Aug 25, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS ]

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ALL RIGHT, TIME IS NOW SIX O'CLOCK.

WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING AT THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

IT IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2026.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, THOSE WHO MIGHT BE TUNING IN ONLINE.

ALL RIGHT.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN INVOCATION, UH, BROUGHT TO US BY, UH, VIRGIL KINCAID OF WITH THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD.

SO I'LL INVITE, UH, VIRGIL UP TO THE PODIUM HERE, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BEING LED TO US BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS.

SO, I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO GO AHEAD AND PLEASE STAND.

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, WE GIVE YOU HONOR AND WE GIVE YOU PRAISE TONIGHT.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS AND YOUR MERCY, AND YOUR FAITHFULNESS, WHICH IS TO US IN ABUNDANCE EACH AND EVERY DAY.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN, AND WE THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERSHIP.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND WE THANK YOU FOR GRANTING THEM WISDOM AND DISCRETION IN ALL THE BUSINESS THAT IS NEEDFUL AND NECESSARY, GOD, TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY GOING.

WE ASK YOU TONIGHT THAT YOUR GRACE WOULD BE IN THIS MEETING, AND THAT YOU WOULD GRANT ALL WISDOM TONIGHT TO THOSE THAT ARE IN LEADERSHIP.

WE ASK YOUR FAVOR UPON THIS MEETING, AND WE JUST BLESS YOUR NAME.

WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN CHRIST LOVELY NAME, AMEN AND AMEN.

AMEN.

FLAG.

AND BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TRULY FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND I JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MR. KINCAID.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO 10 DAWKINS.

ALL RIGHT, NEXT

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ALL RIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

UM, SO JUST AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY AND THOSE IN THE, ON JUST, UH, WITH OUR NEW RULES HERE, WE GOT THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, UH, WITH, UH, ANY TOPIC, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC.

IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UM, I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UH, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO, UH, AND SO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT, UH, EITHER AFTER ME IN MEETING OR, UM, THROUGH, UH, EMAIL.

WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

SO, UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LET'S GO AHEAD AND, UH, INVITE UP TO THE PODIUM ELIZABETH MILLER TO TALK ABOUT, UH, FLOCK AND IPS AND USPS.

I'M SURPRISED YOU COULD READ THAT.

SORRY.

I, UH, I GOT THE, I'M DIZZY AND GOT THE SHAKES TODAY.

DON'T WORRY.

IT'S A DAY ENDING MY THING.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE JPS OUTAGE.

WE JUST HAD, UM, I AM A JPS PATIENT, SO, AND I KNOW PEOPLE WHO GOT CAUGHT UP IN THAT.

UM, IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW, THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE DOWN THAT AFFECTED THE COUNTY.

UH, THE SYSTEM COUNTYWIDE, INCLUDING THE ONE NEAR US, UH, YOU COULDN'T GET PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED UNLESS YOU HAD A PAPER PRESCRIPTION, PAID CASH HAD EXACT CHANGE, AND THEY STILL HAD YOUR MEDICATIONS, WHICH THEY COULD NOT REORDER.

THEY COULDN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER.

THEY COULDN'T TALK TO PATIENTS.

I STILL CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH MY DOCTOR.

UM, I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO ENDED UP IN AN ER THERE AND WAS THERE FOR TWO AND A HALF DAYS AND NEVER SAW A DOCTOR HAD BASIC TRIAGE.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR EXTREMELY, OBVIOUSLY INJURED FOOT X-RAY BECAUSE X-RAY WAS CLOSED.

UM, FOR ME, I, I DON'T KNOW.

I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE TO TRAVIS COUNTY BECAUSE I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE SPECIALISTS BEFORE SPRING JUST TO SHOW WHO CARES ABOUT ME.

I'M TRYING TO GIVE EXAMPLES OF THE WAY THIS HAS AFFECTED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THERE WILL BE DELAYED CANCER.

OH, THERE, IT WAS NOT A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA FACILITY DURING THAT TIME.

THEY WERE TURNING AWAY STROKE AND HEART ATTACK VICTIMS. UM, I, IF, IF YOU'RE ONLY A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA FACILITY, SOME OF THE TIME, ARE YOU A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA FACILITY? UM, THERE WILL BE DELAYED CANCER DIAGNOSES.

THERE WERE MISSED BIRTH DEFECT, BIRTH COMPLICATIONS.

UM, IF SOMEBODY HASN'T DIED FROM THIS, THEY MAY STILL, I WON'T BE, WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF SOMEBODY HAS, UM, THEY SAID, UM, VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT.

IF YOU WENT TO THE WEBSITE, IT WAS NOT IN CLEAR DETAIL AND THEY DIDN'T GET THE WORD OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK YOUR CHIEF WHEN HE LEARNED ABOUT IT, YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE AND HOW HE LEARNED ABOUT IT.

AND I, I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY DIDN'T GET THE WORD OUT TO Y'ALL BETTER.

AND Y'ALL NEED TO BE CONCERNED 'CAUSE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED DURING THE WORLD CUP, DURING A NATURAL DISASTER, DURING A TERRORIST ATTACK, OR GOD FORBID, ALL OF THE ABOVE.

AND IN MY OPINION, WE SHOULD NOT BE AWARDED ANOTHER SUPER BOWL OR WHATEVER

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AND AT THE BUDGET MEETING ON JPS DURING THIS, NOBODY ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT HAVE YOU, IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR BUDGET TO MAKE THIS NOT HAPPEN AGAIN? SO I'D LOVE TO TALK TO Y'ALL MORE ABOUT THAT.

UM, REAL QUICK, ON APRS, WE HAVE, UH, FLOCK ET CETERA, CAMERAS.

WE'RE OPPOSED TO ALL OF THEM, NOT JUST FLOCK.

UM, I HAVE THE CONTRACTS FROM BEDFORD.

I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT YOU TOLD ME BEFORE, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MORE ABOUT IT.

'CAUSE IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT'S STILL ONGOING.

MM-HMM .

UM, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO STOP TO END THEM IMMEDIATELY.

I'M GONNA, I WAS GONNA EMAIL ALL Y'ALL, BUT THE EMAIL, THE WHOLE COUNSEL THING BUTTON DIDN'T WORK FOR ME AND I WAS TOO BUSY TRYING NOT TO ACT.

SO I WILL SEND Y'ALL, UH, AN ORDINANCE, A STATEMENT FOR THE REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS OPPOSED, AND LET YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL GONNA DO INITIATIVE TO TRY TO CHANGE THE CITY'S CHARTER.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

UM, NEXT UP WE HAVE, UH, EILEEN DAY FOR, UH, TALKING ABOUT ATLAS.

HELLO.

REMEMBER ME? I BROUGHT MY GLASSES THIS TIME.

HEATHER, HOW ARE YOU? UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AGAIN.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL.

UM, I FOLLOWED UP AS YOU REQUESTED, UH, AND HEARD BACK FROM THE CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY, WHO TOLD ME THAT LEGAL COUNSEL HAS ADVISED COUNSEL NOT TO DISCUSS ATLAS WITH ME AND SAID THE PROPER AVENUE IS OUT ATTORNEY TO ATTORNEY COMMUNICATION.

UH, WE TRIED THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.

UH, TAMMY PRICE'S APP, APPELLATE ATTORNEY CON, UH, CONTACTED TOES IN JULY, SEEKING RESOLUTION.

THEY SPOKE, TOES DECLINED TO NEGOTIATE.

UH, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TWO WEEKS AGO.

I NOTED THAT ON MAY 7TH, 2025, A EUTHANASIA JUDGMENT RELIES ON A DECEMBER 4TH, 2024 DANGEROUS DOG JUDGMENT THAT BEDFORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PRODUCE.

I RAN OUTTA TIME , UH, I STARTED TO TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC VIDEO.

UH, IT'S ON YOUTUBE.

IT'S BEEN THERE.

IT'S A VIDEO OF BEDFORD ANIMAL CONTROL SUPERVISOR JOSE MORALES, TELLING TAMMY WHY HE MOVED ATLAS OUT OF ANIMAL SERVICES TO THE POLICE STATION.

TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE BEING CONTACTED FROM RESCUES.

THERE'S TOO MUCH PUBLICITY, SO I'M GONNA MOVE HIM.

HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO SPEAK WITH POLICE CHIEF BOBBY LAP PENA AND MOVE ATLAS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE ALSO SAYS THERE'S NO AN ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICES OVER THERE.

IT'S ALL POLICE.

IT'S ONLINE.

UH, BEDFORD CLASSIFIED ATLAS IS A DANGEROUS DOG.

TEXAS LAW IMPOSES STANDARDS GOVERNING ANIMAL IMPOUNDMENT, HOUSING, SANITATION, AND ANIMAL CONTROL OPERATIONS.

SO THIS CREATES QUESTIONS.

IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPLIANT FOR LONG-TERM ANIMAL IMPOUNDMENT? WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING A DANGEROUS DOG OVER THERE? UH, WHO FEEDS HIM EXERCISES PROVIDES VETERINARY CARE WHERE THE RECORDS, THIS IS ALSO A CONSTITUTIONAL PROPERTY ISSUE.

UH, ATLAS IS TAMMY'S PROPERTY GOVERNMENT SEIZURE AND CONTINUED DETENTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IMPLICATE FOURTH AND 14TH AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS.

GOVERNMENT CUSTODY DOES NOT, DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE OWNER'S PROTECTED PROPERTY INTEREST.

ATLAS HAS BEEN CONFINED FOR 491 DAYS.

PROLONGED CONFINEMENT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL DETERIORATION IN DOGS THAT MAKES HIS CURRENT CONDITION AN EMERGENCY.

NOT THEORETICAL.

TAMMY CAN'T GET RECORDS.

WE'VE SUBMITTED RECORDS.

TOES DENIED US, AND WE'RE NOW FIGHTING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THAT CASE.

UM, BEDFORD'S WITHHELD THEM, SO WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW HE IS WHERE HE IS, ANYTHING IN ALMOST 500 DAYS.

SO THE VIDEO AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS ONLINE.

UM, MS. ROY, IF THE EMAIL I SENT YOU BACK DIDN'T REACH YOU, YOU MAY, UH, WANT TO SEE WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR CITY EMAIL.

UM, PLEASE, PLEASE TELL TAMMY WHERE HER PROPERTY IS AND DETAILS OF HER PROPERTY'S CONDITION.

AND PLEASE ADDRESS IN THE INTERIM EMERGENCY HUMANE PLACEMENT WHILE THIS APPEAL CONTINUES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, UM, MOVING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.

SO THAT CONCLUDES, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

UH, NEXT

[COUNCIL RECOGNITION ]

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, FIRST INVITE UP TO THE PODIUM ASSISTANT, UH, CITY MANAGER, MARK LONG.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

UH, LEVI, YOU GOTTA COME STAND BY ME HERE.

SO, UH, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FACE THE COUNCIL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FACE THE AUDIENCE, YOU CAN.

THERE'S A CAMERA THERE IN THERE.

SO IT'S YOUR NIGHT.

SO,

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AND THAT'S OUR IT DIRECTOR, UH, LEVI MILLER FOR HIS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

AND THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT THAT HE HAS, NOT ONLY MADE TO THE IT DEPARTMENT, BUT TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT IF YOU KNOW THIS GENTLEMAN TO MY LEFT, UM, YOU KNOW, HE'S A MAN OF VERY FEW WORDS.

SO, UM, ONE OF HIS REQUESTS THIS MORNING TO ME WAS TO, TO KEEP THIS SHORT.

SO HE DOES KNOW ME.

AND WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS, HE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T KNOW ME BECAUSE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING QUICKLY OR SHORT.

SO, TO HONOR YOU, LEVI, I WROTE EVERYTHING DOWN SO I CAN KEEP ON POINT TONIGHT.

SO, WITH THAT SAID, WHEN LEVI JOINED THE CITY IN 2021, THE ID, THE IT DEPARTMENT WAS FACING SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES.

UH, EQUIPMENT WAS AGING.

MANY PROCESSES NEEDED TO BE UPDATED, AND THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN IT AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.

UH, IT HAD, OR THEY WERE KIND OF KNOWN, THEY HAD A REPUTATION OF A, A DEPARTMENT THAT SAID NO A LOT AND NEVER SAID YES.

SO ONE OF LEVI'S GOALS IN COMING TO BEDFORD WAS TO CHANGE THAT.

UH, HE WANTED TO BUILD THE IT DEPARTMENT THAT PEOPLE COULD TRUST, WORK WITH AND TURN FOR, FOR, TO TURN TO FOR SOLUTIONS.

OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THAT VISION BECOME REALITY.

THE IT TEAM HAS BEEN REBUILT, NEW STAFF AND NEW POSITIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED, AND PROCESSES HAVE IMPROVED TO PROVIDE BETTER AND MORE CONSISTENT SERVICES.

FROM UPDATING PRINTERS AND FACILITY CAMERAS TO THE HUNDREDS OF NEW COMPUTERS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED ACROSS THE CITY, THE IT INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN REBUILT TO MAKE IT MORE STABLE AND RELIABLE.

AND CYBERSECURITY HAS CONTINUED TO BE A MAJOR FOCUS FOR LEVI.

BUT BEYOND TECHNOLOGY, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAS BEEN REBUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION.

IT HAS BECOME MORE THAN JUST THE DEPARTMENT.

PEOPLE CALL WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING, WHICH I DO OFTEN, AND IT'S USUALLY NOT IT'S FAULT.

IT IS USUALLY MY FAULT.

UM, IT HAS BECOME A TRUSTED PARTNER, UH, A PARTNER THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN RELY ON TO HELP THEM GET THEIR JOBS DONE QUICKER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY.

THAT KIND OF CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY.

IT TAKES LEADERSHIP, IT TAKES PERSISTENCE AND A LOT OF HARD WORK.

AND THAT ALL STARTS AT THE TOP WITH THIS MAN TO MY LEFT.

LEVI.

LEVI TOLD ME JUST THIS MORNING THAT THERE'S STILL WORK TO BE DONE IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

UM, BUT THE PROGRESS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS IS SOMETHING THAT HE IS VERY PROUD OF.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT I KNOW HE'S WORKED EXTREMELY HARD AT THAT.

ON A LITTLE PERSONAL NOTE, UH, WHEN LEVI ISN'T FIXING ISSUES, EMPLOYEES CREATE BY CLICKING ON QUESTIONABLE EMAIL LINKS PROMISING A HUNDRED DOLLARS GIFT CARDS OR EMAILS FROM FOREIGN PRINCES OFFERING MASSIVE FORTUNES IN EXCHANGE FOR A LITTLE UPFRONT HELP, YOU CAN USUALLY FIND HIM DOING SOMETHING EQUALLY AS QUESTIONABLE.

AND THAT IS RUNNING ULTRA ENDURANCE RACES ACROSS TEXAS.

I SAY YOU AND I TRY TO GET BETWEEN FIVE AND 10,000 STEPS A DAY.

LEVI IS RUNNING 50 TO 100 MILE RACES OVER THE WEEKEND.

SO THAT IS WHY HE LOOKS SO GOOD.

, UH, I CAN TELL EACH OF YOU THAT HE SHOWS THE SAME LEVEL OF DEDICATION TO RUNNING THE IT DEPARTMENT THAT HE DOES FOR TRAINING FOR A 100 MILE RACE ON A WEEKEND.

AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

LEVI, CONGRATULATIONS ON FIVE YEARS WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS ORGANIZATION AND FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO, YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO FOR BEDFORD.

IT YOU MAKE US WAY, WAY STRONGER.

WE APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

I WON'T MAKE A TALK .

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR POLICE CHIEF BOBBY LAPA.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, THIS EVENING I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING AND CELEBRATING OFFICER CAUDILL'S FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

UH, OFFICER CAUDILL CURRENTLY, UH, STARTED WITH US IN 2021.

HE SERVES ON OUR BIKE UNIT.

I BELIEVE HE JUST BECAME A BICYCLE UNIT INSTRUCTOR.

UM, VERY HARD COURSE, BUT FUN.

UH, HE SERVES AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE RESOURCE OFFICER SINCE 2025 AT HARWOOD JUNIOR HIGH.

HE HOLDS A MASTER PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATE THROUGH T COLE IN 2022, RECEIVED LIFESAVING AWARD AND ALSO IN 2022, RECEIVED FOUR CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION.

UH, NOT ONLY WITH HIS

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OH AGE IIO ALL RIGHT, .

YOU KNOW, I WAS SAVING THAT FOR THE END .

UM, SORRY I COULDN'T, I HAD TO JUMP ON IT AS MUCH AS HE, AS MUCH AS HE LIKES TO, UH, TAUNT THAT HE MOVED HERE FOR TEXAS FOOTBALL, HIGH SCHOOL, HE IS A, HE IS A DEDICATED FAMILY MAN, UH, COMING TO TEXAS.

SO HIS SON COULD PLAY TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, NOT OHIO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

UM, HE'S AN INCREDIBLY HARD WORKER.

HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO STEP UP.

UH, RECENTLY I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH, UM, CHAD AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME AVAILABLE POSITION AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND HIS, HIS HEAD IS SO LEVEL AND, UM, ON HIS THOUGHT PROCESS AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND HIS CAREER.

AND I, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF DURING THE CONVERSATION, THIS IS A GUY THAT I COULD PUT IN ANY POSITION IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND HE, HE'S GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL.

UH, AND HE'S GOING TO, HE'S GONNA TAKE IT THE DISTANCE AND BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO.

IT'S, IT'S TRULY A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM AND TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE WITH HIM, EVEN THOUGH HE IS AN OHIO STATE BUCKEYE FAN.

UH, COME ON.

WE, WE ENJOY HIS COMPANY.

COME ON, MAN.

SO , CELEBRATE JACK.

THERE'S A OF US FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

OH, COME ON.

SO THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

UH,

[CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT]

I GIVE YOU SENIOR MANAGER ANDREA ROY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TONIGHT FOR OUR CONSENT AGENDA, SO BEAR WITH ME, UM, AS I RUN THROUGH THESE, UH, QUICKLY.

UM, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MINUTES FROM AUGUST 6TH, 2026, BUDGET WORK SESSION AND AUGUST 11TH, 2026 OF OUR REGULAR MEETING.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY CITY MANAGER TO MOVE THE NOVEMBER 10TH, 2026 COUNCIL MEETING TO NOVEMBER 17TH.

THIS WILL ALLOW, UM, THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL TO ATTEND TML AND NOT MISS A COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, SO THAT WILL BE OUR ONE AND ONLY MEETING THAT WILL HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER.

UM, AS WELL, THAT'LL BE OUR ONE COUNCIL MEETING.

MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS INTEGRATED STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH IS KNOWN AS IWI CRITERIA MANUAL FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION.

TOGETHER WITH THE CITY OF BEDFORD, LOCAL PROVISIONS AS THE CITY'S DESIGN AND TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR THE DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

THIS ORDINANCE ESSENTIALLY UPDATES BEDFORD'S DRAINAGE STANDARDS BY ADOPTING A REGIONALLY RECOGNIZED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MANUAL, ALONG WITH OUR LOCAL REQUIREMENTS.

THE GOAL IS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE MORE CONSISTENT AND UP-TO-DATE DRAINAGE STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, WHILE HELPING REDUCE FLOODING AND DRAINAGE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.

THERE IS NO BUDGETARY IMPACT ON THAT ITEM.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRINITY AUTHORITY, I'M SORRY, THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY OF TEXAS AMENDMENTS TO THE TARRANT COUNTY WATER PROJECT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEDFORD AND THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY.

THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY FOR APPROVED WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL PROJECTS AS THE SUNS THE FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY NEEDED, RATHER THAN BORROWING THE FULL AMOUNT UPFRONT.

THIS IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE BORROWING COSTS AND HELP MINIMIZE FLUCTUATIONS IN WHOLESALE WATER RATES.

WITH THE TRA ESTIMATING APPROXIMATELY 48 MILLION IN SAVINGS OVER FIVE YEARS, THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO RE RETAIN OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING RECEIVING ANNUAL REPORTS FROM THE TRA AND THE PROGRAM AND RELATED DEBT.

THERE IS NO BUDGETARY IMPACT ON THIS ITEM, EITHER.

CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS AUTHORIZED A BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICES TO ASSIST IN THE DETECTION, APPREHENSION, AND PROSECUTION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO COMMIT CRIMINAL OFFENSES INVOLVING THE US MAIL AND POSTAL SERVICE.

THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS DESIGNATED BEDFORD POLICE OFFICERS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE US POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE AS TASK FORCE OFFICERS, GIVING THEM CERTAIN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY WHEN ASSISTING INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING THE US POSTAL SERVICE AND OUR MAIL.

THE MOU ESSENTIALLY FORMALIZES HIS PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY ALREADY IN PLACE.

THIS JUST FORMALIZES THAT, UM, AND CLEARLY DEFINES THE OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY WHILE SERVING IN THIS ROLE.

UM, BEDFORD PD, UH, ALREADY INVESTIGATES MAIL THEFTS AND PACKAGES.

THIS SIMPLY FORMALIZES THINGS, UM, AND INCREASES OUR ABILITY TO BASICALLY OBTAIN MORE RESOURCES TO GO AFTER THESE TYPES OF CASES.

UM, FINANCIALLY THERE, THE ONLY IMPACT IS REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY OVERTIME IS EXPERIENCED BY THE OFFICERS SERVING THOSE ROLES.

AND A $850

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ITEM SIX, CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS APPROVING AND RATIFYING THE MID-CITY DRUG TASK FORCE INTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO ADD THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AS A PARTICIPATING AGENCY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER, ENTER THE AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITIES OF ULUS HURST, GRAPEVINE AND NORTH RICHLAND HILLS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MIDC CITIES DRUG TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.

THIS AGREEMENT CONTINUES BEDFORD'S, UM, EXISTING PARTICIPATION IN THE MID CITIES DRUG TASK FORCE, OF WHICH WE'VE BEEN A MEMBER SINCE 2021.

IT IS A PARTNERSHIP AMONG, UM, THE FIVE COMMUNITIES HERE AND COMBINES OUR PERSONNEL TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTIGATIVE RESOURCES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL DRUG ACTIVITY ACROSS OUR CITY.

BO UM, BOUNDARIES.

THE AGREEMENT WILL ESSENTIALLY ADD NORTH RICHLAND HILLS TO THAT MIX AS WELL.

UM, AND WILL, UM, THE, UH, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION IS OUR CONTINUED $5,000 ANNUALLY THAT IS PAID FOR BY OUR POLICE SEIZURE FUNDS.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER A, TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN STATEWIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND MUTUAL AID PROGRAMS. AGAIN, THIS, UH, PROVIDES FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE AND RECEIVE INTER-JURISDICTIONAL SUPPORT DURING DISASTERS AND CRITICAL INCIDENTS THAT HAPPENED, OBVIOUSLY HERE IN BEDFORD OR UM, AMONG THE STATES OF TEXAS.

UM, ESSENTIALLY WE ARE FULLY REIMBURSED FOR ALL COMPONENTS OF OUR PARTICIPATION.

UM, THERE IS NO BUDGETARY IMPACT BECAUSE OF THAT.

UM, WE ARE SIMPLY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN OUR CERTIFICATIONS OF OUR, UM, OUR FOLKS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

AND THAT IS OUR LAST CONSENT ITEM.

I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO MAYOR PRO TEMP DAWKINS.

UH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

I, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WHAT ITEM NUMBER ONE OF THE MINUTES FOR THE WORK SESSION, I WAS ACTUALLY PRESENT 'CAUSE I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT I'M ALSO MARCUS ABSENT, AND I DID INFORM THE CITY SECRETARY.

HE'S ALREADY CORRECTED IT.

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD.

UM, AND THEN MY OTHER, IT WAS MORE OF A COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX, THE MIDEA TASK FORCE.

AS MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN FIVE YEAR, FOR FIVE YEARS.

SO IS THERE, UM, AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST GIVE A REPORT OUT OF HOW THE SUCCESSES WE'VE HAD FOR THAT TASK FORCE? ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE, OR YOU WANT A LITTLE SYNOPSIS NOW? OH, WELL, YEAH.

SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY.

IT DOESN'T, OKAY.

A LITTLE MORE FORMAL.

OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY.

VERY GOOD.

ALL COUNSEL.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ONE, MAKE SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GONNA SAY, I'M GONNA, YOU DO THE SECOND.

UM, THERE'S A REASON WHY I'M DOING THIS.

SO I'D TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, UH, WITH THE, UH, LITTLE AMENDMENT ON THE AUGUST 6TH, 2026 BUDGET WORK SESSION.

SO THAT, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP DAWKINS IS PUT PRESENT ON THAT MINUTE.

OKAY, THAT'S MY FIRST, AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL GAG.

CAG, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT PASSES, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

THANK YOU STAFF.

ALRIGHT,

[8. 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. ]

CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT FOR THE ADOPTIVE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.

GIVE YOU CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BRADY OLSON.

I, UH, I'M GONNA START OFF WITH SOME BAD NEWS.

YOU ONLY GET TO SEE ME ONCE TODAY, , SO THAT'S HEARTBREAKING.

I'M SURE.

WELL, OUR NEXT MEETING YOU PRETTY MUCH IS ALL YOU, I THINK.

YES.

YES, SIR.

UM, THIS IS REALLY THE PRELUDE TO THE NEXT, UH, NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

UH, THIS ALLOWS US TO FUND THE OBS PROJECT.

UH, AS A REMINDER, WE ARE GONNA BE FUNDING THAT OUT OF THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY FUND.

THAT'S THE TOURISM FUND.

UH, THOSE FUNDS CAN ONLY BE SPENT ON TOURISM RELATED ACTIVITIES OVER THE YEARS.

WE HAVE RAISED THAT FUND BALANCE UP TO A LEVEL WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, USE IT FOR THESE ONE-TIME PROJECTS.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BE SPENDING DOWN THAT FUND BALANCE, UH, FOR THE OBS PROJECT.

WE'D STILL BE ABOVE OUR MINIMUM RESERVES.

WE'D STILL HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY FOR FUTURE PROJECTS IN THAT FUND, BUT THIS WOULD BE ALLOWING US TO SPEND WHAT IS THERE FOR THIS PROJECT.

VERY GOOD.

AND SO, UM, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY LIMITS WITH THE, UH, TOURISM FUND BECAUSE IT'S HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES.

SO WE CANNOT USE THEM TO, UH, OFFSET ANY KIND OF DEBT.

WE CAN'T USE IT TO OFFSET ANY OTHER, UM, LET'S JUST SAY, UH, TAX INCREASES OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, OR CORRECT.

WE CANNOT, NO.

OKAY.

SO VERY LIMITED.

UH, IT, AS WE'VE ALL BEEN BRIEFED BEFORE, IT'S ABOUT HAVING TO DO WITH, UM, GAINING TOURISM TO THE CITY, THAT, THAT SORT OF THING.

SO IT'S A VERY KIND OF NARROW WINDOW OF HOW WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS.

SO FOR THOSE WHO WATCHING AND WONDERING WHY, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, 1.3 MILLION, THAT'S THE REASON WHY.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK

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ALRIGHT.

QUESTIONS ON THIS? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS, MR. MAYOR.

MAY I? YES, PLEASE.

YES, YOU MAY.

I PREPARED SOMETHING.

OKAY.

OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL WAS COMPLETED IN JULY OF 1915.

SO IT'S OLDER THAN ANY OF US HERE.

IT BECAME A PART OF H-E-B-I-S-D IN 1958.

IT CLOSED IN 1969 AS A SCHOOL.

THE CITY OF BEDFORD BOUGHT IT IN 1973 IN THE SURROUNDING LAND.

OF COURSE, THERE WAS A FIRE IN 1991.

UH, WE'VE REPAIRED THAT, BUT WE HAVE NEEDED REPAIRS.

NOW, IN 1980, THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION NAMED IT A REGISTERED HISTORICAL SITE.

THERE'S A REASON WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.

IT'S A PHYSICAL RECORD OF OUR CITY, AND WE DON'T HAVE VERY MANY OF THOSE.

I'M STILL DISTRESSED THAT THOSE BUILDINGS ARE GONE FROM WHERE THE Y IS NOW.

I, I DID NOT VOTE FOR THAT.

AND IF I WERE ON CITY COUNCIL, THEN I WOULD BE MAKING A SPEECH ABOUT KEEPING THOSE BUILDINGS.

BUT WE DO HAVE THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL AS A RECORD OF WHERE OUR CITY HAS COME FROM.

IT ALSO CAN BE A PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO THAT'S WHY THE HOTEL TAX CAN BE USED FOR IT.

HISTORIC BUILDINGS OFTEN CAN BE USED TO REVITALIZE DISTRICTS, AND WE KNOW IT'S CONNECTED TO THE LIBRARY.

THINK WHAT THIS COULD BE.

IT OFTEN RAISES THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE PROPERTY VALUES.

IT STRENGTHENS THE IDENTITY OF OUR CITY.

OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL BRINGS A DISTINCT CHARACTERISTIC TO BEDFORD.

THERE'S NO PLACE ELSE AROUND HERE THAT LOOKS LIKE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

IT'S A TREASURE.

NOBODY ELSE HAS THIS BUILDING.

WE HAVE THIS BUILDING.

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT IS AN ASSET FOR OUR CITY.

AND IT HONORS THE PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP BEDFORD, WHO GOT US WHERE WE ARE TODAY IN BEDFORD.

UM, MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, I ASKED JERRY TRACY, THE CEO OF HISTORIC FORT WORTH TO COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

SHE SAYS IT'S A G IT'S A GEM WE COULD POLISH UP.

SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

AND SO, UM, YEAH, JUST TO ECHO THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, THIS ASSET THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE, UM, THINK OF WHEN, WHEN I TELL PEOPLE, CLOSE YOUR EYES.

IMAGINE BEDFORD AND A COUPLE IMAGES ARE GONNA POP UP IN YOUR MIND.

IT'S GONNA BE THE BOYS RANCH, OBVIOUSLY.

UH, BUT IT'S ALSO AN IMAGE OF THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

THAT IS, THAT'S, THOSE ARE OUR TWO LANDMARKS THAT THAT'S OUR IDENTITY HERE WITH THE CITY.

AND I REMEMBER, UH, WHEN I FIRST CAME ON, OH, EIGHT YEARS AGO OR SO, UM, AND, UH, THE ROOF WAS LEAKING, UH, IN THAT BUILDING.

AND WE WERE WONDERING WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO WITH THAT BUILDING AND WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS GONNA BE DONE WITH IT.

AND, UM, THERE WAS THOSE ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME THAT WANTED TO SEE IT BULLDOZED, UH, COMPLETELY.

UH, AND, UH, AND THAT, THAT, THAT WAS NOT THE ANSWER.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT, THAT CRITICIZE US, SAYING THAT WE DON'T, WE DON'T HONOR OUR HISTORY.

BUT TO LET A BUILDING BE JUST WASTED AWAY BY THE ELEMENTS, NOT TAKING CARE OF IT, AND EVEN MORE SO NOT BEING UTILIZED CORRECTLY.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE KEY HERE, IS NOT BEING UTILIZED CORRECTLY.

UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE DURING, DURING COVID BECAUSE, UH, WE NEEDED, WE, IT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT SO WE COULD ACTUALLY HOUSE THE SENIORS THERE.

UM, HAD WE NOT HAD THE OBS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WOULD'VE DONE.

WE TOOK DOWN THE SENIOR CENTER IN THE, OVER AT, UH, UH, OVER AT THE BOYS RANCH, AND WE ACTUALLY HAD A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO.

UH, BUT NOW THAT THAT IS OVER, COVID IS OVER.

IT'S TIME FOR US TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE WANT THAT BUILDING TO BE, UH, FOR US, AND, AND MAKING IT USABLE.

THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE KEY THERE.

AND GIVING AN IDEA IDENTITY AND MAKING IT PART OF BEDFORD.

'CAUSE IT'S, IT IS PART OF BEDFORD.

AND SO, SO I ECHO THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND SO I'M, I'M, I THINK WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME PAGE THERE WHEN IT COMES TO THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOL.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, DON AND BRANDON.

I HAVE ONE MORE THING, MR. MAYOR, TO THAT, I FORGOT TO ADD THAT THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS IN FULL USE AND AVAILABLE FOR RENT TO THE PUBLIC, WE MADE $83,000 WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISING, ANY MARKETING.

AND I KNOW FROM HEARING FROM CITIZENS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO HAVE PIANO RECITALS OR SMALL GRADUATIONS OR MAYBE A, A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING.

SO

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THANK YOU.

YES, YES.

UM, SHE BROUGHT UP A NUMBER, SO NOW I WANT TO TALK.

OKAY.

.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, ONE SECOND.

SO I'M GONNA GO WITH, UH, COUNCIL COUNCILLOR LEMAN, AND THEN SURE.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, AND I DON'T THINK IT'LL EVER BE A BIG MONEY MAKER, BUT GIVEN THE RIGHT THING IN OR THINGS IN THE OBS, IT'S BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AND ISN'T THAT WHAT WE ULTIMATELY WANT IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER? THE JUNETEENTH WAS AMAZING, AND I KNOW IT WASN'T INSIDE THE OBS, BUT I MEAN, PEOPLE WERE MILLING AROUND.

THERE WERE FOOD TRUCKS.

IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN.

OUR TREE LIGHTING, OUR, UM, THE OVERNIGHT MOVIE THING.

I MEAN, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT IT'S UTILIZED FOR THAT, UM, BUILD THIS COMMUNITY AND BRING US TOGETHER.

AND I THINK THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE WANT.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER GATOR.

I, I'M GONNA PASS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ADVICE COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT.

.

.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THERE, WE GOOD? UM, NO, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S FINE.

UM, EXACTLY.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY ELSE COMMENTS ON THIS? THIS IS JUST THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

WE ARE GONNA GO INTO THE REAL MEAT AND POTATOES IN THE NEXT ONE A LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM AND FURTHER BUDGET AMENDMENT.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A FIRST BY, UM, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SA AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR DON BRANDON, ALL, LET'S GO AND VOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

THANK YOU STAFF.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, NOW ONTO ITEM NUMBER

[9. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute a contract for the renovations of the Old Bedford School for an amount of $1,240,000, with a 10% contingency totaling $1,364,000 with Morales Construction. ]

GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, WELL ALSO THANK YOU FOR DOING MY ITEM FOR ME ESSENTIALLY AND, AND LAYING THIS OUT, UH, FOR EVERYONE.

UM, SO THIS PART OF THE PROJECT, THIS IS ESSENTIALLY AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THE CONTRACTOR AND ARCHITECTURE FIRM THAT WILL WORK WITH US ON A DESIGN BUILD BASIS.

SO WE WILL WORK WITH THIS GROUP.

UM, DESIGNING, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE HAVE LAID OUT ITEMS THAT WE BELIEVE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.

UM, STAFF HAS COME AT IT FROM A POINT OF VIEW WHERE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO TO MAINTAIN OUR CITY FACILITIES.

THIS BUILDING NEEDS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS.

IT NEEDS, UM, UPDATES.

UM, THERE ARE LITERALLY MAINTENANCE ISSUES.

I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE BRICK ALL KNOW THE BRICK, UM, HAS AN ISSUE.

THE BATHROOMS ARE OUTDATED AND NOT COMPLIANT.

SO, UM, THIS, THIS WHOLE THING REALLY HAS TO DO WITH GETTING THE BUILDING BACK INTO USE AND GETTING IT, GETTING IT BACK IN, IN, IN, UH, SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS WE'D WISH IT, IT CAN DO.

SO, UM, THIS CONTRACT IS, UH, TO AWARD THE, UM, THE BID TO MORALES CONSTRUCTION WHO'S PARTNERED WITH LBO ARCHITECTS.

AND THE BEAUTY OF THAT IS IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.

BOTH OF THESE GROUPS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE.

UM, WE WERE VERY PLEASED.

UH, WE, WE DID GO OUT TO QUITE A FEW VENDORS.

WE DID ONLY HAVE TWO, UH, RETURN BIDS ON THAT, BUT YOU ONLY NEED THE RIGHT ONE, UH, TO DO THAT.

AND WE FEEL LIKE WE LANDED THERE.

SO, LBL AND MORALES BOTH HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS FACILITIES THAT, UM, WE WILL NOT SAY HISTORIC IN THE SENSE THAT WE'VE CREATED RESTRICTIONS TO IT, BUT OLDER BUILDINGS THAT HAVE HISTORIC CHARACTER, UM, AND ARE VERY FAMILIAR IN WORKING WITH THOSE AVENUES.

SO WE ARE IN GREAT HANDS AS FAR AS THAT GOES.

SO OUR GOAL IS TO GET THE BUILDING BACK INTO, UM, PLAY.

IT'S BEING USED.

I NEED TO MOVE STAFF INTO THAT BUILDING.

UM, IN ORDER FOR US TO PUT IT, UM, BACK INTO OPERATIONS.

SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE HAVE OUTLINED ARE PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS AND A SCOPE OF SERVICE THAT'LL ADDRESS FIRST FLOOR RESTROOMS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WARMING KITCHEN, UM, INTERIOR RECONFIGURATION OF THE, THE SPACES DOWNSTAIRS, RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC FEATURES.

WE NEED.

NEW LIGHTING.

UM, THE PAINT, THE FINISHING SECURITY UPGRADES.

THE BRICK ON THE REAR IS, UM, IN SEVERE DISREPAIR.

UH, WINDOWS ARE FOGGY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF BASIC UPKEEP THAT HAS BEEN, UH, PUT OFF FOR SOME TIME THAT WE ARE, WE ARE LONG OVERDUE TO ADDRESS.

AND THIS REALLY GETS AT THE CRUX OF THAT.

UM, AND THEN AGAIN, AS WE GO THROUGH THAT DESIGN PROCESS, WE WILL ADDRESS WHATEVER SURPRISES THAT MIGHT COME UP, UH, WHICH IS VERY POSSIBLE IN A BUILDING OF THAT NATURE AND OF THAT AGE.

UM, DESPITE IT, IT HAVING SOME IN, YOU KNOW, UH, BEING REBUILT A COUPLE TIMES.

SO THAT MAY COME ABOUT.

SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.

UM, AND AGAIN, IT REALLY IS A DESIGN BUILD.

SO WE'VE GOT TO GET IN THERE AND GET GOING WITH THIS GROUP TO REALLY FINE TUNE AND, UH, AND DECIDE EXACTLY WHAT THAT FULL SCOPE OF SERVICE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE SER UH, TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO THIS IS STEP ONE.

IT WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS TO GO THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS.

AT THAT POINT, WE WILL GENERALLY HAVE A LITTLE

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WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU ALL AND SHARE AND PROVIDE UPDATES, UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE MOVING FORWARD.

AND WE'RE PUTTING THINGS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, UH, WITHIN THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT WILL HAPPEN.

IT'LL TAKE ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

WE SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AT WHICH POINT WE WILL THEN START TACKLING THE CONSTRUCTION COMPONENTS OF THAT.

AND THEN THE ACTUAL UPGRADES, UM, AND IMPROVEMENTS WILL, UH, WILL OCCUR.

SO WE WILL GO ALONG WITH THIS PROCESS WITH COUNCIL.

WE WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AND GAIN FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

BUT WE'VE GOTTA GET IN THERE AND START TEARING BACK SOME OF THOSE LAYERS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE FULLY AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH AS WELL.

UM, SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DO HAVE A FEW, UM, UH, FOR OUR TOURISM FUND BALANCE OR ANY CONCERNS WITH THIS SPENDING THIS AMOUNT HERE? NO, WE ARE, WE ARE, I DON'T WANNA SAY WELL FUNDED THERE, BUT WE ARE, WE HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDS, ADEQUATE FUNDS, ESPECIALLY FOR, SO WE WON'T HAVE TO CUT ANY, UM, EVENTS OR ANYTHING.

'CAUSE FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR EVENTS, UH, COME FROM.

IS THAT FUND CORRECT.

WHICH IS FUNDED BY HOTEL OCCUS OCCUPANCY TAX, CORRECT.

CORRECT.

AND WE'VE ALSO, WE'RE ALSO PLANNING FOR, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PIECES THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO OCCUR AT THIS BUILDING AS WELL, THAT ARE NOT PART OF THIS BID WHEN YOU LOOK AT PURCHASING FURNITURE AND SOME OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO THOSE ARE ALL ALSO LOOKED AT AND, AND WE'VE ACCOUNTED FOR THOSE IN THE, IN THE TOURISM FUND AS WELL, BUT THEY'RE NOT PART OF THIS BID.

ALRIGHT.

UM, HOW DID WE DETERMINE THE, HOW DID WE DETERMINE THE PRICE OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS? SO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED LOOKING AT THIS, WE WENT ABOUT IT AND WE WERE, WE WERE GENERALLY PIECEMEALING SOME OF THESE THINGS.

SO WE DID REACH OUT TO SPECIFIC CONTRACTORS.

WE WENT TO, YOU KNOW, A, A GROUP THAT LOOKED AT THE BRICK AND WE, AND SO WE STARTED TO KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AND THAT IS WHEN THINGS STARTED TO GET EXPENSIVE.

AND WE SAID WE NEED TO PROBABLY PAUSE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

AND WE BROUGHT THIS BACK TO COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE WE WERE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO, UM, THIS NUMBER IS WHAT WAS DEVELOPED AND CAME ABOUT FROM THE, THE INDIVIDUALS, UM, BIDDING ON THE PROJECT.

PERFECT.

SO WE HAD A GENERAL IDEA, BUT THIS, UM, THIS GOT US FINALIZE IT.

WE WERE, WE WERE PRETTY MUCH, YEAH, WE WERE PRETTY RIGHT ON.

OKAY, PERFECT.

PERFECT.

UM, GIVEN THAT, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A 10% CONTINGENCY, UH, WE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THINGS HAPPEN.

ARE WE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? UM, DO WE FORESEE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS? I HATE TO ASK THAT QUESTION, BUT NO, THANKS.

I KNOW, SORRY, .

I, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW.

I FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO THIS WITHIN THAT, THAT, THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.

I REALLY DO.

UM, IF, IF SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IS A SURPRISE, UM, I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME, SOME FLEXIBILITY THERE TO, TO MAYBE MOVE SOMETHING TO THE NEXT ROUND.

UM, OR, UM, WE WOULD, WE WOULD BE BACK.

BUT I, I FEEL PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE LANDED.

WE SPENT SOME TIME WITH MORALES AND WENT THROUGH THIS PRETTY DETAILED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, SO WE REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE MUCH FLUCTUATION.

OKAY.

UM, SO WE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE, UH, THE SCOPE OF THE WHOLE PROJECT, UM, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT THE PART WHERE WE START TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'VE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN THAT BUILDING FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

UH, IT WAS BEEN LEASED OUT, UH, TO ONE GROUP, UH, FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THAT WE HAD SENIORS IN THERE.

SO WE REALLY HAVEN'T, HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO BE IN THE BUILDING JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THESE, THIS IS JUST TAKING CARE OF IT, RIGHT? THIS IS JUST GETTING IT UP TO A PLACE WHERE IT CAN BE A USABLE SPACE IN PRESERVING HISTORY THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

UM, SO YOU WOULD SAY THAT DURING THESE THREE MONTHS, UH, ARE WE THINKING WE'RE GONNA COME UP WITH WHAT THAT SCOPE LOOKS LIKE? I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND, TUNE IT.

YES.

WE WILL.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO FINE TUNE THINGS AND, AND HONE IN MORE ON EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND AGAIN, MY GOAL IS I NEED TO GET MY COMMUNITY, UH, MY CULTURAL ARTS STAFF INTO THAT BUILDING AS WELL.

UM, THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING CLASSES AND IT'S VERY PIECEMEAL AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, STORING THINGS HERE AND OPERATING OUT OF HERE.

SO I NEED TO GET THEM INTO WHAT WE ENVISION TO BE OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, UM, SO THAT WE'RE ALL IN ONE SPOT.

AND THEN I THINK, AGAIN, WE CAN, UH, WE CAN GO FROM THERE, BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WE MOVE IN, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SPECIFICS.

UM, AND THOSE THINGS ARE IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THAT AND COMPILING THAT INFORMATION.

OUR, OUR STAFF IS TRACKING THE PHONE CALLS THAT THEY GET, WHICH YOU ALL WOULD JUST BE IT.

IT'S, IT'S, IT IS REALLY SURPRISING HOW MUCH INTEREST THERE IS IN THE BUILDING FROM SUCH A HUGE VARIETY OF USERS.

UM, SO WE'RE TRACKING THAT AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WE KIND OF FINALIZE THOSE, THE INFORMATION.

ALRIGHT, GOOD.

UM, AND UH, I KNOW IT MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT, UH, A PERFORMER OF SORTS, UM, THAT WOULD BE COMING AFTER WE OBVIOUSLY FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE KIND OF GETTING BLESSING BY COUNCIL ABOUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING GOING FORWARD.

WOULD YOU THEN PRESENT A PERFORMER AFTER THAT OR AT THAT, AT THAT TIME? I THINK WE'D PROBABLY DO IT AT THAT TIME.

OKAY.

YEAH.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THAT'LL WORK.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNSEL, ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES, MAYOR PRO TEMP DAWKINS.

UH, THANKS MR. MAYOR.

SO, UM, I GUESS ONE, MY MAIN QUESTION IS, IT, IT DOES SPELL OUT IN THIS BACKGROUND THAT, UM, THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE, UH, LANDSCAPING TECHNOLOGY.

SO ALL OF THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WE'RE, WE KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE FURNITURE COSTS, THOSE WILL COME OUTTA A TOURISM FUND AS WELL, RIGHT? CORRECT.

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OKAY.

AND, UM, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE HAVE, LIKE, WE HAVE AN IDEA, OBVIOUSLY WITH CULTURAL ARTS, WHERE HISTORICALLY WE'VE HAD PERFORMING ART GROUPS IN THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'VE ALIGNED ON THE USES OF THE SPACE.

SO I KNOW, UM, THE MAYOR TOUCHED ON IT THAT PRETTY MUCH THIS INITIAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE IS JUST IMPROVEMENTS.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SCOPED OUT TO ACTUAL USES, RIGHT? IT, IT'S NOT.

BUT WE'VE STARTED TO MOVE INTO THAT BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OUR STAFF AND THE OPERATION, THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE BUILDING ALREADY.

UM, WE ARE GONNA, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PLANNING TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS TO MAKE THEIR LIFE EASIER AS THEY KNOW THEY'RE GONNA USE THAT BUILDING THAT WAY.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, SO, UM, IT'S SCOPED OUT AN IMPROVEMENT IS THE WARMING KITCHEN.

SO IF A FUTURE USE IS MAYBE LIKE CATERING EVENTS, LIKE A WEDDING, WOULD A WARMING KITCHEN WORK VERSUS A CATERING KITCHEN OR A MORE ROBUST KITCHEN, A WARMING KITCHEN IS, IS WHAT WE NEED.

WE'VE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT A WARMING KITCHEN.

UM, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SCOPE AND THINGS THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THERE, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.