AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010

CITY HALL

1500 MARILLA

DALLAS, TEXAS 75201

9:00 A.M.

 

 

9:00 am          Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance [10-0105]                                     6ES

 

                        Special Presentations [10-0106]

 

                        Open Microphone Speakers [10-0107]

 

 

VOTING AGENDA                                                                                                               6ES

 

1.         Approval of Minutes of the December 2, 2009 City Council Meeting [10-0108; APPROVED]

     

2.         Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office) [10-0109 AND 10-0110; INDIVIDUAL AND FULL COUNCIL; APPOINTMENTS MADE TO BOARD AND COMMISSIONS]

 

 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

 

Sustainable Development and Construction

 

3.         Authorize (1) submission of the list of candidate projects to the Texas Department of Transportation for the Texas Transportation Enhancement Program Call for Projects; and (2) acceptance and implementation of the projects selected for the Transportation Enhancement Program (list attached) - Financing: No cost consideration to the City [10-0111; APPROVED]

 

 

Briefings                                                                                                                                6ES

 

A.        Atmos Energy Corporation Franchise Renewal - Ordinance - Franchise Letter [10-0112; BRIEFED]

 

B.        Risk Management Overview [10-0113; BRIEFED]

 

Lunch

 

Closed Session [10-0114; HELD]                                                                                                6ES

 

Attorney Briefings (Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A.)

 

-           Hilda Zarate v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 08-02760-E

-           Debra Ceniceros and Monserrat Saucedo v. The City of Dallas,

            Cause No. 09-01688-F

-           State Farm Insurance, as subrogee of Jack Jones, Claim No. 08220477

-           Joe A. Reyes et al. v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 09-00491-B

-           City of Dallas v. Thos. S. Byrne, Ltd. f/k/a Thos S. Byrne, Inc. and Halff Associates, Inc. v. Steel Lite Roofing, Inc., Redland Insurance Company, J&J Roofing Company, J&J Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc., and Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Cause No. 08-01181-I

-           City of Dallas v. Heather Stewart, Case No. 09-0257

-           City of Dallas v. VSC, L.L.C., Case No. 08-0265

-           Legal issues involving forfeiture of positions with the City pursuant to Chapter 3, Section 17 of the Dallas City Charter

-           Legal issues involving City Auditor’s audit of revenues from emergency ambulance fees in his audit plan for FY 2009

-           Leroy White, et al. v. City of Dallas, Civil Action No. 3:09-CV-02395-F

 

Security Matters (Sec. 551.076 T.O.M.A.)

 

 -          Security Enhancements

 

Open Microphone Speakers [10-0107]                                                                           6ES

Candidate Projects for the Texas Department of Transportation's

2009 Transportation Enhancements Call for Projects

Agenda Item #3

 

                                                                                                                                             Council

Project                                                                                                                                 District

 

1.      Five Mile Creek Trail                                                                                                         5, 8

 

      Construction of a 12-foot wide multipurpose trail, approximately 1.75 miles long, from Glendale Park to College Park with a connection to the DART Ledbetter light rail station.

 

2.      Northaven Trail                                                                                                                    11

 

      Construction of a 12-foot wide multipurpose trail, approximately 2.75 miles long, from the White Rock Greenbelt Trail to Preston Road, including a new bicycle/pedestrian bridge across White Rock Creek south of Forest Lane.

 

3.      Santa Fe Trestle Trail                                                                                                       2, 7

 

      Construction of a 12-foot wide multi-purpose trail from Moore Park near the Corinth DART Station to the Trinity Levee Trail System, including the conversion of the historic Santa Fe Truss Bridge over the Trinity River into a bicycle/pedestrian facility; the project also includes a walkway to an overlook of Cedar Creek and provides trail access to the planned Standing Wave feature.

 

4.      Trinity Trail - Phase III-A                                                                                                       5

 

      Construction of a 12-foot wide multi-purpose trail, approximately 3.65 miles long, from the Trinity River Audubon Center to the Elam Road trailhead parking at the proposed Texas Horse Park equestrian facility; it will connect to 4.5 miles of trail completed or under construction.

 

5.      I-20 Gateway Trail and Parking                                                                                          8

 

      Creation of a new park with trailhead access into the Great Trinity Forest at IH-20 and Dowdy Ferry - the project includes a looped trail around a small lake and landscaping; and provides access to the proposed multipurpose Trinity trail system.

 

6.      Traffic Control and Safety Treatments for Trail-Road Crossings     2, 9, 11, 12, 14

 

      Implementation of a new signage, pavement marking, and lighting standard for 70 operational at-grade trail-road crossings, including treatments to improve safety in White Rock Lake Park. Trails impacted: Preston Ridge, East Dallas Veloway, Katy, White Rock Creek - North, White Rock Lake Loop, and Cottonwood.

 

7.      Houston Street Viaduct Bicycle/Pedestrian Link                                                      2, 3

      Extension of the existing 11-foot wide sidewalk on the north side of the Houston Street Viaduct between downtown and North Oak Cliff across the Trinity River creating a bicycle/pedestrian link between Oak Cliff and downtown.

 

 

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