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TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2021.
AND THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LANDER CITY COUNCIL, DEPUTY CITY, SECRETARY BROWN.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER PENN DELEON PARKER HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MACKEY LONGORIA HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, SURNAME, MAYOR PRO TEM ROSS HERE, MAYOR.
NOBODY IS ABSENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS ELIGIBLE TO DO BUSINESS ITEM THREE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT PARKS AND REC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HAYDN TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UM, WE ARE HERE TODAY SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT BY WAY OF RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR OUR TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT.
WE ARE APPROACHING THE DEADLINE OF OCTOBER.
FIRST STAFF IS REQUESTING THE MAXIMUM AMENDMENT AMOUNT OF 1.5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS TO BE APPLIED TO THE SAN GABRIEL SPORTS COMPLEX PROJECT.
THIS IS A MATCHING GRANT, SO IT WILL REQUIRE THE CITY TO MATCH THE 1.5 MILLION, BUT WE DO ALREADY HAVE THOSE FUNDS AND EXISTING BOND FUNDS INTENDED FOR THE ATHLETIC COMPLEX.
UM, COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM TODAY IS ONLY TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE PLANS TO TAKE FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEIR COMMISSION AND MARCH, 2022.
SO AT THAT TIME, IF WE DID, UM, IF WE WERE AWARDED, WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE FUNDING.
UM, AND JUST TO NOTE, WE DID ALSO RECEIVE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FUNDING FOR LAKEWOOD PARK AND THE AMOUNT OF $400,000.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
IS THAT A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OPPOSED.
ITEM FOUR, AWARD OF SOLICITATION NUMBER S 2 1 0 3 6 TO THE GOODMAN CORPORATION FOR TRANSIT DEMAND ANALYSIS SERVICES AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, COMPLETELY UNRELATED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR GOODMAN TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW.
UM, COUNSEL PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO EXPLORE, UM, DOING AN RFP FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES TO LOOK AT, UH, TRANSIT SERVICES IN THE CITY PLANNER AS A FAST-GROWING CITY.
OBVIOUSLY TRANSIT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE INFORMATION WE'LL LOOK AT IF A TRANSIT BEING PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY, EFFECTIVELY, AND WHAT THE OPTIONS WERE IN TERMS OF EXPANDING SURFACE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
UH, THE GOODMAN CORPORATION SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO AWARD THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MONTHLY REPORTS, PUBLIC TRANSIT, SERVICE ANALYSIS, UH, LANDER STATION BOARDING, AND A LIGHTING, WHICH MEANS BOARDING, GETTING ON AND GETTING OFF SURVEY, UH, TRANSIT DEMAND MODELING, BASICALLY MODELING HOW MUCH TRANSIT DO WE NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY OF OUR SIZE AND INTO THE FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CURRENT TRANSIT SERVICE.
SO WHAT ARE THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS BENEFITS FROM THE SURFACE THAT WE HAVE AND DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE SERVICES AND THEN ALTERNATE TRANSIT SERVICES.
WHAT OTHER OPTIONS EXIST BESIDES THE MODEL THAT WE HAVE NOW, UH, PRELIMINARY REPORTS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES ON THE FINAL FINDINGS AND THEN A FINAL PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL AT THE END OF THE STUDY, UH, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES MONTHLY EPISODES.
I MENTIONED INCLUDING A PRELIMINARY UPDATE IN DECEMBER AND THEN A FINAL UPDATE IN JANUARY.
AND THE TOTAL COST OF THIS PROPOSAL IS A $162,500.
UH, THE GOODMAN CORPORATION IS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
UH, STAFF IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNSEL, A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DEADLINE IS, IS A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR US.
I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S CLEAR ON THAT.
AND THAT DOESN'T SCARE YOU AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WITH THAT, COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED AT 4:04 PM.