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10 December 2024 Council Meeting

Updated: 4 days ago


Agenda Items: • engineering contract for water - sewer Beall Dev. • engineering contract for street - water Squaw Creek Rd Improvement • TX Attorney General and Kroger settlement on opioid crisis • Beall-Dean Ranch Public Improvement District • Ex. Session: • purchase property for Kings Gate Rd Bridge reconstruction, • open City Secretary position • City Manager evaluation

• Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico, Suite A, Willow Park, Texas 76087, 6PM

• Meeting Page • Agenda packet (in .pdf) • minutes approved during the next meeting

• Facebook Watch live during Meeting (No Facebook account required.) • Facebook Video Before Executive Session • Facebook Video After Executive Session • Youtube Video

• 10 December 2024 Council Meeting Review by The Community News, 12 December 2024, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 13 December 2024


• Latest Update: 19 December 2024; posted 06 December 2024

• Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.


 


Public Comments

From approved minutes posted with the next Council Meeting agenda. 


Proclamation 1. Service Award Proclamation for Candice Scott


2. City Council Meeting Minutes - Regular Meeting: November 26, 2024


3. Discussion/Action: for the approval of a contractual agreement providing engineering services by Jacob & Martin for the extension of water and sewer to the Beall-Dean Ranch property #DevelopmentSouth #WastewaterTreatmentPlant #FortWorthWater

• Background:

Under the Developer’s Agreement between the City and Robert Beall, owner of the Beall-Dean property, the City is required to enter into an agreement for engineering services by February 10, 2025.

Derek Turner and his team at Jacob and Martin have completed all the preliminary work and study that was needed in order for the City to complete the Developer’s Agreement with Mr. Beall.

Staff is now requesting that Council approve the agreement with Jacob and Martin so that work can continue in extending utilities to the Beall property.

• Exhibits: • Contract with Jacob and Martin

• Attachment A To Master Contract For Professional Services > Scope Of Work

1. Water Distribution System Improvements: • Water Line installation: 12” along Interstate 20 from El Chico Pump Station to the Beall Property

2. Wastewater Collection System Improvements:

• Sewer Line: 8” force main from Broadway to the Willow Park Village Lift Station

• Sewer Line: 10” gravity main from Broadway to the Beall Property

• Sewer Line: 8” Force Main from the Willow Park Village Lift Station to the existing gravity main near The Village Townhomes

• Lift Station: New lift station near Broadway on Bankhead Highway

• Attachment B To Agreement For Professional Services > Section II - Compensation

A. The method of payment by CLIENT to JM for services provided under this CONTRACT shall be:

Fee Type Total Amount

• Lump Sum $267,000

• Hourly Per Attachment B

• Willow Park Civics Research


• Beall Development Index, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 20 September 2024

• 26 November 2024 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 22 September 2024. Agenda Item 5.Discussion/Action: for approval of a Resolution declaring the City’s intent to begin annexation of approximately 7,313 feet of East Bankhead Highway right- of-way, comprising approximately 10.98 acres of land into the territorial limits of the City of Willow Park; directing city staff to prepare a service plan for the extension of municipal services to the proposed annexation area; and setting two Public Hearings on annexation.


4. Discussion/Action: for the authorization of a professional services agreement with Jacob Martin, LLC for the water line replacement and street improvements project in the Squaw Creek Estates West subdivision #Streets #FortWorthWater #WastewaterTreatmentPlant #StormDrainage [Squaw Creek Rd City Improvement Project*]

• Background:

On November 26, 2024, City Council* approved the water line replacement and street reconstruction of Squaw Creek, Yucca, Mesa, Cactus, Cactus Court, and Verde Roads.

The proposed professional services agreement includes design, bidding, and construction-phase services for the water and street infrastructure improvements as follows:

1. Water Distribution System Improvements:

• Water Line Replacement: Approximately 7,950’ of 8” line along Squaw Creek Road

• Water Line Replacement: Approximately 6,180’ of 8” line along Yucca, Mesa, Cactus, and Verde Roads

2. Street Reconstruction:

• Squaw Creek Road Reconstruction: Ranch House Road to Sam Bass Road (7,950’) s Yucca Road Reconstruction: Verde Road to Squaw Creek Road (1,775’)

• Mesa Road Reconstruction: Verde Road to Squaw Creek Road (1,450’)

• Cactus Road Reconstruction: Verde Road to Squaw Creek Road (1,100)

• Cactus Court Reconstruction: Cactus Road to End of Cul-de-Sac (250’)

• Verde Road Reconstruction: HOA Entrance to Yucca Road (1,605’)

3. Drainage Improvements:

• Ditch and culvert improvements along and crossing Squaw Creek Road

• Drainage improvements along and crossing Yucca, Mesa, Cactus, and Verde Roads STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the professional services agreement with Jacob Martin, LLC in the amount of $330,000.00 EXHIBIT: Professional Services Agreement

• Staff Recommendations: Staff recommends approval of the professional services agreement with Jacob Martin, LLC in the amount of $330,000.00

• Exhibits: Professional Services Agreement

• Willow Park Civics Research:

* 26 November 2024 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 22 November 2024, Agenda Item 7. Discussion/Action: to consider the Squaw Creek Street and Utility Improvement Project.


5. Discussion/Action: on authorizing the opt-in of the City of Willow Park in the settlements reached by the Texas Attorney General with Kroger* and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documentation necessary to participate in the settlement, including execution of the Subdivision Participation Form

• Background:

The Office of the Texas Attorney General announced a proposed settlement with Kroger, who is paying the sum of $83 million (the “Settlement Amount”), to Texas and its political subdivisions. Of the Settlement Amount, the vast majority is earmarked for use by Texas and its political subdivisions to remediate and abate the impacts of the opioid crisis.* At this time, the total amount of the payment to the City of Willow Park is undetermined since it will depend on the number of political subdivisions that opt-in. The deadline to opt in to the settlement is December 29, 2024. Please find attached the information sheet from the Texas Attorney General's office as well as the participation forms for the settlement.

• Exhibits: • Kroger Settlement Statement • Subdivision Participation Form • Allocation Term Sheet

• Willow Park Civics Research:

* Glob­al Opi­oid Settlement, Attorney General of Texas


6. Discussion/Action: to approve a Resolution of the City of Willow Park, Texas, accepting a petition seeking the creation of the Beall-Dean Ranch Public Improvement District within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City and calling for a public hearing for the City Council’s January 14, 2025 meeting #DevelopmentSouth [Beall Development]

• Background: The attached is the resolution accepting the Beall-Dean Ranch PID Petition* for consideration at the December 10th meeting. This will call a hearing to create the PID for the January 14th meeting, which is the same meeting where the hearing related to the creation the TIRZ* and the annexation of the Beall-Dean Ranch property* will be conducted (note, property annexation will occur after the waiting period following the hearing). This is a substantially similar resolution as the one that was a part of the November meeting, but with updates to the date of the meeting and one other change: a corrected highway reference in the notice of the public hearing.

• Exhibits: • RESOLUTION NO. 2024-15

• Willow Park Civics Research:

* Beall Development Index, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 20 September 2024

* Willow Park Public Notices for week ending Friday, 22 November 2024, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 30 November, 2024 / Public Notices (1): Public Hearing for Beall Development Public Improvement District, 10 December 2024, 6P, City Hall.

* Public Improvement District Research

• State of Texas Statutes > Local Government Code > Title 12. Planning And Development > Subtitle A. Municipal Planning And Development > Chapter 372. Improvement Districts In Municipalities And Counties > Subchapter A. Public Improvement Districts

• Public Improvement Districts: A Bond Attorney’s Perspective, Texas City Attorneys Association 19 February 2016


Informational 


Executive Session

7. Section 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney); 551.072 (Deliberation Regarding Real Property) - possible purchase of tract of property on Kings Gate Road and adjoining tract off I-20 Service Road

• Willow Park Civics Research:

• Street Improvement Projects, Kings Gate Road Bridge, Willow Park Civics Blog, 26 April 2023 / Index: Current Update, Project, Journal


8. Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters: City Council may interview candidates for City Secretary Position; application review, discussion, and consideration of candidates

* Willow Park Civics Research:

• 26 November 2024 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 22 November 2024, Agenda Item 10. City Secretary Position application review, discussion, and consideration.

• 22 October 2024 Council Meeting, Willow Park Civics Blog, posted 08 November 2024


9. Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters: City Manager Evaluation




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