Mar 10, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]

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THE TIME IS NOW 6:00. WE CAN CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

IT IS TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2026. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE TODAY. THOSE THAT MIGHT BE TUNING IN ONLINE.

FIRST THING UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INVOCATION BY MR. JACK TERRELL FROM KIDS BEACH CLUB, FOLLOWED BY OUR FOLLOWED BY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED TO US BY MAYOR PRO TEM NICHELLE DAWKINS.

SO IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

MAN, I'M JUST TELLING YOU OUR WORDS HAVE GRAVITY, RIGHT? OUR WORDS HAVE WEIGHT. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT HOW WE CHOOSE TO USE OUR WORDS.

AND SO I WANT TO COME TONIGHT FIRST OF ALL, AND JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US AS THOSE OF US THAT LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY. SO THANK YOU. SO I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU FROM PAUL, NOT FROM ME, BUT FROM PAUL.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. HANG IN THERE. SO HERE'S WHAT PAUL WAS SHARING WITH THE CHURCH AT EPHESUS.

HE SAID, OKAY, GUYS, DON'T LET ANY UNWHOLESOME TALK COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, BUT ONLY WHAT IS HELPFUL FOR BUILDING ONE ANOTHER UP ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS, THAT IT MAY BENEFIT THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING.

SO WE HAVE A CHOICE WITH OUR WORDS. WE CAN EITHER WE CAN EITHER TEAR DOWN AND HURT OR WE CAN BUILD UP.

I'M EXCITED YOU'RE GOING TO BE A GRANDDAD AND HE'S GOING TO BE CELEBRATING HIS, YOU KNOW, HIS. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT IS INCREDIBLE. AND SO EACH OF US HAVE LIFE AND EACH OF US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT LIFE. AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY IT ONE MORE TIME.

MY ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOU IS THAT YOU USE YOUR WORDS TO LIFT UP AND BLESS AND BLESS OTHERS.

FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THE JOY THAT IS MINE TO BE ASKED TO COME AND PARTICIPATE AND, AND OPEN UP THIS, THIS TIME TO ASK YOUR PRESENCE TO COME AND BE A PART OF WHAT THESE AMAZING PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED.

AND THAT IS TO HELP TO HELP OTHERS. FATHER, WHAT A JOY THAT WE HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.

AND THAT COMES WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY. AND SO I GET IT, FATHER, I UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THAT RESPONSIBILITY MEANS HAVING TO MAKE THE HARD DECISIONS, THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS. SO MY PRAYER AS THESE FOLK, AS THEY LEAD AND AND DO IT WELL, I PRAY GOD THAT YOU WOULD JUST COMFORT THEM WITH YOUR GRACE, WITH YOUR MERCY AND WITH YOUR PEACE.

AND LORD, AS THEY LEAD LET THEM LEAD WELL AND LET THEM USE WORDS THAT WOULD BUILD, BUILD ONE ANOTHER UP. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS DAY.

KEEP BACK THE RAIN FARTHER AND GUARD US AS THE STORMS ARE COMING.

SO. COMFORT AND GUIDE, WE PRAY IN JESUS PRECIOUS NAME.

AMEN AND 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 THE TEXAS ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU, MR. TERRELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

AND SO I'M PRETTY STRICT ON THAT. SO ONCE WE GET TO THAT THREE MINUTE MARK, I'LL HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL TO ANYBODY. WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

SO IF I HAPPEN TO CUT YOU OFF BEFORE THAT THREE MINUTES, I HOPE I DON'T GO THAT LONG.

SO HOPEFULLY NOT. BUT THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY. BUT IF I HAPPEN TO CUT YOU OFF, PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL.

WE'RE ALWAYS HERE AVAILABLE TO MEET AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. SIR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. RANDY CHILDERS I'VE LIVED IN BEDFORD FOR 25 YEARS.

PAY MY PROPERTY TAXES. I HAVE A STRONG POLICE BACKGROUND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL.

I'M NOW IN PRIVATE BUSINESS DOING CONSULTING.

I HAVE A HOMESTEAD. LATELY, I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE VERY OFTEN.

I RUN A CATTLE OPERATION ON A RANCH IN THE HILL COUNTRY.

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I HAVE CAMERAS ALL AROUND MY HOUSE, SO SECURITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

I COME TO YOU ALL TODAY BECAUSE I REMEMBER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THIS BODY, MAYBE NOT ALL OF YOU WERE HERE PASSED A SOLICITATION ORDINANCE. SEEMS TO BE MY BIGGEST PROBLEM.

I'M ABLE TO SIT ANYWHERE WITH A SATELLITE PHONE.

I CAN BE SITTING IN MEXICO, AND MY CAMERAS ALERT ME THAT SOMEBODY IS BEATING ON MY DOOR.

AND I ASKED THEM, HAVE YOU READ THE THREE SOLICITATION SIGNS I HAVE ON MY PROPERTY? AND I GET INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH THEM. THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

SO GENERALLY I CALL THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'M GETTING A TERRIBLE RESPONSE.

THIS LAST TIME OCCURRED LAST FRIDAY. I HAD AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS MUMBLING TO ME.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE ID. TALKED ABOUT SUICIDE. I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WAS SOLICITING FOR SOME SORT OF SUICIDE CHARITY OR WHAT, BUT I CALLED THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I CALLED THEIR NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER AND DIDN'T GET TREATED VERY WELL.

AND AFTERWARDS I ASKED THEM TO GIVE A MESSAGE TO OUR POLICE CHIEF SO THAT HE COULD CALL ME AND DISCUSS IT WITH ME.

I PREFER TO MEET PEOPLE IN PERSON AND LOOK AT THEM EYE TO EYE.

AND WHEN SOMEBODY THE SECURITY OF MY RESIDENCE IS BEING CHALLENGED, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND.

I WENT BACK ON MY CAMERAS AND FOUND THAT THIS PERSON WAS TAKING PICTURES OF MY HOUSE, DAYS EARLIER.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I'VE TURNED IT OVER TO. MY TEAM BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET ANY COOPERATION FROM THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHEN I ASKED FOR THEM TO TAKE A NOTE, WRITE DOWN MY NAME, MY PHONE NUMBER AND HAVE THE POLICE CHIEF CALL ME.

THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T DO THAT AND SENT ME OFF TO A RECORDING.

I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE POLICE CHIEF, WHO I WAS WHILE I WAS CALLING, AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO CALL ME BACK.

I WENT A WEEK, AND THEN I DROVE UP FROM MY RANCH BECAUSE I HAD BUSINESS HERE IN DFW AND WALKED INTO OR CALLED THE CITY HALL.

THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MESSAGES. SO I CAME UP HERE IN PERSON.

I LIKE TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE FACE TO FACE. I THINK I MENTIONED THAT EARLIER.

THEY REFUSED TO TAKE A MESSAGE FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER A MAYOR.

THE CITY MANAGER DID CALL ME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER, UNFORTUNATELY, AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ALL ASK THE POLICE CHIEF TO ENFORCE THE LAW.

WHAT'S THE USE OF YOURS? I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STOP. WE REACHED YOUR TIME LIMIT, I DO APOLOGIZE.

ALL RIGHT. I DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU IN ANOTHER CAPACITY.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL. Y'ALL DIDN'T WANT TO CALL ME BACK.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PERSON TO BE HEARD.

MR. KENNETH BOYD.

GOOD EVENING, ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE JOB THAT YOU DO.

MY NAME IS KENNETH BOYD. I'M 53 YEARS OLD. I'M A BEDFORD RESIDENT FOR 42 YEARS.

FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20TH AT BROOKHOLLOW PARK IN BEDFORD.

MY WIFE AND I WERE WALKING OUR DOG. THE PARK WAS EMPTY, LEASH IN HAND.

I LET HER OFF FOR TWO MINUTES TO RELIEVE HERSELF AND THEN THREW A BALL FOR HER TO FETCH. BEDFORD ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER LESLIE HIGHTOWER STARTS YELLING FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK, SOME 300 YARDS AWAY. SHE GIVES ME A CITATION FOR ORDINANCE 79B, ANIMAL AT LARGE.

THE RESULT IS A COURT DATE DOWNSTAIRS ON APRIL 8TH, WHERE I WILL PLEAD MY CASE AND FIGHT THE OBSCENE FINE OF $2,081.

THIS WAS MY FIRST OFFENSE. THE FINDINGS EGREGIOUS THE MOST OF ANY VIOLATION OF AN ORDINANCE IN THE CITY.

THIS IS NOT A CRIMINAL ISSUE. IT IS NOT AN ISSUE OF ME BEING UPSET THAT I WAS CAUGHT.

IT IS THE METHOD IN WHICH THE BEDFORD ANIMAL CONTROL CONDUCTS THEMSELVES TO WHAT AMOUNTS TO EXTORTION, WHICH IS ABUSE OF POWER FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. OFFICER HIGHTOWER SITUATES HER VEHICLE IN A MANNER SO THAT SHE CAN SEE THE PARK WHILE STAYING HIDDEN FROM VIEW. SHE WAITS FOR THE INFRACTION AND THEN COMES DOWN THE HILL TO WRITE THE CITATIONS.

THIS IS ABUSE OF POWER. THERE IS NO SIGNAGE AT THE PARK TO ANNOUNCE THIS POLICY.

THE PARK WAS EMPTY AND MY DOG POSED NO THREAT TO ANYONE.

WHILE OFFICER HIGHTOWER WAS WRITING MY CITATION, SHE WILLFULLY IGNORED ANOTHER BEDFORD CITIZEN WHO HAD COME TO HER FOR HELP FINDING TWO DOGS THAT HAD ESCAPED HER FENCED YARD AND WERE ON THE STREETS.

INSTEAD OF PRIORITIZING REUNITING PETS WITH THEIR OWNER, SHE WAS FOCUSED INSTEAD ON MY VIOLATION.

THREE BEDFORD POLICE SUVS RESPONDED TO HER CALL TO VERIFY MY INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAD NOT BROUGHT MY LICENSE WITH ME.

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NO DISCRETION GIVEN, NO BETTER JUDGMENT USED, JUST A NEED TO TARGET PEOPLE ALONE WITH THEIR DOG OFF LEASH FOR A MOMENT.

THE PARK GOERS ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS SANCTIONED BY OFFICER HIGHTOWER'S SUPERIOR. ALEXANDRIA MCGEE, THE SECOND IN COMMAND.

HER SUPERIOR, JOSE MORALES, HEAD OF BEDFORD ANIMAL CONTROL.

HIS SUPERIOR, OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, BOBBY LAPENNA.

IRONICALLY, THE ONLY PERSON TO RESPOND TO MY EMAIL.

AND THE CITY LEADERS THEMSELVES. MY QUESTIONS ARE THIS.

HOW COULD SHE SEE THAT FAR? HOW MANY DOG BITES HAS THE CITY BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING A SETTLEMENT TO THE VICTIM? WHERE IS THIS MONEY GOING? WHY IS THE BEDFORD ANIMAL CONTROL TARGETING PEACEFUL CITIZENS IN THIS MANNER? A FIRST OFFENSE THAT CREATES AN OVER $2,000 FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR YOUR CITIZENS IS NOT BUILDING UP YOUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS NOT HELPFUL. IT IS EXTORTION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP TO SPEAK TO US IS MR. RAY VIOLANTE ABOUT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL. I'M RAY VIOLANTE.

I'M A RESIDENT OF BEDFORD FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS, AND I'M RETIRED FROM FORD.

I WORK PART TIME FOR THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M ALSO A VETERAN AND A MEMBER OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 379.

I'M HERE BASICALLY TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS AND THE TIMING AND THE FINANCING FOR THE MEMORIAL THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT. AND IDEALLY, IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT PART OF THE JULY 4TH CELEBRATION THAT THE CITY IS PLANNING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMING IS. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S ACTUALLY IN CONTROL OF THE FUNDS, WHO'S CONTROL OF THE RESOURCES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

BUT IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO DO IT, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT DONE BY JULY 4TH.

SO YOU CAN MAKE IT PART OF THE 250TH. I KNOW THAT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST IS ALREADY PREPARED TO HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO DO, AS WELL AS ANY OPENING CEREMONIES THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE PLANNED FOR IT.

THAT'S IT. VERY GOOD. WE DO HAVE WE HAVE SOME TIME.

SO I WILL SAY THAT I KNOW THAT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IT.

AND I KNOW FULL WELL THAT THIS WHOLE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS BEHIND THIS MEMORIAL AND WE WANT TO SEE IT GET DONE.

WITH THE DEADLINE OF JULY 4TH, IT'S GOING TO BE NOT GOING TO SAY IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH. IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGH TO GET THAT, GET THAT DONE. ONLY FOR THE FACT THAT I KNOW YOU JUST TALKED TO MARK LONG, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, THAT THE PROCESS TAKES, TAKES SOME TIME TO GET THE BIDDING AND THEN GET THINGS GOING. BUT WE WILL WE WILL DEFINITELY DO OUR BEST BECAUSE I KNOW ONCE THIS IS DONE, IT'S GOING TO BE IT IS GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL.

ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES. OKAY, SO BASICALLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS, IS THERE EVEN A TARGET TIME THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMPLETE IT BY, I MEAN, IF WE AT LEAST SET THAT IN SOMEWHERE OUT THERE.

OTHERWISE, AS AN OLD PROJECT MANAGER, TIME WILL GO BY AND WE'LL KEEP GOING BY.

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, IT'S HALLOWEEN AND WE'RE STILL NOT DONE.

GREAT. OUR GOAL WOULD BE, OBVIOUSLY BY VETERANS DAY THIS YEAR, WE'RE DOING SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH REGARDING HONORING FOLKS.

AND SO THAT'S TAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. BUT PLANS ARE DONE.

AND AGAIN, WE WOULD GO TO BID, BUT WE I WOULD SAY VETERANS DAY WOULD BE OUR, OUR END DATE ULTIMATELY, AND IT COULD HAPPEN SOONER. HAPPEN SOONER. SHOULD I HOLD YOU TO THAT? JUST KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, AND THAT IS EVERYONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO WE'LL MOVE ALONG IN OUR AGENDA. NEXT UP IS COUNCIL RECOGNITION.

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION]

SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL CALL TO THE PODIUM THE L.D.

BELL THEATER TROUPE #949 WITH DIRECTORS: CANDICE HARRIS, HANNAH KELLY.

CO-PRESIDENTS: CAROLINA RIDDELL AND SETH WILLMER.

VICE PRESIDENT: JACKSON BEDFORD. SECRETARY MARCY NOWLIN.

TREASURER: ARACELI CRUZ. AND HISTORIAN: NAOMI SANTAMARIA.

SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE.

OH. THAT'S FINE. I THOUGHT YOU WERE READY. I WAS READY FOR A PERFORMANCE.

I'M GOING TO BE HONEST. I WAS WAITING. I THINK WE WERE ALL JUST KIND OF HOLDING OUR BREATH, GOING. I KNOW EXACTLY.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ. I'LL GO AND READ.

ALL RIGHT. OH, THAT WAS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WHEREAS THEATER EDUCATION ENRICHES THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR SELF-EXPRESSION,

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

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

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF BEDFORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THEATER EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND ADVOCATES WHO TIRELESSLY PROMOTE THE VALUE OF THEATER EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND WHEREAS, THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH IS A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE ONGOING PROCESS OF THEATER EDUCATION AND SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS AND EDUCATION. NOW THEREFORE, I, DAN COGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS, AND THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH 2026 AS THEATER IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH.

THANK YOU.

IT WAS WARM IN HERE JUST A MINUTE AGO. I JUST BARELY TOUCHED THE THING.

SO. SORRY.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD, SO NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.

[PRESENTATION]

THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL. I'LL BE BRIEF TONIGHT.

THIS IS, REALLY A LOT OF THIS IS A RECAP, BUT SOME OF IT IS NEW INFORMATION THAT I'LL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON.

ALL OF YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES INCORPORATES FOUR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, ESSENTIALLY OUR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, WHICH WE TRY TO PATROL EACH STREET MONTHLY. OUR LONG TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION, WHICH IS GREATER THAN 30 DAY STAY SHORT TERM, WHICH IS LESS THAN 30 DAY STAY AND THEN MULTIFAMILY, WHICH ARE MORE THAN FOUR DWELLING UNITS, SO. JUMPING INTO IT, THIS IS ONE OF THE CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR'S PRESENTATION.

IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE HAD THE CITY DIVIDED UP INTO FOUR DISTRICTS AND EACH DISTRICT HAD AN OFFICER THAT PATROLLED THOSE STREETS.

SINCE WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES, SINCE WE'VE ADDED SOME STAFF, WE HAVE KIND OF REASSIGNED.

AND THESE DISTRICTS, YES, THEY ARE LARGER, BUT THEY ARE PRETTY STANDARD ACROSS WHAT OTHER CITIES SEE AS FAR AS THE SIZE.

SQUARE MILES AREA AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO WE'VE DEDICATED THREE DIFFERENT OFFICERS TO PATROL EACH ZONE.

TOTAL, WE HAVE FIVE OFFICERS, TWO SENIOR, IF YOU RECALL, IN THIS BUDGET, YOU APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL SENIOR.

SO WE'VE ALREADY ADDED THAT STAFF PERSON. AND THEN WE HAVE A SUPERVISOR OF THE DIVISION AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE THE THREE DIFFERENT OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO EACH ZONE.

AND THEN WE HAVE TWO OFFICERS ASSIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO HOUSING ONE SENIOR AND THEN ONE REGULAR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE OFFICER.

AND THEN WE'VE ASSIGNED ONE OFFICER DIRECTLY TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

AND I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT HERE LATER ON. THANK YOU.

SO AGAIN, NOT A WHOLE LOT HAS CHANGED HERE, BUT THIS DOES GIVE YOU A LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF, SOME IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE SEEING.

WE STILL ARE IN THE FIRST QUARTER, SO WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH AND DOING THOSE FIRST ANNUAL PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT NINE OR SO LEFT. THE, YOU CAN SEE THERE THE SCORING SYSTEM HAS CHANGED THE SAME OR STAYED THE SAME IN EARLIER IN OR LATER IN 2025. WE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE MULTIFAMILY REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.

AND SO THAT'S, BUT THOSE SCORES STAYED THE SAME, THAT DIDN'T CHANGE.

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TIER ONES, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 15 IN 2025. SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THAT.

AND THAT NUMBER IS THAT 17 NUMBER HAS ACTUALLY GONE UP TO 18.

WE HAD A TIER ONE INSPECTION TODAY. SO WE'RE SEEING SOME INCREASE IN THAT.

WE'RE SEEING, TIER TWO. I EXPECT THAT TO OBVIOUSLY GET THAT NUMBER TO GO UP AS WELL.

WE STILL HAVE ABOUT NINE PROPERTIES TO INSPECT THIS FOR THE REST OF THIS QUARTER.

SO THAT'S NOT A CLEAR SNAPSHOT. AND THEN SO FAR WE HAVE NO TIER THREES WHICH IS A REAL GOOD IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. OH AWESOME. THIS HASN'T REALLY CHANGED, BUT I LIKE TO SHOW IT JUST FOR YOUR BENEFIT AS A REFRESHER.

AND THEN AS THE PUBLIC, THIS IS JUST OUR OVERALL CODE ENFORCEMENT ABATEMENT PROCESS.

ONCE WE OBSERVE THE THAT THE VIOLATIONS THERE, THE OFFICER OPENS THE CASE THEN WE'RE STILL STICKING TO THE SEVEN DAY TURNAROUND FOR COMPLIANCE. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I FELT LIKE COUNCILREALLY WANTED US TO STICK WITH OVER SOME FROM LAST YEAR.

SO WE, WE'VE MAINTAINED THAT AGAIN, THAT SEVEN DAYS, WE DON'T ALWAYS EXPECT COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT SEVEN DAYS, BUT WE DO EXPECT YOU TO REACH OUT, TALK TO US AND LET'S COME UP WITH A PLAN ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO COMPLIANCE.

NOW IF IT IS A HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS OR SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF IN SEVEN DAYS.

WE EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THESE VIOLATIONS CAN'T TAKE PLACE IN SEVEN DAYS.

AFTER THE SEVEN DAYS WE REINSPECT THE PROPERTY.

IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS STILL IN VIOLATION, OR THE PROPERTY OWNER HASN'T EVEN CONTACTED THE CITY WITH AN ACTION PLAN, WE TYPICALLY ISSUE ANOTHER NOTICE OF VIOLATION, GIVING ANOTHER SEVEN DAYS JUST TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE HERE, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. AND THEN AFTER THOSE SEVEN DAYS, IF NOTHING HAPPENS, WE START MAKING SOME DECISIONS AS TO WHETHER THE CITY IS GOING TO ABATE THE VIOLATION OURSELVES OR IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COURT.

GETTING INTO OUR 2025 ACTIVITY REPORT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE OPENED 2700 CODE VIOLATIONS OR 2700 SHOULDN'T SAY THIS. WE OPEN MORE. WE OPEN SO MANY CASES, BUT WE FOUND 2700 CODE VIOLATIONS AMONG THE CITY IN 2025.

WE REGISTERED 155 REGISTERED LONG TERM RENTALS.

IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVEN'T COMPLETELY FULLY ENACTED THAT PROGRAM.

WE ARE DOING THAT AS WE FIND CODE VIOLATIONS OR AS WE GET COMPLAINTS OF THINGS.

IT'S REALLY A CASE BY CASE BASIS RIGHT NOW. THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING FOR US.

WE REGISTERED 32 SHORT TERM RENTALS. SOMETHING I'LL POINT OUT THERE IS THAT THAT NUMBER IS DOWN FROM LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR YOU HAD 35. THE REASON WE THINK THAT NUMBER IS DOWN IS BECAUSE THE DENSITY REQUIREMENT THAT COUNCIL PLACED ON, ON THEM MID 2025. WE ISSUED 205 CITATIONS AND OR COURT SUMMONS. SO 205 OF THOSE CASES DID GO TO COURT.

WE ABATED 30 OR I'M SORRY, 83 PROPERTIES WITH CODE VIOLATIONS.

SO THOSE MAY HAVE GONE TO COURT OR WE MAY HAVE.

SOMETIMES WE CAN DOUBLE UP, WE SEND THEM TO COURT AND WE ABATE DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE OUR TOTAL ABATEMENT COST FOR 2025 WAS 44,000.

IT WAS A LITTLE OVER. I JUST ROUNDED. AND THEN ABATEMENTS THAT WERE PAID TO US WAS ABOUT $8,800.

THE ABATEMENT COST IS THAT SECURED PUT LIENS ON.

WE DO PUT LIENS ON IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY DO NOT PAY WE DO FILE LIENS ON THE PROPERTY.

IS THAT 44,000 SECURED BY LIENS OR IS THAT JUST SOME IS AND SOME.

SOME ARE AND SOME AREN'T. JUST DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY PAID THE ABATEMENT OR NOT, WE GIVE THEM 30 DAYS TO PAY. WE INVOICE THEM, GIVE THEM 30 DAYS TO PAY. IF THEY DON'T DO THAT WITHIN 30 TO 60 DAYS, THEN WE FOLLOW LIEN.

AND THEN JUST TO EXPLAIN THE GRAPHIC THERE, EVERY BLUE DOT DOES REPRESENT A PROPERTY THAT WE TOUCHED IN 2025.

THIS IS KIND OF HARD TO SEE, SO I APOLOGIZE. I'LL RUN REAL QUICKLY, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR BIGGER THIS IS A CASE BREAKDOWN PER CATEGORY.

SOME OF OUR BIGGER ONES ARE NUISANCES. THOSE ARE TRASH AND DEBRIS OUTDOOR STORAGE THAT DOESN'T COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE.

TYPICALLY THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG CATEGORIES OUT OF THE NUISANCE.

ANOTHER ONE IS HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS. THAT'S ALWAYS A BIG ONE.

WE START THAT AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR AND WE RUN THROUGH USUALLY OCTOBER WITH THOSE.

AND THEN TRASH CONTAINERS, THOSE CAN BE IN VIEW OR OUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.

AND THEN WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT. I WILL SAY LAST YEAR, WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT WAS CLOSER TO THE 500 RANGE.

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SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE REASON FOR SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING PERMITS NOW.

SO ANYTHING ELSE? MINIMUM HOUSING ZONING VIOLATIONS, ZONING CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM HAVING STORAGE PODS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR HAVING THEM TOO LONG.

THEY CAN BE SIGNS OR I'M SORRY, SIGNS ARE SEPARATE, BUT THEY CAN BE LAND USE MAY BE OPERATING WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE WOULD BE CONSIDERED ZONING VIOLATIONS. DIVING INTO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF A, A REAL SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

THAT ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

SO SINCE THEN WE HAVE OPENED 48 CASES SPECIFICALLY TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CODE MAINTENANCE TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE.

16 OF THOSE HAVE COME INTO COMPLIANCE. THREE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO MUNICIPAL COURT.

AND THEN WE STILL HAVE 28 ACTIVE. THE REASON WE HAVE THESE THAT ARE ACTIVE IS ONE WE RECOGNIZE.

A LOT OF THESE ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS. THERE ARE NEW ROOFS.

THEY'RE AWNINGS. THEY'RE PAINTING BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE LARGER.

SO WE RECOGNIZE THESE ARE GOING TO TAKE MORE TIME.

AS LONG AS THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS WORKING WITH US AND COMMUNICATING WITH US, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO, TO WORK WITH THEM WITHIN REASON.

YES, MA'AM. MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. YEAH, I WAS JUST LIKE ONE CASE MISSING.

WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? BECAUSE IT'S 16 IN COMPLIANCE, THREE ARE IN MUNICIPAL COURT IN 28 ACTIVE CASES.

CAUGHT MY MATH PROBLEM. I'LL HAVE TO RESEARCH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT THANK YOU FOR. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

GOOD CATCH. I KNOW, MAN. ALL RIGHT. IN THE LAST SLIDE, THIS JUST GIVES YOU A THREE-YEAR COMPARISON.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY I WAS TALKING TO THE SUPERVISOR ABOUT TODAY.

THIS WILL, THIS TELLS A STORY. THE FIRST THING IS THAT IN 2023, WE WERE WE WERE DOING WHAT WE DO.

WE WERE DOING PROPERTY CODE VIOLATIONS IN 2024 IS WHEN WE REALLY TOOK OFF WITH MULTIFAMILY AND WE WERE STILL TRYING TO LEARN IT.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT THAT NUMBER DROPPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT ONLY DROPPED ABOUT 300 CASES.

2025 I THINK IS A NORMAL YEAR FOR US AND SHOULD BE OUR BENCHMARK REALLY GOING FORWARD.

ACTUALLY, THE SUPERVISOR SAID WE'LL PROBABLY BE UPWARDS OF 22,800 GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT SO AS WE GIVE YOU THESE PRESENTATIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR HOWEVER OFTEN YOU WANT THEM, THAT NUMBER SHOULD KIND OF LEVEL OUT. SO WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.

IT'S GOOD COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF KIND OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY.

JUST FOR MY OWN SAKE, FOR PROBABLY THE NEXT UPDATE.

IS THERE A WAY TO LET COUNCIL KNOW FOR THE TIERS OF MULTIFAMILY, WHERE WE ALL ENDED UP WHERE WE LANDED, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE NINE THAT ARE STILL OUTGOING? JUST KIND OF SEE WHERE, WHERE IT ALL LANDED WITH TIER ONE, TIER TWO, AND TIER THREE.

SURE. WITH THE NEXT UPDATE. WE CAN DO THAT. I MEAN, THAT'S I APOLOGIZE WE GAVE YOU THIS UPDATE A LITTLE EARLY THIS YEAR.

SO BUT DEFINITELY WE CAN DO SOMETHING MID-YEAR TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE WE'RE AT.

THAT WOULD BE, I THINK THAT'D BE, THAT'D BE BENEFICIAL. AND THEN ALSO MAYBE THE CODE CASE BREAKDOWN, MAYBE TO COUNCIL. I THINK COUNCIL MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN THE CODE CASE BREAKDOWNS KIND OF YEAR OVER YEAR, KIND OF SEEING WHAT. OK, WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY WE CAN SEE WHAT, WHAT IS A PROBLEM, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, IT'S HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE. BUT IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE AS WE COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR? IS THERE A PROBLEM AREA THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT'S, THAT NEEDS ADDRESSED? SO THAT'S PROBABLY MY ONLY THING FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT GOING FORWARD.

PROBABLY JUST AS A COUNCIL. OKAY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, VERY, VERY GOOD PRESENTATION.

AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE DOWN. WE'RE DOWN BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF THAT ORDINANCE.

SO THAT WAS THE REASON WE PASSED IT. SO THAT'S GOOD TO GO.

PRO TEM DAWKINS, QUESTIONS. YEAH. THANKS. MR. MAYOR. SO I THINK WE THE LAST TIME YOU PRESENTED WAS ABOUT THE TIER RATING THAT BASICALLY.

SO IF A TIER THREE PROPERTY, A PROPERTY ENDED UP TIER 3 IN 2025.

IN 2026, WE START OUT INSPECTING THEM IN JANUARY.

AND SO IF THEY, THEY MOVE UP, THEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE RECLASSIFIED AS A TIER TWO AND THEN THEY ONLY HAVE TO BE INSPECTED TWICE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. AND SO I THINK WHAT WE LANDED ON LAST YEAR WAS WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY MOVING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE PMI ONES HAPPEN THAT FIRST TIME, THAT BEFORE MARCH 31ST.

SO FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THAT WE KNOW GOING FORWARD WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OF FOR 2026, WE KNOW THAT 17 ARE ONLY GOING TO GET INSPECTED ONCE.

EIGHT OR WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO MORE.

WE MAY NOT HAVE THREE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT. BUT YEAH, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

SO WHAT ABOUT THE LOGAN? IT BURNED. SO HOW DOES THAT AFFECT YOU GUYS? AND IF SO, I ASSUME THEY'RE REBUILDING IT. YES, I THINK THE THERE'S LOGAN AND THE MORGAN BOTH HAD FIRES, SO I'M GETTING THEM. I MAY GET THEM CONFUSED, BUT YEAH, THEY ARE REBUILDING BOTH.

OKAY. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY IN THAT TIER THREE THAT ARE JUST REALLY DISMAL? NO, NOTHING THAT NOTHING THAT COMES TO MIND. THAT IS LIKE A REALLY LOW TIER THREE.

I DON'T THINK, I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THE LOGAN OR THE MORGAN FELL IN THOSE CATEGORIES.

I'D HAVE TO GET YOU THAT INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY ON THOSE, ON THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, BUT I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE SIGN THAT WE'RE, WE'VE INSPECTED MAJORITY OF THE COMPLEXES THIS YEAR ALREADY AND WE DON'T HAVE A TIER THREE YET. SO I THINK THAT'S A BIG POSITIVE. OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. GREAT JOB, WES, KEEP IT UP.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA WE HAVE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL START WITH ITEM NO.

1. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 10TH OF 2026.

REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NO. 2. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025 TARRANT COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN AS THE JURISDICTIONS MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AND EXECUTING THE ACTIONS OF THE PLAN SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE FUNDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000.

ESSENTIALLY, ADOPTION OF THIS PLAN FULFILLS OUR FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAINS OUR ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN FEMA AND REGIONAL MITIGATION GRANTS.

THE PLAN IDENTIFIES POSSIBLE HAZARDS, VULNERABILITIES, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES.

ADOPTION OF THE PLAN DOES NOT OBLIGATE US TO FUND ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS, BUT IT DOES ALLOW STRATEGIES TO BE CONSIDERED IN FUTURE PLANNING EFFORTS.

ITEM NO. 3. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF LED LIGHTS AND POLES AT CENTRAL PARK FROM TECHLINE SPORTS LIGHTING THROUGH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM (TIPS) IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $156,000.

THE SUBJECT PRODUCT WILL PROVIDE REPLACE AGING BOLLARD LIGHTING WITH MODERN LED FIXTURES IN THE PARK.

FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SERIES 2019 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUNDS ALLOCATED TO THE PARKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

ITEM NO. 4. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY, PRECINCT 3, FOR SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE RESURFACING OF CHARLESTON COURT, SHELL COURT AND TRINITY COURT IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE MILLING, ASPHALT, FUEL AND TRAFFIC CONTROL WHILE THE COUNTY WILL PROVIDE LABOR AND EQUIPMENT.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY OUR ANNUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE SHARED SERVICES OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.

FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE STREET IMPROVEMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND.

I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO, ANDREA, FOR ITEM NO.

02, WITH OUR EMERGENCY OR THE HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN, I THINK IT INDICATED FOR BEDFORD THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN EMERGENCY MANAGER IN THE PLAN OR IS THAT LIKE A MIS STATEMENT? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CRITERIA TO OFFICIALLY CALL.

WE DO HAVE A STAFF MEMBER, OBVIOUSLY THAT WE DO HAVE AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS STAFF MEMBER.

I DON'T KNOW, CRITERIA WISE, I DO HAVE SOMEONE WAITING IN THE WINGS.

IF JAMES, YOU WANT TO COME IN AND HELP US OUT ON THAT QUESTION.

I DON'T KNOW THE CRITERIA FOR THE OFFICIAL TITLE. IF JAMES IS POSITION TO SATISFY THAT OR NOT.

JAMES RICHARDSON, WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION AGAIN? WELL, THE PLAN INDICATED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE LIKE AN OFFICIAL EMERGENCY MANAGER.

WE DID NOT AT THE TIME. OH, OKAY. THIS TAKES THIS PLAN TAKES RIGHT AT TWO YEARS TO COMPLETE.

AND SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE FOR A POSITION. OKAY, I DID HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

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THAT WOULD BE FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO ANSWER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE LOCATIONS ARE MYSELF BECAUSE A TEAM OF PEOPLE PUT THIS TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, SO.

I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT THEM IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLACES. I THINK THEY'RE CONCENTRATED IN THE, A CERTAIN PART OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE IN DIFFERENT AREAS. OKAY.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE CURIOUS JUST TO CONTRAST THAT WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT.

IF WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PUTTING MORE CONCRETE, THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE MORE FLOODING. SO I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS WHERE THEY ARE AND SURE, WE CAN, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY GET A MAP AND SHOW, SHOW THOSE PROPERTIES.

ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. BY COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JOY DONOVAN BRANDON.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, STAFF. ALL RIGHT, FOLLOWING ALONG THE AGENDA, WE ARE ON TO NEW BUSINESS.

[5. Consider an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the adopted budget of the City of Bedford, Texas for the fiscal period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.]

GIVE YOU, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CARYN RIGGS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YES, THIS IS AN ITEM TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR THE TOURISM FUND BY 50,000.

HONESTLY, WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS. BROUGHT THIS TO YOU BACK IN JANUARY WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. BUT WE WERE SO FOCUSED ON THE FOURTH BUDGET THAT THIS JUST WASN'T ON OUR RADAR. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE SIGNATURE EVENT BUDGET BEATS AND EATS BY 50,000 SO THAT WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO LOCK IN BANDS WHEN WE GET THAT OPTION, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE WANT TO ACTUALLY ADD ON A PERMANENT BASIS.

SO IT'S $50,000, AND BASED ON THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THAT FUND CAN ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THIS ADDITIONAL 50,000 FOR THIS PROJECT OR FOR THIS BUDGET. VERY GOOD. AND THIS IS BEING PAID OUT OF.

HOT FUNDS. HOT FUNDS. YES. HOTEL OCCUPANCY BECAUSE I HAVE A BAD HABIT OF SPEAKING IN ACRONYMS. OKAY. I KNOW WELL, ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ALL KNOW WHAT HOT FUNDS IS.

YES, THAT'S THE GOOD FUND TO USE. ABSOLUTELY.

THE FUND, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PROJECT, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS OR THIS EVENT. VERY GOOD.

YEAH. WELL, THIS IS THIS IS GOOD TO SEE. I KNOW THAT COUNCIL HAVE BEEN WANTING TO INCREASE OUR PERFORMANCES AND SCALE IT UPWARDS, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE WE'RE TAKING PART IN THAT AND IT'S GOOD, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE THERE. WE DO HAVE A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE. THIS IS A NO BRAINER TO ME. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY FIRST TO APPROVE YOU. QUESTION? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT.

I DO HIT THE RIGHT BUTTON. YOU'RE GOOD. WHAT? OH, THE BAD END OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. OH.

OKAY. OKAY. NOW I ALMOST FORGOT MY QUESTION. OKAY.

IT'S THE HOTEL TAX, AND IT IT ONLY CAN BE USED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.

THAT IS CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES. FOR TOURISM ACTIVITIES, HEADS AND BEDS. BRINGING PEOPLE AND BRINGING PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND. BY COUNCILMEMBER FARCO.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, STAFF. ALL RIGHT, ITEM NO.

[6. Consider a resolution authorizing an amendment to year two of the adopted Parks Capital Improvement Plan to incorporate additional projects identified as necessary due to safety, infrastructure integrity, ADA compliance and lifecycle replacement of aging amenities.]

THE PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, MARK LONG. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. AS YOU JUST SAID, THIS IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ADOPTED PARK CIP PROJECT LIST.

THE PLAN WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THIS BODY IN JUNE OF 2024, AND IT DID ESTABLISH PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

SO SINCE THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL, WE HAVE GONE BACK AND IDENTIFIED A FEW ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT ARE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS.

WE BELIEVE THEY ADDRESS CERTAIN THINGS LIKE SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, INTEGRITY, ADA ACCESSIBILITY AND LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENT OF AGING AMENITIES. I KNOW WE HAVE WEATHER COMING THROUGH HERE, SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

BUT WE DID IDENTIFY EIGHT PROJECTS. THESE ARE THE EIGHT PROJECTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM FROM THIS LIST RIGHT HERE. I'LL KIND OF GO INTO THEM IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND.

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SO WE HAVE SWING SET REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE THREE PARKS THAT WE IDENTIFIED.

HARRIS RYALS, GENERATIONS PARK, DEWEY TENNANT PARK.

GENERATIONS PARK IS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DAM.

WE CALL THAT ATLANTIS IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

SO IF I SAY ATLANTIS, YOU'LL KNOW THAT I'M TALKING BEHIND THE DAM.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE IS NOT A SWING SET THERE RIGHT NOW.

WE ACTUALLY TOOK THAT SWING SET OUT LAST WEEK.

BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF COMPLIANCE. WE HAD PROTRUSIONS COMING OUT OF THAT.

AND THEN WE ALSO IDENTIFIED SOME RUST SPOTS AT JOINTS.

SO IT WAS OUR GOAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DID NOT HAVE A INDIVIDUAL ON IT IF IT DID DECIDE TO WEAKEN AND FALL.

SO WE DID TAKE THAT OUT. I PUT FY 26 THERE. WE'LL REPLACE THAT IMMEDIATELY IF APPROVED TO PUT INTO THE CIP LIST.

DEWEY TENNANT IS ALSO AGED, SO WE WANT TO DO THAT.

AND THEN HARRIS RYALS IS A LITTLE BIT NEWER, SO WE CAN PUSH THAT TO, IT MAY BE THIS YEAR, BUT AFTER OCTOBER. CENTRAL PARK PLAYGROUND FENCE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A REQUEST FROM A MOM'S GROUP.

AN INDIVIDUAL MOM CONTACTED ME AND SHE ACTUALLY EDUCATED ME TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE CHILDREN OR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE AUTISM THAT WANDER.

AND SHE SPECIFICALLY SAID HER CHILD WAS A RUNNER.

SO SHE SAID THAT SHE HAD TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES TO FIND A PARK THAT WAS FENCED SO THAT SHE COULD FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE LETTING HER CHILD PLAY. IT ALSO GIVES THEM SOME RESPITE AND REPRIEVE TO BE ABLE TO GO IN AND SIT DOWN AND KNOW THAT THEIR CHILD IS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. SO AS A PARK PROFESSIONAL, IT'S KIND OF OUR JOB TO TAKE DOWN BARRIERS TO PLAY.

AND WHEN I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH HER, I WAS REALLY IN AWE OF WHAT SHE WAS SAYING AND HOW WE HAD NOT THOUGHT THROUGH THAT.

AND OF COURSE, CENTRAL PARK IS THE PARK THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS BEING AN ACCESSIBLE PLAY SPACE.

SO WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A PERFECT LOCATION FOR THAT.

SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING PUTTING OR WE ARE ASKING TO PUT THE FENCE AROUND THE PLAY STRUCTURE, THE NEW PLAY STRUCTURE IN THERE. I'LL JUST DO A LITTLE SHOUT OUT.

YOU SEE THAT'S THE PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE THERE. IT HAS SHADE STRUCTURE OVER IT. SO THAT IS A BRAND NEW PICTURE THAT WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF.

SO WE HAVE SHADE THERE. I HAD BEEN TALKING TO HER FOR PROBABLY ABOUT TEN MONTHS ON THIS.

OUR HOLD UP WAS GETTING THE FENCE. WAS THIS EVENT TONIGHT GETTING IT APPROVED, BUT WE ALSO KNEW THAT WE WERE GETTING SHADE STRUCTURES AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT A FENCE UP BEFORE WE PUT THE SHADE STRUCTURE. STORMIE JONES PARK.

THIS KIND OF SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THIS IS A RETAINING WALL ALONG THE TRAIL; IT IS PUSHING OUT.

WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO IS WE ARE GOING TO REUSE ALL OF THE MATERIAL THERE, THE BLOCK.

WE WILL TAKE THAT ALL OUT. WE WILL COME IN, THE CONTRACTOR WILL DO A DRAIN FIELD UNDERNEATH IT.

AND THEN WE WILL PUT A GEO FABRIC ON THE BACK SIDE OF IT.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS, IT'S EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING.

WHEN IT RAINS THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE SEE A LOT OF THAT.

AND WE ARE ABSOLUTELY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT SPACE, SO WE WANT TO GET THAT ON THE LIST PRETTY QUICKLY TO ADDRESS.

SO WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH SOMETHING BIGGER. STORMIE JONES SOCCER FIELD.

SO THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD WITH BASA, BEDFORD EULESS SOCCER ASSOCIATION.

THEY'RE THE PRIMARY USERS OF THIS FACILITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S VERY LITTLE GRASS ON THIS FIELD.

THEY'VE APPROACHED US SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THIS SPACE? WE SAID, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

WHAT YOU HAVE IS YOU HAVE A VERY UNLEVEL SURFACE.

YOU HAVE REALLY UNHEALTHY IF GRASS, IF YOU HAVE GRASS AND THEN YOU HAVE AREAS REALLY LOW WHERE YOU HAVE BIRDBATHS OR PONDING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO ANYTIME IT RAINS, THEY'RE DONE FOR, FOR A WHILE.

SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO COME IN, WE WANT TO LASER GRADE, WE WANT TO LEVEL THIS.

WE WANT TO PUT IN A NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY ORIGINAL TO THE PARK, WHICH WE DON'T KNOW, IT'S 80S SOMETIME. SO AND THEN WE WANT TO COME IN WITH A TIFF TUFF BERMUDA, WHICH IS A REALLY RESILIENT, EASY TO, TO MANAGE BERMUDA.

IT'S A NATURAL GRASS. AND FOR THAT, AND CONSIDERING THIS, PUTTING THIS ON THE LIST, BASA HAS PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE $80,000 OF THE TOTAL. THE TOTAL IS APPROXIMATELY $220,000 TO DO EVERYTHING I JUST SAID.

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AND IF I CAN REDO TWO FIELDS FOR $140,000 I'M GOING TO THANK THEM KINDLY AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET IT DONE.

SO IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD FIELD. HAS THAT BEEN HAS THAT BEEN DAMAGED FOR A WHILE? YES. AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY, IT PROBABLY WAS NEVER GIVEN A FAIR OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE I THINK DON HENDERSON, OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT, SAID IT WAS PROBABLY MID TO LATE 80S THAT THEY DID THIS.

HE SAID IT USED TO BE A GROVE OF TREES. THEY HYDRO MULCHED IT, WHICH IS WHAT THEY DID IS THEY BASICALLY PUT A COMMON BERMUDA OUT THERE, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY SEE IN YOUR YARD IF YOU HAD A BERMUDA YARD, WHICH IS, IS A IS FINE.

IT JUST PROBABLY WILL NOT HOLD UP TO THE TRAFFIC.

THERE ARE SO MANY HYBRID MATERIALS THAT A&M HAS COME UP WITH OR MISSISSIPPI STATE HAVE PUT OUT THERE.

AND TF TF IS ONE OF THEM. YOU HAVE 419 WHICH IS ONE THAT EVERYONE USED FOR SO LONG.

THEY'VE JUST COME UP WITH WITH MUCH HARDIER BERMUDA.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT THERE SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER.

CORRECT. AND. BE EASIER TO MAINTAIN, EASIER TO MAINTAIN.

ALL RIGHT. AND WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT, OF COURSE.

ABSOLUTELY. AND A CLOSER EYE ON IT. ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. CAROUSEL PARK, THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS MORE OF AN IMPROVEMENT THAN A NECESSITY.

THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE PARK. WE'VE DONE SOME UPDATES TO THE PLAY STRUCTURES THERE RECENTLY.

WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS SIMPLY ADD A CONCRETE TRAIL THAT LOOPS AROUND.

THERE'S THERE'S NO TRAIL IN THERE RIGHT NOW. THERE IS A SIDEWALK THAT LEADS FROM SIMPSON TERRACE, RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARK, TOWARDS THE SCHOOL. YOU SEE THAT BLUE CANOPY? THERE IS A IT'S PROBABLY 2 OR 3FT WIDE. IT'S NOT WIDE AT ALL.

AND IT'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME. SO WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS, IS COME IN AND WHERE YOU SEE THOSE BLACK LINES ADD A CONCRETE TRAIL, PROBABLY A FOUR-FOOT WIDE. IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT ANOTHER AMENITY IN THERE.

PEOPLE LOVE TO GET OUT AND WALK THE TRAILS. IF THEY CAN DO A CIRCLE, IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO THOSE APARTMENTS.

SO I DO THINK IT IT IS NEEDED. WE ALSO WANT TO, WE HAVE SOME LIGHTS REPLACEMENT OF LIGHT BOLLARDS THERE AS WELL THAT ARE IN A FUTURE YEAR.

I BELIEVE THAT WE WANT TO PUT IN THAT WILL JUST ADD SOMETHING TO THAT PARK.

SO THIS IS LINEAR TRAIL REPAIRS. THIS IS JUST WE HAVE SOME SETTLING SOME PANELS ALONG THE TRAIL THAT HAVE SUNK.

THEY'VE CRACKED. AND THEY'RE JUST HOLDING WATER AFTER A RAIN.

REALLY, IT'S KIND OF A SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME FLAKING ON THE SIDE.

THIS IS JUST TO COME IN AND REPLACE THOSE PANELS WITH CONCRETE AND LIFT THEM UP, BRING THEM UP TO STANDARD.

I COULDN'T GET A GOOD PICTURE OF THAT, BUT I THINK YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CRACK IS GOING THROUGH THERE.

AND THEN THIS IS THE TRAIL FROM PIPELINE TO BROOK HOLLOW PARK.

THIS IS ACTUALLY CAME ACROSS MY DESK I THINK LAST WEEK.

SOMETIME YOU'LL KNOW THAT PIPELINE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THAT POINT.

THE CITY, THIS IS RIGHT BEHIND THE PARK. WE COULDN'T GET ANY GOOD PICTURES WITHOUT METAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN IT.

SO THIS WAS THE BEST WE COULD DO. BUT I APOLOGIZE FOR THE PICTURES.

I'LL BLAME IT ON HUNTER BECAUSE HE DID TAKE THE PICTURES.

BUT SO AS PART OF THAT PIPELINE PROJECT THE ULIS IS DOING, THEY DID PUT SIDEWALKS FROM CARDINAL DRIVE DOWN TO THE BRIDGE AND MAYBE BEYOND. WE'RE ONLY CONCERNED FROM CARDINAL TO THE BRIDGE.

WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TIE IN A TRAIL ON THE BACK SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY THAT MEETS UP WITH THE LOOP TRAIL INSIDE THE PARK. SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS PUTTING THIS PROJECT INTO THAT.

IT GIVES ACCESS TO, AND I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE THAT LIVE UP IN THE CARDINAL AREA THAT IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET DOWN TO THE PARK WITHOUT GETTING INTO A CAR AND DRIVING OVER THERE. AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BROOK HOLLOW, WE DO HAVE A PARKING ISSUE.

IT'S ALL ALL ROAD PARKING. SO THIS OPENS UP A NICE WALK DOWN THE NEW SIDEWALK TO WHAT WE HOPE IS A NEW PATH INTO THE PARK, AND IT OPENS IT UP TO SOME OF THE APARTMENTS DOWN THERE TOO, AS WELL, SO.

AND THE LAST ONE WE HAVE IS, IS CENTRAL PARK, A 2- TO 5-YEAR-OLD PLAYGROUND.

THIS IS JUST TO ADDRESS THE I'M GOING TO PROBABLY PUT THAT ON MY BIRTH, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU SEE SOME OF THAT AND THAT'S IN THE 70S.

SO REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS KIND OF MEET OUR GOALS OF MAKING ALL OF OUR PARKS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AGES.

AND SO WHAT WE HAVE IS, IS JUST, IT'S A MODULAR TYPE PLAYGROUND SET.

AND THEN JUST SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL AMENITIES THAT, THAT WE WANT TO PUT THERE.

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SO WE WOULD WANT TO COME IN AND DO SOME ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER AND JUST KIND OF CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT, SO. PERFECT. AND THEN THIS IS KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN OF THE, EACH PROJECT AND THE COST OF EACH.

YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'S THIS TOTAL COMES OUT TO 480,000.

WE DO HAVE A STAR ON THE LEVELING SIDE REPLACEMENT NEW IRRIGATION AT STORMIE.

WE PUT THAT 140,000. I TOLD YOU IT WAS 220. THAT'S MINUS THE 80,000 FROM BASA.

WE ALSO PULLED OUT TWO PROJECTS THAT WE JUST DIDN'T THINK WERE NEEDED ANY LONGER.

THOSE PROJECTS WERE THE POURED IN PLACE RUBBER MATERIAL.

WE HAD IDENTIFIED THREE PLAYGROUNDS THAT WE WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THERE FROM WHEN WE PRICED IT IN 2004 TO WHEN WE PRICED IT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, IT BECAME VERY COST PROHIBITIVE.

WE HAD 125,000 BUDGETED IN THE CIP FOR ALL THREE.

ALL THREE NOW ARE BETWEEN 400 AND 500,000. SO WE JUST.

ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER IS AWESOME IS WHAT I WOULD SAY AT THIS POINT.

SO AND AND TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT JUST AS A PARENT YOU KNOW, INITIALLY I WOULD THOUGHT THAT THE RUBBERIZED IS THE WAY TO GO.

BUT HERE'S THE THING, YOU CAN'T GO INTO THAT PARK AND BE ON RUBBER IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, SEPTEMBER IN TEXAS, OR, YOU KNOW, YOUR SHOES ARE GOING TO MELT.

RIGHT. SO TO YOUR POINT, YEAH, WOOD FIBER IS THE WAY TO GO BECAUSE YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET MORE USE OF THE PARK THAT WAY.

ABSOLUTELY. IN THE PLAYGROUNDS. SO THE OTHER ONE WAS WE HAD ON THE LIST ELECTRICAL, OUR ELECTRICITY AT GENERATIONS PARK FOR FOOD TRUCKS. WE DECIDED THAT THAT SO MANY TRUCKS ARE SELF CONTAINED.

NOW WHEN THEY COME TO OUR EVENTS, OUR TWO BIGGEST EVENTS, FOURTH FEST AND THEN WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? BEATS AND EATS. HOW SOON WE FORGET BEATS AND EATS.

AND THEN WE HAVE 1 OR 2 FOR SOME OF OUR CONCERTS.

SO BEING SELF CONTAINED IT JUST WORKS BETTER FOR THE VENDOR.

WE ALSO PROVIDE POWER AT A COST TO THEM DURING THESE EVENTS.

AND THEN WE ALSO TIE OURSELVES AND KIND OF LOCK OURSELVES INTO SPECIFIC LAYOUTS IF WE PUT THEM IN THERE.

AND THAT WAS REALLY OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IF WE EVER NEEDED TO MOVE FOR WHATEVER REASON FOR BEATS AND EATS, WE ARE NOW TIED TO WHERE THAT POWER IS. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD WHY WE PULLED THOSE TWO OUT.

THOSE TWO COMBINE ARE 255,000 IS WHAT WE ESTIMATED.

AND THEN THE INTEREST EARNINGS WOULD BE THE OTHER.

SO OF THE 480,000 WE BETWEEN THE INTEREST EARNINGS OF 254 AND THEN THE, THESE TWO PROJECTS IS 255,000 ABOUT 509,000. SO THERE'S ABOUT 29,000 THERE THAT THAT WERE BELOW WHAT WE HAVE, SO.

AND THAT CONCLUDES IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT CONCISE PRESENTATION FOR ALL THIS.

KNOW WE NEED IT, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE PARKS.

COUNCIL MEMBER STEVES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HEARD YOUR PRESENTATION.

I HEARD IT LAST WEEK. IT WAS BETTER TONIGHT. THANK YOU. AND I'M JUST AS EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. YEAH. IT'S TREMENDOUS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARKS RIGHT NOW? YOU DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE BATHROOM AT CENTRAL PARK.

I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT, AND NOW IT'S THERE.

YEAH. SO, YEAH. NO, I WAS STICKING STRICTLY TO THE EIGHT THAT WE WERE PUTTING INTO THE LIST.

BUT YES, YOU CAN, YOU CAN TELL THEM WE PUT BATHROOMS AT CENTRAL PARK.

YEAH. BATHROOMS NOW AT CENTRAL PARK. ALRIGHT. AND WE HAVE ACCESS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD. YES, SIR. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. ALL RIGHT. ALL GOOD STUFF.

THANKS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. YES, MARK, I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR LIST, AND IT'S 40,000 TO BUILD A NEW TRAIL.

AND IT'S 10,000 TO FIX A COUPLE OF PANELS. IS THAT ENOUGH FOR THAT NEW TRAIL? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ONE FROM BROOK HOLLOW? YES.

YOU GOT THAT, THAT NEW TRAIL IS $40,000, AND THEN YOU HAVE.

IT LOOKED LIKE TWO PANELS SUNKEN ON THE LINEAR TRAIL THAT WERE TEN GRAND.

YEAH. SO THERE IS SOME ROOM IN THERE ON THAT WE JUST BECAUSE FROM WHEN WE GET APPROVAL TO WHEN WE ACTUALLY GO TO IT, THERE COULD BE SOME CHANGE IN CONCRETE COST. THAT'S PROBABLY MORE AROUND 6000 7000.

OKAY, SO WE DID PRICE OUT THE, THAT SECTION AND IT DID COME IN AROUND 40,000.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SLIGHTLY LESS. JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WIGGLE ROOM.

COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. OH, IF YOU MAKE A LITTLE TRAIL GOING INTO BROOK HOLLOW FROM PIPELINE, THAT'S KIND OF ROUGH RIGHT NOW. SO WOULD YOU FEEL THE NEED TO LIGHT IT AT SOME POINT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF DARK DOWN THERE?

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AND THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY ADVANTAGE TO DOING THAT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THERE PROBABLY WOULD BE.

WE JUST DID A MAJOR PROJECT THERE. WE JUST DID A MAJOR PROJECT THERE, SO WE RELIT THAT WHOLE PARK.

LIKE I SAID, THIS ONE CAME TO US REALLY LATE IN THE PROCESS.

SO WE JUST ADDED THIS TRAIL SECTION. I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEK.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PART MORE THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST, BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY GOOKY.

IT IS. IT'S NOT AS BAD AS I WALKED IT LAST WEEK.

DONKEY'S A GOOD WORD. WE WILL HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP.

WE WILL HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP. LUCKILY IT'S ON THE EAST SIDE.

EAST SIDE IS WAY BETTER THAN THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREEK.

BUT IT DOES. IT DOES CLEAN UP THAT SECTION. THE, THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION THERE IS THEY USE THAT AS THEIR KIND OF THEIR, THEIR LANDING SPACE AND IT, IT CLEARED IT OUT.

SO WE HAVE HAD SOME, SOME HOMELESS IN THAT PART OF THE PARK.

AND NOW BECAUSE ALL THE TRACTORS ARE THERE, WE JUST DON'T SEE THEM AS MUCH.

CHIEF MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK MORE TO THAT, BUT IT CLEANED IT UP AND I THINK I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN TO HAVE A, HAVE A CONNECTION THERE AT THE NEW SIDEWALK. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WELL, MARK, THIS IS JUST EXCITING TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE HORIZON HERE.

WE ARE ALL WE'RE JUST HOW MUCH WE'RE POURING INTO OUR PARKS IS JUST PHENOMENAL.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE UPDATING OUR SWINGS. I WILL SAY THAT JUST THE OTHER DAY, I HATS OFF TO YOUR TEAM BECAUSE I WENT OUT TO STORMIE JONES AND I SAW WE HAD A NEW, A NEW SWING SET UP THERE, SOMETHING I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE WHERE PARENTS CAN SIT ON THE SWING AND THEN THEY HAVE, YOU CAN HAVE A SMALL CHILD, YOU KNOW, AND SWING RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU AND SWING WITH THEM.

AND SO I GOT TO DO THAT WITH MY SON THE OTHER DAY.

AND IT WAS HIS FIRST TIME ON A SWING. AND HE WAS JUST HAVING A BLAST LAUGHING HIS HEAD OFF.

SO IT WAS SO COOL. SO I HOPE TO SEE MORE OF THAT, THAT INNOVATION, SOME, SOME, SOME NEW THINGS AT OUR PARKS.

SO GOOD JOB ON YOU GUYS. AND WE'VE INCLUDED THAT.

IT'S CALLED A WELL, I HATE TO SAY IT NOW, MOMMY AND ME SWING.

A DADDY AND ME SWING DADDY SWING. BUT WE HAVE WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE THOSE ON THESE NEW.

VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. GOOD TO HEAR. ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON THIS ONE? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMEMBER STEVES.

I SAW COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON WITH THE SECOND.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

STAFF. ALL RIGHT, ITEM NO. 7. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO REJECT ALL BIDS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO

[7. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to reject all bids received in response to RFB 2026-17 for the renovation of the Bedford Animal Shelter.]

GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY. THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M HERE ASKING TO REJECT ALL BIDS.

UNFORTUNATELY, INSTEAD OF AWARDING A CONTRACT. BUT BASED ON THE CRITERIA, AS WE LOOKED AT THINGS THE PROMINENCE OF THE IMPORTANCE ON THE COST OF THE PROJECT WHAT CAME IN, WE WERE NOT INTERESTED IN PURSUING SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WERE GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF US WITH THAT SCENARIO.

SO WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT WE ACTUALLY HAVE IT SET TO GO BACK TO BID.

IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN TOMORROW. WE'RE EXTREMELY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL GET INTERESTED PARTIES BACK IN.

THAT WILL GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO VALUE THE CRITERIA AND PUT COST A LITTLE BIT.

YOU KNOW, NOT ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE PRIORITY, A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE VALUE, THE QUALITY, ETC., EXPERIENCE OF THOSE CONTRACTORS. SO WE WILL BE DELAYED A LITTLE BIT SLIGHTLY.

BUT HONESTLY, I THINK IN THE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE BEST PRODUCT AND QUALITY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. SO ONCE WE GET GOING, THIS WILL JUST BE ABSORBED IN THE TIMELINE AND REALLY WON'T BE NOTICEABLE.

AND THE BIDS CAME IN EXACTLY WHERE WE KIND OF WANTED.

THE BEAUTY OF THAT IS CORRECT. YES. THE BIDS DID COME IN WITHIN RANGE OF OUR ORIGINAL ESTIMATES AND OUR BUDGET.

SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE KNOW THERE IS INTEREST OUT THERE IN THE PROJECT.

WE JUST NEED TO GO BACK OUT AND APPROACH IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

OKAY, SO WE EXPECT TO SEE THIS AN APPROVAL OF CONTRACT NEXT MONTH.

NEXT MONTH, YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION APPROVED. COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI.

DO I HAVE A SECOND TO REJECT ALL BIDS? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL.

LET'S GO. YES, DIDN'T I? YES. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR AGENDA WE HAVE REPORTS.

MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN REPORTS. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT FOR THIS THIS ONE.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO NO. 9. SO ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD.

[9. Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards]

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WE HAD A BIG RESCUE THAT THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON.

AND I CAN'T THANK THEM ENOUGH. THEY WORK HARD AND THEY SEEM TO BE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY'RE NOT COMPLAINING. THEY'RE JUST ALL HANDS ON DECK AND DOING A GREAT JOB.

SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING. THAT'S IT. VERY GOOD.

BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD. THANKS, MR. MAYOR.

BEFORE I TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFICATION, I DID WANT TO SAY THAT COUNCILWOMAN SABOL, JOY DONOVAN, BRANDON AND MYSELF, WE ATTENDED REPRESENTATIVE INTERFAITH DINNER ON SUNDAY.

AND SO IT WAS A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION OF THE DIFFERENT FAITHS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT JOINED JOHNNY AND HIS WIFE.

AND IT WAS A, IT WAS A NICE TIME CULTURALLY AND REALLY REALLY SETTING A POSITIVE TONE OF WHERE WE WANT TO TAKE DIRECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IN TERMS OF BEAUTIFICATION, WE DO HAVE THE SPRING CLEAN AND JUNK THAT'S ON APRIL 11TH AND THEN ON MARCH 21ST. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MET AND WE HAVE UPDATED THE STUDY ROOM POLICIES.

AND GOOD NEWS IS CITY OF BEDFORD HAS RESIDENTS HAVE FIRST PRIORITY.

BUT IT'S NOTHING MAJOR, BUT IT MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY FROM THE LAST TIME SOMEONE USED IT.

AND I AM HERE TO REPORT THAT THERE ARE 63 THINGS IN THE LIBRARY OF THINGS AT OUR LIBRARY.

AND IT'S VERY WELL USED, VERY POPULAR. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CLEANUP THERE.

THERE WAS SOME REPORTING THAT IT WAS THE RAMP TO GET IN WAS SLICK AND UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH MOBILITY PROBLEMS. AND SO THANKS TO ANDREA FOR HELPING IT GET CLEANED UP AFTER THE ICE AND SNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF RESIDUE AROUND THERE.

AND THEN THE FUN THING I HAVE TO REPORT IS THAT MARCH 31ST AT 6 P.M.

IS AN ADULT EASTER EGG HUNT. I THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THE PARKS BOARD MET LAST THURSDAY, AND THEY RECEIVED THE SAME PRESENTATION THAT THE PARKS DIRECTOR GAVE TONIGHT.

AND EVERYBODY IS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING.

THE NEXT MEETING IS MARCH, APRIL 2ND. OKAY. MONDAY.

I MEAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. NOTHING IMPORTANT.

RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD. MOVING ON ITEM NO. 10, CITY MANAGER, STAFF REPORT.

[10. City Manager/Staff Reports]

DRINK YOUR COFFEE. WE'LL FEED YOU. WE'RE GOING TO BE DIVING INTO THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN AND TALK ABOUT STORMWATER FEES.

VERY IMPORTANT, VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. IT IS A BIG CONVERSATION.

AND IT DOES WARRANT A SEPARATE MEETING TO GO OVER.

SO WE ALSO DID THAT SO WE WOULDN'T MAKE A COUNCILMEETING TOO LONG AS WELL.

SO JUST A REMINDER ON THAT THAT'LL BE HAPPENING IN THE APRIL 7TH HERE.

AND THEN ALSO I DO JUST WANT TO THANK PARK STAFF, MARK LONG'S GROUP.

I KNOW HE ALLUDED TO IT IN HIS PRESENTATION JUST NOW ABOUT THE CONNECTION DOWN AT BROOK HOLLOW, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME TO US VERY LATE IN THE GAME WITH THE PIPELINE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND SO THERE WAS CLEARLY A GAP IN CONNECTIVITY DOWN THERE.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS. LANE'S GROUP REALLY JUMPED IN AS WELL AS PARKS TO GET THAT SIDEWALK PUT IN WHILE WE WERE DOWN THERE CONSTRUCTING AND THEN CONNECT TO THE TRAIL TO CONNECT TO THE PARK. SO SOMETHING THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY JUST SIMPLY WAS MISSED EARLY ON.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE COORDINATION BETWEEN CITIES AND CONTRACTORS YEARS AGO, IT JUST DID NOT GET NOTICED.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY FOR REALLY DROPPING EVERYTHING.

IF WE HADN'T DONE IT, I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REALLY BIG MISSED OPPORTUNITY TO START TO GET SOME CONNECTIONS DOWN IN THAT AREA.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR REALLY, REALLY JUMPING IN AND GETTING ON THAT SO QUICKLY.

IT'S A BIG A BIG WIN FOR US. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SO WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR MEETING. MAYOR COGAN, I'D LOVE TO MAKE A.

MOVE TO ADJOURN. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

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I HAVE A SECOND FROM MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NO. ALL RIGHT. MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED AT 7:38.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.