Invocation: Rev. Nathan Watkins, Associate Pastor, Gateway Church Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Council Member Tony Shotwell
5 Keep Texas Beautiful Awards - Presented by Patricia Redfearn, Solid Waste Manager 6 Kirby Creek Natatorium Life Saving Presentation - Presented by Chief Robert Fite 7 Recognition of and performance by the Grand Prairie ISD National Award-Winning Mariachi Sol Azteca - Presented by Mayor Ron Jensen
8 Minutes of the August 9, 2016 Special Meeting (CIP Workshop) and the August 16, 2016 Council Meeting 9 Price agreement for the rental of two carnival amusement rides from Carnival Americana, in the amount of $20,000 per year, for the Grand Prairie Parks, Arts and Recreation Prairie Lights event for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods totaling $100,000, if all extensions are exercised, and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options as long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms 10 Price agreement for providing tent rentals of one 60’x180’ and one 30’x60’ tent from Peerless Events and Tents, in the amount of $39,064.99 per year, for the Grand Prairie Parks, Arts and Recreation Prairie Lights event for one year with the option to renew for four additional one year periods totaling $195,324.95, if all extensions are exercised, and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options as long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms 11 Price agreement for hot-applied joint and crack sealing services with Curtco, Inc. at an annual cost of $500,700 for one year with the option to renew for four additional one year periods totaling $2,503,500 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 Change Order No. 1 with McMahon Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $54,908.51 for Capetown Drive paving, drainage, and wastewater improvements project 13 Final Reconciliation Change Order/Amendment No. 7 with McMahon Contracting, LP for Freetown Road Paving, Drainage & Water Phase III project in the net negative amount of $27,790.56 14 Amendment to the contract with Southgate Constructors for the abandonment of the 48" North Dallas Water Supply Line from Loop 12 to MacArthur Blvd. in Irving at an estimated cost of $403,400.33 15 Annual software and maintenance agreement with ESRI in the amount of $56,200 16 Resolution establishing a policy concerning Creek Erosion and other Drainage Policy Updates 17 First of two readings of an ordinance modifying the solid waste collection franchise agreement with Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd. to include a 5% rate increase for both residential and commercial solid waste customers 18 The first of two readings of an ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending the Utilities and Services Chapter of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas by amendment of Article VI relating to the regulation of garbage collection and disposal within the city; making this ordinance cumulative; containing a Savings Clause, providing a Serverability Clause; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to become effective upon its passage, approval and publication 19 Ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Amendment/Change Order No. 3 with Gra-Tex Utilities, Inc.for miscellaneous water replacements in the amount of $14,960 20 Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an un-needed utility easement at 2807 England Parkway 21 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget and approval of a planning services contract with David Pettit Economic Development (DPED) in an amount not to exceed $55,000 22 Ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Change Order/Amendment No. 3 with Halff Associates, Inc. in the amount of $50,000 for Miscellaneous Engineering Services
Public Hearing on Zoning Applications RA160901 - ROW Abandonment - NE 6th Street (City Council District 5). Approval of request for a Right of Way Abandonment of a non-improved, dead-end section of NE 6th Street located approximately 220 feet north of Keck Street and abutting the western property line of 710 Davis Street. The Right-of-Way in question is a 0.018-acre tract of land out of the John W. Kirk Survey, Abstract No. 726, Dallas County, Texas, and being the northern most part of NE 6th Street. The applicant is Brdecka Enterprises, LLC.
Items for Individual Consideration Second Public Hearing on proposed tax rate seeking citizen comments on proposed tax rate of $0.669998 per $100 assessed valuation in accordance with the Texas Property Tax Code
Invocation: Rev. Nathan Watkins, Associate Pastor, Gateway Church Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Council Member Tony Shotwell
5 Keep Texas Beautiful Awards - Presented by Patricia Redfearn, Solid Waste Manager 6 Kirby Creek Natatorium Life Saving Presentation - Presented by Chief Robert Fite 7 Recognition of and performance by the Grand Prairie ISD National Award-Winning Mariachi Sol Azteca - Presented by Mayor Ron Jensen
8 Minutes of the August 9, 2016 Special Meeting (CIP Workshop) and the August 16, 2016 Council Meeting 9 Price agreement for the rental of two carnival amusement rides from Carnival Americana, in the amount of $20,000 per year, for the Grand Prairie Parks, Arts and Recreation Prairie Lights event for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods totaling $100,000, if all extensions are exercised, and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options as long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms 10 Price agreement for providing tent rentals of one 60’x180’ and one 30’x60’ tent from Peerless Events and Tents, in the amount of $39,064.99 per year, for the Grand Prairie Parks, Arts and Recreation Prairie Lights event for one year with the option to renew for four additional one year periods totaling $195,324.95, if all extensions are exercised, and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options as long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms 11 Price agreement for hot-applied joint and crack sealing services with Curtco, Inc. at an annual cost of $500,700 for one year with the option to renew for four additional one year periods totaling $2,503,500 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 Change Order No. 1 with McMahon Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $54,908.51 for Capetown Drive paving, drainage, and wastewater improvements project 13 Final Reconciliation Change Order/Amendment No. 7 with McMahon Contracting, LP for Freetown Road Paving, Drainage & Water Phase III project in the net negative amount of $27,790.56 14 Amendment to the contract with Southgate Constructors for the abandonment of the 48" North Dallas Water Supply Line from Loop 12 to MacArthur Blvd. in Irving at an estimated cost of $403,400.33 15 Annual software and maintenance agreement with ESRI in the amount of $56,200 16 Resolution establishing a policy concerning Creek Erosion and other Drainage Policy Updates 17 First of two readings of an ordinance modifying the solid waste collection franchise agreement with Republic Waste Services of Texas Ltd. to include a 5% rate increase for both residential and commercial solid waste customers 18 The first of two readings of an ordinance of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, amending the Utilities and Services Chapter of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas by amendment of Article VI relating to the regulation of garbage collection and disposal within the city; making this ordinance cumulative; containing a Savings Clause, providing a Serverability Clause; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to become effective upon its passage, approval and publication 19 Ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Amendment/Change Order No. 3 with Gra-Tex Utilities, Inc.for miscellaneous water replacements in the amount of $14,960 20 Ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an un-needed utility easement at 2807 England Parkway 21 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget and approval of a planning services contract with David Pettit Economic Development (DPED) in an amount not to exceed $55,000 22 Ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Change Order/Amendment No. 3 with Halff Associates, Inc. in the amount of $50,000 for Miscellaneous Engineering Services
Public Hearing on Zoning Applications RA160901 - ROW Abandonment - NE 6th Street (City Council District 5). Approval of request for a Right of Way Abandonment of a non-improved, dead-end section of NE 6th Street located approximately 220 feet north of Keck Street and abutting the western property line of 710 Davis Street. The Right-of-Way in question is a 0.018-acre tract of land out of the John W. Kirk Survey, Abstract No. 726, Dallas County, Texas, and being the northern most part of NE 6th Street. The applicant is Brdecka Enterprises, LLC.
Items for Individual Consideration Second Public Hearing on proposed tax rate seeking citizen comments on proposed tax rate of $0.669998 per $100 assessed valuation in accordance with the Texas Property Tax Code