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Meeting Minutes
City Council
Tuesday,November 3,2015 5:00 PM Council Chamber
PRE-MEETING WORK SESSION(S)
4:00 -5:00 P.M.The City Council met in open work session to receive agenda item briefings
from staff.No action was taken.Council Conference Room,2nd floor,City Hall.
I.CALL TO ORDER
Rollcall
Present:5 -Mayor Olin Lane,Councilmember Taylor Armstrong,Councilmember Bob
Begert,Councilmember Dawn Moore and Mayor Pro Tem Tommy Stewart
A.INVOCATION:City Attorney Rob Dillard
B.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:City Attorney Rob Dillard /Boy Scouts
Several Boy Scouts were present as part of earning their Citizenship in the
Community merit badge.They included Rawley Schott,David Burke,and
Dylan Young of Troop 82,Hayden LeMaster of Troop 33,Jack Overcash of
Troop 35,and Doyle Donahue of Troop 72.The Scouts assisted City
Attorney Dillard and the City Council in leading the Pledge of Allegiance.
C.INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL:Mayor Olin Lane,Jr.
D.INTRODUCTION OF STAFF:City Manager Robbie Corder
Staff in attendance included Community Information Officer Steve Mace,
Director of Information Services Dale Harwell,Chief of Police Greg Spradlin,
Communications Specialist/Deputy City Secretary Amanda Hartwick,City
Secretary Christine Green,Director of Public Works Jacob Speer,Fire Chief
Randy Howell,Community Development Director Patrick Baugh,Library
Director Sharon Martin,Purchasing Manager Elizabeth Anderson,and
Director of Finance Tom Tvardzik.
II.AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
None
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III.CONSENT AGENDA
15-469 Consider a resolution casting the City's vote for the Suburban Cities'
Representative to the DCAD Board of Directors.
City Manager Corder said that this resolution casts a vote for Blake Clemens
to serve as the Dallas Central Appraisal District Board Member representing
the suburban cities and towns in Dallas County.There are five members of
the board.The City of Dallas,the Dallas Independent School District,and
the Dallas County Commissioners Court have one member each.All other
incorporated cities and towns in Dallas County are represented by a single
member and all independent school districts in Dallas County are
represented by a single member.
This resolution was approved.
Enactment No:RES No.15/009
15-464 Consider approval of a truck purchase for the Sanitation Division.
City Manager Corder said that the Sanitation Division is purchasing a 2016
Colorado Crew Cab short bed pickup truck in the amount of $24,948.00.
This is a planned replacement of a 2008 vehicle.The new vehicle is
available for purchase via a BuyBoard contract which satisfies competitive
bidding requirements.
This purchase was approved.
15-465 Consider approval of the purchase of two new dump trucks.
City Manager Corder said that the Infrastructure Maintenance Division is
purchasing two 2016 Freightliner dump trucks in the amount of $85,320.00
each via a BuyBoard contract.These are planned replacements of two 2001
vehicles.The total purchase price for both vehicles is $170,640.00.
This purchase was approved
15-466 Consider approval of a request to purchase multiple infrastructure
maintenance vehicles.
City Manager Corder said that the Infrastructure Maintenance Division is
replacing five vehicles in its fleet.The vehicles to be purchased are:2015
John Deere Backhoe with OKADA Hydraulic Breaker,two 2015 John Deere
Skid Steer Loaders with Accessories,and two 2015 John Deere Backhoes.
The total cost for these five items is $443,180.00.All are available on a
BuyBoard contract.
This purchase was approved
15-468 Consider approval of the minutes of the October 20,2015 City Council
Meeting,with or without corrections.
The minutes were approved.
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Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Stewart,seconded by Councilmember
Armstrong,to approve the Consent Agenda with a correction to the Item
15-465 agenda memo to reflect a total purchase price of $170,640.00 for the
dump trucks.The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:5 -Mayor Lane,Councilmember Armstrong,Councilmember Begert,
Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tern Stewart
IV.MAIN AGENDA
15-463 Consider approval of University Park Preschool Association (UPPA)
request to hold its annual Holiday Hayrides event
Chief of Police Spradlin said that the University Park Preschool Association
(UPPA)requested approval to hold its third annual Holiday Hayrides
fundraiser on December 8,9 and 10.This event is staged at Goar Park and
uses seven flatbed trailers to give tours of the holiday lights in University
Park.He said that the staff recommends approval of the event with the
following conditions:
There must be two adult chaperones on each trailer throughout the
hayride
There must be a UPPD lead vehicle and follow up vehicle behind the
last trailer;to ensure non-participating vehicles do not cause a safety
issue
The UPPD lead and follow up vehicles will be staffed by an off-duty
police officer hired for this event
Mary Alice Hairston of 3541 Asbury representing the UPPA Hayride
Committee thanked the Council for their support of the event.
A motion was made by Councilmember Dawn Moore,seconded by
Council member Taylor Armstrong,to approve this request,providing that
event organizers hire two off-duty police officer escorts.The motion carried by
the following vote:
Aye:5 -Mayor Lane,Councilmember Armstrong,Councilmember Begert,
Councilmember Moore,and Mayor Pro Tern Stewart
15-467 Consider approval of a reservation request for Curtis Park by
Compass Health.
City Manager Corder said that Compass Health had withdrawn its
reservation request for Curtis Park.
This reservation request was withdrawn by the requestor.
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V.PUBLIC COMMENTS
VI.ADJOURNMENT
None
As there was no further business,Mayor Lane adjourned the meeting.
Considered and approved this the 17th day of November,2015:
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Olin Lane,Jr.,Mayor
ATTEST:
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Christine Green,City Secretary
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