Agenda Items: City debt for "activities with an impending development" POSTPONED; Q4 Dept. Reports; contract with Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) to conduct automated pavement condition assessments. Executive Session: Halff Litigation; Brothers In Christ Development; Beall Development Agreement; City Secretary resignation.
• Location and Time: El Chico City Hall, 120 El Chico, Suite A, Willow Park, Texas 76087, 6PM
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• Latest Update: updated 23 October 2024; posted 18 October 2024
• Tags: #Finance #CityServices #Streets
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• Index: Public Comments, Agenda, Sources and Resources
Public Comments
From approved minutes posted with the next Council Meeting agenda.
2. Postponed: Discussion/Action: to consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of “City of Willow Park, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024A” including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such certificates in the amount not to exceed $5,135,000 to finance the costs of paying contractual obligations to be incurred for (i) constructing, acquiring, purchasing, renovating, enlarging, equipping, and improving water and wastewater system properties or facilities, including the acquisition of land and rights-of-way therefor, and (ii) professional services rendered in connection with such projects and the financing thereof. #Finance
• Background: As referenced at the prior Council meeting [24 September 2024 Council Meeting], a portion of the Certificate of Obligation would fund activities with an impending development. It was expected that the developer’s agreement would be finalized by the October 22nd meeting. However, the DA has not been finalized. Staff and the developer are actively working to finalize an agreement, and staff expects this matter to be resolved in a timely manner. The Texas Attorney General, who oversees and reviews all bonds, allows municipalities to postpone the issuance of debt, and per bond counsel, Kristen Savant, the City of Willow Park can postpone the issuance of debt until a date certain.
3. Quarterly Department Reports #Emergency#CityServices
a. Development [in .pdf]
b. Parks [in .pdf]
c. Public Works [in .pdf]
e. [Street] Projects [in .pdf]
f. Police [in .pdf]
g. [Municipal] Court [in .pdf]
h. Fire Marshal [in .pdf]
i. Communications [in .pdf]
4. Discussion/Action: to consider authorizing a professional services agreement with Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) for the 2024 Pavement Condition Assessment... through the North Texas SHARE Purchasing Program* #Streets
• Background:
The City of Willow Park strives to maintain its roadway network as best as possible.
The City will utilize the services of Infrastructure Management Services (IMS)*, an engineering firm that conducts automated pavement condition assessments. They provide the data and analysis to develop long term, cost optimized street rehabilitation plans.
The 2024 Pavement Condition Assessment project will include driving all concrete and asphalt streets in the City (approximately 80 miles) with a van that is outfitted with instrumentation to record on a continuous basis the surface condition, rutting, roughness, and the location by Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates. Upon conclusion of the mobile field data collection, IMS will provide a final report with all the street segments listed with their pavement condition index (PCI). This pavement assessment will provide the city with an updated and in-depth understanding of its current road infrastructure. The data will assist in the city’s future maintenance and resurfacing plans.
IMS Infrastructure Management Services maintains an interlocal agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)* that provides negotiated pricing for NCTCOG members. The agreement was developed in accordance with the North Texas SHARE Program* , which the City of Willow Park is a member of. The North Texas SHARE Program allows member cities all the benefits associated with cooperative purchases and member cities can use contracts which have been competitively solicited and awarded by North Central Texas Council of Governments.
• Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the professional services agreement with IMS Infrastructure Management Services in the amount of $31,320.
• Exhibits: Consultant Services Agreement for Pavement Analysis Services [in .pdf]
• Willow Park Research
* North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
Informational
Executive Session
5. Section 551.071 - Consultation with Attorney; Halff & Associates Litigation. #FortWorthWater
• Willow Park Civics Research: • Index, Lawsuit concerning El Chico Water System. City vs Halff
6. 551.087 - Economic Development Negotiations; 551.071 Consultation with City Attorney;
6a. Beall Development Agreement #DevelopmentSouth #AreaGrowth
• Willow Park Civics Research: Beall Development Index, Willow Park Civics Blog
6b. Brothers In Christ Annexation. #DevelopmentSouth #AreaGrowth
• Willow Park Civics Research: Brothers in Christ Development Index, Willow Park Civics Blog
7. Section 551.074 - Personnel; deliberate City Secretary resignation; possible appointment of interim City Secretary.
8. Section 551.074 - Personnel; to authorize Staff to advertise the City Secretary Position.
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