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Carrollton council approves consent agenda including multiple equipment and service contracts
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City Council unanimously approved consent agenda items 8–19, authorizing multiple equipment purchases, service contracts and one off-cycle custodial change order. The items were passed on a single omnibus motion and roll-call vote.
Carrollton City Council on Jan. 21 unanimously approved consent agenda items 8 through 19, authorizing a series of equipment purchases, multi-year service contracts and a custodial change order.
The omnibus motion to approve items 8–19 was made by Council member Plowden and seconded by Council member Palacios; the roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous with all present council members voting yes.
Key approvals included authorization for the city manager to purchase two Greenworks electric motors from Turf and Soil Management LLC (item 8) in an amount not to exceed $69,248.14 and two Jacobson HR 600 mowers from Textron Easy Go LLC (item 9) in an amount not to exceed $106,029.76. The council approved a three-year water-chemicals contract (item 10) with United Labs/HD Supply Inc. not to exceed $50,500 annually and $151,500 over three years, and a two-year health-and-wellness benefits consulting agreement (item 11) with Hub International Texas Inc. not to exceed $60,000 for year one and $120,000 total.
The council also approved an off-cycle change order to the CTJ Maintenance custodial-services contract (item 12) that increases the current renewal by up to $402,840 for a total renewal amount of $805,006.80, and raises the six-year total contract value (not to exceed) to roughly $2,000,819 (amount reported in the agenda memo). Staff said the change order adds service for the Rosemead complex and extends the contract to align with the fiscal year cycle.
Other contract awards approved included boring and trenching services with Road Solutions LLC (item 13) for up to $614,000 annually ($1,842,000 over three years); synthetic turf purchase and installation for McKinnish Field No. 16 with FieldTurf USA (item 14) in an amount the presenter stated as $10,000,075,320.95 (as read aloud in the meeting); roof replacement materials and installation for Fire Stations 3 and 4 with Escola LLC (item 15) for up to $163,386; heavy-equipment replacement purchases from Associates Supply (item 16) for up to $255,224.19; four Chevy Colorados (item 17) for up to $141,007.49; stump-grinder and vacuum trailer (item 18) for up to $87,272.52; and two Ford F-150s and one Ford 350 transit van (item 19) for up to $180,002.93.
All items were described by staff as coming from replacement or budgeted funds where applicable. Council members asked clarifying questions during the consent review—examples included whether the Jacobson mowers were replacing robotic mowers (staff: no, they are different types of equipment and are part of routine replacement schedules) and whether the custodial contract increase added service (staff: it adds the Rosemead expansion and extends the renewal period).
The council took the vote after a public-comment period on those items produced no speakers. The omnibus motion passed on a roll-call vote recorded as yes by Council member Axberg, Council member Carpenter, Mayor Pro Tem Fleming, Council member Plowden, Council member Palacios, Council member Paloma and Council member Rowena Waters.
