Agenda

Addison City Council Meeting
February 13, 2024
Addison Conference Centre
15650 Addison Road
Addison, Texas 75001
Amended 2/13 at 1:03pm - Addition of Council Q&A Document to Work Session Item #3.a and Update Recommendation for Individual Consideration Item #5.a
AMENDED 2/12 at 4:15pm - Addition of Individual Consideration Item #5.a Updated Presentation


Email comments may be submitted using the Public Comment Form located on Addison's website by 3:00 PM on the meeting day. The meeting will be live-streamed at www.addisontexas.net. WORK SESSION The Addison City Council will convene in the Acacia Room beginning at 7:00 PM.

	1.		Call Meeting to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present.

	2.		Citizen Comments on the Consent Agenda Items. This item allows citizens to speak on any item listed on the Consent Agenda prior to its consideration. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise required by law. To address the Council, please fill out a City Council Appearance Card and submit it to a staff member prior to the beginning of this item.

	3.		Council Member Clarification Requests Regarding Consent Agenda Items.

		a.	Council Questions and Answers

	4.		Work Session Reports

		a.	Present and discuss the State Infrastructure Bank.

		b.	Present and discuss a calendar of City Council events for 2024.

COUNCIL MEETING The Addison City Council will convene for a Council Meeting beginning at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers.

	1.		Pledge of Allegiance. United States and Texas Flags

	2.		Proclamations / Presentations Addison Police Department Recognitions Preservation of Life Award Officer Marquet Stevens Certificate of Merit Officer Lauren Ash Officer Bryan Diaz Mayors' Red Kettle Challenge Recognition Salvation Army - County Director of Community Relations & Fundraising, Emily Stewart; Commanding Officer Major, Mario Maldonado; and Commanding Officer Major, Lola Maldonado

		a.	City Manager's Announcements.

		b.	Employee Recognition.

	3.		Public Comment. The City Council invites citizens to address the City Council on any matter, including items on the agenda, except public hearings that are included on the agenda. Comments related to Public Hearings will be heard when the specific hearing starts. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise required by law. To address the Council, please fill out a City Council Appearance Card and submit it to a staff member prior to the Public Comment item on the agenda. The Council is not permitted to take any action or discuss any item not listed on the agenda. The Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.

	4.		Consent Agenda. All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion with no individual consideration. If individual consideration of an item is requested, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed separately.

		a.	Consider action on the Minutes from the December 4, 2023 Special City Council Meeting.

		b.	Consider action on the Minutes from the January 23, 2024 City Council Meeting.

		c.	Consider action on the Minutes from the January 24, 2024 Joint City Council, Comprehensive Planning Committee, and Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting.

	5.		Items for Individual Consideration.

		a.	Present, discuss, and consider action on an Ordinance to amend Chapter 74, Section 74-51 of the Code of Ordinances to increase the amount of a Homestead Exemption for individuals over sixty-five years of age.

		b.	Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution adopting a grant program in conformance with Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code providing financial incentives for the improvement and maintenance of masonry perimeter residential screening walls throughout the Town and providing for an effective date.

		c.	Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution approving the installation of a public art piece created by artist Kevin Box to be located in a public access easement within the Jefferson Aero Development.

	6.		Items of Community Interest. The City Council will have this opportunity to address items of community interest, including: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the Town of Addison; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event that was or will be attended by an Addison City Council member or an official; and, announcements involving an eminent threat to public health and safety in Addison that has arisen since posting this agenda.

	7.		Adjourn Meeting.

NOTE: The City Council reserves the right to meet in a Closed Meeting at any time during this meeting to discuss matters listed on the agenda, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. Any decision held on such matters will be conducted in an Open Meeting following the conclusion of the Closed Meeting. THE TOWN OF ADDISON IS ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. PLEASE CALL (972) 450-7017 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE. Posted by: _________________________________________ Date posted: ___________ Time posted: _________________ Date removed from bulletin board: ______________________ Removed by: _______________________________________


City Council (FY24)		Item # 5.b.
Meeting Date:	02/13/2024
Department:	Parks & Recreation
Pillars:	Excellence in Asset Management
Milestones:	Promote and protect the Addison Way

AGENDA CAPTION:
Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution adopting a grant program in conformance with Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code providing financial incentives for the improvement and maintenance of masonry perimeter residential screening walls throughout the Town and providing for an effective date.
BACKGROUND:
This item is a follow-up to presentations staff made to Council in 2022 and 2023 regarding the maintenance of masonry perimeter screening walls in residential areas. The previous presentations were made in response to several neighborhood groups requesting the Town maintain their masonry perimeter screening walls. Some of the groups indicated that the Town's leadership had previously made a verbal commitment to maintain the walls. As a result of those requests and conversations, the Town hired a consultant to look into ownership and maintenance responsibilities of masonry perimeter screening walls for the neighborhoods in Addison. The consultant reported their findings at the August 22, 2023 Council meeting. The report identified that the proper easements/agreements were not in place to assign wall maintenance obligations to the Town for the majority of the neighborhoods in Addison. Where there are wall maintenance agreements/easements in place, the Town will continue to maintain those walls. To address wall maintenance for areas where an agreement/easement is in place staff proposed establishing a grant that would allow the Town to participate in the costs of wall maintenance without dedicating a considerable amount of time and expense to acquiring easements for wall maintenance. Council directed staff to conduct research and present information regarding grant programs other cities offer to help cover maintenance costs of aging infrastructure in their communities and to provide a framework for a proposed grant program that could be facilitated in Addison. Staff presented this information to Council at the November 11, 2023 meeting. Council provided feedback and directed staff to move forward with the proposed Neighborhood Vitality Grant. This item is for the consideration of implementing the Neighborhood Vitality Grant Program and approving the general framework that has been established for the grant program which is attached to the resolution as Exhibit A. Staff will make a presentation giving an overview of the grant framework.
RECOMMENDATION:
Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Presentation - Neighborhood Vitality Grant
Resolution - Neighborhood Vitality Grant


City Council (FY24)		Item # 5.c.
Meeting Date:	02/13/2024
Department:	Parks & Recreation
Pillars:	Optimize the Addison Brand
Milestones:	Promote and protect the Addison Way

AGENDA CAPTION:
Present, discuss, and consider action on a Resolution approving the installation of a public art piece created by artist Kevin Box to be located in a public access easement within the Jefferson Aero Development.
BACKGROUND:
The Addison Arbor Foundation (AAF) is proposing to locate a painted cast aluminum sculpture on a weathered steel base within a public access easement located in the Jefferson Aero Development located at the intersection of Addison Road and Airport Parkway. It will be visible to the public from Airport Parkway. The sculpture measures 90" x 29" x 30" and will be integrated into a landscape area located within a courtyard that is accessible by the public. The proposed sculpture has been created by Kevin Box as a numbered edition piece and is titled "Folding Planes." Mr. Box's work is inspired by origami which he creates in his studio located outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mr. Box's web page describes the sculpture, "Folding Planes," as telling a story of a piece of paper dreaming of flying. It begins at the bottom of the sculpture with a blank page and proceeds through seven simple folds to the top where the airplane takes flight. Each fold symbolizes a choice or action taken to transform dreams into reality. Examples of Kevin Box's work can be found throughout the DFW region and the country. The AAF will make a presentation to Council which will include photos of the proposed installation.
RECOMMENDATION:
Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - Folding Planes Sculpture
Presentation - Folding Planes