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Agenda — 30 items
- 1 WES MAYS DON CARROLL Mayor Place 3 JIM WALKER RAMESH PREMKUMAR Mayor Pro Tem Place 5 BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH BIJU MATHEW Place 2 Place 6 KEVIN NEVELS MARK HILL Place 4 Place 7 MIKE LAND City Manager
- 2 Also present were Deputy City Managers Traci Leach and Kent Collins, City Attorney Bob Hager, and City Secretary Lauren Thoden. The City Council of the City of Coppell met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center, 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
- 1. Call to Order
- 2. Work Session (Open to the Public) 1st Floor Conference Room Citizen comments will not be heard during the Work Session, but will be heard during the Regular Session under Citizens' Appearance.
- 5 A. Deliberation regarding agenda items. B. Deliberation regarding Electronic Bikes (“E-bikes”). C. Update and deliberation regarding improvements to the Council Chambers and Town Center. D. Deliberation regarding the Non-Park Building Naming Policy.
- 6 Regular Session
- 3. Invocation 7:30 p.m.
- 4. Pledge of Allegiance
- 5. Proclamations
- A. Presentation of a Proclamation proclaiming the month of September as “Senior Center Month.”
- 6. Citizens’ Appearance
- 7. Consent Agenda
- A. Consider approval of the Minutes: August 25, 2026.
- B. Consider accepting the resignation of Carla Madrigal from the Library Board.
- C. Consider approval of the Fiscal Year 27 (FY27) Annual Work Plan.
- D. Consider approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI); for the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements Compliance Program; to assist the City with completing its service line material inventory and preparing for additional Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) compliance requirements; in the amount of $598,414; as budgeted in the Water/Sewer Fund; and authorizing the City Manager to sign necessary documents.
- E. Consider approval to award contract to Custard Construction for the remodel/replacement of the Study Room’s glass doors and front wall at the Cozby Library; in the amount of $68,359.44, as available in the General Fund budget; and authorizing the City Manager to sign all necessary documents.
- 18 End of Consent Agenda
- 8. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public comment concerning the proposed 2026-27 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, 2026, through September 30, 2027; and authorizing the Mayor to sign. Taxpayer Impact Statement: Fiscal Year (FY)- Median-Valued Tax Rate Per Estimated (Tax Year (TY)) Homestead $100 of Value Property Tax Bill FY 2025-2026 Adopted 2025 (TY 2025) $585,944 Tax Rate: $2,607.31 .444976 FY 2026-2027 2026 No New (TY 2026) $605,309 Revenue Tax Rate: $2,553.68 .421881 FY 2026-2027 Proposed 2026 tax (TY 2026) $605,309 rate based on the $2,670.42 proposed budget for FY 2026-27: .441166
- 9. PUBLIC HEARING: To receive public comment concerning the proposed 2026-27 tax rate of $0.441166 and consider approval of an Ordinance of the City of Coppell, Texas levying the ad valorem taxes for the tax year 2026 at $0.441166 on each one hundred dollars ($100) assessed value of taxable property, on which $0.375371 is for operations and maintenance and $0.065795 is for interest and sinking; and authorizing the Mayor to sign.
- 10. Consider ratification of the vote on the FY 2026-27 annual budget which results in more revenue from ad valorem taxes than the previous year.
- 11. City Manager Reports, Project Updates, Future Agendas, and Direction from Work Session
- 12. Mayor's Report on the Metroplex Mayor's Association and the 2026 Texas Municipal League Policy Summit with no Council action or deliberation permitted.
- 13. Mayor and Council Reports on Recent and Upcoming Events.
- 14. Council Committee Reports concerning items of community involvement with no Council action or deliberation permitted.
- 15. Public Service Announcements concerning items of community interest with no Council action or deliberation permitted.
- 16. Adjournment
- 28 ________________________ Wes Mays, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________ Lauren Thoden, City Secretary
- 29 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 1st day of September, 2026, at ______p.m. ______________________________ Lauren Thoden, City Secretary
- 30 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).
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