[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
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I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 14TH, 2024.
[SPECIAL SESSION]
HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024.I GIVE YOU CITY SECRETARY MICHAEL WELLS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IN SUMMARY, DAN COGAN HAS BEEN ELECTED MAYOR WITH A VOTE OF 2503 VOTES, COMPARED TO 483 FOR ERIC LOVE, 1177 FOR JIM GRIFFIN, AND MICHELLE DAWKINS WAS ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER PLACE ONE WITH A VOTE OF 3185, AND JOY DONOVAN BRANDON WAS ELECTED COUNCILMEMBER PLACE TWO WITH A VOTE OF 1945, COMPARED TO 1296 FOR JERON LIVERMAN AND 637 FOR TYCOM WRIGHT, AND CANVASSING OF THE VOTE IS FORMALITY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. ALL RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I SEE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMEMBER FARCO.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND. I HEARD THE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS.
THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SIX ZERO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE THE INAUGURATION OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.
BEFORE WE ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR ALL THREE OF OUR NEWLY ELECTED POSITIONS, I DO HAVE A STATEMENT I'D LIKE TO LIKE TO MAKE HERE, AND FIRST OFF, I DO WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY.
SO FIRST, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR JOINING US ON THIS SPECIAL DAY IN BEDFORD.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ALSO THANK MY TEAM AND ALL MY SUPPORTERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED HARD OVER THESE LAST FEW MONTHS KNOCKING DOORS, MAKING PHONE CALLS, SENDING MESSAGES, SPEAKING TO NEIGHBORS, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.
LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS MY GREATEST SUPPORTER.
PERSONALLY, I CALLED HIM MY BETTER HALF.
DURING EARLY VOTING THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT, WE BRAVED THE UNRELENTING GALE FORCE WINDS AND WATCHED AS OTHER CANDIDATES BROKE CAMP AND DISMANTLED THEIR TENTS, BUT OUR TENT STOOD STRONG, UNSHAKABLE, UNWAVERING, LIKE OUR COMMITMENT TO ONE ANOTHER.
THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR ME.
NOW, THIS ELECTION WAS UNPRECEDENTED IN BEDFORD'S HISTORY.
FROM THE MEDIA COVERAGE TO THE AMOUNT OF FORUMS AND RECORD VOTER TURNOUT.
WHILE LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE USUALLY MARKED BY VOTER APATHY AND DISINTEREST, THIS ONE WAS QUITE THE OPPOSITE, WITH PASSIONATE, ENTHUSIASTIC AND CONCERNED RESIDENTS ON ALL SIDES, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM IS THAT THESE FEELINGS QUICKLY TURN INTO BITTERNESS AND RESENTMENT, AND I'D BE NAIVE TO THINK THAT THESE FEELINGS HAVE VANISHED OVERNIGHT, BUT THE RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION, WHICH IS WHY I'M CALLING ON ALL RESIDENTS TO UNITE FOR THE FUTURE OF BEDFORD.
I PROMISE TO BE THE MAYOR FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU LIVE.
THE MESSAGE WAS SIMPLY THIS CONTINUE.
CONTINUE INVESTING IN ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
CONTINUE REVITALIZING OUR CITY THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
CONTINUE CLEANING UP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SHOPPING CENTERS, CONTINUE MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY AND BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND CONTINUE GIVING RESIDENTS A VOICE THROUGH OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION EFFORTS.
I'M EXCITED FOR BEDFORD'S FUTURE.
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IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, BEDFORD WILL HAVE ADDED OVER 250 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND TOWNHOMES.CHEEK-SPARGER WILL BE WIDENED TO ACCOMMODATE THE FIRST H-E-B HERE IN THE CENTER OF THE METROPLEX.
WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY TO COMPLETING THE CAMPUS WEST AND BEDFORD COMMONS PROJECTS, CREATING A DESTINATION HERE IN BEDFORD AND SETTING UP OUR CITY FOR FINANCIAL SUCCESS FOR YEARS TO COME. OUR WORK IS FAR FROM OVER, BUT I'M CONFIDENT IN KNOWING THAT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENTS, THE UNITED VISION OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR CITY STAFF, WE ARE MOVING BEDFORD FORWARD TOGETHER.
MAY GOD BLESS BEDFORD THIS GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.
THANK YOU, AND MICHAEL, IT'S YOUR SHOW
[INAUGURATION OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS ]
NOW.WE WILL START WITH THE STATEMENT ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICER.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISE, ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, OR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE SO HELP YOU GOD.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER PLACE ONE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD SO HELP YOU GOD.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED PROMPTS TO PAY, CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISE ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF VOTE AT THE ELECTION IN WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, SO HELP YOU GOD.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCILMEMBER PLACE TWO OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND WILL TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD SO HELP YOU GOD.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY OR PROMISE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR THING OF VALUE OR PROMISE ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF THE VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH YOU WERE ELECTED, OR THE REWARD TO SECURE YOUR APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE SO HELP YOU GOD.
YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD SO HELP YOU GOD.
I WANT TO FIRST WELCOME BACK TO THE
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DAIS COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.YOU'VE FINISHED OUT THAT TERM, AND AND I AM GLAD THAT YOU ARE BACK HERE ON THIS DAIS.
IT'S A MOUTHFUL FOR FOR FOR YOUR WIN, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS, AND PLACE TWO IS A SPECIAL, SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME FOR A LOT OF REASONS. [CHUCKLING] IT'S, AND SO I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT SEAT JUSTICE AND REPRESENT THE RESIDENTS.
WELL. WOULD EITHER OF YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE RESIDENTS AND THANK GOD, PRINCIPALLY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE GIFTS I HAVE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY. MY TAGLINE WAS CARRY THE VISION FORWARD, AND THE VISION IS THAT BEDFORD BE A QUALITY RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND A PLACE OF ECONOMIC VITALITY, AND I'M JUST REALLY GRATEFUL THAT I CAN CONTINUE ON WITH MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT BEDFORD IS THAT PLACE.
COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.
OTHER PEOPLE LIKE DAN THE MAN, THERE'S MAYOR DAN AND THERE'S "DAN THE MAN" [CHUCKLING] TURN THE CORNER AND SUPPORTED ME BY WITH SIGNS, AND SO MANY PEOPLE DID SO MANY THINGS.
SO THIS ISN'T MY SEAT, IT'S YOUR SEAT, TOO, AND I HOPE TO DO THE BEST FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN FOR AS LONG AS I CAN, IN AS MANY WAYS AS I CAN, TO PARAPHRASE JOHN WESLEY.
I WISH MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WERE HERE, BUT I THINK THEY MIGHT BE.
THANK YOU TO MY THREE DAUGHTERS AND MY FIVE GRANDCHILDREN WHO ARE HERE, AND I JUST AM REALLY APPRECIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY.
I'M SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR CAMERAS OUT, READY TO TAKE PICTURES.
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THAT WE TAKE A RECESS FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES.
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A RECESS FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES, FOR PICTURES AND FOR EVERYONE TO ALSO CLEAR OUT, BECAUSE YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY AND WE CAN WE CAN DO THIS WHOLE MEETING, [CHUCKLING] BUT DO I HEAR A SECOND ON THAT RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES? ALL RIGHT. SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. SO IT IS 6:13.
ALL RIGHT, THE TIME IS NOW 6:23.
I THINK PEOPLE HAVE FINALLY STARTED CLEARING OUT HERE.
I'M GOING TO CALL THE MAYOR PRO TEM DR.
ROB GAGLIARDI TO HIS SEAT SO WE CAN CONTINUE ON WITH THIS MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA HERE, WE HAVE FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING, WE HAVE INVOCATION.
I HEARD SOMEBODY WE HAVE INVOCATION BY MISTER DAN MENDOZA.
SO WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU'VE GIVEN US.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT WE LIVE IN AN AMAZING NATION WHERE WE'RE FREE TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS, ELECT LEADERS TO REPRESENT US, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN MAKING THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY.
TONIGHT WE ASK FOR WISDOM FOR ALL CITY LEADERS REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT.
WE ESPECIALLY ASK FOR BLESSINGS OVER THE OFFICIALS THAT ARE BEING SWORN IN, BOTH NEW AND RETURNING.
MAY THEY LEAD OUR CITY WITH FIDELITY, INTEGRITY AND COURAGE.
WE PRAY FOR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFETY OVER OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT THE CITY OF BEDFORD WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO LIVE AND GROW TOGETHER IN UNITY AND PEACE. ROMANS 13 SAYS, LET EVERYONE BE SUBJECT TO THEIR GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, FOR THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT THAT WHICH GOD HAS ESTABLISHED.
IN LINE WITH THIS, MAY WE HAVE THE PATIENCE TO WALK THROUGH EVERY DECISION AND OUTCOME BY EXTENDING THE SAME GRACE TOWARDS OUR LEADERS THAT YOU'VE EXTENDED TOWARDS US. LET US ALL WALK IN THE PURPOSE AND ASSIGNMENT YOU'VE GIVEN US, AND LET EVERY CONVERSATION LEAD US CLOSER TO THE IMAGE THAT YOU DESIGNATED FOR US AND THE GREAT CITY OF
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BEDFORD AND YOUR PRECIOUS HOLY NAME WE PRAY.COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN 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, COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP FOR OUR COUNCIL MEETING HERE TODAY.
[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]
NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH, 25TH, 2024 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, AND SO WELCOME TO THE DAIS THERE.STACI CERVINI AND [INAUDIBLE].
SURE. OKAY. SO WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL IMPORTANCE TO THE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, AND WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WASTEWATER COLLECTION, AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS, AND WHEREAS IT IS PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS THE YEAR 2024 MARKS THE 64TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 19TH TO THE 25TH, 2024, AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NEXT FUN YEAR OF PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL OUR STREETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S GREAT.
THANKS. CHRIS, YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? NO, SIR. [LAUGHTER] OKAY, MAN A FEW WORDS.
CARYN, YOU GOT SOMETHING? YES.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE LANE CHEEK.
HE IS OUR UTILITY SUPERINTENDENT.
HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS NOW.
SIX MONTHS. SIX MONTHS, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE HAD A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK INCREDIBLY CLOSELY WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND WHEN I TELL YOU WE HAVE TOP NOTCH FOLKS, WE HAVE TOP NOTCH FOLKS.
THEY DEDICATE SO MUCH TIME TO WATER AND SEWER AND STREETS AND DRAINAGE AND TRAFFIC AND OUR SIGNALS.
YEAH. GOOD. LANE, WELCOME ABOARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE FOR SURE.
THANK YOU. MAY I ALSO SAY THANK YOU FOR--PLEASE COME TO THE MIC.
PLEASE COME TO THE MIC. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS THING WE DO, AND WE TAKE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY, AND SO DOES THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND THEY'VE SHOWED ME THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
I FEEL VERY WELCOME IN BEDFORD.
YOU GUYS WORK SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING ON TRACK AND MAKING SURE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE, AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THIS COUNCIL IS INVESTED IN INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, AND SO KUDOS TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND I HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION, IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME AND AND GRAB IT HERE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
COOL BACK THERE. CHRIS LOOKS LIKE A BOUNCER.
[CHUCKLING] I KNOW. THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2024 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD. SO I'LL GET EMS DIVISION CHIEF GEORGE SMITHWICK.
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CARE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WHEREAS ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES THE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATE OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ILLNESS OR INJURY, AND WHEREAS OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM CONSISTS OF FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS, A PHYSICIAN, MEDICAL DIRECTOR, EMS, EDUCATORS, EMS FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATORS, 911 OPERATORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND WHEREAS, BEDFORD EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ALSO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY BY TEACHING CITIZENS LIFE SAVING SKILLS AND THE ACTIONS TO TAKE BEFORE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL ARRIVE AT THE SCENE, AND WHEREAS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR DOCTOR SHARON MALONE AND MEN OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE HIGHLY DEDICATED AND STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND LIFE SAVING CARE FOR THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD.NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH TO 25TH, 2024 AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT Y'ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF, I APPRECIATE IT.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON TO PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
PRESENTATION, THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT OF FISCAL SECOND QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2024.I GIVE YOU FINANCE DIRECTOR BRADY OLSEN.
WE HAVE TIM PINION HERE WITH VALLEY VIEW TO GIVE THE INVESTMENT REPORT.
HEY. HEY, TIM. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAYOR. GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
THERE WE ARE. TELL US GOOD NEWS.
GOOD NEWS IS THE CITY'S CONTINUING.
THE PORTFOLIO IS CONTINUING TO DO WELL.
SO THIS IS I KNOW WE HAVE A NEW COUNCILMEMBER TONIGHT.
SO THIS IS THE QUARTERLY REVIEW WHICH THE PUBLIC FINANCE INVESTMENT ACT REQUIRES THAT THE GOVERNING BODY BE PROVIDED QUARTERLY AND UPDATE OF THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO, AND SO BEDFORD DOES IT KIND OF AS PART OF THE FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING AS WELL, WHICH IS, I THINK, JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY, SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CITY'S PORTFOLIO.
SO THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF THE PORTFOLIO AS OF THE END OF MARCH 31ST.
SO OVERALL, THE TOTAL PORTFOLIO IS JUST ALMOST 118 MILLION.
NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE.
THE TOP LINE THE 42.6 MILLION.
THOSE ARE IN LIQUID FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE 75 MILLION HAS BEEN INVESTED FOR A LONGER TERM, THE IDEA THERE BEING TO LOCK IN THE RATES IN THE EVENT OF A DECLINE IN RATES, WHICH WE'RE ALL ANTICIPATING BUT HAS YET TO HAPPEN, AND THEN THIS IS THE QUARTERLY QUARTER END AVERAGE YIELD.
IT IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER FROM 5.2 TO 5.06, AND REALLY THE REASON FOR THAT IS A NUMBER OF THE FUNDS WERE MOVED INTO SOME LONGER TERM INVESTMENTS, WHICH IS REALLY THE RIGHT MOVE TO MAKE.
SO IT'S A SITUATION OF SACRIFICING A LITTLE BIT OF YIELD TO ENSURE LOCKING IN THESE HIGH RATES FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME, AND SO JUST OVERALL, THE YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD HAVE HAD A CRYSTAL BALL AND SEEN WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT FOR INTEREST RATES HERE VERSUS WHERE WE WERE JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE'RE AT THREE, $3 MILLION YEAR TO DATE IN INTEREST, SO ON PACE FOR BASICALLY $6 MILLION IN INTEREST OVER THE WHOLE FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE'VE GOT THE ROLLING THREE MONTH TREASURY, THE SIX MONTH AND TEXPOOL, AND SO STILL A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THOSE, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S REALLY KIND OF WHERE WE WANT TO BE FROM A STRATEGIC STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WE'RE PLAYING KIND OF THE LONGER GAME HERE VERSUS LOOKING AT THE SHORT TERM GAINS, AND SO THIS IS THE YIELD CURVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING. IT'S STILL INVERTED.
IT IS STARTING TO FLATTEN OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT AGAIN THE MARKET IS THAT INVERTED YIELD CURVE IS INDICATING THAT FUTURE RATES ARE LIKELY TO BE LOWER THAN THEY ARE NOW, AND SO THE RED LINE IS THE MOST RECENT ONE.
THAT'S AS OF MARCH, AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER BUT REALLY IT'S BEEN VERY STABLE REALLY FOR A WHOLE YEAR BECAUSE THE BLUE LINE IS WHERE WE WERE A YEAR AGO IN MARCH, AND SO REALLY NOT MUCH CHANGE OTHER THAN ON THE SHORT END. THE FED DID HAVE ONE MORE FED RATE INCREASE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE RATES HAVE BEEN REALLY STABLE, AND THEN THIS IS WE'VE KIND OF LOOKED AT THIS EACH
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QUARTER, AND THE BOTTOM LINE THERE IS YOU JUST LOOK AND SEE.THE LAST TIME THE FED INCREASED RATES WAS JULY 26TH.
RIGHT NOW IT'S BETWEEN FIVE AND A QUARTER AND FIVE AND A HALF, AND SO THIS PROJECTION THREE MONTHS AGO THEY THOUGHT BY THE AROUND JANUARY OF 25, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE DOWN AROUND 4%, AND THE NUMBER OF CUTS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SIDE, THEY WERE THINKING 4 TO 5 FED CUTS TO GET US DOWN TO THAT RATE.
SO NOW YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE NOW.
THEY'VE GONE FROM 5 TO 6 CUTS TO 1 TO 2 CUTS BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY OVER THAT SAME PERIOD.
SO THEY'VE REALLY PULLED BACK ON THE NUMBER OF CUTS, AND OVER ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, RATHER THAN GOING DOWN TO 4%, THEY'RE THINKING WE'LL PROBABLY GO DOWN TO AROUND THAT 4 OR 75 AREA. SO THEY'VE REALLY PULLED THINGS QUITE A BIT AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE ANTICIPATING.
THIS IS JUST KIND OF A QUICK LOOK AT INTEREST RATES, AND SO YOU CAN SEE IF YOU GO OUT FURTHER ON THE CURVE, TYPICALLY WITH A NORMAL YIELD CURVE, THE LONGER YOU GO OUT THE HIGHER THOSE RATES ARE, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE IN AN INVERTED YIELD CURVE, THE FURTHER YOU GO OUT YOU GIVE UP YIELD, BUT THE TRADE OFF IS YOU'RE LOCKING IN THESE RATES FOR A LONGER TIME PERIOD, AND SO INFLATION CONTINUES TO BE THE KEY FOCUS OF THE FED, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE KEEPING THE RATES UP WHERE THEY ARE.
THEY MET AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH IN MAY SAID WE'RE STAYING WHERE WE ARE.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE RATES DOWN TO 2%.
I SHARED THIS WITH THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE AND THEY SEEM TO FIND THESE INTERESTING, AND I WAS TELLING COUNCILMAN FARCO, IT'S LIKE WE, WE I ATTENDED A CONFERENCE AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT.
SO I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL JUST TO KIND OF AS, AS YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT BRADY AND THE TEAM IS LOOKING AT WHEN THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS, THESE ARE THE FACTORS THAT ARE WEIGHING IN. SO BACK THEN THEY SAID WE WOULD GET 2 TO 3 RATE REDUCTIONS IN 2024.
IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THIS ANOTHER ONE SAID THE MARKET'S COMING BACK TO THREE RATE CUTS.
THAT'S NOT LOOKING LIKELY, AND THEN THE THIRD ONE SAID THERE IS REALLY NO REASON FOR THE FED TO LOOK AT CUTTING RATES, AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE, AND I THINK SOMEONE SAID YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE 5 TO 5.25% FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR, BARRING ADMINISTRATION INTERFERENCE, AND THIS WAS INTERESTING, TOO, THE FED HAS NEVER MADE A POLICY CHANGE 11 MONTHS PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
INVERTED YIELD CURVES USUALLY LAST AROUND 300 DAYS.
WE'RE CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 500 DAYS.
SO WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 180 DAYS AT LEAST LEFT IN THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY EXTENDED TIME PERIOD FOR AN INVERTED YIELD CURVE.
THIS WAS KIND OF ONE NICE NOTE THAT I'VE NOTED DURING THE CONFERENCE AT TEXAS IS THE PLOW HORSE.
WE'RE DRAGGING THE REST OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY ALONG BY OURSELVES.
WE ARE THE EIGHTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD.
SO FOR THOSE OF US WITH OUR TEXAS PRIDE, THAT'S NICE TO SAY MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A RECESSION THAN A SOFT LANDING, AND A RECESSION USUALLY HAPPENS 1 TO 2 QUARTERS AFTER THE FED CUTS RATES, BECAUSE THE FED TYPICALLY WAITS TOO LONG TO CUT RATES.
SO THEY WAIT, THEY WAIT, THEY WAIT.
THE ECONOMY STARTS TO NOSEDIVE AND THEY FLOOR IT AND THEN JUST START DROPPING RATES TO THE FLOOR.
WHICH IS WHY MOVING, STARTING TO INVEST AND LOCK UP THESE LONGER RATES IS A GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN GRADUALLY AND THEN SUDDENLY, AND SO YOU WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT, AND I LIKE THIS ONE, TOO, THE MARKET PROJECTS GRADUAL RATE CUTS, BUT THAT'S A FANTASY.
THE FED NEVER CUTS RATES SLOWLY, AND SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF THEIR TRACK RECORD.
SO JUST KIND OF TO WRAP THINGS UP, THE STRATEGY IS TO KEEP LADDERING SECURITIES MOVING THINGS OUT ON THAT FURTHER END TO LOCK IN THESE LONGER TERM RATES, BECAUSE EVERY INDICATION IS AT SOME POINT LOWER RATES ARE GOING TO COME.
SO IF WE CAN KIND OF BUILD THAT LADDER.
SO YOU JUST KIND OF HAVE A CONVEYOR BELT OF MATURITIES ALWAYS COMING THROUGH AND THEN PUTTING THEM OUT LONGER TERM, THEN THAT'S REALLY A REALLY SOUND APPROACH FOR MANAGING THE CITY'S CITY'S FUNDS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, TIM. SO REAL QUICK, FIRST OFF, I LIKE THAT YOU'RE INCLUDING SOME ECONOMISTS OPINIONS IN THIS, AND SO YEAH, I AGREE.
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I THINK MAYBE GOING FORWARD WHEN WE DO THESE QUARTERLY UPDATES, IF YOU DON'T MIND PUTTING THOSE IN THERE, THAT'D BE GREAT BECAUSE I LIKE HEARING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY, AND IN YOUR INTERPRETATION OF IT AS WELL, AND SO OBVIOUSLY THE FED IS WAITING ON ON INFLATION TO COOL.IS THERE ANY OTHER BENCHMARKS THEY'RE LOOKING AT TO BEFORE? BECAUSE WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE ECONOMISTS ARE SAYING IS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CUT UNTIL.
YEAH. SO UNTIL THIS ECONOMY STARTS GIVING WARNING SIGNS.
YEAH. THE OTHER BIG THING THEY LOOK AT IS WHAT'S EMPLOYMENT DOING BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIG CONCERN TOO BECAUSE IF UNEMPLOYMENT STARTS TO GO UP, THAT'S A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE THEIR HIGH RATES ARE DRAGGING THE ECONOMY.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE THING THEY'RE WATCHING, BUT INFLATION HAS BEEN REALLY STRONG.
SO THAT'S ALLOWED THEM TO MAINTAIN THESE HIGHER RATES.
IT KIND OF KEEPS RISING BACK UP, AND IT'S BEEN HARD TO SUPPRESS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TIM WHILE WE'VE GOT HIM HERE? YES. COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
IS THAT FUNDS THAT WE MOVED OR I THINK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT MAYBE THE VERY FIRST LIKE, FROM A QUARTERLY STANDPOINT? YES, SO A LOT OF TIMES THAT IS JUST YOUR NORMAL.
YEAH. SO OVERALL AT THE BOTTOM LINE DOWN A LITTLE BIT, AND SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET SOME.
SO THAT GENERALLY CREATES A SPIKE THERE, AND SOMETIMES YEAH SOMETIMES YOU'LL GET THERE COULD HAVE BEEN LIKE A, THE CITY COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE A CO OR SOMETIMES THEY'LL DO SOME FUNDS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT INCREASE FUNDS, BUT A LOT OF TIMES, THIS QUARTER AND THE PRIOR QUARTER, YOU'LL SEE THOSE FUNDS INCREASE. NEXT QUARTER.
SO YEAH, BUT YEAH, IT'S NOT THAT THE CITY HAS LOST MONEY.
IT'S JUST THE CITY'S CONDUCTING BUSINESS SPENDING MONEY.
YEAH, AND SO THAT TOP LINE IS MORE THE LIQUID FUNDS THAT WE SPEND.
RIGHT YEAH, SO THAT DECREASE WAS ACTUALLY JUST MOVING THOSE FUNDS FROM THAT TOP LINE DOWN INTO.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFIED. OH YEAH.
THANK YOU EVERYONE. ALWAYS A PLEASURE.
GLAD YOU COME AND GIVE US THESE UPDATES.
I KNOW IT'S BENEFICIAL TO NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT ALSO EVERYBODY HERE.
WE ARE USING OUR CLEAR GOV SITE.
AT HOME, IF YOU'RE JUST FEELING LIKE CHECKING ON THE CITY'S FINANCES.
I MEAN, I DO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE DOES, AND THAT'S ALL I'M DOING REALLY.
YEAH. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
YOU GENERALLY WANT REVENUES TO BE ABOVE EXPENDITURES.
THAT'S THE CASE. SO I THINK WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD THERE.
THAT'S IN MOST OF OUR MAJOR FUNDS.
WE BUDGETED TO SPEND DOWN SOME OF OUR FUND BALANCE TO FUND SOME MAJOR PROJECTS THERE.
SO THAT'S THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING.
RECENTLY, OUR SALES TAX IS STILL UP, THOUGH IT HAS BEGUN TO FLATTEN A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT.
WE'RE SEEING IF THINGS ARE GOING TO TREND ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET SEASON, AND THAT'S GOING TO INFORM WHERE WE PLAN FOR OUR BUDGET NUMBERS NEXT YEAR, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL FOR SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN THAT'S GOING TO HELP REVERSE THAT.
THIS IS A NICE GRAPH OF THE SALES TAX AVERAGES, BOTH OVER A YEAR AT ROLLING AVERAGE AND A THREE YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE BEEN STEADILY GROWING IN OUR SALES TAX REVENUE AS A CITY, THOUGH IT HAS BEGUN TO FLATTEN OUT A LITTLE BIT OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
MOVING ON TO WATER AND SEWER CHARGES FOR QUARTER TWO.
WE ARE, AS YOU'RE VERY MUCH AWARE, CHANGING TO A NEW BILLING SYSTEM THAT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO HIGHER REVENUES AND MORE PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS AND BEING AWARE TO PAY THEIR BILLS.
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SO THAT'S A POSITIVE CHANGE THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN A BIT OF A ROUGH TRANSITION SO FAR.THEY ARE A LITTLE DOWN FROM LAST YEAR.
HAD THEY BEEN PAYING THEIR TAX REVENUE, WE WOULD BE UP.
SO I THINK THAT'S AN OVERALL GOOD SIGN FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO BE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
GOING INTO THE GENERAL FUND SPECIFICALLY, AND SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS I KNOW THIS IS A LITTLE SMALL ON THE SCREEN, BUT GENERALLY YOU WANT THE ORANGE BAR TO BE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE GREEN BAR.
SINCE WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB THERE.
THERE ARE A COUPLE THAT ARE A LITTLE ABOVE THE 50%.
SOME OF THOSE ARE BECAUSE THEY WERE SPENDING SOME PROJECT FUNDS EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
SOME YOU HAVE DUES, YOU PAY THEM ALL UP FRONT.
SO YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO PAY YOUR DUES OR PAY FOR MAYBE SOME WEARING APPAREL, BUT WE'RE ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR BUDGET MEETINGS RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE SPEAKING IN DETAIL WITH EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ABOUT WHAT THEY EXPECT TO SPEND THE REST OF THE YEAR AND MAKING SURE THAT NO ONE'S GOING OVER.
ANYTHING SPECIFIC WE CAN ADDRESS.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? SO ANY, SO NOTHING OF CONCERN FOR YOU THIS, THIS FAR INTO THE SECOND QUARTER, EXPENDITURES SEEM TO BE RIGHT WHERE TRACKING RIGHT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
THEY ARE. NO REAL RED FLAGS SO FAR.
WE MAY END UP COMING TO COUNCIL WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT OR TWO, BASED ON PROJECTS THAT WERE FUNDED WITH EARLIER COUNCIL ACTION THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY BUDGETED FOR LAST YEAR, BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND SAVINGS ELSEWHERE TO ABSORB THOSE WHILE WE CAN.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A GREAT VIDEO THAT AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMAN FARCO AS HEAD OF EDF, AND I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PUT IT TOGETHER OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH THE HELP OF CITIES OF HURST AND EULESS AND A GREAT VIDEO CONTRACTOR, [INAUDIBLE], WHO HELPED US, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF IT.
ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S GO TO THAT.
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THAT DESERVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SO I MEANT TO SAY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS VIDEO IS FOR BUSINESS RECRUITING AND TO HIGHLIGHT OUR GORGEOUS THREE CITY AREA, AND WE GOT IT DONE IN TIME FOR THE GROUP, THE CHAMBER DELEGATION TO GO TO ICSC IN VEGAS, AND THIS WILL BE ON A LOOP DURING THE AT THE BOOTH, AND IT WILL HELP ATTRACT BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO COME TO OUR AREA. STEVE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE? SURE. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MOLLY FOR HEADING THIS THING UP, AND WE APPRECIATE IT TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS, AND YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.KARA AT HURST, MATT AT EULESS, DAN HOLLANDER AT THE DISTRICT DID GREAT JOB ON THIS, BUT THE INTERNATIONAL SHOPPING CENTER CONVENTIONS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MEET WITH ALL OUR SHOPPING CENTER OWNERS AND BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO COME TO THE AREA, AND WE'VE ALWAYS NEEDED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO SHOW WHAT WE ARE. THE FIRST THING PEOPLE SAY AT OUR BOOTH IS, WE LOVE YOUR COFFEE.
WE LOVE, YOU KNOW, WHEN CAN WE GET AN H-E-B IN OUR TOWN? WELL, WE'RE NOT THAT H-E-B. [CHUCKLING] WE'RE HURST, EULESS, AND BEDFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF IT.
ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM BECAUSE, ONE MORE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.
YES. GREAT JOB TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.
I LOVE SEEING OUR COMMUNITY DISPLAYED LIKE THAT.
I KNOW I'M NOT SPEAKING I'M NOT ALONE UP HERE WHEN I, YOU KNOW, SEEING H-E-B THE WAY WE SEE IT, RIGHT, AND ALL THE BEAUTY THAT'S THERE AND ALL THE AMAZING THINGS IN THIS AREA AND WHY WE CHOOSE TO LIVE HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO ANY ANY COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG IN OUR AGENDA.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
I GIVE YOU INTERIM CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY.ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT A FEW ITEMS TONIGHT, SO HANG TIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL FOR GRANTS SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE NEED TO JUST OFFICIALLY NOTE THAT IT IS A TITLE AND A POSITION NAME.
IT CAN'T JUST BE A GENERAL GENERIC INDIVIDUAL.
SO THIS DOES NAME THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND MYSELF AS THAT PERSON.
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$205,000. THIS ITEM IS TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF HA5 HIGH DENSITY MINERAL BOND ADVANCED PERFORMANCE PAVEMENT PRESERVATION TREATMENTS USING THE CITY OF HURST CONTRACT FOR THESE GOODS AND SERVICES.THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A BASICALLY A MAINTENANCE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT WE'VE STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO AS WE IDENTIFY PAVEMENT LIFE AND IT HAS TO BE AT A CERTAIN LEVEL, WE ARE ABLE TO APPLY THIS HIGH DENSITY MINERAL BOND TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE PAVEMENT, THUS MAKING THOSE ROADS LAST A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
SO AGAIN, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT.
OKAY. MOVING ON TO NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO USE THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE'S CONCRETE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH MANNING CONTRACT SAWING THROUGH THE MASTER INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT, AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $750,000 FOR THE 2325 SIDE CONCRETE SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY RAMPS, CONCRETE STREET PANELS, DRIVEWAY AND CURB AND GUTTER RECONSTRUCTION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
THIS ITEM IS TO REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MANNING CONCRETE SAWING IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $750,000, AGAIN TO OUTLINE CONCRETE RAMPS, PANELS, ETC..
RELATED TO THAT PROJECT, WE HAVE WORKED WITH MANNING CONCRETE PREVIOUSLY.
AGAIN, WE UTILIZE THEM IN 2023 TO ADDRESS VARIOUS REPAIRS AROUND THE CITY AND AGAIN, HAVE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND WISH TO CONTINUE THAT FOR THE CONTINUED REPAIRS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A GENERAL FUND TO REPAIR AS ITEMS ARE IDENTIFIED BY OUR STAFF AND OUR RESIDENTS, AND AGAIN THE LAST ITEM, NUMBER FIVE, ON CONSENT TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATION PLAN AND RECOGNIZING AND APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND BUDGET FOR THE REROOF ON CITY HALL BUILDING A BY MAUREEN USA IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $103,845.
AGAIN, THIS IS A PROPOSED PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR A NEW A REROOF ON CITY HALL BUILDING A.
AS I THINK MOST I KNOW COUNCIL IS AWARE BY VISITING US HERE IN BUILDING A.
SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN HERE IS IT'S NOT A FULL ROOF REPLACEMENT LIKE YOU WOULD TYPICALLY DO ON YOUR RESIDENCE, BUT IT IS A REROOF WHERE THEY WILL ESSENTIALLY ADD ANOTHER LAYER TO OUR CURRENT ROOF, WHICH WILL GIVE US ABOUT A 10 TO 15 YEAR LIFE WITH A NEW ROOF.
WE DID NOT WANT TO GO BEYOND THAT.
THIS SEEMED TO BE THE APPROPRIATE FIT FOR US AS WE START TO LOOK AT THE LIFE OF THIS BUILDING.
SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE AN 11 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE ROOF AND EXPECT GOOD THINGS.
COUNCIL, QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
SO, ANDREA, WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE ON THE ROOF, WAS IT JUST A TIMING? I THINK WE WERE PRESENTED ALLOCATIONS FOR THE ARPA FUNDS, AND SO IT WAS JUST TIMING AND FINDING THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS GOING TO DO THE ROOF, OR WAS IT ALSO DETERMINING WHAT TYPE OF ROOF REPLACEMENT WE WERE GOING TO DO? SO WE HAD DONE VERY, VERY GENERAL ESTIMATES A WHILE AGO WHEN WE WERE PUTTING THE ARPA LIST OF PROJECTS TOGETHER, AND SO THE NUMBER ORIGINALLY WAS LOOKING AT WAS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, AND SO IT WAS A MATTER OF GETTING IN THERE AND GETTING HARD ESTIMATES TO ARRIVE AT THIS.
SO I THINK, AGAIN, A 30 YEAR ROOF WOULD HAVE PUT US CLOSER TO $300,000 AND THIS IS WHERE WE LANDED ON THIS RECOMMENDED LIFESPAN FOR SOMETHING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THESE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMEMBER SABOL.
I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNCIL.
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THANK YOU STAFF.ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO NEW BUSINESS.
[6. Consider a resolution to receive and accept as true and correct the canvassed voting results for the Special Election held on May 4, 2024 for the adoption or rejection of seven proposed amendments to the existing City of Bedford Charter.]
ITEM NUMBER SIX.CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT AS TRUE THE CORRECT CANVASSED VOTING RESULTS FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024 THE ADOPTION REJECTION OF SEVEN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING CITY OF BEDFORD CHARTER.
GIVE YOU CITY SECRETARY MICHAEL WELLS.
YES, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL. SIMILAR TO THE EARLIER ITEM CANVASING THE GENERAL ELECTION, THIS ITEM IS TO CANVASS THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE CHARTER ELECTION TO APPROVE OR REJECT SEVEN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, AND JUST REAL QUICK, I'LL GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS ON THAT.
SO FOR PROPOSITION A, WHICH AMENDED THE CHARTER SO THAT MEMBERS COULD HAVE TO BE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY FOR AT LEAST ONE CONTINUOUS YEAR PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED, AND FURTHER AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT.
THAT PASSED BY A VOTE OF 3515 TO 585.
PROPOSITION B, WHICH DELETED THE LANGUAGE THAT COUNCILMEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT PAY OR COMPENSATION, AND ADDING LANGUAGE THAT PROVIDES THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL RECEIVE A STIPEND OF ONE DOLLARS PER MONTH THAT PASSED 2912 TO 1119.
THEY'VE BEEN A FORFEITURE AND REQUIRING A SWORN COMPLAINT NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, AND PROVIDING THAT REMOVAL SHALL BE BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL THAT PASSED 3047 TO 951 PROPOSITION D WAS AMENDED BY DELETING LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES THE CITY MANAGER TO BECOME A RESIDENT OF THE CITY DURING THEIR TENURE IN OFFICE.
PROPOSITION E FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
PROPOSITION F ABOUT THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.
IT PROVIDED THAT THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE SHALL BE COMPETENT PRACTICING LAWYER, WHO IS EITHER A QUALIFIED VOTER AND WHO HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, OR WHO MAINTAINS OR IS EMPLOYED AT A LAW OFFICE WITH A PHYSICAL STREET ADDRESS LOCATED IN TARRANT COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT, IF APPOINTED TO OFFICE, THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE SHALL SERVE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND MAY BE REMOVED AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AT A PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT PASSED 3401 TO 617 AND PROPOSITION G IT JUST REMOVED SOME OUTDATED LANGUAGE REGARDING THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THAT PASSED 2501 TO 1468, AND I KNOW THE QUESTION CAME UP ABOUT WHEN THESE CHARTER AMENDMENTS WOULD ACTUALLY GO INTO EFFECT, AND THAT WOULD BE AFTER THIS VOTE. OKAY.
SO IT GOES INTO EFFECT RIGHT AFTER THIS VOTE.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? I DO HAVE ONE ITEM AND IT'S MORE JUST A MATTER OF HOUSEKEEPING.
SO I'M ONE OF THOSE CHARTER AMENDMENTS THAT WAS FOR COUNCIL TO BE PAID A DOLLAR A MONTH.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS TO STAFF ON THE LOGISTICS OF THAT AND AND HOW TO GO FORWARD, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T THINK ANY OF US WANT TO MAKE THIS DIFFICULT FOR STAFF AND BY ANY MEANS, NOR DO WE WANT TO CHECK MAILED EVERY MONTH FOR OUR DOLLAR.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT RIDICULOUS.
ME PERSONALLY, I'M INTERESTED IN JUST HAVING MINE JUST DEPOSITED INTO ONE OF OUR FUNDS.
OKAY, NOT A PROBLEM WHATSOEVER.
CARYN AND I HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS, AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GET A FORM TO ALL OF YOU, AND ESSENTIALLY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK HOW YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR FUNDS TO BE DISPERSED. SO YOU CAN PICK A CERTAIN FUND IF YOU WISH IT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THAT OR AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE IT ACH DIRECTLY DEPOSITED INTO YOUR BANK.
NO, IT REALLY WON'T MATTER AND IT WON'T TRIGGER ANYTHING, W-2, RIGHT, IT'S NOT ENOUGH.
OH THANK GOODNESS. [CHUCKLING] OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE LATEST CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION THAT THESE QUESTIONS WERE PUT TO THE VOTERS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS, AND WE COMPLETED THAT TASK.
SO I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THAT RESOLUTION FINALLY COME TO FRUITION.
AGREED? AGREED. I THINK IT WAS.
IT WAS BEEN WHAT, GOING ON TWO YEARS OR MORE.
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SO I'M GLAD THAT WE FINALLY GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON IT AND PUT IT FORTH TO THE RESIDENTS AND AND GET THAT ALL TAKEN CARE OF.SO AND IT WAS ALL THE VOTERS DECISION.
SO, COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS, DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES. OKAY. YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
ALL RIGHT, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT. SO THOSE HAVE NOW TAKEN EFFECT.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[7. Consider a resolution authorizing the Interim City Manager or her designee to enter into a professional services agreement with Williams Tharp Architects in the amount of $178,000 to provide drawings and other professional services needed to remodel and expand Bedford Fire Station 2, located at 3940 Martin Drive.]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WILLIAMS THARP ARCHITECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $170,000 TO PROVIDE DRAWINGS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NEEDED TO REMODEL AND EXPAND BEDFORD FIRE STATION TWO, LOCATED AT 3940 MARTIN DRIVE.I GIVE YOU FIRE CHIEF BILL WALKER.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION, EXACTLY AS YOU SAID, TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT TO BEGIN THE DESIGN OF A REMODEL AND EXPANSION OF FIRE STATION TWO.
SO STATION TWO IS DEFINITELY IN NEED OF SOME EXPANSION AND SOME REMODEL AND CERTAINLY WE'VE GOT A JIM THARP, THE ARCHITECT IN QUESTION HERE, AND ALSO GARY JOHNSON, WHO'S A PROJECT MANAGER FOR US ALSO HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS PROJECT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, CHIEF. APPRECIATE IT.
SO LOOKING LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT I'M LOOKING AT OUR COMMUNIQUE AND BRW, I GUESS, CONDUCTED AN EVALUATION OF ALL THREE OF THEM, AND IN HERE IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, FOR FIRE STATION TWO, REGARDING FIRE STATION TWO, I'M JUST GOING GO AHEAD AND READ SOME OF THEIR FINDINGS HERE.
RESTROOMS ARE UNISEX AND NON-TAS COMPLIANT.
MILLWORK IS MODIFIED TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO OPEN.
RESTROOM THAT MEETS WITH TEXAS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS (TAS) IS NEEDED.
CEILING TILES, CEILING GRID, AIR REGISTERS, FINISHES, AND LIGHTINGS ARE EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION.
SO ALL THOSE WE'RE LOOKING TO GET ADDRESSED.
YES, AND I THINK IT ALSO IT TALKS ABOUT THE DORM ROOM.
THEIR OFFICE IS THEIR BEDROOM, WHICH IS A DESK AND A BED AND ONE CHAIR FOR THE CAPTAIN TO SIT IN.
YOU KNOW, IT'S IN RESIDENTIAL.
SO IN SOME WAYS THAT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT IN SOME WAYS IT LIMITS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
SO THIS ONE SHOULD BE THE EASIEST OF THE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE FUTURE.
ALL RIGHT. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU CHIEF.
QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? YEAH. COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
CHIEF, IS THAT THE STATION THAT ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM WITH THE TURNING RADIUS OF SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT? OR IS THAT STATION THREE? THAT'S STATION THREE. STATION THREE WAS DESIGNED NOT TO BE A PULL THROUGH STATION, AND SO STATION TWO IS, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES ON THE OUTSIDE THERE IS THE PARKING.
WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT ON PARKING.
THAT'S THAT ISSUE THERE. THANK YOU, CHIEF.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. THARP. YEP.
IT IS VERY THAT IS A SMALL FIRE STATION.
IT'S TIGHT. IT'S TIGHT, AND SO EVEN THE SITE IS A LITTLE TIGHT.
DO YOU SEE ANY DIFFICULTY MEETING ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS IN AN EXPANSION? I MEAN, AS I SAID, WE'VE GOT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ROOM AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADDRESS AS MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN.
I MEAN, TAS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO ADDRESS, BUNK ROOMS, WE'VE GOT A ROOM.
I THINK WE CALCULATED IT THE OTHER DAY.
WE'VE GOT A ROOM AT ABOUT 1000-1200 SQUARE FEET ONTO IT, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THE SITE, MAXIMIZE THE BUILDING, AND TRY TO GET GET THESE GUYS WHAT THEY NEED. ABSOLUTELY.
OF COURSE. OF COURSE. THAT'S GOOD.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GOT YOUR MARCHING ORDERS.
VERY GOOD, AND HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THAT WILL TAKE? YEAH, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT EARLIER.
LESS THAN IT DID THE SENIOR CENTER.
IT WAS RELATIVELY QUICK, THOUGH.
I WOULD SAY FOR THE SENIOR CENTER, IT WAS QUICK AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE SAME PROJECT MANAGER THAT DID THAT IN MY OFFICE IS GOING TO STEP UP AND GRAB THIS ONE, AND AND SO HE'LL RUN THEM BOTH. SO OKAY, PERFECT, AND THEN AFTER THAT COMES YOU'LL COME BEFORE COUNCIL.
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WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP AFTER YOU GET THOSE DESIGNS.SO DRAWINGS EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE.
I ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO DO CSP AGAIN JUST LIKE WE DID ON THE SENIOR CENTER.
SO WE'LL PUT IT OUT FOR CSP AND GET BIDS AND GO FROM THERE.
GO FROM THERE. OKAY. WHICH WE'RE REVIEWING NOW ON THE SENIOR CENTER.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JIM. APPRECIATE IT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR JIM WHILE I GOT HIM UP HERE.
SO MAYBE THIS IS FOR BOTH OF YOU.
CHIEF, DOES THIS FACILITY REALLY MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE PERSONAL SPACE IS ALL ABOUT? HOW ABOUT THE FIRE EQUIPMENT? YEAH NO ONE OF THE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THE SITE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS A TURN OUT ROOM, AND THAT'S ONE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING TO A NEIGHBOR ABOUT MAYBE GOING TOWARDS IN A SPOT IN BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORS, BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT ONE ISSUE, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE SERVICE, THERE'S NO ABSOLUTE STANDARD EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE PRIVACY ISSUES AND SOME OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TALK TO FIREFIGHTERS, YOU'LL SEE SOMETIMES THERE'S SMALL STATIONS THAT SOME PEOPLE REALLY PREFER TO WORK A SMALLER STATION VERSUS SOME OF THESE LARGER, YOU KNOW, BIG, BEAUTIFUL STATIONS.
THERE'S SOMETHING TO THAT, BEING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THAT.
SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A SMALLER STATION.
IT'S ALWAYS GOING BE A LITTLE TIGHTER FIT LIKE THAT, BUT FOR US, THAT VARIETY SOMETIMES IS KIND OF NICE, AND IT MEETS WHEN WE GET DONE WITH THIS, WE'LL MEET EVERY STANDARD WE HAVE. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SPACE AND PRIVACY AND WORKOUT FACILITIES AND RESTROOMS AND ALL THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN THERE.
DO YOU STILL ROTATE THE FIREMEN AROUND OR ARE THEY PRETTY MUCH IN ONE STATION? SO NEW FIREFIGHTERS ROTATE AROUND SO THEY GET EXPOSED TO ALL THE STATIONS AND THE PERSONNEL, BUT WE DON'T DO A WHOLE TON OF MOVEMENT IF WE DON'T HAVE TO.
THERE'S FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THAT STATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS ARE OCCUPY THAT STATION? MOST DAYS IT'S FIVE.
THE MAXIMUM THERE WOULD BE SIX.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CHIEF? OTHERWISE. OKAY.
I DO HAVE PROBABLY ONE QUESTION ON THIS, AND IT'S PROBABLY FOR CARYN.
FUNDING, WHERE ARE WE GETTING THIS FROM? SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BACK IN NOVEMBER WITH OUR DEBT CAPACITY THIS YEAR.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO COME OUT OF THAT DEBT, DEBT FUNDING, AND WE ARE PREPARING TO COME FORWARD AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, HOPEFULLY TO GET THAT PROCESS STARTED SO WE CAN START ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE CAPITAL NEEDS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, AND SO THEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN AND REPAIRS THAT WILL BE COMING FROM THAT SAME DEBT ISSUANCE, RIGHT? CORRECT. CORRECT, AND WE WILL JUST AN FYI, WE WILL PROBABLY BE MOVING SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS AROUND FROM WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BACK IN NOVEMBER, AS WE ARE GETTING MORE FIRMER ESTIMATES ON WHAT THESE PROJECTS LOOK LIKE.
THANK YOU CARYN. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT SEEING ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS? LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SEVEN ZERO.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[8. Consider a resolution approving a site plan for Lot 1-R1 of the Crossroad East Addition being 5.2 acres generally located at the northwest corner of North Industrial and Airport Freeway intersection, commonly known as 205 N. Industrial Blvd. (SITE-24-4) ]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR LOT ONE R-1 OF THE CROSS ROAD EAST ADDITIONS BEING 5.2 ACRES, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF NORTH INDUSTRIAL AND AIRPORT FREEWAY INTERSECTION, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 205 NORTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD.I GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WES MORRISON.
COMMONLY REFERRED TO IN THE PAST AS CAMPUS WEST.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SITE.
I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR BUT ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IN THE 80S AS A GROCERY SITE.
HAS CHANGED OWNERSHIP AND USES OVER THE YEARS, BUT IN 2023, THE SITE WAS CLEARED, AND THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR A 23,000 SQUARE FOOT GROCER AND THEN TWO TWO 10,000 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL SITES.
SITE PLAN. I KIND OF MARKED IT UP A LITTLE BIT TO HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR, FOR YOU AND THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THESE GET A LITTLE BUSY.
THE BLUE CIRCLES ON THE SCREEN REPRESENT ACCESS TO THE SITES.
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SO YOU'LL SEE TWO ACCESS POINTS THAT ARE EXISTING TODAY OFF OF NORTH INDUSTRIAL, AND ALSO THE TWO ACCESS POINTS THAT ARE EXISTING.THE THREE RED BOXES REPRESENT THE LARGER ONE REPRESENTS OBVIOUSLY THE 23,000 SQUARE FOOT GROCER ANCHOR, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TWO 10,000 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL RESTAURANT SPACES, AND THEN UP IN THE FAR CORNER THERE, THE GREEN BOX REPRESENTS AN OPEN SPACE, AND I POINT THIS OUT AT P&Z, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT HERE, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH, AND EVEN THOUGH THE MASTER PLAN AND THE COMP PLAN HASN'T BEEN ADOPTED YET, BUT ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE'RE FINDING THROUGH DOING THOSE SURVEYS AND THINGS ARE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE MORE OPEN SPACE AND PLAZAS.
SO THIS WILL BE AN OPEN SPACE PLAZA THAT WILL BE PRIVATELY MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN THE YELLOW LINES THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT REPRESENT JUST PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM PARKING TO THE RETAIL SITES.
BECAUSE THIS IS IN THE MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY, WHICH IS THE MAIN REASON YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT COLORED RENDERINGS OF THE PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE IT MEETS THOSE EARTH TONE COLOR REQUIREMENTS.
CLEARLY THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED THOSE AND THEY ARE MEETING THAT REQUIREMENT.
AS YOU CAN TELL, THE SITE IS CLEARED AND RELATIVELY FLAT.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS BY A VOTE OF SIX ZERO.
I APOLOGIZE, THOSE MINUTES AREN'T IN YOUR PACKET.
THE MEETING WAS LAST WEEK, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TURN IT AROUND.
HOWEVER, THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WES. I'M LOOKING AT THOSE ELEVATIONS REAL QUICK FOR THE BUILDING.
I DON'T SEE ANY HVAC UNITS OR ANY KIND OF UNITS ON THE BUILDING, SO I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE NOT THERE? REQUIRED. WELL, THEY MAY BE.
CORRECT. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT.
FOR ANY KIND OF IS THE FROM WHAT I'M LOOKING AT THIS BEHIND THE GROCER ANY KIND OF WASTE.
IS THERE A DUMPSTER BACK THERE? THERE IS SOME WASTE AND SOME LOADING THERE, BACK BEHIND THAT IMMEDIATE GROCERY, YOU'RE CORRECT, AND THAT'S SCREENED AS WELL.
MASON MASONRY SCREENING THERE WILL.
EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE A MASONRY SCREENING AROUND THE ENTIRE COMMERCIAL SITE.
THEY SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THOSE COLORS FOR THE BUILDING THEN FOR THAT GREENISH TEAL AND THAT MEETS OUR THAT MEETS OUR REQUIREMENTS. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WES COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
THANK YOU WES. THANK YOU MAYOR.
THANK YOU WES. YOU MAY HAVE JUST SAID IT, BUT I WAS ZONED OUT, BUT PLANNING AND ZONING, DID THEY HAVE ANY ISSUES? YOU SAID IT WAS 6 TO 0.
THE ONLY PROBABLY ISSUE THAT CAME UP WAS LANDSCAPING.
THE APPLICANT SAID THAT THEY WOULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT THEIR PLANTING MATERIAL AND SEE IF THEY COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT BUT THE SITE PLAN AS PRESENTED MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDINANCE.
OKAY. THANK YOU WES. THANK YOU MAYOR.
COUNCILMEMBER. SABOL. WES, YOU GOT THOSE LOTS RIGHT ON INDUSTRIAL LOT 1R4 AND LOT 1R3.
THOSE ARE DRAINAGE DITCHES BASICALLY? NO, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE [INAUDIBLE] PARCELS OKAY.
SO THOSE AREN'T A PART OF THIS APPLICATION.
AT P&Z'S MEETING, THEY ALSO APPROVED THE REPLAT FOR THIS PROPERTY.
THEY'VE DIVIDED IT NOW INTO FOUR LOTS.
AS THOSE LOTS COME IN TO OUR THREE AND OUR FOUR YOU'LL SEE SITE PLANS ON THOSE AS WELL, AND THOSE SHOULD BE RETAIL ALSO IT'S HEAVY COMMERCIAL.
SO IT'LL BE RETAIL RESTAURANT COMMERCIAL TYPE USES.
THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU'VE GOT DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PROCESS.
ANYTHING FOR WES AT THE MOMENT.
OKAY IF THE APPLICANT'S HERE, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO THE APPLICANT FOR A LITTLE BIT.
YOU MIGHT INTRODUCE YOURSELF, SIR.
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GOOD EVENING. I'M DREW DANOSKY WITH CLAYMORE ENGINEERING, 1903 CENTRAL DRIVE, BEDFORD, TEXAS.HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ABSOLUTELY. SO JUST LOOKING AT THIS ONE, I DO WANT TO ADDRESS JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
SO ONE THING THAT'S ON MY TO DO LIST HERE IN THE CITY, AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF BENIGN FOR ME TO ASK ANYWAYS, BUT I WANT US TO EXPAND KIND OF OUR PRESENCE WITH EV CHARGING STATIONS.
YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY OR NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
NOW DOES THAT MEAN DO I WANT ALL A BUNCH OF TESLA CHARGES EVERYWHERE? ABSOLUTELY NOT. LET ME MAKE THAT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR, BUT I THINK THERE'S A NEED, AND FOR SOMETHING LIKE A NEW DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS, CONSIDERING THAT RESIDENTIAL IS GOING TO BE CLOSE BY AS WELL AND THE POSITION OF THE HIGHWAY, HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED AT ALL FOR CURRENTLY, NO, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD TALK TO THE DEVELOPER ABOUT AND SEE IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN INSTALLING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK HAVING A PLACE WHERE AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE GREENSPACE, WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME VISIT THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION AT LEAST GOING FORWARD.
SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING ELSE FOR ENGINEERING.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? YES, COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.
SORRY. OKAY. WITH THE GREENSPACE.
OKAY. DO I TALK INTO THIS? ALL RIGHT, I'M NEW HERE.
WITH THE GREENSPACE, WOULD THERE BE IF THOSE ARE RESTAURANTS, THE TWO SMALLER SPOTS, COULD THOSE BE PATIO AREAS FOR RESTAURANTS? YES, MA'AM.
IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON WHAT TENANT GOES ON THOSE TWO END CAPS, BUT WE ARE PLANNING FOR PATIO SPACES ON EITHER END, AND THEN WE HAVE AS PART OF THE SITE PLAN SUBMITTAL THAT STAFF'S REVIEWED.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED A PRELIMINARY OPEN SPACE DESIGN.
OBVIOUSLY, DEPENDING ON WHO THE RESTAURANT IS OR THAT TENANT IS, IT COULD IMPACT THE SIZE, SHAPE, LOOK OF THE PATIOS, BUT WE HAVE A WALKING PATH WITH SOME BENCHES AND SOME SHADE STRUCTURES AND SOME OTHER THINGS INCORPORATED IN THAT AREA OTHER THAN JUST THE PATIOS, AND THAT IS PLANNING ON INTEGRATING WITH THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH AS WELL.
OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. BE INTERCONNECTED.
ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR WES? DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT.
I THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
SINCE I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS.
I HAVE A FIRST FROM COUNCILMEMBER STEVES AND SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER SABOL.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE.
[9. Consider a resolution authorizing the Interim City Manager or her designee to execute the Agreement for Street Lighting Service with Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC. ]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR STREET LIGHTING SERVICE WITH ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC.GIVE YOU ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CARYN RIGGS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO THIS IS JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND ENCORE.
ENCORE HAS THIS WITH MOST CITIES THAT THEY HAVE UTILITIES OR STREET LIGHTS IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY, AND SO THIS IS JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT BASICALLY SAYING, YES, YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR LEGAL TEAM AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PUC.
SO WE'RE DOING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION OBVIOUSLY WITHIN THE CITY, AND SO IF ANYTHING COMES UP WHEN WE HAVE STREET LIGHTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF OUR CONSTRUCTION, THEY'RE THE ONES DOING IT RIGHT.
IF IT'S AT THAT CERTAIN BASE LEVEL.
IF WE WANT TO GO TO A HIGHER LEVEL, THERE'LL BE A COST, BUT YES, BASE LEVEL.
OKAY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN BASE LEVEL FOR ME? SIMPLE.
[CHUCKLING]. SIMPLE? WELL, I MEAN, IF WE WANTED TO REALLY DEFINE FANCIER LIGHT FIXTURES, WE WOULD PROBABLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT INCREASED COST.
I WAS LIKE VERY GENERIC, VERY GENERIC.
STILL DOES THE JOB AND GOT IT.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR CARYN THERE? THAT'S MY CFO'S EXPLANATION I LIKE I LIKE THAT ONE.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MY COUNCILMEMBER SABOL.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AGAIN.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.
THANK YOU, CARYN; I APPRECIATE IT.
[10. Consider a resolution authorizing the Interim City Manager or her designee to enter into a contract with McClendon Construction Company in an estimated amount of $1,196,924.00 for the 49th Year CDBG Phyllis Street Improvements Project. ]
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$1,196,924 FOR 49TH YEAR OF THE CDBG PHYLLIS STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND I'M BACK. YOU'RE BACK.YES. SO THIS IS PART OF THE 4B BUDGET, AND THIS WAS PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
THE BIDS WERE OPENED AT TARRANT COUNTY AND THERE WERE TWO RESPONDENTS AND MCCLENDON WAS THE LOW BID, AND SO THIS IS JUST THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT AWARD, AND I DO WANT TO TOUCH ON I KNOW WE HAD A CDBG PROJECT A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT WE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH, AND THIS CONTRACTOR WAS ON THAT JOB, BUT I DO WANT TO KIND OF CLARIFY THAT IT WASN'T THE CONTRACTOR THAT CAUSED THAT DELAY WITH THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE IN YOUR PACKET THIS ADDRESSES WATER, SEWER AND PAVING.
SO WE ARE AWARE OF WELL, WE ARE SOMEWHAT AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH UNDER THE GROUND.
SO IT COVERS COVERS ALL OF THAT.
CORRECT. SO WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE SNAGS THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST.
YES, AND THEN 160,000 OF THIS IS THE CDBG FUNDS FROM TARRANT COUNTY.
PERFECT AND WHERE IS THE OTHER FUNDING COMING FROM? 4B IS COVERING THE PAVING PORTION, AND THEN WE ARE USING A 2019 CO FOR WATER AND SEWER.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, AND I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THE SECTION OF PHYLLIS STREET, I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S FROM BROWN TRAIL TO RAVENSWOOD, AND WHEN'S CONSTRUCTION? SO UPON APPROVAL TONIGHT, WE'LL GET THE PROCESS STARTED, AND THEN I THINK ONCE THEY GET STARTED, IT'S 150 CALENDAR DAYS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
OKAY. 50 CALENDAR JUST TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT OR I BELIEVE SO.
YES AND I WILL SAY PUBLIC WORKS IN PARTICULAR, HAS BEEN MEETING WEEKLY WITH MOLLY'S TEAM AND WORKING ON SOME COMMUNICATION WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CIP PROJECTS, AND SO WE WILL BE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION THIS PROJECT THAN WE WERE WITH THE PREVIOUS PROJECT.
PERFECT, PERFECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE ON TOP OF IT.
THANKS, MR. MAYOR. SO CARYN, I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING BECAUSE WE DID HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT, PREVIOUS PROJECT FEEDBACK. ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT, I KNOW USUALLY THE CONTRACTOR DOES NOTIFICATION FOR THE AFFECTED STREET.
SINCE WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON, IS THERE A THOUGHT PROCESS OF, LIKE, MAKING SURE WE NOTIFY ADJACENT STREETS? SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BELL, GLENDA, DORA, RAVENSWOOD? WE CAN ABSOLUTELY BRING THAT FORWARD.
YES. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WAS A RESIDENT THAT REACHED OUT THAT LIVES NEAR PIPELINE AND HE ARTICULATED HE'S GETTING MORE TRAFFIC ON HIS STREET, AND SO I JUST WANT RESIDENTS TO BE WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER FACRO.
YES. THANK YOU, CARYN AND MOLLY.
SO IT'S BOTH ELECTRONIC AND IN PERSON NOTIFICATIONS.
OKAY, AND OUR WEBSITE ALSO WE'RE GOING TO.
THANK YOU. CARYN, DID YOU WANT TO MENTION THE NEW CONSTRUCTION WEBPAGE THAT I LINKED TODAY.
THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON BUILDING A MAP ON OUR WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT PROJECTS ARE GOING ON, WHAT OUR STATUS IS, WHERE THOSE PROJECTS ARE IN THE PROCESS, AND SO YES, WE JUST GOT THAT LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE TODAY.
SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO KIND OF SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON, AND IT SHOULD BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THOSE WANTING TO KNOW WHERE THE PROJECTS ARE STATUS WISE. YEAH, PERFECT.
THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M GLAD WE GOT THAT GOING, AND GOOD JOB TEAM.
ANYBODY ELSE? YES. COUNCILMEMBER SABOL.
SO, CARYN WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME LIKE ON DORA A COUPLE OF TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE, AND NOW IT'S PHYLLIS.
ARE THERE OTHER STREETS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE NEAR FUTURE WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CONTRACT? SO THIS IS AN EVERY TWO YEAR PROGRAM, BUT WE DO LOOK AT 4B EVERY BUDGET YEAR AND COME UP WITH A PLAN OF WHAT PROJECTS WE WANT TO TACKLE THAT PARTICULAR UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SPREAD THOSE PROJECTS OUT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE TWO COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS SHE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME A LOT GOING ON, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ONE AREA SO MUCH AT THE SAME TIME, BUT WE WILL ADDRESS THAT WITH THE 4B BOARD AND COME UP
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WITH A PLAN FOR OUR STREETS.SO ESSENTIALLY, THOUGH, EVENTUALLY GLENDA WILL HAVE TO BE DONE.
YES. BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL IN BASICALLY THE SAME SHAPE.
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE A BREAK, AND THE BROWN TRAIL.
YES. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT LIKE.
SO WILL THAT BE CLEANED UP BY THE TIME THIS ONE STARTS? SO THE WATER AND SEWER LINE WILL BE THE PAVING WILL NOT.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK AND DOING A BROWN TRAIL PROJECT LATER, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP PIECES OF THE PROJECT SO THAT WHEN THIS STUFF HAPPENS, THEY'RE NOT, AGAIN, EVERYTHING AT ONCE.
NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
I HAVE A FIRST BY MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI AND I'VE SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER PARKER.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE, AND THAT PASSES WITH SEVEN VOTES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO WELL, I HAVE ITEM NUMBER 11, BUT I GUESS WE SHOULD PROBABLY SKIP THAT ONE, AND I'M GETTING NODS FROM BRYN SAYING THAT'S AN OKAY TO SKIP THAT ONE.
COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, WE'RE GOOD TO SKIP THAT ONE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S SKIP THAT ONE.
[CHUCKLING] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THAT.
[12. Discussion regarding safeguarding the City of Bedford’s POW/MIA Veteran’s Memorial. (Item requested by Councilmember Steves) ]
STEVES. THANK YOU MAYOR.I REQUESTED THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA IN ORDER TO ENTER INTO DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PRESERVATION OF THE CITY'S POW MIA MEMORIAL, WHICH IS LOCATED ON FOREST RIDGE SIDE OF CITY HALL.
50 YEARS AGO, ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1974, BEDFORD RESIDENT MRS. JANA YARBOROUGH ADDRESSED THE MAYOR, ELDON DOTSON AND COUNCIL REGARDING AMERICAN POWS AND MIAS.
SHE FURTHER STATED THAT TWO BEDFORD CITIZENS WERE MISSING IN ACTION, ONE BEING HER FATHER IN LAW AND THE OTHER THE SON OF MRS. MARGARET SANDERLIN.
MAYOR DOBSON AND THE COUNCIL AGREED TO THIS.
THE TREES WERE PLANTED AND THE PLAQUES WERE INSTALLED ON THE FRONT LAWN OF CITY HALL.
THAT WAS 50 YEARS AGO THIS YEAR.
THEIR REMAINS HAVEN'T BEEN IDENTIFIED IN 1989.
THE FREEDOM TREES THAT THE CITY PLANTED HAVE DIED AND, AS YOU CAN SEE, WERE REMOVED.
THE PROPERTY WHERE THE MEMORIAL PLAQUES ARE LOCATED HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE BEDFORD COMMONS AREA PROJECT AND ARE SUBJECT TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, SO IT'S PROBABLE THAT THE MEMORIAL SITE WILL HAVE TO BE MOVED AT SOME TIME.
THE SITE LOOKS SOMEWHAT NEGLECTED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OVER THE YEARS IT'S BEEN NEGLECTED.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE STAFF SERGEANT SANDERLIN'S PLAQUE, YOU COULD SEE A SMALL, TATTERED FLAG AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A RUSTED, I MEAN, A ROTTED TREE BRANCH.
SO WITH MEMORIAL DAY JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY, AND THIS BEING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PLAQUES BEING DEDICATED, I'M ASKING IF THE MAYOR AND FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD BE IN AGREEMENT TO HAVE THE CITY STAFF AND THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD LOOK AT OPTIONS OF HOW WE COULD BETTER DISPLAY AND CARE FOR THESE VETERAN MEMORIALS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.
FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
I, FOR ONE, KNOW THAT MANY RESIDENTS PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE HAD A POWE MIA MEMORIAL.
GIVEN ITS LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS IT'S BEEN NEGLECTED, AND THAT'S THAT IS NO WAY TO TREAT THOSE MEN WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR THIS COUNTRY AND DIED FOR FREEDOM, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT GIVEN GIVEN THIS, THEY NEED TO BE HONORED.
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ALSO ENHANCING THIS IN A WAY THAT CAN THAT DEMANDS THE RESPECT AND THE HONOR THAT THEY DESERVE.YES, AND SO I, FOR ONE, AM IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SIR. HAVE ANY OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS.
I'M HEARING A LOT. I'M SEEING A LOT OF SHAKING HEADS.
SO I THINK I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET ANY PUSHBACK HERE.
I'M SEEING SHAKING HANDS AND THUMBS UP.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE? COUNCILMEMBER SABOL.
ARE THERE OTHERS? I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONLY MIAS, BUT ARE THERE OTHERS THAT--THERE ARE THREE PLAQUES OUT THERE.
OKAY. ONE'S OFF TO THE SIDE A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY'RE OUT ON THE LAWN.
IT'S NOT AN EASY AREA WHERE YOU CAN WALK OUT AND SEE IT'S OUT OF THE WAY.
I MEAN, IT'S ON THE FRONT LAWN HERE, BUT THERE'S NO PATH LEADING UP TO IT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TALKED IN THAT WE'RE A PURPLE HEART CITY.
THING THAT WE'VE EVER DONE BEFORE.
THAT'S AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT IDEA.
EXCELLENT IDEA. COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.
I COMMEND YOU FOR FINDING THIS OUT.
I HAD NO IDEA THIS EVEN EXISTED, AND I AGREE WITH MY NEIGHBOR TO THE RIGHT THAT WE NEED TO.
WHAT'S THE COUNCILWOMAN? SABOL. OKAY.
THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THIS MORE VISIBLE AND SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD BE PROUD OF.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, ROY, ABOUT MOVING IT TO GENERATIONS PARK.
OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
I JUST WILL CONCUR WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HIGHLIGHTING AND HONORING THESE SERVICEMEN AND HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORY AND WANTING THIS TO BE PRESERVED.
I THINK WE ALSO SHOULD I THINK WE HAD A PREVIOUS CONVERSATION WITH BEDFORD HISTORY, OR I REMEMBER THERE WAS A SURVEY OUT AND SO MAKING SURE WE'RE CAPTURING THAT IN OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE MEN.
COUNCILMEMBER PARKER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I'M ALL FOR IT. ALL FOR IT, FANTASTIC.
CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY. THANK YOU.
MAYOR. COUNCIL WE HEAR YOU, AND JUST GIVE US A LITTLE TIME TO KIND OF GO.
LOOK, WE'VE ALREADY STAFF HAS ALREADY STARTED LOOKING INTO INTO POTENTIAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY GENERATIONS PARK I KNOW, YOU KNOW, APPEARS TO BE A NATURAL FIT, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME OTHER AREAS THAT FOLKS HAVE KIND OF BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT.
DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE FOR WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THAT? I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT NO, NO, I DON'T THINK AGAIN, WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT UP INITIALLY, STAFF REALLY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING ALREADY.
SO I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY GET BACK TO YOU IN JUNE WITH SOME INFORMATION ON THAT, AND AGAIN, IF THAT WORKS WITH YOU, THAT WORKS WITH ME AND IT SEEMS TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER STEVE, SO, ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS.
[13. Mayor/Council Member Reports]
SO FOR ME, I GUESS I HAVE A REPORT I NEED TO MAKE.YESTERDAY WAS A IT WAS AN INTERESTING DAY.
I HAD COME OFF A WEEK OF TEACHER APPRECIATION OVER AT MY SCHOOL, AND IT WAS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE REALIZATIONS THAT HIT ME THAT AFTER THE RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION, THAT I MADE A PROMISE TO THE RESIDENTS, PROMISED TO COUNCIL THAT I WOULD I WOULD RESIGN, AND SO I PUT IN MY RESIGNATION YESTERDAY.
I'LL STILL BE, YOU KNOW, TEACHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE, FINISHING OUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT WAS IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I REALIZED, YOU KNOW, IT WAS THE ENDING OF ONE CHAPTER AND THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER, AND SO I'M GOING TO MISS MY STUDENTS.
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I'M GOING TO MISS BEING IN THE CLASSROOM, AND IT WAS REALLY HARD PUTTING THAT RESIGNATION AFTER HAVING A GREAT TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, AND SO I FIGURED I SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT TILL THAT WEEK WAS OVER BEFORE I PUT IN MY RESIGNATION, BUT AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME TO STEP AWAY.ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBERS, ANY OTHER REPORTS? MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
ACTUALLY, I WANTED TO REPORT ON THE FOR THE SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD MET.
I UNFORTUNATELY MISSED IT, BUT I LATER HAD A RECAP.
ONE OF OUR CITIZENS, WHO WAS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER, STEVE OTTO, WAS INTERESTED IN CREATING A NONPROFIT TO HELP FUND THE SENIOR CENTER.
MUCH LIKE THE LIBRARY HAS MULTIPLE MULTIPLE.
SO I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL.
SECOND, I WAS APPROACHED A WHILE BACK BY A FELLOW PHARMACIST WHO IS FROM UGANDA, AND SO HIS FROM THE, THE REGION.
SO THE QUEEN OF BUGANDA IS COMING TO THE MID-CITIES, AND SO I'VE HAD I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM ON THAT, AND A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, THE DOCTOR, JOE HARRINGTON.
THEY ARE OPENING UP PENNINGTON FIELD FOR A CHARITY YOUTH SOCCER EVENT BETWEEN UGANDA AND NEPAL.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COOPERATION.
I ACTUALLY HAD MY COUNCILMAN FARCO HAS BEEN FANTASTIC IN HELPING ME.
I ALSO HAD THE MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH GOING TO AN H-E-B CHAMBER LUNCHEON, AND THAT IS, I'M GOING TO SAY, WOULD YOU SAY MEMORABLE? SO, SO WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE ATTIRE FOR SUCH AN OCCASION? SO SOMEONE FORGOT TO PUT THAT ON HIS CALENDAR, AND I WAS DOING SOME CASUAL THINGS ON MY DAY OFF, AND THEN I WAS ALERTED THAT I HAD TO I HAD A CHAMBER LUNCHEON.
SO I HAD MY VERY BEST STAY PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN SHIRT ON FROM THE GHOSTBUSTERS AND AND ATHLEISURE.
EVERYONE ELSE WAS DRESSED WONDERFULLY EXCEPT FOR ME.
SO AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE LEADERS FROM THE H-E-B ISD, CITY OF HURST, CITY OF EULESS, AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
[CHUCKLING] UGANDA DELEGATION AND THE UGANDA DELEGATION AND I, YOU KNOW, I GAVE THEM SOMETHING TO REMEMBER, BUT BUT AT THE END OF IT, I THINK IT'S A REALLY BIG, PROUD MOMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A QUEEN COME TO THE TO THE MID-CITIES AND WE'RE GOING TO AND SHE'S ENGAGED HEAVILY WITH THE UGANDAN YOUTH IN THE AREA, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SERIES OF EVENTS, AND SO STAY TUNED. WELL, THERE'S MORE TO COME.
SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
COUNCILMEMBER FARCO. YES, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MOLLY AGAIN FOR THE VIDEO AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK, ANDREA AND I AND DELEGATION FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, WHICH IS MADE UP OF THE THREE CITIES, THE CHAMBER AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE IN AT THE ICSC CONVENTION AND TRYING TO BRING IN NEW BUSINESS TO THE THREE CITIES.
I ALSO ATTENDED THE NORTH TEXAS PACIFIC ISLANDERS FESTIVAL, AND IT'S BECAUSE I'M AN ISLANDER.
I GREW UP ON AN ISLAND--LONG ISLAND--BEFORE I MOVED HERE.
[LAUGHTER] THEY WEREN'T TOO IMPRESSED, BUT I AM AN ISLANDER.
SO, BUT IT WAS WHAT A GREAT EVENT.
I MEAN, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET IT THERE THE FOOD WAS AWESOME, AND WE'VE GOT A NEW PASTRY IN THE AREA IN EULESS CALLED MALASADAS, AND THEY'RE HAWAIIAN DONUTS, WHICH ARE PHENOMENAL, AND CHANTEL OVER IN EULESS, THEY HAVE IT AT KONA, IT'S NOT KONA, OHANA ICE AND MALASADAS YOU CAN ORDER THEM.
THEY'RE AWESOME, AND WE GOT SOME FOR I GOT SOME FOR OUR PD AND FOR OUR STAFF THAT WAS WORKING IT AND THANK THEM, AND THE RAIN HELD OFF ACTUALLY UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 DURING THE ELECTION, AND THAT'S WHEN THAT CAME OUT.
SO AND SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
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THANK YOU GUYS FOR PUTTING IT ON, AND THEN THE LAST PART, I WANT TO DISPEL A FEW RUMORS THAT ARE GOING ON.OKAY, AND THE FIRST ONE IS, IS THAT THERE WAS A RUMOR THAT I WAS SENT A NASTY LETTER YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS RUNNING, AND IT THREATENED ME AND TOLD ME TO DROP OUT OF THE ELECTION, AND THAT RUMOR IS TRUE, AND WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW BUT THE OTHER RUMOR WAS, AND I APOLOGIZE, MR. MAYOR BECAUSE I GOT A CALL SUNDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM MY DAUGHTER'S GRADUATION THAT APPARENTLY YOU WERE TOLD A RUMOR THAT I WAS RESIGNING AND I WAS STEPPING DOWN TONIGHT, AND THAT IS NOT TRUE.
I WILL BE HERE NEXT TO YOU AND HELP YOU OUT, KEEP EVERYBODY IN LINE AND CALL OUT BAD BEHAVIOR WHEN BAD BEHAVIOR HAPPENS, BUT I JUST THIS STUFF'S GOT TO STOP.
BEING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'VE HAD THREE BUSINESSES TELL ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON WITH THE SIGNS THAT WERE UP AROUND DURING ELECTION TIME THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS A PLACE THEY DON'T WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH HERE BECAUSE OF THOSE SIGNS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL, WE'VE GOT TO STOP THIS CRAP AND THESE RUMORS, AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WANTS TO KNOW, THEY CAN ASK ME PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW, I WILL TREAT EVERYBODY WITH KINDNESS, GRACIOUSNESS AND RESPECTFULNESS.
NOW TO GET RESPECT, YOU'VE GOT TO EARN IT, TOO, AND IF WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER, WE NEED TO EARN EACH OTHER'S RESPECT AND AND PUT THIS STUFF BEHIND US, AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO EXCUSE MYSELF, AND I'M GOING TO GO HAVE DINNER WITH MY FAMILY, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FARCO, FOR THAT ONE.
ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER REPORTS EXCEPT FOR CITY MANAGER REPORT.
[14. City Manager/Staff Reports]
THANK YOU, MAYOR.JUST ONE ITEM I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.
WE WERE ACTUALLY NOTIFIED TODAY THAT WE WERE AWARDED THE TXDOT GREEN RIBBON GRANT FOR OUR LANDSCAPING THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO THERE AT HARWOOD, AND 121, AND SO JUST AS A REMINDER THAT WE BROUGHT THAT TO YOU JUST A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO IT WAS A GRANT APPLICATION FOR $375,000 FROM TXDOT.
SO WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
SO AGAIN, JUST AS A REMINDER, WE WILL DO LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTH MEDIANS ON THE WEST AND EAST SIDE THERE OF 121 AND HARWOOD, THAT WILL REALLY COMPLETELY TRANSFORM THAT AREA.
SO THIS WAS A ABSOLUTE WIN-WIN FOR US.
SO I HAVE TO DO A HUGE THANK OUT TO BRANDI.
I THINK SHE MAY HAVE FINALLY SNEAKED OUT.
BRANDI, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, DID THIS ENTIRE APPLICATION AND WORK WITH OUR LANDSCAPE GROUP TO GET THIS IN, AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, FIRST, FIRST TIME IN, AND WE RECEIVED IT. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED.
I THINK THIS IS REALLY GOING TO, LIKE I SAID, TRANSFORM THAT AREA AND JUST ELEVATE IT.
SO WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
ALL RIGHT SO LET'S SEE ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS AGENDA.
SO I GUESS OH MAYOR PRO TEM DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? I WOULD FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS--THANK YOU--ON YOUR ELECTION.
COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON AND MICHELLE FOR THAT HARD FOUGHT RACE. YOU LIKE IT? I LIKE IT TOO.
SO ON THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER DAWKINS.
ALL RIGHT THAT PASSES. THE TIME IS 7:49.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.