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05-13-2025 (City Council) MinutesWylie City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025 — 6:00 PM Council Chambers - 300 Country Club Road, Building #100, Wylie, Texas 75098 1„/ CITY OF WYLIE CALL TO ORDER Mayor Matthew Porter called the regular meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. The following City Council members were present: Councilman David R. Duke, Councilman Dave Strang, Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Forrester, Councilman Sid Hoover, Councilman Scott Williams, and Councilman Gino Mulliqi. Staff present included: City Manager Brent Parker; Deputy City Manager Renae 011ie; Assistant City Manager Lety Yanez; Fire Chief Brandon Blythe; Digital Media Specialist Kristina Kelly; City Secretary Stephanie Storm; Finance Director Melissa Brown; Assistant Police Chief Tommy Walters; Community Services Director Jasen Haskins; Library Director Ofilia Barrera; Parks and Recreation Director Carmen Powlen; Operations Director James Brown; Animal Services Manager Shelia Patton; Engineering Project Manager Jenneen Elkhalid; Public Works Director Tommy Weir; and various support staff. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Forrester led the Invocation, and Councilman Hoover led the Pledge of Allegiance. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2025-19 of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, canvassing the election returns of the May 3, 2025 General Election; declaring the election results for City Council Place 1 and Place 3; and providing a savings/repealing clause, severability clause and an effective date. Staff Comments City Secretary Storm addressed the Council, stating that there was one change to the numbers posted in the agenda packet, as there was one additional vote for Collin County. Council Action A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Forrester, seconded by Councilman Mulliqi, to approve Item 1 as amended. A vote was taken, and the motion passed 7-0. 2. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2025-20 of the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas, adopting the amendments to the Home Rule Charter approved by the qualified voters of the City of Wylie, Texas, at a Special Election held on May 3, 2025; canvassing the election returns; declaring the election results; providing for recordation and certification of the Charter Amendments as required by Texas Law; and providing a savings/repealing clause, severability clause and an effective date. Staff Comments City Secretary Storm addressed the Council, stating that there was one change to the numbers posted in the agenda packet as there was one additional vote for Collin County, and reported that the voters approved 20 out of 26 propositions. Page 11 Council Action A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Forrester, seconded by Councilman Mulliqi, to approve Item 2 as amended. A vote was taken, and the motion passed 7-0. PRESENTATION TO OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER Mayor Porter and the Wylie City Council presented outgoing Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Jeffrey Forrester with a plaque of appreciation for his dedication and support to the City of Wylie during his tenure as Councilmember Place 3. Tokens of appreciation were also given by Congressman Keith Self and Senator Angela Paxton's Offices. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF ELECTIONS & ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE Mayor Porter presented Certificates of Election, and Municipal Court Judge Art Maldonado administered the Oath of Office to Councilmembers-elect David R. Duke, Place 1, and Todd J. Pickens, Place 3. Todd J. Pickens took his seat at the dais. Mayor Porter recessed the Council into a break at 6:28 p.m. Mayor Porter reconvened the Council into Regular Session at 6:39 p.m. PRESENTATIONS & RECOGNITIONS PR1. National Police Week. Mayor Porter presented a proclamation proclaiming May 11-17, 2025 as National Police Week in Wylie, Texas. Police Department staff were present to accept the Proclamation. PR2. Economic Development Week. Mayor Porter recognized the week of May 19-25, 2025 as Economic Development Week. COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS Any member of the public may address Council regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Members of the public must fill out a form prior to the meeting in order to speak. Council requests that comments be limited to three minutes for an individual, six minutes for a group. In addition, Council is not allowed to converse, deliberate or take action on any matter presented during citizen participation. Jill Palmer addressed the City Council with safety concerns regarding the streets and traffic in the Dominion of Pleasant Valley neighborhood. CONSENT AGENDA All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. A. Consider, and act upon, approval of April 22, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting minutes. B. Consider, and place on file, the monthly Revenue and Expenditure Report for the Wylie Economic Development Corporation as of March 31, 2025. C. Consider, and act upon, a Preliminary Plat of Lot 1, Block A of Lake Trails of Bozman Farm Phase 2 creating one HOA open space lot on 29.609 acres, generally located at 1610 Troy Road. Page 12 D. Consider, and act upon, a Final Plat of Lot 1, Block A of Lake Trails of Bozman Farm Phase 2 creating one HOA open space lot on 29.609 acres, generally located at 1610 Troy Road. E. Consider, and act upon, a Final Plat creating Lots 1 and 2, Block A of Paul Wilson Addition on 3.46 acres in the City of Wylie Extra Territorial Jurisdiction, properties located at 300 and 304 Paul Wilson Road. F. Consider, and act upon, a Final Plat creating Lots 1 and 2, Block A of Wagon Wheel Estates on 1.488 acres in the City of Wylie Extra Territorial Jurisdiction, property located at 121 Wagon Wheel Lane. G. Consider, and act upon, Purchase No. W2025-105 from Iteris, Inc. for Engineering in an estimated amount of $89,511.00 for the acquisition of traffic signal camera equipment and supplies through a cooperative purchasing agreement with BuyBoard. H. Consider, and act upon, the approval of the approval of a five (5) year lease for Dell ruggedized computers (W2025-108) from Dell Financial Services in the amount of $189,150 through a cooperative purchasing contract with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), and authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all necessary documents. I. Consider, and act upon, the approval of the purchase and install of two HACH SC4500 Chlorine Analyzers in the estimated amount of $68,000.00 from RLC Controls Inc., and authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents. J. Consider, and act upon, the approval of the purchase of one (1) 3/e Ton Animal Control Vehicle in the amount of $89,000 through a cooperative purchasing contract with BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing (#724-23), and authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents. K. Consider, and act upon, the approval of the attached reimbursement requests presented to the City Council. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Mulliqi, seconded by Councilman Williams, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. REGULAR AGENDA 3. Consider, and act upon, the appointment of Mayor Pro Tem for a term beginning May 2025 and ending May 2026. Council Comments Councilmen Mulliqi and Williams expressed interest in serving as Mayor Pro Tem. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Strang, seconded by Councilman Duke, to approve the appointment of Councilman Gino Mulliqi as Mayor Pro Tem for a term beginning May 2025 and ending May 2026. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. 4. Consider, and act upon, the appointment of a 2025 Board and Commissions City Council Interview Panel to conduct the May 2025 board applicant interviews. Council Comments Mayor Porter stated that historically, the Mayor Pro Tem has served as the Chair of the Interview Panel, and asked for any volunteers who would like to serve on the Panel. Councilmen Strang and Duke expressed interest in serving on the Panel. Page 13 Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Strang, seconded by Councilman Hoover, to appoint Mayor Pro Tem Mulliqi, Councilman Duke, and Councilman Strang to serve on the 2025 Boards and Commissions City Council Interview Panel. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. 5. Tabled from 04-22-2025 Remove from table and consider. Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Strang, seconded by Councilman Williams, to remove Item 3 from the table and consider. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. Consider, and act upon, a Preliminary Plat of Country Club Estates creating 173 residential lots and seven HOA lots on 59.755 acres, generally located at 1755 FM 1378 and 1813 and 2241 McMillen Road. Staff Comments Community Services Director Haskins answered questions from the Council. Citizen Comments Josh Thronburg addressed the Council with potential drainage concerns. Council Action A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Mulliqi, seconded by Councilman Strang, to approve Item 5 as presented. A vote was taken, and the motion passed 7-0. 6. Consider, and act upon, the approval of the change order in the amount of $1,094,315.30 to Tiseo Paving Company and authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents. Staff Comments Engineering Project Manager Elkhalid provided an update and answered questions from the City Council Council Action A motion was made by Councilman Williams, seconded by Councilman Duke, to approve Item 6 as presented. A vote was taken, and the motion passed 7-0. WORK SESSION Mayor Porter convened the Council into a Work Session at 7:14 p.m. WS1. Parks and Recreation Department overview and Five -Year Plan. Parks and Recreation Director Powlen and Parks and Recreation Assistant Director Stowers addressed the Council, giving a brief presentation and answering questions from the Council. WS2. Discuss a boundary adjustment between the City of Wylie and the City of Lucas. Deputy City Manager 011ie and Fire Chief Blythe addressed the Council, giving a brief presentation and answering questions from the Council. The direction from the Council was to explore this further. Mayor Porter recessed the Council into a break at 7:57 p.m. Mayor Porter reconvened the Council into Work Session at 8:05 p.m. Page I 4 WS3. Discuss the Stormwater Utility Fee Evaluation Study. Public Works Director Weir and Trey Shanks, representing Freese and Nichols, addressed the Council, giving a brief presentation and answering questions from the Council. Aleksandra Rolfson addressed the Council, asking if this would apply to the Riverchase neighborhood that maintains their streets, would this apply to Collin College, and expressed frustrations with all the City fees/taxes to the Riverchase neighborhood when they maintain some of their items. Council direction included identifying the specific items/projects that this would help with, in favor of the proposed pricing model with the flat rate, and exempting City, County, and church properties. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION Mayor Porter reconvened the Council into Regular Session at 8:54 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mayor Porter convened the Council into Executive Session at 8:54 p.m. Sec. 551.074. PERSONNEL MATTERS; CLOSED MEETING. (a) This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open meeting: (1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or (2) to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation or hearing requests a public hearing. ES1. Discuss City Engineer Position. ES2. City Manager Quarterly Evaluation. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Take any action as a result from Executive Session. Mayor Porter reconvened the Council into Open Session at 10:00 p.m. READING OF ORDINANCES Title and caption approved by Council as required by Wylie City Charter, Article III, Section 13-D. City Secretary Storm read the captions of Ordinance Nos. 2025-19 and 2025-20 into the official record. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Councilman Strang, seconded by Councilman Duke, to adjourn the meeting at 10:01 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. ''‘.447 Matthew Porter, Mayor Page 15 ATTEST: IMAAW- Stephanie Storm, City Secretary Page 16