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LANCE HARRINGTON FROM PARAMOUNT BAPTIST CHURCH IS HERE TO START US WITH AN INVOCATION.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GO AHEAD.LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE GOD, THAT YOU ARE THE CREATOR, THE SUSTAINER OF ALL THAT IS AND GOD, WE JUST COME BEFORE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING THESE THINGS.
AND LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT NO MATTER WHERE WE GO, YOU WERE THERE.
AND I THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THE HEARTS OF THE SERVANTS THAT SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
PRAY FOR THEM, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GUIDE AND BLESS THEM.
GIVE THEM WISDOM. GIVE THEM INSTRUCTION.
BLESS THIS TIME OF MEETING THAT, LORD.
IT WOULD BE DONE IN A MANNER THAT WOULD PLEASE AND HONOR YOU.
LORD, WE MOST OF ALL DESIRE TO REPRESENT YOU WITH OUR LIVES, THAT WE MIGHT SPEAK TRUTH, THAT WE MIGHT SHOW KINDNESS, THAT WE MIGHT DEMONSTRATE YOUR LOVE, YOU KNOW, IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE FELT THAT MIGHT DRAW PEOPLE TO YOU.
WE LOVE YOU, LORD IN JESUS NAME.
[PROCLAMATION]
I'M GOING TO INVITE COUNCIL MEMBER EDDIE SAUER TO COME FORWARD AND READ OUR PROCLAMATION TODAY. DR.SAUER. SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE COULD WE HAVE THEM COME UP NOW BEFORE.
ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU'RE WITH KIDS INC., WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME UP AND GREET YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND THIS GREAT TIME EVERY DAY. IT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY.
AND WE'LL LET YOU KIND OF MAKE YOUR WAY AROUND RIGHT THROUGH THERE.
SO HERE'S THE BANNER FOR THE 75 YEARS CELEBRATION OF KIDS INC.
AND I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY PLENTY OF THOSE AVAILABLE.
YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY JUST A COUPLE OF WORDS BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION.
FOR MOST EVERYBODY IN HERE, PROBABLY MOST EVERYBODY THAT'S LISTENING OR WATCHING THIS, KIDS INC HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IF YOU GREW UP HERE IN AMARILLO.
ALL THE WAY FROM I STARTED IN THE FIRST GRADE PLAYING SOFTBALL ALL THE WAY THROUGH, DOING FOOTBALL AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS, THE ACTIVITIES, AND THEN GOT TO COACH MY GIRLS TRACK TEAM. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL ALL THAT WENT, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND EVERYBODY GOT TO PARTICIPATE.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE OF PARTICIPATING. AND KIDS INC.
HAS STAYED TRUE ALL THEIR 75 YEARS OF MAKING IT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO CAN BE INVOLVED IN.
AND IT IS A TRULY A COMMUNITY SPORT.
WHENEVER I WAS ON TEAMS, WE PLAYED AND WE PLAYED AT HAMLET.
WE WOULD GO TO ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ONES, EAST RIDGE.
IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHERE YOU WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
YOU PLAYED AT ALL THE OTHER FIELDS AND YOU MADE FRIENDS AND PARENTS MADE FRIENDS.
AND IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER THAT I CAN THINK OF.
AND THEY'VE CONTINUED THAT ON.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL WITH IT THAT THERE'S A I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REALIZE THIS OR NOT, BUT THERE'S ALREADY BEEN TWO CITIES THAT HAVE COME AND ASKED JIMMY.
CAN YOU COME HELP US IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES? HEREFORD AND ELK CITY, OKLAHOMA.
AND THEY'RE HAVING A HUMONGOUS IMPACT ON BOTH OF THOSE CITIES.
AND SO IT'S A REAL HONOR TO GET TO CELEBRATE KIDS INC TODAY THEY'RE TRULY A GEM IN OUR CITY AND THEY'RE TRULY PART OF THE REASON THAT WE ARE WHO WE ARE, THAT WE HAVE THE PROSPERITY THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE ATTITUDES THAT WE END UP HAVING OF COMING TOGETHER AND BEING AS ONE.
AND SO IT'S JUST A GREAT HONOR TODAY.
SO WHEREAS IN THE 1940S, AMARILLO'S POPULATION HAD REACHED ALMOST 50 THOUSAND AND COUNTLESS FATHERS WERE AWAY AT WORK OR SERVING THEIR COUNTRY OVERSEAS, LEAVING MANY BOYS
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LACKING IN SUPERVISION.AND WHEREAS AMARILLO BUSINESSMAN AND FOUNDER OF BOYS RANCH, CAL FARLEY, ALONG WITH C.C.
"BUSS" DUGGAR, WERE CONCERNED THESE BOYS HAD NOWHERE TO GO AFTER SCHOOL AND WERE IN NEED OF ADULT SUPERVISION.
AND WHEREAS IN 1945 JANUARY, THESE MEN ORGANIZED THE FIRST KIDS INCORPORATED AFTER-SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM AT THE MAVERICK BOYS CLUB WITH 11 BOYS.
BECAME A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OPEN TO ALL BOYS WITH THE MOTTO, IT'S THE KIDS THAT COUNTS. AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, GIRLS JOINED THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE CREATION OF A SOFTBALL PROGRAM.
AND WHEREAS NOW, SEVENTY FIVE YEARS LATER, FROM PRE-SCHOOL TO CLUB SPORTS, KIDS INC.
CONTINUES TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.
MORE THAN 17000 PLAYERS PARTICIPATE IN KIDS INC PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, PLAYING 25 DIFFERENT SPORTS WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE LESSONS ABOUT COMPETITION, SPORTSMANSHIP AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ABOUT HAVING FUN AND GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS.
AND NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS A PLEASURE TO EXTEND THIS EXPRESSION OF OUR ESTEEM AND BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS TO KIDS INC.
ON THE MEMORABLE OCCASION OF YOUR SEVENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY 2020.
GINGER NELSON. MAYOR ELAINE HAYS.
COUNCIL MEMBER FREDA POWELL COUNCIL MEMBER EDDIE SAUER, COMMITTEE MEMBER AND HOWARD SMITH, COUNCIL MEMBER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST OUR GOAL TO REMIND PEOPLE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.
I WAS HIRED WHEN THE COMPANY TURNED 50, AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I ASKED IF IT WAS IN OCTOBER, LATE SEPTEMBER, EARLY OCTOBER, ASK THE SEARCH COMMITTEE.
SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR YOUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY? AND THEY JUST LOOKED AT ME AND THEY DIDN'T REALIZE IT.
AND I'M JUST BEING VERY HONEST AND I SAID WELL HIRE ME WHEN WE TURN 60, WE'LL DO SOMETHING BIG AND WE DID.
AND NOW HERE WE ARE 25 YEARS LATER.
AND AT SEVENTY FIVE WE'RE ON TO SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER.
SO I TOLD HIM AT THAT TIME IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY ONE OF US THAT'S OVER 50 OR QUITE A BIT OVER 50 OR ANY BUILDING OR ANYTHING THAT'S THAT'S AT AGE.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT OF A MAKEOVER, REMIND PEOPLE WHAT YOU DO.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
AND AS LONG AS THIS COMPANY IS UNDER MY WATCH, IT'LL NEVER BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED BECAUSE I KNOW ULTIMATELY WHAT THE MISSION AND SCOPE OF WHAT WE DO AND THE REACH THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHAT THE STAFF AND THIS BOARD.
THAT'S OUR GOAL AND THAT'S OUR MISSION, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY KID THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS HAS OPTED TO DO THAT, WHETHER THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT OR NOT. WE NEVER TURN A KID AWAY.
AND THAT'S THANKS IN PART TO A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THIS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR TODAY, OK, NEXT, WE'RE ENTERING INTO THE PUBLIC ADDRESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND WE HAVE TWO
[PUBLIC ADDRESS]
FOLKS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO DO THAT TODAY.AND THE FIRST IS ANJEL ROBERTS.
ANJEL ARE YOU HERE TODAY? OK. THEN THE SECOND PERSON IS MR. JAMES SCHENCK. MR. SCHENCK. AND WHILE HE'S COMING UP, I'LL JUST REMIND YOU, THE RULES ARE OR THE GUIDELINES ARE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
GET A BEEP AT TWO MINUTES, 30 SECONDS.
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NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S YOUR TOPIC NEEDS TO STICK TO SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA.AND DUE TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN TALK BACK TO YOU.
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE THE SPEECH? MAYBE.
YOU KNOW ALL THE GUIDELINES. WE CAN START THAT ISN'T THAT A GOOD THING.
KIDS INC'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
IT'S A THING THAT IS THE ROOTS OF A GOOD PROGRAM.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD YOU ALL MADE IT BACK.
TODAY I'VE GOT SOMETHING I DON'T NORMALLY READ, BUT I'M READING TODAY.
AND IT'S ABOUT THE ABUSE OF POWER BY OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
IS IT RELATED TO ITEM 2C MR. SCHENCK? YES, IT IS.
WELL, YOU YOU LISTEN THEN YOU'LL HEAR.
AS WE ALL KNOW, OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE CITY'S CITIZENS OF AMARILLO AND MAKE DECISIONS DAILY TO RUN THE CITY.
AND IT'S A TOUGH JOB. THEY HAVE A COLLECTIVE POWER TO DO MANY THINGS.
AND CITIZENS HOPE FOR GOOD CHOICES.
THE LATEST PROPOSAL TYING IT BACK INTO THE ELECTION THINGS AND THINGS WE'RE DOING IS TO BUILD A NEW CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX AT A PRICE OF AROUND 330 MILLION DOLLARS.
AND TO BE PAID FOR WITH THE LARGEST SINGLE BOND IN AMARILLO HISTORY ABOUT A 40 PERCENT INCREASE OVER THE CITY TAX RATE TO COVER THE COSTS OF THE BOND.
IN ORDER TO REACH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTERS, COMMON SENSE WOULD PUT THIS BOND ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER OF 2020 AT A MINIMAL COST WHERE IT'S SHARED WITH THE STATE NATIONAL ALREADY PLANNED, AND THAT WILL BRING OUT ABOUT FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND VOTES AS IT DID IN NOVEMBER OF 2016.
HOWEVER, OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE PUSHING TO HOLD THEIR ELECTION IN MAY OF 2020 AS REASON WE'RE GETTING THESE ELECTION MACHINES RIGHT NOW.
WHEN HISTORICAL VOTER PARTICIPATION IS SO MUCH LOWER.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND IN MAY OF '19.
THIS IS AN ABUSE OF POWER, AN ATTEMPT, IN MY OPINION, TO MANIPULATE THE VOTE BECAUSE OF NOT GOING AFTER THE LARGEST SECTION OF PARTICIPATION, WHICH WOULD BE A NATIONAL AND A BIG TIME ELECTION. OUR CITY LEADERS CLAIM TO BE DOING WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT THEM TO DO.
YET THEY HAVE BASICALLY ELIMINATED PUBLIC COMMENT AND SNEAK ONE IN EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AND NOW THEY WANT TO VOTE FOR THE BIGGEST BOND EVER TO BE HELD WHEN VOTER PARTICIPATION WILL BE THE LOWEST.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE POWER DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD USE THAT.
YOU SHOULD SEEK THE BIGGEST PARTICIPATION.
GET THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY IN MAY.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU TRULY WANT TO SEE WHAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CITIZENS WANT.
A NOVEMBER ELECTION TIME IS IMPERATIVE.
THANK YOU. OK, MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 1 A.
[A. Review agenda items for regular meeting and attachments;]
ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO REVIEW.COUNCIL. I HAVE ONE ITEM, BUT ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO ANYTHING ON THEM.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA THAT YOU NEED QUESTIONS OR FURTHER INFORMATION ON.
MR. CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU CLARIFY FOR US HOW THAT LEASE IS GOING TO WORK AND WHAT OUR OBLIGATIONS ARE? WE DO HAVE TO HAVE MAKE PLANS FOR AN ELECTION IF WE ARE CONSIDERING HAVING AN ELECTION IN MAY.
HOWEVER, WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH HART INTERCIVIC, WHICH IS THE EQUIPMENT PROVIDER, SHOULD AN ELECTION NOT BE CALLED, WE DON'T HAVE THE THE LEASE IS TERMINATED. SO IF COUNCIL DECIDES NOT TO DO AN ELECTION, THE ACTION THAT WE'RE TAKING TODAY WILL JUST GO AWAY.
SO THIS JUST MAKES SURE THAT IF WE DO CALL AN ELECTION THAT WE HAVE MADE, TAKING ALL THE STEPS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN ELECTION.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE HAD SIX MONTHS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT HERE.
WHEN WE COUNT THAT MY HEAD FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS CERTAINLY OUR INTENT THAT EVERY VOTER WOULD BE ABLE TO COME IN MAY AND VOTE.
ONE OF THE THINGS NOT MENTIONED BY THE COMMENTER IS THE COST OF WAITING IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION COSTS GO UP.
AND SO EVEN IF YOU WERE TO ALLOW A 1 PERCENT COST INCREASE ON A $330 MILLION PROJECT,
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THAT THAT'S MILLIONS, THAT'S SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS.AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE DATA TO SHOW IN OUR LOCAL AREA THAT THE COST INCREASE OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS IS IS GREATER THAN 1 PERCENT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A MATTER OF LOOKING AT THE TOTALITY OF ALL OF THE DATA IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICE THERE.
ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON ITEM 2C? I'M SORRY, SIR. WE NEED TO MOVE ON AND GO ON TO ITEM 1B.
[B. Reports and updates from City Councilmembers serving on outside Boards: Amarillo Local Government Corporation; Convention and Visitors Council; and]
REPORTS AND UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVING ON OUTSIDE BOARDS.DO WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE AMARILLO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION? YES, I DO. THANK YOU.
WE MET LAST YEAR, DECEMBER 18TH.
YEAH, HE'S GOT US WITH A JOKE THERE.
WE'LL REPORT REVIEW SOME REPORTS.
THE HOTEL MANAGER EMBASSY SUITES WAS THERE AND GAVE A WONDERFUL REPORT.
THEY HAVE 87 PERCENT OCCUPANCY HE SAYS.
I THINK CITY-WIDE OCCUPANCY IS AROUND 70 PERCENT.
HE MENTIONED THAT A STEAK RESTAURANT WILL BE COMPLETED.
LOS BREEZES SUPPOSED TO OPEN JANUARY 27, WHICH IS PRETTY QUICK.
CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN, HOWARD, JANUARY 27TH? JANUARY 27TH.
IS A STEAK RESTAURANT IN THE HOTEL? YES. AND THEN IF YOU WERE IN THE HOTEL BEFORE.
THE BALLPARK OPEN WHERE THEY HAVE A STORE, THEY SOLD [INAUDIBLE] GEAR.
IN THAT LOCATION, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A STARBUCKS IN THE FUTURE.
SO THESE THINGS ARE GONNA HELP THE HOTEL.
THEY WERE VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF ONE OF THEIR COMPETITORS.
AND THAT'S THE BARFIELD BUILDING.
THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT BECAUSE WHEN CONVENTIONS COME AND THEY HAVE A BIG GROUP, THEY CAN HANDLE EVERYBODY.
SO THEY WELCOME THIS COMPETITION.
IT'LL BE GOOD FOR DOWNTOWN TO HAVE HOTEL SPACE.
AND THEN THE NEXT SUBJECT IS A PARKING GARAGE, RETAIL.
BOB GARRETT ATTENDED THE MEETING AND HE INVITED I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS COBY MARTIN, THE OWNER OF JOE TACOS, WHICH IS LEASED TO SPACE.
AND THEY'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF THE STUFF WITH THE CITY TO BUILD THAT.
AND THEIR GOAL IS TO FINISH THAT BY MAY 1ST, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE BASEBALL SEASON STARTS.
TONY [INAUDIBLE] WAS AT OUR MEETING AND HE CAME AND WAS PROBABLY EVERYBODY HEAR KNOWS THEY WON EVERY AWARD THEY CAN POSSIBLY WIN EVEN THOUGH THEY WENT TO THE NINTH INNING BY X GAME TO DO IT.
HE'S HE'S WORRIED ABOUT THE EXPECTATION OF THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S PRETTY HIGH. IT IS PRETTY HIGH.
I THINK IT NEEDS TO REMAIN THAT WAY.
HE'S COME IN IN THAT IN HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND HE'S BEEN IN THE BASEBALL BUSINESS FOR DECADES, 25 OR 30 YEARS.
I THINK. BUT HE SAID THE LAST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE WINNING TEXAS LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WAS 18 YEARS AGO.
SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY.
PHILLIP WELLMAN. HIS EXPERIENCE DOING SOMETHING LIKE WINNING THE TEXAS LEAGUE WAS TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.
I STILL EXPECT THEM TO DO IT AGAIN.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING.
THEN WE HAD OFFICER ELECTIONS.
JOHN [INAUDIBLE] HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT HERE.
HE'S ATTENDED 67 MEETINGS OF THE LGC.
BUT WE ELECTED A NEW PRESIDENT, AND THAT WAS MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE] WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT.
SO HE'S MOVED UP TO PRESIDENT.
AND THEN VICE PRESIDENT WE ELECTED ALFONSO [INAUDIBLE].
NO. THAT COMPLETES THE OFFICERS.
[INAUDIBLE] USED TO SERVE AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER.
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BUT NANCY TANNER IS TAKING HAS TAKEN HER PLACE AND SHE'S ATTENDED HER SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER. SO THE LAST THING WE DID WAS EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. SO I'M THROUGH.WELL, WE HOPE IT WAS PRODUCTIVE.
DR. SAUER, ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? IT WAS AN EXCELLENT SUMMARY.
THANK YOU. ACTUALLY, I WAS AT ANOTHER MEETING.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THIS END OF THE TABLE ABOUT THAT? OK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THE CBC ENDED UP NOT MEETING, CORRECT? COUNCIL MEMBER. SO WE WILL PASS ON THAT REPORT.
ANYTHING THAT WE NEED MOVING ON TO ITEM 1 C TO REQUEST FOR A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM OR ANY
[C. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager.]
REPORTS. SEEING NOTHING WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.[2. CONSENT ITEMS]
ANYTHING THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED OFF FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION COUNCIL.HEARING NOTHING, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH THE 50 VOTE.
[A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 7835: (Contact: Cris Valverde, Assistant Director of Planning and Development Services) This item is the first reading and public hearing of an ordinance rezoning Lot 1, Block 35, The Colonies Unit No. 62 in Section 40, Block 9, BS&F Survey, Randall County, Texas, plus one-half of all bounding streets, alleys, and public way to change from Agricultural District to Residential District 1. (Vicinity: Liberty Circle and Continental Parkway.)]
ITEM 3 A IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 7835.MR. CITY MANAGER. CRIS VALVERDE TO PRESENT THE ITEM FOR US.
MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON.
ORDINANCE 7835 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING TO CONSIDER THE REZONING OF LOT 1 BLOCK 35 THE COLONIES UNIT NUMBER SIXTY TWO.
IT'S LOCATED IN SECTION 40 BLOCK 9 BS&F SURVEY.
IT'S LOCATED IN RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IT'S PROPOSED TO CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 1.
THE VICINITY IS LIBERTY CIRCLE AND CONTINENTAL PARKWAY.
THE SLIDE NOW BEING DISPLAYED ILLUSTRATES ADJACENT ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT.
ADJACENT ZONING CONSIST OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 1 TO THE NORTH, EAST AND WEST, AND RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 2 TO THE SOUTH.
ADJACENT LAND USES CONSIST OF UNDEVELOPED LAND TO THE WEST AND SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES IN ALL OTHER DIRECTIONS.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IMPACT ON AREA ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AS WELL AS CONFORMANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNIT CONCEPT PLAN ARE ALL ANALYZED WHEN CONSIDERING APPROPRIATENESS OF A PARTICULAR REQUEST.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAPS RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT TYPE FOR THIS AREA'S PARKS AND RECREATION. CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TYPE CONSIST OF PUBLIC PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND JOINT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT RECREATION AREAS.
THIS DESIGNATION WAS GIVEN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRACT AS WELL AS LAND TO THE WEST WAS FEATURE WAS A FUTURE SCHOOL SITE FOR THE AMARILLO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AT ONE TIME.
AS SUCH, AGRICULTURAL ZONING HAS REMAINED FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WHEREAS THE JUST MENTIONED RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT TYPES ARE ALLOWED WITHIN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
THAT SAID, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SINCE SOLD THE LAND TO A HOME DEVELOPER AND A MAJORITY OF THE LAND HAS EITHER BEEN REZONING OR PLATTED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. THIS TRACK REPRESENTS THE LAST REMAINING TRACK TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THESE PARTICULAR RESIDENTIAL PRODUCTS.
CONSIDERING SCHOOL RELATED USES ARE NO LONGER PLANNED FOR THIS AREA, LAND WEST, ONCE OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAS EITHER BEEN REZONE OR PLATTED FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES.
IT IS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S OPINION THAT CONSIDERATION AS TO THE RECOMMENDED DEVELOPMENT TYPE IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WITH REGARDS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD UNIQUE CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT THIS CONCEPT CALLS FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE LOCATED IN WORD TOWARDS THE CENTER OR MIDDLE OF THE SECTION.
THE PROPOSED ZONING AND AND RESULTING RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT REPRESENT AN IDEAL SITUATION WHEN LOOKING AT THIS PARTICULAR CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS REQUEST.
TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST.
CONSIDERING ALL THAT THAT WAS MENTIONED, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WAS OF THE OPINION THAT THE REQUEST WILL NOT CREATE ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON SURROUNDING ZONING AND OR DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA AND REPRESENTS A LOGICAL CONTINUATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT IN THE AREA.
THEREFORE, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONERS RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS PRESENTED.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CRIS? THANK YOU, CRIS. AT THIS TIME WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER, IS ANYONE PRESENT WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR, ON OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF SO, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE PODIUM.
SEEING NO ONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO ADOPT ON ITS NUMBER 78 35 FOR THE REZONING IN THE VICINITY OF LIBERTY CIRCLE AND CONTINENTAL PARKWAY.
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IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 7835.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL? QUESTIONS? ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT ITEM PASSES WITH A 5 0 VOTE.
[B. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT A BUS AND BUS FACILITIES (5339 PROGRAM) GRANT APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING OF AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT: (Contact: Christopher Quigley, Assistant Transit Director) This item is a public hearing and resolution to submit a Bus and Bus Facilities (5339 Program) Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Transportation in the amount of $212,749 and to the Texas Department of Transportation in the amount of $42,550 on behalf of the City of Amarillo.]
ITEM 3 B IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT A BUS AND BUS FACILITIES GRANT.APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STATE FUNDING TO AMARILLO CITY TRANSIT.
MR. CITY MANAGER. THIS IS A APPLICATION THAT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING TO DESIGN THE NEW THE CITY'S NEW MULTIMODAL TRANSIT FACILITY AND CITY TRANSIT HUB.
WE'VE GOT CHRIS [INAUDIBLE], WHO'S THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRANSIT, TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION. BUT THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
WELCOME, CHRISTOPHER. THANK YOU.
SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE CONDUCTED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR FUNDING UNDER ALL FIFTY THREE THIRTY NINE BUS AND BUS FACILITIES GRANT. THE CITY WILL BE APPLYING FOR $212,749 IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND $42,550 IN TDC CREDITS THAT WILL GO TOWARD OUR LOCAL MATCH.
THESE FUNDS WILL BE COMBINED WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED APPROVED FEDERAL FUNDING AND LOCAL CIP FUNDS TO DESIGN, ENGINEER AND SATISFY FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIMODAL TERMINAL WHICH WILL BE USED BY THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND LOOK FOR FUNDING AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BY THE FTAE TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE ON WITH THIS PROJECT WITH BUILDING THAT MULTI-MODAL TERMINAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS? CHRIS, JUST TO CLARIFY FOR ANYBODY WHO'S NOT BEEN WATCHING, THE PROGRESS OF THIS IT PRE-DATED US AS A COUNCIL ON IMPROVING OUR BUS SERVICES TO CITIZENS, AND THIS IS JUST FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE TRANSIT STUDY THAT WAS DONE PROBABLY 16 17 AND CARRYING OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A BETTER MULTIMODAL.
YES MA'AM. WE NEED SOMETHING THAT WILL SERVICE OUR PASSENGERS AND ACCOMMODATE THE NEW ROUTE STRUCTURE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
SO THAT'S JUST CONTINUING IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM OVERALL BETTER FOR OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY OF AMARILLO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM B NO WE HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING, DON'T WE? THERE SHE WAS. THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WANTS TO SPEAK FOR, ON OR AGAINST THIS MATTER? IF SO, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AT THE PODIUM.
DO WE HAVE A POLICY ON IF SOMEONE HAS ALREADY SPOKEN? WHAT IS OUR POLICY ON THAT? IF THEY'VE SPOKEN ON THE ITEM IN QUESTION ALREADY.
YOU DIDN'T YOU'LL THREE MINUTES SIR.
I'M TRYING TO KNOW WHAT THE RULES ARE.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I NEEDED A REFRESHER ON THAT, TOO.
WHERE? YOU ALL DECIDED WHERE THIS MULTIMODAL TRANSITION WILL BE YET.
WHAT LOCATION IN THE CITY HAVE YOU ALL? I MEAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING PRINTED OR ANYTHING.
WHERE? A PRELIMINARY LAND SITE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT THE CITY DOESN'T OWN THAT LAND.
WE HAVE IT WAS BOUGHT BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND DONATED TO THE CITY.
SO THAT OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.
EXCUSE ME? OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY.
SO, YES, WE HAVE A SITE IDENTIFIED.
AND IF YOU WANT LOCATION, MAYBE CHRIS COULD GIVE YOU MORE OR CHRIS COULD GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THAT IS.
AN ADDRESS. YEAH, AND I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GET WITH CHRIS AFTER THE MEETING.
THERE WAS ANY DISCUSSION AT THE COUNCIL CONNECT AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS AND THOSE PEOPLE WERE AGAINST WHERE YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT.
WELL. BUT IT WAS WE DISCUSSED IT WITH THEM THAT NIGHT.
SO. CHRIS IS HAPPY TO STEP OUT WITH YOU IF YOU WANT TO GIVE YOU THE ADDRESS.
OK. ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FOR ON OR AGAINST THE ITEM? OK. THEN WE'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER AT THE TIME AND ENTERTAIN THE MOTION. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A BUS AND BUS FACILITIES GRANT APPLICATION TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $212,000, $749 INTO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,550.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO.
SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL, SECONDED BY DR.
SAUER TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
SO. WE HAD PUT IN A GRANT APPLICATION, RIGHT, FOR THE REALLY BIG ONE THAT WOULD PAY FOR
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THE BUILDING OF IT, AND WE FELL SHORT ON THAT ONE.AND I BELIEVE THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY IS RELATED TO IT.
CAN I ASK THIS QUESTION? ARE WE COMING BACK AROUND TO REDO THAT ONE MORE TIME.
THE FACILITY THAT THIS WILL DESIGN IS WE HAVE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. WE HAVE ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN SUBMIT THAT WHILE WE'RE STILL FALL INTO THE POPULATION CATEGORY, THEY'LL QUALIFY US FOR THAT GRANT.
THAT WILL BE WE'LL LEARN WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE BEEN FUNDED FOR THAT SO THAT THIS COULD DESIGN COULD BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE WE'LL LEARN WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION ON THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE GONNA DO TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, 2020.
SO THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD BEGIN USING THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ON 2B KEEP DRAWING IT BACK TO THAT FOR BRIAN'S BENEFIT TO WOULD START IN EARLY 2021 OR AS SOON AS WE COULD GET A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BID SELECTED AND APPROVED.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST STAYING STAGNANT, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS TERMINAL AND THE THINGS THAT THE CITY REALLY RISE TO HAVE.
THE DESIGN THAT THIS IS GOING TO FACILITATE AND FUND WILL BE UTILIZED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION. IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL OR NOT.
IT WILL PROVIDE A DESIGN THAT WE CAN CONSTRUCT IN 2021 OR LATE 2010, BEGINNING IN LATE 2020 OR EARLY 2021.
SO WE HAVE IT. WE'RE JUST MOVING RIGHT ON AHEAD.
CORRECT. WE'RE NOT WASTING ANY TIME.
GOOD. GOOD. I GUESS THAT WAS REALLY THE POINT OF MY QUESTION.
RIGHT. RIGHT. WE'RE NOT. DID THE DESIGN, THE APPLICATION, ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS WON'T COST US ANY TIME TOWARD THE PROJECT.
IT REALLY IS JUST GOING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE FEDERAL FUNDING COMING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT TO BUILD WHAT'S DESIGNED THROUGH THIS GRANT.
HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES WITH A 50 VOTE.
[C. CONSIDER AWARD - CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION #5 (3200 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET): (Contact: Jerry Danforth, Facilities Director) Plains Builders - $3,477,858.00 This award is for the construction contract to Plains Builders for the construction of the new Fire Station #5 located at 3200 South Washington Street. This project is bond funded as authorized in the November 2016 election for Proposition 2.]
ITEM 3 C IS CONSIDERING THE AWARD FOR A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT RELATED TO FIRE STATION NUMBER FIVE. MR. CITY MANAGER. WE'VE GOT OUR FACILITIES DIRECTOR, JERRY DANFORTH HERE TO PRESENT THE ITEM.JUST WANT TO COMMEND JERRY AND THE WORK OF HIM AND HIS TEAM.
WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH ALL THE BIDS ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S BEEN AN IMPORTANT PROJECT BEING ONE OF THE BIGGER FIRE STATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR FLEET OF STATIONS. AND IT'S AN EXPANDED STATION THAT CAME IN SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER BUDGET.
WELL, THIS THIS ALLOWS US TO MOVE AHEAD WITH 2 PROJECTS.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO FAST TRACK THIS.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT ALLOWED US TO STAY WITHIN BUDGET ON THIS DUE TO THE ACCELERATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
SO THE PROJECT IS GOING TO COME IN UNDER BUDGET.
WE WILL BE DOING DEMOLITION ON THE OLD EXISTING FIRE STATION FIVE AND THEN NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO COMPANY STATION THERE, TWO STOREY STRUCTURE.
THE FACILITY WILL LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO OUR STATION 3 AND FIRE STATION 9 THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY COMPLETED.
WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO START ON IT AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH.
AS FAR AS NEW CONSTRUCTION BEGINNING.
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO TO OUR STATION 5 NOW? WHERE WOULD THEY BE? I ASSUME THEY'RE HAVING TO BE RELOCATED.
THE CHIEF HAS RELOCATED THE GROUP FROM FIRE STATION FIVE TO THE OLD FIRE STATION NINE.
THEY'RE NOW FUNCTIONING OUT OF THAT AT WESTERN STREET.
AND SO I WILL LET THE CHIEF RESPOND TO ANY MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS.
BUT THEY'RE STILL FULLY FUNCTIONAL.
THEIR RESPONSE TIMES AREN'T GREATLY AFFECTED BY THIS.
AND REALLY, IT'S AN ADDITIONAL SCOPE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW STATION, WITH IT BECOMING A COMPANY STATION.
MORE QUESTIONS. JERRY, YOUR TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB IN MAINTAINING ALL THE THINGS THAT HEAVY LOAD THAT WE PUT ON YOUR SHOULDERS, SO WE ARE EXCITED THAT THIS CONTRACT CAME IN UNDER BUDGET.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE NOTE AND TELL YOU I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON THAT AND THE WAY YOUR TEAM WORKS ON EVERY PROJECT TO BRING IT IN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S A THEME YOU'LL SEE IN THE NEXT ITEM AS WELL.
IF WE HAD NOT MOVED, STATION FIVE WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO BE CONSTRUCTED FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS. FOR TWO MORE YEARS.
SO IF WE HAD NOT MOVED IT, GIVEN THE RATE OF INCREASE INFLATION WE'VE SEEN IN CONSTRUCTION PRICES RECENTLY AND REALLY OVER THE LAST NUMBER YEARS, WE KNOW THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE UNLESS COUNCIL HAD HAD ALLOWED US TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. SO. OKAY.
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DO HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM 3C? YES, MA'AM. MAYOR, I MOVE TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO PLAINS BUILDERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,477,858 TO PLAINS BUILDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER FIVE LOCATED AT THIRTY TWO HUNDRED SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET.SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS TO APPROVE THIS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION COUNCIL? HEARING NONE, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? IT PASSES WITH A 5 0 VOTE.
[D. CONSIDER AWARD - CONSTRUCTION OF ANIMAL MANAGEMENT & WELFARE OBSERVATION BUILDING (3501 SOUTH OSAGE STREET): (Contact: Jerry Danforth, Facilities Director) Tri-State General Contractors Group, Inc. - $1,461,878.06 This award is for the construction contract to Tri-State General Contractors Group, Inc. for the construction of the new AM&W Observation Building located at 3501 South Osage Street. This project is bond funded as authorized in the November 2016 election for Proposition 2.]
ITEM 3D IS TO CONSIDER AGAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARD WITH REGARD TO THE ANIMAL MANAGEMENT WELFARE OBSERVATION BUILDING.MR. CITY MANAGER. NOW THIS IS THE ALMOST THE LAST PROJECT AND PROP 2.
SO WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE CONCLUSION OR THE COMPLETION OF ALL OF OUR PROJECTS IN PROP 2 AT LEAST ONCE WE FINISH THESE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY.
JERRY, TELL US ABOUT THE ANIMAL MANAGEMENT WELFARE OBSERVATION BUILDING.
THIS STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED BASICALLY TO BRING US KIND OF INTO THE MODERN AGE, SO TO SPEAK. THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY QUARANTINE AND OBSERVE ANIMALS THAT ARE COLLECTED BY THE HUMANE OR BY ANIMAL MANAGEMENT.
IT ALLOWS US TO WHAT WE DID IN ORDER TO BRING THIS BACK IN BUDGET.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER IN PROP 2, WE HAD FOUR DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE. WE COMBINED ALL OF THOSE INTO ONE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
AND IN DOING SO, WAS ABLE TO REALIZE THE SAVINGS OF IT BRINGS US ANNUAL ABOUT 150000 UNDER WHAT WE WERE BUDGETED FOR FOR THAT PROJECT.
SO PULLING THOSE TOGETHER, THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO ENHANCE HOUSING FOR EMPLOYEES AS FAR AS CONFERENCE ROOM AND TRAINING SPACE.
IT ALLOWS US TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT HAS MINOR HOSPITAL KEPT CAPACITY FOR SOME OF THE VETERINARY USES AS WELL.
AND THEN A QUARANTINE AREA AND A BITE AREA AS WELL AS OUT OUTDOOR EXERCISE AREAS AS WELL.
YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO TRI STATE GENERAL CONTRACTORS GROUP INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,461,878.06 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ANIMAL MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE OBSERVATION BUILDING, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 3501 SOUTH OSAGE STREET.
JERRY IS GOING TO NEED THAT SIXTH SENSE BY THE WAY, YOU CAN'T FINISH IT WITHOUT THAT.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SAUER TO APPROVE THIS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.
ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ABOUT IT? YES, ONE QUESTION.
THIS BOND PROPOSITION CAME ALONG THREE YEARS AGO.
WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE STAFF SINCE THEN SO DOES THE CURRENT STAFF? WANT THIS FACILITY? YES. WE'VE TALKED TO THE DIRECTOR AND SHE IS VERY NEEDFUL OF THE SPACE.
KEVIN CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO A LITTLE BIT.
OH, ACTUALLY, DR. WRUBEL'S HERE.
INSTEAD OF ME SPEAKING FOR YOU.
SO, DR. WRUBEL, THE QUESTION IS DO YOU.
ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS PLAN AND BELIEVE THAT THIS FACILITY IS NEEDED AT ANIMAL MANAGEMENT? YES.
RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE A PROPER QUARANTINE SPACE, WHICH MEANS AND LIKE HEARD HEALTH, BASICALLY, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE PETS THAT THEY CAN GET EACH OTHER SICK.
SO WE'RE OFF AND TREATING FOR UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN PARTICULAR.
SO HAVING A QUARANTINE SPACE ALLOWS US TO MEET BEST PRACTICES.
IN ADDITION OUR BY QUARANTINES AND OUR DANGEROUS ANIMALS AND OUR CRUELTY CASES.
BEST PRACTICE WOULD ALSO BE THAT THOSE ARE HOUSED SAFELY AND OUT OF VIEW OF THE PUBLIC.
AND RIGHT NOW, THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH THE FACILITY THAT WE HAVE.
SO JUST TO REDUCE CONFUSION ABOUT FAMILIES THAT ARE OUT THERE TO LOOK FOR ANIMALS.
AND FOR SAFETY. YEAH, FOR SAFETY, HAVING DANGEROUS ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT KIND OF A SAFETY. WELL, THERE'S THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SAFETY NET BY HAVING A BETTER ONE AND WITH CRUELTY CASES.
THOSE ANIMALS ARE EVIDENCE AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE WANT TO STEAL THEM.
YOU KNOW, IN FIGHTING DOG CASES AND THINGS LIKE THAT OR ALSO JUST BEING OUT OF PUBLIC
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VIEW IF THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO SEE THAT MIGHT COME OUR WAY THAT ARE TOUGH FOR THE PUBLIC.SO BASICALLY IT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME SPACE IN THE FACILITY ALSO FOR WE.
WE HAVE A SECOND VET RIGHT NOW ON CONTRACT.
BUT SO THEY CAN KIND OF WORK IN TANDEM.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO THIS WILL HELP.
WRUBEL? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, HOWARD.
WRUBEL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR EXPLANATION.
OK, SO IT IS NEEDED, BUT IT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
OK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED PASSES WITH A 5 0 VOTE.
[E. CONSIDER APPROVAL - PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY SURFACING FOR SAM HOUSTON PARK: (Contact: Michael Kashuba, Director of Parks and Recreation) Awarded to Exerplay, Inc. - $149,187.69 This item is for the purchase and installation of playground equipment and safety surfacing at Sam Houston Park to replace the existing playground.]
ITEM 3E IS TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN SAFETY SURFACING FOR SAM HOUSTON PARK.MR. CITY MANAGER. MICHAEL [INAUDIBLE], THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS RECREATION, TO TELL US ABOUT IT. MICHAEL. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO AWARD THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY SURFACING FOR SAM HOUSTON PARK TO EXTRA PLAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $149,187.69 THEY WERE SELECTED FROM BY BOARD CONTRACT 592-19.
AND THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT COMES FROM CDBG FUNDS.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AND THEN KIND OF WHAT THE RENDERING OF THE NEW PLAYGROUND WOULD LOOK LIKE.
OK. SO THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND IT WAS ACTUALLY INSTALLED IN NINETEEN EIGHTY SEVEN. WE SELECTED THIS ONE FOR REPLACEMENT BASED ON AGE, CONDITION AND LOCATION AND THE AVAILABLE FUNDING.
PARK MAINTENANCE WILL ACTUALLY ASSIST WITH THIS PROJECT.
THEY'LL DO THE DEMOLITION AND THE REMOVAL OF THE SURFACE MATERIAL AND THEN EXTRA PLAY WILL COME IN AND INSTALL THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
SO THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE OUR PARK MAINTENANCE STAFF HAS DONE SOME MAINTENANCE WORK TO MAKE IT CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. SOME OF THOSE DECKS HAVE ACTUALLY CONTINUED OR STARTED TO FAIL.
AND SO WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS.
THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF GRAFFITI AND DAMAGE TO THOSE TUBE STRUCTURES.
AND SO THIS IS IS ONE OF THOSE PLAYGROUNDS THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BASED ON AGE, CONDITION AND LOCATION.
YEAH. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE IN THAT AGE RANGE OF ABOUT 1987.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE THIS ONE WITH THOSE CDBG FUNDS.
THAT KIND OF LONGER THAN WHAT YOU'D USUALLY EXPECT THE PLAYGROUND.
AND SO THIS IS A RENDERING OF WHAT THE PROPOSED PLAYGROUND WOULD LOOK LIKE BASED ON THE LOCATION THAT SAM HOUSTON, WE WANT TO KEEP IT KIND OF THEME THAT WAY.
SO THE FLAKE STRUCTURE WOULD ACTUALLY LOOK MORE LIKE A TREEHOUSE.
THE COLORS WOULD MATCH IN WITH THE SURROUNDINGS AND REALLY TRYING TO MAKE IT FIT WITHIN THAT SPACE. AND SO THIS IS A ONE PICTURE OF IT.
ANOTHER PICTURE, THERE'S MULTIPLE SLIDES.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S THREE BAYS OF SWINGS TWO THAT ARE BUCKETED.
THERE'S SOME CLIMBING APPARATUS.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO YOU. I'LL SHOW YOU THIS PICTURE HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS ONE AREA WITHIN THIS PROJECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE POURED IN PLACE SURFACING, AND THAT'S TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO GET TO THE TRANSFER STATION TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS AN ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND.
THE REST OF THE SURFACING WOULD BE ENGINEERED WOOD FIBERS.
AND THAT'S THE PICTURES THAT WE HAVE OF THE RENDERING.
SO ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
THE QUESTION ON THE THE FLOOR SURFACE, YOU SAID ENGINEERED WOODFIBER.
WOODFIBER. I'M JUST GONNA WHAT'S THERE NOW AND HOW HAS THE INDUSTRY CHANGED SAFETY WISE AND WHY WE'RE PUTTING THAT DOWN INSTEAD OF WHAT'S THERE.
SO WHAT CURRENTLY IS OUT THERE IS GRAVEL, AND THAT IS NO LONGER AN ACCEPTABLE SURFACE.
OBVIOUSLY, FROM AN ACCESSIBILITY STANDPOINT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT WITH PLAYGROUND DESIGN THAT PEOPLE DON'T CONSIDER IS NOT ONLY THE CHILDREN USING THE FACILITIES, BUT ALSO GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH WITH ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS.
SO POURED IN PLACE IS ONE OF THE SURFACES THAT'S PREFERRED.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S AN EXPENSIVE COST THAT GOES WITH THAT.
ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER IS SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN IT AND KEEP THE SURFACE ACCESSIBLE.
AND SO FROM A MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT, WE FEEL LIKE THE ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER IS THE BEST CHOICE AT THIS POINT, ASIDE FROM THE POURED IN PLACE AT LEAST TO THAT TRANSFER STATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MICHAEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM E.
MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY SURFACING FOR SAM HOUSTON PARK TO EXERPLAY INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF
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$149,187.69. SECOND.IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYS TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THIS PARK EQUIPMENT.
ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? IT'S INTERESTING. HOW DOES IT END UP BEING ABLE TO BE PAID FOR WITH CDBG FUNDING JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? COMING TO THE MICROPHONE IS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KEVIN STARBUCK.
THANK YOU. CDBG FUNDS CAN BE USED IN ANY OF THE AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED UNDER THE CDBG ACTION PLAN. SAM HOUSTON PARK IS FALLS WITHIN THOSE AREAS AS PART OF THE SAN JACINTO AREA. SO IT'S RIGHT IN THAT ONE OF THE DISADVANTAGED AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE CDBG FUNDS CAN BE EXPENDED FOR THAT.
AND IN THE PAST WE'VE USED CDBG FUNDS FOR PARK REPLACEMENT'S AND PARK ACTIVITIES.
AND THERE WAS SOME LEGACY FUNDS FROM 2014 2015 THAT WERE NOT EXPENDED BY OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAD BEEN AWARDED THAT WHICH AFFORDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE THIS PARTICULAR PLAY STRUCTURE AT THIS TIME.
SO I JUST THINK IT'S INTERESTING THAT ACTUALLY HOW CDBG MONEY IS ALLOWED TO BE USED.
I MEAN, JUST BEING THE THREE YEARS ON COUNCIL SO FAR, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A REALLY AS LONG AS IT FALLS WITHIN THE CATEGORIES OF A DISADVANTAGE.
I GUESS PORTION OF TOWN, THEN IT CAN BE USED FOR A LOT OF THINGS TO HELP THAT AREA, WHETHER IT'S REFURBISHING A BUILDING OR WHETHER IT'S BUYING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
THERE TRULY IS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF OPPORTUNITIES.
AS LONG AS IT GOES TO REDEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IT HAS TO BE ON WITH WHEN ONE OF THE DESIGNATED AREAS UNDER OUR ACTION PLAN.
I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. THANKS AGAIN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION ON ITEM E, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? WE'VE GOT A 5 0 VOTE PASSING THAT ONE.
[F. CONSIDER APPROVAL - AMENDMENT NO. 1 FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF DALE STREET AND THE ADJACENT EMBANKMENTS OF MARTIN ROAD LAKE. INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES: (Contact: Kyle Schniederjan, Director of Capital Projects & Development) HDR, Engineering - $217,717.00 Original Agreement $474,614.00 Amendment No. 1 $217,717.00 Amended Agreement $692,331.00 This item approves Amendment No. 1 for engineering services with HDR Engineering, Inc. for the design of Dale Street and the adjacent embankments of Martin Road Lake, including construction phase services.]
ITEM 3F IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF DALE STREET AND THE ADJACENT EMBANKMENTS OF MARTIN ROAD LAKE.ALL RIGHT. BEFORE KYLE GETS GOING, KYLE SCHNEIDERJAN.
DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL WORKS PROJECT AND DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT AS WE HAD THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS BACK IN AUGUST, I THINK IT WAS KYLE WAS IT IN AUGUST AND REALLY WANTED TO EMPHASIZE TO THE COMMUNITY SERVED IN THE AREA THAT WE WERE VERY FOCUSED ON GETTING THIS PROJECT FIXED.
AND THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN SEQUENTIALLY AS WE MOVE THROUGH THOSE PROJECTS. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING UPDATES BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THE PROJECT, THAT WE'RE STAYING, PAYING VERY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO OUR TIMELINE THAT WE PRESENTED TO THEM AT THAT TIME.
SO WE'LL KEEP BRINGING THESE UPDATES.
KYLE GIVE US THIS UPATE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND THAT'S THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
THIS FIRST SLIDE KIND OF HELPS TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
WE DO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC ITEM WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY.
BUT I'M GOING TO KIND OF START WITH A WITH A BROAD VIEW AND BRING THAT DOWN TO TO A RECOMMENDATION ON THE ITEM.
BUT JERRY, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AREA IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACETS FOR IT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
IN FACT, THE ORIGINAL CONSIDERATION HAS SHOWN THIS TIMELINE, YOU KNOW, STARTED BACK IN IN 2012. AND THEN KIND OF THE FIRST AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH MARTIN ROAD LAKE WAS 2013.
AND AS WE MOVE ALONG THROUGH THOSE, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT I WOULD SAY THAT EVERY STEP WE'VE TAKEN HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A STEP FULL FORWARD.
AND YET SOME OF THOSE STEPS WERE CARRIED OUT A LITTLE BETTER THAN OTHERS.
AND SO AS CURRENT STAFF WE'RE AT WHERE WE'RE STANDING NOW, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE PATHWAY FORWARD AND TO MOVE THIS PROJECT INTO INTO AN ACCEPTABLE MANNER.
WE'RE SITTING AT THE SECOND TO LAST KIND OF BOX THERE ON THAT SLIDE THERE, JANUARY OF 2020. AND THAT IS THE SIMULTANEOUS CONSTRUCTION OF A PHASE 1, WHICH IS THE DALE STREET REPAIRS AND DESIGN CONTINUES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHASE 2.
AND I'LL HIGHLIGHT KIND OF WHAT THAT IS FURTHER AS WE MOVE ALONG.
BUT THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT WAY BACK IN 2012, THE ORIGINAL THING WE WERE TRYING TO DO IS TO REMOVE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE STRUCTURES FROM THE FLOODPLAIN ADJACENT TO TO THAT LAKE, THE 100 YEAR FLOOD PLAIN OF THAT LAKE ENDANGERS THOSE, WILL FLOOD THOSE 143 STRUCTURES.
THAT TOTALS TO ABOUT 15 MILLION DOLLARS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY VALUE, NOT NOT TO MENTION THE PUBLIC PROPERTY VALUE OF STREETS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF THAT PROJECT.
IT HAS PROGRESSED THROUGH THIS TIMELINE.
AND AS WE'VE MOVED INTO THESE RECENT PUBLIC MEETINGS, THE THE THE OVERALL GOALS THAT HAVE FALLEN OUT AS OUR TOP PRIORITIES ARE REALLY TWOFOLD, TO REESTABLISH THIS AREA AS AN
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AMENITY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, TO ESTABLISH AN AMENITY THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN USE AND APPRECIATE AND ENJOY.AND SECONDLY, TO OPERATE THAT AS A DRAINAGE UTILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IN FIP, THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.
AND THERE THERE ARE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS A CITY TO TO ACHIEVE AND THAT THOSE FALL OUT VERY, VERY QUICKLY AS OUR MAIN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE OVER THERE.
WHAT WE ENCOUNTERED WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A MASTER PLANNING PROJECT FOR FOR WHAT THAT LAKE TO ACHIEVE THOSE TWO MAJOR GOALS.
AND THE SLIDES INTENTIONALLY BACKWARDS.
SO WE STARTED REALLY WITH PHASE TWO BECAUSE WE KNEW WE NEEDED A MASTER PLANNING EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE AT THE LAKE AND IN AND AROUND THAT AREA.
AND SO WE COMMISSIONED PHASE TWO, THE MASTER PLANNING EFFORT AND STARTED ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY IN AND TRYING TO INCORPORATE THOSE AS THOSE THAT INPUT INTO DESIGN ALTERNATIVES. AND DURING THAT PROCESS, PHASE ONE BECAME A NECESSITY.
BASICALLY, EROSION USE OF THE FACILITY WAS IT WAS VERY ACCELERATED BASED ON THE CONDITION IT WAS LEFT FROM FROM A PREVIOUS STEP FORWARD THAT MAYBE WASN'T CARRIED OUT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. AND SO PHASE ONE BECAME A NECESSITY.
AND THAT NECESSITY IS TO MAKE SOME CRITICAL REPAIRS TO THE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG DALE STREET THAT HAD OBVIOUSLY HAD AN ACCELERATED TIMELINE BECAUSE BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED RIGHT NOW. AND AND WE HAD TO CONSIDER WHAT WE WERE DOING AT DALE STREET COULD NOT BE THAT STEP BACKWARDS THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO AVOID SINCE 2012.
WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE WERE GOING TO DO ON DALE STREET, COORDINATED WITH FUTURE PROJECTS, COORDINATED WITH FUTURE EFFORT, COORDINATED WITH A MASTER PLANNING EFFORT TO TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN CONTRACT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY A DESIGN CONTRACT CONTRACT FOR PHASE TWO, A MASTER PLANNING EFFORT AND MASTER PLANNING PROJECT, AND WE'RE BASICALLY AMENDING THAT CONTRACT TO TO PUT OUR DESIGN ENGINEER IN A IN A CENTRALIZED COORDINATING SPOT WHERE HE CAN HE CAN COORDINATE NOT ONLY DESIGN, BUT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES OF THESE INTERMITTENT IMMEDIATE PROJECTS OF PHASE ONE, SUCH THAT THOSE PROJECTS COORDINATE WITH THE FINAL DESIGN.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT TO OUR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WITH HDR ENGINEERING.
AND THAT ACTION ENSURES THAT HDR IS PUT IN A POSITION TO COORDINATE ALL FUTURE PHASED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE DESIGN ACTIVITIES TO MEET THE ACCELERATED TIMELINE THAT WE NEED, AS WELL AS TO INCORPORATE THESE ALL THE INPUT THAT WE'VE HAD FROM THE PUBLIC THROUGH THESE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO THIS POINT AND MOVING FORWARD AT ALL IN ONE SINGLE CONTRACT.
SO EFFECTIVELY, WE'RE ASKING TO AMEND THE CONTRACT TO ADD THAT RESPONSIBILITY TO HDR ENGINEERING. AS A SIDE, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND THE MOST RECENT PARTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT AT PHASE TWO WERE PUBLIC MEETINGS ON OCTOBER 2ND OR WHERE WE MET AND TALKED WITH RESIDENTS ABOUT THAT.
IT REALLY WAS JUST KIND OF OUR OUR GROUNDBREAKING BRING THE PUBLIC IN AND GET THEIR COMMENTS ON WHAT THEY SEE AS AS THAT AMENITY AND WHAT THE NEEDS OF THAT AMENITY WERE, WHAT THAT NEEDS OF THAT AMENITY ARE.
AND THEN WHAT WE HEARD VERY, VERY CLEARLY WAS ACCESS TO THE WATER.
THEY WANTED A FACILITY WHERE, LIKE MEDI PARK, THEY WANTED A FACILITY THAT WAS MORE LIKE MARTIN MCDONALD LAKE OVER ON ON SOUTH COULTER WHERE WHERE THE PUBLIC COULD ACTUALLY ACCESS TO WATER.
AND SO WHEN WE CAME BACK ON DECEMBER 17TH AND 18TH, WE HAD SOME OPTIONS AVAILABLE, SOME SOME DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT WE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AND HAD A VERY GOOD MEETING ON ON THAT FOR BOTH OF THOSE MEETINGS.
WE DID A NIGHTTIME MEETING ON THE 17TH AND THEN A MIDDLE OF THE DAY KIND OF MEETING ON THE 18TH AND HAD SOME SOME GOOD INTERACTION WITH THOSE TWO DIFFERENT TIMELINES.
SO WE'LL PROBABLY CONTINUE THAT MODEL AS WE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
BUT GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT THOSE AMENITIES AND WHAT THEY WANTED FROM FROM THE LAKE.
AND SO WE'RE WE ARE INCORPORATING ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS INTO A A SINGULAR DESIGN THAT WILL COME BACK AND PRESENT IN OUR PUBLIC MEETING NUMBER FOUR FOR THE PROCESS.
BUT WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THIS AMENDMENT TO CENTRALIZE
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THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION EFFORT INTO ONE SINGULAR ENGINEERING FIRM TO HELP US COORDINATE ALL OF THOSE FACETS TOGETHER.SO WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME FOR THIS CONTRACT? SURE. SO CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE, THE DALE STREET PIECE WILL ACTUALLY START THIS MONTH.
OUR GOAL IS TO KICK OUR CONTRACTOR OFF JANUARY THE 13TH.
SO NEXT WEEK AND ARE BASED ON IF THIS AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, THIS ENGINEER WILL OVERSEE THAT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.
THEY'LL BE OUR CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES.
THEY'LL ACTUALLY DO OUR INSPECTION SERVICES AND OBSERVE THE CONTRACTOR AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR DESIGN DURING THAT PROCESS.
AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE FROM JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST OF NEXT OF NEXT YEAR. SO JANUARY THROUGH AUGUST OF 2020, WILL BE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DALE STREET PHASE ONE PIECE. SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THEY ARE ALREADY AUTHORIZED TO DO KIND OF THE PHASE 2 MASTER PLANNING DESIGN.
AND THAT TIMELINE WILL MAINLY BE THROUGH JANUARY THROUGH JULY.
THIS IS ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE'RE FINISHING UP THIS PHASE ONE.
THEY'LL BE WE'LL BE BIDDING ANTICIPATING TO BE BIDDING THAT THE PHASE 2 PIECES AND AND THE INTENT THERE IS JUST MOVE RIGHT INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER OF 2020.
AND THEN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PHASE COULD BE COULD BE AS MUCH AS 24 MONTHS.
SO THAT COULD TAKE US OUT TO THE END OF 2022 OR SO.
BUT WOULD THIS $200,000 COVER ALL THE TIME PERIOD OF THE SERVICES.
RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EIGHT OR NINE MONTH PERIOD THAT YOU'RE SAYING THROUGH THE WHOLE WHATEVER TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, THIS TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND COVERS. YES, MA'AM.
THE WHOLE PROJECT. YES, MA'AM.
DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANYTHING CHANGING? I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES TO OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.
TYPICALLY, WE HAVE SOME TYPICALLY ON MOST OF OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS WHEN WE GO OUT FOR A PRIVATE ENGINEER.
THOSE CONTRACTS TYPICALLY HAVE SOME CONTINGENCY IN THEM.
GENERALLY, WE GET DOLLARS BACK ON OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS IN THAT OUR CONTRACTORS TYPICALLY ARE FINISHING UP AND OUR ENGINEER HAS LESS WORK THAN THAN THEY ANTICIPATED. SO I HAVE NO I HAVE NO QUALMS TO SAY THAT THIS THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS WILL COMPLETE THE PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND HDR IS ALREADY AUTHORIZED.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALREADY WE ALREADY HAVE A DESIGN CONTRACT AUTHORIZED FOR A START TO DO THE PHASE 2 PIECE.
THEY JUST KIND OF GOT FLIPPED IN HOW WE'RE TURNING THEM OUT IN CONSTRUCTION.
THAT MAKE SENSE? THE AS IT, AS IT'S IDENTIFIED ON YOUR ITEM, THE FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.
TECHNICALLY, ITS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES OF PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT THAT AS I AS I IDENTIFIED IT AND THE TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN THOUSAND IS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE, THE DALE STREET PIECE.
SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THE SCOPE OF WHAT YOU'RE ASKING THEM TO DO HAS EXPANDED AS WELL AS. THE TIMING.
AND THE OTHER PIECE OF THAT IS, YES, THE SCOPE EXPANDED, BUT THEN LIKEWISE I WANT TO TAKE THAT ENGINEER WHO AS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ULTIMATE DESIGN AND WE'VE HAD THESE INTERMEDIATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT THEY'VE THEY'VE POPPED UP THEY'RE ALMOST JUST SHORT OF BEING CALLED EMERGENCY TYPE PROJECTS.
AND I WANT THAT ENGINEER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COORDINATION OF THOSE PROJECTS RELATED TO THE MASTER PROJECT, RELATED TO THE WHOLE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, YOU GOOD? OK. OK.
THANK YOU. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM F? YES, MAYOR. I MOVE TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH HDR ENGINEERING INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $217,717 DOLLARS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE DALE STREET AND THE ADJACENT ADJACENT EMBANKMENTS OF MARTIN ROAD LAKE, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES.
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IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MEMBER POWELL AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH TO APPROVE THIS AMENDMENT.EXCUSE ME. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? CONCERNS? OK, ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR.
ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES WITH A 5 0 VOTE AND IT DOES COMPLETE THE END OF OUR AGENDA WITH REGARD TO THINGS THAT ARE NONEXECUTIVE SESSION.
[G. EXECUTIVE SESSION: City Council may convene in Executive Session to receive reports on or discuss any of the following pending projects or matters: 1) Section 551.071 - Consult with Attorney about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement of same or on a matter in which the attorney's duty to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct conflicts with this chapter. (a) Pending litigation: City of Amarillo vs. Mission Clay Pipe, et al. (b) Discuss property located in the vicinity of East 34th Avenue and South Osage Street. 2) Section 551.072 - Discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, sale, or value of real property and public discussion of such would not be in the best interests of the City's bargaining position: (a) Discuss property located in the vicinity of East 34th Avenue and South Osage Street. (b) Discuss property located in the NE quadrant of the Central Business District. 3) Section 551.087 - Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations; discussion of commercial or financial information received from an existing business or business prospect with which the city is negotiating for the location or retention of a facility, or for incentives the city is willing to extend, or financial information submitted by the same: (a) Discuss property located in the NE quadrant of the Central Business District.]
AND SO I WOULD ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ OUR SPECIAL DISMISSAL LANGUAGE FOR THAT.THANK YOU, MAYOR. PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT CLOSED SESSION OF THE AMARILLO CITY COUNCIL WAS ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY THE 7TH, 2020 AT 2:03 P.M.
UNDER THE FOLLOWING AUTHORITY, SECTION 551.071 CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OF THE SAME, OR IN A MATTER IN WHICH THE ATTORNEY'S DUTY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CONFLICTS WITH HIS CHAPTER DISCUSS PURCHASE OR SECTION 551.072 DISCUSS THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE SALE LEASE VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY WITH PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF SUCH WOULD NOT BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY'S BARGAINING POSITION, SECTION 551.087 DISCUSS COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AN EXISTING BUSINESS OR BUSINESS PROSPECT FOR WHICH THE CITY IS NEGOTIATING FOR THE LOCATION OR RETENTION OF A FACILITY OR FOR INCENTIVES THE CITY IS WILLING TO EXTEND OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE SAME. OK, WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.