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Agenda materials listed two consent items; the council did not request separate votes or discussion on them at the meeting.

The approval is recorded in the minutes as a unanimous consent vote of the members present.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Keene, Texas | Council Meeting | 03/06/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Keene City Council approved the consent agenda unanimously; the packet included two consent items (not removed for discussion).","taxTitle","Keene, Johnson County, Texas","taxId",69538,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6293118,"Council asks staff to study Enterprise fleet-management proposal after detailed presentation",6441,2775000,9216000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2523762-31214dd79da2a0683b5d395696651191&start=2775&end=9216","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2523762-31214dd79da2a0683b5d395696651191/thumbnail_2775000.jpg","/articles/6293118/Keene/Johnson-County/Texas/Council-asks-staff-to-study-Enterprise-fleet-management-proposal-after-detailed-presentation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6293118-df0202e10d5a9fe56dcdfd7fa98c3667/orig.mp4?Expires=1771037441&Signature=Popwla3rd7apP0HpIHFSzPlp8cfpeNSySW38UWhH1jgpDi5Ss1u4iDll0U9gzjsnDaVsp5L4-75pvpWlL7n~3QqQ9TPlpmY3UmVMHuc~LgB7zi208x8t9S88j8kNhX30LCShT2WbgOBO2PGC7~ME-Bjk1LumG6w6AeqTRdkHYGoq4JFuKAG-CkTA5eqrRNzk0pl9vKJCNuuZduAcXa~IUObOiJ6350gx0rUlPHOt6epDAnxk4L5ibq2uf3z6cg0WWqRFc8ixeBQEK9o4fK38ddDlGfjVrH9pscHasMCLK2n9ODUoT5J22IjrCCy~MUKfSf-Z7CKGBHUZ1-owMSo2LQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Enterprise fleet representatives presented options March 6 to the Keene City Council for replacing, maintaining and remarketing municipal vehicles under a program Enterprise calls fleet management (acquisition, maintenance, fuel management, telematics and remarketing). After a two-hour presentation and extended public and council discussion, the council voted unanimously to direct staff to analyze the proposal against the city's budget and to return with detailed findings.

Nick Hardwick, the Enterprise presenter, described the company's model: factory acquisition through cooperative purchasing, programmatic vehicle cycling to capture resale value, a fixed-cost maintenance option for newer vehicles and a range of services from telematics to full inbound remarketing. \"Our goal is to make the fleet more efficient overall, both fiscally and operationally for the city,\" Hardwick said.

Hardwick and his team laid out a sample 10-year projection showing how earlier vehicle turnover, coordinated equipment procurement and broad remarketing channels could produce budget predictability and potential net savings over time. He cited examples from other Texas cities and said Enterprise typically works with municipal fleets with roughly 25 or more vehicles; it will tailor the work to Keene's mix of police, fire and public-works units.

Council and staff pressed several operational and financial questions. Councilmembers sought clarity about which fleet types Enterprise manages (rental-company representatives said they generally exclude fire apparatus and ambulances), about when titles would transfer, and about what happens to leased vehicles and payments if a future council elects to end the contract. The company said titles are held in a trust to streamline remarketing, that net proceeds of resales flow to the city dollar-for-dollar, and that the city would approve purchases and replacements at the vehicle level.

Finance Director Williams told the council he had preliminary budget questions: the city is working from a balanced fiscal 2024–25 budget with a reported net balance on hand of roughly $203,000. Williams said staff needs time to reconcile recent expenditures and to lay the fleet proposal against other budget priorities (health-care costs, step increases, planned capital projects including a future water/sewer upgrade). He urged caution and recommended the council direct staff to return with a detailed fiscal analysis.

Several council members and residents raised implementation concerns: risk if a leasing partner changes ownership or faces financial difficulty (Enterprise representatives characterized their trust structure and family ownership as highly stable), how proceeds from sales would flow to the city, local vendor participation for maintenance work, telematics and reporting, and whether the city would be locked into multi‑year payments on vehicles if a future council changed direction. City Manager Seitz and staff said they would work with the finance director to produce a thorough scenario analysis, including implementation timing and possible cash‑infusion options for vehicles that are already ordered.

Councilmember Foster moved to proceed by asking staff to analyze the proposal alongside the budget and return with findings; Councilmember Chapman seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Council did not authorize contract execution at the March 6 meeting; council instructed staff to bring back a recommended procurement/implementation path and funding options for council review during the budget process.","After a presentation by Enterprise representatives about fleet leasing and management, the Keene council directed staff to analyze the proposal in line with the city budget and report back; council asked for finance input and raised questions about costs, resale and implementation risks.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6293124,"Keene council votes to hold one regular meeting per month beginning April 3",785,1889000,2674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2523762-31214dd79da2a0683b5d395696651191&start=1889&end=2674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2523762-31214dd79da2a0683b5d395696651191/thumbnail_1889000.jpg","/articles/6293124/Keene/Johnson-County/Texas/Keene-council-votes-to-hold-one-regular-meeting-per-month-beginning-April-3","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6293124-b1f917e1d6f059f22a1cb5f5a146b1fd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771037441&Signature=CEhLuVW0ZrnXg5arzeINu9hl6uTxrwSa0SnDCB~DizN4rsj~ms~lhddzsZ9g3u1uZjJi2P2U4u4FjbUrJS6dfa7rjquWZofa-kQca~zQtEUMHZDi2kldduS83erserYvlCJgB6Zatoqgn-vtyBgASpCC~8jxvTol3Dx2dn5uyvZbK3smz~PnPEJtENQ9ZN1uta~ZSQhTGo~VRTNOoUCCcstpTpfnGv1zMcW4xoSEWHam0g-hVV4yS9fcqEfXTlbv1sR0IjWgN4n7SM0iBxUhXg59fTnYws2RD4aPgwlI2eGYbBv~VjnyPMK53mJmRn4AEzDXTwZecBtW7mL6PikGVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Keene City Council voted unanimously March 6 to change the schedule of regular council meetings to one meeting per month beginning April 3. Councilmember Chapman moved to adopt the change and authorize the mayor to execute an ordinance adopting the new schedule and repealing conflicting ordinances; Councilmember Shaw seconded the motion.

Council discussion centered on efficiency, staff workload and the availability of special meetings if needed. City Manager Seitz told the council he supported the change \"from an efficiency standpoint\" and said the staff believed council could adapt its workflow to one regular meeting while using special meetings when time-sensitive issues arise. Several council members said they would prefer to test the new schedule and reverse it if it proved to impair city operations.

\"When I put things out in front of my team, you rise to the occasion,\" the city manager said, arguing that meeting less frequently could force better preparation and give boards time to complete work between council meetings. Other members asked for a trial period and said the council could always revert to two meetings per month. Council also discussed options for handling executive-session items and for reposting unfinished agenda items to the next meeting.

The final motion specified the first regular meeting under the new schedule would take place April 3; the council will hold the March 20 meeting as scheduled before the switch. The motion carried by unanimous vote of the members present.","After debate, the City Council voted unanimously to change its regular meeting schedule to one meeting a month starting April 3 and authorized the mayor to execute an ordinance formalizing the change.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":46,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6293127,"Keene awards $416,330 contract for Fairview Street CDBG reconstruction",888,1791000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2523762-31214dd79da2a0683b5d395696651191&start=903&end=1791","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2523762-31214dd79da2a0683b5d395696651191/thumbnail_903000.jpg","/articles/6293127/Keene/Johnson-County/Texas/Keene-awards-416330-contract-for-Fairview-Street-CDBG-reconstruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6293127-0b5e2c1731bd4424f9a9f32e8d228b16/orig.mp4?Expires=1771037441&Signature=Txy4HmfmoxXBG6m0t7xcSxqgyFQUNE54d2z9vEnAxVWGUvmDNJ4Y4s8hQ6rxaoDxc0tsZS2swIs49z1scqESuvxGFqHGnUHVP8yzMfovEhwUc45oTj3Q9ljuTktetzWNUfRWJb1xr22FZ0HedHIYPM2bBmQ1HJ4CCnwDdW4b~d1MfYiVKdM8i08PcODaUN8E8mJrw7AsEnD~ExBf0PGjeXxRfP~EjzzXsAU6P0WixC~KSPjWj-Sbr6i2tgDHJPBbMyMBP98K3zi-CW9wmz9BINu-07kqaLlXZ~latLG2A4A7G7AOMMXjY8O-6EXeSO~xeuknFxZBk-BjPOuTRKtdaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Keene City Council voted unanimously March 6 to award the base bid and part of an additive alternate for the 2024 CDBG Fairview Street reconstruction to HD Cooks Rock Solid Inc. for a total contract amount of $416,330.68.

The project is funded in part by a Texas CDBG grant (CDB23-0359) and matching local funds. Development Director Don Martin told the council the scope was shortened from Fourth Street to Third Street to meet the project budget. Ten bids were received; the lowest base bid of the shortened project came from HD Cooks Rock Solid Inc. and the staff recommendation included a modest additive alternate so the city could extend the work roughly 100 feet farther and preserve about $20,000 in contingency.

\"The lowest base bid was $365,756.60 from HD Cooks Rock Solid Inc.,\" Martin said, and he referred council to the engineer's recommendation included in the packet. Staff and the project engineer explained that each roughly 100-foot increment of additional reconstruction would cost about $50,000 to $51,000 and recommended keeping a contingency of approximately $20,000.

Council members asked about timing, the grant contract deadline and whether other utilities or planned work would disrupt the reconstruction. A council member asked whether the nearby Eastern Street construction (gas line upsizing) would affect Fairview; staff said no near-term work was planned for Fairview. The city manager said work should begin within about a month of contract award so the project can be completed over the summer and meet the state's contract end date in February 2026.

Councilmember Foster moved to award the contract as recommended; Councilmember Shaw seconded. The motion passed unanimously by roll call/raised hands. Council members in the affirmative recorded at the vote were Foster, Shaw, Chapman, Gutwa and Mayor Smith.

The council directed staff to finalize contract documents and to return with any final execution items. Construction start will follow contract execution and required preconstruction steps.

Votes at a glance: the council approved the contract award for the CDBG Fairview Street Reconstruction project (grant CDB23-0359) to HD Cooks Rock Solid Inc. for $416,330.68, with the base bid covering Hillcrest to Third Street and a portion of an additive alternate to extend the work further if funding allows.

Funding and scope clarifications included: the grant award total available to the city was discussed as roughly $500,000 with a construction budget cited around $435,000; staff explained the recommended award plus contingency fits within that construction budget.","The City of Keene awarded a $416,330.68 contract to HD Cooks Rock Solid Inc. for the CDBG-funded reconstruction of a section of Fairview Street after council discussion of bid results, scope and funding.","actionData","errors"]

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