INVOCATION Rocky Pope, Senior Pastor, Mimosa Lane Baptist Church, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Members of the Mesquite Retirees Association.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.
CITIZENS FORUM At this time a number of citizens not to exceed 10 shall be allowed to speak on any matter other than personnel matters, matters under litigation or matters concerning the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for a length of time not to exceed three minutes on a first-come, first-served basis. No Council action or discussion is to be taken until such matter is placed on the Agenda and posted in accordance with law.
Appointments for Personal Appearance
APPOINTMENTS FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE 3 Appointment - John F. Farrell, 4540 Ivy Drive, Mesquite. (Mr. Farrell will discuss the Gus Thomasson Corridor Revitalization Project, Villas at Vanston Park and the Gus Thomasson Corridor Overlay District.)
CONSENT AGENDA (All items on the Consent Agenda are routine items and may be approved with one motion; however, should any member of the City Council or any individual wish to discuss any item, said item may be removed from the Consent Agenda by motion of the City Council.) 4 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held October 19, 2015. 5 An ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the City Code establishing criteria utilized in implementing a violation verification program to determine when a motor vehicle registration hold may be requested for an unpaid civil penalty imposed for a violation of the automated traffic signal enforcement ordinance. 6 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for Scofflaw services for marking Texas Motor Vehicle Registration Records. 7 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the County of Dallas with the agreement, consent, and participation of the Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector for Scofflaw services for marking Texas Motor Vehicle Registration Records. 8 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a second amendment to the contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., for a Photo Red Light Enforcement Program to include Automated Registration Hold Services. 9 Bid No. E2016-001 - South Mesquite Creek Sanitary Sewer 48-inch Trunk Main Rehabilitation by Cure-In-Place Pipe (CIPP), Phase 1 (Beginning at the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) to approximately 1,600 feet south of Lawson Road). (Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with low bidder Insituform Technologies, LLC, in the amount of $562,074.00.) 10 Bid No. 2016-023 - Purchase of a Skid Steer Loader. (Staff recommends award to Bobcat Company in West Fargo, North Dakota, through BuyBoard Contract No. 424-13, sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards, in the amount of $61,534.80.) 11 Bid No. 2016-025 - Purchase of One 1500 GPM Pumper Truck. (Staff recommends award to Spartan ERV, represented by Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No. FS12-13, in the amount of $612,840.00.) 12 Authorize the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with STAR Transit for the purchase of goods and services. 13 Authorize the City Manager to approve the City of Sachse as a participant in the Project 25 (P25) Radio System to be constructed, operated and administered in accordance with the City of Garland and the City of Mesquite Radio System Interlocal Agreement authorized by the City Council on June 15, 2015, and authorize the City Manager to approve the terms of the Usage Agreement between the City of Garland and the City of Sachse setting forth the terms of the City of Sachse’s participation in the System.
PUBLIC HEARINGS 14 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2015-03 amending Sections 1A-300, 2-500, 3-600 and 6-100 of the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance pertaining to screening and screening walls. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.) 15 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Subdivision Ordinance Amendment No. 2015-01 requiring the use of long-span precast concrete decorative screening walls for certain residential developments adjacent to arterial streets and providing for alternatives. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.)
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 2015-04 amending Sections 3-400, 5-200 and 5-301 of the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance pertaining to special exceptions for the handicapped and reductions in required parking, establishing a time frame for appeals from an administrative official, the effective date of decisions by the Board of Adjustment, and a re-notification fee for continued or tabled applications before the Planning and Zoning Commission. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.)
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance designating a certain area for a Tax Increment Financing District to be known as the Westside Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven, establishing the boundaries and establishing a Board of Directors.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance designating a certain area for a Tax Increment Financing District to be known as the Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight, establishing the boundaries and establishing a Board of Directors.
Consider appointment of three regular members and one alternate member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Tree Board for a term to expire October 21, 2017, and one regular member and one alternate member for terms to expire October 21, 2016.
Consider appointment of three members to the Mesquite Medical Center Management District, also known as the Mesquite Improvement District No. 1, for terms to expire June 1, 2019, and two members for terms to expire June 1, 2017. (This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.)
Consider appointment of seven members to the Westside Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven Board of Directors for terms to expire November 2, 2017.
Consider appointment of seven members to the Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight Board of Directors for terms to expire November 2, 2017.
Consider appointment of two representatives to attend the City/School Joint Tax Office Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. ADJOURNMENT
INVOCATION Rocky Pope, Senior Pastor, Mimosa Lane Baptist Church, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Members of the Mesquite Retirees Association.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.
CITIZENS FORUM At this time a number of citizens not to exceed 10 shall be allowed to speak on any matter other than personnel matters, matters under litigation or matters concerning the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property for a length of time not to exceed three minutes on a first-come, first-served basis. No Council action or discussion is to be taken until such matter is placed on the Agenda and posted in accordance with law.
Appointments for Personal Appearance
APPOINTMENTS FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE 3 Appointment - John F. Farrell, 4540 Ivy Drive, Mesquite. (Mr. Farrell will discuss the Gus Thomasson Corridor Revitalization Project, Villas at Vanston Park and the Gus Thomasson Corridor Overlay District.)
CONSENT AGENDA (All items on the Consent Agenda are routine items and may be approved with one motion; however, should any member of the City Council or any individual wish to discuss any item, said item may be removed from the Consent Agenda by motion of the City Council.) 4 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held October 19, 2015. 5 An ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the City Code establishing criteria utilized in implementing a violation verification program to determine when a motor vehicle registration hold may be requested for an unpaid civil penalty imposed for a violation of the automated traffic signal enforcement ordinance. 6 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for Scofflaw services for marking Texas Motor Vehicle Registration Records. 7 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the County of Dallas with the agreement, consent, and participation of the Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector for Scofflaw services for marking Texas Motor Vehicle Registration Records. 8 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a second amendment to the contract with Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc., for a Photo Red Light Enforcement Program to include Automated Registration Hold Services. 9 Bid No. E2016-001 - South Mesquite Creek Sanitary Sewer 48-inch Trunk Main Rehabilitation by Cure-In-Place Pipe (CIPP), Phase 1 (Beginning at the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) to approximately 1,600 feet south of Lawson Road). (Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with low bidder Insituform Technologies, LLC, in the amount of $562,074.00.) 10 Bid No. 2016-023 - Purchase of a Skid Steer Loader. (Staff recommends award to Bobcat Company in West Fargo, North Dakota, through BuyBoard Contract No. 424-13, sponsored by the Texas Association of School Boards, in the amount of $61,534.80.) 11 Bid No. 2016-025 - Purchase of One 1500 GPM Pumper Truck. (Staff recommends award to Spartan ERV, represented by Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No. FS12-13, in the amount of $612,840.00.) 12 Authorize the Mayor to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with STAR Transit for the purchase of goods and services. 13 Authorize the City Manager to approve the City of Sachse as a participant in the Project 25 (P25) Radio System to be constructed, operated and administered in accordance with the City of Garland and the City of Mesquite Radio System Interlocal Agreement authorized by the City Council on June 15, 2015, and authorize the City Manager to approve the terms of the Usage Agreement between the City of Garland and the City of Sachse setting forth the terms of the City of Sachse’s participation in the System.
PUBLIC HEARINGS 14 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2015-03 amending Sections 1A-300, 2-500, 3-600 and 6-100 of the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance pertaining to screening and screening walls. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.) 15 Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Subdivision Ordinance Amendment No. 2015-01 requiring the use of long-span precast concrete decorative screening walls for certain residential developments adjacent to arterial streets and providing for alternatives. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.)
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 2015-04 amending Sections 3-400, 5-200 and 5-301 of the Mesquite Zoning Ordinance pertaining to special exceptions for the handicapped and reductions in required parking, establishing a time frame for appeals from an administrative official, the effective date of decisions by the Board of Adjustment, and a re-notification fee for continued or tabled applications before the Planning and Zoning Commission. (The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of the zoning text amendment. This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.)
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance designating a certain area for a Tax Increment Financing District to be known as the Westside Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven, establishing the boundaries and establishing a Board of Directors.
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance designating a certain area for a Tax Increment Financing District to be known as the Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight, establishing the boundaries and establishing a Board of Directors.
Consider appointment of three regular members and one alternate member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and Tree Board for a term to expire October 21, 2017, and one regular member and one alternate member for terms to expire October 21, 2016.
Consider appointment of three members to the Mesquite Medical Center Management District, also known as the Mesquite Improvement District No. 1, for terms to expire June 1, 2019, and two members for terms to expire June 1, 2017. (This item was postponed at the October 19, 2015, City Council meeting.)
Consider appointment of seven members to the Westside Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven Board of Directors for terms to expire November 2, 2017.
Consider appointment of seven members to the Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight Board of Directors for terms to expire November 2, 2017.
Consider appointment of two representatives to attend the City/School Joint Tax Office Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. ADJOURNMENT