[00:00:01] >> WELCOME EVERYONE OUT TO THE SACHSE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, [A. Meeting Opening] 2025. THE TIME IS STRANGER? >> 6:30 P.M. >> WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:30 P.M. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2, IVICATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE. I'VE ASKED MAYOR PROT AND FRANKS TO OFFER THE INVOCATION AND MS. BEHLER TO LEAD THE PLEDGES, IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE. >> PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER THIS EVENING AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. GIVE US THE GUIDANCE, THE UNDERSTANDING, THE PATIENCE, AND THE WISDOM TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. I ALWAYS ASK THAT YOU LOOK OUT AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT ALL OF THE CITY STAFF THAT WE HAVE HERE THAT HELPS OUR CITY RUN DAY TO DAY, AND I ALWAYS ASK THAT YOU LOOK OUT FOR ALL THE MILITARY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THESE TIMES AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER AND PREPARE OUR CITY, AMEN OF ALLEGIANCE] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR STEVE. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM B RECOGNITION. [B. Recognition] OUR FIRST ITEM IS ITEM 1, PRESENT A PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 15, 2025, AS AMERICA RECYCLES DAY. SO I WOULD ASK OUR RECREATION MANAGER, CYNTHIA WISEMAN, AND SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR JORDAN BOYER. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT, JORDAN? TO COME ON DOWN. >> MOST OF YOU ALL IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY KNOW THAT OVER THE LAST 20 OR 30 YEARS, AMERICA HAS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO RECYCLE MORE. WE ALWAYS LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT AND CELEBRATE THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A GREAT THING FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PLEASE SURVEY IN THAT. THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PROGRAMS THAT THEY TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME. THIS YEAR, AMERICAN RECYCLES DAY IS NOVEMBER 15. A LITTLE BIT PAST TODAY, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO CELEBRATE IT. WE JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY THANK YOU TO OUR PARK STAFF FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY DO IN PROMOTING RECYCLING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO READ A PROCLAMATION REGARDING AMERICAN RECYCLE STAY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF SACHSEE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADOPTING CONSCIENTIOUS HABITS THAT WILL IMPROVE OUR DAILY LIVES AND BRING ABOUT A CLEANER, SAFER, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. WHEREAS ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF RECYCLING IN SACHSEE TO DATE, WE MUST ALSO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OTHER INITIATIVES SUCH AS WASTE REDUCTION, COMPOSTING, THE REUSE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS, AND PURCHASING RECYCLED PRODUCTS. WHEREAS BY ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES, STATE AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA RECYCLES STATE 2025, WE CAN FURTHER PROMOTE RECYCLING AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICS BE SMART HABIT. WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE SACHSE COMMUNITY BECOMES INVOLVED IN RECYCLING ACTIVITIES AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MANY RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE TO THEM AS CONSUMERS. IT IS ALSO FITTING FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE TO CELEBRATE AMERICA RECYCLES DAY 2025 AND TAKE ACTION BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT RECYCLING OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. NOW, THEREFORE, JEFF BICKERSTAFF, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SACHSE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 15, 2025, AS AMERICA RECYCLES DAY, TODAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025. CONGRATULATIONS.[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LIKE MAYOR STATED, AMERICA RECYCLES DAY WAS ON NOVEMBER 15 THIS PAST SATURDAY. EACH YEAR, PARKS AND REC, WE CELEBRATE WITH TEAMING UP WITH CHERRY COX, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHO YOU SAW ALL THEIR ARTWORK OUTSIDE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED HERE IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WE DO A RECYCLED ART CONTEST WITH THEM EVERY YEAR. WE ALSO POST RECYCLING TIPS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE MONTH. THEN, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CWD, WE HAVE OUR EXTREME GREEN EVENT TWICE A YEAR TO PROMOTE RECYCLING AND PROPER WASTE DISPOSAL. WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TONIGHT, EVERYONE ONLINE, TO RECYCLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND TO HELP US KEEP SACHSE BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.[APPLAUSE] >> JORDAN GAVE AWAY THE NEXT ITEM, [00:05:02] BUT I'LL READ IT ANYWAY. ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO USE THE NEXT ITEM TO CELEBRATE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ITEM 2 RECOGNIZE THE 2025 RECYCLED ART CONTEST WINNER. HOPEFULLY, WHEN YOU CAME IN THE BUILDING TO THE MEETING, YOU SAW THE ART THAT'S ON THE TABLE OUT THERE IN THE FOYER, AND THAT IS DONE BY THE KIDS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO RECOGNIZE. EVERY YEAR, WE HAVE A CHALLENGE, WE CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO FOCUS ON RECYCLING AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE THAT IN AN ARTFUL WAY, IF YOU WILL. WE CHALLENGE THEM TO DO THAT TO DESIGN ART OUT OF RECYCLED MATERIALS. NOW, THE ONE RULE WAS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT FROM RECYCLED MAGAZINES, BOXES, SCRAP PAPER, ETC, IT HAS TO BE RECYCLED. AS YOU CAN TELL IF YOU WALK BY THERE, THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN DOING THAT. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE EACH GRADE LEVEL THAT WON THE CONTEST, AND I WILL SAY WE HAVE EVEN HAVE A REPEAT WINNER THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL SAY THAT FOR THEM. BUT THAT'S HOW MUCH THESE KIDS REALLY ENJOY DOING THIS. LIKE I SAID, IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT ON YOUR WAY IN HERE, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT IT ON YOUR WAY OUT. THEY DID A FABULOUS JOB. BEFORE YOU EVEN DO THE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITIONS, LET'S GIVE ALL THOSE KIDS A GREAT CONGRATS.[APPLAUSE] WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AWARD CATEGORIES. THE FIRST IS OUR KINDERGARTEN CATEGORY, AND THAT IS CHELSEA ANTHONY. YES.[APPLAUSE] THERE YOU GO. OUR NEXT ONE IS FIRST GRADE, AND I ALREADY ASKED PERMISSION TO ON SAY THEIR FIRST NAME, COLE. COLE, HE'LL COME ON UP.[APPLAUSE] OUR SECOND-GRADE WINNER, EXCUSE ME, IS EVERLYN. YES.[APPLAUSE] OKAY. OUR THIRD-GRADE WINNER, GENESIS SUERZ. THERE WE GO.[APPLAUSE] I FIGURE IT'S EASIER JUST TO GO WITH FIRST NAME SOMETIMES. OUR FOURTH-GRADE WINNER, HENLEY LAURENCE.[APPLAUSE] [00:10:27] OUR HONORABLE MENTION, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A REPEAT WINNER FROM LAST YEAR, IS CONEL MACHEL. [APPLAUSE] NOW WE'RE GOING TO GROUP PHOTO WITH EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY, COME UP. ONE MORE. OVER HERE. BRING YOUR CERTIFICATE. WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER HERE THIS NIGHT.[BACKGROUND] AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK CO-ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ANGELA CLARKE TO COME UP AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, CITY OF SACHSE AND PARKS AND RECREATION. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND THING THAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR STUDENTS TO JUST ORGANIZE THIS AND TEACH THEM ABOUT RECYCLING AND CREATING ARTWORK OUT OF WHAT PEOPLE PERCEIVE TO BE JUNK. THEY DO A GOOD JOB. WE HAD A HUGE TURNOUT THIS YEAR. I KNOW WE MADE THEIR JOBS VERY DIFFICULT. BUT THEY DID GREAT AND THEY WERE AMAZING PROJECTS. WE'RE JUST THANKFUL FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE [APPLAUSE] >> I'LL SAVE EVERYBODY THE TROUBLE IS WONDERING. YOU CAN LEAVE NOW IF YOU WANT TO. SOME OF THE BEST I KNOW, MA'AM. I FORGOT TO ASK COLE WHERE HE GOT HIS JACKET. I NEED TO DO THAT. THAT'S ONE OF THE FUN THINGS WE DO WITH THE CITY IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS WE TALKED ABOUT, RECYCLING IS IMPORTANT, AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SO MUCH FUN DOING IT, AND HOPEFULLY, WE HOPE THAT IT JUST STAYS WITH THEM AS THEY GO THROUGH THE LIFE. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. [C. Public Comment] THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO ADDRESS COUNSEL REGARDING ANY TOPIC ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING. COMMENTS REGARDING THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION, ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, COUNSEL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE'LL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. I KNOW WE KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKER CARDS, AND AGAIN, PART OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEANS ACT, WE CANNOT ACT ON ANYTHING, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LISTEN TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT. WITH THAT, THE FIRST CARD I HAVE IS JANE REED. >> ORGANIZED AS USUAL. JANE REED 2204 CORNWALL LANE SACHSE. ON OCTOBER 20, I HAD SUBMITTED A PUBLIC SPEAKING FORM EVEN THOUGH I WAS OUT OF TOWN. I ASKED THAT IT BE PRESENTED. [00:15:03] FOR SOME REASON, BY ACCIDENT, IT DID NOT GET INTO THE MINUTES. I'M GOING TO JUST QUICKLY READ WHAT IT WAS. JUST SAYS I'M OUT OF TOWN, BUT I ASKED THAT MY COMMENT ON THE TOPIC BE READ. I'M JUST GOING TO PARAPHRASE THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ABOUT PURCHASING THE PROPERTY ON 4,400 RANCH ROAD. I WAITED UNTIL AFTER THE MEETING TO FIND OUT WHAT AND WHERE WAS BEING PURCHASED. THERE SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE CONFUSION ON THE EXACT ADDRESS. I WAS TOLD THE ADDRESS, AND I DID ASK FOR THE PURPOSE, AND I WAS TOLD BY MR. BIGGER STAFF THAT I WOULD NEED TO FILE AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FOR THAT PURPOSE. IT APPEARS, IN MY OPINION, THE CITY OF SACHSE IS BUYING THIS LAND TO KEEP FROM A STRIP CENTER FROM BEING BUILT THERE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, VAPE SHOP, A CBD SHOP. I JUST ASKED, HOW COULD THIS LAND HAVE ALREADY BEEN PENDING ON ZILLOW PRIOR TO THE EXECUTIVE MEETING AND THE MEETING TONIGHT? THE VALUE THAT LAND IS 960. THIS IS ON ZILLOW PRICE. BUT A YEAR AGO ON SEPTEMBER OF 2024, THAT PRICE WAS ONLY 395. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DISCREPANCY WITH THAT. THE CITY HAS MANY OTHER STREETS AND REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THEN I DID SOME RESEARCH WHEN I GOT HOME FROM MY VACATION AND WELL, AND I DID IT TONIGHT TOO. LET ME SEE. THERE WAS AN MDD MEETING ON 1016, WHICH MS. LAUREN ROWE SPOKE TO THE BOARD, SAYING I GUESS THEY WENT TO THE CITY, THAT THERE WAS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THIS PROPERTY BEHIND THE PARK, AND SAID THAT THEY NOTICED A NEW BROKER. WELL, THE BROKER THAT HAS HAD THAT PIECE OF LAND HAS BEEN THE BROKER FOR THE LAST YEAR. THERE WAS NO CHANGE. >> ALSO I THINK THAT LAND IS ZONED FOR I-2. I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. ALSO THERE'S CAN'T SAY THE WORD REMEDIATION ISSUES, AND I'M WONDERING WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE BEFOREHAND. HAS THAT COME OUT? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS REED. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS AMBER HOUSLEY. IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENTS. >> YES. MY NAME IS AMBER HOUSLEY. I LIVE AT 5300, THE STATION BOULEVARD. I'VE LIVED IN SACHSE ALMOST FIVE YEARS. SPECIFICALLY, THE STATION AREA. I'VE BEEN PRESENT TO WITNESS THE GROWTH OF THE AREA WITH MULTIPLE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND HOME BUILD-OUTS AS WELL AS THE RENOVATION OF HERITAGE PARK. THE MEDIAN AGE OF SACHSE RESIDENTS IS 38 YEARS WITH A MIX OF YOUNG FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, AND LONG-TERM RESIDENTS. LOOKING AHEAD, SACHSE IS PROJECTED TO EXPERIENCE STEADY GROWTH THROUGH 2029, WITH THE POPULATION EXPECTED TO GROW AT AN ANNUAL RATE OF 1.65%, OUTPACING BOTH THE STATE AND THE NATION. WHILE THIS IS A VIBRANT AREA, IT IS ALSO A HAZARDOUS AREA FOR RESIDENTS, DRIVERS, AND PEDESTRIANS. REFERENCING THE SACHSE'S MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN MARCH 2017, THE STATION IS A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND PUBLIC SPACES LOCATED PRIMARILY BETWEEN MILES ROAD AND MERRITT ROAD THAT FOSTER A VIBRANT AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY. THE STATION CURRENTLY INCLUDES RETAIL SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, AND OFFICES THAT ARE ANCHORED BY MEDICAL CITY SACHSE, AND WILL CONTINUE DEVELOP AND GROW IN SIZE. THE PUBLIC SPACES AND AMENITIES ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE WALK-ABILITY AND COMMUNITY INTERACTION. THE VISION OF THIS AREA IS A BUSINESS AND SOCIAL HUB WITHIN THE CITY TO SERVE AS A REGIONAL GATEWAY TO SACHSE, TO CREATE A WELCOMING SENSE OF ACTIVITY WITH A MIX OF BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAIL ALONG THE TERM PIKE, AND PUBLIC AMENITIES LIKE HERITAGE PARK WITH [00:20:02] SAFE WALKING ROUTES TO THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE PLAN ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE MOBILITY PLAN AND THE IMPORTANCE IN SACHSE THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO MOVING VEHICLES ACROSS THE CITY. LAND USE, PARKS, AND TRAILS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MORE ARE ALL RELATED TO MOBILITY AND AFFECT HOW ROADS AND OTHER FEATURES ARE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO MOVE VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AROUND THE COMMUNITY SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND THE MINOR ARTERIAL ROADS AROUND THE STATION EXPAND, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE STATION BOULEVARD, A MINOR ARTERIAL ROAD, AND THE SMALLER RESIDENTIAL STREETS WILL TAKE ON EVEN MORE TRAFFIC. AS PART OF THE SACHSE PRIORITIES EXERCISE, WHICH ALLOWED THE COMMUNITY TO VOICE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK DURING MULTIPLE ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, RESIDENTS HIGHLIGHTED A CONCERN REGARDING CUT-THROUGH TRAFFIC IN THE CITY, INCLUDING A LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. ROAD MAINTENANCE AND PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE WERE THE TOP TWO PRIORITIES WITH THE COMMUNITY EXPRESSING A DESIRE FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING MORE SIDEWALKS AND BIKE TRAILS, IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY AND WAYS TO GET AROUND. I SEE THAT I ONLY HAVE 20 SECONDS LEFT, SO I REALLY WANT TO CUT TO WHY WE'RE HERE. ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ALONG CERTAIN ROADS WITHIN THE STATION; THE STATION BOULEVARD BETWEEN PLEASANT VALLEY AND MILES ROAD. THE LIMITED VISIBILITY OF THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT SIGNS IS OBSTRUCTED BY LANDSCAPING AS R4 WAY STOPS. >> MISS AMBER HOUSLEY, I'LL LET YOU FINISH YOUR FIVE. >> THANK YOU. AS R4 WAY STOPS TO INCLUDE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK ON THE STATION BOULEVARD. IN ADDITION, THE FEEDER ROAD THAT CONNECTS INTO THE STATION BOULEVARD HAS AN INTERSECTION AT THE COMMONS, AND MY MIND IS COMPLETELY BLEAK. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> THE COMMONS, AND WHAT WAS IT? >> UNION. >> UNION. THERE'S A CITY PARK THERE. AT THIS VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, IT'S ONLY A TWO-WAY STOP SIGN. WE'RE ASKING THAT THE CITY MAKE THAT A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN TO BETTER INCREASE SAFETY FOR THE PEDESTRIANS THAT CROSS THAT BUSY CROSSWALK, NOT ONLY TO GET TO THE CITY PARK, BUT ALSO KIDS WALKING TO SCHOOL AS WELL AS TO HERITAGE PARK. >> THANK YOU, MISS HOUSLEY. WE DO HAVE YOUR INFORMATION. THANK YOU. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS SUSAN DAVIS. >> GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND TO THE PRO TEM MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, AND THE SECRETARY, FOR LETTING US SPEAK THIS EVENING. I'M HERE ON THE SAME SIMILAR TOPIC. I'M HERE AS A FRIEND AND REPRESENTING THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE LOSS OF OUR FRIEND, BARB WOODS, WHO TRAGICALLY LOST YOUR LIFE ON OCTOBER 25TH. SHE RESIDED AT AMBERN 55 PLUS COMMUNITY, LOCATED AT THE STATION BOULEVARD. SHE WALKED THIS ROUTE FOR THREE YEARS, WALKING HER DOG MIA UP AND DOWN STATION BOULEVARD, AND WAS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH IT. SHE UTILIZED THE FLASHING YELLOW LIGHTS TO CROSS THE STREET. UNFORTUNATELY, IN A VERY TRAGIC ACCIDENT, WE HAD A HIT AND RUN, AND THE DRIVER TOOK OFF AND HIT BARB AND HIT MIA. BARB LOST HER LIFE THAT DAY BECAUSE OF THIS DRIVER, AND WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. THE GOOD NEWS IS MIA WAS LOCATED, AND I DON'T KNOW HER NAME, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE WOMAN WHO FOUND HER ON HER PORCH TWO MILES AWAY, INJURED, AND SHE IS HEALED AND LIVING WITH HER DAUGHTER, JENNIFER, WHO'S WITH US TONIGHT, AND HER SON, DANNY, IS ALSO HERE. I WANT TO THANK CERNER FAM. I WANT TO THANK THE QUICK RESPONDING SACHSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE EMS, THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOR ALL THEIR HEARTFELT EFFORTS THAT MORNING. THE USE OF DRONES AND WALKING THE CREEK BEDS, PARKS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS IN AN ENDLESS EFFORT TO FIND MIA WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AS WELL AS, OF COURSE, THE MEDICAL TEAM THAT HELPED TO TRY AND SAVE BARB. NOW WE MUST MOVE FORWARD. LIFE DOES GO ON, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE CHANGES, AND WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WE NEED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE ON STATION BOULEVARD, OTHERWISE KNOWN BY SOME OF US AS MARIO ANDRETTI FREEWAY. I'M AN ASS CAR AND RAGS CAR FAN, SO THAT'S THE REFERENCE. I, MYSELF, HAVE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THOSE WHO SPEED EVERY DAY. HOWEVER, WE NEED NOT JUST MORE PATROLLING, WE NEED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS SO THAT THE RESIDENCES IN ALL OF THE COMPLEXES WHICH BORDER THE STATION BOULEVARD MAY WALK SAFELY AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY. [00:25:04] WE'RE REQUESTING AN ACTION PLAN BY THE CITY TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDE A TIMELINE ON THE EXECUTION OF THE ACTION PLAN. ONE, WE NEED PAINTED CROSSWALKS. JUST COLORED BRICK IS NOT A CROSSWALK. WE NEED STOP SIGNS WITH FLASHING RED LIGHTS AS WE HAVE ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY, WARNING PEOPLE TO STOP, NOT JUST YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS. WE NEED ADDITIONAL SPEED LIMIT SIGNS THAT CAN BE EASILY SEEN AND NOT CURRENTLY HIDDEN BEHIND TREES. LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE DONE TO REMOVE VISUAL IMPEDIMENTS. >> MISS DAVIS, YOUR TIME IS UP. I'LL LET YOU FINISH YOUR THOUGHT. >> IT'S JUST OVERGROWN PLANTS AND TRIMMING OF TREES SHOULD BE THE EASY SOLUTION. WE NEED THESE ADDRESS JUST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, WE'RE AMBERLAN. WE ARE AN ACTIVE SENIOR LIVING CENTER, AND IT ISN'T A RETIREMENT HOME. WE'RE OUT WALKING, BIKING, USING THE TRAILS, AND WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUS AND HELP ON GETTING THIS DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS DAVIS. >> DO YOU NEED THIS? >> I THINK WE HAVE IT. WE HAVE YOUR CARD. GOT YOU. SHE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET A COPY. NEXT CARD I HAVE IS MICHAEL O'QUINN. IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. >> MICHAEL O'QUINN, 4615, THE STATION BOULEVARD. I'M ONE OF, I GUESS, SEVERAL PEOPLE SPEAKING ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME INFORMED BY MISS GRANGER BACK IN HERE THAT BOTH THE CITY MANAGER AND PUBLIC WORKS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION FOR THIS. IT'S POSSIBLY GOING TO BE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS BACK IN HERE, LIKE SUSAN HAS JUST MENTIONED, THE CROSSWALK THAT SHE WAS ON WAS INITIATED, BUT IT HAS YELLOW FLASHING LIGHTS, AND EVERY DRIVER KNOWS THAT YELLOW MEANS SPEED UP AND GET OUT BEFORE IT TURNS RED. THE OTHER LOCATIONS THAT TRY TO DO THIS IN THE METROPLEX BASICALLY USE RED LIGHTS AND THEY PRESS THE BUTTON, FLASHES THREE TIMES AND THEN IT'S SOLID RED. EVERYBODY STOPS. BUT THE BRICK AND LAD CROSSWALKS THAT BARBARA HAD TRIED TO CROSS, THERE ARE TWO OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE STATION BOULEVARD. BOTH OF THOSE OTHERS HAVE STOP SIGNS. THEY ARE FOUR WAY STOPS, AND EVERYBODY STOPS THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FATALITY AT THOSE OTHER LOCATIONS. ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID WAS TO PUT A SPEED MONITORING DEVICE WITH TOLD YOUR SPEED ACCORDING TO THE SPEED LIMIT. IT'S BEEN REAL GOOD, BUT I'VE WATCHED THAT THING AS I COME DOWN AND IT'S EXCEEDED ALL THE TIME. BUT THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN A SPEED LIMIT SIGN OF 30 MILES AN HOUR ON THE STATION BOULEVARD. I WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO POST A SPEED LIMIT SIGN THERE. ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, MR. O'QUINN. EXCUSE ME. THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKER'S CARDS I HAVE. IS ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. >> MARTY BROCKWELL, 5511, OAK RIDGE CIRCLE. TOP OF THE HILL. WHO HERE LISTENS TO JOSH TURNER, BECAUSE WE GOT A RAILROAD THEME WORKING HERE? WENT TO AN EDC MEETING LAST MONTH, AND THERE'S A TRAIN RECOR COMING. YOU-ALL COMMISSIONED A $300 SURVEY TO JUSTIFY A $7 MILLION PROJECT THAT'S GOING NOWHERE, AND THEY SAID YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG. THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL THAT WAS UP HERE THE OTHER DAY OR A COUPLE OF MEETINGS BACK TALKING ABOUT GEORGE BUSH, AND SAID, WHY ARE YOU PUTTING ANOTHER GAS STATION OUT THERE? WELL, YOUR $300,000 CONSULTANT SAID, WE HAVE TOO MANY SERVICE ENTRY JOBS. INSTEAD OF PAYING $300,000 TO HER, AND $40,000 RAISE FOR YOUR EDC MANAGER THAT YOU CAN'T JUSTIFY AND BUYS HALF A CAR, WHY DON'T WE GIVE HER A SCHOLARSHIP? YOU-ALL WASTE MONEY, AND NOBODY UP HERE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE EDC DOES. [00:30:06] I'VE ASKED. YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED AN EMAIL. WHERE WE HADN'T, BECAUSE WE'RE JUST SPIRALING DOWN? LAST MEETING, YOU LOST $7 MILLION, AND YOU HAD A WHOLE BUNCH, OH, IT'S NOT OUR FAULT FOR MERT ROAD. IT'S A LINE OF CRAP. YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING FOREVER. YOUR CITY ENGINEER STANDS UP HERE AND SAID THERE'S DESIGN CHANGES. WHY WERE YOU NOT RUNNING A NEW COST ESTIMATE EVERY SIX MONTHS? YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT, OH, COVID IS HERE. COVID'S BEEN GONE FOR THREE YEARS. YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD AN UPDATED COST ESTIMATE. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMING IN HERE AND SAYING, WE'RE $7 MILLION SHORT. YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, AND YOU-ALL SITTING UP HERE WHINING ABOUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WHO IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN THIS CITY? YOU'VE WASTED $7 MILLION UP HERE. YOU HAND OUT RAISES LEFT AND RIGHT. HOW MANY SPEED BUMPS WERE ON HIGHRIDGE ALLEY? YOU SAT UP HERE AND SAID ZERO. IT'S ABOUT AS EASY AS IT COMES. IT'S EITHER INCOMPETENCE OR NOBODY CARES AND NOBODY IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COME ON DOWN. IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND THE CITY OF RESIDENCE. >> HELLO. EVELYN FOREMAN. >> YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. >> I'M IN SACHSE, I'M SO SORRY, IN THE STATION. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS ONE MORE TIME. I LIVE ON THE CORNER OF THE COMMONS PARKWAY IN UNION, AND I'VE ACTUALLY WITNESSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. I'VE HELPED WITH ACCIDENTS. I'M OUT THERE EVERY DAY. I HAVE MY CHILDREN. THEY'RE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO CROSS RIGHT THERE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW, THE REAL ISSUE IS, IT LOOKS LIKE A FOUR-WAY, BUT IT'S NOT. PEOPLE ARE STOPPING. THEY'RE BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER, THEY'RE BREAKING BECAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IF IT'S A FOUR-WAY OR NOT. WE ARE, IF NOTHING HAPPENS IN FOR A REAL ISSUE. I'VE SEEN CARS FLY ACROSS THE STREET. I'M LIKE, THANK GOD, MY KIDS WERE NOT STANDING AT THE CORNER. PEOPLE HOLD GAMES THERE. THAT CORNER RIGHT THERE, PLEASE COME AND SURVEY IT, PUT OFFICERS THERE TO PATROL, BECAUSE I CALL THAT THE AUTO BOMB. I'M LIKE YOU GUYS CANNOT GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT YOUR PARENTS. IF YOU GUYS PLEASE, IT'S THE COMMONS PARKWAY AND UNION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE? NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM D, [D. Council/Staff Reports and Updates] COUNCIL STAFF REPORTS AND UPDATES, ITEM 1 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES REGARDING SPECIAL EVENTS, CURRENT ACTIVITIES, AND LOCAL ACHIEVEMENTS. ANYONE ON COUNSEL, LIKE TO ADDRESS THE AUDIENCE AT THIS TIME? MR. WILSON. >> SOME ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARY IS HOSTING A BLANKET DRIVE THAT SUPPORT THE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR COOLER WEATHER THAT'S COMING UP. IT ACTUALLY STARTED ON NOVEMBER THE 10TH. >> IT'S JUST COOLER WEATHER COMING? >> COOLER WEATHER IS COMING, BELIEVE ME. ANYWAY, IT SAYS IT'S BEGINNING THE DRIVES BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 10TH. I THINK IT ALREADY STARTED. WAS NOVEMBER THE 10TH, BECAUSE TODAY IS 17TH. FOR THE BLANKETS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANY TYPES OF DONATIONS, BUT PRIMARILY SLIGHTLY USED OR NEW FLESH BLANKETS, SOME LAUNDRY DETERGENT, SOME UNSCENTED DRYER SHEETS, ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE, YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO THEIR WEBSITE AND SEE OTHER ITEMS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND COULD USE. ALSO, NO NUT NOVEMBER. >> YEAH, NO NUT NOVEMBER. >> NO NUT NOVEMBER, THEIR MEETING IS ACTUALLY ON THE 18TH, WHICH IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00. IT'S A PUBLIC LIBRARY. WE'LL HOST A MEETING, CELEBRATION FEATURING THE THEMED INDOOR CRAFTS, OUTDOOR GAMES, AND FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE APPEARANCES FOR SPECIAL DINOSAUR GUEST ALONG WITH A VISIT FROM BARRY THE DINO DOG. [00:35:01] THE ANIMAL SERVICES WILL FEATURE ONE OF THE ADOPTABLE PANTS. IT'S OPEN FOR ALL AGES. SENIOR RESIDENTS, MATURE RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TO HAVE KIDDOS TO SHOW UP AT THE LIBRARY FOR IT. >> THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. WILSON. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS, COUNCIL? MS. BEHLER. >> I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF SACHSE WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA ON DECEMBER 3RD AT THE SACHSE CITY COMPLEX. THE EVENING WILL BEGIN WITH A LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE AT 6:00 PM ALONG MILES ROAD. TO ACCOMMODATE THE PARADE, MILES ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM SACHSE ROAD TO HAVERHILL LANE FROM 5:50-7:00 PM. SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME TO LINE THE ROUTE AND ENJOY THE PROCESSION. FOLLOWING THE PARADE, A TREE LIGHTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7:00 PM IN FRONT OF THE MICHAEL J. FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER WITH HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES TO FOLLOW. FOR QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AT 469-429-0275 AND TO REGISTER A PARADE ENTRY, PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. >> THANK YOU, MS. BEHLER. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. >> [INAUDIBLE] DALLAS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAD 425,000 PROTESTS THIS PAST YEAR, WHICH IS A NEW HIGH, BUT IT NEVER GOES DOWN. WE ARE ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, IS NOT VOLUNTEERS. YOU GET PAID TO DO THIS, ACTUALLY, UNLIKE CITY COUNCIL. YOU ACTUALLY GET PAID TO DO THIS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE FULL TIME JOBS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE CITIZEN LED APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD. WITH THE APPRAISAL BOARD DOESN'T DO YOUR APPRAISAL REVIEW, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE CITIZENS THAT LIVE IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT DO IT. THERE IS A SMALL TRAINING, YOU DO GET A WEEKLY RATE. IT IS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, IT IS A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT IT'S NOT ALL YEAR ROUND, SO WE'LL CALL IT SEASONAL. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR JUST WANT TO FIGURE OUT OR FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW THE REVIEW PROCESS WORKS, THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT INVITES YOU TO LOOK INTO IT AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD INTEREST YOU. THANKS. >> MR. PRESSBURGER. >> YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FEW ANIMAL SHELTER ANNOUNCEMENTS. FEATURE PET THIS WEEK IS BARRY. BARRY IS A 1.5-YEAR-OLD GREAT DANE/PITBULL MIX. THIS BOY MAY HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE SIZE, BUT DON'T LET THAT FOOL YOU. HE'S ALL HEART AND GENTLE SOUL. ONCE HE'S SETTLED, HE REALLY SHOWS HIS CALM FRIENDLY NATURE, LOVES NOTHING MORE THAN GETTING TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND SOAKING UP THE ATTENTION. AS COUNCIL MEMBER FRANK MILLSAP SAID, BARRY WILL BE OUR SPECIAL GUEST DINO DOG AT THE LIBRARY'S DINO NOVEMBER EVENT TOMORROW AT 6:00 PM. HE'LL BE GREETING FAMILIES, POSING FOR PHOTOS AND HELPING SHOWCASE JUST HOW FRIENDLY AND SOCIAL HE IS. IT'S A GREAT CHANCE TO MEET HIM IN PERSON AND SEE HIS SWEET PERSONALITY IN ACTION. IF YOU'RE READY TO GIVE BARRY THE SECOND CHANCE HE DESERVES, CALL THE SACHSE ANIMAL SHELTER AT 972-675-9662. >> YOU GOOD? >> I'M GOOD. >> I LOVE IT. CALL THE ACTION AT THE END, I LIKE. MISS NASH. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME SOME NEW HIRES TO SACHSE. IF YOU OR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC SEE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE, PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY. TRAVIS TIPTON IS BACK IN SACHSE. HE LEFT AND DECIDED THE GRASS IS IN FACT GREENER HERE IN SACHSE. HE IS A POLICE OFFICER AND IS BACK WITH US. WE HAVE JERRY GARCIA HERNANDEZ, WHO'S OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. ELI DE LA FUENTE IS MAINTENANCE TECH WITH STREETS, DALTON THOMPSON, ANOTHER MAINTENANCE TECH WITH STREETS. DE KRISTEN MCKINNEY, ONE OF OUR NEW POLICE OFFICERS. I THINK SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE MET HIM AT THE MEMORIAL DEDICATION TODAY. HE'S SIX FOOT EIGHT. YOU COULDN'T MISS HIM >> NO, I DIDN'T MISS HIM. >> [LAUGHTER] JONAH NANCE IS OUR NEW ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR AND HE STARTED TODAY. FINALLY, AS I MENTIONED A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE HAVE STARTED DOING OUR CORE VALUES RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEES AND WE DID OUR FIRST ONE IN OCTOBER, OUR FIRST SHEIN AWARD RECIPIENT AND IT IS BERNARDO MALDONADO. HERE'S BERNARDO RIGHT THERE. HE IS OUR FIRST WINNER OF THIS AWARD. HE WORKS IN FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. HE'S AN ELECTRICIAN. BERNARDO IS A MASTER OF A LOT OF TRADES AND HELPS US OUT WITH MANY THINGS HERE. BUT HE WAS NOMINATED BY HIS PEERS FOR ALWAYS BRINGING A SMILE TO HIS COWORKERS FACES. HE WAS COMMENDED FOR CARRYING OUT HIS TASKS WITH EXCELLENCE AND HUMILITY WHILE MAINTAINING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, GENUINE NEIGHBORLINESS AND A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR. PLEASE JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING BERNARDO FOR [00:40:02] THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT HE HAS ON OUR CULTURE. THANK YOU, BERNARDO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU, MISS NASH. A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE ARE CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING, NOVEMBER 27, 28, NEXT WEEK, SO CITY OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED. CDBD SERVICE WILL SLIDE OVER ONE DAY, SO YOU HAVE YOUR TRASH PICK UP ON THURSDAY, BE FRIDAY AND SO FORTH. WE ALSO HAVE OUR SECOND ANNUAL SACHSE TRAIL OF LIGHTS. THE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. WE INVITE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAIL LIGHT FROM NOVEMBER 5TH TO DECEMBER 10TH. RESIDENTS MAY SUBMIT THEIR DECORATED ADDRESS AND A PHOTO TO BE FEATURED IN THIS YEAR'S INTERACTIVE TRAIL OF LIGHTS MAP. THE ONE WE DID LAST YEAR, ESTHER DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THAT AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ROUND 2, IF YOU WILL OF THAT AND SO THAT MAP WILL BE RELEASED ON DECEMBER 12, SO LOOK FOR THAT. AGAIN, SUBMIT YOUR ADDRESS WITH YOUR LIGHTS TO THE CITY. THEN THAT IS GOING TO BE CITYOFSACHSE.COM/TRAILOFLIGHTS. AGAIN, YOUR ADDRESS AND PHOTO, REGISTER THAT ONLINE AT THAT ADDRESS. THEN SPEAKING OF THE HOLIDAYS, WE HAVE A HOLIDAY PACKAGE SERVICE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. WE'VE DONE THIS MANY YEARS. THE SACHSE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING ITS ANNUAL HOLIDAY PACKAGE SERVICE TO HELP REDUCE PACKAGE THEFT DURING A BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON. THIS IS FREE PROGRAM, SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR PACKAGES DELIVERED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RATHER THAN YOUR DOORSTEP, YOU CAN DO THAT. THEY ARE ACCEPTING PACKAGES FROM NOVEMBER 5TH NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 22ND. FOR SAFETY AND STORAGE REASONS, THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT ACCEPT PACKAGES OVER 50 POUNDS, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WEAPONS, FRAGILE ITEMS, OR ITEMS WITH HIGH VALUE. THE LAST ONE IS PROBABLY A LITTLE SUBJECTIVE, I GUESS. BUT NONETHELESS, YOU CAN REGISTER FOR THIS SERVICE AT THE CITYOFSACHSE.COM/HOLIDAYPACKETSERVICE. WE'VE DONE THAT MANY YEARS AND IT'S A GREAT SERVICE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE PORTS PYRES. WE STILL DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT IN SACHSE ANYWAY. YOU CAN DO THAT THROUGH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ONE FINAL QUICK NOTE, I WANTED TO SAY A BIG KUDOS TO OUR PARKS AND RECREATION AND LEISURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS IS GOING ON UNTIL THEY TOLD ME ABOUT IT, BUT WE HAD A SENIOR PROM AT THE SENIOR CENTER LAST WEDNESDAY AND I TELL YOU WHAT, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. ROBIN DOES A GREAT JOB OVER THERE. WE HAD PROM KING AND QUEEN, WE HAD BEST DANCERS, MOST SENIORIST. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. I HOPE I CAN MOVE LIKE THAT WHEN I'M 85 IS ALL I GOT TO SAY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A PUBLIC THANK YOU TO ROBIN AND HER STAFF. IT WAS JUST A FABULOUS EVENT. I KNOW WE HAD SOME CHARITIES THAT ARE RAISING MONEY FOR OUR VETERANS AND SO IT WAS GREAT. LANCE, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE. PLEASE GIVE ROBIN MY THANKS. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. [E. Consent Agenda] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM E, THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 1, APPROVE THE OCTOBER 8TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES. ITEM 2, APPROVE THE OCTOBER 20TH, 2025 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. ITEM 3, ACCEPT THE MONTHLY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025. ITEM 4, APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF SACHSE, SACHSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SACHSE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, TAX INCREMENT FINANCING REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 2 AND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 3, INVESTMENT POLICY, SACHSE INVESTMENT POLICY. ATTACHED HERE TOO IS EXHIBIT A, DECLARING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED THIS REVIEW OF THE INVESTMENT POLICY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF THE CITY AND THAT EXHIBIT A RECORDS RECORDS ANY CHANGES TO EITHER THE INVESTMENT POLICY OR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 5 ADOPTED RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE DALLAS COUNTY'S 2025 TAX ROLL, RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 6, ADOPTED RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE COLLIN COUNTY 2025 TAX ROLE, RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 7, AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH COPAN INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $234,452.06 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF PORT IN PLACE, PIP SURFACING AT HERITAGE PARK. IS ANYONE ON COUNCIL, LIKE TO REMOVE ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. PRESSBURGER. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS E1 THROUGH 7 AS PRESENTED. >> I HAVE A MOTION MR. PRESSBURGER TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MISS HAWASS. >> SECOND. >> FINE. MISS HAWASS OR MR. MILLS, WHICHEVER ONE YOU WANT TO PICK SECOND. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NO, PLEASE CATCH YOUR BELL. [00:45:05] I CAN'T WAIT TO FIGURE OUT. WAS IT UNANIMOUS? THERE YOU GO. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM F, ACTION ITEMS, ITEM 1, [1. Consider approving a resolution of the City Council of the City of Sachse, casting its vote for a member of the Board of Directors of the Collin Central Appraisal District; and providing for an effective date.] CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SACHSE CASTING HIS VOTE FOR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MISS GRANGER. >> YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTIONS FOR BOTH COUNTIES. YOU MET ON OCTOBER 20TH AND YOU PROVIDED NOMINATIONS AS YOU SAW FIT AND SO THE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU. THE COLLIN COUNTY DISTRICT, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SELECT FIVE VOTES, PROVIDE FIVE VOTES. YOU CAN PUT THEM ALL IN ONE PLACE. YOU CAN DIVIDE THEM AS YOU SEE FIT. ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, MISS GRANGER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GRANGER? HEARING THAT AS MISS GRANGER SAID, WE CAN CAST OUR FIVE VOTES ANY WAY WE LIKE AND FOR ONE MEMBER OR WE CAN SPLIT THEM UP ONE THROUGH FIVE, CORRECT? >> YES. HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT. >> BEFORE WE DO THAT, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS SLIDE? WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS OR DISCUSSION. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS? >> YES. JUST LIKE DALLAS, WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF VOTES. MAYOR BROOKS OF ALLEN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT REACHED OUT TO ME DIRECTLY, SO I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR HIM. >> ALL FIVE? >> YEAH. >> OKAY. JUST CHECKING. [LAUGHTER] MISS HAWASS. >> I WAS BASICALLY GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING AS MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. WE ONLY HAVE FIVE VOTES. THE MAYOR OF ALLEN PROBABLY HAS 75 VOTES. [LAUGHTER] >> I PUT THIS WAY. HE HAS MORE THAN FIVE. >> HE HAS MORE THAN FIVE. MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WE HAVE A MUNICIPAL, MORE MUNICIPAL OFFICER TYPE REPRESENTATION ON THERE, SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SUPPORT MAYOR. >> MAYOR BROOKS. >> BROOKS. >> MR. PRESSBURGER. DITTO. >> MAYOR BROOKS. WELL, I SOUND LIKE WE HAVE A CONSENSUS NOW. I JUST NEED A MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MR. BLAYNE BROOKS TO THE COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE? SAYS PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THEY WILL PROVIDE THE ELECTION RESULTS, I BELIEVE DECEMBER. IT'S NOT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER STEP BACK. >> I'LL LOOK AT THAT. >> YOU DID SAY A POINT, BUT I GUESS [OVERLAPPING]. >> CASTING THE FIVE VOTES. >> CASTING VOTES. >> OR APPROVING A RESOLUTION. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS TO CAST OUR FIVE VOTES. >> MAYOR, WOULD YOU MIND, COULD WE ALSO SPECIFY IF WE'RE APPROVING THE RESOLUTION AS WELL? >> WELL, THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE MAKER OF THE MOTION. THERE YOU GO. >> WOULD IT BE IN MY INTEREST TO RECALL THAT? >> YOU CAN WITHDRAW IT. >> WITHDRAW THAT AND STATE A NEW, SINCE THERE WASN'T. >> YOU GOT TO WITHDRAW. GO AHEAD. >> THERE WASN'T A SECOND, CORRECT? >> NO. >> GOOD. NO. LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A RESOLUTION. >> PROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. >> RIGHT HERE. >> RIGHT THERE. >> OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF SACHSE CASTING ITS FIVE VOTES FOR MR. BLAYNE BROOKS FOR THE COLLIN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. ARE WE HAPPY WITH THAT? >> MISS GRANGER, YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? >> IT'S OKAY. >> MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS HAVE A SECOND. MISS HOWARD? >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY MISS HOWARD. CLEAR [INAUDIBLE]. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WITH THAT, PLEASE CATCH YOUR BELL. SEE, IT'S GOING TO BE A THEME TONIGHT. >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> JUST THINKING. [00:50:08] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> MOTION CARRIES YOUR NAMES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 2, [2. Consider approving a resolution of the City Council of the City of Sachse, casting its vote for a member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas Central Appraisal District; and providing for an effective date.] CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SACHSE CASTING ITS VOTE FOR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MISS GRANGER? >> YES. MERITS ALL THE SAME INFORMATION, BUT YOU HAVE FOUR VOTES FOR THE DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD. >> I BELIEVE WE HAVE, WHAT WAS IT? WE HAVE FOUR VOTES THIS TIME AND NOT FIVE. SAME SONG, DIFFERENT VERSE. BEFORE WE DO THAT, ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS SLIDE. HERE NOW. DISCUSSION, MOTIONS. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. >> IN DALLAS COUNTY, I SERVE ON THIS BOARD AND MR. KEVIN CARVO ALSO SERVES ON THE BOARD. HE HAS EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST IN CONTINUING AND ASKED FOR OUR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS PAULINE MEDRANO, WHICH IS ALSO ON THAT BOARD AND WISHES TO CONTINUE AND EXPRESS INTEREST IN RECEIVING OUR VOTES AS WELL. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A BIG FOUR, EVEN MORE QUESTIONABLE IN MY MIND. BUT ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO SPLIT OUR VOTES. >> WE CAN SPLIT. >> YOU MAY. YOU CAN SPLIT AS YOU SPLIT. >> WE WANT TO SPLIT OUR VOTES OR PUT THEM ALL FOUR ON ONE PERSON. BUT I THINK THEY BOTH ARE VERY GOOD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. >> WELL, WE'LL SEE WHO MAKES A MOTION. OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OR MOTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. >> LET ME GET TO THE WORDING AGAIN. I'M BUFFERING FOR A LONG TIME. I MAKE A MOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY SACHSE CASTING ITS TWO VOTES FOR PAULINE MEDRANO AND TWO VOTES FOR KEVIN CARVO OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MISS HOWARD. >> SECOND. >> SECOND BY MISS HOWARD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEAR NONE, PLEASE CATCH YOUR BELL. THANK YOU FOR GUIDING US THROUGH ALL THAT. [LAUGHTER] >> MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM G, [1. Receive an update regarding the City of Sachse Service Center project.] DISCUSSION ITEMS ITEM 1, RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE CITY OF SACHSE SERVICE CENTER PROJECT. MISS NASH. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR WITH REGARD TO PLANNING OUT THE SACHSE SERVICE CENTER, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY IN CONCERT WITH RON HOBBS ARCHITECTS. THEY ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE REPRESENTATIVES TONIGHT. IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO THEM THAT COMES UP, BUT PRIMARILY THE STAFF WILL BE FOCUSED ON THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. COREY ESB OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN REALLY TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS ALONG WITH INPUT FROM OBVIOUSLY LANCE WHITWORTH, DIRECTOR OF PARKS BECAUSE HIS STAFF WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS, LAUREN ROWE, MYSELF, CERTAINLY DAVE BALDWIN, LOGAN THATCHER. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN UPDATES ON THE PROJECT AND REALLY BEEN WORKING ON THIS AS A TEAM. TONIGHT, YOU WILL GET AN UPDATE ON ALL THE INPUT THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WORKING IN CONCERT TOGETHER AND TO BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU BALLY UPDATES AND GET SOME DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL. >> HELLO, MISS [INAUDIBLE] >> MAYOR, COUNSEL. MISS [INAUDIBLE], WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT. I'LL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUFF WE'VE WORKED TO DATE, SHOW YOU SOME FEATURES, SOME OF THAT STUFF. GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DESIGN FEATURES OF THE SERVICE CENTER, THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. I SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME PHASING WE EVALUATED. I'LL SHOW YOU SOME DESIGN SCHEMATIC FEATURES, STUFF LIKE THAT. THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT FINANCING AND THEN ANY ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE. WE'VE COMPLETED THE PROGRAMMING PHASE. THAT'S WHAT MISS NASH TALKED ABOUT ABOUT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND GROUPS WITHIN EACH DEPARTMENT AND TALKED ABOUT OFFICE SPACE AND SIZING AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND ALL THAT STUFF. THAT PHASE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WHICH LED INTO THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE, WHICH WE SAW LAST MEETING, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO WITH THE LAYOUT AND SOME OF THAT STUFF. THAT PHASE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS WELL. [00:55:02] RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE. RON HOBBS IN GROUP ARE WORKING ON COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR PREPARATION FOR BIDDING THIS WINTER HERE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AGAIN, SURVEY AND CIVIL WORK ARE UNDERWAY. THEY ARE ALMOST 90% PLANS, 60% PLANS RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS, WE'RE WORKING WITH RON HOBBS TO DO SOME COST EVALUATING OPTIONS, STUFF LIKE THAT. AS YOU RECALL, WE DID THE CMAR AWARD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025. THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. LEE LEWIS WAS SELECTED FOR THAT FOR THIS PROJECT. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, RON HOBBS IS WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS RIGHT NOW. WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN THOSE WILL GO TO LEE LEWIS FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND TO PREPARE BID DOCUMENTS. ONCE THEY GET THAT DONE, THEN WE WILL WORK WITH LEE LEWIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, PROBABLY JANUARY, FEBRUARY TO COMPLETE THE GMP. THEN ONCE THAT HAS COMPLETED, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU GUYS WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE CMAR CONTRACT. THEN HOPEFULLY AFTER THAT, WE'LL START CONSTRUCTION OR GO TO BID IN WINTER OF 2026. JUST SOME GENERAL FEATURES WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OFFICE SPACE OBVIOUSLY, BREAK ROOMS. WE'RE ALSO CREATING A ROOM FOR THE SKATTER, THE IT SYSTEM, WHICH IS OUR WATER WASTEWATER MONITORING. THAT WILL BE COMBINED WITH THE IT SERVER ROOM AS WELL. I'VE TALKED ABOUT ADDING A REMOTE DISPATCH CENTER, AND AGAIN, CONSTRUCTION BASE, SERVICE BASE FOR THE EQUIPMENT, COVER STORAGE, TRADING ROOM, CONFERENCE ROOM, ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF YOU'D SEE IN NORMAL OFFICE BUILDING. AGAIN, THROUGH THIS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WE'VE EVALUATED SEVERAL VARIATIONS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE HERE IN A SECOND. WE ALSO EVALUATED THE PHASING OF THE PROJECT. AGAIN, FOR COST SAVINGS, LOGISTICS, ALL THOSE THINGS WERE CONSIDERED AT THE SAME TIME. AGAIN, PART OF THE BIGGEST THING IS MY GROUP, THE PUBLIC WORKS GROUP, WE WERE GOING TO BASICALLY DEMO THEIR BUILDING. HOW DO WE DISPLACE 30 GUYS FOR 18 MONTHS TO A YEAR AND SOME OF THAT PROS, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WERE CONSIDERED AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. ONE THING WE CONSIDERED. AGAIN, FOR THE PROS FOR THE PHASING, IT DOES REDUCE THE INITIAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION. ALBEIT AT THESE ARE THE COSTS. ALBEIT AGAIN, LONG TERM PROJECT COSTS. THE LONGER THE PROJECT TAKES, OBVIOUSLY, CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE CONTINUING TO RISE. THERE'S A FEAR THAT THAT COULD CHANGE THE PRICE. THE PHASING OF IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR DEPARTMENT. AGAIN, DISPLACING 30 GUYS FOR 18 MONTHS, NOT IDEAL, ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER AND KEEPING THOSE VEHICLES IN CLIMATE CONTROL SPACE. THE PHASING ALSO LEADS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUAL LOGISTICS OF CONSTRUCTION. YOU HAVE A PART OF THE BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEING OCCUPIED BY STAFF, ALL THE OTHER HALF OF THE BUILDING IS BEING CONSTRUCTED OR BEING WORKED ON. AGAIN, IT COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OPERATIONS. IT DOES INCREASE THE COMPLEXITY OF ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION WITH FOR LEE LEWIS AND STAFF. AGAIN, COULD EXPERIENCE POTENTIAL COST VARIATIONS AND AVAILABILITY MATERIAL. AGAIN, IF WE GET A SHORTAGE OF STEEL FOR SALE, THEN THAT COULD CHANGE CONTRACT TIMES, DELAYS, STUFF LIKE THAT. AGAIN, GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS TARIFFS. WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO END UP, AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME CONCERNS OR COUNTS FOR THE PHASING OF THAT PROJECT. THIS WAS THE FIRST SCHEMATIC OPTION FOR OPTION A, WE'RE CALLING IT. THIS MORE COMBINED AREAS. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS HERE ON THE NEXT ONE. IT DOES PROVIDE SHARED SPACES, BUT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ADEQUATE NEEDS FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE STAFFING. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL COST SAVINGS IN DOING IT THIS WAY. AGAIN, THIS DOES CREATE CONFLICT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION. AGAIN, PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE UNUSABLE DURING FUTURE PHASES. AN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES WOULD BE IMPACTED. AGAIN, IT DOES INCREASE THE COMPLEXITY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS OF THAT. THIS DID NOT CONTEMPLATE A REMOTE DISPATCH OPERATION CENTER. THAT WAS THAT OPTION ONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT'S ROUGHLY 14,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE AND 16,000 SQUARE FOOT OF WORK BASE. THE WORK BASE, WHAT WE'RE CALLING ARE THE BUILDING SOUTH OF THE WATER TOWER THAT CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE JUST FOR REFERENCE. OPTION B. THIS WAS BASICALLY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC WORKS [01:00:05] FIRST AND PHASE THE PARKS COMPONENTS AFTERWARDS. BASICALLY CUT THE BUILDING IN HALF, AS FAR AS SQUARE FOOTAGE SIZE, IT DOES PROVIDE A SHARED SPACE FOR THE TRAINING ROOM BUT THEN IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE CHALLENGES WE HAD WITH THIS. AGAIN, ONLY PUBLIC WORKS OFFICES WERE BEING CONSIDERED. AGAIN, FUTURE CONFLICTS BETWEEN OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION. AGAIN, FUTURE PHASES WOULD BE OR UNUSABLE DURING CONSTRUCTION. NEGATIVE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS, COMPLEXITY WITH THE COORDINATION OF IT. THERE'S NO REALLY COST SAVINGS WHEN YOU SPLIT THIS PHASE OUT. AGAIN, THIS DID NOT CONSIDER ANY REMOTE DISPATCH OPERATION CENTER. OPTION C WAS MORE OF A HYBRID VERSION OF THAT. WE DID INCLUDE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THIS ONE, BUT THIS PHASE DID NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE OFFICES. AGAIN, PARTIALLY ADDRESSES MOST OF THE NEEDS, BUT DOESN'T ADDRESS ALL OF THE NEEDS. THERE YOU GO. AGAIN, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT, AGAIN, DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FACILITY MAINTENANCE GROUP. AGAIN, JUST THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT. ALL OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST ARE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDES. THEN BIGGEST THING WAS THERE'S NO COST SAVINGS IN DOING IT THIS. YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK LATER AND DO ADDITIONAL ADDITIONS TO A NEW BUILDING. AGAIN, THE SHAMTIC C DID NOT ADDRESS THE DISPATCH OPERATION CENTER. THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT. AGAIN, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE OFFICE DID TO GET A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, BUT THIS DOES HAVE FACILITIES, LEISURE SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS ALL INCLUDED IN THAT. IT HAS A SHARED SPACE, IT HAS THE DISPATCH CENTER. THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT WAS INCLUDED OR NEEDED BASED ON OPERATIONS. HERE'S AN INCREASED VIEW OF THE OFFICE COMPONENT. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE PUBLIC WORKS IS IN THE YELLOW PARKS AND LEISURE SERVICES IS THE GREEN FACILITIES IN THE RED. THEN THE BROWN OR TAN IS THE COMBINED SERVICES SHARED SPACE. THEN THE BLUE IS THE DISPATCH FOR PUBLIC POLICE PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS IS A SCHEMATIC DESIGN OF THE OFFICE OF THE WORK BASE. THIS HASN'T REALLY CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF IT. THE TAN IS JUST COVERED PARKING, COVERED STORAGE, GREENS PARKS AND THE PUBLIC WORKS IS THE YELLOW. THE THREE BAYS ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN THERE. THOSE ARE HEATED BASE FOR THE WATER TRUCK, THE JET TRUCK, AND THE STUFF THAT HOLDS WATER IN THE WINTER TIME. EVERYTHING ELSE WILL NOT BE CLIMATE CONTROL. IT'S NOT EVEN CLIMATE CONTROL. THOSE ARE JUST HEATED BAYS FOR THE WINTER. HERE'S A CUT OF WAY OF THE METAL FRAME BUILDING. SEE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. I THINK THIS WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING AS WELL. AGAIN, STANDING METAL FRAME BUILDING WITH THE VENEER. THIS IS NOT ANYTHING CONCRETE FLOORS. WE'LL GET INTO THAT HERE IN A SECOND. AGAIN, STANDING STEEL METAL ROOF. I THINK YOU SAW THIS ONE AS WELL. THE TENT IS TO MATCH THE ANIMAL SHELTER WITH COLORS AND MATERIALS. AGAIN, TRYING TO CARRY THAT THEME THROUGHOUT THAT COMPLEX OUT THERE. METAL PANELS WILL MATCH THE ANIMAL SHELTER, STONE BASES. THE INTERIOR FINISHES, AGAIN, CONCRETE POLISHED FLOORS, CEILING TILES, ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILES, WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE HERE. THERE'S THE DROP IN PANELS. INTERIOR WALLS WILL BE DRY WALL. NOTHING CRAZY ON THAT. IN THE HALLWAYS, THAT WILL HAVE A I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED, BUT THEY'LL BE PROTECTED PAINTING ON THE WALLS FOR THE HALLWAYS. AGAIN, THE ROOF IS THE STANDING METAL SEAM BUILDING. PORCELAIN TILE ON THE WET AREAS, RESTROOMS. THE WORK BAY WALLS WILL HAVE HARDY BOARD FOR THE FIRST SEVEN FEET OF THAT. AGAIN, WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING A PRECAST SCREENING WALL ALONG THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE. AGAIN, GENERATES FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND SERVICE CENTER WILL BE ALSO PROVIDED WITH THIS. YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS JUST THE RECAP THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PROVIDING. AGAIN, THIS DOES GIVE US A BLEND OF COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS AND DESIGN BID METHOD. AGAIN YOU WILL COME BACK TO YOU WITH THE GMP HERE ONCE WE ACTUALLY BID THE PROJECT AND GET SOME REAL NUMBERS FOR YOU. [01:05:05] JUST FOR A LITTLE SCOPE OF COSTS RECENTLY. AGAIN, THE ANIMAL SHELTER FOR COMPARISON WAS $566 A SQUARE FOOT. IF YOU BUILD THE SAME BUILDING TODAY, TWO YEARS LATER, THAT PRICE GOES TO 725 PER SQUARE FOOT. IN THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS, IT GOES UP ALMOST $200. THE ANTICIPATED COST FOR OUR WORK FOR THE OFFICE AREA IS $420 A SQUARE FOOT. THE WORK BASE IS $287 A SQUARE FOOT. AGAIN, JUST THE SITE WORK, THE CONCRETE, THE PARKING LOT, STUFF LIKE THAT IS ANTICIPATED AS $175 A SQUARE FOOT. THERE YOU GO. >> MAYOR AND COUNSEL, OBVIOUSLY, THE NEXT QUESTION THAT GETS ASKED AFTER ALL THIS IS, IF WE DO ALL OF THIS, HOW WILL WE PAY FOR IT? RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE FROM RON HOBBS AND LEE LEWIS IS ABOUT $15.5 MILLION. THE FINAL NUMBER OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE AND THE PROJECTS ACTUALLY BID. THIS IS OUR ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE COST. BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT THE WAY THIS PROJECT WOULD BE FUNDED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE PRIMARILY FOR THINGS AND PEOPLE WITHIN THE UTILITY FUND. THIS WOULD BE A SPLIT UTILITY FUND, 66% AND GENERAL FUND, 34%. AS YOU RECALL, WE DID YEAR MARK IN THE 25-26 CIP BUDGET, $2 MILLION FROM WATER, 2 MILLION FROM SEWER, AND 2 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE THAT MONEY ALREADY SET ASIDE IN PREPARING FOR THIS. WE DO HAVE TWO OTHER FUNDING OPTIONS THAT I COULD RECOMMEND TO YOU, UTILIZING DEBT INSTRUMENTS, EITHER TAX NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. WE HAVE ALREADY RUN THESE ESTIMATES WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND DETERMINED EVEN BACK WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR IN PREPARATION. ALL OF THE MODELS THAT WE HAVE DONE FOR OUR DEBT CAPACITY THAT WE'VE MODELED OUT OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS WOULD ASSUME THAT WE WOULD EITHER USE TAX NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR TAX RATE ON THE INTEREST AND SINKING SIDE, THE DEBT SIDE FLAT. THAT'S ALREADY BEEN CONTEMPLATED IN THIS PAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE PREPARING THE BUDGET. JUST KNOW THAT 15.5 MILLION FOR THE TOTAL COST, SUBTRACT OUT 6 MILLION THAT WE HAVE SET ASIDE, WE WOULD THEN BE FINANCING THE ADDITIONAL 9.5 MILLION, 66% THROUGH THE UTILITY FUND AND 34% THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND, EITHER, LIKE I SAID, THE OPTIONS WOULD BE FORTHCOMING WITH TAX NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. >> THAT'S THE FORMAL SLIDES. I'LL OPEN UP ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. >> COREY, IF YOU CAN PUT THE SCHEMATIC OF THE RECOMMENDED SCHEMATIC. THERE YOU GO. THANKS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? MS. HOWARD. >> THE ONLY THING THAT I THINK IS NEW FOR ME ON THIS IS, ARE WE MOVING ALL OF POLICE DISPATCH INTO THIS BUILDING, OR IS THIS IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S OVER HERE? >> NO. THIS IS JUST LIKE A REMOTE OR BACKUP CENTER. >> A WHAT? >> A REMOTE OR BACKUP CENTER. >> I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE DOING. >> THEY WERE ABOUT TO BE DOWNSIZED. >> YEAH. EXACTLY. I'M LIKE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL OVER HERE. >> MS. BEHLER. >> THANK YOU, COREY. WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR DISPLACING YOUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT? >> WE'VE TALKED TO LEE LEWIS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO PUT A TEMPORARY BUILDING, LIKE A JOB TRAILER, ON-SITE. WE HAVE OTHER FACILITIES THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE, BUT ACTUALLY GIVE THEM ONE OFFICE UP THERE. THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT. >> ALL THE EQUIPMENT? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE A BIG PARKING LOT OUT THERE. THE BIGGEST THING WE'LL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IS THE SEASONAL STUFF IS WITH THE JET TRUCK AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I THINK WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EXPLORED EVERYTHING YET, BUT AS FAR AS THE EQUIPMENT GOES, WE'LL STORE THAT ON-SITE STILL. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. LINDSAY. >> THAT'S MY QUESTION TOO, IS WHERE TO PUT PEOPLE. I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WERE ENTERTAINING OPTIONS LIKE JOB SITE TRAILERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I THINK WE'VE GOT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, PULL OFF THE BAND-AID. I REALIZE IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR 12-18 MONTHS OR SO, THOUGH, BUT IT'LL BE WORTH IT IN THE END. I LOOK AT OUR CURRENT FACILITIES, BOTH OF THEM. [01:10:02] IF THEY CHANGE TENANTS, WE WOULD NOT ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THESE BUILDINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ARE NOT FIT. I'M SORRY, OUR EMPLOYEES ARE STILL WORKING IN THESE BUILDINGS. WE MANAGED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER. THE ANIMAL SHELTER CAME IN UNDER $5 MILLION; AT THE TIME THAT SEEMED SO EXPENSIVE. I'M SO GLAD THAT WE DID IT. WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING BACK ON IT, AND IT JUST WAS A NO-BRAINER DECISION. WE SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT HESITATE ANY LONGER ON HERE; THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE MORE IT'S GOING TO COST. I LOOK AT EVERYTHING. US BEING THE FASTEST-GROWING AREA IN THE ENTIRE NATION, AND THERE'S NO SIGN OF ANY RELIEF. THERE'S NO SIGN THAT PRICES ARE GOING TO GO DOWN. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SITTING HERE TWO YEARS FROM NOW SAYING, I WISH WE WOULD HAVE WAITED. IT'S GOING TO BE "I WISH WE DIDN'T ACT SOONER." I'M ALREADY WISHING THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO ON HERE. DEFINITELY ALL FOR THE NON-PHASE APPROACH AND JUST RIPPING OFF THE BAND-AID STAFF. GRINNING AND BEARING A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THEY HAVE, US BEING RESOURCEFUL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO STORE SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT, BUT WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, LET'S GET IT DONE. I'M GLAD TO SEE IT THIS FAR. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK IN THIS SO FAR. >> YEAH, I WOULD ECHO MR. LINDSAY'S COMMENTS; IT'S LONG OVERDUE. I DO LIKE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING. I THINK YOU CAN'T MOVE THAT WATER TOWER, OF COURSE, BUT THINK YOU'RE MAKING THE BEST OF THAT SITUATION. I JUST WOULD ECHO THE SAME THING. WHILE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS AREN'T THE GREATEST, IT'S DEFINITELY BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE LONG RUN WHICH IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING. I APPRECIATE STAFF BUDGETING AHEAD WITH THIS TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE IT AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE BUT IT'S NOT AS PAINFUL, MAYBE I SHOULD SAY. I APPRECIATE THE FORESIGHT TO DO THAT. MR. MILLSAP. >> I JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING THROWN OUT HERE BECAUSE MY MATH DOESN'T UNDERSTAND SOME OF THIS. SCHEMATIC DRAWING THAT YOU'RE SHOWING RIGHT THERE, YOU'RE SHOWING OFFICE SPACE AND WORK-BASED BASIS. THAT'S ADDING UP TO ABOUT 30,500 FEET; IS THAT RIGHT? GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. BACK FURTHER ON TO THE PRICES PER FOOT. NEXT. MORE. NEXT. IT'S THERE. NEXT. >> THERE IT IS. >> THERE YOU GO. WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE AND THEN GO TO THE WE'RE SAYING COMPARED TO ANIMAL SHELTER WAS 566,000, COST OF ANIMAL SHELTER WAS ACTUALLY 725,000 ANTICIPATED COST OF OFFICE SPACE IS $420, ANTICIPATED WORK BAY AREA IS 287, ANTICIPATED SITE COST IS 175. IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE WORK BAY AND SITE COSTS, THAT'S OVER 500. IF YOU ADD THE ANTICIPATED SITE COST IS GOING TO BE PER SQUARE FOOT. YOU LOOK AT THE OFFICE SPACE AT 420; THAT'S GOING TO BE 600 PLUS THOUSAND. YOU'RE LOOKING AT $30,000 OR ACTUALLY 20 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS TO START WITH RIGHT HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE 15.5 MILLION CAME FROM. ALSO, WE'VE ALREADY SPENT $1 MILLION IN ARCHITECT'S FEES. WE DON'T EVEN SHOW ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE PARKING, EMPLOYEE STREETS TO GET TO THE PLACE, UTILITIES TO GET TO THE PLACE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALREADY SAYING WE'RE LOOKING AT 22, $23 MILLION NOW. BUT WHERE DID THE HUNDRED 15.5 MILLION COME FROM? >> MS. NASH. >> COUNCILMAN MILLSAP, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU ADD UP THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT FOR THE DIFFERENT AREAS, YOU HAVE TO MULTIPLY. FOR THE OFFICE AREA, THE $420 PER SQUARE FOOT TIMES THE 14,938 THAT GETS YOU TO 6.2 MILLION, THEN THE 15,696 FOR THE WORK BASE COMES TO $4.5 MILLION, AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE SITE WORK THAT $175 PER SQUARE FOOT THAT ROUNDS IT OUT TO THE $15 MILLION. YOU HAVE TO TAKE EACH OF THE DIFFERENT SQUARE FOOTAGES FOR OFFICE AREA, WORK BAY, AND SITE WORK TIMES THEIR RESPECTIVE SQUARE FOOTAGE AREAS, AND THAT GETS US UP TO THE 15 MILLION. >> IF YOU LOOK AT THE OFFICE SPACE, IS $420, AND THE ANTICIPATED SITE COST IS $175 FOR THE ENTIRE 28,500 SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY. [01:15:07] YOU GOT $275 PLUS 420 FOR OFFICE SPACE. YOU GOT $287 FOR WORK BAY PLUS 175 FOR SITE AREA BECAUSE IT COVERS A SITE. YOU HAVE TO ADD THOSE UP. YOU ADD THOSE UP. THAT DON'T ADD UP TO ME. >> YEAH. IT'S STILL ROUGHLY $15.5 MILLION. I CAN ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS BETTER. ALL THE PARKING IS STAFF PARKING. THAT ALREADY INCLUDES THE STAFF PARKING. WATER AND SEWER ARE ALREADY THERE, SO WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS TO THAT. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT PAVING THE ENTIRE SITE. WE'RE ONLY DOING A SMALL PORTION OF CONCRETE. THE REST WILL BE GRAVEL AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHAT THAT $175 DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FULL FIVE ACRES OF PROPERTY. >> NO, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT 20,000 SQUARE FEET. THAT'S A HALF ACRE. 43,560 IS AN ACRE, SO THAT'D BE A HALF ACRE. $175 FOR THAT IS STILL AT SITE WORK. ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST MY TAKE ON IT. >> MR. PRESSBURGER. >> YES. I THINK THE CONFUSION THERE IS THAT THE WORK BASE AND OFFICE SPACE, YOU EXCLUDE ALL THAT FROM THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE WORK SITE. >> GENERALLY, YES. >> THANK YOU. TWO THINGS. ONE, ON YOUR SCHEMATIC HERE, RIGHT BY THE WATER TOWER, IS THAT JUST A BIG COURTYARD, IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? >> THAT ACTUALLY ENCOMPASSES AT&T AND VERIZON FRANCHISE. >> GOT IT. >> THEY HAVE THEIR TRANSFER, NOT TRANSFER STATION, BUT THEY HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT STATIONS AND THEN THAT THE CLING AND AN EASEMENT THAT GOES TO THE WALL TOWER, SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S SEPARATED FROM THIS. >> I JUST LOOKED ODD LIKE IT WAS JUST A BIG CONCRETE SLAB AND CONCRETE SLABS DON'T DO WELL HERE. SECOND THING, JUST A BASIC QUESTION, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, PUBLIC WORKS THEY'RE ALL ON BOARD WITH THIS? I KNOW IT SAYS STAFF RECOMMENDATION, BUT THERE'S BEEN NO [OVERLAPPING]. >> LANCE AND I RECOMMENDED IT, YES. >> STAFF COULD BE EVERYTHING, BUT I MAKE SURE IT COVERS ALL THE NEEDS THAT THEY MIGHT EVER CAN THINK OF. >> THAT WAS PART OF THE DESIGN PHASE, WE MET WITH STAFF AND WE SHOWED IT TO OUR OWN GROUPS AT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. WE WENT THROUGH AND WE PROJECTED ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES AND SQUARE FOOTAGES AND OFFICES. AGAIN, NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE GETS AN OFFICE. I HAVE OUR FIELD TEXTS, BUT WE DO HAVE A BREAK ROOM AND A LOCKER ROOM AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE DO FEEL LIKE THIS DOES ANTICIPATE ANY FUTURE USE THAT WE WOULD HAVE. >> IS THERE ANYTHING IN HERE LIKE A BUZZARD ABATEMENT CLAUSE? >> THAT MAY BE THE GENERATORS. >> THAT'D BE GREAT. ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE THIS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AS SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS HAD SAID, LET'S MOVE FAST ON THIS BEFORE THE COST KEEPS INCREASING. NOTHING GETS CHEAPER, SO FASTER WE MOVE, THE BETTER. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. >> THE THEME CONTINUES. CONSTRUCTION IS OUTRAGEOUS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS, $15 MILLION. I NEVER WOULD HAVE FATHOMED THAT. WE GEEKED OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND IT SAID, IT MAY COST $7 MILLION. I'M LIKE, WHAT? IT'S CRAZY. IT'S EVEN MORE CRAZY NOW. I WANT A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK ON THE POLICE DISPATCHER ROOM, WHY WE NEED A RESERVE OR ANCILLARY POLICE DISPATCH ROOM THERE AT THIS BUILDING. >> WE LOOKED AT THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS A SITE THAT IS REMOTE FROM THIS CAMPUS, AND IT IS REALLY OUR ONLY OTHER CITY OWNED FACILITY AREA IN THE CITY, WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO PUT IT RATHER THAN WE HAVE A REMOTE PLACE TECHNICALLY RIGHT NOW UP AT FIRE STATION 2, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT ADEQUATE FOR OUR NEEDS. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THAT REMOTE LOCATION THERE INSTEAD WITH REALLY JUST A BETTER OPPORTUNITY, WE THOUGHT AND JUST A GOOD SITE TO PUT IT AT. >> IF IT'S RESERVE OR ANCILLARY, WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO THE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME? >> NOTHING. >> ARE WE GOING TO JUST HAVE COMPUTERS SITTING THERE? >> IT'S LIKE ANY EMERGENCY OPERATION. IT WAITS UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP AND THEN WE HAVE THAT SECONDARY SITE READY TO GO IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN TO THIS FACILITY. >> OBVIOUSLY, THE ENCLOSED BAYS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST HAVING OPEN SPACE, BASICALLY. DID WE CONSIDER, I'M GOING TO USE THE WORD "CARPORT," BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M THINKING. [01:20:02] COVERED. OPEN COVERED PARKING OUTDOOR, OR DO WE STILL NEED THAT? THAT IS THE TAN ON THE RIGHT. THAT IS THE COVERED CARPORTS. >> TAN ON THE LEFT. >> ON YOUR RIGHT. >> ON YOUR RIGHT. >> ON YOUR FAR RIGHT. >> THAT'S COVERED AND OPEN FOR WHAT WHOEVER YOURS, PARKS WHOEVER NEEDS IT. IS THAT GOING TO BE ADEQUATE? IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT THREE BAYS ON EACH SIDE OR SIX BAYS TOTAL. IS THAT GOING TO BE ADEQUATE FOR WHAT WE NEED? >> YES. >> JUST BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT PARKS SPECIFICALLY, I KNOW THEY ONLY HAVE THE FOUR BAYS TOTAL RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF STUFF OUT BEHIND IT. >> THE IDEA FOR THAT IS LIKE INSTEAD OF UNHOOKING THE TRAILER AND BACKING IT AND PULLING THE TRUCK IN, YOU COULD LEAVE A TRAILER HOOKED UP TO THE TRUCK EVERY DAY AND NOT HAVE TO DEMOBILIZE THAT BASICALLY. BUT AGAIN, NOT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE COVERED, BUT TRY TO COVER IT AS MUCH WITHIN REASON THAT WE COULD COVER. >> DO WE NEED ADDITIONAL OR MORE COVERED PARKING IF THAT'S NOT GOING TO COVER EVERYTHING? >> NO, I THINK BASED ON THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK THAT COVERS ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT WE THAT WE NEED TO KEEP COVERED. >> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND WHEN YOU SAY, I NEED A NEW TRACTOR, I NEED A NEW TRUCK BECAUSE THE SUN IS RUINING IT? YES. >> THAT MAY BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT, BUT YES. >> THAT SEEMS TO BE A THEME. I'M JUST SAYING OUR EQUIPMENT SITS OUT IN THE WEATHER ALL YEAR LONG AND IT IS DEGRADED, OBVIOUSLY. >> BUT I KNOW LIKE PARKS HAS ENCLOSED TRAILERS. I'M SPEAKING FOR LANDS, BUT [OVERLAPPING]. >> DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE BUS. IT'S COOL. >> NO. SOME OF THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO BE COVERED ALL THE TIME, BUT CERTAINLY IF THERE'S STORMS COMING IN OR WHATEVER, THEY WOULD WANT TO PROTECT SOME OF THAT STUFF. >> YEAH, I THINK THE PRICE IS RIDICULOUS, BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WAIT? I DON'T LIKE THE PRICE. I LIKE THE DESIGN. >> THANK YOU. >> MS. BEHLER. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THE PHASED. GOING THROUGH THAT ALL AND SEEING IF THERE WOULD BE A COST SAVINGS TO THAT. I THINK THAT'S ALL A QUESTION ON OUR MIND: HOW WE CAN DO THIS THE MOST AFFORDABLE WAY. I SUPPORT MY COLLEAGUES WHO WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS DONE AND NOT POTENTIALLY PAY MORE FOR THE OTHER HALF OF THE BUILDING DOWN THE ROAD. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT. >> I'M ASSUMING FROM THE COMMENTS, WE ARE ALL GOOD WITH THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN THAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED. I DON'T HEAR ANY OBJECTION. GO AHEAD. >> NO. IT'S COOL. WE'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT NEXT STEP. GO AHEAD, SORRY. >> I'M MOVING MY EIGHT-SLIDE LIMIT IN JUST ONE SECOND. JUST SOME NEXT STEPS GOING FORWARD. AGAIN, WE'LL REVIEW THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS HERE IN DECEMBER WITH RON HOBBS COMPANY. WE'LL GIVE THOSE TO LEE LEWIS HERE DECEMBER, JANUARY FOR THEM TO GET BIDS FOR THESE PROJECTS. THEN HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING FEBRUARY TIME FRAME TO COME BACK AND REACT TO. THAT'S THE PLAN AT THIS POINT. THEN START CONSTRUCTION AFTERWARDS. >> MAY I JUST [INAUDIBLE]. >> YEAH, GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT HERE THAT COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AND HE HAS THE STEPS IN HERE IN THE WINTER FOR YOU TO EITHER ACCEPT, REJECT OR FURTHER NEGOTIATE THE GMP. THAT ACCEPTANCE PROCESS INCLUDES BIDDING AND RECEIVING THAT CONTRACT PRICE. YOU GET TO REVIEW AND EXECUTE THE GMP. THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IS THEN ESTABLISHED. BUT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY ALSO WHEN IT COMES BACK TO REJECT AND GO BACK OUT FOR BIDS. BUT WE MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PROBABLY COULD BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER, BUT THAT IS NOT A GOOD TIME TO BID A PROJECT. YOU JUST AREN'T GOING TO GET THE RESPONSIVENESS THAT YOU'LL WANT. WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO TAKE A LITTLE MORE TIME WITH IT AND BE ABLE TO BID IT IN JANUARY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. THAT IS USUALLY WHEN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS ARE LOOKING FOR WORK AND LOOKING TO BID ON NEW PROJECTS, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING WITH THAT. BUT WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU. WE HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU FOR ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, OR FURTHER NEGOTIATION OF THE GMP THIS WINTER WHEN WE GET BIDS BACK. >> THANK YOU, MS. NASH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS SLIDE. MAYOR PRO TEM FRANKS. >> YEAH. DID YOU GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM WHAT ROAD IS THIS? OAK RIDGE CIRCLE? THE RESIDENTS THERE THAT BACKUP TO IT. I KNOW YOU PLAN A MASONRY WALL THERE, BUT DID YOU GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM THEM? I THINK RIGHT NOW IT'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE. >> CHAIN LINK FENCE RIGHT NOW. YEAH. THE LAST STORMS THAT WE HAD IN MAY KNOCKED THE FENCE DOWN, SO I THINK ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD DO WOULD BE AN IMPROVEMENT FOR THEM. BUT YES, WE'LL CERTAINLY TALK TO ALL THEM WHEN WE GET TO THAT. >> ANY OTHER RESERVATIONS THEY HAD? [01:25:02] >> I CAN'T IMAGINE. YEAH. WE HAVE NOT [OVERLAPPING]. >> YOU HAVE NOT. THEY HAVE A SCREAMING RADIO TOWER AND A VERY TALL WATER TOWER THERE. >> BUT I THINK AGAIN, LIKE THE HUDSON SCREENING WALL, WE'RE REPLACING YOUR CHAIN-LINK FENCE WITH THEM. >> NO. ADDITIONAL CONCERNS OR COMMENTS, NOT THE MASONRY WALL. >> NO, WE'LL REACH OUT TO THEM ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT, BUT WE HAVE NOT, TODAY. >> THANKS. MR. MILLSAP. >> JUST ONE QUESTION: WHEN WE GO OUT FOR BIDS, IS THIS GOING TO BE BASED ON A COMPETITIVE LOW BID OR IS IT GOING TO BE ON A BEST VALUE BID? >> RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING COMPETITIVE LOW BID. >> ABOUT WHAT? >> COMPETITIVE LOWEST BID. LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER. >> YES. >> AGAIN, LIKE MS. NASH MENTIONED, WE'LL GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE PROPOSAL AND CONCRETE FLOORS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TILE, THEN WE MAY END UP SWITCHING SOMETHING. BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT WITH STAFF AND WITH RON HOBBS AND VALUE ENGINEER SOME OF THAT STUFF. >> ANYTHING ELSE FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU. >> NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM H, ADJOURNMENT AT THE TIME, MS. GRANGER? >> 7:56 PM. >> YOU'RE ADJOURNED AT 7:56 PM. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.