City Council
Council Chambers
Agenda — 34 items
- 1 WES MAYS KEVIN NEVELS Mayor Mayor Pro Tem JIM WALKER RAMESH PREMKUMAR Place 1 Place 5 BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH BIJU MATHEW Place 2 Place 6 DON CARROLL MARK HILL Place 3 Place 7 MIKE LAND City Manager
- 2 Also present were Deputy City Managers Traci Leach and Kent Collins, City Attorney Bob Hager, City Secretary Ashley Owens, and Deputy City Secretary Phoebe Stell. The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Session on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Executive Session (Closed to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room
- 5 Section 551.071, Texas Government Code - Consultation with City Attorney.
- A. Consultation with City Attorney regarding Chapter 102 of the Texas Local Government Code and Chapter 26 of the Texas Tax Code.
- 3. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room
- 8 A. Discussion regarding agenda items. B. Discussion regarding Emergency Management. C. Discussion regarding Workforce Transit.
- 9 Regular Session
- 4. Invocation 7:30 p.m.
- 5. Pledge of Allegiance
- 6. Citizens’ Appearance
- 7. Consent Agenda
- A. Consider approval of the Minutes: August 13, 2024.
- B. Consider approval of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, by amending Article 8-3 “Parking”, Section 8-3-1(A) of the Code of Ordinances, by making it unlawful to stop, stand, or park a vehicle at all times on a segment of Bethel Road; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
- C. Consider approval of an ordinance abandoning a right of way dedication all streets, alleys, sidewalks and bridges being now private streets noted as Blackberry Drive, in favor of the property owner; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
- D. Consider approval to award a Design and Build Emergency Repair Contract to Knight Erosion Control, Inc., dba KEC Engineering & Construction, for design and construction of stabilization measures for a section of streambank along Cottonwood Creek in Andy Brown Central park, utilizing the Drainage Utility District (DUD) Fund, Fund Balance, in the amount of $274,143.99; and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary documents.
- E. Consider approval to award Bid #Q-0824-02 LSP (Life Safety Park) Storage Expansion, for extension of the vehicle storage building, in the amount of $139,162.85, to Triton GC, LLC; and authorizing the City Manager to sign any necessary documents.
- 19 End of Consent Agenda
- 8. PUBLIC HEARING: Consider approval of a Resolution granting a distance variance of two hundred and forty-one (241') feet to St. Ann’s Catholic Parish for a temporary event, from the 300-foot prohibited requirement, for the on-premise sale of alcoholic beverages, with an address being 180 Samuel Boulevard; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
- 9. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public comment on the proposed 2024-25 Budget for the Coppell Crime Control and Prevention District.
- 10. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public comment concerning the proposed 2024-25 Municipal Budget and consider approval of an Ordinance approving and adopting the budget for the City of Coppell, Texas for the fiscal year of October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
- 11. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public comment concerning the proposed 2024-25 tax rate of $0.462222 and consider approval of an Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas levying the ad valorem taxes for the tax year 2024 at $0.462222 on each one hundred dollars ($100) assessed value of taxable property, on which $0.392071 is for operations and maintenance and $0.070151 is for interest and sinking; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
- 12. Consider ratification of the vote on the FY 2024-25 annual budget which results in more revenue from ad valorem taxes than the previous year.
- 13. City Manager Reports, Project Updates, Future Agendas, and Direction from Work Session
- 14. Mayor and Council Reports on Recent and Upcoming Events.
- 15. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted.
- 28 A. Report on Metrocrest Services - Councilmember Biju Mathew
- 16. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted.
- 17. Necessary Action from Executive Session
- 18. Adjournment
- 32 ________________________ Wes Mays, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________ Ashley Owens, City Secretary
- 33 CERTIFICATE I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Coppell, Texas on this 23rd day of August, 2024, at _____________. ______________________________ Phoebe Stell, Deputy City Secretary
- 34 PUBLIC NOTICE - STATEMENT FOR ADA COMPLIANCE The City of Coppell acknowledges its responsibility to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Thus, in order to assist individuals with disabilities who require special services (i.e. sign interpretative services, alternative audio/visual devices, and amanuenses) for participation in or access to the City of Coppell sponsored public programs, services and/or meetings, the City requests that individuals make requests for these services seventy-two (72) hours – three (3) business days ahead of the scheduled program, service, and/or meeting. To make arrangements, contact Kori Allen, ADA Coordinator, or other designated official at (972) 462-0022, or (TDD 1-800-RELAY, TX 1-800-735-2989). This publication can be made available in alternative formats, such as Braille or large print, by contacting Kori Allen, ADA Coordinator, or other designated official at (972) 462-0022, or (TDD 1-800-RELAY, TX 1-800-735-2989).