[00:00:01] THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD OF THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON THURSDAY, MAY THE 25TH, 2023 AT 7:00 P.M. [A. Regular Meeting] TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. MS. PETEE WILL DO THE INVOCATION AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY AND FOR THE WORK THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY. WE PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU JUST GIVE US THE WISDOM NEEDED TO ENACT EVERYTHING THAT OUR RESPONSIBILITIES HOLD US TO AND BE WITH US TONIGHT IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AT THIS TIME TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HOWEVER, IF YOUR REMARKS PERTAIN TO A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE HOLD THEM UNTIL THAT ITEM AT WHICH TIME THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL SOLICIT YOUR COMMENTS. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED BY STATE LAW FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, BUT MAY TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. ISSUES RAISED MAY BE REFERRED TO CITY STAFF FOR RESEARCH AND POSSIBLE FUTURE ACTION. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD? [4. Consider approval of the December 6, 2022, meeting minutes.] NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE DECEMBER 6TH, 2022 MEETING MINUTES. IF EVERYONE WOULD TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THOSE. DO WE HAVE THOSE ON HERE. IF YOU READ THEM ON YOUR COMPUTER THERE. AND ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ITEM FIVE RECEIVE AN UPDATE AND DISCUSS OUR QUARTERLY ANIMAL [5. Receive an update and discuss the quarterly Animal Shelter report.] SHELTER REPORT. MS. TERRI. [INAUDIBLE] THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE RESPONDED TO 217 COMPLAINTS, IMPOUNDED 63 ANIMALS, 32 OF THOSE WERE STRAY, 26 OWNER SURRENDERED, RESPONDED TO FIVE ANIMAL BITES. WE HAD 13 ANIMALS THAT WERE CLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS, HAD 37 ADOPTIONS AND THREE ANIMALS THAT WERE PULLED BY RESCUE GROUPS. WE EUTHANIZED TWO DOGS, BOTH OF THOSE DUE TO AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER. NO CATS. WE RESPONDED TO 33 WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS ISSUED FOUR PET LICENSES, TWO CITATIONS, AND WE HAD AN AVERAGE KENNEL CAPACITY OF FOUR, WHICH MEANS AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE MONTH, WE HAD ABOUT FOUR EMPTY KENNELS. AND I WILL TELL YOU, THOSE WERE ALL SMALL DOG KENNELS. ALL OF OUR BIG DOG KENNELS HAVE BEEN FULL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SO. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT TYPE OF COMPLAINTS WERE YOU GETTING WITH THE WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS? MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS. IT'S SPRING TIME, SO WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF BABY WILDLIFE, BABY BUNNIES THAT HAVE WASHED OUT OF THEIR NESTS, BABY BIRDS. WE'VE HAD SOME SQUIRRELS, POSSUMS. [00:05:02] ANY KIND OF WILDLIFE. AND WE USUALLY TRANSFER THOSE TO OUR WILDLIFE REHABBER. SO. IT'S SPRINGTIME, SO THAT'S BUSY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS FOR TERRI? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. REAL QUICKLY, A COUPLE OF UPDATES SINCE WE HAVEN'T MET SINCE LAST DECEMBER. WE JUST FINISHED OUR SPRING SHOT CLINIC, 130 SOMEWHERE 135 ANIMALS WERE WERE VACCINATED. SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD FOR US. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN A TWO TRUCK DEPARTMENT, SO WE GOT A NEW TRUCK A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT DOESN'T KNOW THAT BRENDA'S GOING TO BE RETIRING. OH, WOW. AS OF NEXT THURSDAY. SO EVERYBODY GIVE HER A HUG TONIGHT. WOW. OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE, HUH? [LAUGHTER] WHAT TIME IS THE PARTY AND THE PARADE GOING TO BE? THE PARTY AND THE PARADE. WE'RE PUTTING SOME STUFF TOGETHER, SO WE'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU, BRENDA FOR YEARS OF WONDERFUL SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY. RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [6. Receive an update on the Animal Shelter construction project.] THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTES. WELL. OKAY, THAT'S ONE BIG BREATH. WELL, I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE STATUS OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR NEW ANIMAL SHELTER. AS I HAVE PROMISED YOU GUYS IN THE PAST, WHEN I BRIEFED COUNCIL, AS SOON AS I CAN ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM FOR BOTH OF OUR BOARDS, WE TRY TO SET THOSE BOARDS AS CLOSE TO THAT PRESENTATION AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE INFORMATION IS STILL FRESH. AND SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT IS THE PRESENTATION THAT I MADE TO COUNCIL ON MAY 15TH. DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS WATCHED IT EITHER LIVE OR STREAMED IT. AND IF YOU DID, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I DID BETTER OR WORSE THAN THAN THAT TIME. [LAUGHTER] SO WE'LL DIVE OFF INTO THIS. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GIVE YOU A LOT MORE DETAIL THAN THE LAST TIME WE TALKED IN DECEMBER. IF YOU RECALL, BACK IN DECEMBER, WE GAVE YOU SOME PROPOSED SCHEMATICS OF OUR INTERIOR SPACES AND WHAT WE THOUGHT THE EXTERIOR WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND SINCE THAT TIME, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT, A LOT, A LOT OF DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THIS, RESULTING IN OUR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS BEING COMPLETED WHICH WERE NECESSARY TO BEGIN THE SUBCONTRACTOR BID PROCESS. AS YOU RECALL, WE CONTRACTED WITH A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK STEEL AND FREEMAN INC., WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY IN MUNICIPAL FACILITIES, BUT CERTAINLY ANIMAL SHELTERS AS WELL. AND SO. THEY HAVE PUT ALL OF THESE DIVISIONS OF LABOR OUT TO BID. WE'VE HAD A HIGH NUMBER OF SUBCONTRACTORS SUBMIT BIDS FOR THE DIFFERING DIVISIONS THAT THEY SPECIALIZE IN, WHICH ALLOWED STEELE AND FREEMAN TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF SELECTING THE BEST QUALIFIED WHO PROVIDED THE MOST SCOPE RELATIVE TO THE PRICE AND MATERIALS TO BE UTILIZED, THAT TYPE OF THING. EXCUSE ME. SO OFF OF THAT, THEY GENERATED A PROPOSED GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE INITIAL PRICE THAT THEY PRESENTED FOR OUR REVIEW SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WAS SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET RELATIVE TO THE AUTHORIZED BOND AMOUNT. SO WE ASKED THEM TO GO BACK AND SHARPEN THEIR PENCIL AND WE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE ABOUT HOW WE COULD VALUE ENGINEER OUR PROJECT TO STILL RETAIN THE PROGRAMING WITHIN THE FACILITY. ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE COULD PROVIDE WITHIN THE FACILITY, HOW WE TAKE CARE OF THE ANIMALS AND OF COURSE HOW WE SUSTAIN THIS BUILDING GOING FORWARD, NOT ONLY IN CAPACITY OF ANIMALS THAT WE COULD HAVE THERE, BUT ALSO DURABILITY OF THE FACILITY. AND CERTAINLY WITHIN THAT VALUE ENGINEERING CONCEPT, WE DID NOT HAVE TO CUT ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE RELATIVE TO HOW THE INTERIOR OF THE FACILITY WAS PROGRAMED OF ANY SIGNIFICANT NOTE. SO VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. AND OF COURSE WE PRESENTED THIS PROJECT IN THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE TO COUNCIL BACK ON THE 15TH. SO AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS A VERY SIMILAR RENDERING TO WHAT YOU SAW BACK IN DECEMBER. [00:10:06] ALL OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN SPACES AS FAR AS FOOTPRINT AND THE OPERATION THEREIN REMAINS THE SAME. SAME NUMBER OF KENNELS INCLUSIVE OF THE OUTSIDE KENNELING CAPACITY. OUR ISOLATION AREA, WHICH WILL HAVE ITS OWN VENTILATION COMPONENTS. SO IT'S NOT INTERMIXING WITH AIR WITHIN THE REST OF THE FACILITY. SO WE'RE NOT CONTAMINATING OTHER ANIMALS. FERAL CAT AREA, A CAT CONDO AREA, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT ADDITION AND IS INVITING TO THE PUBLIC AS THEY WALK INTO OUR LOBBY AREA AND OFFICE FOR OUR SUPERVISOR, A DESIGNATED MEET AND GREET AREA AS WELL AS A MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM WHICH WE CAN USE FOR A SECONDARY MEET AND GREET AREA AS THE NEED ARISES. OTHER MEETINGS, VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT, A LAUNDRY AREA, A SHOWER FOR OUR STAFF, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. A LOCKER AREA, A PUBLIC RESTROOM ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC HERE, AND OF COURSE A VERY OPEN AND WELCOMING LOBBY AREA. MUCH, MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SEE NOW, RIGHT, RELATIVE TO OUR CURRENT FACILITY. ONE THING YOU'LL NOTE, AND WE'LL GO FORWARD AND DETAIL THIS FURTHER IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT HERE IN THE FRONT, THIS OVERHANG AND PORCH AREA HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS PART OF THAT COST SAVINGS MEASURE. SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME DETAIL RELATIVE TO THE TYPE OF FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THE FACILITY. THIS IS A DETAIL OF THE CONDO AREA. THIS IS WHAT THE EQUIPMENT WILL LOOK LIKE. GENERALLY, IT MAY NOT CONTAIN THE SAME COLOR SCHEME RELATIVE TO THE CARPET OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THIS IS IN ESSENCE, HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK. AND OF COURSE, OUR CAT KENNELING AREA, AGAIN, JUST OVER AND THIS WILL BE FORWARD FACING TO THE PUBLIC HERE AND. THIS TO ME IS JUST A LOT MORE WELCOMING THAN WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER CURRENTLY. KENNELING, THESE ARE WHAT OUR KENNELS WILL LOOK LIKE. STAINLESS STEEL WITH REINFORCED GLAZING HERE OR GLASS. THE PASS THROUGH PARTITIONS HERE BETWEEN THE INSIDE KENNEL AND THE OUTSIDE DOG RUN AREA ON THE BACK OF THE FACILITY. ISOLATION KENNELS, AGAIN, WITH ITS A UNIQUE PURPOSE THAT WE DON'T HAVE AVAILABILITY WITH NOW. A LAB AREA SO THAT WE CAN BETTER EXAMINE OUR ANIMALS IN A DESIGNATED AREA FOR THAT, AS WELL AS FOOD STORAGE, FOOD PREP, LAUNDRY FACILITY FOR ALL THE DIFFERING TOWELS AND BLANKETS AND THINGS THAT ARE UTILIZED IN THE FACILITY. A DEDICATED WALK UP WASH BASIN FOR OUR ANIMALS, WHICH DOESN'T, WHICH CERTAINLY DECREASES POTENTIAL INJURY TO THE ANIMAL OR OUR STAFF WHILE THEY'RE PERFORMING THIS PROCESS. AGAIN, OUR LAB AREA. THESE ARE THE TYPICAL THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE A SCALE, A FOLD DOWN EXAMINATION TABLE, A SMALLER WASH AREA WITH SOME STORAGE UNDERNEATH. AND THIS IS NOT INDICATIVE OF THESE ARE THE ONLY THREE PIECES OF THINGS THAT'S GOING TO GO IN THERE. THIS RENDERING DOESN'T DESIGNATE CABINETRY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE CABINETRY THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. AND I THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT TO DETAIL THE TYPE OF FLOORING WITHIN THE FACILITY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THE SAME FLOORING THROUGHOUT. WE'VE ANNOTATED FLOORING TYPES FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE USE DURABILITY, ABILITY TO BE CLEANED LONG LASTING OVER THE LIFESPAN OF THE FACILITY. AND SO THE EPOXY AREA GENERALLY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE, BUT IT IS, IN MY OPINION, NECESSARY FOR THE LONG TERM VIABILITY OF THAT FLOORING COMPONENT IN THE FACILITY ITSELF OVER TIME. YOU'LL SEE THAT IN OUR KENNELING AREA, CAT AREA AND THE ISOLATION AREA SHEET VINYL WILL GO THROUGHOUT THE OTHER WORK SPACES WITHIN THE BACK OFFICE AREA OF THE FACILITY. THIS IS CALLED LUXURY VINYL TILE, AND I DIDN'T NAME IT. IT'S NOT LUXURY IN THAT CONTEXT, AND YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN HERE IN A MINUTE. IT'S ELONGATED TO RESEMBLE WOOD FLOORING, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT WOOD FLOORING AND CERTAINLY NOT OVERALL EXPENSIVE. THAT'S GOING TO GO IN OUR FORWARD FACING AREAS OF THE FACILITY, OUR LOBBY, MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, THE OFFICE AREA, THE RECEPTION [00:15:02] AREA WHERE OUR OTHER STAFF WILL BE, AND CERTAINLY THE HALLWAY HERE. A VERY, VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF CERAMIC TILE IN BOTH OUR PUBLIC RESTROOM AND OUR STAFF RESTROOM. AND THEN SEALED CONCRETE WE DON'T NEED ANYTHING FANCY IN THIS AREA, IN THE STORAGE AREAS, OUR MAINTENANCE CLOSETS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FINISHES WILL LOOK LIKE. SO YOU GET A SENSE THAT THE PURPOSE HERE WAS TO FIND FINISHES THAT COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND THAT ALSO COMPLEMENT OUR OTHER CITY FACILITIES SUCH AS THIS LIMESTONE HERE THAT YOU'LL SEE ON THE BACK OF THE WALL BEHIND YOU AND ON THE FACING OF OUR FACILITIES. IT'S AN ACCENT PIECE WITHIN THE ANIMAL SHELTER TO HELP DESIGNATE IT AS A CITY RELATED FACILITY, BUT IT'S NOT COVERING THE ENTIRE FACILITY. WHAT YOU'LL SEE COVERING MOST OF THE FACILITY ON THE OUTWARD SIDE IS THESE METAL PANELS THAT RESEMBLE A WOOD GRAIN. I THINK THEY COMPLEMENT THE LIMESTONE VERY WELL. THE EPOXY FLOORING WILL LOOK LIKE THIS AGAIN, THESE DIFFERENT FINISHES DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER, BUT CERTAINLY THEY WILL BE DESIGNATED IN SPECIFIC AREAS. YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU'RE LEAVING ONE AREA TO THE OTHER. SO I INCLUDED SOME DIFFERING RENDERINGS HERE OF THE FAÇADE OF THE FACILITY. AS YOU RECALL LAST TIME I HAD ONE RENDERING. YOU COULDN'T REALLY SEE ALL DIFFERENT SIDES. I BROUGHT SEVERAL THIS TIME. OF NOTE HERE ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TO SAVE FUNDING RELATIVE TO THIS PROJECT. THE LAST RENDERING I SHOWED YOU WAS A MUCH TALLER LOBBY AREA, OPEN SPACE IN TERMS RELATIVE TO THE REST OF THE SHELTER HEIGHT ITSELF. WE'VE LOWERED THAT DOWN TO THE HEIGHT OF THE REST OF THE SHELTER. WE PULLED BACK THE OVERHANG AREA. AGAIN AS A COST SAVINGS MEASURE, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IT TAKES AWAY ANYTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE IN THE OVERALL CONCEPT FUNCTIONALITY OR CERTAINLY APPEAL OF THE FACILITY ITSELF. NOTICE THE LIMESTONE HERE AT THE BOTTOM IS JUST AN ACCENT. IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE COVERING THE ENTIRE FACILITY. THIS IS A VIEW FROM SACHSE ROAD. AND AS ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AND CERTAINLY THIS GRAPHIC HERE IS NOT 100% TO SCALE, BUT IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE TYPE OF SITE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A LEVEL SLAB FOR THE FACILITY TO SIT ON. THE RUNOFF GOES DOWN TOWARDS THE CREEK AREA. YOU'LL SEE THE GLASS WAS RETAINED, ALTHOUGH LOWERED IN THAT CONCEPT BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE AN OPEN, INVITING SPACE AN APPEALING SPACE FROM THE ROADWAY THAT IT INVITES OUR PUBLIC TO COME TO THE SHELTER AND ADOPT OUR ANIMALS. SOME DOORWAYS HERE, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AND THEN ANOTHER DOORWAY AREA FROM THE LOBBY. AND YOU'LL SEE AGAIN THIS METAL SIDING THROUGHOUT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S COMPLEMENTARY RATHER THAN LOOKING LIKE SOME LOW END VINYL SIDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THIS CERTAINLY WILL NOT LOOK LIKE THAT. TOWARDS THE REAR AREA OF THE SHELTER YOU'LL SEE OUR OUTDOOR KENNELS HERE WITH SOME CHAIN LINK FENCING AROUND NOT ONLY THE OUTDOOR KENNEL AREA, BUT ALSO AN EXERCISE AREA TO THE SIDE HERE. WE'VE PURPOSED AN AWNING, WHICH I THINK IS NECESSARY. CERTAINLY IN THE SUMMERTIME IN TEXAS, IT GETS VERY HOT AND WE DON'T WANT OUR ANIMALS TO OVERHEAT AND IT CERTAINLY WILL. IT'S NOT WATERPROOF IN THAT CONTEXT. IT'S THE SAME MATERIAL THAT IS THE AWNING STRUCTURE AT THE BACK PARKING LOT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF YOU'VE BEEN BACK THERE AND SEEN THOSE, I KNOW JIM HAS. IT WILL CURTAIL A HEAVY DOWNPOUR IN THAT CONTEXT. BUT IT'S NOT WATERPROOF. YOU'LL HAVE SOME SEEPAGE THROUGH THERE, BUT YOU WON'T ENDURE A DOWNPOUR. AND AGAIN OUR BACK AREA FOR OUR STAFF, PARKING AND STAFF, PERSONAL VEHICLE PARKING. A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE SITE ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE COMING OFF OF SACHSE ROAD IN HERE, THIS IS THE EXISTING DRIVE THAT GOES DOWN TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. FURTHER DOWN THIS AREA AND THEN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BUILDING OVER HERE. SO YOU'LL SEE WHERE IT IS CANTED SLIGHTLY. [00:20:02] THIS IS BY DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN HAVE PROPER INGRESS AND EGRESS ALLOWANCES FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. SO WE'RE NOT BUNCHING UP ONTO SACHSE ROAD TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT. PROGRAM FOR SOME PUBLIC PARKING HANDICAP HERE WITH STAFF PARKING FOR PERSONAL VEHICLES AND OUR CITY VEHICLES BACK IN THIS AREA. THIS AREA WILL BE A DETENTION POND, WHICH IS NECESSARY. WE WEREN'T SURE ABOUT THAT WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT, BUT AFTER CONSULTING WITH SOME CIVIL ENGINEERS AS WELL AS OUR OWN IN-HOUSE ENGINEER, IT'S NECESSARY TO CONTAIN THAT RUNOFF. THE ADDING OF THIS FACILITY CERTAINLY ELIMINATES SOME GROUND THAT WOULD OTHERWISE ALLOW FOR GROUND RUNOFF AND SOAKING IN. SO WE HAVE TO PUT IN A DETENTION POND IN THIS AREA. AND THAT CERTAINLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PROJECT. SOME FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS. THESE ARE NOT SET IN STONE. THESE ARE IDEAS THAT I BROUGHT FORTH TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEM TO CONSIDER AS AFTER THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPED. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITY FOR DIFFERING THINGS. THERE IS A FUTURE EXPANSION OF COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE PLANNED. ONCE THAT GOES IN, THERE COULD BE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING THE DRIVE DOWN TO COUNTRY CLUB SO THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO ENTRANCES TO THE FACILITY RATHER THAN ONE AND SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING OPPORTUNITY SHOULD COUNCIL DESIRE OR THE NEED PRESENT ITSELF, THIS POTENTIALLY COULD BE FLIP FLOPPED TO COME OVER TO THE FRONT AREA. THIS IS JUST FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES RIGHT NOW, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD. AND CERTAINLY THIS COULD BE AN AREA FOR A POTENTIAL DOG PARK SHOULD OUR CITIZENS DESIRE. COUNCIL DESIRES US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IN THE FUTURE. THIS COULD BE AN AREA FOR THAT. IT'S NOT TO SCALE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST, AGAIN, FOR PRESENTATION PURPOSES AS AN OPTION. SO HOW MUCH IS THIS GOING TO COST? WELL, I'M CERTAINLY VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FOR THAT ENTIRE PROJECT, WE'RE BELOW THE AUTHORIZED BOND AMOUNT THAT OUR VOTERS APPROVED IN 2021 OF $5 MILLION DOLLARS. NOW, I'LL TELL YOU THAT I, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE LOWER. I WAS CERTAINLY SHOCKED WHEN THE FIRST PROPOSAL CAME BACK SIGNIFICANTLY OVER BUDGET. I DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD BE THERE, BUT THE COST OF MATERIALS HAVE RISEN EXPONENTIALLY, AS I WAS TELLING COUNCIL BACK ON THE 15TH. JUST IN DOING SOME RESEARCH, I READ A 20 PAGE ARTICLE BY THE ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS THAT SPECIFICALLY DENOTES THE SIGNIFICANT PRICE INCREASES BOTH IN THE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION, ALL KINDS OF MISCELLANEOUS PRICING THAT GOES INTO MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERY OF THESE MATERIALS HAS JUST GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY 20, 30, 40% DEPENDING UPON THE MATERIALS. SO ALTHOUGH WE'RE CLOSE TO OUR BUDGET, WE'RE DEFINITELY UNDER AND WHAT THIS DOES IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK GUARANTEES THAT THE PRICE WILL NOT EXCEED THAT AMOUNT. SO THIS IS NOT THE MINIMUM AMOUNT. THIS IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT. SO WE WILL BE UNDER BUDGET CONTAINED WITHIN THIS COST, THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR CONSTRUCTION FROM OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK ALMOST, WELL, YOU SEE IT THERE, $4,445,699 INCLUSIVE WITH THAT OVERALL PRICE RELATIVE TO OUR BOND AMOUNT, ARCHITECTURAL FEES, ENGINEERING FEES, FURNITURE FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT THAT DON'T, THEY'RE PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION. BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE IDENTIFY AS A SEPARATE LINE ITEM THAT WE CHOOSE AND THE CONTRACTOR INSTALLS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT'S NOT PART OF THAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THE FACILITY FOR. SO DIFFERENT MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, MATERIALS AND SOILS TESTING SURVEYS THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE AND OF COURSE, PRINTING OF ALL THESE PLANS AND EVERYTHING AS WELL. SO WE'RE SLIGHTLY UNDER OUR $5 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET. HOWEVER, THERE'S ALSO SOME ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY FUNDS BUILT INTO THIS GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF ABOUT $154,000. THAT IS DISCRETIONARY, MEANING SOME OF THAT FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AND AS IT'S NEEDED OR IF IT'S NEEDED, HE CAN DRAW FROM THAT CERTAIN [00:25:01] AMOUNT TO HELP WITH DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COME UP AS PART OF ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. AND THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT THAT'S DESIGNATED FOR CITY CONTINGENCY AS WELL. IF THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT USED, THEY REVERT BACK TO THE CITY. SO THERE'S POTENTIAL SAVINGS THERE. IN ADDITION, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, ANY OTHER SAVINGS THAT ARE REALIZED BY STEELE AND FREEMAN, WHETHER IT BE MATERIALS PRICE, WHEN THEY ACTUALLY BUY IT AND IT GETS DELIVERED, ANY TYPE OF LABOR REDUCTIONS THAT COME INTO PLAY OR ANY TYPE OF METHODOLOGY THAT'S UTILIZED THAT MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS PLANNED FOR, BUT YET ACCEPTABLE. ANY SAVINGS THAT RESULT FROM ANY OF THAT DOESN'T GO TO THE CONTRACTOR, IT COMES BACK TO THE CITY. SO THAT'S CERTAINLY IN PLAY AS WELL. NOT PROMISING THAT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS AVAILABLE IF IT DOES. SO WHAT'S NEXT? SO WHAT COUNCIL HAS DONE ON MAY 15TH IS THEY HAVE APPROVED THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, WHICH TRIGGERS A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AMENDMENT TO THEIR CONTRACT THAT WE ENTERED INTO WITH THEM THAT COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON FROM ME ON JUNE 5TH AND THEY WILL VOTE AS TO APPROVE THAT AMENDMENT OR DO SOMETHING ELSE. SHOULD THEY APPROVE THAT AMENDMENT WE'LL IMMEDIATELY START WITH PRE-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS RELATIVE TO THAT WILL PLAN A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY, WHICH CERTAINLY ALL OF YOU WILL BE INVITED TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND. AND WE'RE HOPING. I'M MORE I'M MORE THAN HOPING. I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT WE'LL BE DONE WITH THE PROJECT IN THE FALL OF 2024. I'M BEING CONSERVATIVE WITH THAT BY DESIGN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE WEATHER'S GOING TO DO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE CAN MAKE THAT MARK. AND SO THAT IS MY PRESENTATION FOR YOU TONIGHT, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. NOW, BEFORE I DO THAT, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO EXPRESS WHAT AN INTEGRAL PART THAT TERRI AND HER STAFF HAVE PLAYED IN THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT. THEY'VE BEEN AT ALL OF OUR SIGNIFICANT DESIGN ELEMENT MEETINGS AND A LOT OF WHAT YOU SEE RELATIVE TO THE TYPE OF KENNELING AND THE DIFFERING TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND CERTAINLY OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES WERE CERTAINLY THEIR IDEAS AND THEIR INPUT WAS INVALUABLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS. SO I THOUGHT FROM THE BEGINNING IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THEIR INPUT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE ONES UTILIZING IT AND TAKING CARE OF IT. AND I WANT THEM TO HAVE SOMETHING THEY CAN BE PROUD OF. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT THEY'VE DONE SO FAR WITH THIS. AND I'M SORRY TO SEE BRENDA GO. CERTAINLY SHE HAD PLENTY OF GOOD IDEAS DURING THIS WHOLE PROCESS. AND BUT I KNOW YOU'LL COME BACK WHEN WE GET IT READY TO OPEN. YES. SO WITH THAT, HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I ASSUME THE RETENTION POND IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSTRUCTION. THE COST FOR THAT IS ALL IN THERE. I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THE SAME POND IS THAT I KNOW IT'S WITHIN THE GATED PROPERTY. IS THAT IS THERE ANY OTHER FENCING OR ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO GO AROUND THAT? IT'S NOT PLANNED FOR IN THAT CONTEXT. YOU'LL SEE MANY OTHER DETENTION PONDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY GATED. OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE SALLY PORT AREA OR I GUESS MORE CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR IS JUST SINGLE OR IS THAT THE PLAN OR IS THIS JUST NOT TO SCALE? LIKE WOULD WE WANT A LARGER DOOR FOR UNLOADING THINGS? MORE JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A QUESTION, REALLY. AND THEN THE ISOLATION ROOM, IS THERE SOMETHING IN THAT THAT MAKES IT SAFE FOR THEM TO CLEAN THE KENNELS? LIKE, ARE THERE SAFE WAYS TO MOVE THE DOGS BACK AND FORTH? I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST THINKING OF LIKE SAFETY OF THEM IF THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE DOGS. WELL, GENERALLY. ISOLATION KENNELS ARE ARE PURPOSED FOR ILL ANIMALS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WE HAVE AN AGGRESSIVE DOG THAT GOES TO AN ISOLATION KENNEL. THAT'S NOT THE CONTEXT. AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF LIKE TEN DAY WATCHES AFTER BITES FOR RABIES CONCERNS THAT GO INTO ISOLATION. I'M JUST THINKING OF LIKE THE AGGRESSIVE DOGS. I'M SURE THAT WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK AROUND WHATEVER ISSUES THERE ARE AS THEY DO NOW. BUT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THAT IS PROGRAMED, WE WANTED TO HAVE A SEPARATE VENTILATION COMPONENT THERE. IT'S IN AN AREA THAT HAVING DOG RUNS TO THE OUTSIDE IS CERTAINLY NOT APPROPRIATE, I DON'T THINK. BUT I'M SURE THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT. I KNOW LIKE HOW THEY HAVE THE WALLS THAT COME DOWN. [00:30:02] I HAVEN'T SEEN OTHER SHELTERS, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS PROBABLY SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY DO, BUT IF THERE WERE LIKE WAYS THE WALL CAME DOWN TO BLOCK A DOG WHILE CLEANING OR, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS JUST ANOTHER. THERE POTENTIALLY CAN BE OPTIONS. BUT AGAIN, MY PRIMARY PURPOSE AND THOUGHT RELATIVE TO THESE ISOLATION AREAS ARE FOR ILL ANIMALS AND I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WANT TO BE PASSING ILL ANIMALS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN KENNELS. AND THEN DOES THE LOCKER ROOM BATHROOM AREA FOR STAFF STILL HAVE A SHOWER OR WAS THAT REMOVED? IT DOES. OKAY. YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. WHAT ELSE? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I THINK YOU AND YOUR STAFF, WITH ALL THE EXTRA HOURS THAT YOU HAD TO PUT IN, IN ADDITION TO YOUR OWN JOBS, HAVE DONE A SUPERB JOB OF COMING UP WITH THIS. I MEAN, I KNOW THE CIVILIANS HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT, TOO, BUT Y'ALL HAD YOUR OWN JOB TO DO EVERY DAY IN ADDITION TO THIS. AND I THINK YOU'VE GIVEN YOURSELVES AND THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS ACTUALLY SOMETHING TO REALLY BE PROUD OF. IT LOOKS NICE. IT LOOKS FUNCTIONAL, AND I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT'LL LAST US IN YEARS TO COME. AND I ALSO THINK I REMEMBER BACK WHEN THE BOND COMMITTEE WAS SAYING, OH, WE DON'T NEED 5 MILLION FOR A DOG ANIMAL SHELTER, 2 MILLION WILL DO, BUT WE'D WIND UP WITH A GRASS HUT AND SOME BARBED WIRE OUT THERE, AS WE CAN SEE, FOR $2 MILLION DOLLARS NOW. [LAUGHTER] SO I THINK Y'ALL DID REALLY WELL COMING IN UNDER BUDGET ALSO. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK AND HEARTACHE Y'ALL PUT INTO THIS REALLY LOOKS GOOD, I THINK. AGREED. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S MANY INTERESTS AND MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER IN DEVELOPING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT CERTAINLY ONE OF OUR PRIMARY GOALS WAS TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE SUSTAINABLE AND LONG LASTING FOR 20 TO 30 YEARS. AND THIS CERTAINLY FILLS THAT BILL AND IT ALLOWS FOR EXPANSION AND INCREASED CAPACITY, WHICH WE ALL KNOW WE'RE GOING TO FACE. AND CERTAINLY DAY IN AND DAY OUT EVEN IF WE'RE NOT AT CAPACITY, WHAT WE ARE NORMALLY IN CAPACITY AT IS THE LARGE ANIMALS. AND SO THIS ALLOWS FOR GROWTH OF THAT CAPABILITY AND I'M READY TO PRESENT THE NEXT ASPECT OF THIS TO THE COUNCIL AND SEE HOW IT GOES. WELL, I ONLY SEE ONE DRAWBACK TO IT, AND THAT'S GETTING THE DOGS TO WANT TO LEAVE. I CAN SEE THE CATS THANK YOU. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING. AT LEAST WE CAN START SEEING SOME DIRT MOVE. YEAH, ME TOO. AGREED. ANYONE ELSE? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, BRENDA, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOUR HUMOR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE ANIMALS AND KEEPING US ALL SMILING. SO THANK YOU, TOO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANKS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.