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DeSoto council approves first-responder grant, CCTV van and water master-plan contract; all approvals unanimous
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Summary
At its March 3 regular session the DeSoto City Council unanimously approved (1) a grant application for first-responder resiliency training ($37,700/year), (2) purchase of a CCTV inspection van (Rush Truck Center; $459,956.31), and (3) a professional-services contract with Garver LLC to update the water distribution master plan (project budget $216,901.30).
The DeSoto City Council approved three regular-agenda items during its March 3 meeting that council members described as routine staff recommendations.
Police and public-safety staff sought council approval to submit a Texas Criminal Justice Program grant application to the Office of the Governor for resiliency, peer support and mental-health training and counseling for first responders, seeking $37,700 annually for one to three years. Council approved the resolution unanimously.
Public utilities staff then recommended purchase of a closed-circuit-television (CCTV) inspection vehicle to inspect the city’s sanitary sewer collection system. Staff said the city received three quotes and recommended Rush Truck Center with the vehicle to be outfitted by CLS Equipment Company (Richardson); the agenda listed a not-to-exceed amount of $459,956.31, and staff noted that the purchase was included in the FY26 budget and comes in under the previously planned $475,000. The council authorized the city manager to execute the purchase contract unanimously.
Finally, staff recommended a professional-services agreement with Garver LLC to update the City of DeSoto’s water distribution master plan. The professional-services amount cited in the agenda text was $197,183 with a total project budget of $216,901.30 (including 10% contingency). Staff said the work was included in the 2025 bond sale and that prior master-plan recommendations in 2021 had produced a 25-year project list. Council approved the contract unanimously.
All three items were presented by department staff; council members asked few substantive questions during the packages and approved each by unanimous vote. Staff said training, equipment delivery, and the master-plan update will follow normal procurement and reporting steps and that more detailed project schedules would be provided by the responsible departments.
