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Youth program standards: The council held a public hearing and approved Ordinance No. 3884 readopting the city's Parks and Recreation youth program standards of care, required for the department's exemption from Texas Department of Family and Protective Services day-care licensing. Adrienne (parks staff) told the council the standards are provided to parents at registration and are reviewed annually; staff recommended adoption and the council approved the ordinance. Motion to adopt was made by Council member Compton and seconded by Council member Tito Rodriguez; the motion passed 6-0.

Drainage contract (RFP25-6): Public Works recommended awarding the FY24 miscellaneous drainage improvements (Heidelberg Court and Colorado Boulevard) to TexPro Construction LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, for $193,705. Nathan Froman (public works) said the contract gives 90 calendar days for completion (45 days per location) and noted TexPro recently completed the Amundson Drive drainage work. The council voted to award the contract 6-0 (moved by Council member Vaughn; second by Council member Mitchell).

Permanent generator (Conn pump station): Utilities staff recommended purchasing a permanently mounted generator from Cummins Inc. using the Sourcewell cooperative contract (092222-CMM) for an amount not to exceed $387,293. Kenneth Garvin (utilities staff) said the Conn pump station supplies roughly one-third of the city and that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's risk-and-resilience guidance and the city's assessment identified a permanent generator as necessary to maintain minimum system pressure during extended outages. Garvin said the generator has a 50-week lead time and that installation design is nearing completion; the council approved the purchase 6-0 (moved by Council member Blank; second by Council member Ricky Rodriguez).

NRH Center indoor-aquatics HVAC (RFP25-2): Staff recommended award to Entek/Intech Sales and Services LLC for the replacement of the NRH Center indoor-aquatics HVAC system in an amount not to exceed $1,779,369. Chris Amarante (facilities) said the award follows an engineering study and modeling phase and that a five-member review committee recommended the selected bidder. The council approved the award 6-0 (motion maker not recorded in the public transcript; second by Council member Compton).

Library board appointment: The council approved Resolution 2025-001 appointing Calver Turney (Calverturney in the transcript) to Library Board Place 1 to fill the vacancy left by Don Tibbs; the motion passed 6-0.

Votes at a glance (formal actions recorded in the Jan. 13 minutes/transcript):

- Ordinance 3884, Readopt North Richland Hills Youth Program Standards of Care — moved by Council member Compton; second Tito Rodriguez; outcome: approved, 6-0.
- Award RFP25-6 to TexPro Construction LLC for miscellaneous drainage improvements — moved by Council member Vaughn; second Mitchell; outcome: approved, 6-0; contract amount: $193,705; completion: 90 calendar days (45 days per site).
- Authorize purchase of permanent generator (Conn pump station) from Cummins Inc. (Sourcewell 092222-CMM) — moved by Council member Blank; second Ricky Rodriguez; outcome: approved, 6-0; amount: not to exceed $387,293; lead time: ~50 weeks; required in-service by Sept. 2027 per staff timeline.
- Award RFP25-2 (NRH Center indoor aquatic HVAC) to Entek/Intech Sales and Services LLC — second by Council member Compton; outcome: approved, 6-0; amount not to exceed $1,779,369.
- Resolution 2025-001 appointing Calver Turney to Library Board Place 1 — outcome: approved, 6-0.

Clarifying details: the generator purchase will be funded from reserves (staff said no debt will be issued), the drainage award bundles two locations for bidding efficiency, and the NRH Center HVAC project follows a completed engineering study and modeling phase. Several council members asked about lead times, construction windows and public outreach; staff supplied the project schedules.

Ending: Council completed the evening's consent and contract votes unanimously and directed staff to continue with procurement and scheduling. Several future agenda items noted included emergency-preparedness presentations and continued policy work on signage and process-improvement studies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council on 2025-01-13 ","oneSentenceSummary","The North Richland Hills City Council on Jan. 13 approved a package of operational and capital actions, including readoption of youth program standards of care, several construction and procurement contracts, and a library board appointment.","taxTitle","North Richland Hills City, Tarrant County, Texas","taxId",7747,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6383361,"Council hears proposal to update sign code to allow color electronic message boards and three-sided wall signs",977,1584000,2561000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2124520-a27fabcc05dc1e34f345b0ac8a3ef596&start=1584&end=2561","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2124520-a27fabcc05dc1e34f345b0ac8a3ef596/thumbnail_1584000.jpg","/articles/6383361/North-Richland-Hills-City/Tarrant-County/Texas/Council-hears-proposal-to-update-sign-code-to-allow-color-electronic-message-boards-and-three-sided-wall-signs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6383361-27cf03cfb9d88ee171f4131a4b30f2cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186221&Signature=H8~dUTCqzj1JhTSawKA37BLJNgJuN5H1O-ghSyMaajZ7bLAvxmKCtSvxIU-qq~9YVpj1CLsUb9l7Z9MMNsWn0sLH7gzoKl4SXJEJHHlCfImlKgEZzfb2uUPKx1jLI6z4lsYPOl6C8oSWr461aq4M4uEaAWl3F0GX-udqBjihEXHxlnG04uX8MY0jSru7TaHGT0oq7uR6eovytL33eg~EmqrRshl4dppEffh4GcUtJ7XGnIQxT4IlSu00cdzkwoC7INuD8B5QY7YZcYsGnJ5OQBlqocbGbWUsnfSV82ThblNLcmO4Ess36dIpF5xVPvtaZ5HxsiknAxJvIbZ5d1ydiw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Clayton Comstock, a city planning staff presenter, told the City Council on Jan. 13 that staff will bring an ordinance to the council later this month to update Chapter 106 of the sign code to allow modern electronic message boards and to relax limits on wall signage.

Comstock said the primary drivers for the proposed changes are requests from North Richland Hills-area public schools and houses of worship and the fact that current technology and the market have outpaced the city's standards. \"Right now, our standards are antiquated at this point and we have technology that's surpassing the limitations of our current standards,\" Comstock said. He noted the current code limits reader boards to low-intensity amber lighting on a black background: \"They have to be only amber with a black background.\"

Why it matters: staff said the proposed update is intended to allow schools and churches that are already allowed to locate in many zoning districts to use standard digital reader boards without having to rezone a property solely to get a sign. Staff identified Mulendor Elementary's reconstruction and recurring requests from churches as two immediate drivers for the change.

What staff proposed: Comstock outlined a set of technical and siting controls staff plans to include in the ordinance:

- Allow electronic message reader boards by land use (public and private schools, sole-use houses of worship, colleges/universities, parks, certain government buildings and outdoor amusement uses) rather than by zoning district.
- Require static-image display of at least eight seconds per message and prohibit animation, scrolling or flashing text on the same sign face.
- Require message transitions to occur instantaneously across the full face and automatic dimming tied to ambient light so night-time brightness is reduced.
- Require automatic freeze/blank-screen capability when a sign malfunctions.
- Limit electronic reader board message area to two-thirds of a monument sign face (staff said that preserves an identifying masonry surround) and require monument-style base for reader boards.
- Require signs located wholly within or within 100 feet of single-family residential zoning or a single-family residence to be turned off between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. (staff said the two-thirds monument allowance preserves a building's identity for schools and churches while protecting nearby residences).

Comstock also said staff wants to align local standards with TxDOT and digital-billboard practices on brightness and message timing and to require automatic dimming so signs do not exceed a small increment above ambient light.

Wall signage: staff also asked the council for feedback on raising the limit on wall signs from two building facades to three. Comstock said the city's current measurement of maximum sign area uses \"habitable wall area\" (an interior-derived dimension) and that measurement is uncommon and confusing for sign contractors; staff recommended simplifying the metric and allowing more flexibility on number of facades to reduce the need for variances. Several council members said the community's experiences with digital signs and modern wall treatments over the last decade have reduced the initial safety concerns behind the original rule.

Next steps: Comstock said staff will return with a draft ordinance for the council's Jan. 27 meeting. He also said the staff prepared an inventory map of existing schools and churches and their existing sign conditions to share with the council.

Ending: Councilmembers asked questions about resident adjacency, enforcement of brightness standards, and how the rule would treat multi-tenant commercial properties versus single-use church sites. No formal vote was taken at the Jan. 13 meeting; staff will return with a proposed ordinance on Jan. 27.

","Clayton Comstock, a city planning staff presenter, told the City Council on Jan. 13 that staff will bring an ordinance to the council later this month to update Chapter 106 of the sign code to allow modern electronic message boards and to relax limits on wall signage.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6383356,"Council considers citizens' capital program advisory committee and timing for next bond election",734,830000,1564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2124520-a27fabcc05dc1e34f345b0ac8a3ef596&start=830&end=1564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2124520-a27fabcc05dc1e34f345b0ac8a3ef596/thumbnail_830000.jpg","/articles/6383356/North-Richland-Hills-City/Tarrant-County/Texas/Council-considers-citizens-capital-program-advisory-committee-and-timing-for-next-bond-election","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6383356-36393ba6daeea026bcdabf253b99ac9d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186221&Signature=P8QMOm-yNOhKLo4hh2L8rne~-0guIfWB6SYGH9L7o1thh36nKRmPqqLWSyZd00fbYNdX2jzOSUdfT1re-IgZIhVLnAwj0DyNbDYlmXbxNW0LPgCDSgbr-kVOniM7W89tp78UD2PEn683hOsEb31DhAbC7FEWe6EvnTC9idfkWEw48QgQFZaxpgCneMa7Avoh2O3Tss1WSfsXr8l8-pwFlRlnVYhuoeCYZ7XxkvmuiJaA3MyT~Dwc2jlivNKZul4Yb33TyoVFbNTBGnpOLCrsZR1YFBFgBSFJYfqjOZEo2ykxlv7erC7AiDiplYyufzlHilH-Dl-ycIDc0mXWbDzjPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Paulette presented a proposal Jan. 13 for a citizens capital program advisory committee to review street reconstruction and facility projects and to recommend whether to place general obligation bonds before voters in either November 2025 or May 2026.

\"I would recommend holding the bond election in May of 26,\" Paulette said, and explained that a May 2026 election would require a council call in February 2026 and that a citizens committee would need time to inventory projects, perform field visits and develop recommendations. She recommended starting committee work in March or April 2025 to allow thorough review.

Paulette described the committee structure used for the previous bond effort: each council member appointed two residents, a council member served as chair, a co-chair was designated, and the panel in the last cycle grew to about 30 members and met frequently. She said the committee would present its recommended project list at an open meeting to the council before any decision to call an election and that staff would prepare voter education materials after the council calls an election detailing projected property tax impacts and project timelines.

Council members asked about public outreach, with several supporting town halls and public meetings and an oversight committee after project approval to maintain transparency during construction. One council member noted that bond propositions can be structured by category (for example streets separate from facilities) and Paulette confirmed that propositions can be broken out by project type as long as each proposition clearly describes its purpose.

Clarifying details from staff: the proposed bond advisory committee would follow the city's prior model of resident appointments (two per council member), the committee work would include field trips and review of project costs, and staff recommended allowing roughly a year of committee work before a May 2026 election. Paulette also said staff would return with a set-up ordinance and appointment list after councilmembers submit nominee names.

Ending: Council expressed general support for creating a committee and agreed to begin identifying nominees; staff will return with an item for council consideration in late February or early March to set up the committee and begin appointments.","City Manager Paulette told the council staff recommends forming a citizens capital program advisory committee to review streets, facilities and other capital needs and recommended a May 2026 bond election, with the committee beginning work in spring 2025 and the election to be called in February 2026.","actionData","errors"]

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