Executive Session

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

Agenda Review

AGENDA REVIEW

Call to Order

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 7:00 P.M.
INVOCATION
To be determined.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
To be determined.

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 to exceed 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

3 Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held March 16, 2020, and special City Council
meeting held March 30, 2020.
4 A resolution authorizing the acceptance of a voluntary transfer of Section 8 Housing Choice
Vouchers from the City of Balch Springs, Texas, as of July 1, 2020, and authorizing the City
Manager to execute all necessary documents.
5 Renewal of Bid No. 2019-037 - Annual Miscellaneous Concrete Work (Section A).
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute the first renewal of the annual contract
with low bidder Donny P. Brown, Inc., dba B&B Concrete Sawing, Inc., in the amount of
$2,688,475.00. The term of this renewal contract is for one year, with one additional one-year
renewal option remaining. The City Manager is authorized to exercise the remaining renewal
option, subject to annual appropriation of sufficient funds.)
6 Renewal of Bid No. 2019-054 - Annual Landscaping & Property Preservation Maintenance for
Environmental Code.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a renewal contract with DaltexPro Facility
Services, LLC, in the amount of $206,825.00. The term of this contract is for one year, with
one additional one-year renewal option. The City Manager is authorized to exercise the
remaining renewal option, subject to annual appropriation of sufficient funds.)
7 RFP No. 2019-059 - Ceramic Work of Art for New Fire Station No. 4.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with Julie Richey Mosaics,
LLC, in the amount of $88,720.00.)
8 Bid No. 2020-010 - Concrete Channel Repair - Stream 2J2.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with low bidder GRod
Construction, LLC, for the Base Bid in an amount not to exceed $163,099.00.)
9 Bid No. 2020-042 - Annual Supply of Chevrolet Automotive and Light Truck OEM Parts.
(Staff recommends award to Autonation Chevrolet with a 12 percent discount off
manufacturer list price, in the amount of $80,000.00. 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.)
10 RFP No. 2020-043 - Investment Advisory Services & Primary Depository Banking
Consultation.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with Public Trust Advisors,
LLC, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00. 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.)
11 Bid No. 2020-053 - Annual Supply of Dodge OEM Parts.
(Staff recommends award to Dallas Dodge Chrysler Jeep in the amount of $85,000.00. 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 Bid No. 2020-066 - Purchase of Heavy Construction Equipment.
(Staff recommends award to Holt CAT in Dallas, Texas, through Sourcewell Contract No.
032119, in the amount of $196,803.00.)
13 Bid No. 2020-067 - Purchase of Heavy-Duty Trucks.
(Staff recommends award to MHC Kenworth in Dallas, Texas, through BuyBoard Contract
No. 601-19, in the amount of $1,169,695.46.)
14 Authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 to RFP No. 2020-021, Mesquite
Convention Center - Kitchen Renovation, with DMD Elite, LLC d/b/a United Construction,
reducing the total amount of the contract by $152,025.86.
15 Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Police State Seizure Budget in
accordance with Title 28, Section 524 of the United States Code and Chapter 59 of the Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure in the amount of $183,000.00.
16 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute Contract Amendment No. 3 to a contract
with Prime Time Group, Inc., for right-of-way acquisition professional services in the amount
of $70,000.00.
17 Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with Newgen Strategies and
Solutions, LLC, to develop a City Solid Waste Master Plan in the amount of $239,790.00.
18 Authorize the City Manager to execute the Advance Funding Agreement for a project using
funds held in the SH 121 Subaccount with the Texas Department of Transportation in the
amount of $400,000.00 and the remainder being paid by the City of Mesquite in the amount of
$227,265.00 for the construction of the Mesquite - Garland hike and bike trail.
19 Authorize the Fire Chief to finalize and execute a Program Letter Agreement for Graduate
Medical Education with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) which
sets forth the responsibilities in the clinical education of trainees enrolled in the UTSW
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program.
20 Ratify the purchase of a total of 18 police vehicles; specifically, six police vehicles from
Silsbee Ford, through BuyBoard Contract No. 601-19, in the amount of $175,121.00; four
police vehicles from Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford, through Texas Smart Buy Contract No.
070-A1, in the amount of $131,540.00; five police vehicles from Lake Country Chevrolet,
through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing
Program Contract No. VE-11-18, in the amount of $165,003.35; and three police vehicles
from Freedom Chevrolet, through Tarrant County Contract No. 2019-14, in the amount of
$91,800.00, for a total amount of $563,464.35.

Item 21

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No. Z0120-0130,
submitted by Adel Atalla for a change of zoning by amending Planned Development - General
Retail Ordinance No. 4270 on property located at 1711 West Scyene Road to allow additional
uses permitted in the Planned Development - General Retail Ordinance No. 4270 and adding
conditional use permits to allow the sale of used cell phones at Suite B and a carwash.
(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 with certain stipulations.)

Item 22

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No. Z0220-0131,
submitted by the City of Mesquite, for a change of zoning from Light Commercial to Light
Commercial with a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and outdoor display of new and
used vehicles, located at 15900 Interstate Highway 635.
(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 with certain stipulations.)

Item 23

Conduct a public hearing and consider possible action regarding a request from Christopher
Brown on behalf of Kodiak Brands, Inc., to waive the requirement for an eight-foot-tall,
long-span precast masonry screening wall along the eastern property line of property located
at 1510 East Kearney Street.
(No responses in favor and two in opposition to the application have been received from
property owners within the statutory notification area.)

Item 24

Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance for Application No. Z0519-0097,
submitted by Heartland Retail, LLC, for a change of zoning from Agricultural and General
Retail to Planned Development - General Retail on property located at the southeast corner
of IH-20 and FM 741 to allow for personal services, retail and restaurant uses in addition to
other uses allowed in the General Retail zoning district.
(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 with certain stipulations. This item was postponed at the August 5,
2019, City Council meeting to an undetermined date.)

Item 25

A. Conduct a public hearing under Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code to consider
approving an amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for
Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland Town Center) (“the
Zone”), enlarging the boundaries and increasing the geographic area of the Zone to include a
tract of land consisting of approximately 1.935 acres and being generally located south of IH-
20, east of FM 741 and north of Heartland Parkway in Kaufman County, Texas and being
located within the corporate limits of the City of Mesquite, Texas (“the 1.935 Acre Tract”);
extending the term of the Zone for an additional seven (7) years to expire December 31,
2055; increasing the total estimated project costs for the Zone; and the concept of tax
increment financing.
B. Consider an ordinance approving an amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone
Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland
Town Center) (“the Zone”), enlarging the boundaries and increasing the geographic area of
the Zone to include a tract consisting of approximately 1.935 acres and being generally
located south of IH-20, east of FM 741 and north of Heartland Parkway in the Martha Music
survey, Abstract No. 312, in Kaufman County, Texas, and being located within the corporate
limits of the City of Mesquite, Texas, bringing the total zone area to 148.681 acres, extending
the term of the Zone for an additional seven years to expire December 31, 2055, and
increasing the total estimated project costs for the Zone; amending Ordinance No. 4532,
previously approved by the City Council on December 18, 2017, amending Ordinance No.
4574, previously approved by the City Council on June 18, 2018, making a finding of
feasibility; providing that the enlarged Zone shall take effect immediately upon passage of this
ordinance; providing a repealer clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an
effective date.

Item 26

Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to finalize and execute a reimbursement
agreement between the City of Mesquite, Texas, Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone
Number Eleven, City of Mesquite, Texas (Heartland Town Center) (the “Zone”) and Heartland
Retail, LLC, regarding the reimbursement of project costs for public improvements within the
retail tract of the Zone.

Item 27

Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution approving the terms and conditions of a
Development Agreement and Chapter 380 Grant Agreement (“Agreement”) for a program to
promote local economic development and stimulate business and commercial activity in the
City and authorizing the City Manager to finalize and execute the Agreement for such
purposes with Heartland Retail, LLC, (“Developer”) and UST-Heartland, L.P., providing a
grant to the Developer and authorizing the City Manager to administer the Agreement on
behalf of the City for the retail development on property generally located south of Interstate
Highway 20, east of FM 741 and north of Heartland Parkway in the corporate limits of the City
of Mesquite in Kaufman County, Texas.

Item 28

RECEIPT OF RESIGNATION

Receive resignation from Jerome Geisler as a member of the Planning and Zoning
Commission and Capital Improvements Advisory Committee.

Items 1 & 2

1. Receive briefing regarding U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Urgent Need funding allocated to Mesquite for
COVID-19 assistance.

2 Discuss COVID-19 Declaration of Local Disaster and Response.

ADJOURNMENT