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[A. CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. TIME IS 604.WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
GO AND CALL TO ORDER, AND I'LL DO A ROLL CALL.
VOTE ROLL CALL REAL QUICK MYSELF.
JEFF WATSON IS HERE. MR. EVANS. HERE, MISS NEDD HERE, MISS PETTIS HERE, MISTER THORNTON HERE, MISTER ASHE HERE, AND MISS SAMUEL HERE ALSO.
EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. AND I BELIEVE MISTER THORNTON IS GOING TO LEAD US FOR OUR INVOCATION. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TOGETHER.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU ALLOW US TO BE ON ONE ACCORD IN THIS MEETING.
ANY DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING HAS TO BE MADE.
FATHER. FATHER, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO BE IN FELLOWSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER AND BEING IN RIGHT MIND. AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. THANK YOU, MR. THORNTON. I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM E, PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS UNABLE TO RESPOND OR DISCUSS ANY ISSUES THAT ARE BROUGHT UP DURING THIS SESSION THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA, OTHER THAN TO MAKE STATEMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC INQUIRY, OR TO RECITE EXISTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO ANY INQUIRY.
AND, MISS WALKER, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE FOR PUBLIC APPEARANCE TONIGHT,
[F. PUBLIC REPORT ITEMS]
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC REPORT ITEMS. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO WELCOME MISS SHANITA SAMUEL, OUR NEWEST MEMBER, TO THE BOARD. SHE COMES TO US.HAILING FROM THE GREAT CITY OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, HAS GOT 20 PLUS YEARS OF NONPROFIT EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR AND ASKING FOR. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU HEARING THAT CALL AND STEPPING FORWARD AND VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME HERE WITH THE REST OF US ON THE BOARD.
SO WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE.
AND ALSO, WE'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SHE'S ALSO A KEY PART OF ONE HEART MCKINNEY, WHERE SHE'S BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS AS WELL TOO. SO I KNOW EVERYBODY KIND OF ECHOES THAT WITH ME THAT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO HAVE YOU HERE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT REGULAR PCC MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST. THAT'S NOT A JOKE.
AT 6 P.M. ON 2025. AND THEN THE OTHER THING.
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. MONDAY, MARCH 10TH AND MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, BOTH AT 630.
AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR.
LET ME OPEN IT UP. IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY WANT TO REPORT ON OR ANY PUBLIC INTEREST ITEMS. I HAVE ONE. SO THE CITY IS PARTNERING WITH THE VFW AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DO A CLEANUP DAY. THEY POSTED TODAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO IF YOU SEE IT, PLEASE SIGN UP AND JOIN US.
I'M SORRY, DID I JUMP AHEAD ON THIS A LITTLE BIT FROM BOARD REPORT? DURING BOARD REPORT. OKAY.
SORRY, JASON. I'LL GET BACK TO THAT HERE IN JUST TWO SECONDS.
[G. STAFF REPORT ITEMS]
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM G.STAFF REPORT ITEMS IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MISS ALLISON COOK.
MR. WHITMIRE IS FEELING WELL, SO I'M JUST STEPPING IN BRIEFLY, AND I BELIEVE HE WALKS THROUGH THE MONTHLY SALES TAX ANALYSIS WITH THE BOARD.
SINCE HE'S BEEN ON TRACKING IN THE FISCAL YEAR, SO THE LAST REPORTING FULL MONTH THAT WE HAVE WOULD BE DECEMBER.
AND IF WE CAN LOOK AT DECEMBER, WHEN WE LOOK AT YEAR OVER YEAR AND YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, YOU SEE THE GREEN, THE $70,284.
SO PEOPLE WERE SHOPPING IN DECEMBER.
IT WAS GOING ON HERE. SO THAT IS A GOOD THING.
THAT IS THE 1%. SO AT CDC AND EDC MONEY THAT COMES IN THE DOOR.
SO THIS IS ALL YEAR OVER YEAR.
OOP. WENT AWAY. HOPE YOU SAW IT.
BUT ANYWAY, SO I THINK HE WAS TRYING TO SHOW FISCAL YEAR JUST TO COMPARATIVELY SHOW THE YEARS PRIOR SO WE CAN SEE WHAT ANY TRENDS ARE.
SO I'M THANKFUL THAT HE'S DONE THIS WORK TO SHOW THE BOARDS WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHAT MONTHS PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SPENDING A BUNCH OF MONEY.
IT'S HELPFUL TO KNOW. YEAH, AND REALLY GOOD TRENDS HERE OF SO MUCH GREEN.
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I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE THAT'S THAT'S IN THE NEGATIVE. SO YEAH, WE ONLY HAVE THREE MONTHS REPORTING IN THE FISCAL YEAR.SO WE HAVE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
SO NEXT MONTH WE'LL BE BACK TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN JANUARY.
AWESOME. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
AND WE HOPE JIM FEELS BETTER SOON.
YEP. ALTHOUGH HE WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME THAT YOU ARE A BIT OF AN UPGRADE.
SO. ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK RIGHT NOW, WHEN JIM COMES BACK, WE'LL CIRCLE BACK TO THE PROJECT UPDATE WITH THE WOODY WILLIAMS PROJECT AS WELL, TOO. OKAY. IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT 100%.
SO I KNOW HE'S GOT SOME INFORMATION THAT HE'S WORKING ON, AND WE'RE WORKING ON PUTTING A FEW THINGS TOGETHER. SO WE'RE GOING TO DESHAWN, IF YOU CAN HELP US, REMIND US TO PUSH THAT TO THE APRIL AGENDA FOR US.
THANK YOU. OUR STAFF REPORT ITEMS.
[H. BOARD REPORT ITEMS]
ALL RIGHT. MR. ASH. MY APOLOGIES.NOW ON TO ITEM H. BOARD REPORT ITEMS, CDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST IN WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
YEAH. SO ONCE AGAIN, THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND PUTTING ON A NATIONAL OR CITYWIDE CLEANUP EVENT, THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH, AMONG OTHERS, THE VFW. SO I INVITE ANYBODY OUT THERE TO SIGN UP AND COME JOIN US.
CORRECT. YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[I. CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND WILL BE ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER. SO REQUEST IN WHICH THE EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND CONSIDERED IN ITS NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE AGENDA.
AND WE'VE GOT THE MINUTES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETING.
AND IF EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO PASS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECOND. OKAY. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MISS SAMUEL. YES. MR. THORNTON.
AND I VOTE YES AS WELL. SO THAT CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.
MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING HERE.
LET'S SEE. DESHAWN, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PULL THE ROUND ONE PDC GRANT APPLICATION UPDATE. AND LET'S PUSH THAT TO NEXT WEEK.
WE'D LIKE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AROUND THAT WHEN JIM RETURNS.
SO I KNOW HE'S GOT SOME STUFF PREPARED FOR THAT, BUT I WANT TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME SPEAK TO US ABOUT THAT, IF THAT'S OKAY, AND THEN THAT WILL MOVE US RIGHT ALONG TO 2025.
[2025- 008 Princeton Community Center Update Presentation]
008 PRINCETON COMMUNITY CENTER UPDATE AND PRESENTATION UPDATE ON THE CURRENT PRINCETON COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATION, WHICH WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.PROJECT PROVIDED BY NATHAN BECKY.
AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE PRESENTATION THAT MR. BECKY IS GOING TO HAVE IS POSTED UP ON, ON THE WEBSITE ON THERE AS WELL TOO.
SO IF ANYBODY IS LOOKING FOR THAT, EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO RIGHT NOW IS ALSO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING. NATHAN. BECKY ET COMMERCIAL SERVING AS THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS ASSIGNMENT.
HAPPY TO PROVIDE SOME MARCH UPDATES.
SO I'VE HANDED OUT THE DECK AND AS GEOFF MENTIONED AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL.
SO WE'LL JUST GO SLIDE BY SLIDE AND WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WE GO.
SO JUST A QUICK REHASH AS WE TURN THE PAGE TECHNICALLY PAGE ONE WE KIND OF IDENTIFIED THIS STEP ONE. STEP TWO, STEP THREE PROCESS OF BASICALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, INVESTIGATE AND VALIDATE.
THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS, CONTRACTORS BEEN ONBOARDED AND THEN SORT OF THE PATHWAY TO REOPENING AND WORKING THROUGH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
NEXT PAGE, WHICH IS PAGE THREE IS PROGRESS UPDATES.
AND LOOK AHEAD. SO WE'RE JUST WALKING THROUGH A FEW MILESTONES WE'VE ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST. WE'LL SAY 30 TO 60 DAYS.
SO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH SOHO DESIGN BUILD WAS EXECUTED ON JANUARY 21ST 2025.
CONTRACTOR MOBILIZED SHORTLY THEREAFTER WAS READY TO GO.
AS IT RELATES TO THE OVERALL COMPLETION DATE, OUR TARGET IS STILL CURRENTLY TRACKING
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MEMORIAL DAY. MAY 31ST, 2025.SO THAT'S THE DATE WE'RE CURRENTLY TRACKING.
AS IT RELATES TO MILESTONES, EXCUSE ME, THE MAJOR MILESTONES RIGHT NOW AND PROBABLY THE MOST LABOR INTENSIVE IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY YOU'VE SEEN JUST A MASSIVE PILE OF DIRT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DIGGING A POOL, SO NO POOLS GOING IN.
IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO WANDER OUT THERE, YOU'LL NOTICE THEY'VE PULLED IN SOME LOCATIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DIRT, SO THE FINISHED FLOOR OF LITERALLY THE GROUND BELOW WAS JUST INCHES BELOW THE CURRENT WOOD FRAMING THE JOYCE AND THE BEAMS. SO PART OF THAT FIRST EXERCISE WAS LITERALLY GO IN THERE AND START DIGGING OUT TO CREATE A VOID BETWEEN BOTTOM OF WOOD TO TOP OF DIRT.
THAT'S 18 TO 24IN DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU MEASURE IT FROM.
BUT THE LOWEST POINT MINIMUM 18IN.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT A GOOD BREATHABLE CRAWL SPACE, AS THEY CALL IT A CRAWL SPACE. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON JUST MAKING SURE AIR IS GETTING FLOWING THROUGH. IT'S ACCESSIBLE.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PLUMBING, AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ORIGINAL WOOD FRAMING AS IT RELATES TO ORIGINAL BEAMS, ORIGINAL PIERS, PIERS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT WHATEVER POINT DURING MAYBE A PRIOR REMODEL AND THEN DEFICIENCIES. WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT HERE IN A SECOND.
A COUPLE OTHER BIG MILESTONES.
ONE OF THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS WAS FIGURE OUT THE FIRE SPRINKLER RISER ROOM.
THERE WAS MENTIONS OF POTENTIALLY DOING ALMOST LIKE A DOGHOUSE, IF YOU WILL, ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING OR TAKING SOME SPACE AWAY FROM THE INSIDE OF ONE OF THOSE GATHERING ROOMS. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT, IN COORDINATION WITH FIRE MARSHAL, THAT HE'S AGREEABLE TO DO KIND OF A VALVE SYSTEM, WHICH IS BASICALLY IN-WALL.
AND WE'LL SHOW YOU ON HERE. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY SQUARE FOOTAGE OUT OF THE BUILDING, AND WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE BASICALLY $30,000 RIGHT OFF THE TOP.
WE HAD IT BUILT INTO THE BUDGET AS A WORST CASE, BUT THAT SO THAT'S THAT'S A BIG WIN.
THE SYSTEM SIMPLER AND CITY OF PRINCETON FIRE MARSHAL REALLY WAS WORKING WITH US ON THAT.
SO IT'S A BE A CODE COMPLIANT SYSTEM FOR BOTH FIRE ALARM AND FIRE SPRINKLER.
WITH HAULING ALL THAT DIRT OUT, I THINK IT WAS MUCH MORE THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE ANTICIPATED. SO IT'S TAKEN ABOUT ANOTHER EXTRA WEEK.
BUT IF YOU'VE SEEN THAT DIRT PILE, IT'S IT'S A LOT OF DIRT.
WE DID HAVE THE ENGINEER DO AN INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION.
AFTER REMOVING ALL THE SUBFLOOR IN THERE.
WE HAD THEM COME OUT A SECOND TIME AND SAY, OKAY, BASED ON NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S UNCOVERED, WHAT DO YOU SEE? IS THERE ANY UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS? THERE'S AN OBSERVATION REPORT THAT WAS PROVIDED, AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT.
THE NAME OF THE COMPANY IS PAGE TWO CONSULTING ENGINEERS.
THEY'RE STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING.
WITH THAT, THEY'VE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO FIX A LOT OF THE FRAMING AND WOOD DEFICIENCIES. SO PART OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO IT LIFTING AND GETTING KIND OF WONKY IS THERE'S JUST A BUNCH OF LOOSE WOOD UNDER THERE. BEAMS AREN'T CONNECTED. BEAMS AREN'T TIED. BEAMS AREN'T BLOCKED.
SO AS THE BUILDING KIND OF MOVES A LITTLE BIT.
STUFF JUST STARTS SORT OF ROLLING AND WE'LL TALK TO THAT IN A SECOND.
ALL THAT BEING SAID. WE'VE HAD GOOD PARTICIPATION.
WE HAD THEM OUT AGAIN THIS WEEK.
WE JUST RECEIVED A CHANGE ORDER THIS MORNING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE BUDGET AND COVER WITHIN THE CONTINGENCY, SO IT SHOULD BE STILL ON TRACK.
BUT REWORKING ALL THAT WOOD FRAMING IS GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER WEEK.
BUT THEY'RE THEY'RE READY TO GO. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE TWO WILD CARDS. EVERYTHING ELSE WE CAN KIND OF SEE EITHER THE ATTIC OR WHATEVER OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
SO THE PLAN IS TO JUST IF, IF, IF EVERYONE'S AGREEABLE TO A CHANGE ORDER, I KNOW JIM'S NOT HERE, AND WE'LL HAVE HIM KIND OF WALK THAT THROUGH.
GET THAT WOULD SORT OF ORDERED.
IT'S A TON OF WOOD AND GET THOSE REPAIRS GOING WHICH WILL LEAD INTO THE PIER INSTALLATION ULTIMATELY STIFFENING UP AND CREATING KIND OF A SOLID STRUCTURE AND THEN TRYING TO LIFT IT UP. IF YOU TRY TO LIFT IT UP TOO SOON, IT'S JUST KIND OF KIND OF JUST BREAK THE HOUSE, IF YOU WILL.
AND THEN ONCE, ONCE WE'RE FORCED TO SOME SORT OF STABILIZED, LEVELED UP. THEN WE'RE GOING TO START KIND OF PUTTING BACK THE DECKING. AND THEN IT'S ROCK AND ROLL AND FINISHES.
NEXT SLIDE SAYS IT SAYS FIRE ALARM.
IT'S A TYPO. IT'S ACTUALLY FIRE SPRINKLER. BUT THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL. THAT'S THE NEW LOCATION. IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MEN'S RESTROOM. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE BEHIND A PANEL. IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOT KIND OF OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND.
SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT SAVINGS.
THAT'S THAT'S WHY IT'S POSITIVE IF YOU IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, GOT A FEW PROGRESS PHOTOS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT SNUCK IN THERE, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN IT. BUT FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T YOU CAN SEE IT'S IT'S A IT'S DEMO DAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
JUST A LOT OF DIRT, A LOT OF DIRTY WOOD.
THE GOAL IS, AGAIN, STABILIZE IT, LEVEL IT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU COULD DROP A MARBLE AND IT'LL JUST RUN FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, GET IT LEVELED, GET IT SOLID AND SET IT UP FOR THE FUTURE SUCH THAT WE WON'T HAVE ANY JOISTS THAT ARE ROLLING. A LOT OF IT IS NOT HAVING BLOCKING IN BETWEEN THESE JOISTS.
THEY'RE JUST MOVING AND THEY'RE ROLLING. SO EVERYTHING. DEPENDING ON THE DAY, THINGS ARE JUST KIND OF GOING UP AND DOWN.
ANY SIGHTINGS OF JIMMY HOFFA UNDERNEATH THE.
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THERE'S NO SIGNS OF ARCHITECTURAL RUINS.AND I'M NOT SURE IF I MENTIONED ONCE ALL THE FRAMING WORK IS DONE THAT THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDED, HE'S GOING TO COME BACK OUT.
HE'S GOING TO SIGN OFF THAT ALL THE WORK'S BEEN DONE BEFORE WE COVER IT UP. SO WE'LL HAVE AN ENGINEER REPORT CERTIFYING THAT EVERYTHING HE WANTED, WANTED, AND NOTED AS SUGGESTING TO BE COMPLETED WILL BE COMPLETE.
ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? LET ME PAUSE.
FOR JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS. I'VE BEEN KIND OF JOTTING DOWN A FEW THINGS. ONE QUESTION I HAD, YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT THE ENGINEERING REPORTS THAT WE'VE DONE.
AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, IF YOU COULD, IF YOU GOT TIME OR IF YOU'RE IF YOU'VE GOT IT BAKED INTO HERE. GREAT. IF WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YOU. I'M NOT TRYING TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER. BUT ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF SPEAK TO IS WE'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS LATELY ABOUT THE ENGINEERING REPORTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE OLD STUFF HAS BEEN AVAILABLE.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB, I THINK, OF POSTING THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD AS NEW, SO MAYBE WE CAN KIND OF SPEAK TO THAT, OR MISS WALKER CAN HELP SPEAK TO THAT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE.
THAT'S AVAILABLE ON ANY PROJECT UPDATES WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
BUT CAN YOU KIND OF TALK US THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ENGINEERING REPORTS AND LIKE WHAT WE CAN EXPECT OF HAVING FURTHER ONES GOING FORWARD? SURE. SO WE HAD THE ORIGINAL INSPECTION REPORT THAT WAS PROBABLY A 50 PAGE DOCUMENT.
IT WENT REALLY INSIDE, OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, DOING A VISUAL INSPECTION.
OBVIOUSLY IT WASN'T DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, BUT JUST EVERYTHING, NOTING ALL VISUAL OBSERVATIONS AND DEFICIENCIES, PART OF THE PROCUREMENT OF THE CONTRACTOR AND DEVELOPING THE PRICING WAS FIX EVERYTHING ON THAT LIST NOTED FROM THE ORIGINAL ENGINEERING REPORT. SO THAT SERVED AS SORT OF THE BASIS OF THE SCOPE.
GOING INTO IT, NOW THAT WE'VE OPENED UP THINGS, WE HAVE A NEW SET OF REPORTS NOTING UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS AND NEW OBSERVATIONS, AND IT'S JUST A NEW SET OF REPORTS.
SO WE PLAN ON ADDRESSING THOSE.
PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK, WE HAD AN ADA INSPECTION PERFORMED AS WELL, JUST FOR SORT OF OUR RECORDS, AND WE ALSO HAD A LICENSED ARCHITECT, REGISTERED ARCHITECT DO A LIFE SAFETY ANALYSIS THAT REALLY WAS FOCUSED ON INGRESS AND EGRESS. SO A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS WHERE THE FRONT DOOR IN THE BACK DOOR ARE NOT UP TO CODE. PART OF THAT IS GETTING THAT UP TO CODE AS WELL.
OKAY. AND CAN ANYBODY ON STAFF DID WE MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE ONLINE AS PART OF THE PROJECT LINK ON THE WEBSITE? DO YOU KNOW MOST OF OUR REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM EPT ARE ONLINE? I KNOW THAT OUR INCREDIBLE MARKETING TEAM AT AARON AND MALLORY HAVE JUST PUT TOGETHER A FRAMEWORK FOR THE CDC WEBSITE.
SO ONCE WE RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM JIM WE WILL GET ALL OF THIS STUFF LOADED IN THERE INTO A SPECIFIC PROJECTS CATEGORY.
OKAY, BEAUTIFUL. NOW WE'RE JUST STILL.
YEAH, IF IT MAKES SENSE, I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GO DO AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST OR SOMETHING, AND TRYING TO TO TO GET ALL OF THAT.
I'D LIKE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT READILY AVAILABLE, IF THAT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. I THINK THE ONE FROM THIS SUMMER IS THERE, BUT THE NEW STUFF FOR TODAY ISN'T OKAY.
NOT YET, BUT THE ONE FROM AUGUST SEPTEMBER THAT'S BEEN THERE.
MISS WALKER HAS HAD THAT. BUT WE'LL GET WE'LL WORK WITH MALLORY FOR THIS.
SORRY. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET US TOO FAR OFF TRACK, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU ON THAT, SO THAT'S ALL GREAT INFORMATION YOU TOUCHED ON.
YOU'VE KIND OF SPOKEN TO ABOUT. HAVEN'T REALLY FOUND ANYTHING UNEXPECTED.
WHY NOT? THAT WAS ONE OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE. ANY DELAYS OR UNEXPECTED ISSUES THAT WOULD INCREASE COSTS BY ANY CHANCE, OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN.
I THINK ONE THING YOU MENTIONED WAS THE KIND OF PLUS ONE WEEK ON THE DIRT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING AS WE GET INTO BUDGET. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS FIRST SET OF PROGRESS PHOTOS, IT WAS UNCOVERING EXISTING STRUCTURAL.
SO WE'VE NOTED THE ENGINEER NOTED SOME WOOD FRAMING THAT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED.
SOME STUFF WAS JUST NOT NAILED OR NOT BLOCKED, OR IN SOME CASES SHIFTED WHERE IT'S NOT EVEN SITTING ON A PIER AT ALL, JUST FLOATING OUT IN SPACE.
SO WE DO HAVE A CHANGE ORDER WE RECEIVED TODAY, AND I'LL TALK TO THAT ON BUDGET.
SO IT'LL TAKE UP ALMOST A GOOD HALF OF THE CONTINGENCY.
BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE IT THERE. RIGHT.
YEAH FOR SURE. AND WE GET INTO BUDGET AS IT RELATES TO THE ORIGINAL TARGET THE THE CAPITAL ALLOCATION FOR THIS PROJECT IF YOU WILL.
YEAH. WE'RE WELL BELOW THAT. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO PUSH IT DOWN AS LOW AS WE CAN.
YEAH. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ON ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE HAVEN'T ALREADY TOUCHED ON. IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS UNFORESEEN OR AS IT RELATES TO ANY OTHER UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS, IT'S MAINLY THE DIRT.
IN SOME CASES THE WHERE THE DIRT WAS JUST SO TIGHT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE JOYCE, IT JUST WASN'T BREATHING. I THINK THE COMMENT WAS MADE IS THAT IT SMELLS A LITTLE MUSTY IN HERE. IT FEELS A LITTLE.
SO THE GOAL IS TO GET SOME GOOD HELP.
IT BREATHE BASICALLY IS KIND OF SUFFOCATING IT.
AND THERE'S ROTTING ADDING SOME VENTS IN THE CRAWL SPACE, STIFFENING UP THE STRUCTURE.
REWORKING THE WOOD IN TERMS OF OTHER PROTEINS.
THE PLUMBING, PLUMBING AND PLUMBING CONTRACTORS COMING OUT TOMORROW TO JUST SORT
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OF DOUBLE CHECK THE SYSTEM AND CERTIFY THAT ALL IS GOOD AND THERE'S NOT ANY LEAKS, BUT EVERYTHING'S NOW ACCESSIBLE. IF THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUTURE. OKAY.SO AGAIN, GREAT SEGUE TO MY LAST AND THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION AT THIS POINT.
ONE OF THE THIRD BULLET DOWN PLUMBING, SUMP INSTALLED.
IS THAT GOING TO PUMP WATER OUT? AND IF SO, WHERE DOES THAT PUMP IT OUT TO? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT THE AS A IT'S RIGHT NOW IT'S A VISUAL OBSERVATION WITH THIS BIG RAIN WE CAN GO OVER THERE AND SEE IF IT'S TRULY PONDING. RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST KIND OF FLAT UNDER THERE. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WITH THE ENGINEER, IF IT MAKES SENSE TO PUT A PUMP IN A CERTAIN LOCATION.
THE ONLY TRICK ON THAT IS YOU ALMOST HAVE TO, LIKE, CREATE A SWIMMING POOL AND TRY TO, LIKE, DIG DOWN EVEN DEEPER AND TRY TO PUSH IT TO ONE SPOT, FOR TRYING TO SEE IF IT MAKES SENSE IN A COUPLE ZONES THAT COULD BE COLLECTING WATER TO MAYBE ADD A COUPLE, AND THAT WOULD JUST BE TIED INTO THE STORM.
THERE'S AN EXISTING STORM DRAIN OUT THERE, BUT OKAY.
SOMETHING WE'RE LOOKING AT. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT NOT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD DO THIS, BUT THAT WE'RE NOT. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT PUMPING INTO OUR NEIGHBORS. OH, NO. NO. SO IT WOULD GO INTO THE EXISTING STORM DRAIN, RIGHT? CORRECT. IT'D BE WHATEVER THE GUTTERS ARE TIED INTO.
OKAY, PERFECT. THAT'S ALL THAT I HAD.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAD ANY QUESTIONS UP TO THIS POINT. HEY, NATHAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY EXCELLENT JOB.
THANK YOU. I KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE UP HERE ON THE BOARDS.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. YOU KNOW, TRYING TO SAVE EVERY DOLLAR WHERE YOU CAN SO THOSE FUNDS CAN BE REALLOCATED TO GO TO OTHER THINGS, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, THE WORK AND THE EFFORT THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE PUTTING IN. SO JUST THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. THERE WERE STILL A COUPLE MORE SLIDES.
ALL RIGHT. JUST SECOND SET OF PICTURES IS PROGRESS PHOTOS. WE WERE TRYING TO CAPTURE EVERY ROOM. ONE THING TO NOTE IS WE'VE KEPT ALL THE ORIGINAL MILLWORK.
TO PULL IT OUT WOULD BE PRETTY DESTRUCTIVE.
AND YOU'D PROBABLY DESTROY ALL THE MILL WORK AT THAT POINT, BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO WORK UNDER IT AND EVERYTHING UNDER IT'S PRETTY ACCESSIBLE.
SO THEY FELT IT'D BE EXCESSIVE TO DESTROY ALL THAT.
ONCE IT'S LEVELED UP, WE WILL DO A FIELD WALK.
ONE OF THE GOALS IS TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING PERFECTLY LEVEL AND GET RID OF SOME OF THOSE UPS AND DOWNS AND THOSE THRESHOLDS. THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING FROM A COSMETIC. IT JUST BE A BETTER EXPERIENCE. SO THERE'S NOT ANY TRIP HAZARDS.
BUT YEAH, ONCE IT'S DOWN THEY'LL START ACCLIMATING THE WOOD FLOOR.
AFTER THE PICTURE SLIDE, JUMPING ONTO THE ONE THAT SAYS LATEST SCOPE AND TARGET TIMELINES. WE'VE TALKED WE'VE TOUCHED ON A FEW OF THESE ITEMS. THE ENGINEERING REPORT WAS THE ONE WE HAD BEFORE WE GOT STARTED.
THE SUMP PUMPS WERE LOOKING AT VAPOR BARRIER.
WE'RE GETTING ENGINEER RECOMMENDATION, WHETHER IT BE VAPOR BARRIER OR ALMOST LIKE A TAR PAPER. HIS COMMENT WAS IT NEEDS TO BREATHE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANOTHER PROBLEM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDATION. FIRE SPRINKLER.
FIRE ALARM HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND APPROVED AND ENGINEERED.
SO THAT'S GOOD. WE'RE GOOD TO GO THERE.
AND THEN ALL THE EXTERIOR ROOF REPAIRS, EXTERIOR SIDING, TAPE, BED TEXTURE. THERE WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS MENTIONED, THE MONUMENT SIGNAGE, AS A POTENTIAL WILD CARD.
AND WE'LL TALK THAT ON BUDGET AS JUST SORT OF SOMETHING WE'RE TRACKING, IF THAT'S STILL A DESIRE TO WORK ON SOMETHING AT A HIGH LEVEL.
IF CONSTRUCTION'S DONE MEMORIAL DAY, IT MIGHT DRAG OUT ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING BACK IN THERE AND GET IT OFFICIALLY TURNED BACK ON FIT FOR OCCUPANCY.
SO WE ASSUME WHEN CONTRACTORS ARE DONE, IT'S STILL GOING TO PROBABLY TAKE A WEEK OR SO TO GET FINAL CLEANING TO GET ALL THE FURNITURE BACK IN THERE. TURNING TO THE NEXT PAGE. PATHWAY TO REOPENING.
HEY, NATE. YEP. JUST WANT TO BRING UP ABOUT THE MONUMENT SIGNAGE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
I KNOW YOU ASKED US FOR SOME IDEAS AND PROBABLY DIDN'T GET THEM TO YOU, BUT JUST TRYING TO GIVE US SOME SAMPLES OF SOMETHING TO COME UP WITH.
I KNOW YOU DO A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK, SO YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN SOME THINGS.
IF YOU COULD COME BACK TO US WITH SOME IDEAS THAT KIND OF FITS IN THAT BUDGET FRAME THAT WE HAVE, WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SIGNAGE OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER BECAUSE AS WE AS YOU GO BY IT, THERE'S NOTHING THERE THAT SAYS IT'S A COMMUNITY CENTER. SO WHEN WE THOUGHT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE WERE LIKE, OH, WOW, THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE THAT SAID THAT IDENTIFIES WHAT THIS BUILDING IS.
LOOKS LIKE JUST A CHURCH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE WANT AS WE'RE PUTTING ALL THIS MONEY INTO IT AND GETTING READY TO REOPEN IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, HOLDING REBRANDING PROCESS OF IT IS HAVING GOOD SIGNAGE.
SO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT JUST MOVED HERE AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER AND THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THERE.
SO ANY IDEAS OR ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN BRING BACK TO US NEXT? GO AROUND OR SEND US AN EMAIL SO WE CAN LOOK AT WOULD BE GREAT.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAN ON YOUR EXPERTISE ON THIS FOR SURE.
THERE'S SOME SIGNAGE EXPERTS AROUND TOWN.
WE'LL HAVE THEM PROVIDE SOME EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR PROJECTS WHERE THEY PROVIDED SOME OPTIONS, WHETHER IT BE A COMMUNICATION STYLE BOARD SIMILAR TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH A NAME AND MAYBE A REMINDER EASTER EGG HUNT AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
OR IF IT'S IF IT'S A TRUE JUST REBRAND OF HEY,
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WHAT IS THAT BUILDING? YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF CREATING SOME ADDITIONAL WAYFINDING. SO WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE THAT AS AN ACTION ITEM TO GET YOU GUYS SOMETHING COOL TO LOOK AT.FLIPPING ONE MORE SLIDE OVER TO PATHWAY TO REOPENING.
SORRY, I THINK I WILL CUT IT DOWN THE NUMBER OF SLIDES ON THE NEXT ONE.
WE'VE TALKED THROUGH THE DESIGN BUILD, PERMITTING, LOGISTICS AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION.
SO EVERYTHING'S JUST MOVING ALONG PER THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
TURNING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, CURRENT TRACKING BUDGET.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE WERE GOING WITH THAT. SO I BROKE IT OUT.
THE CURRENT CONTRACTS I BELIEVE $306,000, BUT THAT ALSO INCLUDES A CONTINGENCY.
SO I BROKE THEM OUT SEPARATELY.
SO 281,020 5000 FOR THE CONTRACTOR, WHICH IS ALL IN A SINGULAR CONTRACT, AND THEN JUST SHOWING AN OVERALL PROJECT CONTINGENCY.
EVEN IF WE WERE TO PUT ANOTHER 75 TO THE SIDE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL AT 381,000 WHEN THE ORIGINAL TARGET WAS LIKE, KEEP IT UNDER 500,000.
I'D MENTIONED IN TERMS OF JUST COST EXPOSURE, SOME THINGS THAT ARE LINGERING OUT THERE, SKELETONS, LIKE WHAT OTHER SKELETONS ARE THERE? I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN ONE. WE UNCOVERED IT. 12,950.
AND THEN THERE WAS A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS, NOT COST RELATED, BUT DECISION POINTS. YOU MENTIONED SIGNAGE, BUT CONTRACTOR HAD ASKED, YOU KNOW, THE EXTERIOR DOORS ARE PRETTY FADED. IT'S KIND OF A LIGHT BROWN, IF YOU WILL, AND IT'S PRETTY FADED.
AND HIS COMMENT WAS, WELL, WOULD YOU GUYS WANT TO GO BACK WITH A COLORED FRONT DOOR THAT'S LIKE PAINTED LIKE A BLUE OR RED? OR DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE THE STAIN WOULD. SO THAT'S KIND OF AN ARCHITECTURAL DECISION, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE ABOUT THE SECOND, BUT YOU COULD CHANGE THE LOOK AND FEEL.
THE BUILDING AS WE KNOW OF JUST CHANGING THE COLOR OF THE FRONT DOOR SOMETIMES. CAN YOU REMIND ME REAL QUICK? WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE FRONT DOORS, AND I THINK IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ADA.
WERE WE HAVING TO CHANGE THOSE OR ARE WE KEEPING THE SAME ONE? SO THE FRONT DOOR IS COMING OUT. THE QUESTION WAS, DO THEY WANT TO GO BACK WITH A STAIN GRADE FRONT DOOR OR A PAINT GRADE FRONT DOOR? IT'S GOING TO BE A LARGER, SINGLE THREE FOOT WIDE DOOR WITH TWO GLASS SIDE LIGHTS. COST NEUTRAL.
IT'S JUST LIKE THE COMMENT WAS, DO YOU WANT TO? DO YOU WANT TO STAY IN IT OR DO YOU WANT TO GET A PAINT GRADE? OR MAYBE WE GET A WOOD DOOR AND THEN DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO DO LATER. SO ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING AND THE STYLE OF WHAT IT HAS BEEN. I WOULD RECOMMEND WE GO WITH STAINED MYSELF.
YEAH I DON'T I MEAN I I'M FINE EITHER WAY.
SO I THINK THERE COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING SAID FOR HAVING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A WARM, WELCOMING COLOR OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT COLOR THAT WOULD BE, BUT, YOU KNOW, KEEPING IT WITH THE STYLE OF THE BUILDING, UNLESS SOMEBODY'S GOT A COLOR PREFERENCE THAT THEY THINK WOULD BE WARM AND WELCOMING.
YOU KNOW, I THINK KEEPING WITH SOME OF THE NATURAL ESTHETICS OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE GOOD TO GO ON THAT. SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS JUST TELL.
CONTRACTOR TO ORDER A SUSTAINABLE FRONT DOOR STAIN.
AND THEN WHEN IT'S TIME TO ACTUALLY STAIN IT OR PAINT IT, WE'LL MAKE THE CALL THEN. IS THAT THE ONLY DOOR THAT NEEDS THAT? NO. THE SIDE DOUBLE DOORS IN THE SIDE GATHERING ROOM IS ARE PRETTY FADED AS WELL.
SO WHATEVER WE DO, THE FRONT DOOR, WE'LL DO THE OTHER DOORS AROUND AS WELL. SO EVERYTHING MATCHES OKAY.
WHETHER IT'S JUST GO BACK WITH A FRESH STAIN ON ALL OF THEM OR PICK A COLOR.
SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, RIGHT? OKAY. HEY DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA IF IT'S AN OAK FINISH? OR IS IF IF THE DOOR IS A CHERRY FINISH IN TERMS OF THE WOOD GRAIN OR THE COLOR WOOD GRAIN? I CAN ASK AS IT RELATES TO JUST THE DOOR SPECIES, IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES, SIR.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE CAN ASK IF IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE SAME SPECIES, IF THERE'S A STORY OR THERE'S SOME CHARACTER TO LIKE WANTING TO BE THAT EXACT WOOD WHAT SPECIES IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT? I DIDN'T THINK OF THAT, BUT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE YOU GUYS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THE GRAND OPENING HERE SHORTLY.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM K.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER TERMS OF CHAPTER 551 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THE BOARD MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION OR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON A POSTED AGENDA.NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING IS NECESSARY UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
DISCUSSION OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.
SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THIS CHAPTER ON ANY POSTED AGENDA ITEMS. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OF OUR ONE ITEM ON HERE THAT WE'LL BE GOING BACK TO EXECUTIVE FOR,
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AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK OUT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY ACTION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT NEEDED FROM THERE. SO WE WILL.TIME IS 634 AND WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE COMING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[L. ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE TIME IS 824. THERE IS NO ACTION PERTAINING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL ITEM, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
AND ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNMENT.
TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONES AND STAND UP AND LEAVE.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.