STAFF PRESENTATIONS Receive briefing regarding possible changes to the property owner notification requirements for zoning cases.
NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION In accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session to discuss any of the following: • Pending and/or Contemplated Litigation • Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property • Personnel Matters • Economic Development
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M. INVOCATION Rick Nichols. Pastor, Wildwood Baptist Church, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City Staff.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.
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.
CONSENT AGENDA (All items on the Consent Agenda are routine items and may be approved with one motion; however, should any member of the Council or any individual wish to discuss any item, said item may be removed from the Consent Agenda upon request by a City Councilmember.) 4 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held November 21, 2022. 5 A resolution authorizing the submission of the 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 6 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of State Highway 352 on January 14, 2023, for the City of Mesquite Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade. 7 RFP No. 2022-124 - Purchase and Development of Orlando Avenue, Mesquite, Texas, 75149, a 1.2-acre tract, to be included within a 13-acre planned development of a commercial industrial property. (Staff recommends award to Masterplan in the amount of $181,082.16, for the development of a 200,000-square-foot commercial building at the northeast corner of IH-635 and US Highway 80 and to authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract for Sale and all necessary closing documents.) 8 Bid No. 2023-031 - Annual Supply of Police Body Armor. (Staff recommends purchase of Annual Supply of Police Body Armor from Nardis, Inc ., through BuyBoard Contract No. 603-20, in an amount not to exceed $52,500.00.) 9 Bid No. 2023-034 - Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid7 Cybersecurity. (Staff recommends purchase of Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid 7 Cybersecurity from SHI/Government Solutions, Inc., through the Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-TSO-4291, in an amount not to exceed $143,955.00.) 10 Bid No. 2023-035 - Supply of Replacement Fire Protective Clothing for Fire Operations Personnel. (Staff recommends the purchase of eighteen sets of firefighter protective coats and pants offered by Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 032620, in an amount not to exceed $78,670.10.) 11 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the Work Order for the P25 Public Safety Radio System maintenance and support with the City of Garland for the term of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $123,507.00. 12 Appoint Daniel Alemán, Jr. as Chairman of the Board of Directors on the following boards: Mesquite Rodeo City Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Mesquite, Texas; Towne Centre Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Mesquite, Texas; Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven, City of Mesquite, Texas; Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight, City of Mesquite, Texas; Town East/Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Nine, City of Mesquite, Texas; Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Mesquite, Texas (Polo Ridge); Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland Town Center); Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Mesquite, Texas (IH-20 Business Park); Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Spradley Farms); Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Alcott Logistics Station); and Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Solterra), for a one-year term beginning January 1, 20237 RFP No. 2022-124 - Purchase and Development of Orlando Avenue, Mesquite, Texas, 75149, a 1.2-acre tract, to be included within a 13-acre planned development of a commercial industrial property. (Staff recommends award to Masterplan in the amount of $181,082.16, for the development of a 200,000-square-foot commercial building at the northeast corner of IH-635 and US Highway 80 and to authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract for Sale and all necessary closing documents.) 8 Bid No. 2023-031 - Annual Supply of Police Body Armor. (Staff recommends purchase of Annual Supply of Police Body Armor from Nardis, Inc ., through BuyBoard Contract No. 603-20, in an amount not to exceed $52,500.00.) 9 Bid No. 2023-034 - Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid7 Cybersecurity. (Staff recommends purchase of Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid 7 Cybersecurity from SHI/Government Solutions, Inc., through the Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-TSO-4291, in an amount not to exceed $143,955.00.) 10 Bid No. 2023-035 - Supply of Replacement Fire Protective Clothing for Fire Operations Personnel. (Staff recommends the purchase of eighteen sets of firefighter protective coats and pants offered by Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 032620, in an amount not to exceed $78,670.10.) 11 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the Work Order for the P25 Public Safety Radio System maintenance and support with the City of Garland for the term of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $123,507.00. 12 Appoint Daniel Alemán, Jr. as Chairman of the Board of Directors on the following boards: Mesquite Rodeo City Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Mesquite, Texas; Towne Centre Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Mesquite, Texas; Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven, City of Mesquite, Texas; Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight, City of Mesquite, Texas; Town East/Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Nine, City of Mesquite, Texas; Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Mesquite, Texas (Polo Ridge); Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland Town Center); Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Mesquite, Texas (IH-20 Business Park); Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Spradley Farms); Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Alcott Logistics Station); and Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Solterra), for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2023
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Consider appointment of four regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 8) to the Animal Services Advisory Committee for terms to expire December 31, 2024, and one regular member (Position No. 7) for a term to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of two regular members (Position Nos. 2 and 4) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Board of Adjustment for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Building Standards Board for terms to expire December 31, 2024, and one regular member (Position No. 5) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 1) for terms to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of one regular member (Position No. 2) to the Personnel/Trial Board for a term to expire December 31, 2025, and confirmation of appointment by the City Manager to serve as a member of the City of Mesquite Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2025.
Consider appointment of four regular members (Position Nos. 1, 4, 7 and 10) to the Downtown Development Advisory Board for terms to expire December 31, 2025.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Places 4, 5 and 9) to the Historic Mesquite, Inc., Board of Directors for terms to expire December 31, 2025, one regular member (Place 2) for a term to expire December 31, 2023, and one regular member (Place 8) for a term to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of two regular members (Position Nos. 2 and 4) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Housing Board for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Places 1, 3 and 6) to the Keep Mesquite Beautiful, Inc., Board of Directors for terms to expire December 31, 2025, and one member (Place 5) for a term to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Landmark Commission for terms to expire December 31, 2024, and one regular member (Position No. 1) for a term to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of one regular member (Position No. 4) to the Mesquite Quality of Life Corporation Board of Directors for a term to expire December 31, 2024, who will also serve on the Mesquite Economic Development Advisory Board.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board/Tree Advisory Board and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Planning and Zoning Commission/Capital Improvements Advisory Committee for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
OTHER BUSINESS Consider appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem for one-year terms.
PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z1022-0257, submitted by Mark Westfall and Artuan McGee of Evolving Texas, for a change of zoning from General Retail to General Retail with a Conditional Use Permit to allow a carwash with modification to the 100-foot residential buffer requirement, located at 2230 North Town East Boulevard. (Two responses in favor and two 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.)
Conduct a public hearing and consider possible action regarding a request from David Spencer of David Evans & Associates, Inc., to substitute an existing eight-foot-tall landscape hedge for the required six-foot-tall wood or masonry fence to screen outdoor storage, located at 1715 Big Town Boulevard.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS Receive briefing regarding possible changes to the property owner notification requirements for zoning cases.
NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION In accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session to discuss any of the following: • Pending and/or Contemplated Litigation • Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Property • Personnel Matters • Economic Development
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M. INVOCATION Rick Nichols. Pastor, Wildwood Baptist Church, Mesquite, Texas. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE City Staff.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.
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.
CONSENT AGENDA (All items on the Consent Agenda are routine items and may be approved with one motion; however, should any member of the Council or any individual wish to discuss any item, said item may be removed from the Consent Agenda upon request by a City Councilmember.) 4 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held November 21, 2022. 5 A resolution authorizing the submission of the 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 6 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of State Highway 352 on January 14, 2023, for the City of Mesquite Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade. 7 RFP No. 2022-124 - Purchase and Development of Orlando Avenue, Mesquite, Texas, 75149, a 1.2-acre tract, to be included within a 13-acre planned development of a commercial industrial property. (Staff recommends award to Masterplan in the amount of $181,082.16, for the development of a 200,000-square-foot commercial building at the northeast corner of IH-635 and US Highway 80 and to authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract for Sale and all necessary closing documents.) 8 Bid No. 2023-031 - Annual Supply of Police Body Armor. (Staff recommends purchase of Annual Supply of Police Body Armor from Nardis, Inc ., through BuyBoard Contract No. 603-20, in an amount not to exceed $52,500.00.) 9 Bid No. 2023-034 - Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid7 Cybersecurity. (Staff recommends purchase of Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid 7 Cybersecurity from SHI/Government Solutions, Inc., through the Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-TSO-4291, in an amount not to exceed $143,955.00.) 10 Bid No. 2023-035 - Supply of Replacement Fire Protective Clothing for Fire Operations Personnel. (Staff recommends the purchase of eighteen sets of firefighter protective coats and pants offered by Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 032620, in an amount not to exceed $78,670.10.) 11 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the Work Order for the P25 Public Safety Radio System maintenance and support with the City of Garland for the term of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $123,507.00. 12 Appoint Daniel Alemán, Jr. as Chairman of the Board of Directors on the following boards: Mesquite Rodeo City Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Mesquite, Texas; Towne Centre Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Mesquite, Texas; Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven, City of Mesquite, Texas; Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight, City of Mesquite, Texas; Town East/Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Nine, City of Mesquite, Texas; Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Mesquite, Texas (Polo Ridge); Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland Town Center); Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Mesquite, Texas (IH-20 Business Park); Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Spradley Farms); Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Alcott Logistics Station); and Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Solterra), for a one-year term beginning January 1, 20237 RFP No. 2022-124 - Purchase and Development of Orlando Avenue, Mesquite, Texas, 75149, a 1.2-acre tract, to be included within a 13-acre planned development of a commercial industrial property. (Staff recommends award to Masterplan in the amount of $181,082.16, for the development of a 200,000-square-foot commercial building at the northeast corner of IH-635 and US Highway 80 and to authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract for Sale and all necessary closing documents.) 8 Bid No. 2023-031 - Annual Supply of Police Body Armor. (Staff recommends purchase of Annual Supply of Police Body Armor from Nardis, Inc ., through BuyBoard Contract No. 603-20, in an amount not to exceed $52,500.00.) 9 Bid No. 2023-034 - Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid7 Cybersecurity. (Staff recommends purchase of Managed Detection and Response Service for Rapid 7 Cybersecurity from SHI/Government Solutions, Inc., through the Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-TSO-4291, in an amount not to exceed $143,955.00.) 10 Bid No. 2023-035 - Supply of Replacement Fire Protective Clothing for Fire Operations Personnel. (Staff recommends the purchase of eighteen sets of firefighter protective coats and pants offered by Municipal Emergency Services, Inc., through Sourcewell Purchasing Cooperative Contract No. 032620, in an amount not to exceed $78,670.10.) 11 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the Work Order for the P25 Public Safety Radio System maintenance and support with the City of Garland for the term of October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $123,507.00. 12 Appoint Daniel Alemán, Jr. as Chairman of the Board of Directors on the following boards: Mesquite Rodeo City Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Mesquite, Texas; Towne Centre Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Mesquite, Texas; Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Seven, City of Mesquite, Texas; Gus Thomasson Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Eight, City of Mesquite, Texas; Town East/Skyline Tax Increment Finance Reinvestment Zone No. Nine, City of Mesquite, Texas; Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Mesquite, Texas (Polo Ridge); Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland Town Center); Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Mesquite, Texas (IH-20 Business Park); Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Spradley Farms); Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Alcott Logistics Station); and Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Mesquite, Texas (Solterra), for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2023
APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Consider appointment of four regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 8) to the Animal Services Advisory Committee for terms to expire December 31, 2024, and one regular member (Position No. 7) for a term to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of two regular members (Position Nos. 2 and 4) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Board of Adjustment for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Building Standards Board for terms to expire December 31, 2024, and one regular member (Position No. 5) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 1) for terms to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of one regular member (Position No. 2) to the Personnel/Trial Board for a term to expire December 31, 2025, and confirmation of appointment by the City Manager to serve as a member of the City of Mesquite Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2025.
Consider appointment of four regular members (Position Nos. 1, 4, 7 and 10) to the Downtown Development Advisory Board for terms to expire December 31, 2025.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Places 4, 5 and 9) to the Historic Mesquite, Inc., Board of Directors for terms to expire December 31, 2025, one regular member (Place 2) for a term to expire December 31, 2023, and one regular member (Place 8) for a term to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of two regular members (Position Nos. 2 and 4) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Housing Board for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Places 1, 3 and 6) to the Keep Mesquite Beautiful, Inc., Board of Directors for terms to expire December 31, 2025, and one member (Place 5) for a term to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Landmark Commission for terms to expire December 31, 2024, and one regular member (Position No. 1) for a term to expire December 31, 2023.
Consider appointment of one regular member (Position No. 4) to the Mesquite Quality of Life Corporation Board of Directors for a term to expire December 31, 2024, who will also serve on the Mesquite Economic Development Advisory Board.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board/Tree Advisory Board and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
Consider appointment of three regular members (Position Nos. 2, 4 and 6) and one alternate member (Alternate No. 2) to the Planning and Zoning Commission/Capital Improvements Advisory Committee for terms to expire December 31, 2024.
OTHER BUSINESS Consider appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem for one-year terms.
PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z1022-0257, submitted by Mark Westfall and Artuan McGee of Evolving Texas, for a change of zoning from General Retail to General Retail with a Conditional Use Permit to allow a carwash with modification to the 100-foot residential buffer requirement, located at 2230 North Town East Boulevard. (Two responses in favor and two 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.)
Conduct a public hearing and consider possible action regarding a request from David Spencer of David Evans & Associates, Inc., to substitute an existing eight-foot-tall landscape hedge for the required six-foot-tall wood or masonry fence to screen outdoor storage, located at 1715 Big Town Boulevard.