Invocation: Pastor Jose Luis Luna, Restauracion y Luz Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Mayor Pro Tem Wooldridge
5 Minutes of the July 18, 2017 Council Meeting 6 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Ellis County and Grand Prairie for floodplain development permits in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) 7 Purchase of Generator 125-149 KVA from United Rentals at a cost of $59,633 through a national inter-local agreement with Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Smartbuy 8 Professional Services Contract for auditing services with Weaver, LLP, in an estimated annual amount of $165,500.00 for Fiscal Year 2017, and authorize the City Manager to approve up to four one-year term renewal options, as long as the Council appropriates funds. The total amount estimated to be paid to the vendor if all renewal options are executed shall not exceed $827,500.00 as long as the Council appropriates funds and the total cost of this contract does not increase by $50,000.00. 9 Authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with D-Tech for purchase of a library book vending machine to go in the lobby of the Epic $124,500.00. This contract will be for the initial purchase, setup, and installation of the vending machine including annual support for the first term, with four additional one-year term renewal options for future annual support services; 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. 10 Contract renewal with monetary increase with Cyson Technology Group for network cable installation services in the increased annual amount of $93,750.00. 11 Contract with Finesse Construction, LLC for Monument Construction in the amount of $163,502.56 - Westchester PID (Council District 6) 12 Amendment (Change order) No.4 to professional engineering and surveying services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for Design of Great Southwest Parkway from Mayfield Road to IH-20 Improvement in the total amount of $58,929 13 Cottonwood Creek culvert improvements at Great Southwest Parkway, Marshall Drive and Robinson Contract Amendment/Change Order No. 5 to Engineering Professional Consultant Services contract with Halff Associates, Inc.in the amount of $139,744.00 14 Interlocal Agreement with Trinity Railway Express (TRE) for FY 2017 and payment of Grand Prairie's portion of the operating cost in the amount of $120,607 15 Change Order/Amendment No. 12 in the net amount of $153,528.66 with Austin Bridge and Road, L.P. for MacArthur Paving and Drainage Improvements 16 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Change Order/Amendment No.6 with Jackson Construction LTD for I-30 Frontage Road Utility Relocations (from NW 7th St. to Belt Line Rd.) in the net amount of $137,198 17 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Ratification of Change Order/Amendment No.5 with Jackson Construction LTD for I-30 Frontage Road Utility Relocations (from NW 7th St. to Belt Line Rd.) in the amount of $162,129 19 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Budget; and authorize the City Manager to purchase lighting and installation for the City Hall complex buildings from Inception Lighting in the amount of $112,725.00 through a national inter-local contract with TIPS-USA. 20 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; construction contract with McMahon Contracting, L.P. for Drainage Improvements (#Y1118): Section 1-Cottonwood Creek Culvert Improvements at Great Southwest Parkway Section 2 Oakdale Road Culvert Improvements, in the total amount of $ 1,320,917.08; material testing with Reed Engineering in the amount of $19,802.75; in-house engineering in the amount of $66,045.85; and 5% construction contract contingency in the amount of $66,045.85; for a total project cost of $1,472,811.53 21 Ordinance amending sections of the City of Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances by adopting the 2017 National Electrical Code and modifying building permit fees 22 Ordinance amending Schedule III of the Traffic Register by updating school zone effective times for all elementary school zones within the City of Grand Prairie to align with their afternoon bell times. 23 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Hotel Motel Tax Fund and Hotel Motel Building Fund; Authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with Johnson Construction Services for repairs to the historic Bowles Home, gazebo, barn and windmill shed in the amount of $43,000. 24 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with The Décor Group for the purchase of a 34’ Christmas tree and ornaments for $48,773.87 25 Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 "Administration," Section 2-4 "Candidate Filing Fees" to provide for an alternative to file a petition in lieu of a filing fee 26 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Project Fund; Additional funding request for an agreement with Miami Partners LLC and Highway I-30 Investors LLC; dedicating rights of way and easements and constructing a Palace Parkway extension in the amount of $300,610 28 Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt for the acquisition and installation of a water well related to park improvements. 29 Resolution denying ONCOR Electric's Application to Change Rates Filing 30 Resolution granting 380 Agreement for Economic Development Incentives with Flex-N-Gate Texas LLC; granting a 75% rebate on ad valorem real estate and business personal property improvements for nine years 31 Resolution entering into an agreement with Miami Partners LLC and Highway I-30 Investors LLC; dedicating rights of way and easements and constructing a Palace Parkway extension 32 Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt to replace the radio tower and move it from the current location near the service center to the higher elevation near fire station 3.
18 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to replace the radio tower in the amount of $2,074,373.44 through a national inter-local agreement with HGAC, 5% contingency of $103,719.00; additionally $300,000.00 will be transferred and appropriated towards future procurement of additional fiber, equipment, installation and additional expenses (subject to applicable State and Local procurement laws). 27 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget and the Park Venue Fund; Construction contract to XYZ Builders in the amount of $994,000 for the construction of an irrigation well at Central Park; Material testing with Alliance Geotechnical Group in the amount of $6,040; 5% contract contingency in the amount of $49,700; In-house engineering in the amount of $29,820 for a total project cost of $1,079,560
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an unneeded portion of the 200 block of Northeast 6th Street
Place a proposal on the September 19, 2017 agenda to adopt a 2017 proposed tax rate of $0.00669998/$100 valuation, and, call two public hearings on a tax rate that exceeds the effective tax rate for August 15, 2017 and September 5, 2017.
Public hearing regarding the FY 2018 Transit Grant Application for "The Grand Connection" and approval of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit Fiscal Year 2018 grant application with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $345,891, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) for $262,000 and the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for $170,584
Public hearing and resolution in support of a Texas Parks and Wildlife grant application for park property at the former site of the Great Southwest Golf Course
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: Pastor Jose Luis Luna, Restauracion y Luz Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag and to the Texas Flag led by Mayor Pro Tem Wooldridge
5 Minutes of the July 18, 2017 Council Meeting 6 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Ellis County and Grand Prairie for floodplain development permits in the City's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) 7 Purchase of Generator 125-149 KVA from United Rentals at a cost of $59,633 through a national inter-local agreement with Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Smartbuy 8 Professional Services Contract for auditing services with Weaver, LLP, in an estimated annual amount of $165,500.00 for Fiscal Year 2017, and authorize the City Manager to approve up to four one-year term renewal options, as long as the Council appropriates funds. The total amount estimated to be paid to the vendor if all renewal options are executed shall not exceed $827,500.00 as long as the Council appropriates funds and the total cost of this contract does not increase by $50,000.00. 9 Authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with D-Tech for purchase of a library book vending machine to go in the lobby of the Epic $124,500.00. This contract will be for the initial purchase, setup, and installation of the vending machine including annual support for the first term, with four additional one-year term renewal options for future annual support services; 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. 10 Contract renewal with monetary increase with Cyson Technology Group for network cable installation services in the increased annual amount of $93,750.00. 11 Contract with Finesse Construction, LLC for Monument Construction in the amount of $163,502.56 - Westchester PID (Council District 6) 12 Amendment (Change order) No.4 to professional engineering and surveying services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for Design of Great Southwest Parkway from Mayfield Road to IH-20 Improvement in the total amount of $58,929 13 Cottonwood Creek culvert improvements at Great Southwest Parkway, Marshall Drive and Robinson Contract Amendment/Change Order No. 5 to Engineering Professional Consultant Services contract with Halff Associates, Inc.in the amount of $139,744.00 14 Interlocal Agreement with Trinity Railway Express (TRE) for FY 2017 and payment of Grand Prairie's portion of the operating cost in the amount of $120,607 15 Change Order/Amendment No. 12 in the net amount of $153,528.66 with Austin Bridge and Road, L.P. for MacArthur Paving and Drainage Improvements 16 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Change Order/Amendment No.6 with Jackson Construction LTD for I-30 Frontage Road Utility Relocations (from NW 7th St. to Belt Line Rd.) in the net amount of $137,198 17 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Ratification of Change Order/Amendment No.5 with Jackson Construction LTD for I-30 Frontage Road Utility Relocations (from NW 7th St. to Belt Line Rd.) in the amount of $162,129 19 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Budget; and authorize the City Manager to purchase lighting and installation for the City Hall complex buildings from Inception Lighting in the amount of $112,725.00 through a national inter-local contract with TIPS-USA. 20 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; construction contract with McMahon Contracting, L.P. for Drainage Improvements (#Y1118): Section 1-Cottonwood Creek Culvert Improvements at Great Southwest Parkway Section 2 Oakdale Road Culvert Improvements, in the total amount of $ 1,320,917.08; material testing with Reed Engineering in the amount of $19,802.75; in-house engineering in the amount of $66,045.85; and 5% construction contract contingency in the amount of $66,045.85; for a total project cost of $1,472,811.53 21 Ordinance amending sections of the City of Grand Prairie Code of Ordinances by adopting the 2017 National Electrical Code and modifying building permit fees 22 Ordinance amending Schedule III of the Traffic Register by updating school zone effective times for all elementary school zones within the City of Grand Prairie to align with their afternoon bell times. 23 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Hotel Motel Tax Fund and Hotel Motel Building Fund; Authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with Johnson Construction Services for repairs to the historic Bowles Home, gazebo, barn and windmill shed in the amount of $43,000. 24 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with The Décor Group for the purchase of a 34’ Christmas tree and ornaments for $48,773.87 25 Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2 "Administration," Section 2-4 "Candidate Filing Fees" to provide for an alternative to file a petition in lieu of a filing fee 26 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Project Fund; Additional funding request for an agreement with Miami Partners LLC and Highway I-30 Investors LLC; dedicating rights of way and easements and constructing a Palace Parkway extension in the amount of $300,610 28 Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt for the acquisition and installation of a water well related to park improvements. 29 Resolution denying ONCOR Electric's Application to Change Rates Filing 30 Resolution granting 380 Agreement for Economic Development Incentives with Flex-N-Gate Texas LLC; granting a 75% rebate on ad valorem real estate and business personal property improvements for nine years 31 Resolution entering into an agreement with Miami Partners LLC and Highway I-30 Investors LLC; dedicating rights of way and easements and constructing a Palace Parkway extension 32 Resolution declaring expectation to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt to replace the radio tower and move it from the current location near the service center to the higher elevation near fire station 3.
18 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to replace the radio tower in the amount of $2,074,373.44 through a national inter-local agreement with HGAC, 5% contingency of $103,719.00; additionally $300,000.00 will be transferred and appropriated towards future procurement of additional fiber, equipment, installation and additional expenses (subject to applicable State and Local procurement laws). 27 Ordinance amending the FY 2016/2017 Capital Improvement Projects Budget and the Park Venue Fund; Construction contract to XYZ Builders in the amount of $994,000 for the construction of an irrigation well at Central Park; Material testing with Alliance Geotechnical Group in the amount of $6,040; 5% contract contingency in the amount of $49,700; In-house engineering in the amount of $29,820 for a total project cost of $1,079,560
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance authorizing the abandonment of an unneeded portion of the 200 block of Northeast 6th Street
Place a proposal on the September 19, 2017 agenda to adopt a 2017 proposed tax rate of $0.00669998/$100 valuation, and, call two public hearings on a tax rate that exceeds the effective tax rate for August 15, 2017 and September 5, 2017.
Public hearing regarding the FY 2018 Transit Grant Application for "The Grand Connection" and approval of a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit Fiscal Year 2018 grant application with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $345,891, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) for $262,000 and the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) for $170,584
Public hearing and resolution in support of a Texas Parks and Wildlife grant application for park property at the former site of the Great Southwest Golf Course
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