Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: Rev. Joshua Youngblood Grace Church. B. Pledge to Flags: C. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda. D. Emergency Items if posted. E. Request by the Town Council for items to be placed on a future agenda for discussion, and recognition of excused absences. F. Presentation regarding the adoption of the Cottonwood Park Master Plan. (Director of Parks and Recreation Chad Hyde) G. Presentation of monthly updates from department heads concerning law enforcement activities, municipal court, customer service, emergency medical services, fire department response, fire prevention activities, emergency management, ongoing economic development projects, building permits, code enforcement activities, library activities, human resources updates, information technology report, revenue and expenditure report, street construction status, sanitation services, highway construction status, utility operations, parks and recreation activities, as well as facility and fleet updates. H. Council to highlight items on the agenda needing further discussion or comments prior to the regular session.
Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop.
Presentations: A. Award of Annual Friends of the Library Scholarships: Winner of the $2,500.00 scholarship is Senior Sa’ Mya Wallace who has been accepted to several schools including UTA, and Junior Jada Kamau is receiving the $2,000.00 scholarship and is undecided on a college The Friends congratulated both finalists for qualifying for their annual awards. (FOTL Representatives)
Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Town Council and require little or no deliberation. There will not be a separate discussion of these items and the agenda will be enacted by one vote. If the Council expresses a desire to discuss a matter listed, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately: A. Minutes of the August 6, 2019 Workshop, Public Hearings and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Minutes of the August 7, 2019 Budget Workshop. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) C. Resolution No. 08201901 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Road Bonds by the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) D. Resolution No. 08201902 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Utility Bonds by Highway 380 Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) E. Approve Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between Denton County and the Town of Little Elm for the reconstruction of French Settlement Road from Hill Lane to Eldorado Parkway and the installation of new traffic signal at Eldorado Parkway and Dickson Lane. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) F. Approval of Service Agreement for Demand Response Transit Service between the Town of Little Elm and SPAN, Inc. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) G. Authorization to purchase two (2) 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe’s for Paloma Creek from Lake Country Chevrolet in the amount of $78,711.00. (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) H. Authorization to purchase patrol accessories and installation services for ten (10) police vehicles from Dodge City, of McKinney in the amount of $231,920.00. (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) I. Authorization to purchase Master Meter and metering equipment from HydroPro Solutions in the estimated annual amount of $250,000.00. (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) J. Authorization to utilize professional training services from Strategic Government Resources (SGR) in the estimated annual amount of $65,000.00 (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) K. Approve the proposed contract to D&S Engineering Labs, LLC to perform materials testing services associated with the Little Elm Aquatic Center project in an amount not to exceed $67,790.00, and authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract. (Town Engineer Wesley Brandon) L. Resolution No. 08201904 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, requesting approval of the Cottonwood Park Master Plan. (Director of Parks and Recreation Chad Hyde) M. Approval of amendment to clarify court jurisdiction for a mutual aid agreement between the Town of Little Elm and the City of Frisco for clarifications of responsibilities for police response to accidents and investigations on shared roadways and intersections in and around FM 423. (Chief of Police Rodney Harrison) N. Approve Interlocal Agreement between the Town of Little Elm and the Little Elm Independent School District regarding certain funding and construction obligations of French Settlement Road. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) O. Authorizing the Town Manager to execute any and all contracts, documents associated with the renewal of employee benefits Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Humana, Superior Vision and Mutual of Omaha. (Human Resources Director Dee Dee Hale)
1st Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate for the Town of Little Elm for Fiscal Year 2020. All interested residents are welcome to attend and express their view and comments: (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall) A. Staff Comments: B. Open Public Hearing: C. Receive Public Comments: D. Announcement: “The Little Elm Town Council will consider the Ordinance to adopt the Tax Rate for the Town of Little Elm Fiscal Year 2020 at the September 10, 2019, Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Center located at 100 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, Texas, 75068. Members of the public are encourage to attend hearing and express their views to the Mayor and Council”. E. Close 1st Public Hearing:
Request and Reports for Council consideration and appropriate action: A. Discussion and Action to appoint members to the Charter Review Committee. (Council)
8. Council will convene in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code: A. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. B. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. C. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. D. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development. 9. Reconvene into Open Session: Discussion and consideration to take any action necessary as the result of the Executive Session. A. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. B. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. C. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. D. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development.
Request and Reports for Council consideration and appropriate action: B. Discussion and action to adopt Resolution No. 08201903 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, declaring the Public Necessity to acquire fee simple Right-of-Way and Water/Sewer Easements across certain properties located along West Eldorado Parkway, as more particularly shown in Exhibit A attached hereto; authorizing the Town Manager to execute documents for the acquisition of the property interests; appointing an appraiser and negotiator as necessary; authorizing the Town Manager to establish just compensation for the property rights to be acquired; authorizing the Town Manager to take all steps necessary to acquire the needed property rights, in compliance with all applicable laws and resolutions; authorizing the Town Manager to make a bona fide written offer to acquire said property; authorizing the Town Manager and Staff to use eminent domain to condemn the needed property interests; and providing for an immediate effective date. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) 10. Adjourn Work Shop and Regular Meeting.
Call to Order Council Work Shop at 6:00 p.m. A. Invocation: Rev. Joshua Youngblood Grace Church. B. Pledge to Flags: C. Items to be withdrawn from Consent Agenda. D. Emergency Items if posted. E. Request by the Town Council for items to be placed on a future agenda for discussion, and recognition of excused absences. F. Presentation regarding the adoption of the Cottonwood Park Master Plan. (Director of Parks and Recreation Chad Hyde) G. Presentation of monthly updates from department heads concerning law enforcement activities, municipal court, customer service, emergency medical services, fire department response, fire prevention activities, emergency management, ongoing economic development projects, building permits, code enforcement activities, library activities, human resources updates, information technology report, revenue and expenditure report, street construction status, sanitation services, highway construction status, utility operations, parks and recreation activities, as well as facility and fleet updates. H. Council to highlight items on the agenda needing further discussion or comments prior to the regular session.
Roll Call/Call to Order Regular Town Council Immediately Following Council Workshop.
Presentations: A. Award of Annual Friends of the Library Scholarships: Winner of the $2,500.00 scholarship is Senior Sa’ Mya Wallace who has been accepted to several schools including UTA, and Junior Jada Kamau is receiving the $2,000.00 scholarship and is undecided on a college The Friends congratulated both finalists for qualifying for their annual awards. (FOTL Representatives)
Consent Agenda: All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the Town Council and require little or no deliberation. There will not be a separate discussion of these items and the agenda will be enacted by one vote. If the Council expresses a desire to discuss a matter listed, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately: A. Minutes of the August 6, 2019 Workshop, Public Hearings and Regular Meeting. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) B. Minutes of the August 7, 2019 Budget Workshop. (Town Secretary Kathy Phillips) C. Resolution No. 08201901 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Road Bonds by the Highway 380 Municipal Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) D. Resolution No. 08201902 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas giving consent to the Issuance of Unlimited Tax Utility Bonds by Highway 380 Management District No. 1, a Conservation and Reclamation District located within the corporate boundaries of the Town. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) E. Approve Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between Denton County and the Town of Little Elm for the reconstruction of French Settlement Road from Hill Lane to Eldorado Parkway and the installation of new traffic signal at Eldorado Parkway and Dickson Lane. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) F. Approval of Service Agreement for Demand Response Transit Service between the Town of Little Elm and SPAN, Inc. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) G. Authorization to purchase two (2) 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe’s for Paloma Creek from Lake Country Chevrolet in the amount of $78,711.00. (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) H. Authorization to purchase patrol accessories and installation services for ten (10) police vehicles from Dodge City, of McKinney in the amount of $231,920.00. (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) I. Authorization to purchase Master Meter and metering equipment from HydroPro Solutions in the estimated annual amount of $250,000.00. (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) J. Authorization to utilize professional training services from Strategic Government Resources (SGR) in the estimated annual amount of $65,000.00 (Purchasing Manager Rebecca Hunter) K. Approve the proposed contract to D&S Engineering Labs, LLC to perform materials testing services associated with the Little Elm Aquatic Center project in an amount not to exceed $67,790.00, and authorize the Town Manager to execute the contract. (Town Engineer Wesley Brandon) L. Resolution No. 08201904 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, requesting approval of the Cottonwood Park Master Plan. (Director of Parks and Recreation Chad Hyde) M. Approval of amendment to clarify court jurisdiction for a mutual aid agreement between the Town of Little Elm and the City of Frisco for clarifications of responsibilities for police response to accidents and investigations on shared roadways and intersections in and around FM 423. (Chief of Police Rodney Harrison) N. Approve Interlocal Agreement between the Town of Little Elm and the Little Elm Independent School District regarding certain funding and construction obligations of French Settlement Road. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) O. Authorizing the Town Manager to execute any and all contracts, documents associated with the renewal of employee benefits Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Humana, Superior Vision and Mutual of Omaha. (Human Resources Director Dee Dee Hale)
1st Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Rate for the Town of Little Elm for Fiscal Year 2020. All interested residents are welcome to attend and express their view and comments: (Chief Financial Officer Karla Stovall) A. Staff Comments: B. Open Public Hearing: C. Receive Public Comments: D. Announcement: “The Little Elm Town Council will consider the Ordinance to adopt the Tax Rate for the Town of Little Elm Fiscal Year 2020 at the September 10, 2019, Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Center located at 100 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, Texas, 75068. Members of the public are encourage to attend hearing and express their views to the Mayor and Council”. E. Close 1st Public Hearing:
Request and Reports for Council consideration and appropriate action: A. Discussion and Action to appoint members to the Charter Review Committee. (Council)
8. Council will convene in Executive Session pursuant to Texas Government Code: A. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. B. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. C. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. D. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development. 9. Reconvene into Open Session: Discussion and consideration to take any action necessary as the result of the Executive Session. A. Section 551.071 for private consultation with the Town Attorney to seek legal advice with respect to pending and contemplated litigation and including all matters on this agenda to which the Town Attorney has a duty under the Texas Rules of Discipline and Professional conduct regarding confidential communication with the Town Council. B. Section 551.072 to discuss certain matters regarding real property. C. Section 551.076 to discuss security matters. D. Section 551.087 to discuss Economic Development.
Request and Reports for Council consideration and appropriate action: B. Discussion and action to adopt Resolution No. 08201903 a Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Little Elm, Texas, declaring the Public Necessity to acquire fee simple Right-of-Way and Water/Sewer Easements across certain properties located along West Eldorado Parkway, as more particularly shown in Exhibit A attached hereto; authorizing the Town Manager to execute documents for the acquisition of the property interests; appointing an appraiser and negotiator as necessary; authorizing the Town Manager to establish just compensation for the property rights to be acquired; authorizing the Town Manager to take all steps necessary to acquire the needed property rights, in compliance with all applicable laws and resolutions; authorizing the Town Manager to make a bona fide written offer to acquire said property; authorizing the Town Manager and Staff to use eminent domain to condemn the needed property interests; and providing for an immediate effective date. (Deputy Town Manager Doug Peach) 10. Adjourn Work Shop and Regular Meeting.