Agenda Review

AGENDA REVIEW

Item 1

Receive briefing regarding the annual Texas Department of Transportation ethics
requirements.

Item 2

Receive briefing regarding the Mesquite Metro Airport’s strategic plan.

Item 3

Briefing regarding park improvements.

Call to Order

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M.
INVOCATION
Beto Meza, Pastor, New Life Church, Mesquite, Texas.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
City of Mesquite Staff.

Special Announcements

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

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.)

4 Minutes of the special City Council meeting held December 14, 2020, and the regular City
Council meeting held January 4, 2021.

8 Bid No. 2021-044 - Public Safety Vehicle Equipment Installation Services.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with GTS Technology
Solutions, Inc., through the Texas Department of Information Resources Contract No.
DIR-TSO-3655 in the amount of $80,445.67.)
9 Bid No. 2021-049 - Purchase of One 1500 GPM Pumper Truck.
(Staff recommends award to Spartan ERV, represented by Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists,
Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing
Program Contract No. FS12-19, in the amount of $639,380.00.)
10 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute Change Order No. 1 to Bid No. 2020-088,
Lake Park Addition Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project, with ANA Site Construction, LLC,
for additional services in the amount of $171,584.20.

Item 5

A resolution authorizing the City Manager to finalize, execute and administer an agreement
between the City of Mesquite, Texas, and Kaufman County Municipal Utility District No. 12 for
the provision of wastewater service to the WJ Trinity Pointe, LP 283.647 acres development
located on the west corner of FM 2932 and Griffin Lane.

Item 6

A resolution authorizing the City Manager to finalize, execute and administer an agreement
regarding the provision of wastewater service between the City of Mesquite, Texas, and WJ
Trinity Pointe, LP, for the provision of wastewater services to the WJ Trinity Pointe, LP
283.647 acres development located on the west corner of FM 2932 and Griffin Lane.

Item 7

Bid No. 2020-011 - Matthew Holzapfel Pump Station Project.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with low bidder Gracon
Construction, Inc., in the amount of $13,163,725.00.)

Item 11

RECEIPT OF RESIGNATION

Receive resignation from Yolanda Shepard as a regular member of the Planning and Zoning
Commission and Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.

Item 12

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Consider appointment of Yolanda Shepard to the Personnel/Trial Board for a term to expire
November 7, 2023, and confirmation of appointment by the City Manager of Yolanda Shepard
to serve as a member of the City of Mesquite Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Civil Service
Commission for a term to expire November 7, 2023.

Item 13

Consider appointment of two alternate members to the Municipal Library Advisory Board for
terms to expire December 4, 2022.

Item 14

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.)

Executive Session

Pending and Contemplated Litigation
Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will meet in closed
session to consider pending or contemplated litigation subjects or settlement offers. The following
cases/subjects may be discussed:
1. Kathy Dyer and Robert Dyer, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Graham Dyer v. City
of Mesquite, Texas, et al – Filed 8-12-15; Cause No. 3:15-CV-02638-B; on appeal to the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Case No. 19-10280, Filed 6-3-19
2. City of Mesquite v. Govind Group Corp., and 3629 E. US Highway 80, Mesquite, Texas 75150 in rem,
Cause No. DC-18-02903 – Filed 3-1-18
3. City of Allen, et al v. Time Warner Cable Texas, LLC d/b/a Spectrum and Charter Communications,
Cause No. 6:19-cv-345-ADA-JCM – Filed 10-19-18
4. Tejas Motel, LLC v. City of Mesquite, acting by and through its Board of Adjustment, Cause No.
DC-18-16933 – Filed 11-8-18
5. Petition of Magali Villarreal (MISD Bus Accident on 10-3-2018), Cause No. DC-19-06974 – Filed
5-15-19
6. Patricia Brennan and Alyssa Sanders, Individually and as Heirs of Natalie Sanders v. City of
Mesquite, et al, Cause No. 3:10-CV-01263-L – Filed 5-24-19
7. Patrish Ervin and John Dawson v. Mr. Phillip Aultman, Mesquite Police Department and the City of
Mesquite, Cause No. CC-19-03248-C – Filed 5-31-19
8. Corey Reynolds and Molly Reynolds v. The City of Mesquite, et al, Cause No. DC-20-07209 – Filed
5-22-20
9. Tejas Motel, L.L.C. v. City of Mesquite, Acting by and through its Board of Adjustment, Civil Action No.
3:20-cv-20-1982 – Filed 7-27-20
10. City of Mesquite v. Ulises Rivera, Jessica Rivera and 3509 Byrd Drive, Mesquite, Texas 75150 in
rem, Cause No. DC-20-12465 – Filed 9-3-20
11. Agustin Baena, et al v. The City of Mesquite, et al, Cause No. DC-20-14261– Filed 9-29-20
12. Kenneth Parker v. City of Mesquite, Cause No. DC-20-14625 – Filed 10-5-20
13. City of Mesquite v. Branden Sanders and 2412 Baretta Dr., Texas 75181, in rem, Cause No.
DC-20-18343 – Filed 12-14-20
14. Vault Ventures, LLC v. City of Mesquite and Cliff Keheley, in his Official Capacity as Mesquite City
Manager, Cause No. DC-20-19115 – Filed 12-28-20
Personnel Matters
Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council may consider the
appointment, evaluation, employment, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the City Manager,
City Attorney, Municipal Court Judge, City Secretary, members of the various City boards and
commissions, and City officers or other employees. A complete list of the members of the City boards
and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s office.
• Annual Review of City Manager
The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of
this meeting to discuss any of the matters posted on this agenda, when such executive session is
authorized by Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072
(Deliberations regarding Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations regarding Gifts or Donations), 551.074
(Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations regarding Security Devices or Security Audits) and 551.087
(Economic Development); Texas Tax Code Section 321.3022 (Sales Tax Information) and Texas
Government Code Section 418.183(f) (Emergency Management).
The City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services must be made 48
hours in advance of the meeting. To make arrangements, call the City Secretary's office at
972-216-6244 or TDD 1-800-735-2989.
Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a
person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not
enter this property with a concealed handgun.
Conforme a la Sección 30.06 del Código Penal (entrada ilegal de persona titular de licencia con arma
de fuego oculta), personas con licencia segun el Sub-capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Código de Gobierno (ley
de permiso para portar arma de fuego), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando un arma de fuego
oculta.
Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a
person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not
enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.
Conforme a la Sección 30.07 del Código Penal (entrada ilegal de persona titular de licencia con arma
de fuego a la vista), personas con licencia segun el Sub-capitulo H, Capitulo 411, Código de Gobierno
(ley de permiso para portar arma de fuego), no deben entrar a esta propiedad portando una arma de
fuego a la vista.
Pursuant to Section 551.007 (c) of the Texas Local Government Code, any member of the public
wishing to address the City Council through the use of a translator is granted at least twice the amount
of time as a member of the public who does not require the assistance of a translator.

ADJOURNMENT