Rental Ordinance
to the City Secretary's Office. The email was read into the record.
Karen Murdock, 463 Graham Drive, emailed a letter in regard to the Conduct
Review Board appointments. The email was read into the record.
7.City of Coppell Winter Weather Preparations presentation to City
Council.
Fire Chief Kevin Richardson gave a presentation to City Council.
Consent Agenda8.
A.Consider approval of the minutes: December 14, 2021.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, seconded by
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Councilmember Don Carroll, that Consent Agenda Items A-D be approved. The
motion passed by an unanimous vote.
B.Consider approval of awarding a contract to Gomez Floor Covering, Inc.;
in the amount of $99,385.15; for the replacement of the gym floor at the
The CORE; payment to be made directly to Gomez Floor Covering, Inc.,
by the City of Coppell’s insurance carrier, TML; and authorizing the City
Manager to sign any necessary documents.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, seconded by
Councilmember Don Carroll, that Consent Agenda Items A-D be approved. The
motion passed by an unanimous vote.
C.Consider approval to purchase server hardware from Dell Marketing LP
Texas DIR contract # DIR TSO-3763 in the amount of $76,632.88 as
budgeted; and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary
documents.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, seconded by
Councilmember Don Carroll, that Consent Agenda Items A-D be approved. The
motion passed by an unanimous vote.
D.Consider approval of a contract between the City of Coppell and the
Coppell Chamber of Commerce for the Visit Coppell Marketing
Campaign; and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary
documents.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, seconded by
Councilmember Don Carroll, that Consent Agenda Items A-D be approved. The
motion passed by an unanimous vote.
End of Consent Agenda
9.Consider approval of an Ordinance amending the expiration date for the
sunset review provision in the current Short Term Rental Ordinance found
in Chapter 9, Article 9-29, Section 9-29-14 in the City of Coppell Code of
Ordinances; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Presentation: Mindi Hurley, Director of Community Development, made a
presentation to City Council.
A motion was made by Councilmember Cliff Long, seconded by
Councilmember Kevin Nevels, that this Agenda Item be approved. The motion
passed by an unanimous vote.
Enactment No: OR 2022-1568
10.Consider approval of a Resolution casting a vote for the fourth member
of the Board of Directors for the Dallas Central Appraisal District; and
authorizing the Mayor to sign.
Presentation: Ashley Owens, City Secretary, made a presentation to City
Council.
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Mayor Pro Tem Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, Councilmember Don Carroll,
Councilmember Kevin Nevels, Councilmember John Jun and Councilmember
Biju Mathew voted to nominate Brett Franks of Sachse as the fourth member of
the Board of Directors for the Dallas Central Appraisal District.
Enactment No: RE 2022-0111.1
City Manager Reports - Project Updates and Future Agendas11.
City Manager Mike Land gave the following project updates:
Intersection Improvements: We received final approval from TxDOT for the
new turn lane at the intersection of eastbound SH 121 frontage road and
Denton Tap. Work should start soon.
Belt Line: Our contractor will begin this week on South Belt Line for a DART
sewer relocation. After that is complete, our contractor will shift all traffic to
the existing northbound lanes and begin reconstruction of the existing
southbound lanes. The traffic shift transition will occur at Hackberry on the
south end of the project to preserve the capacity of the LBJ intersection for
most of the project.
Plantation: Traffic has been switched to the new pavement and is now
one-way only. Subgrade preparation has started on the other half of the street.
Stream G6: Construction is substantially complete.
Parker/Hollywood Outfall: Construction at Hollywood outfall is substantially
complete and the contractor has started working on Parker outfall. Estimated
to complete in next two months, weather permitting.
Mayor and Council Reports12.
Report by the City Council on recent and upcoming events.
The annual “State of the City” address will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday,
Jan. 13. The luncheon will be at the Coppell Arts Center with catering by J.
Macklin's Grill. We will review the 2022 vision for the City and take questions
from the audience.
City of Coppell administrative offices will be closed in observance of Martin
Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 17th.
Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no
Council action or deliberation permitted.
13.
Nothing to report.
Necessary Action from Executive Session14.
There was no action resulting from Executive Session.
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15.Adjournment
There being no further business before the City Council, the meeting was
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