UPDATED: Grand Prairie to consider purchases fire foam, cop cars, etc. at Tuesday meeting

by PegNews wire

At its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, November 20th, the Grand Prairie City Council will consider a beaucoup of measures, including plans for levee maintenance (as required by FEMA), the purchase of an inmate telephone service, increased holiday season DWI enforcement, and the purchase of fire-fighting foam. Yes, foam.

Here are some highlights. You can obtain the full agenda here.

• Levees

Consider a resolution authorizing the City of Grand Prairie to adopt the Levee Operations and Maintenance Plan for the City of Grand Prairie landfill levee as part of the maintenance plan required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Library goodies

- Consider accepting the Lone Star Libraries grant of $27,681 from the Texas State Library for the purchase of videos and electronic database licenses and fees for all three libraries.

• Fire foam

Consider the purchase of two Compressed Air Foam systems to be retro-fitted on two fire engines at a total cost of $68,136 using the HGAC contract. A CAF system utilizes fire-retardant foam instead of regular water in order to extinguish fires—and can reach greater distances, too.

• Tax cut

Consider a resolution granting a five-year, 50% partial tax abatement to Sagem Avionics, Inc.

• Cop cars

Consider the purchase of 22 Police Patrol Vehicles and 1 Municipal Court Vehicle from Sam Pack's Five Star Ford at a cost of $508,942.16 through the State of Texas Term Contracts

• Inmate phones

Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with Johnson County for inmate telephone service.

• a Sentinel

Consider the purchase of a Sky Watch Sentinel from ICx Tactical Platforms Corporation, a sole source provide for Sky Watch Technology, in the amount of $89,577.

• DWI Enforcement

Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement with TxDOT for DWI enforcement during the Christmas/New Year's, Spring Break, Independence Day, Labor Day and other holiday periods.

And a few items on the Public Hearing Consent Agenda, both of which regard a SUP for used car lots

• Consider a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit for a proposed auto holding yard and used car sales. The site is currently zoned Light Industrial-Limited Standards (LI-LS) and is situated within Central Business District No. 3 this site is generally located south of E. Jefferson Street and west of Industrial Avenue. (On November 12, 2007, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled this case by a vote of 8-0).
• Consider a request for approval of a Specific Use Permit for a proposed auto holding yard and used car sales. The site is currently zoned Heavy Industrial District (HI) and is situated within Central Business District No. 4. This site is generally located south of E. Jefferson Street and east of Camden Road. (On November 12, 2007, the Planning and Zoning Commission tabled this case by a vote of 8-0).

UPDATE: The council approved all the above measures, but tabled the purchase of police cars and the Airport Freeway SUP. Click for more.

Posted by Chad