A new fire engine and a new ambulance lead the purchases on the Richardson City Council's agenda for Monday, Oct. 26, a meeting that also includes the council's first public look at what the city will ask of state and federal lawmakers next year.
Fire Department vehicles
Two bids for the Fire Department sit on the consent agenda, which the council normally approves in a single vote unless a member pulls an item for separate discussion:
- Pumper: a purchase order of $1,580,715.75 to Siddons-Martin Emergency Group for one Pierce Custom Enforcer pumper, bought through a Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative contract.
- Ambulance: $403,913.50 to Sterling McCall Ford for one ambulance, also through an HGAC cooperative contract.
The posted agenda does not say which vehicles the new ones would replace or when they would be delivered.
Legislative agenda
Later in the meeting, council members are scheduled to review and discuss Richardson's legislative agenda for the 90th Texas Legislature, which convenes in January, and the 120th Congress. The agenda lists the item for discussion; the positions themselves were not part of the posted agenda.
Other business
- The council is set to adopt the city's investment policy, which was also on the council's Oct. 19 work session agenda, and to update the officials authorized to act on the city's TexPool accounts.
- A resolution would grant Oncor Electric Delivery an underground easement across a 0.108-acre tract at the Richardson Service Center.
- The North Texas Municipal Water District is on the agenda for a presentation marking its 75th anniversary.
- Graduates of the CARES Class 2026 program will receive certificates, with a reception for the class in the City Hall breakroom from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
- A public hearing on zoning file ZF 26-16 would amend the special permit for the golf driving range at 3570 Waterview Parkway.
In closed session, the council plans to consult the city attorney about removal of zoning entitlements and about an interlocal cooperation agreement with the University of Texas at Dallas covering fire, police and municipal court services.
The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in Multipurpose Room CH 157 at City Hall, 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd. Residents may speak on agenda items or during the visitors forum by turning in a comment card before the meeting starts, or online by 4 p.m. that day at cor.net/PublicCommentForm. Meetings stream live at cor.net/citv.
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