City Council — January 5, 2026

Consent agenda

• Approved on consent Item 9A1 Consent Contracts & purchasing $275,445

  Award bid for Renner Road at Wyndham Lane large valve improvement ($275,445)

  Council is asked to award Bid #01-26 to Pennington Concrete & Utilities, LLC for a water valve improvement project at the intersection of Renner Road and Wyndham Lane in the amount of $275,445.

  • Water & sewer
  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Contracts
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• Approved on consent Item 9A2 Consent Contracts & purchasing $151,161.29

  Purchase playground shade addition for Woodland Park ($151,161.29)

  Council is asked to authorize a purchase order to KOMPAN for a shade addition to the Woodland Park playground in the amount of $151,161.29, using the cooperative purchasing contract through OMNIA Partners Contract #2017001135.

  • Parks & trails
  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Contracts
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• Approved on consent Item 9A3 Consent Contracts & purchasing $689,623.25

  Purchase Cisco network switch equipment and licensing ($689,623.25)

  Council is asked to authorize a purchase order to Insight Public Sector, Inc. for new Cisco switch equipment and Cisco support licensing in the amount of $689,623.25, purchased cooperatively through Texas DIR contracts DIR-CPO-5347 and DIR-CPO-5030.

  • Purchasing & RFPs
  • Contracts
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Public hearings

• Awaiting minutes Public hearing Item 6 Budget & tax

  Public hearing on the proposed 2026 Bond Program

  Council will hold a public hearing to gather resident input on the city's proposed 2026 Bond Program. Residents will have an opportunity to comment before the program is finalized.

  A bond program would direct how the city spends potentially large amounts of borrowed money on capital projects, which can affect taxes and city services for years.

  • Bonds & debt
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• Awaiting minutes Public hearing Item 7 Zoning

  Rezoning hearing for 18.16 acres near Apollo Road continued to Feb. 23, 2026 (ZF 25-18)

  This public hearing concerns a request to rezone an 18.16-acre tract on the south side of Apollo Road, west side of Amherst Avenue, and north side of Syracuse Drive from R-1800-M Residential to a Planned Development (PD) for the R-1800-M district. The applicant has asked that the item be continued to the February 23, 2026 council meeting.

  Neighbors near Apollo Road, Amherst Avenue, and Syracuse Drive should be aware the rezoning decision is postponed; they will have another opportunity to comment in February.

  • Rezoning
  • Housing
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• Approved Public hearing Item 8 Zoning

  Public hearing on special development plan for 600 S. Central Expressway (ZF 25-21)

  Council will hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting a Special Development Plan to modify the standards of the Main Street/Central Expressway Form-Based Code for a 1.08-acre property at 600 S. Central Expressway.

  Approving this plan would allow the property at 600 S. Central Expressway to be developed under customized rules that differ from the standard form-based code that governs that corridor.

  • Form-based code
  • Special permit
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Discussion

• Discussed Item 5 Discussion

  Discussion of the Healthier Texas Community Challenge

  Council will review and discuss the Healthier Texas Community Challenge, a program focused on community health.

  This discussion could lead to Richardson pursuing a formal designation or program that shapes city health initiatives for residents.

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Executive session

• Closed session Item ES Executive session

  Executive session: fire station site and possible council vacancy

  The council will meet in closed session to discuss a potential site for Fire Station No. 7 and to consult with the city attorney about a possible vacancy on the City Council.

  The location chosen for Fire Station No. 7 will affect emergency response times for residents in that area, and any council vacancy could affect city governance.

  • Executive session
  • Fire & EMS
  • City property
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