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CHECK.[Infrastructure Meeting on December 3, 2026]
MIC, CHECK.I'M GONNA CALL THE CONSORTIUM TO ORDER.
UM, I'M GONNA ASK THAT WE GO AROUND THE TABLE REAL QUICK AND JUST INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
AND WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE BIRTHDAY BOY, MR. SCOTT DOTSON.
TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU REPRESENT.
SCOTT DOTSON AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
SCOTT DOTSON, MARY SMITH, ROCKWELL.
OH, AND IF EVERYBODY WOULD SPEAK INTO THEIR MICROPHONE.
UM, DO I NEED TO REPEAT? YES, YES, PLEASE.
MARY SMITH, ROCKWELL CITY MANAGER.
UH, STEVE ALEXANDER, CITY MANAGER FOR HEATH.
DENNIS LEWIS, ROCKWALL CITY COUNCIL.
RICHARD HENSON, ROCKWALL CITY COUNCIL.
TIM MCALLEN, MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF ROCKWALL.
BRIAN MCNEIL, MAYOR OF MCCLENDON CHISOLM.
SO BRIE CBO MCLENNAN, SHE'S THE CITY MANAGER.
ANDREW GREENBERG, MAYOR OF FATE.
STEVEN DOWNS, FATE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
BOBBY ALANA, ROCKWALL COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
ANA, ROCKWALL COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE.
MITCH BE ROCKWELL COUNTY EMS. UH, JOHN STACY ROCKWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FOUR.
JEREMIAH MCCLURE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HEATH.
MARVIN GIBBS, RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL.
I'M FRANK, NEW ROCKWELL COUNTY JUDGE DANA, M**K ROCKWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT TWO.
JAMES BRANCH, CITY OF ROY CITY.
LAUREN LICHTY, COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY HAPPY ANNIVERSARY OF JAMES BRANCH AND HIS WIFE.
I I'D LIKE TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND DANA, M**K, THAT'S A DAY LATE, BUT WELL, STILL IT'S HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
WE, WE, WE HAVE SOME ARROGANCE TO HAVE THIS ON SUCH A MOMENTOUS DAY, BUT HERE WE ARE.
UH, SO THIS IS THE GREAT IRONY.
UM, JOHN POLLSTER STUCK IN TRAFFIC
BEFORE JOHN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE HERE BEFORE JOHN, SO COME COME AND, AND FIRE AWAY IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR US.
OH, WELL, GOOD AF GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
UH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH, UH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS.
UH, OBVIOUSLY WANTING TO CERTAINLY SEE BASED OFF OF THE CONVERSATIONS FROM, UH, FROM OUR LAST MEETING, WHAT MORE WE CAN DO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO HELP MOVE, UH, MOVE THE OUTER LOOP ALONG.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, UH, I ALSO WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
UH, NOW OVER THAT, UH, THERE'S A NEW, UH, BUILD GRANT ROUND THAT'S BEEN OPENED, UH, JUST OPENED UP ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
YOU RAN UP THE STAIRS? I RAN UP THE STAIRS, YES.
UH, IT IS THE LAST ROUND OF THE, UH, BUILD GRANT PROGRAM BETTER UTILIZING INVESTMENTS TO LEVERAGE DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT'S, WHAT THAT'S CALLED.
HAD BEEN THE RAISE GRANT FOR A WHILE, AND NOW IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, BROUGHT BACK TO BE THE BUILD GRANT.
1.5 BILLION AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE, UH, MAXIMUM, UH, REQUEST 25 MILLION.
UH, THE, THE GRANT PROGRAM WILL CLOSE, OR APPLICATIONS WILL BE DUE, UH, ON FEBRUARY 24TH.
UH, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THIS LAST ROUND, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT, UH, UH, THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAN DO FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, OR CERTAINLY LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR ANY PROJECTS IN, UH, IN ROCKWELL COUNTY, UH, THAT WISH TO BE SUBMITTED FOR THAT PROGRAM.
PLEASE, UH, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
AND WITH THAT, I THINK, UH, I THINK THAT'S IT.
UH, SO BRENDA'S COMING WHILE SHE'S COMING UP, I, I WILL, UH, LET THE CONSORTIUM KNOW THAT DECEMBER 18TH TREASURER PEAK, UH, THE AUDITOR AND MYSELF DO HAVE A BONDING CALL.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG, STILL, STILL ON THE TIMELINE TO ISSUE THE FIRST ISSUANCE IN FEBRUARY.
SO, UH, WE, WE START THE SERIOUS CONVERSATIONS ON THE
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18TH.SO JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, UH, BRENDA, DO YOU WANNA GO OVER PROJECTS AND WE CAN TURN JOHN AROUND? MAKE HIM, YES.
UM, IN YOUR CONSORTIUM REPORT, FM 5 52 IS THE FIRST PROJECT.
IT'S STILL, UM, A HUNDRED PERCENT PSE COMPLETE AND LOOKING AT PENDING CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, THE NEXT PROJECT, STATE HIGHWAY 2 76 EAST, THE ONLY THING THAT'S REALLY CHANGED ON THAT IS AT AND T UTILITIES ARE NOW CLEAR FOR CONSTRUCTION ON 5 49.
UM, IF YOU, YES, WAIT A MINUTE.
SO, ON TUESDAY, I'M GONNA HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS HERE AS WE GO.
2 76, I, I WALKED DOWN THIS, AND I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT WE WALKED DOWN THIS LIST AND WE HAVE SCHEMATIC APPROVAL DONE IN 2018, ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IN 2019, RIGHT AWAY, ACQUISITION IN 2003, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AND THEN WE'VE STILL GOT THE BIG PENDING FUNDING.
UM, SO IN OTHER WORDS, AS I READ THAT WE'RE ALL READY TO GO, BUT THE MONEY'S NOT RELEASED.
UM, THE UTILITIES NEED TO BE RELOCATED TOO BEFORE TECH STOCK CONSIDERS IT READY TO LET.
SO IF YOU'LL LOOK RIGHT UP THERE, IT'S JUNE 26TH, RIGHT? SO JUNE 26TH IS WHEN, WHICH IS LIKE TOMORROW.
WELL, BUT MY POINT NOT QUITE TOMORROW ARE, HOW DO WE GET TO THE POINT, AND I KNOW YOU MAY NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, BUT I JUST WANNA EXPRESS AGAIN, THE URGENCY OF IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN GET ANSWERS TO GET THIS MOVING FORWARD.
WE WANT TO DO IT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN BECAUSE WE'RE STACKING UP PROJECTS AND THERE'S A COUPLE OTHERS THAT I COULD POINT TO AND YOU, YOU YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH AND KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
BUT HOW DO WE GET THAT MOVING FORWARD? YOU WORK THE PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
YOU GET 'EM READY TO LET YOU GET THEM ON THE SHELF FOR TDOT AND YOU WAIT FOR SOMEONE NOT TO MEET THEIR LETTING DATE AND YOU GO OUT AND YOU TAKE THEIR MONEY.
AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
PRETTY HARSH, BUT VERY ACCURATE.
I I THAT'S, THAT'S THE BENEFIT THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU STEP FORWARD AND TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENGINEERING AND YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GETTING THE PROJECTS READY.
THEN WHEN SOMEBODY FLOUNDERS AND YOU'RE THERE AND YOU'RE READY, TDOT'S NOT GONNA LOSE THE MONEY FOR NOT LETTING THEIR, THEIR MONTHLY ALLOTMENT.
AND THAT'S, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ON 5 49.
AND, AND YES SIR, I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE DOING IT.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT'S MOVING FORWARD NEXT SPRING.
BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN POSITION OURSELVES BETTER IN THE FORMULA? WE'RE NOT GONNA FLOUNDER, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR JOB SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO FLOUNDER.
THERE'S A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND OTHER THAN JUST KEEP SENDING THE MESSAGE TO TDOT THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT TO THE REGION AND THAT IT'S READY AND THAT IT'S READY WHENEVER THEY GET FUNDING AVAILABLE.
THAT'S ABOUT THE BEST YOU CAN DO.
PREPARE THE LETTER AND JUDGE NEWELL WILL SIGN IT.
NEXT, ASKED TO GET THIS GOING.
THAT PROBABLY IS SOMEWHERE IN SOMEBODY'S DESK.
THIS THIS IS BASED ON NOTHING OTHER THAN THAT.
I SUSPECT ONCE WE GET OUR UTILITIES RELOCATED, MONEY WILL START SHOWING UP FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, JUDGE YOU SIR, THE, THE MATCHING FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPENT FROM THE PREVIOUS BOND PROGRAM FOR 2 76.
FOR THE ENGINEERING AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAD DONE.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE 2012 OR WHAT YEAR IT WAS OR? YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT WAITING FOR A BOND ISSUANCE TO, TO FINISH THIS ONE.
THIS OUR, OUR PORTION'S FUNDED ON ANY OF THESE OTHER ONES THAT WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT.
ARE ANY OF THOSE WAITING ON BONDS BEING ISSUED FROM THE COUNTY THERE? THERE'S SEVERAL, YES.
ARE YOU GONNA IDENTIFY THOSE AS YOU GO? THEY, THEY ARE.
THAT WASN'T A DEROGATORY COMMENT, I'M JUST UNDERSTANDING.
I, AT LEAST I THOUGHT THEY WERE IN HERE.
IT SAYS YEAH, WAITING ON APPROVAL TO THE TRIP 21 ISSUANCE.
IF YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST MEETING, GOOD NEWS ON IT.
IT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR A FEBRUARY, 2026, LET DATE.
SO CONSTRUCTION FUNDS WERE FOUND AND IT'S BEEN SCHEDULED, THE STATE HIGHWAY 66 INTERIM INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, THOSE ARE ONES THAT WE ARE WAITING FOR THE TRIP.
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21 FIRST ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS.WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TALKING TO THE PRE-QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS SO WE CAN GET THEM TO START SCOPING THE PROJECTS AND GIVING US DOLLAR FIGURES.
THEN AS SOON AS THE TRIP 21 FUNDS ARE ISSUED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONTRACT WITH THEM.
UH, THE FUTURE STATE HIGHWAY 2 0 5 MIDDLE.
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE AT 95% PSNE REVIEW.
SO THEY'RE ABOUT TO GET THE, THE PLANS COMPLETE ON IT AND THEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT A READY TO LET DATE, UM, MARCH, 2027 ON IT.
UH, ONLY NEW THING ON STATE HIGHWAY 2 0 5 SOUTH IS THAT THE CITY OF ROCKWALL? THEY ARE NOW CURRENTLY RELOCATING THEIR UTILITIES ON IT.
ON 2 0 5 SOUTH, I, YOU AND I HAVE GONE BACK AND FORTH.
THERE'S SOME ISSUES ON RELOCATING SOME OF THE WATERLINES.
HAS ANY PROGRESS BEEN MADE ON THAT? DO WE HAVE THE DATE WE'RE LOOKING FOR, RCH HAS REACHED OUT TO, UH, TDOT AND TO ITS TO SEE ABOUT SCHEDULING A MEETING.
THERE'S SOME, UM, DISAGREEMENT ABOUT WHAT IS CONSIDERED BETTERMENT ON THEIR UTILITY RELOCATIONS, BUT AT LEAST WE'RE SEEING COMMUNICATION NOW AND PROGRESS FORWARD.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A SET DATE YET.
AND I DON'T THINK NICK HAS A SCHEDULE YET.
BUT WE'RE AT LEAST COMMUNICATING WITH THEM NOW AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE MAKING, UM, WITH THEIR UTILITY RELOCATIONS, UM, NEED TO BE FUNDED A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, LOCALLY.
SO WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS NOW.
IT KIND OF STOPPED AT A POINT.
CAN I, CAN I ASK, CAN I ASK ON THAT ALSO? UM, YES.
OF MCCLENNAN ON THE, WITH THE RCH, UH, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THEIR BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY, THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON TEXDOT.
THEY'VE GOT IS THAT TRUE OR IS THAT, IS THERE MORE TO THAT? NICK, DO YOU WANNA LET'S LET NICK TELL YOU WHAT I'M ASKING IS I KNOW MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER LTY, UH, WE'RE ASKING ALONG WITH TEX, UH, NICK WADDINGTON, UH, TO BE A PART OF IT.
BECAUSE WE ARE ASKING FOR A SIT DOWN WITH RCH SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT ON THIS.
'CAUSE AS FAR AS MCLENNAN CHISHOLM IS CONCERNED, WE'RE VERY CONCERNED WITH GETTING THIS DONE.
AND IF, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN INTRODUCED TO NICK, THIS IS NICK WADDINGTON, HE'S YOUR NEW AREA ENGINEER FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY.
SO JUST AN UPDATE ON THE RCH THING.
SO THEY HAD SUBMITTED THEIR UTILITY AGREEMENT DOWN TO AUSTIN AND DIVISION, AND THIS DISCUSSION OF THE BETTERMENT WAS BEING QUESTIONED BACK AND FORTH.
IT WAS JUST SENT BACK TO RCH TODAY FOR THEM TO MAKE CORRECTIONS FOR THEM TO RESUBMIT.
THEY SAID THEY WOULD RESUBMIT IT BY TOMORROW.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET IT TOMORROW AND IT'LL GO BACK TO AUSTIN FOR THEM TO REVIEW, REVIEW IT AGAIN, AND THEN POTENTIALLY I CAN GET A SCHEDULE ON THEIR RELOCATIONS AT THAT POINT.
AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, UH, RICKY TICK MEANS MOST, UH, POST-HASTE, POST-HASTE
FM 35, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS ON THE BOND PROGRAM, BUT T DOT UM, TOOK IT OVER AND THEY'RE DOING THE ENGINEERING, UM, ON THIS ONE.
SO IT FREED UP SOME BOND FUNDS FOR US TO DO OTHER THINGS.
RIGHT NOW, UM, BGE IS WORKING ON THE 60% SCHEMATIC AND THEY CHANGED THE LIMITS, UM, TO REACH OUT A LITTLE BIT INTO, UM, HUNT COUNTY AS WELL TO END AT THE FM ROAD INSTEAD OF AT CHESTNUT THERE.
SO, UM, AT THE REQUEST OF ROYCE CITY, WE WORKED WITH THEM ON THAT, UM, FM 1141.
THIS IS ONE THAT WE'VE STARTED PRES SCOPING MEETINGS WITH THE CONSULTANTS, ONE OF YOUR PRE-QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS.
WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING EVERYTHING, UM, IN PLACE SO AS SOON AS TRIP 21 FUNDS ARE ISSUED, WE'LL BE READY TO SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THE CONSULTING COMPANY TO WORK ON IT.
YES, I, I HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE, THE RELEASE OF THE TRIP 21 FUNDS.
AND, AND I KNOW THE JUDGE HAS ALREADY EXPLAINED, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT THE STATUS
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IS RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, I WAS TALKING WITH ANOTHER COUNTY, UM, AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THERE'S, WHEN EVERYTHING'S READY, THE BUT THE ISSUANCE HADN'T HAPPENED YET.AND THERE'S BEEN, I WAS, I WAS UNDERSTANDING THAT MAYBE THEY, THEY COULD, UM, THE, THE COUNTY COULD, COULD PAY SOMETHING THROUGH LIKE A, OUR, ONE OF OUR SPECIAL FUNDS AND THEN THE, AS SOON AS THE ISSUANCE COMES IN THAT COULD, THAT COULD MOVE FOR, YOU KNOW, BE REPLACED WITH WHAT THE COUNTY UP FRONTED.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS OR NOT, BUT I JUST SAW THAT'S, THAT'S A MR. POLLSTER QUESTION.
UM, I WAS TELLING THEM THAT WE'RE, WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH THE PRE
UH, COMMISSIONER ICK WAS, UM, SAYING THAT THERE MAY ENFORCEMENT.
SOMEBODY NEEDS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TRAFFIC
ALRIGHT, SO CATCH YOUR BREATH.
DON'T, DON'T BE LIKE JEFF NEIL, JUST
SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS GO AHEAD AND HAVE BRENDA WORK WITH TXDOT ON WHERE AND THE CONSULTANTS TO GET A, A FEE AND THEN WE CHECK IT WITH TEXDOT TO MAKE SURE THEY THINK IT'S WITHIN THE RIGHT SCOPE, UH, AND FEE RANGE.
AND THEN WE GET THE COURT TO EXECUTE WHAT'S CALLED A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT, BUT IT WOULD ONLY BE REIMBURSING WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPEND.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT I DO NEED TO CATCH MY BREATH
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE A $3 MILLION CONTRACT OR A $2 MILLION CONTRACT, YOU WOULD USE THE LINE ITEM FROM YOUR FUND BALANCE TO COVER THAT.
UH, BUT WHEN WE IN DO THE INVOICES BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY OR MARCH, UH, WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GET THE MONEY IN HAND, WE WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE OR EXPEND OUTTA THE FUND BALANCE THOSE INVOICES THAT WE PAY.
SO IT MAY ONLY BE $40,000 THAT WE PAY OUT OF THE 3 MILLION FOR THAT FOUR OR FIVE MONTH PERIOD.
AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE THE MONEY IN HAND, YOU REIMBURSE THE FUND BALANCE FOR WHAT YOU'VE EXPENDED AND THEN YOU COME BACK AND REALLOCATE A NEW AUDITOR NUMBER TO THAT CONTRACT CONSISTENT WITH THE MONEY IN THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE BOND PROGRAM.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERED THE QUESTION SINCE I DIDN'T HEAR IT.
ALL RIGHT, JOHN, WE'RE ON FM 5 48.
I'M ON KEEP BRANDON, KEEP GOING.
ON 5 48 BURNS AND MCDONALD'S WORKING TOWARDS A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETION OF THE PLANS.
UM, LOOKING AT A READY TO LET DATE OF DECEMBER, 2026.
BUT THERE'S NO CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IDENTIFIED FOR THIS SEGMENT.
THIS IS ONE THAT WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO GETTING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE ON.
UH, WE GOT SCHEMATIC APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER, AND THEN AS SOON AS WE GET ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, THIS IS ONE THAT'S ON YOUR TRIP.
21 FIRST ISSUANCE TO MOVE TOWARDS PSE.
SO AS SOON AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE IS COMPLETE, WE'LL BE MOVING INTO PSE ON IT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES YOU'RE NEGOTIATING NOW, RIGHT? YES.
THIS IS THE ONE DOWN THE, THAT GOES FROM 2 0 5 DOWN TO INTO KAUFMAN COUNTY.
THAT WAS THE ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE FUNDING ON IT.
I'M GOING A LITTLE FAST AFTERWARDS.
UM, FM 30 97, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, WE'VE GOTTEN SCHEMATIC APPROVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE ON THAT.
WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE TRIP 21 ISSUANCE TO HAVE FUNDING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PSE.
WE'VE ALREADY NEGOTIATED SCOPE AND FEE ON THIS ONE, SO, SO THAT WOULD BE ONE.
IT SAYS WE ALREADY GOT THE SCOPE AND FEE APPROVED.
THAT WOULD BE ONE WE COULD GO AHEAD AND ONCE WE GET THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION, WHICH I CAN WORK WITH LISA ON THAT, UH, WILEY, UH, TO GET THAT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COURT WANTS TO DO, I MEAN, IT'S UP TO Y'ALL, BUT IF YOU DO THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION, THIS IS ONE WE COULD BRING RIGHT NOW TO EXECUTE, UH, CHARGE TO FUND BALANCE FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AND THEN FLIP
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IT TO THE BOND PROGRAM.ONCE YOU HAVE THE MONEY IN HAND, FIRST QUARTER, DOES IT GET THE ROAD DONE ANY QUICKER? YES, SIR, IT DOES.
THIS SAID, HEY, THERE'S TWO TIMES TO PLANT A TREE 20 YEARS AGO AND, AND TODAY.
SO YEAH, I, I THINK WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN IT.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT'S IN THE SAME SITUATION AS FM 30 97.
WE'VE GOT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, SO IF YOU WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT, UM, SCHEME ON THIS ONE, WE COULD BRING IT TO YOU AND, AND MOVE FORWARD ON IT.
AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PSE CRENSHAW ROAD.
WE'VE GOT ALL THE PARCELS EXCEPT FOR MR. CRENSHAW ACQUIRED AND LACEY HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. CRENSHAW TODAY AND THEY'VE COME TO THE END PRETTY MUCH THE END OF THEIR NEGOTIATIONS.
SO I THINK YOU WERE THINKING END OF THE YEAR TO HAVE THAT IN HAND.
SO THEN ALL OF THE FUND, ALL THE, UM, PROPERTY FOR CRENSHAW ROAD PHASE TWO WILL BE ACQUIRED AND IT WILL BE READY TO GO.
UH, HOPING FOR A MARCH APRIL TYPE LETTING ON IT.
OUTER LOOP, UM, HALF HAS SUBMITTED THE 90% SCHEMATIC ON THE PHASE ONE AND IT WAS SUBMITTED TO TXDOT ON NOVEMBER 3RD.
SO IT'S IN THEIR COURT FOR REVIEW.
YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THE ARRIVAL ENTRY LETTER? OH YES.
UM, HALF IS SENDING OUT A RIGHT OF ENTRY LETTER EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW, UH, FOR THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS TO ENTER THEIR PROPERTY TO DO ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
SO IF YOU GET CALLS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS, UM, YOU CAN REFER THEM TO, TO ME OR TO MATT, UM, AT HALF, BUT JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT HAS GONE OUT.
UM, THIS IS ANOTHER ONE WHERE WE'VE GOT SCOPE AND FEES, UH, NEGOTIATED AND WE'VE GOT A PARTIALLY EXECUTED CONTRACT TO COME IN AND LOOK AT HORIZON ROAD FROM FM SEVEN 40 TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 30.
SO WE COULD POSSIBLY MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AS WELL.
UM, VILLAGE DRIVE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF ROCKWALL FOR THE LOCAL CONTRIBUTION ON VILLAGE DRIVE FM FIVE 50.
UH, THERE'S TWO PHASES ON THIS PROJECT.
ONE IS TO REMOVE THE CURVE JUST EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 0 5.
UH, WITH THE SCHEMATIC DEVELOPMENT ON THAT, WE FOUND OUT THAT THE LIMITS NEEDED TO BE EXTENDED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO TAKE OUT THE FIRST THREE CURVES JUST EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 0 5.
AND WE'VE NEGOTIATED WITH TNP TO DO A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THOSE LIMITS.
AND THAT'S IN YOUR FIRST ISSUANCE.
THE SIGNAL AT 2 0 5 AND FM FIVE 50.
WE TURNED IN, UH, TMP TURNED IN THE 95% PSNE ON IT ON OCTOBER 31ST.
IT'S AT TECH STOCK FOR REVIEW, SO IT SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP REALLY QUICKLY, UM, AND BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR FUNDING TO LET THAT PROJECT.
AND THAT'S FOR THE RIGHT TURN.
WE'VE GOT SCOPE AND FEE NEGOTIATED WITH WSB AND, UM, READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCHEMATIC ON THAT.
WE'VE GOT A PARTIALLY EXECUTED CONTRACT, SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE WHERE IF YOU WANT TO DO THE REIMBURSEMENT SCENARIO, WE COULD MOVE FORWARD ON IT.
SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF THEM.
UM, WE MIGHT WANNA PRIORITIZE WHICH ONES YOU WANNA MOVE FORWARD ON, BUT JUDGE, I GOT JUDGE, I GOT A QUESTION.
UM, ONCE THESE BONDS ARE ISSUED IN FEBRUARY, HOW SOON CAN THIS GET IN FRONT OF YOU AND COMMISSIONER'S COURT? HOW THE PROJECT? YES SIR.
UH, THE PROJECT'S ALREADY APPROVED, RIGHT? SO, BUT IT, IT, IT JUST SAYS THAT THE PSA HAS TO COME IN FRONT OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
SO JUDGE ON THOSE, ON THOSE ONES THAT WE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION, WE'RE GONNA TRY, WE'RE GONNA GET WHAT THE AUDITOR, UH, BECAUSE I'M, I'M PRETTY CERTAIN SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY WITH THIS 'CAUSE WE'RE
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NOT GONNA BE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY.UM, BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THE CONTRACTS EXECUTED.
SO IF WE GET THE REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION DONE FAIRLY QUICKLY, THEN WE'LL BRING ALL THESE PSAS IN ONE FELL SWOOP 'CAUSE WE'RE READY TO BRING 'EM TO THE COURT AND THEY'LL JUST HAVE ONE AGENDA ITEM AFTER ANOTHER THAT THEY HAVE THE, THE, THE, THE ABILITY TO APPROVE ANY OR ALL OF THEM BEFORE THEN.
UM, BEN PAYNE, THIS WAS ONE WHERE WE KIND OF CHANGED, UH, DIRECTION ON THIS AND IT'S IN YOUR FIRST ISSUANCE TO ACTUALLY DO AN ILA WITH THE CITY AND LET THEM HANDLE THE PROJECT ON THEIR OWN INSTEAD OF WORKING THROUGH, UM, ONE OF THE CONSULTANTS FROM THE RFQ.
UH, MS. MAY DRIVE EXTENSION LOOKS LIKE IT'S GETTING NEAR TO LETTING, THEY THINK THE CONSTRUCTION START WILL BE FEBRUARY, 2026 AND THEY HOPE TO HAVE IT THROUGH BY THE END OF THE YEAR NEXT YEAR, 2026.
UM, HAD A BID OPENING ON NOVEMBER 19TH AND THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER WAS DDM CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION.
UM, I THINK IH 30 AT BASS PRO IS ABOUT THE SAME.
UH, T STOCKS TRYING TO FIND IT, UM, MONEY TO LET IT IN THEIR BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS.
AND THEN ON I 30 AT DOW ROCK, YOU'VE GOT A CONSTRUCTION REPORT THAT'S ATTACHED.
SAME THING WITH I 30 FROM 2 0 5 TO 26 42.
AND THEN I THINK THAT DOESN'T, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS FOR BRENDA OR JOHN OR JEFF NEIL.
YEAH, UM, THERE'S SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT ARE GONNA BE IN OUR BOND PACKAGE.
UM, I'M THINKING OF TWO THAT ARE IN MY PRECINCT, EDWARDS POETRY.
I'VE ALREADY, I'VE ALREADY STARTED NEGOTIATIONS WITH YOUR PRE-QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS ON THOSE AS WELL.
UM, WE JUST, WE HAVEN'T ENTERED THEM IN THE REPORT YET.
UM, THE 66 AND 1141 WE BROUGHT TO YOU LAST YEAR, SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE STILL IN THERE.
WE HAVEN'T ENTERED ALL THE NEW ONES IN YET, BUT I'M WORKING ON THEM.
YEAH, I JUST WANNA GET 'EM IN THE REPORT SO WE CAN DEAL WITH IT EVERY MONTH AND MAKE SURE WE'RE PROGRESSING.
YOU'LL SEE IT IN YOUR JANUARY REPORT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AT 5 58 WERE ADJOURNED.
OH, DID YOU NOT WANT TO GO OVER THE FIRST.