HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 2021-02-22 Minutes MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS
HELD IN THE CITY HALL 4301 CITY POINT DRIVE
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Via Webex Video Conference
WORK SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas met in work session on the
22nd day of February at 6:00 p.m. via video conference prior to the 7:00 p.m. regular
Council meeting. -
Mayor Trevino stated in accordance with the Texas Governor's March 13, 2020 Disaster
Declaration and subsequent suspension of certain Texas Open Meetings Act Provisions,
this February 22 2021 meeting of the North Richland Hills City Council is hereby called to
order at 6:02 p.m.
Mayor Trevino stated that tonight's meeting will be conducted using Webex video
conference in order to observe physical distancing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Mayor Trevino conducted a roll call of City Council members to confirm the presence of
a quorum.
Present via video conference:
Oscar Trevino, Mayor
Tito Rodriguez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern, Place 1
Rita Wright Oujesky, Place 2
Suzy Compton, Place 3
Mason Orr, Associate Mayor Pro Tern, Place 4
Mike Benton, Place 5
Scott Turnage, Mayor Pro Tern, Place 6
Kelvin Deupree, Place 7
Staff present via video conference:
Mark Hindman, City Manager
Alicia Richardson, City Secretary
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney
1. DISCUSS ITEMS ON REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
City Council had no questions for staff.
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2. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER
31, 2020.
Director of Budget and Research Robert Myers reviewed the quarterly financial status
reports for the period ending December 31, 2020. Mr. Myers reviewed the General
Fund, Park Development Fund, Crime Control District and Utility Fund providing the
following year to date actuals.
General Fund
Revenue - $24,115,402 (47.4% of revised budget)
Expenditures - $12,416,176 (24.4% of revised budget)
Park Development Fund
Revenue - $2,172,459 (22.2% of revised budget)
Expenditures - $2,500,660 (25.6% of revised budget)
Crime Control District Fund
Revenue - $1,505,253 (26.7% of revised budget)
Expenditures - $1,241,986 (22.1% of revised budget)
Utility Fund
Revenue - $9,125,103 (23.9% of revised budget)
Expenditures - $9,010,765 (23.6% of revised budget)
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. SECTION 551.072: DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY - 6800-7100 BLOCK OF GLENVIEW DRIVE.
Mayor Trevino announced at 6:16 p.m. that the City Council would adjourn into Executive
Session as authorized by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Section 551.072:
Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property - 6800-7100 block of
Glenview Drive. Executive Session began at 6:24 p.m. and concluded at 6:41 p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
A. CALL TO ORDER
In accordance with the Texas Governor's March 13, 2020 Disaster Declaration and
subsequent suspension of certain Texas Open Meetings Act Provisions, this February
22, 2021 meeting of the North Richland Hills City Council is hereby called to order at
7:00 p.m. using Webex video conference.
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Mayor Trevino conducted a roll call of City Council members to confirm the presence of
a quorum.
Present via video conference:
Oscar Trevino, Mayor
Tito Rodriguez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tern, Place 1
Rita Wright Oujesky, Place 2
Suzy Compton, Place 3
Mason Orr, Associate Mayor Pro Tern, Place 4
Mike Benton, Place 5
Scott Turnage, Mayor Pro Tern, Place 6
Kelvin Deupree, Place 7
Staff present via video conference:
Mark Hindman, City Manager
Alicia Richardson, City Secretary
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney
A.1 INVOCATION
Council member Wright Oujesky gave the invocation.
A.2 PLEDGE
Council member Wright Oujesky led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States and
Texas flags.
A.3 SPECIAL PRESENTATION(S) AND RECOGNITION(S)
There were no items for this category.
A.4 CITIZENS PRESENTATION
There were no requests to speak from the public.
A.5 PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no requests to speak from the public.
A.6 REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM CONSENT AGENDA
No items were removed from the consent agenda.
B. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
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APPROVED
A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WRIGHT OUJESKY, SECONDED BY
COUNCIL MEMBER DEUPREE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0.
B.1 APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR FEBRUARY 8, 2021 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
B.2 APPROVE AWARD OF RFB NO. 21-003 TO HORIZON DISTRIBUTORS FOR
THE PURCHASE OF LANDSCAPE CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES IN THE
AMOUNT OF $58,112.88.
B.3 AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR THE NRH CENTRE
FROM ADVANCED HEALTHSTYLES FITNESS EQUIPMENT, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $120,000.00 THROUGH BUYBOARD COOPERATIVE
PURCHASING CONTRACT NO. 583-19.
B.4 APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2021-013, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF
THE GRANT APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS IF
AWARDED FOR THE 2021 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM
(SHSP) FOR NORTHEAST FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION (NEFDA) -
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT) AREA MONITORING EQUIPMENT
GRANT#4257101.
B.5 APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2021-014, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF
THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE 2020 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS
GRANT (AFG) PROGRAM -TRAINING PROPS/EQUIPMENT.
B.6 APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2021-015, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF
GRANT APPLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALLOCATED FUNDS IF
AWARDED FOR THE 2021 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM
(SHSP) LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
(LETPA) PROGRAM FOR NORTHEAST EXPLOSIVE RESPONSE TEAM
(NERT) - EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) BOMB SUIT GRANT
#4255101.
C. PUBLIC HEARINGS
There were no items for this category.
D. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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There were no items for this category.
E. PUBLIC WORKS
E.1 CONSIDER THE 2021 PREVENTIVE STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
APPROVED
Assistant Director of Public Works Boe Blankenship presented the item. Mr.
Blankenship provided City Council with an overview of the 2019/2020 preventative street
maintenance program. The program includes 163 streets with over 26 centerline miles.
The types of preventive street maintenance includes: crack seal, slurry seal, micro
surfacing, and 2" asphalt overlays for asphalt and partial pavement replacement and
crack seal for concrete streets. Mr. Blankenship informed City Council the City also
partnered with Tarrant County for asphalt rehabilitation.
Mr. Blankenship shared with City Council that the 2021 preventative street maintenance
program includes 80 projects on 74 streets with over 14 centerline miles, and six
pavement treatments for a cost of$1,763,978.
Asphalt overlay street recommendations include: (1) Cardinal Lane, 8700; (2) Deville
Drive, 4700-7004; (3) Greendale Court, 6700; (4) Holiday Lane, 5000-5300; (5) Laurel
Lane, 5100; (6) Lewis Court, 5500; (7) Post Oak Drive, 6900-7000; (8) Rolling Ridge
Drive; (9) Stonybrooke Drive, 7200-7400; (10) Amundson Drive, 8300-9400; (11) Onyx
Drive South, 6100; and (12) Ruthette Drive, 8400.
Asphalt slurry seal and micro surfacing recommendations include: (1) Grand View Drive,
8500; (2) Boca Raton Court, 8900; (3) Brandi Place, 7700-7770; (4) Browning Drive,
6400-6700; (5) David Drive, 7500; (6) Green Leaf Court, 7600; (7) Hidden Oaks Drive,
7800; (8) Liberty Way, 7300; (9) Northridge Boulevard, 5300-5355; (10) Oak Lane,
7600; (11) Paramount Street, 3500; (12) Price Drive, 6000-6100; (13) Terrell Drive,
8500-8700; and (14) Tipperary Court, 7300.
Asphalt crack seal street recommendations includes: (1) Beverly Drive, 8100-8300; (2)
Bogart Drive, 7400-7500; (3) Caton Drive, 4900; (4) City Point Drive, 4500-4600; (5)
Cloyce Court, 4900-5000; (6) Cummings Drive, 4600; (7) Diamond Loch East,
3900-4029; (8) Emerald Oaks Drive, 3800; (9) Londonderry Drive, 7300-7337; (10)
Marlette Court, 6400; (11) Meadowbrook Drive, 7300; (12) Northfield Drive, 7620-7645;
(13) Oakfield Corner Court, 7000; (14) Orange Valley Drive, 7500; (15) Parkridge Drive,
6600; (16) Price Drive, 6200-6228; (17) Redondo Street, 4500-4613; (18) Short Street,
7500; (19) Starnes Road, 6800-7000; (20) Steeple Ridge Drive, 8520-8528; (21)
Stonedale Court, 7300; (22) Tamarron Court, 7700; (23) Tanglewood Court, 8300; (24)
Willowcrest Drive, 3300-3332; (25) Windhaven Road, 7036-7216; and (26) Windhaven
Road, 7309-7313.
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Concrete partial pavement recommendations includes: (1) Ashley Court, 8600; (2) Green
Valley Drive, 7900-8000; (3) Holiday Lane, 6044-6068; (4) Iron Horse Boulevard,
7200-7300; (5) King Ranch Road, 7000-7100; (6) Marilyn Lane, 4900; (7) Winder Court,
5000; (8) Winter Park Drive, 5800-5963; and (9) Holiday Lane, 5600-5700.
Concrete crack seal recommendations includes: (1) Amhurst Court, 8600; (2) Barton
Springs Drive, 5900-6000; (3) Bella Lane, 7400-7416; (4) Cedar Grove Drive,
6609-6625; (5) Dick Fisher Drive, 6200; (6) Forest Glenn Drive, 8100-8300; (7) Forest
Hills Court, 7800-7900; (8) Hallmark Drive, 8105-8200; (9) Hawk Avenue, 6000-8700;
(10) Hightower Drive, 6700; (11) Holiday Lane, 5700-5900; (12) Robert Drive,
5200-5300; (13) Ross Road, 5900; (14) Rufe Snow Drive, 7700-7800; (15) Shadywood
Lane, 8000-8100; (16) Smithfield Road, 8300; (17) Spring Oak Drive, 7200-7300; (18)
Susan Lee Lane, 5200-5300; and (19) Susan Lee Lane, 4900-5000.
Mr. Blankenship shared with City Council that three additional streets received asphalt
overlay and were funded through the 2019/2020 preventative street maintenance project
savings. The streets included: Amundson Drive, 8300-9400; Onyx Drive South, 6100;
and Ruthette Drive, 8400. City staff recommends the approval of the 2021 preventative
street maintenance program and to authorize the City Manager to execute an interlocal
agreement between Tarrant County and the City of North Richland Hills.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM TURNAGE, SECONDED BY DEPUTY
MAYOR PRO TEM RODRIGUEZ TO APPROVE THE 2021 PREVENTIVE STREET
MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0.
E.2 AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY TO REHABILITATE AND
RESURFACE STONYBROOKE DRIVE FROM RUMFIELD ROAD TO
CRESTVIEW DRIVE.
APPROVED
This item was presented in conjunction with item E.1.
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A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COMPTON, SECONDED BY
ASSOCIATE MAYOR PRO TEM ORR TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY TO REHABILITATE
AND RESURFACE STONYBROOKE DRIVE FROM RUMFIELD ROAD TO CRESTVIEW
DRIVE.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0.
F. GENERAL ITEMS
F.1 DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 22 ARTICLE II,
SECTION 22-32 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES AND TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 418.108 DUE TO THE SEVERE WINTER
STORM EVENT.
Mayor Trevino announced that no action is necessary for this item.
G. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS - CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY
ITEM DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION LISTED ON WORK SESSION
AGENDA
Mayor Trevino announced that no action was necessary as the result of Executive
Session.
H. INFORMATION AND REPORTS
H.1 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Associate Mayor Pro Tern Orr made the following announcements.
As a reminder, the City of North Richland Hills conducts a test of the 10 outdoor
emergency warning sirens on the first Wednesday of each month. The next test will take
place on Wednesday, March 3. The tests are not performed if threatening weather is
near or there is low cloud cover. Citizens can also sign up for severe weather alerts by
phone or text message at www.nrhtx.com/alerts.
Kudos Korner - Every Council Meeting, we spotlight our employees for the great things
they do. Tonight we recognize: All city staff for their response to the winter storm last
week. We received numerous comments from citizens about the tremendous around the
clock efforts to keep the community informed and safe.
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I. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Trevino adjourned the meeting at 7:31 p.m.
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