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September 2, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall | Council Chamber 757 N. Galloway Avenue | Mesquite, Texas

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Agenda — 65 items

  1. 1 Present: Mayor Daniel Alemán, Jr., and Councilmembers Jeff Casper, Tandy Boroughs, Kenny Green, Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross and Brandon Murden, City Manager Cliff Keheley and City Secretary Sonja Land. Absent: Councilmember B.W. Smith.
  2. 2 PRE-MEETING - TRAINING ROOMS A&B - 5:30 P.M.
  3. 3 AGENDA REVIEW
  4. 4 STAFF PRESENTATIONS
  5. 1 Receive briefing regarding annual investment activity and proposed changes to the City’s Investment Policy. 25-7780
  6. 6 (Any staff presentation not completed prior to the City Council Regular Meeting in the City Council Chamber at 7:00 p.m. may be presented and considered in the City Council Chamber following the Regular Meeting.)
  7. 7 EXECUTIVE SESSION - COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM - 6:25 P.M.
  8. 8 Mayor Alemán announced that the City Council would meet in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code to consider commercial or financial information regarding business prospects or projects (Item No. 20 – Discuss an economic development redevelopment project at the corner of Town East Boulevard and IH-635); whereupon, the City Council proceeded to meet in Council Conference Room. After the closed meeting ended at 6:53 p.m., the City Council reconvened in Open Session. No executive action was necessary.
  9. 8 EXECUTIVE SESSION - COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM - 6:53 P.M.
  10. 9 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:09 P.M.
  11. 9 Mayor Alemán announced that the City Council would meet in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code to consider the appointment, evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, City Secretary, members of the various City boards and commissions, and City officers or other City employees (Item No. 19 – Discuss Municipal Court Associate Judge position); whereupon, the City Council proceeded to meet in the Council Conference Room. After the closed meeting ended at 7:04 p.m., the City Council reconvened in Open Session. No executive action was necessary.
  12. 10 INVOCATION
  13. 10 page break
  14. 11 Dr. W. R. Willis, Calvary Temple Community Church, Mesquite, Texas.
  15. 12 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  16. 13 City Staff.
  17. 14 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
  18. 15 8. Mayor Alemán stated that Hispanic Heritage Month begins on Monday, September 15, 2025, and there’s a wide variety of events planned to celebrate. Ms. Rodriguez-Ross has already shared information about the Vida Sana event on Saturday, September 20, 2025. A couple of other highlights include a guided tour of local taco shops, hosted by Visit Mesquite, called the “Mesquite Taco Crawl” on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Call the Visitor Center at 972-204-4925 for tickets. The Library System is hosting activities at both branches celebrating Hispanic culture including special events, book clubs, and bilingual story times. Also, the Mesquite Arts Center will have online programs as well as the Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
  19. 16 CITIZENS FORUM
  20. 17 1. Adolfo Martinez, 3749 Seth Place, expressed concerns regarding juvenile issues in the area near Horn High School. 2. Rodney Fenimore, 4417 Ivy Drive, expressed concerns regarding issues he has experienced the last two years.
  21. 17 1. Mr. Casper invited citizens to attend the next Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., at City Hall in Training Rooms A and B. City Manager Cliff Keheley will be discussing capital improvement projects, City programs, budget, and other initiatives. Submit your questions ahead of time and learn more at www.cityofmesquite.com/TownHallTuesdays. 2. Mr. Green stated that the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra will open the 2025-26 season on Saturday, September 13, 2025, with a show titled “Enduring Light.” The performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 North Galloway Avenue. Later in the month, the Symphony will present a family concert on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., based on Lemony Snicket’s “The Composer is Dead” picture book. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.MesquiteSymphony.org. 3. Mr. Green invited citizens to attend a District 2 Neighborhood Meeting on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at Florence Recreation Center, 2501 Whitson Way. 4. Mr. Rodriguez-Ross stated that in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and as part of the City’s “Get Fit Mesquite” program, you are invited to the Vida Sana health fair on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Mesquite Arts Center. This free event is geared toward the Hispanic community and will offer a variety of fitness classes, healthy living education sessions, and the chance to win raffle prizes. 5. Mr. Boroughs stated that a special Patriot Day event will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., at Mesquite Freedom Park, located on the north lawn of the Mesquite Arts Center, to honor those who lost their lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks. The Mesquite Police and Fire Honor Guards will participate along with the Mesquite Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps. The event will also feature performances by students from Mesquite High School and Florence Black Elementary School. For those of you who may not know, Mesquite Freedom Park features an actual piece of steel from one of the original Twin Towers that was destroyed on September 11, 2001, in New York City. 6. Mr. Boroughs welcomed Fire Chief Keith Hopkins back to work after his recent kidney transplant surgery. 7. Mr. Murden announced that the last Movies in the Park in this year’s series will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at Rorie-Galloway Day Camp, 3100 Lawson Road. There will be outdoor games and free face painting, then at dusk, everyone will watch “Shrek.” Food will be available for purchase. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the show!
  22. 18 CITIZENS COMMENTS
  23. 19 At this time, any individual wishing to discuss any matter on the agenda shall be allowed to speak for a length of time not exceeding three minutes on a first-come, first-served basis. Citizens addressing the Council through a translator will be allowed six minutes. Anyone desiring to speak on an item scheduled for a public hearing is requested to hold their comments until the public hearing on that item.
  24. 20 CONSENT AGENDA
  25. 21 1. Adolfo Martinez, 3749 Seth Place, expressed concerns regarding juvenile issues in the area near Horn High School. 2. Rodney Fenimore, 4417 Ivy Drive, expressed concerns regarding issues he has experienced the last two years.
  26. 2 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held August 18, 2025. 25-7810 Approved Pass
  27. 22 Approval of the Consent Agenda Approved on the Consent Agenda Pass
  28. 3 An ordinance determining the population of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be 157,436 as of October 1, 2025. 25-7779 Approved Pass
  29. 4 An ordinance, on first reading, approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division regarding the Company’s 2025 Rate Review Mechanism filing; declaring existing rates to be unreasonable; adopting tariffs that reflect rate adjustments consistent with the negotiated settlement; finding the rates to be set by the attached settlement tariffs to be just and reasonable and in the public interest; approving an attachment establishing a benchmark for pensions and retiree medical benefits; requiring the Company to reimburse ACSC’s reasonable ratemaking expenses; determining that this ordinance was passed in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; adopting a savings clause; declaring an effective date; and requiring delivery of this ordinance to the Company and the ACSC’s legal counsel. 25-7807 Approved Pass
  30. 5 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Standard Utility Agreement with the State of Texas, through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), to receive reimbursement for utility relocations completed in preparation for the construction of highway improvements on Interstate Highway 30 between Northwest Drive and the eastern City limits of the City of Mesquite. 25-7820 Approved Pass
  31. 6 A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Constitutional Amendment and Joint Election Contract for Joint Election Services with the Elections Administrator of Kaufman County in connection with the Special and General Election to be held November 4, 2025. 25-7800 Approved Pass
  32. 7 A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Election Services Contract with Dallas County on behalf of the Dallas County Elections Administrator in connection with the Special and General Election to be held November 4, 2025. 25-7801 Approved Pass
  33. 8 Bid No. 2025-151 – Avior PRO Remote Broadcast System Upgrade. (Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with Granicus LLC, through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Contract No. 220105, in an amount not to exceed $138,958.69.) 25-7828 Approved Pass
  34. 9 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a Professional Engineering Services Contract with Lee Engineering, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company, duly licensed to do business in the State of Texas, for development and implementation of optimized signal timing plans along five corridors, in the amount of $389,900.00. 25-7821 Approved Pass
  35. 10 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 (Phase II) to Bid No. 2025-050, Construction Manager-at-Risk (CMaR) Services for the Remodel of the Mesquite Convention Center, with SCI Construction, Ltd., to establish the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $3,801,046.00. 25-7818 Approved Pass
  36. 11 Approve Amendment No. 3 to the 2024-25 Police State Seizure Budget in accordance with Title 28, Section 524, of the United States Code and Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in the amount of $85,000.00. 25-7813 Approved Pass
  37. 32 OTHER BUSINESS
  38. 12 Consider an application to allow a fee in lieu of parkland dedication for the Aura Fairways Multifamily, located at 5201 Northwest Drive. 25-7816 Approved Pass
  39. 33 END OF CONSENT AGENDA
  40. 34 APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
  41. 13 Consider appointment of one Regular Member (Position No. 3) to the Youth Advisory Board for a term to expire December 31, 2025. 25-7822 Approved Pass
  42. 36 PUBLIC HEARINGS
  43. 37 (City Council may approve a different zoning district than the one requested, except that the different district may not (1) have a maximum structure height or density that is higher than the one requested; or (2) change the uses to include nonresidential when the request is for solely residential uses or vice versa.)
  44. 14 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 9 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 10 (Offenses – Miscellaneous), Chapter 11 (Planning and Development), and Chapter 15 (Streets and Sidewalks) of the City Code for the purpose of updating cross references, and amending Appendix D – the Comprehensive Fee Schedule of the City Code by revising the fee amounts collected by the City for the purpose of the annual review and update to the City’s fees, reauthorizing all building permit fees and other City fees in accordance with Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 214, Subchapter Z, Section 214.908. 25-7768 Approved Pass
  45. 15 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z0625-0402 submitted by WRA Architects, Inc. on behalf of the Mesquite Independent School District (MISD) for a change of zoning from R-2, Single Family Residential within the Town East Retail and Restaurant Area (TERRA) Overlay District to R-2, Single Family Residential within the TERRA Overlay District with a Conditional Use Permit to allow a high school as a permitted use on the subject property and allow the expansion of North Mesquite High School located at 18201 IH 635. (No responses in favor or in opposition to the application have been received from property owners within the statutory notification area. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval with certain stipulations.) 25-7812 Approved Pass
  46. 16 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z0625-0404 submitted by Centurion American on behalf of MM Mesquite Retail 3 LLC for a change of zoning to amend Planned Development - Light Commercial Ordinance Nos 4595, 4799, and 5019 to allow the installation of a 30-foot-tall multi-tenant freestanding sign located at 21717 IH 635 (also known as 355 and 375 Rodeo Center Blvd). (No responses in favor and one response in opposition to the application have been received from property owners within the statutory notification area. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval with certain stipulations.) 25-7815 Postponed Pass
  47. 17 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z0725-0410 submitted by Angelica Chapa on behalf of Zanas 8885 Corporation (Mi Rinconcito) for a change of zoning from General Retail to General Retail with a Conditional Use Permit to allow a convenience store located at 1200 East Davis Street, Suite 127. (No responses in favor or in opposition to the application have been received from property owners within the statutory notification area. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval with certain stipulations.) 25-7814 Approved Pass
  48. 18 Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the terms and conditions of a program to promote local economic development and stimulate business and commercial activity in the City, authorizing the City Manager to finalize, execute and administer a Chapter 380 Economic Development Performance Agreement (“Agreement”) for such purposes by and between the City of Mesquite, Texas, and 80 Jane Industrial, LLC, (“Developer”) and granting to the Developer certain economic development incentives, and authorizing the City Manager to take such actions and execute such documents as are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by the agreement, and administer the agreement on behalf of the City. 25-7823 Approved Pass
  49. 43 ADJOURNMENT
  50. 44 NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
  51. 45 Pending and Contemplated Litigation
  52. 45 Attest: Approved: __________________________________ __________________________________ Sonja Land, City Secretary Daniel Alemán, Jr., Mayor
  53. 46 Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will meet in closed session to consider pending or contemplated litigation subjects or settlement offers. The following cases/subjects may be discussed: 1. City of Dallas, City of Mesquite, et al., v. Disney DTC, LLC, et al., Cause No. DC-22-09128 – Filed 08-03-2022 2. Dominick Green v. R. Rose, C. Pabst and the City of Mesquite, Texas, Cause No. 3:24-cv-00337-X – Filed 02-12-2024; removed to U.S. Dist. Court, N. Dist. Tex., No. 3:24-cv-00740-D; on appeal to the Fifth Circuit of Appeals, No. 24-11025 3. Mesquite Asset Recovery Group, LLC, et al. v. City of Mesquite, Case No. DC-24-02668 – Filed 02-15-2024; removed to U.S. Dist. Court, N. Dist. Tex., No. 3:24-cv-00740-D; on appeal to the Fifth Circuit of Appeals, No. 24-11025 4. Shamsa Alshilbi v. City of Mesquite, et al., Cause No. 3:24-cv-02000-L – Filed 08-06-2024 5. City of Mesquite v. Residence at Tradewind Apartments LLC, et al, Cause No. DC-24-12338 - Filed 08-09-2024; on appeal to the Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas, No. 05-25-00930-CV 6. Stephen Lawrence v. City of Mesquite and Jack Fyall, Cause No. 3:24-cv-3141 – Filed December 14, 2024 7. Sonia Elizabeth Cortez Estrada, Individually and as Next Friend of R.R.C. and R.R.C., Minors; and Guadalupe Mata v. City of Mesquite, Cause No. CC-25-04336-B - Filed 06-05-2025
  54. 47 Personnel Matters
  55. 48 Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council may consider the appointment, evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, City Secretary, members of the various City boards and commissions, and City officers or other employees. A complete list of the members of the City boards and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s office.
  56. 50 Economic Development
  57. 51 Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will meet in closed session to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to such a business prospect. The following subjects may be discussed:
  58. 53 Following discussions in executive session, the City Council will reconvene in open session where any final action regarding executive session items will be taken.
  59. 54 The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters posted on this agenda, when such executive session is authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations regarding Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations regarding Gifts or Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations regarding Security Devices or Security Audits) and 551.087 (Economic Development); Texas Tax Code Section 321.3022 (Sales Tax Information) and Texas Government Code Section 418.183(f) (Emergency Management).
  60. 55 The City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To make arrangements, call the City Secretary's office at 972-216-6244 or TDD 1-800-735-2989.
  61. 56 Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun.
  62. 57 Conforme a la Sección 30.06 del Código Penal (entrada ilegal de persona titular de licencia con arma de fuego oculta), personas con licencia segun el Sub-capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Código de Gobierno (ley de permiso para portar arma de fuego), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando un arma de fuego oculta.
  63. 58 Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.
  64. 59 Conforme a la Sección 30.07 del Código Penal (entrada ilegal de persona titular de licencia con arma de fuego a la vista), personas con licencia segun el Sub-capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Código de Gobierno (ley de permiso para portar arma de fuego), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando una arma de fuego a la vista.
  65. 60 Pursuant to Section 551.007 (c) of the Texas Local Government Code, any member of the public wishing to address the City Council through the use of a translator is granted at least twice the amount of time as a member of the public who does not require the assistance of a translator.