8. Consider an ordinance adopting the annual budget for the City of Bedford, Texas for the fiscal period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023; providing for intra-fund and/or intra-departmental transfers; providing for investment of idle funds; and declaring an effective date.

[8. Consider an ordinance adopting the annual budget for the City of Bedford, Texas for the fiscal period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023; providing for intra-fund and/or intra-departmental transfers; providing for investment of idle funds; and declaring an effective date.]

LET'S MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM EIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023, PROVIDING FOR INTRA FUND AND OR INTER-DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS, PROVIDING FOR INVESTMENT OF VITAL FUNDS, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME BACK OUR STRATEGIC SERVICES MANAGER, MEG JAKUBIK.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO YES, TONIGHT IS THE CULMINATION OF MONTHS LONG FOR STAFF, BUT A MONTH LONG PROCESS FOR YOUR DELIBERATION ON THE BUDGET.

SO WHAT WE HAVE PRESENTED FOR YOU IS WHAT HAS DEFINITIVELY BEEN REQUESTED BY STAFF AND COUNCIL.

AT THIS POINT SO THIS DOES INCLUDE WHAT WAS REQUESTED TO BE ADDED TO THE EXPENSE BUDGET DURING THE BUDGET WORK SESSION WITH ADDING IN THAT PART TIME INVESTIGATOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT OTHERWISE IT IS, AS THE COUNCIL PRESENTED.

I KNOW LAST WEEK YOU DID RECEIVE THOSE NUMBERS ON THE ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIZING OF THE RATES AT THE CENTER.

I WATCHED THE MEETING, I DIDN'T SEE A FULL CONSENSUS OF REQUEST TO ADD IT.

SO THOSE NUMBERS AREN'T IN HERE YET, BUT OF COURSE COULD STILL BE ADDED BEFORE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, IF THAT'S THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE.

SO THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS YOU HAVE AND WHAT WERE PRESENTED.

AND OF COURSE, WE CAN ADD ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES THAT YOU MAY HAVE DECIDED UPON AS YOU DID YOUR REVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.

BUT WE WILL BE ADOPTING THE BUDGET AND THEN MOVING ON THROUGH THE OTHER PROCEDURAL VOTES THAT GO WRONG WITH OUR TAX RATE AND WITH OUR RATIFICATION ON THE REVENUES THIS EVENING TO FINALIZE THAT OUT.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE DIDN'T DO A FULL ON PRESENTATION, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO REHASH BASICALLY WHAT WE PRESENTED LAST WEEK, I CAN ALSO DO THAT, OF COURSE.

OKAY, COUNCIL, WHAT'S Y'ALL'S PLEASURE? DO YOU WANT TO HEAR SOME OF THIS AGAIN OR ARE YOU COMFORTABLE MOVING WITH WHAT WE KNOW OR? YES, MA'AM. I'M COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO WOULD WE HAVE TO MAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO ADD THAT $85,000 TO SUBSIDIZE THE YMCA? IF YOU WANTED TO, YES.

AS PART OF THE MOTION, YOU COULD ADD THAT ADDITIONAL BUDGET DOLLARS AND THEN THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET NUMBERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH.

AND TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT ITEM, WE HAD DISCUSSION LAST WEEK AND I WANT TO SAY THE WEEK BEFORE, BUT MY MEMORY DOESN'T SERVE ME WELL HERE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A FURTHER REDUCTION FOR BEDFORD RESIDENTS IN WHAT WILL BE THE FINAL DUES SCHEDULE.

AND IT WAS A WAY JUST TO KIND OF GIVE BACK A LITTLE BIT TO BEDFORD RESIDENTS FOR LIKE $5 PER RESIDENT.

CORRECT. AND I CAN GET THOSE EXACT NUMBERS.

AND IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 80,000.

BUT WE KNOW THAT'S A SLIDING SCALE BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE'S GOING TO JUMP ON BOARD DAY ONE.

SO IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, IT'S $80,000 OR LESS WOULD BE THE IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.

YES. SO WE COULD ADD AN $80,000 BUDGET LINE ITEM THAT COULD BE ADDED TO THE FINAL ADOPTED AND THAT DOESN'T TAKE US OVER ANY OF THE RATE CONCERNS HERE AS FAR AS THE NOT TO EXCEED RATE OR ANYTHING? THAT WILL NOT IMPACT ANY OF YOUR TAX RATE DECISIONS.

IF YOU RECALL, WE DID PART OF IT DUE TO FUND BALANCE POLICY, MAKING SURE WE STAY WITHIN THAT 20%.

YOU DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN REMAINING BUDGET DOLLARS THAT WE HAD LEFT FREE FOR COUNCIL'S DECISIONS ON ANYTHING THEY WANTED TO ADD.

ADDING $80,000 WILL STILL KEEP US ABOVE THE 20% THRESHOLD PER OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES IN OUR FUND BALANCE.

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SO THERE WOULD BE NO CONCERNS THERE AND NO IMPACT ON THE TAX RATE DECISIONS.

OKAY, VERY GOOD. SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE JUST MOVING FORWARD OR DO WE NEED A REFRESHER? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY.

SO BASICALLY YOU NEED A MOTION.

I NEED EMOTION AND INFORMATION INCLUDED, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT $80,000 BUDGET LINE ITEM.

OKAY, FOLKS. MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION.

APPROVE AND ADOPT THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD FISCAL PERIOD OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2023.

THE BUDGET TOTAL IS $85,076,665.

GOLLY. NEVER TALK ABOUT THOSE BIG OF NUMBERS.

WHILE THE TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES ARE PRESENTED AT $84,848,202, USING THE NOT TO EXCEED RATE OF 0.495726.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE $80,000 ADJUSTMENT FOR THE YMCA OR THE YMCA OR THE SENIORS.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT GENERIC MOTION.

ANYONE ELSE? WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

LET'S VOTE ON ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF IT'S PREMATURE TO GO INTO THE BIG THANK YOU'S.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 9.

[9. Consider an ordinance levying taxes for the Tax Year 2022 for the City of Bedford, Texas; establishing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of ____________ per one hundred dollars valuation; providing for the apportionment of taxes for interest and sinking and for general operating needs; providing penalties and interest for delinquent taxes; and providing an effective date.]

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 2022 FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF PER $100 VALUATION, PROVIDING FOR THE APPORTIONMENT OF TAXES FOR INTEREST AND SINKING AND FOR GENERAL OPERATING NEEDS, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND INTEREST FOR DELINQUENT TAXES, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND ONCE AGAIN, MEG JAKUBIK.

YES. SO THIS IS YOUR MOTION AND VOTE TO ADOPT THE ACTUAL TAX RATE.

AS YOU RECALL, THE MAXIMUM NOT TO EXCEED RATE THAT WAS PROPOSED BY COUNCIL WAS THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, WHICH IS 0.495726 PER $100 DOLLARS VALUATION.

THAT IS EFFECTIVELY A DECREASE OF 2.34% ON THE TAX RATE.

AND AS YOU RECALL, THIS ONE DOES REQUIRE SPECIFIC MOTION LANGUAGE THAT'S WRITTEN ON YOUR COMMUNIQUE AND DOES REQUIRE A 60% APPROVAL OF THE RATE.

SO COUNCIL IS FREE TO ADOPT WHICHEVER RATE THEY WANT, AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT EXCEED THE 0.495726.

AND THAT IS SPLIT INTO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PORTION, WHICH IS 0.367497 AND THE INTEREST AND SINKING, WHICH IS FOR THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS OF 0.

128229 FOR THE TOTAL OF THE .495726 PER $100 DOLLARS VALUATION.

OKAY. THAT WAS A LOT THERE MEG.

[LAUGHTER] I KNOW.

OK COUNCIL ANY DISCUSSION IN ANTICIPATION OF A MOTION? ANYONE INTERESTED MAKING A MOTION? A DETAILED MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

MEG SO I JUST HAVE TO REALLY DO THE EFFECTIVE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE, IS THAT CORRECT? OR DO I ALSO HAVE TO DO THE TAX RATE OF? IT WOULD BE THE RATE AND THE RECOMMENDATION SECTION.

AND IF YOU ARE PROPOSING THE THE MAXIMUM RATE, IT WOULD BE THE 0.495726 AND A 2.34% DECREASE.

OKAY. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.495726.

SORRY DECREASED. I THINK I MISSED A.

DECREASED. OH, IT'S IN THERE. [LAUGHTER] IT IS.

MEG. OKAY.

THIS IS AN UNUSUAL YEAR IS ALL I'M GOING TO SAY.

OKAY. I'M MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE DECREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.495726, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2.34% DECREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

YES. AND YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS AN UNUSUAL YEAR AFTER COVID AND ALL THAT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO RATE MOTIONS, THIS WAS JUST A VERY UNUSUAL YEAR.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A FIRST TO APPROVE AT THAT RATE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN.

LET'S VOTE.

YOU'RE DEBATING. AFTER YOU MADE THE MOTION YOU'RE DEBATING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S UNANIMOUS.

SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF ONCE AGAIN, MEG, DON'T GO AWAY.

[10. Consider a resolution to ratify the property tax increase as reflected in the FY 2022-2023 City of Bedford Program of Services (Budget).]

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ITEM 10 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AS REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2023 CITY OF BEDFORD PROGRAM OF SERVICES.

MEG JAKUBIK. SO YES, EVEN THOUGH THE TAX RATE IS A DECREASE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ABSOLUTE REVENUE IN RELATION TO PROPERTY VALUES, ETC., ETC., WE STILL DO HAVE EFFECTIVELY A REVENUE INCREASE PRIMARILY ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SIDE.

AND SO WE DO STILL HAVE TO DO THE HB 3195 RATIFICATION OF THAT REVENUE INCREASE THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE TAX RATE YOU JUST ADOPTED.

AND SO BUT THIS IS YOUR STANDARD, SIMPLE MOTIONS, NOTHING SPECIFIC LANGUAGE WISE.

I'M GOING TO ASSUME WE DON'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS.

OKAY. ANYONE INTERESTED IN MAKING A MOTION? I'M GOING TO, COUNCILMEMBER FARCO WITH A MOTION.

I GUESS I'LL SECOND IT THEN. AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

LET'S VOTE. I KNOW IT'S CRAZY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE UNANIMOUS AGAIN, THAT'S SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR THAT.

DON'T GO AWAY, MEG.

[11. Consider an ordinance amending the schedule of water rates by amendment of Section 1., Ordinance No. 2020-3287; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.]

ITEM 11 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF WATER RIGHTS BY AMENDMENT OF SECTION ONE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020-3287.

PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MEG JAKUBIK. SO THIS AGAIN IS THE WATER RATES.

NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE THE ACTUAL CAPTION, IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE WE HAD TO RAISE THE WATER RATES DUE TO AN UNUSUAL SITUATION LAST YEAR AND THAT THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY HAD ACTUALLY DECREASED THEIR RATES.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO STAY ON OUR PATH IN RESPONSE TO OUR EXPENSES WITHOUT CHANGING OUR RATES.

NOT AS LUCKY THIS YEAR, BUT COSTS ARE GOING UP TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.

AND OF COURSE YOU HAD THE PRESENTATION ON AUGUST 23RD FROM OUR RATE CONSULTANT TO ENSURE THAT BASED ON OUR PLANNED EXPENSES, OUR BASE BUDGET PLUS THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN COSTS FROM THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY, WE DID NEED TO ENTERTAIN A RATE INCREASE TO ENSURE THAT OUR WATER UTILITY REVENUE WAS SUFFICIENT FOR OUR EXPENSES.

AND SO THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE PRESENTED ON AUGUST 23RD, WHICH THANKFULLY CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WHAT STAFF WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTING US TO HAVE TO RECOMMEND. SO WE WERE HAPPY THAT WE HAD DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON OUR NUMBERS.

AND WHILE YES, WE HAVE TO DO AN INCREASE, IT WASN'T AS MUCH AS WE INITIALLY WERE EXPECTING IT TO BE.

AND REFRESHING OUR MEMORY HERE TRA WAS RAISING THEIR RATE THAT THEY'RE PASSING ON TO US BY LIKE 15.7% OR SOMETHING? I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS JUST PASSING THAT ON.

WE ARE PASSING THAT ON, PLUS ENSURING THAT OUR REVENUE SUFFICIENCY FOR OUR OWN OPERATIONS BECAUSE OUR COSTS ARE GOING UP AS WELL.

SO IT IS LOOKING AT OUR EXPECTED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR AND THEN ENSURING OUR REVENUE WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR THAT.

SO IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVELY A TRA PASS THROUGH, BUT IT IS PRIMARILY THE TRA PASS THROUGH.

WE'RE NOT RAISING THE FEES OR ANY OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS THE WATER BILLS, THOUGH? IN TERMS OF I'M SORRY? THE $4.50 A MONTH.

THERE'S NO STORM WATER CHANGES.

THERE WILL BE A TRASH AND RECYCLING CHANGE THAT WE WILL ADVERTISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RAISES HERE FOR WATER AND SEWER.

OKAY. OKAY, FOLKS, COUNCILMEMBER GAGLIARDI WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN.

SECOND WITH COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY YOUR NAME JUST AS YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND.

OKAY, LET'S VOTE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, THAT UNANIMOUS SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

MEG, DON'T GO AWAY.

[12. Consider an ordinance amending the schedule of sewer rates by amendment of Section 1., Ordinance No. 2020-3288; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and declaring an effective date.]

ITEM 12 CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF SEWER RATES BY AMENDMENT OF SECTION ONE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020-3288, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND SO THIS ONE IS JUST THE COUNTERPOINT TO THE ONE YOU JUST APPROVED.

THIS IS THE SEWER SIDE, AGAIN, PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY, BUT THEN ALSO LOOKING AT OUR EXPENSES AND ENSURING REVENUE IS SUFFICIENT.

AND SO BUT MUCH LIKE THE WATER, WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PROPOSE HIGHER RATES.

THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO SCALE THAT BACK.

AND SO THESE ARE THE SAME RATES THAT AN INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU ON THE AUGUST 23RD MEETING.

MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

DID YOU HIT A BUTTON? I HAVE A QUESTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES. AND THE RATE INCREASE GOES INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST IS OUR JANUARY 31ST? JANUARY 1ST. JANUARY 1ST, ALL BILLS ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1ST.

SO TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY TYPICALLY INCREASES OUR RATES IN NOVEMBER.

THE FIRST BILLING THAT WOULD [INAUDIBLE].

IF I'M REMEMBERING MY CYCLE INCORRECTLY, I MAY BE OFF SLIGHTLY, BUT THERE'S A TIMING ISSUE WITH WHERE WE DON'T RAISE OUR RATES UNTIL AFTER WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING THE INCREASE FROM TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.

AND THE AVERAGE INCREASE IS GOING TO BE $7 IS THAT WHAT.

THAT WOULD BE BASED THE AVERAGE SUMMER BILL INCREASE WOULD BE $7.25.

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A WINTER BILL INCREASE WOULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ANY DESIRE TO MAKE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

OK. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

COUNCIL MEMBER COGAN GETS THE HONORS.

LET'S VOTE. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. ONCE AGAIN, THAT UNANIMOUS SEVEN ZERO.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

MEG, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE A SEAT.

WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS HERE THIS EVENING.

[LAUGHTER] WE'RE SORRY WE PUT YOU THROUGH THAT.

SO I DO WANT TO AS WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE BUDGET ITEMS, THIS IS JUST THE OBLIGATORY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE ORGANIZATION.

THIS HAS BEEN A MULTIPLE MONTH PROCESS AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN EVALUATING THEIR PROCESSES AND THEIR LOGISTICS AND THEIR MANPOWER AND THEIR NEEDS PRIMARILY.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE A BUDGET THAT MAKES US COMPETITIVE.

AND WE HAVE A BUDGET WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PRIOR SAVINGS THAT'S BENEFITED US THIS YEAR.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO JIMMY STATHATOS.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE THEY REALLY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS BUDGET THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE.

THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR.

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO SOMEONE WHO'S NOT NAMED MEG JAKUBIK.

ITEM 13, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH STEELE AND FREEMAN, INC OF FORT

[13. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to finalize and execute a Construction Manager at Risk contract with Steele & Freeman, Inc of Fort Worth Texas, for the construction of a performing arts center on the property of the Old Bedford School.]

WORTH, TEXAS, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON THE PROPERTY OF THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

SO WE GIVE YOU PROJECT MANAGER GARY JOHNSON.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WELCOME. WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS.

BLAKE, OUR NEW PURCHASING MANAGER, DID A GREAT JOB ON HELPING US PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, AND WE FORMED A COMMITTEE AND EVALUATED, HAD EIGHT RESPONSES FROM A NUMBER OF FIRMS, NARROWED THAT DOWN TO THE TOP TWO, INTERVIEWED THOSE TOP TWO AND CAME OUT WITH STEELE AND FREEMAN BEING OUR TOP PICK IN THE PROCESS.

AND A LOT OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW.

IT GENERATES THIS PARK, KEEPING THE PROJECT CLOSE TO ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET AS WE WENT THROUGH THAT IN THESE TRYING TIMES WITH PRICE ESCALATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND EVERYTHING, IT'S AMAZING.

I WAS TALKING TO AN ARCHITECT TODAY WHO HAS A PROJECT IN EULESS, A FIRE STATION PROJECT THAT'S FIVE MONTHS BEHIND DUE TO SUPPLY ISSUES.

AND THAT'S A LOT SMALLER PROJECT THAN THE PROJECT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE.

SO THEY'VE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB THUS FAR WITH OUR PROJECT.

SO THAT'S KIND OF IT IN A NUTSHELL.

MIKE FREEMAN WITH STEELE AND FREEMAN IS HERE ALONG WITH NATHAN [INAUDIBLE], WHO WILL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER ON THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

AND SO THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS, BLAKE IS HERE CAN ANSWER THOSE AS HE SET UP THE COMMITTEES AND THE EVALUATIONS OF ALL THE CONTRACTORS.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

COUNCIL THOUGHTS? COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

SO AFTER WE VOTE FOR OR IF THIS RECEIVES A FAVORABLE VOTE, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS FROM HERE? FROM THERE. OKAY.

SO THAT WILL BRING ON SOME CITY MANAGER CAN FINAL NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT AND THEN THEY ARE INVOLVED WITH THE ARCHITECTS NOW ARE JUST ABOUT THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND STEELE FREEMAN WILL BE HELPING THEM PRICE THAT THAT'S THEIR ROLE OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO AS DESIGN PROCESS GOES IS TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT ON PRICING TO GO BASED ON YOUR DRAWINGS.

THIS IS WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THIS IS GOING TO COST.

AND SO THAT'S THEIR ROLE.

AND THEN WE SHOULD BE THROUGH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER, AND THEN AT THAT TIME WE GO OUT, STEELE FREEMAN GOES OUT AND GETS BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS AND COMES UP WHAT'S CALLED A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.

AND SO THEY GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT FOR THIS PRICE AND THEY BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL.

AND COUNCIL SAYS, YES, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO OR NO, THAT'S TOO MUCH OR OR WHATEVER THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL.

BUT THE NEXT REAL STEP FOR COUNCIL IS GOING TO BE IN THAT GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.

[INAUDIBLE] PART OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS THAT ALSO INCLUDE SURVEYING THE LAND TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN BUILD? I'M JUST TRYING TO AVOID THE SITUATION WE HAD WITH GENERATIONS PARK AT BOYS RANCH WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WENT IN WITH ONE IDEA AND LAND WASN'T SUITABLE FOR SOME PURPOSE. AND SO PART OF THIS DESIGN WOULD BE.

IT IS. OKAY.

IT IS. SO YES. IN FACT, WE BE ENGAGING A GEOTECHNICAL FIRM TO DO THE BORINGS OUT THERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND SO THEY'LL GO DO THE BORINGS AND GIVE THAT FEEDBACK BACK TO THE ARCHITECTS AND TO STEELE FREEMAN TO SAY THIS IS THE SOIL CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE SO THAT CAN BE PLANNED FOR.

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AND THEN, YES, THE CIVIL ENGINEERS WILL BE SURVEYING AND DOING ALL THOSE THINGS OUT THERE.

IT'S A NICE FLAT PIECE OF LAND, PRETTY MUCH.

SO THAT'S NOT A BIG ISSUE ON GRADES AND SO FORTH.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THE GROUND.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE BORINGS WILL BE FOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTION? I GOT A QUESTION. THOUGHTS? COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

WHAT'S THE REASON WHY WE USE THE CMAR THIS TYPE AS OPPOSED TO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF, LIKE A BIDDING PROCESS? WELL, THE CMAR AND DEPENDING ON DIFFERENT ECONOMIC TIMES AND CLIMATES, ONE CAN BE AT MORE ADVANTAGEOUS THAN ANOTHER.

WHAT THIS PROJECT WHAT THIS DOES IS SAYS WE'RE PAYING THE CONTRACTOR THEIR OVERHEAD AND SO FORTH, AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BID IT AND THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US A GUARANTEED PRICE.

AND THEN IF THAT PRICE ENDS UP BEING LESS, WE GET THAT MONEY BACK SIMILAR TO GENERATIONS PARK.

WE'RE EXPECTING SOME MONEY BACK ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT COSTING AS MUCH AS THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COST.

SO YOU GET THE MONEY BACK.

NOW, IN GREAT ECONOMIC TIMES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THIS, THE INFLATION THAT WE HAVE, SOMETIMES A DIRECT BID CAN BE BETTER, THAT YOU CAN GET SOMEBODY TO COME IN THERE AND GIVE YOU A HARDER BID.

HARD NUMBER BID ON THAT, THAT IT COULD BE BETTER.

BUT IN THESE TIMES, THOSE BIDS AS A RULE, ARE GOING TO COME BACK QUITE A BIT HIGHER.

AND YOU DON'T GET ANY OF THAT MONEY BACK.

IF THEY BID IT IN THERE AND YOU GO WITH A HARD BID.

IF THEY SAVED A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PROJECT, THAT'S JUST MORE PROFIT IN THEIR POCKET, BUT UNDER A HARD BID.

SO UNDER THE CMAR, WE'RE GETTING WHATEVER THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THAT MONEY COMES BACK TO THE CITY.

SO THAT'S A GREATER POTENTIAL OF SAVING US SOME MONEY? YES. THANKS.

SO IS THIS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND SO THAT ALSO INFLUENCES HOW WE PUT THAT OUT FOR PROCESS AS WELL.

YES. YES.

AND AGAIN, BLAKE COULD TALK TO MORE ABOUT THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE, THE PARTICULARS OF THE BIDDING LAWS AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THOSE THINGS.

YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER FARCO.

AND JIMMY, THIS IS TO YOU.

SO WE HAVE OR PREVIOUS COUNCILS HAVE PUT FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS ASIDE FOR THIS.

WE'VE ALREADY SPENT A MILLION AND A HALF ON ARCHITECTURE.

IS IT TRUE? ARE YOU ASKING? I'M ASKING QUESTIONS.

NO, ACTUALLY, WE'VE SPENT AROUND, I THINK, 100.

BASICALLY, WE HAVE MORE MONEY THAN WAS SET ASIDE BECAUSE OF INTEREST.

I BELIEVE WE'VE SPENT.

I LOOKED AT EARLIER.

IT'S LESS THAN 100.

YEAH. THE ARCHITECTURE IS USUALLY CLOSE TO 15%, GIVE OR TAKE.

IT JUST IT DEPENDS.

BUT WE YEAH. RIGHT NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE MONEY THAN WAS SET ASIDE BECAUSE OF INTEREST.

OKAY. NOW, MY QUESTION IS THIS, IS THAT DURING THESE PAST STORMS, WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CITY HALL? YES, SIR. HAVE WE LOOKED AT A COST THAT WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THE ROOF? AND WE JUST HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING GO OUT.

AND I MEAN, I'M ALL FOR NEEDS, BUT I MEAN, WANTS.

BUT IS IT DO WE HAVE A NEED FOR THIS WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON ARE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT ALL AND IT NOT COME OUT OF ANY MORE TAXPAYER MONEY THAN IT ALREADY HAS? YEAH. ARE YOU. CAN I ANSWER? YES. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ASKING RHETORICALLY.

WELL, I THINK IT'S NOT.

IT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE TO DETERMINE WHAT NEEDS ARE.

IF THE COUNCIL DETERMINES THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S WITHIN THE VISION, THEN WE INTERPRET THAT AS A NEED AND FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE A PLAN FINANCIALLY TO DO BASICALLY WHATEVER Y'ALL WOULD LIKE.

I MEAN, IF IT'S A MATTER OF THE ROOF OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR THIS PROJECT, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ARPA FUNDS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOTEL MOTEL FUNDS, YOU LOOK AT THE FUNDS THAT THE RESIDENTS AUTHORIZED.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE MONEY THAN WE NEED, EVEN WITH THE AMOUNT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN EARMARKED.

I MEAN, IN TERMS OF THE $10 MILLION DOLLARS, WE HAVE A LOT MORE THAN $10 MILLION DOLLARS.

AND SO BASICALLY THE MAYOR NOT TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, MAYOR, BUT LAST MEETING OR MAYBE THE MEETING BEFORE YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE DOING LIKE A MASTER FACILITY OF LOOKING AT IT. LIKE AN ASSET AUDIT.

YES, SIR. WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY, MAYBE AS PART OF THE I'M NOT TRYING TO DRIVE, BUT PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.

AND THEN WHATEVER YOU ALL DETERMINE THE NEEDS ARE, WE CAN SHOW Y'ALL THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE TO OFFSET THOSE NEEDS.

BUT I JUST AND I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY A LONGER ANSWER, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING, APPROVING THIS PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO MINIMIZE THE ABILITY TO DO ANY OF THE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN REMOTELY DISCUSSED THUS FAR.

SO, I MEAN, OUR FIRE CHIEF TOLD US WE NEED A NEW FIRE STATION AND WE NEED A NEW FIRE STATION.

WE OBVIOUSLY WE NEED WORK DONE AT CITY HALL AND SOME OF OUR OTHER FACILITIES.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET DONE.

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YES, SIR. YEAH. AND AGAIN, IT DEPENDS, BECAUSE LIKE THE FIRE STATION, THERE ARE SOME YOU KNOW, I KNOW THIS IS PART OF A BIGGER DISCUSSION.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THE CENTRAL FIRE STATION BEING AT BEDFORD COMMONS, TAKING UP PRIME RETAIL IS THE BEST USE.

BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY WITHIN THE FUNDS WE HAVE, WE CAN RETROFIT ALL THREE STATIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS THAT MODERN FIRE STATIONS HAVE IN TERMS OF BUNKS FOR BOTH GENDERS, KITCHEN AREA AND ALL THAT STUFF.

I WANT TO GIVE THAT CAVEAT BECAUSE IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, JIMMY, WE WANT TO BUILD A BRAND NEW FIRE STATION OUT OF WHATEVER MONEY YOU CAN FIND.

WE CAN'T DO THAT.

OKAY. YEAH. WELL, THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS THAT HAVE WE DONE PROJECTIONS ON WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BRING IN? DO WE HAVE ANY PRIVATE FUNDING GOING TO IT? AND WE JUST OUTSOURCE THE BOYS RANCH BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE $1,000,000 TO STAFF THAT, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY OVER HERE.

SO THAT'S SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE.

YES, SIR I UNDERSTAND. ON THIS PROJECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I MEAN, I THINK THOSE ARE VALID QUESTIONS.

THE MAIN THING COMES TO MIND TO ME IS THE FUNDS THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR GENERATION PARK, APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, ISN'T APPROVED TO WORK ON CEILINGS AND WATER LEAKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IT HAS TO BE PUT TOWARDS A PARK PROJECT.

SO WE KNOW THAT THAT A LITTLE BIT OF A QUESTION HERE.

THAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNDS THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CORRECT? YES, SIR. THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE SET ASIDE THAT WE'VE BEGUN TO TAP INTO.

BUT BECAUSE OF INTEREST, WE REALLY HAVEN'T.

THAT'S CORRECT SIR. IN THAT YET.

I DO WANT TO SAY THIS WE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN STAFF HAS ALREADY BEGUN DOING ASSESSMENTS ON SOME OF OUR FACILITIES LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE ALREADY SPENDING MONEY TO DETERMINE WHAT ARE THE NEEDS ARE TO MAKE WHATEVER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THERE.

SO I MEAN THAT'S SOMETHING TOO AS I THINK WE LOOK AHEAD HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COUNCIL GETTING TOGETHER AND DIRECTING STAFF FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING PURPOSES. I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE NECESSARY FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FACILITIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, WE GET ANY SUBSTANDARD FACILITIES UP TO SPEED.

IT'S YOUR BELIEF THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT ECONOMICALLY, RESPONSIBLY GOING FORWARD.

AND WE SEE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY SEEING OUR DEBT SERVICE RATE DECREASE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING ON THE PARKS BONDS.

SO WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES HERE THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TO INVEST INTO OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FURTHER.

ABSOLUTELY, SIR. SO YEAH.

AND, YOU KNOW, I AGAIN, I JUST I'LL JUST SAY THIS JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAYING THIS.

I MEAN, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ACT OF FAITH ON SOME OF THIS STUFF.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.

PLEASE REMIND ME. WE HAVE NOT PICKED THE FINAL PRICE ON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CORRECT? CORRECT. WE'LL COME BACK AS GARY MENTIONED, THE GNP LIKE YOU ALL DID.

THIS IS STILL A FLUID CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SETTLE THIS OUT ON AND.

YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY.

AND PART OF THAT CONVERSATION WILL BE ABOUT OUR FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THAT.

YES, SIR. THAT OBLIGATION.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. COUNCIL WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? I JUST, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TRY TO ADJOURN.

I APOLOGIZE. [LAUGHTER] COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

I'VE ALREADY STARTED THE TRUCK, SO I GOT TO MAKE THIS QUICK.

WELL, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING ON THE PERFORMING ARTS, THE COMMITTEE OF BUILDING THE NEW FACILITY.

COUNCILMAN FARCO ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND.

NOW, WHETHER OR NOT WE END UP MOVING FORWARD WITH IT, IT LOOKS AMAZING.

I MEAN, IT REALLY LOOKS NOW, WHETHER IT FITS INTO OUR PLAN IN THE LONG RUN.

BUT IT REALLY I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE GROWTH OF THE CITY.

SO AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, I'VE GROWN UP IN BEDFORD AND I'VE SEEN ITS EBB AND FLOWS AND AND IN THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN TODAY AS WE WENT THROUGH THE TAX RATES AND WHATNOT, WE'RE DROPPING THEM AND WE'RE MORE EFFICIENT AND WE'RE MORE PRODUCTIVE.

AND A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE FACILITIES.

AND THEN WE HAVE A PLAN THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SORT OF WALKING IN THE DARK.

I AND ODDLY ENOUGH, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M THE ONE TO BRING IT BACK, BUT SO FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, ALL WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS WE'RE VOTING ON THE CMAR.

NOT THE FACILITY ITSELF.

YES, SIR. THAT'S A FURTHER DISCUSSION.

SO THIS JUST HELPS MOVE THE DISCUSSION FORWARD.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE.

OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCILMEMBER GAGLIARDI.

I'M ASSUMING THAT'S A SECOND FOR MAYOR PRO TEM SABOL.

LET'S VOTE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE SIX IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSE.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I KNOW STEELE AND FREEMAN'S HERE.

I JUST WANT TO ADD, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES WORKING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, JIMMY STATHATOS, BECAUSE OF PRIOR CONFRONTATIONS?

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WE'LL WORK THROUGH IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

[LAUGHTER] I JUST WANT TO SAY KUDOS TO STEELE AND FREEMAN, Y'ALL HAVE JUST DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OUT OF GENERATIONS PARK WE'RE AT 90% COMPLETION.

YOU GUYS HAVE FOUND WAYS TO BE CREATIVE WITH THE MONEY AND WITH THE VENDORS AND WITH THE SUPPLIES THAT YOU'VE PUT US IN A POSITION THAT WHERE WE CAN WE CAN SEE THIS THING OPENING UP IN A FEW WEEKS. SO THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, SO MUCH FOR THAT AND EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM AS WELL.

AND THANKS TO YOU, TOO, GARY.

YOU'VE DONE OKAY, TOO. [LAUGHTER] OKAY.

LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 14.

[14. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to purchase various types of kitchen appliances for The Center at Generations Park building with Ace Mart Restaurant Supply, through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard), and with Home Depot Pro, through the Omnia Public Sector Purchasing Cooperatives, in an estimated amount of $70,000.]

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO PURCHASE VARIOUS TYPES OF KITCHEN APPLIANCES FOR THE CENTER AT GENERATIONS PARK BUILDING WITH ACE MART RESTAURANT SUPPLY THROUGH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE BUYBOARD AND WITH HOME DEPOT PRO THROUGH THE OMNIA PUBLIC SECTOR PURCHASING COOPERATIVES IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $70,000.

SO LET'S WELCOME BACK PROJECT MANAGER GARY JOHNSON AND PURCHASING MANAGER BLAKE WILLIAMS. BLAKE, COME ON DOWN. BLAKE WELCOME.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK UP HERE.

BLAKE WILLIAMS, PURCHASING MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

SO WHAT THIS ITEM IS, IS WE'RE ESSENTIALLY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THESE COOPERATIVES TO PURCHASE THE APPLIANCES FOR THE CENTER.

AND USING THE COOPERATIVES, AS JIMMY MENTIONED EARLIER, WAS ABOUT ECONOMIES OF SCALE, HAVING ACCESS TO A WIDE VARIETY OF ITEMS NEEDED FOR THIS FACILITY, GETTING THEM AT A GREAT PRICE, AND THEN ALSO GETTING THEM IN A TIMELY MANNER WITH LEAD TIMES WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH, COOPERATIVES, GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE EXISTING CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE OUT JUST MADE A LOT OF SENSE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE APPLIANCES THAT WE NEED, WHEN WE NEED THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FACILITY HAS EVERYTHING THAT IT NEEDS BEFORE IT OPENS.

SO. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS? OKAY. WHAT IS Y'ALL'S DESIRE? OKAY.

I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER FARCO.

WE HAVE A SECOND. I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

[LAUGHTER] LET'S VOTE.

YOU LOOK GREAT DOWN THERE, ROB.

BY THE WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

THANK YOU STAFF. THANK YOU, BLAKE. I APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY SEVEN ZERO.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE ITEM 15.

[15. Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas approving the American Rescue Plan Act Appropriation Plan; and recognizing and appropriating expenditures within the Fiscal Year 2022 Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Budget for a fire station alerting system.]

WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN AND RECOGNIZING AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND BUDGET FOR A FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM.

CITY MANAGER JIMMY STATHATOS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

BASICALLY AND THE CHIEF IS HERE, SO I'LL DEFER TO HIM.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL DEFINITELY BRING OUR FIRE STATIONS UP TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AND WHERE OUR YOU KNOW PEER CITIES ARE.

CHIEF, IF YOU COULD KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES, THIS IS GOING TO HELP INSTIGATE, IF YOU WILL.

SURE. I CAN'T THINK OF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.

YES, SIR. WELCOME, CHIEF.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, YEAH REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT STATION ALERTING.

STATION ALERTING IS SOMETHING THAT'S DEVELOPED OVER, OVER MANY YEARS TO IMPROVE THE BASIC NOTIFICATION PROCESS WE USE BOTH IN THE STATIONS AND OUR FIRE APPARATUS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AS CALLS COME IN.

IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS AND AN INFORMAL PROCESS AND THEN THROUGH A FORMAL RFP AND WORKED WITH EVERY VENDOR THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT PROVIDES STATION ALERTING AND CERTAINLY ALL THE VENDORS IN TEXAS AND THE LOCAL AREA.

THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND RFP, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION OF BRYX.

BRYX IS AN EXCELLENT COMPANY.

AND ONE OF THE NICE THINGS IS IT'S OUR FIRST CHOICE AND HAPPENS TO ALSO BE THEY HAVE THE BEST PRICING OF ANY OF THE COMPANIES WE WORKED WITH.

SO WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY BRYX USES TO DELIVER THE MESSAGING IS APPROPRIATE AND IS WHAT THEY APPROVE AND WE HAVE THEIR SUPPORT IN THIS ALSO.

THE WAY IT WORKS, BASICALLY THE SYSTEM WILL WORK WITH THE CAD AND IT ALERTS ALL OF OUR UNITS OF ANY CALLS COMING IN.

BRYX IS A FULLY INTEGRATED END TO END CLOUD BASED PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THESE TASKS.

AND IT ALSO SO IN THE STATIONS WHAT WILL HAVE THINGS WE DON'T HAVE NOW.

WE'LL HAVE FADE IN TONES.

NOW IT'S INSTANTLY AS LOUD AS IT CAN POSSIBLY BE.

IN THE STATIONS YOU ALL BEEN THERE, IT'S FAIRLY DISCONCERTING.

[LAUGHTER] THEY UTILIZE IT'LL WAKE YOU UP, FADE IN TONES, RED LIGHT VERSUS BRIGHT WHITE LIGHTS,

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SEGREGATION OF THE CALLS.

SO IF WE'RE WAKING UP THIS UNIT, WE DON'T NEED TO WAKE UP THE OTHER UNIT.

STATUS MONITOR BOARDS THAT GIVE REAL TIME INFORMATION ON WHERE THE CALL IS, UNIT STATUS, ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

SO IT'S THE MODERN ONE HAS EVERYTHING WE WANTED.

THEY HAVE A FEW SAFETY FEATURES.

WHEN WE GET A CALL THAT EVERYONE'S GOING TO LEAVE, THE GAS SHUTS OFF IN THE FIRE STATION.

FIRE STATIONS ARE MORE COMMON TO HAVE FIRES THAN RESIDENTIAL HOUSES BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS COOKING SOMETHING AND WE TAKE OFF.

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE'RE BURNING DOWN THE DARN PLACE.

SO IT'S GOT SOME IT'S GOT SOME NICE THINGS, GAS SHUTOFF, AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSERS, THINGS THAT JUST HELP US NOT LEAVE A FIRE STATION WIDE OPEN.

SO IT'S ALL THE LITTLE BELLS AND WHISTLES THAT OVER THE YEARS, WE REALIZED FIRE STATIONS ARE BETTER SERVED WITH THIS.

AND ULTIMATELY, MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S SHOWN THAT THE IMPACT ON CARDIAC EVENTS FOR FIREFIGHTERS IS REDUCED THE WAY WE WAKE THEM UP AND WE WORK 48 AND 96, THE FOLKS HAVE TO SLEEP EVENTUALLY AND WE WANT TO WAKE THEM UP BETTER.

AND THE OTHER PART EVERYTHING IS IT'S VERY IT'S GOT GREAT REDUNDANCY.

WE WILL NOT BE MISSING CALLS AND WE'LL BE BE UP TO SPEED WITH THE MODERN SYSTEM OF ALERTING.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE SYSTEM.

ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IF YOU WERE TO SURVEY YOUR TEAM, WHAT WOULD THE VOTE COME OUT IN FAVOR OF DOING THIS? 100%, YEAH.

[LAUGHTER] YEAH. SO ARE THEY GOING TO MISS BEING ALERTED AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK? YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE TO CHANGE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY CURRENTLY A LOT OF THEM STILL CARRY A RADIO AND LISTEN TO EVERY CALL OF EVERY STATION BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED OF MISSING A CALL. YEAH, AND THAT'S JUST AN OLD KIND OF A LEGACY THOUGHT PROCESS THAT WE DON'T MISS CALLS AND THEY HAVEN'T TRUSTED THE SYSTEM IN THE PAST.

BUT YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL.

SO AT WHAT POINT WOULD YOU MAKE THESE MODIFICATIONS? IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY EASY SYSTEM TO INSTALL.

AS SOON AS THIS IS APPROVED, WE'LL HAVE THE SYSTEM INSTALLED WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THE MOST.

I GOTCHA. THIS IS NOT A, IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE NEAT THING WITH BRYX AND THE REASON THEY'RE LESS EXPENSIVE AND LESS EXPENSIVE, BUT I'M TALKING ALMOST PROBABLY 40%.

THE TECHNOLOGY THEY USE IS SMARTER.

THEY DON'T CUSTOM EVERYTHING.

THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU CAN USE OFF THE SHELF THAT THEY USE FOR SPEAKERS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT BRYX'S SPEAKER, IT'S THE BEST ECONOMY SPEAKER THEY CAN GET THAT WORKS.

AND SO THEY REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB HOW THEY SET UP WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD A CAD INTERFACE THE WAY THEY USE THE TECHNOLOGY.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE BROUGHT THE I.T.

TEAM IN TO MAKE SURE THEY APPROVED IT.

THEY DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY AND IT'S MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE, BUT IT'S EVERY BIT AS RELIABLE AND HAS THE SAME REDUNDANCIES OF OTHER SYSTEMS HAVE.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE REALLY LIKED.

THE BRYX TEAM WAS OUTSTANDING FROM START TO FINISH WITH US AND I WOULD ALSO SAY NOT JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTED, BUT EVERYBODY WANTS BRYX BASED ON HOW THEY DEALT WITH US, THIS WHOLE PROCESS. WILL WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMMODORE 64 COMPUTERS.

[LAUGHTER] THIS IS GOING TO BE YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US. WE HAVE MODERN COMPUTERS.

WE HAVE IPADS. WE'RE DOING PRETTY DARN GOOD.

WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER COGAN. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

SO WHAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS OR ORGANIZATIONS ARE UTILIZING THIS TYPE OF MESSAGING SYSTEM AROUND US? SO EVERYBODY USES IT, BUT SPECIFIC TO BRYX, PROBABLY THEIR BIGGEST DEPARTMENT IS DETROIT.

AND THE REASON THAT THEY FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO THIS CHEAPER IS THEY WENT TO DETROIT WHO DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.

AND SPECIFICALLY THEY WENT THERE AND THEY HAVE A PARTICULAR NIGHT THAT HAS A LOT OF ARSON INVOLVED WITH IT.

THAT'S A TRADITION THERE. AND THEY JUST CAME IN AND SAID, HEY LET ME HELP YOU OUT ON ALERTING, BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST THEY COULDN'T HANDLE THE CALLS.

AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEY REALLY HAVE DEVELOPED THIS SYSTEM.

DETROIT SAID, HEY, THIS IS FANTASTIC.

WE WANT THIS SYSTEM.

AND SO THEY'VE GONE AHEAD.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY THEIR BIGGEST CLIENT.

THEY'RE IN A FEW OTHER PLACES IN TEXAS.

THEY'RE NOT THE BIGGEST OF THE OF THE GROUPS.

AND I'VE INSTALLED STATION ALERTING WITH THE BIGGEST GROUPS AND DIFFERENT GROUPS.

AND I'LL TELL YOU I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN THIS GROUP.

AND THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU SAY THAT A LOT OF THEM HAVE THIS MESSAGING SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE UP TO SPEED AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH EVERYBODY AND DOING IT THE RIGHT WAY AND MAKING SURE OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT YOU SAID ARE NOT JOLTED OUT OF BED, GETTING THEIR HEART RACES UP AND YOU KNOW ALL THAT RIGHT WHEN THEY'RE READY TO ANSWER CALLS. SO I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION.

APPRECIATE IT. AND OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT TO BURN DOWN THE FIRE STATION EITHER.

SO. SO THAT'S GOOD.

THANK YOU CHIEF. YES, SIR. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS? OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

IS THAT RIGHT? [LAUGHTER] OKAY. VERY GOOD. THAT'S UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.

SEVEN ZERO. SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM.

WE HOPE THEY GET A GOOD NIGHT'S REST.

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APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

ITEM 16.

[16. Consider a resolution of the City of Bedford, Texas approving the American Rescue Plan Act Appropriation Plan; and recognizing and appropriating expenditures within the Fiscal Year 2022 Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Budget for a generator for the Public Works Service Center.]

ITEM 16 CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN.

AND RECOGNIZING APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND BUDGET FOR A GENERATOR FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE CENTER.

JIMMY STATHATOS. YES, SIR MAYOR THANK YOU.

BEFORE I GET INTO THIS, I JUST WANT TO EARLIER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

I DON'T WANT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE, BUT FIVE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS WAS SET ASIDE AS OF AUGUST 31ST, AFTER ALL THE EXPENDITURES AND ALL THE INTEREST OUR BALANCE IS 5 AND A HALF MILLION AND THEN $2,304.

SO WE'RE $2,300 ABOVE WHERE WE STARTED.

JUST I WANTED TO GIVE THAT SPECIFICITY.

THAT BEING SAID, THE REASON THIS ITEM IS ON HERE, IF YOU RECALL, Y'ALL APPROVED THE GENERATOR PREVIOUSLY.

BUT IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS, WE JUST FOR TRACKING AND FOR TRANSPARENCY, WE LIST THE AMOUNT THAT Y'ALL AUTHORIZED AND THE DATE.

WE AUTHORIZED $500,000 FOR THIS.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT FOR $337,898.14.

SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY SAVING ABOUT 162,000.