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TIME IS NOW 6:00. WE CAN CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, 2025. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.WE'VE GOT A FULL HOUSE AND THOSE WHO MIGHT BE TUNING IN ONLINE.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. HERE WE HAVE AN INVOCATION BY DANIEL HAWKINS WITH MARTIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED TO US BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.
SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU, MAYOR COGAN.
SHALL WE PRAY? HOLY AND LOVING GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS CHANCE TO GATHER IN SERVICE OF THIS, OUR BELOVED CITY. WE PRAY THAT THIS DAY MIGHT BE FILLED WITH YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR CLARITY, THAT WE MIGHT KNOW WHAT IS BEST TO DO ON BEHALF OF OUR BROAD COMMUNITY, THAT WE MIGHT DO ALL THE GOOD WE CAN IN ALL THE WAYS WE CAN, FOR AS LONG AS WE EVER CAN. ON THIS DAY WHEN WE REMEMBER, CELEBRATE, AND GIVE THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT HAPPENS IN OUR CITY, NOT JUST WITH OUR HUMANS, BUT WITH THE ANIMALS AMONG US.
WE PRAY AND GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE BLESSING THAT ARE OUR FURRY FRIENDS.
GOD GUIDE OUR TIME. AND MAY WE DO ALL THAT WE DO TO TO BRING HEAVEN NEAR, TO HELP LOVE BE KNOWN IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, AND TO HAVE THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR THIS OUR CITY.
WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. 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 INDIVISIBLE.
[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]
GIVE YOU PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS MANAGER, LAWRENCE QUATTRONE.YES, SIR. HELLO. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL. YOU WANT TO GO TO THE PODIUM? YES. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I STILL HAVE SOME SMALL CITY HABITS AMONGST MY DELIVERANCE.
DID YOU WOULD YOU NORMALLY JUST GO UP TO RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND JUST PROCLAIM TO THE TO THE AUDIENCE? OH, OKAY. YOU KNOW, YEAH. I LIKE, I KIND OF I ALMOST LET YOU DO IT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO BRING DONNIE IN NOW, OR SHOULD I SAY A FEW THINGS AND BRING HIM? HAVE HIM. COME ON, DONNIE, WHY DON'T YOU COME IN? SO TONIGHT, WE'RE RECOGNIZING DONNIE MOORE. HE'S BEEN WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NOW FOR TEN YEARS, AND HE IS OUR UTILITY MAINTENANCE LINE CREW CHIEF.
AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT DONNIE IS HE'S A HARD WORKER.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM CLEAN, YOU KNOW. EVER. YEAH.
USUALLY WHEN YOU COME TO OUR DEPARTMENT, IF YOU WANT TO STOP BY, YOU'LL.
YOU'LL NOTICE IF DONNIE IS AROUND, HE'LL HAVE MUD ALL OVER HIM AND HIS BEARD AND HIS HAIR ON, HIS GLASSES ON HIS SHIRT. OF COURSE, IT'S EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW.
BUT HE'S A HARD WORKER. HE NEVER SHIES AWAY FROM THE HARD WORK.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME OLD THINGS IN THE CITY, AND HE IS CONSTANTLY ON TOP OF IT, EITHER MAKING REPAIRS OR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION ON ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO BASICALLY REPLACE. LET'S SEE.
ONE OF THE PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT HE WORKS ON IS OUR FIRE HYDRANTS.
HE KEEPS THE CITY, THE CITY SAFE, AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT CAN DO ITS JOB RESPONDING TO CALLS SAFELY BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION OF JOHN DOWNEY. HE ALSO PREPARES ALL KINDS OF WATER AND SEWER LINES, KEEPING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING TOP NOTCH.
NOT ONLY DOES HE MAKE REPAIRS, BUT HE USUALLY HAS A SMILE ON HIS FACE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEN YEARS OF DEDICATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. YES.
YOU HAVE TO SEE. SURPRISED? YEP. IS IT A DIAMOND?
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BECAUSE THE OTHER ONES ARE RUBY [LAUGHS]. WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO. YOU SAID A LOT. I APPRECIATE IT [LAUGHS].ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE EIGHTH, 2025 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
AND EVERYBODY. AND THE CREW. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION FIRST.
ANIMAL SHELTERS HELP BOTH ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN MANY WAYS BY RETURNING LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS AND FORCING ANIMAL CONTROL LAWS RESCUING INJURED AND ABUSED ANIMALS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND MATCHING UP FAMILIES WITH NEW ANIMAL COMPANIONS.
AND WHEREAS, ANIMAL SHELTER EMPLOYEES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONDERS MUST RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, KEEPING ANIMALS AND HUMANS SAFE FROM HARM. NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE 8TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL. WE WERE ALL ARGUING OVER WHO WAS GOING TO SPEAK, AND I, I WON.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS AN EXCITING PLACE.
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND THE PHONE RINGING AND THE ANIMALS ARE AMAZING.
IT'S A IT'S A TRIED AND TRUE WORK THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS WORK VERY HARD TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
PROVIDE A 24/7 SERVICE TO THE ANIMALS TO GET THEM REHOMED AND TAKEN CARE OF.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT BUILDING. IT'S KIND OF OFF BY ITSELF, OVER BY PUBLIC WORKS AND OUT THERE CALL IT A NO MAN'S LAND FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTER, BUT IT'S A LITTLE OLD, BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK INSIDE THERE.
LESLIE, ALEXA, AMANDA, ALEX AND JOSE WE AS A CITY ARE TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE THEM WORKING WITH OUR ANIMALS, TO HAVE THEM RUNNING THE SHELTER, HAVE THEM TAKING CARE OF OUR STREETS EVERY DAY IN THE CITY, BECAUSE THEY DO IT WITH HEARTFELT COMPASSION FOR WHAT THEY DO.
AND I'VE NEVER MET A STAFF MORE DEDICATED TO TAKING CARE OF EVERY RESPONSIBILITY THEY HAVE, SO I COMMEND THEM. I AM BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM EVERY DAY AND WATCH THE GOOD WORK THEY'RE DOING, AWARD WINNING AT THAT ANIMAL SHELTER, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO AND THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT UP WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 3RD THROUGH THE SEVENTH, 2025 AS MUNICIPAL COURTS WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT. AND IF YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS, THANK YOU. SO WHEREAS MUNICIPAL COURTS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROMOTING QUALITY OF LIFE IN TEXAS, WHEREAS MORE PEOPLE COME INTO CONTACT WITH MUNICIPAL COURTS THAN ALL OVER TEXAS COURTS COMBINED. AND PUBLIC IMPRESSION OF THE TEXAS JUDICIAL SYSTEM IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON THE PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD HAS HOSTED THE BEDFORD MUNICIPAL COURT SINCE 1970, AND WHEREAS STATE LAW AUTHORIZES THE MUNICIPALITY TO EITHER APPOINT OR ELECT A MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR A TERM OF OFFICE. THE BEDFORD MUNICIPAL COURT IS A STATE COURT, AND ITS JUDGES ARE MEMBERS OF THE STATE JUDICIARY.
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AND WHEREAS THE STATE, THE CITY OF BEDFORD, IS COMMITTED TO THE NOTION THAT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT AN INDEPENDENT, FAIR AND COMPETENT JUDICIARY WILL INTERPRET AND APPLY THE LAWS THAT GOVERN US, AND THAT JUDGES AND COURT PERSONNEL SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND ACT IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE INTEGRITY IMPARTIALITY OF THE JUDICIARY.AND WHEREAS BEDFORD MUNICIPAL JUDGES ARE NOT POLICYMAKERS FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD, BUT ARE BOUND BY THE LAW AND THE CANONS OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, AND ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE DECISIONS INDEPENDENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CONTAIN PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR ALL DEFENDANTS, DEPENDENTS, INCLUDING INDIGENT DEFENDANTS, AND SUPPORTS THE BEDFORD MUNICIPAL COURT AND COMPLYING WITH SUCH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
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 NOVEMBER 3RD THROUGH THE SEVENTH, 2025, AS MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
EVERYONE, ALL THE COURT CLERKS DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.
OUR TEEN COURT PROGRAM, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED STATEWIDE, IS ACTUALLY HOSTING THE TEEN COURT OR STATEWIDE CONFERENCE IN TWO WEEKS AT THE MARRIOTT. UNFORTUNATELY, IN EULESS, WE WON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST THEM.
WE'LL GET IT BACK OVER HERE TO BEDFORD AS SOON AS WE CAN. PLEASE DO. AND I HAVE WITH ME THIS EVENING OUR COURT MANAGER, DOUG CAMPBELL. HE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 20 YEARS NOW.
AND FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I HAVE HIM BY MY SIDE IN THE COURT.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR HIM, HE'S GOT TO LAUGH AT MY JOKES IN COURT.
SO AND THE LAST RECOGNITIO. AS FOR MYSELF THIS IS ACTUALLY MY 30TH YEAR AS JUDGE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATS [APPLAUSE]. THAT THAT DESERVES IT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE IF THAT'S ALRIGHT. YEAH THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH.[INAUDIBLE] I WAS LIKE, YOU GOTTA BE CAN WE SCOOT OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE? I'M SORRY.
YOU GOOD? [INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND LOOKS LIKE NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG.
[PRESENTATIONS]
SO I'LL GIVE YOU TERRY CALLOWAY, FRIENDS OF THE BEDFORD ANIMAL SHELTER REPRESENTATIVE AND TEAM.GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.
MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS TERRY CALLOWAY, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW VOLUNTEERS FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE BEDFORD ANIMAL SHELTER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING, AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO.
WE KNOW THAT FUNDING FOR ANIMAL SERVICES ISN'T ALWAYS ONE OF THE TOP ITEMS IN THE CITY BUDGET.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY A FEW OF US CAME TOGETHER EARLIER THIS YEAR TO START A NONPROFIT TO HELP SUPPORT THE BEDFORD ANIMAL SHELTER AND FILL IN SOME OF THE GAPS WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING AND RESOURCES. MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT, AND I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO STAND AND BE RECOGNIZED.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO STAND, THERE WE GO [APPLAUSE].
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WE ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THE ANIMALS.WE REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE TO HELP THE SHELTER PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE, COMFORT AND MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR EVERY ANIMAL THAT COMES THROUGH ITS DOORS.
SINCE LAUNCHING IN FEBRUARY, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN VERY BUSY.
A FEW OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO FAR INCLUDE DONATING A NEW WASHING MACHINE FOR THE SHELTER IN JULY, FUNDING 100 MICROCHIPS IN AUGUST TO HELP MORE LOST PETS FIND THEIR WAY HOME, AND KICKING OFF A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO BUY [INAUDIBLE] BEDS, WHICH THE SHELTER STAFF HAS REQUESTED BECAUSE THEY'RE SO EASY TO CLEAN, DURABLE AND THEY LAST A LONG TIME.
OUR GOAL IS TO FUND AT LEAST 25 BEDS, AND WE'RE INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
COMMITMENT TO THEIR WELL-BEING. RECOGNIZING THAT THE CITY'S FUNDING FOR THE SHELTER IS LIMITED, OUR CHARTER MEMBERS MET TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AND FUNDRAISING.
OUR VISION. FIRST, TO PROMOTE AWARENESS. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL SHELTER. SECOND, TO FUND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, WE PROVIDE TOYS, TREATS, AND TRAINING TOOLS TO KEEP SHELTER PETS HAPPY AND HEALTHY. THIRD, WE SPONSOR ADOPTION EVENTS. THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE HELP ANIMALS FIND THEIR FOREVER HOMES.
FOURTH, WE PROVIDE MEDICAL SUPPORT IF REQUESTED.
WE HELP FINANCE MEDICAL CARE FOR SICK AND INJURED ADOPTABLE ANIMALS.
THE BEDFORD ANIMAL SHELTER WAS BUILT IN THE 1990S WITH VERY FEW UPDATES SINCE THEN.
THIS YEAR IT WILL BE UNDERGOING A $3.2 MILLION RENOVATION.
PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR EFFORTS. VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AND DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED.
THE NEEDS ARE GREAT AND THE ANIMALS ARE WORTH OUR EFFORTS.
SLEEPS THROUGH THE GRASS IN HIS CAREFREE BALLET.
GUARDIAN OF GIGGLES. PROTECTOR OF TREATS A FURRY COMPANION.
NO ONE CAN BEAT FRIENDS OF BEDFORD ANIMAL SHELTER. BEFORE WE WRAP UP, WE WANT TO SAY A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO JOSE AND HIS AMAZING SHELTER STAFF, CHIEF LAPENNA, CITY MANAGER ROY, AND OF COURSE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT AND DEDICATION TO THE ANIMALS OF BEDFORD.
AS A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION, WE BOUGHT SOME T SHIRTS FOR FOR EVERYBODY TONIGHT.
ON BEHALF OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BEDFORD ANIMAL SHELTER, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF THIS INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY EFFORT TO TAKE CARE OF THE ANIMALS IN BEDFORD.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WOW. WHAT A WHAT A PRESENTATION WITH THE VIDEO AS WELL.
THAT WAS THAT WAS VERY WELL DONE. I ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A QUESTION.
SO IS THAT A QR CODE ON YOUR SLEEVE? YES. DOES THAT GO STRAIGHT TO THE WEBSITE OR.
YES. JUST GO STRAIGHT TO THE THAT THAT IS VERY CLEVER.
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I THINK THAT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD. WELL, I KNOW WE'RE EXCITED.WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION THAT WAS BEING FORMED TO, TO BENEFIT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, I KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A VERY, A VERY PROSPEROUS ONE.
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE ONE THAT RAISES A LOT OF FUNDS FOR IT BECAUSE WE WE ALL LOVE OUR PETS HERE IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, AND WE LOVE OUR ANIMALS. SO I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SO I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THAT THIS ORGANIZATION HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND DOING SO MUCH.
SO THANK YOU ALL AND THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY ON THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU. AND THIS WASN'T IN MY SPEECH, BUT I JUST RECENTLY ADOPTED A DOG FROM THE SHELTER.
I ADOPTED CHARLIE AND HE KEEPS GETTING ALONG SO WELL WITH HIS SISTER LAYLA.
AT HOME THEY PLAY AND WE HAD AARON, WHO I DON'T BELIEVE IS HERE TONIGHT.
SO WE'RE REALLY INVOLVED IN THE SHELTER AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
THAT'S IT'S EXCITING. IT'S EXCITING TIME FOR OUR SHELTER TO BE SURE.
SO THANK THANK YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
YEAH, I THINK I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY IF WE WANT TO GET THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION, MAYBE GET COUNCIL TO TAKE A PICTURE. YEAH. SORRY.
AMY [LAUGHS]. LET'S GET SOME PICTURES.
I DON'T.[INAUDIBLE] YEAH, ONE. TWO. THREE. YOU WANT ME? I WAS GOING TO [INAUDIBLE] SAY YES.
YES. TERRY. I KNOW YOU GOT MORE ANIMAL SHELTER.
ANIMAL SHELTER EMPLOYEES. YEAH. EVERYBODY. YEAH.
SIR. [INAUDIBLE] YES. OKAY. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU FOR THE SHIRT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU SURE? YES. YES. TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE. WHAT ARE WE DOING? [INAUDIBLE] .
ALL RIGHT, BRADY, HOW'S IT FEEL TO HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT ONE? SO WE HAVE OUR NEXT UP. WE HAVE OUR FOURTH QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT BY FINANCE DIRECTOR BRADY OLSON.
GREAT, GREAT. I'M GLAD THIS IS RIGHT AFTER PUPPIES [LAUGHS].
THIS IS OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT. WE SOMETIMES DO OUR FINANCIALS AT THIS POINT AS WELL.
SO WE DON'T WANT TO ADD CONFUSION BY HAVING TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF NUMBERS. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE FINALIZED ONE WHENEVER THE AUDIT IS DONE. SO THIS IS THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT. WE MET WITH THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE THIS LAST WEEK.
THEY APPROVED IT GIVING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE GO AHEAD TO GO TO COUNCIL.
OUR YIELD IS LOWERING. THAT'S BECAUSE THE MARKET IS GOING DOWN.
WE DID GET A 4.6 LAST QUARTER, BUT NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 4.23.
IF WE WANT TO INVEST IN ANYTHING AT THIS POINT WE'RE GETTING ABOUT A THREE AND A HALF.
SO WE'RE STILL ABOVE THAT, WHICH IS NICE. THAT'S A REFLECTION OF OUR LONG TERM STRATEGY TO KEEP BUYING AND INVESTING OUR MONEY, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE MARKET IS AT ANY GIVEN POINT.
WE'RE GOING TO FALL SHORT OF THE $6 MILLION NUMBER.
THAT WAS A PIPE DREAM THAT I HAD THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THIS YEAR.
BUT FIVE AND A HALF IS A GREAT RETURNS FOR THE YEAR.
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IT'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE CAN USE TO FUND PROJECTS AND FUND CITY ACTIVITIES.SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE BENCHMARKS THAT I TALKED ABOUT.
WE ARE ABOUT FOUR AND A QUARTER. YOU'RE NOT GETTING MUCH MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF RIGHT NOW.
THE YIELD CURVE IS FLATTER. IT'S NOT AS INVERTED.
IT'S A SIGN OF A MORE NORMALIZING ECONOMY AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD.
THE MORE VERTICAL OR THE MORE UPWARD TRENDING LINE.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN. WE'RE AT 4% NOW TOMORROW.
I THINK THEY SAID IT'S A 99% CHANCE WE ARE BEING DROPPED ANOTHER QUARTER PERCENT.
THEY'RE PRICING IN, I THINK, A 95% CHANCE WE DO ANOTHER QUARTER PERCENT DIP IN DECEMBER.
AND THEN THEY'RE PRICING IN MULTIPLE RATE CUTS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR.
A LITTLE BIT MORE UNCERTAINTY RIGHT NOW THAN THERE NORMALLY WOULD BE BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN. THERE AREN'T PRODUCING THE REPORTS THAT THE FED USES TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS OFF OF WITHOUT THE EMPLOYEES BEING IN OFFICE AND THE FED.
SO THESE WERE OUR RATES AS OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THERE.
AND THESE ARE REALLY THE LAST REPORTS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN.
THEY'RE PRETTY STALE AS WELL. JUST BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY NEW DATA.
AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE GETTING ANY NEW FEDERAL REPORTS UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN ENDS.
SO LIKE WE NORMALLY DO, WE'LL KEEP INVESTING OUT AS WE TAKE MONEY IN.
WE'LL PUT IT OUT AT REASONABLE INCREMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS ABLE TO PAY OUR BILLS, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY FOR THE CITY AT THE SAME TIME.
OKAY. SO COULD YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ONTO WHAT THE FED IS SEEING FOR ALL THESE RATE CUTS? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GETTING AS MUCH DATA AS AS WE WERE PREVIOUSLY.
BUT WHAT ARE, WHAT IS DRIVING THIS DECISION? SHAKY JOB MARKET WOULD BE THE MAIN DRIVER.
THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF PROJECTED GROWTH, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD HOPE FOR.
SO IT'S NOT GOING NEGATIVE YET, AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE MOST RECENT REPORTS.
AND WE'RE COMING IN QUITE, QUITE A BIT UNDER.
YEAH. YES. THEY'RE STILL CREATING SOME NEW JOBS.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT THE JOB MARKET. AND YOU'RE SEEING SIGNIFICANT DECLINES THERE. GOTCHA. SO THAT'S A SIGN THAT THE ECONOMY IS KIND OF SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT. YES. AND THEY WANT TO BOOST IT BY LOWERING THE RATES.
GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.
COUNCIL. QUESTIONS FOR BRADY UP HERE. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.
GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.
[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]
GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY. THANK YOU. MAYOR.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 14TH OF 2025 REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM TWO CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF BEDFORD INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026, ESSENTIALLY AS REQUIRED BY THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, THE CITY REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE INVESTMENT POLICY ANNUALLY.
THEY ARE VERY NOMINAL AND NATURE MOSTLY MINOR LANGUAGE AND FORMATTING CHANGES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A SIX YEAR CONTRACT WITH STRYKER EMS PLUS FOR AN EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH SOURCEWELL FOR AN ANNUAL PAYMENT AMOUNT OF $204,092.15, TOTALING $1,224,552.90 OVER THE CONTRACT PERIOD.
ESSENTIALLY, THE EMS PLUS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS AND MAINTAINS STATE OF THE ART EMS EQUIPMENT PLACEMENT AND SERVICE PLAN FOR OUR MOST CRITICAL CARE EQUIPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AMBULANCES, FIRE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, SEVERAL CRITICAL EMS DEVICES INCLUDING CARDIAC MONITORS AND DEFIBRILLATORS, DELUXE CPR DEVICES, STRETCHERS, STRETCHER LOAD SYSTEMS AND STAIR CHAIRS.
YEAR ONE WILL BE PAID WITH SERIES 2024 CO BONDS, USING THE SAVINGS FROM OUR MOTOROLA RADIO PROJECT, AND YEARS TWO THROUGH FIVE WILL BE PAID WITH BUDGETED GENERAL FUND DOLLARS OUT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET.
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ITEM NUMBER FOUR CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THREE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR HARWOOD JUNIOR HIGH, BEDFORD JUNIOR HIGH, AND THE GENE A. BUINGER CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACADEMY.FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000 PAID FOR BY THE DISTRICT.
MOST RECENTLY, ON OCTOBER 20TH, THE HEB ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED AN INCREASE TO THE REIMBURSEMENT PACKAGE TO THE CITY FOR THE THREE SROS THAT WE DO PROVIDE TO THE SCHOOLS. THE AMOUNT WAS RECENTLY INCREASED AS A RESULT OF THAT VOTE TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CITY'S ACTUAL COST FOR THESE EMPLOYEES.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A LITTLE LATE.
I THINK WE ALL AGREE THE SCHOOL YEAR HAS ALREADY STARTED AND WE'RE WELL INTO THAT.
AND IT REALLY WAS JUST SIMPLY A MATTER OF TIMING OF GETTING ALL FOUR ENTITIES TOGETHER.
AS WE WORK THROUGH REALLY THE BEST, MOST ACCURATE WAY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE TO ALL THE CITIES AS WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PAY, PLANS, GRADES, ETC. AND SO IT REALLY WAS JUST A WORKING, WORKING PROGRESS.
THE SCHOOLS WERE FULLY SERVED THIS ENTIRE TIME.
AND OFFICERS WERE FULLY PAID. IT WAS JUST EVERYONE WAS COVERED.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT. WELL, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT I KNOW PREVIOUSLY, I THINK IN YEARS PAST I HAD MENTIONED THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS MORE EQUITABLE FOR THE CITY, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S DEFINITELY A COST FOR COST.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE THERE NOW. SO, SO GOOD JOB STAFF ON THAT ONE.
VERY GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
[5. Public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone the property described as Harwood Village North Addition Block 1 Lot 1 from Heavy Commercial to Heavy Commercial/Specific Use Permit – Massage Salon. The property is generally located north of Harwood Road, to the east of Brown Trail, and commonly known as 727 Harwood Road. (SUP-25-13). The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial by a vote of 6-1-0. (Tabled at the October 14, 2025 Council Meeting)]
DESCRIBED AS HARVARD VILLAGE NORTH ADDITION BLOCK ONE, LOT ONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL.PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 1.
THIS WAS ALSO TABLED AT OUR LAST MEETING ON OCTOBER 14TH.
GIVE YOU DEVELOP MANAGER WES MORRISON. GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO ADD. I CAN GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO, BUT IT'S WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE ME TO DO TONIGHT, I DON'T. YES. GO AHEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.
IS THIS RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEALTH HUT. YES IT IS.
I HAVEN'T OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AS OF YET, BUT ANY QUESTIONS? SINCE IT APPEARS THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING.
DO YOU MIND GOING RUNNING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION? SURE. REAL QUICK.
PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED IN 1982 WITH AN 84,000 SQUARE FOOT SHOPPING CENTER.
THE LEASED SPACE IN QUESTION HERE IS 2500FT².
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE SITE PLAN THERE SHOWING THE LOCATION.
IT'S GOING RIGHT BETWEEN THE HEALTH NUT AND THEN THE RELIGIOUS FACILITY THERE.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN PLACE FOCUSED COMMERCIAL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT P & Z DISCUSSED IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS, AND THE REASON FOR THEIR RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL IS THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT BEST FIT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SITE PHOTOS THERE. I THINK EVERYBODY'S FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE.
WE NOTIFIED 66 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS. WE DID RECEIVE ONE RESPONSE AGAINST THE REQUEST.
AGAIN, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND A DENIAL OF 6 TO 1.
AS YOU STATED, A TO OVERRIDE A DENIAL, YOU'D NEED A SUPERMAJORITY VOTE HERE AT COUNCIL.
WHICH LEADS ME TO WHY WE TABLED IT AT OUR LAST MEETING, CONSIDERING WE HAD TWO ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS GIVING US NOT ENOUGH TO EVEN GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED. EVEN IF EVERYONE AT ATTENDING THAT MEETING VOTED YES, IT STILL WOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED.
SO THAT. HENCE THE REASON WHY WE TABLED IT. OKAY.
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ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WES? I GOT HIM UP HERE.OKAY. SEEING NONE NOW, I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:35.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
LET US KNOW YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU. I'M CHADWICK STILES. I'M AT 769 BETTY LANE HURST, TEXAS.
AND I'M JUST. I'D LIKE TO. I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE TWO WEEKS AGO.
IT KIND OF FLIPPED IT UPSIDE DOWN WHERE SHE WAS GOING TO DRIVE, AND THEN I DECIDED TO DRIVE.
BUT SO. AND SHE JUST FOUND OUT BECAUSE OF CANCER.
AND SHE'S A YOUNG WOMAN. BUT SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
WE WE FOUND THIS AREA BECAUSE MY WIFE, WE'VE BEEN MARRIED TWO AND A HALF YEARS, AND SHE HAS MANAGED A MASSAGE IN AUSTIN BEFORE I MET HER AND THEN SHE MOVED HERE WITH ME.
AND WE WERE TRYING TO GO JUST SOMETHING CLOSER TO HOME.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE, MAN, IF WE COULD DIAL IN TO JUST ONE, ONE MASSAGE SALON AND IT WAS ALREADY BUILT OUT, THE OTHER ONES WE HAD TO CONTRACT TOOK A LONG TIME.
GET THEM. THIS ONE'S ALREADY BUILT OUT. SO WE WE WENT AND LOOKED AT IT AND FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THEN LIKE WE ENDED UP SIGNING THE LEASE IN UNTIL JULY 15TH, AND I BROUGHT ANOTHER REALTOR IN TO NEGOTIATE TO KEEP THE FLOORS.
AND IF I COULD DO SOME OF THE SMALL WORK. BUT ALL THE ROOMS ARE SET UP PLUMBING, EVERYTHING.
AND AND SO LIKE WE ASKED, I TALKED TO THE PROPERTY MANAGER IN THAT TIME AND THE REALTOR AND WAS TOLD, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE IT'S ZONED. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE, THAT IT WAS TOTALLY ZONED, EVEN THOUGH THE REALTOR ASKED.
AND WE HAD SUCH GOOD TIMES WITH THE OTHER REALTORS THAT WE TRUSTED THEM AND THE PROPERTY MANAGERS AND WE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS A GO. WE ALMOST $10,000 YOU PUT INTO IT ALREADY WITH THE DEPOSITS FOR THE SIGN, THE INSURANCE, THE REALTORS. SO THE REALTOR SAID IT WAS ZONED? YES. SO THEY WERE MISTAKEN SINCE IT WAS IT WAS THE COMMENCEMENT. COMMENCEMENT DATE WAS AUGUST 1ST AND THEN JULY 15TH.
WE SIGNED IT. SO WE ALREADY WERE ALL READY, READY TO GO ON THIS THING.
BUT SINCE THAT ONE WAS OBVIOUSLY ALREADY BUILT OUT, IT WAS LUKE SPA BEFORE AND SEEN THE HEALTH NUT, SEEING THERE'S A GYM THERE. SEEING THERE'S A NAIL SALON THERE.
AND AND THERE WAS NO ANY RELIGIOUS PLACE, ANY CHURCH NEXT DOOR AT THE TIME.
SO THAT WOULD HAVE PROBABLY STOPPED US THERE JUST THINKING.
AND THE ZONING, OF COURSE, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T EVEN PUSHING. WE WERE JUST NONCHALANTLY LIKE, THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN STOREFRONTS HERE. AND SO.
AND THEY WERE LIKE, NO, IT'LL BE ON MONDAY. BUT THEN I CALLED TXU BACK AND SAID, THEY SAID, WELL, THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD. AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THE ZONING. SO I ALREADY WROTE THEM A LETTER AND CALLED THEM RIGHT AWAY THAT MONDAY AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ZONED, YOU KNOW, CAN WE GET OUT OF THE LEASE? BECAUSE THE OTHER REALTOR SAID THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE IT'S HAPPENED? THEY'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT KEEP YOUR DEPOSIT, BUT THE REST OF THE MONEY THEY'LL GIVE BACK AND THEN TAKE CARE OF THE LEASE, YOU KNOW, GET IT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO RENT IT OUT.
AND BUT THEY SAID, WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THEN SO ON DOING SO.
YOU KNOW, WE PAID THE 475, WHICH THAT'S WHAT PUT US ALMOST UP TO 10,000 WITH THE REST.
AND, AND THEN WE WENT, WENT FORWARD WITH ALL THAT.
AND THEN WHILE TALKING TO THE THE REALTOR AND THE PROPERTY MANAGER, IT WAS LIKE, OH, WE WERE BLINDSIDED, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I EVEN SAID, WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROPERTY, LET'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LOOK AT ANOTHER PROPERTY, EVEN IF IT ISN'T THAT BIG OR BUILT OUT. SO THEN IT WAS KIND OF WEIRD.
THE REALTOR GAVE US MORE IN HURST, AND I'M LIKE, WE WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT HURST FIRST AND HE WAS THE ONE THAT TOLD US LIKE, THERE'S NO OPENING FOR MASSAGE IN HURST. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE KIND OF STUCK.
AND THEN SO WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PUSH THROUGH THIS.
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AND YOU KNOW AND IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE. WE WERE HOPING WE NEGOTIATED SOME SOME LIKE WE'D PLAY THE TRIPLE N BUT THE RENT WE GOT A COUPLE OF MONTHS OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME WORK TO BE DONE. AND I DIDN'T WANT THE FLOORS. WE DIDN'T NEED IT PAINTED, WE DIDN'T NEED THE CEILINGS. NOTHING, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I GOT IT LIKE $10 A SQUARE FOOT.AND SO IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IT REALLY WAS. TERRIBLE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WE WEREN'T LOOKING WE WEREN'T LOOKING. I JUST TALKED TO A REALTOR AND THEN I HAD WE HAD SUCH GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LAST TWO, AND IT WAS LIKE A LOT OF, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY JUST WENT DEAD AIR.
AND I EVEN, EVEN I CALLED AND I KEEP CALLING AND IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO IF WE HAVE TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS TO TRY TO GET OUR MONEY BACK OR, YOU KNOW, AND LATER I FOUND OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, A REALTOR.
I GUESS THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE HONEST, BUT IN THIS SCENARIO, IT WAS IT WAS REALLY IT'S REALLY TOUGH.
SO ABSOLUTELY. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME, YOU KNOW, AND AND YOU KNOW, WE FOLLOW THE TDLR, HER PLACES ARE, YOU KNOW, TOP NOTCH.
AND SHE HAS SOME GOOD WOMEN THERE. AND AND LIKE PROBABLY THREE EMPLOYEES AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY CONSTRUCTION, LIKE THREE PARKING SPACES IN THE BACK FOR THE EMPLOYEES, THE CUSTOMERS IN THE FRONT.
SO AND THERE'S THERE WON'T BE ANY COMPLAINTS.
AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED TO PEOPLE ALONG THAT STRIP AND THEY WERE HAPPY LIKE HEALTH NUT EVEN WAS LIKE, THAT'S COOL BECAUSE I WILL GET MORE CUSTOMERS, YOU KNOW.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME.
AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR TWO WEEKS AGO. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR STORY. IT'S UNFORTUNATE. YEAH.
AND SO IT'S NOT THERE'S NO ZONING FOR FOR IT.
EVERYONE HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY HERE TODAY. AND JUST TO ADD, IF IT WAS CHANGED, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S ONLY A FOUR YEAR LEASE SINCE IT WAS ALREADY MASSAGE THERE.
I MEAN AT ONE POINT IT WAS ZONED FOR IT I GUESS.
AND LIKE IF IT WAS A UNANIMOUS AND THEN FOUR YEARS, YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT BACK OR WHATEVER HAPPENS, I DON'T KNOW. BUT BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY ANYBODY ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:42.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE.
MOTION. MAYOR COGAN A MOTION TO DENY, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO DENY BY COUNCILMEMBER GAGLIARDI. A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. AND SO THAT MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE IT. APOLOGIES FOR THAT.
IT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH SITUATION. AND I'M SORRY THAT THE REALTOR KIND OF LED YOU DOWN A BAD PATH THERE, SIR. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER SIX.
[6. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute a contract with HCI Commercial LLC for the renovation of Fire Station No. 2 located at 3810 Martin Drive for an amount not to exceed $2,904,072 and approve a total budget for the project in the amount of $3,352,072.]
CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH HCI COMMERCIAL, LLC FOR THE RENOVATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, LOCATED AT 3810 MARTIN DRIVE, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,904,072, AND APPROVE A TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,352,072.GIVE YOU FIRE CHIEF BILL WALKER.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
SO BEFORE TONIGHT IS THE THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACTOR FOR THE REBUILD OF STATION TWO.
THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A LONG PROCESS. WE'VE THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY.
I MEAN, FORTUNATELY, THIS ONE IS HAD A LOT MORE TIME INVESTED IN IT.
WE DID STATION THREE REALLY ON THE FLY LAST TIME, AND THAT PROJECT TURNED OUT WELL, BUT THIS ONE HAS BEEN GOT DELAYED A LITTLE BIT, SO WE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PLANS.
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PART OF IT IS WITH THE TOTAL CONTRACT, IT ALSO ALLOWS THE STATION TO BE A FULL PULL THROUGH STATION, WHICH MEANS WE DON'T BACKUP FIRE ENGINES. WE DON'T HAVE TO BACK UP AMBULANCES.
WHICH IS A BIG DEAL FOR US. WE DON'T LIKE DOING THAT.
IT ALSO CHANGES THE STATION TO ALLOW US TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL ROOMS. SO FOR SOME PRIVACY IT GETS RID OF A LOT OF THE OLD PROBLEMS WE HAD IN THE STATION WITH DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH ALL THE TIME, WITH LEAKS AND MOLD AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.
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HCI WE HAD A, IT WAS 19 BIDDERS ON THIS DID A FULL REVIEW OF ALL THE BIDS.I'M IN THAT PROCESS, YOU KNOW, CAME DOWN TO THE RECOMMENDED BID OF HCI WAS A COMBINATION OF THEIR HISTORY WITH THE CITY, PREVIOUS PROJECTS TOTAL COST AND TOTAL DAYS OF THE PROJECT.
AND SO IT'S A 243 DAY ESTIMATE FOR HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE.
BUT IT COMES WITHIN THE BUDGET WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR THE PROJECT.
AND HCI WAS THE CONTRACTOR WITH STATION THREE.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME OTHER REALLY GOOD COMPETITION OUT THERE, BUT IN OUR SCORING SYSTEM WE HAD, THEY ULTIMATELY CAME OUT NUMBER ONE IN THAT PROCESS.
SO WE HAVE THAT FOR YOU TONIGHT HOPEFULLY TO MOVE FORWARD.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK THANK YOU. SO GOING WITH HCI.
THEY DID THEY DID OUR WORK ON FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE.
YEAH THEY YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GOOD COMMUNICATORS.
AND THEY WERE PRETTY EASY TO TO DEAL WITH. BUT I'D HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT LAST TIME WE REALLY GOT GOING QUICKLY AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A BIGGER, OBVIOUSLY A MUCH BIGGER PROJECT. WE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO IT.
IT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE OF THE STATION OVER THERE.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF DETAILS TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND KIND OF SLOWED DOWN THE PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT IT MET EVERYTHING THAT WE WANTED AND WHAT THE FIREFIGHTERS WANTED, WHAT THE CITY WANTED. SO I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE WITH IT. AND HCI IS PRETTY PROVEN COMMODITY AND ULTIMATELY CAME IN WITH A GOOD PRICE AND A GOOD TIMELINE.
VERY GOOD. 243 DAYS. THAT'S QUITE A BIT, QUITE A BIT.
SO WHAT ALL WORK? COULD YOU SUMMARIZE THE EXTENT OF WHAT'S BEING DONE AT THAT FIRE STATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BROOM CLOSET, AS WE CALL IT? YEAH, IT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT. SO BASICALLY THE ENTIRE DORM AREA IS BEING REMOVED AND EXTENDED OUT.
IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THAT STATION, AS YOU WALK INTO THE BACK, THERE'S A LARGE GRASS AREA. THERE'S A THERE'S A PROPANE TANK IN THE GROUND THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT. IT'S GOING TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR THAT'S THERE AND IT'S GOING TO MOVE.
IT'S GOING TO ALLOW THE THE PARAMEDIC UNIT RIGHT NOW HAS TO BACK IN.
IT CAN'T IT CAN'T FIT THROUGH. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY REMOVING ONE CLOSET SO WE CAN PULL THROUGH.
THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL THROUGH. AND IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOMS THAT EVERYONE HAS A ROOM FOR PRIVACY, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE WORLD NEEDS TO BE NOW, WHICH WE, WE DID NOT HAVE.
AND SO WE'RE ADDING, I WANT TO SAY IT'S ABOUT 1100 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL NEW SPACE.
WE'RE ALSO GETTING THE TURNOUTS IN A ROOM THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO THE FUMES OF THE FIRE TRUCK, WHICH IS A SAFETY THING FOR US. OBVIOUSLY, WITH CANCER BEING SO PREVALENT IN THE FIRE SERVICE, IT'S A COMPLETE REMODEL OF THE KITCHEN. THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT'S NOT BEING TOUCHED.
IT'S REALLY A FULL REMODEL. AND THERE WAS A ONE PART WHERE YOU'LL SEE THERE'S AN OPTION.
THAT OPTION WAS ALLOWING FOR THE PULL THROUGH OF THE OF THE MEDIC UNIT.
AND THAT WAS ALSO WHAT'S ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO GO WITH WHICH REALLY FIXES THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD FIRE STATION.
AND IT'S I THINK IT'S GOING TO STILL FIT IN WHERE IT'S AT AND IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, A REALLY GOOD FACILITY FOR OUR FOLKS AND KIND OF MEET ALL THEIR NEEDS.
VERY GOOD. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? YES, COUNCILMEMBER GAGLIARDI, THAT'S A STRANGE QUESTION, BUT WHERE ARE WE PUTTING THE MOBILE HOME? THE MOBILE HOME. OH OH. OH, YEAH. OKAY. YOU GOT IT.
YEAH. SO WHERE ARE THE FIREFIGHTERS GOING TO BE DURING THIS? YEAH. YOU GOT ME FLAT FOOT ON THE MOBILE HOMES OVER AT STATION ONE.
SO THE MOBILE HOMES MOVING TO STATION ONE, WE AND MAN, WE LOOKED ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT'S REALLY A CHALLENGE TO FIND A PLACE TO PUT A TEMPORARY FIRE STATION.
AND ALONG WITH THAT, YOU HAVE TO HOUSE THE FIRE ENGINE AND THE MEDIC UNIT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
AND AS LONG AS THIS IS GOING TO TAKE, TO HAVE IT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS IS IS A CHALLENGE.
AND SO ONE CAN WE FIND A PLACE? THAT WAS HARD.
TWO, WHAT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU DO THIS IS YOU BUY A TEMPORARY STRUCTURE TO COVER THAT.
SO YOU'VE GOT A $75,000 TEMPORARY STRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, THAT COMES DOWN.
IT'S JUST THERE'S A LOT OF COSTS THAT GET ADDED TO IT. NOW, THAT BEING SAID, WE HAD SOME ALTERNATIVE SPOTS THAT WE TRIED TO WORK THROUGH AND JUST COULDN'T FIND A PARTNER THAT THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE US COMFORTABLE BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY, THE ABILITY TO TELL US TO LEAVE WITHIN 30, 60, 90 DAYS.
AND IF OUR PROJECT GOT EXTENDED, WE CAN'T JUST PICK UP AND LEAVE. AND SO THERE WAS THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO JUST DROP US ANYWHERE.
SO WE'RE PLEASED TO PUT IT STATION ONE. I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK FINE.
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WE'LL BE A LITTLE CROWDED THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT DOES WORK FOR US.VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
LET'S GO AND VOTE. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU CHIEF. APPRECIATE IT.
OH, GOSH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.
[7. Mayor/Council Member Reports]
SO FIRST OFF GOSH, I THINK THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, I LIKE TO CALL IT IT IS COUNCIL'S BUSY MONTH.WE HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON, AND I THINK IT'S EVERYONE'S LIVES.
I THINK I THINK OCTOBER HITS AND EVERYTHING JUST HAPPENS ALL OF A SUDDEN.
WE HAD BEER AND BRATS ON OCTOBER THE 18TH. AND HEARD THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE RAINED OUT ALMOST, BUT IT HAPPENED TO BE OKAY. AND WE, I THINK WE HAD A POP OF RAIN.
RIGHT AS IT BEGAN, I WAS SITTING ON STAGE, READY TO OPEN UP THE OPEN UP EVERYTHING.
SO THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THE LIBRARY, THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR COMING OUT FOR THAT.
ON OCTOBER 24TH, LAST WEEK I WENT TO TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR STUDENT EMPOWERMENT CLUB.
GOT INVITED THERE TO TALK ABOUT GETTING ENGAGED IN LOCAL ELECTIONS.
THE GROUPS OVER THERE PHENOMENAL HOSTS, THEY JUST WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT LOCAL ELECTIONS AND HOW THEY COULD GET INVOLVED, AND GET SOME YOUNGER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN ELECTIONS AND GET THEM VOTING.
WE HAD OVER 100, 115 WALKERS THAT SHOWED UP THAT DAY.
I REMEMBER SOME OF THEM MENTIONED THEY'RE LIKE, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE RUNNING IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PARK HERE. SO MY MY GOAL IS HOPEFULLY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE HOSTING THAT IN THE FUTURE.
SO IT'S GOOD, GOOD THINGS ALL AROUND. SO THAT WAS A SUCCESS AND I HOPE TO DO THAT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN COMING UP THIS WEEK.
AS AS WE AS WE DO THINGS I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THIS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE TOLD YOU ALL THIS WHEN I WHEN I WAS GROWING UP BY LOCAL CITY ORDINANCE.
NOW GET THIS. WE DID OUR TRICK OR TREATING ON THE LAST SUNDAY.
YEAH. SO WHENEVER YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT OVERREACH AND EVERYTHING, IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE.
AND SINCE MOVING HERE, I'D LIKE IT MUCH BETTER HAVING IT ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT.
IT JUST SEEMS MUCH MORE FITTING. SO I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP. LET'S SEE HERE. SKIP ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD.
[8. Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards]
I THINK WE GOT A GOOD UPDATE HERE TODAY ON THAT.BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD. THANKS. MR. MAYOR, BEFORE I GO INTO THE UPDATES, I WANTED TO WISH ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS HAPPY NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY. IT'S OCTOBER 28TH. AND SO I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY.
ONE OF THE GREAT RESPONSES FROM OTHER RESIDENTS, THEY HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 43 YEARS, AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT WE HAD A SHRED DAY. AND SO KUDOS TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS STAFF.
I GUESS HE LOOKED AT THE BEDFORD CONNECTION AND SAW THAT I WAS THERE AND CAME OUT.
AND WE OBVIOUSLY HAD POSITIVE COMMENTS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE TRUCK FILLS UP AND PEOPLE ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO RECYCLE THEIR ITEMS OR SHRED THEIR ITEMS. SO THE BEAUTIFICATION BOARD IS WORKING WITH A SCOUT WHO HAS A PROJECT TO DO LANDSCAPING AT THE NEW SENIOR CENTER. SO THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT ACTUAL PROJECT WILL BE.
AND THEN ALSO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT MAINTENANCE WOULD BE.
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AND THEN THE BOARD IS ALSO CONTEMPLATING ONCE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS REDONE, A LANDSCAPING PLAN FOR THAT AS WELL. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS THAT THE BOARD IS HOSTING THE FALL SWEEP ON NOVEMBER 15TH FROM 9 TO 11, WHERE WE WILL START AT THE LIBRARY, AND THEN YOU CAN PICK A STREET IN BEDFORD TO HELP CLEAN UP.THANKS, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. OKAY. GOT IT. YES, WE DID HAVE BEER AND BRATS AND EVEN A LITTLE RAIN. BUT I WENT EARLY AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY CHILDREN WERE OUT THERE WITH THEIR PARENTS HAVING THEIR PICTURE MADE IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH. AND THE LATE LATEST BREAKING REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY IS THAT PUMPKIN SALES ARE NOW ACTUALLY OVER $36,000, RIGHT? BEER AND BRATS BROUGHT IN $7,000, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR STUDY PODS IN THE LIBRARY.
FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30TH FROM 7 TO 8:30 THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WILL BE SELLING CONCESSIONS, AND PEOPLE ARE REMINDED TO BRING BLANKETS AND CHAIRS TO ENJOY THE MOVIE.
HALLOWEEN. UNLIKE YOUR FINE CITY. FINE CITY WHEN I GREW UP IN.
WHO MANDATED TRICK OR TREATING. YEAH, AND THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD.
NO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ITEM NUMBER NINE.
CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING, MAYOR.
[9. City Manager/Staff Reports]
JUST A QUICK HOUSEKEEPING ITEM. JUST A REMINDER THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING ON OUR REGULAR DESIGNATED DATE IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN NOVEMBER THE 11TH.THAT FALLS ON VETERAN'S DAY. SO WE HAVE PUSHED THAT BACK TO NOVEMBER THE 18TH.
SO JUST A WEEK LATER AND WE WILL ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER THEN AND ONE MEETING IN DECEMBER.
SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.
SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.SO WE WILL BE BACK. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE WITH NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
NOW WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MAYOR COGAN. I WOULD LOVE TO. MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
AYE. AYES HAVE IT, AND THAT MOTION PASSES, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:11.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.