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Votes at a glance: Addison City Council, Jan. 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken by the Addison City Council on Jan. 14, 2025: consent agenda approved; rezoning approved; grant resolution approved; two contracts approved (Beltway construction and Dunaway study); election ordinance calling May election approved.
The Addison City Council took the following formal actions during its Jan. 14 meeting. Counts provided are per the meeting record; several items were adopted by voice vote without a detailed roll‑call tally in the transcript.
• Consent agenda (Items 4A–4F): Approved (motion and amended motion to update item 4D in the packet were made and passed). Staff noted the budget items on consent were within budget and that if any item exceeded budget a budget amendment would be required. One council member asked about the PA‑system procurement process and staff confirmed a cooperative procurement (interlocal) was used and that bids were solicited; staff said the selected vendor was among the lowest or within the budgeted amount.
• Rezoning — Case 1927‑Z/3953BeltlineRoad (Item 5A): Approved. Motion to rezone 3953 Beltline Road from Planned Development (PD) to Local Retail (LR) with a condition requiring entrance improvements for emergency access per adopted fire code. Planning and Zoning recommended approval.
• Resolution supporting NCTCOG TA application for Westgrove Drive bicycle lanes to the Silver Line and Cotton Belt Trail (Item 6A): Approved. Staff will submit the grant application and pursue the TxDOT call if not funded by the COG; the town’s local match would be approximately 20% of the estimated $7.6M cost if the project is funded.
• Construction services agreement — Beltway Drive Bike Lanes and Green Space Improvements, Phase 1 (Item 6B): Approved. Award to Sea Green Scaping LP; authorized contract amount not to exceed $1,526,233. Staff said the bid was the lowest responsive bid and the total project estimate including Phase 2 and relocation costs remains within the approved budget; one council member registered opposition in a voice vote.
• Professional services agreement — Dunaway Associates LLC for East Addison trail conceptual design and finance‑property planning (Item 6C): Approved unanimously. Not to exceed $155,600; scope includes two conceptual alternatives, a recorded presentation, an interactive open house and a final report with opinion of probable cost.
• Ordinance calling and ordering the May 3, 2025 general election (Item 6D): Approved. Key dates: candidate filing opens Jan. 15, 2025 and closes Feb. 14, 2025; early voting is scheduled for late April (Apr. 20–29 per staff outline); election day is Saturday, May 3, 2025; the community room at the athletic club will serve as the town’s voting site because the conference center will be unavailable.
Several items on the agenda prompted extended discussion (notably the Westgrove/Cotton Belt application and Beltway Drive construction contract). Public comment on the trail study included a resident who urged caution about trailheads affecting single‑family neighborhoods and questioned the priority of the study versus public safety spending.
