Mar 12, 2024 City Council

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IT'S A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL.

HERE WE GO. I GOT THE MIC TO ORDER.

IT'S TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2024.

GOOD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH AN INVOCATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

IF EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND RISE, PLEASE STAND.

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR ALL OUR CIVIL SERVANTS.

THANK YOU FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE.

MAY YOU CONTINUALLY BLESS THEM.

MAY YOU GENEROUSLY GIVE TO EACH OF THEM A WISE AND DISCERNING HEART TO SKILLFULLY GOVERN THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.

GIVE THE MAYOR AND OUR CITY LEADERS, STAFF, AND CITY COUNCIL WISDOM SO THEY MAY SOLVE PROBLEMS, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG, AND BRING ORDER, STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AMEN. AMEN.

COUNCIL MEMBER. DO YOU MIND LEADING US WITH THE PLEDGES? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SABLE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO COUNCIL RECOGNITION.

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]

I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION HERE.

WHEREAS THEATER EDUCATION ENRICHES THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR SELF-EXPRESSION, COLLABORATION, LEADERSHIP, AND APPRECIATION FOR DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.

AND WHEREAS RESEARCH INDICATES THAT STUDENTS WITH MORE THEATER EDUCATION HAVE HIGHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THEATER EDUCATION IS RECOGNIZED AS BEING NECESSARY FOR THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STUDENTS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEATER EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND ADVOCATES WHO TIRELESSLY PROMOTE THE VALUE OF THEATER EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND WHEREAS, THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH IS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE ONGOING PROCESS OF THEATER EDUCATION AND SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS AND EDUCATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH 2024 AS THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO HONOR AND SUPPORT THE IMPACT OF THEATER EDUCATION.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME THEATER STUDENTS TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

COME ON UP, COME ON UP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND COMING TO THE MIC AND MIND SHARING A LITTLE BIT, THAT'D BE GREAT.

OH WAIT, I THINK I HAD SOME PICTURES.

SOME PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR PICTURES.

HERE, LET'S GET SOME PICTURES.

HELLO, MY NAME IS KYLA MURPHY AND I REPRESENT THESPIAN TROUPE 949, HAILING FROM LAWRENCE DEBELL HIGH SCHOOL AS ITS PRESIDENT.

HELLO, MY NAME IS RYAN INGRAM AND I SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT.

I ALSO REPRESENT THE TEXAS THESPIAN ADVOCACY NETWORK AS A STUDENT AMBASSADOR.

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO TO IMPROVE OUR CITY.

IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANCE AND ABILITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.

TO BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY, OF WHICH WE REPRESENT OVER 4000 CHARTER TROOPS.

IT IS AN HONOR SOCIETY DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS IN EDUCATIONAL THEATER PROGRAMS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO THE SOCIETY TAKE THE FOLLOWING PLEDGE.

I PROMISE TO UPHOLD THE AIMS AND IDEALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY.

I AM A STUDENT OF THEATER AND EXCELLENCE IS MY IDEAL.

I PROMISE TO PERFORM MY PART AS WELL AS I CAN.

TO ACCEPT PRAISE AND CRITICISM WITH GRACE.

TO COOPERATE WITH OUR FELLOW THESPIANS AND WORK FOR THE GOOD OF THEATER.

AND TO SHARE MY LOVE OF THEATER.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THEATER IN OUR SOCIETY.

THE DRAMATIC ARTS ARE NOT NOT MERELY A SOURCE OF ENTERTAINMENT, BUT A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.

THEATER ELEVATES THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE SILENCED.

IT ENCOURAGES US TO EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HUMAN.

YOU DO NOT LEAVE A THEATER THE SAME AS WHEN YOU ENTERED IT.

PERHAPS YOU'LL WALK OUT, WIPING AWAY TEARS OF LAUGHTER, OR PERHAPS JUST TEARS.

PERHAPS YOU'LL CARRY A NEW WEIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

PERHAPS A BURDEN YOU'VE LONG CARRIED WILL HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

THEATER IS A TRANSFORMATIVE ART.

IT LOOKS AT WHAT IS AND BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHAT IT COULD BE, GIVEN THE SPACE, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.

THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT THE THEATER CAN DO.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS THAT OPPORTUNITY.

WITH THIS PROCLAMATION, TROOP 949 HOPES TO SHARE OUR LOVE OF THEATER WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HOPE TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE POWER OF THE THEATRICAL ARTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR INFLUENCE.

WE HOPE TO MAKE THE CITY OF BEDFORD LAUGH, CRY, AND FEEL EVERY COMPLICATED FEELING IN BETWEEN.

AS STUDENTS, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD RESTS WITH US, IN OUR SCHOOLS, IN OUR HANDS, AND IN OUR HEARTS.

THIS MONTH OF MARCH, WE HONOR THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATIONAL THEATER PROGRAMS. WE ASK THE COMMUNITY OF BEDFORD TO JOIN US THIS MONTH AND HENCEFORTH IN SUPPORTING THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS.

THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF THEATER EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.

DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD OR.

OH, I SAW YOU SAY YOU'RE LIKE, HE'S LIKE, I'M HEADED TO MY SEAT.

BUT NO, I WANT TO THANK TROOP 949 FOR BEING HERE AND ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND GOING FORWARD, I THINK FOR THE CITY TO MAKE THIS A YEARLY EVENT.

SO, WE CAN SO WE CAN HONOR OUR THESPIANS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

NEXT ON OUR LIST, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND NOBODY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON.

NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE NORTH TARRANT EXPRESS CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

[PRESENTATION]

YES, MR. WILLIAMSON. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

MY NAME IS TOMMY WILLIAMSON.

I'M THE PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER FOR NORTH TARRANT INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE'RE THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR ON THE NORTHERN EXPRESS CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

I HAVE SOME OF MY PROJECT STAFF WITH ME HERE TODAY.

I HAVE NICOLA OSIO.

MY VICE PRESIDENT.

DANIEL LONGORIA IS OUR SEGMENT MANAGER SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AIRPORT FREEWAY SIDE OF THINGS.

WE HAVE MARCUS WARREN AND ROBERT HINKLE WITH NORTHERN EXPRESS MOBILITY PARTNERS AND EDDIE TREVINO WITH PAPE DAWSON.

THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH TXDOT SPECIFICALLY ON THIS PROJECT.

AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST GO VERY BRIEFLY AND SPEAK IN BROAD STROKES ABOUT THE OVERALL PROJECT AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.

THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY A TEN-MILE PROJECT THAT SPANS LOOP 820 AND AIRPORT FREEWAY FROM FORT WORTH THROUGH EULESS.

WHEN WE ORIGINALLY BUILT THE NORTHERN EXPRESS PROJECT BACK IN 2014, WE KNEW THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE BACK.

WE'RE GLAD THAT IT'S US, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT.

ALL THE ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY WAS BUILT THE FIRST TIME THE PROJECT WAS NEEDED, SO NO ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY IS NEEDED FOR THIS CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

MANY COMPONENTS GO INTO WHAT TRIGGERED THIS PROJECT HAPPENING YEARS AHEAD OF PROJECTION, INCLUDING AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC.

AS YOU KNOW, MANY PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO NORTH TEXAS EVERY DAY, SO THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TOLL REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE EXPRESS LANES FULLY FUNDS THIS PROJECT.

THERE IS NO TXDOT MONEY OR PUBLIC FUNDS INVOLVED.

SO HOW IT RELATES TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY BEDFORD EULESS ROAD AND ABOUT INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, YOU CAN EXPECT ONE NEW EXPRESS LANE IN EACH DIRECTION IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN ON THE LOOP 820 SIDE FROM ABOUT TEXAS BOULEVARD 26 TO ABOUT RIVERSIDE DRIVE, YOU CAN EXPECT ONE NEW GENERAL HIGHWAY LANE IN EACH DIRECTION.

I HAVE A CROSS SECTION THAT SHOWS WHERE THOSE WILL BE.

ON THE ON THE TOP PART, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A THIRD BLUE MARKER ON THE GENERAL HIGHWAY LANES.

THOSE WILL GO CLOSE TO THE EXPRESS LANES.

AND THEN ON THE CROSS SECTION FOR AIRPORT FREEWAY, IT'S THE THREE RED ONES IN THE MIDDLE.

AND AGAIN THOSE LANES WILL BE IN THE CENTER TO MINIMIZE THE OVERALL DISRUPTION TO THE GENERAL TRAFFIC.

A GENERAL TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT.

WE STARTED PRE-CONSTRUCTION LATE LAST YEAR.

WE HAD OUR FIRST BRIDGE DEMO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT STARTED AT HOLIDAY LANE, AND THAT'S KIND OF KICKING OFF OUR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION THAT YOU WILL SEE MORE OF FOR THIS YEAR.

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AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M WITH NORTH TARRANT INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE ARE A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN FERROVIAL CONSTRUCTION AND WEBBER.

MANY OF US THAT I BROUGHT HERE IN THE ROOM WORKED ON THE FIRST NORTH TARRANT EXPRESS PROJECT.

FOR OVER CONSTRUCTION.

BUILT THE ORIGINAL NORTH TARRANT EXPRESS ONE AND TWO.

WE BUILT THREE A ON 35 W AND THREE C, ALSO ON 35 W.

ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS FINISHED EARLY.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN ON THIS ONE, BUT I AM TRYING TO SAY THAT WE DO HAVE EXPERIENCE FINISHING PROJECTS EARLY BECAUSE WE ARE DILIGENT, AGGRESSIVE AND WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

NORTH. TARRANT EXPRESS MOBILITY PARTNERS IS THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS PROJECT.

THEY'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE BEGINNING, SINCE WE OPENED UP CONSTRUCTION, SINCE WE OPENED UP THE PROJECT.

WHAT THEY DO IS THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR THAT GOES CURB TO CURB.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE EXPRESS LANES OR JUST THE HIGHWAY LANES.

THEY DO THE MOWING AND POTHOLE REPAIR.

THEY IF YOU GET STRANDED, YOU CAN DIAL POUND 789.

AND THEY HAVE CREWS THAT WILL COME ASSIST YOU AND MAYBE PROVIDE GAS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED.

THEY HAVE A TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER THAT HELPS WITH INCIDENT RESPONSE.

THEY HAVE CAMERAS ALL ALONG THE CORRIDOR, AND THEY COORDINATE WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO HELP MOTORISTS IN NEED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

THEY'RE ALSO LOCAL PARTNERS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE HEB ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

THEY ARE INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

SOME UPCOMING ACTIVITIES YOU CAN EXPECT IN THE NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS ARE SOME PARTIAL BRIDGE DEMOLITIONS AT FOREST RIDGE, BEDFORD ROAD AND CENTRAL DRIVE, THOUGH THAT IS CURRENTLY THE ORDER WE ARE EXPECTED TO GO IN, BUT EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE THE MOMENT I WALK OUT OF THIS ROOM.

THIS INFORMATION IS CURRENT RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS OUR WEBSITE.

IT IS TXPRESSLANES.COM.

IT IS A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION.

WE POST ALL OF OUR LANE CLOSURES AND MONTHLY PHOTOS THERE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH SINCE LAST YEAR, TRYING TO LET LOCAL BUSINESSES KNOW OF UPCOMING CLOSURES SO WE CAN MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION TO THEIR BUSINESS AND THEIR PATRONS. YOU CAN GO TO THIS WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY E-BLAST ALERTS.

IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING DAILY COORDINATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS THROUGH ALL SIX CITIES.

IF THERE'S SOMEONE WITHIN YOUR CITY THAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO BE ON THIS LIST, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL ADD THEM.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS IS, EVEN THOUGH BEDFORD MAY BE THE CLOSEST FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE A RAMP MAY BE CLOSED THAT NIGHT, MAYBE HURST OR EULESS CAN GET TO IT FASTER.

SO, ALL OF THESE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARE ON ONE EMAIL SO THAT THEY CAN KNOW THAT WE'VE TOLD THEM.

AND THEY CAN ALSO COORDINATE BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT INCIDENT RESPONSE TIMES, IMPACTS TO THAT ARE MINIMIZED OR ELIMINATED.

ALL AT ALL, WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING BLACKOUT PERIODS.

WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE CANNOT CLOSE THE GENERAL HIGHWAY LANES DURING DESIGNATED TIMES FOR CERTAIN EVENTS.

OUR NEXT COUPLE OF EVENTS ARE GOING TO BE EASTER, THE SOLAR ECLIPSE, AND NASCAR.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING THROUGHOUT THIS TIME SO YOU CAN BE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE AND NOT ON AIRPORT FREEWAY.

THE LAST SLIDE IS JUST THE BEST WAY TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE.

TWITTER IS ACTUALLY THE BEST PLACE TO GO FOR INFORMATION.

MY COLLEAGUE DEREK, POST THE CLOSURES SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT NIGHT EVERY DAY SO YOU CAN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

JUST FOR TONIGHT.

WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE WEBSITE AND THEN WE HAVE A HOTLINE 1-888-NTE-2015 THAT RINGS DIRECTLY TO ONE OF OUR PHONES AT THE OFFICE.

IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T ANSWER, IF YOU JUST LEAVE US A MESSAGE, WE'LL RESPOND AS TIMELY AS POSSIBLE.

SO. RIGHT.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

COUNCIL. QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER BERKO.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. EVERYTHING LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S GREAT. IT'S A GORGEOUS STRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING.

MY CHALLENGE IS THIS.

IS THAT HOW OFTEN ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THIS CORRIDOR CLEAN? THE DEVELOPER HANDLES THAT STUFF.

THEY HAVE A DESIGNATED OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TEAM.

IF THERE ARE SOME TARGETED AREAS THAT YOU FEEL NEED EXTRA ATTENTION, IF YOU COULD LET MYSELF OR ROBERT OR MARKUS KNOW, THEIR TEAMS WILL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.

SO THAT'S DURING CONSTRUCTION.

DO YOU GUYS MAINTAIN IT AFTER CONSTRUCTION? THEY DO. OKAY.

THE ONLY AREA THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW UNDERNEATH THEIR MAINTENANCE LIMITS IS THE 121-183 INTERCHANGE BY THE MALL.

THAT IS ACTUALLY TEX DOT TEX DOTS.

OKAY. YES, SIR. BECAUSE WE JUST, I MEAN, JUST RIGHT NOW AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS, ESPECIALLY UNDER THAT AREA IN HURST.

BUT THE CORRIDORS, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE WIND TUNNELS.

SO, THEY'RE GATHERING ALL THE DEBRIS AND IT'S COMING IN, AND IT REALLY, IT'S WHEN YOU'RE OUT SHOWING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD IS TO COME THROUGH AND SEE EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL NOW. THE PICTURES ARE GREAT, BUT ARE WE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE REGULARLY?

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IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE EVER SINCE COVID.

I MEAN, THE INDUSTRY ITSELF, THE PIPELINE OF FOLKS THAT THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE MIC, SIR? DO YOU WANT TO ASK IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE TO THE MIC? THAT WAY EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU.

IT'S ALL GOOD. I WAS TRYING TO USE MY OUTSIDE VOICE.

WE AS I WAS SAYING, THERE WAS THERE WAS RESOURCE PROBLEMS DURING COVID.

SINCE POST COVID, IT'S BEEN TOUGH TO FIND CREWS.

WE SUBCONTRACT A WHOLE LOT OF THAT STUFF.

BUT WE ARE VERY ATTENTIVE TO IT.

OUR LEADERSHIP HAS, HAS, HAS DUMPED A LOT MORE RESOURCES INTO IT SO THAT WE JUST HIRE WHO WE NEED TO HIRE.

WE HIRE WHEN WE NEED TO HIRE THEM.

BUT YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT IT BEING A WIND TUNNEL.

WE'VE STUDIED THAT COG HAS STUDIED THAT.

TXDOT, I THINK, HAS EVEN LOOKED INTO IT.

BUT IN SOME OF THOSE PLACES, ESPECIALLY THOSE TEXAS U-TURNS, THAT STUFF WILL JUST GET UNDER THERE AND ACCUMULATE.

SO BUT IT IS IT IS AN ISSUE, AND WE ARE ON TOP OF IT.

THANK YOU. PERFECT.

AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

THANKS, MR. MAYOR. SO, IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROJECT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST.

WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO WORK IN AS MANY AREAS AS ONE TIME AS WE CAN.

SO, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN EAST WEST TYPE DEAL.

IF WE CAN START AT INDUSTRIAL, WE'RE GOING TO START IN INDUSTRIAL.

WE DIVIDED THE PROJECT INTO TWO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS.

ONE IS SEGMENT TO 820 AND AIRPORT FREEWAY.

AND SO, WHERE EACH ONE CAN START IS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO START.

THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO GO IN ONE DIRECTION.

AND SO, YOU MAY SEE WORK AT INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD AND PRECINCT LINE AT THE SAME TIME, OR YOU MAY SEE WORK AT THE INTERCHANGE AND BEDFORD ROAD, WHEREVER WE CAN GET GOING AND WHEREVER WE CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO WORK.

OKAY. AND SO, FOR THIS COMMUNICATION, HAVE YOU SET UP OR WERE YOU PLANNING TO SET UP A ROUTINE WITH OUR CITY STAFF AND ALL THE AFFECTED CITIES.

SO, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A CONSISTENT FEED OF INFORMATION? THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE FROM YOUR CITY THAT ARE ON OUR FRIDAY.

WE DO A SEPARATE THING FROM OUR E-BLAST, BUT THERE'S DEDICATED PEOPLE FROM THE CITY THAT ARE ON OUR FRIDAY OUTREACH.

AND IF SOMEBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THAT, WE'D BE MORE THAN GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM ALSO.

OKAY. WELL, NO, I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT LIKE, FRONTAGE ROADS.

AND, AND SINCE THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT SOME OF OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, JUST I'M JUST CONCERNED TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS KNOW OUR CITY STAFF DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB IN LETTING THEM KNOW, BUT BASICALLY MAKING SURE THAT THAT STREAM OF COMMUNICATION IS CONSISTENT.

AND WE'VE ALREADY PROACTIVELY STARTED THAT.

UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. COULD YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE ON THE PARTIAL BRIDGE DEMOLITION? SURE. IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR THAT ADDITIONAL EXPRESS LANE, THEY NEED TO DEMOLISH SOME OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE OVER BEDFORD ROAD, FOREST RIDGE AND CENTRAL DRIVE.

BUT IT'S NOT A FULL DEMOLITION BECAUSE WE ONLY NEED TO TAKE OUT PART OF THE PAVEMENT SO THAT WE CAN EXPAND IT SO THAT IT'LL MAKE THE THIRD LANE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE CLEAR THAT EVERYTHING OVER FOREST RIDGE ISN'T COMING DOWN, JUST THE PART THAT WE NEED.

AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTIAL BRIDGE DEMOLITION.

AND THE LANES UNDERNEATH WOULD BE THEY WOULD BE CLOSED FOR A COUPLE NIGHTS WHILE THAT WORK IS HAPPENING.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD QUESTION.

QUESTION ABOUT YOUR WEBSITE.

WILL IT BE NOT ONLY WHAT'S GOING ON, WE'LL GIVE YOU UPDATES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE.

YEAH. AS MUCH AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

YEAH. AGAIN THE THERE'S A CALENDAR ON THERE SO YOU CAN SEE HOW LONG EACH CLOSURE IS SUPPOSED TO LAST.

AGAIN, MONTHLY PROJECT PHOTOS.

WHEN WE DO VIDEOS, WE DO THAT SORT OF STUFF.

WE POST ANNOUNCEMENTS THERE.

ROBERT AND I ARE TRYING TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF LIONS CLUB OR ROTARY CLUB OR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT WANTS AN UPDATE, WE'D BE GLAD TO GO OUT AND SHARE WITH THEM AS WELL.

YEAH, I THINK, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, LETTING BUSINESSES KNOW OBVIOUSLY THIS YOU KNOW, WHENEVER THE LAST TIME WE HAD HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, IT WAS IT WAS A REAL PAIN FOR OUR CITY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR OUR BUSINESSES THAT WERE THAT WERE EXPERIENCING THIS, THE GROWING PAINS OF BEING RIGHT HERE.

HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE DIFFERENT? HOW'S IT GOING BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAN THAT? GREAT QUESTION. WHAT WE EXPERIENCED A FEW YEARS AGO.

WE HAVE A MORE EXPANSIVE LIST OF BUSINESSES ALL ALONG THE CORRIDOR, WITH TARGETED OUTREACH PLANS FOR WHEN THOSE SPECIFIC CLOSURES ARE HAPPENING, AND THEN THE OVERALL IMPACT SHOULD BE LESS, BECAUSE AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE A LOT OF CLOSURES TO THE GENERAL HIGHWAY LANES IN ON AIRPORT FREEWAY BECAUSE THE WORK IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE TXPRESS LANE.

SO, THE TXPRESS LANES WOULD BE THE ONES THAT NEED TO BE CLOSED, AND THEN THE GENERAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC COULD KEEP MOVING.

SO, AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NOT ANY PLAN FOR LIKE A LONG-TERM CLOSURE OF CENTRAL DRIVE EXIT OR THE BEDFORD ROAD ON RAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHEREAS IN INITIAL CONSTRUCTION, THAT STUFF HAD TO BE CLOSED SO WE COULD BUILD THESE NEW RAMPS AND THAT THAT RESTRICTED ACCESS TO SOME OF THE BUSINESSES.

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KEEP IN MIND, TOO, THAT WHEN WE REBUILT, WHEN WE REBUILT THE NTE THE FIRST TIME BACK, STARTING IN 2010, THAT WAS A COMPLETE REBUILD.

WE RIPPED EVERYTHING OUT AND PUT EVERYTHING IN BRAND NEW.

MOST OF THE WORK WILL ACTUALLY BE DONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CORRIDOR.

SERVICE ROADS WON'T BE IMPACTED SO IT SHOULD BE A LOT LESS A LOT LESS PAIN, I GUESS, FOR THE BUSINESSES.

AND MARY FRAZIER HAS ALREADY CONTACTED ME.

WE'RE SETTING UP A DATE TO GO TALK TO THE FANTASTIC CHAMBER FOLKS AND THE BUSINESS AND THE BUSINESSES.

GOOD. WELL, THAT'S GOOD, I'M GLAD.

I'M GLAD THAT'S GOING ON.

MY MAIN, MY MAIN THAT WAS MY MAIN CONCERN BECAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE PTSD OF THAT, OF THAT THOSE PROJECTS.

BECAUSE OF OUR BUSINESSES, OUR BUSINESSES SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY BECAUSE OF THE IMPACTS OF THE HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.

SO, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT MOST OF THE ON RAMPS WON'T BE AFFECTED.

AND MOST OF THE FRONTAGE ROADS AND ALL THAT IN ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE.

BASICALLY, IN THE MIDDLE. YES, SIR.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY.

BECAUSE I'M GOT THAT ENGINEERING MIND.

SO, HEADING WEST.

WE'RE FINE. OKAY.

THIS IS GOING TO ADD THREE HEADING EAST.

YOU, RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GOING 2 TO 1.

IS IT GOING TO GO 3 TO 1.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE THAT FUNNEL.

THE WAY THAT IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW IS WHEN YOU GET TO THE INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD EXIT FROM THE MANAGE LANES, YOU STILL EXIT THERE.

THE LEFT LANE DROPS AND IT GOES TO TWO.

AND THEN THAT EXISTING MERGE WILL ACT LIKE IT DOES TODAY.

WELL, TOMMY'S TRYING TO SAY IS THAT HE REALLY DOESN'T KNOW BECAUSE THAT IS A TXDOT ISSUE.

THAT'S CONVERSATIONS THAT'S GOING ON WITH TXDOT RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW IF GEORGE WANTS TO CHIME IN, BUT THAT'S REALLY NO, HE REALLY AND I WOULDN'T SUGGEST THAT HE DOES BECAUSE IT'S REAL POLITICAL.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON AROUND IT.

THERE'S TALKS UNDERWAY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT IN TIME WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THERE WILL BE A POINT WHERE WE GET THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHERE IT WILL BECOME A CRITICAL TIME FRAME, THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE STARTED IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT FROM GOING FROM A THREE TO A ONE, BECAUSE THAT'S A DEATH TRAP.

WHEN YOU GO FROM THREE LANES TO ONE LANE, IT'S NOT GOING TO IT WON'T BE GOOD.

AND ENDS.

IT STARTS. IT ENDS IN BEDFORD RIGHT THERE IN BEDFORD.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND GIVING US THIS UPDATE AND LETTING US KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, REACH OUT TO ROBERT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT.

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]

I GIVE YOU INTERIM CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL, I AM HAPPY TO BRING THIS TO YOU THIS EVENING AS I HAVE MY VOICE BACK AND CAN ACTUALLY SPEAK.

SO HAPPY TO DO THAT.

ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND OR CONSENT TONIGHT ARE ITEM NUMBER ONE.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS MINUTES FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024, REGULAR MEETING NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DECLARING EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURE WITH PROCEEDS FROM A FUTURE DEBT.

ESSENTIALLY, WHAT THIS IS, BACK ON JANUARY 23RD, COUNCIL APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PARKWOOD DRIVE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2.7 MILLION.

AT THAT TIME, $2.1 MILLION WAS SET ASIDE TO BE PAID FOR BY 2023.

CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, WHICH COVERED THE PAVING, DRAINAGE, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS THAT LEFT A LITTLE OVER $600,000 FOR WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FUNDED BY FUTURE DEBT.

SO ESSENTIALLY, THIS ITEM TONIGHT BASICALLY IS A REQUEST TO SIMPLY DECLARE THE CITY'S INTENTION TO REIMBURSE THE 609,000 WITH FUTURE DEBT.

MOVING ON TO NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SAFE BUILT TEXAS, LLC AND AN ADDITIONAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR THE PROVISION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH REVISED SECTION FIVE HOURLY RATES AND NEW SECTION SIX CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES OF EXHIBIT A1 SCOPE AND FEE SCHEDULE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS SUBJECT ITEM IS TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY INTERIM CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND SAFE BUILT, AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR THE ADDITIONAL PROVISION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO ASSIST IN THE REVIEW OF PROPOSED PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS.

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THIS NEW AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW THE CITY STAFF TO UTILIZE SAFE BUILT FOR ENGINEERING REVIEW AS WELL.

AND THAT IS THE CONCLUSION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I GUESS I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR SAFE.

THE SAFE AND ITEM NUMBER THREE.

SO CURRENTLY WE'RE USING THEM FOR BASICALLY PLANNING REVIEW FOR BUILDING STANDARDS AS WELL AS OUR INSPECTIONS.

CORRECT. AND SO, WE'RE JUST AMENDING THAT TO INCLUDE ALSO OUR CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES.

THAT IS CORRECT. AND SO, WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT IN HOUSE AS OF LATE.

WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY THE CITY HAS BEEN WE HAVE AN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED CITY ENGINEER POSITION THAT HAS BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND SO WE HAVE BEEN USING IN-HOUSE STAFF THAT IS QUALIFIED IN ORDER TO DO THIS.

BUT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS AS THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO, AND IT IS NOT THEIR PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITY.

SO GIVEN THE VOLUME THAT WE HAVE COMING IN THE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMING THROUGH THE CAMPUS WEST DEVELOPMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL BE MOVING FORWARD SOON.

WE NEED SOMEONE THAT IS DESIGNATED TO REVIEW PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR STANDARDS.

SO THIS WILL ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO FILL THAT POSITION.

THAT POSITION IS CURRENTLY POSTED.

IT IS. SO WE'RE ACTIVELY LOOKING.

WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING.

THIS IS THIS IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR US THAT WE ARE.

THAT'S NOT THE INTENTION.

ANYWAY. AT THIS POINT WE ARE DOING THIS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS TO TO FILL THE NEED.

GOTCHA. IN THAT POSITION HAS WE'VE BEEN FUNDING THAT POSITION THROUGH BUDGETS THEN IN THE PAST FOR ENGINEERING THE CORRECT IT'S BEEN ABSORBED LIKE A KIND OF A COST SAVINGS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T HIRED ANYBODY FOR THAT POSITION.

SO. CORRECT. CORRECT.

YES. HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A LOT OF SALARY SAVINGS ON THAT POSITION.

SO REALLY AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE THAT SALARY SAVINGS OVER AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER THIS OUT OF THAT FUND AS WELL.

GOTCHA. YEAH. GOTCHA.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER. STEVES. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO WE'VE BEEN USING THEIR SERVICES FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.

RIGHT. AND FULL SERVICES.

YES. SO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE'RE AMENDING.

WE HAD THE FIRST PART OF THE CONTRACT AND THEN WE'RE AMENDED IT TWICE.

CORRECT. AND WE'RE EXPANDING THEIR SCOPE.

I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON INTERNAL FILLING THE POSITIONS, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYWHERE ON THAT, HAVE WE? HAVE HOW MANY VACANCIES DO WE HAVE? I GUESS I'M SO WITHIN THE.

SO THIS CONTRACT WILL COVER THE ADDITION OF ENGINEERING SERVICES.

WHAT WE HAVE BEEN USING THEIR SERVICES FOR IS ON THE BUILDING INSPECTION SIDE.

SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY MOVED OVER TO SAFE BUILT IN COORDINATION WITH OUR OUR STAFF INTERNALLY.

SO WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO VACANT POSITIONS WITHIN OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS GROUP.

WE ARE STAFFED AT, AT THE CAPACITY THAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW WITH THE UTILIZATION OF SAFE BUILDS.

SO THAT IS OUR, OUR OUR EXISTENCE, THAT IS OUR LAYOUT, OUR DESIGN AS FAR AS HOW WE'RE FUNCTIONING WITHIN THAT GROUP RIGHT NOW.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT REVIEWS THEIR WORK BECAUSE YOU SAID WE DON'T HAVE A CITY ENGINEER? DO WE HAVE AN ENGINEER IN THE CITY AT ALL? AT THE PRESENT TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE A CITY ENGINEER.

CORRECT. SO WE'RE GOING BASED ON WHAT THEY COULD PROVIDE US.

AND AGAIN, WE HAVE HAD A CITY ENGINEER, WE HAVE HAD A CERTIFIED, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL LICENSED ENGINEER ON STAFF.

AND LIKE I SAID, THAT INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN DOING IT ON THEIR, YOU KNOW, IN THEIR FREE TIME, WHICH, YOU KNOW, HOW WE DON'T HAVE WE DON'T HAVE FREE TIME.

AND THIS WILL ALLOW IT TO GO TO DEDICATED STAFF.

NOW SAFE BUILT IS FULLY STAFFED PROFESSIONALLY.

THEY HAVE MULTIPLE FOLKS IN THIS DIVISION.

THEY HAVE A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AS WELL AS WELL AS AN ENGINEER IN TRAINING AND ADMIN SUPPORT STAFF.

SO IT'S NOT JUST KIND OF A ONE MAN SHOP THAT WE'RE UTILIZING THROUGH THAT GROUP EITHER.

SO IN THE YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN USING THEM, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS OR HOW HAVE THEY BEEN WORKING OUT? I HAVE TO SAY IT'S BEEN GREAT.

NOW, HAVE THERE BEEN COMPLAINTS? OF COURSE, WE WENT THROUGH A CHANGE IN PROCESS AND WE WENT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, SOME INITIAL CHANGES.

EVERY INSPECTOR THAT YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE ALL FOLLOW THE SAME RULES, SOMEONE MAY EMPHASIZE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT.

BUT I HAVE TO SAY WE ARE EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME AND THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM, THE DEDICATED STAFF THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM SAFE BOATS.

AND I HATE TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT, BUT I WILL A LITTLE BIT.

OUR BUILDING INSPECTORS ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, GREG REGULA, WHO HAS BEEN ON STAFF WITH US NOW SINCE THIS INCEPTION OF THE CONTRACT, AND GREG IS ACTUALLY A BEDFORD RESIDENT AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED.

AND THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS ALSO, AGAIN, IF IF GREG GETS BUSY AND GETS PULLED OFF ONTO ANOTHER CITY, ANOTHER PERSON FAMILIAR WITH BEDFORD AND JUST SLIDES RIGHT INTO THAT SPOT

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SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL COMPLETELY ACT AS IF THEY'RE CITY STAFF.

THEY WILL COME TO OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND AGAIN, IF NEEDED, THEY WILL BE AT OUR OUR CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETINGS AS WELL.

THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WHAT I'M WHAT I'M SEEING HERE IS THAT THIS THIS IS JUST A WAY TO GUARANTEE THAT NO BALLS ARE GOING TO BE DROPPED AND MAKING SURE WE WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT COMING DOWN THE ROAD HERE WITH CAMPUS WEST AND OTHERS THAT THESE GET KICKED OFF CORRECTLY AND AND DONE.

RIGHT. CORRECT? CORRECT. YES, EXACTLY.

WHILE WE INTERNALLY LOOK FOR A PERMANENT ENGINEER FOR THE CITY.

CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THESE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU STAFF. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE HAVE OLD BUSINESS AND THAT IS TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS LOT A, BLOCK 17 ARE STONE GATE ADDITION

[4. Consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Lot A, Block 17R Stonegate Addition-Bedford from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit-Car Wash Establishment and the property is generally located at the southeast corner of Old Kirk Road and Brown Trail, commonly known as 1428 Brown Trail. (SUP-23-20). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-1-0. This item was tabled at the December 12, 2023 regular Council Meeting.]

THIS IS SUP 2320 AND I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED THAT THIS AUDIT BE TABLED TONIGHT.

THEY FOUND OUT THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT, SO THEY ASKED FOR THAT REASON.

THEY TABLED THE ITEM TONIGHT AND MOVED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE COUNCIL MEETING.

OKAY. ARE THEY HERE TONIGHT? THEY ARE NOT. OKAY.

SO THEY'RE NOT IN THE AUDIENCE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

THAT'S CORRECT. I CAN RUN THROUGH IT IF YOU'D LIKE AS A PRESENTATION, BUT THEY'VE JUST ASKED THAT ACTION BE TABLED TONIGHT.

SO IT'S HOWEVER THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD.

COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WES, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

SO IF YOU WOULD GO THROUGH IT, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.

AND THEN THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT.

BE GLAD TO THANK YOU.

REAL QUICK, JUST AS A RECAP.

BACK IN DECEMBER.

COUNCIL. YOU HEARD THIS ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR A SUP FOR A CAR WASH AT OLD KIRK ROAD IN BROWN TRAIL.

THE HISTORY ON THE PROPERTY.

ESSENTIALLY, SINCE 2015, IT'S BEEN A PARKING LOT FOR A NEARBY AUTOMOBILE SALES LOCATION.

IN THE IN DECEMBER.

REALLY TWO CONCERNS CAME FORWARD WITH FROM COUNCIL.

AND THAT WAS RELATED TO THE NOISE GENERATED BY THE VACUUMS AND THEN THE DRIVE APPROACH ON TO OLD KIRK ROAD.

AND SO THE APPLICANT THIS SHOWS KIND OF WHERE THE OLD DRIVE APPROACH IS ON OLD KIRK ROAD.

ALSO THAT BOTTOM CIRCLE, WHICH I ADMIT IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, BLURRED IT WITH THE OTHER RED LINES.

THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED VACUUMS THAT WERE GOING TO BE ON THE SITE.

SO THE APPLICANT CAME BACK AND WORKED WITH STAFF, AND THAT WAS ONE REASON THIS TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONG, BECAUSE WE TRIED OUR BEST TO REALLY DO AWAY WITH THAT OLD KIRK ROAD DRIVE APPROACH. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF FIRE CODE, WE COULD NOT.

THE FIRE TRUCKS HAVE TO GET INTO THE SITE AND HAVE TO BE SO CLOSE TO EITHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

AND WITHOUT USING THAT APPROACH ON OLD KIRK, THEY COULDN'T ACCESS THAT.

SO NEGOTIATING WITH STAFF, WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS TO GO TO A DRIVE APPROACH THERE YOU SEE ON BROWN TRAIL AND THEN THEY LEFT THE OR THEY MOVED THE DRIVE APPROACH A LITTLE BIT TO ACCOMMODATE SOME FIRE LANE RESTRICTIONS PER THE FIRE CODE.

BUT THEY LIMITED THAT TO EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY.

SO THERE WILL BE A GATE. THERE WILL NOT BE USED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

IT WILL ONLY BE THERE HAVE A LOCKBOX FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY.

AND THEN THEY ALSO TOOK THAT CIRCLE.

IN THE MIDDLE THERE IS WHERE THEY MOVED THE VACUUMS, THE PRIMARY VACUUM FOR THE SITE.

THEY PUT IT IN AN ENCASED BRICK ALMOST LIKE A DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE, IF YOU WILL.

AND SO THEY MOVED IT FURTHER AWAY FROM AS FAR AS FAR AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTS AS THEY COULD.

SO IT'S ABOUT 250FT FROM THE CLOSEST RESIDENTS AND THOSE THAT'S REALLY THE SUMMARY OF THE THE BASIC OF THE CHANGES ON THE SITE PLAN.

THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION IS JUST A RUN KIND OF RUN THROUGH OF THE THE APPLICATION.

ONE THING I WILL POINT OUT ON BROWN TRAIL, THERE'S THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL GRADE BETWEEN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND

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AND WHILE THE APPLICANT IS AWARE THAT THEY WILL ONLY HAVE TO MAINTAIN A 6% INCREASE IN THAT DRIVE APPROACH FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, THEY SAY THEY CAN DO THAT. THEY HAVEN'T PROVIDED THOSE PLANS TO US YET.

THEY HAVEN'T BECAUSE IT'S THAT'S A MORE DETAILED INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN REVIEW THAT THEY WOULD DO AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

MORE ENGINEERING GOES INTO THAT.

BUT THEIR ENGINEER HAS ASSURED US THEY CAN MEET THAT REQUIREMENT.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF THIS IS APPROVED, THEY'LL GO IN AND START DOING THOSE DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

THANK THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO, WES, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS IS JUST A SITE PLAN TO MODIFY THE ENTRANCES, THEY WEREN'T GOING TO REALLY DIG INTO LIKE A DRAINAGE PLAN UNTIL THE.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE IF YOU'LL RECALL THE WHERE THESE WERE THE PROPOSED DRUM APPROACHES IS WHERE AN EXISTING INLET THAT GOES OUT TO THE STREET FOR DRAINAGE.

THAT'S THEY ARE MOVING THAT FURTHER TO THE NORTH ON THIS SITE PLAN.

WHAT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO DURING THAT DETAILED ENGINEERING IS SHOW US HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK.

BUT AGAIN, THEIR ENGINEER KNOWS THEY'VE GOT TO DO THAT AND THEY THINK IT CAN WORK.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES. UNLESS.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT SOME OF THE OBJECTIONS WERE? THE LAST WAS IT THE.

IT WAS THE ENTRANCE WASN'T IT WASN'T THE ENTRANCE WAS A BIG WAS A BIG OBJECTION.

IN THE NOISE OR THE TWO MAIN THINGS THAT I HEARD IN TRAFFIC, IN GENERAL TRAFFIC ON BROWN TRAIL, TRAFFIC LEAVING, LEAVING THE CAR WASH AND GOING BACK TOWARD THE.

I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTHEAST GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS GOING ON TO OLD KIRK.

YES, YES.

OKAY. AND YOU SAID THAT EXIT IS NOW GOING TO BE EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY.

ONLY. SO IT WON'T BE.

YOU WON'T BE EXITING ON THE OLD CAR.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.

SO WHERE IS.

WHERE IS THE ENTRANCE THEN? SO THE ENTRANCE IS THE FIRST CIRCLE CLOSEST TO PROPOSED SITE PLAN LANGUAGE.

DO YOU SEE THAT? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WHERE HER MOUTH IS, RIGHT THERE.

RIGHT IS THE IS.

THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS THE ONLY ENTRANCE TO THE SITE, MINUS THE EMERGENCY ACCESS ON OLD KIRK, WHICH WILL BE GATED AND LOCKED.

CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER PARKER.

SO I THINK ANOTHER THE SOUND WAS AN OBJECTION TO YES, WHICH THEY WERE SHOWING THAT THEY USED A SILENCERS ON THAT AND IT WAS LOWER THAN 70 DB, WHICH IS IS LOW.

AND THEN THEY HAD THE SOUND WALL.

BUT NOW THAT WHOLE THEY'VE REARRANGED EVERYTHING TO MOVE IT TO THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, THEY'RE GOING TO DO EXTRA ENGINEERING AND THE EXPENSE TO DO THAT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD NEIGHBOR FRIENDLY COMPANY THAT'S WILLING TO GO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.

AND I KNOW THE BIG CONCERN WAS THE TRAFFIC GOING TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

NOW THEY'VE TAKEN CARE OF THAT.

AND I MEAN, WE CAN'T PREVENT ANYTHING FROM GOING DOWN THAT STREET.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TRAFFIC NO MATTER WHAT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT WHAT'S THERE.

BUT I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF REDESIGNING EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BLOWERS OUT NOW TOWARDS THE MAJOR PART OF BROWN TRAIL AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO TO.

THE THE STREET IN THE BACK.

AND WE HAVE NO HOUSES THAT ARE UP AGAINST THAT.

IT'S THERE ACROSS THE STREET ALSO.

THAT'S CORRECT, THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THE THE SCREENING WALL AND THE LANDSCAPING WILL STAY IN PLACE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL. WHAT ARE WE? WHAT IS YOUR WISHES? DO I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE? IF YOU WOULD LIKE. IF THAT IS.

IF THAT IS COUNCIL'S WISH TO DO WE HAVE TO MAKE IT TO A DATE? CERTAIN OR.

YES, I THINK SO.

MARCH 26TH, I BELIEVE, IS YOUR NEXT MEETING.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL MARCH 26TH.

I'LL SECOND IT. I HAVE A SECOND, SO I HAVE A FIRST TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL MARCH 26TH.

REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARGO.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

SO WE'LL BRING BACK THAT ITEM AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

THANK YOU. MISS. NEXT.

MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

[5. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Block 1, Lot 1 Woodland Heights Addition Single-Family Detached (R-75)/Specific Use Permit-Religious Facility to allow an existing church to expand. The property is located on the east side of Central Drive, south of the Central Drive and Cheek Sparger Road intersection, commonly known as 3712 Central Drive. (SUP-23-18). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.]

SPECIFIC USE PERMIT RELIGIOUS FACILITY TO ALLOW AN EXISTING CHURCH TO EXPAND.

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THIS IS SUP2 THOUSAND 318.

REQUEST. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH WOODLAND HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH.

IT'S WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITY AROUND IT LATELY.

JUST BECAUSE. PROPERTY TO THE NORTH.

RECENTLY REZONED TO A MEDIUM DENSITY PRODUCT.

RESIDENTIAL PRODUCT.

PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1988.

IT'S A AS A RELIGIOUS FACILITY.

IT DID RECEIVE AN SUP BACK AT THAT TIME FOR THE RELIGIOUS FACILITY, BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ADD ON TO THE BUILDING, THE ORDINANCE SAYS THAT ANY CHANGE IN THE SITE REQUIRES A NEW SUP.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE COMING FOR YOU TONIGHT.

THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ADD A 3000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION ONTO THE FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING.

THIS IS THEIR SITE PLAN.

THE CIRCLE THERE IN RED JUST SHOWS WHERE THE EXPANSION IS GOING TO BE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE NORTH NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

AGAINST 3000FT² FOR MORE OF A WELCOME CENTER LOBBY AREA.

WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE ELEVATIONS FOR SOUPS, SO BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE BUILDING PROCESS, WE HAD THAT.

SO I THOUGHT I'D GO AHEAD AND SHOW THAT FOR YOUR BENEFIT.

PRIMARILY BRICK AND STUCCO EXTERIOR.

AND THEN JUST SITE PHOTOS SHOWS THE EXISTING LAYOUT OF THE CHURCH EXISTING BUFFER TO THE SOUTH.

AND THEN WITH THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT GOING IN, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ADDED BUFFER THERE.

IF YOU RECALL, WE NOTIFIED 61 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE'VE HEARD NO RESPONSE IN RESPONSE TO OUR PROPERTY OWNER NOTIFICATION.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A 7 TO 0 VOTE.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MISS. FIRST OFF, IS THAT FIRE LANE GOING TO BE CHANGED AT ALL WITH THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION, THIS NEW ADDITION? NO. THE FIRE LANE WILL STAY THE SAME.

THEY'RE JUST DOING SOME PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH IT.

OKAY. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THEY WERE GIVING UP ANY SPACE FOR THAT.

OKAY. YEAH. MY MAIN CONCERN, LOOKING AT THAT, THE ONLY THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS MAKING SURE THAT FIRE TRUCKS, FIRE ENGINES.

CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE SITE PLAN.

THEY'RE FINE WITH THE SITE PLAN. THE SITE PLAN.

OKAY. FANTASTIC.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS REQUEST? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO YOU'RE RIGHT.

YES. YOU'RE BEATEN.

SORRY. THREW ME OFF.

ALL RIGHT, SO SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT SEEING ANY MORE QUESTIONS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 642.

WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM.

PLEASE FEEL FREE. NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.

COME TO THE MIC. I CAN SEE EVERYBODY RUSHING TO THE MIC AT THIS POINT.

I WON'T. I WON'T HOUND YOU THIS TIME.

THIS IS LIKE WAITING ON ME TO ASK HIM SOMETHING LIKE HIS FAVORITE, FAVORITE TAYLOR SWIFT SONG.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS 643.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, COUNSEL, WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE? MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CULVER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

WE HAVE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

[6. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

LAST WEEK, I WAS ABLE TO BE A GUEST READER FOR MEADOW CREEK ELEMENTARY.

THEY WERE CELEBRATING READING, AND I GOT TO READ TO FIRST FIRST GRADE CLASS.

VERY, VERY GREAT TO HAVE SUCH ACTIVE, ACTIVE LISTENERS THERE.

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY I'M DEALING WITH SIXTH GRADERS AND THEY DON'T TEND TO BE THE MOST ACTIVE LISTENERS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

SO IT WAS GREAT BEING IN THE SCHOOLS AND READING TO THEM.

I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING OUR HOLI FESTIVAL THIS PAST SATURDAY.

A GREAT EVENT HAD A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT.

EVERYBODY I WENT AND TALKED TO JUST CAME UP TO ME AND THANKED ME SO MUCH FOR FOR BEDFORD HAVING THIS EVENT AND AND SHOWCASING IT.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.

MET SOME PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, ACTUALLY PEOPLE THAT WERE FROM CALIFORNIA, YOU NAME IT, NEW YORK EVERYWHERE.

AND SO THEY CAME TO KIND OF ENJOY OUR FESTIVAL.

JUST REALLY GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL.

SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT NEXT YEAR.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I GOT.

COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR HOSTING THE CRUISER ALSO ON SATURDAY, WHERE IT WAS REALLY WELL RECEIVED AND LIKE WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT FILLED UP QUITE A BIT.

SO THERE IS A STRONG INTEREST IN RESPONSE FROM OUR RESIDENTS.

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AND SO I KNOW FOR THE UPCOMING BEAUTIFICATION MEETING, THE THE BOARD IS GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE MORE, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE OR JUST GET MORE OF THE WORD OUT OF THE VOUCHER SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE WITH YOUR UTILITIES BILL SO PEOPLE CAN DISPOSE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES OR DISPOSE OF THE THE WASTE PROPERLY, AND SO THAT THE NEXT BEAUTIFICATION MEETING IS NEXT MONDAY THE 18TH AND THEN THE THE NEXT EVENT THAT BEAUTIFICATION WILL HOST IS CLEAN BEDFORD DAY ON APRIL 20TH.

RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. INTERIM CITY MANAGER ANDREW ROY.

[7. City Manager/Staff Reports]

I DO NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS THIS EVENING, BUT I WILL JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN MARIA FROM OUR LIBRARY LATELY, AND SHE WILL BE BEFORE YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THEIR FLASH VOTE SURVEY RESULTS, AND THEN ALSO THEIR PATRONAGE SURVEY RESULTS AS WELL.

SO SHE'LL BRIEF US WITH THAT AND KIND OF LET US KNOW HOW THEY USE THAT INFORMATION AND GOING FORWARD IN PLANNING THEIR EVENTS AND THEN PROGRAMS. SO WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME WITH THAT.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOTHING ELSE ON HERE.

WE'RE A LITTLE STUCK HERE. WE DON'T HAVE THE MAYOR PRO TEM HERE TO CLOSE OUT THE MEETING.

I GUESS WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO SIT HERE.

I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN.

OKAY. I MOVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE COUNCIL MEMBER SEEING ON THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN IS PASSED.

IT IS 646.

HEY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.