City Council - Special Meeting

All right, mayor, you can start in three, two, one. All right, we'll call to order this agenda for Monday, March 20, excuse me, a uh city council special meeting agenda for Monday, March 23rd, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Uh, roll call. Certification of quorum. Madam Secretary, I'll certify we have a quorum present as all members are present with the exception of member Shabaria who uh did text me earlier today. She's under the weather and looks like she'll be absent for the evening. Uh with that, we will have move to citizens comments. It's my understanding we do have one under general comments. So, Mayor Prom will uh take it over.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, John Counz, make your way to the podium and state your name for the record. And you have three minutes. Thank you for being here. Hang on one second. Speak. There we go. Pardon me. There we go. Sorry. You're good.

My name is John Coun. I'm a partner with Mike Gats, who most of you know, and we represent Century Road Solutions, the patent owner of Mechanical Concrete, a uh unique roadbased technology. Today, I'm reading comments that Mike would make if he was in town, but he is in Savannah, Georgia, where we are building a halfmile mechanical concrete road in Bullet County, Georgia. He thought speaking to you on this date was important because exactly two years ago this month, Mike appeared in public forum at your March 2024 council meeting asking you to consider using mechanical concrete for pilot programs on roads in Periland. On June 11th, 2025, Mike and Trent signed a memorandum of understanding to pave 150 ft of Nap Road west of Highway 35. This is the road that dead ends at the pipyard if if you uh think of it. The best part for Periland according to theou Century Road Solutions incurs all of the expenses of materials, engineering, and construction that pertain to the base course. We willingly agreed to this in order to show the city what mechanical concrete can do. When the NAP road pilot project does begin, we will control the staging of the cylinders and our contractor Daniel Stucky also from Periland will be will do the base course work. Pavecon will finish the driving surface which Periland does pay for. Also, based on theou, the city has little or no risk associated with this job. Certainly less risk than you had with the first 150 ft of Nap Road built by Pavecon. The contractors and Mike were at the preconstruction meeting in December, as was Jeff Donaldson, CEO of MCIP Enterprises, the pipe coating company with a pipeard at the end of Nap Road.

Jeff is expecting that Nap Road will be repaired with mechanical concrete and has met with us about having it installed in his gate entrance off of Nap Road into his plant. In early March, Mike emailed each one of you pictures of recent jobs that we've done for Harris County by our lency, Third Rock Renewables of Clear Lake. This was in Tom Ramsay's precinct 3. By the way, Tom is a professional engineer and seems excited about the ease of applying our road course uh to Harris County roads. We delivered the cylinders and our licency trained the road crew and oversaw the first job. Six mechanical concrete jobs have been done in Harris County in the last two months. Considering the limited scope of this NAP road pilot project only being 150 ft, we believe we have provided you with sufficient data to execute theou and since the city of Periland has little or no risk in this, we hope that a construction date will be fasttracked. Sincerely, Mike gets 255 Green Tea Drive and John Coun, CFO, Century Road Solutions. Thank you very much.

All right. Thank you for that. uh that may be part of our discussion as we move forward. And since we're under drainage and transportation, uh with that, uh Trent, we'll turn it over. New business capital improvement program, CIP update series, drainage and transportation. We'll turn it over to staff and get into questions and comments in a minute. Sounds good. Thank you, mayor. Good afternoon, council. Uh we are doing our uh quarterly CIP update series tonight covering drainage and transportation. And with that, I'm going to go ahead and hand it over to our director of engineering public works, Lorenza Windgate, to get us kicked off.

Good afternoon, mayor and council. Um, this afternoon's meeting or presentation will be over the uh drainage and transportation uh CIP projects and O andM um things that we have going on within EPW. I'm actually going to pass it over to assistant director of capital projects, Miss Fabiola Carvalo, to carry us forward. Thank you, Lorenzo. Good afternoon, mayor, council members, and city manager. Thank you for this opportunity. Today's presentation will be the last installment of the 2026 capital improvement program update series, and we'll provide updates on drainage and transportation related projects. As we start off our presentation, we would like to mention city council's strategic priorities that make the city of Palland the community of choice. The six priorities are trusted government, strong economy, safe community, sustainable infrastructure, resilient finances, connected community. These priorities explain why, what, and how we do things at the city. As part of our presentation today on project updates and the services we provide to the city, you will view that many of these services fall in more than one priority. We will cover our future with a purpose, where we are at the development of the five-year capital improvement program, important dates, and provide updates on drainage and transportation projects, as well as discuss current and future operational priorities. The city of Palin maintains a holistic approach to the capital improvement program. To this, we leverage various planning documents to assess the capacity of our existing infrastructure and forecast future needs within the community. The capital improvement program and its incorporation into the annual budget is a derivative of planning the city's future with a purpose. The creation of the five-year capital improvement program is an in-depth

year-long process involving every department within the city. The 26 through 30 CIP was finalized in September 2025 and the planning process for the fiscal year 27 through 31st CIP was initiated in October of 2025. Current currently we are in the second quarter here and uh of the CIP process. Staff is reviewing and finalizing project scopes and verifying funding options prior to presenting the proposed CIP to the planning and zoning commission and ultimately to council for consideration and adoption. In June, the capital improvement program workshop related to the proposed fiscal year 27 budget will take place. The CIP update series will resume in October of 2026 with updates on parks and facilities related projects. At this time, I'll turn the presentation over to Erica Weekley, senior capital analyst from Office of Manage Management and Budget to talk about our CIP budget approval and the associated impacts. Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. I'll provide a brief overview of the capital improvement plan approvals and key dates. On September 8th, council approved the FY26 capital improvement plan. On October 13th, capital council approved the intent to reimburse, which allows expenditures up to the amounts outlined in the FY26 CIP. Individual project awards will still require council approval. In May, we will conduct the FY26 debt sale and that debt will impact the FY27 debt rate. Similarly, any changes made to the FY27 CIP will affect the FY28 debt. Finally, operations and maintenance costs are built into CIP projects and included in the budget year of which the

project begins operations. These costs al also incorporated are also incorporated into the multi-year budget forecast and rate model. And I'll pass it back to Fabiola. Thank you. So we'll continue our presentation with the drainage projects. This presentation is going to be a little different from the previous capital improvement update series. On the previous presentations, the project updates were provided based on their project phase, if they have been completed, were under design in construction and so forth. At this presentation, we'll go over the CIP projects mostly in project number order. On each project, I will provide updates and the status of the projects. At the end of the drainage operations and maintenance presentation, we will open up for questions. We look forward to your feedback on this new format. This table is a snapshot of the recently approved budget amounts for the fiscal year 2026 capital improvement program and the prop and projected totals for fiscal years 26 through 30. Overall, the five-year capital improvement program totals out to approximately 117 million. As you know, the fiscal year 26 represents the budget approved by council. Future year's budgets are listed for financial planning purposes and can be increased or decreased depending on city needs, council's directions, and funding availability. Keep in mind that as we start developing the next five-year CIP, the recommended projects for fiscal year 27 will be the ones that will be impa impact the debt for fiscal year 28 and so forth. Another thing to notice here is that the fiscal year 29 and 30 listed zero dollar amounts. This is because at this time we have no project plans for this fiscal years. However, as we develop the update on the drainage master plan, it recommendations will update the five-year capital improvement program accordingly with possible recommended future projects. Here's a list of the drainage projects completed and under design. We have completed four projects last year. We

have 10 projects in the design phase of which six projects are approaching the f the bidding phase meaning they will be ready for construction soon. There is one I'm sorry. There is one drainage project in construction but as mentioned on the previous slide we will have several starting construction this year. In front of you there is also projects that have not started the design phase yet. staff is working on finalizing contract negotiations with consulting firms on six projects. Once we have reached an agreement, those contracts will be brought to city council for consideration and authorization and we will start the design phase subsequently. And we have four anticipated future projects. This total to 13 drainage projects we are currently working on in various phases. council. As you see during the design presentation for the drainage projects, a lot of these projects are being funded by general obligations and certificate of obligations. The geo bond funds will be utilized before certificate of obligations are sold. Council, you may remember that this drainage project was completed at the end of 2023. However, the scope of the drainage project did not include any pavement restoration. After the construction, as expected, the roads condition became worse. The current constructions in this neighborhood includes removal and replacement of the asphalt pavement. Construction is starting in January of this uh this year and is estimated to be completed by June of this year. You will notice on this slide here two there are two dates. For example, on the project completion, the first date is associated with the completion of the drainage portion when the second date is the anticipated completion for the pavement portion. Photos are of the pre and post construction of Meadow Lake. And on this slide, pre and post construction of Wesley Lane. So far, all streets part of the scope of this

project have been paved except for a skyllock way and wintailway which will occur soon. These are three drainage project staff combined to leverage work availability, timing and cost where projects were designed and constructed together. Construction work uh was completed in October of 2025 and city is being fully reimbured for the design and construction costs for all three projects through the CDBG grant funding. These projects were completed under budget and within schedule. Here's some pictures of the construction. on the left pre-existing condition and on the right post construction of the ditch on Woody Road within Brooklyn Acres area. And here photos of the pre and post construction of the ditch on OD road. And here additional photos from the pre and post construction now on Garden Road where the ditch was regraded. And here are some photos of pre-existing and post construction of the ditch on Woody Road. So in front of you uh these projects provide drainage improving continuation from the previous projects I just talked about. These are also being combined for better resource allocation. The first three drainage projects listed on the slide like the previous ones also included grading of the roadside ditches, coverts replacement and pavement rehab on most of the area. The Hickory Luth embankment slope replacement project is a little different than the rest of the projects and will include removal and replacement of the embankment slope. These projects are being funded by HUD CDBG grant through GLO pass through funding. These projects have completed design and are approaching the beating phase. These projects are estimated to start construction in Jul in July of this year and estimated to be completed by the third quarter of 2027.

And here are the areas that will receive the improvements. On the left of the slide, you can see the Hickory Creek subdivision and on the right side, the Garden Rakers subdivision. And remembering that these areas will include drainage conveyance improvements that would be hard to accomplish if not for the previous improvements completed in October of last year that improve the drainage downstream of these areas. And here are the additional areas that will receive improvements with the difference of the hickory lof embankment slope which will have more localized improvements focused on remove and replacement of the embankment slope. The hickory loose sports black detention pond phase 2 and storm water pump generator have been continued have been combined with the parks project of this uh and will include six additional sports fields. drainage portion will build out the hickory loop detention pond capacity adding 94 acre feet of detention to bring the ultimate detention capacity to 248 acre feet and we'll also build out the pump station capacity. The design is at 100% completion and we estimate advertising soliciting bids starting in April. Once we receive bids and have done our due diligence and reviewing them, we will bring to construction the construction contract for your consideration and authorization. Construction is anticipated to start by July of this year and will be completed by November of 2027. The detention pond is being funded by the 2007 and 2019 geo bonds and the pump station by certificate of obligations. The veterans drainage project is currently at approximately 60% design complete. During the design phase, the design engineer performed a physibility study to mitigate impacts associated with the increased runoff which will be originated from the increase in impervis surfaces and converting roadside ditches to underground storm sewer. At the conclusion of the report, the engineer recommended the city installing a detention pond in the area, which would significantly reduce the construction

limits and cost by reducing the underground conveyance from two rows of 9 ft x 5 ft boxes to one road with a detention pond with an estimated construction cost savings of $2 million. City agreed with this recommendation and proceeded on the land acquisition for the detention pond which was completed in November of last year. The design resumed after the land acquisition. The design is at 8% completion, eight 60% completion and estimated to be completed in November of this year. We'll then start the bidding phase. Construction is expected to start by March of 2027 and be completed within approximately nine months in December of 2027. This project is being funded by the 2023 chill bonds as well. The Longwood parking uh project includes regrading the roadside ditches to improve drainage conveyance and rehabilitating the existing roadway pavement. Projects at 90% design complete. We will have a meeting with the neighborhood HOA next month to provide information of this upcoming construction which is estimated to start in July of this year and we take approximately one year to be completed. This is also being funded by the 2023 GEO bond. The southwest quadrant of Oldtown includes regrading of the roadside ditches to improve drainage conveyance in the area. Projects at 100% design complete. However, some utility conflicts are still being coordinated and projects estimated to start construction in August of this year and construction will last approximately one year to complete. This project also has a water portion where the transit water line will be replaced with PVC. The drainage project is also being funded by the 2023 geo bond package. Also, this is another project that has been combined with others to include uh water and wastewater projects. Staff is com committed to making sure we look at the condition and needs of the neighborhood, reducing the impacts as

much as we can, making the right investment on the right asset and at the right time. By combining the drainage project with the water and wastewater projects, we reduce inconveniences to the residents and better locate resources. As you're aware, the drainage portion of the Shady Crest subdivision is being funded by the 2023 geo bond package approved by residents. Design is at 100% complete and we are currently doing an additional assessment on the trees that will or may be impacted by this project and coordinating with property owners so they understand which trees we can potentially save. We estimate this project to start construction in July of this year and being completed within 20 months from the notice to proceed or by March of 2028. This project is also being funded by 20 was also funded by the 2023 geo bond and it was completed as last year. The reason for this project was because several homes in the shadow creek range subdivision in the vicinity of Ocean Point Court received flood water during hurricane Harvey. The Ocean Point c court culde-sac on its pre-construction condition and during hurricane Harvey worked as an extreme sheet event sheet flow path which ended up flooding several homes. After a review of the issue, the engineer recommended as part of the design the grading of the area from the end of the culdeac to the clear creek relief ditch to help reduce the flooding of the homes in the area during an extreme storm event. This project was completed under budget and within schedule. Here are some photos. On the left, the pre-construction condition of the area at the end of the codac. On the right show a new uh six-foot sidewalk that was dropped and realigned to allow the water to flow better from the codac to the swale built as part of this project. So you can see here where the additional sidewalk which showing on the next slide and here additional photos on the left the pre-construction condition looking

towards the culdeac and the photo on the right is from post construction showing the end of the sidewalk sloped to a new swale here that will the runoff go to the clear creek relief ditch. So the Pine Hollow drainage improvements council on this project and the ones on the next slides are the ones you approved with the fiscal year 26 budget. Staff is currently negotiating a contract for professional services to restart the design process for this project. We intend to bring that contract to council for consideration and authorization during April or May. We estimate the construction to start in August of 2027. This project is also being funded by the 2023 geo bond package and includes updating the existing drainage system in the area to include installation of box coververts and underground storm sewers and an additional outfall to Mary street fight uh projects also being funded by 2023 Joe Bond package. Its scope includes regrading the roadside ditches to improve drainage conveyance and roadway improvements, mill and overlay of the existing asphalt on fight road between Harky and Cullen Parkway. We are currently negotiating a contract to start the design phase and should be bringing that to you for consideration and authorization in April or May. We estimate they start uh design in May or June and construction is estimated to start around September of 2027. Uh this is another project funded by the 2023 geo bond. We are currently in contract negotiations to start the design phase and we will still be bringing that contract to council for consideration and authorization. The design is planned to start by May of this year and construction is estimated to start in August of 2027. This project includes replacing the existing two-lane asphalt to a four-lane concrete roadway from FM 518 to Mary's Creek, including installing underground storm storm water

system. This project is within school limits and as soon as design starts, this school will be the one of the major coordinations we will maintain throughout the project phases to minimize their inconvenience as much as possible. Two projects on this slide are also being funded by the 2023 geo bond. These projects have been combined due to their vicinity, scope, similarity, staff leverage, and better uh use of city's resources. We are currently negotiating a contract to start the design. We'll bring that contract for council's consideration and authorization in April. Upon council's authorization, we will start with the design process which we estimate to start by May and we estimate the construction to start uh by May of 2027. A little bit on the scope of this project. The Isla Drive, North Galveston Sher Drive drainage improvements will include the removal of the existing concrete road asphalt roadway pavement, roadside ditches, and replacement with a standard concrete carbon gutter roadway with underground storm sewers. The East Plum segment already has a section with underground storm sewers, which will continue installing additional underground storm water and the roadside ditches will be regraded. And here are some uh maps showing the project limits on each of the projects. Isla, North Galveston, Cheryl are included on the maps on the left and East Blum on the map of the right. Hatfield Road project is also being funded by the 2023 Joe Bond. Project area is located between FM18 and Hickory Lof along the Hatfield Road. Drainage improvements for Hatfield will include regrading of the roadside ditches to improve the drainage conveyance and also me overlay of the existing asphalt. We are currently negotiating a contract with engineering firm. We'll be bringing that contract to council for consideration and authorization in May. Design is estimated to start in June and construction is estimated to start in July of 2027. Now pass the presentation to Malcolm

Kennedy. Good afternoon, Mayor and Council. Thank you for the opportunity to once again highlight our drainage maintenance program and share the operational advancements we have made since our last discussion. As a brief reminder, I'd also like to revisit why drainage maintenance is so important and why the city continues to prioritize providing these services to our community. Impacted storm sewers can lead to downstream flooding, property damage, habitat loss, sanitary sewer overflows, contamination, and erosion. However, through routine and targeted maintenance activities, as well as capital improvement projects, we believe that we can reduce the impacts of flooding within our community. So to highlight the magnitude of the drainage system, we offer this glimpse of 372 miles of enclosed drainage pipe that spans the entire community. Keep in mind that there are an additional 144 miles of open ditch not represented on this image, which typically run parallel to our asphalt streets and just over 1,400 inlets, 14,000 inlets, sorry. So each of these is a critical asset point of failure or location for debris and sediment to obstruct flow. The team continues to inventory this infrastructure throughout the program and since the commencement we have increased our open ditch inventory by 7 and a half% and our enclosed inventory by 16%. The team works within this vast infrastructure network where they regularly encounter various forms of debris that block water flow. This is where the critical task of cleaning storm sewer manholes and lines become essential. Using specialized equipment like the combination cleaner, we're able to both jet and vacuum pipes to remove obstructions. Our asset inventory includes around 6,166 storm sewer manholes, each serving as an entry point for staff and a collection

point for debris that enters the system through inlets. Pictured here, the photo shows some of the wildlife that lives or hunts within our storm sewers. They're often referred to as storm sewer fauna or sewer dwelling wildlife. However, there's no specific common term for animals that exclusively live in or hunt within our storm sewers as it's a niche environment. You might hear to refer to more general terms uh like urban wildlife or subterranean wildlife depending on the context. The footage is captured by our CCTV camera trolley. Um, as the trolley moves through the pipes, the camera provides realtime video footage, allowing operators to visually detect damages, blockages, cracks, or corrosion within the pipe. The system records the condition of pipes, enabling detailed assessments without the need for excavation. This helps identify issues early, allowing for targeted repairs and minimizing disruption to the surrounding infrastructure. As an added note, no animals were harmed during the inspection of these storm sewer lines. This is the drainage team. Um, not everybody um is present in this photo, but prior to fiscal year 23, uh, the city's drainage services were managed within a combined division that included right ofway and streets. With only six employees, the program struggled to keep up with demand. In response, the city council approved um, expanding the staffing resources to form a dedicated drainage division, adding seven new team members and crucial equipment. This brought this the total staff count to 13, including a supervisor, enabling significant progress toward long-term goals. After approximately two years of program operation, the supervisor position was elevated to a superintendent in early FY25 and the supervisor role was

subsequently backfilled uh completing the current structure of the drainage team. Since the formation of the standalone drainage division, the program has made substantial progress um and enclosed pipe maintenance, cleaning, and inspection, the city has completed 59.2 miles or 15.9% of the 372 mile 10-year target with an average of 19.67 miles per year. Fiscal year 2025 shows strong growth, completing 30.6 miles or 81% of the annual goal. The open ditch program is ahead of schedule with 64.64 miles completed or 44.6% of the 145 mile target averaging 21.55 miles per year. From FY23 to FY25, production has steadily increased. FY23 focused on staffing and training. FY24 stabilized processes and FY25 saw peak productivity with 30.6 66 miles of pipe work completed. The seven new staff members have been instrumental in transitioning from reactive to proactive zone B zone based maintenance, greatly boosting efficiency. In FY25, pipe inspections increase sixfold and cleaning nearly double. Looking forward, the open dish program is on track to finish early for the enclosed pipe program, maintaining the FY25 pace of 30.06 06 miles per year will be key to meeting the 10-year goal. Um, to finish on time, production must increase to 37 miles per year. Um, in conclusion, drainage team is progressing well with the open ditch program ahead of schedule and the enclosed pipe program showing strong growth. The expanded team has been crucial in improving efficiency and with continued momentum, the city is on track to meet its 10-year objectives.

So the drainage uh performance map illustrates the total mileage of drainage assets by type, open ditch versus enclosed pipe within each maintenance zone. Uh these metrics are critical because they allow us to better understand the system composition and proactively forecast how budget dollars should be allocated for contractual services. For example, if year four zone D contains a higher concentration of enclosed pipe compared to open ditches, this data informs us how we balance the in-house operations versus contracted services. By understanding the asset mix in advance, we can plan workflows more efficiently and ensure contractual funding levels are appropriately aligned with actual maintenance needs. As previously discussed, the city strategically utilizes contractual services to complete in-house staffing and enhance program capabilities. Uh this approach is particularly beneficial in addressing performance fluctuations resulting from intermittent staffing challenges or equipment failure. By by supplementing our workforce with external resources, we can maintain consistent progress on our maintenance goals even during periods of staff shortages or increased demand. In April, staff plans to renew the open ditch maintenance contract with Texas Drainage, a reliable and effective contractor who has previously supported our efforts. This renewal will further bolster our capacity to perform open dish grading activities and help ensure we stay on track with the program maintenance goals. Following the success of the 2023 pilot project with national works as well as continue positive outcomes in FY25 staff is currently building a contract enclosed pipe for enclosed pipe cleaning services. This service is crucial in addressing the gap in our existing resources particularly in areas where specialized equipment traffic control and larger crews are necessary to safely execute cleaning and inspection

activities along major thoroughares. The contracted v uh vendor will provide the required manpower and expertise to ensure that these activities are carried out effectively while maintaining safety uh standards for both workers and the traveling public. By leveraging the contractual services, we are better able to meet our program's objectives and improve our our performance targets. These services not only fill key resource gaps, but they also provide the flexibility needed to adapt to our evolving demands, ultimately contributing to the success and of efficient execution of our drainage management program. The engineering and public works internal drainage meeting is held monthly to address issues that require a collaborative approach between both departments. Engineering may receive requests that public works can investigate and resolve in-house or contractually while public works staff may encounter field issues that require a more strategic calculated solution. In some cases, these these challenges are significant enough to warrant a comprehensive review and potential consideration for a capital improvement project. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and determine the best strategies for solving these complex drainage issues or concerns. For example, together we've identified a growing need for more routine maintenance of the city's detention ponds. Now, we're currently conducting remediation efforts via contractual service with the goal of developing a proactive maintenance program similar to our our existing disgrading and enclosed pipe cleaning initiative. It's also worth noting that the activities conducted during this meeting will be documented and incorporated into our MS4 municipal separate storm sewer system reporting uh requirements as well as submitted for credit under the community rating system. The CRS program. The CRS program activities aid in providing better flood insurance premiums for Fairland residents.

So as previously discussed uh the Magnolia detention pond remediation is a direct outcome of our collaborative efforts from the engineering and public works internal meetings. Uh through this process we identified a key issue, communicated it with the engineering team who then pinpointed the affected assets. Following this we secured a general services maintenance contract which will allow us to regularly assess and address any necessary improvements as needed. As the vendor completes work, we inspect along with the city storm water inspector to ensure thorough quality assurance and quality control. And finally, as I close, uh public engagement events such as Springfest, Career on Wheels, Touch a Truck, and University have proven to be invaluable tools for connecting with our community, offering opportunities for citizens to gain a deeper understanding of the city's government and services. As ambassadors for the city of Periland, these events allow us to engage directly with our residents while also serving as platforms to showcase the dedication and the passion of our team. Additionally, we've had the privilege of participating in the American Public Works Association summits where we've presented on the innovative drainage program that Periland has developed aligning with our city council strategic priorities. Our goal is to build an award-winning program that not only garners attention but also sets a benchmark for other public agencies across the nation. Uh this continued engagement serves as both a recognition tool and a recruitment tool as it helps us attract the top talent to the city of Peril for years to come. We are committed to continually polishing our approach and ensuring that we maintain the highest standards in public service. I'd like to thank our city team for the hard hard work we accomplish together. Um, our collective commitment to service and excellence is reflected in recent recognition by the

US News and World Report ranking us the number one best place to live in the state of Texas. Um, this achievement is a direct result of the dedication, professionalism, and the teamwork demonstrated across our organization. At this time, I'll turn the presentation over to our city manager, Mr. Trent Jefferson. We're ready for any questions on the drainage portion of tonight's presentation. All right, we'll open up to council for any questions, comments you might have. D,

thank you. Mayor Trent, have we uh deployed all the bonds? I guess what's the timeline of the 2023 bonds that were were sold or approved by the voters? we have a timeline on when all those projects will be completed. So, I believe the expectation that was put forth when we put that in front of the voters that we would have all projects underway within five years of that approval. And um I think what we as we walk through that schedule tonight, we're on on track to to get them all underway within that time frame.

Thank you, Mayor. Um on DR 2401, the Shady Crest, I think it's slide 28. Um that's been I guess push delayed several times. Um I guess can you give us a little bit more thorough update on what's caused delays and when when that'll get started?

So the design has been completed. All we are doing now is just additional assessment on the trees on the neighborhood to make sure that we uh keep any trees we keep and then also we are planning on having an HOA meeting with uh both neighborhoods to let them know of the associated impact of those trees or which trees will be impacted uh with their prop within their like in front of their property. Okay. And that's that's water, sewer and drainage. Yes. And then are we doing the overlay when we're done? Yes. It'll be nice when we're done. There's going to be a mess. Yep. Between here and there. Thank you. Far often.

Thank you, mayor. Um, in regards to uh DR 2601 and 2602, which is the Isla North Galveston Cheryl and the East Plum, um, I know it said that we're looking at design starting here in a couple months, it looks like. Um, are we uh we looking good on that? I have a a elderly lady that uh shortly after I got elected as a called me every year and asked me if she's going to get to see the road bill before she dies. And so I I give her an update every year when uh this comes up. I just want to see are we feeling pretty good about being to get this kicked off here hopefully in May.

Yes. So we are as mentioned we are currently negotiating professional services agreement to start the design phase and we anticipate the design phase to last approximately nine months and then the bidding phase approximately 3 months and then we'll start the construction sometime next year. All right. And then uh I know the mayor and I both got several emails from a couple folks on the O day garden uh ditches being so deep and the road being high. Yeah. Deep steep.

Yeah. Well, yeah. whichever way you want. Um, have we seen those flow? Have we seen I know shortly after it got done, we ended up with a vehicle in one of them. Um, just wanted to see how that works, doesn't work as far as far as have we seen improvements with the drainage drainage. Yeah. So, I don't know if we've been out and taken a look at any uh events since that's been done and how that's helped. So, we have been out checking it and flows have been uh functioning as intended.

Okay. So, so the drainage aspect though is fine. It's just a safety issue because like I said uh we did get a an email with a car fully in the in the ditch. So, um there is some safety concerns. uh regarding that type of I guess depth or steepness whatever you want to call it. It's kind of steep limited right away for sure. Right. All right. Thank you,

Mr. Mayor. Uh couple of things. If we go back to slide 11. Is that right? Yeah. Yeah. So basically that's telling us that our 2023 bond is on track because we don't have anything planned for 29 and 30. Just kind of piggybacking on member Patel's question that we're on target with all of that stuff.

So I can provide um an update on that. So right now we have out of the 2023 Joe Bond package we have completed one project. Four more will start construction this year. One is in construction. Six will start design this year and three will start design next year, but they're all on track. Okay. Could we maybe just get that in a memo at this point? Yeah. There's no way I wrote that down as fast as you said. Of course. That would be great to have. I appreciate that. Um, slide 25, which is veterans, was just a it's more of a question. That project includes the road as well. That's not just a drainage project, right? Yes, that's correct. Includes the uh underground storm sewer.

Okay. The detention pond and the uh rehabbing of the existing road. Okay. And that's the same for the Longwood and the Hatfield projects. That's those also include the roadways. One clarification on the Veterans project. That's that's just the overlay. It doesn't include the concrete conversion for it to uh widen and expand.

Okay. Yep. Yep. I appreciate that. Um slide 14 which is DR1904 in Wesley and this if tell me if I'm reading this correctly design budget 575 construction budget 10 million1 project budget 109 so is that adding all that together is that mean that project's coming in under budget by about 200,000 the project budget is 109 if you add design and construction you're at 10 six and seven. Can I do double check then and provide a better response to you?

Okay. Yeah. No, that'd be great. And and that leads to my my last comment. It it seems like in multiple of these projects, you guys commented that things have been com combined, projects have been combined to better allocate resources, better allocate construction cost. Um a thank you for doing that. Not just looking at them as projects, but looking at them as efficiently you as you can to use taxpayer dollars. Well, it would be great if we could, not looking to create a mountain of work, but if we could get a general idea by by those efforts, how much have we saved on these projects, um, I would imagine that we've saved a good amount of money by doing that. And I'd love to be able to communicate that to the taxpayers, but also celebrate you guys' efforts for uh, trying to be good stewards of those dollars. and do that. Thank you.

Any other questions? Mr. Patel.

Thank you, Mayor. Um Trent, just some feedback on Garden Road. I know member Kosa talked about the ditches. Um I will attest that the water is flowing really well on Garden Road. I drive it quite a bit, but the only thing that bothered me was the overlay was done on Garden Road and then we went and did the construction. So, I don't know how we didn't coordinate that together because it just felt like the overlay was done maybe two years ago on Garden Road. Uh, and then, you know, we had heavy equipment down there and I know they cut a lot of uh driveways and whatnot and and it it just I would ask that if you guys are going to do that, maybe a better coordination would be better. Thank you.

Yeah, we always try to make sure those are coordinated. Not sure exactly what happened on that. That may have been one we had scheduled with the uh the county that took some time to get done. And I'm getting some shaking heads and and that maybe almost predated getting the 2023 package put together. So, um yeah, we try to look out for those at all times, but sometimes circumstances we miss, but we'll uh make sure we look at that going forward. I think the drainage project was part of the it was either part of the GLLO or part of the CDBG, one of the other. That's correct.

Yes, sir. So, so that might have been timeliness on trying to get that done as well. Might have been an issue. Uh, I had a quick question on Fight Road. I guess it's slide 33. A couple of things. I I thought we had when we went to the voters, we had two sections of fight. Uh, this is just showing Harky to Colon. I thought we had another one that was Harky going east back over to Mlean or even to Veterans. Well, I guess McClean to veterans. It's already four lanes concrete curb and gutter, but I thought we had two different sections of

I think you may be referring to if we can go to slide 38. This would be u one of the ones that will be starting next year. Is this the one the five road drainage hierarchy to man? Okay. I just didn't see it on a slide by itself. So that's why I was I was I was looking for both of them. Uh but on the one that I called out on slide 33 real quick, a quick question. I know we're looks like we're bringing um or have we already have we already awarded the design because it shows here design estimated to start in May of 2026. Have we already awarded that?

No, this is one of the projects that we are still negotiating professional services agreements with the consulting firms.

Uh we are at the final stages of finalizing that agreement. So we should be taking that uh to you pretty soon for your consideration and authorization. So follow up to that in our o overall CIP um what is a timeline if any of upgrading uh harky excuse me upgrading fight in this section either adding lanes or anything of that nature. I've got a reason to ask is the dad's club is very congested trying to get in and out during those times of year. Uh so with this contract, what would it look like if we were to uh this is adding scope and I understand that adds cost, but if we don't have anything on the horizon to upgrade that road uh or widen it or do anything in the near future, u I think it would be wise for us if we're coming through there doing drainage to at least add a right turn lane when you're moving from the east to the west uh into into the dad's club. that would help smooth out traffic concerns that are there. There's a lot of people who live in that area that they're they're they're congested. They're waiting on the dad's club to to to work its way through. I don't know what kind of a cost that adds because we would have to the road is real narrow. So, you obviously would have to encase part of that ditch and there's, you know, a safe way to do that. But I I think it would be wise if if we don't have anything on the horizon to upgrade that that roadway facility that we at least look at a a right turn lane moving uh east to west as we uh as we do that project. So we can take a look at it and evaluate it. I think one of the things that we'll have to take a look at is land acquisition potentially and coordinating with the dad's club because I'm pretty sure they they own that property. So we can that's something we can evaluate.

I think maybe at a minimum we can definitely get the drainage addressed within the drainage project even if we got to look at some land and then see if we can address the the road when we do that portion of it. Okay. Uh any other questions, comments? We're talking about drainage currently. Seeing none, we'll move on uh to roadways. So, switching from drainage to transportation, we will discuss various transportation projects, provide operations and maintenance updates from the traffic division, as well as discuss conditions of the city streets and sidewalks, and we will open up for questions at the end. Here's a list of the transportation projects completed and under design. We have completed one project uh this past year. Uh the Bailey Road expansion projects listed as completed here, but will be finally complete at the beginning of uh next month. We have seven projects in the design phase of which three will start construction this year. We have eight projects in construction but as mentioned on the previous slide three more will start construction phase this year. One note about the construction project listed Smith Ranch Road widening project will be completed this week. Staff is also working on finalizing contract negotiations with consulting firms to start design phase on two projects as listed here and we have two other projects listed as anticipated future projects. council. As you see during the the transportation presentation, a lot of these projects are also being funded by general obligations and certificate of obligations. The geo bond funds will be utilized before certificate of obligations are sold. So the Macau road widening includes construction of approximately three miles of a fourlane concrete carbon gutter divided boulevard section roadway including storm sewer detention pond, traffic signals and a 10-ft sidewalk. We have been in close coordination with the city of Brookside Village and they have

been very helpful through this whole process. This project is approximately at 90% complete in the design phase and land acquisition is currently ongoing. The delay in land acquisition resulted from aligning the rightway acquisition schedule with the progression of the Clear Creek widening project managed by the Harris County Flood Control District. In 2022, it became apparent that the creek widening project had been delayed. At that time, staff proceeded with rightaway acquisition efforts, decoupling the project schedule from the flood control district to prevent further delays. We have acquired 14 out of the 30 31 properties needed for this project. This project has an advanced agreement with tax dot. We administer the federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration, which will be managing the construction that is expected to start in September of 2028 and will be completed in January of 2031. The AFA agreement executed in 2017 is an 8020 uh split funding of participation which means city will be reimbursed up to 80% of the construction cost agreed in the AFA. The Smith Ranch Road widening project is currently in its final stage of construction and is scheduled to be completed finally completed this week. Construction started in January of last year. The picture on the left shows uh pre-construction condition of the certain section of Smith Ranch Road and on the right completed pavement work of the same section. This project was funded by a 2007 and 2019 geo bond packages also by federal funds from the federal highway administrative through an advance agreement with text dot and also received a 2 million grant from HUD which funded a portion of the small rental rehabilitation program through the congressional community project funding here. Additional photos of the construction work. On the left, concrete pour for an alpha along Smith Ranch Road. In the middle, concrete pour of the mediums. And on the right side,

aerial view of the Smith Ranch Road completed. Bailey road expansion project included expanding existing two-lane to a four-lane roadway and a new roadway bridge crossing over Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. This is being funded by the 2019 GEO bond package. Construction is almost complete. Project at is at substantial complete phase and will be completed next month. Photos on this slide are from the bridge on the top reconstruction and on the bottom post construction looking west. This project was completed is going to be completed within time and budget. Here additional pre and post construction photos on the left looking east on the bridge and on the right the new bridge looking east. This project is located on Shadow Creek Parkway which recently started construction is estimated to be completed by February 2027. This is being funded through the TUR tax increment reinvestment zone reimbursement and the scope includes enhanced landscaping, irrigation, street lighting and sidewalks. The improvements go from marketplace boulevard to clear creek. Parland Parkway intersection improvements at Broadway has also recently started its construction phase which is estimated to be completed by June of 20 26. Project consists of reconfigur configuring the intersection at Broadway and Paland Parkway to accommodate increased traffic volumes by adding northbound dual left turn lanes and additional right turn lanes in both the northbound and southbound directions. Here's some pictures from the construction of the corner of CVS. On the left drilling to prepare the traffic signals foundation and on the right pouring concrete for the signal foundation. This project was completed by tax dod and in August of last year. The scope included replacement of the existing bridge at the entrance of green tea subdivision with a two-lane bridge and a

10-foot multi-use shared use path. This project was also combined with a water portion. Funding was provided through HDAC with the city's participation as shown on the slide. And here's some additional pictures of the completed project. Intersection improvements in Shadow Creek Range will provide intersection improvements at various locations to help reduce vehicular congestion and improve mobility throughout the business and residential areas of Shadow Creek Range. Improvements include the following. Modify and add the left and right turn lanes at various intersections. Construct two traffic signals at Memorial Herman Business Central Drive intersection and at AGB with Academy Driveway. provide safe merging lane for westbound traffic on Broadway Street west of Broadway Street Kingsley Drive intersection and modify business drive marketplace Boulevard Shadowquake Parkway intersection project started construction this past December and is expected to be completed by December of this year by September of this year. Upfront costs are being funded by PEDC to be reimbursed by the TUR. Here's some photos of recent constructions. On the left, prep work prior to concrete concrete pour for the left turn expansion on Shadow Creek Parkway and Marketplace Boulevard. And on the middle and right, prep work and concrete pour for the left turn lane expansion on Shadow Creek Parkway at Kirby Drive. The medium landscape and Kingsley Curb recently started the design phase and is estimated to start construction by the end of this year. This project includes landscaping improvements on medians of Kirby south of Broadway to Magnolia and Kingsley South of Broadway to certain trails. Landscaping will include trees, plants, and irrigation bringing the landscaping to city standards. This is being funded 50% by PEDC.

Palin Parkway at Berry Rose intersection improvements is currently approaching 90% design completion. Construction is estimated to start in July of 2026. This project has been combined with the Hughes Road expansion project that I'll be talking about next. The Paland Parkway project has an FAA with Tex Dot under the 100% of the construction costs will be covered by federal participation. The city only pays DOT 26,000 to cover the state's direct cost to cover construction. Scope of the Paland Parkway project include various improvements as shown on this slide. Alen Parkway going southbound, two left turn lanes and uh towards Hughes Road and uh two through lanes and one right turn lane. Alen Parkway going northbound on uh one left turn only towards Berry Rose, two through lanes and one right turn lane only. Berry Rose uh road, two left turn lanes towards north of on Palinland Parkway, one through lane and one shared through right turn lane. use road uh two left turn lanes towards south Impaland Parkway, two through lanes and one right turn lane only. Sherwood Street reconstruction project includes reconstruction of the streets and sidewalks within the neighborhood based on rightway assessment performed. Some drainage and water improvements are also included. Construction started this past January and is estimated to be complete in August of 2027. This project is being funded by the 2007 and 2019 geo bonds. Here's some pictures of the current construction. On the left, uh this is the flooding management system we have implemented. It consists of a three 5-ft diameter corrugated metal pipes that can hold flood water that runs off the adjacent streets. In the middle, uh the storm water junction box that connects two pipeline sources. Flood water from the adjacent parking lot runs into the box and the box then connects to our

larger flood management system thus helping to protect the entire area. Picture on the right uh the blue pipe is the newly installed 8 in water line that uh is being replaced uh based on an existing and aging transit water line. As mentioned, the Hughes Road uh project was combined with the Paland Parkway at Berry Rose project and projects are being designed together and will be constructed together. The scope includes expansion of Hughes Road from Palland Parkway to city limits, widening the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane boulevard section to achieve the city's desired ultimate width, including sidewalks and landscaping. This project has approximately 4.8 million in construction cost contribution by Harris County and approximately 5.4 4 million cost participation by the city. The proposed bridge will also add two additional lanes and will be constructed at the same elevation as the existing bridge. The concrete sidewalk gaps and replacement project started construction in January of last year and construction is ongoing. City will continue to make significant progress reducing the sidewalk repair backlog and improving overall service delivery. There are approximately 700 total sidewalk service requests. Sidewalks were characterized as high priority, medium priority, and low priority locations. Staff has completed approximately 98% of the sidewalk service requests submitted uh to the city by October 2024, representing a substantial reduction in the historical backlog and a measurable improvement in response times. With voter approval on the 2023 geo bond package, which allocated 15 million over five years, the city budgeted 2 million in the first year and 4 million annually for the construction in each of the following three years to accelerate repairs and improve pedestrian infrastructure. To date, using these

bond funds, the city has invested approximately $10.6 $6 million, close more than 2,000 sidewalk repair work orders citywide, and replace approximately 23 miles of sidewalks. All process, all progress, metrics, and performance data are available in real time through the city's public sidewalk dashboard, ensuring transparency and accountability. Dixie Farm Road at Hastings Friendswood Drive intersection improvements project consists of installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of Dixie Farm Road and Hastings Friendswood Drive. The project was also also includes realignment improvements at Hastings Friendswood Drive and Tall Oak Drive to enhance safety and mobility. The contract was awarded and the notice to proceed was issued in December of last year. While the project has officially entered the construction phase on tractor mobilization is anticipated to begin this April, the delay in field activities due to traffic signal equipment lead times and required utility relocation work by some uh utilities which is scheduled to be uh completed this month. The project is expected to be completed by November of 20 uh this year. The Periland Parkway Bridge soil erosion repair project at Clear Creek consists of rehabilitating the slope embankment, repairing SC scour holes at the peers, concrete slope pavement, etc. to provide stability to the bridge pier and protecting from further erosion. We are currently negotiating a professional services agree with agreement with an engineering firm. Once we finalized that agreement, we will start the design process which we estimate to start in May and construction is estimated to start by March of next year. So here's some photos of the conditions from an evaluation completed a few years ago. We can see the erosion occur under

the bridge and near the peers. The next slide will show a little better. You can see here some here. So here the photo um these photos uh have a closer view of the alpha which has suffered some erosion and will require replacement with an extended structure. Text dot did an inspection and the bridge does not pose an immediate threat but condition continues to deteriorate posing a concern and increased increasing the risk. The city will be doing the improvements within the expected time frame. Berry Rose masonry wall project includes replacement of the walls on both sides of Berry Rose. We are currently negotiating a contract for the design and phase services which once finalized will be taken to council for consideration and authorization. We estimate starting the design right afterwards sometime in May of this year. We estimate the construction to start in November of this year as well. Traffic signal at Kingsley CR48 project is currently at 30% design completion and we estimate to start construction by December of this year and construction is estimated to be completed by July of 2027. The project will consist adding a traffic signal at the intersection with southern trails with pedestrian signals based on city standards. Project has a 5050 share uh between city and Brazora County. City is overseeing the design and will oversee the construction. Text track fits upgrades include three signal upgrades within city of Paland. Construction started in March and project is estimated to be completed within the fourth quarter of 2028. City's contributions shown on slide represent 20% of the cost of the three signals upgrades within the city limits. Text dots covering 80% of the costs. Council staff is also looking at other funding opportunities for various projects. We submitted an application in February for funding consideration through the US Department of

Transportation for the planning phase of Reed Boulevard extension project for 2,150,000. If approved, city's portion will be 20% of this design total, which means 430,000. Responses are expected to be announced by late June. The Reed Boulevard extension project consists of extending Reed Boulevard from the end of the current project at Hughes Road uh to the intersection of Mquard Road. The extension will match the four-lane boulevard cross-section of Reed Boulevard, which will include a 10-ft shared use path and landscaping. This will provide improved vehicular mobility in the north south corridors and access to the new major east west corridors. Property acquisition will be required to widen existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane boulevard section to achieve a city's desired ultimate width as required in the thorough fair plan. Council this and the next slides includes projects that will be funded by BEC and reimburseable by the tur through an agreement between the city and the tur. This project is currently in design and construction is estimated to start in July of 2027 and be completing in 2028. Proposed improvements include replacement the Kingsley Drive bridge at Clear Creek and reconstructing Kingsley Drive approximately 300 linear feet to the north and 300 linear feet to the south for a smooth transition to the new bridge and extending an 8 inch water line. This is another project to be funded by the TUR reimbursement. This improvement will widen the existing roadway to add a 12 foot thorough lane in each direction to improve traffic capacity and mobility. Existing left turn lane and right turn lanes will be widened to maintain traffic movements and operational efficiency. Traffic signals at Half Moon Bay and Shadow Creek will be modified to accommodate the new related configuration. All improvements are anticipated to remain within the

existing public right away. The professional services agreement to start the design phase services on this project on is on tonight city's council meeting for your consideration and authorization. Upon your authorization, we'll proceed issuing notice to proceed to start the design phase. Construction is estimated to start in September of 2027 and be completed in October of 2028. The HDAC Houston Galveston area council is another source we look at every year for other funding opportunities. They work on regional uh planning. They work on regional planning, transportation, public safety and economic development environmental programs. They also help coordinate projects and distribute federal and state funding across multiple cities and counties in the Houston and Galveistston area. City of Palland submitted to HDAC 25 2025 call for active transportation projects in January of this year. This initiative prior prioritizes providing multimodal transportation options improving environmental quality and enhancing pedestrian safety. The total requested by city of Pland across across all three projects rounds to approximately $20 million. So here's one of the projects we recently submitted application for through uh HDAC the safe routes to schools connectivity phase two. This will include installation of a 10- foot wide multi-use multipath use to provide mobility and safety routes across Alvin and Paland ISD. This phase 2 builds upon previously completed improvements to create a more continuous and accessible network. HDAC's actions to approve projects is in September of this year and the funding source for allowable cost will be approved and assigned by budget upon HDAC approval. Additional requirements that included a questionnaire are being prepared and

will be submitted by the deadline due to HDAC by the 27 of this month. Council, this concludes the updates to the transportation projects. I will now pass the presentation to Yosi Ramirez, engineering and public works traffic engineer. Good afternoon, Mayor Cole and council members. Let's talk about traffic. The traffic operation divisions plays a key role in keeping Perl moving safely and efficiently. As the city has grown, we've seen steady increase in both our infrastructure and the workload required to maintain it. Today, our team manages 115 traffic signals across the city, including 10 that we maintain through the interlocal agreement with Brasorya County. In addition to the signals, we oversee 4 45 45 school flashers, approximately 400 street lights, all signage on city-owned streets, and payment markings for city facilities and park locations. All of this work is supported by a team of nine staff members, four traffic signal technicians, two sign technicians, a sign crew leader, a superintendent, and a traffic engineer. The majority of our maintenance, repairs and operation responsibilities are held inhouse by this team on the daily basis. That includes signal troubleshooting, emergency repairs, sign installation, schools on maintenance, street light repairs, and ongoing uh system monitoring. For projects that require a specialized equipment, we coordinate two contractual services. The first is the span wire signal replacement at intersections that require complete rebuilds. For those projects, the city provides the materials and performs traffic control in coordination with the Perland Police Department while the contractor completes the Spangwire installations. The second contract covers thermoplastic payment markings on city roadways. This includes the roadways that are part

of the roadway rehabilitation interlocal agreement with the Versoria County. Looking ahead, we anticipate a continued growth. This year, we expect to bring new traffic signals online. As Fabula mentioned, Dixie Farm Road at tollock drive um Kirby dry and fu road and just recently reconstructed the business center at town center signal. In addition, four more signals are proposed for next year. We're also seeing a steady increase in street light maintenance as part of the roadway projects and sign maintenance as new subdivisions continue to develop across the city. All of this reflects the continued expansion of Perland's roadway network and the increased operational demands on the traffic operations division as development continues. The traffic division also oversees the traffic caling committee which includes representative from engineering and public works, police and fire and a professional traffic engineering consultant. As of recently also we have our experience team as being part of our meetings. Um the committee operates under traffic policy ordinance number 1301-1 and the Texas manual on uniform traffic control devices. Requests are reviewed monthly to ensure a consistent and objective process. This year, staff processed 77 traffic coming requests, most commonly related to signage, speed cushions, stop signs, police presence, and traffic signal warrant analysis. 20 of those requests were denied in accordance with our policy. Each request requires data collection, analysis, coordination, and followup reviews that typically take 45 to 60 days. One of the most frequent requests that we receive is to lower speed limits on residential streets. Under state law, residential streets default to 30 miles

per hour, whether posted or not. As a result, the city of Perland maintains a consistent citywide residential speed limit in compliance with state law and does not lower speed limits on individual residential streets. At this time, I will turn the presentation over our traffic superintendent, Mario Telles, for the overview of our team's traffic operations.

Good afternoon, Mayor Cole Wel. Over the past physical year, tra traffic staff has completed significant work both in-house and through contractal services. This includes the re the rebuilding of five agent spare wire intersections. Made at Bailey, Maid at No Name, also known as Prancer, Broadway at Macawa, Broadway Chocolate Bayou, and Broadway at Wood Creek. Additionally, staff has closed more than 1,000 traffic related work orders, completed 32 traffic calming projects, and supported pavement markings and traffic repairs along major corridors such as Highway 35 and Cullen Parkway. Staff is also overseeing phase two of the intelligent transportation system study led by our traffic engineering consultant which will help guide future system improvements as our transportation network continues to expand. One of the most significant advancement this year is the installation of our newest traffic signal detection system. Traffic detection technology has evolved significantly. This system integrates camera and radar sensors with artificial intelligence capabilities. While activating the full AI function will require additional funding, the system already delivers meaningful operational benefits that include intersection perfor performance data, traffic volume counts, arrival patterns on red and green phases, and real-time operational alerts. Currently, 23 intersections are equipped with this advanced detection system. By the end of the year, we expect the we expect to expand coverage at 41 intersections, further strengthening our d our datadriven and AI supported traffic management network. At this time, I will turn the presentation back over to Dante Prescott, assistant director of public works for the next segment of our streets update. Thanks, Mario. Good afternoon, mayor and

council. To start, this slide shows the full extent of Periland Street and sidewalk network, one of the city's largest, most visible, most heavily relied on infrastructure asset. Today, city maintains approximately 1,3 center lane miles of roadway with about 82% of concrete and 18% as asphalt, each requiring different maintenance strategies. In addition, we're responsible for over 650 miles of sidewalk within the public rightway. All of which is included in our maintenance program to address safety, accessibility, and ADA needs. As per continues to develop, this network continues to expand, increasing maintenance demands and reinforcing the importance of proactive investment to protect public safety and city's long-term infrastructure. This slide shows the range of roadway maintenance strategies the city uses to maintain the mentioned street work from in from routine in-house repairs to larger contractual rehabilitation. In-house crews handle routine pothole repairs uh more durable level up asphalt patches, rapid deployment potholes repairs during peak deterioration periods and spot crack sealing to prevent water intrusion. Concrete streets staff address trip hazards through slicing, grinding, panel raising, while full panel replacements are handled through contracts. When pavement conditions exceed maintenance level repairs, the city shifts to contractual solutions such as mill and overlay or full depth reconstruction. This layered approach ensures the right treatment is applied at the right time to maximize pavement life and protect public safety. This slide shows our pavement uh maintenance staffing plan. The blue positions represent our current staff who are rep responsible for all asphalt

maintenance citywide, including pothole patching and crack selling on both asphalt and concrete streets. The green positions proposed for the next fiscal year include one position dedicated to inspecting contractual services with the remaining positions supporting the existing asphalt crew and improving maintenance capacity. The gold positions represent future staffing needed to help develop a dedicated concrete maintenance team, which is critical given that over 80% of our roadway network is concrete. This phase approach allows us to responsibly grow staffing while protecting our pavement investments. In FY25, the engineering and public works department completed roadway rehabilitation on several high priority corridors through its interlocal agreement with Braia County, including Roy Road, Veterans Drive, Old Chocolate Bayou, and Plum Street. These streets had pre-construction PCI scores in the 30s, 40s, and 50s and following rehabilitation were restored to PCI scores in the mid90s, significantly extending pavement service life and reducing future maintenance needs. Asphalt material costs associated with this work totaled approximately $422,000, representing a strategic investment that maximize pavement performance and long-term efficiency. Looking ahead to complete the city's FY25 roadway commitments, a unit price asphalt rehabilitation contract was presented to the city to city council this year. Uh upon approval, seven roadway segments with segments with PCI scores ranging from the low 30s to mid-40s will be rehabilitated. Um, these streets will include Veterans, Wagon Trail, Bardet, Raza, Woody, Cherry, and West Jasmine. Plan work

includes base stabilization and asphalt overlay, allowing the city to continue a proactive data-driven approach to pavement preservation and extended roadway service life. In addition, although not reflected on this map, several locations were identified for concrete panel pavement replacement. Those include Magnolia Boulevard just west of Cullen, Half Moon Bay, North Fork Drive, Peach Hollow, and Periland Parkway, amongst others. The estimated cost for these concrete repairs is approximately $1 million, representing a critical investment in maintaining the city's predominantly concrete uh roadway network. This slide just shows the limits uh that we just mentioned, Woody, Cherry, and West Jasmine. This slides outlines the FY26 interlocal agreement with Missouri County for roadway re rehabilitation. Through this partnership, the county will re rehab Miller Ranch, Adamo, Wells, and Old Alvin Road. Under the interlocal agreement, the county scope is limited to the asphalt overlay of these roadways. Any required base repairs are not included and will be addressed separately through a city contract. This approach allows us to leverage county efficiencies for paving while ensuring base repairs are completed where needed to protect the city's long-term pavement investment. Proposed schedule for this work would likely take place in the late summer to early fall. This slide is intended to illustrate the total plan investment dollars from operation CIP and drainage bond that include a component of street repair. When viewed together, these investments demonstrate a coordinated city-wide approach to street maintenance, leveraging multiple funding sources to maximize pavement life, protect prior capital investments, and reduce long-term maintenance costs.

Next, we highlight our in-house street paving operations. Through training and hands-on assistance from Zuria County staff, our asphalt maintenance crew successfully performed milling and pavement work on Shank Road. That effort demonstrate our ability to safely compete more complete more advanced pavement work using existing staff and equipment. Building on that success, we're proposing to perform similar milling and pavement operations on Rayburn Street this summer. Exercises like this are important for staff development, maximizing the use of equipment already in our inventory, and increasing the city's long-term maintenance capabilities. While several service level advancements have been made since our last update, we would like to highlight two key developments. First, the team has moved beyond simply filling individual potholes as a temporary mitigation measure. In many cases, pavement failures occur across a localized area and result in multiple potholes. Uh while traditional pothole patching improves safety, it often leaves a rod quality and aesthetics below desired standards. To address this, the team has now performed localized skin patching, allowing multiple potholes repairs to be consolidated into a single continuous asphalt patch. Although this approach requires additional staff time and coordination, it results in improved ride quality, enhanced appearance, and a more durable long-term repair. In addition, the team has initiated crack sealing operations as part of the maintenance activities. Crack sealing allows staff to proactively address pavement distress before water infiltration accelerates pavement failure, further extending the roadway life and reducing future maintenance needs. This year, our team successfully closed over 2,000 work orders, demonstrating commitment to responsive service

delivery and operational efficiency. The slide demonstrates the vast amount of concrete that was removed and replaced at various locations throughout the city. For example, the photo on the right captures the new sidewalk installed on Schlider Road just out front of uh CJ Harris Elementary School. Over 1600 linear feet of sidewalk was replaced just at this location. This slide highlights the city sidewalk gap and mitigation program funded through the 2023 bond. Staff have begun a feasibility and prioritization study and developed an internal dashboard to track each gap location through evaluation and design. We're coordinating closely with an engineering firm to assess utility conflicts, trees, rideway constraints, and overall network connectivity. Construction is anticipated to begin in June of 26 with priority given to missing sidewalk connections near schools and parks where community impact and safety are greatest. I would be remiss if I concluded this portion of the presentation without recognizing our team. During wintertorm endzone, engineering and public works crews took proactive action to protect public safety by treating critical bridge locs including Magnolia, Mard, and Bailey. Crews perform sanding and snow and ice removal operation, prioritizing elevated structures that freeze first and pose most greatest risk to motorists. Um, this early targeted response helped maintain traction, reduce hazards, and ensure safe travel through uh safe travel during the storm. These efforts exemplify dedication of our crews who consistently work behind the scenes often before most residents are on the road to protect the community during adverse conditions.

That I'll turn it back over to Mr. Eperson. Thank you everybody. Um we got a few things going on so um happy to entertain any questions on the transportation portion of the presentation. Thank you.

All right, sounds good. Uh before I turn it over to council, a couple things I learned today. Uh this is kind of bad news in text.world. Um you know, they do all of their funding and funding levels based on projections. Uh they are now projecting a decrease in their budget for projects uh of 7.1 billion dollars statewide for the next UTP, which is 2027. Um, so very important that what we have going on we we we get done. And what's going to happen is they're they're now looking at what projects they can further delay. Macawa keeps coming to mind. They keep delaying it and delaying it. So um hopefully we can push our our rightway, you know, folks to get that complete and done uh so it doesn't become a victim further, you know, out there. But um it it looks as though um it it looks as though the the next legislative session u Mark Williams has put this out there uh as executive director others uh have been talking about it where the focus a lot of people around the state are are wanting to focus on an infrastructure um session. What's exacerbating this is the uh transportation funding at the federal level ends this year. Uh and there is no bill behind it and I don't know that I would have much faith in them being able to figure anything out to fund anything uh at this level at this point. So that's part of it. Uh oil and gas receipts are down as well as on the on the federal side. So it's it's uh almost 50/50 maybe 40 6040 at the most but the

federal side of things are impacting a big number here. So, uh, you mentioned HGAC. Uh, one of the initiatives that we have, we're going to be talking about this come this Friday at a transportation policy council meeting, um, or executive executive meeting is we did, you know, carryover spendown, uh, trying to accelerate some projects out. Um we've had a committee looking at that at what projects in the region that were awarded you know some 8 10 12 years ago that have not even um you know gotten across an AFA with with with text. Um the real nashing of teeth is is going to be when we identify those and we want to claw those projects back because if in in 8 or 10 12 years they haven't even moved forward anything how many you know how many millions of dollars are being encumbered in projects that have yet to even come close to move forward. So, I'm going to be pushing hard over the next couple of months to all of that money should be I mean, if they haven't and it it it's not an AFA is not an overnight project, but if we get something funded in the transportation improvement plan, the TIP, you know, or actually before that when we get it into the uh the RTP, first thing that we negotiate is the AFA with tech stock because that's the first thing that you do and then you you start the process of engineering and and and environmental and all those kind of things gearing up and then you get funded, you know, out here. But if they, you know, they've in 8, 10, 12 years haven't even pulled the string on the very first one, why are we encumbering any of those dollars? Every bit of that should be, in my estimation should be called back and and and put into the pot and and moved on. So, uh, but I wanted to let everybody know that that's working in the background. That's going

to be working against us for the next several next several years. Uh but all the more making sure that our projects are up moving forward and we don't fall victim to um you know further delays. Had a quick question on the sidewalks. You know when we put the $15 million on there in the 2023 uh we did it basically of what would we need to get caught up? That was the number that was given to us. One of the last slides that that Dante put up on there the gap analysis. Uh I like those numbers versus what those numbers looked at looked looked like you know several years ago. Um uh the number of uh you know needs those used to be much bigger. So I can see that that coming down. So, one of the questions that I have is now, you know, here we are, you know, two or three years later, do we believe the $15 million will truly catch us up once we get, you know, the the full trunch of these monies, you know, uh, through the system? Do we feel like we will be at a point where our routine regular budget will keep us caught up?

So, just for clarification, the numbers that you see here are just the gaps that we've analyzed. This is not the these are not the work orders that we had on that was that was prior those numbers were I think somewhere around the thousand high priority work orders something along those lines. Um but 15 got us to this point. Um we could if if we are fortunate enough to contribute more money um I think that allows us to continue to address a lot of these trip hazards and sidewalk hazards that come through. And then real real quick um go ahead. just just on that line right there. I mean, we're about twothirds through the funds and are we twothirds through what we had to get done?

Well, and it was a number to get us caught up, right? And are we That's what I was curious what are we are we close. I think it was it's kind of a two two questions. One is the the backup on work orders, which I know we've caught up we've caught up to all the work orders that were in the system as of October of 24. October of 24,

which you know, previously we had years and years of of back backups uh backordered uh work orders. And so that we've caught 100% up there and I think we've been keeping up fairly well with work orders since then. Um and so it's really now we're getting on this gap piece of it. And so I think we probably have caught up very well on on the work orders uh for for sidewalk repairs. Um and then we'll make it as far as we can on the on the gap piece of it, but probably won't get as far on the gap. Yeah, because the initiative was for replacement and gaps, right? So, we'll we'll we can provide some more analysis of that, what it looks like moving forward as well.

And then my last question real quick, I'll turn over to council um on the u clear the the parkway bridge and the erosion project. Um, is is this severe enough that we can't wait on the Clear Creek project coming through or is this would this be handled as a as a part of the Clear Creek project that's in current design? So, one of the challenges right now is um and I think that's slide 7574 um right there.

This one right. So, one of the challenges is the the outfalls are not considered part of the Clear Creek uh channel. Okay. The HGA or flood control is typically not going to maintain that. They're going to put that back on us. Um so, it's incumbent upon us to make sure that we go back in and rehab these things. Uh it's the drainage structure and then the supports around the the post that that that support the um Okay. So, is any of this work going to get wiped out as a result of uh in other words, this is I forget what the funding what the amount is on this? It wasn't a huge sum of money, but it's it goes back to I think it was in the slide right before that

about $800,000 about $800,000. It's not a huge sum of money, but 800,000 is 800,000. So, you know, are we going to do this this erosion repair and then two, three, four years later is are they going to come through and wipe out everything that we just spent?

We can try to coordinate that with flood control. I would tell you just looking at the at the status of that bridge. That's not something that you're typically going to want to wait on. Um because again, knowing what that timeline looks like for that Clear Creek Federal project, we could still be waiting before we get this the bridge repaired. So the scope of that is not just necessarily that outfall, is it not? Also making sure we're not getting additional scour around the bridge pilings. Bridge was more of a concern for me than than the other. So I'm wondering is, you know, can we can we do the bridge pilings

and then after they get through with theirs, maybe we come back in and look at some of the other erosion or the outfall, address the outfall. That's something we can take a look at to see if we can if we can phase it, if we can actually allow the allow that structure to still exist as is and to kind of project out what the uh what that deterioration erosion uh looks like over time.

Yeah, I would I certainly the the the bridge pilings are a concern. I mean, when you see that kind of erosion, that's a concern. And then the question would be, can we shore that up? And then when because if if if we're and and we may see in the next, you know, one or two years that that that overall project is going to be delayed further. But but if they continue on their path right now, they're supposed to go under construction in what 28 29 completion in 32. And so I'd hate to dig the dirt and everything that we just did gets wiped out a few years later. But I I certainly understand shoring up the pilings. That makes 100% sense. and and there's some options in terms of uh going in and filling some of the voids um in in the boxes that may help us stabilize the boxes from scour.

Okay, turn it over to council. Questions, comments, concerns,

I'll tag along right there. I mean to me looking at those photos, you know, how did this happen? I mean, normally you don't see wash out like that. Uh so yeah I can address that question. I think if I have to tell the truth uh the design was not properly done because the outfall was short like it's it's like probably 100 ft short of from the clear creek. So it should have been extended towards the clear creek and there should have been a kind of like concrete slope pment. That's the reason it's happening. You can see that in the picture is a very small opening there. That big box is used as a detention pond. But when the water comes out of that small opening, the velocity is very very high and that is washing the downstream and creating a big hole inside and around the bridge peers. So the proposed project is to extend that big box by 80 ft and bringing it closer to the clear creek and improve uh the outfall system so it doesn't impact the bridge peers. So I think I can address mayor's comment question too because I am this improvement this issue is between the bridges. So when uh Harris County for logistics improves their project limit is from uh Colon to Parent Parkway probably they will end upream side of this bridge and may not address this issue. Personally I have reached out to Harris County Harris County flood control district and also I reached out to city of Houston to see why this breeze is named after us because uh it is kind of like the boundary between city of periland and city of Houston but for some reason when we constructed we constructed it the br constructed the

bridge all the way to beltway so that's why it is under our name and whenever the text dot inspect the bridges. They send the associated owner of the bridge about these kind of issues and we get this bridge inspection report on annual basis and we are trying to bring it to attention and try to address this before we see a major bridge failure.

Yeah. Oh, I mean that's a a big concern right there. I mean have that type of wash out going on as far as design work. uh you feel it's a design issue. Yeah, that is my interpretation based on the side vision based on the design because we should not have left that outfall within that bridge pier because that's what is causing I've been there several times to see what what is the cause and what can we do. Okay. It's what, 20 years old, give or take. Give or take. Yeah. Okay.

But I mean, you still shouldn't be saying watch out. I mean, it's on 288, they had it when the Harris County and uh whoever it was was doing the rework on the sidewalk, got into a big lawsuit over it. I mean, it those kind of issues are I would agree poor design. Um, you want me? Yeah.

Okay. Um, so on the uh the Dixie Farm, Hastings, Friendswood Light, uh uh we're still plugging along. I know we've got one citizen that that continuously emails us and and reaches out to us about, you know, I guess she's her concern is it's taken us a long time. Uh so as far as timeline, are we looking at what we have here uh being able to complete?

Yes. So that was already in uh included as part of the schedule for the construction of this project. The issue is just the acquiring the equipment that there's some lead time. So we gave them the notice to proceed so they could start ordering the equipment but they supposed to be starting construction this April. Okay. All right. And uh um can you kind of just go with uh through the traffic uh calming committee how that works the process just so uh I currently have one uh citizen that's reached out in regards to uh traffic and speeds on a road and I just want to have a little better understanding.

Yeah, of course. Um so whenever we receive a traffic calming uh request it goes to our experience team or through city works and every we have a monthly meeting. It's usually the fourth Wednesday of every month. Um we all meet the committee members and we discuss the each uh concern. Sometimes the concerns are really easy to address. Others um do require for us to take traffic counts, traffic data, speed data. And some of those um we do have a quite a few of those, especially for speed cushions or speeding. Um, and we have to set up traffic counts at least for a week just to see traffic patterns uh don't change. Uh, we do not take traffic counts during the summer or during the November December months because school is out of it's out out of school and our traffic patterns change completely. So, it's not really the normal conditions that we will study. um other items. For example, the um a lot of the items are driver exper driver behavior. Um the way that it some of the residents experience the speeding might not truly be what's happening. So we also need to set speed feedback radars that our police department sets on those and then we have to get the data. But it takes time to set all that equipment,

right? No, I understand that. I just wanted to kind of understand the process as far as um how it worked and because uh like I said, I'm sure you're familiar with one on Hampshire right now and I've been sent the raw data and and the ordinance and stuff. So, you know, I was just curious to kind of understand how it works. Um will there be a final report that we get from that? I I believe that Hamshshire was addressed like with the counts. Did we finish that? That report was a completed report. We Yes. Yes. Okay. Okay. Well, so Trent, if you wouldn't mind sending that to me because all I got was the raw data.

Okay. From that. So, I'd appreciate that. Then also in in Sherwood itself, um I know we had some issues with the uh the contractor dumping dirt all down Hampshire. Um have we gotten that under control as far as how we need to operate in the area? Yes, we have addressed that issues with the contractor and right when we got the comments from you guys, we talked to them and they had when we went over there uh to verify, they had already cleaned, but we make sure that we uh talk to them to ensure that this does not continue to happen. Okay. I haven't had any more complaints. I just wanted to make sure that we were good. Thank you.

Yeah, we're taking care of it. Um, and then, uh, one thing on, uh, streets that we had worked on and then we had to have rework at Taylor and Sleepy Hollow. I know it's not in here, but within, uh, I don't know, within a month, no more than a month and a half, uh, the roads were falling apart.

Um, and they're already starting again. Um, so I don't know what the correct fix uh is for that, but I can tell you uh I drive through that area and it's already started again. It's bad. So, and the parts that haven't been addressed are even worse. Um, so at any rate, um, I don't know what the fix is. Uh, we had the gentleman start off at the beginning today. Uh Trent, where do we stand on our our NAP road project or where we might be able to test something like that? So, I think Lorenzo and his team had had some conversations with Harris County once we knew that Harris County was actually moving forward with some pilot programs. And I think we've got a couple of questions we're waiting uh for the engineer to respond to and then um I think we're close at that point, but I'll let Lorenzo maybe let let you know what we heard from Harris County and what they are actually doing and then what the plan is.

Yes. So, Harris County is uh kind of piloting the program, I think, as they mentioned in six different locations. um they they are taking a different approach because they actually have an in-house crew and have the resources to be able to do these as maintenance projects. Um so they are utilizing this as a in in test pro test locations and their in-house team is actually installing these things. Um, in our instance, we are typically going to allow a contractor to come in and do the work where we've asked for some clarification from the the mechanical concrete team is on the engineering side. And feedback that we get back from Harris County is consistent with some of our concerns is, hey, there's not a lot of engineering that supports it. Um there's a lot of a lot of technical papers that's there from academia um but not a true signed and sealed engineering drawing or report or anything that truly shows um how this is expected to perform. Um and so Harris Countyy's taken a chance on saying, "Hey, we have these six locations. they are willing to take those chances to see how it performs, but they are still expected, at least from what they communicated back to me was they are still expecting to get some long-term solution um that is supported with engineering data, but they are taking the taking a chance right now on at least seeing how it how it's going to perform. And so that's where some of our questions are. That's where a lot of our questions are is where's this where's the data that supports it. Um I think we can stand behind the concept. Um but it it's a risk with putting something uh out in the public area um that doesn't have the engineering data to support it. And again that the countyy's taking a different approach because they're doing it using in-house resources whereas we we are going to use contracted services to be able to do that.

Okay. This process started two years ago and my understanding we had a anou as to what each party was going to do. Is that correct? Correct.

And um I don't understand a test pilot project if if we're going to try and proof it out. You just said that Harris County is doing the same thing. They're not they're not going and laying miles of road. They're putting it down as a test. When we had two years ago, we had four members up here give consensus that we would like to see this tested. and two years later we sit here and nothing's moved. We keep hearing the same questions from staff, but we don't hear anything. I don't know what my fellow c uh council members up here, it's a different group, but two years ago, you had four people speak up. And I'll let everybody else attest to it, but to me, 150 ft is not that big of a deal.

So, I get that piece of it. the the biggest challenge right now is again having the the person that's asking for the product to be installed to get that person to actually provide the data that allows us to have a certain level of comfort to put the product in place. I I honestly don't think we are far off. Um but we still we need the the the documentation that supports it. um having the county using it as a test case, which is what we had asked for before. We said, "Hey, are there any other organizations, any other entities in the area that are using the product? If so, let us know." So, what data does Harris County have? What was that? What data does Harris County have to install it?

Harris County is just using it as a test case, right? So, they they are taking That's what a pilot program is as well, a test case. They're not asking to lay miles of road. I think we wanted as part of the test case also to have something that we if if successful we can move forward with and so that's just some of the background or the some of the engineering questions that have been asked but we're close. I think we just well I I'll ask my fellow council what their input is. And even what is this packet that we have?

Have y'all seen this? This was just sitting here when we got here, but it's a it's a letter from a state of Texas professional engineer laying out three different scenarios with traffic loading data cross-sections for road exhibits. Have you Right. I understand sometimes we get stuff that you don't. I'm just No, I have that one. That's the one by CDS Mary is what it looks like.

Yep. So there's some questions on there um especially for uh so one of the questions that sent back was just above on I think this is the first page uh the section just above the results uh results portion of that that packet uh it says that the uh structural number for that layer was calculated using uh some a couple of things right and so we asked the question that I sent back was um has that has that been supported by a geotechnical engineer, right? We got a we have somebody that does sign and seal this thing. Um but not necess we don't necessarily have the data that comes back from the geotech engineer that supports it. Um so a couple questions there. Like I said, I think we only have one or two and one of the one of the statements that were made at the bottom of the letter which is one of my questions. uh in the conclusion and recommendation it says the performance of MC is still being evaluated as there are uh as there are still a few long-term installations to complete right and so that's that's where we had we had questions and concerns um and those comments went back to them one of the other questions that we had was on the the specification that they did send back um and there were a number of questions on there um about the spec and placement uh if you kind of read through the spec one of the things that they communicated back in that spec was um how you connect those tires and the cylinders together. Um it just said, "Hey, go ahead and nail those cylinders." Um but you just take a nail and you can you can connect them,

but that's to hold it together while they're installing. That's not structural in the design of it.

So that was an engineer in in regards to that and that that's strictly to hold the cylinders together. So that that all plays into how they how you install these things, right? So typ typically your specification is going to communicate all of that so that when you hand that project over to a contractor, that contractor knows how this how the product goes in. Um and so to it's it was very generic and hey, if you nail that tire together, you just it just said, hey, nail stick a nail in the tire. Well, if if every one of my nails went in the same direction, you have the potential for those tires to pull apart, right? So, some we still have some questions on the spec. Um, and I hear y'all. I I understand you guys want to see it in place. That's why I think we're getting closer to being able to to get to 150 foot test case. Um, as long as they can continue to answer the questions. One of the things in theou was that they had to provide the documentation and supporting documentation that we could buy our phone and say, "Hey, yes, let's go ahead and approve it to be installed." And I think that's kind of where we take the that's that's where we've taken so long because we haven't gotten to a level of comfort with what they've been providing back to us. I guess the question for me is is the level of comfort we're trying to get to on a test case a little overboard to a certain degree. And I know in in my world whenever I have a stamped engineer letter, it doesn't usually come with all of the backup data behind it. It's on that engineer to say, I've looked at the data and I'm saying this is a good route. Now, correct me if I'm wrong if that's different in Civil War. civil war. Um, but if we're if we're just testing a section of roadway, are are we are we being a little overkill?

So, the biggest challenge is let's say we get this in the test case in this 150T stretch and we say, "Hey, yep, it held up. It's fine. Now, let's go put it in another long-term stretch." the idea is to get some of this stuff vetted on the front end so that we don't necessarily have to do it on the back end because the

and and I understand that and and I would say to that point and I don't know how the rest of council will feel about it but I certainly wouldn't go we put in 150 ft. We haven't seen it for six months. We don't know what it's done. Let's go put in five miles. I wouldn't sign off on that, right? Because we're testing it. So we need to see what it does. And I would think that in that window of time while it's being run over by 18 wheelers hauling pipe and everything else that we've got that window of time to maybe get some of that data also and and maybe let the contractor know, the mechanical concrete contractor know you're not going to get a large project from the city without it, but we can at least test it in a small environment. And so to that point, right, that that's what we have been in the conversations with them is that hey, this this is still a small project, right? Please don't take this as if if this thing passes that it continues to grow into something larger without having the engineering data to support it. And that's been the challenge, right, is where we sit and we talk to them. They say, "Hey, hey, yes, let's just let us just get the product down and without any engineering data, minimal engineering data to support it." And then once we get that product down, we continue to extend and extend and extend it further without having the engineering datas. That's my biggest concern. That's my biggest fear is that we we see it, it goes in place, and then we say, "Hey, the 150 foot looked fine. Let's go ahead and do it for a half a mile." Right? There's still a responsibility on my part as a professional engineer to protect the public sa health and safety. Um, and I'm going to stand behind that. Right? And so no problem with doing 150 ft. I just don't want us to get to a point to where we are farther out ahead than what the engineering data supports.

And I don't disagree with that. Ourou is only for the 150 ft. Correct. Correct. Yes.

I mean I would think we could get that test done because we don't have we don't have anou with them to go do more, right? and and anything that we would do if it was a large road repair that they would do would have to come before council to sign off on anyway. And I don't think you guys would provide a staff recommendation to even do the contract if we don't have the data behind it. Right. So, I I understand and I do appreciate the the wanting to make sure that we cross all the tees and dot all the eyes. It seems like we're we're trying to get a little down. So, so real real quick, what you know, can't we can't we can't we ask them to provide an asbuilt as they're doing this 150 ft?

Now we know what's in the ground and we don't have to open it up to see, right? And so that that was one of the things.

Yeah. to your point, you know, it it needs to be structurally fine and those those tires need to stay in place and and I get your point, but I would but I would think we would have want to have we would have a ton of eyes on this project as it's being built out there. Cameras, camera work, the whole thing seems to me a an asbuilt would give us that data on the back end. Anyway, um I mean I certainly would be in favor of moving forward and and and and understanding there's some risk involved, but it's 150 ft. Worst case scenario, we pull 150 ft out and redo it and move on. So, and so

I I hear you. I hear the direction, right? And so, we can we can get behind 150 ft. We have anou there. It's it's small enough to be able to say, "Hey, let's let's test it out. Let's try it out." My what I really want to emphasize is that we don't get so far down the road and put the product in place and we don't have the engineering data to support it. I understood. I agree. Sorry. I mean the frustration is we've been waiting two years for this. I'd say if if you have any professional engineering issues, throw them down on the next agenda. Lay them at our feet. We'll take the risk, but let's go. I mean, we could have been driving on this for 18 months already and actually seeing that it's either going to work or not. It just feels like it's a

So, just to defend our staff a little bit, um, you know, it's taken a lot lot of time on on their part as well to work with us through theou reviewing information or the geotech information we sent them and and to respond to us. So, while it's taking longer than we'd like, it's it's not on all all on our guys. Yeah, but that's fair. Yeah, but Harris County has been able to pull it off quicker than Parland, Texas. They didn't have it two years ago. Mayor, um Oh, go ahead. You go right.

Thank you, mayor. Um, Lorenzo, I just first I want to say that I appreciate as me uh member Byum mentioned that you're dotting all your eyes and crossing your tees and you're doing what we've what we've asked, you know, as far as your position. I I I agree also with my colleagues that I think that I wasn't up here um when that was discussed. Uh but I did view it from the audience and so I do remember uh some of that and um you know so just from a count standpoint I just wanted you know the staff to know that I'm in favor of of you know trying this and seeing where it goes from here and then you guys can then come back and then we can make that final decision if we want to go any further. So thank you.

Any other questions, comments on our traffic side of things? Yeah, Mr.

Okay, I do have one question and this is for Fabola or her team uh pertaining to the uh traffic signal detention system and maybe maybe it's just trying to understand it a little bit more. If we can go to page 61, which is the Parland Parkway Broadway intersection, u specifically on the south side of um on Parland Parkway, south south side of 518, I've received numerous u calls regarding the traffic backup, uh does this system that we're speaking of, this detection system, does it allow it to stay green longer when automatically because it knows that the line is all the way to the bridge? or is that an adjustment that needs to be done because we've reduced that area to one lane because of the projects?

Um the new traffic detection system that we have or that we're putting in place is not in place at that intersection once the construction of the new signal is it will have that. So what we can do is uh assess the intersection and then um try to go ahead and give some alleviation during construction. Um, we just have to look at it as a whole because Broadway is has progression is coordinated. So, we need to reassess all other intersections around that area.

Yeah. If if y'all could take a look at that, you know, that part morning time, afternoon part time, it's backed up past the bridge. So, if y'all could take a look at just how it cycles, maybe it just needs to be adjusted um during the construction phase. The moment it opens back up, I think it'll it'll be okay. If you use the example on the north side, um, driving southbound, because there's more lanes there, it's a lot smoother. But it's on this side that that traffic signal, I believe I've I've sat there and watched it, uh, because I've received several calls. I parked and I watched it and it cycles pretty quickly and it's not allowing too many vehicles to go through. So, if y'all can take a look at that and maybe send me something, just let me know kind of what the the outcome was. Well, Mar, we'll take a look at it.

I'm I'm taking notes. Thank you. Thank you so much, Miss K. Thank you, mayor. Also, um you mentioned Sleepy Hollow and Taylor, I think. Also, um right around there, um Washington Irving and McGinness are both really bad. It and Washington Irving got fixed and immediately um went wrong or that same that was that same contract. So, um And I I uh the traffic calming reports or traffic calming studies y'all done, where can we access those?

I don't know that we've got all of them just accessible, but if there's any particular one or if you want all of them, we can provide them. Oh, I want one particular one. And on slide 100, this is just a frivolous question. Um the pink and purple is that just an extra layer that's on there or No, ma'am. So those colors represent uh parks or schools or medical facilities. So it uh where on the left you see red, yellow, green for high, medium, and low priorities. Yes.

But those areas that's pink and uh green those uh encompass a park or a school. Thank you. I appreciate you. I appreciate that. Thank Thank you, mayor. Um, Raj and I guess Lawrence, what's the recourse on that design on uh Airline Parkway for the bridge? Yeah. Bridge. Uh, the bridge part. Yeah. the proposed in the proposed plan uh the box will be extended 80 ft towards the

no no I'm sorry Raj uh in essence of time I'm going to stop you I want to know what's the legal action against the engineering who designed it do we have any from a 20-year-old project I 25year-old I'd have to go back and look and see but I I don't believe it's going to be in our favor okay can you at least give us the engineering Who designed that? I'm just curious who designed that project. We don't have that information.

It was part I I don't know the engineering firm that Beaser used, but Beaser as a part of they built the first sections of Periland Parkway. I can't remember if they built the bridge. I'm pretty sure they built the section back uh to get to Highland Glenn. So, uh they built X lanes and then we reimbured them later when we built more. So that was I if you have it I'm just curious to know um done in the 2000 2001.

Okay. Um I guess is street lights not required because I know on Smith Ranch Road you guys did the expansion and I didn't see any street lights on there. Uh is that not part of our scope? Let me check on that because I believe there was some street lighting on that project. Okay. I I I didn't see them, but let me check it all. I am blind. So, those are typically installed by Center Point. So, we've got to get to a point where our project's complete and then they come out and do that. So, I'm assuming that's what we got planned on Smith Ranch.

Okay. Um, just I I drive down uh 518 past Kirby going towards Kingsley and I do appreciate that you guys are going to expand that to three lanes, but in the meantime, I don't know if you notice there's a sign missing that says the lanes are coming to two merging. And uh if you look at that curb, it's pretty black and that's probably because tires have hit it so many times. So, if we can get a sign out there in the meantime, just the the merging uh section of it. Um, and then, um, look, I think, um, I won't reiterate what my, uh, members on this council already said. I'm all for a test case, and I get, Lorenzo, what you're saying, and I hear you. You know, if you need the council to sign off on it, I'll pass it over here to just to remind them in the future, but I think the test case is worth at least trying. So, thank you so much.

Any other questions, comments? Uh, since we're putting it in, you'll see real quick. Um, Oiler Drive at 35 heading east. I'm not sure what the normal um time for that to cycle through, but uh this weekend it seemed um 6 to 8 seconds max on green and traffic continued to back up because there was more traffic than than what that was allowing. I just don't know what the normal, you know, I I counted it twice as I waited for the light and about six or eight seconds is all it is all it cycled through on the normal green. Not turning left or right, you know, just just a normal through traffic. So,

we'll check it. Do you recall what time, Mayor? Uh, it's a good question. Yesterday would have been uh yeah, it was about 10:30. Okay. 10 10 10:30 in the morning is somewhere in that ballpark. Yeah. Any other calls for questions, comments, any followup? No, I just want to thank the team for uh the presentation tonight and all the good work. As you can see, there's a lot going on and and they're really uh keeping things uh on track for us. Thank you. All good stuff. So, with that, we'll move to German at 605.