Feb 16, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting

[1. Call to Order ]

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GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.

I'M MAYOR BILLY WALLACE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

I UNDERSTAND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, AND UH, SOME OF YOU MAY BE HERE FOR OTHER REASONS, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU'RE HERE, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT THE WONDERFUL CITY THAT WE LIVE IN AND THAT WE'RE ALL SO PROUD OF.

WITH THAT, UM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION? GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS EVENING TO THANK YOU, LORD.

THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS IN OUR LIVES, THE ONES THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND THE ONES THAT THAT WE OVERLOOK.

FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR OUR HEALTH, OUR WELLBEING, OUR ABILITY, AND OUR DESIRES TO SERVE THIS CITY, UH, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.

I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, LORD, ANY CHALLENGES THEY'RE FACING, I JUST LIFT THEM UP TO YOU.

I ASK THAT YOU BE WITH ALL OF COUNCIL AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY.

AND I HELP US ALL TO KEEP YOU BEFORE US IN EVERY DECISION THAT WE MAKE.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY SON'S NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

IF YOU WOULD JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD WON AN INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

MAY BE SEATED.

OKAY, UM, THAT BRINGS

[4. Announcements/Presentations ]

AND, UH, WITH THAT I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION.

HOW MANY OF YOU'RE HERE FOR, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION? ANYBODY? OKAY.

WHERE IS BELIEVING RESTORATION? ATTAINABLE, BRA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN ELLIS COUNTY THAT EXISTS TO UPLIFT AND SUPPORT WOMEN NAVIGATING DIVORCE, WIDOWHOOD, SINGLE PARENTING, AND OTHER CHALLENGING LIFE TRANSITIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY SHARED EXPERIENCE, BIBLE STUDIES, GRIEF SUPPORT, TRANSITION ASSISTANCE, AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES.

AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF BRA STRENGTHENS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY ENCOURAGING HOPE, HEALING RESTORED PURPOSE, SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE AND ACROSS ELLIS COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING MARCH 1ST AS BRA DAY AND AFFIRMING THAT RELATED RESTORATION SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES MAY EXTEND BEYOND THAT DATE OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT AND FAITH-DRIVEN SUPPORT.

AND WHEREAS SUPPORTIVE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS AMONG CITY LEADERSHIP, FAITH-BASED PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE RESILIENT AND COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT WAXAHATCHEE AND ELLIS COUNTY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BILLY WALLACE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 1ST, 2026 AS BELIEVING RESTORATION, ATTAINABLE DAY IN THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE, AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTS OF SERVICE, SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH THAT STRENGTHENED INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN OUR CITY AND THROUGHOUT ELLIS COUNTY PROCLAIMED THIS 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026, MAYOR BILLY WALLACE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THIS? IF YOU'RE FROM THIS AREA, YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF, UM, BELIEVING RESTORATION, UH, ATTAINABLE DAY.

UM, SO WE HAVE THIS AND, UH, AMBER, WILL YOU JUST MAKE SURE THIS GOES WHERE IT NEEDS TO? I APPRECIATE IT.

UH, WITH THAT, UH, THAT BRINGS US TO SEE C RECOGNIZE WAXAHATCHEE CITIZENS ACADEMY CLASS OF 2026.

ALICE,

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IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR WAXAHACHIE CITIZENS ACADEMY.

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THESE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE TAKEN TIME TO LEARN THE INNER WORKINGS AND EXPLORE OUR GOVERNMENT TO THE HANDS-ON LEARNING, ENGAGING DISCUSSIONS.

AND BEHIND THE SCENES TOURS, THEY'VE GAINED A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF SERVICES, OPERATIONS, AND DEPARTMENTS TO HELP THAT HELP KEEP WAXAHATCHEE THRIVING.

THESE GRADUATES ARE THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

CITIZENS PASSIONATE ABOUT WAXAHATCHEE GROWTH, SUCCESS, AND FUTURE.

THE DEDICATION TO BECOMING INFORMED ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE PRIDE AND INVESTMENT THAT THEY FEEL IN OUR CITY.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AS WE RECOGNIZE THE 2026 GRADUATES OF THE WAXAHATCHEE CITIZENS ACADEMY GRADUATES.

PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED.

PLEASE STAND.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S A LOT OF GREEN IN HERE TONIGHT.

IT'S A LOT OF GREEN IN HERE.

WE HAVE A FEW MISSING.

UM, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ENTHUSIASM AND WE, UM, APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND, UM, BECOMING ENGAGED CITIZENS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE SOMEBODY PICKED OUT TO BE A SPOKESPERSON TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM, I WAS GONNA ASK IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO, UH, TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.

I HOPE YOU WILL ALL, UH, FIND AN OPPORTUNITY AND AN AVENUE TO GET INVOLVED AND SERVE.

UH, WE NEED, WE NEED HELP.

SO, WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP? YES, MA'AM.

UM, ALEX LOWMAN.

I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING ELOQUENT TO SAY, SO IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR ME.

UM, FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS DON'T GET USED TO ME IN GREEN .

THIS IS, I FEEL LIKE I'M WEARING MY DAD'S CLOTHES TODAY, BUT STILL, STILL PROUD TO HAVE WAXAHATCHEE ON MY SHIRT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LIVING SOMEWHERE SPECIAL.

WHEN THE MIDDLE AGED TATTOOED GOTH KIDS REFER TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AS AS LOVELY AND DELIGHTFUL.

UM, MY EXPERIENCE WITH IT, THERE'S REALLY JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO TOUCH ON.

NUMBER ONE, I WANTED TO, TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THIS WHOLE PROGRAM ON.

UM, PEOPLE IN GENERAL ARE NOT AWARE OF HOW CITIES OPERATE.

I I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THERE'S A BIG GIANT VAULT FULL OF MONEY SOMEWHERE AND THREE PEOPLE SITTING OUTSIDE JUST DOLLING IT OUT WILLY-NILLY AND DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THINGS ARE GOING ON.

AND, UM, I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT ONE OF THE MOST POINTLESS THINGS YOU CAN DO IS COMPLAIN AND NOT HAVE ANY ACTION TO BACK ANYTHING UP.

OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST COMPLAINING FOR THE SAKE OF COMPLAINING.

AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN GETTING INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SEEING HOW THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEIR GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY WORKS.

I MEAN, WE ALL HAVE OUR GRIPES ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE COUNTRY, UH, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU'RE AT, BUT MAYBE THOSE AREN'T CHANGES WE CAN MAKE.

BUT GETTING INVOLVED AT YOUR LOCAL LEVEL AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR REAL DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, I THINK THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO DO.

AND I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE THERE'S MORE PEOPLE WILLING TO DO IT.

AND I'M GLAD THIS PROGRAM, UH, EXISTS AND THAT IT WAS TRANSPARENT AS IT IS.

THE ONE TAKEAWAY FROM IT THAT I I THINK, SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY MORE SO THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IS EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT WE WOULD VISIT WITHOUT FAIL, WHOEVER WAS GIVEN THE TOUR, THEY WERE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR WORK.

THEY SEEMED VERY HAPPY TO BE AT WORK.

THEY SEEMED EXCITED ABOUT PROJECTS THEY HAD DONE AND PROJECTS THAT WERE COMING UP ON THE HORIZON.

AND THAT GIVES US A LOT OF CONFIDENCE WHEN PEOPLE WANNA KNOW WHERE THEIR TAX MONEY GOES AND, AND WHY IT GETS USED THE WAY THAT IT DOES.

IT'S KIND OF NICE TO KNOW THAT YOUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT BY SOMEBODY WHO'S UTILIZING IT IN A, A VERY EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL WAY.

SO, THANK Y'ALL.

UH, THANK Y'ALL FOR, UH, HAVING A LITTLE EVENT FOR US TONIGHT.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

AND, UH, YEAH, ON BEHALF OF THE WALKS CITIZENS ACADEMY, HAPPY 2026.

WE'RE ALL DONE.

GOOD PARTY.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE ROOM OR LISTENING ONLINE, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T, UH, GONE THROUGH, UH, THIS CLASS, I, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE WE RECEIVE SO MUCH POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND ULTIMATELY WE WANT

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SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

ALRIGHT, UH, NEXT ITEM.

RECOGNIZE UTILITY DEPARTMENT TEAM MEMBER DAVID BA BAILEY FOR RECEIVING THE WT THE GLASS.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YOU WANT YEAH, LET'S GO, LET'S GET A PICTURE WITH THE CLASS.

I WAS WONDERING IF WE WERE GONNA DO THAT.

YES.

BUT YEAH.

COME ON UP.

COME OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER

[5. Public Comments]

PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PERSONS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES.

THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY CONCERN WHETHER ON THIS AGENDA OR NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE COUNCIL MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

WE HAD TWO PEOPLE SIGN UP TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO WE WILL CALL THEM UP ONE AT A TIME.

ROMERO SOLACE.

MY NAME IS AL ROMERO SALS ONE 18 BROKEN ARROW STREET, HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS, 7 5 1 6 5.

UH, GREETING TO THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

UH, MY NAME AGAIN IS RAM SALS.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 38 94.

LOCATED RIGHT HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.

WE ARE ONE OF TWO VFW POSTS SERVING ELLIS COUNTY, OTHER ONES LOCATED IN ENNIS.

UH, WE PRIMARILY SUPPORT VETERANS AND FAMILIES ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE COUNTY.

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS EXIST TO SUPPORT VETERANS WHO SERVED OVERSEAS AND TO STRENGTHEN OUR IN THE COMMUNITIES.

WE, UH, COMMUNITIES, WE RETURN HOME TO OUR MISSION CENTERS ON ADVOCACY FOR VETERANS HEALTHCARE AND BENEFITS, DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, PROMOTING PATRIOTISM, CIVIC INVOLVEMENT, AND HELPING SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITION BACK INTO CIVILIAN LIFE HERE LOCALLY.

OUR POST IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY WITH OUR AUXILIARY PARTNERS.

WE CONDUCTED ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY FLAG PLACEMENTS AT LOCAL CEMETERIES, PARTICIPATE IN VETERANS DAY EVENTS, AND ALSO CELEBRATE THE ARMY AND NAVY MARINE CORPS ANNIVERSARIES.

THIS PAST YEAR WE HOST FAMILY EVENTS LIKE COMMUNITY

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THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER, WE RUN A CHARITY BINGO PROGRAM ALONE.

WE DONATE OVER 22,000 LAST YEAR TO 18 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING FOOD BANKS, VETERAN COURTS, SCOUTING PROGRAMS, AND HOMELESSNESS, OUTREACH THAT MANY STAYS RIGHT HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTS LOCAL FAMILIES.

AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE OUR POST IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

WE'RE NOT CLOSED OFF OR, OR PRIVATE.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY SPACE WHERE RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND EVENTS, SUPPORT CHARITABLE EFFORTS, EFFORTS, AND CONNECT WITH VETERANS WHO ARE STILL COMMITTED TO SERVING THE CITY.

BUT DESPITE THIS WORK, MANY RESIDENTS SIMPLY DON'T KNOW THE VFW IS HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.

UH, SO, OR UNDERSTAND THAT WE, WHAT WE OFFER OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS VISIBILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.

BUT AWARENESS, UH, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH THE CITY.

WE WANT STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS, MORE SHARED EVENTS, AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND FAMILY ALONGSIDE LOCAL LEADERSHIP.

OUR POST IS READY MADE VOLUNTEER FORCE AND COMMITTEE HUB THAT CAN EXTEND, EXPAND AND THIS IMPACT WITH GREATER CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR HANDOUTS, WE'RE ASKING TO BE SEEN, TO COLLABORATE AND TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND WALK SAATCHI AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THOSE WHO SERVE.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS, UH, KATHY MORRELL.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

AS THE GENTLEMAN SAID EARLIER, I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT I A TALKER AND I PROMISED MY FRIENDS AT THE DOG PARK THAT I'D COME AND TALK TO YOU GUYS.

I HAVE, UH, FRIENDS THERE AND SOME OF THEM ARE OLDER, SOME OF THEM ON CANES AND WALKERS AND THEY HAVE SMALL DOGS.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO GET DOWN TO THE SMALL DOG PARK.

THAT END IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FARMER'S MARKET.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IF MAYBE WE CAN LOOK INTO PERHAPS PUTTING TWO, MAYBE FOUR HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES NEXT TO THE SMALL DOG PARK TO MAKE IT MUCH EASIER FOR THESE PEOPLE TO GET THERE.

MOST OF THEM ARE SMALL DOGS.

THE THE BIG DOGS HAVE NO PROBLEM.

WE HAVE PARKING AND ADEQUATE STUFF.

THE RESTROOMS UP AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, BUT THESE FOLKS ON WALKERS AND WITH CANES AND A SMALL DOG, THERE'S AN INCLINE THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.

AND IF THEY DON'T WALK ON THE SIDEWALK, IT'S POTHOLES AND STUFF.

AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE, UM, CHAINED OFF BECAUSE THE AREA IS DEDICATED GRASS PARKING FOR THE VENDORS ON SATURDAYS FOR FARMER'S MARKET.

BUT I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T SHARE AND LET THEM HAVE SOME TIME AND NOT HAVE TO WALK.

AND THOSE PICTURES ARE, I ATTACK THINGS BACKWARDS SO THEY'RE NUMBERED WRONG.

BUT THAT SHOWS YOU THE PARK AND THE SIDEWALKS THERE.

AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE AERIAL VIEW, YOU CAN SEE IT WOULDN'T BE TOO MUCH TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF PARKING, A LITTLE BIT OF SIDEWALK TO ADD NEXT TO PARKING SPACES RIGHT THERE.

SO THEY COULD JUST EASILY WALK OVER AND, UH, TAKE USE OF THE PARK.

I KNOW ONE GENTLEMAN WHO COMES THERE EVERY DAY, TWICE A DAY AND HE'S ON A CANE.

I CAN STILL GET AROUND .

I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE THESE, THESE PHOTOS BACK? NO, I'M GONNA SHARE THESE WITH YOU.

OKAY.

IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO.

YEAH, THAT'S THE A VIEW.

IT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE

[6. Consent Agenda ]

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM SIX CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.

ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL.

THIS WILL BE FOR ITEMS A THROUGH K COUNCIL.

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ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

[6.j. Supplemental appropriation for the FY 2026 Water and Wastewater Operations and Maintenance Budget in the amount of $132,028 (Wastewater) and $219,040 (Water) for vehicle repairs related to hail damage ]

WHO WAS IT? YU KUMAR.

OKAY.

I JUST LIKE A LITTLE EXPLANATION 'CAUSE THAT SURE IS A HIGH NUMBER FOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES.

IS THAT REALLY? ALRIGHT, SO IT MAKES 'EM UGLY.

DOES IT MAKE 'EM NOT FUNCTIONAL? SO, UH, THE TOTAL VEHICLES ARE 15 FROM THE WASTEWATER FUND AND 18 FROM THE WATER FUND.

RIGHT.

SO IT'S, UM, BASICALLY, UM, 33 VEHICLES TOTAL.

BUT I MEAN, DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLES OR IT'S JUST UGLY? 'CAUSE THEY GOT HAIL DAMAGE? THEY, THEY, THEY ARE, I MEAN, SOME OF THEM WE HAVE A WINDSHIELD BROKEN, SOME OF THEM WINDSHIELD CRACKS.

UM, THERE ARE HAIL DAMAGE ON THE HOOD.

UM, SO IT'S MORE OF LIKE, UM, MORE OF LIKE WINDSHIELD, UH, BROKEN GLASSES.

UH, SIDE MIRRORS.

DO WE NOT HAVE INSURANCE? WE, IT, IT IS FUNDED THROUGH TML.

ALL, ALL THIS.

SO WE'LL GET IT BACK.

YEAH.

UH, ALL THIS ENTIRE FUND, UH, IS GIVEN BY TML, UM, AND WE ARE USING THAT FUNDS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS.

AND, AND COUNCILMAN TH THIS, THESE, UM, THESE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

RIGHT? WHAT THIS IS, IS REALLY A REIMBURSEMENT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

SO THESE MONIES ARE IN THE GEN, UH, HAVE COME INTO THE CITY INTO THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET 'EM INTO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUNDS THEY WASTE FUND.

SURE.

SO THEY CAN BE SPENT IN THE PROPER CATEGORY.

THANK YOU.

AND I JUST WANTED AN EXPLANATION BECAUSE SURE.

IF I WAS ANYBODY ELSE AND I READ THAT ON HERE, LIKE YOU'RE SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY ON HAIL DAMAGE.

REALLY.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

OF COURSE.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM CHAIR? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM J, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER

[7. Consider bid award for North Grove Park Project in the amount of $2,337,585.18]

CONSIDER BID AWARD FOR NORTH GROVE PARK PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,337,585 AND 18 CENTS G**O.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, G**O MARTINEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR PARKS AND LEADER SERVICES.

AS YOU STATED, UH, THIS ITEM IS FOR A BID AWARD OF NORTH GROVE PROJECT TO WARLOCK DESIGN, INC.

IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,337,585 AND 18 CENTS.

UH, THAT'S A BASE BID OF $2,171,887 AND 66 CENTS, AS WELL AS TWO BID ALTERNATES THAT INCLUDE A PREFAB RESTROOM AND THE PAD PREP AND UTILITY CONNECTIONS FOR THAT RESTROOM FOR AN ADDITIONAL $165,000 6 97 52.

UM, FOR THE TOTAL CONTRACT AWARD.

AS STATED EARLIER, THIS SHOULDN'T, THIS ITEM SHOULD NOT BE UNFAMILIAR TO YOU.

AS WE BROUGHT THIS BACK IN JANUARY FOR AN, A CONSIDERATION FOR BID AWARD.

AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL DECIDED TO TABLE IT SO THAT STAFF COULD PREPARE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD BE CONSIDERING FOR APPROVAL.

AS WELL AS MOST RECENTLY IN A FEBRUARY 3RD JOINT WORK SESSION WITH THE FOUR B AND COUNCIL IN WHICH, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT, THERE WAS GEN GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONGST THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BID AWARD.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.

UM, WE'LL PULL UP THE, UH, PRESENTATION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THERE IS, UH, BASED ON WHEN WE PUT OUT THE BID AND WHEN THE BIDS WERE AWARDED BACK ON NOVEMBER 20TH, WE DO HAVE A 90 DAY HOLD ON PRICING.

SO WE ARE UP AGAINST THAT DEADLINE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AS SUCH.

IF NOT, WE MAY BE RUNNING THE RISK.

THE CONTRACTOR WILL NOT HONOR THE PRICING AS SUCH.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.

WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE CONCEPTUAL PLAN THROUGH THE PLAN, DEVELOP PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THROUGH THE DEVELOPER, UH, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SOME AREAS, UH, REALLY PROGRAMMED FOR OPEN SPACE WITH SOME PARK AMENITIES, PLAYGROUND SPLASH PAD.

AND AGAIN, THIS WAS JUST CONCEPTUAL FROM THE DEVELOPER SIDE.

SO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS DO REFERENCE OUR 2007 MASTER PLAN THAT ALLUDES TO, UH, DESIGNING A PARK REALLY WITH CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS THAT ARE COVERED WITH SHADE WALKWAYS, JOGGING TRAILS, AREAS FROM FOR UNORGANIZED PLAY, UH, MULTI-PURPOSE PRACTICE FIELDS, PICNIC FACILITIES, PARK PAVILIONS,

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SO WHAT YOU SEE NEXT IS ACTUALLY THE MASTER PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY STEERING COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED BY MANY DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, WHICH INCLUDED TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOUR B BOARD MEMBERS, UH, PARK BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT MASTER PLAN THERE, WE TRY TO HIGHLIGHT AND ACCOMPLISH ALL THE GOALS PER THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT WE SET FORTH IN THE MASTER PLAN.

THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE ACTUAL SITE LAYOUT.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD BE APPROVING.

THIS IS TRUE TO THE BID AND THE BID TABULATION THAT WE PUT OUT FOR ALL THE CONTRACTORS TO BID ON.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT HAS PARKING LOT WALKING TRAILS.

UM, IT'S GOT BERMS, SOME LANDSCAPING, UM, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER THREE.

THE OVAL THERE THAT YOU SEE IS A LIT FIELD THAT'S IRRIGATED.

SO WE WENT TO THE EXTENT OF LIGHTING THAT FIELD SO THAT WE COULD USE IT FOR PRACTICE.

UM, EVERYTHING RIGHT OF THAT, THOSE TREE LINE IN THE MIDDLE IS IRRIGATED AND LIT TO SOME EXTENT.

EVERYTHING TO THE LEFT IS NOT, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME BUBBLERS ALONG THE, THE, UH, BOULEVARD THERE FOR ALL THE LANDSCAPING, ALL THE TREES SO THAT WE COULD TAP INTO THE FUTURE IF WE WANTED TO IRRIGATE THOSE FIELDS AT A LATER POINT.

UM, THEY WILL BE SEEDED AND TEMPORARILY IRRIGATED SO THEY CAN ESTABLISH THE GRASS.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE BID ALTERNATE THAT WE WOULD BE CONSIDERING FOR THE CONTRACT AWARD AS WELL.

WE FEEL THAT A RESTROOM IS NECESSARY OUT THERE BECAUSE THE BASE BID WOULD JUST BE A COVERED PORTA-POTTY STRUCTURE.

WE HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE RENDERINGS FOR YOU THAT THE CONSULTANT PUT IN PLACE.

WE DID ASK THE CONSULTANT TO LOOK AT ALL THE ADJACENT PARKS AND PROGRAM SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT WITHIN THOSE PARKS.

SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS SOME ACTUAL RENDERINGS OF WHAT YOU WOULD FIND IN THE PROJECT.

WE HAVE AN AREA FOR FOOD TRUCKS.

THERE'S A, A UTILITY CONNECTION, ELECTRICAL UTILITY CONNECTORS FOR A FOOD TRUCKS TO CONNECT TO.

AND THEN A COUPLE PLATE STRUCTURES WITH PORT IN PLACE RUBBER WITH ROLLING HILLS AND MOUNDS.

THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T FIND IN OUR CURRENT PARK SYSTEM.

THIS PARK DESIGN IS REALLY SOMETHING PROGRESSIVE.

WE WOULDN'T SEE THIS IN ANY OF OUR OTHER PARKS.

THERE'S JUST A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THERE.

FROM THE OPEN LAWN, YOU GOT A SMALLER CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA OVER THERE THAT'S COVERED WITH SHADE LITTLE CLIMBERS ON IT.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE OBVIOUSLY THE CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE PARK WITH THE WALKING JOGGING TRAIL.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE PARKS THAT ARE WITHIN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AS MOST OF THE PARKS THAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW AND GREEN.

THE YELLOWS THAT DEVELOPED THE GREEN IS UNDEVELOPED, BUT THEY ARE HOA PARKS.

THE ORANGE IS SIMPSON ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS A SCHOOL SITE THERE THAT GETS UTILIZED FREQUENTLY FOR PRACTICE AND OBVIOUSLY THE PLAYGROUND AREA AS WELL BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC PARK WITHIN THAT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

THE BLUE WOULD BE THE FUTURE NORTH GROVE PROJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

CONSIDERING TONIGHT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

I JUST, UH, WANTED TO COMMENT, UH, WHENEVER, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TOGETHER, UM, WITH WCDC, WE HAD TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OUT.

UM, THERE WERE THREE OF US THERE AND, UH, TWO WERE OUT.

UM, AND I, I STATED THIS, UM, AT THAT, AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

UH, I, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THESE PARKS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER.

UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, CITY OF WASATCH SIGNAGE AND, AND ALL OF THAT, UM, SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S A CITY PARK.

BUT, BUT UNLESS YOU GO THERE AND YOU SEE THOSE, YOU'RE GONNA ASSUME, UH, THAT, THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR EVERYBODY.

IT'S NOT PUBLIC.

IT'S FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ONLY.

UM, SO THAT IS MY POSITION THAT IN THE FUTURE MOVING FORWARD, I DON'T WANT THE CITY AND THE TAXPAYERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS THAT PEOPLE, THE, THE REST OF THE POPULATION BELIEVES THAT IT BELONGS ONLY TO THAT DEVELOPMENT.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

YEAH.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT TO MAKE.

AND UH, UH, WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT AT LENGTH WITH THE MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVE FOR 2007.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S QUITE, QUITE OUTDATED

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SO, UM, SO THAT THERE IS A LOT MORE RESPONSIBILITY SHOVELED BACK ON THE DEVELOPER.

SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

AND I ALSO, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUERRO FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO THIS.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU'VE PUT IN A LOT OF WORK AND, AND UM, YOU KNOW, MY POSITION AGAIN IS JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT STAFF UNDERSTAND MOVING FORWARD, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE REALLY WANT THIS TO FALL ON THE DEVELOPER AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND NOT THE CITY TAXPAYERS AS A WHOLE TO PUT A PARK, YOU KNOW, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND EVERYBODY WONDER IS IT PUBLIC OR IS IT PRIVATE? CAN I GO THERE? CAN I, NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.

IF I COULD, A COUPLE QUESTIONS AND THEN A FEW STATEMENTS THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE.

FIRST OF ALL, AS MAYOR WALLACE SAID THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T THERE AND THAT'S WHY WE ALL UNANIMOUSLY SEE, SAID WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD SO THAT EVERYONE WOULD BE HERE TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND GIVE THEIR OPINIONS AND THEIR, AND THEIR VOTE ON THAT.

SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

UH, IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU NOTED SCHOOL SITES IN THE AREA.

AND I KNOW THERE'S ONE SCHOOL THERE, IS THERE ANOTHER SITE THAT I'M AWARE UNAWARE OF THAT'S ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THIS THAT THE CITY OR THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS DESIGNATED? AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER SCHOOL SITES ANYWHERE AROUND HERE AND THE YELLOW, EVEN THOUGH THOSE ARE HOA MAINTAINED AND HOA BECAUSE THEY HAD TO DO IT, THEY'RE STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD WHEN I READ THROUGH THE NORTH GROVE, ANYBODY CAN STILL USE THOSE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN NORTH GROVE TO USE THOSE NOW YOU DO TO THE POOL AND THE THINGS THAT ARE LOCKED UP.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE KEY ACCESS OR WHATEVER, BUT ALL THE YELLOW SPOTS ARE OPEN TO WHOEVER WANTS TO GO USE THEM FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO ONE NECESSARILY POLICING THOSE SITES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, UH, THE POOL IS GATED.

YOU GOT KEY ACCESS TO GET IN THERE.

AND I THINK THERE'S EVEN PEOPLE WITHIN THE POOL STAFF THAT, UM, DICTATE WHO GETS IN THERE.

BUT THE OTHER SITES, UH, I LIVE IN AN ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD THERE AND WE'VE BEEN TO THOSE SITES BEFORE.

SO YES, IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND I, I, I REALLY, I DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY, BELIEVE ME BECAUSE MR. SMITH AND I BOTH WERE ON THAT.

WE WERE THE TWO REPRESENTATIVE FROM CITY COUNCIL THAT WERE ON THE GROUP THAT CAME UP WITH THIS AND WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AND THE DESIGN.

AND I HATE WASTING MONEY.

BELIEVE ME, I HATE WASTING MONEY.

RIGHT.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME SUPPORTING THIS PARK AT $2.3 MILLION WHEN WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE POSSIBLE TO DO RIGHT NOW WITH THAT MONEY THAT I THINK OFFER THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE WAY MANY MORE BENEFITS.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE DISCUSSED THE LIONS PARK BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENT PLANS, AN $18 MILLION PLAN AND A $10 MILLION PLAN AND WHAT CAN GO AT LIONS PARK.

AND THAT ONE'S BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME ALONG WITH THE YMCA AND THEY'VE STARTED BUILDING THAT PARK, PUBLIC PARK PUBLIC CITY THING BEHIND THEIR BUILDING.

SURE.

AND I CALLED JOHN MCLAUGHLIN BEFORE I CAME UP HERE TODAY AND I ASKED HIM SPECIFICALLY, IS THE YMCA WILLING TO DEED THAT LAND TO THE CITY, MAKE THAT A CITY PUBLIC PARK IF WE GIVE THE MONEY THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING? AND THEY SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME, YES, 100% THEY WERE WILLING TO DEED THAT LAND.

SO I'D RATHER USE THIS MONEY.

'CAUSE THAT ONE OFFERS PICKLEBALL COURTS, IT OFFERS COVERED BASKETBALL, IT OFFERS COVERED THINGS WITH LIGHTS, IT OFFERS PRACTICE FIELDS.

IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THERE PROBABLY, I UNDERSTAND THERE WOULD BE USAGES FOR THE YMCA THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, BUT IT PROVIDES SO MANY THINGS THAT WE NEED.

WHEREAS THIS PARK REALLY PROVIDES, IT PROVIDES OPEN SPACE AND IT PROVIDES A WALKING TRAIL AROUND IT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE THING THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE LAST, EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL IS EVERYBODY TELLING US THEY WANT PRACTICE FIELDS AND ONE OPEN AREA THAT'S AN OVAL THAT'S GOT LIGHTS AND ALL THAT AND $2.3 MILLION WHEN I CAN GET ALL THAT PLUS AT THE YMCA AND AT LIONS PARK FIRST WE'LL STILL HAVE THE LAND 'CAUSE THEY DEDICATED IT TO US.

RIGHT.

WE STILL HAVE THE DRAWINGS THAT YOU'VE GOT.

I GRAND.

I UNDERSTAND THE PRICE WILL BE DOUBLED NEXT TIME WHEN WE COME BACK TO IT TO BUILD A PARK THERE.

I JUST THINK THERE'S MUCH, MANY MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO APPLY TO GIVE THAT MONEY TO PARK WISE.

SO YEAH, APPRECIATE YOU.

I MEAN THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

AND WE'VE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE YMCA FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW WHEN THEY CAME AND WANTED SOME MONEY FOR THAT PARK PROJECT.

UH, TO THIS DAY WE HAVE NOT SEEN A DEED OVER TO THE CITY OF THE YM DON'T, DON'T DO THAT

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YES, SIR.

I TALKED TO JOHN BEFORE THE MEETING ALSO, AND I AM AWARE OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE SENT OVER THAT STATED ALL OF THE WAYS THAT THEY WOULD WORK WITH THE CITY OR DEED THE, OR OR DEED THE LAND OVER WHATEVER THE CITY CHOSE.

DO NOT BACK YOURSELF INTO THAT HOLE.

I'M JUST SAYING I I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT YET, SIR.

SIR, YES, YOU HAVE.

AND YOU HAVE SEEN THOSE DOCUMENTS? I'VE NOT SEEN THE DEED TO THE DOCUMENTS.

I'VE SEEN THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AFTER WE DISCUSSED THAT.

OKAY.

SO HERE'S, HERE'S THE DEAL IS THAT THIS IS CONTINUING WHAT WE WERE TOLD IN THAT SAME THINK TANK GROUP, THAT THE BOND MONEY THAT WAS PASSED HAD TO BE USED ON THIS PARK.

AND THAT IS NOW CATEGORICALLY FALSE.

AND WE KNOW THAT, UM, THAT THAT MONEY WAS, WAS EARMARKED FOR, UM, FOR PARK SPACE, NOT NECESSARILY YES SIR.

NOT NECESSARILY THIS PARK.

THAT'S CORRECT.

UM, AND THIS PARK IS, HONESTLY, IT'S ALREADY FLATTENED.

IT'S, IT'S ALREADY BEEN RAISED AND GRADED.

THERE'S ALREADY A SIDEWALK ON THREE SIDES OF IT.

SO TO TO SAY IT'S GONNA ADD A WHOLE LOT.

I MEAN, THERE'S ALREADY SIDEWALKS, 1, 2, 3, 4 SIDES OF IT IN A DAYCARE.

IF IT'S BEING BUILT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PHOTO THERE.

SO TO SAY WE WERE, WE'RE ADDING A WHOLE LOT.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE ADDING SOME PARKING SPACES AND SOME LIGHTS TO AN OVAL SPACE THAT'S REALLY UNUSABLE WITH REPETITIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT'S LESS THAN A HUNDRED, THAT'S LESS THAN A HUNDRED YARDS AWAY NEXT TO A DOG PARK.

UM, IT'S, IT, IT BAFFLES ME THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS PIVOTAL IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH OUR YOUTH TO ADD LIGHTED PRACTICE FIELDS TO HIGH SCHOOL SIZE COMPETITION PRACTICE SOCCER FIELDS LIGHTED AND COVERED BASKETBALL AND SOCCER FIELDS.

AT LEAST FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS, PARKING, FOOD, TRUCK PARKING, TWO DIFFERENT PAVILIONS.

AND WE'RE STILL FOCUSING, AND THAT'S $1.6 MILLION TO GET TO THERE.

AND THEY'LL DEED IT OVER TO US IF THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

AND WE'RE STILL FOCUSING ON THIS.

AND IF WE COULD ADD TO THAT, I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT THAT THE AVENUE'S WILLING TO WORK WITH US ABOUT A SKATE PARK, WHICH YEAH, A THREE ACRE SKATE PARK THAT CAN, THAT JOINS ALL OF THAT WITH ALL OF WHAT WE'VE DONE TO CONNECT BOTH SIDES OF 77 SAFELY WITH STOPLIGHTS, WITH THE WALKING PATH UNDERNEATH WHERE, UH, THE, WHAT IS IT WHOLE, NOT WHOLE FOODS, BUT SPROUTS.

SPROUTS IS GOING, I MEAN THERE'S, WE'RE STILL FOCUSING HERE, LIKE IT'S SOME KIND OF GRAND PLAN AND IT'S JUST NOT, IT'S, IT'S DISINGENUOUS TO EVEN SAY THAT THIS IS AN OPTION.

UM, 'CAUSE AGAIN, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT TREE LINE, IT'S ALREADY BEEN GRADED AND IT'S, AND IT'S ABOVE GRADE SO IT WILL DRAIN, IT'S A TURTLE SHELL.

SO WE CAN THROW TWO BACKSTOPS UP THERE FOR, I MEAN, I'M SURE DEREK BACK HERE CAN MAKE TWO BACKSTOPS PRETTY QUICK AND THEY'LL BE, I WON'T SAY FOR SURE, BUT I'M SURE AMER CASE WOULD DONATE TWO BACKSTOPS IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED IN NORTH GROVE.

I CAN'T GET BEHIND THIS, I WON'T GET BEHIND THIS.

UM, BUT I WILL FULLY SUPPORT MOVING THIS FUNDING TO THE YMCA TO, TO COMPLETE WHAT WAS PRESENTED THE LAST TIME TO US, WHICH WAS 1.6, AND THEN TO WORK TOWARD INCLUDING THAT LAND FOR THE THREE ACRE SKATE PARK ADJACENT, UM, ON THE AVENUE LAND.

AND IF WE CAN GET FOUR MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THERE THAN I'LL BE DANG FOR SURE.

BUT I WOULD MUCH RATHER PUT THIS MONEY TOWARDS THAT THAN THIS.

OKAY.

UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT, UM, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S STILL QUITE A, A FEW THINGS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED OUT FOR THE CITY TO, UM, KNOW FOR SURE IF THEY, UH, WANT TO WANT THE LAND TO BE DEEDED OVER OR NOT.

UH, THE LAST THING I WANT IS, UM, FOR IT TO BE PUBLIC PARK OR PUBLIC USE, AND THEN TO BE TOLD AT SOME POINT, OH, WELL THIS SATURDAY THE PUBLIC CAN'T USE IT BECAUSE WE HAVE IT RESERVED.

THAT'S NOT THAT, I DON'T WANT THAT.

IF THERE'S GONNA BE RESTRICTIONS AND STIPULATIONS AND YOU CAN USE IT HERE, BUT YOU CAN'T USE IT THEN, THEN NO, THANK YOU.

THEY'RE GOOD EITHER WAY.

UH, THAT, THAT'S, I KNOW.

I JUST, I WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR.

SO I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, I HAVE NOT SEEN THOSE DOCUMENTS.

I, I, I DID SHARE SOME CONCERNS WITH CITY MANAGER BOYD, WHICH I THINK THEN SHARED THEM WITH THE MAYOR MM-HMM .

THAT JOHN MCLAUGHLIN SENT TO ME AFTER I HAD A CONVERSATION.

EXACTLY TO YOUR POINT ABOUT

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SO JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT.

'CAUSE YOU STATED I SAW THOSE DOCUMENTS, I HAVE NOT SEEN THOSE DOCUMENTS.

SO I WANT TO TELL YOU, I I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS AND I REALIZE THAT'S YOUR JOB AND YOU'RE GONNA PUSH FOR THE THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOUR JOB IS, TO TAKE CARE OF THE PARK SYSTEM AND ALL THAT.

RIGHT.

AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE IN THE UNVIABLE POSITION OF BEING THE ONES THAT HAVE TO TELL YOU.

WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE YOU THE MONEY FOR IT.

WE'D RATHER SPEND IT ELSEWHERE OR WE ARE GONNA GIVE YOU THE MONEY FOR IT.

YEAH, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

AND SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT AND, AND YOU DOING, YOU'RE PASSIONATELY DEFENDING WHAT THE PROJECT IS TO TRY TO GET IT PASSED.

AND, AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, AND THERE IS YOU, YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT.

MAYOR WALLACE IS RIGHT THAT WE WOULD'VE TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH IF IT HAPPENS WITH THE YMCA, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.

THAT'S WHY WE GOT THIS GUY.

YEAH.

SO, WELL, I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'LL GET A, A GREAT PARK PROJECT EITHER WAY.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

SO THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD.

I'M SORRY, I JUST NO, GO AHEAD AND NO, YOU GO AHEAD.

UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU AND STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THIS BEING PRESENTED HERE.

AS MAYOR WALLACE ALLUDED TO THAT WHEN WE HAD THE JOINT SESSION BETWEEN COUNCIL AND WCDC, THAT THE, THE, THE END RESULT WAS TO BRING THIS TO COUNCIL SO WE COULD, SO, UM, IT'S NOT THAT I THINK THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO, TO DO ANYTHING WRONG, UM, YOU'RE FOLLOWING AS WHAT WAS DIRECTED.

CORRECT.

AND I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO CAST THAT IN ANY OTHER WAY.

UM, ALSO IN LOOKING AT THIS, AND YOU ALLUDED TO IT, UM, TO PUT IT ON THIS PARTICULAR COUNCIL AGENDA, I COUNT THAT THERE'S TWO DAYS LEFT IN THAT 90 DAY PERIOD, SO WE HAD TO HAVE IT HERE.

CORRECT.

SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WELL, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF IT.

I JUST WANT YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT I, THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'RE DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

AND, UM, THE DEVIL'S ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS.

AGAIN, THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TERRY DOWN HERE.

SURE.

UM, BUT YEAH, IF IT, IF WE CAN GET MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK OVER AT THE Y AND IT'S AN AGREEMENT THAT WE COULD, THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO ALL I, I'M, I WOULD RATHER DO THAT RATHER THAN ON THIS PARTICULAR AREA.

BUT PLEASE, UH, THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE AND, AND GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

IT'S OUR JOB.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

I I WOULD JUST, I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, UH, WHAT HAS BEEN WORKED OUT OR WHAT HE THINKS COULD BE WORKED OUT.

IS THIS, UH, SOMETHING WE WANT TO GET IN BED WITH? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT ON THE YMCA PROJECT? MM-HMM .

YEAH.

I MEAN, I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD PROJECT AS LONG AS WE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE GOING TO DEED IT OVER TO US, IT HAS TO BE WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED AND IT HAS TO BE OUR PARK THAT WE'RE PUTTING MONEY INTO AND THAT WE MAINTAIN.

AND THEN WE GET TO, IF, IF THEY WANNA PUT ON A PICKLEBALL TERMINAL WEEKEND AND STUFF, THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, REACH OUT TO US AND GET OKAY FROM USS.

NOT THE OPPOSITE WAY AROUND.

UM, BUT AS LONG AS WE GET IT WITHOUT ANY STRINGS ATTACHED AND WE CAN MAKE A GOOD JOINT, UH, EFFORT WITH THE Y AND, UM, WORK TOGETHER ON THAT, I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD THING.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CITY STAFF CAN WORK ON TO SEE IF WE CAN GET TO A PLACE THAT COUNCIL, UH, CAN BE COMFORTABLE WITH? UM, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE COULD DISCUSS, UH, I KNOW THAT WE'VE ALREADY, UM, AGREED TO I THINK 750,000 TO THE Y PREVIOUSLY.

YES.

YES.

UM, SO THEN WE COULD DECIDE, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT TO TAKE A PORTION OF THESE FUNDS OR HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, DO THEY NEED, OR HOW MUCH ARE WE WILLING TO, TO GIVE, UH, TOWARD THE Y AND IS THAT, UH, THE MAJORITY, UH, OF COUNSEL TO DO THAT? MAYOR WALLACE, CAN I ADD A COUPLE THINGS? SURE.

JUST ON THAT PROPERTY.

UM, I HAVE A FEELING, I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WON'T BE ABLE TO BE DEEDED UNTIL AFTER IT'S COMPLETED.

UM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED.

THEY HAVE SOME FROM, UH, THE ARPA FUNDS FROM ELLIS, FROM ELLIS COUNTY COUNTY FOR SURE.

UM, SO I HAVE A FEELING THAT THAT WON'T BE ABLE TO DEED OVER UNTIL THE PARK IS RELEASED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE FACT.

I'M SURE TERRY CAN HELP THERE, BUT THEY, BUT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL FUNDS COLLECTED.

UM, AND ON THE AVENUE, I BELIEVE IF WE WERE TO WORK HAND IN HAND WITH PASTOR BROWN, UM, THEY REALLY WANNA RENAME THAT STREET THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO BE NAMED.

UM, SO I THINK IF THAT'S OUR BARGAINING CHIP, THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND

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WE ONLY GET THE AVENUE ON IT.

UH, BUT THAT'S JUST MY 2 CENTS ON THAT TO, IF THAT'S WHAT ALLOWS US TO GET THAT THREE ACRE PIECE OF LAND.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW IS UNTAXED ANYWAY, SO IT'S NOT GONNA, I ALSO HAVE ONE OTHER POINT THAT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW.

YOU SEE THIS LAND, THIS PARK RIGHT HERE, AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING AT IS $2.3 MILLION FOR WHAT THIS PARK HAS GIVEN YOU.

IF THE YMC A'S WILLING TO DEAL DEED THIS PROPERTY OVER TO US, AND WE'VE ALREADY GIVEN 'EM 750,000 TO HELP IT, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR 1.25 MORE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE THAN THAT TO ACTUALLY DO WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO.

SO I'M JUST MAKING UP A NUMBER 3 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE SKATE PARK THAT EVERYTHING ELSE FOR $3 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES THE 750 THAT WAS THERE FOR $3 MILLION IF THEY DEED IT TO US, WE GOT A PARK THAT HAS PRACTICE FIELDS COVERED BASKETBALL, COVERED THAT, AND WE PAID $3 MILLION.

NOT WHAT LINES PARK, WHICH WOULD HAVE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING BEHIND THERE, EXCEPT ALL THE PRACTICE FIELDS.

THEY GOT OTHER THINGS IS UP TO, WHAT, 18 MILLION NOW.

SO THE CITY ISN'T EVEN HAVING TO PAY 'CAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN DONATIONS TO PAY FOR A TON OF THIS PARK FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

SO THE CITY WAS, IS ONLY PUTTING $3 MILLION IN AND GETTING A PARK THAT HAS ALL THIS STUFF THAT BELONGS TO THE CITIZENS.

THAT'S WHY I CAME UP WITH THIS PLAN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, THAT IT'S, THAT THAT NUMBER'S OUT THERE, WHAT THE SAVINGS TO THE CITIZENS WOULD BE AND WHAT THEY'RE GETTING IN THE LONG RUN.

AND IT WOULD BE MORE THAN FOUR PICKLE P PORTS.

WE GATHER THAT MONEY.

IT'D BE LIKE EIGHT OR THE ORIGINAL PLAN, WHICHEVER THAT WAS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? UH, FOR NUMBER SEVEN, MAD MAYOR, I MOVE TO DENY THE BID TO ORIX DESIGN INC.

FOR THE NORTH GROVE PARK PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT OF 2,337,585 AND 18 CENTS.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

THANK YOU.

C THANK YOU.

THAT

[8. Consider the purchase of a replacement truck for Streets Operations in the amount not to exceed $98,258 ]

CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT TRUCK FOR STREETS OPERATIONS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $98,258.

JUSTIN, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

COME TO YOU THIS EVENING WITH A UNIQUE SITUATION.

UM, THE STREETS DIVISION WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, UH, HAS A WORKHORSE OF A VEHICLE, UH, AN F FIVE 50 WITH A ONE TON DUMP BED.

UH, THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR ASPHALT, CARRYING AROUND, ASPHALT AROUND, UH, TO PATCH MAN, UH, POTHOLES AND, AND CARRY ON CONCRETE AND A LOT OF THE HEAVY WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

UH, THIS VEHICLE IS, UH, 2011, SO IT'S 15 YEARS OLD.

AND UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THIS THING WAS WORKING GREAT.

DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BEYOND PRE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON ITS RECORD.

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, UM, IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. WE TOOK IT TO CENTRAL GARAGE.

UM, THE PROBLEMS, UH, APPEARED MUCH BIGGER THAN WHAT CENTRAL GARAGE COULD HANDLE.