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13 May 2025 Council Meeting

Updated: 4 days ago


Agenda Items: 2Q Financial Report; Canvass Votes May 3, 2025 Election; Mayor Doyle Moss Farewell Comments; Oath of Office Newly Elected Officials; Mayor Teresa Palmer Acceptance Comments; Mayor Pro Tem and Alternate Mayor Pro Tem; updating signatories for City and Police Dept. bank accounts; 2 Active Transportation Plan applications to TXDOT Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Call for Projects; Parks Board Members assignments


• Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico, Suite A, Willow Park, Texas 76087, 6PM

• Meeting Page • Agenda packet (in .pdf) • minutes approved during the next meeting

• Latest Update: updated 16 May 2025; posted 09 May 2025


• Note: Willow Park Civics is about Willow Park but is NOT associated with or managed by the City of Willow Park.



Public Comments

From approved minutes posted with the next Council Meeting agenda. 


Agenda

1. Approval of Regular City Council Meeting Minutes: April 22, 2025


2. Discussion/Action: to approve 2nd Quarter Financial Report

• Exhibits:


3. Canvass Votes from May 3, 2025, General Election and approve Resolution 2025-04 #Elections2020

• Background: Official Election Results will not be available until noon on Monday, May 12, 2025. I have included the UNOFFICIAL RESULTS in this packet.

• Exhibits:


4. Mayor Doyle Moss Farewell Comments


5. Administer Oath of Office to Newly Elected Officials #Elections2020


6. Mayor Teresa Palmer Acceptance Comments [YouTube video 23:20]


7. Discussion and Action- Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem


8. Discussion and Action - Appointment of Alternate Mayor Pro Tem


9. Discussion and action approving Resolution 2025-07 updating signatories for City bank accounts. #Finance

• Background:

Due to recent changes in the City Council and administrative management, it is necessary to update the list of individuals authorized to sign checks and conduct financial transactions on behalf of the City.

Currently, the authorized signatories include Bill Funderburk and Doyle Moss, as well as Bryan Grimes, Lea Young, and Andi Saylor.

Staff is recommending removing Doyle Moss and Bill Funderburk as authorized signatories on all city accounts held with financial institutions.

Staff recommends that following names are authorized by Council for all city accounts held at financial institutions: Teresa Palmer and Lea Young, Bryan Grimes, Andrea Saylor, Michelle Guelker

• Exhibits:


10. Discussion and Action to Approve Resolution 2025-08 updating signatories for the Police Seizure Fund. #Finance

• Background:

Due to recent changes in the Police Department and administrative management, it is necessary to update the list of individuals authorized to sign checks and conduct financial transactions on behalf of the City.

Currently, the authorized signatories for the Police Seizure Fund (State) are Andi Saylor, Daniel Franklin, and Gary Garrett. The authorized signatores for the First Responder Fund Police are Candice Scott, Daniel Franklin, and Gary Garrett.

Staff recommends that Daniel Franklin, Gary Garrett, and Candice Scott be removed from all accounts, and that Andi Saylor, Ray Lacy, and Brian Roberts and added authorized signatories on all on the above referenced accounts at First Financial Bank.

• Exhibits:


11. Discussion and Action to Approve Resolution No. 2025-05 Supporting the City of Willow Park’s Active Transportation Plan application to TXDOT 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Call for Projects. #Streets #Parks [Includes Agenda Item 12.]

• Background:


The City of Willow Park is applying for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) grant sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) which provides funding for development of preliminary engineering (plans, specifications, estimates and environmental documentation) and construction of pedestrian and/or bicycle infrastructure.

A resolution is required as part of the detailed application. The resolution declares local support for the project and the city’s commitment to developing, managing, maintaining, and financing the project.

This Call for Projects features a two-step application process, and staff received positive feedback after the exploratory first-step preliminary application. The second, more detailed application deadline is June 20, 2025.

The Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside funding program is an 80/20 match, where the city would be responsible for 20% of the cost of the project. The city would also be responsible for all non-reimbursable costs and 100% of overruns, if any.

Awards are anticipated to be announced October 2025.

• Exhibits:

• Type: Pedestrian

• Improvements - Sidewalk & Bicycle

• Improvements - Bike Lanes

• Length Sidewalk: FEET: 300

• Length Bike Lane: FEET: 9,300

• Limits:

• King's Gate Road Sidewalk - King's Gate Park to Meadow Place Drive

• Meadow Place Drive Bike Lanes - W. Jockey to I-20 frontage road

• Costs

• Design Engineering $ 49,500.00

• Surveying $10,000.00

• Environmental $16,400.00

• Total Design Costs: $75,900.00

• Total Project (Const.+ Design) $384,755.00

[@ 20% for City of Willow Park = $76,951.00]

• Willow Park Civics Research

• 06 May 2025 Parks Board Meeting, Agenda Item 5 TxDOT Transportation Alternative Application

• Willow Park Civics Notes:

• Gretchen Vazquez, City Engineer, and Mandy McCarley, Director of Parks and Recreation, working together on two TxDOT grants

• includes

 • bike lanes from W. Jockey to I-20 Frontage Road [see map]

 • continue sidewalk along Meadow Place Drive south side, left and along Kings Gate Road to Kings Gate Park Parking lot and then cross walk. [see map]

 • #2 ADA compliant cross walks and lights

• No Background or Exhibits

• Willow Park Civics Research

• TxDOT >

• 2025 Transportation Alternatives > Brochure  

On January 3, 2025, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT or the department) announced a statewide Call for Projects for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) program (including available and anticipated future funds) for bicyclist and pedestrian infrastructure and planning.

TxDOT’s 2025 TA Call for Projects features a two-step application process described in this program guide.

Deadline to Submit DA: June 20, 2025


12. Discussion and Action to Approve Resolution 2025-06 Supporting Application to the TXDOT Transportation’s 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) Call for Projects. #Streets #Parks [Included Agenda Item 11.]

• Background:

The City of Willow Park is applying for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) grant sponsored by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) which provides funding for the development of planning documents to assist communities of any size in developing non- motorized transportation networks.

A resolution is required as part of the detailed application. The resolution declares local support for the project and the city’s commitment to the project’s development, financing, management, adoption and implementation of completed planning documents.

This Call for Projects features a two-step application process, and staff received positive feedback after the exploratory first-step preliminary application. The second, more detailed application deadline is June 20, 2025.

The Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside funding program is an 80/20 match, where the city would be responsible for 20% of the cost of the project. The city would also be responsible for all non-reimbursable costs and 100% of overruns, if any.

Awards are anticipated to be announced October 2025.

• Exhibits:


13. Discussion and Action: Approve appointments for 2025 Parks Board.

• Background: The previous alternate, Jerry Vierling, has agreed to move to Place 4, which was vacated by Ever Gomez. We would like to recommend Cindi Neverdousky as alternate for the board.


Informational Comments

15. Mayor and City Council Comments


16. City Manager Comments


Executive Session

14. Section 551.071-Consultation with Attorney; City of Willow Park v. Halff & Associates.#FortWorthWater

• Willow Park Civics Research:




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