Remarks by Mike Britton
78 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
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“Thank you, sir. Any other council members have any things that they'd like to bring up, announce? I have one little thing here. I don't know if you remember last time we met, I introduced you to Sandy and Broda McAllister. They are a couple that live in the Lux, and they are competing in America's Favorite Couple. They are still in the running, and they're progressing pretty good up the chain. The cutoff for the next round is the 27th, and we're hoping they make that round. So if you're inclined to vote for them, you can go to americasfavcouple.org slash 2026 slash broda hyphen and hyphen…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. So now I move up. I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY. OKAY. NEXT WE'LL HAVE ALLEN HOGAN. STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. Our next speaker is Alan Hogan, followed by Laura Cahala. I mispronounced that. I'm sorry.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. We have Laura Cahill, followed by Diane Huff. Laura, if you would state your name and city of residence. If you need to pull the microphone down, you can do that. Okay. I think you guys have a speech.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“thank you thank you ma'am next is diane huff followed by rhonda johnson”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Next is Brooke Allen, followed by Patrick Bandel. Thank you, Brooke. Please state your name and city of residence.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, ma'am. Next is Patrick Bandel, followed by Shannon Bandel. If you would, sir, state your name and city of residence.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“THANK YOU, SIR. OUR LAST CARD IS FROM SHANNON BANDEL. State your name and city of residence, please. OK, go ahead.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, ma'am. That is all the citizens input cards I have for tonight. If you still would like to speak, you may do so. I would just ask you to fill out a card that's on the back table to my right. Seeing none, we'll go ahead and move forward to item four, consent agenda. The following may be acted upon one motion. A city council member or a citizen may request items to be removed from the consent agenda for the individual consideration. The council did not pull any for tonight. If there's any from the audience, please state so and we'll proceed. If not then I will ask city secretary to…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you, ma'am. I will enter a motion or ask for a motion for approve. Okay, I see a motion made by Councilman Gibbs.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. And I see a second by Councilman Bowers.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. So we're going to call the vote. I'm see if I'm going to have any technical issues here. Okay. And that item passed six to one absent. Thank you. Our next item on the agenda is our individual consideration, 5A. I'll read that into the record. Consider action to adopt a resolution authorizing professional services agreements for architectural and engineering design services for the renovation and modernization of Rowlett Fire Stations 1 and 4. with Brown Reynolds Watford Architects Incorporated for a price not to exceed $298,700, and for Fire Station 3 with Martinez Architects LP…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Any comments, questions from the council?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, I will echo those thanks. And as you saw through the presentation, we have fire stations that have been around for a good while and desperately need some updating. So this is well worth it. And that certainly has my support for it. All right. With that, then I will entertain a motion. I see a motion presented by Councilman Gibbs.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. I see a second by Councilman Bowers.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. So call the vote. And that passes six with one absent being the mayor. Thank you. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5B. I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD. CONSIDER ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOFER WELKER LLC FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR HERFORD PARK MASTER PLAN IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $393,000 FOR DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION FEE OF $290,000. A re-imaging session not to exceed $30,000. A construction administration fee of $70,000. And reimbursable expenses limited to $3,000. Authorizing the interim city manager or his…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, and I certainly can't add anything to that. That goes a long way. It's been a roller coaster on this project, and I do appreciate the citizens' input. I appreciate their patience. I appreciate their perseverance, and it's led us to this point where we're about ready to move forward and get this thing done as quickly as possible. I know the feelings on the council is we want this as quickly as possible, but we also want it to be done right. With that, I will entertain a motion. I see a motion made by Councilman Bowers.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Thank you. I see a second by Councilman Fassett. I second the motion. All right. Call the vote. And that passes six with one absent. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA 5C IS TO CONSIDER AN ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION REJECTING THE BIDS RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE CITY'S REQUEST FOR BIDS NUMBER 2026-74-B, LAKE BENE ESTATE SCREENING WALL PROJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND BRIAN MENDESHEW WILL BE PRESENTING FOR US.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. I was going to ask this before we make comments or ask questions. I would like to invite the gentleman from DCCM to come up. I know Brian presented this, but if you would, in your own words, just say what happened and why it happened and what are we doing to address it.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I certainly appreciate your honesty. Any questions from council?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Appreciate it. Any other comments? I will say this to our citizens. We will get back on track. We will stay on track. I know Brian gave you a timeline. What we do not control is the weather. And so, you know, we're enjoying, I don't know if that's the right word, we're enjoying no rain right now. I wish we had some, but the time we get into the fall and everything else, we could get into our general rainy type of the season, and that will probably impact the progress. So we just need to be prepared for that. Any other comments?”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. Any other comments? If not, then I will entertain a motion. I will ask your motion to include language. Oops, that went away. Specifically, moving for a resolution in rejecting the bids. And a yes vote will be to reject. So I'll entertain a motion. I see a motion made by Councilman Holson.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 18, 2026