Agenda Review

AGENDA REVIEW

Item 1

STAFF PRESENTATIONS

Receive presentation regarding Boards and Commissions update.

Item 2

Receive departmental strategy and budget presentations, as determined by city
management, related to City Council strategic goals and objectives.

Call to Order

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M.

INVOCATION
Stan Raibley, Associate Pastor, Keystone Church of Mesquite.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Members of the Mesquite Business Community.

Special Announcements

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

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 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held June 21, 2021.
4 An ordinance amending the budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21 as heretofore approved by
Ordinance No. 4805 of the City of Mesquite, Texas, adopted on September 21, 2020, and
later amended by Ordinance No. 4846 on March 15, 2021, appropriating and setting aside the
necessary funds out of the general and other revenues of the City of Mesquite for Fiscal Year
2020-21, for the maintenance and operation of various departments and activities of the City,
for capital and other improvements of the City and for all other expenditures included in said
second amended budget.
5 A resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to finalize and execute a grant
agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, Aviation Division, for the
reimbursement of $103,500.00 from the acquisition of 2.9 acres of land located at 4180
Scyene Road in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas.
6 A resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to accept a Coronavirus Response
and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) grant from the Texas Department of
Transportation, Aviation Division, in the maximum amount of $57,162.00 to prevent, prepare
for and respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on airports and the
air traffic control towers operation, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to
finalize and execute all necessary documents relative to the acceptance of such grant.
7 A resolution adopting the Annual Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program for
submission to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
8 A resolution authorizing the sale of tax-foreclosed property located at 2200 Baker Drive in
Mesquite, Texas (the “Property”); accepting the offer from Kamal Alkak (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 documents
necessary or requested to complete the closing and sale of the property.
9 Bid No. I069-2019 - Annual Xerox V180 Color Digital Press.
(Staff recommends ratification of the lease agreement with Xerox Corporation, through The
Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN), Contract No. R150302, in an amount not to exceed
$185,053.20. The term of the lease is for 60 months in the monthly amount of $3,084.22, for a
total annual amount of $37,010.64, subject to annual appropriation of sufficient funds.)
10 Bid No. 2021-053 Annual Laboratory Testing and Services of Drugs and Controlled
Substances.
(Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with National Medical Services, Inc ., dba
NMS Labs, in the amount of $171,250.00. 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
renewal options, subject to annual appropriation of sufficient funds.)
11 Bid No. 2021-097 - Annual Supply of Traffic Control Square-Section Sign Posts and
Accessories.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with Centerline Supply, Inc ., in
the amount of $71,401.00. 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 options,
subject to annual appropriation of sufficient funds.)
12 Authorize an increase in the Legal Services Agreement between the City and Messer, Fort &
McDonald PLLC for the provision of legal services, advice and counsel to the City of Mesquite
in connection with Cause No. DC-20-19115, 44th District Court, Dallas County, Texas, in the
amount not to exceed $50,000.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $100,000.00, and
authorize the City Attorney to finalize and execute the Agreement.
13 Authorize the Mayor to execute a Release and Termination of Agreement For Variance And
Development For South Mesquite Creek Corridor.

Item 14

An ordinance approving an update of the Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll
for Authorized Improvements for the Iron Horse Public Improvement District (the “District”);
making and adopting findings; accepting and approving the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual
Service Plan Update and Updated Assessment Roll for the District; requiring compliance with
Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, as amended; providing a cumulative repealer
clause; providing for severability and providing an effective date.

Item 15

A resolution approving an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Crandall, Texas, reserving an
area within Mesquite’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (“ETJ”) for release to Crandall upon
annexation by Crandall and subject to said annexation accepting a release of an area within
Crandall’s ETJ to become a part of Mesquite’s ETJ, all in the area of FM 2757 and FM 741 in
Kaufman County and resulting in a reduction and expansion of Mesquite ’s ETJ and
authorizing the City Manager to execute the Interlocal Agreement.

Item 16

RECEIPT OF RESIGNATION
Receive resignation from Terry Tosch as a member of the Civil Service Commission and
Personnel/Trial Board.

Item 17

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.)

Conduct a public hearing to receive citizen input on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22
budget.

Item 18

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Zoning Application No. Z0521-0198,
submitted by First United Methodist Church of Mesquite, for a change of zoning from Central
Business to Central Business with a Conditional Use Permit to allow a private elementary
school, located at 300 N. Galloway Avenue.
(No responses in favor or in opposition to the application have been received from property
owners within the statutory notification area. The Planning and Zoning Commission
recommends approval.)

Item 19

Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the terms and conditions of a
program to promote local economic development and stimulate business and commercial
activity in the City, authorizing the City Manager to finalize and execute an Economic
Development Program Chapter 380 Agreement (“380 Agreement”) with LF Gateway LP, for
the construction and development of the property located at 3201 East Cartwright Road, in
the City of Mesquite, Texas, and authorizing the City Manager to finalize, execute and
administer the agreement on behalf of the City.

Item 20

A. Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance enlarging the boundaries and
increasing the geographic area of Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Mesquite,
Texas (IH-20 Business Park) (“the Zone”) by adding to the Zone approximately 13 acres of
City rights-of-way adjacent to the Zone and approximately 828 acres of noncontiguous land
generally located south of Scyene Road, west of Lawson Road, north of Berry Road, and
east of Ashley Furniture Industries Distribution Center, and being located within the corporate
limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City, pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax
Code, describing the boundaries of the Zone as enlarged, extending the term of the Zone,
amending Ordinance No. 4579, containing findings related to the enlargement of the Zone,
and providing that expansion of the Zone take effect immediately upon passage of the
ordinance.
(This public hearing is continued from the June 7, 2021, City Council meeting.)
B. An ordinance approving a Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for
Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Mesquite, Texas (IH-20 Business Park), and
making a finding regarding feasibility.

ADJOURNMENT