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 Good afternoon. I'm Pat Smith,

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 the chair of the city of dead bond oversight committee.

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 This afternoon, we are having

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 a regularly scheduled meeting for

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 the bond oversight committee via zoom.

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 The first agenda item will be consideration

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 of the meeting minutes for February 4th, 2021.

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 Is everyone had an opportunity to review the minutes?

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 Can I get a motion for approval?

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 I'll move.

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 Thank you. Randy Robinson.

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 Can I get a second?

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 I'll second.

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 Thank you, Eric. Any discussion,

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 comments or amendments to the meeting minutes?

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 All right. Seeing none,

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 all in favor of approving the meeting minutes as presented,

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 please signify by raising

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 your hand or saying I for the phone or zoom.

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 I. Janet, are you able to vote?

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 Did you hear anything from Janet, Cassie?

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 No, it looks like she's joined via phone,

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 but it looks like she's still muted.

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 Okay. Do we have enough votes?

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 I thought we had quorum,

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 but if she doesn't vote, I don't know if we have quorum.

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 I think we're okay, Mac.

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 It's very well.

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 Just counting answers are four numbers.

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 Yeah. Eric, myself,

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 Randy, and Brandon.

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 There's seven total on the board?

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 Yes. We still have a quorum.

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 Okay. All right.

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 That motion is approved.

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 Moving on to the next agenda item.

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 BOC 21-006.

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 Receive a report, hold a discussion,

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 give staff direction regarding 2012,

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 2014, and 2019 general obligation funded capital projects.

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 I'll turn it over to you, Cassie.

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 Thank you. We have three presentations for you today,

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 similar to last time.

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 Gary Packen is going to present the parks projects,

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 and then we'll have Rachel Wood from

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 Capital Projects present and then Scott Gray from facilities.

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 You'll have an opportunity to ask questions with each presenter.

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 With that, I'll turn it over to Gary.

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 Good afternoon, Gary Packen, Director of Parks and Recreation.

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 I'm going to go through the 2014 bond election proposition number 4,

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 and our projects associated with that.

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 We've completed all of the playground replacements.

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 In fact, we completed an extra one at Joe Skiles Park,

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 and we had money left over that was relocated and approved

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 by the Bond Oversight Committee last meeting.

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 That's been moved to the tennis court,

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 North Lakes Tennis Center project.

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 That is pending construction,

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 and I'll talk about that here in a future slide.

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 This is the park improvements phase 1 at Lake Forest Park in Milan.

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 We completed a playground,

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 a pavilion, and a basketball court.

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 Phase 2, park improvements at South Lakes Park.

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 We are in the bidding process.

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 We're going to our solicitation review committee next Wednesday

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 to get that out to bid, so that should be out very soon.

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 We're excited to get that project moving.

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 That's two additional courts with lights,

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 and then an option to put lights on the other courts as well.

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 Property acquisition, we had a little over $1 million in the bond program,

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 and we have an additional $5 million for 2019.

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 We have submitted an offer on one property down in South Denton,

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 and Real Estate is working on another offer in the same general area,

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 and then we're working with a developer

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 to potentially buy some land off of them as well.

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 So there's three properties that we're specifically talking to.

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 There is a fourth one that's close to Lake Forest Park

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 that's owned by an energy company,

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 and they haven't been real responsive,

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 so we keep trying to move forward on that.

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 So we're trying to work with them as we move forward.

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 Southwest Park Master Plan design.

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 We have a focus group that's been walking through us

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 this process since July of 2020.

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 It's about 20, 25 people.

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 We take it at the park board and brief them

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 and gain some feedback,

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 and then we plan on taking it to city council in the near future.

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 And once we get feedback from them, then we'll go back,

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 make some updates, and then put it back through the process again

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 with park board and city council for eventual approval to the master plan.

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 The master plan itself right now is three sections.

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 The northern section is open space and park.

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 The bottom left, which you see a footprint of a building,

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 that could be anything at this point in time.

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 It just kind of really articulate what size of a building could go there.

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 an ice rink, a field house, whatever, a library, a rec center,

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 So we're just going to leave it as general footprint space

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 with its capabilities based on its parking options

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 and the building space overall with the square footage.

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 in regards to athletic fields.

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 None of this needs to be built at one time.

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 It could be built in three different phases

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 and then the field space in the bottom right.

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 And each one of those phases could be rolled out at a slower pace as well.

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 So this entire property could be phaseable.

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 And currently, there's no funding for this.

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 So this is just to kind of get a master plan in line for future opportunities.

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 Spray ground, this was completed.

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 We're going to be opening it up on May 15th.

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 It did not open last year because of COVID.

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 But we're excited to get it back open and provide that service to the community.

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 And this is in Carl Young Park.

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 Our trail system, this is a component that has been done that basically starts

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 This is a component of our entire trails plan.

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 We've been working on our parks recreation and trail system master plan

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 since January of 2019.

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 We've been very focused on our trail section of that plan.

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 And then connections between under or over text dot roads.

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 And then we're also planning paddling trails as well, both along our creeks

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 and around the entire perimeter of Lewisville Lake in partnership

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 with the Army Corps, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and neighboring cities.

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 The tennis center, the Pro Shop has been completed.

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 It was actually done about three months ahead of time.

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 So that's ready to go.

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 We are not yet ready for our flat work.

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 We're getting close.

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 We've been working through permitting and design on that.

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 So we're just about at the point where we can get it out on the street

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 and get a meeting set up with finance and purchasing for the SRC

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 to get that approved and out to bid.

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 We did get $40,000 in grants from the USTA for that project.

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 Our goal is to put 12 courts out there.

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 We are going to provide some alternates.

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 So the base bid is 10 courts with two courts as an alternate.

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 That gives us an opportunity to accept or decline

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 that based on what the cost comes in and what the budget allows.

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 we're getting ready to reopen our pools.

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 They were not open last year.

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 to operate at full capacity.

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 Since we were closed, we are shorthanded this year.

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 So we have to rebuild our staffing and our aquatics team.

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 Vela Athletic Complex, this project is completed.

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 The only thing that we're working on is finalizing two signs,

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 two plaques that are going to go in the property.

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 And we received one, and there was a misprint on it.

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 When they printed the logo, it didn't come out correctly.

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 and going to be sending that back to us.

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 And the sculpture that is going towards the entrance

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 of the park, it's called the Trophy.

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 That is under fabrication right now

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 and looking for installation in August of this summer.

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 There's a rendering with the footprint.

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 of this just to kind of soften that up a little bit.

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 Lake Forest Park, Drew's been working on this

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 The fish have been relocated.

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 The water was drained out.

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 But you can see in the picture that the dam

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 is being reconstructed and refortified.

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 They removed some trees out of the base of the dam itself.

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 Public art transportation.

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 So if you remember a few years ago,

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 There are currently medallions right there by UNT that exist.

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 But there were ones to be placed at Brinker and Lillian Miller.

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 It was determined that that could not occur.

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 So we have the funding available.

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 There was discussion of putting them on the ground more

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 as a monument.

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 And the Public Art Committee didn't like that idea.

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 that that's not signages and sculptures as an art

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 from that perspective.

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 looking for what to do with that.

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 in regards to the continuation of I-35 basically from UNT

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 to US-77.

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 could continue those medallions moving north along 35

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 where the medallions are embossed into the walls

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 as opposed to freestanding structures attached

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 to the wall with illumination.

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 That would be a little cheaper, a little more affordable.

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 that we just received from the Governor's Community Achievement

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 first place.

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 to go towards TxDOT right-of-ways for beautification

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 So we have almost $600,000 that we

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 So option one basically says funding for sculptures

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 If we decided to reallocate that $311,000 towards sculptures

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 that were put in the city along major roadways,

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 we could use that money in the very near future.

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 and get it back into the community.

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 This is the fastest way to do that.

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 Option two does cause some delays.

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 I think it's 2025 is the date in regards to that construction.

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 of the medallions and beautification.

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 So we'd be sitting on that for four or five years.

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 So that's the downside of that.

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 So we do have $600,000, but don't have the $290,000 yet.

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 in what your preferred direction would be.

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 Are you on?

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 OK, good.

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 Can you hear me?

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 Yeah.

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 OK, good.

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 Gary, this is Brain.

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 Oh, go ahead.

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 Did traffic have any thoughts about putting a sculpture

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 in that roundabout?

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 Hang on a second.

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 She's getting over to the computer.

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 OK.

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 Hello.

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 Becky Devaney, City Engineer.

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 This traffic department is happy to coordinate with the Parks

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 Department and a sculpture.

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 This is a typical type situation that

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 has been used in other cities.

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 So if that's something that the committee

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 would like to consider, we would absolutely look into it.

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 I was just curious if that was--

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 having participated in the event of driving around

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 the roundabout on numerous occasions,

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 I was just curious if that was any kind of a safety

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 concern of having a monument or a sculpture

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 in the middle of that.

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 The roundabout at Bonnie Bray is larger in nature

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 than maybe the other roundabout that's located at Hinkle.

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 And so it does have the ability to have

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 a structure in that area.

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 But obviously, sight distance and the considerations

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 would be put into play for safety concerns.

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 We would want to make sure that everyone still

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 has the appropriate sight distance all the way

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 around the roundabout from not only the vehicular movements,

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 but then also the pedestrian traffic or bicycle traffic

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 is in that area.

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 So those would be all things that

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 would be put into consideration.

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 If we decided to go that route of putting

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 a monument in that location, we would

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 look into all those things from a safety perspective also.

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 Thank you.

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 Absolutely.

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 Gary, what were the committee's thoughts on--

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 what's an example of Carroll Boulevard and Dallas Drive?

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 Are you asking me?

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 Yes.

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 OK, sorry, I missed that.

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 So the thought process, we'd put two or three--

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 actually, probably three or four--

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 pads along that roadway on Carroll on the east side.

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 And we could actually put temporary art there

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 if we wanted to.

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 And we could rotate it out every couple of years

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 and basically lease artwork from artists

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 that could display their artwork.

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 And then we'd have a constant changeover.

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 Or we could go out and actually purchase it

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 and put those three or four sprinkled along that right away.

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 And there's a trail that follows that as well

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 to provide that experience for both the people walking

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 and driving that corridor.

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 So we're talking, like, between south of University

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 down to Congress Street, that area?

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 Yes, approximately, yes.

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 And Brandon also asked about Dallas Drive.

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 What are your thoughts there?

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 Dallas and Teasley, if you remember,

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 there is an old right of way that used to be there.

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 About a year and a half ago, we wanted to remove that

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 and put some landscaping in there,

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 put some benches and some seating in there.

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 And the thought process is we would put a pad out there

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 and put a structure in that park to help beautify that,

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 something that probably a little bit on the brighter side

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 so you could see it.

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 But that was the thought process of putting a pad or a foundation

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 there that we could put a sculpture.

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 OK, anyone?

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 Eric?

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 I guess, to me, it sort of looks like a decision

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 between some investments that would be where local residents

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 would be often versus something that is more of a--

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 call it marketing slash general beautification

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 to let people know who are driving through Denton,

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 that this is our city and we're proud of it, right?

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 My preference would be for the first,

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 for putting it where our residents are.

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 But I would certainly defer to the Public Art Committee

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 because I think they deal with those questions a lot.

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 Just out of curiosity, is the match

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 for the potential funding along 35,

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 does that require a local match?

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 Would it require the entire amount

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 that we have available and that sort of thing?

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 So we're going to be meeting with TxDOT.

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 So basically, there is no match.

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 But if there's things above and beyond what their base options

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 are that they will provide and fund,

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 we would have to find above and beyond that.

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 OK.

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 Yeah, I just-- especially when you think of the Bonnebray

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 roundabout, and well, that could be sort of a way to really

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 activate that space with Razor Ranch South coming in,

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 drawing people over through that area

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 and being something to remember and enjoy

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 as we're going through our town.

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 And also, I don't know if this is the specific parcel you're

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 referring to on the Eagle and Elm area,

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 but it's kind of an older triangle

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 that was recently changed for the sidewalk and the drainage.

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 Is that what we're talking about there

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 on that northeast corner?

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 Yeah, there's two right-of-ways that we've improved.

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 Dallas and Teasley has been completed,

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 and they both had old abandoned right-of-ways.

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 And then Eagle and Elm is just right there at 377.

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 They had an old right-of-way as well,

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 and we're actually currently moving dirt on that property

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 for improvement and beautification.

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 OK.

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 Yeah, when I think of that, I think

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 that has a big opportunity to kind of be an entrance

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 to downtown, if you will, as people are coming in

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 from the south and be sort of a gathering place potentially

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 for some of those apartments and things that

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 have been built down there.

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 So those are just my thoughts.

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 Thanks, Eric.

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 Randy, Janet, any thoughts?

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 Yeah, I mean, personally, I think the--

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 I look at it more--

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 the highway medallions are great.

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 But if it's going to be unknown time and unknown,

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 what the cost is actually going to be,

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 I think we probably ought to just take the burden to hand

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 and say, hey, we have a place to use it.

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 The bond funds are authorized.

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 I don't want to hang on to them for another five years.

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 Janet, how about you?

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 She may not be hearing us.

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 So with that, sounds like there's kind of a sense here.

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 Could I get a motion for one of those two options?

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 For a vote or just for direction?

403
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 Well, let me ask, Cassie, you wanting a vote

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 or you just wanting feedback?

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 We just need direction.

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 I think that sense is option one.

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 We can move forward with planning that.

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 We'll run back through the public art committee.

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 And then the $290,000 we get from the GCA,

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 we'll continue to work with TXOT to see if that's an option.

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 We definitely need to figure out what the time frame is

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 on that when we meet with them.

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 In regards to how quickly they want

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 that to be utilized as well.

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 And if we needed to do something down the road

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 for the complement, the GCAA, we could always

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 put that in the next bond package.

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 It's going to be years before that's done.

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 OK, is that what you needed, Gary?

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 Yes, and make sure I didn't have another slide down.

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 I had one other slide.

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 Just let me bring that back up.

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 Can you see that?

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 Nope, let me re-share it.

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 The last slide was the 2019 bond program.

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 I mentioned this earlier on the 2014 bond program

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 for land acquisition.

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 We do have $5 million, and we're working with real estate

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 on some due diligence and offers for potential park property

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 for future park space.

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 And we continue to work with local developers

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 on their projects to try to acquire park space

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 in their properties and their development

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 and hopefully provide connectivity

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 to other parcels and other city assets,

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 whether it's park space, trails, neighborhoods, major roadways.

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 And that's all I had.

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 Thanks, Gary.

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 Capital Projects.

440
00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:34,440
 Next up, we have Rachel Wood from Capital Projects.

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 We'll be doing a joint presentation.

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 And I'm just looking for where the presentation is saved.

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 Do you need me to share it?

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 That might get challenging, just because I need to drive

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 for the majority of the slides.

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 There we go.

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 So similar to the previous presentations we've given you,

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 we'll go through the financial updates of each bond program

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 first before we get into the detailed project updates.

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 And then Rachel's going to go over some project management

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 and process improvement updates as well.

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 So I'm going to go through some of those first.

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 And then Rachel's going to go over some project management

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 and process improvement updates as well.

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 And then Rachel's going to go over some project management

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 and process improvement updates as well.

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 And then Rachel's going to go over some project management

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 updates from Capital Projects.

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 You can see from the charts that we've broken out

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 the 2012 bond and the 2014 bond program

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 to show you really how much has been spent

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 and is still remaining from each bond program.

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 And I do want to remind you this is just

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 for the street improvement part of the bond program.

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 There's additional CO issuances that will be sold this year.

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 They're included in our reimbursement ordinance

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 but haven't officially been sold yet.

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 And then the 2019 street bond program, we're still at 1%,

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 but have future projects coming down the pipeline

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 to start spending this money allocated for street projects.

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 OK, thank you, Cassie.

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 So good afternoon, bond committee.

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 I'm Rachel Wood, Deputy Director of Capital Projects.

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 And as Cassie mentioned, this is really

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 going to flow similarly to previous presentations

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 that Becky Devaney and myself have given to the bond

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 committee, providing updates on the status of projects.

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 And then at the end, we'll talk about some process improvements

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 that we have going on to improve the efficiency of the projects

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 that we're delivering.

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 So first, we'll go through the street reconstruction bond,

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 the status of how we are delivering the 434 segments

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 from the 2012 and 2014 bond.

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 So we're pleased to announce that when

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 you saw this chart at the last meeting,

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 we were projecting to complete eight segments

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 during the first quarter of 2021.

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 Thanks to the excellent work of our project managers

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 and our contractors, we've actually completed 11 segments.

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 So just to kind of keep things clear for the remainder

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 of the next two years-- and we are still

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 projecting to complete all of the remaining segments

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 by quarter four of calendar year 2022--

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 we're just going to keep the same numbers

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 and just kind of show with color differentiations what's

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 been completed and what's been remaining,

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 just because I know it can get confusing trying to do the math

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 and look from presentation to presentation

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 to compare how many segments we have remaining.

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 So a lot of exciting progress has been made.

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 We've actually got one of our projects.

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 We had a pre-construction meeting

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 for what we're calling the outsource bundle that

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 consists of 47 different segments.

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 We had that earlier this week and had a community

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 meeting on that project two weeks ago with our project

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 manager, Dustin Draper.

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 And then we've got a portion of what

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 we're calling our 2020 bundle that's

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 going to council on June 8 for consideration of the construction

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 contract.

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 And it will go into construction shortly thereafter.

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 So other than that, there aren't a ton

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 of updates other than we've got a lot of active construction.

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 2019 Street Reconstruction Project

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 is on track to complete in quarter four of 2021.

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 And that does include Windsor Drive.

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 And we do still have the note that there

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 are seven segments that are being programmed

520
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 as parts of other projects.

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 Becky and I actually had a conversation yesterday

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 with TextDOT.

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 We should be getting some additional information

524
00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,120
 from them very soon on Trinity Road

525
00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,120
 and the timing of TextDOT's Trinity Bridge project

526
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,080
 because we're trying to sync those projects up.

527
00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,200
 For Mulberry Street, which includes two segments,

528
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,840
 that's going to be a part of the Pecan Crate Tributary

529
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,440
 for phases three and four projects.

530
00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:43,080
 We did submit a funding request as a part of our CIP budget

531
00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,800
 request this year for additional funding

532
00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:47,320
 to fully fund that project.

533
00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:49,000
 So really, that timing is going to be

534
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,000
 dependent on identifying those drainage funds that we

535
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,920
 need to complete that project.

536
00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:58,000
 On Westgate, we've got a community meeting coming up

537
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,560
 May 13 and then a presentation to city council

538
00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,320
 through a work session on May 18 where

539
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:07,160
 we're going to be talking about the scope and some potential

540
00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:10,680
 options to improve connectivity in the Westgate area

541
00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:14,960
 in the broader context of Denton High School's new location,

542
00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,800
 a significant amount of multifamily and single family

543
00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,320
 residential that's going on in the area,

544
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,120
 plus the upcoming 35 widening project.

545
00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:26,200
 So we've got a lot of good traction on that.

546
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:27,880
 Once we get some direction regarding

547
00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,680
 what the scope of that project should entail,

548
00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,880
 we'll begin budgeting accordingly

549
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:35,640
 and then develop a final design and ultimately go

550
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,840
 to construction on that project as well.

551
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,760
 So going through our 2014 bond Proposition 1 projects,

552
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,480
 I'm not going to go through every single project.

553
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,000
 I know you've seen this slide a couple of times.

554
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:52,600
 So all I'm going to do is highlight a few updates.

555
00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,440
 Updates include-- we actually had a really productive

556
00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:55,960
 meeting.

557
00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,400
 Our project manager, Kyle Pedigo,

558
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,480
 met with Union Pacific Railroad, one of their consultants,

559
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,120
 Vinish, and Kimley Horn this morning.

560
00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:07,000
 And it seems like we are still on track

561
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,440
 for completion of the downtown quiet zones

562
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,600
 by the end of calendar year 2021.

563
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,320
 There is, of course, the hang up that ultimately

564
00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,280
 the activation of the quiet zones

565
00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:20,480
 is on Union Pacific Railroad.

566
00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,160
 But we did at least get some verbal confirmation

567
00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,960
 that we're following all the steps that we need to follow.

568
00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,600
 And that project is being delivered in concert

569
00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,840
 with the downtown storm sewer project

570
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,480
 that project manager, Kyle Pedigo, is also delivering

571
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,400
 currently in the downtown area.

572
00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,520
 New to this slide is the mingo quiet zones.

573
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,840
 And those are the quiet zones that kind of hug mingo road

574
00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,760
 from fish trap to frame.

575
00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,800
 I won't name every intersection.

576
00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,240
 But city council recently approved a design contract

577
00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:55,840
 with Bridge Farmer to design those intersections.

578
00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,840
 And so once we've got the design in a firmer opinion

579
00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:00,920
 and probable construction costs, we'll

580
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,200
 then look at what the remaining budget we have.

581
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:09,240
 I believe we had about $930,000 from the 2014 bond earmarked

582
00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,280
 for that project.

583
00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,840
 And so just knowing that it's been several years

584
00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,040
 since that original estimate was developed,

585
00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:17,600
 we most likely will need to identify additional funds.

586
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,680
 But we'll know for sure once we've got that design completed.

587
00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:24,040
 But we are excited about that project getting delivered.

588
00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,440
 And it's being delivered as part of the overall TWU area

589
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,680
 program that project manager Tracy Beck is managing.

590
00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:35,400
 A part of that project is also the Rudel extension at mingo.

591
00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,600
 So the same council meeting where city council approved

592
00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,440
 the contract with Bridge Farmer for the mingo road quiet zones,

593
00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:45,880
 they also approved a contract to go to 30% design

594
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:47,520
 for that project.

595
00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:51,520
 And what we plan to do is later this calendar year

596
00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:55,800
 have a presentation where we get feedback from bond committee,

597
00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:58,240
 also get feedback from council on what

598
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,880
 the scope of the TWU area program should be.

599
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,480
 There are several projects that are bond funded,

600
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,200
 several projects that are also in need

601
00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,680
 from an infrastructure project, and some projects that

602
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,120
 have been requested from a pedestrian safety perspective

603
00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,480
 by Texas Women's University.

604
00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,360
 And so we want to get some feedback on how

605
00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:19,800
 we prioritize those projects and which ones we should look

606
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:21,720
 at funding and delivering first.

607
00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,320
 They're definitely all needed and just need to figure out

608
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,280
 the best way to prioritize those projects.

609
00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:29,240
 The only other thing I'll note on this slide

610
00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,560
 is Becky and I've been having some really positive

611
00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:34,640
 conversations with the cog with Denton County.

612
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:38,000
 So as we look at funding needs for the different remaining

613
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,200
 phases of Bonnie Bray, we're hopeful

614
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:43,320
 that as Denton County is preparing a potential bond

615
00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:46,280
 program and as we're looking at some additional funding

616
00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:48,440
 opportunities from the cog that we

617
00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:51,280
 can use those funds to augment and ultimately complete

618
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:54,240
 Bonnie Bray as that is one of our top priority projects

619
00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:54,960
 to get completed.

620
00:33:54,960 --> 00:34:04,920
 So next, going into some of our proposition three projects,

621
00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:08,360
 most noteworthy on this is we have removed Eagle Drive

622
00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:09,600
 Drainage from the list.

623
00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:11,280
 That is a completed project.

624
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:14,440
 And thanks to the work of our business services team,

625
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,440
 as well as the finance accounting team,

626
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:19,160
 we have closed that project out and actually used that

627
00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:22,400
 as a model for closing out projects.

628
00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:24,320
 It is a pretty complicated process

629
00:34:24,320 --> 00:34:27,200
 to close out and ultimately capitalize a project.

630
00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,880
 And so we've got an SOP in the works.

631
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:31,400
 And I'm delighted to say that we're

632
00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:33,280
 going to have several more projects coming down

633
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,360
 the pipeline that we're going to be ready to close out very soon.

634
00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:37,760
 So it's been great that we've been

635
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:39,680
 able to get that process documented just

636
00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:41,160
 so that we know all the steps that we

637
00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:45,200
 need to go through in order to properly close out projects.

638
00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:48,040
 So just only other thing I'll note here,

639
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:49,760
 as I mentioned, downtown storm sewer,

640
00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:51,640
 we're doing a lot of coordination with that.

641
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,120
 And the Quiet Zone project, and it

642
00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:58,240
 is on track to be completed by quarter 3 of 2021.

643
00:34:58,240 --> 00:35:00,240
 They're currently looking at potentially starting

644
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:02,680
 the punch list for closing out that project

645
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,320
 around the September time frame.

646
00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:09,360
 So trying to be more like parks.

647
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:12,360
 You will notice in upcoming bond committee presentations

648
00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:15,440
 that we're going to try to have more pictures and help you

649
00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:17,440
 see the status of some of these projects

650
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:19,840
 rather than just showing you the boring Gantt chart

651
00:35:19,840 --> 00:35:21,360
 that you've seen on previous slides.

652
00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,800
 So this is our first step in that direction,

653
00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,400
 and we're going to try to have the next presentation be even

654
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:27,160
 more engaging.

655
00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:29,840
 We've talked maybe about videos, no promises at this point,

656
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,280
 but that is a potential.

657
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,400
 But just wanted to highlight some of those projects

658
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:37,040
 that we are nearing completion on right now.

659
00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:38,880
 One of those is West Hickory Street.

660
00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:42,600
 We're currently projecting a quarter 3 calendar year 2021

661
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,040
 completion date.

662
00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,920
 Recently completed is the London Dairy Sidewalk,

663
00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:50,760
 which is a part of the 2018 sidewalk improvements project.

664
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,720
 That was actually completed in April,

665
00:35:53,720 --> 00:35:56,520
 and we've had a lot of feedback from residents, particularly

666
00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:59,040
 those whose students walk to McMath Middle School,

667
00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,320
 that that's really helped the safety for those students

668
00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:03,120
 walking to school.

669
00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:06,200
 I've already mentioned the 2019 Street Reconstruction Project

670
00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,800
 Windsor Drive is a part of that project,

671
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:12,960
 and we are on track for a quarter 4 2021 completion date

672
00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:13,880
 there.

673
00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,800
 Hickory Creek Road, phase one, I'm

674
00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:18,880
 going to call it all but complete at this point,

675
00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:22,840
 but we will complete it this quarter, quarter 2 2021.

676
00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:26,040
 And then we are doing some final punch list items on West

677
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,400
 Hercules right now, but that project

678
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:32,480
 is set to wrap up later this month.

679
00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:34,280
 So hopefully we'll be able to come back to you

680
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,680
 with some big completed signs like Gary

681
00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:40,840
 had during our next bond committee presentation.

682
00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,720
 Couple of exciting updates on the 2019 bond program.

683
00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:48,040
 So actually at the April 27th city council meeting,

684
00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:50,600
 the city council approved construction contracts

685
00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:54,520
 for what we're calling the MCFC and LOFT.

686
00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:57,800
 That's our first two bid packages of the 2019 bond

687
00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:58,920
 program.

688
00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:03,040
 That was also our first project that we selected the contractor

689
00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:05,640
 using competitive sealed proposals.

690
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,160
 We took that approach just so that it wasn't low bid.

691
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,120
 We were actually able to take in other factors,

692
00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,880
 including the qualifications of the contractors,

693
00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,760
 into account as we were selecting the contractors.

694
00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,880
 So we are now under contract with SEMA.

695
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:24,560
 And these are what we're calling our early out packages.

696
00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:26,080
 I'm knocking on wood as I say that,

697
00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:29,520
 but they're relatively simple roadway construction projects

698
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:31,560
 that do not include any utilities.

699
00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:33,440
 And so we're hopeful that we're going

700
00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:35,520
 to be able to complete those projects by the end

701
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,080
 of the calendar year.

702
00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,840
 And then work is currently underway

703
00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:43,480
 for the design of the first phase of Southeast Denton.

704
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,400
 And so we plan to advertise that project.

705
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:49,440
 It's 22 segments of the Southeast Denton neighborhood,

706
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,280
 primarily roadway construction, but there

707
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:52,920
 will be some utilities.

708
00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,680
 We're also looking at sidewalks and streetlights

709
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:57,400
 for those first 22 segments.

710
00:37:57,400 --> 00:38:00,160
 So we're hoping to advertise by the end of the calendar year

711
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:01,640
 for that project.

712
00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:03,400
 And then in concert with that, we've

713
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:07,880
 got phase B, or phase two, which includes 51 segments

714
00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:09,480
 of the Southeast Denton neighborhood.

715
00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:12,600
 We're looking at delivering those 51 segments

716
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:15,360
 using the construction manager at risk methodology.

717
00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:19,240
 So the design contractor and the construction manager

718
00:38:19,240 --> 00:38:21,360
 would be selected at the same time,

719
00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,040
 so that the construction manager can provide feedback

720
00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:27,440
 on constructability and give us a little more predictability

721
00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:28,720
 in terms of price.

722
00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:30,840
 And so we hope to have that advertised

723
00:38:30,840 --> 00:38:32,960
 by the end of the calendar year as well.

724
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:36,280
 So a lot of really exciting traction

725
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:38,040
 in the Southeast Denton neighborhood.

726
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,560
 We plan on having another community meeting later

727
00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:41,640
 this summer.

728
00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:44,400
 And so we're really excited about the opportunity

729
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:47,080
 to use the construction manager at risk methodology,

730
00:38:47,080 --> 00:38:49,560
 particularly for those 51 segments,

731
00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:53,560
 just because it's going to require a lot of coordination

732
00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:56,360
 and in a very tight geography.

733
00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:59,880
 So having one contractor, one design firm

734
00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:01,960
 will be really helpful for all the coordination

735
00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:06,120
 with franchise utilities and other city departments,

736
00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:09,000
 just to ensure that we're minimizing the impact

737
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:11,240
 to residents and getting them the highest quality

738
00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:14,600
 infrastructure in the process.

739
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:16,520
 Bonnie Bray, phase six.

740
00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:19,520
 Right now we're under right of way acquisition.

741
00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,240
 We have several properties that we're still

742
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,760
 in negotiations with.

743
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:24,840
 We have regular meetings.

744
00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:26,760
 We actually have one later today, I believe,

745
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:28,680
 with Denton Independent School District,

746
00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:30,360
 kind of talking about this project,

747
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:34,840
 talking about the scope given the Denton High School Project.

748
00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:40,840
 And so we are currently tracking for a 2023 completion

749
00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:43,480
 date for Bonnie Bray phase six.

750
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:46,920
 The completion date is 100% dependent on that right

751
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:48,880
 of way acquisition right now.

752
00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:50,600
 We do hope to be ready to go to bid

753
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,000
 by the end of this calendar year,

754
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,680
 hopefully this fall for the construction contract.

755
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:58,120
 But just want to note that we are doing everything

756
00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:01,600
 in our power to get the portions of Bonnie Bray

757
00:40:01,600 --> 00:40:03,800
 immediately adjacent to the new high school

758
00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,520
 open as quickly as possible.

759
00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:08,400
 And as a part of that May 13th Westgate meeting,

760
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,800
 we will also be talking with residents

761
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,480
 about the status of the Bonnie Bray phase six project,

762
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:17,040
 just because it's in such close proximity to the Westgate

763
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,360
 project and all of the connectivity kind of comes

764
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:24,040
 into play, particularly around the new high school.

765
00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:25,640
 The last thing I'll note on this slide

766
00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,280
 is right now we've got some schedule uncertainty

767
00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:32,200
 for Ryan Road and Hickory Creek Road phase three.

768
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:35,080
 I know Becky's mentioned in a few previous presentations

769
00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:37,920
 that we were getting $10 million from the COG

770
00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:39,920
 to help fully fund that project.

771
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,720
 And that is the case.

772
00:40:41,720 --> 00:40:44,880
 We actually submitted what's called a tip modification,

773
00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:48,000
 just kind of formally earmarking that $10 million

774
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:51,240
 from the COG on April 23rd.

775
00:40:51,240 --> 00:40:55,200
 But because of the funding source of that $10 million,

776
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,000
 there are some schedule impacts.

777
00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,800
 And so knowing that both the portion of Hickory Creek Road

778
00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:05,160
 phase three touches 1830 and Ryan Road

779
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:09,680
 will connect 2181 to 1830, we want to minimize impact

780
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:12,920
 and ensure there's that connectivity from 2181

781
00:41:12,920 --> 00:41:14,040
 to 1830.

782
00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:15,680
 And so we don't want both projects

783
00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:18,360
 to be under construction at the same time.

784
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,920
 So we should know by the end of this month what truly

785
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,560
 the schedule impact is going to be of that additional $10

786
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,320
 million that we've gotten from the COG.

787
00:41:27,320 --> 00:41:30,880
 And after we have that confirmation on schedule impact,

788
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:33,240
 we're working with the design firm, HDR, who's

789
00:41:33,240 --> 00:41:36,800
 designing the Hickory Creek Road phase three project right now.

790
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:40,400
 We'll be able to determine, is Ryan Road going to go first,

791
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:44,000
 or is Hickory Creek Road phase three going to go first?

792
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:45,800
 And so by our next bond committee meeting,

793
00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:47,600
 we'll be able to share that with you.

794
00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:49,680
 But just wanted to be transparent right now

795
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:51,720
 that the dates that we have listed,

796
00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:53,720
 there's just some uncertainty just because we're

797
00:41:53,720 --> 00:41:56,040
 wanting to make sure we're coordinating those projects,

798
00:41:56,040 --> 00:41:58,680
 minimizing impact to residents, and making sure

799
00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:01,120
 that we're maximizing those outside dollars that we're

800
00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:05,320
 getting from the COG.

801
00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:06,840
 So really quickly, I'll talk about some

802
00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:09,080
 of the exciting project management and process

803
00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:11,880
 improvement updates we have going on.

804
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:14,320
 I've mentioned several community meetings already.

805
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:16,840
 I think this is the only week in May

806
00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:19,800
 where we don't have a community meeting on a Thursday night.

807
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:22,040
 So if you're ever bored on a Thursday night,

808
00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:23,720
 I can almost guarantee you we're going

809
00:42:23,720 --> 00:42:25,720
 to be having a community meeting.

810
00:42:25,720 --> 00:42:27,760
 We've got a kind of renewed emphasis

811
00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:29,920
 in concert with our public affairs department

812
00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:32,640
 to make sure that we're not just talking to residents

813
00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:34,320
 as we're ready to go to construction,

814
00:42:34,320 --> 00:42:37,480
 but that we're also talking to residents early on in the design

815
00:42:37,480 --> 00:42:41,080
 process so that residents have an opportunity to impact it.

816
00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,480
 Once we've already selected the construction contractor,

817
00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:46,080
 well, yes, we could make change orders in the field.

818
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:47,800
 Those changes are much more complicated,

819
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:48,880
 much more expensive.

820
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:50,800
 And so we're really wanting to hear earlier

821
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:55,080
 on from the residents as these projects are getting mobilized

822
00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:58,000
 what they'd like to see, concerns they may have,

823
00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:00,640
 if there is some sequencing considerations

824
00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,360
 that we need to make as we're scheduling these projects out.

825
00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:06,160
 And so as I mentioned, if you're ever

826
00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:08,920
 curious on a Thursday night what you're going to be doing,

827
00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,680
 you're always welcome to join us at one of our virtual community

828
00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:12,800
 meetings.

829
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:15,760
 We're also developing tools for improved coordination

830
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:17,680
 with our franchise utilities.

831
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:20,920
 Becky and I are having regular conversations with Atmos.

832
00:43:20,920 --> 00:43:23,160
 We're looking at what we can do from a city resource

833
00:43:23,160 --> 00:43:25,400
 perspective to improve those coordinations

834
00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:28,480
 and have somebody in-house that can help kind of serve

835
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:31,920
 as the primary point of contact just so that Atmos knows truly

836
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:33,720
 what our priorities are.

837
00:43:33,720 --> 00:43:36,680
 We're working on getting Atmos an updated list of all

838
00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:38,640
 of our capital projects just so that they

839
00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:42,240
 know what the current sequencing is because that sequencing is

840
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:45,400
 dynamic and so that they know who they should be contacting

841
00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:48,200
 should they have questions.

842
00:43:48,200 --> 00:43:50,880
 I've mentioned several times the construction manager at risk

843
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,880
 alternative delivery method in addition

844
00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:55,080
 to the Southeast Denton neighborhood being delivered

845
00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:56,600
 with construction manager at risk.

846
00:43:56,600 --> 00:43:59,800
 We're also looking at Ryan Road being

847
00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:02,600
 delivered with construction manager at risk.

848
00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:05,400
 And we've got Frisa Nichols on contracts

849
00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:08,840
 kind of serving as our primary consultant helping us navigate

850
00:44:08,840 --> 00:44:11,920
 the development of the contract templates

851
00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:13,800
 and then also getting staff trained

852
00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:16,360
 on the nuances of the construction manager at risk

853
00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:20,000
 methodology both from a contracting perspective

854
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:22,720
 as well as from a project delivery perspective.

855
00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:25,880
 So we had a formal kickoff on February 1st.

856
00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:28,920
 We had an internal training that several cross-departmental

857
00:44:28,920 --> 00:44:32,560
 representatives attended on April 21st.

858
00:44:32,560 --> 00:44:35,040
 And we're hopeful that within the month or so

859
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:37,440
 we're going to have that contract template finalized.

860
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,800
 And then as I mentioned, our plan right now

861
00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:43,600
 is to advertise by the end of the calendar year

862
00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:47,160
 for construction manager for the Southeast Denton phase 2

863
00:44:47,160 --> 00:44:47,920
 project.

864
00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:49,880
 So we're really excited about the progress

865
00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:51,600
 that we're making there.

866
00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:53,960
 And then depending on what we decide with Ryan Road,

867
00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:55,800
 we'd be advertising for Ryan Road

868
00:44:55,800 --> 00:44:58,600
 should we decide for it to go before Hickory Creek Road phase

869
00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:00,800
 3 shortly thereafter.

870
00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:02,960
 The other really exciting and important effort

871
00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:05,760
 that we've got going on that I wanted to mention for bond

872
00:45:05,760 --> 00:45:08,920
 committee is we've got an external review of our estimates

873
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:09,960
 at completion.

874
00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,640
 And because some of these projects

875
00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:15,040
 do have some shelf life to them, because we've

876
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:17,400
 got some new team members, we're wanting

877
00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:20,280
 to make sure that we have a third party look at the cost.

878
00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:22,720
 We know we've got some significant increases

879
00:45:22,720 --> 00:45:26,600
 in materials that are projected and escalation,

880
00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:28,240
 just given the economic conditions

881
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:29,360
 that we have right now.

882
00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:31,400
 And so we're wanting to make sure that we're

883
00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:34,120
 factoring in that escalation appropriately.

884
00:45:34,120 --> 00:45:36,720
 And so that's something that our team is working closely

885
00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:39,160
 with the finance team on, making sure

886
00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:42,480
 that our estimates at completion are as accurate as possible.

887
00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:45,880
 The firm that we've selected is not only reviewing our projects,

888
00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:48,920
 they're also training our team on cost estimation best

889
00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:52,200
 practices, and they're helping us develop templates

890
00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:54,360
 that we can use for future projects

891
00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:56,240
 so that we've got that in-house talent.

892
00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:58,360
 But we do have them on call.

893
00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:00,640
 And so we're trying to prioritize those projects,

894
00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:02,680
 particularly those ones that are time sensitive

895
00:46:02,680 --> 00:46:06,040
 without external funding first.

896
00:46:06,040 --> 00:46:09,320
 And then we're working through the list of other projects

897
00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:11,000
 that have not yet gone to construction

898
00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:13,760
 just to make sure that we have adequate budgets

899
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:18,080
 for the full completion of those projects.

900
00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:20,840
 And not listed on the slide, but just one other note,

901
00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:23,320
 we are in the process of implementing our project

902
00:46:23,320 --> 00:46:26,160
 management software system and hope

903
00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:28,560
 to have that rolled out by the end of the calendar year

904
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:29,080
 as well.

905
00:46:29,080 --> 00:46:31,520
 We're working with the finance department,

906
00:46:31,520 --> 00:46:34,040
 working with our business services department,

907
00:46:34,040 --> 00:46:37,360
 and several other utilities as well has been involved in that.

908
00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:38,760
 And so that's really going to help

909
00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:42,560
 us have a far more sophisticated way of keeping tabs

910
00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:45,520
 on the status of our projects, having the financials

911
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:47,320
 available in the same location.

912
00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:49,640
 And so we're really excited about that

913
00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:52,480
 and hope to be able to show off that new tool to the bond

914
00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:53,840
 committee at a future meeting.

915
00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:56,800
 So with that, I'll stop talking and gladly answer

916
00:46:56,800 --> 00:46:58,080
 any questions that you have.

917
00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:02,920
 Thanks, Rachel.

918
00:47:02,920 --> 00:47:04,080
 Great presentation.

919
00:47:04,080 --> 00:47:09,960
 Did you say who is the cost estimating company you're using?

920
00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:11,600
 Sure, it's OCMI.

921
00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:13,360
 They also go by O'Connor.

922
00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:16,080
 So they do have a Dallas office, but they're actually

923
00:47:16,080 --> 00:47:19,320
 the firm that does a lot of the estimation for Las Vegas,

924
00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:23,040
 Nevada, several large cities in California.

925
00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:24,840
 And then they also do Henderson County.

926
00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:28,240
 But they are an expanding presence in Texas as well.

927
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:31,800
 And they've been using local numbers and local cost

928
00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,280
 estimates as they're preparing the estimates that they've

929
00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:34,840
 done for us.

930
00:47:34,840 --> 00:47:37,160
 We've been very impressed with the work that they've done.

931
00:47:37,160 --> 00:47:39,520
 And they're actually very fast in their review process.

932
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:44,680
 I'm doing some construction projects right now.

933
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:50,160
 And I had to lock in steel prices just a month ago at risk

934
00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:54,480
 because if I didn't, I'd have experienced a 20% increase.

935
00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:57,320
 Is that something we're going to be concerned about in this bond

936
00:47:57,320 --> 00:48:01,480
 program, especially for 2019, where we based it

937
00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:04,760
 on these estimates, which we already have inflated,

938
00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:08,400
 but those inflation factors are pretty much--

939
00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:12,720
 Yes, that's absolutely why we've got OCMI on board right now.

940
00:48:12,720 --> 00:48:15,800
 And we're having to have those tough conversations internally

941
00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:21,320
 right now around how much do we want to budget additionally.

942
00:48:21,320 --> 00:48:23,880
 And then also talking about the sequencing of our projects.

943
00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:25,480
 That's something that we're looking at,

944
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:28,480
 particularly as we look at Hickory Creek and Ryan Road.

945
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:31,760
 What's the cost of pausing one of those projects going to be?

946
00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:36,440
 And we're looking at 5 and 1/2% potentially per year.

947
00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:39,480
 And that's probably a conservative estimate.

948
00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:42,480
 I'd say it's very conservative.

949
00:48:42,480 --> 00:48:46,440
 Any other questions or comments for Rachel?

950
00:48:46,440 --> 00:48:48,280
 Eric?

951
00:48:48,280 --> 00:48:53,280
 Yeah, I guess more a comment/request for the future.

952
00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:55,680
 I was trying to go through and figure out

953
00:48:55,680 --> 00:48:59,760
 what the funding and process status was

954
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:02,640
 for each of the individual sections of Bonnie Bray.

955
00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:08,640
 And it seems like the estimates versus the funding buckets

956
00:49:08,640 --> 00:49:11,560
 combine different segments of that project.

957
00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:14,200
 So it's very difficult for me to follow.

958
00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:15,280
 Maybe it's just me.

959
00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:18,360
 But I guess in the future, if we could just

960
00:49:18,360 --> 00:49:22,280
 get sort of a more per segment breakdown instead

961
00:49:22,280 --> 00:49:25,880
 of these lumps of this much money for phases five, six,

962
00:49:25,880 --> 00:49:30,120
 and seven, and that sort of thing, that would help me.

963
00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:31,880
 Sure, we can work on that.

964
00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,520
 And that is a various to observation, Eric.

965
00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:36,640
 And so that's something that we are working on.

966
00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:38,840
 They are very commingled.

967
00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:40,840
 But I think that's something that we can find a way

968
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:42,880
 to maybe more graphically represent

969
00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:45,920
 the different funding buckets, the status of the funding,

970
00:49:45,920 --> 00:49:47,240
 the status of the project.

971
00:49:47,240 --> 00:49:48,320
 That's something we can certainly

972
00:49:48,320 --> 00:49:50,120
 work with the project manager and the finance

973
00:49:50,120 --> 00:49:52,040
 team on for next time.

974
00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:52,520
 Thanks.

975
00:49:52,520 --> 00:49:58,320
 Any other questions?

976
00:49:58,320 --> 00:50:01,880
 OK, Cassie, back to you, ma'am.

977
00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:02,400
 Thank you.

978
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:04,440
 So next up, we have Scott Gray here

979
00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:06,400
 to talk about the facility projects.

980
00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:14,040
 Just give him a minute to get up and running.

981
00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:24,360
 Chair, members of the committee, good afternoon.

982
00:50:24,360 --> 00:50:27,040
 Scott Gray, director of airport and facilities.

983
00:50:27,040 --> 00:50:29,480
 And give me just a moment to pull up the presentation.

984
00:50:39,440 --> 00:50:39,940
 OK.

985
00:50:39,940 --> 00:50:58,360
 OK, just a couple of projects to update you on.

986
00:50:58,360 --> 00:51:00,760
 Pleased to be back again to give you

987
00:51:00,760 --> 00:51:04,240
 the good news on these projects.

988
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:07,600
 The first is the 2014 bond proposition number two,

989
00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:10,040
 which included fire station number

990
00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:12,640
 three, the construction of the new facility.

991
00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:14,960
 Plus, as you can see there on the right,

992
00:51:14,960 --> 00:51:19,280
 and then plus the demolition of the older facility

993
00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:21,640
 and construction of the new one, which is the artist rendering

994
00:51:21,640 --> 00:51:23,280
 at the bottom.

995
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:27,280
 Happy to inform the group that that station is complete.

996
00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:30,480
 The fire folks have moved into the new building,

997
00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:34,240
 are very excited about its layout and usability.

998
00:51:34,240 --> 00:51:35,600
 So we're pleased with that.

999
00:51:35,600 --> 00:51:41,120
 We have a few final items to complete on that project

1000
00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:42,600
 to close it out.

1001
00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:44,480
 So probably the next time I'm with you,

1002
00:51:44,480 --> 00:51:46,840
 it will be the last report on that project

1003
00:51:46,840 --> 00:51:48,720
 to finish this one off.

1004
00:51:48,720 --> 00:51:56,200
 And lastly is the 2019 bond project,

1005
00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:58,520
 which I believe I brought to you last month--

1006
00:51:58,520 --> 00:52:00,560
 or excuse me, the last meeting.

1007
00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:04,040
 This was the project for the police headquarters,

1008
00:52:04,040 --> 00:52:07,040
 the substation, and the firing range.

1009
00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:09,640
 Obviously the headquarters in one location and the other two

1010
00:52:09,640 --> 00:52:13,120
 are co-located off Vintage Drive.

1011
00:52:13,120 --> 00:52:14,640
 The notice to proceed on that project

1012
00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:18,760
 was January 15 of this year.

1013
00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:21,480
 It is moving along fairly well.

1014
00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:25,320
 A number of challenges, as is typical with what

1015
00:52:25,320 --> 00:52:27,000
 is called a messy renovation, which

1016
00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:29,400
 is the headquarters building.

1017
00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:32,440
 But nothing that the team hasn't worked through.

1018
00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:35,040
 At this point, the projections for completion

1019
00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:37,120
 is still unchanged.

1020
00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:40,440
 And the budget is still intact with all three

1021
00:52:40,440 --> 00:52:43,120
 of these portions of the projects.

1022
00:52:43,120 --> 00:52:45,880
 To date, there's been about $47.3 million

1023
00:52:45,880 --> 00:52:49,720
 of GOCOs issued from a cash flow perspective

1024
00:52:49,720 --> 00:52:52,200
 to get us through the end of this fiscal year.

1025
00:52:52,200 --> 00:52:54,840
 And then finance will assist us with the rest of the funding

1026
00:52:54,840 --> 00:52:58,160
 to complete our construction needs for all three

1027
00:52:58,160 --> 00:52:58,960
 of these projects.

1028
00:52:58,960 --> 00:53:02,560
 So very short and to the point with two

1029
00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:05,360
 very exciting projects that we're happy to report on.

1030
00:53:05,360 --> 00:53:07,800
 And I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

1031
00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:14,400
 Thanks, Scott.

1032
00:53:14,400 --> 00:53:18,040
 Any questions for Scott?

1033
00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:20,040
 All right.

1034
00:53:20,040 --> 00:53:20,520
 Thank you.

1035
00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:25,880
 Cassie, back to you, ma'am.

1036
00:53:25,880 --> 00:53:28,440
 That is all the presentations we have on that item.

1037
00:53:28,440 --> 00:53:33,200
 So we can, if you want to, move on to item C.

1038
00:53:33,200 --> 00:53:33,960
 Sure.

1039
00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:39,040
 So item C, BOC 21-07, receive a report, hold a discussion,

1040
00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:41,840
 give staff direction regarding the reallocation

1041
00:53:41,840 --> 00:53:45,720
 of funds associated with the 2014 bond election.

1042
00:53:45,720 --> 00:53:48,240
 And I'm going to pass it over to our assistant director

1043
00:53:48,240 --> 00:53:49,600
 of finance, Nick Vincent.

1044
00:53:49,600 --> 00:53:52,280
 He's going to do a short presentation for you.

1045
00:53:52,280 --> 00:53:56,000
 And we'll ask for direction on the reallocation request.

1046
00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:57,280
 Good afternoon, bond committee.

1047
00:53:57,280 --> 00:53:59,480
 Let me get the presentation pulled up really quickly.

1048
00:53:59,480 --> 00:54:10,040
 So we are in front of you today to seek approval

1049
00:54:10,040 --> 00:54:13,480
 to reallocate some project dollars that were associated

1050
00:54:13,480 --> 00:54:16,800
 with the 2014 bond proposition.

1051
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:19,600
 Originally, that proposition is approved by voters,

1052
00:54:19,600 --> 00:54:22,120
 included a transportation facility.

1053
00:54:22,120 --> 00:54:25,440
 Originally had a budget of $1.5 million.

1054
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:27,800
 This has come forward to the bond committee

1055
00:54:27,800 --> 00:54:32,400
 in 2018 for reallocation based on where that money currently

1056
00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:36,000
 resides, which is the 651 South Mayhill project.

1057
00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:38,240
 Staff is requesting to reallocate that money

1058
00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:41,160
 to another facility owned by the city, which

1059
00:54:41,160 --> 00:54:44,640
 is the service center facility off of Rootdale.

1060
00:54:44,640 --> 00:54:47,240
 So currently, the money we are requesting to reallocate

1061
00:54:47,240 --> 00:54:55,400
 is $1,249,612.07.

1062
00:54:55,400 --> 00:54:56,960
 That's it.

1063
00:54:56,960 --> 00:54:58,960
 I'll answer any questions that you may have.

1064
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:06,200
 Any questions for Vincent?

1065
00:55:06,200 --> 00:55:07,560
 Pull the screen down really quick.

1066
00:55:07,560 --> 00:55:15,760
 All right.

1067
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:18,040
 Cassie, do we need a motion and a second on this?

1068
00:55:18,040 --> 00:55:19,880
 Yes, we do need a vote on this one.

1069
00:55:19,880 --> 00:55:25,080
 So I'll take a motion to approve the reallocation.

1070
00:55:25,080 --> 00:55:26,560
 So I'll move.

1071
00:55:26,560 --> 00:55:27,760
 Thank you, Janet.

1072
00:55:27,760 --> 00:55:28,600
 I'll second.

1073
00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:32,840
 Second.

1074
00:55:32,840 --> 00:55:33,360
 Excuse me.

1075
00:55:33,360 --> 00:55:34,040
 Second.

1076
00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:35,360
 Thank you, Randy.

1077
00:55:35,360 --> 00:55:36,360
 Any discussion?

1078
00:55:36,360 --> 00:55:44,840
 Seeing not, all in favor of the motion as presented,

1079
00:55:44,840 --> 00:55:47,240
 please signify by saying aye or raising your hand.

1080
00:55:47,240 --> 00:55:53,320
 Janet, you good with that?

1081
00:55:53,320 --> 00:55:54,200
 Aye.

1082
00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:55,240
 OK.

1083
00:55:55,240 --> 00:55:55,960
 Motion carries.

1084
00:55:55,960 --> 00:56:04,840
 Moving on to the next agenda item, right, Cassie?

1085
00:56:04,840 --> 00:56:07,120
 Yes.

1086
00:56:07,120 --> 00:56:11,600
 DOC 21-008, receive a report, hold discussion,

1087
00:56:11,600 --> 00:56:15,720
 provide information related to 2019 on the election street

1088
00:56:15,720 --> 00:56:19,480
 improvements plan issuance schedule.

1089
00:56:19,480 --> 00:56:21,680
 So I am going to present this item.

1090
00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:24,000
 I have a very short presentation.

1091
00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:27,280
 You already heard Rachel present on kind

1092
00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:32,160
 of moving the sequence of the 2019 bond program segments

1093
00:56:32,160 --> 00:56:34,520
 up, which is why we are asking--

1094
00:56:34,520 --> 00:56:37,400
 or we just wanted to give you an update of the bond timeline.

1095
00:56:37,400 --> 00:56:41,040
 So let me share my screen, and we will get started.

1096
00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:51,960
 So as Rachel mentioned, they have

1097
00:56:51,960 --> 00:56:56,680
 begun on two different segments--

1098
00:56:56,680 --> 00:57:02,120
 well, not segments, the packages of the 2019 bond program.

1099
00:57:02,120 --> 00:57:04,120
 The contracts were approved April 27,

1100
00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:07,720
 and so they're estimated to begin construction

1101
00:57:07,720 --> 00:57:09,160
 beginning in June.

1102
00:57:09,160 --> 00:57:13,720
 And so with that, they're going to need additional funding.

1103
00:57:13,720 --> 00:57:18,840
 We had planned to fund those projects next year,

1104
00:57:18,840 --> 00:57:21,320
 but we will be funding them this year instead.

1105
00:57:21,320 --> 00:57:24,840
 And then Hickory Creek Road, phase three.

1106
00:57:24,840 --> 00:57:28,840
 So you heard her talk about the connection between Hickory

1107
00:57:28,840 --> 00:57:31,840
 Creek and Ryan Road.

1108
00:57:31,840 --> 00:57:35,080
 We're still waiting on the final review,

1109
00:57:35,080 --> 00:57:37,160
 but we want to have the money just

1110
00:57:37,160 --> 00:57:40,640
 in case this project needs to get kickstarted this year.

1111
00:57:40,640 --> 00:57:43,560
 And so we adjusted the bond timeline accordingly.

1112
00:57:43,560 --> 00:57:50,880
 And so you can see the top part of the slide

1113
00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:54,840
 shows the original bond issuance timeline,

1114
00:57:54,840 --> 00:57:58,200
 and the highlighted portions on the bottom show the adjustment.

1115
00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:04,040
 Basically, we've moved up some funding from next year's bond

1116
00:58:04,040 --> 00:58:07,320
 issuance to this year to be able to start some of those projects

1117
00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:10,640
 earlier than what we initially planned.

1118
00:58:10,640 --> 00:58:14,680
 And it's a total of $4.3 million is

1119
00:58:14,680 --> 00:58:18,920
 what we moved up from next year, and that's $2.3 million

1120
00:58:18,920 --> 00:58:21,720
 for the street reconstruction and $2 million

1121
00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:25,640
 for Hickory Creek Road.

1122
00:58:25,640 --> 00:58:30,640
 If we do go back to council for our bond parameters ordinance,

1123
00:58:30,640 --> 00:58:34,440
 June 8th, and if we do have the information from TxDOT

1124
00:58:34,440 --> 00:58:36,760
 at that time about Hickory Creek,

1125
00:58:36,760 --> 00:58:40,480
 the final determination, we will adjust the timeline accordingly.

1126
00:58:40,480 --> 00:58:43,400
 But this is our tentative plan as of right now.

1127
00:58:43,400 --> 00:58:45,400
 So just wanted to give the committee an update.

1128
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:52,120
 OK, thank you.

1129
00:58:52,120 --> 00:58:55,880
 All right, any other questions or comments for Cassie

1130
00:58:55,880 --> 00:58:57,400
 or anyone else on the call?

1131
00:58:57,400 --> 00:59:03,920
 All right, seeing none, I guess we can adjourn.