Meeting Details

Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/24/2026 5:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall 4301 City Point Drive
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    WORK SESSION   Not available
    CALL TO ORDER   Video Video
7218 11.Discuss items from regular City Council meeting.   Action details Video Video
7728 12.Discuss amendments to the adopted 2024 International Codes   Action details Video Video
7727 13.Discuss adoption of the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code and Amendments   Action details Video Video
7746 14.Discuss legal guidelines for governmental involvement in bond election advocacy.   Action details Video Video
    FUTURE AGENDA ITEM(S)   Video Video
    EXECUTIVE SESSION   Roll call Video Video
7331 11.Section 551.071: Consultation with City Attorney to seek advice about pending or contemplated litigation or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act - (1) Jessie Goodfellow v. City of North Richland Hills, et al, Cause No. 352-366545-25; (2) Bank of the West v. G.Q. Enterprises Corp., et al, Cause No. 141-376075-26, (3) Amy Vore v. City of North Richland Hills, Cause No. 2026-008722-3, (4) Employment Law Claim, (5) Housing Finance Corporations; and (6) Data Center Regulations.   Action details Not available
7748 12.Section 551.074: Personnel Matters to deliberate the appointment, employment, and duties of public officers or employees - Municipal Court Judge.   Action details Not available
7311 13.Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development or deliberation of the offer of a financial or other incentive to such a business prospect (1) Northeast Corner of Boulevard 26 & Harwood Road, (2) Tract 6D01 John H Barlough Survey Abstract 130, (3) 5332 & 5336 Davis Boulevard, (4) 4517 Rufe Snow Drive; (5) 6504, 6508, 6512 Smithfield Road and 6517 Center Street.   Action details Not available
    REGULAR MEETING   Not available
   A.CALL TO ORDER   Video Video
   A.1INVOCATION   Video Video
   A.2PLEDGE   Video Video
   A.3SPECIAL PRESENTATION(S) AND RECOGNITION(S)   Not available
   A.4PUBLIC COMMENTS   Video Video
   A.5REMOVAL OF ITEM(S) FROM CONSENT AGENDA   Video Video
   B.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMSapprovedPass Video Video
7238 1B.1Approve the minutes of the August 10, 2026 City Council meeting.   Action details Not available
7670 1B.2Authorize the City Manager to execute a renewal of the Northeast Tarrant Teen Court Interlocal Agreement with the cities of Watauga and Richland Hills, for the consolidated Teen Court Services Program.   Action details Not available
7731 1B.3Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the fifteenth amendment to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center Administrator Agreement, as grant fiduciary for the TAG Center Grant #2848912, for an annual rate of compensation of $201,461.00 for Kevin Scott McRory, TAG Center Administrator. Compensation for this position is funded through the TAG Grant.   Action details Not available
7732 1B.4Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the eighteenth amendment to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center Analyst Agreement, as grant fiduciary for the TAG Center Grant #2848912, for an annual rate of compensation of $104,681.20 for Rebecca Ciferri, TAG Center Analyst. Compensation for this position is funded through the TAG Grant.   Action details Not available
7733 1B.5Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the seventh amendment to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center Analyst Agreement, as grant fiduciary for the TAG Center Grant #2848912, for an annual rate of compensation of $98,863.70 for Jessica Mast, TAG Center Analyst. Compensation for this position is funded through the TAG Grant.   Action details Not available
7736 1B.6Consider Resolution No. 2026-050, authorizing the City Manager to execute Regional Asset Transfer Addendum B_24 with the City of Irving to transfer drone detection software and a shoot tank in an amount not to exceed $57,160.00 purchased by the City of North Richland Hills using TAG Grant #2848911 funds.   Action details Not available
7715 1B.7Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the contract with Halff Associates, Inc., increasing the total contract amount, not to exceed $140,050, to include the remaining planning phases and specialized assessments for the North Richland Hills Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan.   Action details Not available
7747 1B.8Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to enter into an interlocal agreement between the cities of North Richland Hills, Bedford, Euless, Grapevine, and Hurst for cooperative investigative, enforcement, and prevention efforts which are known and designated as the Mid-Cities Drug Task Force.   Action details Not available
7725 1B.9Consider Ordinance No. 3973, approving a negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee and Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex division regarding the company's 2026 rate review mechanism filing.   Action details Not available
   C.PUBLIC HEARINGS   Not available
7729 1C.1Public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget.   Action details Video Video
7730 1C.2Public hearing on the Tax Year 2026 (Fiscal Year 2027) Proposed Tax Rate.   Action details Video Video
   D.PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT   Not available
   E.PUBLIC WORKS   Not available
7734 1E.1Award RFB 26-017 to Quality Excavation, LLC for construction of the Main Street Road Project (ST1102), from Smithfield Road to Davis Boulevard, in the amount of $4,030,707.39, including Alternate #1 and Alternate #2, and authorize the City Manager to execute the related construction agreement.approvedPass Action details Video Video
7735 1E.2Consider the 2026 Preventive Street Maintenance ProgramapprovedPass Action details Video Video
   F.CITIZENS PRESENTATION   Video Video
   G.GENERAL ITEMS   Not available
7737 1G.1Consider Ordinance No 3972, authorizing the issuance of Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026 in the amount of $3,000,000 for a Fire Engine and Ambulance.approvedPass Action details Video Video
7706 1G.2Consider Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperative Purchase Customer Agreement with DataVox, Inc. to increase the spending authority by $721,728, for a cumulative amount not to exceed $1,431,578 through May 31, 2028, for the purchase of access control hardware, software, and related services utilizing The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Cooperative Agreement 230105.approvedPass Action details Video Video
7739 1G.3Consider Resolution 2026-051, authorizing the recovery of credit and debit card processing costs through fees; establishing a maximum recovery amount of 5% of the transaction amount; authorizing the City Manager or designee to establish and implement the appropriate recovery method and amount for different departments, payment processors, and transaction types; providing for compliance with applicable laws; and providing an effective date.approvedPass Action details Video Video
   H.EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMSapprovedPass Video Video
   I.INFORMATION AND REPORTS   Not available
7543 1I.1Announcements   Action details Video Video
   J.ADJOURNMENT   Video Video
     __________________________ Jack McCarty, Mayor   Not available
    ATTEST: ________________________ Alicia Richardson City Secretary/Chief Governance Officer   Not available