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OPEN THIS SESSION UP AT 5:33. I'M GOING TO LEAD US IN PRAYER HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE FOR OUR INVOCATION AND ALSO OUR PLEDGES? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY. WE'RE BLESSED, AND WE KNOW THAT.WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEM SAFE.
WATCH OVER THEM DAILY. BE WITH US TONIGHT AS WE MAKE DECISIONS.
GIVE US WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE THAT WE NEED. WE LOVE YOU.
IN CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TWO PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE NO ITEMS UNDER TWO A, PROCLAMATIONS OR TWO B, PRESENTATIONS.
SO THAT WILL BRING US TO TWO C, COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS.
[2.C. Community Interest Items]
THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE HAVING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR, AND THE CITY SENT AN EMAIL OUT REGARDING WARMING PLACES IN CASE WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH POWER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.SO JUST OR THE WEBSITE I'M ASSUMING IS GOING TO HAVE THAT AS WELL.
I WANT TO BE THE FIRST TO WELCOME MY COLLEAGUE ON MY RIGHT HERE, BACK TO THE COUNCIL BENCH.
WE HAVE MISSED HIM. HE'S BACK FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
WE'RE GLAD TO SEE YOU HERE. WELL, THANK YOU, DAN.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THOSE THAT SENT PRAYERS OUT FOR ME AND THOSE THAT HAD GOOD, KIND THOUGHTS, POSITIVE THOUGHTS. WITHOUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER, THE MIRACLES WOULDN'T HAVE CAME TOGETHER.
THEY GOT ME HERE TODAY. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY CAREGIVER, MY WIFE, MY BEST FRIEND, SHERRY. SHE'S BEEN WITH ME THROUGH THIS FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND SHE'S MADE EVERY APPOINTMENT.
AND WITHOUT HER ALSO, I WOULD NOT HAVE PULLED THROUGH THIS.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO MAKE A, GIVE A LITTLE SHOUT OUT FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PERSON THAT POSTED THE BINGO ON FACEBOOK BECAUSE LAST WAS IT TWO WEEKS AGO. EVERYONE WAS CAUGHT BESIDES TWO OF THEM, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL BINGOS ON THERE.
SO I THINK I KNOW WHO IT IS THAT POSTS THOSE.
[3. CHANGES TO POSTED AGENDA]
THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION THREE CHANGES TO THE POSTED AGENDA THREE A IS ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED OR WITHDRAWN, AND THREE B IS ITEMS TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE, OR ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA BY THE CITY COUNCIL.ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES? THAT MOVES US. SO MOVE.
[4. CITIZENS APPEARANCES]
THAT MOVES US ON TO SECTION FOUR CITIZENS APPEARANCE.EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, SHALL SPEAK DURING THIS SECTION. SPEAKER CARD MUST BE FILLED OUT AND TURNED INTO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL.
EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
EACH PERSON IN ATTENDANCE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM POSTED ON THE AGENDA, SHALL SPEAK WHEN THAT ITEM IS CALLED FORWARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
AT THIS TIME, I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD LONNIE FREEMAN.
HELLO, MY NAME IS LONNIE FREEMAN. I'M NOT ANNOUNCING MY ADDRESS FOR PRIVACY REASONS.
I HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU PLEASE TAKE NOTES OR WATCH A REPLAY OF THE VIDEO OF THIS MEETING TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND EVERYONE'S CONCERNS DURING THE MEETING, AND NOT JUST MY OWN.
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I GUESS JUST MY OWN AND NO ONE ELSE CITIZEN SPEAKING, BUT ITEM ONE, THESE CITIES BELOW HAVE REMOVED FLUORIDE FROM THE CITY WATER SUPPLIES.THERE ARE 27 STUDIES SUGGESTING FLUORIDE MIGHT NEGATIVELY AFFECT COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN.
CITIES THAT HAVE REMOVED THAT. PORTLAND, OREGON.
WICHITA, KANSAS. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. JUNEAU, ALASKA.
NAPLES, FLORIDA. COLLEGE STATION, SAN MARCOS.
ABILENE, TEXAS, AMONG MANY OTHERS. I RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE ON FACEBOOK FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK. I TALKED TO CHIEF CORDELL ABOUT THIS A MINUTE AGO, AND HE GAVE ME SOME GOOD INFORMATION TO RELAY TO THE CITIZEN.
AND HERE'S WHAT SHE SAID. I WANTED TO REACH OUT TO YOU BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.
AND YOU SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ON CITY DEALINGS.
MY KIDS WALK TO FRAZIER, AND THERE IS ALWAYS BROKEN GLASS AND TRASH IN THE WALKING BIKE LANE.
THE JUNK AND TRASH PILED UP EVERY UP IN EVERY OTHER YARD IS DISGUSTING TO LOOK AT.
AND LAST STRAW, THE LAST STRAW, MY SEVEN YEAR OLD PICKED UP A COCAINE BAGGIE LAST WEEK AND I COMMENTED HOW CUTE THIS TINY ZIPLOC BAG WAS. I'M NOT GOOD AT CARRYING.
SO MY QUESTION IS, WHO DO I TALK TO ABOUT THIS? THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME INSIGHT, BUT ANYWAY, I CAN GO BACK TO HER AFTER TALKING TO CHIEF CORDELL.
I HAVE NOTHING WHATSOEVER AGAINST THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY HERE OR ANYWHERE.
EVERYONE IS FREE TO GO LIVE THEIR LIFE AS THEY SEE FIT.
IT WAS LONG OVERDUE. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA? THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO SECTION FIVE CONSENT AGENDA.
[5. CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEM.
THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH FIVE N WITH THE ADDITION OF ITEM SEVEN B, SEVEN C, AND SEVEN D. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ANYBODY OUT THERE? HOLD ON. LET ME RESET IT. HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA, INCLUDING 718.
THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN. A SECOND BY ADAM.
PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[6. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORK ROOM AND CITY HALL TO CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 55 1.071 AND 551.072. IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM, A SECOND BY ALEXIS. PLEASE VOTE.PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:43.
IS THERE A MOTION TO RECONVENE THE REGULAR SESSION? MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN, SECOND BY ADAM.
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PLEASE VOTE. IT PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AT 5:53. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.[7.A. Consider and take possible action on a resolution nominating candidates to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors for the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County. (Staff Contact: Janalea Hembree, Assistant to the City Manager)]
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT OF JOHNSON COUNTY.THE STAFF PRESENTED THIS EVENING IS JANA LEE HEMBREE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
JANALEE HEMBREE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND. I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH THIS A COUPLE MONTHS PRIOR, BUT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS FIVE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE DISTRICTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION. THREE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE IN A GENERAL ELECTION IN EACH NOVEMBER.
THERE'S ONE TAX ASSESSOR ON THE BOARD. AND THEN THIS NEWEST TERM STARTED JANUARY 1ST OF 2025.
THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD, THEY DO HIRE THE CHIEF APPRAISER.
THEY GOVERN THE DISTRICT. THEY ADOPT THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
THEY DO NOT APPRAISE PROPERTIES. AND THEY ALSO ADOPT THE REAPPRAISAL PLAN.
IF WE CHOOSE TO DO SO, WE CAN SUBMIT NAMES OF NOMINEES BY RESOLUTION ON OR MARCH 3RD.
ONCE THE ONCE THE BOARD RECEIVES ALL THOSE NOMINATIONS BY THE JURISDICTIONS THAT CHOOSE TO DO SO, THE BOARD WILL THEN VOTE TO DECLARE THE CANDIDATE.
IT WILL NOT COME BACK TO US FOR VOTE. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
SO IF WE CHOOSE TO MAKE A NOMINATION, THERE ARE SOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
SO JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GO THROUGH A FEW OF THOSE RESIDENCY.
THEY MUST RESIDE IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.
THEY ARE INELIGIBLE IF THEY ARE DELINQUENT ON PROPERTY TAXES FOR MORE THAN 60 DAYS.
THEY CANNOT HAVE SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR ALL OR PART OF PREVIOUS FIVE TERMS. AND THEY CANNOT HAVE SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS ENTITY THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
THERE IS ALSO SOME RELATIONSHIP RESTRICTIONS.
THEY ARE INELIGIBLE IF THEY ARE RELATED BY SECOND DEGREE OF BOTH BLOOD AND MARRIAGE.
BLOOD OR MARRIAGE TO ANY APPRAISER WHO APPRAISES PROPERTY UNDER THE TAX CODE, AND THEN ANY PERSON WHO REPRESENTS THE PROPERTY OWNERS FOR COMPENSATION IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TAX CODE.
SO PREVIOUS INFORMATION THAT I BROUGHT TO YOU BEFORE WE DID GET 403 VOTES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY.
ONCE THE STAGGERED TERMS WERE ESTABLISHED, THAT WOULD BE HOW WE WOULD VOTE EVERY THEY WOULD SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. THE PREVIOUS BALLOT THAT WAS SENT TO US WHEN WE DID OUR VOTING IS IN THE MIDDLE.
ANYONE WITH AN ASTERISK IS WHO WE NOMINATED. AND THEN AND ALL FIVE OF OUR NOMINATIONS WERE PUT ON THE BALLOT, SO THEY'RE LISTED THERE. WE DID DIVIDE OUR VOTES BETWEEN MR. GOLDING AND MR. WOOD BY 220 AND 183. THE ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS ARE ON THE RIGHT.
JAMES COCKRELL, BEFORE BEING SWORN IN, PASSED AWAY.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, TALKING ABOUT HIS VACANCY.
SO, WITH HIS PASSING, THERE IS A VACANCY ON THE BOARD.
AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO, WE CAN MAKE NOMINATIONS TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO NOMINATE A NAME THAT EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS.
AND I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GIVE HIM A LEAD IN ON THE CHARACTER HE HAS AND HOW LONG HE'S BEEN AROUND.
BUT I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE OR LET THE COUNCIL CONSIDER TIM DAVIS.
I WOULD SECOND THAT. OKAY. IS EVERYBODY. IS HE.
YEAH. DOES HE KNOW THIS? I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR MIC. I ASKED IF HE WAS. IF HE HAD BEEN CONSULTED AND IF HE WAS.
HE CONTACTED ME, WILLING TO SERVE. HE CONTACTED ME WANTING TO DO IT.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. I WOULDN'T DO ANYBODY THAT WAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT.
I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I'M GOOD WITH IT. IS THERE A MOTION ON TIM?
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I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO. NOMINATE. NOMINATE TIM DAVIS TO THE APPRAISAL BOARD.SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY ALEXA. A SECOND BY ADAM.
PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU ALL.
[7.E. Consider the use of eminent domain to condemn property and consider Resolution No. CSO#5740-02-2025 authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings for the purpose of obtaining the necessary real property for construction and maintenance of a 12-inch water line as part of the Willow Creek 12-Inch Water Line Project. (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]
NUMBER 5740-20-2025, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING THE NECESSARY REAL PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A 12 INCH WATER LINE AS PART OF THE WILLOW CREEK 12 INCH WATER LINE PROJECT.THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ERIC OSCARSSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
MR. OSCARSSON. THANK YOU, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER LINE IS TO INCREASE FIRE FLOW AND PROVIDE REDUNDANCY WITHIN THE AREA.
PORTIONS OF TWO DIFFERENT PARCELS OF LAND ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE EXTENSION.
PARDON ME. WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS, AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO OBTAIN THE EASEMENT ON THE SECOND PARCEL, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 390 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE. THE CITY NEEDS APPROXIMATELY 3961FT² FOR A UTILITY EASEMENT.
THE CITY HIRED A CONSULTANT AND REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER MULTIPLE TIMES, TO NO AVAIL.
AGAIN, THIS EASEMENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. IF THE PROPERTY IS NOT REQUIRED, THERE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT COST ASSOCIATED WITH US TRYING TO REDESIGN AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE FOR THIS PROJECT.
NEXT STEPS. WE WILL PROVIDE AN INITIAL OFFER, A BONA FIDE FINAL OFFER.
AND THEN IF WE CANNOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT, WE WILL BEGIN EMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS.
WE ESTIMATE ABOUT 4 TO 6 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ISSUE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLESON AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE WATER LINE EASEMENT DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION NUMBER C05740022025, AS PRESENTED SPECIFICALLY, A 0.091 ACRE PERMANENT WATER LINE EASEMENT ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 391 CLUBHOUSE DRIVE, JOSHUA, TEXAS. AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
OF CONSTRUCTING AND MAINTAINING A 12 INCH WATER LINE AS PART OF THE WILLOW CREEK 12 INCH WATER LINE PROJECT TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY, AND FOR THE OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
AND I FURTHER MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER CS05740022025 AS PRESENTED. THE FIRST RECORD VOTE WILL APPLY TO ALL UNITS OF PROPERTY TO BE CONDEMNED.
THAT WAS THE RIGHT ONE. CAN YOU PUSH YOUR BUTTON ON THE VOTING? OH, WAIT. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. DO I NEED TO START OVER? YEP. HOLD ON. OKAY. TRY AGAIN. OKAY. ALEXA.
I HAVE A MOTION BY ALEXA. A SECOND BY DAN. PLEASE VOTE.
IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[7.F. Consider the use of eminent domain to condemn property and consider Resolution No. CSO # 5739-02-2025 authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings for the purpose of obtaining the necessary real property for construction and maintenance of roadway and public utility improvements as part of the Alsbury Phase II Project (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]
5739-02-0-2025, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING THE[00:20:06]
NECESSARY REAL PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADWAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE ALSBURY PHASE TWO PROJECT.THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS ERIC OSCARSSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
MR. OSCARSSON. THANK YOU AGAIN, MISS CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS PROJECT IS THE EXTENSION OF ALSBURY FROM HELEN STREET TO 1020.
STAFF NEEDED TO ACQUIRE PART PORTIONS OF PARCELS FROM NINE DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS ALONG TEN, 20 AND ALONG HELEN. WE'VE COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF SEVEN OF THE NINE PARCELS.
AGAIN, THE CITY REACHED OUT VIA A RIGHT OF WAY AGENT ATTEMPTING TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND APPRAISAL AND TITLE SEARCH WAS COMPLETED BY OUR RIGHT OF WAY AGENT.
AGAIN, NEXT STEPS. WE WILL PROVIDE AN INITIAL OFFER.
AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
AND STAFF CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IS THERE A MOTION AND A STATEMENT? YES. MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLESON AUTHORIZED THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE THE LAND DRAINAGE EASEMENT AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION CSO 5739022025 AS PRESENTED SPECIFICALLY, A 0.731 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 3377, PAGE 84 AND VOLUME 2085, PAGE 897. DEED RECORDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
A 0.151 ACRE PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 3377, PAGE 84 AND VOLUME 2085, PAGE 897. DEED RECORDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND A 132 ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 2085, PAGE 897. DEED RECORDS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF ROADWAY AND PUBLIC UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE ALSBURY PHASE TWO PROJECT TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES AS PERMITTED BY LAW. AND I FURTHER MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER CSO5739022025. AS PRESENTED, THE FIRST RECORD VOTE WILL APPLY TO ALL UNITS OF PROPERTY TO BE CONDEMNED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A MOTION BY ALEXA AND A SECOND BY DAN.
PLEASE VOTE. NOW. YOU GOT IT. PASSES. UNANIMOUS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION EIGHT REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.
[8.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding proposed amendments to the Public Improvement District (PID) policy. (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director)]
EIGHT A IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POLICY.THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS TONY MCILWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.
MR. MCILWAIN. YES. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY SECRETARY.
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THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS OUR PROPOSED REVISIONS.WE'VE SEEN THE MOSTLY UTILIZED HERE IN THE CITY AS IT RELATES TO PARKS.
THEY CAN ALSO BE USED FOR OTHER AMENITIES SUCH AS FOUNTAINS, LANDSCAPING, INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE CAPITAL PID. AND THEN THERE IS A OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PID.
JUST TO HIT ON THE HIGH POINTS OF WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR INFORMATION PACKET.
WE ALSO REVISED THE INITIAL DEPOSIT OPTION UNDER THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT TO REFLECT AN INITIAL AMOUNT OF $7,500, WITH ADDITIONAL INCREMENTS OF $10,000 TO BE DEPOSITED ONCE THAT BALANCE IS DRAWN DOWN IN 2500.
RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE HAD WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PITS.
WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AMOUNTS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAILOR THAT TO MATCH OUR PREVIOUS RECOMMENDATION.
THE PID PETITION AND SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN SECTIONS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
THE LANGUAGE IS SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT IN THAT IT'S SIMPLY A REFERENCE TO STATE LAW.
THIS ALLOWS THE COUNCIL MORE DISCRETION WHEN EVALUATING PETITIONS.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE MAY HAVE A PETITION ON THE HORIZON, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICY REFLECTS AND PROVIDES YOU WITH AS MUCH FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY IN YOUR CONSIDERATIONS. SO VERY QUICK PRESENTATION.
I THINK YOU SEE WITHIN YOUR PACKET ALL THE RED LINE MARKUPS THAT WE'VE TAKEN THE LANGUAGE OUT.
AGAIN, THIS WAS BRIEFED TO THE POLICY EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF THOUGHT WENT INTO THIS.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT FROM THE GROUP, THE COMMITTEE AND THE STAFF.
AND IT LOOKS SPOT ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO. THANK YOU SIR.
IT'S SO GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. OKAY. IS EVERYBODY ON BOARD WITH THIS? THERE YOU GO, TONY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO
[8.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding amendments to City Council Policy 36, City of Burleson Purchasing Policy. (Staff Contact: Lauren Seay, Deputy Director of Administrative Services)]
EIGHT B, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S POLICY 36, CITY OF BURLESON PURCHASING POLICY. THE STAFF PRESENTER THIS EVENING IS LAUREN SEED, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.MS. SEED. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I REGRET THAT MY PRESENTATION IS NOT AS SHORT AS MR. MCELWAIN'S, BUT I WILL DO MY BEST TO MOVE THROUGH IT FAIRLY QUICKLY.
MUCH LIKE HIS PRESENTATION, WE ARE NOT SEEKING A FORMAL AUTHORIZATION THIS EVENING.
WE'LL DISCUSS THE DISCUSS THE OVERVIEW AND THE STEPS THAT WE TOOK TO FORM THIS RECOMMENDATION.
THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS THAT ESTABLISH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT WE FOLLOW AS A PROCUREMENT DIVISION, AND THEN END WITH AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION IN OCTOBER OF 2023, THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY 36 AND THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES WERE AMENDED TO REFLECT UPDATES PERTAINING TO SIGNATURE, AUTHORITY AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS.
COINCIDENTALLY, THE PURCHASING DIVISION WAS MOVED TO THE NEWLY CREATED ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT THE SAME TIME, ALLOWING THE CITY TO FOCUS ON BEST PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND MAXIMIZE PURCHASING POWER.
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PRACTICES, AND SOME OF THE PAIN POINTS THAT STAFF WAS EXPERIENCING WHILE LEVERAGING THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER OF 2024, A COMMITTEE OF INTERNAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS WERE FORMED TO REVIEW THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES AND AND OFFER SOME FEEDBACK. IN DECEMBER, THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES WERE REVIEWED BY DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS, AND IN JANUARY THE RECOMMENDED CHANGES WERE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL POLICY EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO GIVE AN IDEA OF THE INTERNAL COMMITTEE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW THESE PROCEDURES.
THE COMMITTEE MET THREE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT SEVEN WEEKS, WHERE THEY ESTABLISHED CLEAR GOALS AND DEVELOPED A CHARTER TO ALIGN EFFORTS TOWARDS A COMMON OBJECTIVE. THEY WOULD ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
WE WOULD LOOK AT OTHER CITY'S POLICIES AND COMPARE WHERE WE WERE LACKING, AND WHERE WE FELT LIKE WE COULD IMPLEMENT SOME POSITIVE CHANGE, AND THEN WE WOULD RECONVENE AND GO OVER THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
WE TRULY FELT LIKE IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH INTERNAL STAFF.
HERE ARE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. YOU'LL SEE EACH MEMBER OF THE PURCHASING STAFF.
ANDREA ANDERSON IS OUR PURCHASING AGENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
RICHARD ABERNATHY IS OUR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
JEN BASHAM IS OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
JANALEE HEMBREE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.
JOE LASTER IS OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MANAGER.
OUT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. CHERYL MARSHALL, OUR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
GLORIA PLATT, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. MATT RIBITZKI, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY.
JUSTIN SCHARNHORST, DEPUTY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
MYSELF AND JENNIFER SWIM, OUR PURCHASING AGENT.
WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME INVESTED BY THE INTERNAL STAFF.
AGAIN, WE MET SEVERAL TIMES, AND IN BETWEEN THOSE MEETINGS, THEY PROVIDED A LOT OF FEEDBACK.
THE MAIN GOAL WAS TO CLEARLY DELINEATE BETWEEN POLICY AND PROCEDURE.
WE WERE HOPEFUL TO WORK TOWARDS STREAMLINING AND SIMPLIFYING PURCHASING PROCESSES TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY, REMOVE REDUNDANCIES, AND MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY AT EVERY STAGE OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
WE WERE HOPEFUL TO PROMOTE COMPETITIVENESS AND FAIRNESS IN UPDATING THESE PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AND FAIR VENDOR SELECTION TO ENSURE BEST VALUE.
AND THEN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, WHICH WE FELT THAT THIS COMMITTEE REALLY SHOWCASED.
THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE HELD FROM START TO FINISH.
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN AREAS THAT GOVERN PROCUREMENT FOR THE CITY OF BURLESON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, OBVIOUSLY THE CITY CHARTER, CITY COUNCIL POLICY 36 AND PURCHASING PROCEDURES.
ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS REFERENCE SOME PURCHASING REGULATIONS, AND SOME ARE MUCH MORE SPECIFIC THAN OTHERS, AND SEVERAL OF THEM REFERENCE ONE ANOTHER. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EACH ONE OF THEM VERY BRIEFLY.
CHAPTER 252 IS THE ONE IS THE STATUTE THAT WE REFERENCE MOST OFTEN.
IT GOVERNS ALL MUNICIPAL PURCHASING PROCEDURES, INCLUDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND CONTRACT AWARD.
CHAPTER 271 ALSO PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE SOME REFERENCE TO MUNICIPALITIES, SO WE'VE LISTED IT HERE.
CHAPTER 2269 IS SPECIFIC TO PROCUREMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
AND CHAPTER 2254 IS SPECIFIC TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROCUREMENT.
SO IT DOES ALLOW FOR SOME FLEXIBILITY HERE. AND AS LONG AS WE ARE STAYING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW, WE DO REFERENCE THIS NO BID RECEIVED SECTION REGULARLY.
AND IT'S REFERENCED IN OUR PURCHASING PROCEDURES AS WELL. PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY CHANGES TO THIS WILL REQUIRE A FORMAL ELECTION, BUT WE DID WANT TO SHOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR DOCUMENT INTERTWINES WITH THE OTHERS.
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MOVING ON TO THE MAJOR PROPOSED CHANGES, THE FIRST IS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNCIL POLICY EVALUATION COMMITTEE, ALONGSIDE STAFF, TO INCREASE THE CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL AUTHORITY FROM $50,000 TO $100,000 AND DEPUTY CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY FROM $25,000 TO $50,000. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE PROPOSING A REWORK OF COUNCIL POLICY 36 TO REMOVE REDUNDANT INFORMATION THAT NECESSITATES DUPLICATE REVISIONS.AGAIN, WE ARE JUST LOOKING TO FURTHER DELINEATE BETWEEN POLICY 36 AS A GOVERNING POLICY FOR THIS COUNCIL AND THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES AS AN OPERATIONAL PROCESSES DOCUMENT THAT CAN CHANGE AS WE CHANGE OUR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.
BEGINNING WITH OUR MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION THIS EVENING.
IN JANUARY 2025, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSED CHANGE.
THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL POLICY EVALUATION COMMITTEE OR THE STAFF TOOK LIGHTLY.
WE DID EVALUATE SEVERAL CITIES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
YOU'LL RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OF THESE REFERENCED IN OUR BUDGET BOOK.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF WHERE OTHER CITIES SIT, THERE ARE FIVE CITIES ON THIS LIST WHOSE THRESHOLDS ARE AT $100,000, WHILE THERE ARE NINE WHO ARE AT 50,000. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE CITIES, I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY, ARE AT $50,000, BECAUSE THAT'S THE THRESHOLD THAT REQUIRES COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION.
HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO BILLS, ONE IN THE SENATE AND ONE IN THE HOUSE, THAT ARE CONSIDERING AN INCREASE TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING THRESHOLDS.
ONE IS CONSIDERING AN INCREASE OF $200,000, AND ONE IS CONSIDERING AN INCREASE TO $100,000.
SO, THE HOPE IS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN PURCHASING PROCEDURES.
AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, EVERYTHING COSTS MORE TO DO BUSINESS.
AND SO WE ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE THAT THRESHOLD TO OPTIMIZE SOME OF OUR PURCHASING PROCESSES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE INCREASE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S THRESHOLD? IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS. BECAUSE I'M KIND OF EITHER WAY ON IT.
BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I WORRY ABOUT IS THERE'S REALLY NO THERE'S NO OVERSIGHT.
AND WE GOT TO TRUST THE CITY MANAGER A LOT. IS THE NEXT CITY MANAGER GOING TO TAKE IT AS SERIOUS AS THE ONE WE HAVE NOW? I THINK I'M FOR THIS, I REALLY DO, BUT I DON'T I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON? AND THERE'S REALLY NO ANSWER TO THAT, IS THERE? THERE'S REALLY NOT ANY OVERSIGHT ON THAT 100,000 OR THE 50,000.
I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE THROUGH CITY STAFF.
OUR MUNIS ERP SYSTEM IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. EVERY PROCUREMENT THAT GOES THROUGH THE CITY REQUIRES SOME LEVEL OF APPROVAL, WHETHER IT'S ON A P CARD FOR A $50 PURCHASE OR WHETHER IT GOES TO THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
AND THEN THE DCMS DEPUTY CITY MANAGERS MAKE APPROVALS UP TO $25,000 AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS.
BUT YOU'LL SEE A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THAT AS WELL.
THERE WILL STILL BE GOVERNMENTAL OVERSIGHT AS WELL.
SO YOU'RE STILL WORKING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE STATE LAW THERE IS THAT $50,000 THRESHOLD DOES NOT CHANGE, SO THERE WILL STILL BE A REQUIREMENT AT $50,000 TO COMPETITIVELY BID.
AND IT'S UP TO THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION TO ENSURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT I'M FOR THIS. ANYBODY ELSE? MAYOR, I WAS GOING TO SAY, LAUREN, I THINK YOU THINK YOU DID A NICE JOB OF SUMMARIZING? THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INTERNAL SAFEGUARDS THERE, STAFF SAFEGUARDS.
BUT THERE ARE CURRENT POLICIES TODAY ARE SUCH AS HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES THAT ARE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS OF $3000 OR BELOW THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE TO VERIFY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CROSSING OUR T'S AND DOTTING OUR I'S, SO WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.
I RESPECT WHATEVER DECISION THE COUNCIL SHOULD MAKE, AND WE TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT ON THAT.
ALL THE SAFEGUARDS THAT WERE HERE BEFORE ARE CURRENTLY STILL HERE.
YES, SIR. SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
ULTIMATELY, THE COUNCIL HAS CONTROL OVER THE ENTIRE BUDGET.
SO AS WE GO THROUGH BUDGET SESSION, THE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS WILL BE ASSIGNED BY COUNCIL.
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THEREFORE, WE STILL HAVE CONTROL OVER IT. BUT BY GOING TO 100,000 AND 50,000 AND 3 THOUSAND AND BEING ABLE TO ASSIGN A SECOND PERSON OR EMPLOYEE, IF THE DIRECTOR'S ABSENCE WILL SAVE A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF COUNCIL TIME.ANYBODY ELSE? IS EVERYBODY ON BOARD WITH THIS? I HAVE A FEW MORE AREAS TO COVER. I'LL TRY TO MOVE QUICKLY.
AGAIN, WITH GOVERNING AUTHORITY IN THE SAME SECTION AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, WE DO HAVE A MODIFICATION TO MAKE TO SECTION ONE, SUBSECTION C. THE CURRENT LANGUAGE INDICATES THAT ALL PURCHASES AND REQUISITIONS IN EXCESS OF $25,000 WILL BE REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL MONTHLY.
WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THIS BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THAT ALL PURCHASES, PURCHASES AND REQUISITIONS ARE MONITORED THROUGH ESTABLISHED APPROVAL LEVELS AT ALL STAGES PRIOR TO VENDOR PAYMENTS. ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH PURCHASING PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPARENCY.
VENDOR PAYMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND BUDGET TO ACTUAL REPORTING IS PROVIDED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO THE COUNCIL ON A MONTHLY BASIS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN YOUR RED LINE COPY, THERE ARE A LOT OF PROPOSED CHANGES THAT INCLUDE REMOVAL OF SECTIONS.
THOSE ARE VERY DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVELY OUTLINED IN THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES DOCUMENT.
SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO REMOVE IT FROM THIS DOCUMENT WHILE KEEPING IT IN THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS REQUIRED FOR US TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT AWARD.
AND THEY RELATE TO THRESHOLDS FOR PURCHASES THAT ARE OUTLINED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
WE PROPOSE TO REMOVE SUBSECTION B AS IT DUPLICATES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REGULATIONS.
AGAIN, THIS IS TOUCHED ON IN THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES DOCUMENT AS WELL.
WE'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE SECTION 5.9, 5.10, 5.11 AND 5.12 AS AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL OPERATIONAL IN NATURE AND WE EXPECT THAT THESE WILL CHANGE AS OUR PROCESSES CHANGE WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT AND WITHIN OUR SYSTEMS. THE EMERGENCY PURCHASES SECTION. I HAVE TO GIVE JOE LASSER CREDIT FOR THIS INFORMATION.
HE DEVELOPED THIS AS PART OF THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW, AND HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB COMPARING ACROSS OTHER CITIES AND SEEING WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO ENSURE THAT WE BRING FORWARD A SOLID RECOMMENDATION AS IT RELATES TO EMERGENCY PURCHASES.
IT DOES GIVE US A DEFINITION OF A VALID EMERGENCY PURCHASE, WHICH WE LACK IN THE CURRENT POLICY.
AND THEN ALSO INCLUDES A RATIFICATION BY THE COUNCIL THAT INDICATES THAT ALL EMERGENCY PURCHASES EXCEEDING $100,000 MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR CITY COUNCIL RATIFICATION AS SOON AS PRACTICAL, UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
SOLE SOURCE PURCHASES, SECTION 5.14, THIS IS VERY CLEARLY OUTLINED IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
WE'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THIS SECTION. AND SECTION 5.15 LEGAL REVIEW.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE ON THAT 5.15.
YES, SIR. WHERE IT SAYS AND THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST TOASE, BUT WHERE IT SAYS AT TOASE OR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY, SHOULDN'T IT SAY REVIEW BY APPROVAL BY AN ATTORNEY HIRED BY THE CITY INSTEAD OF A SPECIFIC.
YES, SIR, THAT'S BEEN UPDATED UNDER PROPOSED REVISIONS.
OKAY. WE DO, WE DID. OH, THERE IT IS. OKAY. WE DID UPDATE THAT.
THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE COUNCIL POLICY EVALUATION COMMITTEE AS WELL.
AND SO STAFF ENSURED THAT WE MADE THAT MODIFICATION.
OKAY. AND THE OTHER ONE WAS. IF I CAN GET BACK TO THAT, I THINK I'VE LOST IT HERE.
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GOVERNING AUTHORITY. IT SAYS CURRENT LANGUAGE TO ENSURE PROPER OVERSIGHT.OKAY. I SEE THE PROPOSED REVISION AT THE BOTTOM.
YES, SIR. DIDN'T WE HAVE A CHECKBOOK AT ONE TIME THAT WE HAD LISTED ON THE WEBSITE, WHERE WE HAD SOME SECURITY ISSUES BECAUSE WE LISTED THE VENDOR'S NAME? IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE STILL PUBLISHING THE CHECK REGISTER, BUT IN LIEU OF THE VENDOR'S NAME, WE HAVE ADDED ASTERISKS TO THE VENDOR'S NAME.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SAFEGUARDING THE VENDORS.
IT WOULD BE THE SAME ONE PROVIDED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ELEMENT OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY.
THIS SECTION, THE ONE THAT WE REVIEWED EARLIER, RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
THIS RELATES TO ALL OTHER STAFF. THE OTHER PROPOSED CHANGE TO THIS SECTION.
IF THE CITY MANAGER'S THRESHOLD IS TO INCREASE TO $100,000, THE COMMITTEE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER'S THRESHOLD BE INCREASED FROM 25,000 TO 50,000. ALL OTHER THRESHOLDS WOULD REMAIN THE SAME.
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ANYBODY. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON. LEGAL DEFINITION IS ACTUALLY ANOTHER SECTION.
ASIDE FROM THE LEGAL REVIEW SECTION PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
WE'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THIS JUST TO ENSURE STREAMLINED INFORMATION.
SECTION SEVEN RELATES TO RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO ADD THIS. THE LANGUAGE THAT'S LISTED HERE.
STAFF HAS OFTEN APPROACHED THE PURCHASING DIVISION IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEED TO REJECT BIDS, AND THEY HAVE ASKED WHETHER IT IS REQUIRED OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO REJECT BIDS.
SO WE HAVE WE ARE ASKING THAT THIS BE ADDED AS WELL, JUST TO GIVE CLARIFICATION THAT IT IS UP TO YOU, AS THE GOVERNING BODY, TO FORMALLY REJECT BIDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SOLICITATIONS.
SECTION EIGHT IS THE PURCHASING MANUAL. THE PROPOSED REVISION WOULD STREAMLINE UPDATES AND ENSURE OPERATIONAL CHANGES CAN PROCESS AND BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT REQUIRING COUNCIL'S AUTHORIZATION. AGAIN, WE'RE REFERENCING THE OPERATIONAL DOCUMENT, THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES, WHERE WE HOPE TO OUTLINE STEP BY STEP GUIDELINES FOR HOW TO PROCURE THINGS IN THE CITY.
SO THIS JUST GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY THAT ENABLES US TO DO THAT.
IN TERMS OF OTHER MAJOR PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES, DOCUMENT, CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER LANGUAGE WILL BE UPDATED TO ALIGN WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE STATUTES. EMERGENCY PURCHASES WILL. THAT WILL BE A COMPONENT SECTION TO THE ONE THAT IS IN YOUR POLICY.
HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS.
WE ARE GOING TO UPDATE TO REQUIRE A HUB SEARCH IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE WORK IS BEING PERFORMED.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE NOT THAT SPECIFIC. WE JUST REQUIRE A HUB SEARCH IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
BUT IN AN EFFORT TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE IN THE EVENT THAT THE WORK IS TAKING PLACE IN TARRANT COUNTY, WE'RE ALSO ASKING THAT THE HUB SEARCH BE CONDUCTED THERE.
THERE WILL BE AN EXTENSIVE DEFINITION SECTION PROVIDING HELPFUL INFORMATION SUCH AS ALTERNATIVE METHODS, PROCEDURAL EXPLANATIONS, AND KEY TERMINOLOGY TO ENHANCE CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT AND THE PURCHASING CARD PROCEDURES WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES AND ESTABLISHED AS A STANDALONE POLICY IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER DEVELOP OPERATIONAL PROCESSES AND ENHANCE PROCEDURAL CLARITY, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO P CARDS. THIS IS A SLIDE RELATED TO ALTERNATIVE METHODS.
THESE WILL BE THE ONES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES. THESE ARE ALL OF THE METHODS THAT ARE OUTLINED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE THAT MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF AN RFP OR ITB, IN THE EVENT THAT STAFF DETERMINES THAT THAT IS THE BEST METHOD FOR PROCUREMENT.
WE HAVE ALSO LISTED A FEW EXAMPLES OF PAST PROJECTS HERE IN THE CITY, WHERE WE HAVE LEVERAGED THESE ALTERNATIVE METHODS, IN ADDITION TO OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE LEVERAGED THESE ALTERNATIVE METHODS.
WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE WILL CONSISTENTLY WORK TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE USING THE BEST METHOD FOR THAT PROCUREMENT, AND THAT WE KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO US. IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WE WOULD ASK TO INCORPORATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO POLICY 36 BASED ON YOUR DIRECTION THIS EVENING.
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FROM THERE, WE WOULD REWORK THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE COUNCIL'S CHANGES AND UPDATES TO PROCESSES, AND THEN ENSURE THAT STAFF IS MADE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES AND TRAINED ON THEM.ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ANYBODY? LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LAUREN. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM EIGHT C,
[8.C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the Police Headquarters renovation and construction project. (Staff Contact: Eric Oscarson, Deputy City Manager)]
IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.THIS EVENING, THE EVENING. THE STAFF PRESENTER IS ERIC OSCARSSON, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM NOT THE ONLY PRESENTER, I PROMISE YOU.
CHIEF BILLY CORDELL WILL BE ASSISTING ME IN THE PRESENTATION.
WE ALSO DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM BRINKLEY SARGENT WIGINTON TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THERE OUR ARCHITECT AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM BURN CONSTRUCTION WHO ARE OUR CMAR.
SO TODAY IS A DAY TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE PROJECT.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, OR ACTUALLY OVER TWO YEARS AGO, WE BROUGHT FORWARD THE ORIGINAL DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN AUGUST OF THAT YEAR.
WE CAME FORWARD WITH A REPORT TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL REVISIONS TO THE ORIGINAL SCOPE.
AND COUNCIL KIND OF SENT STAFF BACK TO DO SOME WORK.
AND SINCE THEN, STAFF HAS KIND OF BEEN WORKING ON A SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
AND IN AUGUST OF 24. SO, IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, WE WALKED AWAY WITH THIS SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
SO FROM THE ORIGINAL SCOPE WE HAD SOME MAJOR UPDATES.
WE PUT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS ADMINISTRATION ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
WE MOVE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE INTO THE MAIN BUILDING AND MADE SOME OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.
THIS WAS A REVISED BUDGET, ABOUT $42.7 MILLION WITH THIS PLAN.
SO THIS PLAN WAS THE SCHEMATIC PLAN FOR THE SITE.
AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO KIND OF PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND SO TODAY, WHAT WE WANT TO BRING FORWARD TO YOU IS WHERE WE ARE AT WITH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU. ERIC. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WELCOME BACK, MR. SCOTT. APPRECIATE YOU BACK ON THE DAIS.
ALL RIGHT. I GET TO WALK YOU THROUGH, I HOPE, SOME OF THE FUN STUFF HERE. BUT I DO WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO THE OFFICERS THAT ARE BACK HERE. A LOT OF THEM WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF THIS AND SPENT SOME LONG HOURS IN THERE WORKING THAT AND WANTED TO SEE KIND OF WHERE WE ARE WITH EVERYTHING. OH SORRY. THAT ONE IS THE NEW UPDATED BASED ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE PLAN.
THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE IN NOW, THE COURT'S BUILDING OVER HERE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ELEVATIONS HERE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE A LOT MORE ON. YOU GET BACK TO THIS AREA THAT'S BUILDING C, THAT'S GOING TO BE A SWAT BUILDING ALONG WITH STORAGE FOR OUR LARGE COMMAND POST AND OTHER SPECIALTY VEHICLES.
AND THEN OVER ON THE SIDE HERE, THIS IS BUILDING D.
THAT'S AN ASSET BUILDING THAT THAT LOOKS TOWARD ELK.
WALKING THROUGH, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME OF THE SPECIFICS ON THE ON THE SITE PLAN, THE RED MARKINGS REPRESENTS THE NEW ENTRANCES INTO THE SECURED PARKING AREAS TOWARD THE BACK. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S MARKED FOR THE FIRE LANE THAT GOES THROUGH THERE.
THE PARKING IN FRONT OF BUILDING A, THE EXISTING BUILDING, THERE'S 43 SPACES THERE.
THERE'S 17 SPACES LOCATED BEHIND THE COURTS FOR STAFF.
THAT'S ENTRANCE OFF OF MILES STREET. THERE ARE 68 SPACES.
THIS IS THE AREA HERE. THESE ARE ALL PUBLIC SPACES AND TRAINING SPACES.
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AND THE TRAINING AREA IS RIGHT OVER IN HERE. SO THESE ARE SPACES THAT THE PUBLIC CAN COME PARK IN AND VISIT THE BUILDING OR FOR HAVING TRAINING.THAT'S THE SPACES THAT THEY WILL BE IN. BACK BEHIND HERE IS ANOTHER 194 SPACES THAT I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH WITH SOME OF THE THOUGHTS ON THAT COMING UP IN THE ELEVATION SLIDES. SO, THIS IS THE ELEVATION LOOKING FROM 174 IN BETWEEN THE EXISTING BUILDING AND THE COURTS BUILDING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT A CLEAR PATH INTO THE NEW MAIN BUILDING THERE.
THE SITE PLAN OR I'M SORRY, THE ELEVATIONS FOR THAT BUILDING.
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER VIEW OF THAT. AGAIN, IT'S A DISTINGUISHED MARKED AREA GOING INTO THERE.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREEN SPACE OVER HERE THAT WILL DOUBLE FOR PRESENTATIONS OR MEMORIAL.
GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO SOME STUFF OVER IN THAT AREA.
THIS IS THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THAT AS I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
YOU'VE GOT THE 68 SPACES THAT ARE BACK OVER IN THIS AREA HERE.
THIS IS THE PRIMARY AREA FOR OUR TRAINING SPACE.
IT'S NOT INSIDE THE SECURED SPACE THAT IS BACK BEHIND OUR BUILDING.
AND THERE'S ABOUT 8400FT² IN THAT TRAINING FOOTPRINT.
THIS ELEVATION IS FROM THE ELK STREET SIDE OF THE MAIN BUILDING B, THE ONE WE'VE BEEN SPEAKING OF.
THIS PARKING AREA IN HERE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THAT.
THERE'S LIMITED PARKING IN HERE. THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 20 SPACES IN THAT.
OUR PATROL WILL STILL HOUSE OUT OF BUILDING A AS WELL AS OUR, I MEAN, OUR DETECTIVES AND THEN COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS WORK OUT OF THERE AS WELL. SO, THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO ACCOMMODATE OUR MARKED UNITS AND OUR DETECTIVE VEHICLES AND THEN PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES, WE BACK BEHIND BUILDING B AND 194 SPACES. THIS IS THE ELEVATION ON BUILDING D THAT IS THE ASSET BUILDING THAT ADJOINS ELK DRIVE OVER HERE. I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE FACADES ON HERE.
WE WILL DISCUSS THAT MORE IN DETAIL LATER. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IN THIS AREA ABOUT WHERE THE PATCH IS, AND THEN THERE'S AN AREA DOWN HERE. WHEN WE GET INTO SCHEMATIC DESIGN, I'LL TALK THROUGH.
THOSE ARE SECURITY BAYS THAT SERVE AS AN EXTENSION OF THE PROPERTY ROOM.
SO IF WE HAVE SOME KIND OF MAJOR CRIME WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT A VEHICLE INSIDE THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STORE THAT IN A SECURED AREA AND GO GET A SEARCH WARRANT, COME BACK AND PROCESS THAT VEHICLE. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WILL BE USED FOR THAT.
WE FELT LIKE THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE NEEDED HARDENED ON THAT BUILDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT EVIDENCE AND SERIOUS PROPERTY CRIMES OR VIOLENT CRIMES. THIS IS JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT VIEW OF BUILDING B FROM UP IN THE CORNER.
I'LL CALL YOUR ATTENTION. THIS IS THE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE CONNECTOR LATER.
THIS IS A CONNECTOR THAT IS CONNECTING BUILDING B WITH BUILDING A.
THESE ARE ALSO THESE ARE THE TWO SECURITY BAYS THERE UNDER OUR SALLY PORT.
ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE SCHEMATICS OF THESE.
THIS IS BUILDING A, AGAIN THE EXISTING BUILDING FIRST FLOOR.
WE'VE DONE A LOT TO TRY TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF REDESIGN ON THIS BUILDING, BUT THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME RENOVATION IN TO EXPAND WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO THIS AREA OVER HERE WHERE THE RECORDS CURRENTLY IS, WILL BECOME OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS AREA.
THE BREAK ROOM WAS VERY, VERY UNDERSIZED. SO, WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO ON THAT WAS THE BIKES, WHEN WE GET TO THAT DESIGN, THE BIKES WILL MOVE OUT TO BUILDING D.
THERE WAS THE BIKE ROOM RIGHT HERE, AS YOU REMEMBER.
AND THEN THIS HALL EXTENDED ON DOWN THIS WAY.
SO, WE'RE ABLE TO COMBINE THOSE TWO ROOMS AND USE THE CIRCULATION THERE TO CREATE AN ADEQUATELY SIZED SPACE? WHEN YOU COME OVER IN THIS AREA, WE REDESIGNED THESE ROOMS TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE OUR DIFFERENT SHIFTS.
WE HAVE TWO SUPERVISORS ON THE ON EACH SHIFT TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SUPERVISORS.
THERE'S VERY LIMITED DESIGN CHANGE IN THAT AREA.
THE COMMUNITY ROOM, AS YOU RECALL, IS IN THIS AREA.
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SO WE'VE ADDED A QUARTERMASTER HERE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHES STORED IN EVERY CLOSET IN THAT BUILDING, AND THAT PUTS IT IN HERE IN A SECURED AREA. AND SOME OF THE LOCKERS, WE ARE AT THE CAPACITY ON LOCKERS.AND THAT ACCOMMODATES US ADDING SOME LOCKER SPACE IN HERE FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
SO WE NEEDED TO EXPAND OUR CAPACITY IN THAT, THAT PARTICULAR AREA.
THIS IS BUILDING A, SECOND FLOOR. SO THIS IS OUR DETECTIVE OFFICE WITH SOME OTHER AREAS.
THE DETECTIVES, THE INVESTIGATORS WORK IN THIS AREA THAT'S VERY UNDERSIZED.
AND WE NEEDED TO EXPAND THAT. THE OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE ON THE BACK WALL.
AND THAT ALLOWED US TO FREE UP SOME SPACE BACK OUT THIS WAY.
SO WHEN YOU GET OVER IN THIS AREA, THE INTERVIEW ROOMS HAVE MOVED OVER IN HERE.
AND WE'VE ADDED SOME BATHROOM SPACE HERE SO THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO UNHANDCUFF A SUSPECT AND TAKE HIM BACK AND SHARE THE BATHROOM SPACE WITH OUR EMPLOYEES. OVER IN THIS AREA, WE'VE ADDED A MAJOR CASE ROOM.
WE DO NOT HAVE A TRAFFIC AREA. SO WE BUILT IN SPACE UP HERE FOR TRAFFIC.
AND AS YOU GO FORWARD, THIS THIS WAS WHERE THE LITTLE KITCHENETTE WAS.
IT'S GOING TO MOVE OVER IN THIS AREA. AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME OPEN SPACE HERE FOR PARTNERING AGENCIES, ONLINE INVESTIGATIONS. SOME OF OUR FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS, AS YOU KNOW, WE PROCESS AN AWFUL LOT OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE THROUGH OUR PHONES AND DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES. A LOT OF THIS STAYS INTACT. WE'RE FREEING UP SPACE FROM OVER IN THE INVESTIGATOR AREA.
PROBABLY GOING TO PUT OUR ANALYSTS OVER THERE, OUR CRIME ANALYSTS, AND EVENTUALLY SOMEDAY, HOPEFULLY HAVE AN INTEL ANALYST AND THEN AT THEN AT SOME POINT, THIS WILL LIKELY BECOME OUR REAL TIME CRIME CENTER.
ALL RIGHT. THIS IS BUILDING B, THE LARGE BUILDING AND JUST WORKING OUR WAY THROUGH IT.
WE HAVE OUR TWO LARGE ROOMS HERE. ONE OF THEM SEATS 40 AND ONE SEATS 50.
THIS IS A HARD WALL HERE THAT WE CAN OPEN UP AND CREATE A SPACE FOR OUR 90 PEOPLE WITHIN THERE, WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. YOU TRAVEL DOWN THE CORRIDOR, THERE'S AN ENTRANCE FROM BACK OVER IN THIS AREA.
THE LIGHT PURPLE LAVENDER LOOKING SPACE HERE.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE'RE REQUIRED BY TO HAVE A HARDENED FACILITY WITHIN NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS.
SO THIS IS LIKE OUR DEFENSIVE TACTICS OR SIMULATOR OR VIRTUAL REALITY TRAINING.
IT HAS BATHROOMS AND WATER AS REQUIRED FOR THE HARDENING STANDARDS.
A LOT OF MECHANICALS IN THIS AREA, THIS CIRCULATION HERE COMES IN FROM BEHIND THE BUILDING.
SO EMPLOYEES ARE PARKING BACK IN THIS SPACE. THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN, TRAVEL DOWN HERE, GO PAST AND THROUGH AND HIT THE HIT THE CONNECTOR OVER IN THIS AREA. THIS IS OUR JAIL AREA AND JAIL PROCESSING OVER IN THIS AREA.
THEN YOU HAVE THE SALLY PORTS THAT COME IN THROUGH HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE REDESIGN AND ADDING SOME FUNDING TO THIS.
THIS IS THE SECOND FLOOR. AND I WILL TELL YOU, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE THE PATH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO HERE TO HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS HOUSING ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH US.
THEY'LL BE OVER ON THIS RIGHT SIDE HERE. THEY'VE GOT TEN SPACES WITHIN HERE.
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THEY'VE GOT A SMALL KITCHENETTE IN HERE AND THEY'VE GOT A, A QUIET ROOM.THEY CAN EXIT OUT BECAUSE THIS IS A GROUP THAT DOESN'T GET TO EXIT OUT MUCH FROM WHERE THEY ARE, BUT THEY'VE GOT A PATIO OUT HERE IF THEY'RE ON BREAK OR SOMETHING, THEY CAN GO OUT HERE AND HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR AND KIND OF GET OFF THE FLOOR FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE. CONFERENCE ROOM. IN THIS AREA WE HAVE A COMMON THIS IS IT SPACE, I BELIEVE, DOWN IN THIS AREA. AND THEN WE HAVE A COMMON BREAK ROOM THAT WE SHARE.
THESE ARE OUR ADMIN OFFICES FOR POLICE ADMINISTRATION UP THROUGH HERE WITH A CONFERENCE TABLE.
AND ALL OF THAT AREA THERE IS FOR THE POLICE COMMAND STAFF.
ALL RIGHT. BUILDING C, THERE'S A REALLY NEAT DESIGN ON THIS ONE.
THIS MOVES OUR SWAT THAT FREES UP SOME SPACE OVER IN BUILDING A TO DO SOME EXPANSION OVER THERE.
BUT THIS IS OUR CHANGES AND PUTS OUR SWAT LOCKER ROOMS OUT HERE.
THAT CLEARS THEM OUT OF THE REGULAR LOCKER SPACE AND PUTS THEM OUT HERE WITH ALL THEIR GEAR.
SO THEY HAVE THEIR SPACE THERE. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT LARGE BAYS HERE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE COMMAND VEHICLE, THE SPECIALTY VEHICLES, GOLF CARTS AND STUFF.
BUT ONE REALLY UNIQUE ASPECT OF THIS, BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL IN SEPARATE ROOMS AT ONE TIME AND WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFER THAT THESE RIGHT HERE ARE PORTABLE WALLS. AND WE CAN MOVE ALL OF THE SPECIALTY VEHICLES OUT.
WE CAN RECONFIGURE WHATEVER WE WANT TO RECONFIGURE WITHIN THESE.
WE WANT TO SET THAT UP IN A APARTMENT TYPE SETTING OR A HOUSING SETTING, A BUSINESS SETTING, WHATEVER IT IS WE WANT TO REPURPOSE IN HERE, THEN WE CAN RUN OFFICERS THROUGH FOR TRAINING UP AND EVEN USING SIMUNITION TRAINING TO HAVE MUCH MORE LIVE FIRE IN THERE. AND REALLY THAT THAT IS SOME SIGNIFICANT SPACE FOR THAT AREA.
THIS SPACE WOULD BE USED FOR SWAT BRIEFINGS. IT WOULD BE USED YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO RUNNING ANY KIND OF TACTICAL SITUATION TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT IT ALSO DOUBLES. THIS IS THE END OF THE WALL THERE.
IT DOUBLES AS AN OBSERVATION DECK TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT TRAINING FROM OUT IN THAT AREA.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT PARTICULAR SPACE AND THE MULTI-USE OF IT.
FINALLY THIS IS BUILDING D. THAT'S ASSET BUILDING THAT FACES ELK DRIVE.
YOU'VE GOT A WORKOUT FACILITY HERE WITH THE BATHROOMS. THESE ARE A LOT OF MECHANICALS, IT, THINGS LIKE THAT THROUGH THERE.
THIS IS THE VEHICLE PROCESSING BAY THAT I TALKED ABOUT.
WE GET A VEHICLE HOMICIDE OR A VIOLENT CRIME OR A DRUG VEHICLE THAT WE BELIEVE STORING DRUGS IN.
THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THEY COULD SECURE THAT AND THEN PROCESS THAT.
SOME OF THESE AREAS, THIS BECOMES OUR BIKE STORAGE HERE.
WE'VE GOT SOME SPACE FOR CANINE KENNEL AND A WASH BAY.
AND WE'VE GOT TRAFFIC STORAGE IN HERE. ALL THE CONES AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE.
AND THEN THIS LAST BAY HERE IS ANOTHER SECURITY BAY THAT WE CAN USE IT BEYOND THAT, BUT IT CAN CERTAINLY BE USED AS A SECURITY BAY IF WE HAVE TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A SITUATION. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT TURN IT BACK OVER TO ERIC.
THANK YOU CHIEF. SO GOING THROUGH ALL THAT STAFF AND THE ARCHITECT WENT THROUGH, AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAD A PROJECT BUDGET OF ABOUT $42.7 MILLION, BASED ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU JUST SAW, CURRENTLY, THE ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS WHEN WE WORK WITH BYRNE CONSTRUCTION IS ABOUT 44 MILLION. THEY GIVE US A PROJECT VARIANCE OF ABOUT $1.3 MILLION OVER BUDGET, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 3.1%.
AND WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A CONSTRUCTION THIS SIZE, 3% IS DEFINITELY WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.
I DO WANT BRINKLEY SARGENT TO COME UP AND DENNY TO COME TALK THROUGH KIND OF SOME OF THE COST IMPACTS, THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE ON OUR END STAFF, THE ARCHITECT AND BYRNE, TO LOOK AT OPTIONS TO TRY TO REDUCE THE COST AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B TO DEAL WITH 1.3, AND SO WE WALKED THROUGH SEVERAL THINGS WITH WORKING WITH BERN AND WITH THE STAFF TO, TO GET THERE.
AND SO WE WORKED THROUGH SEVERAL ITEMS AND I THINK THAT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT THOSE ARE.
BUT WE WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF QUITE A FEW OPTIONS TO GET THERE.
SO THERE WAS A DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS TO GET US BACK WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
IT WASN'T JUST DESIGN. WE WENT THROUGH FURNITURE.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING IS LOOKED AT. WE LOOKED AT THE BUDGET COMPREHENSIVELY. AND SO WE WENT BACK THROUGH HOW THIS BUILDING IS GOING TO BE PHASED, BECAUSE IT WILL BE WHEN WE GO FROM ONE BUILDING TO THE NEXT AND THEN BACK TO THE OTHER BUILDING.
AND SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO USE THE FF&E? THERE WERE SAVINGS THERE.
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OUR EXISTING BUILDING. THAT'S WHEN WE WERE A LITTLE OVER.AND SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COST CAME IN FROM THE DELTA'S 1.3.
SO WE HAVE SEVEN OPTIONS HERE. OPTION ONE WE FEEL IS THE LEAST IMPACTFUL.
OPTION SEVEN IS THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND SOMETHING WE WANT TO KEEP.
SO AS WE WALK THROUGH THESE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THEIR IMPACT IS.
CHIEF CORDELL CAN WALK THROUGH HIS THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT OPERATIONALLY WHAT THAT WOULD BE.
AND SO THAT AREA WOULD BE REMOVED. AND SO THAT WOULD SAVE ABOUT $25,000.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S AN AREA TO REST. IT'S NOT JUST AN AREA FOR WORKING OUT. IT'S ALSO AN AREA FOR STAFF TO RECOVER AFTER A SHIFT OR TO, YOU KNOW, IN BETWEEN CALLS. TAKE A BREAK. OPTION THREE WOULD BE TO REDUCE THE INTERIOR WALLS TO EVIDENCE IN THE UTILITY AREA.
SO CURRENTLY THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED IS OBVIOUSLY OUR PROPERTY.
AND EVIDENCE ROOMS ARE LOCATED IN THE MAIN BUILDING.
TYPICALLY YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF CMU WALL AROUND THOSE AREAS.
AND THAT WOULD SAVE ABOUT $112,000. OPTIONS FOUR AND FIVE WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE SWAT BUILDING, WHICH IS BUILDING C, AND THEN THE ASSET BUILDING, WHICH IS BUILDING D FROM CMU BUILDING TO A PRE-ENGINEERED METAL BUILDING.
SO TOGETHER THAT EQUALS ABOUT 322 AND 136,000.
IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THE ENCLOSED CONNECTORS.
SO THE CONNECTORS ARE ABOUT 93FT LONG. INSTEAD OF HAVING IT ENCLOSED, IT WOULD JUST BE A MASONRY SCREENING WALL BETWEEN THE OPEN GREEN SPACE AND THE BACK SIDE OF THE PROTECTED AREA. WE WOULD SAVE ABOUT $500,000.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, THE LAST ONE WOULD BE THE SALLY PORT.
IT WOULD STILL HAVE AN AUTOMATIC GATE BUT IT WOULDN'T BE COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.
HAVING THAT REMOVED TO A PRE-ENGINEERED BUILDING, WE WOULD LOOK TO BUILD A MASONRY WALL.
CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE METAL FENCING AROUND THE ENTIRE SITE.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND PUTTING IN A MASONRY FENCE IN THAT AREA TO PROTECT THAT BUILDING FURTHER.
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE AS PROTECTED IF IT WAS A CMU.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER CHANGES WITH REMOVING THE CONNECTOR.
WE WOULD LOOK TO PUT SOME KIND OF COVER OVER IT.
SO IF THEY'RE WALKING THROUGH THERE, THEY WOULDN'T GET RAINED ON.
SO THERE'S SOME COSTS IN THERE. SO WE SHOW ABOUT 1.39 SAVINGS.
CHIEF CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM A OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT.
HE OBVIOUSLY TALKING WITH HIS TEAM WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SALLYPORT CONNECTOR COME IN BACK IN.
THOSE WOULD BE THE PRIORITIES WORKING FROM THE BOTTOM UP.
BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO THE AMENDMENTS, IF YOU HAVE ANY.
AND SO TONIGHT WE REALLY NEED SOME DIRECTION FROM YOU AND I CAN TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS HERE IN A SECOND, BUT WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS TO INCREASE THE BUDGET AND THE CIP TO BE TO BUILD AS DESIGNED.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE WALKING THROUGH DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WHAT THE CHANGES TO THE CAPITAL PLAN WILL BE BASED ON ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RECENTLY WITH REGARDS TO PROPERTY EVALUATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTED. WE CAN REMOVE THOSE AMENDMENTS AND GET US BACK INTO BUDGET, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY AN OPTION. BUT FOR US, THE BIG THING FOR US TONIGHT IS TO HAVE CLEAR DIRECTION.
AND I KIND OF WALK THROUGH HERE IN A MINUTE WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.
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THOUGHTS. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT.REALISTICALLY, CAN YOU MOVE THAT WHOLE TIMELINE UP 60 DAYS? CAN WE MOVE IT FORWARD? YES. LIKE GET IT 60 DAYS FASTER, LIKE BREAK GROUND IN JULY? SO THAT'S A QUESTION FOR DENNY.
SO, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MOVE THAT FAST. DENNY COULD SPEAK MORE TO IT.
WE HAVE TO GET THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS RIGHT. SO, THERE'S JUST THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE FULL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. I DO BELIEVE PROBABLY IN JULY MAYBE. POSSIBLY. WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE OUR FIRST GMP PACKAGE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE BIG QUESTION, RIGHT? SO WE DO ANTICIPATE TWO GMP PACKAGES.
BUT YOU TELL US TO GO, I'LL GO. WE'LL PUSH DENNY AS FAST AS WE CAN.
BUT, WHAT'S YOUR TIMELINE? IT'S JUNE, WE NEED BECAUSE WE'RE PUTTING OUT TWO PACKAGES.
OUR [INAUDIBLE] PROCESS WILL TAKE PERFORMANCE.
SO, JUNE. SO, WE GET THE GO AHEAD BY JUNE. SO, YOU MIGHT BE CLOSE ON JULY.
AS FAST AS HE CAN GET. WE CAN GET OUT. WE CAN PROBABLY GET PROBABLY THE FIRST PACKAGE BECAUSE AT LEAST THAT WAY FROM A STRUCTURAL STANDPOINT, THE BUILDING STUFF WILL PROBABLY BE DONE. THE INTERNAL STUFF MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER, BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY PUSH THE TIMELINE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO START WITH THAT. SO, WHATEVER WE SAY TONIGHT, IT'S TIME TO GO.
SO YEAH, I AGREE. WHATEVER, BASED ON TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION, WHATEVER DIRECTION WE GET FROM COUNCIL TONIGHT, DENNY IS GOING TO HAVE MARCHING ORDERS TO GET HIS TEAM GOING.
AND WE'RE STARTING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. AND IT'S FOUR MONTHS TO GET FULL CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, SO WE'LL GO. WELL, SINCE I'VE GOT THE MIC, I GUESS I'LL START. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD, AND I KNOW CHIEF'S BEEN WAITING.
ALL THE OFFICERS ARE WAITING. I SUPPORT THE FULL AMOUNT, AND JUST GET IT DONE, AND I THINK IT'S TIME TO DO IT. AND I WANT TO GET IT GOING SO THAT THE COST DOESN'T CONTINUE TO GO UP.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS BUT SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WE GIVE THE EXTRA MONEY TONIGHT.
JUST SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF IS WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS IN THE FUTURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT PD, BUT AS YOU KNOW, AND IT'S AS GREAT FOR THE TAXPAYERS, BUT THE VALUATIONS HAVE BEEN FROZEN.
AND WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CIP IN THE FUTURE.
IF WE, WHEN WE, IF WE ALLOCATE THIS MONEY TONIGHT, WE'RE THERE ARE THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE SOME ITEMS IN THE FUTURE ON THE CIP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD THAT EITHER GET DELAYED OR MAYBE THEY HAVE TO GET CANCELED.
THANK YOU SIR. I'M GOING TO CONCUR WITH WHAT ADAM JUST SAID.
IF IT COSTS 3.1% MORE HAVING JUST REMODELED MY HOME, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SCOPE CREEP, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS VARIATION, I GET IT.
I THINK IN REALITY, IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS ALL THE OTHER NEEDS OF CAPITAL FUNDING THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED THAT IT HAS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE INS RATE, AND I THINK IT'S COMING, AND I'M GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY IT.
AND TO CHIP AWAY FURTHER AT THOSE AND DIVERT MONEY TO THIS VERY WORTHWHILE NEED, IT'S GOING TO EXACT A COST ELSEWHERE IF WE DON'T MEET IT HEAD ON. SO YES, I SUPPORT EVERYTHING.
I DON'T WANT TO CUT ANYTHING OUT. ANYTHING THAT NOT THAT ESSENTIAL IS NOT THAT EXPENSIVE EITHER.
SO LET'S JUST STAY WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT. I AGREE.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE BPOA HERE TONIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT THAT HELPS ME MAKE MY DECISION.
THEY'RE THE ONES GOING TO USE THIS FACILITY. AND THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT THEY SHOWED UP TONIGHT, AND I RESPECT THAT. I'M GOOD WITH THE MONEY, AND I'M GOOD WITH THE JUST IN THE CIP IN THE FUTURE.
AND AS FAR AS THE INS, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT.
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AND WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST YEAR AND LAST YEAR $0.01 ON THE INS WAS FIVE POINT OR 560,000 APPROXIMATELY.SO THERE ARE SOME MOVEMENTS IN THE FUNDING THAT WE CAN DO CIP PROJECTS, SOME OF THE NEEDS MAY BECOME WANTS AND MAY GET MARKED OFF, REDLINED OR MOVE BACK. SO, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PRESSURE ON STAFF MORE THAN IT WILL COUNCIL, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT YOU ALL WILL MAKE TO GET THIS DONE FOR THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE BPOZ AND THE STAFF.
BUT I'M GOOD WITH GOING FORWARD WITH IT. THANK YOU SIR.
I WAS READY TO COME IN AND DEBATE THIS TONIGHT.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM SOMETHING THAT IS VALUABLE AND THEN GO BACK IN RETROSPECT AND LIKE, WE SHOULD HAVE JUST DONE THIS. SO, THE CMU WALLS AND SO ON.
I THINK IT'S NECESSITY FOR LONG TERM TO KEEP ALL OF ALL OF US SAFE.
SO I DON'T SEE A REASON TO CUT 1.3. WE ARE, YOU KNOW, JUST A SMIDGE OVER A 3%.
BUT IN THE REAL ESTATE WORLD, 3% IS PRETTY GOOD IF YOU CAN KEEP IT AT THAT NUMBER.
SO I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. WELL, I'M DEFINITELY IN FULL SUPPORT OF IT.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I SUPPORT EVERY ONE OF THESE GUYS OUT HERE.
WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S NOTHING THAT WE JUST NEED TO DO.
WE'VE TAKEN CARE OF OTHER FACILITIES. I HOPE EVERYBODY DOES UNDERSTAND.
LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S GOING TO IT'S GOING TO COME HERE PRETTY QUICK.
THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH MONEY AVAILABLE AND I'M GOING TO STICK WITH THE BUDGET.
WHETHER ANYBODY LIKES IT OR NOT, I'VE ALWAYS HAD TO DO THAT.
SO LET'S GET READY. DEPARTMENT CHAIRMANS. I THINK THE CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO ASK FOR SOME CUTS, AND I DO NOT WANT ANY CUTS IN PERSONNEL. I THINK WE NEED TWICE AS MANY POLICEMEN AS WE HAVE TO KEEP US SAFE.
BECAUSE I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THE BUILDING.
SO, START DIGGING TOMORROW, I DON'T CARE. THAT'S FINE WITH ME.
THANKS. YES, SIR. MAKE MY JOB EASY. A WHILE BACK WHEN WE STARTED ALL THIS, PRICES WERE GOING UP.
OKAY. YES, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. GET YOUR DIRT TURNED, OKAY.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, WE HAVE SOME CLEAR DIRECTION.
SO, THE TIMELINES IN FRONT OF YOU, I THINK ONE OF THE BIG ONES WILL BE COMING FORWARD.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROJECT, IT WAS A $36 MILLION PROJECT.
WE'VE KIND OF GONE UP IN COST. SO SOME DESIGN COSTS HAVE CHANGED.
SO, BRINKLEY SARGENT, WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR CONTRACT FOR FULL DESIGN.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO PREVENT THEM FROM STARTING RIGHT NOW.
I GOT A HEAD NOD FROM DENNY. SO THEY'RE GOING TO START WORKING RIGHT AWAY.
HOPEFULLY IN JUNE I MIGHT HOPEFULLY IF WE GET GOING, I'LL DEFINITELY HAVE A COUNCIL UPDATE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE BIT, WORK ON GETTING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS DONE, COME BACK, GET YOU A FINAL UPDATE AND HOPEFULLY A GMP PACKAGE.
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GET THE ANSWER YOU WANT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO STOP TALKING. BUT SO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE BUT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, BUT ALSO EVERYBODY OUT HERE, THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE FOR A BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE BPOZ, BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS THEIR FUTURE, AND THEY THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THAT.
BUT AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US AT BPD, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THAT'S GOING TO MOVE US ON TO SECTION NINE.
I DIDN'T SEE IT. THERE'S A LITTLE SPACE IN THE BACK.
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THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. WITH THE FILES, WITH ALL THE RECORDS? GOTCHA. SECTION NINE IS A LEGISLATIVE REPORTS AND RELATED ITEMS.[9. LEGISLATIVE - REPORTS AND RELATED ACTION ITEMS]
THIS IS A STANDING ITEM ON THE AGENDA. EVERY REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING THAT ALLOWS THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECEIVE REPORTS, HOLD DISCUSSIONS, OR GIVE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING ANY LEGISLATIVE MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE 89TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
JANALEE HEMBREE, THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, WILL PROVIDE THAT UPDATE TO US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I GUESS LEGISLATION ISN'T AS POPULAR AS PD.
TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMENTS FROM THE GOVERNOR WHERE THE SENATE IS AT, WHERE THE HOUSE IS AT, AND THEN A COUPLE BILLS IN REGARDS TO THE COUNCIL APPROVED LEGISLATIVE POLICY.
SO THE GOVERNOR DID MAKE A STATEMENT THAT HE DOES WANT TO TAKE THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE TO A NO NEW REVENUE AND REQUIRE A TWO THIRDS APPROVAL, MEANING A 0% REVENUE CAP. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY TRACTION ON THIS, BUT HE HAS MADE THOSE COMMENTS, SO WE ANTICIPATE TO HEAR SOMETHING ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
THE SENATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, DAN PATRICK, HE HAS MADE HE HAS POSTED 25 OF HIS TOP 40 PRIORITIES, NOT ALL OF THEM IN REGARDS TO MUNICIPALITIES, BUT I DID WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THEM JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I'M KEEPING TRACK OF THOSE THAT THEY COULD AFFECT US IN SOME WAY.
SO SENATE BILL ONE, HE HAS PROPOSED HIS BUDGET FOR TEXAS.
IT DOES INCLUDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF IN THEIR SENATE BILL TWO PROVIDING SCHOOL CHOICE.
SENATE BILL FOUR IS INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
CURRENTLY IT'S AT 100,000. HE'S PROPOSING TO INCREASE IT TO 140.
AND ALSO AND THEN INCREASING IT TO 150 FOR SENIORS.
THIS HAS BEEN ALREADY APPROVED BY THE SENATE.
IT HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE HOUSE. WE ANTICIPATE IT TO BE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE VERY QUICKLY.
I DO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS EXEMPTION WILL ONLY AFFECT SCHOOL TAXES.
IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE RECEIVE BY THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
SENATE BILL SIX IS INCREASING TEXAS ELECTRICAL GRID RELIABILITY.
SENATE BILL SEVEN INCREASES THE INVESTMENT TO THE TEXAS WATER SUPPLY.
AND SENATE BILL 19 IS STOPPING TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN ORDER TO PAY FOR LOBBYISTS.
HE HAS INCREASED HIS PRIORITIES FROM 30 BILLS TO 40.
LIKE I SAID, HE'S ONLY RELEASED 25 SO FAR. BUT WE ANTICIPATE THOSE OTHER COMING SOON.
THE HOUSE HAS NOT RELEASED THEIR PRIORITIES YET.
USUALLY THEY ARE FAIRLY BEHIND OF THE SENATE.
THEY USUALLY START A LOT LATER IN THE PROCESS AND MOVE TWICE AS FAST.
SO IT'S NOT THAT THEY'RE NECESSARILY BEHIND THAT THEY ARE IN ANY OTHER YEAR.
KERWIN WAS PUT ON THE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE, THROUGH THE HOUSE.
THAT'S GOOD FOR US. COOK WAS PUT ON THE CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE COMMITTEE.
ALSO THE DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE.
SENATOR KING WAS PUT ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
THAT'S GOOD FOR US BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR HOTEL TAX BILL WILL BE PUSHED THROUGH.
SO HE IS ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND THEN HE IS ALSO ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
IN REGARDS TO YOUR COUNCIL APPROVED LEGISLATIVE POLICY THE SEEK INTRODUCTION OF THE HOTEL BILL.
WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE ON THAT. THE HOTEL BILL HAS BEEN DRAFTED.
IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO KIRWAN AND TO SENATOR KING.
KIRWAN PLANS TO FILE THAT NEXT WEEK, AND THEN KING WILL FILE SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
THERE IS A LOT OF CITIES THAT ARE GOING TO FILE THAT SAME EXACT BILL, SO MOST LIKELY WILL BE AN OMNIBUS BILL, WHICH WILL BE GOOD FOR US. IT WILL JUST BE A LOT OF CITIES THAT ARE PASSED ALL AT ONE TIME.
IN THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION PER YOUR POLICY.
YOU GUYS DID MENTION BALANCE BILLING FOR THE EMS. I KNOW THAT CASEY DAVIS HAS TALKED TO YOU A LOT ABOUT SENATE BILL 2476.
THERE IS A SENATE BILL 916 THAT WILL JUST EXTEND THAT CURRENT BILL.
IT WILL EXTEND IT TO 2027. THAT IS ON SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION ON YOUR POLICY.
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IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE STAFF TO DRAFT A LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THAT.EMS ALLIANCE, CASEY'S GROUP IS PART OF THAT. THEY HAVE ALSO FILED A LETTER OF SUPPORT ON THAT SAME BILL, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. NONE OF THE OTHER THINGS ON YOUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY, IN THE SUPPORT LEGISLATION OR IN THE ACTIVELY MONITORING HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN A BILL YET. AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT WON'T, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE HOUSE IS GOING TO START LISTING THEIR PRIORITIES.
THE COMMITTEES NECESSARILY HAVEN'T REALLY MET.
THAT WILL BE THE NEXT PROCESS. THEY'RE GOING TO ESPECIALLY THE HOUSE.
A LOT OF NEW MOVING PARTS THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
ONCE THAT IS OVER, THEN THE HOUSE IS GOING TO BE MOVING AT 1000 MILES AN HOUR.
SO, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME MORE UPDATES FOR YOU GUYS THEN. ANY QUESTIONS ON ALL OF THAT? I KNOW IT'S A LOT. OKAY. GO BACK TO THE LOBBYIST THING IS CAN WE USE ADVOCACY JUST TO LET US KNOW AND NOT GO DOWN AND VISIT? ARE WE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE BILLS COMING THROUGH? ARE THEY WIPING EVERYTHING OUT? CURRENT LEGISLATION IS PRESENTED.
HIS FALLING IN LINE WITH THE LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LAST TWO SESSIONS.
HE WOULD FORBID THE SPENDING OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR ANY TYPE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
WE COULDN'T USE IT IF THEY ARE, UNLESS WE HIRED THEM AS LEGAL CONSULTANTS TO SIMPLY TALK TO US ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES, WE COULD NOT PAY THEM. IT'S AN ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF THE OF THE LEGISLATURE TO ESSENTIALLY TAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY OUT OF THE GAME. SO, WHAT'S THE CHANCES OF THIS GETTING APPROVED? THE THIRD LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY PUSHED IT THROUGH, AND THIS TIME IT'S ONE OF THE EARLY ITEMS COMING OUT OF THE SENATE.
SO WE KNOW THEY'RE MAKING A HEAVY PUSH TO DO THAT.
THE REAL TEST THIS TIME IS GOING TO BE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HOUSE.
THERE'S SOME SHIFTING WINDS IN THE HOUSE AS TO HOW WILLING THEY ARE TO CRAWL OUT AND OPPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? ARE YOU LOOKING AT, TOMMY? WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW IF HE TURNED ON HIS MIC, SO I DIDN'T WANT TO JUMP IN FRONT OF HIM. WELL WE NEED TO ACTIVELY, ACTIVELY TELL OUR LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES THAT THIS IS NOT A WISE DECISION BECAUSE IT WOULD LEAD TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OBVIOUSLY NOT BEING ABLE TO PRESENT POSITIONS OF LOCAL CONSTITUENTS WHO ALSO ARE CONSTITUENTS OF THOSE LEGISLATORS.
AND THIS IS THE WAY WE GET THE INFORMATION TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACTS OF LEGISLATION MIGHT BE TO THEIR VOTERS AS WELL, THAT AFFECT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AFFECT THEIR VOTERS.
AND WE NEED TO HAVE A ROLE IN THAT. OKAY. SO, LIKE COMMISSIONER BAILEY GOES QUITE A BIT.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF TO GO. SO, IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR, I'M GOING TO ECHO ALAN'S SENTIMENT IS THAT SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES. STAFF HAS ALREADY DONE THAT BASED ON YOUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY. SO WE'VE TALKED TO EITHER THE REPRESENTATIVES THEMSELVES OR THEIR OFFICE AND CLEARLY ARTICULATED THE PRIORITIES OF THE COUNCIL AND WHAT YOUR LEGISLATIVE POLICY IS.
BUT I THINK CONTINUED REMINDERS OF THAT IS CRITICAL.
I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY THE MOST DANGEROUS ELEMENT OF THIS IS WHAT MAKES THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE IMPORTANT IS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITIES. THERE ARE 1204 MUNICIPALITIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE ONLY HAVE STRENGTH AND IMPACT IF WE VOICE TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATE AND PRESENT COMMON ISSUES.
IT'S A DIVIDE AND CONQUER THEORY. IF YOU CUT OUT THE COMMUNICATION LINK, THEN THE CITIES DON'T KNOW HOW TO BAND TOGETHER AND RESPOND, AND IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO ADVOCATE POSITIONS.
SO LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO THIS. WHAT TOWN WOULD BE FOR THIS? WHO WOULD, WHAT TOWN WOULD BENEFIT FOR HAVING THIS? I DON'T KNOW OF ANY CITY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT SUPPORTS IT.
THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE VERY SMALL GENERAL LAW CITIES THAT HAVE VERY LITTLE BUDGET TO PERMIT THIS KIND OF WORK, SO THEY'RE KIND OF AMBIVALENT ABOUT IT. THEY DON'T CARE.
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THEY DON'T SPEND THE MONEY. THE ISSUE IS USUALLY ORGANIZED ECONOMIC INTERESTS.THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS, THE STATE REALTORS BOARD, THE STATE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, WOULD NOT LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BANDING TOGETHER TO DEMAND MORE SPECIFIC, DEMANDING CODES IF THEY CAN DIVIDE AND CONQUER AND NOT HAVE PRESSURE, THEY MAY GAIN MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
NOW THAT PAINTS THEM AS VILLAINS, AND THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY VILLAINS, BUT IT WORKS TO THEIR INTEREST NOT TO HAVE ORGANIZED MUNICIPAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSITIONS. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESS INTERESTS THAT COME FORWARD AND SAY IT'D BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER IF THE DECISIONS WERE MADE IN AUSTIN WITH THE LEGISLATORS THAT WE TALKED TO, RATHER THAN US HAVING TO GO TO 1204 LOCAL CITY HALLS AND NEGOTIATE DEALS.
WE WOULD RATHER GO TO AUSTIN AND NEGOTIATE IT ONE TIME.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE FACE. I'M SORRY TOMMY.
THAT'S OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BATTLES.
YES. I WANT CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ONE THAT YOU SAID YOU COULD WRITE A LETTER FOR? I BELIEVE IT WAS REGARDING THE EMS. YEAH. IT'S SENATE BILL 916.
CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT LETTER? WOULD IT BE TO OUR BENEFIT TO SEND THAT LETTER? YES, I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING IT IF IT'S SOMETHING YOU STILL WANT TO ACTIVELY SEE DONE, WE CAN DRAFT IT, PROVIDE IT TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY FEEDBACK AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.
I WOULD LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN. OKAY, I'LL GET THAT STARTED.
ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION TEN, CITY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND REPORTS.
[11. RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE COUNCIL WORKROOM IN CITY HALL TO CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING IN PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, 55 1.074 AND 551.076. IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I HAVE A MOTION BY ADAM. A SECOND BY ALEXIS. PLEASE VOTE.PASSES UNANIMOUS. WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:21.
IS THERE A MOTION TO RECONVENE? GOT A MOTION BY ADAM.
A SECOND BY DAN. PLEASE VOTE. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AT 8:54.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION BY ALEXA AND A SECOND BY DAN.
WE'RE OUT OF HERE AT 8:54.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.