C I T Y  C O U N C I L


1520 K Avenue, Plano, Texas 75074 and via Videoconference


DATE:  February 8, 2021

 

TIME:   7:00 PM

 

This Council Meeting will be held in the Senator Florence Shapiro Council Chambers.  The facility will not be open to the public.

Members of the public are entitled to participate remotely via broadcast by webinar at the following URL location (registration is required by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting):

https://plano.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rldKmfWxTNO8PUhk_3VVeA

The meeting will be live streamed on Plano's website at www.planotv.org for those wanting to watch the meeting but not address the Council.

Emails regarding agenda items may be submitted to councilcomments@plano.gov by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

 

 

CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / TEXAS PLEDGE:

OUR VISION - PLANO IS A GLOBAL ECONOMIC LEADER BONDED BY A SHARED SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHERE RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE UNPARALLELED QUALITY OF LIFE.

 

The City Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss posted items in the regular meeting as allowed by law. 

VIDEOCOMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST

This portion of the meeting is to allow up to three (3) minutes per speaker with thirty (30) total minutes on items of interest or concern and not on items that are on the current agenda. The Council may not discuss these items, but may respond with factual or policy information. The Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.

VIDEOCONSENT AGENDA

The Consent Agenda will be acted upon in one motion and contains items which are routine and typically noncontroversial.  Items may be removed from this agenda for individual discussion by a Council Member, the City Manager or any citizen. The Presiding Officer will establish time limits based upon the number of speaker requests.

VIDEOApproval of Minutes
(a)

January 25, 2021

January 29, 2021

Approved

VIDEOApproval of Expenditures
VIDEOPurchase from an Existing Contract
(b)

To approve the purchase of a forensic microscope for the Police Department in the estimated amount of $72,250 from Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc. through an existing contract; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (TXSmartBuy Contract No. 490-M2) Approved

VIDEOApproval of Contract: (Purchase of products/services exempt from State of Texas Competitive Bid Laws)
(c)To approve a contract made and entered into by and between the City of Plano and Bruce Sherbet, the Elections Administrator of Collin County, Texas, pursuant to the authority in  Subchapter D, Section 31.092 of Chapter 31, of the Texas Election Code, regarding the coordination, supervision, and running of the City's May 1, 2021 Joint General and Special Election and City Runoff Election, if necessary, in the amount of $70,009; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved
VIDEOApproval of Request
(d)To approve a request to grant an electric utility easement on City property identified as 1000 K Avenue for the installation of below grade electric services for the Plano Marine development across K Avenue; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved
VIDEOApproval of Expenditure
(e)

To ratify expenditures for services required to respond to the COVID-19 emergency in the estimated amount of $73,825 from Pureservice Corporation; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

(f)

To approve an expenditure for professional engineering services for Pleasant Valley Drive and Villa Downs Drive Paving and Water Line Improvements, Project No. 7292, in the amount of $325,600 from Halff Associates, Inc. for the Engineering Department; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved

 

(g)To approve an expenditure for engineering professional services for Parker Road Estates Water Line Replacement - Phase 2, Project No. 7293, in the amount of $576,593 from CP&Y, Inc. for the Engineering Department; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved
VIDEOAdoption of Resolutions
VIDEO(h)Resolution No. 2021-2-2(R): To approve Dallas Area Rapid Transit (“DART”) Resolution No. 200132 for the acquisition of the following parcel of land in the City of Plano, Texas for the purpose of construction, improvement, and operation of DART’s Silver Line Regional Rail Project and other public improvements and projects related hereto – Parcel CB3-009 at 680 Executive Drive; and providing an effective date. Adopted
VIDEOAdoption of Ordinances
(i)

Ordinance No. 2021-2-1: To order an election to be held on May 1, 2021, for the purpose of electing four (4) Members of Council, Place No. 2 (District 2), Place No. 4 (District 4), Place No. 6 (Mayor) and Place No. 8 to the City Council to hold office for a period of four years; designating locations of polling places; ordering notices of election to be given as prescribed by law in connection with such election; and, if needed, any subsequent runoff election; and providing an effective date. Adopted

VIDEO(j)

To amend Section 16-175, General Standards, and Subsection 4 of Section 16-176, Specific Standards, of Division 3, Flood Hazard Reduction, of Article VIII, Flood Damage Prevention, of Chapter 16, Planning and Development, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, Texas; and providing a penalty clause, a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. Removed from the agenda

 

 

 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:

Public Hearing Items:

 

Applicants are limited to fifteen (15) minutes presentation time with a five (5) minute rebuttal, if needed. Remaining speakers are limited to thirty (30) total minutes of testimony time, with three (3) minutes assigned per speaker. The Presiding Officer may amend these times as deemed necessary.

 

Non-Public Hearing Items:

 

The Presiding Officer will permit public comment for items on the agenda not posted for a Public Hearing. The Presiding Officer will establish time limits based upon the number of speaker requests, length of the agenda, and to ensure meeting efficiency, and may include a cumulative time limit. Speakers will be called in the order cards are received until the cumulative time is exhausted.

VIDEO(1)Public Hearing and adoption of Resolution No. 2021-2-3(R) to authorize the addition of land to the Collin Creek East Public Improvement District within the City of Plano, Texas, through petition in accordance with Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code; and authorizing and directing the publication of this resolution; providing for related matters and providing an effective date. Conducted and adopted
VIDEO(2)

Public Hearing and adoption of Resolution No. 2021-2-4(R) to authorize the establishment of the Collin Creek West Public Improvement District within the City of Plano, Texas, in accordance with Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code, and authorizing and directing the publication of this resolution; providing for related matters and providing an effective date. Conducted and adopted

VIDEO(3)

Resolution No. 2021-2-5(R): To support an application for nine percent (9%) housing tax credit (HTC) financing to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the proposed affordable residential development project located on 5± acres, at part of Parker Road Marketplace Addition (CPL), BLK A, Lot 1, 2 and 3, Plano, TX; designating the City Manager to certify this resolution to TDHCA; and declaring an effective date. Adopted

VIDEO(4)

Resolution No. 2021-2-6(R): To support an application for nine percent (9%) housing tax credit (HTC) financing to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the proposed affordable residential development project located on 5± acres, at approximately the northwest corner of Plano Parkway and Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX; designating the City Manager to certify this resolution to TDHCA; and declaring an effective date. Adopted

VIDEO(5)

Resolution No. 2021-2-7(R): To support an application for nine percent (9%) housing tax credit (HTC) financing to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the proposed affordable residential development project located on 4.5± acres, at approximately the northeast corner of Spring Creek Parkway and Communications Parkway, Plano, TX; designating the City Manager to certify this resolution to TDHCA; and declaring an effective date. Adopted

VIDEO(6)

Resolution No. 2021-2-8(R): To ratify the terms and conditions of a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in an amount not to exceed $380,708.40 in Community Development Block Grant-Coronavirus funds under the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program; designating the City Manager as Chief Executive Officer and authorized representative of the City for the purpose of executing the contract consistent with this resolution, acting in connection with said contract, and providing required information; providing an effective date; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Adopted

VIDEO(7)

Resolution No. 2021-2-9(R): To ratify the terms and conditions of a contract with the U.S. Department of Treasury in an amount not to exceed $8,692,478.80 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds; designating the City Manager as Chief Executive Officer and authorized representative of the City for the purpose of executing the contract consistent with this resolution, acting in connection with said contract, and providing required information; providing an effective date; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Adopted

 

 

VIDEO(8)

Resolution No. 2021-2-10(R): To ratify the approval and the execution of a Settlement Agreement and a First Amendment to North Texas Municipal Water District Regional Water Supply Facilities Amendatory Contract; and providing an effective date. Adopted

VIDEO(9)

Acceptance of the resignation of a Council Member and adoption of Ordinance No. 2021-2-11 to call a Special Election to Fill a Vacancy to be held May 1, 2021 for the purpose of electing one (1) Member of Council, Place No. 7, to fill an unexpired term until the May 2023 election and, if needed, any subsequent runoff election; designating polling locations for such Special Election; ordering notices of election to be given as prescribed by law in connection with such election; and providing an effective date. Accepted and adopted

VIDEO(10)

Resolution No. 2021-2-12(R): To order a Special Election to be held on May 1, 2021, for the purpose of authorizing general obligation bonds; making provisions for the conduct of the election and other provisions incident and related to the purpose of this Resolution. Adopted

Municipal Center is wheelchair accessible.  A sloped curb entry is available at the main entrance facing Municipal/L Avenue, with specially marked parking spaces nearby.  Access and special parking are also available on the north side of the building.  The Senator Florence Shapiro Council Chambers is accessible by elevator to the lower level.  Requests for sign interpreters or special services must be received forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting time by calling the City Secretary at 972-941-7120.