CM 2001-10-23MINUTES OF OCTOBER 23, 2001
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Called Session on
Tuesday, October 23,2001, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town
Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas. The following members were
present:
Candy Sheehan, Mayor
Greg Garcia, Councilmember (late arrival)
Jayne Peters, Councilmember
Diana Raines, Councilmember
Marsha Tunnell, Councilmember
Doug Stover, Councilmember
Dave Herring, Councilmember
Mayor Pro Tem York was absent from the meeting. Also present were City
Manager Jim Witt, City Secretary Libby Ball and City Attorney Robert Hager.
REGULAR SESSION
1. Call to order.
(Open to the Public)
Mayor Sheehan called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was
present and convened into Work Session.
WORK SESSION
Convene Work Session
A.
B.
C.
(Open to the Public)
Review City Emergency Management Plan.
Discussion regarding Electric Deregulation.
Discussion regarding Rules of Usage of Sports Fields and
Park Facilities.
Discussion of Agenda Items.
Councilmember Garcia arrived during Work Session.
(Open to the Public)
REGULAR SESSION
3. Invocation.
Pastor Frank Pope, Coppell Police Department Chaplain, led those present in
the invocation.
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4. Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Sheehan led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance.
5. Report by Keep Coppell Beautiful Committee.
Presentation:
Julia Petty, Vice-Chair of the Keep Coppell Beautiful Committee, made
the Committee's semi-annual report to Council stating they were on a
mission to get their message out to more people. Councilmember Raines
moved her Wildflower report up from Mayor and Council Reports and
thanked Amanda Van Hoosier for putting together the wildflower
planting project and getting all the people out for the event.
6. Citizen's Appearances.
There was no one signed up to speak under this item.
CONSENT AGENDA
Consider approval of the following consent agenda items:
A. Consider approval of minutes: October 9, 2001.
B. Consider approval of canceling the second City Council
Meeting for the months of November and December, being
November 27 and December 25.
Ce
Consider approval of the dedication of 3,528 square feet
of right-of-way for the future extension of Northpoint
Drive and authorizing the mayor to sign the necessary
documents.
De
Consider approval of awarding Bid (Q-0901-03 Uniforms
to: RT & Associates (clothing) and Iron Age Corp.
(footwear) as budgeted, and authorizing the City Manager
to sign.
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Consider approval of awarding Bid number (Q-0901-01 for
Fertilizer and Chemicals to: BWI Companies, Justin Seed,
United Horticultural Supply, Vopak-Turf, Lesco, Inc., and
Estes, Inc. as budgeted, and authorizing the City Manager
to sign.
Resolutions
Fe
Consider a resolution supporting the
Constitutional Amendment Proposition
authorizing the Mayor to sign.
passage of
2, and
Consider a resolution endorsing, supporting, and
encouraging the passage by voters of Texas of Proposition
15 "The Texas Mobility Fund" on the November 6th
General Election Ballot, and authorizing the Mayor to
sign.
Item A:
There were several corrections to the minutes and the City Secretary stated
they would be brought back to the next meeting for approval.
Items B, C, D, E, F and G:
Action:
Councilmember Tunnell moved to approve Consent Agenda items B, C, D, E, F
carrying Resolution No. 2001-1023.1 and G carrying Resolution No. 2001-
1023.2. Councilmember Stover seconded the motion; the motion carried 6-0
with Councilmembers Garcia, Peters, Raines, Tunnell, Stover and Herring
voting in favor of the motion.
e
Consider approval of a Professional Services agreement with
Schrickel Rollins and Associates to provide Design,
Construction Documentation and Contract Administration
associated with the design and construction of three additional
sections of the Denton Creek Trail System, in an amount not
to exceed $92,000.00, and authorizing the City Manager to
sign.
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Presentation:
City Manager Jim Witt made a presentation to the Council.
Action:
Councilmember Tunnell moved to approve a Professional Services
agreement with Schrickel Rollins and Associates to provide Design,
Construction Documentation and Contract Administration associated
with the design and construction of three additional sections of the
Denton Creek Trail System, in an amount not to exceed $92,000.00, and
authorizing the City Manager to sign. Councilmember Garcia seconded
the motion; the motion carried 6-0 with Councilmembers Garcia, Peters,
Raines, Tunnell, Stover and Herring voting in favor of the motion.
Consider approval of the annual update of the City of Coppell
Standards of Care for Youth Programs provided by the Parks
and Leisure Services Department.
Action:
Councilmember Tunnell moved to approve the City of Coppell Updated
Standards of Care for Youth Programs provided by the Parks and Leisure
Services Department. Councilmember Raines seconded the motion; the
motion carried 6-0 with Councilmembers Garcia, Peters, Raines, Tunnell,
Stover and Herring voting in favor of the motion.
10. Necessary action resulting from Work Session.
There was no action necessary under this item.
11.
City Manager's Report.
A. CEDC Meeting.
B. Economic Development.
City Manager Jim Witt advised that the Coppell Education
Development Corporation had held their first meeting and they
would be meeting regularly on the first Wednesday of each month
at 7:00 p.m. at Town Center with the next meeting being
November 7, 2001.
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B. City Manager Jim Witt gave a brief update on the status of the
Economic Development Corporation stating they were continuing
to review Council's goals regarding staffing and reviewing some
ordinances to see if they need fine tuning.
12. Mayor and Council Reports. A. Report by Mayor Sheehan regarding Red Ribbon Week.
B, Report by Councilmember Raines regarding the YMCA.
C. Report by Councilrnember Raines regarding Wild Flower
Planting.
D. Report by Councilmember Raines regarding Halloween
event.
A. Mayor Sheehan reported that Red Ribbon Week was kicked off at a
breakfast and thanked Council for attending and thanked the
Coppell Police Department and the Chamber of Commerce for
organizing it. Mayor Sheehan also stated the Moonlight Walk was
very well attended.
B. Councilmember Raines advised the YMCA would be hosting a
Halloween Party on October 30m from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for
children up to 13 years of age.
C. Councilmember Raines moved her report on this item up to Item 5.
See Item 5 for minutes.
D. Councilmember Raines stated the City of Coppell would hold a
Halloween Parade and Fair on October 31st beginning at Andy
Brown East and proceeding to the Aquatic/Recreation Center
where there will be games, prizes, etc.
There being no further business to come before the City Council the meeting
was adjourned.
Candy Sheehan, Mayor
ATTEST:
Libby Ball, City Secretary
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