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[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING STARTED OF THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL.WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TONIGHT.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S HERE TONIGHT AND THOSE LISTENING ONLINE.
IF YOU ALL WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVITATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEVER ENDING LOVING KINDNESS.
FATHER, THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR YOUR GRACE, FOR YOUR MERCY, FOR JUST EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO GATHER TOGETHER AND FREEDOM.
FATHER WATCH OVER US TONIGHT, GIVE US YOUR WISDOM AS WE DELIBERATE THESE ITEMS. FATHER, HELP US ALWAYS TO SERVE CITIZENRY, IN WAYS THAT WOULD BE PLEASING TO YOU AND HONORABLE TO YOU BEFORE WE ASK THESE THINGS IN CHRIST. AMEN.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNSEL?
>> MOVING ON TO CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS.
[1. Presentation of the Professional Municipal Clerk Week Proclamation.]
I NUMBER 1, PRESENTATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK WEEK PROCLAMATION.COUNSEL, IF YOU CAN COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE.
WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS HERE WITH US TODAY.
I HAVE A PROCLAMATION OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, STATE OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
WHEREAS THIS ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK AND THE CRITICAL AND ESSENTIAL ROLE THEY PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ARE THE BACKBONE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, OFTEN WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO OVERSEE KEY FUNCTIONS LIKE RECORD KEEPING, ELECTION MANAGEMENT, LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTATION, AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRUST THROUGH TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY, RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.
WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE CITY OF ANGLETON DOES HEREBY EXTEND APPRECIATION TO OUR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS, THE CITY SECRETARY MICHELLE PERES, ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY DESIREE HENSON, AND TO ALL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM IN THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION, THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT, AND PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 4TH-10TH AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SITE.
WE'RE CLAIM THIS 22ND DAY OF APRIL 2025.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
[APPLAUSE] YOU WANT TO HOLD UP? [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. [LAUGHTER] [BACKGROUND]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
>> ITEM NUMBER 2, THE RECOGNITION OF COUNCIL MEMBER CECIL BOOTH FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE ON CITY COUNCIL.
[2. The recognition of Council Member Cecil Booth for his dedicated service on City Council.]
I'LL ALSO ASK AT THIS TIME, ANN BOOTH, WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP.[BACKGROUND] WE GET TO WEAN THIS ONE, BUT I WANT TO START OFF BEFORE I BEGIN THE PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS HERE.
COUNCILMAN BOOTH, JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO, YOU GAVE THE INDICATION, AS YOU HAVE EVERY SINGLE TIME, EVERY MEETING WITHOUT EVER BEING ASKED.
MR. BOOTH IS A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
HE HAS GIVEN SO MANY YEARS, NOT JUST TO BEING ON CITY COUNCIL FOR SIX YEARS, BUT LITTLE LEAGUE COACH WENT TO RAISE YOUR KIDS HERE, LIFELONG MEMBERS, MRS. BOOTH, AS A TEACHER AND AN EDUCATOR HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
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TWO OF YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY OVER THESE YEARS.THE GIFTS WE'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IT'S THE LEAST WE CAN GIVE AT THIS MOMENT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION.
I KNOW, MR. BOOTH, YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF OUR CITY GOES WAY BACK, AND WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY MISS OUT ON COUNCIL.
YOU CAN PROBABLY GO OUTSIDE AND SAY, MR. BOOTH, WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THE DIRT RIGHT HERE? HE'LL TELL YOU I DESIGN THAT STREET OR I PUT THAT SEWER SYSTEM IN.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS THAT, AND I'VE ENJOYED SERVING ON COUNSEL WITH YOU, MR. BOOTH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE YEARS OF SERVICE.
>> JUST TO ECHO A LOT OF WHAT JOHN SAYS.
I DEFER TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S ENGINEERING OR HISTORY.
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE, YOUR ATTENTION FOR DETAIL I THINK IT'S A HUGE ASSET TO US.
[INAUDIBLE] THAT SOMETIMES FLY PAST THE REST OF US.
WE'LL BE ANOTHER VOID, IF YOU WILL, WHEN YOU'RE NO LONGER WITH US ON COUNSEL.
I KNOW JOHN AND I TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT ALL WHAT YOU'VE HAD TO US.
THE DETAILS, SERIOUSLY, AND YOU WILL BE MISSED AND I HAVE ENJOYED LISTENING TO YOU AND THAT INCLUDES YOUR INVITATIONS.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL AND THOUGHTFUL.
>> OBVIOUSLY, YOU BEING HERE HAS REALLY SAVED OUR ENGINEERING GROUP AND OTHERS FOR COMING UP WITH ANSWERS THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD TO DUG FOR A LITTLE DEEPER, SO SORRY, JOHN, YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING IN THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> YOU ARE MY FAVORITES. [LAUGHTER] I WILL TRY TO TAKE UP YOUR EAGLE OFF FOR THE ENGINEERING DRAWING.
[LAUGHTER] BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE WEALTH OF.
I ALWAYS JOKE TO EVERYONE, BUT I WISH I COULD JUST CRACK YOUR LITTLE HEAD OPEN AND JUST SUCK IT ALL OUT.
THANK YOU, ANN FOR GIVING THIS.
IT'S ABOUT 144 [INAUDIBLE]. NOW YOU GOT TO KEEP BUSY.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK CITIZENS FOR LETTING ME SERVE.
I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ELECTED THE FIRST TIME AROUND AND WE HAVE TO HAVE AN OPPONENT TOGETHER TWO TIMES.
COLLECTIVELY, WE [INAUDIBLE] SOME STUFF.
WE BRING UP BAD IDEAS ABOUT BAD SITUATIONS, BUT WE WEATHERED THIS COVID MESS.
WE HAD HURRICANES THAT THROW EVERYBODY OUT.
WE GOT WE SUFFERED THROUGH THESE TWO HURRICANES, HURRICANE NICHOLAS, AND LAST SPRING, WE GOT THIS BIG BLOW THROUGH HERE.
THEN RIGHT BEHIND IT COMES A HURRICANE BARREL.
WE'RE JUST UP HERE TAKING A SHOTS IN THE CITY PEOPLE ARE TAKING CARE OF ALL THE BUSINESS. THE WEATHER IN A LOT OF.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF GROWTH HERE OUT TOWN.
I DIDN'T COUNT A LOT OF SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE LOTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND LIVE IN OUR TOWN.
WE PLOWED HARD GROUND GETTING HERE.
I THINK WE'VE COLLECTIVELY MADE SOME DECISIONS ON FUTURE GROWTH.
BUT I THINK I SAID A LOT FROM THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE. PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE.
THEY DIDN'T WANT TO, THE DEVELOPERS WOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE AND PUT THESE HOUSES.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THE TOWN GROW AND I THINK IF WE CAN COLLECTIVELY CONTINUE WITH THE ATTITUDE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS AND WHAT I'VE SEEN THE CITY HAS, I THINK WE CAN HAVE A GOOD FURTHERANCE OF [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU ALL. ENJOYED WORKING WITH GUYS.
I CONSTANTLY TELL FOLKS THE BRILLIANCE THAT'S ON THE CITY COUNCIL I'M VERY FORTUNATE.
I REALLY [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
>> GOING FIRST MRS. BOOTH PRESENTING THIS FLOWER VOCATION,
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THANK YOU FOR LETTING MR. BOOTH COME FOR ALL THESE YEARS.ALL THE TIME AWAY FROM YOU THAT HE HAS SPENT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEING GRACIOUS AND WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, KNOWING JORDAN AND ALWAYS SO FRIENDLY AND SO NICE AND YOU AND MR. BOOTH.
[LAUGHTER] MR. BOOTH, WE HAVE A ANGLETON, WITH OUR GREATEST APPRECIATION, PRESENTED TO CECIL BOOTH, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, DEVOTION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON, APRIL 2025.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE].
>> GOING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 3,
[CONSENT AGENDA]
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR APRIL 8TH, 2025.ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20250422-004, ADOPTING THE HOUSTON GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CITY OF ANGLETON HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. COUNSEL?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTON.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE POSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 5, UPDATE,
[5. Update, discussion and possible action on the King Municipal Operations Center Project by Brent Bowles with iAD Architects.]
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE KING MUNICIPAL OPERATION CENTER PROJECT BY BRENT BOLES WITH IAD AND ARCHITECTS. HELLO.>> HEY YOU MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF MEMBERS, THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
I WAS HERE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND AS REQUESTED, PROUD TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN TO GIVE OUR UPDATE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE ON TIME AND I THINK WE ARE VERY MUCH ON BUDGET.
WE WILL SOLIDIFY THAT BUDGET IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AHEAD.
LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, FIRST OF ALL.
WHEN I WAS HERE LAST TIME, I FORECASTED THAT ON APRIL THE 17TH, WE WOULD COLLECT ALL THE DESIGN DRAWINGS UP TO 95% GUARANTEE MAXIMUM PRICE AND 95% GMP COLLECTION OF DRAWINGS FROM ALL THE AD ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL, SIMPLE, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, ALL OF THAT.
WE WOULD COMPILE THAT AND WE WOULD SEND THAT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK, IN THIS CASE, TL CONSTRUCTION ON APRIL 17TH.
I CAN SAY THAT THAT DID OCCUR ON APRIL 17TH, THAT THAT 95% GMP DESIGN PACKAGE WENT TO TL CONSTRUCTION, AGAIN, SERVING AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK.
THEY WILL NOW TAKE THAT PACKAGE, THEY WILL SEND OUT TO ALL OF THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS AND VENDORS FOR THE DESIGN USING CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK, AND THEN THEY WILL BEGIN SOLICITING MULTIPLE BIDS ACROSS MULTIPLE TRADES, DIFFERENT VENDORS AND THAT WILL COMPILE THEIR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
AGAIN, GETTING COMP THROUGHOUT ALL THOSE SUBCONTRACTORS AND VENDORS, THEN THEY WILL BEGIN TO PUT THAT PACKAGE TOGETHER.
WE SHOULD RECEIVE THAT BACK HERE IN OUR OFFICE ON MAY 13TH.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE SAME DAY THAT COUNCIL MEETS, SO WE WON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PACKAGE AT THAT POINT IN TIME, BUT THAT'S ALSO BY DESIGN AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN WE GET THOSE NUMBERS IN, THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DATA.
IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF BIDS, A LOT OF INFORMATION TO GO THROUGH DECIPHER AND WILL GO THROUGH THOSE.
THEY WILL BE VET OUT THOSE BIDS, THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE BIDS ARE CONSISTENT AND WHOLE AND RIGHTEOUS.
THEN THAT WILL ASSEMBLE THAT INFORMATION, THAT NUMBER.
THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH AND HAVE A WORKSHOP WITH STAFF.
RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY PROJECTED ON MAY 15TH.
WE WILL GO THROUGH ALL THOSE BIDS WITH CONSTRUCTION MANAGER RISK.
WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT NUMBER LINES UP.
IN JANUARY, WE HAD PROJECTED THE DD PHASE ESTIMATE WAS JUST OVER $5 MILLION.
THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT DOWN FROM ROUGHLY 5.2 IN LATE FALL.
WE WENT THROUGH STAFF COMMENTS.
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>> THERE WE GO. THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION LAST TIME TO TAKE THIS AND BASICALLY OPEN THIS UP, TAKE SOME OF THE HARD BALLS OUT, AND MAKE THAT MORE FLEXIBLE FOR SOME WORK STATIONS.
WE'VE DONE THAT. THAT'S IN THESE BIDS, AND THAT ALSO ALLOWED US TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL BAY TO HERE, WHICH IS INCORPORATED AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL IN THAT 95% SET OF DOCUMENTS.
WE DID THAT. WE WORKED WITH TO AT THE TIME.
WE STILL BELIEVE THAT WAS GOING TO AT THAT POINT TIME ALLOW US TO EVEN FURTHER REDUCE THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE DID TAKE SOME SQUARE FOOTAGE OUT OF THE OFFICE PORTION.
THE LAST TIME WE WERE FORECASTING THESE NUMBERS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE FELT WE OUGHT TO BE AROUND 4.9.
AGAIN, EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
BUT NOW THEY HAVE ALL THE DRAWINGS TOGETHER AT THAT 95% SET COUNTRY.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO SOLIDIFY THOSE ESTIMATES.
THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE COMING BACK WORKING TO COUNCIL WITH SOMETIME IN MID MAY.
WE INTEND TO AGAIN HAVE THOSE WORKSHOPS, MAY THE 15TH WITH STAFF, WE GO THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS. WE'LL SCOPE THE BID.
IDEALLY, WE WILL GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA PACK MEETING ON MAY 21ST, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION WITH FIELD FOR YOUR UPCOMING COUNCIL PRESENTATION ON MAY 27TH.
DOES THAT GIVE YOUR GOOD TIMELINE OF WHERE WE'VE COME FROM AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BOARD? ULTIMATELY, IF STAFF AND YOUR AE TEAM, WE'VE ALL DONE OUR JOB RIGHT, WE WILL HAVE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY SURPRISES TO PRESENT TO YOU AND HOPEFULLY HAVE COUNCIL APPROVE RAPIDLY ON MAY 27TH, AND THEN WE CAN EXPEDITE THE PERMITTING PROCESS AND BREAK GROUND POSSIBLY WITHIN THE NEXT 30 OR 45 DAYS BEYOND THAT.
NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED ON THE DRAWINGS OTHER THAN JUST BASICALLY FINISHING THE DRAWINGS. WE CAN DO HERE.
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHANGES WE MADE THROUGH THIS INTERIOR OFFICE HERE TO MAKE THAT SPACE MORE FLEXIBLE.
AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A THE LOCKER ROOMS HERE FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE.
WE GOT A TRAINING CENTER HERE, MULTIPURPOSE SPACE HERE.
I WILL GO IN WITH THESE DETAILS BUT I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, WE ADDED THAT SECOND THAT EXTRA SET OF WORK DAYS TO HERE.
TIME THAT BREEZEWAY AT THIS POINT HERE BETWEEN CONNECTED TO THE TWO BUILDINGS.
EXTERIORS AGAIN DEVELOPED. AGAIN, WE WORK WITH STAFF TO KEEP THIS BUILDING ATTRACTIVE BUT FUNCTIONAL.
IT'S A UTILITARIAN BUILDING, BUT IT'S AN ATTRACTIVE UTILITARIAN BUILDING AS WE'VE LOOKED ON THE OUTSIDE AND WE'LL LOOK AT SOME INTERIOR FINISHES HERE IN A MINUTE.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY COMPLIMENTARY AND RESPECTFUL AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY BRANDING THAT'S CURRENTLY GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE PATTERNS HERE IN A MOMENT AND SOME COLOR BLENDINGS.
AGAIN, WANTING TO HAVE A NICE ATTRACTIVE, WELL MAINTAINED, AND FUNCTIONAL SPACE FOR CITY STAFF FOR DECADES TO COME, AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS FACILITY REPRESENTS THAT.
AGAIN MORE OF THE BUILDING, YOU'VE SEEN THE PATH.
HERE'S SOME IMAGES. WE HAVE AGAIN, IT'S A PRINCIPAL TALL BUILDING.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN JUST AN AGRICULTURAL BARN, SO IT'S GOT SOME NICE APPEARANCES TO IT AESTHETICS.
WE'RE ANNOUNCING THE FRONT DOOR HERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE NORTH FACING SECTION IN THE FRONT DOOR HERE.
THIS IS THE FRONT DOOR HERE AND WE'RE TRYING TO ANNOUNCE THAT AND CELEBRATED A LITTLE BIT JUST TO THE USE OF SOME NATIONALLY PRODUCTS.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTRACTIVE.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE NAME OF THE FACILITY KING MUNICIPAL OPERATION CENTER BOTH ON THE NORTH FACADE HERE AND ALSO FACING VELASCO OFF TO THE RIGHT BETWEEN FACE WEST IN THIS CASE.
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE THE IMAGE WITH FACE VELASCO, IN FRONT DOORS ARE AROUND THE CORNER HERE.
AGAIN, IN SOME OFFICE WINDOWS HERE, LOOK OUT TOWARDS THE WEST TOWARDS VELASCO.
CURRENT BUILDING RIGHT NOW WILL BE OFF WHERE THIS PARKING SPACE IS OFF THE LOWER ELECTRIC CORNER.
THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE DEMOLISHED AS PART OF THIS FACILITY PROJECT AS WELL.
ONCE THIS TEAM PUBLISHED IS UP AND RUNNING IN OCTOBER, THEN THEY WILL COME BACK AND DEMO THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION.
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>> WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE BAYS RIGHT NOW? HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRANSITION THAT FROM TAKING EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE BAYS NOW? IS IT GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE WHILE THEY BUILD A NEW BAYS? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT?
>> THEY SHOULD BE ACTIVE FOR MOMENT.
YOU SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO STAY IN YOUR CURRENT BAYS.
THAT'S THE WHOLE OF THE TENT LIKE BACK UP.
AGAIN, THIS FACILITY IS CURRENTLY THERE NOW.
WE DEMO THE FIRST 25% OF IT, BUT THOSE BAYS THAT ARE SHED THERE NOW WILL REMAIN INTACT.
UNTIL THIS FACILITY IS COMPLETELY OPEN AND OCCUPIABLE.
THEN MY CONTRACT DOES NOT COVER THE MOVE, SO I'M NOT.
BRING THE DOLL. I'M JUST KIDDING.
BUT STAFF WILL THEN MOVE AND TRANSFER THOSE THINGS FROM THE EXISTING FACILITY TO THIS NEW FACILITY.
>> IT'S NOT BEING BUILT ON THE EXACT SAME SPOT.
IT'S BEING MOVED OVER TO THE SOUTH?
>> CORRECT. LET ME SEE WHETHER I INCLUDED SLIGHTLY IN THIS PRESENTATION.
>> THAT'S WHY WE DEMOED THE FRONT HALF OF THE BUILDING, BUILDING THE OFFICE SPACE SO WE COULD BUILD THE WHOLE THING AND NOT TOUCH THE BAYS SPACE.
>> YOU GOT A SIDE BUT YOU DON'T HAVE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THAT.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE THE EXISTING BUILDING SHOWN ON YOUR CYCLE?
>> NO, BUT ON THE CYCLE THAT EXISTING FACILITY IS RUN INTO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.
WE HAD TO TAKE IT ALL TO ALLOW FOR THE FRONT ENTRY OF THE BUILDING AND THIS PAVING OCCUR.
THAT'S WHY WE PURPOSELY DEMOED THE FRONT AGAIN, 25% OF IT. THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
>> WHERE WAS I? WE WERE TRANSITIONING INTO AGAIN, REPLICATING SOME OF THE BRANDING THAT WE'RE USING.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT FESTIVE, BUT IT IS A VERY DURABLE CARPET.
WE DIDN'T WANT SOMETHING BORING.
IN BLAND, WE WANTED TO SHOW SOME EXCITEMENT AND SOME PURPOSE AND SOME MOVEMENT IN THE FACILITY.
WE LIKE THAT. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE BRAIN AND SHOWS SOME EXCITEMENT AND SOME ENERGY THAT I THINK THE STAFF SHOULD HOPEFULLY ENJOY. THAT'S JUST A PART OF IT.
THAT'S JUST A REPRESENTATION OF THE CARPET.
WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY WOODWORKING JUST FOCUS ON CARPET THERE.
[LAUGHTER] THESE ARE SOME OF THE LVT.
AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME OF THE PURPLES AND GRAYS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN SOME TILE WORK THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AGAIN, STICKING WITH SOME FLEXIBLE COLOR PALLET, BUT THEN ALSO BRINGING THE COLOR PALLET FROM THE CITY RATINGS.
WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD REPRESENTATION AS WELL.
AGAIN, SOME MORE PRODUCTS THERE.
WE'VE GOT AGAIN SOME MORE PRODUCTS THERE, SOME PLASTIC LAMINATE FOR SOME DOORS.
AGAIN, VERY CONSISTENT, VERY SIMILAR TO THE PLASTIC LAMINATE DOORS WE HAVE HERE IN CHAMBERS.
WE WILL HAVE SOME CERAMIC TILE IN THE WET AREAS OF THE LOCKER ROOMS, AND THE COINS, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND THE WET WALLS.
BUT THESE ARE SOME MODEST, VERY DURABLE FINISHES, AND WE'RE JUST PUTTING IN A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR TO MAKE IT EXCITING AND ENJOYABLE PLACE TO WORK.
AGAIN, A TYPICAL AREA CEILING TILE.
NO REGULAR EDGE, NO DOUBLED EDGE, NO TYPICAL FANCIER FEEL, JUST A VERY GOOD, DURABLE, ACOUSTICALLY SOUND SINGING TILE.
APPARENTLY, THAT'S IT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON TIMING, DELIVERABLES, THEN STEPS AT THIS POINT?
>> I'VE GOT A QUESTION ABOUT SELECTIONS THERE.
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING ON PUTTING CARPET IN?
>> THE ONLY PLACE THERE WILL BE CARPET.
GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THE ONLY PLACE WE HAVE CARPET IS GOING TO BE IN THIS CONFERENCE ROOM HERE, AND THESE OFFICES HERE.
IT'S A DURABLE CARPET CLEANS UP REALLY WELL.
IT'S A LITTLE BETTER LOOKING THAN WHAT WE HAVE HERE, BUT IT'S A VERY UTILITARIAN CARPET.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CAR TO IT.
>> I WAS JUST CURIOUS OF THE EXTENT OF THE CARPET BECAUSE IF YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE CARPET IN ALL OF THAT AREA, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE NOT A SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
AGAIN, IT'S A VERY DURABLE PRODUCT.
THE SHOPPER IS ALL OF THIS STEAL CONCRETE.
WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE.
BUT THIS LVT PRODUCT SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DURABILITY OF THOSE COMING IN OUT OF FIELDS. [OVERLAPPING]
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>> HAVING ROCKS IN THEIR BEDS, STUFF LIKE THAT. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY. RAISE RESISTANCE FACTOR TWO. GOOD QUESTION.
>> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE FINISHES.
IF WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY THIS TIME TO BUILD THIS BUILDING, I WOULD HOPE THAT THE FINISHES THAT WE USE HAVE AT LEAST A 20 YEAR, 25 YEAR LIFESPAN IN SOME CASES.
I MEANT LIKE THE MASONRY MIX AND AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING HARDING BOARD UP IN SOME PLACE VERSUS BRICK.
>> BUT HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO PUT CMU IN IT. SPLIT FACE?
>> JUST WHAT I'M ASKING, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE ON THE OUTSIDE?
>> THE TYPE OF FINISHES THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THAT LOOKS LIKE METAL ON THE OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
>> OF COURSE, WE'RE IN THE GULF COAST AND HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THE RIGHTIES.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE. THAT ALSO DEPENDS UPON THE VENDOR THAT'S SELECTED AGAIN.
WE HAVE TO GIVE A SPEC GRAVE OR OPEN BIDDING.
THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF APPROVED VENDORS FROM A PRE NOD SUPPLIER, SO IT COULD BE ALLIANCE, IT COULD BE WHIRLWIND, IT COULD BE RED DOT, IT COULD BE ANY ONE OF THOSE.
BUT IN OUR SPECIFICATIONS, AND I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED, BUT I'M SURE THE FINISH ON THAT IS PROBABLY I WANT TO SAY THE FINISH ON IT IS 15-20 YEARS.
IS THERE GOING TO GET SOME SLIGHT GRAIN OR GOING OF THAT FINISH OVER TIME? ABSOLUTELY. IT JUST THE IS THE GULF COAST TO WORKING.
IS IT GOING TO DETERIORATE? IS IT GOING TO RUSH THROUGH IN 15 OR 20 YEARS? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
>> I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A BOND THAT'S WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING ON AND BE ASHAMED TO STILL BE PAYING A BOND ON A BILLING THAT'S ALREADY FALLING APART AND WE HAVE TO BECAUSE WE TRY TO CUT IN SOME PLACES. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> MR. JOHNS, ONE OTHER THING. WHAT DID YOU ALL EXPECT FOR THE ROOF?
>> IS AGAIN IT'S A METAL PANEL ROOF.
>> I WANT TO SAY IT'S WATER SLIDE STANDINGS.
>> BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT, IT PROBABLY SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK INTO BECAUSE NOBODY'S GOING TO GET UP THERE AND REPLACE FASTENERS AND THAT THING.
THAT'S WHEN YOU WIND UP WITH LEAKS.
I PREFER ALL THOSE FASTENERS TO BE WITH THAT STAND WITH THAT BRACKET AND THAT SANDING.
>> IT'S A LOT BETTER PRODUCT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'LL CONFIRM THAT TOMORROW.
>> BECAUSE REPLACING IT AT A LATER DATE, IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY BY THEN BE TWO OR THREE FOLD ON A ROOF.
>> THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFTER AS WELL.
WHERE CAN WE SPEND A LITTLE BIT ON THE FRONT SIDE WE'RE NOT HAVING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> SAVE SOMEBODY HEADACHE DOWN THE ROAD?
>> LAST THING WE NEED IS 15 YEARS GOING, OH THE ROOF LEAKS AND DEMOLISH THIS SIDE, AND WE HAVE TO REDO THE ENTIRE BACK OR HURT IT ALL BEFORE.
THE WEST ELEVATION ON SHEET IT IS.
>> I FIGURED IT WOULD BE. I WAS JUST HOPING IT WASN'T A STANDARD U PANEL OR SOMETHING.
>> YEAH. THE DRAWING WE HAVE IN HERE, BRENT GOT THE STANDING SCENE METAL ROOM FOR.
>> I'LL STILL DOUBLE CHECK ON THIS SPECIFICATIONS.
>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR RIGHT.
>> THANK YOU ALL ON THE SIDE NOTE.
MR. BOOTH. YOU CAN ONLY SEE MY REGARDS TO YOU.
I'VE SEEN YOU IN DIFFERENT ROLES PERSONALLY, PROFESSIONALLY, BACK IN BAKER LAWSON FOR FREEPORT HERE AND NOT ONLY DO YOU PERSONIFY, BUT YOU EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT IS TO BE A FIGHTING TEXAS ADVOCATES TO SAY THAT AND A GOOD STRONG CHRISTIAN MAN OF FAITH.
I JUST WISH YOU ALL THE BEST MY FRIEND.
>> AT NUMBER 6, DISCUSSION UPDATE ON SAFE FIRE HYDRANTS. VECTOR.
[6. Discussion and update on city fire hydrants.]
>> WE CAN'T ALL BE LIARS. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
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>> THIS WILL BE AN UPDATE ON CITY FIRE HYDRANTS CURRENT STATUS, AND ALSO AN OVERVIEW OF OUR HYDRO MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE POSITIVE THINGS WE'VE DONE WITH IT.
JUST TO START OFF WITH EVERYONE KNOWS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF FIRE HYDRANT IN THE NAME, FIGHTING FIRES.
THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT ARE USED FOR, WATER QUALITY ISSUES, RESIDENTS, SOME MOLDER PIPES IN FRONT OF OUR STREETS AND RESIDENTS WILL HAVE SOME DISCOLORATION ISSUE WE'LL GO USE THE HYDRO PLUSH ALL THAT WATER OUT GET SOME CLEAR WATER IN PLACE OF THAT.
THEY PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER IN SOME AREAS WHERE, IT'S JUST A TEMPORARY WATER USE, WHETHER IT'S A CONTRACTOR USING IT OR US, FOR HE WORK AND AROUND TOWN.
WITH THAT, THERE'S 784 HYDRANTS ACROSS TOWN, AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE 24TH OUT OF SERVICE.
ALSO, THERE'S OTHER ISSUES WITH MANY OTHER HYDRANTS BEEN PROVIDED SURVEY THAT WE DO.
THIS IS THE DELIVERABLE WE HAVE FROM OUR SURVEY THAT WE COMPLETE EVERY.
>> VICTOR, CAN YOU SAY THAT NUMBER ONE MORE TIME? HOW MANY ARE OUT OF SERVICE AND HOW MANY DO WE HAVE TOTAL?
>> 784 TOTAL AND 24 OUT OF SERVICE.
>> THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE RECEIVE EVERY YEAR ARE DELIVERABLE FROM THE COMPANY THAT COMES AND TEST INSPECTS OUR HYDRANTS THAT COME OUT, FLOW TEST THEM, INSPECT THEM PHYSICALLY AND GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S WRONG WITH ALL THOSE HYDRANTS.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE SPLITTING THE CITY IN BETWEEN TWO YEARS, SO HALF WE'LL DO SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN ONE YEAR IN THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN, THE OTHER YEAR.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COMBINE THEM ALL INTO ONE YEAR AS OF YET BASED ON BUDGET.
THE OTHER MINOR ISSUES, THEY CAN BE ANYTHING FROM VOLTA RUSTING OFF TO THEY'RE JUST HARD TO OPERATE OR IT COULD JUST NEED A PAINT JOB.
BUT ALL THOSE THINGS ARE LISTED OUT AND THAT WE HAVE A GOOD LIST OF MAINTENANCE ITEMS THAT WE NO NEED TO COMPLETE.
WITH THAT, HYDRANT PROGRAM HAS TO START OUT WITH THIS, DO THE SURVEY, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MOVE FROM THAT AND MAINTAIN THAT AND JUST WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE TO START WORKING THROUGH IT.
YOU ALWAYS WANT TO START WITH TRYING TO GET THEM ALL BACK IN SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THEN WORRY ABOUT AESTHETICS AND OTHER OTHER MINOR ISSUES.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PUT A FOCUS ON PAINTING AND A LOT OF THEM LOOK PRETTY TERRIBLE AROUND TOWN, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET FUNCTIONALITY BACK BEFORE WE CONCERN OURSELVES WITH THOSE ITEMS. JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BRIEF BACKGROUND, PRIOR TO THE 2021 BUDGET YEAR, THERE WAS NO FUNDING PROVIDED FOR FIRE HYDRA MAINTENANCE AT ALL.
IN THE 20 TO 21 FISCAL YEAR, A SMALL BUDGET OF 75 S $500.
FROM WHAT I'VE GOING BACK AND LOOKING, IT WAS USED FOR PAINTING FIRE HYDRANTS AND NO SURVEY OR MAINTENANCE OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR, THAT THAT WAS INCREASED, AND IT WAS USED FOR PRIMARILY THE SURVEYS BECAUSE THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH LEFT TO EVEN BEGIN ON MAINTENANCE.
THERE WAS A MASS AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE THAT WE DISCOVERED IN THE FIRST YEAR.
WE INCREASED THAT TO $30,000 THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND THAT'S WHEN WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO START GETTING SOME GROUND COVERED, AND WE DID A SECOND SURVEY, WHICH MEANS WE COMPLETED THE ENTIRE TOWN AT THAT POINT BECAUSE WE HAD TWO YEARS OF A HALF AND HALF.
WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO REPLACE AROUND FIVE TO SEVEN HYDRANTS THAT YEAR.
BUT ALSO, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT A BUNCH OF THEM BACK IN SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME REPAIRS THAT WE CAN DO IN HOUSE AND NOT HAVE TO ESTIMATE, JUST COMPLETELY REPLACE A WHOLE HYDRANT.
HYDRANTS NOW ARE UP UPWARDS OF FOUR GRAND NOW.
WE STARTED OUT TWO YEARS AGO THERE ABOUT $3,200 AND NOW UP TO ABOUT 38, $3,900, I BELIEVE.
>> THAT, NO. THAT'S JUST THE HYDRATE ITSELF.
IN SOME CASES, WE HAVE CONTRACTORS COME TO HELP US AND INSTALL BECAUSE THEY CAN DO QUITE A BIT FASTER THAN WE CAN.
BUT THEN WE ALSO, IF WE HAVE SEVERAL LEFT IN THE YARD, THAT'S TYPICALLY HOW IT GOES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO AFFORD A FEW MORE HYDRANTS BUT NOT BE ABLE TO PAY A CONTRACTOR SUS, WE'LL GO IN THERE AND INSTALL THOSE LAST COUPLE OF THEM OR SO.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ABLE TO HIT FROM THE FIVE TO SEVEN RANCH PER YEAR WITH THE AMOUNT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
WE DID REQUEST INCREASES IN THE PAST TWO YEARS TO TRY TO MAKE A LITTLE ROLE ON A LITTLE FASTER.
BUT, POSITIVE THING IS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPLACE 37 OF THEM OVERALL, YEARS, THIS IS PRIOR YEARS BEFORE THIS AS WELL BEFORE WE ACTUALLY BEGAN THE PROGRAM.
WE ALSO MADE VARIOUS REPAIRS FOR 30 HYDRANTS.
WE WERE ABLE TO IN TOTAL, PUT 67 OF THEM BACK ONLINE IN THE PAST, I BELIEVE IT WAS FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS EVEN THOUGH OUR PROGRAM STARTED TWO TO THREE YEARS AGO.
AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND THE BEST WAYS TO GET THESE THINGS BACK ONLINE AND SERVE THEM TO MAINTAIN THEM.
IT'S A GOOD START TO THE PROGRAM.
IT DOES NEED TO BE EXPANDED BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, BUT WE'RE JUST WORKING WITH WHAT WE GOT AT THIS POINT.
FOR ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING, THAT AMOUNT, I JUST RAN THE MAP ON IT.
I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING 97% OF OUR HYDRANTS ARE ONLINE.
>> CORRECT. WE TALK ABOUT YOU THE ISO RATINGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
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YOU KNOW ONCE YOU GET UP TO THAT 99% UP RANGE, YOU'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY START REALLY HELPING THAT RATING, WHICH HELPS INSURANCE AROUND TOWN FOR HOMEOWNERS.THAT'S OBVIOUSLY THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS TRY TO BE AT THAT 99% RANGE.
WE'LL GET THERE. BUT IT JUST TAKES TIME OR MORE FUNDING.
>> OF THE 24 THAT ARE OUT OF SERVICE.
>> IT'S A SINGLE FAILURE IN ONE.
>> YES. THAT'S WHAT WE NOTICED WHEN WE GO PUT ONE OUT OF SERVICE OR IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE, AND THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
I MEAN, WE'LL CALL IT AN EMERGENCY.
WE'LL GET ONE PUT IN IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL FOR FIREFIGHTERS GOING 1-1 AS THE CHIEF HAS EXPLAINED TO ME IS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, BUT IF THEY HAVE THERE'S ONLY TWO ON ONE STREET, THEY'RE BOTH DOWN, THEN THAT'S A VERY BIG DEAL FOR THEM.
WE DON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN.
>> HOW MANY HAVE YOU REPLACED SO FAR THIS YEAR IN 2025?
>> THIS YEAR, WE HAVE DONE FOUR OF THEM SO FAR, BUT THREE OF THEM WERE OTHER ISSUES.
THEY WERE TORN UP BY VEHICLES.
WE ALSO HAVE THAT UP AGAINST, WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE OUT OF SERVICE THAT ARE SITTING THERE.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE VEHICLES THAT COME SLAMMING TO THEM, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THEM, PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE OF LEAKS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> WHAT INTERACTION DO YOU HAVE A THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?
>> EVERY TIME WE HAVE ONE OUT OF SERVICE, WE'LL SEND THEM A LIST.
THEY HAVE THIS CURRENT LIST THAT'S OUT OF SERVICE, AND WE ALWAYS SEND THEM THE SURVEYS AS WELL.
IT ALSO COMES TO THE MICROSOFT ACCESS FILE, WHICH YOU CAN WED THROUGH AND TAKE A LOOK AT THINGS AS FAR AS THE ISSUES.
ONES THAT ARE INOPERABLE OR HARD TO OPERATE, YOU CAN LOOK AT ALL THOSE ISSUES.
>> I ASKED FOR THIS BECAUSE WE WERE, I WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU ABOUT THE ONE OVER OFF WAS.
WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT ONE AT THIS WALMER?
>> THAT ONE IS CURRENTLY TAGGED AT A SERVICE, AND FROM WHAT OUR LAST REPORT FROM GOING OVER THERE OR ANYBODY GOING OVER THERE.
THE LAST REPORT ON THAT ONE IS THAT IT'S FREE SPINNING, AND THAT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS.
IT COULD JUST BE THAT THE BREAKAWAY BOLTS IN THE MIDDLE THERE.
IT'S DESIGNED, SO THAT WAY CAR GETS HIT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BREAK AWAY.
THAT COULD POSSIBLY JUST BE BROKEN OR IT COULD BE ALL FURTHER DOWN INTERNAL IN THE GUTS, AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T PULL OUT AND REPLACE, THEN WE HAVE TO GO OVER FOR FULL REPLACEMENT ON THAT ONE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO STICK WITH, AND THIS IS GOES WITH EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD FOR US IS WE'RE TRYING TO GO BY DATE OF, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, A WATER, DATE THAT IT WAS CALLED, AND WE'RE TRYING TO START FROM THE OLDEST TO THE NEWEST.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THAT ONE FALLS AT.
I JUST KNOW IT DOESN'T FALL INTO THE OLD.
>> AND YOU SAID SOMETIMES WE CAN DO THE REPAIR OURSELVES.
>> CORRECT. YES. THEY'RE GOING TO GO START LOOKING THROUGH HYDRANTS EITHER THIS COMING WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER FOR WHAT OUR SUPERINTENDENT TOLD ME.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET CAUGHT UP ON ALL THESE WATER WEEKS BECAUSE WE KNOW WE MAY HAVE A DROUGHT LOOMING ON US, SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS CAUGHT UP AS WE COULD ON THOSE FIRST.
HOPEFULLY THE RAIN WE'RE GETTING NOW HELPS, BUT I BELIEVE WE'RE STILL A LITTLE BEHIND AND BASED ON THE WEATHER PATTERNS.
>> CHIEF I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
YOU WANT TO COME UP? CITIZENS ARE LISTENING, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED.
>> WHEN ONE FIRE HYDRANTS OUT, WHAT'S THE OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?
>> NORMALLY, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO CHECK THOSE BEFORE WE PULL UP.
WE'RE ASSUMING ALL ARE OPERATIONAL, WHICH VERY SELDOM WE EVER RUN ACROSS THE ISSUE, WHETHER OR NOT WE ARRIVE WITH WATER OF OUR TRUCK.
THAT'S OUR FIRST THING IS TO FIGHT FIRE WITH THAT WATER ON THE TRUCK.
IF WE FIND THAT HYDRANTS INOPERABLE, WE SIMPLY MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE.
THE ONLY DRAWBACK OR THE ONLY SETBACK IN THAT WHOLE EVENT IS IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO LOAD HOSE AFTER THE FACT.
BEFORE THE FIRE AND THE FOR FIRES REALLY NO BIG ISSUE, AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT STACKED TWO OR THREE SAY STREET THERE HOUSE.
TYPICALLY, IT'S NOT A MAJOR ISSUE.
I WILL SAY HECTOR, I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SOME OPTIONS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO AT A GLANCE, IDENTIFY HYDRON OUT OF SERVICE FOR LOW FLOW.
IT'S NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND WE'RE ONLY GETTING HALF OF THE DESIGN PRESSURE OUT OF THAT HYDRANT OR FLOW OUT OF THAT HYDRANT.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEN WE CAN OPT TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
MUCH FASTER THAN WE CAN REGROUP IF WE'RE NOT GET FLOW.
THOSE ARE THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON WE CAN RECOGNIZE IT.
>> IS THERE A WAY THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN HELP IN ANY WAY WITH IDENTIFYING THESE ISSUES BEFORE WE HAVE TO GO FIGHT A FIRE INSTEAD OF JUST RELYING ON PUBLIC WORK TO DO IT.
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>> WE PROBABLY CAN SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS THAT, WE'VE GOT PERSONNEL THAT MAYBE CAN HELP SOME OF THESE AREAS.
WE JUST HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S FEASIBLE.
>> AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEM BEFORE PULLING UP, I THINK THERE'S POSSIBLY A WAY WE COULD INCORPORATE THAT INTO GIS.
I'M NOT 100% CERTAIN, BUT I BELIEVE IT POSSIBLY COULD BE, BUT WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO DO SOME MORE WORK ON THAT HYDRANT LAYER INSIDE OF THERE AND MAKE IT WHERE IT'S AND I BELIEVE BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE SOME TYPE OF [OVERLAPPING].
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING CURRENTLY IS OUR SYSTEMS THAT WE RELY ON TO MANAGE A CALL, BEST I CAN SAY, THE GIS IDENTIFIES THE ORDINATES FOR EACH ONE OF THESE HYDRANTS.
IN EACH ONE OF THESE HYDRANTS, WHEN WE TOOK THIS REPORT, THE GUYS EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED AND IDENTIFIED ALL OF THOSE THAT WERE OUT OF SERVICE.
WHEN WE PULL UP AND LOOK AT THAT HYDRANT, WE CAN SEE IT.
ONE OF THE OBSTACLES WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW IS THE TRANSITION IN THE CD AND OUR REPORTING SYSTEMS. WE'RE TRYING TO INTEGRATE THAT INTO THE NEW SYSTEM.
STOP GETTING RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL GET THAT EVENTUALLY, WE'RE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS LIVE.
AS WE GET A REPORT ON HYDRANT, THEN WE CAN DO A HAND QUICKLY CHANGE AND [INAUDIBLE].
THERE IS THE ABILITY ELECTRONICALLY TO SEE THAT.
>> THANK YOU. HECTOR, WHEN YOU REPORT ONE OF THESE HYDRANTS, YOU SAID THAT THERE WERE SOME THAT WERE OLDER THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED.
WHAT'S THE OLDEST ONE YOU HAVE THAT'S STILL OUT OF COMMISSIONER?
>> I DON'T CAR HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU, BUT I CAN LOOK FOR AN ANSWER FOR YOU.
>> HOW FAST ARE WE GETTING THESE THINGS FIXED?
>> HOW FAST WE GET HAND FIXED?
>> YOU'RE LIMITED ON FUNDS, BUT WITH THE CURRENT FUNDING THAT YOU HAVE, HOW LONG IS IT TAKING TO GET THIS?
>> WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS WE TYPICALLY HAVE ANOTHER THREE TO FOUR OUT OF SERVICE IS WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE EACH TIME WE DO ANOTHER SURVEY.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BARELY KEEPING UP WITH COMING IN BASED ON FIVE TO SEVEN OF THEM.
BUT, WE'RE MAKING LEEWAY BY WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING OURSELVES AHEAD BY THREE TO FOUR.
IF YOU TAKE THAT 24 NUMBER THREE TO FOUR, I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING ABOUT SIX YEARS, POSSIBLY TO GET CAUGHT UP AT THAT 100%.
BEING AT 100% AND STAYING AT 100% IS PRETTY HARD, I IMAGINE WE'LL FLOAT AROUND THE 98, 99% RANGE.
BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THESE HYDRANTS IS JUST THE AGE.
THAT'S WESSEL WE'RE STARTING TO RUN INTO IS, WE RUN IT TO SOME THAT THEY MAY JUST SAID THAT THEY'RE HARD TO OPERATE, BUT THEY'RE FROM 1960 900 HYDRANT.
IS IT WORTH INVESTING THAT MONEY INTO IT THAT BETTER TO JUST REPLACE IT? THERE'S SOME THAT WE TEAR DOWN AND TRY TO FIX OURSELVES, AND WE JUST CAN'T.
ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT FOR OLDER ONES LIKE THAT, THEY'RE REALLY HARD TO FIND PARKS ON.
WORK WITH THEM, OBVIOUSLY TIGHTER BETTER OVER TIME AND TECHNOLOGY SO THE OLD PART THE NEWER PARTS DON'T FIT ON.
I FEEL LIKE THAT'S OUR MAIN ISSUE.
WE HAVE SO MANY OF THEM THAT ARE JUST ORIGINAL TO THE SUBDIVISION WHEN IT WAS BUILT NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> HECTOR, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ALL ARE ATTACKING THIS.
YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND OPERATE THEM JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU DON'T EXERCISE THEM, THEY WILL THEY WILL JUST SEIZE UP ON YOU.
IF YOU CAN AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A PROGRAM OF GOING OUT AND EXERCISING THESE FIRE HYDRANTS AND THAT'LL KEEP THEM FUNCTION.
>> THE LAST THING FIRE HUNDRED HOMEOWNER NEEDS TO KNOW 500 THEY'VE BEEN DEPENDENT ON ON THEIR LOT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ONE THAT'S OUT OF SERVICE IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN.
BUT AGAIN, JUST HAVING ONE OUT OF SERVICE IS A DETRIMENTAL TO THE FIREFIGHT PORTION OF IT.
BUT AGAIN, HAVING TWO TO THREE IN THE STREET AS CHIEF SITS THAT CAN START CAUSING ISSUES.
THAT'S OUR GOAL IS NEVER LET TWO OF THEM GET OUT OF SERVICE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
BUT HAVING ONE OUT OF SERVICE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU'LL SEE AROUND TOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO GREATLY REDUCE THAT NUMBER AS WE MOVE ON TO THIS PROGRAM BIT YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE ONE OR TWO LINGERING HERE AND THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH MOTOR VEHICLES STRIKING THEM.
>> BUT IT'D BE NICE IF YOU CAN UTILIZE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN SOME CASES TO HELP PROACTIVELY TURN THEM, CYCLE THEM THROUGH.
>> OR YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY, WHAT WE WE COULD POSSIBLY SHOOT.
AGAIN, THIS WILL BE SOME BUDGET ITEMS THAT WE DISCUSSED, BUT I MEAN, IF WE COULD DO THIS ENTIRE SURVEY IN ONE YEAR VERSUS TWO YEARS AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT THAT WAY YOU'RE EXERCISING EVERY SINGLE HYDRANT EVERY YEAR.
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>> TO ME, JUST LISTENING, AS LONG AS THE GAME PLAN IS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW TWO OR THREE OUT ON A SINGLE STRETCH OR RUN, IF THAT HAPPENS, WE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OR TWO TO GIVE YOU OPERATIONAL RESOURCES.
THEN, I TRUST YOU GUYS SO IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD PLAN AND EVERYTHING TAKES MONEY AND YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH BUDGET SESSIONS, AND IT'S TOUGH TO PICK WINNERS AND LOSERS. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
>> THANKS, CHIEF FOR COMING ON SHORT NOTICE, APPRECIATE IT.
>> ITEM NUMBER 7, DISCUSSION UPDATE ON THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE GRANT PROJECTS.
[7. Discussion and update on the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)- Transportation Alternative Grant Project.]
YOU'RE NOT SKIPPING, SO I WONDER IF IT'S BAD NEWS.>> ALL RIGHT. THANKS, COUNSEL. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE, HOW THE PROJECTS ARE PROCEEDING ALONG.
IT WAS OUR FIRST CHANCE TO COMMENT ON THE PLANS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER.
WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING INTO MAKING COMMENTS TO TEXTO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BECAME APPARENT AND TEXTO AGREED WITH US IS THAT THE LAYOUT THAT THEY HAD IN THEIR PROPOSED PRELIMINARY DESIGN WASN'T WHAT WE HAD SUBMITTED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION AS FAR AS THE CONFIGURATION OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
WE WENT OVER THE DIFFERENCES OF WHAT WAS PROVIDED VERSUS WHAT WAS SUBMITTED.
THEY AGREED THAT, YES, THEY NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND START LOOKING INTO THAT.
TO HELP EXPEDITE THE SITUATION WE WENT AHEAD AND PROVIDED THEM WITH CAD DRAWING FOR OUR 2D UTILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THERE'S SOME ISSUES WITH SOME RIGHT AWAY THAT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR RIGHT AWAY WITH SAME VERSUS OURS WHERE WE HAD ALSO PICK UP THE PINS, WHERE WE CAN FIND THEM.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS AND PROVIDE THEM AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN, ALONG WITH ALL THE MEASURE DOWNS TO THE WATER LINES, ALL THE MEASURE DOWNS OF THE SEWER LINE, STORM SEWER, JUST GIVE THEM MORE INFORMATION TO WHERE THEY CAN DO IT.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT WAS THE DRAINAGE AND THE IMPACTS OF SOME OF THE BOB OUTS.
THE PARKING SEEMS TO BE A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION.
WE'VE ALWAYS WENT AND PROVIDED, CHRIS, I WANT TO SAY THREE MEETINGS WHERE WE INVITED THE PUBLIC OUT AND TOLD THEM, HEY, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THIS, WE WANT TO EXPEND PARKING LOT, CREATE SOME BIKE LANE STUFF TO MULTI MOLE THROUGH THIS TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THIS AREA.
IN THEIR PLANS, THEY STILL HAVE THE PARKING IN THERE.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE CALL CLOCK HOME.
AT THE END OF THE MEETING, ESSENTIALLY, WE CLOSED THE MEETING OFF, I PROVIDED THEM THE DOCUMENTS WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR.
I'M STILL COORDINATING WITH THEM, TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWER TO WHERE THEY'RE AT, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT.
THE DRIVEWAY IS REAL TIGHT. WE ALWAYS KNEW THAT.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN, WHICH WAS THE REASON WHY WE TALKED ABOUT THE PARKING DOWNTOWN, HOW THAT MAY HAVE TO BE ELIMINATED IN ORDER TO GET WHAT THE THE DESIRE TO AFFECT EACH OTHER.
THEY'RE TRYING TO WALK THAT FINE LINE, MAYBE TRYING TO FIND SOME HANDICAPPED SPOTS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, WE THINK WE HAVE MONEY IN THE GRAIN STILL BECAUSE I'VE KEPT THE NUMBERS PRETTY FAT AND PUT SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS IN THERE TOO, WHERE WE STILL HAVE SOME STUFF WHERE HOPEFULLY WE'RE AS THE PROGRESS ALONG, WE'LL GET MORE OF A UNDERSTANDING OF IT.
>> BUT MY CONCERN AND THEY SAID THIS AND IF I SAY IT WRONG, LET ME KNOW.
BUT THEY SAID THE PROJECT IS NOW MORE AESTHETIC WITH SOME ADA IMPROVEMENTS.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR.
WE SIGNED UP TO FIX THE ADA STUFF AND WHEN YOU FIX THE ADA STUFF, YOU'LL GET NEW CONCRETE, YOU'LL GET FUNCTIONAL SIDEWALKS AND ADA RAMPS.
I DON'T THINK WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR.
>> IS IT THE SAME GROUP THAT YOU GO TO WORK WITH FROM THE START?
>> THEY HAVE THEIR ENGINEERS THAT WERE
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ACTUALLY ON THIS MEETING THAT DID THE PULMONARY DESIGN.>> THE ENGINEERS ARE DONE, WITH THE TEXTO CONTRACT TO HELP US THE GRANT PUSHING THE RANK THROUGH THAT WE'RE AT THE VERY CONCEPTION WITH MARTHA, CHRIS, AND HECTOR AND I SAID, LOOK, WE WANT EIGHT SIDEWALK BIKES, WE CAN GO 10 FOOT, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT FIT WITHIN THIS LAYOUT.
SHE WAS ON THAT SO WHEN WE STARTED GETTING INTO THE ISSUE OF IT APPEARS THAT THEY'RE REPLACING THE EXISTING SIDEWALK ON THE FOOTPRINT AND WE'RE BACK ON THE SAME SIDEWALK. FAIR STATEMENT?
>> THAT'S WHAT WHEN WE SAID TIME OUT, PULLED OUT THE SUBMITTAL, PUT IT ON THE SUBMITTAL AND IT WAS THERE A PART OF THAT SUBMIT.
IT WASN'T LIKE, OH, NO, IT WAS LET'S GO LOOK AT IT.
WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THEM THE CAD DRAWINGS TO THE SITUATION.
I THINK THAT THE SURVEY THAT THEY DID WAS IT DIDN'T MATCH OUR SURVEY AS FAR AS WHERE THE RIGHT AWAY LINES ARE.
>> JOHN, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSED, ARE THEY 88 COMPLIANT?
>> THE RAMPS ARE GOING TO GO AROUND, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE ELEVATED SECTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE THEM DOWN THE SIDE STREET, WIND THEM BACK AND FORTH WHERE THE RAMPS WILL BE 88 COMPLIANT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT THINGS.
THERE'S SOME STUB OUTS, AND NOSES TRYING TO MAKE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN IT, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH OF IT, AND IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S DIFFERENT.
THERE'S LIKE FOUR LITTLE AND I CALL THE STUB OUTS, LITTLE STUB NOSES OUT, BUT THEY'RE USING THAT TO PROTECT THE PARKING WHERE PEOPLE CAN PARK MORE THAN WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT OR ENVISIONED IS MAKING A CLOSER ALL IN TO THE ADA COMPLIANCE.
THIS IS ONLY 30% THAT THEY SENT TO US SO THAT WAS SOME OF OUR COMMENTS AND CHRIS SAID EXACTLY WAS, HEY, LOOK, THIS IS AN AESTHETICS, THIS IS ADA, BRAN SIDEWALKS UP AND ADDRESSING THE WHAT THE TA GRANITE FOR THE MULTI MODE THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH IS BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN.
NOT JUST TEAR OUTS THERE, PUT IT RIGHT BACK DOWN IN THE SAME FOOT.
>> THERE'S CURRENTLY A BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE PASSED OUT A COMMITTEE THAT WILL PROHIBIT CITIES FROM MAKING STREETS MORE NARROW TO PUT IN BACK PASS.
>> THE STATE HAS TAKEN THE POWER AWAY FROM CITIES TO REDESIGN THEIR CITY STREETS TO MAKE THEM MORE NARROW BECAUSE THEY WANT TO PUT IN A BACK PATH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ANYTHING THAT Y'ALL ARE TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL EVEN PASS, BUT IT'S PASSED OUT OF THAT.
>> WILL THAT WORK? DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE THAT TEXTO STREET?
>> PROBABLY NOT. THE LEGISLATURE HAS A TENDENCY NOT TO APPLY THE LAWS TO THEMSELVES LIKE OPEN MEETINGS.
>> AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE OUR DRAWINGS.
THEY HAVE THE 288 PLAN B, OUR UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
TEXTOS APPROVED THE PLANS ALREADY SO WE'RE TO THAT POINT.
I WENT AHEAD AND GAVE THEM OUR PLANS TO SAY, HEY, LOOK, WHENEVER I'LL START LAYING UP THE SIDEWALKS, LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO MOVE ANY OF THESE FIRE GRANTS AROUND OUT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT ANYWAYS, WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ANOTHER TIME.
WE JUST DO IT ONE TIME, ONE TIME ONLY, MAKE SURE IT'S COMPLIANT.
I'M WAITING FOR THAT THAT AS WELL.
>> WE ASK THEM IF THIS IS THE CASE OR WHATEVER THE FINAL THING IS THAT THEY COME BACK TO US AND TELL US WHAT THE CHANGES ARE AND WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEST SIDE OF THAT STREET, THERE'S THE TWO STEPS THAT GO UP TO THE BUSINESSES.
IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THEM ADA, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE TWO STEPS, AND YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE ISSUES AND IF YOU WRAP THE ADA RAMPS AROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET.
AGAIN, TO ME, IT'S NOT WORTH SPENDING THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
THE 1.2 THAT JOHN'S GOT TO DO FOR THIS WATER AND SEWER PLUS THE
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1.5 IS PART OF THE PROJECT MATCH TO GET AESTHETICS.>> WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE IF THEY COME BACK NOT AGREEING, SINCE WE ALREADY SIGNED THE OBLIGATION LETTER.
>> THAT'S REALLY LEGAL QUESTION, I THINK.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE WE'D HAVE A LOT OF LEG STAND ON BEING THAT IT DOESN'T ALIGN WITH OUR SUBMITTAL, RIGHT?
>> THE SUBMITTAL DEFINITELY CLEAR TALKED ABOUT ADA COMPLIANCE, TALKED ABOUT EIGHT FOOT WIDE SIDEWALKS, TALKED ABOUT A BIKE LANE.
EVEN MAY BE DRAWN A SKETCH THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THERE AND THAT WAS BROUGHT OUT.
I WOULDN'T SAID THERE WAS ANY PUSHBACK OR ANYTHING BUT IT WAS LIKE, YEAH, WE GOT WE GOT TO GET BACK TO THIS.
>> WELL, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S PARTICULARLY A PROBLEM AT THE MOMENT, IS THERE? THEY'LL SORT IT OUT OR THEY WON'T, RIGHT? AND IF THEY DON'T.
>> TEXTO DOING THEIR PARTY IN HOUSE OR THEY THEY SORT IT OUT?
>> NO, SIR. THEY'LL SORT IT OUT.
SOUND LIKE THERE'S A COMMUNICATION ISSUE THERE.
>> JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, TEXTO IS DOING THE DESIGN, THE BID AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
THAT'S ALL PART OF THAT THAT AGREEMENT.
TEXTO WAS DOING IT THROUGH A THIRD PARTY ENGINE.
>> I'LL REPORT TO YOU WHEN I HEAR MORE ABOUT.
I'LL MAKE SURE I REACH OUT AND CATCH IT EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO.
>> AS OF NOW, WE HOLD THEM OFF FROM THE 88 UTILITY [INAUDIBLE].
>> ANYBODY ELSE ON NUMBER SEVEN? ALL RIGHT. WE ON TO NUMBER EIGHT DISCUSSION AND UPDATE ON STREET BOND PACKAGE 3.
[8. Discussion and update on Steet Bond Package III.]
>> STREET BOND PACKAGE THREE, WE SUBMITTED THE TEXTO.
I HAVE A FEELING I'LL PROBABLY GET THE APPROVAL FROM TEXTO.
I WANT TO SAY BEGINNING OF SOMETIME NEXT WEEK HOPEFULLY WE SUBMITTED BACK TWO WEEK AND HALF AGO, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING BACK.
THEY DIDN'T OUR TIE IN, THEY WANTED US TO TIE BACK IN WITH ASPHALT SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO LOWER THE LAST SECTION OF THE TRANSITION DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT WHERE WE HAVE CONCRETE POP OFF THE ASPHALT.
WE HAD TO SHOW CALCULATIONS IN THE DRAINAGE TO ENSURE THAT WE DIDN'T IMPACT THEIR DRAINAGE.
WE SHOWED HOW WE'RE BREAKING THE DRAINAGE TO WHERE WE'RE CARRYING EQUIVALENT BACK THAT WAY.
THERE WERE TWO PIPES OF 15 AND AN 18 INCH PIPE THAT WE'RE ABANDONING IN 24 CREATING A LITTLE EFFICIENCY THERE.
WE SUBMITTED TO UTILITY COMPANIES QUITE A TIME BACK.
HADN'T HEAR ANYTHING BACK SO WE SUBMITTED WHAT WE FEEL THE FINAL PLANS TO THEM.
WE DID GIVE BACK SOME COMMENTS FROM CENTER POINT ENERGY.
IT APPEARS THAT IN THAT OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, THE GAS LINES ARE FAIRLY SHALLOW OR HE'S TRYING TO VERIFY HOW SHALLOW OR FAIRLY SHALLOW IS.
EVEN UTILITIES ARE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE RIDE AWAY.
WE'RE JUST RANTING DOWN DRIVEWAY DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
HE FEELS THAT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT HIS UTILITY.
HE'S OUT THERE TRYING TO VERIFY THAT RIGHT NOW.
I CALL HIM TODAY, THEY'RE STILL IN THERE DOING IT.
I'VE ASKED FOR A TIMETABLE AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS REALLY GO AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT HAS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA.
>> WHICH RESIDENCE STREET IS THAT?
>> PARISH. OVER SADDLE, WE HAVE ONE CROSS AND THEY'VE IDENTIFIED, WE'RE JUST CLEANING A DITCH.
SHOULD NOT BE, BUT THEY WANT TO GO VERIFY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT MAY BE A LITTLE SHADOW AS WELL.
WE'VE GOT SOME SCHEDULES FROM THEM.
I TRIED TO GET AHOLD OF THEM AND SEE IF THEY'RE STILL ON THAT SCHEDULE.
IF THEY WERE, I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE SIX, SEVEN WEEKS OUT BEFORE THEY CAN GET EVERYTHING MOVED.
YOU COULD CONFIRM FOR ME WHETHER IT MESSED WITH ON THE BRAIN, THEY WERE HAVING A CRUISE AND THE CREWS HAD SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SAME THING WITH COMCAST FACILITIES DOWN THERE, TOO.
[01:00:04]
I JUST CAME BACK AND SAID, WE HAVE UTILITIES HERE, WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? YOU ALL ARE HERE IN THE CITY RIGHT AWAY, YOU NEED TO ADJUST YOUR FACILITIES.
THEY HAVE TO ADJUST THEM, SO THEY'RE WORKING WITH US ON THAT AS WELL.
>> I HOPE YOU HAVE BETTER LUCK THAN FREEPORT HAD IN FREEPORT.
COMCAST AND CENTER PORT GAS BOTH.
I'M JUST SAYING OUT LOUD WHAT THE FACTS ARE.
WE FINALLY GOT IT TAKEN CARE OF, BUT IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH.
>> ANGLETON ISD, WE PROVIDED THEM PLANS.
THEIR CONCERN IS WITH THE ADA.
THEY'RE REVIEWING IT, AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL GET SOMETHING BACK.
WE PRETTY MUCH TOOK CARE OF IT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT DOING THE SUPER ELEVATION, REDOING THE PARKING LOT, BECAUSE THAT SCHOOL WAS A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPLYING, AND THAT WAS PART OF OUR DESIGNS, THE COMPLIANCE OF THAT PARKING LOT.
THAT'S WHERE WE SHIFTED THE ROAD OVER, AND I GAVE THAT PRESENTATION.
WE SHIFTED THE ROAD OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S SUPER ELEVATED, INSTEAD OF THE ROAD PEAKING IN THE MIDDLE AND COME DOWN, IT GOES STRAIGHT UP TO GET THAT ELEVATION THAT WE NEED.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON EVERYBODY TO COME BACK TO US.
I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE NEXT ITEM.
I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING SOON ON THAT ONE.
WE SUBMITTED NOT ONLY TO THE SUBMITTAL SITE BUT ALSO TO THE REVIEW ENGINEER AS WELL.
>> YOU THINK IF WE ASKED YOU TO COME BACK IN TWO MONTHS, YOU'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION FOR US?
HOPEFULLY, A LOT MORE CONFIRMED SCHEDULES.
MR. BOOTH SAID SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT.
>> WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT PACKAGE III HERE.
SILVER SADDLE AND PARRISH STREET, OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM AS WELL?
>> ACTUALLY, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STREET BOND PACKAGE, BUT I'M HOPING TOO, IF YOU WANT TO BRING SEVEN BACK AS WELL IN TWO MONTHS, AND LET'S HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION.
I FEEL LIKE SEVEN, WE DON'T HAVE A TIMETABLE FOR AS MUCH, BUT I FEEL WE CAN FORCE THE TIMETABLE A LITTLE BIT ON THIS ONE.
>> WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
>> YES. THE SILVER SADDLE AND PARRISH STREET.
>> BUT YOU TALKED ABOUT SEQUENCING THE PROJECTS, SO DO SILVER SADDLE FIRST.
>> AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GOING DEEP, I KEEP SAYING THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME UTILITIES REPLACING SILVER SADDLE AT THE SAME ELEVATION BASE WHERE WE'RE GRADING DITCHES.
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE, BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY WANT TO GO VERIFY THE DEPTHS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GET A FIRM SCHEDULE FROM THEM, AND THEN ONCE THEY GIVE US A FIRM SCHEDULE, LOOK AT THE DATES OF COMPLETION.
THEN WE'LL GO OUT TO ADVERTISE MAYBE TWO MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF TIME.
WE ADVERTISE FOR A MONTH, GET ON A CONTRACT FOR TWO WEEKS, START SILVER SADDLE, HOPEFULLY, ROLL RIGHT INTO PARRISH WHEN WE'RE DONE.
RISKY BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN COME UP AND SLOW THEM DOWN, BUT THERE IS THAT OPTION.
>> WELL, WE HAVE STREET BOND PACKAGE III ON THE AGENDA HERE.
I REMEMBER US DISCUSSING AT ONE POINT, WESTERN AVENUE AND A COUPLE OF OTHER STREETS.
DO YOU STILL HAVE THE DRAWINGS FOR WESTERN AVENUE?
WE JUST DID AN EXHIBIT AND A COST ESTIMATE.
WHAT I HOPE ARE ESTIMATED OPCC.
>> WHAT OTHER ROADS WERE THERE IN THE BOND PACKAGE THAT WE WERE DISCUSSING, WE WENT PRETTY FAR WITH? I KNOW HENDERSON, PARRISH WAS ONE.
>> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE DOWNTOWN. [OVERLAPPING]
>> WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THESE.
IT'D BE NICE TO JUST DUST THOSE OFF AND BRING THEM BACK SO THE COUNCIL CAN LOOK AND SEE AS WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE BUDGETS AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN THE FUTURE. IT'D BE NICE TO SEE.
>> WE'VE GOT THAT STREET ASSESSMENT THAT WE'VE DONE FOR YOU ALL UPDATED.
WE'LL DUST THAT OFF AND BRING THAT UP.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU ALL ON COUNCIL HAVE SEEN THE STREET ASSESSMENT THAT WAS DONE? THAT WAS 2017, 2018.
>> IT MIGHT BE TIME TO UPDATE IT.
[01:05:04]
>> THANKS, SEAN. COUNCIL IS GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED THEREIN.NUMBER 9. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.
>> MAYOR, JUST NUMBER 10. WE'RE REMOVING NINE.
>> NUMBER 10, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF THE PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION, PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AND COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS.
COUNCIL IS GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:08:48.
[BACKGROUND] WE'RE READY? WE'RE COMING BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:00:43 PM.
[OPEN SESSION]
COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ACTION?>> WE DO, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO SIGNS UP FOR THESE APPOINTMENTS, THROWS THEIR HAT IN.
WE ALWAYS NEED GOOD PEOPLE TO COME UP AND SERVE THE COUNCIL, AND ANYTIME THAT WE SERVE THE CITY, AND WHEN WE DO, IT'S SEEMINGLY ALWAYS A TOUGH DECISION BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT WE CAN SEE ARE INTERESTED, DEDICATED, AND CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS.
WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPOINT LEWIS LAHO FOR ABLC TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING IN OCTOBER 2025.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
>> AGAIN, WITH THE SAME BEING TRUE, I WOULD MOVE TO APPOINT GINA PIPKINS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PLACE 3, FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING IN 2025.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION AS WELL.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
>> AGAIN, WITH THE SAME BEING TRUE, MAYBE EVEN MORE SO BECAUSE REALLY, IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION, THE COUNCIL APPOINTMENT, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME FIERCE COMPETITION THERE AND SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE, I THINK THAT WOULD SERVE THE CITY WELL.
BUT AT THIS TIME, I WOULD MOVE TO APPOINT BARBARA SIMMONS TO COUNCIL POSITION NUMBER 3 TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING MAY 2026.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'D LIKE TO SAY TO DR. JACKSON AND MS. SIMMONS, BOTH, AND TO MS. RITTER, WHO'S NOT WITH US TONIGHT, YOU ALL MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT.
JUST BECAUSE THE ACTIONS WE'RE TAKING, ALSO REMEMBER THAT THERE'S ALSO PLACES THAT WE NEED YOU IN OTHER AREAS.
THAT TO ME SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE STRENGTH OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND WHERE WE'RE AT, AND I REALLY CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH FOR PUTTING YOUR NAMES OUT THERE.
>> THIS IS MY SIXTH YEAR HERE ON COUNCIL.
WE APPOINTED ONLY FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO FILL OUT VACANT POSITIONS HERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, TONIGHT'S DECISION WAS THE TOUGHEST I'VE BEEN A PART OF.
THAT'S GOOD. THERE'S NO DUMPERS OUT THERE, SO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME SERVE ARE THE ONES THAT WANT TO COME SERVE.
>> COUNCILMAN SARTIN, HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE HAT BEFORE YOU GOT PICKED?
>> IT WAS A COUPLE, AND I WAS HERE PRETTY CONSISTENTLY, AND I THINK I HAD BEEN UP ON THE MICROPHONE A FEW TIMES IN THE PROCESS.
>> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
ANY FURTHER ACTIONS? COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL]
[01:10:03]
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING A DISCUSSION ON THE ANNEX, WHAT THE PLAN IS, BEFORE WE CAN GO ANY FURTHER ON THIS.I KNOW WE GAVE DIRECTION ONCE ABOUT INVESTIGATING WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT.
IT'D BE NICE TO GET COUNCIL TO BUY IN ON THAT.
>> THEN WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT BRINGING THE STREET BOND PACKAGE, THE OTHER STREETS BACK, JUST FOR DISCUSSION.
THEN, OF COURSE, I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO THANK MARTHA AND THE TEAM FROM MARKET DAYS.
I WAS GONE THE LAST MEETING, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE THAT TOOK IT AND MADE THE EFFORTS TO MAKE IT ANOTHER GREAT EVENT.
IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ARTISAN EVENT.
MAYBE PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA AND HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT YOUR GOALS AND VIEWS AND ALL THAT ARE.
DID YOU DO IT LAST MEETING? OH, YOU DID? I'LL GO BACK TO LAST MEETING. ANYBODY ELSE?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO DO A FOLLOW-UP ON OUR HENDERSON ROAD BOND PROJECT.
>> YES. I WANT US TO NOT FORGET IT.
[LAUGHTER] BECAUSE LAST COMMUNICATION WE HAVE IS WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
RATHER THAN JUST SITTING AROUND AND TWIDDLING OUR FINGERS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP MOVING THE PROJECT ALONG.
COME UP WITH AN IDEA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET, BUT AT LEAST MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO KEEP MOVING THE BALL FORWARD ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
>> I WON'T BE ON THAT TASK FORCE AS A COUNCILMEMBER, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO BE ON THE HENDERSON ROAD TASK FORCE.
>> I'VE ALREADY GOT AN IDEA FOR YOU ON ANOTHER ONE, TOO. [LAUGHTER]
>> I HEAR YOU GOT SOME FREE TIME. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M GOING TO RUN INTO THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
>> ONE OTHER THING IS, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF FLAK ON THESE WATER BILLS.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD A COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY.
MAYBE A GRAPHIC THAT SHOWS THE WATER BILL AND A PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN, HOW MUCH GOES TO BWA, HOW MUCH GOES TO CAPITAL FOR DEBT SERVICE, HOW MUCH GOES INTO M&O, AND WHAT THAT COMPRISES OF AND REALLY VISUALLY SHOW IT TO THE CITIZENS BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING IT, THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT, AND WE NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO DIGEST, SO IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING TOGETHER ON IT.
THEN NOT JUST SOCIAL MEDIA, HOWEVER WE CAN DO IT, THE WEBSITE, ANY OTHER.
>> I KNOW IN THE PAST, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ACTUALLY PUTTING IT IN THE MAIL.
>> IN THE WATER BILL ITSELF. IF THERE'S A SECOND PAGE OR AT THE BOTTOM OF IT, THERE'S A CORNER.
>> I'D BE OPEN TO ANYTHING JUST TO EXPLAIN TO THE RESIDENTS WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING.
QUITE A BIT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE IT EXPLAIN TO THEM ARE GOING TO CALL FOR THEIR OWN IDEA OF WHY ARE THINGS GOING.
MOST OF THE TIME, THEY CAN DO THAT JUST OUT OF THE NOT KNOWING.
>> THE BIG RUMOR NOW IS THAT THE WATER BILLS ARE UP BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEW RESIDENTIAL, BUT WE'RE FIXING ALL THE RESIDENTIAL STUFF RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'D BE NICE TO SEE.
THE LAST THING IS, MR. BOOTH ENJOYED IT [LAUGHTER] AND IT'S BEEN GREAT HAVING YOU, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ON OTHER THINGS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE.
>> WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PANS OUT.
>> GET SOMEONE TO PAUSE FOR THE IDEAS.
>> I HOPE THAT'S GOOD. [LAUGHTER] ANYBODY ELSE?
>> JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING RESPECTABLE AND FUN, AND KIND.
I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE GOT A HEART FOR THE CITY, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
>> DID I GO OVER YOUR TIME YET?
>> NO, YOU HAVE 20 MORE MINUTES. [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU KEEP VAMPING. WE WILL ADJOURN AT 8:09:40.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.