* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT, WELL, [1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM] WELCOME EVERYONE. IT IS OFFICIALLY 6:00 PM ON APRIL 14TH, 2026 TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF BURN TEXAS. UM, IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS TIME TO INVITE, UH, PASTOR ROBERT WEBER UP FROM ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. HE'S GONNA LEAD US IN INVOCATION. PASTOR, WELCOME RIGHT HERE. YES, SIR. PERFECT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR BEING, FOR, UH, LETTING ME TO BE HERE. APPRECIATE BEING HERE AND ABLE TO, UH, UH, OPEN US UP WITH, UH, GOD'S BLESSING AND INVOKING GOD'S SPIRIT ON US THIS EVENING. AND SO LET US PRAY. WELL, LORD, OUR GOD, FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM AND GIVER OF EVERY GOOD GIFT, LOOK DOWN AND MERCY UPON THESE ELECTED SERVANTS OF THE CITY OF BERNIE WHO GATHER THIS EVENING TO DELIBERATE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL ENTRUSTED TO THEIR CARE. SEND OUT UPON THEM YOUR HOLY SPIRIT, THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, AND OF RIGHT JUDGMENT THAT THEY MAY DISCERN WHAT IS JUST WHAT IS TRUE AND BENEFICIAL FOR THIS COMMUNITY. GUIDE THEIR COUNCILS DIRECT TO THEIR PLANS AND BLESS THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE THAT ALL MAY BE DONE IN PEACE. ORDER AND FOR THE WELFARE OF EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS CITY, WORK IN THEM AND THROUGH THEM, A MASTER THAT THEIR SERVICE MAY REFLECT YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THAT YOUR HOLY NAME MAY BE GLORIFIED IN THIS PLACE. STRETCH FORTH YOUR PROTECTING HAND OVER THIS CITY AND ALL THOSE WHO DWELL WITHIN IT. GUARD THOSE WHO SERVE IN GOVERNMENT, THOSE WHO LABOR FOR THE COMMON GOOD, AND ESPECIALLY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL WHO PROTECT AND PRESERVE LIFE. GRANT THEM SAFETY, STRENGTH, AND STEADFASTNESS IN THEIR DUTIES. GRANT THAT ALL WE DO THIS NIGHT AND ALL THE DAYS THAT YOU SHALL GIVE US THAT THEY MAY BE OFFERED IN HUMBLE SERVICE, DRAWING US EVER NEARER TO YOU THE SOURCE OF ALL TRUTH, GOODNESS, AND LIFE FOR YOU, LORD, OUR, OUR WISDOM, OUR REFUGE, AND OUR PEACE, AND TO YOU, WE GIVE GLORY TO YOU, THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT NOW AND FOREVER. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PASTOR. WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE AND THEN TO THE TEXAS FLAG? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH THE STANDARDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. JUSTICE CARL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE AN INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. I'LL JUST TAKE A NOTE THAT CITY MANAGER OF MAN THATCHERS OUT THIS EVENING AND ACTING CITY MANAGER DANNY ZINKE'S HERE. UM, AND THEN ALSO COUNCILMAN BATEMAN WILL NOT BE PRESENT THIS EVENING. UM, HE'S OUTTA TOWN ALSO. SO MOVING ON [2. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST] TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? COUNCIL MEMBERS? NO SIR. NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE [3.A. 2026-099 RECOGNITION OF CITY OF BOERNE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIPT OF THE 2025 APPA SAFETY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.] ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, RECOGNITION. I'M GONNA CALL AN ANDREW TO COME UP RESENT AND WE'LL DO ONE AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL DO THE SECOND ONE. SO ANDREW'S FIRST, UH, AGENDA ITEM 3 8 20 26. 9 9 9 RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF BURNS ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIPT OF A 2025 APA SAFETY AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE. OKAY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. TONIGHT I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN HONORED WITH A 2025 AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION SAFETY AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. THIS PRO PRESTIGIOUS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE DEPARTMENT'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, INJURY PREVENTION, AND ITS STRONG COMMITMENT TO FO FOSTERING A CULTURE OF SAFETY. WITH A SCORE EXCEEDING 90 POINTS, THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST DISTINCTION, THE DIAMOND DESIGNATION AMONG, AMONG MORE THAN 240 UTILITIES COMPETING NATIONWIDE. THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT REFLECTS THE TEAM'S UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO SAFE WORK PRACTICES AND THEIR LEADERSHIP IN SETTING THE STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC POWER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, OUR UTILITIES REGULATORY ADMINISTRATOR, CRYSTAL BARRERA, COME ON UP. COME ON UP. CRYSTAL. UM, WITHOUT HER, UH, CONTINUED DEDICATION AND HARD WORK, UH, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THESE SAFETY AWARD OPPORTUNITIES. UM, SO HER EFFORTS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SHOWCASING OUR ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND EXCELLENCE. SO THANK YOU CRYSTAL. UM, WE ALSO HAVE WITH US TONIGHT OUR ELECTRIC SUPERINTENDENT, GLEN GARCIA. COME ON DOWN. , THE PRICE IS RIGHT. , COME ON DOWN. WANNA RECOGNIZE GLEN TOO? THANK YOU GLEN, FOR ALL YOUR DEDICATION TO MAKING OUR WORKPLACE SAFE. OKAY. AND ARE WE DID, ARE WE GONNA DO A PICTURE NOW? I JUST US TO DO, DO A PHOTO OP SO YOU GUYS DO A PHOTO OP. OKAY. FORWARD, UH, WE CAN GET TERRY NOLAN, OUR ASSISTANT UTILITIES DIRECTOR, AND MIKE BRINKMAN, OUR UTILITIES DIRECTOR, AND ANDREW WILKINSON, OUR UTILITIES ENGINEER. COME ON. TAYLOR, MY MAYOR COUNCIL, OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR. [00:05:04] CASH MARK, BACK THIS WAY. BACK THIS RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. HOLD ON. WE'LL PROBABLY END UP DOING YOU TALL AND YOU'RE TALL. COME BACK HERE. SMIDGE OVER RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. BIG TRIANGLES. OKAY. AND THEN I WILL HAVE DANNY COME BACK OVER HERE AS WELL AND THEN WE'LL ROUND OUT. THERE WE GO. NOPE. OVER OTHER SIDE. CHRISTIE. SORRY, . OKAY, EVERYBODY SMILE. BIG 3, 2 1, 1 2. OKAY. PERFECT. GREAT JOB EVERYONE. YES. OUTSTANDING. EVERYBODY HAD KEPT THEIR FINGERS AND TOES AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY GOT ELECTROCUTED, SO THAT'S GREAT . ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO [3.B. 2026-119 RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF BOERNE GAS DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE RATING IN THE TML RISK POOL GAS UTILITY SURVEY FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES.] THREE B 2026 DASH 1 1 9. RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF BURN GAS DEPARTMENT FOR RECEIVING AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE RATING AND THE TML RISK POOL GAS UTILITY SURVEY FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SAFE OPERATION PRACTICES, ANDREA. OKAY, NOW WE GET TO TALK ABOUT THE GAS DEPARTMENT. SO I'M ALSO PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR GAS DEPARTMENT RECEIVED AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE RATING FOLLOW ITS ANNUAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY REVIEW AS PART OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTER GOVERNMENTAL RISK PULL ASSESSMENT THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2026. THIS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT EVALUATED KEY AREAS INCLUDING OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, TRAINING INSPECTIONS, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. THE GAS DEPARTMENT ACHIEVED A PERFECT SCORE OF 100% REFLECTING THE TEAM TEAM'S UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND THEIR DEDICATION TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. AGAIN, I WANNA ALSO RECOGNIZE CRYSTAL BARRERA, OUR UTILITIES REGULATORY ADMINISTRATOR. AGAIN, SHE HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND MAINTAINING OUR DOCUMENTATION AND OUR, ALL OF OUR RECORDS RELATED TO SAFETY TRAINING, UH, PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS, PIPELINE SAFETY, COMPLIANCE, UM, HER DILIGENCE AND DEDICATION WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING THIS PERFECT SCORE AS WELL. UH, THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS TONIGHT, THEY HIGHLIGHT STRONG SAFETY CULTURE ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING RELIABLE HIGH QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. UH, WE HAVE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GAS DEPARTMENT HERE TONIGHT. COME ON DOWN. WE HAVE MICHAEL SHARP, OUR, UH, GAS SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE HAVE BRIAN RUSSELL, UH, OUR GAS SERVICE WORKER. SO THANK YOU BOTH. AND AGAIN, I GUESS WE WILL DO, UH, A PHOTO UP. YEAH, , IT'S LIKE A TIGHT TEA. OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT, WE HEAVY ON THE RIGHT. DOES MY FRONT ROW ALL WANT TO SHIFT A SNITCH THIS WAY? KEEP GOING ABOUT RIGHT THERE. YEP, ABOUT RIGHT THERE. PERFECT. OKAY. ACTUALLY, DANNY, I DON'T HAVE YOU ON THIS SIDE NOW. SORRY. THERE IT WAS. I KNEW YOU CALL IT HIGH COLLAR. I KNOW. OKAY, EVERYBODY'S AND THEN THIS ROW ON THIS SIDE SPIN UP. THERE YOU GO. SO WE'RE ON A STRAIGHT LINE. THERE WE GO. OKAY. EVERYBODY SMILE. BIG ONE, TWO. OKAY. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB EVERYONE, MAN. A HUNDRED PERCENT. THAT'S A A, AN AMAZING SCORE AND NOBODY BLEW THEMSELVES UP, SO WE'RE THAT'S GREAT. GAS, YOU DON'T WANNA BE NO, LIKE 80% DOWN. YEAH. KEEP THAT ELECTRIC, ELECTRIC GROUP AWAY FROM THE GAS GROUP AND WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. OUT. OUTSTANDING WORK GUYS. PROUD OF Y'ALL. THAT'S AWESOME. I LOVE THE FACT THAT I, WE TAKE SUCH DEDICATION TO SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S JUST AMAZING RATE SCORES. SO, ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PUBLIC COMMENTS. NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT I WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU CAME IN LATE TO COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AT THE PODIUM AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES ONCE YOU DO SO TO, TO SPEAK YOUR MIND. ANY TAKERS? OKAY. NO ONE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. MOVING ON [5. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below within the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item may be moved to the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.] TO AGENDA ITEM TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE COUNCIL CONSENT AGENDA AGENDAS ITEM FIVE A THROUGH FIVE D ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR ANY, ANY, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? COUNCIL, MCSO, I I DO HAVE A CLARIFICATION ON ITEM FOUR. I'D LIKE TO, I ITEM D, EXCUSE ME. ITEM D UH, ANDREW, CAN YOU COME UP FOR A SECOND? WE'LL ANSWER, UH, DR. MAX'S QUESTION ON CONSENT. AGENDA ITEM, YOU WANNA PULL THE PULL IT OUT OF THE CONSENT [00:10:01] AGENDA? YEAH, JUST PULL IT OUT. YOU WANNA PULL IT OUT? THAT'S FINE. OKAY, NEVERMIND. SORRY ANDREW. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. SO CAN I GET A, A MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEMS FIVE A, B, AND C. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, UM, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEMS A AND C WITH D PULLED OUT. WHAT ABOUT B? A THROUGH C? OH, A THROUGH. OKAY. YOU SAID A AND C. A THROUGH C, YOU SAID A AND C. A THROUGH CI GET THE SECOND. SECOND. COUNCILMAN BUNKER . ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FIVE A THROUGH C PASS FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU. AND I GUESS WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA [5.D. 2026-098 CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R19; A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HDR ENGINEERING, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER FACILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT AT THE OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECYCLING CENTER (WWTRC) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 231,060.] ITEM FIVE D UH, BRING THAT FORWARD FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. UH, ITEM 2026 DASH 0 9 8 CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 R 19, A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ON CITY MANAGER DIRECT EXECUTE AND AMENDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HCR ENGINEERING FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER FACILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT AT OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD AND RECYCLING CENTER FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 230 1060 $60. COUNCILMAN? UH, ALISO, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE, UH, THE AMENDMENT, THE PROPOSAL, HOWEVER, I DID WANT TO CLARIFY, WE'VE TALKED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE EXPANSION AND LOOKING INTO POTABLE REUSE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS FOR. WHERE IS THE PLANNING GONNA BE FOR THAT AS PART OF THE EXPANSION? SO IT'S INTEGRATED WITH THAT EXPANSION. IS THAT DOWN THE ROAD? IS THAT A SEPARATE, UH, CONTRACT FOR, UM, ASSESSMENT AND AND PLANNING? WHAT IS, HOW DOES THAT GONNA FIT IN THERE? DO WE KNOW YET? HAVE WE DISCUSSED THAT? YEAH, SO THAT WILL BE SEPARATE FROM THIS AMENDMENT. THIS CONTRACT AMENDMENT JUST INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES THAT HDR WILL PROVIDE FOR THE RECLAIM EXPANSION PROJECT. UM, I KNOW SEPARATELY WE'VE DISCUSSED SOME MASTER PLANNING OF ALL OF OUR UTILITIES, INCLUDING THE RECLAIM SYSTEM WHERE WE WILL LOOK AT IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE RECLAIMED AND FUTURE PLANS. MY ONLY CON, MY ONLY, OKAY, MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT WE NOT HAVE TO DUPLICATE SPENDING SO THAT WHEN WE DO DO THAT AND WE IT INTEGRATES INTO WHAT WE'RE ALREADY SPENDING MONEY TO DO WITH THIS. THAT'S ALL I'M REALLY FOCUSED ON. SO THAT'S, I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE IT'S ON THE, ON THE DRAWING BOARD. THAT'S ALL COMMENTS MIKE. I, I'D LIKE TO ADD, UM, A LOT OF THIS INCLUDES TERTIARY TREATMENT THAT GIVES US ADDITIONAL STORAGE AND ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR RECLAIMED WATER. ANY POSSIBILITY FOR DIRECT POTABLE REUSE WOULD HAVE TO COME AT THE END OF THIS TRAIN AND WOULD LIKELY INCUR MORE TREATMENT PROCESSES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE EVALUATED OVER TIME. BUT, UM, AS WE'VE LOOKED AT THE CIP, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT MASTER PLANNING SOME OF THIS EFFORT AND LOOKING AT THAT LONG TERM, BUT THOSE ARE IN THE LONG TERM PLANS TO CONSIDER. OKAY, THAT'S ALL, THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM FIVE D COUNCIL MCSO, MAY I MOVE TO APPROVE? UH, COUNCIL ITEM FIVE, UH, FIVE D RESOLUTION 2026 DRR DASH R 19 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH HGR ENGINEERING INCORPORATED FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RECLAIM WATER FACILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT AT THE OLD SAN ANTONIO ROADWAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECYCLING FACILITY FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 231,000 ZERO AND $60. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MICKELSON, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU ANDREW. THANK YOU MIKE. MOVING ON TO A REGULAR CITY [6.A. 2026-043 RECEIVE BIDS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R20; A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR 2026 STREET RECONSTRUCTION TO ____________, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MANAGE AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $_______________.] AGENDA ITEM. MOVING ON TO SIX A RESOLUTIONS 2026 DASH 0 4 3. RECEIVE BIDS AND CONSENT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH R 20 RESOLUTION. AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR 2026 STREET RECONSTRUCTION TWO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MANAGE AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACT FOR M NOT TO EXCEED. UH, PRESENTING WITH JEFF EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL WAS HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT UH, OUR BIDS FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION WORK. PATCHING TIES BACK TO USING DATA FOR SMART DECISION MAKING, INVESTING IN HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS. UM, SO THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS PATCHING PROGRAM. UH, REALLY THE ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR LARGE PATCHES. IT HAS MANY BENEFITS. UM, IT ALLOWS US TO AVOID PURCHASING COSTLY, EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MACHINE HERE ON OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD PROJECT, THAT'S PROBABLY A ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR MILLING MACHINE, UH, THAT WE'D USE PROBABLY INTERMEDIATELY, SO IT WOULDN'T BE GREAT TO HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE. IT'S REALLY A SPECIALIZED WORK AND WE, IT ALLOWS US TO PICK LIKE REALLY COMPLICATED AREAS OF COMPLICATED TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THESE CONTRACTORS CAN GET IN AND DO IT FAST, QUICKLY AND THEN GET BACK OUT, WHICH IS SAFER FOR OUR STAFF BUT ALSO SAFER FOR THE TRAVELING PUBLIC. UM, RECONSTRUCTION REALLY WE'RE TAKING OUT THE BAD PAVEMENT AND PUTTING BACK NEW PAVEMENT. UM, WE DETERMINE OUR LOCATIONS FROM [00:15:01] THE ANNUAL PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX STUDY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST WHERE A TRUCK DRIVES AROUND THE TOWN USES LASERS AND TELLS US, UM, WHERE ISSUES MAY BE. UH, THIS YEAR FOR 2026 WE'RE LOOKING AT PORTIONS OF JOHNS ROAD, OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD AND WEST SAN ANTONIO AVENUE. UM, IT'S GREATER THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, THEREFORE PUBLIC BID IS REQUIRED. WE ADVERTISED ON MARCH 8TH AND 15TH IN THE BURNING STAR. WE ALSO POSTED ONLINE TO CIV CAST, WHICH IS KIND OF AN ONLINE BID PORTAL. WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS RANGING FROM 274 TO 750,000 TO 4 79 68. AND TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP IS THE LOW BIDDER. WE HAVE NOT WORKED WITH THIS CONTRACTOR DIRECTLY AS A CITY, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SOME DEVELOPMENT WORK IN TOWN AND THEY GAVE REFERENCES TO THREE OTHER CITIES AND THEY GOT GREAT REFERENCES BACK, UM, FROM THE OTHER CITIES WE TALKED TO. WE WITH $5 DIESEL, WE WERE EXPECTING THESE BIDS TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND SO WE ACTUALLY DID A SMALLER AMOUNT THAN WE INITIALLY THOUGHT. UH, AND ACTUALLY THE BIDS CAME IN CHEAPER THAN LAST YEAR, WHICH CAUGHT US ALL BY SURPRISE. UM, AND TALKING TO THE BIDDERS AND CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE NUMBERS MATCHED LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME, ALL THE PAVING CONTRACTORS WERE VERY, VERY BUSY AND SO THE PRICES REFLECTED THEM BEING VERY BUSY THIS YEAR. EVEN WITH $5 DIESEL, UM, THEY'RE NOT AS BUSY AND SO THEY'RE BEING MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR BIDS. UM, SO WE ARE WAY UNDER BUDGET. UM, WE HAVE 542,000 IN OUR CAPITAL OUTLAY STREET RECONSTRUCTION BUDGET. UM, SO THE LITTLE BID WAS 2 74 SO WE'RE ASKING FOR A 25% INCREASE, WHICH IS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW AND WE'LL LOOK AT 20% OF THAT TO GO FIND ADDITIONAL AREAS AND MAKE ADDITIONAL PATCHING. AND WE'LL SAVE 5% IN CASE WE HAVEN'T RUN INTO ANY UH, ISSUES FOR THAT CONTRACTOR. UH, AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GET AS MUCH PATCHING AS WE CAN WITH THIS GREAT, THIS GREAT PRICE. SO ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. LEMME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENT FROM COUNCIL? NO. CAN I GET A MOTION? COUNCILMAN BUNKER? YEAH, I MOVE. WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 R 20 A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY OF BURNEY, TEXAS AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR 2026 RE STREET REHABILITATION TO TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP INCORPORATED AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MANAGE AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $343,438 AND 13 CENTS. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN WILLISON, PLEASE VOTE. RESOLUTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANKS JEFF. YOU MOVING ON TO SIX [6.B. 2026-097 RECEIVE BIDS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R21; A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE RECLAIMED WATER FACILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT TO _____________, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MANAGE AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $_______________.] B 2026 DASH 97 RECEIVE BIDS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH R 21 A RESOLUTION, AWARDING AND CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE RECLAIMED WATER FACILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT TO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MANAGE TO EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED PRESENTING ANDREW WILKINSON. ANDREW AGAIN, THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, AGAIN, WE'RE RECEIVING BIDS FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER FACILITY EXPANSION PROJECT TONIGHT. THIS IS HOW IT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY STRATEGY MAP. IT INVESTS IN MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS ADVANCES OUR MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. UM, AS WE ARE AWARE, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED OFF OF OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD AT OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT RECYCLING CENTER. UM, I'VE HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK PURPLE COLOR THE RECLAIM FACILITY SECTION OF THE PLANT, WHICH IS IN THE REAR OF THE SITE. THIS IS A CLOSER UP MAP FOR YOUR REFERENCE. UH, THE RECLAIM EXPANSION PROJECT WILL INCLUDE A NEW, UH, 600,000 GALLON GROUND STORAGE TANK, WHICH WILL REALLY HELP US PEAK DEMAND INCREASES IN THE RECLAIM SYSTEM AS WELL AS A NEW PUMP STATION BUILDING AND PUMP IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING PUMP STATION AND THE TRANSFER PUMPS, WHICH ARE THE PUMPS THAT TAKE IT FROM THE END OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TRAIN TO THE RECLAIMED STORAGE. UM, ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE TO ACCOMMODATE THESE, UM, EXPANDED FACILITIES SUCH AS DRIVEWAY, SIDEWALK AND SITE FENCING. SO THE PROJECT WAS BID OUT, UH, LAST MONTH AND UH, WE RECEIVED EIGHT BIDS RANGING FROM 5.18 TO 7.64 AND OUR COST ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROJECT WAS 6.15 MILLION. SO, UM, GOOD SHOWING OF BIDS AND SOME COST SAVINGS THERE WITH THE LOW BIDDER OF THE CONSTRUCTION GROUP AT 5.2 ISH MILLION. UM, WE HAVE CHECKED THEIR REFERENCES, WE HAVEN'T WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE OR SEEN THEIR NAME, BUT WE'VE CHECKED THEIR REFERENCES AND THEY DO HAVE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SCOPE, UM, WITH ALL POSITIVE FEEDBACK. SO THAT WAS GOOD NEWS. UM, THE CONTRACT TIME FOR THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE 300 CALENDAR DAYS, SO ASSUMING WE BEGIN AND GIVE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED THIS MONTH, THEY'LL BE WRAPPING UP EARLY NEXT YEAR IN FEBRUARY. SO WITH THAT WE ASK, UM, FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO AVIO CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND WE'RE ASKING FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 5.3 MILLION JUST TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY, UM, UNFORESEEN CHANGES THAT MAY OCCUR DURING CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? [00:20:03] NO. CAN I GET A MOTION? COUNCIL MC LUSO, YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION IN THE TIMELINE SO IT'S ALREADY THERE. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH R 21 RESOLUTION OF WHEN THE CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE RECLAIM WATER FACILITIES EXPANSION PROJECT TO A APPEAL A CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MANAGE AND EXECUTE THE RELATED CONTRACT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,300,000. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN OLSON, PLEASE VOTE AND RESOLUTION PASSES FOUR ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU ANDREW. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO GENERAL NUMBER [7. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL – No discussion or action may take place.] SEVEN. OH WOW. COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? YEAH, ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? STEVEN? COUNCILMAN BUNKER? YEAH, I'VE BEEN OFF FOR THREE WEEKS OR TWO WEEKS. UH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. UM, SO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I, BESIDES WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL AND DOING THE COUNCIL, I'M ALSO THE REGION 20 DIRECTOR OR CO UH, COORDINATOR FOR THE CITIZEN V THROUGH TEXAS LAW RELATED EDUCATION. AND SO WE HAD OUR REGION 20 CITIZEN V CONTEST AND WE HAD THREE, UH, CHAMPION STUDENTS GOT FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE. SO FIRST PLACE, COLTON KUHN, UH, WILL GO ON TO THE STATE COMPETITION IN AUSTIN AND COMPETE AGAINST, UH, STU STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. ALSO, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE LIBRARY, THE ART SHOW IS THERE. UM, SO IT'S, I ENCOURAGE YOU FOR THE, TO TELL THE MAY 1ST. I THINK, UH, THEY THE, UH, ART SHOWS AT THE LIBRARY AND THEN ON APRIL 21ST AT NOON, WE WILL HAVE THE VICTORY OR DEATH TRAVIS LETTER AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE. SO IF YOU HEAR A CANNING SHOT GOING OFF AT NOON, UH, BE AWARE THAT THAT'S NORMAL. IT'S GONNA ACCOMP BE, I GUESS OUR NOON SIREN IF YOU'RE DOWNTOWN. SO ALL THANK YOU COUNCILOR MU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MICHAEL LUSO? COUNCIL WILSON. COUNCIL KELSON. ALL RIGHT, JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE, UH, DOING WHAT YOU DO. GRATEFUL FOR OUR, OUR GREAT UTILITIES DEPARTMENTS, OUR, OUR ELECTRIC AND WATER COMPANY, ELECTRIC AND GAS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND JUST WANT AN AMAZING JOB IN OUR WATER DEPARTMENT AS WELL. UH, THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF AND UH, WE WILL ADJOURN AT OFFICIALLY AT 6:22 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.