Min - City Council - 2022 - 03/22 - Regular ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 22,2022
Present:
Kenneth M. Fulk,Mayor
Councilmembers:
Baine Brooks,Mayor Pro Tem
Daren Meis
Carl Clemencich
Dave Cornette
Chris Schulmeister
Dave Shafer
City Staff:
Eric Ellwanger, City Manager
Eric Strong,Deputy.City Manager
Tim Dentler,Assistant City Manager
Rebecca Vice,Assistant City Manager
Shelley B. George,City Secretary
Teresa Warren,Director,Public and Media Relations
Rocio Gonzalez,Deputy City Secretary
Pete Smith, City Attorney(absent)
Kaleb Smith,Attorney
Workshop Session
The Workshop Session was not held.
Regular Meeting
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present
With a quorum of the Allen City Council present, the Regular Meeting of the Allen City Council was
called to order by Mayor Fulk at 7:00 p.m.on Tuesday,March 22,2022,in the City-Council Chambers
of Allen City Hall, 305 Century Parkway,Allen,Texas.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Public Recognition
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3.1 Citizen's Comments.
Sonya Turner, 1225 Rainforest Lane, Allen, Texas, and Ali Yamin, 1227 Rainforest Lane,
Allen, Texas, requested the City address the code enforcement issue for .a property on
Rainforest Lane.
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3.2 Presentation of Proclamation by the Office of the Mayor.
• Presentation of a Proclamation to the City of Allen Purchasing Division Proclaiming March
2022 as"Purchasing Month."
• Presentation of a Proclamation to the Allen Public Library Proclaiming April 3-9,2022,as
"Library Week."
3.3 Recognition of the Allen Public Library for Receipt of the Texas Municipal Library
Directors Association 2021 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award.
3.4 Presentation of the Library Board's Annual Report by Board Chair Scott Phillips.
4. Consent Agenda
Councilmember Corvette requested that Agenda Item 4.4 be removed from the Consent Agenda.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Shafer and a second by Councilmember Meis,
the Council voted seven(7) for and none (0) opposed to adopting all remaining items
on the Consent Agenda as follows:
4.1 Approve Minutes of the March 8,2022,Regular City Council Meeting.
4.2 Authorize the City Manager to Purchase the Commodity of Electrical Services for
Facility Maintenance from Boyd Operating Company, LLC, and RRE, Inc., for an
Amount of$130,000 Annually for a Term of Three Years.
4.3 Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Purchase of a Toro Reelmower 7000-D with
Professional Turf Products,LP,for the Parks and Recreation Department in the Amount
of$110,699.
4.5 Award Bid and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract with ACIS,Inc., for
Installation of Air Handlers at Allen Police Headquarters in the Amount of$260,855.
4.6 Set August 19-20, 2022, as the Dates for the City Council Budget Workshop with City
Council and Executive Staff.
The motion carried.
4.4 Award Bid and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Knight Erosion,
Inc., for the Design and Construction of the Creek Bank Stabilization Project along
Cottonwood Creek and Watters Branch Creek in the Amount of$520,245.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks and a second by Councilmember
Shafer, the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to award the bid and
authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Knight Erosion, Inc., for the
Design and Construction of the Creek Bank Stabilization Project along Cottonwood
Creek and Watters Branch Creek in the Amount of$520,245. The motion carried.
5. Regular Agenda
5.1 Motion to Accept the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
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MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Cornette and a second by Councilmember
Schulmeister,the Council voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed to accept the Fiscal
Year 2020-2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. The motion carried.
5.2 Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt an Ordinance Establishing Standards of Care
Necessary for a Day Care Licensing Exemption for Youth Camp Programs.
Mayor Fulk opened the public hearing for this agenda item and asked anyone wishing to speak
for or against this item to do so at this time.
With no one speaking,Mayor Fulk closed the public hearing.
ORDINANCE NO.3900-3-22: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS OF CARE
NECESSARY FOR A DAY CARE LICENSING EXEMPTION FOR YOUTH CAMP
PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF ALLEN PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING FOR A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Schulmeister and a second by
Councilmember Meis,the Council voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed to approve
Ordinance No. 3900-3-22, as previously captioned, to establish Standards of Care
necessary for a day care licensing exemption for youth camp programs operated by the
City of Allen Parks and Recreation Department. The motion carried.
5.3 Appoint to FM Vacancies on the Board of Adjustment, Building & Standards
Commission and Sign Control Board,and Planning and Zoning Commission.
MOTION: Upon a motion by Councilmember Schulmeister and a second by Councilmember
Meis, the Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed to appoint.the following
individuals to fill vacancies on the Board of Adjustment, Building & Standards
Commission and Sign Control Board, and Planning and Zoning 'Commission as
recommended by the Council Nominating Committee:
Planning and Zoning Commission Expiration Date
Place No. 1 Gary Stocker September 30,2023
Board of Adjustment/Building& Standards Commission/
Sign Control Board Expiration Date
Place No. 2 Joe Lundgren September 30,2022
Place No. 3 Tom Voss 'September 30,2023
The motion carried.
6. Other Business
6.1 Calendar
6.2 Items of Interest
• Mayor Pro Tern Brooks commended the Convention and Visitor's Bureau for bringing the
Mary Kay Cosmetics Convention to Allen.
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• Mayor Pro Tem Brooks expressed appreciation along with the City Council to the six Allen
firefighters deployed to Eastland to assist with wildfires as part of our statewide mutual aid
system.
• Mayor Pro Tern Brooks announced that Allen Police Department is taking applications for
the Junior Police Academy this summer and pointed viewers to learn more at
AllenPolice.org.
• Mayor Pro Tern Brooks also mentioned that enrollment is now open for over 50 summer
camps through our Parks and Recreation Department.
• Mayor Pro Tern Brooks asked the public to complete the survey for the proposed library
expansion. The survey is open until the end of the month at AllenLibrary.org.
• Councilmember Cornette announced the Fire Department is hiring through April 6.
• Councilmember Cornette also mentioned the great turnout and ideas presented at the
Downtown Steering Committee's Design Workshops.
• Mayor Fulk announced his charity of the month as JCK Resources.
• Mayor Fulk shared that he had attended the Holifest celebration at the Radha Krishna
Temple held in Allen and what a great community event it was for Allen.
7. Executive Session
The Executive Session was not held.
7.1 Reconvene and Consider Action on Items Resulting from Executive Session.
8. Adjournment
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Shafer and a second by Councilmember
Cornette,the Council voted seven(7)for and none(0)opposed to adjourn the Regular
Meeting of the Allen City Council at 8:12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The
motion carried.
These minutes were approved on the 12th day of April 2022.
APPRO D:
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Kenneth M.Fulk,MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Shelley B.Geo ,TRMC,CIT SECRETARY