[1. Call the meeting to order.]
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THIS IS A REGULAR SCHEDULED DEBRIEFING SESSION.
WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF CITY COUNSELORS PRESENT, AND, UH, I WILL OFFICIALLY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER IT IS SIX O'CLOCK, 6:00 PM.
[2. City Manager Reports: City Council Calendar/Upcoming Events City Operations Conduct a briefing to discuss items for the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting]
AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITY MANAGER REPORTS.HOW ARE YOU DOING MR. I'M DOING VERY WELL MAYOR, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.
UM, JUST WANT TO BEGIN WITH A NOTE OF CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE CHIEF CHARLES RAY SIMS, WHO PASSED AWAY LAST SATURDAY AT A VERY SPRY 96, ALMOST 97 YEARS OLD, UH, AND AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO HIS FAMILY FOR ALL OF THE SERVICE THAT HE AND THE FAMILY HAVE GIVEN THIS COMMUNITY OVER THE LAST, I DON'T KNOW, 60 OR 70 YEARS, UH, SO ON THE CALENDAR OR IS INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SERVICES FOR HIM.
AND, UH, WE, UH, OFFER OUR SUPPORT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
WHO'S, WHO'S LOST A GIFTED AND VISIONARY LEADERS HELPED US GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
UH, FROM THE DAYS WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY WAS WASN'T MUCH SMALLER.
UM, ALSO ON ANOTHER NOTE, UH, AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS AND SATURDAY, THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE REALLY PUTTING A COMMITMENT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT.
WHEN YOU GO IN, YOU WALK THE STREETS WHEN IT'S ONLY ABOUT 104 DEGREES.
A KINGSWOOD IS A NEWER NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVEN'T DONE IT BEFORE THERE, AND IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYBODY HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME AND THE ENGAGEMENT WAS REALLY GOOD.
SHE SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF PEOPLE BEING HOME AND BEING ABLE TO COME TO THE DOOR AND WANTING TO ENGAGE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE AND THE WORK OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PAC TEAM, AND THEN ALL OF THE, UH, THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE STAFF WHO ATTENDED ON THAT DAY.
AND THEN ANOTHER NOTE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLKS IN OUR FIRE FAMILY FOR, UH, THEIR PINNING CEREMONY THAT THEY HAD HERE IN THIS CHAMBER ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, UH, GETTING BACK TO A STANDING TRADITION OF, UH, PUBLICLY CELEBRATING WITH THE FAMILIES, THE SERVICE OF FOLKS WHO ARE CALLED OR ARE PROMOTED INTO THE FIRE SERVICE HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
AND SO APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL WHO ABLE TO, TO SUPPORT AND TO WELCOME THE FAMILIES TO THEIR SERVICE, STEWARDING OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WHEN I GO OVER THE CALENDAR AND THEN WE WILL GO THROUGH THE ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL IS WORKING HARD THIS WEEKEND AND THIS WEEK WE'VE GOT THREE MEETINGS IN A ROW.
UH, THIS ONE BEING THE FIRST OF THREE, THIS, UM, UH, THE NEXT ONE IS TOMORROW AT 6:00 PM.
WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF INTERVIEWING MAKING BOARD SELECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 20 22, 20 23.
UH, SO THAT'LL TAKE PLACE, UM, AT 6:00 PM AND, UH, GO THROUGH THROUGH THE EVENING, UH, ON THURSDAY, UH, THAT WE WILL BE MEETING AGAIN AT 6:00 PM, UH, TO RESUME, UH, THE INTERVIEWS OF, UH, POTENTIAL OF APPLICANTS.
AND THEN ALSO TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD.
UH, THE VISITATION FOR A CHIEF SIMS IS ALSO ON THURSDAY FROM FIVE TO SEVEN.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY THERE.
UM, THAT WILL BE HELD AT, UH, JAMES, UH, UH, MEMORIAL CHAPEL AT EIGHT 11 COCKLE HILL ROAD IN DUNCANVILLE ON FRIDAY, JULY.
THE FIRST ARE THE SERVICES FOR, UH, CHIEFS ZONES.
THEY WILL BE HELD AT 10 30 AT HILLCREST BAPTIST CHURCH HERE IN CEDAR HILL.
UH, ON MONDAY, UH, JULY THE FOURTH CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THE, UH, INDEPENDENCE HOLIDAY, BUT, UH, THE FINE FOLKS AT PARKS AND REC AND, UH, THE CRAWFORD PARK POLE, UH, WE'LL BE HOSTING THE ANNUAL RED, WHITE AND POOL EVENTS FROM TWO TO 5:00 PM THERE AT CRAWFORD PARK AT 4 0 1 STRAUSS ROAD.
UH, COMING BACK FROM THE HOLIDAY, WE GET TO WORK PRETTY MUCH RIGHT AWAY WITH, UH, THURSDAY, JULY 7TH, BEING THE NEXT STAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR BUDGETS FOR 20 22, 20 23.
THIS WILL BE THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET WORKSHOPS.
WE'LL BE CONCENTRATING ON GENERAL FUND AND OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUDGETS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S AT 6:00 PM HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AT THE, ON THE THIRD FLOOR, UH, TRAINING ROOM SATURDAY, JULY THE NINTH IS ALSO A BIG EVENT AS WE WILL, UH, CELEBRATE THE GROUNDBREAKING, UM, OF THE LIBRARY AND THE SIGNATURE PART WITH A CITYWIDE BLOCK PARTY.
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AND WE'LL GO TILL ABOUT NOON.SO WE'LL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COOLER TEMPERATURES OF THE DAY THAT WE CAN.
UM, THIS IS A MILESTONE EVENT FOR A MILESTONE PROJECT, UM, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT.
UM, ALSO ON SATURDAY, THE, UH, FOLKS AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE CONTINUING THE FARMER'S MARKET SERIES IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL AT 300 HOUSTON STREET BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 1:00 PM.
UH, WE HAVE A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, JULY THE 12TH, UM, ANOTHER, UH, FUN DAY EVENT AT CRAWFORD PARK ON SUNDAY, JULY THE 17TH, AND THEN ON THURSDAY, JULY THE 21ST AT 6:00 PM IS THE, UM, NEXT, UH, IN WBE AND LOCAL BUSINESS WORKSHOP THAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN HOSTING AND MOVING AROUND THE BEST SOUTHWEST AREA WITH OUR PARTNER CITIES.
THIS ONE WILL BE HELD, UH, IN DUNCANVILLE AT THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 2 0 3 EAST WHEATLAND.
AND AGAIN, THAT BEGINS AT 6:00 PM ON THURSDAY, JULY THE 21ST, ALSO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE HAS SCHEDULED THAT DAY FOR NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION.
SO AFTER THE APPOINTMENTS OF THIS YEAR'S, UH, NEWLY APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS, UH, THE CITY SECRETARY WILL BE TAKING THEM THROUGH OUR UPDATED ORIENTATION PROCESS THAT THEY'VE BEEN PUTTING IN PLACE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR AS AN FYI, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE STARTING THEM TO WORK PRETTY QUICKLY.
WE HAVE ANOTHER FARMER'S MARKET ON SATURDAY, JULY THE 23RD, AND THEN OUR NEXT REGULARLY CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THE LAST 1ST OF JULY IS TUESDAY, JULY THE 26.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CALENDAR, ALL RIGHTY, THEN ORIENTATION TO THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
WE GOT A LOT GOING ON THE BRIEFING SESSION.
WE HAVE ONE BRIEFING ITEM IS A BRIEFING ON THE LIBRARY AND SIGNATURE PARK AND TRAIL BOND PROJECT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE, UH, GEARING UP FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE FINAL CONTRACT TO GET THAT THING KICKED OFF OF IT'D BE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OR GMP.
AND, UH, SO, UH, MELISSA AND THE FOLKS WITH OUR, UH, GENERAL CONTRACTING FIRM WILL BE HERE TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE AND, UH, FRAMING OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED AND, UH, OBTAIN A LITTLE GUIDANCE FROM YOU TOO, SO THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'LL GET THIS THING FIRED UP AND STARTED MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
UH, THE INVOCATION WILL BE HELD BY OUR, UM, OUR GOOD FRIEND, PASTOR JOSH PRINCE AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN CEDAR HILL.
WE'VE ALSO BE PRESENTING, UH, IN RECOGNIZING REALLY A LIFETIME OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK BY, UH, MARK DALE, AS HE RECEIVED THE GREAT IMPACT SERVANT LEADER AWARD.
WE WILL ALSO BE PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION AND RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN CEDAR HILL.
AND THEN REALLY THE BIG EVENT THE NIGHT FOR ME IS THE PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CEDAR HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THEY'VE GOT A GREAT STORY TO TELL.
SO, UM, THE CHIEF RAYEZ AND HIS TEAM WILL BE HERE TO GO OVER THAT REPORT WITH YOU AS WELL AS THE INFORMATION THAT IT CONTAINS.
UM, MOVING ON, WE HAVE A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS RELATED TO, UH, DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY.
THE FIRST ONE IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND A PUBLIC HEARING ASSOCIATED WITH A PERMIT FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES AND ASSOCIATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH A RESTAURANT AT HILLSIDE VILLAGE, THAT'S FOLLOWED BY A PSYCHIC CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND PUBLIC HEARING ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND PER, UM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SELLS PERMIT WITH A RESTAURANT ALSO AT HILLSIDE VILLAGE.
SO A COUPLE OF NEW RESTAURANTS HEADING OUR WAY, UH, TO HILLSIDE VILLAGE.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE A PUBLIC CARING, CONSIDERATE APPLICATION FOR A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN, UH, FOR DEVELOPMENT CALLED JUNIPER CREEK, WHICH IS, UH, NEAR 1400, UH, J ELMER WEAVER FREEWAY.
I HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS ON CONSENT AGENDA.
IT'S NOT INCLUDING THE MINUTES OF JUNE 14TH, UH, PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE CEDAR HILL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
THAT'S ALSO KNOWN AS CEDAR CREST PID.
UH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF COLLABORATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES GROUP AND THAT BOARD TO CREATE SOME CLARIFICATIONS, UM, TO THE BYLAWS AS IT RELATES TO THE NOMINATION OF OTHER PEOPLE TO THEIR BOARD.
UM, ITEM C IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR FINAL PLAT FOR THE TERRACES ADDITION.
THIS IS A SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON NORTH CEDAR HILL ROAD.
UH, ITEM D IS TO CONSIDER A FINAL PLAT FOR STONEHILL ADDITION PHASE TWO.
SO THEY ARE MOVING ALMOST DIRECTLY FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE ONE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHASE TWO.
THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT AT THE CORNER OF
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COCKRELL HILL IN BEAR CREEK IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CITY.UH, I, TO ME IS THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE ANDERSON HILL ADDITION, WHICH IS THEN ON SORT OF THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE CITY, ALSO SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
UM, ALSO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE FINAL ITEM, UH, IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR JUNIPER CREEK, UM, DISH IN WHICH AGAIN IS THE SUBJECT OF THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU WILL HAVE SEEN PREVIOUSLY, UH, WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AGREEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PID BUSINESS, INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT COMPANY FOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS FOR A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS THE HIGH POINT PID, UM, ALSO A CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECT FOR, UM, THE 20, 23 YEAR.
AND THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
ALSO RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR THE LEASE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT POLICE DEPLOYS, UM, TO, UM, INTERDICT CRIME IN, UH, MULTIPLE, UH, ARENAS, ALSO THE CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT WITH TEAM CONSULTANTS, FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING, UH, FOR THE LIBRARY AND SIGNATURE PARK PROJECT.
AND THEN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS 2021 AND REPORT, WHICH WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF THE PRESENTATION YOU WILL HAVE RECEIVED EARLIER.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, THEN MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, WE HAVE, UH, ONE ORDINANCE AT 20 22, 7 64, AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY ON ANDERSON ROAD.
THIS IS THE ABANDONMENT OF ANDERSON ROAD TO BE ABLE TO THEN RE FACILITATE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE ROAD THAT WILL SERVE, UH, THE ANDERSON HILL DEVELOPMENT AND ALLOWS FOR UTILITIES TO APPROPRIATELY, APPROPRIATELY BE PLACED TO SERVE THAT SUBDIVISION.
FINAL ITEM OF THE NIGHT IS A RESOLUTION, UM, UH, PROVIDING AN UPDATE FOR THE CITY'S LAND, USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGENDA? UH, I APPROACHED HIM SINCE, YEAH, SO AS IT RELATES TO THE ANDERSON ROAD RIGHT AWAY, IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT WE GET SITUATION WHERE WE'RE DISPOSING OF RIGHT AWAY.
UM, THIS AMOUNT, WE DON'T SEE THIS OFFHAND.
NOW IN EARLIER DAYS, WHEN THE, WHEN THE CITY HAD A LOT OF UNDEVELOPED LAND, WE WOULD OCCASIONALLY COME ACROSS IT SHOWCASE, DRIVE NEAR HOME DEPOT.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE LAST ONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER.
SO IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE, BUT YOU WERE SAYING IT'S FOR THE ABILITY TO, FOR THE ROAD TO ROAD ALIGNMENT, RIGHT? SO THE CURRENT PORTION OF ANDERSON, SO PART OF ANDERSON ROAD, OLD ANDERSON ROAD, WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A REALLY LONG TIME, WAS ABANDONED WHEN THE FIRST LAKERIDGE SECTION THAT CAME BY THERE TOOK PLACE.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE REALIGNING THAT TO A NEW STREET SO THAT THE UTILITIES CAN PROPERLY SERVE THAT SUBDIVISION.
ARE THERE ANY, UH, ITEMS ON CONSENT TO BE PULLED TO COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT.
UM, WE PULL AUTOMATES ANY OTHER ITEMS THEY PULL FROM CASSETTE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPOINTMENTS.
[3. Briefing on the Premier Library and Signature Park & Trail bond project.]
SIR.NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BRIEFING ON THE PREMIER LIBRARY AND SIGNATURE PARK AND TRAIL BOND PROJECT, TINY DIGITAL SCREENS IN 2017 VOTERS APPROVED FUNDING FOR A NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY IN CEDAR HILL.
THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED A CITIZEN DESIGN COMMITTEE TO SEEK BROAD PUBLIC INPUT ON THE LIBRARY'S DESIGN AND NEW LOCATION ALONG PIONEER TRAIL.
THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART LIBRARY WILL BE 42,000 SQUARE FEET FEATURING COMMUNITY AND EVENT SPACE, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND PROGRAM AREAS.
IT WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH A NEW SIGNATURE PARK AND TRAIL BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN AND CONTINUING THE CITY OF CEDAR HILLS VISION AS A CITY AND A PARK.
THE LIBRARY AND PARK WILL BE VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND WELCOMING A COMMUNITY PLACE WHERE OPPORTUNITIES GROW NATURALLY.
THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND DESIGN ELEMENTS WERE CHOSEN TO HIGHLIGHT THE LIBRARY'S LOCATION IN THE PARK AND REFLECT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF CEDAR HILL WITH WOOD
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ACCENTS AND LARGE WINDOWS.THE MAIN LEVEL IS A WELCOMING AREA FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN'S BOOKS, A DEDICATED STORYTELLING ROOM AND A SENSORY ROOM.
THE LIBRARY IS A FAMILY PLACE, A CENTER FOR LITERACY, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT.
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED WITH PUBLIC COMPUTERS ON BOTH LEVELS, PUBLIC WIFI, VIDEO CONFERENCING CAPABILITY, SOUND RECORDING EQUIPMENT, AND A TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM VISITORS WE'LL FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTION AT THE SOCIAL CAFE, WHICH WILL FEATURE POP-UP VENDORS AND EVENTS AND MEETING SPACE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR RENT AS A ONE OF A KIND VENUE FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
THE EVENTS SPACE HIGHLIGHTS THE LIBRARY'S CONNECTION TO NATURE, CREATING A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDING SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE SIGNATURE PARK, UH, PARTNERSHIP WITH THESE CEDAR HILL MUSEUM OF HISTORY.
WE'LL SHOWCASE THE COMMUNITY'S PAST AS WE BUILD OUR FUTURE TOGETHER.
THE SECOND FLOOR HOUSES, THE LIBRARY'S PRIMARY COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS ALONG WITH THE BUSINESS CENTER FOR PRINTING AND COPYING NEEDS AND EIGHT INDIVIDUAL STUDY ROOMS, FULLY EQUIPPED WITH AUDIO VISUAL TECHNOLOGY, AN OUTDOOR READING DECK OVERLOOKS THE SIGNATURE PARK AND TRAIL, AND THE MUSIC ROOM AND TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOM PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CREATORS.
THE SECOND FLOOR ALSO HOSTS A DEDICATED TEEN AREA WITH SPACE TO HANG OUT, PLAY E-SPORTS AND GAMES AND BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH STORYTELLING.
THE 3000 SQUARE FOOT ROOFTOP DECK WILL BE A UNIQUE VENUE FOR EVENTS WITH DECORATIVE LIGHTING FEATURES HANGING FROM THE EXPOSED TRESSES.
THE SIGNATURE PARK CONNECTS TO THE LIBRARY THROUGH ADA ACCESSIBLE TRAILS, SO THAT ALL ARE WELCOME TO EXPERIENCE THE HEART OF THE PARK GRAND PRAMA NOD AND MULTI-USE TRAILS.
THE CITY WILL BREAK GROUND ON THE NEW LIBRARY AND SIGNATURE PARK ON JULY 9TH, 2022.
AND WE ANTICIPATE CELEBRATING THE GRAND OPENING IN 2024.
IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD FOR? YES, WE ARE FINALLY HERE, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TO THIS EVENING AND TO REPORT TO YOU ON THE STATUS OF OUR GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE DELIVER ON THIS PROJECT.
UH, IT'S TAKEN FROM 20 THE DREAM IN 2016.
ACTUALLY THE DREAM CAME IN 2000, THE TWO THOUSANDS ORIGINALLY WHEN, UH, FIRST BOND WAS 2003.
AND SO WE'RE DELIVERING ON A PROJECT THAT HAS TAKEN, UH, 21 YEARS TO BUILT.
AND SO, UH, YOUR COMMUNITY IS VERY GRATEFUL AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF IT, UM, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE AS A CITIZEN AND, AND AS A, AS A PUBLIC SERVANT, UM, YOU ARE LITERALLY DELIVERING ON FOUR OF YOUR MAJOR INITIATIVES AND THAT IS A NEW 42,000 SQUARE FOOT LIBRARY, A 2000 SQUARE FOOT MUSEUM OF HISTORY OF A 300,000 SQUARE FOOT SIGNATURE PARK, NEW PARK, AND A 1.2 MILES OF LINEAR TRAIL.
THAT'S WHAT THIS PROJECT IS DOING.
UM, THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED THIS WAS ON APRIL 19TH.
THAT WAS A BIG DAY IN WHICH WE MET WITH OUR CONTRACTOR BALFOUR BEATTY, AND THEY, UH, KIND OF, UH, WORKED THROUGH SOME BUDGET CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD, OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE ENVIRONMENT IS DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW, BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE BIG PICTURE UPFRONT REALLY QUICKLY ON THIS SPREADSHEET, YOU HAVE TWO GREEN CIRCLES AND THEY'RE GREEN FOR A REASON.
GREEN MEANS WE'RE EXCITED TO DELIVER THE PROJECT WITHIN BUDGET WITHIN THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
AND WITHIN THE FUNDING SET ASIDE BY OUR, BY YOU, UH, THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SO YOU'LL SEE AT, AT THE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE TODAY'S DATE, JUNE 28TH, 2022 GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
AND YOU'LL SEE THE PROJECT FUNDING AND THE PROJECT COSTS.
SO I'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN A MINUTE.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT JUST THE COLUMNS.
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ORIGINAL 2017 BOND.THIS WAS BEFORE WE HIRED, YOU KNOW, UH, BALFOUR BEATTY.
UM, THEN WE HAVE, UH, APRIL 19TH, 2022, WHEN WE RECEIVE A UPDATE FROM BALFOUR BEATTY AFTER YOU HAD HIRED THEM IN DECEMBER OF 2017, AND THEN TODAY'S DATE FULL TRANSPARENCY.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE EVOLUTION OF ALL PROJECT FUNDING AND WHAT HAPPENED OVER THAT TIME.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE BUDGET, UH, FROM THE PROJECT FUNDING ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM, THE GREEN CIRCLE, IT IS WITHIN BUDGET.
SO THE NEXT LINE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS MIDDLE WAY THROUGH THE PAGE.
YOU HAVE TESTING AND INSPECTION ON YOUR COUNCIL.
AGENDA IS AN ITEM FOR TESTING INSPECTION.
WE HAD BUDGETED A HUNDRED THOUSAND AND, UM, IT'S COMING IN AT 187,000.
UM, HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL WITHIN BUDGET.
AND WE ACCOMMODATED FOR THOSE THAT ADDITIONAL COSTS IN OTHER LINE ITEMS WITH REGARDS TO THE CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN HALFWAY DOWN, YOU'LL SEE THE LIBRARY, THE PARK AND THE TRAIL.
AND ORIGINALLY WE WERE COUNTING FOR VALUE ENGINEERING OF WHICH THE NUMBERS ON 6 28 COLUMN, THE YELLOW COLUMN, IT'S ALL COUNTED FOUR AND THE 27 5 AND THE 505 ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE FOR THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LIBRARY AND THE COST OF THE PART.
AND IN A MINUTE, I'M GOING TO CALL UP, UM, KELLY GASO WITH BALFOUR BEATTY, AND SHE'LL TALK THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS IN GREATER DETAIL.
THE TOTAL COST, THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION IS 33 MILLION, 78,000.
WE ALSO HAVE FFNE WHEN YOU MOVE INTO A LIBRARY THAT'S FOUR TIMES AS LARGE AS YOUR EXISTING ONE.
AND THAT'S BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE EIGHTIES.
WE NEED ALL NEW FURNITURE, UM, IN THE FRONT, ALL THE FURNITURE IN THE LIBRARY HAS PROBABLY BEEN THERE SINCE THE EIGHTIES.
WHO'S JUST TO SOME DEGREE, BUT WE, UH, HAVE BUDGETED 1.1 MILLION FOR NEW FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT.
AND THAT INCLUDES SHELVING CHAIRS, OFFICE EQUIPMENT, ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOMS, THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS, THE DECK, EVERYTHING IS INCLUDED, ALL CHAIRS, EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
THEN WE HAVE IN IC STANDS FOR NOT INCLUDED PROJECT BROADBAND, PUBLIC WIFI.
YOU CAN'T HAVE A LIBRARY WITHOUT REALLY FAST PUBLIC WIFI.
AND THAT CLASS ASSOCIATED FOR THE $250,000 WILL COVER PUBLIC WIFI FOR THE INTERIOR OF THE LIBRARY, BUT ALSO ALL OF THE SIGNATURE PART AND, AND, UH, THE SURROUNDING AREA AROUND THE LIBRARY.
SO THE TOTAL WITH ALL OF THOSE INCLUDED WHERE NOW WITHIN THE ORANGE CIRCLE, YOU'RE AT 40 MILLION, 28,000.
THEN WE HAVE SOME EXTERNAL PROCUREMENT ITEMS, WHICH WE WILL NEED SOME ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND SOME HARDWARE SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THE BUILDING AND WE CAN, WE CAN FUNCTION INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND THE ADD ALTS.
ORIGINALLY, YOU GAVE US DIRECTION TO ADD FUNDING AND ASSUMING WE WERE PUT, PUT ENOUGH FUNDING AS THOUGH WE WERE FUNDING ALL OF THE AD ALTERNATIVES.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD ALL OF THE AD ALTERNATIVES, BUT TONIGHT WE NEED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON 200,000 PLUS OR MINUS TO 200,000, UM, FOR ANY OF THE ADULTS.
AND KELLY WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THOSE, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO RECEIVE, UH, SOME LEVEL OF DIRECTION TONIGHT, BECAUSE THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE LONGER WE GET THOSE LETTERS OF INTEREST OUT LONGER, WE LOCK IN THOSE PRICES.
AND OF COURSE, TIME IS MONEY REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, WE'D LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE AD ALTERNATES, UM, DO WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE INCLUDED LAYERS OF CONTINGENCY.
AS YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FROM ANY FUTURE ESCALATION.
AND WE'VE DONE IT WITH NOT ONLY AN ADDITIONAL, THE CONTRACTOR HAS 2% CONTINGENCY IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION NUMBERS.
WE'VE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 2% CONTINGENCY AND AN ADDITIONAL 1.7% OF ESCALATION.
SO YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, 6 61 AND THE 3 25 IN GREEN, THESE ARE ALL ADDED CHANGES SINCE THE APRIL 19TH, UM, MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH YOU, UH, ON THE GMP TOTALLING THE 41 6, AND THE RE THE BALANCE IS A FEW PENNIES.
UM, SO I JUST DO, I WANT TO PAUSE RIGHT THERE AND SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SPREADSHEET.
SO THE ADULTS, UM, ARE THEY IN HERE TOO TO SHOW WHICH ONES WE'RE GOING TO COVER THAT ON TOP THREE, WE'LL GO INTO THAT.
BUT THE OTHER ASPECTS OF IT, THE CONTINGENCY, THE OWNER'S DESK, THAT'S ALREADY FACTORED IN 41, A MINUS THE 200.
SO THE AD ALTERNATIVES JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, UM, UM, I WAS,
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I CLARIFY, NONE OF THE AD ALTERNATIVES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR NUMBERS TODAY, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD ABOUT TWO TO $250,000 WORTH OF AD ALTERNATES TO BE INCLUDED.THE AD ALTERNATIVES ARE BELOW IN THE SPREADSHEET AND SURE.
SO I'M TRACKING YOU, THERE'S THE ADULTS A 400,000.
I DON'T HAVE MY READING GLASSES AND I HAVE TWO OWNER'S CONTINGENCY.
THEN, THEN THERE WAS, I COULD BARELY MAKE OUT THE 600 AND SOMETHING.
THAT'S THE ESCALATION, THE 661 IS OWNER'S CONTINGENCY, OWNER'S CONTINGENCY.
AND WHAT'S RIGHT BELOW THAT THE 325,000.
AND MINE, IT WASN'T TRACKING THE CROSSFIT.
THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I COULDN'T SEE.
BUT MELISSA, THAT, THAT NUMBER OF 41, 6 14 INCLUDES THOSE LOT, THOSE ITEMS ON THERE.
DOES IT NOT, IT INCLUDES 200 FOR US TO, UH, DETERMINE WHICH AD ALTERNATIVES YOU WANT TO INCLUDE.
AND THE THREE, SO YEAH, THERE'S THINGS IN GREEN ARE ALREADY ADDED IN THE 41 OR BLOWER, BUT GOOD POINT, UH, BELOW ARE THE AD ALTERNATIVES AND THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD.
AND, UM, WE CLEARLY YOU CAN SEE THE BID NUMBERS CAME IN ON A LOT OF THEM UNDER, UH, OUR BUDGET.
UM, JUST FROM MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU ALL, UM, ADD ALTERNATE NUMBER ONE.
AND NUMBER TWO, UM, FROM, FROM, FROM WHAT WE'VE SENSED FROM THE COUNCIL'S, UH, PRIORITIES, UH, ADD ALTERNATE ONE AND TWO, WE CAN'T AFFORD BOTH OF THOSE IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE RECEIVED THIS EVENING.
SO I'LL, AT THIS TIME, I'LL BRING OUR PRE-CONSTRUCTION MANAGER KELLY ALSO UP TO GIVE YOU A DETAIL BRIEFING ON TOP TWO AND TOP THREE, AND THEN I'LL COME BACK UP TO CLOSE.
WELL, I'M VERY EXCITED AND I'M HONORED AS WELL TO BE A PART OF THIS PROJECT AND EXCITED TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH, UH, THE PROCESS THAT'S TAKEN PLACE FROM THE LAST TIME THAT I'VE BEEN UP HERE.
SO IT'S BEEN A VERY FAST AND EXCITING FIVE WEEKS.
UM, ON MAY 20TH, WE GOT OUR ISSUE FOR, UH, BID DOCUMENTS THAT CAME OUT ON FRIDAY, THE FOLLOWING WEEK, UH, THAT WAS SENT OUT TO OUR SUBCONTRACTORS THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT, UM, OUTREACH, UH, PLATFORMS, INCLUDING BUILDING CONNECTED BLUE BOOK, VIRTUAL BUILDERS, UH, EXCHANGE THE DFW MINORITY, UH, COUNCIL, NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY.
AND EVEN, UM, THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOCUS DAILY, A LOT OF OUTREACH WANT TO MAKE SURE, UM, THAT EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, KNEW ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
AND WE HAD DONE, UH, MANY, MANY MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT KIND OF ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, LETTING THEM KNOW IT WAS COMING.
SO THOSE RAWLINGS CAME OUT, UH, MAY 20TH, NEXT WEEK WE HAD A PRE-BID MEETING.
UH, WE HOSTED THIS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON, UH, WE HAD ABOUT 65 RSVPS.
UM, AND THEN I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER, UH, FOLKS THAT DIDN'T RSVP, BUT WERE ON THAT, THAT MEETING.
UM, THAT WAS A REALLY ENGAGING MEETING.
WE TALKED THROUGH, UM, THE PROCESS OF THE LIBRARY, HOW IT GOT TO, UH, BEING CAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF COMMUNITY, UH, EFFORT AND INPUT.
UM, AND SO WE WANTED TO CONVEY THAT PASSION.
UH, WE HAD OUR, UH, OWNER REPRESENTATIVES, UH, ARANDA, SEAN AND MELISSA WERE THERE AS WELL AS, UM, OUR DESIGN PARTNERS PJL AND THEIR TEAM WERE THERE.
UM, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE PROJECT GOT EVERYONE REALLY EXCITED.
UH, THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER THAT, WE HELD A, UH, MWB WORK SESSION WHERE WE HOSTED ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH CONTRACTORS WHO WERE INTERESTED IN THE PROJECT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE WALKED THEM THROUGH ALL OF THE SCOPE, UM, THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO, TO BID, WALK THEM THROUGH A BID FORM AND THEN ANY OTHER, UH, PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCESSES.
SO THEY WERE READY TO SUBMIT SUCCESSFULLY THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOLLOWING WEEK ON JUNE 8TH, THIS IS A CRITICAL DATE.
SO JUNE 8TH, WE RECEIVED, UM, BIDS, UH, FOR THE PROJECT.
UH, WE RECEIVED 203 BIDS TO BE EXACT, UH, WHICH WAS A TREMENDOUS, UH, SHOWING OF INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT.
UM, JUNE 8TH IS ALSO CRITICAL BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TIME BEING OF THE ESSENCE.
UM, BIDS ARE, UH, TYPICALLY ONLY GOOD FOR 30 DAYS IN THIS MARKET AND THIS ENVIRONMENT.
SO WE'RE QUICKLY APPROACHING JULY 8TH, UM, WHICH IS WHEN MANY OF OUR BEDS EXPIRE.
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THAT WINDOW, UM, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LETTER OF INTENTS GO OUT THIS WEEK AND THEN AGAIN WITH YOUR DIRECTION, UH, WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED.SO JUNE 8TH, WE ACCEPTED THOSE BIDS, UM, BY JUNE 10TH, UH, A VERY QUICK TURNAROUND TIME.
WE, UH, PROVIDED OUR EARLY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR, UH, THREE BID PACKAGES, THREE CRITICAL BID PACKAGES THAT, UH, WE ALSO REVIEWED WITH YOU.
THE LAST TIME WE MET STEEL WAS ONE OF THEM ELECTRICAL AND, UM, AND ROOFING.
THE REASON WHY WE RELEASED THESE EARLY WAS BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD TIMES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE MATERIALS AND THE VOLATILITY OF THE MARKET.
AND SO BY RELEASING THOSE ON A VERY, VERY QUICK TURNAROUND TIME, WE LOCKED IN THAT PRICING AND WE'VE, UM, TAKEN THE NECESSARY STEPS TO GET THOSE MATERIALS PROCURED AND ONSITE.
AND WHEN WE NEED THEM, UH, THE FOLLOWING WEEK AFTER THAT WE HELD, UH, POST-BID MEETINGS, UM, REALLY THREE DAYS STRAIGHT, UH, WE'RE GOING THROUGH INTERVIEWING, UH, INTERESTED BITTERS AND MAKING SURE THEY HAD PICKED UP ALL THE SCOPE AND WALK THEM THROUGH EVERYTHING A WEEK AFTER THAT WE FINALIZED WE'RE FINALIZING OUR POST-BID, UH, COMEBACKS AND, UM, ANY, UM, ADDENDUM, UH, PRICING THAT CAME IN.
AND THEN THIS PAST MONDAY, YESTERDAY, WE MET WITH, UH, MELISSA AND HER TEAM TO GO THROUGH THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE DELIVERABLE.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN A REALLY QUICK AND FUN AND FAST, EXCITING JOURNEY IN THE LAST FIVE WEEKS, BUT A LOT OF, UM, INCREDIBLE AND TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GONE INTO, UM, MAKING THIS, UH, GMP WHAT IT IS TODAY.
AND SO, UM, I PERSONALLY, I HAVE NOT BEEN ON A MORE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TEAM, UM, THAN I HAVE BEEN WITH NOT ONLY, UM, THE CEDAR HILL TEAM, BUT WITH THE DESIGN TEAM.
SO JUST AGAIN, VERY HONORED TO BE A PART OF PART OF THAT.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, KIND OF EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY THAT DEFINITELY, UM, YOU KNOW, TRANSLATES TO THE BIDDERS AND, AND IT GETS THEM EXCITED AND WANTING TO WORK ON THAT PROJECT.
UM, IT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE PROJECT, A PREMIERE LIBRARY AND A SIGNATURE PARK AND TRAIL.
UM, SO WE MADE SURE TO CONVEY THAT, UM, AND WE HAD, UM, WE SAW THE FRUIT OF OUR LABOR, A LOT OF LABOR THAT WENT INTO MAKING SURE THAT THESE COSTS WERE CONTAINED AND CONTROLLED AND THAT WE MADE, UM, GOOD ON THE PROMISES THAT YOU HAD SET OUT, UH, PREVIOUSLY.
SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE AND COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING US ON AS EARLY AS HE DID AND ALLOWING US TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, COLLABORATIVELY AS A TEAM, UH, WITH, WITH YOUR GREAT FOLKS THAT YOU HAD PREVIOUSLY SELECTED.
SO WE'LL GET INTO TATTOO NOW, WHICH IS THE, UM, WHICH IS THE GMP STATEMENT OF COST, UM, IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE THERE.
UM, THAT'S BROKEN OUT BY BID PACKAGE AND, UM, YOU'LL SEE COLUMNS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THAT, UM, DIFFERENTIATE THE PARK AND TRAIL PROJECT FROM THE LIBRARY PROJECT.
UM, YOU CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH HERE AND I'LL, I'LL JUST, UH, HIT ON A HANDFUL OF, UM, PACKAGES THAT, UH, I, I THINK WE, WE DID, WE SET OUT TO ACHIEVE A GOAL AND THEN WE DID, UH, THE F THE FIRST ONE IS IN THE, UM, IT'S REALLY A GROUP OF TRADES.
IT'S THE OH SEVEN, A WATERPROOFING, UM, THE
SO THESE ARE ALL FACADE COMPONENTS TO YOUR BUILDING.
UM, ONE OF THE, UM, W UH, SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAME CAME TO YOU GUYS A FEW MONTHS AGO WAS, UM, SWAPPING OUT SOME OF THE FACADE MATERIALS AS YOU, YOU GUYS GOT TO FEEL AND TOUCH WHAT THOSE WERE, BUT SO KEEPING THAT DESIGN ATTENT.
SO, UM, BY SWAPPING THOSE OUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TARGETED $255,000 IN SAVINGS.
NOT ONLY DID WE ACHIEVE IT, WE EXCEEDED IT IN THESE BID PACKAGES.
WE ACHIEVED $360,000 IN SAVINGS, UM, ON THOSE BID PACK PACKAGES.
UM, ANOTHER, UM, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHT IS OUR STRUCTURAL STEEL AGAIN, EARLY RELEASE PACKAGE.
UM, WE REDUCED THE, THE BUILDING HEIGHT, UM, JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WASN'T AFFECTING ANY OF YOUR FINAL FINISHED TRADES.
WE TIGHTENED UP THE ABOVE CEILING, UM, ESSENTIALLY, AND WE ELIMINATED ANY NON-ESSENTIAL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, RIGHT? UM, OUR TARGET VALUE SAVINGS, THERE WAS ABOUT $300,000 AND WE ACHIEVED AND EXCEEDED THAT ONE WITH COMPETITIVE PRICING.
UM, AND TWO WITH WHAT WE HAD INTENDED TO DO, WE ACHIEVED $500,000 IN SAVINGS IN THAT BID PACKAGE FROM THE LAST BUDGET ROUND TO THIS BUDGET ROUND, OR THIS FINAL ROUND.
UM, ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE OPERABLE PARTITIONS, THAT'S A BID PACKAGE 10.
I, UM, THESE ARE THE, UH, OPERABLE VERTICAL SCAFFOLD POSITIONS THAT ARE IN YOUR MULTIPURPOSE ROOM.
THIS ALLOWS YOU TO, YOU KNOW, UM, MOVE THEM FROM THREE INDIVIDUAL ROOMS TO ONE GRAND SPACE, AS YOU SAW ON THE VIDEO, UM, THROUGH, AGAIN, THAT COLLABORATIVE PROCESS OF, UM, OUR TEAM, YOU KNOW, PGAL ARCHITECTS AND THE OPERABLE PARTITION, UH, MANUFACTURER,
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WE WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE MOST EFFICIENT SIZE WITH PIPE.AND, UH, WE, UM, INTENDED TO ACHIEVE ACHIEVE $143,000.
SO SOME OF THOSE, AGAIN, A LOT OF THAT WORK REALLY PAID OFF WHEN WE GOT TO SEE THAT TODAY.
UM, WHAT I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH NEXT IS THE ALTERNATE PACKAGE.
UM, SO THE ALTERNATIVE PACKAGE IS ON TAP THREE, AND WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE FIVE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES THAT WE PRICE AND THAT YOU'LL SEE, UH, KIND OF IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE LOVE TO GET YOUR INPUT ON WHAT THE PRIORITY IS.
SO ALTERNATE NUMBER ONE IS THE ROOF DECK ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.
UM, SO WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE BASE BED IS, IS PVC ROOFING, UM, AND, AND A DOOR THAT LEADS OUT TO THERE, UH, FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE USE FOR $95,698, YOU WOULD, UM, GET PEDESTAL PAVERS TO MATCH YOUR, UH, ROOF DECK ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
UM, AND YOU WOULD GET A, YOU KNOW, A RAILING AND ALL THE ASSOCIATED LIGHTING ON TOP OF THAT.
SO, UM, IT MAKES IT AN ACCESSIBLE ROOF DECK, ESSENTIALLY, ALTERNATE NUMBER TWO, YOU'LL SEE, UH, THIS IS THE OPERABLE GLASS WALLS AT THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS, UH, DOWN ON THE LOWER LEVEL.
UM, THIS WOULD ALLOW IT TO, UM, EXPAND AND, AND, UH, RETRACT.
SO THAT, AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT THAT INDOOR OUTDOOR THERE'S, THIS FILL-OUT TERRACE THAT'S THERE.
UM, IF YOU DON'T TAKE THAT, THEN YOU STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, THREE ACCESS POINTS, UH, THROUGH, UH, THROUGH GLASS DOORS.
AND I THINK THAT WAS ONE AREA WE WERE REALLY FOCUSING ON HAVING THAT CAPABILITY OF THE, OF THE, UH, THE WALLS AND BEING ABSOLUTELY.
SO IN THE BASE BID THAT WAS ALREADY THERE, THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS, IS, UH, CONSIDERING ADDING THAT ALTERNATE YEAH.
AND THE BASE BID, UM, WE'VE GOT AN, YOU KNOW, AN ALL GLASS, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM FLOOR TO CEILING AND THEN THE ADD ALTERNATE WOULD BE THE, ADD THOSE, THE OPERABLE KIND OF COMPONENT TO THAT, TO MAKE THEM ACCORDION AND, UM, BE ABLE TO EASILY GO IN AND OUT ALTERNATE THREE, A THIS OCCURS.
SO THIS IS A WOOD CEILING AT THE MAIN LIBRARY, UH, GROUND LEVEL LIBRARY LEVEL.
AND IT ALSO EXTENDS DOWN ON THE LOWER LEVEL.
UM, AND CURRENTLY IN OUR BASE BED, WHAT WE'VE GOT IS, UM, A VERY NICE ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE WITH A CONCEALED GRID, UH, AT A WOOD-LIKE COLOR.
UM, THE ALTERNATE WOULD BE TO ADD, UH, A, UH, ESSENTIALLY A GRILL LIKE IN THAT SAME MEANDERING SHAPE.
SO YOU'LL STILL GET THAT KIND OF MEANDER LOOK, UH, WITH THE ACOUSTIC CEILING TILE THAT YOU HAVE IN THERE.
IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT MATERIAL PRODUCT.
UH, THE NEXT ALTERNATE THREE B IS DOWN IN THOSE MO MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS. UM, AGAIN, AS YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM HAS A REALLY VERY NEAT, UM, GEOMETRIC TYPE CEILING.
WE'RE KEEPING THAT THAT'S IN THE BASE BED.
UH, THE WAY THAT WE'RE FORMING THAT IN A BASEMENT IS AGAIN WITH AN ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE THAT'S ON A CONCEALED, UH, CONCEALED GRID.
UM, THIS ALTERNATE WOULD BE TO ACCEPT A, UH, A WOOD-LIKE, UH, PANEL, UM, IN ITS PLACE.
ALTERNATE NUMBER FOUR AFFECTS THE WARMING KITCHEN DOWN ON THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS. UM, IN, IN THIS AREA, YOU ALREADY HAVE A, UM, A REFRIGERATOR, SOME COUNTERTOP SPACE.
UM, THIS IS ADDING IN A MORE INDUSTRIAL LIKE FOOD SERVICE TYPE EQUIPMENT.
SO IT'S, UM, A, UM, DUAL, DUAL TEMPERATURE FRIDGE, AND THE ICE MAKER, A WARMING CABINET AND A WORK TABLE, $57,362.
AND THEN ALTERNATE NUMBER FIVE IS YOUR LIBRARY EQUIPMENT.
UM, AGAIN, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE TO ADD THIS AT A LATER DATE, UM, ANY OF THE ELECTRICAL, UH, BUT IN THE, SO THAT'S IN THE BASE BED AND THE ALTERNATE IS TO ADD A SEVEN BEEN AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHEN A PERSON WOULD DROP OFF A BOOK, UM, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY KIND OF SORT IT IN THE, UM, YOU KNOW, AREA, TEENAGE FICTION, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, SO THAT CONCLUDES THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE PRICED, UM, AND THAT WE ARE, ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR DIRECTION ON.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COST, UM, OR ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES, YOU KNOW, UH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
WELL, FIRST THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR GIVING US THE BREAKDOWN.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, THANKS FOR BEING INCLUSIVE BY REACHING OUT TO THE AGENCIES.
SO YOU READ DOING A FURTHER REACH IN JUST WITHIN YOUR NETWORK.
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UM, I DO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I GET THE COUNCIL ON THE, UH, I GUESS TAB ONE, I NOTICED THAT, UH, ULTIMATE SIX ENCORE, RELOCATION.I JUST CURIOUS, UM, OR SEEMS TO KIND OF BE A MANDATORY NEED.
I'M JUST NOT SURE WHY IT'S CONSIDERED AN ALTERNATE.
CAN YOU KIND OF BREAK THAT DOWN FOR ME? YEAH, YEAH.
UM, YEAH, WE IS NOT ACTUALLY LISTED IN YOUR PACKET.
ALTERNATE SIX IS REALLY KIND OF ONE OF THOSE WISHLIST ITEMS THEY, UM, ALREADY OCCUR.
UH, THEY ALREADY HAVE LIGHT POLES, ENCORE, RADIOS, LIGHT POLES SET UP IN THE BRIDGE THAT IS BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND PARK.
AND THEN THE TRAIL EXTENSION, UM, ALTERNATE SIX WAS TO METER THOSE ENCORE LIGHT POLES AND PUT, UM, LIGHT POLES THAT MATCH THE LIBRARY.
UM, SO AGAIN, IT'S KIND OF A WISHLIST THING.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO HAPPEN.
IT JUST WOULD LOOK NICE IF THE LIGHT POLES, UM, AT THAT BRIDGE, YOU KNOW, MASHED A, THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT.
UH, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE, THE, UH, THE BUDGETED IN THE, IN THE BID AMOUNTS.
AND, UH, SO W WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET OF THESE ALS, THIS WAS ALREADY BUDGETED IN THE PROJECT.
SO THESE WERE ITEMS THAT WE, WE WERE LOOKING AT, UH, POTENTIALLY TO ADD ALLS.
UH, BUT AT THIS POINT, NOW THESE ADULTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT NOW, ACTUALLY YOU'RE SAVING US SOME MONEY BASED ON WHAT THE BOTTOM LINE TOTAL IS.
AM I SEEING THAT? SO EIGHT, 17 VERSUS 7, 9 59.
SO WHEN WE PRICE OUT THE BID ALTERNATES, YEAH.
WE HAD BUDGETED 959,000 FOR THOSE ALTERNATIVES.
THEY CAME IN LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED.
HOWEVER, WE DID NOT INCLUDE THAT, THAT, THAT MONEY IN OUR BASE BID, THESE WERE ALL THOSE GOING TO BE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS DOING.
SO I WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE BASE, BUT, BUT THAT, THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, THAT WE HAD SOME CONSIDERATION IN.
NOW YOU COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE ALS.
AND WE DID SAVE SOME MONEY ON THOSE.
SO NOW THE QUESTION IS WHICH ONES WE WANT TO PLUG IN THERE TOO.
SO WHEN WE SAID THE 200,000, UH, ADULTS OVER HERE ON THE COLUMN IN GREEN, SO HOW DOES THAT CORRESPOND THE 200,000 VERSUS THE, HMM.
SO WE ONLY HAVE $200,000 RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO ALLOCATE TOWARDS ADULTS WHOSE SO, SO 200,000 MINUS THE EIGHT 17 IS THAT WOULD BE THE BALANCE THAT WE WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER WHEN WE DO IT OR ADD THE 200 PLUS THE EIGHT 17.
NO, ALL NONE OF THE ADULTS ARE IN THE BASE BID.
SO ALL WE HAVE BUDGETED IS 200,000 AVAILABLE FOR THE ADULTS.
SO WE JUST NEED YOU TO PRIORITIZE WHICH ONES ARE MOST IMPORTANT SO THAT WE CAN INCLUDE IT IN THE BASE BID AND GET LETTERS, UH, LETTERS IN.
SO, SO LOOKING AT IT HERE, BASED ON THE 41, 6, 14, YOU ALREADY HAD 200,000 OF IT IN CORRECT.
SO IS 200,000 PART OF THAT EIGHT, 17, WHICH MEANS IT'S LESS, OR I GOT, GOTCHA.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
SO WE'VE ESSENTIALLY EARMARKED 200,000 FOR YOU TO SPEND ON A ALTERNATE ONE THROUGH FIVE, BUT IT'S YOUR CHOICE ON WHERE THAT 200 GETS ALLOCATED? SO WE GOT 200.
NOW, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHERE WE WANNA GO WITH 600 AND SOMETHING.
NO, I, WE JUST WANT YOU TO PRIORITIZE, WHICH OF THE ADULTS ARE MOST IMPORTANT.
AND OUR BUDGET IS AROUND 200,000.
IF YOU TELL ME IF WE REALLY WANT THESE TWO AND IT'S TWO 50, WE'LL FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU, MS. SAMIRA, I JUST HAVE TWO QUICK QUESTIONS FOR THE ALTERNATE ADD ON NUMBER FOUR FOR THE FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT.
THOSE ITEMS CAN BE PLACED IN AT A LATER DATA.
WOULD THAT BE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION COSTS? NO, THAT THAT WOULD BE, UM, UH, A VERY, UH, EASY THING TO, TO ADD AFTER CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THAT ROOM, UM, SPECIFICALLY IS BUILT WITH TWO SLIDING BARN DOORS OR THE EXTRA WIDE OPENING.
SO GETTING MATERIAL IN AND OUT, UM, FOR THE, THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT WOULD BE VERY EASY AND ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, IS THERE TO SUPPORT, UM, THE FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT.
AND ALSO NUMBER FIVE, THE BEN AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM.
IS THAT JUST FOR THE BOOK DROP OR IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE? IT'S A, UM, PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO ADD KIND OF AFTER THE FACT, I THINK BIG, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE SIZE.
UM, BUT IT, IT WOULD, UH, BE HOUSED AND KIND OF A ADMIN SPACE, UM, WHERE YOU DROP OFF A BOOK THROUGH A SLOT AND, UH, ADD, YOU KNOW, IN THE ADMIN SPACE, RIGHT.
IT TAKES THAT BOOK AND IT SORTS, IT KIND OF PRE SORTS.
SO WITHOUT THIS, THERE'S NO AUTOMATED SERVICE IN THE ENTIRE FACILITY.
SO THE BOOK DROP IS THERE STILL,
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IT'S JUST STAFF HAVE TO SQUIRT THE BOOKS UNTIL YOU GET AN AMH SYSTEM.AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY FROM OUR NUMEROUS VISITS TO LIBRARIES, THAT WAS A PRETTY HIGH UP ON THE WISHLIST OF STAFFS AT PREVIOUS ABOVE LIBRARIES THAT THEY WISH THEY HAD.
AND, UM, WHAT I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST IS THAT, UM, THAT WE DO HAVE AN FFNE LINE ITEM OR 1.1 MILLION, AND AS WE SEE POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN THAT LINE ITEM, WE CAN LOOK AT ON THOSE TWO ITEMS, WE CAN FIT IT IN SOMEHOW.
AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE THERE.
IT JUST WOULD BE THE AUTOMATED PIECE COMES FROM YES.
ON, ON ALTERNATE ONE, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH, WHICH SECTION OF THE ROUTE, THIS IS, THIS IS THE, THIS ROOF DECK.
DOES IT OVERLOOK THE, WAS IT OVERLOOKING THE PARK PIONEER? SO THIS OVERLOOKS PIONEER PIONEER TRAIL JUST OVERLOOKS THE ROADWAY, ESSENTIALLY NOT THE ROAD AND HALF THE TRAWLING CREEK.
ON THE ALTERNATE NUMBER THREE, WHICH WAS THE, THE ROOF MATERIAL OR THE CEILING MATERIAL.
SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK SEVERAL DIFFERENT CEILING MATERIALS AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THESE REVISIONS.
SO WHICH, WHICH ONE IS INCLUDED AS THIS ALTERNATE, WHICH, WHICH MATERIAL IS THIS? DOES THIS, IS THIS THE ONE THAT LOOKED KIND OF LIKE THE WOOD SLAB THAT WASN'T THE WOOD SLAP? IT HAS IF THEY'RE LIKE VERTICAL, UH, WOOD SLATS.
SO WHAT IS INCLUDED IS THE ARCHITECTURAL CEILING TILE, UM, WHICH IS IN MOST BUILDINGS.
UM, WHAT THIS ALTERNATE INCLUDES IS THAT WOOD SLAT WITH THE BAT BLACK BACKING, THE ADDS, THE ACOUSTICAL SOUND BARRIER STUFF.
AND TH THAT THAT'S THE ADULT FOR BOTH THREE, A AND THREE B.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD, YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT LOSING ANY OF THE ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES BY THE, WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN THE BASE BED.
UM, YOU'RE STILL GETTING THE SAME PROPERTIES YOU WOULD WITH THE, UH, THE WOOD SLATS CEILING.
IT'S JUST, UH, A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT LOOK.
AND YOU'RE STILL GETTING THE MEANDERING, IT'LL BE COLORED DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHER CEILING.
SO YOU'LL STILL GET THIS DESIGN INTENT.
IT JUST WON'T BE THE WOODS SLACKS THAT THE ARCHITECT BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED.
MA'AM SO I'M TRYING TO SIMPLIFY THIS IN MY BRAIN.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT $200,000 TO SPEND, BUT I I'M TRYING TO, WE'VE GOT FROM BIDS, BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY WITH THE FEDS RAISING INTEREST RATES, WHICH HAS, UM, DEPRESS SOME OF THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY A LITTLE BIT.
IS THAT FAIR? IS THAT ACCURATE OR NOT DEPRESSED? IT MEANING, UM, THERE'S NOT AS MUCH HAPPENING.
I NOT, FROM WHAT I'M SEEING IT IS CONTINUED TO PUSH FORWARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH TEXAS MARKET.
WELL, I KNOW THAT THE, UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, HOUSING STARTS HAVE DECLINED A BIT, AND THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE FACTORS WITH PART OF THE ESCALATION.
SO WITH THAT, WHAT I'M WONDERING IS YOU'VE GOTTEN THESE GUARANTEED BIDS.
WELL, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE CAPITALIZE ON WHAT'S THIS CHANGE IN THE MARKET? I MEAN, I'M SEEING WE'VE GOT 200,000, BUT I'M S I'M THINKING WE MIGHT, WITH THIS OTHER ACTIVITY, PICK UP SOME OTHER MONEY.
SO THE BIDS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, UM, ARE GOOD FOR 30 DAYS AND FROM, UM, FROM ALL OF THE MAJOR MATERIAL SUPPLIERS, FROM THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT, UM, OUR ELECTRICAL, UM, OUR, OUR, OUR ROOFERS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY'VE ALL SAID, SORRY, SORRY, KELLY.
THERE'S, THERE'S MORE ESCALATION COMING.
SO TO SEEK, TO LOCK IN, UM, WE, WE WOULD NEED THIS A WEEK TO START, UH, ISSUING OUT LETTERS OF INTENT TO LOCK IN THAT PRICING.
SO THERE'S PROBABLY, YOU'RE NOT OPTIMISTIC OF BEING ABLE TO, UH, SEE SOME ADJUSTMENT BASED ON, UH, THAT, THAT THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.
I MEAN, THE HOUSING MARKET DECLINE, I'M NOT, NOT IN THE, IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION, IF WE ARE
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PITCHING THIS AS A PLACE TO HAVE RECEPTIONS, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS, THESE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED, THEY WANT, I MEAN, AM I READING THAT WRONG? I MEAN, IF WE, IF WE WANT TO HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE GOING TO WANT TO USE IT, SOME, I HEARD, I HEARD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN ADD IT LATER, BUT I'M HEARING THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THIS, UH, FEATURE, THIS ABILITY TO DO ALL THESE THINGS, BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT WITHOUT, I WOULD SAY NOT, NOT, NOT AS MUCH AS YOU THINK.SO WHAT, THE ONLY ITEMS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A DUAL TEMPERATURE FRIDGE, WHICH WE CAN GET A RESIDENTIAL FRIDGE TO AND ITS PLACE FOR A LOT LESS, UH, COSTS, UM, AN ICE MAKER, WHICH IS, UM, NOT NECESSARILY A MAKE OR BREAK, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE GOT CATERING, UH, FOLKS COMING IN AND BRINGING THOSE EQUIPMENT, UM, A WARMING CABINET AGAIN, UH, WHEN YOU HIRE A CATER, THEY USUALLY HAVE KIND OF THOSE, UM, UH, TEMPORARY WARMING, UH, SCENARIOS THERE, AND THEN JUST A LARGE STAINLESS STEEL WORK TABLE.
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, YOU'RE GIVING UP THAT MUCH SPACE.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY A SPACE FOR CATERS TO COME IN AND YOU'LL STILL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM AND SPACE FOR THAT.
UM, SO I GUESS COUNCIL TO PUT, TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, UM, WE HAVE A GMP THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE SIGNED IN LIKE TWO WEEKS.
UM, SO I GUESS FOR ME, UM, YOU KNOW, ALTERNATE ONE, ALTERNATE TWO, AND I HEARD YOU, UM, A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN, YOU CAN FIT THIS WITHIN THAT $200,000 BUDGET.
UM, BUT LOOKING AT YOUR ORIGINAL BID, IT WAS AT ONE 40.
NOW IT'S DOWN TO 95 AND THEN THERE WAS LIKE 180 6 AND DOWN TO 1 22.
SO IT SEEMED LIKE THAT IS COMING DOWN.
AND I THINK THAT'S PERFECT TIMING IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET READY FOR THE GMP.
AND ALSO BOTH OF THESE THINGS ARE, YOU KNOW, DURING CONSTRUCTION.
SO YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO INTO, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SECOND STORY, YOU KNOW, LATER ON TO DO A RENOVATION ON THE SECOND STORY.
SO I THINK THE ROOF DECK NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION COUNSELING.
AND THEN OF COURSE THAT GLASS AGAIN, ONCE YOU PUT IN A SONIC GLASS, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO TRY TO TAKE THAT OUT AND THEN TRY TO PUT IN A MOVEABLE GLASS.
SO, YOU KNOW, MY, MY, MY PROPOSAL TO YOU COUNSEL, IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ALTERNATE ONE, ALTERNATE TWO, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE CEILING TILES, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE OVENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT TO ME, SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY EASY INSTALL, UNINSTALLED, UH, SCENARIO.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S KINDA WHAT I, WHAT I, WHAT I'M HEARING WOULD PROBABLY BE A BETTER, A BETTER PROPOSAL MOVE FORWARD.
A LOT OF SENSE TO ME, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ROOFING.
I MEAN, IF WE GOT GOING, WE DIDN'T HAVE A RAILING ON IT, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A NO BRAINER FOR THOSE TWO.
MY, YOU KNOW, STAFF HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY EFFICIENT IN PROVIDING US OPTIONS AND, AND FINDING SOME MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS.
AND I KNOW YOU GOT SOME, BUILT-IN JUST, LIKE YOU SAID, IF YOU SAVE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
SO, SO I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY SOME MORE AREAS IN HERE THAT I'M READY TO GO FORWARD TO.
AND COUNSELING LOVER WAS SAYING, WELL, IS THIS SOMETHING WE COULD DO AT A LATER DATE? SO THINKING OF THAT, IF YOU DID SOMETHING IN A LATER DATE, YOU DON'T DO IT AT THE COST THAT WE HAVE HERE.
THIS IS THE, THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY BID.
IT'S ALL, WE'LL DO THAT AT A LATER DATE.
WELL, THAT LATER DATE THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, $57,000 MIGHT BE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE SPENT A LOT OF, A LOT OF TIME ON THIS, AND THIS IS A, AN EXTREMELY AWESOME PRODUCT.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE OR $400,000 HERE, YOU KNOW, TO, TO NOT BE ABLE TO, I MEAN, TO, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS WHAT WE WANT, I WOULD THINK HOPEFULLY WE COULD MOVE FORWARD WITH MOST OF THESE AND TRY AND LET STAFF WORK IN THAT AND COME UP WITH SOME OF THAT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.
SO I THINK WE GOT CONSENSUS FOR ONE AND TWO.
THEN YOU MIGHT BE SUGGESTING MAYBE MORE.
I'M GOOD THERE, BUT I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO STAY WITHIN 205 TODAY FOR THE, WE HAVE TO STAY 200 TODAY.
WE GOT 200 LINE ITEMS. WE HAVE 200 LINE ITEM AND YOU, YOU SAW THE ADDED ARPA FUNDING.
AND THAT WAS THE DIRECTION YOU GAVE US UNLESS YOU DECIDE ADDITIONAL THAT YEAH, THE 200 IS OUR LIMIT, BUT I GOT THE IMPRESSION COUNCIL AND HAYDEN WAS SAYING HE WAS JUST GOING TO PICK UP THE DIFFERENCE.
YOU CAN DO THE OTHER 600,000 THAT TEXT.
AND THIS, THE OTHER THING IS I THINK WE'RE RUSHING TO GET TWO
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LETTERS OF INTENT.AND SO OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, KELLY AND I, AND THE TEAM ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON POTENTIAL D DUCKS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IF THIS IS TRULY IMPORTANT AND YOU WANT TO ADD IN EVERYTHING, WE'LL TRY TO RUSH TO SEE WHAT WE CAN FIT IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND, AND WE CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO THIS POINT IS BECAUSE WE WORK SUPER FAST AND REALLY HARD ON GETTING TO WHERE WE ARE.
AND SO WE, IF IT IS A PRIORITY OF THE COUNCIL, WE CAN LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, CORRECT.
AFTER BETWEEN THE TIME WHEN YOU SIGNED, YOU APPROVED GMP AND THEN, UH, THERE CAN BE A DEDUCT ORDER.
I TRIED TO, I JUST WANT TO HAVE ONE LAST COMMENT.
UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO, UH, GETTING TO A GMP AND IT GETS INTO THE ROOM AND THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS AROUND MAKING PRIORITIES AND UH, TO THE GRANULAR DETAIL ON POLISHED OR, YOU KNOW, NON POLISHED CONCRETE.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE A FEW, THANK YOU.
SO IF I COULD TAKE THE TIME, UM, PJL RONALDO, LINDSAY, BRIAN AND MICHAEL HAVE BEEN AT ALL OF OUR MEETINGS IN THERE, HERE, THIS, AND I JUST WANT TO WAVE YOUR HANDS.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF VALUE ENGINEERING WITH THEM, AND THEY'VE BEEN SUCH TROOPERS AND GIVEN US ALTERNATE PRODUCTS, ALTERNATE MATERIALS FOR THINGS THAT ARE PRICING HIGH.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM.
SAME THING FOR TELE BRENT AND CHRISTIE AND KELLY ALSO FROM BALFOUR BEATTY, YOU KNOW, UH, HOW AMAZING SHE IS.
I DON'T HAVE TO, UH, SHE SPEAKS TO ME ON HER OWN.
SO JUST WANT TO SAY PERSONALLY, THANK YOU TO KELLY.
UM, THE CEDAR HILL TEAM, SEAN RAY, AND, UH, RANDABEL TOM JOHNSON, ROBERT WOODBERRY, GIRL, GAIL LOOKS AND FIRE MARSHALL, REGGIE ALEXANDER, AND OF COURSE ADMINISTRATION, CITY MANAGER, REPORTER, ALISON AND MARIE.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY AND, UH, PARKS AND LIBRARY KNOW ME VERY WELL.
AND THEY KNOW THAT WHEN WE LOOK AT MATERIAL CHOOSINGS, I ALWAYS ASK THEM ONE QUESTION, CAN YOU SEE FINGERPRINTS? AND THEY KNOW THAT CAUSE THEY'RE LAUGHING.
I DO NOT LIKE TO SEE FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT MAKES IT FEEL, LOOK MESSY AND DIRTY, BUT I WANT TO SAY THERE IS A LOT, A LOT OF HIDDEN FINGERPRINTS ON THIS PROJECT, NOT ONLY YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, BUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE LABOR OF LOVE THAT THIS PROJECT HAS DONE.
AND THE LABOR OF LOVE THAT THE PROJECT AND THE STAFF AND WHAT THE BENEFIT THAT WILL COME FROM THIS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINGERPRINTS, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR YOUR VISION AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR THIS COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT.
AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, UM, MELISSA, I GUESS ABOUT THIS, WE'RE ABOUT TO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, SIGN THE TNP BY NEXT MEETING.
AND, UM, THIS PROJECT IS A PREMIERE PROJECT, UH, AND I KNOW THAT OUR CONSULTANTS ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD AT DIFFERENT EXPOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS THIS PROJECT GOING TO BE PRESENTED IN DIFFERENT CONFERENCES AND ARE WE GOING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AND FEATURED MAYOR, TO BE HONEST, IT ALREADY IS.
IT IS ONE OF THEIR PREMIER PROJECTS.
AND WE'RE BEING TALKED OUT ABOUT AT TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION IS ABSOLUTELY GOING TO SET THE STAGE AND SET THE BAR VERY HIGH FOR OTHER LIBRARIES TO FOLLOW.
SO TH THERE'S THERE'S ONE LITTLE SMALL PIECE, UM, AND YOU'VE ACKNOWLEDGED A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN, UM, UH, LABOR, UH, AND I KNOW YOU PROBABLY NOT EVEN TO SHARE, BUT YOU'VE LOST SOME SLEEP OVER THIS PROJECT.
AND, BUT, UH, IT HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GET IT TO THIS POINT.
AND IT'S AT THIS POINT BECAUSE YOU YOU'RE LIKE A, A PIT BALL AND YOU LIONSTONE TO THIS AND YOU'RE DEEP INTO IT.
SO I JUST WANT TO, FOR ME PERSONALLY, UH, EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS PROJECT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRECONCEPTIONS.
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ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL.THAT CONCLUDES OUR BRIEFING SESSION.
I ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR GERMAN MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND SECOND FROM CUSTOMER GLOVER.
MOTION PERCENT PLEASE SAY, HEY, HEY.
AND WE ARE 7 0 1 COUNCIL THAT'S UH, RECONVENE ABOUT, UH, 7 0 5.