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ALL RIGHT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING FOR WHAT IS TODAY, MONDAY, THE JUNE 10TH. AND WE'LL START THE MEETING WITH THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN.
LET'S PRAY. FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT WE CAN BE HERE TO LIVE IN THIS TOWN, TO LIVE IN THIS GREAT COUNTRY, BUT ALSO TO SERVE THIS TOWN. FATHER, I JUST ASK YOU TO BE WITH US AS WE DO THE TOWN'S BUSINESS.
FATHER, GIVE US WISDOM, GUIDANCE, DIRECTION MOSTLY.
CALL THIS MEETING THE TOWN COUNCIL TO ORDER FOR MONDAY, JUNE 10TH.
[C. Call Meeting To Order]
ALL COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT MAYOR GEORGE WHO IS OUT OF TOWN AND IT IS 7 P.M.[E. Announcements and Acknowledgements]
ITEMS RELATED TO EXPRESSION, THANKS OR CONDOLENCES, HOLIDAYS, ETC..SO ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM FINCH, WE DO HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE.
I'LL LET RACHEL, DO YOU NEED A MINUTE TO QUEUE THINGS UP? OKAY. WHILE SHE'S QUEUING SOME THINGS UP, I WILL.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE GET TO SOME ITEMS THAT RACHEL WILL TALK ABOUT.
THIS PAST WEEK, THERE WAS A STUDY THAT CAME OUT BY A COMPANY CALLED STACKER THAT RATED THE BEST SUBURBS IN DALLAS, FORT WORTH, AND SUNNYVALE WAS RANKED NUMBER SIX ON THAT LIST.
SO I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT ALL THE OTHER RANKINGS OF SUBURBS IN DALLAS.
BUT THIS YEAR WE WERE RANKED NUMBER SIX, SO WE'RE MOVING UP.
I JUST ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HIGHLIGHTED OF THE PEOPLE WHO THEY SURVEYED, WAS THE NEED TO HAVE ACCESSIBILITY BY WALKING OR BIKING TO ACCESS OTHER PLACES.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS A BIG FACTOR IN TERMS OF RATING.
AND SO I JUST THINK IT SHOWS HOW PEOPLE WANT TO BE CONNECTED.
AND THAT ACTUALLY TIES BACK INTO OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY.
SO CERTAINLY WE ALL KNOW SUNNYVALE IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND PLAY, AND IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME OF THAT RECOGNITION AND SOME OF THE OTHER PUBLICATIONS. AND WE'RE MOVING UP IN THE TOP TEN LIST.
SO THERE'S MORE THAN 120 SUBURBS OR EXURBS IN DALLAS FORT WORTH AND TO TO BE CONSISTENTLY RATED IN THE TOP TEN AND GETTING CLOSE TO THE TOP FIVE IS IS A PRETTY SPECIAL HONOR. SO YOU'LL START TO SEE SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ACCOLADES COMING OUT HERE FAIRLY SOON.
THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS JUST IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, RACHEL JUST CAME BACK FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND THE TOWN OF SUNNYVALE RECEIVED TWO AWARDS.
I DON'T WANT TO STEAL HER THUNDER, BUT SHE'S GOT WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS AT THE JULY MEETING.
SO WHERE YOU'LL SEE RACHEL AND DOROTHY MAKING OFFICIAL PRESENTATION.
SO RACHEL WAS THERE TO TO PICK UP OUR ACCEPT OUR FIRST PLACE AND OUR THIRD PLACE PRIZE.
SO I WILL I WILL SAY OUR FIRST PLACE PRIZE WENT FOR THE USE OF OUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOR OUR ANIMAL SHELTER, WHERE WE HAD A DOG THAT HAD TWO DIFFERENT COLORED EYES.
AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE WHEN THE RANGERS WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS.
AND WE HAD AN AMAZING PITCHER WHO HAD SIMILAR AI FEATURES.
SO CAN YOU STILL HEAR ME NOW? OKAY. ARE WE GOOD? THERE WE GO. SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ALL I HAD.
BECAUSE WE REFERENCED THE PICTURE. SO THE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I HAVE IS THIS YEAR'S SUNNY FEST WILL BE FRIDAY, JUNE THE 28TH, 2024, FROM SIX TO ABOUT 1015 AT TOWN CENTER PARK.
ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE. WE HAVE THREE MAJOR ENTERTAINERS, MADDIE AND TAE MATT STILL, AND THE SURF CITY ALLSTARS FEATURING DAVID MARX, WHICH IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BEACH BOYS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT OR TO BECOME A SPONSOR, YOU CAN VISIT TOWN OF SUNNYVALE.
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ALSO, TOWN OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, JULY 4TH IN OBSERVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY.SO YOU CAN TAKE ANY GREEN WASTE THAT YOU HAVE FROM THE STORM.
AND IT WILL BE AT SUNNYVALE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PARKING LOT AGAIN.
AND JUST A REMINDER THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE THE REGULAR SCHEDULED SECOND MEETING IN JUNE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GREAT. THANK YOU. STAFF. COUNCIL.
ANY COMMENT? MR. ALLEN, I HAVE A QUESTION. REFERENCE TO TRASH OFF.
IS THAT JUST SUNNYVALE RESIDENTS? YES. OPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH PAY OR ANYTHING.
JUST SUNNYVALE. SUNNYVALE RESIDENTS? I DO HAVE ANOTHER.
THANK YOU. THE STORM HIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO DRIVING DOWN JOBSON ROAD.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING OUT THERE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCIL COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN? YEAH. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS ESPECIALLY TOWN MANAGER, ASSISTANT MANAGER, SECRETARY, EVERYBODY FOR AND THE TOWN CREWS FOR THEIR HARD WORK TO CLEAN UP AFTER THE STORM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY HALF A MILE, BUT I WAS WORRIED.
I WAS EVEN ME, I WAS REFRESHING EVERY TEN MINUTES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY UPDATE.
BUT THE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PICKUP AND TRASH PICKUP AND ALL THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
AGAIN, GREAT JOB FROM THE STAFF. I'LL ECHO THOSE COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBER DANNY.
JUST A GREAT EFFORT IN THE MIDST OF A LITTLE STORM.
LITTLE STORM. SO GOOD JOB ON ALL THE STAFF. SO APPRECIATE THAT.
[D. Introductions]
SO JEFF OR MATT YOU GUYS WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW ASSISTANT TOWN ENGINEER.OH, WE'RE WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE A NEW ASSISTANT.
I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD AN ASSISTANT TOWN ENGINEER FOR.
FOR THE TOWN. IT'S A SIGN THAT THE TOWN IS GROWING.
ELMER BENITEZ COMES TO US FROM DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
HE HAS A HISTORY WITH THEM. AS PART OF DALLAS WATER UTILITIES.
THEY MANAGE ALSO THE CITY OF DALLAS FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM.
SO ELMER HAS BEEN A PROJECT MANAGER AND WORKING WITH THAT DEPARTMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
THAT'S A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM PUT OUT BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS.
IT REQUIRES A COURSE OF STUDY AND PASSING A TEST REGARDING FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT.
AND HE IS ALSO FLUENT IN SPANISH, WHICH REALLY HELPS WITH A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS AND THE PEOPLE THAT WALK UP TO THE COUNTER AND THE PEOPLE, THE CONTRACTORS WE DEAL WITH ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.
SO WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE ELMER AND WANT TO EXTEND A WELCOME.
VERY GOOD. WELCOME, ELMER. ALL RIGHT. PICTURE TIME.
HE'S ALREADY TRANSLATED FOR COURT.
HE'S LARRY. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS GOING TO BE OTHER PEOPLE HERE FOR THAT ONE.
TWO, THREE. IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU STILL HAVE TO TAKE THE PICTURE BY YOURSELF.
THAT'S RIGHT. EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN. THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL PICTURE. GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. YES. NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
YOU. WHAT'S THAT? SHE COULD SEE IT ON HER SCREEN.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC FORUM.
WE WELCOME YOU TO COME FORWARD NOW AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
YEP. VERY GOOD. OKAY. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC FORUM.
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WE MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.[G. Consent Agenda Items]
IS THERE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? CLERK, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT? YES. I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THE LET'S SEE.THERE'S ONE I WANT TO REMOVE. WHERE WAS IT? WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO REMOVE? THE WATER METER. THE NUMBER NINE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN.
CLERK I'D LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER NINE. WE'LL MOVE THAT TO DISCUSSION ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.
GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WOODROW.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. MOVE FORWARD TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS.
[H. Discussion and Action Items]
AND NOW WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA. WE'LL DISCUSS FORMER CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER NINE.ALL RIGHT. JEFF OR MATT, DO YOU WANT. YEAH, I CAN I CAN GO AHEAD AND AND TAKE THAT ONE.
SO WE WE ARE WE WE'VE HAD A CONTRACT WITH HYDRO PRO FOR FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND AS WE'VE GONE ALONG THIS YEAR WITH, WITH A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING AS WELL AS AN ONGOING STUDY THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, LOOKING AT AT OUR WATER METER EFFICIENCY AND THE AMI ASPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE'VE HAD TO BUY SOME ADDITIONAL WATER METERS AS PART OF THAT STUDY.
AND SO ANTICIPATION OF ALL THAT. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE $50,000 THRESHOLD, PURCHASING THRESHOLD THAT EXISTS HERE IN THE TOWN.
AND SO TODAY WE'RE JUST ASKING COUNCIL APPROVAL TO EXCEED THAT $50,000 PURCHASING CAPACITY WITH HYDRO PRO SO THAT WE CAN PURCHASE THESE ADDITIONAL WATER METERS FOR, FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE STONEY CREEK DEVELOPMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, AS WELL AS THE METERS THAT WE NEED AS PART OF THE STUDY THAT WE'RE DOING.
MAYOR PRO TEM FINCH, IF I MAY, I'LL JUST ADD TO WHAT? WHAT MARK JUST COVERED THE DEVELOPERS AND THE HOME BUILDERS ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE COST OF THE METERS, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY THE UPFRONT COST. SO EVEN THOUGH WE PAY FOR THEM, WE GET REIMBURSED INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE WATER AND SEWER FUND.
BUT ALL THE NEW METERS, WE DO ACTUALLY CHARGE THOSE BACK TO THE DEVELOPERS AND THE HOME BUILDERS.
OKAY. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT? I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE METERS.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION IN THE PAST ABOUT RESIDENTS WITH METERS.
DO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY HERE NOW HAVE THE WI FI METERS? SO SO THE MAJORITY OF OUR METERS ARE THE ARE THE AMI TECHNOLOGY.
YOU KNOW THAT THAT BASICALLY TALK TO OR SPEAK TO THE THE HARMONY SYSTEM HERE AT CITY HALL.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME OLDER METERS THAT CURRENTLY DO NOT SPEAK TO THAT SYSTEM.
AND, AND SO OUR INTENT IS TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THOSE WITH ARMY TECHNOLOGY.
BUT A LOT OF OUR OLDER METERS, I DON'T KNOW, 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO, THEY, THEY UPGRADED THOSE BY PUTTING ON NEW HEADS THAT THAT DO HAVE THE ARMY TECHNOLOGY WITH THEM. BUT GOING THROUGH THIS STUDY THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WITH AMERESCO, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A HIGHLY EFFICIENT SYSTEM.
AND OBVIOUSLY PART OF THAT INVOLVES ENSURING THAT EVERYTHING IS ARMY.
AND SO THOSE ARE ON OUR RADAR SCREEN TO GET REPLACED AS SOON AS WE CAN.
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WHAT I THOUGHT WAS ALL OF THE OLD METERS IN TOWN.DID WE NOT ACCOMPLISH THAT? DID WE HAVE A GAP SOMEWHERE IN THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THOSE METERS? SO WHAT THEY THEY DID, AND MATT CAN PROBABLY EXPLAIN THIS REALLY MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN, BUT WHAT? SOME OF THE OLDER METERS, THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THE ENTIRE METER OUTFIT.
THEY JUST REPLACED THE HEAD WITH A WITH AN ARMY DEVICE.
BUT BUT THE METER ITSELF IS AN OLDER, OLDER DEVICE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT IN MATT'S OFFICE, HE'S GOT A BOX THAT SHOWS ALL THIS.
WE COULD DO A SHOW AND TELL IF WE HAD THAT BOX, BUT GO AHEAD.
MATT. AT SOME POINT, WE CAN DO A SHOW AND TELL.
I DID SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE COUNCIL OF HEATH.
THEY. THEY THE CITY OF HEATH RAN THROUGH THE SAME PROGRAM.
THEY THEY DID AN UPGRADE, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T DONE THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
AND A LITTLE BIT HAS HAPPENED OF THAT SAME THING HERE IN THE TOWN OF SUNNYVALE.
THERE THERE'S TWO PARTS TO A TRADITIONAL METER.
THE TOWN REPLACED A BUNCH OF METERS, BUT USED OLD WHAT THEY CALL A MULTIJET METER WITH A NEW HEAD.
THE THING ON TOP THAT RECORDS THE INFORMATION, THE DIAL PART, AND THEY REPLACE THAT DIAL PART WITH A NEW WHAT THEY CALL REGISTER THAT DOES TALK TO THE ARMY SYSTEM, BUT THE BODY THAT ACTUALLY MEASURES THE FLOW WAS 15 TO 20 YEARS OLD, AND THEY LEFT THOSE IN THE GROUND. THEY DID UPGRADE SOME OF THE METERS.
BUT YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF OLDER TECHNOLOGY BODIES OF METERS WITH UPGRADED HEADS ON THEM THAT ARE ABLE TO TALK TO THE ARMY SYSTEM.
AND WHEN AMERESCO FINISHES THEIR PROPAGATION STUDY, WE WILL COME BACK AND MAKE A PRESENTATION OF THAT REPORT TO COUNCIL SO THAT YOU'LL BE DEBRIEFED ABOUT WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED, WHAT WAS ACTUALLY PUT IN, AND WHAT'S LEFT TO BE PUT IN, WHAT THE DELTA IS. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THIS STUDY IS.
SO TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM IS REALLY JUST TO COVER THE STATE LAW OF THE $50,000 PURCHASING THRESHOLD BECAUSE OF PART OF THAT STUDY DID REQUIRE US TO PURCHASE SOME NEW METERS IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR GROWTH FROM ALL THE NEW SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE. SO BUT WE WILL HAVE THAT PROPAGATION STUDY PRESENTATION BACK TO COUNCIL SOMETIME IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. I BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THAT STUDY BEING WRAPPED UP.
AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF KIND OF THE HISTORY AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHERE WE WOULD RECOMMEND GOING FORWARD IN TERMS OF ALL THE METER REPLACEMENTS THAT STILL NEED TO BE DONE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YOU BET.
AND ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. THIS IS JUST RESIDENTIAL RIGHT NOW, RIGHT.
THIS STUDY ACTUALLY, THAT WE'RE FOR THE METERS HERE.
THESE ARE JUST RESIDENTIAL, I BELIEVE. OR THERE.
SO THERE MAY BE SOME COMMERCIAL METERS MIXED IN THERE AS PART OF RESIDENTIAL.
YEAH. AS PART OF THE STUDY, WE WITH AMERESCO, WE HAD TO BUY 68 OR 70, 62 NEW METERS AND, AND I BELIEVE ALL THOSE ARE RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE. BUT ULTIMATELY WE'RE GOING TO USE THE RESULTS OF THIS ANALYSIS TO, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL, BUT ALSO COMMERCIAL.
YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WHEN'S THAT STUDY GOING TO BE FINISHED? WHEN'S THE EXPECTATION SHOULD BE LATER THIS SUMMER.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. FOR ITEM NINE. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ITEM NUMBER NINE. MOTION BY CLARK. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALLEN. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY.
ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. UNANIMOUS.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER TEN.
DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND ACT. UPON AWARDING AN ENGINEERING DESIGN CONTRACT TO KIMBERLY HORN AND ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF 88,650 FOR THE PREPARING FOR PREPARING PLANS AND REPAIR OF EAST FORT BRIDGE ROAD. MATT. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU IS A DESIGN CONTRACT AN EMERGENCY DESIGN CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,650 TO REPAIR PLANS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE EAST FORK ROAD BRIDGE AT DUCK CREEK.
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THIS IS A BRIDGE THAT THE TOWN DISCOVERED WAS DAMAGED ON APRIL 9TH.WE WERE WE DID SOME INVESTIGATIONS. WE NORMALLY GO BY THIS BRIDGE TO AFTER MAJOR RAINS TO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT HAS PILED UP ON THE BRIDGE. AND IN LOOKING AT HOW MUCH DEBRIS WE HAD TO REMOVE, WE REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE PIERS TO THE BRIDGE THAT SUPPORTS THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRIDGE HAD BEEN SHATTERED BY FLOOD BORNE DEBRIS COMING DOWN THE DUCK CREEK.
WE IMMEDIATELY HAD TO CLOSE THE ROAD BECAUSE THE BRIDGE PIER THAT HAD BEEN SHATTERED PROVIDED STRUCTURAL SUPPORT AND THAT WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. SO WE DID CLOSE THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT'S WELL VERSED IN THESE TYPE OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO BRIDGES TO PREPARE A PROPOSAL FOR US FOR THE EMERGENCY DESIGN AND BIDDING OF REPAIR WORK FOR THAT BRIDGE.
IT'S SO OLD THAT THE TOWN DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECORD DRAWINGS OF THE BRIDGE.
SO PART OF THE DESIGN WORK WAS JUST TAKING LOTS OF MEASUREMENTS AND SOUNDINGS ON THE BRIDGE TO PULL TOGETHER ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DO A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE BRIDGE ITSELF. THE DESIGN CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS TO A DEPTH OF 100 FOOT.
TWO OF THOSE TO GIVE US DESIGN INFORMATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT PIERS.
BEHIND YOU IS A PICTURE OF IN ON YOUR SCREENS A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED BRIDGE PIER.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE THOSE PIERS ARE TWO FOOT BY TWO FOOT CONCRETE SQUARE PIERS.
THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY INSPECTED ON A TWO YEAR BASIS BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN THEIR BRINSOP PROGRAM, WHICH IS A FEDERALLY MANDATED PROGRAM. THE LAST REPORT WE HAVE THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET.
IT WAS FROM MARCH 30TH OF LAST YEAR. THAT REPORT DID NOT SHOW ANY STRUCTURAL FAILURES.
IT DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT EROSION AROUND THE AREA, BUT HAD NO CRITICAL FINDINGS AND DID NOT LOAD RATE THE BRIDGE AT ALL. IT WAS FREE TO PASS NORMAL TRAFFIC OVER THE ROAD.
THERE IS A A COPY OF THE ENGINEERING SCOPE IN YOUR PACKET, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE REPORT.
OUR DESIRE IS TO GO OUT FOR EMERGENCY BIDDING TO SELECT SOME CONTRACTORS THAT WILL GIVE US QUOTES ON REPAIRING THE BRIDGE. WE'D LIKE TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WITH THE HOPE OF TRYING TO GET IT IN THE REPAIR COMPLETED BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS, SO THAT WE CAN RUN BUS TRAFFIC SAFELY OVER THAT ROAD.
BUT TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS, WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE SCHOOL OPENS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND ACCOMPLISH IT BY THAT TIME FRAME OR IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.
THANK YOU. MATT. COUNCIL QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
WHAT YEAR WAS IT BUILT? 1950, SIR. THAT'S OLDER THAN TOWN.
MUCH OLDER THAN 1953. THAT'S PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE LACK OF THE RECORD DRAWINGS.
WAS PROBABLY BUILT WHEN THERE WAS NO TOWN ADMINISTRATION TO COLLECT THOSE DRAWINGS.
RIGHT. SO DO THESE PICTURES, DO WE SHOW THEM ON THE THE LIVE STREAM? CAN OUR AUDIENCE SEE THESE PICTURES? RIGHT NOW, THEY CANNOT.
BUT I'M SURE OUR VIDEOGRAPHER CAN HEAR YOU ASK THAT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WE SAW THIS HAPPEN TO BARNES BRIDGE AND THAT EVENTUALLY COLLAPSED.
SO I'M GLAD THAT GLAD THIS WAS IDENTIFIED. AND THE ROAD WAS CLOSED BEFORE THIS COLLAPSED WHEN SOMEBODY WAS ON IT, SO. THANK YOU. YOU BET. SIR. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND I KNOW WE GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC ON, YOU KNOW, BRIDGES AND WE KNOW BARNES BRIDGE IS ON EVERYBODY'S MIND AS WELL.
WE'RE NOT IN THAT SITUATION AGAIN. AGAIN, JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE DOING EMERGENCY FUNDING, EMERGENCY PROCESSES EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL GOING TO TAKE TIME, RIGHT? TO FIX A BRIDGE, WE'RE STILL PROCEEDING AS FAST AS WE CAN, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE A ROADWAY THAT'S CLOSED.
AND SO THANK YOU, MATT, FOR FOR THAT. AND THANK STAFF FOR MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN ON IT.
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COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THIS.OKAY I ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN.
CAN YOU OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT? OH PUBLIC. OH THANK YOU RACHEL.
I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. REMEMBER FROM THE PUBLIC LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. YES.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD FOR US, PLEASE? BILL PARKER, I'M 309 EAST FORK ROAD. SO I'M TWO HOUSES AWAY FROM THAT.
AND WHAT AMAZES ME ABOUT THAT IS ALL THE DEBRIS THAT COLLECTS UNDERNEATH THAT BRIDGE EVERY TIME IT RAINS, IT'S NOW FILLED UP AGAIN WITH JUST AS MUCH DEBRIS AS IT HAD PRIOR TO THAT.
ALSO, I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER IF ALL THE CONCRETE TRUCKS THAT WERE DOING THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WEAKENING THAT BRIDGE, SINCE THERE WASN'T ANY LOAD STUDY DONE ON IT.
AND ALSO, I KNOW 88,000. THAT'S A LOT. BUT THE CITY OF GARLAND MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING TO IT BECAUSE IT THEY HAVE A SEWER PLANT DOWN THERE NOW.
THEY'RE HAVING TO GO WAY AROUND THE THE POST OFFICE.
I TALKED TO THEM TODAY. THEY SAID, YEAH, THEY'RE REALLY UPSET BECAUSE THAT MESSES UP THEIR ROUTE.
SO THERE MIGHT BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DONATING SOME MONEY TO HELP US BUILD OUR BRIDGE BACK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. OKAY.
IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE CAN COME SPEAK. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS RELATED TO ITEM NUMBER TEN? ALL RIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELDRIDGE. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MANNY.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 11. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REQUESTS FOR FUTURE STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA ITEMS. COUNCIL MEMBER. ELDRIDGE. ARMY. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO HAVE AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND COMMUNICATION PLAN.
ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU. ONE OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS FOR THIS LAST YEAR ARE OUR TARGETED ITEMS WAS TO TRY TO ADD A CELL TOWER OR TWO TO THE TO THE TOWN IN SOME SPOTS THAT DO NOT HAVE GOOD CELL SERVICE NOW.
THAT WAS KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THE RESIDENTS IN MY IN MY AREA, WE ALL LOST PRETTY MUCH ALL CELL SERVICE.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO GET AN UPDATE. I THINK, IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, MAYBE THERE'S SOMEBODY DOING A SURVEY NOW OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN OUR TOWN. BUT IF WE CAN'T GET AN UPDATE ON ON WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT, AND WHAT'S THE POSSIBILITY OF OF THE CELL TOWERS BEING ESTABLISHED SOON? THANKS, JEFF. ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEMS? COUNCIL.
[I. Executive Session]
ATTORNEYS ABOUT PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFER OR MANNER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES.PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER.
A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THAT AGENDA. HAVE A MOTION.
DO I NEED TO STATE ALL OF THEM? OKAY. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE. OH, I DO NEED TO STATE THE OTHER SECTION.
THE OTHER OH IN SECTION 551.087. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION TO MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MOTION AS PRESENTED. COUNCIL MEMBER CLERK. SECOND.
SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OKAY, COUNCIL. I'LL PUT US BACK IN SESSION FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[J. End of Executive Session]
I'M GLAD TO REPORT, AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELDRIDGE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK.
ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.