C I T Y  C O U N C I L


1520 K Avenue, Plano, Texas 75074 and via Videoconference


DATE:  August 22, 2022

 

TIME:   7:00 PM

 

This City Council Meeting will be held in person in the Senator Florence Shapiro Council Chambers and via videoconference.  A  quorum of the City Council, including the presiding officer, will participate in person.  The facility will be open to members of the public.

 

For those wanting to watch the meeting but not address the Council, the meeting will be live-streamed on Plano's website at www.planotv.org and Facebook.com/cityofplanotx.

 

To pre-register to speak at the City Council meeting, please visit https://forms.plano.gov/Forms/Sign_Up_Citizen. Online registration opens at 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting and closes at 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Onsite registration is available on the day of the meeting until 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.

 

Emails regarding agenda items may be submitted to:  councilcomments@plano.gov.

 

CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION: Rev. Michael Forge, Pastor - Prince of Peace Catholic Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE / TEXAS PLEDGE: Cub Scout Pack 112 - Gulledge Elementary

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. 

VIDEOPROCLAMATIONS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
VIDEO

Proclamation: Plano Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Hector Guzman are celebrating their 40th anniversary. Presented

 

 

 

VIDEOProclamation:  September 2022 is Hunger Action Month meant to mobilize the public to take action on the issue of hunger. Presented
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.

Approval of Minutes
(a)

August 8, 2022

August 13, 2022 Budget Work Session

Approved

Approval of Expenditures
Award/Rejection of Bid/Proposal: (Purchase of products/services through formal procurement process by this agency)
(b)RFB No. 2022-0264-AC for a five (5) year contract with five (5) one-year automatic renewals for vehicle towing and storage services for the Police Department to Jordan Towing, Inc. in the estimated annual amount of $6,000; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Pulled for consideration at a future meeting.
(c)RFB No. 2022-0387-B for Parr Library Roofing & Waterproofing Replacement, Project No. 7373, for the Engineering - Facilities Division to MRB Contractors LLC in the amount of $577,523; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved
Purchase from an Existing Contract
(d)

To approve the purchase of Cisco network switches and accessories for Technology Services in the estimated amount of $600,205 from Netsync Network Solutions, Inc. through an existing contract; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (DIR Contract Nos. DIR-TSO-4167 and DIR-CPO-4430) Approved

 

 

 

 

VIDEO(e)

To approve the purchase of Building Access Control System Upgrades in the estimated amount of $428,737, and ratify previous purchases in the amount of $111,864, for a total estimated amount of $540,601, including the purchase of Honeywell dual reader circuit boards from Texas Fire & Sound, in the amount of $160,720; the consolidation and upgrade of the existing Honeywell Win-Pak access control software system from Texas Fire & Sound, in the amount of $168,017; the purchase of Identification/Access Control Badges from Anixter Inc., in the amount of $100,000; the ratification of a previous expenditure for the purchase of dual reader circuit boards from Texas Fire & Sound, in the amount of $55,584; and the ratification of a previous expenditure for the purchase of dual reader circuit boards from STS 360, in the amount of $56,280; through existing contracts and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (Omnia Partners Contract No. R192008; BuyBoard Contract No. 654-21) Approved

Approval of Contract Modification
(f)To approve the expenditure for four (4) VESTA 9-1-1 Command Post Workstations and Support in the amount of $135,519 from AT&T, Inc. for Public Safety Communications; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (Contract No. 2017-0380-C; Modification No. 5) Approved
(g)To approve an increase to the current awarded contract amount of $2,617,830 by $217,914, for a total contract amount of $2,835,744, for Disaster Debris Clearance and Removal from CrowderGulf, LLC; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (Contract No. 2018-0018-C; Modification No. 1) Approved
Approval of Expenditure
(h)To approve an expenditure for landscape architect professional services for Hoblitzelle Park East Renovation, Project No. 7023, in the amount of $174,675 from Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. for the Parks and Recreation Department; and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approved
Approval of Contract / Agreement
(i)

To approve the terms and conditions of an Interlocal Agreement by and between the City of Plano, Texas and the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) for the construction of a new City of Plano sewer line connection to the NTMWD sewer system; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to take such action and execute such documents as necessary to effectuate the agreement herein; and providing an effective date. Approved

Adoption of Resolutions
(j)Resolution No. 2022-8-6(R): To amend Resolution No. 2012-6-3(R), to require the Multi-Cultural Outreach Roundtable (“Roundtable”) to provide annual reports to the City Council regarding events and programs facilitated by the Roundtable as well as future event and program plans; and providing an effective date. Adopted
(k)

Resolution No. 2022-8-7(R):To amend Resolution No. 2021-10-4(R), to amend the City Council Meeting Rules of Procedure, and providing an effective date. Adopted

 

VIDEO(l)

Resolution No. 2022-8-12(R):To approve a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in an amount not to exceed $138,815 for the Homeless Housing and Services Program under Texas Government Code §2306.2585; 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, giving required assurances, 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(m)Resolution No. 2022-8-13(R):To approve a contract with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in a total amount not to exceed $44,473 for the Homeless Housing and Services Program Youth Set-Aside under Texas Government Code §2306.2585; 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, giving required assurances, 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
(n)Resolution No. 2022-8-8(R):To approve the Investment Portfolio Summary for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 and providing an effective date. Adopted
Adoption of Ordinances
(o)Ordinance No. 2022-8-9: To approve a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee (“ACSC”) and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Division (“Atmos Mid-Tex” or “Company”) regarding the Company’s 2022 Rate Review Mechanism (“RRM”) 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 attached exhibit 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; adopting a severability clause; declaring an effective date; and agreeing that the City will deliver this Ordinance to the Company and the ACSC’s legal counsel. Adopted
(p)Ordinance No. 2022-8-10: To amend Section 6-3. (a) Structure, of Building standards commission organization and authority, of Division 2. Building Standards Commission, of Article I. In General, of Chapter 6. Buildings and Building Regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, Texas to reinstate alternate members to the Building Standards Commission; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause and an effective date. Adopted
(q)

Ordinance No. 2022-8-11: To amend subsection (a) of Section 2-156, Established; composition; appointment of members, of Article VII, Community Relations Commission, of Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano, Texas to provide for a broader representation of all citizen groups on the Commission; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause and an effective date. Adopted

 

 

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 requests are received until the cumulative time is exhausted.

VIDEO(1)Public Hearing on the FY 2022-23 Recommended Budget, Proposed Community Investment Program (CIP) and the Proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate. Conducted
VIDEO(2) Ordinance No. 2022-8-14:  To repeal Ordinance No. 2019-8-6, codified as Division 3, Historic Structures, of Article II, Ad Valorem Taxes, of Chapter 20, Taxation, of the Code of Ordinances; and replacing it with new provisions that establish and provide the parameters for the Heritage Tax Exemption Program for the City; and providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause, a penalty clause, a publication clause, and an effective date. 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.