Arlington City Council
Regular Meeting

I.

CALL TO ORDER

II.

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO U.S. AND TEXAS FLAGS

III.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

IV.

SPEAKER GUIDELINES AND GENERAL DECORUM

V.

APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

VI.

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

6.1.

Entertainment District Sidewalk Phase 3 - LHL Gins 2, LLC - Settlement; Project No. PWST24016

A resolution authorizing the settlement of negotiations for a street right-of-way easement of 4,789 square feet across a tract of land situated in Lots 2 and 3, Field Acres, an addition to the City of Arlington, according to the plat recorded in Volume 643, Page 101 of the Plat Records of Tarrant County, Texas, otherwise known as 405 North Collins Street, Arlington, Texas, for the public use of street improvements, and all necessary appurtenances for the Entertainment District Sidewalk Phase 3 project.

 

6.2.

Shadow Drive Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement - RED FOX FEE OWNER LLC - Settlement; Project No. WUWS20005 

A resolution authorizing the settlement of negotiations for a public sanitary sewer easement of 6,429 square feet and a temporary construction easement of 6,956 square feet located in Lot 163, Block 1, Legacy Point Addition, an addition to the City of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, otherwise known as 1901 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard, Arlington, Texas, for the public use of sanitary sewer, and all necessary appurtenances for the Shadow Drive Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement project.

VII.

CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES

7.1.

April 21, 2026, Afternoon Meeting

April 21, 2026, Evening Meeting

April 28, 2026, Special Meeting

VIII.

CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

8.1.

Annual Requirements Contract for Flood Remediation and Restoration Services, Project 26-0213

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute an annual requirements contract for flood remediation and restoration services with BELFOR USA Group, Inc., dba BELFOR Property Restoration, of Birmingham, Michigan, through an intergovernmental cooperative agreement with National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company dba OMNIA Partners, Public Sector, in an amount not to exceed $325,000, to be retroactively effective to March 30, 2026, and ratify previous payments made in the amount of $71,468.57, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Facility Repair/Renovation Account No. CC370105-SC0583 and various departmental accounts and are subject to FY2027 budget approval. 

8.2.

Annual Requirements Contract for Floor Repairs and Replacement Services, Project 26-0219 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve an annual requirements contract for floor repairs and replacement services with Gomez Floor Covering, Inc., dba GFC Contracting, of San Antonio, Texas, through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, and to be retroactively effective to March 30, 2026, and ratify previous payments made in the amount of $76,343.98, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Facility Repair/Renovation Account No. CC370105-SC0583 and various departmental accounts and are subject to FY2027 budget approval.

8.3.

Annual Requirements Contract for the Purchase and Delivery of Janitorial Supplies for the Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department, Project 26-0204 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve an annual requirements contract for the purchase and delivery of janitorial supplies for the Parks, Recreation, and Culture Department with E77, LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas, through the Interlocal Purchasing System TIPS/TAPS in an amount not to exceed $155,000, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Field Maintenance - Parks & Rec Account No. CC502702-SC0507 [$14,500], Asset Management - Parks & Rec Account No. CC502704-SC0507 [$44,695], Forestry & Beautification Account No. CC502705-SC0507 [$20,000], North District - Parks & Rec Account No. CC502710-SC0507 [$20,365], South District - Parks & Rec Account No. CC502712-SC0507 [$25,440], and Facility Operations – CES Account No. CC97103-SC0507 [$30,000] and are subject to FY 2027 budget approval.  

8.4.

Annual Requirements Contracts for the Purchase of Information Technology Hardware and Related Services, Project 26-0202 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve the annual requirements contracts for the purchase of information technology hardware and related services with various vendors, through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources, which is part of the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program in an amount not to exceed $2,110,000, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in various departmental and grant accounts and are subject to FY2027 budget approval.

8.5.

Annual Requirements Contract for the Purchase of Various Electrical Supplies and Communication Products, Project 26-0211 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute an annual requirements contract for the purchase of various electrical supplies and communication products with Graybar Electric Company, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, through an intergovernmental cooperative agreement with National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company dba OMNIA Partners, Public Sector in the amount not to exceed $600,000, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in various departmental accounts and are subject to FY2027 budget approval.

8.6.

Renewal of Annual Requirements Contract for Liquid Oxygen, Project 25-0137 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to exercise the first of two, one-year renewal options for the annual requirements contract for liquid oxygen with Airgas USA, LLC, of Grand Prairie, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $722,800, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Water Utilities Water Treatment Operations Account No. CC620101-SC0508 and are subject to FY2027 budget approval. 

8.7.

Annual Requirements Contracts for the Purchase of Software, Software Maintenance, and Related Services, Project 26-0201 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve the annual requirements contracts for the purchase of software, software maintenance, and related services with various vendors, through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources, which is part of the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program in an amount not to exceed $1,925,220, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contracts. Funds are budgeted in various departmental and grant accounts and are subject to FY2027 budget approval.   

8.8.

Renewal of the Annual Requirements Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Granular Activated Carbon, Project 25-0079 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to exercise the first of two, one-year renewal options of the annual requirements contract for the supply and delivery of granular activated carbon with Calgon Carbon Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $1,132,600, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Water Treatment Operations Account No. CC658502-SC0716 and are subject to FY 2027 budget approval.  

8.9.

Renewal of the Annual Requirements Contract for Resilient Wedge Gate Valves, Project 25-0210 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to exercise the first of two, one-year renewal options of the annual requirements contract for resilient wedge gate valves with BenMark Supply Company, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $621,788, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Water Utilities Inventory Account No. CC630104-SC0674 and are subject to FY2027 budget approval. 

8.10.

Two-Year Requirements Contract for Food and Beverages for the Arlington Jail, Project 26-0091 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve a two-year requirements contract for food and beverages for the Arlington Jail with Eagles Eight Eleven, LLC, dba Sunbeam Foods, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $117,990, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Jail Account No. CC810201-SC0535 and are subject to FY2027 and FY2028 budget approval.

8.11.

Construction Contract for Driveway and Paving Improvements for Arlington Fire Department Station 15, Project 26-0151 and CMFD25001 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract for driveway and paving improvements for Arlington Fire Department Station 15 with Warren Development & Construction, LLC, of Decatur, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $396,345.40, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Fire Bond Account No. CC228502-FD4075.  

8.12.

Contract Modification No. 1 to the Engineering Services Contract for Stormwater Review Consulting, Project No. PWDR23010 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute Contract Modification No. 1 to the engineering services contract for Stormwater Review Consulting with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $25,000. Funding is available in Stormwater Utility Fund Account No. CC308501-PJPWDR23010-SC0574.

8.13.

Construction Contract for 2023 Residential Rebuilds Phase 1, Project No. PWST23004

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a construction contract for 2023 Residential Rebuilds Phase 1 – Daniel Drive (Carla Avenue to Cloudcroft Drive) project with S.Y.B. Construction Co., Inc., of Venus, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $4,294,723. The contract includes a maximum bonus of $91,250, for a possible contract total of $4,385,973. Funding is available in the Street Bond Fund Account No. CC358504-PJPWST23004-SC0685 [$3,596,153], Water Pay Go Fund Account No. CC678501-PJPWST23004-SC0676 [$321,656.50], and Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund Account No. CC648502-PJPWST23004-SC0691 [$468,163.50].

8.14.

Engineering Services Contract for Elevated Storage Tank Evaluation and Improvements, Project Wu 26-06 and WUTK25003 

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute an engineering services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, for Elevated Storage Tank Evaluation and Improvements in an amount not to exceed $352,050. Funding is available in the Water Bond Account No. CC658502-PJWUTK25003-SC0574.

8.15.

Amendment to the Major Sports Complex Chapter 

Final reading of an ordinance amending the "Major Sports Complex" Chapter of the Code of the City of Arlington, Texas, 1987, through the amendment of Article 5, relative to the replacement of a nonconforming offsite advertising sign; providing for a fine of up to $2,000 for each offense in violation of the ordinance; providing this ordinance be cumulative; providing for severability; governmental immunity; injunctions; publication and an effective date.

8.16.

Authorize Execution of Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program – Youth (HHSP Youth) Grant Agreement and Implementation of the HHSP – Youth Program 

A resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program - Youth Set-Aside funding anticipated to be awarded in the amount of $63,982 and authorizing the execution of documents relative to the submission, later acceptance and implementation of such grant. 

8.17.

Authorize Execution of Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program – General (HHSP) Grant Agreement and Implementation of the HHSP – General Program 

A resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program funding anticipated to be awarded in the amount of $188,955 and authorizing the execution of documents relative to the submission, later acceptance and implementation of such grant. 

8.18.

City of Dallas Interlocal Agreement-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 

A resolution authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Dallas relative to the North Texas (Dallas) Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to be retroactively effective to October 1, 2025.

8.19.

Program Year 2026 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) 

a.  A resolution authorizing the adoption and submission of the Program Year 2026 Action Plan for the City of Arlington, Texas to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, in compliance with federal regulations, authorizing the administration of matters and execution of documents relative to such submission. 

 

b.  A resolution authorizing the execution of Subrecipient contracts with various local human service organizations relative to the disbursement of Community Development Block Grant funds. 

 

c.  A resolution authorizing the execution of Community Housing Development Organization contracts with various local housing providers relative to the disbursement of HOME Investment Partnerships Grant funds. 

 

d.  A resolution authorizing the execution of Subrecipient contracts with various local homeless service providers relative to the disbursement of Emergency Solutions Grant funds. 

8.20.

Southeast Tarrant County Human Services Building Lease Extension with the State of Texas 

A resolution authorizing the execution of a Lease Extension Amendment with the State of Texas acting by and through the Texas Facilities Commission for 401 W. Sanford, Suites 2400 and 2900, in the Southeast Tarrant County Human Services Campus buildings, effective June 1, 2026 

8.21.

Authorize the Design-Build Project Delivery Method for the Replacement Fire Alarm System at the East Police Station, Project 26-0210 

A resolution authorizing the design-build project delivery method for the replacement of the fire alarm system at the East Police Station located at 2001 New York Avenue. 

8.22.

Authorize the Competitive Sealed Proposal Procurement Method for Construction Improvements to the Bathroom at 1015 W. Main Street, Project 26-0206 and CMPW24001 

A resolution authorizing the competitive sealed proposal procurement method for the construction of improvements to the bathroom at 1015 W. Main Street. 

8.23.

Authorize the Request for Proposal (RFP) Procurement Method for Janitorial Services for City-Owned Facilities, Project 26-0212 

A resolution authorizing the competitive sealed proposal, otherwise known as request for proposal, procurement method for janitorial services for City-owned facilities.

8.24.

Approval of a Tax-Exempt Loan from Italy Higher Education Facilities Corporation to Grace Preparatory Academy 

A Resolution of the City of Arlington, Texas evidencing approval, in accordance with Section 147(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of a taxexempt loan from Italy Higher Education Facilities Corporation to GPA Ministries, Inc. dba Grace Preparatory Academy for acquiring, constructing, renovating, and equipping the school facilities located at 3300 West I-20 Frontage Rd., Arlington, Texas 76017.

8.25.

Fee Adjustment Authorization for Planning and Development Services (PDS) Department's Fee Schedule 

A resolution authorizing various fees and fee adjustments relative to administration, boarding home facility, construction, electrical, electronic scanning, gas drilling and production, health, irrigation, mechanical, municipal setting designation, plumbing, platting, short-term rental, special event parking, and zoning activities of the City of Arlington, Texas.

8.26.

Compensation Adjustment for Council Appointees
a.  A resolution adjusting the annual salary for the City Attorney of the City of Arlington.

b.  A resolution adjusting the annual salary for the City Auditor of the City of Arlington.

c.  A resolution adjusting the annual salary for the Presiding Judge of the City of Arlington.

8.27.

First Amendment to the Phase One Tax Abatement Agreement – Texas Trust Credit Union

A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Phase One Tax Abatement Agreement with Texas Trust Credit Union.

IX.

ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

X.

CONSIDER AND VOTE ON WITHDRAWN ITEMS

XI.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES FIRST READING AND RESOLUTIONS

11.1.

Noise Monitor License Agreement with the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at River Legacy East Community Park 

Following the public hearing, approve a Noise Monitor License Agreement with the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at River Legacy East Community Park.

 

RESOLUTION

A resolution authorizing the execution of a Noise Monitor License Agreement with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to construct, use, and maintain noise monitoring equipment on city park property located at 1601 Northeast Green Oaks Boulevard, known as River Legacy East Community Park.

11.2.

Extension of Historic Stay on Demolition Permit (513 S. Center Street) 

Following the public hearing, approve a resolution authorizing an extension of the historic stay on the demolition permit for 513 S. Center Street.

 

RESOLUTION

A resolution authorizing an additional extension of the stay imposed by the Landmark Preservation Commission on a demolition permit for a structure located at 513 S. Center Street.

11.3.

Zoning Case PD21-28R1 (Harmony Court - 800 Debbie Lane)

Following the public hearing, consider Zoning Case PD21-28R1 to amend the uses allowed in the commercial tract and approve the Development Plan for the commercial tract.

 

ORDINANCE FIRST READING

An ordinance amending the allowed uses in the commercial tracts and approve the Development Plan for the commercial tracts on certain property known as 800 Debbie Lane zoned Planned Development (PD) for limited Residential Medium Density (RM-12) and limited Community Commercial (CC) uses, with a Development Plan for the RM-12 tract; amending the Zoning District Map accordingly.

11.4.

Zoning Case PD25-22 (1120 Debbie Lane and 8380 Glenn Day Drive)

Following the public hearing, consider Zoning Case PD25-22 for Residential Medium Density (RM-12) and Community Commercial (CC) uses, with a Development Plan on property zoned Community Commercial with an SUP for gas well.

 

ORDINANCE FIRST READING

An ordinance changing the zoning classification on certain property known as 1120 Debbie Lane and 8380 Glenn Day Drive to Planned Development (PD) for Residential Medium-Density-12 (RM-12)  and Community Commercial (CC) uses, with a Development Plan; amending the Zoning District Map accordingly.

XII.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

XIII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSTING CERTIFICATION