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Votes at a glance: Hurst City Council approves network upgrades, waterline design, rules changes and contracts
Summary
At its May 13 meeting, the Hurst City Council approved a consent agenda, a first-reading ordinance on massage establishments, a resolution updating council rules, a waterline design contract amendment, a network infrastructure purchase, and a data-backup contract.
HURST, Texas — The Hurst City Council on Tuesday approved a slate of routine and project-specific items, including a contract amendment for waterline design, purchases for network infrastructure, and a multi-year data-backup contract. The council also approved a first reading of an ordinance tightening regulation of massage establishments and adopted revised council rules.
The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote; the packet included the April 8, 2025 meeting minutes, Ordinance 25-93 (second reading) amending chapter 12 on amusement and redemption machines, grant match requirements for Tarrant County Home Improvement Partnership Program, a sign replacement agreement with New Life Assembly DFW, and a change order with Fast General Contracting LLC for the Hurst Conference Center (items listed on the consent agenda).
On infrastructure, the council authorized an amendment to the city’s existing contract with Burgess and Neifold, Inc., to add engineering design and survey services for abandoning a 16-inch water line and replacing it with a new 12-inch PVC water line along Cumberland Drive from Norwood Drive to State Highway 26. The council approved the amendment in the amount of $102,320.
IT and network items: the council approved purchase of network-switching equipment and related services via collaborative purchasing contracts for replacement of the city’s network across 15 buildings (47 Power-over-Ethernet switches) at a cost not to exceed $700,000. Sonny (IT staff) said the replacement will provide encrypted links between buildings, newer POE switches and seven years of hardware and software support built into the purchase.
The council also authorized a five-year data-backup agreement with Waypoint Solutions (initial contract) with monthly costs of $3,751.10 and a one-time onboarding fee of $2,600. Sonny told the council the service will provide managed backups, daily restores, encryption and immutability to protect backups against ransomware.
Ordinances and rules: the council approved Ordinance 25-94 on first reading to amend chapter 12, article 15, regulating massage establishments. Changes listed by staff include requirements that a licensed massage therapist be on-site while the business is open, prohibition of rooms that could be construed as living/sleeping quarters, prohibition of bathing facilities such as tubs or showers, and an added enforcement penalty provision that would suspend or revoke a permit on a fourth inspection.
The council approved Resolution 18-82 adopting amended city council rules of procedure. Staff said changes brought forward from strategic planning are largely procedural: updated conflict affidavit forms, adjusted deadlines (from 7 to 14 days for submission of certain materials), and an updated listing and acknowledgment form for boards, commissions and committees.
All motions carried by voice votes recorded in the meeting; the transcript does not show roll-call tallies for most items.
