Invocation: Chaplain Glenn Cato, Director of the Grand Prairie Chapter of Victim Relief Ministries Pledge of Allegiance to US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shotwell
5 DeMolay Month Proclamation - Presented to Joe Livingston 6 Grand Prairie Police Department Youth Boxing Program
Consent Agenda The full agenda has been posted on the city's website, www.gptx.org, for those who may want to view this agenda in more detail. 7 Minutes of the February 17, 2015 Meeting 8 QT Ballpark Rent Abatement 10 Contingency transfer of $50,000 for current and anticipated legal costs related to economic development matters 11 Contract for landscape maintenance services at Central Park and IH30 Park & Ride with American Landscape Systems at an estimated annual cost of $111,310 for one year with the option to renew for (4) four additional one year periods totaling $556,550, if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms 12 Contract with Site Landscape Development for landscape maintenance ($159,665) in Lake Parks PID (Council District 6) 13 Contract with The Brickman Group Ltd. LLC for landscape maintenance ($478,816) in Peninsula PID (Council District 6) 14 Contract with Brickman Group Ltd. for installation of trees and irrigation in Grand Peninsula Drive medians in the amount of $56,780; Peninsula PID (Council District 6) 15 Contract with Marathon Fitness for the purchase of fitness equipment in the amount of $51,321.28 through TASB BuyBoard 16 Contract with American Hotel Register Company for the purchase of furniture and fixtures in the amount of $79,306.51 for the Lodge at Loyd Park through TXMAS 17 Engineering Contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the engineering design for an adequate roadway, storm drainage, water and wastewater systems of Ragland Road, Day Miar and Connector roads east of SH 360 in the amount of $831,000; approve a 5% contingency appropriation of $41,550 for a total possible committment of $872,550 18 Professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the design of the fiber communication network upgrade in the amount of $79,500 with a 5% contingency of $3,975, for a total cost of $83,475 19 Ratify price agreement for the initial contract and renewal #1 for printing services for police citation books and envelopes with Bankers Products & Printing, at an estimated annual cost of $12,762.00, for a total of $63,810 if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City’s obligation during the renewal terms 20 Purchase a Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D in the amount of $61,475.25 from Professional Turf Products, L.P. through TASB Buy Board Cooperative Purchase Agreement 21 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Irving to participate in the planning and development of a Joint Fire Training Center with the Grand Prairie Fire Department and the Irving Fire Department 22 Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Construction contract with Klütz Construction, LLC for Drainage Improvements at various locations in the total amount of $789,098; material testing with Reed Engineering Group in the amount of $12,795; in-house engineering in the amount of $39,455; and 5% construction contract contingency in the amount of $39,455, a total project cost of $880,803 23 Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvements Projects Budget and the Capital Lending and Reserve Fund and approve a contract with American Resort Management, LLC, in the amount of $143,000, for waterpark construction design consulting services, and $28,500 in reimbursable expenses for a total of $171,500 24 Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and approve Change Order #1 for additional gate and matching brick at Tony Shotwell Life Center to the contract for purchase and installation of five (5) generators, at an estimated cost of $7,909 25 Ordinance that details, supplements, and amends the existing Grand Prairie Police Department Step Plan Pay Scale (Ordinance No. 9297-2011) by lengthening the service time a lateral officer under specified circumstances must have maintained qualified service
Accept the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2014
CPA150201 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Approval of 2010 Comprehensive Plan amendments for the City of Grand Prairie. The annual update is a review of zoning changes, text amendments, annexations, and dis-annexations that have taken place in the past year. The annual update also includes revisions to the Future Land Use Map and the Master Transportation Plan. Development must be reviewed with consideration to the goals, objectives, policies and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan. The owner/applicant is the City of Grand Prairie Planning Department. (On February 2, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0.)
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: Chaplain Glenn Cato, Director of the Grand Prairie Chapter of Victim Relief Ministries Pledge of Allegiance to US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Shotwell
5 DeMolay Month Proclamation - Presented to Joe Livingston 6 Grand Prairie Police Department Youth Boxing Program
Consent Agenda The full agenda has been posted on the city's website, www.gptx.org, for those who may want to view this agenda in more detail. 7 Minutes of the February 17, 2015 Meeting 8 QT Ballpark Rent Abatement 10 Contingency transfer of $50,000 for current and anticipated legal costs related to economic development matters 11 Contract for landscape maintenance services at Central Park and IH30 Park & Ride with American Landscape Systems at an estimated annual cost of $111,310 for one year with the option to renew for (4) four additional one year periods totaling $556,550, if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms 12 Contract with Site Landscape Development for landscape maintenance ($159,665) in Lake Parks PID (Council District 6) 13 Contract with The Brickman Group Ltd. LLC for landscape maintenance ($478,816) in Peninsula PID (Council District 6) 14 Contract with Brickman Group Ltd. for installation of trees and irrigation in Grand Peninsula Drive medians in the amount of $56,780; Peninsula PID (Council District 6) 15 Contract with Marathon Fitness for the purchase of fitness equipment in the amount of $51,321.28 through TASB BuyBoard 16 Contract with American Hotel Register Company for the purchase of furniture and fixtures in the amount of $79,306.51 for the Lodge at Loyd Park through TXMAS 17 Engineering Contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the engineering design for an adequate roadway, storm drainage, water and wastewater systems of Ragland Road, Day Miar and Connector roads east of SH 360 in the amount of $831,000; approve a 5% contingency appropriation of $41,550 for a total possible committment of $872,550 18 Professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the design of the fiber communication network upgrade in the amount of $79,500 with a 5% contingency of $3,975, for a total cost of $83,475 19 Ratify price agreement for the initial contract and renewal #1 for printing services for police citation books and envelopes with Bankers Products & Printing, at an estimated annual cost of $12,762.00, for a total of $63,810 if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City’s obligation during the renewal terms 20 Purchase a Toro Groundsmaster 4000-D in the amount of $61,475.25 from Professional Turf Products, L.P. through TASB Buy Board Cooperative Purchase Agreement 21 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Irving to participate in the planning and development of a Joint Fire Training Center with the Grand Prairie Fire Department and the Irving Fire Department 22 Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Construction contract with Klütz Construction, LLC for Drainage Improvements at various locations in the total amount of $789,098; material testing with Reed Engineering Group in the amount of $12,795; in-house engineering in the amount of $39,455; and 5% construction contract contingency in the amount of $39,455, a total project cost of $880,803 23 Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvements Projects Budget and the Capital Lending and Reserve Fund and approve a contract with American Resort Management, LLC, in the amount of $143,000, for waterpark construction design consulting services, and $28,500 in reimbursable expenses for a total of $171,500 24 Ordinance amending the FY 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; and approve Change Order #1 for additional gate and matching brick at Tony Shotwell Life Center to the contract for purchase and installation of five (5) generators, at an estimated cost of $7,909 25 Ordinance that details, supplements, and amends the existing Grand Prairie Police Department Step Plan Pay Scale (Ordinance No. 9297-2011) by lengthening the service time a lateral officer under specified circumstances must have maintained qualified service
Accept the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2014
CPA150201 - Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Approval of 2010 Comprehensive Plan amendments for the City of Grand Prairie. The annual update is a review of zoning changes, text amendments, annexations, and dis-annexations that have taken place in the past year. The annual update also includes revisions to the Future Land Use Map and the Master Transportation Plan. Development must be reviewed with consideration to the goals, objectives, policies and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan. The owner/applicant is the City of Grand Prairie Planning Department. (On February 2, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0.)
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