CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. INVOCATION: Nadim Bashir, Imam & Religious Director East Plano Islamic Center PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop 219 Christ Church Plano
COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST This portion of the meeting is to allow up to five (5) 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.
CONSENT 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. Citizens are limited to two (2) items and discussion time of three (3) minutes each. Approval of Minutes (a) December 9, 2013 December 12, 2013 Approval of Expenditures Award/Rejection of Bid/Proposal: (Purchase of products/services through formal procurement process by this agency) (b) Bid No. 2014-36-B for the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, Phase 1 Hillside Improvements Project No. 6390 to C. Green Scaping, LP in the amount of $485,833 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (c) Bid No. 2013-314-B for the purchase of one (1) Sprinter S.W.A.T. Van from Mercedes-Benz of Plano in the amount of $71,355 for Fleet Services, to be utilized by the Police Department, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Purchase from an Existing Contract (d) To approve the purchase of SCBA cylinders in the amount of $128,340 from Municipal Emergency Services (MES) through an existing contract/agreement with the City of Fort Worth Contract #PO 13-00075283 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approval of Contract: (Purchase of products/services exempt from State of Texas Competitive Bid Laws) (e) To approve a Landscape Architecture Services Agreement by and between the City of Plano and MESA Design Associates, Inc. in the amount of $698,745 for design services for Windhaven Meadows Park and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (f) To approve a Landscape Architecture Services Agreement by and between the City of Plano and MESA Design Associates, Inc. in the amount of $727,350 for design services for the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve hillside and trail improvements project and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approval of Expenditure (g) To approve the purchase of Maintenance Support for software and hardware of the 9-1-1 phone system for 911 Wireline Fees from Affiliated Telephone, Inc., a sole source provider for the City of Plano Vesta CS Meridian 9-1-1 Call Processing Equipment in the amount not to exceed $101,202; authorizing its execution by the City Manager; and providing an effective date. Adoption of Resolutions (h) To support the application of BC Station Partners, LP to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a Municipal Setting Designation at the northeast quadrant of Central Expressway and Renner Road in Richardson, Texas and providing an effective date. (i) To approve the purchase of .0447acres in fee simple located at 1020 15th Place, Lot 11b of Block 4 of the Original Donation to the City of Plano, from Old Shed Joint Venture; authorizing execution of the purchase documents by the City Manager; and providing an effective date.
Receipt of Public Comment and consideration of an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2012-12-16, codified as Chapter 9, Food Code of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano to add Section 9-79 of Article VII, Construction and Maintenance of Physical Facilities, of Chapter 9, Food Code, to establish a process to apply for a variance allowing dogs on outdoor patios at certain food establishments; providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause and an effective date.
Consideration of an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2012-11-24 entitled “Health Categories and Fees,” to amend Health Department fees; providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, and an effective date.
Public Hearing and Comment: Review of the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report describing the use of federal funds. This report details how the City used U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds during the 2012-2013 grant year. The public will be given an opportunity to speak on the report during the public hearing.
A Public Hearing pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code pertaining to the use or taking of a portion of City of Plano Park Land, known as Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, for a 0.459 acre addition to an existing 1.263 acre permanent easement to the North Texas Municipal Water District for Upper Rowlett Creek and Upper Cottonwood Creek Lift Station Improvements.
Consideration of an Ordinance to approve the use or taking a portion of City of Plano public park land, known as Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve for a permanent lift station easement to the North Texas Municipal Water District; providing for a determination that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the proposed use or taking of the Park Land; and that the proposed project includes all reasonable planning to minimize harm to the land and the park resulting from the use; and providing an effective date.
Public Hearing and consideration of a Resolution to determine a public necessity to acquire certain easement properties as described in the attached Exhibit “A,” for public use for the 15th Street Reconstruction Project; authorizing the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire the easement properties; authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney, or their respective designees, to acquire the needed real property including making initial and bona fide offers, and authorizing the City Attorney or her designee to file eminent domain proceedings if necessary, and providing an effective date.
CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. INVOCATION: Nadim Bashir, Imam & Religious Director East Plano Islamic Center PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop 219 Christ Church Plano
COMMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST This portion of the meeting is to allow up to five (5) 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.
CONSENT 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. Citizens are limited to two (2) items and discussion time of three (3) minutes each. Approval of Minutes (a) December 9, 2013 December 12, 2013 Approval of Expenditures Award/Rejection of Bid/Proposal: (Purchase of products/services through formal procurement process by this agency) (b) Bid No. 2014-36-B for the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, Phase 1 Hillside Improvements Project No. 6390 to C. Green Scaping, LP in the amount of $485,833 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (c) Bid No. 2013-314-B for the purchase of one (1) Sprinter S.W.A.T. Van from Mercedes-Benz of Plano in the amount of $71,355 for Fleet Services, to be utilized by the Police Department, and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Purchase from an Existing Contract (d) To approve the purchase of SCBA cylinders in the amount of $128,340 from Municipal Emergency Services (MES) through an existing contract/agreement with the City of Fort Worth Contract #PO 13-00075283 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approval of Contract: (Purchase of products/services exempt from State of Texas Competitive Bid Laws) (e) To approve a Landscape Architecture Services Agreement by and between the City of Plano and MESA Design Associates, Inc. in the amount of $698,745 for design services for Windhaven Meadows Park and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. (f) To approve a Landscape Architecture Services Agreement by and between the City of Plano and MESA Design Associates, Inc. in the amount of $727,350 for design services for the Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve hillside and trail improvements project and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. Approval of Expenditure (g) To approve the purchase of Maintenance Support for software and hardware of the 9-1-1 phone system for 911 Wireline Fees from Affiliated Telephone, Inc., a sole source provider for the City of Plano Vesta CS Meridian 9-1-1 Call Processing Equipment in the amount not to exceed $101,202; authorizing its execution by the City Manager; and providing an effective date. Adoption of Resolutions (h) To support the application of BC Station Partners, LP to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a Municipal Setting Designation at the northeast quadrant of Central Expressway and Renner Road in Richardson, Texas and providing an effective date. (i) To approve the purchase of .0447acres in fee simple located at 1020 15th Place, Lot 11b of Block 4 of the Original Donation to the City of Plano, from Old Shed Joint Venture; authorizing execution of the purchase documents by the City Manager; and providing an effective date.
Receipt of Public Comment and consideration of an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2012-12-16, codified as Chapter 9, Food Code of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plano to add Section 9-79 of Article VII, Construction and Maintenance of Physical Facilities, of Chapter 9, Food Code, to establish a process to apply for a variance allowing dogs on outdoor patios at certain food establishments; providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, a savings clause and an effective date.
Consideration of an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 2012-11-24 entitled “Health Categories and Fees,” to amend Health Department fees; providing a repealer clause, a severability clause, and an effective date.
Public Hearing and Comment: Review of the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report describing the use of federal funds. This report details how the City used U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds during the 2012-2013 grant year. The public will be given an opportunity to speak on the report during the public hearing.
A Public Hearing pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code pertaining to the use or taking of a portion of City of Plano Park Land, known as Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve, for a 0.459 acre addition to an existing 1.263 acre permanent easement to the North Texas Municipal Water District for Upper Rowlett Creek and Upper Cottonwood Creek Lift Station Improvements.
Consideration of an Ordinance to approve the use or taking a portion of City of Plano public park land, known as Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve for a permanent lift station easement to the North Texas Municipal Water District; providing for a determination that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the proposed use or taking of the Park Land; and that the proposed project includes all reasonable planning to minimize harm to the land and the park resulting from the use; and providing an effective date.
Public Hearing and consideration of a Resolution to determine a public necessity to acquire certain easement properties as described in the attached Exhibit “A,” for public use for the 15th Street Reconstruction Project; authorizing the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire the easement properties; authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney, or their respective designees, to acquire the needed real property including making initial and bona fide offers, and authorizing the City Attorney or her designee to file eminent domain proceedings if necessary, and providing an effective date.