City Council — August 16, 2021

Consent agenda

• Approved on consent Item 8A Consent Resolution

  Agreement with TxDOT for Greenville Ave. multimodal improvements funding

  Resolution No. 21-17 would approve an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program for multimodal improvements along Greenville Avenue, and authorize the City Manager to sign it.

  This agreement secures state transportation funding to improve Greenville Avenue for multiple travel modes, such as walking, biking, and driving.

  • Bike & pedestrian
  • Streets & traffic
  • Intergovernmental
• Approved on consent Item 8B1 Consent Contracts & purchasing $260,702.72

  Award asphalt overlay contract to Peachtree Construction for $260,702.72

  Staff recommends awarding Bid #52-21 to Peachtree Construction in the amount of $260,702.72 for the FY 2021 asphalt overlay program, which resurfaces city streets.

  • Contracts
  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Streets & traffic
• Approved on consent Item 8B2 Consent Contracts & purchasing

  Annual contract with Martin Marietta Materials for ready mix concrete

  Staff requests authorization to issue an annual requirements contract to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. for ready mix concrete under Bid #58-21, with pricing set by unit prices as needed throughout the year.

  • Contracts
  • Purchasing & RFPs
• Approved on consent Item 8B3 Consent Contracts & purchasing $384,328.18

  Purchase IT equipment from Dell ($384,328.18) and Datavox ($69,556.16) via state contracts

  Staff requests authorization under Bid #69-21 to issue purchase orders for information technology equipment: $384,328.18 to Dell Corporation through DIR Contract #DIR-TSO-3763, and $69,556.16 to Datavox, Inc. through DIR Contract #DIR-TSO-4167, both through the State of Texas cooperative purchasing program.

  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Contracts

Public hearings

• Awaiting minutes Public hearing Item 5 Budget & tax $100

  Public hearing on proposed property tax rate of $0.62516 per $100 valuation

  The city is holding a required public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2021–2022 property tax rate of $0.62516 per $100 of assessed valuation. Residents may attend and comment on the proposed rate before the council takes a formal vote.

  This rate determines how much property owners in Richardson will pay in city taxes next year.

  • Property tax

Action items

• Approved Item 6 Resolution

  Order a bond election for November 2, 2021

  The council is asked to adopt Resolution No. 21-15 to officially call a bond election for Richardson voters on November 2, 2021, and to set the rules for how that election will be conducted.

  Richardson voters will decide whether to authorize bond-funded projects, which could affect city services, infrastructure, and future tax rates.

  • Bonds & debt
  • Elections & charter
• Approved Item 7 Appointments

  Appoint Richardson representatives to the Regional Transportation Council

  Resolution No. 21-16 would appoint Janet DePuy as representative and Guillermo Quintanilla, Jr. as alternate to the Regional Transportation Council of the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Richardson shares this fractional membership with the Town of Addison.

  • Appointments
  • Intergovernmental
  • Transit & DART

Executive session

• Closed session Item ES Executive session

  Executive session: Municipal Court Judge personnel matter

  The council will meet in closed session to discuss a personnel matter related to the Municipal Court Judge.

  • Executive session