6.A. Chisholm Summit at 9325 CR 1016, Voluntary Annexation (Case 24-343): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for voluntary annexation of approximately 88.140 acres of land in the exclusive Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Burleson, described in the F.A. Claridge Survey, abstract no. 142, located at 9325 CR 1016, related to a previously approved development agreement; providing a penalty clause; and providing for an effective date. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (No Planning and Zoning Commission action was required for this item)

[6.A. Chisholm Summit at 9325 CR 1016, Voluntary Annexation (Case 24-343): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance for voluntary annexation of approximately 88.140 acres of land in the exclusive Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of the City of Burleson, described in the F.A. Claridge Survey, abstract no. 142, located at 9325 CR 1016, related to a previously approved development agreement; providing a penalty clause; and providing for an effective date. (First and Final Reading) (Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (No Planning and Zoning Commission action was required for this item)]

FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 88.140 ACRES OF LAND IN THE EXCLUSIVE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF BURLESON, DESCRIBED IN FA CLARIDGE SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 142, LOCATED AT CHISHOLM SUMMIT 9325 COUNTY ROAD 1016, RELATED TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

CASE NUMBER 24-343. IT IS BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

STAFF CONTACT IS TONY MCELWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

GOOD EVENING. APPLICATION FOR CHISHOLM SUMMIT.

THERE WE GO. THE PROPERTY IS A LITTLE OVER 88 ACRES OF LAND.

WE'VE GOT IT HIGHLIGHTED IN THE POLYGON, EXCUSE ME, ON THE SCREEN.

SO THIS IS THE THIRD PHASE WHICH WE'RE CALLING PHASE C OF CHISHOLM SUMMIT.

THIS PROCESS THAT WE HAVE FOLLOWS THE ANNEXATION SCHEDULE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THE DEVELOPER, OUR DEVELOPMENT HAS MET ITS REQUIREMENTS, SUBMITTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

SO THEY'VE BEEN ON SCHEDULE FOR THAT. YOU'LL SEE ON THE SCREEN.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL MORE ANNEXATION ITERATIONS COMING AS DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES FOR THE PROPERTY.

JUST BY WAY OF A REMINDER, THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SECTION OF THE CITY IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS MISS SOKOL MENTIONED IT'S IN THE ETJ UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT YOU TAKE ACTION TONIGHT, AT WHICH POINT IN TIME IT WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

WE DID OUR NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AS PER STATE LAW WITH REGARD TO AN ANNEXATION POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, AND AS WELL AS NOTIFIED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR FRANCHISE UTILITY PROVIDERS.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION OF A CHISEL SUMMIT PHASE C FOR THE 88 PLUS ACRES OF LAND. WE'VE GOT A SURVEY EXHIBIT THERE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME MORE DISCRETE INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRACT.

AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE PLANT DEVELOPMENT.

IT FURTHERS THE GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PART OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WE HAVE FOR THE SITE.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, I'LL ANSWER THOSE.

WE ALSO HAVE MR. JUSTIN BOND, THE DEVELOPER IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 551.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS.

THEN I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 552. IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? I HAVE A MOTION BY DAN AND A SECOND BY ALEXA.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUS.

[6.B. Chisholm Summit at 9325 CR 1016 (Case 24-367): Hold a public hearing and consider and take possible action on an ordinance amending ordinance B-582, the zoning ordinance of the City of Burleson, Texas, by amending the official zoning map and changing the zoning on approximately 88.140 acres of land in the F.A. Claridge Survey, abstract no. 142, located at 9325 CR 1016 in the City of Burleson, Johnson County, Texas, from defaulted “A”, Agriculture zoning district, to “PD" Planned Development zoning district, making this ordinance cumulative of prior ordinances; providing a severability clause; providing a penalty clause; and providing for an effective date. (First and Final Reading)(Staff Contact: Tony McIlwain, Development Services Director) (The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval)]

NEXT ITEM IS SIX B, IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE B 582.

THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLESON, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, CHANGING THE ZONING ON APPROXIMATELY 88.140 ACRES OF LAND, AND FA CLARIDGE SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 142 LOCATED AT CHISHOLM SUMMIT 9325 COUNTY ROAD 1016, IN THE CITY OF BURLESON, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM DEFAULTED A, AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT, MAKING THIS ORDINANCE CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES, PROVIDING THE STABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY CLAUSE, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

CASE NUMBER 243-67. IT'S BEFORE COUNCIL ON FIRST AND FINAL READING.

STAFF CONTACT TONY MCILWAIN, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL, WITH YOUR PREVIOUS ACTION OF ANNEXATION, THIS IS THE ACCOMPANYING ZONING REQUEST FOR PHASE C.

WHAT WE HAVE, AGAIN, IS A PORTION OF CHISHOLM SUMMIT THAT IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SECTION OF THE CITY OF BURLESON.

NOW, THE DEFAULT ZONING OF AGRICULTURAL IS FOLLOWING THE CITY'S PROCESS WHEN A PROPERTY IS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.

SO WHAT DOES PHASE C ENTAIL? WHAT WE'VE GOT A DATA SHEET RIGHT HERE ON THE SCREEN THAT GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE UNDERLYING DEVELOPMENT TYPES STANDARDS WITH REGARD TO FRONT YARD SETBACKS, MINIMUM LOT SIZES, AND WE EVEN ACTUALLY GO THROUGH AND LIST MINIMUM HOME SIZES, ALL OF WHICH YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH.

THOSE PLANT UNITS ARE STILL IN LINE WITH WHAT THE DEVELOPER ANTICIPATES, AND WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH EACH DEVELOPMENT TYPE AND A RANGE. SO THIS IS VERY ROBUST AND VERY DETAILED IN TERMS OF GIVING THE COUNCIL SOME EXPECTATION OF WHAT TO SEE OUT IN PHASE C.

SO, THE LANDSCAPE THEME REMAINS UNCHANGED. WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH MR. BOND AND HIS TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT MATCHES WHAT THE COUNCIL'S EXPECTATIONS ARE WITH REGARD TO LANDSCAPING, AND TO INCLUDE RIGHTS OF WAY. AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, OUR DEVELOPMENT HAS AGREED TO AN ANTI MONOTONY STANDARD WHERE WE CAN EXPECT AND EXPECT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT A CHANGE IN THE HOUSING TYPE IN TERMS OF THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE, SO THAT WE WON'T HAVE A RUN ON SIMILAR LOOKING HOUSES IN THE DEVELOPMENT WE NOTICED IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ALSO WITHIN 300FT OF THE SUBJECT SITE, AND WE RECEIVED NO OPPOSITION PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AT THEIR HEARING, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO YOU ALL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, STAFF SUPPORTS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR ZONING, AND WE'D LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY? AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:55. IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? JUSTIN, ARE YOU GOING TO BE QUIET? OKAY, THEN I'LL I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 5:55 ALSO.

IS THERE A VOTE? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A MOTION BY PHIL AND A SECOND BY ADAM, PLEASE VOTE.

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION SEVEN, REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

[7.A. Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction on the city’s website update. (Staff Contact: DeAnna Phillips, Director of Community Services)]

SEVEN A IS RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

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UPDATE STAFF CONTACT DEANNA PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.

HELLO AGAIN, CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE EXCITED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE CITY WEBSITE REFRESH AND CHRISTINA STATEN BRINKMAN IS OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING MANAGER, AND SHE IS GOING TO LEAD YOU THROUGH THIS BECAUSE SHE'S A PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS.

THANK YOU, DEANNA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. SO TONIGHT WE'RE JUST GOING TO LOOK OVER A KIND OF A PREVIEW, A RUN THROUGH OF THE CITY WEBSITE UPDATE.

TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS. OUR WEBSITE IS UPDATED EVERY FOUR YEARS THROUGH CIVICPLUS, OUR WEBSITE PROVIDER. AND AS PART OF OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM, WE GET A REFRESH EVERY FOUR YEARS.

SO WE HAD A REDESIGN IN 2020. YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT WE WHEN WE DID THE CITY'S BRANDING.

SO THAT WAS AH COUPLED TOGETHER. THIS IS NOT THAT.

THIS IS JUST A REFRESH TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT.

AND A WEBSITE COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN JULY OF 2024.

WE REVIEWED THE LAYOUT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE WEBSITE AS IT STANDS.

WE ALSO EVALUATED OTHER GOVERNMENT SITES TO FOR IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY.

MOBILE FRIENDLINESS AND MODERN DESIGN. OUR UPDATE BEGAN IN 2024 AND IT'S SET TO LAUNCH IN THE SPRING.

SO, WE HELD OUR FIRST MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL CITY WEBSITE MEETING ON JULY 22ND, 2024, AND OUR PROJECT KICKOFF WITH CIVICPLUS WAS AUGUST 13TH, 2024. SO, AS THE TEAM GOT TOGETHER, WE ASSESSED A FEW GOALS THAT WE WANTED TO TRY TO MEET, THOSE BEING MAKE THE WEBSITE MORE MOBILE FRIENDLY.

WE WANTED TO CLEAN IT UP AND MODERNIZE THE VISUALS, AND WE WANTED TO INCLUDE MORE QUICK LINKS ON THE HOMEPAGE.

FOR THE MOBILE FRIENDLY ASPECT, WE PULLED OUR GOOGLE ANALYTICS.

FROM 2020, WE COMPARED FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND WE'VE SHOWN A SHIFT FROM 50% MOBILE USERS TO OVER 70% IN 2024.

SO THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT MADE US WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT MORE.

THE TEAM ALSO WANTED IMPROVED SCROLLING CAPABILITY FOR MOBILE USERS.

WE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME LAGGY THINGS, AND WE WANTED TO CLEAN UP THE VISUAL APPEARANCE OF THE WEBSITE BUTTONS.

SO WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WEBSITE BUTTONS, THAT'S THE ROUND BLACK BUTTONS THAT ARE FOUND AT THE TOP OF MOST PAGES, AND YOU CAN SEE TO THE RIGHT THERE HOW THEY WILL LOOK MOVING FORWARD.

SO REAL QUICK, I JUST WANT TO GO OVER THE QUICK LINKS THAT WE'VE ADDED TO THE HOMEPAGE.

SO WE PULLED THE ANALYTICS AND WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE TOP 20 VISITED PAGES.

SO YOU'LL SEE INDICATED BY THE GOLD STARS WHICH ONES WE WILL HAVE QUICK LINKS FOR ON THE NEWLY DESIGNED HOMEPAGE.

AND THEY INCLUDE THE BRICK LIBRARY UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT.

CIVIC ALERTS IS OUR NEWS, THAT'S OUR NEWS FLASHES.

ONLINE PAYMENTS, GARAGE SALES, GOT TO HAVE GARAGE SALES ON THERE, VERY HOT TOPIC.

CALENDAR, TRASH AND RECYCLING SCHEDULE. BRICK MEMBERSHIPS IS THERE, I THINK PROBABLY TWO TIMES.

SO YOU CAN SEE AND WE'VE GOT ANIMAL SERVICES.

THERE'S JUST KIND OF A LIST OF EVERYTHING THERE.

SO HERE'S A SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON REAL QUICK OF OUR CURRENT ONE ON THE LEFT AND THEN OUR NEW ONE ON THE RIGHT.

AND I DO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A BOX AROUND OUR LOGO.

THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE BRANDING THINGS THAT I JUST HAVE TO POINT OUT.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BLACK BUTTONS I WAS REFERRING TO THERE WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE CLEANER, SLEEKER BUTTONS, AND WE WILL INTERNALLY WORK AS OUR TEAM WILL WORK ON ALL THE INTERNAL PAGES ALSO TO MAKE THOSE PAGES MATCH OUR HOME PAGE.

SO WE'LL BE REPLACING BUTTONS ACROSS ALL OF THE INTERNAL PAGES AFTER THE ROLLOUT.

THAT'S ON US. ANOTHER SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON.

SO WE'RE MOVING DOWN THE HOME PAGE. SO THAT WAS THE TOP BUCKET IF YOU WILL.

THAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO THEM AS. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO THE MIDDLE.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT WE'VE GOT OUR NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

OUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS EMBEDDED THERE. OUR FEED IS WE'VE GOT SOME HOW CAN I.

QUICK LINKS DOWN THERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT AND OUR CURRENT CALENDAR VIEW.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE BY THE FOUR SQUARES AT THE TOP, THOSE ARE GOING TO HOUSE 20 OF OUR QUICK LINKS.

SO THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE FIND THINGS MORE QUICKLY.

IT'S REALLY LIKE THE WORKHORSE, THE NEW WORKHORSE THAT WE'VE ADDED TO THE SITE.

IT'S VERY MOBILE FRIENDLY. IT HAS HOVER EFFECTS, IT LOOKS VERY NICE.

AND THEN OF COURSE IT TAKES YOU WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO FROM THERE.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT CAN CUT DOWN ON MULTIPLE CLICKS BECAUSE WE, WE ALWAYS TRY TO AIM TO HAVE ONE CLICK.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT OUR NEWS AND UPDATES BELOW AND WE'VE COMBINED THOSE INTO YOU CAN TOGGLE BETWEEN THE NEWS AND THE EVENTS.

SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND IT GOES LEFT TO RIGHT SO WE CAN ADD IN AS MANY AS WE NEED THERE.

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AND THEN OUR NEW CALENDAR VIEW. WE'VE MODERNIZED IT AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE EMBEDDED FACEBOOK FEED.

HERE WE ARE AT THE FOOTER OF THE PAGE. SO YOU CAN SEE IT LOOKS PRETTY SIMILAR.

WE'VE ADDED SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS, WE'VE CHANGED THE FONT A LITTLE BIT AND WE'VE JUST KIND OF CLEANED IT UP.

SO JUST SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE BURLESON PD AND THE BRICK PAY FOR THEIR OWN SEPARATE HEADERS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR OWN BRANDING.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO REFLECT THE PAGES AS THEY LOOK NOW.

SO WITH THE BRICK IT'S GOT THE BLUE, THE WHITE, THE BLACK.

BURLESON PD HAS THEIR OWN LOOK AS WELL. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN HEADER BANNERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THAT WILL BE PART OF THE ROLLOUT. WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT REVEALED YET SO I APOLOGIZE.

I DON'T HAVE A PREVIEW OF THAT YET, BUT THAT THAT IS CIVICPLUS IS WORKING ON THAT AND WE WILL SEE THAT TOMORROW.

SO WE HAVE SUBMITTED OUR DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC HIGH RES PHOTOS, LOGOS AND BRANDING MATERIALS TO BE INCLUDED ON THOSE PAGES AS WELL.

AND THEN WHAT WE HAVE HERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS AN INTERNAL PAGE PREVIEW.

SO THIS IS NOT THE HOMEPAGE. THIS IS AN INTERNAL PAGE.

I JUST PULLED THE FINANCE ONE SO YOU CAN SEE HOW IT MIRRORS THE FRONT PAGE WITH THE WITH THE HEADER I MEAN AT THE VERY TOP.

AND THEN OUR QUICK LINKS BUTTONS BELOW WHATEVER THE INTERNAL PAGE HAS ON IT.

AND THEN OUR FOOTER AT THE BOTTOM. SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS WE WILL OUR TEAM WILL CONTINUE REVIEWING AND TESTING AS CIVICPLUS ROLLS OUT THE NEW WEBSITES FOR US, THE NEW WEB PAGES, AND WE WILL PERFORM ACCESSIBILITY AND MOBILE OPTIMIZATION CHECKS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING TRANSFERS WELL TO THE MOBILE USER. WE. FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS, WE'LL DEVELOP A COMMUNICATION PLAN TO INFORM THE RESIDENTS.

SO THAT'LL GO SOCIAL MEDIA, E-NEWSLETTER, WEEKLY REPORT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

OUR OFFICIAL LAUNCH, WE WILL FINALIZE ALL THE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON OUR TESTING AND ANNOUNCE THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH THROUGH THE CITY CHANNELS.

WILL MONITOR THE PERFORMANCE AND ADDRESS ANY POST-LAUNCH ISSUES AS THEY MAY OCCUR, AND THEN POST-LAUNCH MONITORING AND ADJUSTMENTS WILL CONTINUE EVALUATING THE FEATURE'S PERFORMANCE AND ADDRESS REPORTED ISSUES. THAT'S IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THIS LOOKS GREAT.

HAVE YOU DONE A LOT OF HARD WORK ON THAT? I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE WORKING ON IT.

MY ONE QUESTION IS THE 20 TOP PRIORITIES. DO YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CHANGE THOSE AS PRIORITIES CHANGE INSTEAD OF WAITING THE FOUR YEAR PERIOD? YES, SIR. AT ANY TIME, YES. WE CAN MAKE THOSE INTERNAL CHANGES.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. HOW WILL YOU DETERMINE WHEN THE PRIORITIES CHANGE? WILL YOUR COMMITTEE MEET ONCE A SIX MONTHS OR SOMETHING? WE WILL CONTINUE QUARTERLY TO PULL THE ANALYTICS AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IF ANYTHING SHIFTED.

AND OF COURSE, IF ANYONE HAS RECOMMENDATIONS, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYBODY? THANK YOU. DID YOUR JOB VERY WELL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'LL MOVE US ON TO SEVEN B, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON THE ANIMAL

[7.B. Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction on the animal services adoption trailer. (Staff Contact: DeAnna Phillips, Director of Community Services)]

SERVICES ADOPTION TRAILER. STAFF CONTACT IS DEANNA PHILLIPS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES.

THANK YOU, MONICA. I MENTIONED IN OUR LIBRARY HOW WE LIKE TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE, AND WE ARE TAKING THAT TO ANIMAL SERVICES AS WELL. AND THIS IS A REALLY NEAT OPPORTUNITY THAT THE ANIMAL SERVICES STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON.

SO I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS.

WHILE WE STRIVE TO BE A NO KILL SHELTER, WE ARE NOT A NO KILL SHELTER.

WHAT WE REALLY DO INTERNALLY IS WORK TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO NOT PUT DOWN DOGS FOR SPACE.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GOALS THAT WE HAVE. SO HOW DO WE GET PETS TO AS MANY PEOPLE THAT CAN SEE THEM? SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO FIND CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DO THAT.

ONE OF THAT IS THE WAIVING ADOPTION FEES. WHEN OUR SHELTER IS AT 90% CAPACITY OR HIGHER, WE HAVE BEEN AT 90% CAPACITY OR HIGHER ALMOST EVERY WEEK, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE 2 OR 3 SINCE JULY OF 23. ANOTHER THING A PROGRAM WE LAUNCHED IS THE BIRD BUDDIES PROGRAM.

SO THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE TO COME IN. THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT A NICE PAPERWORK THAT WAS CREATED BY OUR LEGAL TEAM, AND THEY BASICALLY COME AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE PETS OUT FOR A WALK OR FOR A DAY, OR THEY'RE ABLE TO HAVE THEM OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN THE SHELTER IS CLOSED.

AND WHAT THAT REALLY DOES IS IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SEE DOGS IN A NON SHELTER SITUATION.

STAFF HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT A DOG'S LIKE AT HOME.

ALL WE KNOW IS WHAT THEY'RE LIKE AT THE SHELTER. SO WITH THESE BUDDIES PROGRAMS, THEY'RE ABLE TO GIVE OUR STAFF INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOGS THAT WE CAN THEN HOPEFULLY PASS ON TO POTENTIAL ADOPTERS. OR MAYBE THEY DECIDE TO ADOPT IT, OR MAYBE SOMEONE THAT THEY KNOW IN THEIR FAMILY OR FRIENDS WHEN THEY TAKE THE DOG OUT

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DECIDES TO ADOPT IT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY THAT WE HAVE LOOKED FOR WAYS TO FIND ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO ADOPT OUR DOGS.

AND THEN THE ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS THE REQUEST OF A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ADOPTION TRAILER TO TAKE TO OFFSITE EVENTS.

SO THE REASON WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ADOPTION TRAILER IS WE ONLY HAVE THREE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS.

SO WHEN WE TAKE ON ANY OFFSITE ADOPTION EVENTS, TYPICALLY THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THEIR NORMAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO WE HAVE TO BRING ON AN ADDITIONAL STAFF. SO WE ALSO CAN'T PUT ANOTHER ACO OUT THERE TO GO AND SET UP THE EVENT.

AND WHEN YOU DO THAT YOU'RE SETTING UP TENTS, YOU'RE SETTING UP KENNELS, YOU'RE GETTING ANIMALS IN AND OUT.

AND WHILE WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT DO SOMETIMES HELP US, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IT CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SO WE LIKE OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS TO BE THE ONE IN CHARGE OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE ANIMALS WITH AN ADOPTION TRAILER, ONE PERSON COULD OPERATE IT ALL. OF THE ANIMALS ARE PUT INTO THE TRAILER AND THAT IS WHERE THEY ARE DISPLAYED AS WELL.

SO THE PUBLIC AS YOU CAN SEE, IT KIND OF HAS THAT OPEN AREA.

ALL THE ANIMALS WOULD STAY THERE FROM THE SHELTER TO TRANSPORT TO THE EVENT UNTIL SOMEONE WANTED TO MEET THEM PERSONALLY, WE WOULD TAKE THEM OUT. THIS ALLOWS US TO BRING SHELTER ANIMALS TO PEOPLE THAT MAY NEVER COME TO THE SHELTER.

SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIG THINGS. AND ALSO IT'S TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED.

OUR STAFF AND I MAY BE JUMPING AHEAD. OUR STAFF LOVES OUR ANIMALS SO MUCH, AND THEY WILL NOT BRING THE ANIMALS OUT IN WHEN IT'S 100 DEGREES IN THE HOME DEPOT PARKING LOT. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CARING FOR THE ANIMALS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.

SO THE TRAILER DOES HAVE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING TO KEEP THE ANIMALS AT CLIMATE CONTROLLED.

SO WHAT WE DID IS, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE KICKED OFF A FUNDRAISING RAISING CAMPAIGN FOR THE ADOPTION TRAILER.

AND THE FIRST THING WE DID IS WE REALLY WORKED OUT FOR SEEKING SPONSORSHIPS FROM BUSINESSES, AND WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE TO ALL THE BUSINESSES WHO GAVE MONEY FOR THE ADOPTION TRAILER.

WE RAISED ALMOST $13,000 FOR THE ADOPTION TRAILER THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

WE WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR ABOUT $66,000, SO WE STARTED THINKING OF OTHER CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE COULD RAISE MONEY FOR THE TRAILER.

AND I HAVE TO GIVE A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO JESSICA POUNDS, WHO IS OUR MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST, WHO REALLY FOCUSES ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND CHRISTINA STATON, WHO HAVE DONE A LOT OF THESE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THEMSELVES, ALONG WITH OUR ANIMAL SHELTER STAFF.

SO WE DID POORLY DRAWN PET PORTRAITS WHERE PEOPLE WOULD PAY $20 AND YOU MIGHT HAVE A KID DRAW YOUR PET, AND WE RAISED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY FOR THAT. WE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IS A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND THEY'VE HOSTED K9 SONIC'S FIFTH BIRTHDAY AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND ALL THE DONATIONS CAME TO THE SHELTER AS WELL.

WE HAD A CHARITY NIGHT AT THE CLEBURNE RAILROADERS. WE HAD A HALLOWEEN COSTUME. WE SOLD CALENDARS, WE SOLD T SHIRTS, AND EVEN THE EMPLOYEE COMMITTEE GOT TOGETHER.

AND AT THE CHRISTMAS EVENT, WE DID A BASKET SALE THAT BENEFITED THE SHELTER.

SO WE WERE LUCKY. SO WE WERE SITTING AT ABOUT 32, $33,000, AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ANONYMOUS DONOR COMPLETE THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO PURCHASE THE TRAILER. SO WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO WE ARE NOW STARTING THE PROCESS. WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH PURCHASING TO SECURE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE ADOPTIVE ADOPTION TRAILER FOR THE CITY.

EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE RAISED THE DONATIONS, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN GET IT FOR 59,000 INSTEAD OF 66,000, THE REST OF THAT MONEY GOES BACK TO HELPING PETS IN NEED.

SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR PROCESS WITH COOPERATIVES RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE HOPE TO HAVE WORKING ON THE PURCHASE IN SPRING OF 25 SO WE CAN START BRINGING IT OUT IN SUMMER. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST MONTHS FOR ADOPTIONS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SURRENDERS COMING INTO THE SHELTER, AND THEN ALSO IT'S HARDER FOR US TO GET THE ANIMALS OUT WHEN IT'S SO WARM.

AND ONCE ACQUIRED, THE TRAILER WILL FEATURE CUSTOM GRAPHICS PROMOTING THE SHELTER AND PET ADOPTIONS HERE IN BURLESON, ALONG WITH SPONSOR LOGOS. AND THAT IS IT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR ME ABOUT THE ADOPTION TRAILER? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS.

[7.C. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the Hulen Street Widening Project. (Staff Contact: Randy Morrison, P.E., Director of Capital Engineering)]

THAT BRINGS US TO SECTION OR NOT EVEN SECTION.

IT'S ITEM SEVEN C, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING THE HULEN STREET WIDENING PROJECT.

STAFF CONTACT IS RANDY MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL ENGINEERING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS IT IS RANDY'S FIRST TIME PRESENTING, I WANT TO DO A QUICK INTRODUCTION.

THIS IS RANDY MORRISON. HE IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL ENGINEERING.

HE COMES TO US VIA FRESNO, CALIFORNIA. HE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM FRESNO STATE AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING FROM NORTH CAROLINA STATE.

HE'S JUST GOT OVER 20 YEARS OF YEARS EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC WORKS AND CAPITAL ENGINEERING.

MOST RECENTLY, HE WAS ACTUALLY CREATED AND KICKED OFF THE CAPITAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF FRESNO, HAS RECENTLY MOVED TO TOWN, STARTED HERE IN JANUARY, AND MOVED TO TOWN WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS.

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AND SO HE'S GETTING ACCLIMATED. SO TAKE IT EASY ON HIM TODAY.

I APPRECIATE IT AND GIVE HIM A WARM WELCOME. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ERIC. VERY GLAD TO BE HERE AND EXCITED TO PRESENT ON TWO OF OUR MOST EXCITING OR TWO OF MANY PROJECTS ON OUR CAP, BUT TWO EXCITING PROJECTS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PROVIDING AN UPDATE THIS EVENING.

I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR HULEN STREET WIDENING PROJECT.

I'M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE, AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS THE PROJECT IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AND LOOKING FOR DIRECTION.

SO, THIS EVENING I PLAN ON GOING THROUGH THE PROJECT BACKGROUND.

TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS. SOME OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE SEEN SINCE COUNCIL'S LAST SEEN IT.

TALK ABOUT A FEW OF THE COORDINATION ITEMS, THE BUDGET AND THE TIMELINE FOR NEXT STEPS.

GOING BACK TO MAY OF 2022, THE HULEN STREET PROJECTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE 2022 GEO BOND PROGRAM THAT WERE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS. THERE'S TWO PROJECTS WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON HERE BRIEFLY THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE GEO BOND PROGRAM.

FAST FORWARDING TO MARCH OF 2023. COUNCIL APPROVED A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH TEAGUE, NOW PERKINS, TO START THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN EFFORTS ON THE PROJECT AND ANALYZE THE ALIGNMENT FOR THE PROJECT.

AND THEN IN APRIL OF 2024, THAT IS THE LAST TIME THAT STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO COUNCIL ON THE PROJECT AND THE PROGRESS.

AND THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, STAFF RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FOUR LANE ROADWAY DESIGN.

SO, AS MENTIONED, THE HULEN STREET PROJECTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE 2022 GEO BOND PROGRAM.

TWO PROJECTS IDENTIFIED WERE THE HULEN STREET AND WILSHIRE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT ROADWAY WIDENING IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION.

ALSO INCLUDED IS THE HULEN STREET WIDENING FROM KELLY DRIVE TO CANDLER DRIVE.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE PROJECT LIMITS.

AND SO THOSE THREE PROJECTS COMBINED MAKE UP THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING THAT WE ARE DELIVERING AS ONE PROJECT.

SO I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HULEN STREET IS CLASSIFIED AS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL FROM STATE HIGHWAY 174 TO GREEN RIDGE DRIVE AND A MINOR ARTERIAL FROM GREEN RIDGE DRIVE TO CANDLER DRIVE IN THE 2023 MOBILITY PLAN.

THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR IS PLANNED OR PROJECTED TO HAVE ROUGHLY 35,000 VEHICLES PER DAY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THERE FROM THAT CROSS SECTION, THAT IS OUR CURRENT CROSS SECTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED.

IT'S 120 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT, RIGHT OF WAY.

AND IT ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL WATER LINE EASEMENTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THAT ROADWAY RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE FOUR LANES CURRENTLY PROPOSED.

SO WIDENING THE EXISTING TWO LANE FACILITY TO A FOUR LANE FACILITY.

BUT THE ULTIMATE ACQUISITION WOULD BE FOR THE FULL 120 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY THAT WOULD SUPPORT A FUTURE SIX LANE FACILITY.

SO, THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD INCLUDE A LARGER MEDIAN ISLAND THERE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE WIDENING TO THE INSIDE IN THE FUTURE AS TRAFFIC VOLUMES.

ALLOW FOR AND THEN THE STATE HIGHWAY 174 INTERSECTION WILL INCLUDE DUAL LEFT TURN LANES AND ONE RIGHT TURN LANE.

AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT COORDINATING WITH A FUTURE FOUR LANE FACILITY OR A FOURTH LEG OF THAT INTERSECTION.

AND SO LOOKING AT THE LAYOUT, IT TAKES THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE DUAL SHARED USE, USE PATHS ON BOTH SIDES TO ACCOMMODATE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC.

AND THEN THE IMPROVEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE WATER LINE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER AND A SEWER LINE EXTENSION, SO THAT WILL HELP SUPPORT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A LAYOUT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PROPOSED.

THIS IS REALLY JUST A PRELIMINARY SCHEMATIC DESIGN.

IT SHOWS THE IMPROVEMENTS, THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTHS AND HOW THAT WILL ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS YOU SEE THERE ON THE UPPER LEFT SIDE, YOU HAVE CANDLER DRIVE AND THAT INTERSECTION AND MOVING TOWARDS 174 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THE FOUR LANE FACILITY WITH THE MEDIAN ISLAND AND THE SHARED USE PATHS.

THAT IS THE CURRENT PROPOSED ALIGNMENT. YOU HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL INTERSECTIONS AT POTOMAC DRIVE AND GREENRIDGE DRIVE WITHIN

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THAT CORRIDOR, AND THEN THE ENDS CANDLER DRIVE AND STATE HIGHWAY 174 WILL BE SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS.

SO SINCE STAFF PROVIDED AN UPDATE IN SPRING OF 2024 COVERING SOME OF THE UPDATES ON THE PROJECT SINCE THEN, IN AUGUST OF 2024, AS STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANT TEAM WENT THROUGH THE DESIGN, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT HULEN AND CANDLER DRIVE NEEDED TO BE SIGNALIZED, THAT THAT INTERSECTION WARRANT WARRANTED A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

AND SO THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT IN THE DESIGN. AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024, THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT WAS COMPLETED BY OUR CONSULTANT TEAM. IN OCTOBER OF 2024, WE RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM BETHESDA WATER TO REGARDING THE ALIGNMENT AND THE CROSSINGS FOR THEIR FACILITIES WITHIN THE CORRIDOR, AND THAT REGARDING THE BETHESDA WATER LINE THAT'S KEY BECAUSE ORIGINALLY WE WERE ANTICIPATING HAVING TO RELOCATE THEIR FACILITIES, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO RECEIVE THAT APPROVAL BECAUSE THAT WILL REDUCE THE COST OF THE PROJECT.

AND THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANT TEAM HELD A PUBLIC MEETING TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WALKED THEM THROUGH THE ALIGNMENT AND THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROJECT.

ALSO IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, STAFF MET WITH THE FRANCHISE UTILITY COMPANIES YOU COULD SEE LISTED THERE ON THIS SLIDE.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF UTILITIES THAT ARE EITHER CURRENTLY EXISTING OR PROPOSED IN THIS CORRIDOR.

AND SO STAFF MET WITH THEM TO COORDINATE THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THEN IN DECEMBER OF 2024, WE HELD ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE HOA, WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE ACCESS OFF OF CANDLER AND HULEN RIGHT THERE OFF THAT INTERSECTION.

THEIR ENTRANCE, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE SHOWN, THAT IS ACTUALLY THE FOURTH LEG OF THAT INTERSECTION.

THAT WOULD BE PART OF THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AND I'LL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM THAT MEETING HERE SHORTLY.

SO, AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE DESIGN, WE HAVE ONGOING COORDINATION ON THE PROJECT.

YOU CAN SEE THE CROSS SECTIONS SHOWN ON THIS SCREEN.

THE RED BOX AROUND THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THAT CROSS SECTION SHOWS THE PROPOSED WATER LINE EASEMENTS FOR THE BETHESDA WATER LINE, AS WELL AS A CITY WATER LINE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH BETHESDA WATER ON THE IMPROVEMENTS AND THEIR FACILITIES.

WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE OTHER FRANCHISE UTILITIES THAT WOULD BE ALONG THIS CORRIDOR.

YOU COULD SEE FROM THIS CROSS SECTION THAT THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT ALIGNMENTS THAT WOULD FALL WITHIN THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE'LL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THEM ALONG WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

THERE'S ALSO THE STATE HIGHWAY 174 WIDENING PROJECT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN AND PLANNED TO MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION IN SPRING OF 2026. THE CITY IS OVERSEEING THE DESIGN ON THAT PROJECT, AND TXDOT WILL OVERSEE CONSTRUCTION.

SO THERE WILL BE FURTHER COORDINATION AS THAT PROJECT PROGRESSES.

BUT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS AT THAT INTERSECTION ARE COORDINATED BETWEEN OUR PROJECT AND THE WIDENING PROJECT.

AND THEN REGARDING THE TANTARRA HOA THERE'S A LIST OF ITEMS THAT CAME UP THROUGH OUR DISCUSSION, SOME CONCERNS THAT WE NEED TO EVALUATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN.

WITH THAT, THE FOURTH LEG OF THAT INTERSECTION BEING THEIR MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT THE MAILBOX THAT'S LOCATED RIGHT THEIR MONUMENT SIGNS, SOME LIGHTING.

SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AREN'T IMPACTING THEM, AND THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO STILL ACCESS THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

AND HERE'S A QUICK RECAP OF THE BUDGET. CURRENTLY, THE PROJECT PROPOSED AS PROPOSED IS IN THE CIP AND THE.

THERE'S CURRENTLY 29.8 MILLION IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROJECT IN THE LATEST CIP THAT INCLUDES 9.5 MILLION IN GEO BOND FUNDING, 14 MILLION IN CO BOND FUNDING AND 6.3 MILLION IN WATER BOND FUNDING.

AND SO THAT MAKES UP THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET OF 29.8 MILLION.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN, WE WILL HAVE REFINED ENGINEERING ESTIMATES AND MORE DETAIL ON THE PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS.

JUST DUE TO THE CURRENT CIP AND PROJECTED REVENUES PART OF WHAT I'M GOING TO COVER NEXT IS THE POTENTIAL OF LOOKING AT POSSIBLE FEDERAL FUNDING ON THE PROJECT AND DESIGNING THE PROJECT TO MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS IN ORDER TO MAKE US ELIGIBLE.

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IF WE NEED TO PURSUE THAT IN THE FUTURE. SO SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE WITH FEDERAL FUNDING IS ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION AND COORDINATING WITH NCTCOG TO GET ON THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

SO JUST TO COVER A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

FEDERAL FUNDING IS DIVVIED UP STATE TO STATE AND THEN IT FLOWS INTO THE METROPOLITAN AREAS.

AND THE RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING IN THIS REGION IS NCTCOG.

AND SO THAT FEDERAL FUNDING IS DISTRIBUTED TO THEM AS THE MAIN RECIPIENT.

AND THEN THEY DIVVY IT UP TO THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES AS SUB RECIPIENTS.

DEPENDING ON THE PROGRAM, IT COULD BE FORMULAIC OR COMPETITIVE THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS.

AND SO ONCE PROJECTS ARE IDENTIFIED, NCTCOG PUTS THEM IN THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND THAT MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

A KEY COMPONENT OF THAT IS THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE OF THE RIGHT FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION.

SO I MENTIONED THAT WITHIN OUR PLANNING DOCUMENT, WE HAVE IT THIS STRETCH OF HULEN AS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL AND MINOR ARTERIAL.

CURRENTLY ON THE TXDOT FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION, THE PROJECT IS A MAJOR COLLECTOR, SO IT IS CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH TXDOT TO UPDATE THAT CLASSIFICATION TO MATCH OUR PLANNING DOCUMENTS IN THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO COORDINATE WITH NCTCOG TO POTENTIALLY GET THE PROJECT ON THE TIP IF FEDERAL FUNDING IS TO BE PURSUED.

AND SO LAYING OUT NEXT STEPS ON THE PROJECT. REALLY, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS THAT WE'VE LAID OUT HERE TONIGHT.

PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN MEETING FEDERAL STANDARDS WITH THE GOAL TO PURSUE GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH NCT COG.

THIS WITH THIS OPTION, WE WOULD RECOMMEND POSTPONING THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION UNTIL REVENUE OUTCOMES AND THE CIP ADJUSTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE IN MAY, MAY OR JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

THIS ALSO MAY INCLUDE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO BRING IN ANY FEDERAL STANDARD REQUIREMENTS INTO THE DESIGN. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THIS BEING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, BUT IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO EVALUATE IN THE DESIGN.

AND SO THAT THAT MAY BE AN ITEM THAT WE WOULD BRING BEFORE COUNCIL IF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT EXCEEDS OUR THRESHOLDS.

AND THEN CONSTRUCTION START IS ULTIMATELY CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING BEING AVAILABLE.

SO, EITHER FEDERAL FUNDING BEING AWARDED ON THE PROJECT OR THE CAPACITY IN THE CIP, DEPENDING ON REVENUE AVAILABILITY.

AND THEN THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE TO PROCEED WITH DESIGN AND RIGHT OF WAY, AS CURRENTLY PLANNED IN THE CIP.

THE CIP WOULD BE UPDATED AS PROJECT ESTIMATES BECOME AVAILABLE.

AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE DESIGN AND AS REVENUE UPDATES BECOME AVAILABLE.

AND SO OUR TENTATIVE CONSTRUCTION START IS SET FOR SUMMER OF 2026 IF WE DO PROCEED WITH THE CURRENT PLAN ON THE PROJECT.

SO WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. PART OF THE CRITERIA IS WE NEED TO HAVE IN PLACE WHEN WE APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDS.

SORRY. SAY THAT. OKAY. SO THAT WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE COUNTY BOND AND WE GOT TO DO CERTAIN THINGS ON THAT BEFORE WE START APPLYING FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDS. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO ON THIS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THOSE FUNDS? THE NUMBER ONE THING IS TO COORDINATE TO GET THE PROJECT ON THE TIP.

CURRENTLY THE PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY ON THE TIP.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP TO MAKING THE PROJECT ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.

AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO DO THAT? I BELIEVE IT'S A MULTI-STEP PROCESS COORDINATING WITH NCTCOG.

IT'S REVIEWED BY, I THINK, A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES.

AND THEN IT'S RECOMMENDED TO THE RTC THROUGH THEIR BIANNUAL UPDATE TO THE TIP.

SO IT'S A TWO YEAR PROCESS. AND I BELIEVE IT'S COMING UP IN 2026 OR LATER THIS YEAR, THEY'LL START THAT PROCESS.

AND SO IT'S ALSO GOING TO COME UP IN DISCUSSION FOR ALSBURY NEXT.

BUT WE WILL BE COORDINATING WITH NCTCOG TO POSITION THIS PROJECT ON THAT LIST.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. RANDY, WELCOME TO BURLESON.

THANK YOU. I'M HIGHLY IMPRESSED AT HOW QUICK YOU GOT UP TO SPEED ON THIS PROJECT.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND STILL DON'T KNOW AS MUCH AS YOU'VE LEARNED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.

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AND THAT'S HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE. GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION. OFF OF HULEN AND WHAT IS IT? TANTARRA DRIVE HAS A SHORT COLLECTOR WHERE THE MAILBOXES ARE? YES, AND I'VE SAT ON CHANDLER BEFORE BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE GOING TO GO THAT DIRECTION.

BUT THERE'D BE A FEDEX OR UPS THERE. AND BECAUSE THE COLLECTOR IS SO SHORT, THERE WASN'T ANY ROOM FOR A SECOND VEHICLE TO CROSS THAT STREET.

SO I'D HAVE TO SIT THERE FOR A WHILE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING UNTIL SOMEBODY FINALLY WENT AND HELPED.

FEDEX OR UPS GET THROUGH THE GATE. IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH HAVING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THERE AND THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGING? IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'VE EXPERIENCED BEFORE, THIS KIND OF INTERSECTION OR IS THIS NEW? SO WE ARE WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT INTERSECTION.

THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT CAME UP THROUGH OUR COORDINATION AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

BUT IT IS CURRENTLY, AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS AN EXISTING CONDITION.

THIS PROJECT DOES NOT NECESSARILY CREATE OR WORSEN THAT CONDITION, BUT WE ARE ANALYZING THAT AND SEEING IF THERE'S ANY MITIGATION THAT THE PROJECT COULD, COULD IMPLEMENT TO EITHER EASE THAT OR ELIMINATE THAT THAT ISSUE IN THE FUTURE.

BUT IT IS AN EXISTING CONDITION WITH HUMAN NOT BEING STOP CONTROLLED TODAY.

THERE'S FREE FLOWING TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES BACK UP IN THAT ACCESS POINT.

YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY COULD BE A CONDITION TODAY.

SO WITH THE INTERSECTION, THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BEING PUT IN THAT INTERSECTION, IT MAY ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE EXISTING CONDITION BY HAVING A POTENTIAL STOP CONTROL ON THE HULEN DIRECTIONS. I KNOW THAT'S I BELIEVE THAT'S COUNTY.

THERE ALSO ACROSS THERE UP THAT ROAD. AND I DON'T KNOW IF COUNTY ACCEPTED MAINTENANCE ON THAT ROAD OR NOT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE COUNTY OR JUST THE CITIZENS TO UPGRADE THAT.

YES.

THANK YOU. THE REASON I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN HULEN TOWARDS 174 THE OTHER DAY, AND WE CAME UP TO POTOMAC DRIVE, AND THERE WAS A CAR SITTING THERE, AND THERE'S A FENCE, AND WE COULDN'T SEE THE SECOND CAR.

AND AS WE WERE COMING AND APPROACHING, GOING TOWARDS 174, THE FIRST CAR COULD SEE US AND WAS WAITING.

THE SECOND CAR OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T, DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE FIRST CAR WAS SITTING THERE.

SO THEY WHIPPED AROUND THEM AND JUMPED OUT, AND WE HAD TO LOCK IT UP TO KEEP FROM HITTING THEM.

AND THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN IF WE LEAVE THIS AS IS WITH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THE PEOPLE IN LINE WAITING, IF SOMEBODY'S WAITING TO GO ACROSS, SOMEONE WOULD EVENTUALLY JUMP OUT THERE AND GET HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT INTERSECTION? YEAH, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS A POTENTIAL CONCERN.

POTOMAC'S, NOT CURRENTLY PROPOSED AS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, BUT THERE WILL BE A MEDIAN OPENING THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION.

NOT POTOMAC, I WAS JUST GIVING AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN A TANTARRA DRIVE.

OKAY, THAT'S MY CONCERN. WE DON'T NEED TO SET UP ANY SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN TRAFFIC SIGNALS WHERE WE COULD INADVERTENTLY BE CREATING A BAD SITUATION. RIGHT, I THINK ULTIMATELY, THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL INCREASE SAFETY AND INCREASE SAFETY.

YES. AT THE INTERSECTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

RANDY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A DETAILED QUESTION AND A GENERAL COMMENT.

THE DETAILED QUESTION ON YOUR SCHEMATIC THAT YOU PUT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU SHOW AS THE LET'S CALL IT THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, THE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE FROM THE SHANNON CREEK BRIDGE TO THE SOUTH TO WILSHIRE IS BUILT AGAINST THE CURB.

ARE THERE, IT'S GENERALLY CONSIDERED LESS DESIRABLE TO HAVE SIDEWALK ABUT THE CURB JUST FOR SAFETY REASONS.

ARE THERE CONSTRAINTS THERE THAT MAKE THAT THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IT? OR IS THERE A WAY TO GET A GRASS BUFFER IN BETWEEN, LIKE WE HAVE ON THE REST OF THE PROJECT? SO, LOOKING AT THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION, I THINK THE BOX CULVERT THAT CROSSES THERE AT SHANNON CREEK WOULD BE THE CONSTRAINT.

AND SEPARATING THE SIDEWALK FROM THE CURB AND CREATING THAT BUFFER IS GOING TO INCREASE COST BY EXTENDING THAT BOX CULVERT.

WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, BUT THAT WOULD BE MY ASSUMPTION ON WHY THAT IS CLOSE TO THE CURB IS BECAUSE OF THE COST OF WIDENING THAT BOX CULVERT.

YEAH, I MEAN THAT'S A COST IS ALWAYS A CONSIDERATION.

IT ALWAYS MATTERS. BUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, WE DID SWING THE SIDEWALK OVER AGAINST THE CURB TO CROSS THE BOX CULVERT,

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BUT THEN WE SEPARATED IT AGAIN GOING TOWARDS WILTSHIRE.

SO WE HAVE A BUFFER. WE DON'T HAVE THAT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.

ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OUR SCHEMATIC SHOWS THAT THE SIDEWALK HUGS THE CURB ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WILSHIRE.

YEAH, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY THAT SEGMENT ALL THE WAY TO 174 BETWEEN THE BOX CULVERT AND WILSHIRE IS ALONG THE CURB. OKAY. I'M JUST BRINGING IT UP SO THAT WE CAN EXPLORE THAT AND SEE IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN AVOID THAT SITUATION.

YEP, ABSOLUTELY. AND LIKE LARRY SAID, COMING FROM FRESNO AND LEARNING THINGS SO QUICKLY, I'M SURPRISED YOU COULD EVEN HAVE A COMMENT ON IT.

SO AS YOU GET INTO IT, I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE THAT.

THE MORE GENERAL COMMENT I THINK SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMEMBER THAT IN THE PAST, WE'VE DEALT WITH ATTEMPTING TO SECURE FEDERAL FUNDS TO BUILD OUR ROAD PROJECTS, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE TIMING WAS TERRIBLE.

WE COULDN'T GET THE MONEY FOR A LONG TIME, AND WHEN WE DID GET IT, WE DIDN'T GET ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUILDING TO CITY STANDARD AND BUILDING TO FEDERAL STANDARD. OBVIOUSLY, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD AND GET FEDERAL MONEY, YOU'VE GOT TO BUILD TO THEIR STANDARDS, AND THAT'S MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. MY INCLINATION IS TO NOT PURSUE THAT ROUTE.

YOU KNOW, ONCE, ONCE WE'VE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE AND LEARNED IT WAS ON ALSBURY PHASE TWO, THE ONE THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO BUILD, WHICH WE DID ACTUALLY RECEIVE A GRANT FOR, AND THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE COST WASN'T WORTH IT AND REFUNDED THE MONEY BACK TO TXDOT. SO THE PROCESS OF THAT, I WOULD SAY, ADDED TWO THINGS.

ONE, IT ADDED A DELAY PERIOD. WHILE WE DESIGNED AND ATTEMPTED TO LINE UP THE REST OF THE FUNDS, AND TWO IT COST TO REDESIGN FROM THE FEDERAL STANDARDS BACK TO CITY STANDARDS, ANY OF WHICH ARE ADEQUATE FOR THE PROJECT.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO PUT MY OPINION IF WE DID, IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL TO PURSUE THAT, I THINK IT MIGHT BEHOOVE US TO LOOK AT A THIRD POSSIBILITY, AND THAT WOULD BE TO SEPARATE THE TWO PROJECTS, AS WE HAD AT ONCE, WHERE WE GO AHEAD AND TRY TO BUILD THE INTERSECTION OUT OF THE CIP SO THAT WE GET THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE AND THE INCREASED TURN BAY STORAGE AND THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE NOW TO AT LEAST ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM IN THE MEDIA.

IN THE MEANTIME, AS WE WAIT TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO ENTER THE PROJECT IN THE TIP AND SEE IF WE CAN ACHIEVE SOME FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON IT. I HAVE A QUESTION ON HERE, AND THIS IS PROBABLY JUST ME BEING NITPICKY ON HERE.

ON YOUR SLIDE, GO IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO TWO SLIDES.

RIGHT THERE. OKAY, SO WHERE ARE THE WATER AND SEWAGE LINES GOING? THE WATER RUN OFF. LET ME ACTUALLY GO FORWARD TO THIS OTHER CROSS SECTION BECAUSE IT SHOWS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT UTILITIES THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE RED REDDISH ORANGE HIGHLIGHT ON THAT CROSS SECTION SHOWS THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. SO THAT THAT'S WHERE THE STORMWATER COLLECTION WOULD, WOULD END UP.

OKAY. IT JUST WASN'T ON THIS ONE. YEAH, I GOT LOST.

YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE THE FUNDING IDENTIFIED FOR THIS, THE COMPLETE 29 MILLION THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR THIS PROJECT. IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD? YEAH. THE FUNDING IS CURRENTLY IN THE CIP.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT STILL NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.

THE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND AND SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD WITH AN UPDATE ON THE CIP, AND THAT COULD IMPACT OUR TIMELINE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FUNDING TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT.

THE OTHER THING IS THE DECREASE OR POTENTIAL DECREASE IN REVENUES, WHICH WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL MAY OR JUNE, MAY OR JUNE. AND SO THOSE TWO THINGS COMPETING COULD CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF DELIVERING THE PROJECT.

BUT IT IS CURRENTLY SHOWN ON THE CIP HOW MANY PROJECTS.

AND AGAIN I ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENTS THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SHARED. KUDOS TO YOU FOR JUMPING IN WITH BOTH FEET AND GETTING AS IMMERSED IN THESE PROJECTS AS YOU HAVE BEEN.

IT'S IMPRESSIVE. HOW MANY PROJECTS ARE WE LOOKING TO GET ON THE TIP RIGHT NOW? IT IS CURRENTLY JUST TWO PROJECTS. WELL, IF WE INCLUDE THIS ONE, IT WOULD BE TWO, BUT CURRENTLY JUST THE ONE WHICH IS ALSBURY, WHICH I'M GOING TO COVER NEXT. NEXT. OKAY, AND.

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OKAY. OKAY. YES. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS IN THE RUNNING FOR IT.

YEP. I MEAN, HOW DO WE KNOW HOW SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES OUR SIZE ARE IN GETTING MULTIPLE PROJECTS? GET LISTED, TO GET LISTED ON THE TIP. AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT OUR COMPETITION IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST FIGHT? YOU KNOW, WHILE I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE SENTIMENT SHARED FROM MAYOR PRO TEM, AS FAR AS ONCE WE START EXPLORING THE IDEA OF PURSUING FEDERAL FUNDS, IT SOMETIMES LENGTHENS THE PROJECT TIMELINE, CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE TEDIOUS, AND THEN YOU END UP IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE TO EXPLORE RENEGOTIATING WITH TEAGUE, KNOLL AND PERKINS, DOES THAT COST US ANYTHING? AND THEN DOES IT END UP NOT BENEFITING US BECAUSE WE END UP HAVING TO PAY FOR IT ALL OURSELVES ANYWAY? THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO WEIGH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IN IN A VERY NEAR FUTURE MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DISCUSS REORGANIZING OUR CIP.

AND SO THIS MAY NOT LOOK AS PUT TOGETHER AS IT DOES NOW WHEN WE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER.

SO I JUST WANT US TO TAKE THAT STUFF INTO CONSIDERATION AS FAR AS LIKE HOW COMPETITIVE DO WE THINK MULTIPLE PROJECTS CAN BE IN GETTING ADDED TO THE TIP? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF WEIGHING, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONES WOULD BE THE BEST TO PURSUE FOR FEDERAL DOLLARS? BECAUSE THIS ONE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE ALREADY, FOR THE MOST PART, DESIGNED IT TO MEET THOSE STANDARDS, WE HOPE. BUT IF IT THEN WE HAVE TO REVISIT IT AND PAYING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO DESIGN IT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NECESSARILY WORTH IT. I DON'T KNOW, JUST SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

SO WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH TIP PROJECTS WILL BE SO THE SUBMISSIONS ARE THIS SUMMER.

SO WE'LL SUBMIT PROJECTS. I CAN TELL YOU IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY IF YOU RUN OUT LIKE THREE PROJECTS AT ONCE, YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO GET A LOOK AT WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES.

GIVE US 1 OR 2. THAT TENDS TO BE THE COMMON THEME.

NOW YOU COULD ASK FOR 1 OR 2. YOU COULD ASK FOR THREE.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE TRYING TO PUT ON THE TIP, AND IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS.

RANDY WILL TALK ABOUT ALSBURY. WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF TALKED THROUGH THAT NUMBER. THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT, THAT'S A $70 MILLION PROJECT.

THE 1902 ONE, I THINK IS NOT AS EXPENSIVE. BUT I THINK YOU'LL SEE BECAUSE WE HAVE TXDOT ON BOARD WITH IT, IT'LL PROBABLY GAIN SOME TRACTION. SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHAT RTC WILL DO WHEN WE PUT THE APPLICATIONS IN.

BUT GETTING 3 OR 4, BECAUSE I JUST THOUGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE BRIDGE PROJECT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM.

AND SO EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE HAVING TO ASK FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S A FEDERAL FUNDING AND THAT'LL HAVE TO BE ON THE TIP.

SO, IT'S FOUR PROJECTS. SO, I THINK OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW YEARS WE CAN GET THEM ALL ADDED, BUT IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE TIME. YEAH. AND I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY I THINK OUR 1902, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD TXDOT ALONG THE WAY THE WHOLE FROM THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO BRING THEM ALONG THAT HAS A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR BEING COMPETITIVE FOR FEDERAL DOLLARS.

AND THEN ALSO, I THINK ALSBURY BECAUSE OF THE DOLLARS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME FEDERAL HELP TO GET THAT ACROSS.

THERE'S A $70 MILLION PROJECT JUST ISN'T GOING TO BE IN OUR FUTURE.

SO ANYWAY, JUST SOME THOUGHTS AND LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE THERE.

I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A COUNTY COMMISSIONER SITTING AS RTC PRESIDENT, AND I SIT ON THE COG EXECUTIVE BOARD.

SO, WE'RE WELL POSITIONED TO HAVE GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THESE THINGS.

BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO OVEREXTEND AND TRY TO PUT FOUR AND FIVE PROJECTS AHEAD.

AND THEN IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOT PRIORITIZING LOCALLY.

AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT US AND SAY, WELL, WHEN YOU'RE READY THEN COME BACK TO US.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. IF I MAY JUST ADD, I DO WANT TO SHARE THAT I CAME FROM A PROGRAM THAT WAS MAJORITY FEDERAL FUNDED. WE HAD VERY LIMITED LOCAL FUNDS IN FRESNO, AND SO I'M USED TO DELIVERING FEDERAL PROJECTS.

IT IS THERE YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES HERE WORKING WITH TXDOT AND NCTCOG, BUT FEDERAL PROJECTS DO COME WITH A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, REQUIREMENTS.

AND I AM USED TO DELIVERING PROJECTS UNDER THE FEDERAL AID PROGRAM.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT HAVING PROJECTS WITH LOCAL FUNDING FOR DESIGN RIGHT AWAY AND THEN MAYBE PURSUING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR JUST CONSTRUCTION DEFINITELY MAKES THEM MORE COMPETITIVE. SO ABSOLUTELY, WHERE I WAS GOING ON THE NEXT PROJECT, EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS SOMETHING THAT IF WE PURSUE SOME OF THOSE LOW

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HANGING, LIKE THE GET OUR GET EVERYTHING READY TXDOT LIKES TO BUILD, IF YOU HAND THEM READY TO BUILD PROJECTS, THEN THAT'S MUCH MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY THAT'S WHERE THEY SHINE.

THAT'S WHERE THEY WANT TO BE. THEY DON'T WANT TO THEY WANT TO HAVE THEIR SIGNS OUT AND THEIR TRUCKS OUT AND, AND LOOK LIKE, LOOK WHAT WE BUILT. NOT NECESSARILY LOOK WHAT OUR ENGINEERS DESIGNED THAT NO ONE REALLY GETS THE FRONT COVERAGE OF.

AND I'M ASSUMING IT'S SIMILAR HERE. BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHEN PROJECTS ARE SHOVEL READY AND THEY'RE JUST WAITING FOR THOSE FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE AVAILABLE WHEN IT COMES TIME TO MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE GOING TO GET USED WITHIN THE YEAR THAT HAD BEEN OBLIGATED.

THEY GO LOOKING FOR OTHER PROJECTS THAT THAT ARE ABLE TO DELIVER.

AND SO THAT MAY OPEN UP OPPORTUNITIES. AND AS YOU GET MORE AND MORE ADJUSTED TO THIS DFW METROPOLITAN AREA, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'RE SURROUNDED BY COUNTIES THAT BENEFITED JUST FROM THAT RIGHT THERE THAT WE'RE READY TO GO. AND ALL TXDOT NEEDED TO DO WAS TO BUILD SO THEY COULD REDIRECT THOSE FUNDS MUCH QUICKER.

AND SO THE MORE PRIMED WE CAN GET OUR PROJECTS, THE BETTER.

OKAY. SO, WE'VE GOT HULEN STREET, AND WE'VE GOT TO CONSIDER WHETHER WE WANT TO KEEP IT TO THE FEDERAL STANDARDS OR DOWNGRADE A LITTLE BIT.

YOU GO FURTHER OUT. AND I'M REALLY IMPRESSED HOW YOU'VE RETAINED ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE IN THIS SHORT OF A TIME.

BUT WE GO OUT TO THE RAILROAD TRACK AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE COUNTIES ON THEIR PROJECT TO DO THE BRIDGE, THE OVERPASS. SO IF WE DON'T DO THE FEDERAL DESIGN ON THE HULEN STREET.

HOW DOES THAT AFFECT US? WHEN IT'S TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE FEDERAL DESIGN ON THE OVERPASS.

WE GOT WE GOT ONE LOOK COMING UP TO THE BRIDGE.

ARE THEY GOING TO LOOK AT THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, DOES THAT CARRY ANY WEIGHT? I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL IMPACT THE FUTURE DESIGN OR ELIGIBILITY OF THE GRADE SEPARATION FOR THE BRIDGE.

I THINK AS LONG AS THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS AND THE PROJECTED VOLUMES, AND WE COORDINATE THAT WITH TXDOT. I DON'T THINK THAT WHAT WE DO ADJACENT TO THE PROJECT OR THE FUTURE PROJECT SHOULD IMPACT THE ELIGIBILITY. I DON'T BELIEVE SO, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I DO.

I'M ON THE FENCE. ON WHAT? WHAT DAN IS CONSIDERING, MAYBE DOWNSIZING OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

SO THE CIP THAT IS THAT IS FUNDS IS FOR THE FEDERAL DESIGN, CORRECT? NO. THE CURRENT CIP IS BASED ON A NONFEDERAL DESIGN.

SO BRINGING IN A FEDERAL STANDARD INTO THE DESIGN TODAY WOULD, WOULD ALLOW US TO BE POSITIONED FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

BUT CURRENTLY WE ARE NOT PROCEEDING WITH A FEDERAL STANDARD.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE A BUDGET TO UPGRADE. WE DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE AN ESTIMATE IF WE WERE TO BE MEETING THE FEDERAL STANDARD, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO WORK WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO DEVELOP.

THAT'S KIND OF PERTINENT FOR THIS DECISION IN MY OPINION.

SO I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OPTION SLIDE. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OPTIONS AT THIS POINT IS, IS REALLY TO PAUSE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.

AND EVALUATE THE FEDERAL STANDARD RIGHT NOW. SO CURRENTLY OUR PLAN IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN.

WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE COULD WORK ON RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CIP REVENUES, WE PROPOSE HITTING PAUSE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.

AND THAT WILL GIVE US TIME TO EVALUATE THE FEDERAL STANDARD AND INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE DESIGN AND ALSO EVALUATE THE REVENUES.

SO WE COULD PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IN A FUTURE UPDATE ON THE FEDERAL COSTS IF WE WERE TO GO THAT ROUTE.

HOW MANY FEDERAL JOBS HAVE YOU ASKED FOR FUNDS AND BEEN REFUSED? A LOT. I COULDN'T EVEN COUNT THE NUMBER. BUT YOU KNOW, IN MY PAST EXPERIENCE, WE WOULD CONSISTENTLY APPLY YEAR AFTER YEAR FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS. WE'D BE PROCEEDING WITH DESIGN WITH A LITTLE LOCAL FUNDING.

WE HAD TO LEVERAGE THAT FOR FUTURE, FUTURE FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO IT'S HARD TO REALLY SAY HOW MANY IN MY PAST, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS A LOADED QUESTION.

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I'M SORRY. IT'S HARD TO SAY. I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS ARE PEOPLE THAT WE, IS THERE ANYTHING COUNCIL CAN DO TO HELP THE PROCESS, OR WE JUST NEED TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY? OR IS THERE PEOPLE WE NEED TO KNOW OR TALK TO? THE FEDERAL FUNDING IS A BIG THING RIGHT NOW.

SEVERAL OF THE COUNTIES HAVE GONE AFTER IT AND THEY'VE GOTTEN IT.

I MEAN, HUGE NUMBERS. AND THAT'S WHAT THE COUNTY IS TRYING TO DO.

YEAH. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW IS THE SUPPORT TO GET THE PROJECTS ON THE TIP IF WE ARE GOING TO PURSUE GETTING ALL THREE PROJECTS OR THE OTHER TWO THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. THAT'S THE FIRST STEP TO BEING FEDERALLY ELIGIBLE.

AND SO ANY SUPPORT WE CAN HAVE ON ON THAT EFFORT IS APPRECIATED.

OKAY. ERIC, IS JUDGE BOEDEKER AWARE OF THIS? I'M SURE HE IS.

NOT, WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH JUDGE BOEDEKER WITH REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT, SIR, NO. OKAY. IS IT POSSIBLE ON THE DESIGN ITSELF? YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT WE HAVE THE CITY DESIGN, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO PAY TO GO TO A FEDERAL DESIGN, AND THEN WE HAD TO PAY TO COME BACK. CAN WE NOT RUN TWO SIMULTANEOUSLY DESIGNS AND THEN PICK ONE? IT'S LIKE, OKAY, WELL THIS IS GOING TO TAKE TOO LONG. SO NOW WE'RE READY TO GO WITH THIS ONE. OR DOES IT JUST DOUBLE THE COST OF THE DESIGN? OKAY. THERE WE GO. THERE'S THE FUN QUESTION. DOUBLES THE COST OF THE DESIGN, BUT HONESTLY, I DON'T THINK THE COST OF THE DESIGN IS THE MAJOR IMPACT, RIGHT.

IF WE WERE TO MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS, THE INCREASE IN COST IS GOING TO BE TO MEET GET NEPA CLEARANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL.

THAT'S THE FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, IF WE WERE FEDERALLY FUNDED, RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION COSTS CHANGE A LITTLE BIT TO BE COMPLIANT AND THEN CONSTRUCTION COSTS WOULD INCREASE.

I DON'T THINK THAT DESIGN IS GOING TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.

IT'S JUST EVALUATING THAT TODAY AND MAKING US ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO IT DOESN'T, MAKING THAT DECISION TODAY DOESN'T NECESSARILY SAY THAT THE PROJECT'S COSTS ARE GOING TO INCREASE DRASTICALLY UNTIL THE FEDERAL FUNDING COMES INTO PLAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR, COUNCIL, I WOULD SAY ONE, RANDY, GREAT JOB. I'LL ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF THE COUNCIL.

YOU'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE FOCUS HERE IS WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES TO CIP, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE YOU GUYS OPTIONS FOR WHICH PROJECTS YOU MIGHT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PURSUE FEDERAL FUNDING. I WANT TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.

PURSUE DOES NOT GUARANTEE COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, YOUR POINT.

IF WE GO THIS ROUTE, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE PROJECTS SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE TIPS.

AND THOSE ARE EVERY TWO YEARS. SO CLEARLY THERE WOULD BE CHANGES POTENTIALLY IN TERMS OF TIMING.

SO I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW WITH REGARDS TO HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE IN THE EXISTING CIP.

YES, WE HAVE ENOUGH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET AN UPDATED ESTIMATE AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH ENGINEERING.

AND AS RANDY HAS ALREADY ALLUDED, WITH THE EQUIPMENT COMING IN, THE ADDITION TO THE PD AND POTENTIAL CHANGES TO CAPACITY, OR FOR SURE CHANGES TO CAPACITY IN OUR INS CAPACITY.

THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO BRING THIS FORWARD. SO THERE'S NO PRESSURE FOR YOU TO CHANGE THIS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT'S GOING TO COME IN AND GO OUT OR MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO INS RATE. SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU THESE OPTIONS.

I MEAN, I'M KIND OF ON THE FENCE ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THIS ONE'S MORE PRESSING THAN ALSBURY, SO TO SPEAK, GIVEN THE TWO, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SUCH A BUSY STREET RIGHT NOW.

BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE WELL POSITIONED WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON ON THE COG BOARD AND RICK BAILEY IN HIS SPOT, THAT IF WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO GET IT ON THE TIP, NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE VOICES AVAILABLE TO GET US THERE.

I THINK THIS ONE IS CLOSE ENOUGH. I MEAN, FOR IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING ON SOMETHING, GETTING SOMETHING ON THE TIP THIS SUMMER, THIS SEEMS LIKE THE MOST, THE MOST READY PROJECT THAT WE HAVE.

ALSBURY. WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WORK ON ALSBURY.

CHISHOLM SUMMIT IS COMING. ALL OF THAT IS COMING, BUT WE KNOW THIS IS ALREADY HERE AND THE TRAFFIC SITUATION IS TERRIBLE.

THE, AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TEMPLE THERE SOON.

30 SOMETHING THOUSAND CARS. THAT'S A LOT. AND SO I FEEL LIKE SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.

GET ON THE FIRST ROUND OF TIP. MAYBE WE GET ONE, MAYBE WE GET TWO, AND WE PURSUE IT ON THE NEXT ROUND AGAIN.

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BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST WELL POSITIONED PROJECT THAT WE HAVE.

EVEN THE 1902, WHILE WE KNOW THAT TXDOT HAS BEEN ALONG FOR THAT RIDE, THAT'S STILL, EVEN TO ME, FURTHER OUT. BUT MAYBE I'M JUST NOT SEEING THE FULL PICTURE.

BUT IN MY OPINION, I THINK THAT THIS ONE IS WELL POSITIONED TO.

WE'RE THE CLOSEST ON FUNDING, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS TO COME.

SO I THINK MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO HOLD OFF AND SEE.

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH OUR ENGINEERING FIRM AND SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THAT COST DIFFERENCE WOULD BE? IS IT SUBSTANTIAL? MAYBE. WE SAY NEVER MIND. OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DIGEST BECAUSE IT'S WORTH IT IN THE LONG RUN TO PURSUE? YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT LEVERAGING. IS IT WORTH INVESTING THIS AMOUNT TO RECEIVE THIS AMOUNT IN FEDERAL FUNDS.

AND THEN WE CAN SOMEHOW SHIFT FUNDING TO ANOTHER PROJECT DOWN THE LINE.

IT'S JUST ALL ABOUT WEIGHING YOUR ODDS AND LEVERAGING WHAT YOU CAN, MAKING THE MOST OF OUR LOCAL DOLLARS, AND SEEING HOW FAR THEY CAN GO MATCHED WITH FEDERAL.

SO MY OPINION WOULD BE TO EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS RATHER THAN PROCEEDING WITH RIGHT OF WAY, BECAUSE IF FEDERAL IF WE DO PURSUE FEDERAL FUNDING, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THIS THAT HAS TO CHANGE.

THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU, BUT I DO THINK THAT ONE.

AND I'VE ASKED FOR THIS. WE'LL DISCUSS IT AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU KNOW, CAN WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL PROJECTS, WHAT ALL WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY AND PATIENTLY TO GET PROJECTS GOING, HENCE ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC AND SO ON RIGHT NOW.

OUR CITY COLOR MAY BE ORANGE PRETTY SOON BECAUSE OF THE CONES.

BUT I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT DONE. BUT I THINK WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO WEIGH OUT, WELL, DO WE DO THIS PROJECT OR DO WE DO THIS PROJECT? I WANT TO SEE AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND HOW ARE WE LOOKING WITH OUR FUNDS? YOU KNOW IT'S HARD TO REALLY SAY, HEY, GO AND DO THIS, BECAUSE WHAT IF WE DON'T GET THE FEDERAL DOLLARS? BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO WAIT. AND THEN THE COST OF IT CONTINUE TO GO UP.

AND BECAUSE THAT INCREASE, IT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL AND I'VE BEEN HERE THE SHORTEST AMOUNT.

SO I DON'T WANT US TO BITE OURSELVES, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE WE'VE WAITED TO MAKE THIS DECISION. WE'RE COMING UP WITH A LOT OF DECISIONS HERE, TOMMY.

BUT I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT.

I'VE STUDIED THE CIP OR GETTING READY FOR BUDGET.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THAT TAX THE CHANGES, THE SALES TAX, THE LIQUOR TAX.

I'VE GOT A GOOD GRASP ON WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH OUR BUDGET.

AND LIKE ALEXA SAID, AND IT'S IN YOUR PRESENTATION HERE WHERE IT SAYS CIP TO BE UPDATED AS PROJECT ESTIMATES ARE UPDATED.

TIME COSTS MONEY AND I ASSUME THAT THIS HAS TO BE DONE.

THAT'S A GIVEN. AND I ASSUME THAT IT HAS TO BE DONE RAPIDLY IF WE CAN AFFORD IT.

IF WE TAKE OUR TIME, WE DRAG OUR FEET. WE WAIT ON FEDERAL FUNDS AND WAIT ANOTHER YEAR.

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS AT THAT TIME BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DURING BUDGET OTHER PROJECTS IN FRONT OF IT.

IF IT GETS DELAYED, SOMETHING'S GOING TO TAKE ITS PLACE.

SO I'M GOOD WITH THE OR. PROCEED WITH DESIGN RIGHT AWAY, AS CURRENTLY PLANNED IN THE CIP.

I HAD A COMMENT TO MAKE, AND I THINK IT'S NICE THAT WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATION ON THE RTC, BUT THERE ARE 45 MEMBERS ON THE RTC, WE HAVE ONE.

MY BEST GUESS AND MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE COG AS THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THIS AREA IS THEY DON'T HAVE A VIEW TO THE SOUTH. THEY LOOK TOWARDS COLLIN COUNTY.

THEY LOOK TOWARDS THE RAPIDLY GROWING AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF DALLAS, AND THEY LOOK A WHOLE LOT LESS DOWN OUR DIRECTION.

SO, I THINK OUR ODDS ARE POOR FOR APPLYING AND RECEIVING ANY, ANY MONEY THAT COMES TO THE RTC.

YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT, DAN. I THINK WE'RE GETTING MORE VISIBILITY NOW BECAUSE YOU SEE WHAT PARKER COUNTY HAS GONE THROUGH? THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR SECOND BOND ON THIS, THE FEDERAL FUND THINGS, BUT I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THE BOND PACKAGE THAT THE COUNTY HAS THAT SEVERAL COUNTIES HAVE USED AND BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH.

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IS THAT A DIFFERENT PROGRAM THAN A TOWN GOING AFTER FEDERAL FUNDS INDIVIDUALLY? I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A HISTORY OF THESE COUNTIES GETTING A SMALL DOWN PAYMENT FOR A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE WAS ONE SMALL COUNTY THAT HAD LIKE 20 MILLION IN, AND THEY GOT LIKE 300 MILLION BACK IN PROJECTS.

SO THAT'S WHAT AND I AGREE WITH DAN, WE'RE KIND OF THE STEPCHILD DOWN HERE AT TIMES.

AND IT'S BUT I THINK THIS AS FAR AS OUR POSITIONING RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE'RE AS GOOD AS WE'VE EVER BEEN WITH VICTORIA BEING ON THE COF AND BAILEY. BUT WE'VE GOT TO REMEMBER ABOUT BAILEY.

WE'VE GOT A COUNTY BOND GOING ON, TOO. HE'S GOING TO PUSH MORE FOR THE COUNTY BOND AND OUR CITY BOND.

I CAN GO BOTH WAYS ON THIS. I DON'T KNOW DO WE NEED TO STICK WITH THE CIP? I'M GOING TO VOTE. I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR THE OR.

I'LL GO BECAUSE THIS ONE'S READY TO GO. WE CAN PUSH OFF THE OTHER STUFF.

I MEAN, WE NEED THIS ONE'S IMPORTANT TO GET DONE.

I THINK LARRY NAILED IT WITH HIS COMMENT ABOUT TIME AND MONEY WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING CONSTRUCTION COSTS, TARIFFS ON A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND THINGS.

THESE PRICES ARE NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE BUT UP.

AND THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE MORE EXPENSIVE IT'S GOING TO GET.

I THINK WE'RE IN AGREEMENT FOR THE OR. EVERYBODY.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT OF FEDERAL CUTTING GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

THE FEDERAL IS GOING TO BE KIND OF SCARED FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO TO FUND ANYTHING.

EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THE OR? WELL, JUST WITH REGARDS TO THE OR WE'LL I'LL KIND OF GIVE A THIRD OPTION. WE CAN CONTINUE WITH DESIGN AS CURRENTLY CONSTITUTED.

CONTINUE WITH SOME TITLE WORK BUT NOT PURCHASE RIGHT OF WAY YET.

AND THEN WHEN WE GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER INTO BUDGET AND YOU GUYS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE YOUR CIP IS AND WHAT YOUR CAPACITY IS AND WHAT YOUR TAX RATE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE TO BE TO FUND THIS PROJECT. THEN YOU COULD GIVE US DIRECTION WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT.

I KNOW COMING NOW IS PROBABLY NOT IDEAL BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF BUDGET.

HOWEVER, JUST AT THE JUNCTURE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE ENGINEERING, WE FELT WE OWED YOU AN UPDATE.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO YOU. AND AT THAT POINT WE WILL HAVE UPDATED ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES AS WELL ON THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL HELP CLARIFY. YOU GOT ENOUGH TO GO ON.

YOU GOT DIRECTION ENOUGH TO MOVE FORWARD. I'LL ANSWER THAT ONE.

NO, SIR. ARE YOU GUYS OPTION THREE? OPTION THREE.

OPTION THREE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD PURCHASE RIGHT OF WAY YET.

OKAY. THREE. WAIT A MINUTE. I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD TWO.

HE PROPOSED A THIRD. I AM PROCEEDING WITH DESIGN, TITLE, DESIGN AND OTHERS BUT NOT.

CORRECT. PURCHASE AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THREE. THAT'S IT.

OKAY. NOW WE HAVE DIRECTION, SIR. SO, WHAT DID WE JUST SAY? WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE THIRD ONE. YES. YES, MA'AM.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH CURRENT DESIGN.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUY RIGHT OF WAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF EVENTUAL RIGHT OF WAY.

AND THEN WE'LL BRING YOU BACK AN UPDATE WITH AN UPDATED COST ESTIMATE AS WE GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN DESIGN.

HOPEFULLY BY THAT TIME YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER INDICATION OF WHERE WE ARE FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, AND YOU'LL HAVE THE OPTION TO GIVE US DIRECTION AT THAT TIME.

CAN YOU TELL ME MORE? OH, I'M SO SORRY. RANDY, CAN YOU TELL ME WHY RIGHT OF WAY, DIFFERENTIATE, HOW DOES IT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN WHAT WE WOULD PURCHASE AT A IF WE'RE DESIGNING IT JUST FOR THE CITY VERSUS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR FEDERAL? WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE OF IT. IT JUST DEPENDS ON.

WELL, PRIMARILY IT DEPENDS ON THE TIMING OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING, BECAUSE IF THE PROJECT IS FEDERALIZED, YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE NEPA CLEARANCE PRIOR TO DOING ANY RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.

OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT THE CASE AT THIS POINT.

SO, WE COULD PROCEED WITH RIGHT OF WAY. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ACQUISITIONS ARE DONE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO IF WE GO AND ACQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL STANDARDS, THEY MAY RAISE QUESTIONS WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AUTHORIZATION ON THE PROJECT.

GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. MY QUESTION AND YOU MAY HAVE IT IN HERE.

WHEN WERE THE ESTIMATES THAT YOU SHOWED US, WHEN WERE THEY SENT OVER LIKE TIME FRAME ON THE FOR THE BUDGETED,

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IT'S ON MY PAGE 482, THE BUDGET RECAP. WHEN WERE THOSE NUMBERS SUBMITTED? SO ON THAT THAT SLIDE, THAT IS A BUDGET RECAP THAT IS NOT AN UPDATED ESTIMATE.

SO, THE PROJECT THE LATEST ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS AS OF SPRING OF 2024.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE ALIGNMENT GOING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY EFFORTS.

BUT AN UPDATED ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE HAS NOT BEEN PUT TOGETHER SINCE THE LAST UPDATE IN SPRING OF 2024.

AND SO THAT'S A KEY ITEM TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CURRENT COST.

SO MOST LIKELY IT'S GONE UP IN A YEAR. THERE'S THE POTENTIAL OF IT GOING UP.

BUT THAT WAS A HIGH LEVEL PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE.

NOW THAT WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE DESIGN AND THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S NEEDED ON THE PROJECT IT COULD HAVE GONE DOWN.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY AT THIS POINT. ONE MORE COMMENT, MAYBE A LITTLE OFF TOPIC, BUT WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO HAVING SOMETHING TO GO TO THE GROUND WITH. WE MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THE NEED TO BUILD ALL THE SIDE PATH AT THIS POINT.

THE PROPERTIES ON THE POTOMAC STREET GREEN RIDGE STREET SIDE ARE PRETTY MUCH DEVELOPED OUT, AND I THINK THAT TRAIL ON THAT SIDE WOULD PROBABLY GET SOME USE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, OTHER THAN TANTARA, IS BASICALLY DEVELOPED AS MUCH AS IT'S EVER GOING TO BE OR ISN'T DEVELOPED AT ALL.

SOME OF THAT COULD BE PUSHED OFF TO DEVELOPERS THAT MIGHT BUILD ON THOSE TRACKS.

AND WE MIGHT ALSO LOOK AT LOOK AT LANDSCAPING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE IF THIS THING GOES FEDERAL, BUT I IMAGINE IT WOULD BE FOR THE FULL COMPONENT.

SO WE MIGHT LOOK AT THAT AS ANOTHER POSSIBLE COST CUTTING AS WE GET A LITTLE CLOSER.

WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS SEVEN.

[7.D. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the CR1020 (Alsbury Boulevard) Extension – Phase 3 alignment and cross section. (ST2301) (Staff Contact: Randy Morrison, PE, Director of Capital Engineering) ]

RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION REGARDING COUNTY ROAD 1020 ALSBURY BOULEVARD EXTENSION.

PHASE THREE ALIGNMENT AND CROSS SECTION. STAFF PRESENTER IS RANDY MORRISON, DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL ENGINEERING.

I'M GOING TO COVER PROJECT BACKGROUND. SOME OF THE KEY DESIGN CRITERIA ON THE PROJECT COVER SOME OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, COVER SOME OF THE KEY COORDINATION ITEMS, BUDGET, AND THEN NEXT STEPS WITH THE TIMELINE AS WELL.

SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE EXHIBIT SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE.

ALSBURY HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO MULTIPLE PHASES.

FIRST PHASE THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THAT EXHIBIT.

SALISBURY PHASE ONE FROM HULEN TO CANDLER. THIS INCLUDED THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST AND THE INSIDE LANES.

THAT PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2018 AND CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

WE HAVE PHASE ONE B OF THAT SAME STRETCH FROM HULIN TO CANDLER.

WE ARE WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE LANES, UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES, AND SO THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE LATER THIS YEAR. NEXT IS SALISBURY PHASE TWO, WHICH YOU SEE FROM THE ROUNDABOUT AT HULIN AND SALISBURY AND WILL CONNECT TO COUNTY ROAD 1020 THAT THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE FINAL DESIGN.

DESIGN IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE. WE'RE ANTICIPATING ADVERTISING THE PROJECT AND BIDDING IT IN THE COMING WEEKS, AND SHOULD HAVE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO BRING BEFORE COUNCIL AS LONG AS WE GET GOOD BIDS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT. AND THEN TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALSBURY PHASE THREE, WHICH WOULD BE THE EXTENSION FROM WHERE THE PHASE TWO CONNECTS TO 1020 ALL THE WAY TO COUNTY ROAD 914, WHICH IS FUTURE LAKEWOOD BOULEVARD.