City Council — April 10, 2023

Consent agenda

• Approved on consent Item 11A1 Consent Ordinance

  Major zoning modifications for West Spring Valley Corridor PD on S. Coit Road

  Ordinance No. 4454 would amend the city's zoning ordinance and map to grant major modifications to the West Spring Valley Corridor Planned Development District covering 36.75 acres on the east side of S. Coit Road, north of W. Spring Valley Road.

  Changes to this large planned development district could affect what gets built or allowed on 36.75 acres near Coit Road and Spring Valley Road.

  • Rezoning
• Approved on consent Item 11A2 Consent Ordinance

  Special permit for a private university at 1301 W. President George Bush Highway

  Ordinance No. 4455 would amend the zoning ordinance to grant a special permit allowing a private university to operate at 1301 W. President George Bush Highway, a property currently zoned TO-M Technical Office.

  Approving a university use at this address changes what activities can take place on a site currently designated for technical office uses.

  • Special permit
• Approved on consent Item 11B1 Consent Contracts & purchasing $2,617,940

  Award $2,617,940 contract for collector and arterial streets rehabilitation

  Staff recommends awarding Bid #20-23 to FNH Construction, LLC in the amount of $2,617,940 to rehabilitate collector and arterial streets in Richardson.

  This work will repair major roads residents use every day.

  • Streets & traffic
  • Contracts
  • Purchasing & RFPs
• Approved on consent Item 11B2 Consent Contracts & purchasing $103,300

  Award $103,300 contract for 2023 open channel drainage maintenance

  Staff recommends awarding Bid #33-23 to Richmond & Associates Landscaping, Ltd. in the amount of $103,300 for the construction of the 2023 Open Channel Maintenance – Winter project.

  • Drainage & flooding
  • Contracts
  • Purchasing & RFPs
• Approved on consent Item 11B3 Consent Contracts & purchasing $1,101,325

  Purchase one Pierce fire pumper truck for $1,101,325 through cooperative contract

  Staff requests authorization to issue a purchase order to Siddons-Martin Emergency Group for one Pierce Custom Enforcer Pumper fire apparatus for the Fire Department at a cost of $1,101,325, using Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) cooperative contract #FS12-19.

  Adding a new pumper truck strengthens the Fire Department's ability to respond to fires and emergencies across Richardson.

  • Fire & EMS
  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Contracts
• Approved on consent Item 11B4 Consent Contracts & purchasing $880,000

  Award $880,000 contract for Cottonwood Creek sanitary sewer manhole rehabilitation

  Staff recommends awarding Bid #66-23 to Southern Trenchless Solutions in the amount of $880,000 for Phase 2 of the Cottonwood Creek Basin Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation project, using BuyBoard cooperative contract #635-21.

  Rehabilitating aging sewer manholes helps prevent sewage overflows and protects water quality for residents.

  • Water & sewer
  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Contracts
• Approved on consent Item 11C Consent Contracts & purchasing $770,050

  Add $100,000 to sidewalk replacement contract, bringing total to $770,050

  The council is asked to approve a change order increasing Contract #321000852 with HQS Construction LLC for the 2021 Commercial Sidewalk Replacement Program Region 1 by $100,000, raising the total contract value to $770,050.

  • Bike & pedestrian
  • Contracts

Public hearings

• Approved Public hearing Item 7 Ordinance

  Standards of care for Parks and Recreation early child development programs

  The council will hold a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 4452, which sets official standards of care for early child development programs run by the Richardson Parks and Recreation Department.

  These standards establish the rules governing how the city cares for young children in its recreation programs, which affects families who use those services.

  • Parks & trails
  • Recreation
• Approved Public hearing Item 8 Ordinance

  Standards of care for Parks and Recreation youth programs

  The council will hold a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 4453, which sets official standards of care for youth programs run by the Richardson Parks and Recreation Department.

  These standards govern how the city supervises and cares for children in its youth recreation programs, affecting families who enroll their kids.

  • Parks & trails
  • Recreation
• Approved Public hearing Item 9 Zoning

  Rezone 2100 Alamo Road and add special permit for dog daycare and boarding kennel

  A property owner is asking the city to rezone a 2.5-acre lot at 2100 Alamo Road from LR-M(2) Local Retail to a Planned Development with modified development standards, and to grant a special permit to operate a dog daycare and boarding kennel with an outdoor play area inside an existing building.

  Neighbors near Alamo Road and Campbell Road would have a new dog daycare and boarding facility operating next to them if this is approved.

  • Rezoning
  • Special permit
  View on Zoning Watch
• Approved Public hearing Item 10 Zoning

  Special permit for a massage establishment at 210 E. Spring Valley Road

  A property owner at 210 E. Spring Valley Road is requesting a special permit to operate a massage establishment inside an existing building on a 0.83-acre lot zoned Main Street/Central Expressway PD Planned Development (Centennial Green Sub-District).

  • Special permit
  View on Zoning Watch

Executive session

• Closed session Item ES Executive session

  Executive session: economic development talks near Main St./U.S. 75

  The council will meet in closed session under Texas Government Code Section 551.087 to discuss economic development negotiations related to a commercial development in the Main St./U.S. 75 area.

  • Executive session
  • Economic development