* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [CC Briefings 05202025 ] [00:00:19] WELL, THIS AGAIN, AND SORRY IF IT'S OKAY, IF I, IF I JUMPED IN FOR A SECOND, I'M, I'M FROM THE INSTITUTE, BUT WHAT, WHAT BARBARA AND ART HAVE DONE HERE IS GIVE YOU AN ENTIRE MODEL. SO EVEN IF YOU GET FOUR MORE, EIGHT MORE, 12 MORE, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU CAN JUST KEEP FOLLOWING THIS ALONG BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL THE COLOR SCHEME, YOU HAVE ALL THE MATERIAL, SO YOU CAN KEEP GOING AND GOING AND GOING. BEDROOM SUCCESS, BUDGET. DO YOU WANT TO ADD THINGS OR THINGS WERE OUT BALLOT THAT YOU COULD WORK WITH AND SAY, WELL, WE NEED COLOR THAT WORKS IN THIS BALLOT. AND IT GIVES, IT GIVES YOU SOME OWNERSHIP TO SAY, HERE'S GIVE YOU THE GUIDANCE AND THE CONCEPT. SO IN THIS, THAT YOU SEE, IT'S A LITTLE UNDESIGNED CONCEPT STATEMENT HERE. SO WE WERE TAKE THIS AND FRAME IT IN EACH CABIN. SO IF YOU ARE IN THE WEST TEXAS CABIN, YOU, THAT, THAT'S JUST THE, WE WANT THE CONCEPT STATEMENT TO GO WITH. SO WHAT WAS THE PLAN FOR THAT WINDOW TREATMENT WERE RECOMMENDING OR MOVING? YES. SO THERE ARE, UH, BLINDS IN THE WINDOWS RIGHT NOW, I THINK. AND, UM, OUR PLAN IS TO GO WITH A MECO SHADE, WHICH IS A COMMERCIAL GRADE, UH, SEMI-TRANSPARENT SCREENING. UM, IT'S A LITTLE CONTEMPORARY, BUT, UM, UH, UNLIKE A HOTEL ROOM THAT HAS MORE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, UH, DRAPERIES ARE VERY, THEY'RE PROBLEMATIC, ESPECIALLY IN CABINS WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, BUGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO WE WE'RE GOING, YEAH, AND, AND MILDEW AND DAMPNESS. AND SO WE'RE GOING WITH, UH, MECO SHADE, WHICH IS A FAIRLY, UM, VERY COMMON, UH, SHADE THAT INSERTS IN THE WINDOW AND IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S, UM, MANUALLY OPERATED. UM, IT'S PERFORATED AND HAS DIFFERENT OPACITY. SO THE ONE THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED, UM, YOU CAN STILL SEE OUT, PEOPLE CAN'T SEE IN, AND, UM, THERE, BUT IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR, FOR SUN AND FOR, UM, IT'S NOT COMPLETE BLACKOUT, BUT IT IS PRIVACY. MM-HMM . AND IT'LL BE A REALLY NICE CLEAN LOOK WITH THE, THE WAY THE REST OF THE, UM, THE SPICE IS FRAME OUT. YEAH. AND THE MATERIALS THAT WE LOOKED AT AND THE MATERIALS WE'VE SELECTED, THEY'RE ALL, UM, SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS FOR THE MOST PART, LOW VOCS, UM, MADE OUT OF RECYCLED PRO CONTENT WHEN POSSIBLE. UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MEETING, YOU'RE IN A LEAD OR WELD BUILDING HERE. SO THOSE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT WE TRY TO PUT IN PLACE WHEN WE'RE SELECTING PRODUCTS. SO WE HAVE AN ATTENTION TO CLEANABILITY MAINTENANCE FOR YOU. UM, THE F FABRICS MOSTLY ARE, THEY MEET A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOUBLE RUBS, WHICH FOR ANYBODY ELSE WOULDN'T CARE, BUT LIKE, LEATHER HARDLY EVER WEARS OUT. SO THIS MEANS YOU, YOU CAN, IT BASICALLY DOESN'T WEAR OUT. SO WE'RE ALL LIKE COMMERCIAL GRADE FABRICS EXCEPT THE PILLOWS. I MEAN, PILLOWS HAVE TO BE SOFT AND YOU KNOW, YOU WANT THAT. SO NOW ARE THESE CABINETS GONNA BE SMART CABINETS, MEANING LIKE THE WINDOWS, THE AC THE LIGHTING? THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT. . YEAH. THAT WASN'T THE CURRENT PLAN, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE, BUT THIS WAS REALLY MORE OF JUST HOW DO WE GIVE THE LOOK A REFRESH, BUT NOT THE TECH. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY. YEAH. PHASE ONE. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. NEED THAT IN MIND. I, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. IT IS A GREAT IDEA. AND WOULD WANT TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE SENSOR TOUCHES AND CLOSETS THAT, YOU KNOW, LIGHTS THAT GO ON WHEN SOMEONE ENTERS THE ROOM AND THINGS LIKE THAT. KEYLESS ENTRIES AND, YEAH, I'M NOT SURE THAT THE, UH, WIFI THE SYSTEM RIGHT NOW. I MEAN, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO PROTOTYPE ONE AND SEE. MM-HMM . IS THERE WIFI IN THERE, RAY? WE DO HAVE WIFI. OKAY. THE REASON I ASKED ABOUT THE DRAPES, BECAUSE I WAS THINKING IF THEY WERE GONNA NEED ONE OF THOSE SHADES WITH THE FULL STRING, I JUST, I WONDER HOW HOW LONG IT WILL HOLD UP OR SOMEBODY'S GONNA COME IN THERE AND TEAR IT UP. THEY REALLY ARE COMMERCIAL GRADE. AND YOU ALSO, UM, A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE THE, THE, WELL, A LOT OF 'EM THAT HAVE STRINGS AND THEY GET TANGLED UP, BUT WITH THESE, IT'LL BE A CHAIN AND IT'LL HAVE A LITTLE HOOK SO THAT YOU CAN'T PULL IT OUT. [00:05:01] IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE. THEY, IT'S REALLY, IT'S FOR HEAVY COMMERCIAL USE. SO THEY SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, ABLE TO MAINTAIN THOSE A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN, I THINK THERE'S LEVELERS IN THERE NOW, LIKE HORIZONTAL BLINDS. AND THOSE CHAINS ARE ALWAYS KNOTTED. THEY'RE ALWAYS CROOKED. YEAH. AND WHEN THEY'RE OPEN ALL THE WAY, THEY'RE, THEY JUST KIND OF DISAPPEAR. THEY'RE RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP OF THE WINDOW. SO IF YOU WANT IT OPEN ALL THE WAY, YOU'RE NOT IMPEDING ANYTHING. IF YOU WANT ALL THE SUNLIGHT TO COME IN AND LOOK LIKE THAT, I MEAN, I THINK IF WE WANTED TO, WE CERTAINLY COULD DO THIS. WE COULD PUT BALANCES UP THERE IF WE NEEDED MORE DECOR ITEMS, LET'S SAY THERE, LIKE WE WENT THROUGH THIS, UM, PROJECT, UNDERSTANDING THE DESIGN CONSTRAINTS, WHICHEVER PROJECT HAS 'EM, YOU KNOW, SO WE HAVE BUDGETS, WE HAVE EIGHT CABINS, AND HOW DO WE GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BULK, RIGHT? AND SO IT'S PAINT AND THIS BACKSPLASH TILE IN THE CABINETS AND NEW HARDWARE AND THINGS THAT ARE REALLY KIND OF IMPACTFUL THINGS. AND IF YOU LIVE WITH IT AND SAY, CAN YOU PROVIDE US MORE ACCESSORIES? OR WHAT SHOULD WE DO HERE? IT LOOKS A LITTLE, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT, IT CAN ALWAYS BE MORE. YES, IT ALWAYS BE MORE. OKAY. AND MOST PEOPLE JUST USE IT FOR A PLACE TO BLOCK ANYWAY. RIGHT. SO I, I WANNA, UH, WE DO WANNA THANK THE COMMITTEE. UM, THIS STARTED AS Y'ALL'S IDEA. AND SO, AND THEN, UM, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT UNDER RAY'S LEADERSHIP HAD THE IDEA OF LET'S INCORPORATE UT ARLINGTON. AND SO THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR RAY. SO WHAT'S OUR EXECUTION PLAN ONCE THEY HAND THIS OFF TO YOU GUYS? YEAH, SO, UH, OUR DESK MANAGER, WHICH IS STEVE AND PAUL BROWN, THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON THIS. SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THE FIRST ONES DONE BY YEAH. WE, WE WILL HAVE TO CONTRACT WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. YEAH. UM, MAYBE ONE OPTION WOULD BE THE HOME DEPOT HD SUPPLY TO COME IN AND DO THE FLOORS, THE PAINT, THE BACK SPLASH, THAT TYPE OF STUFF. AND THEN, UM, UJA HAS AGREED TO COME BACK AND THEN FURNISH THE APARTMENTS. OKAY. OR THE CABINS. SO, UM, NOW'S THE BUSY TIME OF YEAR, SO GETTING INTO GETTING THIS WORK DONE, MAYBE A LITTLE TRICKY UNTIL LATER ON THE SUMMER OR INTO THE FALL. SO, SO THIS WILL BE A PHASE APPROACH, CORRECT? YES. WE'LL TRY TO GIVE IT DONE AS FAST AS WE CAN BASED ON, UH, WHEN EVERYTHING COMES IN, UM, WHEN THE SUPPLIERS ARE READY, WHEN THE CONTRACTOR'S READY. SO, BUT YES. AND LADIES, Y'ALL DONE THIS BEFORE, CORRECT? THEY'RE INTERIOR DESIGNERS FOR DECADES. THEY'RE AMAZING. SO WHEN Y'ALL DECORATE AND BUY, WHERE DO Y'ALL BUY FROM? WE'RE, WE'RE PURCHASING FROM UTA VENDORS. YEAH. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS ESSENTIALLY WE BUILT INTO OUR AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE THE PURCHASER. SO IT TAKES OFF THE PRESSURE FROM YOU ALL AND WE'LL BE TALKING WITH, UM, STEVE AND RAY ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT AND PRICING EVERYTHING OUT. AND ARDEN AND BARBARA HAVE DONE A LOT OF THAT ALREADY TOO. SO WE HAVE A CAP VIOLATE FROM IKEA. IT REALLY DEPENDS. YEAH. I MEAN, WE DON'T, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A VENDOR RELATIONSHIP WITH IKEA, BUT I WILL BE HONEST WITH THE GRADE OF THIS, YOU DON'T REALLY WANT IKEA. UH, WE WANT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE STRONGER AND MORE STURDY FOR THE LONG RUN. UM, BUT WE HAVE IT ALL PRICED OUT AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, FROM HERE'S THE BARE MINIMUM TO HERE'S WHAT YOU COULD DO MOVING FORWARD, OR YOU KNOW, YOU COULD SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS ON EACH ONE OF THESE CABINS. UM, BUT ALSO WITH WHAT BARBARA AND ARDEN HAVE GIVEN YOU ALL, YOU CAN TAKE THIS AND IF THERE IS A CORPORATE SPONSOR THAT WANTS THEIR NAME ON A CABIN, THEY COULD RUN AND DO A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF, RIGHT. THIS IS SO MANY IDEAS AND SO MANY PIECES HERE. SO WE HAVE A BASELINE OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU ALL AS FAR AS FURNISHINGS. AND WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH STEVE AND RAY TO DO ALL THAT AND MAKE SURE THOSE ARE ALL PUT IN. BUT IT SAVES YOU FROM HAVING TO DO THE PURCHASING. NOW, IF I GO AHEAD, I WANNA EXPLAIN THE, SO THERE IN INTERIOR DESIGN, THERE'S COMMERCIAL DESIGN AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN. AND RESIDENTIAL DESIGN IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, WHERE YOU CAN GO AND BUY YOUR PRODUCTS DIRECTLY. OURS ARE SPECIFIED IN COMMERCIAL DESIGN, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T BUY THESE PRODUCTS. GOT, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR AND UTA CASTLES BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP SET UP. AND SO WE'VE GIVEN A LIST OF, YOU KNOW, TIER TEAM AND TO HANNAH AND THE SPECS AND SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO BUY AND WHO TO CONTACT FOR IT. OKAY. YEAH. UH, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION ABOUT PROCUREMENT BECAUSE, AND THE EXECUTION AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. UM, IS THAT AN ISSUE WITH OUR PROCUREMENT? SO THEY, THEY'RE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY TOO. THEY THROUGH UTR, LINKEDIN AND SO WE ENTERED INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM, UM, AND THEY TO, TO FURNISH AND SUPPLY THE, AND PROCURE THE MATERIALS. OKAY, GOTCHA. WORKS OUT GREAT. AND SHOUT OUT TO MEL, YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, WHO IS FANTASTIC AND WHO I'VE SPOKEN TO ON THE PHONE, BUT I'VE NEVER MET IN PERSON. UM, BUT SHE DID A GREAT JOB ALSO WORKING THROUGH ALL THESE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT TOO. GREAT. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL PAUL, YOU, YOU, HOW MANY YOU GOT OUT THERE NOW ARE EIGHT? YOU GOT ANY [00:10:01] STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS? ANY WHAT? STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS? BOUNCY FLOOR, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I DON'T, WE YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT GONNA COME IN AND READ, READ YOU USE, REMOVE SOME LIKE PLASTIC. EVERYTHING IS VERY SECURE. IT'S GOT A STEEL FRAME. , WE'RE OKAY. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO HERE. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU LADIES. THANK YOU, PAUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, PAUL. ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE A, A QUICK PRESENTATION. UH, THIS IS RELATED TO A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT DOWN IN OUR SOUTH SECTOR. UH, SINCE THERE ARE KIND OF AN UMBRELLA OF DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS AND REQUESTS THAT WILL BE COMING BEFORE COUNCIL STAFF WANTED TO, TO GIVE YOU AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT. UM, SO YOU'LL BE FAMILIAR WITH IT AS THOSE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE PROJECT PROGRESSES. UH, SO THIS IS FOR DSF MILLER TRACT AND IT'S ABOUT 158 ACRES. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE, UH, THE PROPOSED LOCATION IS IN THE REDDISH COLOR. UH, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE LAKE SONG AND PURPLE AND GOODLAND AND BLUE. UH, THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED. UH, SO VERY DOWN SOUTH IN OUR ETJ. UM, SO THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO DEVELOP A DATA CENTER AT THIS LOCATION. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THEIR INITIAL CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH DEPICTS SIX BUILDINGS AND A POST SUBSTATION. UH, SO AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S KIND OF AN UMBRELLA OF APPLICATIONS. UH, THE FIRST STEP IS INTRODUCING THAT PROJECT TO YOU TODAY AT CCDC. UH, THE NEXT ITEM, UH, THAT WILL BE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL IS THE SERVICE AGREEMENT, UH, THEN THE ANNEXATIONS, AND THEN FINALLY THE ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLANS. AND THEN FROM THERE IT'D BE SITE PLANS AND PLATING. UH, SO AGAIN, THIS WAS JUST TO GIVE YOU A, A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT. AS YOU'LL SEE MORE REQUESTS RELATED TO THIS, I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT AND DEVELOPER ARE HERE, IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PROPOSAL. YEAH, I MEAN THERE'S ALWAYS, WE ALWAYS TAKE THE THINK INQUIRY WITH DATA CENTERS ABOUT THE POOL ON THE, ON THE GRID AND THESE THINGS ARE THERE CERTAIN, UM, ASSESSMENTS WE'RE DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WON'T CAUSE PROBLEMS? SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE REQUESTED ARE THEIR, UM, AN ANTICIPATED, UH, WATER REQUIREMENTS AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO THAT'S EVALUATED BY THE DIFFERENT RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AS PART OF THE, THE ZONING CHANGE AND CONCEPT PLAN AS WELL AS THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. SO THAT'S LATER ON IN, IN THE PROCESS. OKAY. IS THAT ALSO FOR LIKE THE HEIGHT OF THE WALLS? YES. OKAY. SAVANNAH? YES SIR. I'M GONNA ASK BECAUSE I'M NOT THE BRIGHTEST ABOVE IN THE BOX AROUND WHAT EXACTLY IS THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. SO IT IS A SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT OUTLINES THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, WATER, WASTEWATER, PD, ALL OF THESE THINGS. SO IT'S AN AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPER ENTERS INTO PRIOR TO THE ANNEXATION. UM, SO YOU'VE SEEN A SIMILAR ITEM WITH GOODLAND AND LAKE SONG? I DIDN'T. THEY DID THAT ONE BEFORE I GOT HERE. OKAY. SO THE SURFACE AGREEMENT WAS ONE COMPONENT OF THEIR DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT. SO THIS IS A, A STANDALONE SERVICE AGREEMENT. SO IT'S, IT'S AN AGREEMENT ON HOW THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SERVICES WHEN ANNEXED. AND SO IT JUST LAYS OUT, IT'S BASICALLY IT COMES UP WITH A PLAN FOR, BUT LIKE SAVANNAH SAID, POLICE FIRE, THAT TYPE OF, IT'S JUST, IT'S, IT'S A REQUIREMENT IN STATE LAW TO BE ANNEXED YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SERVICE AGREEMENT. YEAH, WELL YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BILL RUNNING THROUGH NOW YOU YES. SO WE GOTTA BE, ESPECIALLY THAT, THAT ONE , WE'RE ACTIVELY MONITORING THAT BILL. OKAY. UM, IS THERE ANY PROPERTY ALREADY ANNEXED THAT TOUCHES THIS? SO IF YOU GO BACK TO, UM, THIS MAP, THE CITY LIMITS LINE IS IN THAT KIND OF GOLD OUTLINE, SO IT'S JUST ADJACENT TO THAT. OKAY. SO WE DON'T, THERE IS SOME DESIGN ANNEX JUST TOUCHING RIGHT HERE. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. THANK YOU . ALRIGHT, MOVING ON. DO UH, CONSENT AGENDA. SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, LAST TIME, WE'RE KIND OF COMING UP WITH THIS NEW FORMAT WHERE WE PUT EVERYTHING ON CONSENT AND I'LL GIVE YOU A REALLY HIGH LEVEL RUNDOWN OF EACH ITEM. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, WE'VE GOT STAFF. HERE YOU GO. UM, TO ANSWER, SO FIRST WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING AND AMENDED MEETING DATES IS ITEM NUMBER TWO. YEP. THAT WE HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATING ABOUT PREVIOUSLY. THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS, A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONTRACT WITH SHANK ARCHITECTS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE MEMORIAL GARDENS OF MAUSOLEUM, AN ANNUAL [00:15:01] CONTRACT WITH CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND THE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF CHARLES BREWER AND NOREEN HOUSE, RIGHT TO VARIOUS WATER AND WASTEWATER ADVISORY COMMITTEES. WE ALSO HAVE A FEW ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT. ONE THAT OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WITH HALF ASSOCIATES FOR THE FOR THE, WE'RE CALLING IT THE WEST FOR PARK HILL NATION FEASIBILITY STUDY. ANOTHER WITH FREEZE AND NICHOLS FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES AT GREAT SOUTHWEST NATURE PARK. UM, THREE CONTRACTS FOR VARIOUS WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS. THOSE ARE ITEMS 11 THROUGH 13 FOR REPLACEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS. WE ALSO ON ITEMS 14 THROUGH 17 HAVE SEVERAL EASEMENTS, DEDICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS. SO A PERMANENT WATERLINE EASEMENT AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT FROM SOAP OP PARTNERS LP, A SCREENING WALL EASEMENT FROM BARRY A CRUZ AND LINDA D. CRUZ. A RIDE OF WAY DEDICATION FROM C-H-I-C-H-I WILDLIFE EIGHT A PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT FROM B-L-U-S-V, TEXAS WEST GRAY GROVE, WEST SHADY GROVE ROAD. WE ALSO, FOR ITEMS 18 AND 19, HAVE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE DAVIS ROAD PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FROM SMITH COMPANY FOR REPAIR SERVICES. ITEM 20 IS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR FISH, FISH CREEK, WEST BANK AND STABILIZATION. AND LASTLY WE HAVE SEVERAL RATIFICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS INCLUDING WATER LINES, LIFT PUMPS AND LIFT STATIONS FOR ITEMS 21 THROUGH 24. SO, UM, I WASN'T AT LAST MEETING AT THE WEEK FUNERAL. SO WHAT, WHY IS EVERYTHING ON BEING SAID NOW? WHAT IS THAT? WE'RE GONNA BUNDLE? SO, SO THE STAFF WILL, THE STAFF WILL NO LONGER BE DOING PRESENTATIONS ON ANY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. ONLY IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC QUESTION. ONLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE PARTICULAR ITEMS. THEY'RE ALL READY TO AND PREPARED TO PRESENT JUST GI GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND UM, THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE ALLOTTED FOR THIS, WE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE AN EFFICIENT WAY TO, AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OF PROJECTS COMING DOWN. THE PI BASICALLY STAFF HAS SAID, UH, THEY'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO. STARTING WITH WALTER? NO, A LOT OF IT IS, I WOULD SAY IT'S A LEVEL OF REDUNDANCY. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE SOMETHING DRIP LIKE I'M GENERALLY FINE WITH THAT. THE ONLY THING THAT WE LOSE OUT ON WITH THIS FORMAT IS THAT SOMETIMES ONCE THEY GET INTO THESE PRESENTATIONS, I THINK OF THINGS, WHEREAS JUST READING THE TWO LINES, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS PRETTY CUT AND DRY. THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I'LL GIVE THEM THE, PRINT ME OUT THE WHOLE PACKET SO I CAN READ AND LOOK AT, LOOK AT WHAT YOUR PRESENTATION MIGHT BE BEFORE I GET HERE. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS. SOMETIMES I FAILED, LIKE TODAY I'M LOOKING AT IT NOW. HAD UM, WE NOT MADE THAT CHANGE, HOW MANY OF THESE ITEMS WOULD'VE BEEN ON CONSENT OR NOT ON CONSENT? SUPER NOT ON CONSENT. RIGHT. SO WE, I WE GENERALLY LIMIT IT TO ABOUT $150,000 AND UP. SO, UM, ITEM SIX, UM, ITEM 11, 12, 13. UM, ALL THE DOCUMENTS PROBABLY WOULD BE ON CONSENT 'CAUSE THEY'RE JUST KIND OF RUN OF THE MILL. UM, NUMBER 18, 20 AND THEN THE RATIFICATIONS, UM, WE PROBABLY PUT THOSE ON CONSENT JUST 'CAUSE THOSE WERE EMERGENCY WATER BREAKS AND WASTEWATER BREAKS. SO WE'D PROBABLY PUT THOSE ON CONSENT. SO PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE TO 10, MAYBE LESS FIVE. WE CAN GO EACH ONE IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT. BECAUSE I DUNNO IF WE'RE HAVE TIME TO GET THROUGH THEM, UM, I'M FINE FOR TODAY, BUT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PORTION. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ONCE THEY PUT IT OUT TO START STUDY AND ASKING QUESTIONS. THAT WAY WHEN WE GET IN HERE, I DO THAT WITH YOU. I'LL CALL YOU, HEY, TELL ME ABOUT THESE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY TO ROLL. NO, IF WE DO THIS WE'LL RUN OUT OF TIME ON THE OTHER COMMITTEE ON, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY. WE'RE NOT DOING THAT. CORRECT. SO SEE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING ABOUT LIKE, OH, WHY'D YOU PICK THAT PERSON? AND I, I DON'T KNOW, I JUST FEEL, SO BASICALLY I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS, BUT FOR TODAY WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT LATER. WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD AS A PLAN. I HAVE, I HAVE AN IDEA TOO THOUGH. OKAY. IF WE CHANGE THE TIME THAT WE MEET AND THE DAY THAT WE MEET OR SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE NOT BUMPING UP AGAINST THE COUNCIL MEETING, MAYBE LIKE THREE O'CLOCK. SO THREE 30. WELL, OH, THE DAY, LIKE THE DAY OF THE COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH, LIKE, LIKE IF WE GO A DIFFERENT DAY, WE'RE NOT BUMPING UP AGAINST THE COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAD MORE TIME. WE COULD GO TO FIVE O'CLOCK IF WE NEEDED ONE EIGHT O'CLOCK. I'D RATHER MAKE THE MEETING EARLIER THAN SWITCH DAYS. [00:20:01] BUT THAT'S A CONFLICT. IT'S A CONFLICT THAT REALLY HURTS ME BECAUSE OKAY, I HAVE TO WORK FOR A LATER. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHY WE SWITCHED IT UP. UH, JUNE GOING ON FROM JUNE IS GONNA BE ON A WEDNESDAY. YES. THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. BUT IT DOESN'T LIMIT US LIKE, ALRIGHT, WE ONLY GOT 24 MORE MINUTES. WE DON'T, WE WE NEED 45 MORE MINUTES. WE HAVE IN TIME. WE GOT MORE TIME. YEAH. AND TO BE HONEST, TUESDAYS WAS BETTER FOR ME THAN WEDNESDAYS, BUT OUT OF THE CHOICES PROVIDED, WHICH WERE WEDNESDAYS OR THURSDAYS FOR THE CHANGE OF THE MEETING, I COULDN'T DO THURSDAYS. SO I JUST SAID YES TO WEDNESDAYS. BUT REALLY THE WAY WE'VE HAD IT ON TUESDAYS IS REALLY BEST FOR ME. SO, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK FOR HIM. WELL HE'S HERE NOW WHAT DOES, WHAT DOESN'T WORK IS MOVING IT EARLIER YOU'RE SAYING? YEAH, MOVING IT EARLIER. THAT'S, THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXHIBIT. THE EARLIER WE GET. YEAH, THAT'S MONEY I MAKE ON MYPAY. OKAY. AND THAT WAS WHERE I CAN'T PAY MY, SO MAYBE WE OUGHT TO GO BACK AND OPEN UP THE CHARTER THAT WAY WE CAN GET A REGULAR YEAH, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. LET'S GO BACK TO THAT, THAT IS THE POINT OF PUTTING THIS ON CONSENT. BUT I'M ABOUT ALL THAT. LET'S, WE CAN CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION. I DON'T WANNA CHANGE ANYTHING UP RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, THE MIDDLE OF THE MEETING. BUT JUST THROUGH AFTER, WELL WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A HAPPY MEETING BETWEEN Y'ALL. I GOT SOMETHING JUST WANT TO PULL OFF OF THIS IN GENERAL AND ASK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THEM. UH, NUMBER 11, SORRY. YES, YES SIR. I GUESS IT'S KIND OF NORAN CAROL DESERT THING HERE. IF WE'RE GOING TO START WORKING ON THE WATER LINES UNDER SMALL STREET. YES. SO I, THE GOAL IS TO REPLACE THE ROADWAY. UM, BUT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THAT WASTEWATER LINE WAS A HUNDRED YEARS OLD AND THE WATER LINE IS IN SOME AREAS ONLY SIX INCHES DEEP. SO WE MOVING AHEAD WITH THE DESIGN OF THE WATER WASTEWATER, IT GOT RELOCATED AND LOWER. SO THE THE THE ONE ON THE AGENDA NOW THOUGH IS TO, IS AN ENGINEERING CONTRACT TO GO OUT AND LOOK, JUST GO OUT AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE GOT OR TO DESIGN IT. TO DESIGN WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THE FUTURE. CORRECT. UH, TIMELINE. SO, UH, IF IT CC DC TODAY AND THEN COUNCIL JUNE 1ST WILL HAVE OUR, UM, NOTICE TO PROCEED. THEY'LL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT TO NINE MONTHS TO DESIGN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER LINE AND THEN ANOTHER YEAR TO CONSTRUCT. WOW. SO CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER 26TH. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO WATERLINE GOING AND DO THE WASTEWATER LINES AND WATER LINES. YES. YES SIR. AND THEN COME BACK WITH SOME, YEAH, SORRY. YEAH. AND DURING WE GOT STORM DRAIN TOO. YEAH. AND DURING THE TIME THAT THEY'RE CONSTRUCTED, THE WATER WASTEWATER LINE WILL BE DESIGNED THE STORM DRAINED ROADWAY. SO WHEN THE WATER WIND WATERLINE CONSTRUCTION'S OVER, THE DESIGN WILL BE READY FOR THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH WILL BE THE DRAINAGE AND DAMAGE. OKAY. SO BUT 2027 FISCAL YEAR 27 FROM START CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY WADE ITSELF. YEAH. FULL REBUILD AND STORM DRAIN. YOU'RE, YOU'RE ONLY GONE BEFORE TO THIS? WE GOING MILL, MILL AND RE ASPHALT FROM 13TH? NO, THERE, IT'S GONNA BE FULL DEPTH AFTERWARDS. THE FULL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY AFTER THE WATER WASTEWATER LINE. WE ORIGINALLY LOOKED AT THE MILL AND OVERLAY PRIOR TO FINDING OUT THAT THE, IN SOME, SOME AREAS ONLY SIX INCHES DEEP. SO AT THIS POINT WE'RE GONNA DESIGN AND RELOCATE AND LOWER THE WATER LINE. SO, UM, ROAD NEW ROADWAY WITH SUB BASE AS WELL. LIKE EVERYTHING WILL BE NEW OUT THERE. SO CONCRETE STREET, NEW CONCRETE STREET SO THAT ALL THE PAVING EQUIP THAT WOULDN'T TEAR UP ALL THE WATER LINES AND WE YEAH, YEAH, WE, WE HOW WE I JUST WONDER TO, WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT GOING TO RE ASPHALT FROM 13TH. BELTLINE 13TH. IT'S GONNA BE ALL NEW COUNTRY STREET. IT'S LINE ALL THE WAY TO MANIA STREET NEW BASE NEW EVERYTHING IS THE, THE BASE IS IS BASICALLY DISINTEGRATED TO ENTERPRISE. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IT'S A POS BUT THE LIMITS ARE YES. FROM BE LINE TO MAIN STREET. ALRIGHT BECAUSE THE WATER LINE THING YOU'RE STOPPING AT 17TH SEVEN, THE WHICH WATER LINE STOPS PRIOR TO 17TH AND THE WATER'S LIKE AFTER 17TH BECAUSE I KNOW IT MARKS IT'S RIGHT THERE. SO THERE'S NO LINE THAT GOES DOWN TO DOWN, IT'S THE WATER LINE. IT COMES OFF OF WHERE MAIN STREET IS. SO THAT'S WHERE THE CONNECTION POINT WOULD BE. SO 17TH WAS JUST THE STREET BETWEEN WHERE THE WA WASTEWATER LINE, THE WATER LINE ENDS, BUT BASICALLY YES, IT'S FROM BELL LINE TO MAIN STREET. OKAY. BUT THE PARK, IT PARK IT RUNS FROM 17TH UP [00:25:01] TO MAIN, IT GETS TO THOSE APARTMENTS. THAT'S WHERE THE WATER LINE WILL BE CONNECTED THERE. WHEN WE GET INTO DETAILED DESIGN, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL REALLY LOOK INTO WHERE THAT CONNECTION POINT SHOULD BE WHERE YOU COME OFF OF MAIN STREET OR COME THE OTHER WAY. CORRECT. AND THEN, BUT THE PAVEMENT APARTMENT BUT FROM MAIN, MAIN STREET DEFINITELY BE OKAY. SO YOU'D BE LOOKING AT STARTING TO DIG THE FIRST WATER LINE REPLACEMENT IN LATE LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER 26. SO A YEAR FROM NOW TAKES A YEAR TO DESIGN FOR ALL. THEY MUST HAVE A LOT WORK ENGINEER, WELL THERE'S LIKE 86 CONNECTIONS THROUGH THERE. SO THEY ALSO HAVE TO DESIGN ALL SERVICE LINES FOR ALL THE WATER, RELEASE WATER AS WELL. AND WE'RE RELOCATING, WE'RE NOT SENDING IT BACK FROM THE SAME LOCATION. SO WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING THE WATER TO DIFFERENT LOCATION. OKAY. I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THIS IN OUR CIP PROJECT STUFF. SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO, THAT'S BECAUSE THIS IS IN CURRENT YOUR FUNDS, BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL RISK? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MONEY, YOU KNOW, TO DO AND WE GOT THE ENGINEERING IN THIS. SO WHAT, HOW ABOUT THE NEXT STEP? THE NEXT STEP, NEXT STEP AFTER THAT? THE WATER WASTE WATER IS WHAT CURRENT SAID. UM, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE, IN THE 27 YEAR FOR THE ROADWAY AND STORM DRAIN. SO THE FIRST PART OF IT IS GONNA BE FOR SOME OF THE STREET REPAIR IS GONNA BE PAID OUT OF WATER WASTEWATER FUNDS BECAUSE IT'LL BE REPLACING THE STREETS THAT THE WATER LINES ARE GONNA BE DIGGING UP. SO THAT'S ALL IN CURRENT YEAR FUNDS, BUT IT'S ALL, THAT'LL ALL BE HANDLED. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT IN THERE AS BE UNTIL FY 27 WHEN WE'LL BE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY. EVERYTHING'S ALREADY ALREADY ALLOCATED. I NEED TO SEE WHAT IS WE TO TALK ABOUT THAT, THAT THAT WASN'T THERE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS . WELL, ALRIGHT. OKAY. SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DATES AND WHATNOT, WE WANT TO GO OVER ITEM FOUR. UM, JACQUELINE, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE FUTURE DATES? WELL, A COUPLE THINGS BACK TO, I, I DIDN'T KNOW. I GOT THE EMAIL FROM THE EMAIL, BUT IT DIDN'T EXPLAIN TO ME WHY ALL THIS CAME OUT. SO NOW I HAVE THAT CONTEXT AND WE ARE NOT ALWAYS OVER TIME. SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME. SO WITH THAT I WOULD JUST BE COMFORTABLE KEEPING THE SAME MEETINGS SCHEDULED, NOT ANY EARLIER. JUST DO THE SAME THING. WELL I HEAR THAT WHAT WE, WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED IS STARTING NEXT MONTH, I THINK JUNE 5TH IS THE FIRST FOURTH, THAT'S A WEDNESDAY AT THREE 30. SO I'M FINE TO DO THAT IF THAT'S BEEN POSTED FOR THAT MEETING. BUT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THEREAFTER JUST STICK WITH THE TIME AND I, I DON'T FEEL THAT WE'RE USUALLY GOING OVER, WE DO GO OVER, SOMETIMES WE FEEL WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME, BUT GENERALLY THIS DAY IS BETTER THAN ALL THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN PROVOKED. BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO THAT. WELL I CAN DO IT. IT JUST BE MORE, IT WOULD BE EASIER ON ME TO NOT HAVE TO BE HERE AN HOUR EARLIER THAN NORMAL. OKAY. UH, NORMAL MEETING TIME, YOU KNOW, IS, WELL LET ME PROPOSE THIS THEN. SO WITH THE RUNOFF, UM, IT'S PRESUMED THAT IF SOMEONE NEW IS ELECTED, THEY WILL NEED TO BE APPOINTED SOMEWHERE. I'M ON TWO COMMITTEES, EVERYBODY ELSE IS ON ONE COMMITTEE. SO I COULD GO DOWN TO ONE COMMITTEE AND SOMEONE ELSE WILL FIGURE IT OUT. SO MAYBE WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE, THAT ELECTION BECAUSE AT THAT POINT THERE'LL BE CHANGES ANYWAY. SO THEN THE TWO MEETING IS I THINK THE, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW. AND IF IT DOESN'T, IF THERE'S NOT ANYBODY NEW, THEN, THEN ARE, ARE YOU OKAY WITH DOING WEDNESDAY IN JUNE? I AM. OKAY. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THAT'S GREAT IF YOU I I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. OKAY. HOW ABOUT SATURDAY MORNING? SATURDAY MORNING. GOOD MEETING IF YOU'D LIKE. ONE IDEA. UM, SO WE ALREADY HAVE JUNE 17TH IS WHEN IS THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING? WHEN WE USUALLY DO THE CCDC. RIGHT BEFORE WE COULD JUST LEAVE THAT TABLE THIS, LEAVE THAT KIND OF SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND THEN PICK THIS BACK UP. THAT MEETING IS THAT BY THAT POINT I THINK YOU'LL, YOU MAY KNOW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND IF, IF WE JUST GO AHEAD AND DO JUNE, WE'VE GOT JUNE 4TH ALREADY HERE. YEAH. YEAH. THEN UH, BY THE TIME THE NEXT ONE COMES UP, HE KNOW. OKAY. YEAH. 'CAUSE IF THE MAYOR WANTS TO CHANGE THINGS AROUND, HE WON'T DO THAT. THAT'LL GIVE HIM SIX WEEKS BEFORE, YOU KNOW. SOUNDS VERY, Y'ALL GOOD WITH THAT? THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO [00:30:01] WE'LL LEAVE THIS PRESENT. WE'LL TABLE EVERYTHING UNTIL THEN. OR ARE WE MOVING AHEAD? WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING DO THE MEETING IN JUNE. QUESTION ABOUT QUESTION. YEAH. WELL WITH THIS PERSONALLY, I, I KIND OF LIKE THAT WORD. OKAY. BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MOTION. I THINK WE CAN PULL OFF ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. ARE YOU GUYS GONNA VOTE ON THIS ONE SEPARATELY FROM WE CAN THE REST OF THE INCIDENT? UH, NO. NO. I'M OKAY. YEAH, I JUST WANT SEE THIS GET STARTED AND GET GOING. IT 2025 NINE. YOU'RE NOT EVEN START UNTIL 2027 PUTTING IN CONCRETE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE ON THAT CRAPPY ROAD FOR TWO MORE YEARS. THANKS A LOT. I'M KIDDING. ALRIGHT, WE WANNA SECOND A MAKE A MOTION HONOR, JUST LEMME TELL YOU SOME EXCEPTION. WOULDN'T LET THAT HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER AREA OF GRAND PRAIRIE WOULD'VE PUT THAT BATTERY ROAD LEAVING AS BAD YEARS. WHAT WHAT I KNOW WE DO A GRADE SYSTEM. CAN WE DO A THREE TIER GRADE SYSTEM REPAIR SECTION THAT REPLACED? I MEAN, CAN WE DO ANY MINOR REPAIRS UNTIL THEN? WELL, IT, IT WOULD BE YOU, WE COULD DO IT. WELL I THINK WE NEED TO TALK TO WALTER AND CAROL ABOUT THAT, BUT WHETHER IT'S THROWING MONEY IN THE TRASH CAN OR NOT. WE, WE'VE, WE'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL. SO THIS HAS BEEN, THIS PARTICULAR STREET HAS BEEN A, A REAL CHALLENGE. SO WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS OVER THE YEARS AND IT, IT ALWAYS, WE LOOK AT IT AND IT, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. AND SO THEN WE GO, WELL LET'S REALLOCATE THAT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO DO FIVE PROJECTS INSTEAD OF THIS ONE PROJECT TYPE OF THING. AND SO IT, IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE REALLY DO NEED TO ADDRESS IT. UM, BUT THAT'S THE RE JUST TO GIVE YOU A HISTORY. THAT'S THE REASON OVER THE YEARS WHY THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF PUSHED TO THE, TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PART, NOT BOTTOM OF THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. IT'S, IT JUST HAS BEEN, INSTEAD OF DOING IT DO SOMETHING ELSE AND IT JUST GOT WORSE AND WORSE, WORSE, WORSE, WORSE. HOW MANY YEARS? SEVEN. HOW LONG WAS CALL HERE? IT SIX? IT WAS ON, IT WAS ON THE, IT WAS ON THE LIST WHEN I LEFT AND GOT ON THE LIST. ALRIGHT, SO YOU WANNA PULL THIS ONE UP? NO, NO, WE WENT AND DO ALRIGHT. JUST SO JACK, YOU GONNA MAKE MONEY LONGER? YES. UM, DO I NEED TO APPROVE MINUTES SEPARATELY? NO. OKAY. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THREE THROUGH 24. I A SECOND ALL MEMBERS. AYE AYE AYE. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS, UH, OF INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? NO SIR. DONE AT ANYTHING IN EXECUTIVE? NO SIR. ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS? NO SIR. THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED AT FOUR 19. THANK YOU STAFF. I GOT THE TICKETS. YEAH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.