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18-3213
| 1 | 1 | Pre-Meeting - Bond Legal Counsel | Agenda Item | Receive introduction of Bond Legal Counsel. | Received | |
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18-3192
| 1 | 2 | Briefing: iLegislate | Agenda Item | Receive briefing regarding the new City Council agenda iLegislate app. | Received | |
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18-3211
| 1 | 3 | Pre-Meeting - Charter amendments | Agenda Item | Discuss proposed amendments to the City Charter. | Received | |
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18-3205
| 1 | 4 | Pre-Meeting - TxDOT Ethics Requirements | Agenda Item | Receive briefing regarding the Texas Department of Transportation Ethics Requirements. | Received | |
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18-3208
| 1 | 5 | Preliminary Financial Statement for Fiscal Year 2017 | Agenda Item | Receive preliminary financial statements for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. | Received | |
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17-3079
| 2 | 6 | Presentations to Mesquite Veterans Memorial Campaign | Agenda Item | Presentations to the Mesquite Veterans Memorial Campaign. | Presented | |
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18-3212
| 1 | 7 | Minutes - January 2, 2018 | Agenda Item | Minutes of the regular City Council meeting held January 2, 2018. | Approved | Pass |
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18-3207
| 2 | 8 | Ordinance - FY17-18 Amended Budget | Agenda Item | An ordinance amending the budget for the fiscal year of 2017-18, as heretofore approved by Ordinance No. 4505 of the City of Mesquite, Texas, adopted on September 5, 2017, appropriating and setting aside the necessary funds out of the general and other revenues of the City of Mesquite for fiscal year 2017-18, for the maintenance and operation of various departments and activities of the City, for capital and other improvements of the City and for all other expenditures included in said amended budget. | Approved | Pass |
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18-3194
| 1 | 9 | Tax Foreclosure Properties Sold | Agenda Item | A resolution authorizing the sale of three tax-foreclosed properties located at 3821 East Cartwright Road, 1700 South Sam Houston Road and 112 West College Street in Mesquite, Texas, ratifying and approving offer and purchase agreements and authorizing the City Manager to execute quitclaim deeds and all other documents necessary to complete the closing and sale of the properties. | Approved | Pass |
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18-3206
| 1 | 11 | RFQ 2017-115 Bond Legal Counsel | Agenda Item | RFQ No. 2017-115 - Bond Legal Counsel.
(Staff recommends award to Bracewell LLP.) | Approved | Pass |
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18-3173
| 2 | 12 | Bid No. 2018-039 - Fiber Optic for PARD, MGC & MAS | Agenda Item | Bid No. 2018-039 - Fiber Optic Network Construction for Parks and Recreation, Mesquite Golf Club and Mesquite Animal Shelter.
(Staff recommends award to Future Telecom, Inc., through an Interlocal Cooperative-Purchasing Agreement with Mesquite Independent School District, in the amount of $197,770.00.) | Approved | Pass |
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18-3195
| 2 | 13 | Bid No. 2018-040 - Annual Fiber Optic Cabling Repair and Maintenance | Agenda Item | Bid No. 2018-040 - Annual Fiber Optic Cabling Repair and Maintenance.
(Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a contract with Future Telecom, Inc., through an Interlocal Cooperative-Purchasing Agreement with Mesquite Independent School District, in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00.) | Approved | Pass |
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18-3204
| 1 | 10 | Resolution: Kaufman County MUD No. 5 (2) | Agenda Item | A resolution amending Resolution No. 15-2002, adopted March 18, 2002, to allow Kaufman County Municipal Utility District No. 5 to issue bonds for roadway improvements on property consisting of approximately 145 acres commonly known as Trinity Crossing in Kaufman County and located within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(This item was postponed at the January 2, 2018, City Council meeting.) | Approved | Pass |
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17-2789
| 1 | 14 | Thomasson Square - CO #1, Rebcon | Agenda Item | Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute Change Order No. 1 to Bid No. E2016-002 - Gus Thomasson Road Water, Sanitary Sewer, Paving and Drainage Reconstruction Project from Karla Drive to Moon Drive/Whitson Way with Rebcon, Inc., for proposed changes in the design in the amount of $997,367.22. | Approved | |
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18-3223
| 1 | 15 | Resignation - Janice Bell | Agenda Item | Receive resignation from Janice Bell as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Capital Improvements Advisory Committee. | Received | Pass |
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18-3230
| 1 | 16 | Proposed charter amendment - Police Dept. staffing level | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Minimum Staffing Level in Police Department
Shall Section 24a of Article III of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to increase the minimum staffing level in the police department from a minimum of one and five tenths (1.5) full-time, sworn police officers per every 1,000 population to a minimum of one and six tenths (1.6)? | Approved | Pass |
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18-3231
| 1 | 17 | Proposed charter amendment - Contract period limitation | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Deletion of the One-Year Contract Period Limitation
Shall Section 26(b) of Article III of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to delete the one-year limitation on any contract for goods, materials, services, or supplies for the current use of any department of the city? | Approved | Pass |
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18-3232
| 1 | 18 | Proposed charter amendment - City Council Structure | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
City Council Structure
Shall Sections 2, 4, 4a, 4b, 5 and 10 of Article IV of the Mesquite City Charter be amended and a new Section 9b of that article be added to provide for the composition of the city council to consist of seven (7) members, with six (6) members elected by qualified voters of particular districts and one member as mayor elected by all qualified voters of the city; to create six (6) single member districts, of substantially equal total population; to provide for the review of the council district boundaries each ten years as census data is available; to provide residency requirements for city council candidates; and to provide implementation and transitional provisions? | Approved | Pass |
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18-3233
| 1 | 19 | Proposed charter amendment - City Council Election Date | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Date of City Council Election
Shall Sections 7 and 9a of Article IV of the Mesquite City Charter be amended and a new Section 9b be added to that article to: require the regular municipal election to be held on the uniform election date, as provided by the general election laws of the State of Texas, in the month of November of odd-numbered years; to eliminate the staggering of city council terms; and to provide implementation and transitional provisions? | Approved | Pass |
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18-3234
| 1 | 20 | Proposed charter amendment - Term limits | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Establishing a Maximum Number of Terms for City Councilmembers and the Mayor
Shall Section 9 of Article IV of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to provide that: no person may serve more than four (4) consecutive two-year terms as a city councilmember without a two-year break in service; no person may serve more than four (4) consecutive two-year terms as mayor without a two-year break in service; no person may serve more than four (4) consecutive two-year terms as a city councilmember and four (4) consecutive two-year terms as mayor, for a total of eight (8) consecutive two-year terms combined, without a two-year break in service; a term includes any period of service during a term; and term limits are to be applied retroactively? | Approved | Pass |
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18-3235
| 1 | 21 | Proposed charter amendment - Establishing a City Attorney's Office | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Establishing a City Attorney’s Office
Shall Article IV of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to add a Section 35 to provide for the establishment of the office of the city attorney and assistants to the city attorney, as needed and budgeted by the city council, and amending Section 3 of Article VIII of the Mesquite City Charter to clarify that the city attorney shall exercise control over the City Attorney’s Office? | Approved | |
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18-3236
| 1 | 22 | Proposed charter amendment - Conform to actual/current practices | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Amendments to Conform to Actual/Current Practices
Shall the following sections of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to match actual practices: Section 28, “Additional Enumerated Powers; Penalties for Violations of Ordinances,” of Article III, “Corporate Powers”; Section 17, “Legislative Procedure,” and Section 27, “Creation and Jurisdiction of Corporation Court; Fines,” of Article IV, “Officers and Elections”; and Section 2, “Personnel Board,” of Article IX-A, “Civil Service?” | Approved | Pass |
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18-3237
| 1 | 23 | Proposed charter amendment - Conform to State law and City Code | Agenda Item | Consider approval of ballot language for a Proposition to amend the Home Rule Charter of the City of Mesquite, Texas, to be included in the Special Election on May 5, 2018, and determination of the sequential order of said Proposition:
City of Mesquite Proposition ____
Technical Amendments to Conform to State Law and City Code; to Correct Terms; to Correct Spelling; to Clarify Language; to Provide Gender-Neutral References; and to make other Technical Amendments
Shall the following sections of the Mesquite City Charter be amended to conform to state law and the city code, correct terms, correct spelling, clarify language, provide gender-neutral references, and make other technical amendments: Section 3, “Platting of Property,” of Article II, “Municipal Boundaries”; Section 8, “Liability for Negligence,” Section 12, “Street Improvements and Assessments therefor,” Section 15, “Regulation of Privately Owned Public Utilities,” Section 16, “City Owned Public Utilities,” Section 24, “Police Department,” Section 26, “Contracts Generally,” and Section 27, “Zoning,” of Article III, | Approved | Pass |
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18-3197
| 1 | 24 | Ordinance calling May 5, 2018 election | Agenda Item | Consider an ordinance of the City of Mesquite, Texas, ordering a Special Election to be held on May 5, 2018, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City, for adoption or rejection, certain proposed amendments to the existing Home Rule Charter of the City to increase the minimum staffing level in the Police Department from a minimum of one and five tenths (1.5) to a minimum of one and six tenths (1.6) full-time, sworn police officers per every 1,000 population; delete the one-year limitation on any contract for goods, materials, services, or supplies for the current use of a City department; provide for the composition of the City Council (“Council”) to consist of seven (7) members, with six (6) members elected by qualified voters of particular districts and one member as mayor elected by all qualified voters of the City and to provide for the creation of six (6) single member districts of substantially equal total population; provide for review of Council District boundaries each ten years as census data is available, provide residency requirements for Council c | Approved | Pass |
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