Council approves routine contracts, adopts water impact fee ordinance and denies two short‑term rental permits

The Carrollton City Council approved a block of consent items and took final votes on several zoning cases during its Feb. 4 meeting following a work session.

Lede: The council voted unanimously on consent items to authorize city contracts for fleet consulting, pool‑facility flooring and an HVAC unit, adopted an ordinance updating Chapter 52 (water and sewer impact fees), authorized a federal homeland security grant application and accepted a construction change order for the Coyote Ridge drainage project.

Nut graf: Several items on the agenda were routine purchasing and capital adjustments, but council action on short‑term rental special use permit (SUP) requests drew extended public comment. Two SUP requests for short‑term rentals were denied by council after public testimony from neighbors; one SUP for an amusement arcade and one for indoor used‑car sales were approved.

What the council approved (consent and related items)

- Fleet consulting: Council authorized the city manager to execute an agreement with Mercury Associates Inc., through the Omnia Partners cooperative, for fleet consulting and analysis services in an amount not to exceed $99,051. Paul Capo, assistant city manager, introduced the item and said the consultant will benchmark Carrollton’s fleet and assist ahead of a planned fleet RFP and subsequent contract award expected in 2026.

- Facility flooring and HVAC: The council authorized contracts for urethane flooring…