Invocation: Jordan Tew, Pastor, Eighth St. Baptist Church Pledge of Allegiance to US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Council Member Wooldridge
North Central Texas Council of Governments - Regional Cooperation Award (Electronic Warrant Payments Shared Services Program with the Cities of Arlington, Carrollton, Euless, Plano and Grand Prairie)
Investment Policy Certification and Silver Leadership Circle Award for Financial Transparency - Presented by Diana Ortiz, Finance Director
8 Minutes of the June 17, 2014 Meeting 9 Engineering services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for a maximum contract amount of $160,000 to provide engineering drainage plan review services, to ensure compliance with current city, state and federal drainage and water quality requirements 10 Contract with DCC, Inc. through TASB BuyBoard, for swimming pool shell repairs at Kirby Creek Natatorium in the amount of $75,338.40, and a 5 % contingency in the amount of $3,767, for a total of $79,105.40 11 Service contract with Dake Construction Company for Avenue H Flow Vault, Installation of Water Valve with Actuator, in the amount of $222,000, and authorize a staff controlled 5% contingency fund of $11,100, for a total amount of $233,100 12 Contract with Moses, Palmer, and Howell L.L.P to represent the city in claims with Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C 13 Purchase six (6) outdoor video boards from Lantek Communications, inclusive of installation, for use at three sign structures located throughout the City in the amount of $295,644.78, plus a 3% contingency in the amount of $8,869.34 for a total request of $304,514.12, with procurement of these boards executed through a national interlocal agreement with The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) 14 Change Order #1 in the amount of $109,000, with Symone Construction for the construction of a lodging unit at Loyd Park. 15 Resolution Adopting an updated Drought Contingency Plan 16 Resolution of support for a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) at 912 - 934 N. Collins Street, Arlington, Texas 18 Resolution Establishing Legislative Priorities for 2015 19 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a License Agreement with North Texas Tollway Authority, (NTTA) for installation of three changeable message signs (“CMS”) within NTTA right-of way along SH 161 frontage roads from IH 20 to Rock Island 20 Resolution adopting amendments to the Bylaws of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, Peninsula Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District 21 Ordinance amending the FY 2013/2014 Capital Improvement Projects Budget in the amount of $40,000 in order to install a privacy concrete fence at the Dalworth Rec Center 22 Ordinance providing for special pays for police officers and physical fitness incentive hours; other seniority pay for City of Grand Prairie tenure, longevity pay, field training officer pay, certification pay, educational pay, shift differential pay and lateral entry pay and providing an effective date 23 Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an unneeded utility easement at 3300 East Abram Street to Sargent Investments, LLC 24 Ordinance amending the FY 2013/2014 Capital Improvement Projects Budget in the amount of $37,680, and an amendment to the KSA contract to add parking lot and lighting design to the current contract to design electrical improvements in the terminal area 25 Ordinance to supersede and replace Ordinance 7951 in its entirety for geotechnical and material testing services fee for City and private development work 26 Engineering services contract with Alliance Geotechnical, Team Consultant and Reed Engineering to provide engineering geotechnical and material testing services for a maximum contract amount of $150,000 for each firm 27 Revisions to the Council Travel Policy 28 Revisions to Council Town Hall Policy
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for installation of automatic crossing warning lights and gates on 113th Street at Union Pacific rail crossing in the amount of $213,882, and $1,939 for in house inspection, for a total project cost of $215,821
S140602 - Site Plan - Wildlife Commerce Park Building II (City Council District 1). Approve a site plan to construct a 344,400-square-foot speculative warehouse building. The 17.22-acre property, generally located at the southwest corner of the Wildlife Parkway/Belt Line Road intersection, is zoned Planned Development 217C (PD-217C) for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial. The applicant is Lorelei Mewhirter, O'Brien & Associates. (On June 2, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0.)
SU140702 - Specific Use Permit - 521 W Marshall Drive (City Council District 2). Consider a request for a Specific Use Permit for Automotive Uses; Tire Sales (New and Used), Car Wash and Detailing, Quick Lube & Tune Services (Oil Change), and Minor Auto Repair. The subject property is located at 521 W. Marshall Dr. and zoned General Retail District (GR). The owner/applicant is Pastor Gomez. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled this case by a vote of 6 to 0 until the applicant reactivates the case.)
S140701 - Site Plan - DFW Oral and Facial Surgical Arts (City Council District 2). Approval of a Site Plan for a development within Planned Development 177 (PD-177), approximately 0.98 acres. The subject property is located at 3261 S Carrier Pkwy. The agent is Arlyn Samuelson, Pogue Engineering and the owner is Thad Taylor IV, and James Swafford, Beatty Commons, LP. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 6-0.)
SU140701 - Specific Use Permit - Acker Transportation Services (City Council District 1). Approval of a Specific Use Permit for Truck Equipment Sales and Service with Outside Storage on 4.207 acres. The subject property, addressed as 400 E. Shady Grove, is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and located west of N. Belt Line Road on the south side of E. Shady Grove. The applicant is Stephen Acker, Acker Transportation Services and the owner is A. R. Taylor. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 5-1.)
Z140401/CP140401 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan - Lakeside Lodge (City Council District 6). Rezone property from Agriculture (A) district to Planned Development District for multi-family uses. The 17.64-acre property is generally located south of S.H. 360 and west of Mirabella Blvd. (S.L. Ferrell Survey, Abstract 516 Tracts 2C02, 2A05, and 2A04A ), is zoned Agricultural (A) District and is within the S.H. 360 Overlay District. The applicant is Brian Rumsy, Cross Architects and the owner is Johnny Campbell, Sunbelt Land Development LTD. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 6-1.)
AV140701 - Alcohol Variance - GiftTree (City Council District 1). Consider of a request for a variance to the proximity requirement for the selling of alcoholic beverages (more specifically wine) for off premise consumption within 300 feet of a church, measured along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door, and in direct line across intersections. The property, addressed as 1525 Greenview Drive, is generally located south of Avenue K and west of Greenview. The applicant is Craig Bowen, Gift Services, Inc./GiftTree.com.
Public Hearing and Resolution accepting the 2014 revision of the city's Water Conservation Plan
Citizen Comments Citizens may speak for up to five minutes on any item not on the agenda by completing and submitting a speaker card. Adjournment
Invocation: Jordan Tew, Pastor, Eighth St. Baptist Church Pledge of Allegiance to US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Council Member Wooldridge
North Central Texas Council of Governments - Regional Cooperation Award (Electronic Warrant Payments Shared Services Program with the Cities of Arlington, Carrollton, Euless, Plano and Grand Prairie)
Investment Policy Certification and Silver Leadership Circle Award for Financial Transparency - Presented by Diana Ortiz, Finance Director
8 Minutes of the June 17, 2014 Meeting 9 Engineering services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for a maximum contract amount of $160,000 to provide engineering drainage plan review services, to ensure compliance with current city, state and federal drainage and water quality requirements 10 Contract with DCC, Inc. through TASB BuyBoard, for swimming pool shell repairs at Kirby Creek Natatorium in the amount of $75,338.40, and a 5 % contingency in the amount of $3,767, for a total of $79,105.40 11 Service contract with Dake Construction Company for Avenue H Flow Vault, Installation of Water Valve with Actuator, in the amount of $222,000, and authorize a staff controlled 5% contingency fund of $11,100, for a total amount of $233,100 12 Contract with Moses, Palmer, and Howell L.L.P to represent the city in claims with Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C 13 Purchase six (6) outdoor video boards from Lantek Communications, inclusive of installation, for use at three sign structures located throughout the City in the amount of $295,644.78, plus a 3% contingency in the amount of $8,869.34 for a total request of $304,514.12, with procurement of these boards executed through a national interlocal agreement with The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) 14 Change Order #1 in the amount of $109,000, with Symone Construction for the construction of a lodging unit at Loyd Park. 15 Resolution Adopting an updated Drought Contingency Plan 16 Resolution of support for a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) at 912 - 934 N. Collins Street, Arlington, Texas 18 Resolution Establishing Legislative Priorities for 2015 19 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a License Agreement with North Texas Tollway Authority, (NTTA) for installation of three changeable message signs (“CMS”) within NTTA right-of way along SH 161 frontage roads from IH 20 to Rock Island 20 Resolution adopting amendments to the Bylaws of Reinvestment Zone Number Three, Peninsula Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District 21 Ordinance amending the FY 2013/2014 Capital Improvement Projects Budget in the amount of $40,000 in order to install a privacy concrete fence at the Dalworth Rec Center 22 Ordinance providing for special pays for police officers and physical fitness incentive hours; other seniority pay for City of Grand Prairie tenure, longevity pay, field training officer pay, certification pay, educational pay, shift differential pay and lateral entry pay and providing an effective date 23 Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an unneeded utility easement at 3300 East Abram Street to Sargent Investments, LLC 24 Ordinance amending the FY 2013/2014 Capital Improvement Projects Budget in the amount of $37,680, and an amendment to the KSA contract to add parking lot and lighting design to the current contract to design electrical improvements in the terminal area 25 Ordinance to supersede and replace Ordinance 7951 in its entirety for geotechnical and material testing services fee for City and private development work 26 Engineering services contract with Alliance Geotechnical, Team Consultant and Reed Engineering to provide engineering geotechnical and material testing services for a maximum contract amount of $150,000 for each firm 27 Revisions to the Council Travel Policy 28 Revisions to Council Town Hall Policy
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company for installation of automatic crossing warning lights and gates on 113th Street at Union Pacific rail crossing in the amount of $213,882, and $1,939 for in house inspection, for a total project cost of $215,821
S140602 - Site Plan - Wildlife Commerce Park Building II (City Council District 1). Approve a site plan to construct a 344,400-square-foot speculative warehouse building. The 17.22-acre property, generally located at the southwest corner of the Wildlife Parkway/Belt Line Road intersection, is zoned Planned Development 217C (PD-217C) for Commercial, Retail, and Light Industrial. The applicant is Lorelei Mewhirter, O'Brien & Associates. (On June 2, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0.)
SU140702 - Specific Use Permit - 521 W Marshall Drive (City Council District 2). Consider a request for a Specific Use Permit for Automotive Uses; Tire Sales (New and Used), Car Wash and Detailing, Quick Lube & Tune Services (Oil Change), and Minor Auto Repair. The subject property is located at 521 W. Marshall Dr. and zoned General Retail District (GR). The owner/applicant is Pastor Gomez. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled this case by a vote of 6 to 0 until the applicant reactivates the case.)
S140701 - Site Plan - DFW Oral and Facial Surgical Arts (City Council District 2). Approval of a Site Plan for a development within Planned Development 177 (PD-177), approximately 0.98 acres. The subject property is located at 3261 S Carrier Pkwy. The agent is Arlyn Samuelson, Pogue Engineering and the owner is Thad Taylor IV, and James Swafford, Beatty Commons, LP. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 6-0.)
SU140701 - Specific Use Permit - Acker Transportation Services (City Council District 1). Approval of a Specific Use Permit for Truck Equipment Sales and Service with Outside Storage on 4.207 acres. The subject property, addressed as 400 E. Shady Grove, is zoned Light Industrial (LI) District and located west of N. Belt Line Road on the south side of E. Shady Grove. The applicant is Stephen Acker, Acker Transportation Services and the owner is A. R. Taylor. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 5-1.)
Z140401/CP140401 - Zoning Change/Concept Plan - Lakeside Lodge (City Council District 6). Rezone property from Agriculture (A) district to Planned Development District for multi-family uses. The 17.64-acre property is generally located south of S.H. 360 and west of Mirabella Blvd. (S.L. Ferrell Survey, Abstract 516 Tracts 2C02, 2A05, and 2A04A ), is zoned Agricultural (A) District and is within the S.H. 360 Overlay District. The applicant is Brian Rumsy, Cross Architects and the owner is Johnny Campbell, Sunbelt Land Development LTD. (On July 7, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 6-1.)
AV140701 - Alcohol Variance - GiftTree (City Council District 1). Consider of a request for a variance to the proximity requirement for the selling of alcoholic beverages (more specifically wine) for off premise consumption within 300 feet of a church, measured along the property lines of the street fronts and from front door to front door, and in direct line across intersections. The property, addressed as 1525 Greenview Drive, is generally located south of Avenue K and west of Greenview. The applicant is Craig Bowen, Gift Services, Inc./GiftTree.com.
Public Hearing and Resolution accepting the 2014 revision of the city's Water Conservation Plan
Citizen Comments Citizens may speak for up to five minutes on any item not on the agenda by completing and submitting a speaker card. Adjournment