Agenda Review

AGENDA REVIEW

Item 1

STAFF PRESENTATIONS
21-5464 Receive departmental strategy and budget presentations, as determined
by City Management, related to City Council strategic goals and objectives.

Item 2

21-5468 Receive quarterly activity report from the Economic Development
Department.

Executive Session

EXECUTIVE SESSION - COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM - 5:00 P.M.
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

Call to Order

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M.
INVOCATION
Heriberto Padilla, Pastor, Vida Life Church, Mesquite, Texas.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Representatives of the Mesquite Downtown Development Board.

Special Announcements

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
This time is reserved for special announcements and recognition of individuals or groups.

Citizens Forum

CITIZENS FORUM
At this time a number of citizens not to exceed 10 shall be allowed to speak on any matter other than items
on the agenda, personnel matters, matters under litigation or matters concerning the purchase, exchange,
lease or value of real property 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. No Council action or
discussion is to be taken until such matter is placed on the Agenda and posted in accordance with law.

Consent Agenda

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 by motion of the City Council.)

3 21-5460 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held June 7, 2021.

4 21-5474 An ordinance amending Chapter 10.5 of the City Code regarding park
hours and alcohol possession, consumption and sale in parks and
facilities.

7 21-5473 A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary
documents with the United States Department of Treasury and serve as
the authorized official to receive and administer the allocation of
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies received from the Coronavirus
Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF).

8 21-5450 A resolution authorizing the City Manager on behalf of the City of
Mesquite to execute an Interlocal Agreement with the Cities of Balch
Springs, Seagoville, and the Town of Sunnyvale creating the Southeast
Collaboration Crisis Intervention Team per the provisions of the Dallas
County New Directions in Public Safety Grant and appointing the City
Manager as the authorized official to manage, reject, alter, or terminate
the Interlocal Agreement on behalf of the City.

9 21-5445 A resolution authorizing the sale of tax-foreclosed property located at
1212 Crest Park Drive in Mesquite, Texas (the “Property”); accepting the
offer from Oscar L. Castillo (the “Purchaser”) to purchase the Property;
ratifying and approving the Offer and Purchase Agreement executed by
the Purchaser setting forth the terms and conditions of the sale of the
Property; and authorizing the City Manager to execute a quitclaim deed
and all other necessary or requested documents to complete the closing
and sale of the Property.

10 21-5463 A resolution authorizing the filing of a grant application in the amount of
$66,370.00 with the North Central Texas Council of Governments
(NCTCOG) for a regional solid waste program local implementation
project, authorizing the City Manager to act on behalf of the City of
Mesquite in all matters related to the application and pledging that if
funding for this project is received, the City of Mesquite, Texas, will comply
with all project requirements of the NCTCOG, the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the State of Texas.

11 21-5462 Bid No. 2021-036 - Annual Repair of Fire Apparatus. (Staff recommends award to Siddons Martin Emergency Group, LLC in an
amount not to exceed $176,700.00. The term of this contract is for one
year, with four additional one-year renewal options. The City Manager is
authorized to exercise the renewal option, subject to annual appropriation
of sufficient funds.)

12 21-5453 Bid No. 2021-042 - Paving Improvements for Galloway Place
Neighborhood and Northridge Addition Repairs.
(Staff recommends all bids be rejected and rebid at a later date.)

13 21-5401 Bid No. 2021-092 - Annual Lease Vehicle Program - Police Department.
(Staff recommends award to Acme Auto Leasing, Inc., through an
Interlocal Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the City of Plano (Bid
No. 2021-0073-AC). The term of this contract is for a one-year period,
with four additional one-year renewal options. The City Manager is
authorized to exercise the remaining renewal options, subject to annual
appropriation of sufficient funds.)

14 21-5444 Bid No. 2021-099 - Annual Telephone Services - Local and Long Distance.
(Staff recommends award to AT&T Corporation, through Texas
Department of Information Resources Contract No. DIR-TEX-AN-CTSA
005, in an amount not to exceed $375,000.00.)

15 21-5451 Bid No. 2021-101 - Purchase of Van for New Southeast Collaboration
Crisis Intervention Team.
(Staff recommends award to Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford, LTD and
Chevrolet, through the State of Texas SmartBuy Contract No. 070-A1 in
the total amount of $64,730.00.)

16 21-5446 Bid No. 2021-102 - Mobile Data and Voice Service.
(Staff recommends award to AT&T Corporation for voice and data plans,
through the Department of Information Resources Contract No.
DIR-TSO-3420, in an amount not to exceed $182,000.00.)

17 21-5467 Bid No. 2021-104 CityWorks License and Maintenance Services.
(Staff recommends award to sole source provider Azteca Systems, LLC for
a one-year renewal of sole source software, in an amount not to exceed
$65,000.00. The City Manager is authorized to execute any documents
necessary to authorize the one-year renewal.)

18 21-5459 Approval of the proposed Community Development Block Grant -
COVID-19 (CDBG-CV) Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.

19 21-5481 Approval of association of Gary Allmon Grimes with Linebarger Goggan
Glair & Sampson LLP for performance of miscellaneous collections
contract dated October 15, 2001.

Item 5

21-5409 An ordinance amending Chapter 14 of the City Code, making deletions,
revisions and adding new sections throughout the chapter and revising Appendix D of the City Code regarding Solid Waste Administrative Fees.

Item 6

21-5465 An ordinance increasing the number of positions in the Mesquite Fire
Department (MFD) from 207 to 211 and establishing the classifications
and total number of authorized positions in each classification of the MFD,
effective July 1, 2021.

Item 20

RECEIPT OF RESIGNATION
21-5479 Receive resignation from Ron Ward as a member of the Mesquite Quality
of Life Corporation Board of Directors.

Item 21

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
21-5485 Consider appointment of one regular member and one alternate member
to the Planning and Zoning Commission/Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee for terms to expire December 31, 2021.

Item 22

PUBLIC HEARINGS
(City Council may approve a different zoning district than the one requested, except that the different
district may not (1) have a maximum structure height or density that is higher than the one requested; or
(2) change the uses to include nonresidential when the request is for solely residential uses or vice versa.)
21-5456 Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving a variance
reducing the separation requirement from 300 feet to 115 feet between
La Michoacana Meat Market; an existing grocery store, and Larry G. Smith
Elementary School; a public school within the Dallas Independent School
District serving children grades Pre-K through 5th grade, to allow La
Michoacana Meat Market to sell beer and wine for off-premise
consumption, located at 5200 Gus Thomasson Road, Suite 100.
(One response in favor and one response in opposition to the application
have been received from property owners within the required notification
area.)

ADJOURNMENT