ALL RIGHT. TIME IS NOW 6:00. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH, [00:00:06] 2026. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE WHO MIGHT BE TUNING IN ONLINE. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INVOCATION BY BISHOP NOSA ONAIWU, ARISE AND SHINE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BEING LED TO US BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE. WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER AGAIN THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS ISSUES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE PRESENT, AND WE KNOW INDEED THAT WHERE 2 OR 3 ARE GATHERED IN YOUR NAME, YOU ARE THERE. AND LORD, WE HAVE CALLED UPON YOUR PRESENCE TO BE HERE. AND WE PRAY THAT TODAY'S DISCUSSION WILL NOT JUST BE MAE WEST, BUT LORD, THERE WILL BE ISSUES THAT WE BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE PRESENT. THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THEY WILL BE HAPPY AND BLESSED THAT GOD HAS INTERVENED INTO THEIR MATTER. WE PRAY FOR THE CITY. WE PRAY FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE SPEAK TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD. HEAR THE WORD OF THE LIVING GOD. WE SPEAK TO THE FOUR WALLS OF THE CITY. ARISE AND FUNCTION THE WAY GOD HAS CREATED AND ORDAINED IT TO BE IN THE NAME OF JESUS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT. WE PRAY FOR PEACE UPON THEIR HOMES. WE PRAY FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE. WE PRAY FOR YOUR WIVES. WE PRAY FOR YOUR HUSBANDS. WE PRAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN. WE PRAY THAT INDEED THEY WILL GROW GREATER THAN EACH AND EVERYONE HERE. THEY WILL NOT WALK OUTSIDE THE WILL OF GOD. IN HEALING HEAL THEM. IN SALVATION GRANT THEM. IN EVERYTHING THEY LINE UP BABA, THEY ARE THE FUTURE OF CITY OF BEDFORD. WE PRAY, LORD, THAT THIS MEETING WILL BEAUTIFY YOUR NAME AND GLORIFY YOUR NAME. HOLY SPIRIT, WE ARE NOT DOING IT ON OUR OWN. WE DEPEND ON YOU AS WE CALL UPON DIVINE INVESTORS TO COME FROM THE CITIES THAT ARE NEARBY OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO INVEST INTO THE CITY OF BEDFORD. AT THE END, THE CITY WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE IN AMERICA. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AND WE ALL SAY TOGETHER. AMEN. I PLED 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 AND ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BISHOP, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP ON OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH PUBLIC COMMENTS, I DO THIS EVERY MEETING, BUT JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL ENACTED ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, NEW RULES OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK PER SPEAKER. WITH THAT, THERE WILL BE A TIMER ON THE SCREEN. THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A NOISE OR A TONE AROUND 30S, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHEN IT'S TIME TO WRAP UP. AND I DO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE IF I HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF, I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY. AND IF YOU AREN'T ABLE TO TELL US EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO TELL US, PLEASE EMAIL US OR REACH OUT ANOTHER WAY BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'LL START OFF WITH, LET'S SEE HERE, REBECCA RITCHIE. OH, MARK, LET'S DO MARK RITCHIE OH, I WAS LOOKING AT BOTH. YEAH. SO LADIES FIRST. ALL RIGHT, MARK, GO AHEAD. OKAY. THANK YOU. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MRS. ROY, OUR CITY MANAGER. MY NAME IS MARK RITCHIE, AND I'M HERE. I'M A RESIDENT OF BEDFORD IN BEDFORD ESTATES. WE'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT 19 YEARS. WE LIVE AT 1604 WIMBLETON DRIVE. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE OF OUR STREET. THAT'S THE END OF OUR STREET RIGHT THERE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS LOCATION OF OUR STREET HAS BEEN TARGETED BY THE CITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THIS BARRICADE CALLED A TYPE THREE BARRICADE. AND THIS IS WHY I'M HERE THIS EVENING. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FOR MANY, MANY HOURS, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS BARRICADE IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE INSTALLED AS THE ONLY OPTION FOR THE END OF THE STREET. THE MUTCD, WHICH IS THE ADOPTED GUIDELINES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL IN TEXAS, DOES ALLOW FOR OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE VIABLE, AGREEABLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WHICH WE HAVE PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALSO TO MRS. ROY, THE MANAGER. IN ADDITION, THE CITY HAS STATED THAT THERE ARE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, THERE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS. AND THEY SAY THAT THIS TEMPORARY BARRICADE MUST BE AND IS THE ONLY, ONLY SIGN THAT CAN BE INSTALLED IN THIS THIS LOCATION RIGHT HERE. [00:05:04] CITY ORDINANCES REQUIRE PLANNING AND REPORTS TO BE PREPARED PRIOR TO THE CHANGING OF A STREET. AND THIS BARRICADE, AS YOU CAN SEE, WOULD BE A CHANGE OF THE STREET. IN ADDITION, MISS ROY HAS SENT US AN EMAIL STATING THAT THEY WOULD EXPAND THE STREET BECAUSE WHEN THEY INITIALLY CAME TO OUR HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 5TH LAST YEAR, CHRIS WITH THE PUBLIC UTILITY WAS GOING TO JUST PUT THE SIGN AT THE VERY END OF THE STREET, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BLOCKED US AND PROHIBIT US FROM EVEN LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY. WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO BACK OUT. SO I'M REALLY CURIOUS AS TO WHY THIS SIGN WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AT THAT LOCATION, HAD PROPER PLANNING AND ZONING BEEN PREPARED. REPORTS DESIGN BEEN DONE TO MAKE SURE WE WERE HAVE ACCESS OF OUR HOUSE. BUT TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE. THAT LIKE I SAID, THAT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 5TH. TODAY WE'VE NOT BEEN, WE WERE ALSO NOT PROVIDED A 48 HOUR NOTICE OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE CHANGED TO THE STREET. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE ARE REQUIREMENTS IN CITY CODE AND ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE RESEARCHED. AND WE'RE PREPARING A BRIEF FOR YOU ALL TODAY TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT THE DETAILS FOR WHICH WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY. SINCE THEN, WE CALLED AND GOT THIS WAS ABLE, WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE INSTALLATION OF THIS. WE CONTACTED MRS. ROY. SHE CAME OUT THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH THE CITY MANAGER. AND TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY CAME AND LOOKED AT THIS SITE, LOOKED AT EVERYTHING RIGHT HERE AND THEN WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY MEET WITH HER OR THE CITY ENGINEER AGAIN SINCE THEN. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL EMAILS WITH MISS ROY AND WE'VE ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, PRESENTED EMAILS TO YOU PROBABLY GOT EMAILS FROM MY WIFE AND I ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS VERY DEAR TO US, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THIS BARRICADE WOULD CREATE A LOT OF VISIBLE ISSUES. WE DON'T FEEL THAT THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS THE CITY STATES ARE PRESENT, WHICH THEY HAVE NOT DESCRIBED TO US AS REQUESTED. WHAT THOSE ARE, WHY THIS IS THE ONLY BARRICADE THEY'RE CHOOSING. WE PROVIDED OTHER OPTIONS UNDER MUTCD. WE FEEL THAT THIS WOULD BE AN OPTION THAT IS VIABLE. THE RESIDENTS AGREE WITH IT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO IMPEDE THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DO WHAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO. WE JUST THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, DISCUSS THIS WITH THE CITY, AND DISCUSS OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE FEEL ARE VIABLE. SO TODAY, WE'VE NOT REALLY RECEIVED ANY MORE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE CITY. WE'VE ASKED MRS. ROY TO MEET WITH US. SHE HAS NOT DONE SO. WE'VE ASKED TO GET REPORTS THROUGH THE SECRETARY. APPARENTLY, THESE REPORTS THAT WE DO NOT EXIST, THAT WE KNOW OF, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY FROM THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS WITH US AND HAVE A DISCUSSION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP REBECCA RITCHIE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS REBECCA RITCHIE. I LIVE AT 1604 WIMBLEDON DRIVE. TONIGHT, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE CITY MANAGER'S AND ATTORNEY'S POSITION THAT THE TYPE THREE BARRICADE IS THE ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF OUR STREET. RESPECTFULLY, THE STATEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY MUTCD. WIMBLEDON DRIVE IS NOT A HIGHWAY. IT IS NOT A SPEEDWAY. IT IS A LOW SPEED, LOW VOLUME RESIDENTIAL STREET LOCATED ON ONE OF BEDFORD'S OLDEST AND MOST ESTABLISHED QUIET NEIGHBORHOODS. THE CITY PROPOSES TO INSTALL THREE INDUSTRIAL SIZE CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES, APPROXIMATELY 30FT LONG AND SIX FEET HIGH AS YOU CAN SEE AND DOCUMENTED IN THE PACKET THAT I HAVE GIVEN YOU. THESE TYPES OF DEVICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ROADWAY CLOSURES, CONSTRUCTION ZONES, NOT QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREETS. WHEN MY FAMILY WALKED THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE COLLECTED MORE THAN 50 SIGNATURES IN THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS. AND HERE'S THE QUESTION WE GOT OVER AND OVER, WHY WAS THIS OPTION CHOSEN OVER OTHER ALTERNATIVES? TO DATE, GOING ON SEVEN MONTHS, THE RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED NO MEANINGFUL ANSWERS TO BACK THIS UP WITH FACTS. BECAUSE OF THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, WE HAVE HAD TO FILE PIAS REQUESTING AND SEEKING ENGINEERING STUDIES, TRAFFIC COUNTS, SPEED DATA HAZARD ANALYSIS. ENGINEERING JUDGMENT. JUDGMENT TO JUSTIFY THEIR DECISION. THOSE DOCUMENTS MATTER BECAUSE THE ACTUAL SITE RAISES SOME QUESTIONS. THE ROADWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 29FT WIDE AND OPENS TO A GRASSY GREENBELT THAT EXTENDS 90FT BEFORE REACHING THE RAVINE, WHICH HAS FALSELY BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A HAZARD. THIS 90 FOOT GREENBELT IS A SUBSTANTIAL OPEN BUFFER AREA. YET THE CITY WANTS TO PUT A BARRICADE NINE FEET BACK, REPLACING THAT OPEN SPACE WITH A FIXED OBJECT COSTING TAXPAYERS $9,000. NO ENGINEERING STUDY HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO OUR KNOWLEDGE TO SAY THAT THE BARRICADE IS WARRANTED, RATHER THAN UTILIZING THE 90 FOOT FOOT BUFFER ALREADY PRESENT, TMUCD PROVIDES LESS INTRUSIVE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED TO THE CITY. TWO DEAD END SIGNS, ONE AT ASHBURY, ONE AT CAMBRIDGE, AN END OF ROAD MARKER AND A LIGHT. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A LIGHT AT THE END OF OUR STREET, SO IN 50 YEARS, NO CAR HAS EVER GONE DOWN THERE AND IT'S PITCH BLACK DOWN THERE. TOGETHER, THESE MEASURES WOULD PROVIDE CLEAR WARNING SIGNS TO DRIVERS WHILE PRESERVING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, PLUS ONLY COSTING TAXPAYERS $300. WE ARE ASKING WHY THESE COMPLIANT ALTERNATIVES WERE REJECTED, WHY ENGINEERING REPORTS HAVE NOT BEEN SHARED, WHY RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DENIED A MEETING, DISCUSSION AND DECISION THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS [00:10:04] THEIR HOMES IS THIS TIME UP? YOU GOT 30S. OKAY. ACCORDING TO THE CITY MANAGER, THE PIA, AND THE PIA REPORTS THAT WE PULLED, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS IN 50 YEARS. THAT SAYS A LOT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN A BARRICADE. IT IS ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHETHER DECISIONS DESERVE WHETHER THE RESIDENTS DESERVE A VOICE BEFORE A PERMANENT DECISION IS IMPOSED ON THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO PAUSE THE INSTALLATION AND SHARE THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP TO SPEAK, WE HAVE GLENN MARTIN. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GLENN MARTIN. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE RICHIES. SO THIS WOULD AFFECT. I, I'M THE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PICTURE. SO I SECOND THE RICHIE'S COMMENTS. THE, WHEN THEY STARTED TO PUT THE BARRICADE UP THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS UNANNOUNCED. WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING. IT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL THEY STARTED TO ASSEMBLE IT. I THINK THAT IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE IT DOES AFFECT US, BUT IT, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO POST SOME SORT OF SIGN FOR LIABILITY PURPOSES, BUT I DO THINK THAT A $50 DEAD END SIGN PRIOR TO THE LAST INTERSECTION IS A BETTER SOLUTION. IT TELLS THE DRIVER THAT THERE'S A DEAD END, AND IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN, INSTEAD OF DRIVING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE DEAD END TO A BARRICADE WHERE THERE'S NO EXIT. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A BETTER ALTERNATIVE, A MORE EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE, AND A LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE. IF YOU TAKE OUT THE FOUR HOUSES THAT ARE IN THIS AREA AND THE SERVICE VEHICLES THAT SERVICE US, THERE'S PROBABLY LESS THAN FIVE CARS A WEEK THAT GO DOWN THIS PLACE. SO THERE'S NO REASON TO GO DOWN THERE AND NOBODY DOES. AND IF WE PUT A DEAD END SIGN FURTHER UP THE STREET, WOULD THERE BE EVEN FEWER CARS COMING DOWN HERE? SO IT WOULD BECOME LESS OF A HASSLE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST, MARY JENSEN. GOOD EVENING. I'M MARY JENSEN. I LIVE AT 1612 WIMBLEDON DRIVE. I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE RICHIES. I AM A REALTOR HERE IN DFW. BETWEEN THE FOUR HOUSES THAT ARE CLOSEST TO THIS PROPOSED SITE FOR THE BARRICADE, WE TOTAL ABOUT 2.3 TO 3.3 MILLION IN PROPERTY VALUE. MY HOME IN PARTICULAR 1612 BEING THE HIGHEST OF THOSE. HAVING A SIGN LIKE THIS CREATES EXTERNAL OBSOLESCENCE, WHICH MEANS THAT SOMETHING OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF THE HOMEOWNER IS DEGRADATING THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY. AND ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN APPRAISAL INSTITUTE, SIGNS LIKE THIS REDUCE OUR PROPERTY VALUES BY 1 TO 5%. THAT'S A LOT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MARKET THAT WE'RE IN NOW. IT ALSO REDUCES YOUR BUYER POOL. IF YOUR HOUSE IS FOR SALE, IT REDUCES YOUR BUYER POOL BY 30 TO 40% TO HAVE A SIGN LIKE THIS RIGHT NEXT TO IT. SO THAT IS MY COMMENT. I AGREE WITH THE RICHIES, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE OF THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES IMPLEMENTED ON OUR STREET. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE DALTON FRANKLIN. HI. GOOD EVENING. I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THE RICHIES AS WELL. MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS SPEAKING TODAY ARE UNDERSTANDABLY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, CURB APPEAL, PROPERTY ACCESS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. I SHARE MANY OF THOSE CONCERNS. HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S FAR LESS SUBJECTIVE. MONEY. SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT CITY MANAGEMENT DECISIONS HAVE ON HOMEOWNERS, NEIGHBORHOODS, PROPERTY VALUES, AND ULTIMATELY THE CITY'S OWN REVENUE. LAST YEAR, BEDFORD IMPLEMENTED SIGNIFICANT WATER RATE INCREASES AND ENCOURAGED HOMEOWNERS TO PURSUE IRRIGATION WELLS AS A WAY TO REDUCE COSTS. I SPENT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY DOING EXACTLY THAT, ONLY TO LATER DISCOVER THAT ANOTHER PART OF THE CITY ALREADY KNEW THAT LOCAL GEOLOGY MADE A PRODUCTIVE, WELL, UNLIKELY. WHETHER THAT DECISION WAS WELL INTENTIONED OR NOT, IT DEMONSTRATED THE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATING NOT ONLY POLICY GOALS, BUT ALSO THE REAL-WORLD CONSEQUENCES OF THE SOLUTIONS BEING RECOMMENDED. I SEE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE PROPOSED BARRIER AND SIGNAGE AT THE END OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I FULLY SUPPORT REASONABLE SAFETY MEASURES. HOWEVER, A SOLUTION THAT MAY BE APPROPRIATE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA OR A LOWER DENSITY NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST SOLUTION EVERYWHERE, CONTEXT MATTERS. WHEN THE CITY PLACES LARGE BARRIERS IN EXCESSIVE SIGNAGE AT THE END OF A RESIDENTIAL STREET, IT AFFECTS THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND POTENTIALLY THE VALUE OF THE HOMES AROUND IT, AS MARY DISCUSSED. THE VALUE OF OUR HOMES FORMS THE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX BASE AND MUCH OF THE REVENUE THAT YOU ALL KNOW FUNDS THE CITY SERVICES AND PROJECTS. WHEN CITY DECISIONS ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PRESERVE PROPERTY VALUES, RESIDENTS BENEFIT AND THE CITY BENEFITS, [00:15:02] TOO, WHEN DECISIONS UNNECESSARILY DIMINISH NEIGHBORHOOD APPEAL. THE CITY ULTIMATELY SHARES IN THOSE CONSEQUENCES AS WELL. RESIDENTS IN THE CITY ARE NOT ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THIS ISSUE. OUR INTERESTS ARE ALIGNED. HOMEOWNERS WANT SAFE, ATTRACTIVE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT RETAIN AND GROW IN VALUE, AND THE CITY BENEFITS WHEN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVE. MY REQUEST IS SIMPLE WHEN EVALUATING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, DO NOT ASK ONLY WHETHER A PROPOSAL SATISFIES A REGULATION OR ADDRESSES A CONCERN. PUT DIFFERENTLY, DON'T JUST CHECK A BOX. ALSO, ASK WHETHER IT IS THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR THAT SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR THE CITY OVERALL. AND I WOULD ASK THAT THIS PROCESS BEGINS WITH THIS ISSUE. DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO REVISIT THIS PROPOSED SIGNAGE AND THE BARRIERS AT THE END OF OUR STREET AND AT OTHER STREETS. THE QUESTIONS SHOULD NOT SIMPLY BE, WILL THIS IMPROVE SAFETY? IS IT REQUIRED? THE QUESTION SHOULD BE, CAN WE ACHIEVE THE SAME SAFETY OBJECTIVES IN A WAY THAT BETTER RESPECTS THE CHARACTER, APPEARANCE, ACCESSIBILITY, AND PROPERTY VALUES OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD? I'LL SKIP A LOT OF THE DETAILS, THEY SAID. HOW ABOUT SOME TREES? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP, ROBIN LYNCH. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT, BUT I AM ROBIN LYNCH. I LIVE HERE IN BEDFORD 18 KINGSTON COURT. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR ABOUT 26 YEARS. I HAVE A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, NOT A RANDOM ACT. AND THIS COMING WEEKEND, ON SATURDAY EVENING, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS THAT CARE ENOUGH TO BE HERE TONIGHT ABOUT OUR EVENT COMING UP, WE HAVE AN ART EXHIBIT AND SALE FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS ARTISTS, SO THEY GET TO SHOWCASE THEIR ART, THEIR WORK AND SELL IT. OUR ARTISTS ARE SO PROUD AND THEY'RE SO EXCITED BECAUSE NONE OF THEM HAVE EVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THEY HAVE BEEN TEXTING AND EMAILING ME, JUST SENDING ME THEIR WORK. THEY'RE SO EXCITED. SO WHILE I'M HERE TONIGHT IS JUST TO SHARE THE EVENT THAT'S GOING ON. IT'S AT 443 BEDFORD OUT AND YOU WOULD SUPPORT OUR ARTISTS SO THAT THEY CAN SHARE THEIR WORK AND BE PROUD. AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT EVERYBODY WILL SHOW UP. LET'S SHOW UP FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A DATE AND TIME? I DO, IT'S SATURDAY EVENING. IT STARTS AT FIVE. WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN AROUND NINE. WE HAVE SOME FOOD TRUCKS. I BROUGHT A FLIER, SO I WILL LEAVE IT. I WILL POST IT ON MY WEBSITE, ON FACEBOOK, ON INSTAGRAM, MY WEBSITE, OR IT'S A FACEBOOK PAGE. IT'S CALLED NOT A RANDOM ACT. SO IF EVERYBODY COULD SUPPORT OUR ARTISTS, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THEY'RE VERY EXCITED, BUT I WILL LEAVE THIS RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP ON THE LIST, WE HAVE ED QUINCY. GOOD EVENING, FELLOW CITIZENS AND MY LOVELY NEIGHBORS. I COME TO YOU WITH A DIFFERENT APPROACH. MY WIFE AND I BOTH SERVED IN THE NAVY FOR FOUR YEARS COMBINED. WE PICKED BEDFORD TO RETIRE. AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE HAVE SEEN BARRIERS. BARRIERS, UNBELIEVABLE BARRIERS. BARRIERS THAT HAD A NEED AND A BARRIER THAT DIDN'T HAVE A NEED. I'LL GIVE YOU A STORY. THIS IS A TRUE STORY. MY FIRST DUTY STATION. I WAS AN OPERATING ROOM TECHNICIAN AT CAMP LEJEUNE NAVAL HOSPITAL. THE BASE COMMANDER DECIDED NEW BASE COMMANDER COMES IN, CHANGES THE TRAFFIC FLOW. SO WE HAVE TWO LANES COMING IN, TWO LANES GOING OUT. HE CHANGES IT. THREE LANES COMING IN, THREE LANES GOING OUT BECAUSE OF SAFETY, THIS AND THAT. HE MADE A DECISION. WELL, ONE DAY MY ROOMMATE AND I ARE SITTING IN THE LOUNGE WAITING TO GO TO CHOW HALL. WE JUST HAD A BUSY DAY IN THE SURGERY. WE WERE READY TO GO EAT AND LO AND BEHOLD, MASS CASUALTY. A MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN MASS CASUALTY COMES IN. WE'RE SITTING THERE WAITING TO GO EAT. WELL, THEY NEED HELP. WE CAN GET THE TRAUMA TABLES OUT. WE WORK ON THIS, CAPTAIN FOR THREE MINUTES SHY OF 13 MINUTES. WHEN WE BROKE DOWN THAT TABLE, THERE WAS BLOOD SICKLES. [00:20:03] HE HAD OVER 40 UNITS OF BLOOD PLASMA GOING THROUGH HIM. HIS UNIT IS IN THE HALLWAYS DONATING STUFF BECAUSE ONE BASE COMMANDER MADE A DECISION, AN OBNOXIOUS DECISION, AND I'M SURE HE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE GIVING HIM COUNCIL. ALL WE'RE ASKING IS PROVIDE GOOD COUNCIL MAKE A GOOD DECISION BECAUSE BARRIERS LIKE THAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT AFFECTS ME. NOT ALL BARRIERS ARE PHYSICAL. THAT'S ALL. THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE ANNA. IS IT ANNA RITCHIE OR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS ANNA RITCHIE. I'M AT 1604 WIMBLEDON DRIVE AS WELL. TONIGHT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY, NOT JUST THE CITY'S DEFINITION OF SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO TRAFFIC AND STREETS, BUT THE ACTUAL HEALTH SAFETY CONDITIONS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR YEARS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, WE'VE REPEATEDLY HEARD THAT CITY ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN IN THE NAME OF PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY IN RELATION TO THE END OF THE STREET. BUT IF PUBLIC SAFETY IS TRULY THE CITY'S PRIORITY, THEN I JUST HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION WHY IS THE CITY NEGLECTED THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS OWN PROPERTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY FOR SO MANY YEARS? IN FRONT AND BESIDES, OUR HOME IS A CITY OWNED GREENBELT EVERY SUMMER THE GRASS GROWS EXCESSIVELY TALL. FOR YEARS, MY MOTHER HAS REPEATEDLY CALLED CHRIS HENDERSON REQUESTING THAT IT BE MOWED. SHE HAS SPOKEN WITH HIM NUMEROUS TIMES AND HE HAS GIVEN EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE AS TO WHY THIS PROPERTY CANNOT BE PLACED ON A REGULAR MOWING SCHEDULE LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY OWNED RIGHTS OF WAY. EVENTUALLY SHE GAVE UP. RATHER THAN CONTINUE CALLING AND WAITING WEEKS FOR ACTION AND NO REGARD, SHE NOW PAYS A PRIVATE LANDSCAPER TO MOW PORTIONS OF CITY PROPERTY SIMPLY SO IT DOES NOT BECOME AN EYESORE AND A HEALTH SAFETY CONCERN. THE BEDFORD COURT OF ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 54, SECTION 54 THROUGH 69, REQUIRES GRASS AND WEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED AND NOT EXCEEDED TEN INCHES IN HEIGHT. YET RESIDENTS HAVE WATCHED CITY OWNED PROPERTY SIT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME WITH GRASS APPROACHING TWO FEET TALL. I'LL SPOIL YOUR. I'LL SPARE READING THE ENTIRE SECTION 54 THROUGH 69, BUT YOU CAN GO LOOK IT UP. WHERE WAS THE CONCERN FOR SAFETY THEN? TALL GRASS IS NOT JUST UNATTRACTIVE. IT CREATES REAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. IT HARBORS INSECTS SUCH AS TICKS, FLEAS AND RODENTS, AS WELL AS SNAKES AND OTHER PESTS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE MOSQUITO ACTIVITY. JUST THIS MONTH, ON JUNE 3RD, TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NOTIFIED BEDFORD THAT A MOSQUITO SAMPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS. THE CITY OF BEDFORD WEBSITE STATES THAT PUBLIC WORKS STAFF IS PROACTIVE WITH THE TREATMENT OF MOSQUITOES IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD. THE STORMWATER SLASH ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION WALK CITY CREEKS ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND TREATS WITH A 30 DAY GRANULE. WE HAVE NOT SEEN CITY WORKERS TREATING FOR MOSQUITOES AT ALL AT ALL, MUCH LESS EVERY 30 DAYS. THE DRAINAGE RAVINE BEHIND OUR HOME FREQUENTLY CONTAINS STANDING WATER, CREATING IDEAL MOSQUITO BREEDING CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED CONCERN ABOUT MAINTENANCE AND STAGNANT WATER FOR YEARS, YET LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS IT. WEST NILE VIRUS IS NOT A THEORETICAL RISK. IT IS A DOCUMENTED PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. OVERGROWN GRASS AND STAGNANT WATER ARE NOT HYPOTHETICAL HAZARDS. THEY THEY'RE ACTUAL CONDITIONS THAT HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY. THAT IS WHY MANY RESIDENTS ARE REALLY FRUSTRATED WHEN WE SUDDENLY HEAR THAT THE CITY IS TAKING AGGRESSIVE ACTION ELSEWHERE IN THE NAME OF SAFETY WHILE LONG STANDING MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE'RE ASKING FOR CONSISTENCY AND FOR THE CITY TO FOLLOW ITS OWN ORDINANCES. IF SAFETY IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY, THEN MAINTAINING PUBLIC PROPERTY, CONTROLLING MOSQUITO BREEDING AREAS AND COMPLYING WITH THE CITY'S OWN MAINTENANCE FOR HEALTH SAFETY RELATED STANDARDS SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF ATTENTION AS ANY OTHER ISSUE. WE DESERVE A CITY GOVERNMENT THAT IS PROACTIVE, RESPONSIVE AND WILLING TO ADDRESS THE EVERYDAY CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OLIVIA RITCHIE. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COGAN AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS OLIVIA RITCHIE AND I LIVE AT 2305 STONE GATE DRIVE NORTH IN BEDFORD, TEXAS. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE CLASH BETWEEN OUR CITIES, STATED KEEP BEDFORD BEAUTIFUL INITIATIVE AND RECENT TRAFFIC SAFETY INSTALLATIONS ON OUR LOCAL DEAD END STREET. MY IN-LAWS LIVE ON ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ESTABLISHED STREETS IN WIMBLEDON DRIVE IN THE BEDFORD ESTATES. THEIR YARD AND LANDSCAPING IS IMMACULATE. THEY ARE DOING THEIR PART TO KEEP BEDFORD BEAUTIFUL. IT WOULD BE A COMPLETE EYESORE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THESE PICTURES, TO LOOK AT THEIR FRONT ROOM WINDOWS AND TRY TO ENJOY THEIR FRONT YARD, AND THEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT MASSIVE, HIGH VISIBILITY INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION TYPE THREE MUTCD BARRICADES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DEAD END ROADS. THE CITY MANAGER HAS STATED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT 17 OTHER STREETS TO BRING THEM UP TO CODE. [00:25:02] WHILE I FULLY UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THE ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OF TRAFFIC SAFETY AND COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL ROADWAY STANDARDS, THE EXECUTION HERE FEELS A LITTLE BLUNT AND A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH. SLAPPING DOWN HEAVY CONSTRUCTION GRADE CREATE BARRICADES AT THE END OF AN ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL STREET FEELS LIKE AN AGGRESSIVE UNTHOUGHTFUL SOLUTION THAT BYPASSES CAREFUL PLANNING AND ZONING. IT DRASTICALLY UNDERCUTS THE VISUAL APPEAL AND PROPERTY VALUES OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO KEEP BEAUTIFUL. SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ESTHETICS DO NOT HAVE TO BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. THE FEDERAL MUC MUTCD GUIDELINES ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY IN HOW END OF ROADWAYS ARE MARKED ARE MARKED, ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPEED RESIDENTIAL ZONES. I AM ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIRECT CITY PLANNERS AND PUBLIC WORKERS TO PAUSE THIS BLANKET ROLLOUT AND LOOK INTO CONTEXTUAL ALTERNATIVES. OTHER CITIES SUCCESSFULLY USE THESE DECORATIVE BOLLARDS, LANDSCAPED POINTS OR END OF ROAD MARKERS THAT SATISFY FEDERAL SAFETY CODES WITHOUT LOOKING LIKE A PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION ZONE. WE DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE AROUND BEDFORD AND SEE 17 OTHER BARRICADES. WE SEE ENOUGH OF THOSE ON THE HIGHWAYS AROUND DFW AS IT IS. OVER SIGNING THE TMUTC, CHAPTER 2C, WARNING SIGNS AND OBJECTIVE MARKERS, STRICTLY ADVISE CITIES THAT THE UNNECESSARY USE OF WARNING SIGNS TEND TO BREED DISRESPECT FOR ALL SIGNS. PLACING AN INDUSTRIAL GRADE BARRIER ON THE STREET WITH MINIMAL TRAFFIC IS REALLY UNNECESSARY. THIS WOULD MAKE A GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST PIECE FOR A NEWS OUTLET TO COVER, OR OVERUSE OF THE TYPE THREE BARRICADES THAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING AROUND OUR CITY. LET'S ENSURE THAT WHEN WE SOLVE SAFETY PROBLEMS, WE DON'T ACCIDENTALLY CREATE A ZONING AND BEAUTIFICATION PROBLEM. WE CAN KEEP BEDFORD SAFE AND KEEP BEDFORD BEAUTIFUL AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, BRANDON RITCHIE. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS BRANDON RITCHIE. I LIVE AT 2305 STONEGATE DRIVE NORTH, AND I GREW UP HERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IN BEDFORD. I GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND IN 2024, MY WIFE OLIVIA, AND I CHOSE TO MOVE BACK AND BUILD OUR LIFE HERE. WE CAME BACK BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN BEDFORD AND BECAUSE WE EXPECT THOUGHTFUL, RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FROM OUR CITY. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. LIKE MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS, I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CLASS THREE BARRICADE AT THE END OF WIMBLEDON DRIVE. IT'S EXCESSIVE, UNNECESSARY, AND COMPLETELY OUT OF PLACE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT INTRODUCES A HARSH INDUSTRIAL LOOKING STRUCTURE IN WHAT IS NOW A VERY CLEAN AND WELCOMING STREETSCAPE. RESIDENTS ACROSS OUR CITY ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION. IT DISRUPTS OUR DAILY ROUTINES, AND IT CREATES A CONSTANT BOMBARDMENT OF ORANGE TRAFFIC CONES AND INDUSTRIAL CONCRETE, IN OUR VIEW. WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE IS NOT JUST A SUBTLE SAFETY FEATURE. IT'S A PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION GRADE BARRICADE THAT WILL FUNDAMENTALLY, AS YOU CAN SEE, CHANGE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STREET. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE HERE. BUT JUST AS TROUBLING AS THE BARRICADE ITSELF. IT'S HOW THIS DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. RESIDENTS HAVE MADE REPEATED GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO ENGAGE WITH CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY AND CITY ATTORNEY BRYN MEREDITH. THESE ARE UNELECTED OFFICIALS THAT DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, YET THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT OUR HOMES. THESE REQUESTS HAVE BEEN DENIED. THERE'S BEEN NO MEANINGFUL DIALOG, NO WILLINGNESS TO MEET, NO TRANSPARENCY. AND TO BE DIRECT. MR. MEREDITH AND MISS ROY, THEY DON'T LIVE IN BEDFORD, THEY'LL NEVER HAVE TO LOOK AT A STRUCTURE LIKE THIS OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME. DECISIONS LIKE THIS ARE REALLY EASY TO MAKE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE OUTCOMES. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THE DECISION IS FINAL AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY MR. MEREDITH, BUT IN REACHING THAT DECISION, THE CITY DID NOT ADHERE TO ITS OWN GUIDELINES. SPECIFICALLY, THERE'S BEEN NO PLANNING AND ZONING REPORTS PROVIDED TO JUSTIFY IMPLEMENTING THE MOST AGGRESSIVE MUTCD BARRICADE OPTION AVAILABLE. THIS ISN'T TRANSPARENCY. THIS ISN'T DUE PROCESS OR PROCESS. THIS ISN'T ACCEPTABLE. WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU TO IGNORE SAFETY OR LIABILITY. WE UNDERSTAND THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'RE ASKING FOR A PROPER PROCESS. RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT FORWARD SOME MUTCD COMPLIANT ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE LESS INVASIVE, MORE COST EFFECTIVE, AND MORE APPROPRIATE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD SETTING. THESE HAVE ALL BEEN DISMISSED BY ROY AND MEREDITH. MAYOR COGAN, YOU'VE MADE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY CENTRAL TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU GUYS RESPECT OR REPRESENT EVERYBODY HERE. FOR MONTHS, YOUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE ASKED FOR ANSWERS, FOR A MEETING, FOR BASIC TRANSPARENCY. WE'VE RECEIVED NONE OF THAT SO FAR. AT SOME POINT, DEFERRING TO UNELECTED OFFICIAL OR THIS, THE RESIDENTS COMMITTEE BECOMES A FAILURE OF OVERSIGHT. SO TONIGHT I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE ACTION. WE WANT YOU TO PAUSE UNTIL SUPPORTING REPORTS AND JUSTIFICATION ARE MADE PUBLIC. [00:30:03] WE'D LIKE OUR CITY MANAGER ROY AND CITY ATTORNEY MEREDITH TO MEET WITH RESIDENTS IN GOOD FAITH. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE BARRICADE. WE WANT THE CITIZENS OF BEDFORD. I GOT TO CUT YOU OFF TO FEEL HURT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST OFF, I WANT TO OBVIOUSLY, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR SHOWING UP HERE TONIGHT. AND COMING TO SPEAK AND TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO COME TALK TO US. THAT REALLY DOES MEAN A LOT. WE DO APPRECIATE YOU TO DO THAT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT WILL BE THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED. SO WITH THAT, I DO WANT TO AGAIN, WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON WITH OUR AGENDA WITH APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT. [CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT] I GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO CONSENT ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 1, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. MAY 26TH, 2026, REGULAR MEETING. ITEM NUMBER 2, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH, FOR ONE YEAR, RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM PETRA CHEMICAL COMPANY FOR AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $30,726, TOTALING $153,630 IF ALL EXTENSIONS ARE EXERCISED. THIS CONTRACT ESSENTIALLY PROVIDES FOR THE ANNUAL PURCHASE AND DELIVERY ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS OF WATER TREATMENT, CHEMICALS AND RELATED PARTS NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND MUNICIPAL POOL. ALTHOUGH TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED, THE IDENTIFIED LOW BIDDER WAS DEEMED TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE DUE TO THEM NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM THREE YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE BID DOCUMENTS. THEREFORE, WE RECOMMEND GOING WITH PETRA CHEMICAL COMPANY. ITEM NUMBER 3, CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INSTALLATION OF A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF OAK COVE LANE AND EDGEWATER DRIVE. THE SUBJECT STOP SIGN WAS REQUESTED TO BE INSTALLED BY A RESIDENT AND EVALUATED TO DETERMINE ITS PLACEMENT IS ACCEPTABLE. ONE STOP SIGN WILL BE INSTALLED AT THE END OF OAK COVE LANE AT THE EDGEWATER DRIVE INTERSECTION, WHICH IS IN KEEPING WITH THE SIGNS AND TRAFFIC DEVICES IN THIS AREA. THE CURRENT ORDINANCE ACTUALLY REQUIRES COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF ALL STOP SIGNS IN THE CITY. HOWEVER, STAFF IS EVALUATING THIS AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THIS MEASURE TO BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY GOING FORWARD, AND ANY ROUTINE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES COULD BE HANDLED AT AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL AT THAT POINT, AND WE WOULD SIMPLY NOTIFY COUNCIL WHEN THOSE ITEMS HAPPEN. SO THAT WILL BE MOVING FORWARD. WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD SOON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OVER THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO YEAH, A QUESTION ON ITEM NUMBER 3, ABOUT THE THE PROCESS WITH THE SIGNS. WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING MAYBE FOR BE COULD SEE A PLAN OF OTHER STREETS THAT ARE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE TRAFFIC SIGNS. I MEAN IT COULD BE ABSOLUTELY IT'S SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT, I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING EXACTLY WHERE THOSE ARE AND LOCATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ON OUR RADAR AT THIS MOMENT. YOU KNOW, GIVEN KIND OF SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WE'RE DOING. BUT YEAH, THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT AND IDENTIFY AND PERHAPS TAKE IT, TAKE IT THAT ROUTE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. SUSPENSE. YES. ALL RIGHT. MY SCREEN WENT AWAY. OKAY, I'LL TRY THAT AGAIN. LET'S TRY THAT. NO WE'RE NOT. WE ARE NOT. I DON'T SEE AN OPTION ON MY SCREEN. BE EASIER FOR ME TO DO A VERBAL VOTE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S ALL RIGHT. SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION WITH A VERBAL VOTE OF AYE. AYE THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS. [4. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute a design contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the design of HC-1 Bank Stabilization and Sewer Design in an amount not to exceed $383,500.] CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS FOR THE DESIGN OF HC-1 BANK STABILIZATION AND SEWER DESIGN IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $383,500. I GIVE YOU OUR CITY ENGINEER, MARAH AQQAD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'M BRINGING FORWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE HC-1 STABILIZATION AND SEWER DESIGN PROJECT. THE HC-1 CHANNEL IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200 LINEAR FEET DOWNSTREAM OF COMMERCE PLACE. OVER TIME, THE CREEK BANKS HAVE ERODED AND THE EROSION EXPOSED THE EXISTING SANITARY SEWER LINE. [00:35:03] IF THE CHANNEL IS NOT STABILIZED, WE'RE GOING TO RISK SEWER LINE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD AFFECT BOTH NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES AND OBVIOUSLY OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED BY STAFF, AND IT WAS ALSO DOCUMENTED IN THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU DURING THE WORKSHOP. THE PLAN EVALUATED CONDITIONS ALONG THE CHANNEL AND DEVELOPED A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR STABILIZATION. THIS JUST GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE SITE AND THE EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT IT'S IN. YOU CAN SEE THE PROXIMITY OF THE SEWER LINE TO THE BANKS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. BASED ON THE WORK ALREADY DONE IN THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN. STAFF DETERMINED WE CAN MOVE DIRECTLY INTO DESIGN WITHOUT LOOKING AT SEPARATE ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS. CONDUCTING THE ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS WOULD ADD A LOT OF COST AND A LOT TO THE SCHEDULE. SO THE MASTER PLAN ALREADY ESTABLISHED A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE OBTAINING A LOT OF EASEMENTS OR UTILITY RELOCATION. SO WE WILL BE PROCEEDING STRAIGHT INTO DESIGN. WE'VE SELECTED FREESE AND NICHOLS AS OUR DESIGN CONSULTANT. THE SCOPE INCLUDES, AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO BACK, IN THE RED LINE, WHICH WILL BE REPLACING THE EXISTING 12 INCH CLAY SEWER LINE FROM THE FIRST MANHOLE TO THE THIRD MANHOLE. SO THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 300 LINEAR 350 LINEAR FEET. AND WE WILL BE STABILIZING 400 LINEAR FEET, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE TOUCHING, WHETHER IT'S FENCES, SHRUBS, AND TREES, WE WILL BE REPLACING THAT AS WELL. WE'RE NOT KEEPING THAT SEWER LINE BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S A CLAY, 12 INCH CLAY, AND IT'S FROM 1971. AND GIVEN THAT IT'S EXPOSED, WE DON'T WANT TO JUST KEEP THAT EXISTING LINE. THIS SCOPE GOING BACK HERE, IT'S GOING TO INCLUDE PRELIMINARY AND DETAILED DESIGN, FINAL CONSTRUCTION, DOCUMENT CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION OR CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION. FOR THAT THIRD TASK, THE CONSULTANT ROLE IS JUST LIMITED TO THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT BECAUSE OUR ENGINEERING INSPECTORS TYPICALLY DO OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. THE DESIGN CONTRACT IS 383, 3,000, 383,500, AND IT'S FUNDED THROUGH THE STORMWATER FUND, AND THE CONSTRUCTION IS APPROXIMATELY 867,000. AND THAT NUMBER WILL BE REFINED AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN. WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A YEAR FOR CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE THIS LAYS IN THE FLOODPLAIN AND FLOOD WAY. SO THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW THAT THERE'S NO ADVERSE IMPACT WITH THAT, TO THE PROPERTIES AND TO THE HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULICS OF IT. AND IT WILL NEED SOME COORDINATION. AND THEN AS SOON AS THE DESIGN IS DONE WITHIN 12, 10 MONTHS TO A YEAR, THEN IT WILL GO STRAIGHT TO CONSTRUCTION. I DO WANT TO MENTION IN THE INTERIM, RIGHT NOW, WHILE THE DESIGN IS BEING COMPLETED, PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS ALREADY PERFORMED SOME EMERGENCY TEMPORARY REPAIRS ON THE LINE, SO THE LINE IS NOT FULLY EXPOSED AT THE MOMENT. SO THIS GIVES US TIME TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN WITHOUT TO HAVE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO WITH A FULL ON EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT. THE RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH FRESSE AND NICHOLS FOR THE DESIGN OF HC-1 BANK STABILIZATION AND SEWER DESIGN IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 383,500. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MARAH. I APPRECIATE IT. SO JUST TO GO OVER TIMELINE KIND OF THIS. SO RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST FOR THE DESIGN. THIS WILL LAST US AROUND A YEAR OR SO. CORRECT. AND THEN AND THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND THEN PUT THAT OUT TO BID. AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE CONSTRUCTION STARTING CORRECT. SUMMER NEXT YEAR. YES SIR. OKAY. FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION WE'RE ESTIMATING IT AROUND 867,000. AND SO THOSE FUNDS DURING OUR PRESENTATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CEOS. AND SO THAT'S THE METHOD OF FUNDING THAT WE'RE PURSUING FOR THIS. CURRENTLY, I BELIEVE IT MAY BE COMING OUT OF THE STORMWATER FUND BECAUSE THERE IS SOME FUNDS IN THERE. YES. SO WE HAVE SOME FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THERE. SO IT WILL BE COMING OUT OF THE STORMWATER FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. AND THEN THE 383,500 WILL ALSO BE COMING OUT OF THE STORMWATER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR WHERE THE MONEY'S COMING FROM. AND HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE. JUST AS A REVIEW TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THAT WORK SESSION, THAT IS MUCH NEEDED. I THINK BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON AND I, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THOSE PICTURES, MY GOODNESS, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES FOR US IS TAKING CARE OF IT. HAVING AN EXPOSED SEWER LINE IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE WITHIN THE CITY. THAT PRESENTS ITSELF A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK LIABILITY FOR THE CITY. SO I'M SO GLAD THAT WE ARE TACKLING THIS. AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST PRIORITY IN GETTING THIS DONE. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE WE'RE GETTING THIS DONE AND BEING PROACTIVE ABOUT IT AFTER SO MANY YEARS. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. HEY, MARAH. HI. SO IT GOT 300FT THERE THAT WE'RE DOING. 350 LINEAR FEET OF REPLACEMENT FOR SEWER. AND THEN THE BANK, THE BANK STABILIZATION IS ABOUT 400 LINEAR FEET. [00:40:05] SO IT'S RIGHT WHERE THE RED LINE IS. SO RIGHT WHERE COMMERCE PLACE IS DOWN TO THE THIRD MANHOLE DOWN THERE. SO THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE REPLACING AND STABILIZING. OKAY, SO JUST THE RED LINE. YES. AND HOW IS IT SOUTH OF THERE? CURRENTLY IT'S IN A GOOD CONDITION. IT IS NOT EXPOSED. WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY EROSION IN THAT AREA. THE EROSION HAS ONLY BEEN IN THAT SEGMENT OF THE CREEK. AND IS IT ALSO CLAY? I BELIEVE THAT PART OF IT IS CLAY. WHAT WE'RE CONNECTING TO IS ACTUALLY PVC. AND SO THEY DON'T USE CLAY AT ALL ANYMORE, IT WAS ONLY A SHORT TIME IN 1970S WHERE THEY DID THAT. CORRECT. AND NORTH OF THERE, IS IT CLAY? NO, IT IS NOT. CLAY. SO WE WILL BE TYING IN TO A CURRENT SEWER LINE. NOT A CLAY LINE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE. COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. GOT TO BE QUICKER. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. I'M GETTING. I'M GETTING IT ALL DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WORKS NOW. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE ARE AT THE ALMOST AT THE END OF OUR AGENDA HERE. SO NOW WE HAVE REPORTS. AND THOSE OF YOU ON COUNCIL MAY SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE. [5. Mayor/Council Member Reports] SO I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE YOU BY BOARD AND COMMISSIONERS ANYMORE. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS JUST KIND OF GO STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE AND DO OUR REPORTS GOING THAT WAY. I'LL START SINCE WE HAVE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER. SO FIRST OFF, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF THIS PAST SATURDAY GOING TO BEDFORD PARK AND DO A LITTLE UPDATE FOR THEM FOR THEIR HOA. SO IT WAS GOOD TO SPEND SOME TIME OVER THERE. GIVE THEM AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY, FILL THEM IN ON COUNCIL'S VISION FOR WHAT BEDFORD COMMONS IS GOING TO BE, TO KEEP THEM UPDATED ON THAT. AND THEY WERE VERY PLEASED TO SEE WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH THAT. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY ASK IS THAT WE KEEP THEM, KEEP THEM ABREAST OF EVERYTHING AND ALL THE DECISIONS THAT WE MADE OVER THERE AS YOU CAN FIGURE. SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DO THAT. ANOTHER THING THAT THAT I HAD GOING ON JUNE 1ST WAS THE MAYOR'S COUNCIL MEETING. THAT WAS A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING CONSIDERING THAT NEXT WELL, IN ABOUT LESS THAN A WEEK NOW, WE HAVE THE FIFA WORLD CUP KIND OF KICK OFF HERE IN DFW. AND SO GOT, GOT A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. ONE THING THAT THAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE, WHEN IT COMES TO HOTEL RENTALS AND EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT DOWN THAN USUAL, THAN WHAT THEY WERE EXPECTING. SO THERE MIGHT NOT BE AS MANY VISITORS AS WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED. BUT THAT BEING SAID, ONE THING THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT IS DISEASE. AND SO WE HAD THE TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH GIVE A PRESENTATION, AND HE LAID IT OUT VERY, VERY EASILY TO US AND SAID, LISTEN, YOU HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE, YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL MILLION PEOPLE COMING TO DFW FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THEIR GERMS. THEY'RE GOING TO BRING THEIR VIRUSES AND DISEASE WITH THEM. SO THEY GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THEY ARE BEING PREPARED. ONE INTERESTING AND VERY GROSS THING THAT HAPPENED IS THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING ON TESTING WASTEWATER THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO DO A PRELIMINARY, A PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY TEST. SO THEY'LL TEST IT AND SEND IT OFF TO LABS. AND THAT SOUNDS SO GROTESQUE, BUT IT'S A MUCH NEED FOR THAT BECAUSE IF THERE IS SOMETHING IN THAT WE KNOW THAT IS FOREIGN, THAT IS A VIRUS OR BACTERIA. YOU KNOW THAT IT HAS COME TO DFW. AND SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT YOU ALERT THE ERS WITHIN TARRANT COUNTY TO GET THEM A, YOU KNOW, GET THEM KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHAT'S WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU SEE THESE DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS, THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT IT. SO IT DID PUT ME AT EASE TO KNOW THAT TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH IS ON IT. THEY LEARNED FROM QATAR THAT OVER THERE WHEN THEY HAD THEIR WORLD CUP, YOU HAD CASES OF MEASLES COME UP OVER THERE. SO JUST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY ARE THEY ARE FULLY PREPARED TO TACKLE THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS. AND THAT SOMETHING THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT'S COMING TO THE AREA. SO VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE QUALIFIED PEOPLE THERE AT OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN TARRANT COUNTY TAKING CARE OF THINGS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR ME. LET'S MOVE DOWN OUR LINE STAYING WITH MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO AND FORMER MAYOR JIM GRIFFIN. WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL HEB EXPO, SO I GOT TO ATTEND THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THAT. AND WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON AND COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN. I CAN'T REMEMBER, DID I SEE YOU AT COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL? YOU KEPT PASSING. OKAY, SO MOST OF US ATTENDED AND SO WELL DONE. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO WITH OUR THEME OF CELEBRATING AMERICA. [00:45:02] SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME. UPCOMING ON FRIDAY. I LOVE THAT BEDFORD CELEBRATES CULTURE. SO BEDFORD WILL RECOGNIZE JUNETEENTH AS A CITY FOR THE SECOND TIME. AND MY SORORITY SISTERS ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY FOR THAT CELEBRATION. AND SO THE EVENTS KICK OFF AT 6:30 P.M., SO I HOPE EVERYONE WILL COME OUT. WE RELOCATED FROM GENERATIONS PARK TO OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL. IT SEEMED LIKE A REALLY GOOD LOCATION FOR THE, THE CONCERT SERIES. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE CELEBRATION THERE AS WELL. AND THEN FOR BEAUTIFICATION, OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON JUNE 15TH. THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN DONOVAN BRANDON. THERE. AND I DO NOT HAVE A LIBRARY REPORT AND WE'RE NOT MEETING AGAIN UNTIL AUGUST, I BELIEVE. AND BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS ON THEIR CALENDARS THAT FLAG BALL, WHICH IS NOW WHAT THEY'RE CALLING WHAT WE WOULD KNOW AS FLAG FOOTBALL, FLAG BALL. JULY 12TH, FARRINGTON FIELD. STILL HAPPENING. IT'S A SUMMIT. PENNINGTON FIELD. SORRY. PENNINGTON FIELD. FARRINGTON FIELDS IN FORT WORTH. WE'RE AT PENNINGTON FIELD. FARRINGTON. BEDFORD. SORRY, I JUST GOT EXCITED. THAT'S IT. WHAT DATE WAS THAT AGAIN? JULY 12TH. JULY 12TH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN SABOL, ANY REPORTS? NO REPORT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER NOTHING. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS FOR. AND ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL THAT CAME OUT. WE HAD 93 BUSINESSES AND 13 FOOD VENDORS. IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST WELL ATTENDED EXPO WE'VE HAD IN YEARS, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. A LOT OF GREAT FOOD, A LOT OF FUN UNTIL WE GOT WASHED OUT AT ABOUT 6:00. IT CAME DOWN AND, AND CHASED EVERYBODY AWAY. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR, OUR ANIMAL SHELTERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. SO WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF EULESS. SO IF THERE'S ANY ISSUES, YOU CAN GO TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER ON 201 WEST EULESS BOULEVARD TO WITH IF YOU HAVE ANY ANIMALS TO DROP OFF YOU CAN STILL CALL THE NUMBER. WE'RE STILL DOING ADOPTIONS AND STILL TAKING DONATIONS. AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER. AND THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 6. WE HAVE CITY MANAGER/STAFF REPORTS. [6. City Manager/Staff Reports] THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL. JUST A COUPLE QUICK LITTLE NOTES. ONE, JUST TO TIE IN TO COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO STATEMENT. OUR ANIMAL SHELTER IS WELL UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE DEMOLITION PHASE. WHICH IS QUITE INTERESTING TO SEE, BUT WE ARE TAKING QUITE A BIT OF THAT OUT. WE'RE REALLY LEAVING THE PERIMETER WALLS. SO THAT'S THAT'S COMING ALONG. AND THEN ALSO OUR FIRE STATION NO. 2 HAS RECEIVED THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SO THAT PROJECT IS COMING TO AN END AND SOON OUR FIREFIGHTERS WILL MOVE BACK INTO THAT. AS WE GET A LITTLE MORE SETTLED, WE WILL CERTAINLY DO AN OPEN HOUSE IN A GRAND REOPENING OF THAT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. BUT THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A, AN AMAZING RENOVATION WHERE WE COULD REALLY BRING THAT BUILDING UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS. SO OUTSIDE OF THAT STAFF IS IN FULL SWING PREPARING FOR OUR JULY 4TH EVENT AND WE'RE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEAR FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY. THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF BEDFORD GEAR AVAILABLE FOR FOLKS. AND SO MOLLY'S PROBABLY OVER THERE GOING, OH GOSH, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT LAUNCHING YET, BUT WE WILL VERY SOON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING OUR BEDFORD FOURTH FEST GEAR AS WELL. SO WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL DESIGN THIS YEAR TO, TO TIE INTO THINGS. SO ANYWAY, IT'LL BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY AT THAT POINT. SO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. IT'LL BE OUT THERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071. AND SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DELIBERATE AND WE'LL BE BACK MOMENTARILY. WELL NOT MOMENTARILY. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT. SO WE'LL BE BACK. AND MAYOR IT'S 074. OH, I'M SORRY. YES. SO LET ME DO THAT 551.074 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD. [7. Take any action necessary as a result of the Executive Session] OH WE GOT TO EXECUTE ON THE CONTRACT. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE EXECUTE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH ANDREA ROY FOR CITY, POSITION OF CITY MANAGER AND FOR YOU ALL TO GIVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE BOTH THOSE CONTRACTS AS A TEAM AND EXECUTE THOSE, THOSE CONTRACTS. [00:50:06] OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. OH, OKAY. YEAH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. SO WITH A VERBAL VOTE OF AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. SO THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR THAT. AND CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK FOR A WHILE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR MEETING, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:39. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.