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Ethel, the city's project manager from AGCM, reported that precast walls, roof beams and joists and decking were in place at the public safety building and that interior rough-ins are installed. \"If you walk into the building, the rough ins are in there. So it's looking it's looking great,\" Ethel said. She said interior framing, sheetrock on the north side, concrete work for the ammunition mezzanine and the storm shelter are next steps.

On the community center, Ethel said the contractor completed the punch list and the city now has a certificate of occupancy; remaining items were signage, decor and furniture deliveries. City staff said some furniture and original stained-glass elements are being coordinated for installation.

On development and utilities, city staff Jacob reported pre-construction activity at the Morningside development and expected grading completion at Morgan Farms by the end of the month, noting utility installation pre-construction meetings were scheduled. Jacob said two wastewater plants are seeing contractor mobilization and equipment deliveries and that the County Road 543 pump-station ground storage tank improvements were declared operational as of Jan. 28, 2025.

Staff also noted the wildfire elevated tower project is expected to begin construction in May 2025 and that bids were opening for meter vault improvements. Several items, including a discharge-permit mediation, were discussed in executive session and were not detailed in open session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - February 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City project manager reported major progress on the public safety building and community center, including roofing, rough-ins and a certificate of occupancy for the community center; wastewater plant mobilizations and a pump station improvement were also reported operational as of Jan. 28.","taxTitle","Josephine, Collin County, Texas","taxId",79733,"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},6086333,"Council moves $225,000 from former JCDC account to fund community center; approves $28,755 splash pad resurfacing",408,1744000,2152000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2896894-dca10cf390450f184b8ff738774ce6f9&start=1744&end=2152","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2896894-dca10cf390450f184b8ff738774ce6f9/thumbnail_1744000.jpg","/articles/6086333/Josephine/Collin-County/Texas/Council-moves-225000-from-former-JCDC-account-to-fund-community-center-approves-28755-splash-pad-resurfacing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086333-533a62efcf91b6552c2905230042cd8c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166942&Signature=fxeRYdGBAFamYKikw7gJ2xK7RS4FHkhz-axoweAYxeoZeR7pBzy0VNu53CD2tR3MMCjOrpqBHoVY2iVppEhywRYEV3Ib5TPKBUFIPCRwrzArsqZHPmTU7S8DOoByRpJHcGv~K50a~~1n59eHk2w7nPImMIHEjCd2gfJuADqGhFVO-dxSXNHhwGwNkkIj0DaexGFt~C1hWslHFnkm2p~5tHj-ZJ1meoIzfVaygt5Hyn8xue5mVYpkvekNecdXzIRFoD3GdXHF3-0Az61NlNE8OyffiW2-54SOrXvg~o79joHcvOIXUx5HSiltR0uu0j8mhZKjiPUgO~AmHu5tg2oB~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Josephine council authorized two budget actions involving funds formerly held by the Josephine Community Development Corporation (JCDC): a transfer of $225,000 to the city's operating fund for community center renovations and a $28,755 expenditure to resurface the park splash pad.

City staff explained the city received a little over $400,000 from the dissolved JCDC; $225,000 had been previously approved by the dissolved entity to go toward the community center but had not yet been transferred. The council voted to transfer $225,000 from the former JCDC account into the city's operating fund to pay a portion of community center renovation costs.

Separately, council approved a low bid from Innovative Sports Surfacing to replace the splash pad surface, quoted at $28,755 for materials and labor. Staff said the quote is the lower of two received and recommended moving forward so the surface would be repaired before the park season. The council directed that the splash pad work be paid from leftover JCDC funds; if council preferred another funding source staff said they could adjust the budget accordingly.

Councilmembers asked staff to confirm vendor scheduling and whether the quoted price would still be honored; staff indicated they had been in recent contact with the contractor. No warranties were reported for the previous surface; staff said the prior installer used incorrect material, contributing to the failure.

Both motions passed during the meeting. The council also discussed remaining funds from the dissolved JCDC and how those funds might assist other local projects, including cemetery repairs (discussed later in the meeting) or MDD startup needs.","Council transferred $225,000 from the defunct Josephine Community Development Corporation account into the city's operating fund to pay part of community center renovations and approved a $28,755 expenditure to resurface the splash pad, to be paid from leftover JCDC funds.",{"_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},6086337,"Josephine adopts ordinance creating city fire department on paper to qualify for grants",331,1365000,1696000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2896894-dca10cf390450f184b8ff738774ce6f9&start=1365&end=1696","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2896894-dca10cf390450f184b8ff738774ce6f9/thumbnail_1365000.jpg","/articles/6086337/Josephine/Collin-County/Texas/Josephine-adopts-ordinance-creating-city-fire-department-on-paper-to-qualify-for-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086337-97234bcc0a2c93255d12af3c8649b111/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166942&Signature=E~-YB-aTcPSWPiubPGEqbu7Pdru02cBC82zKTSazoSNl5wjWqdoZ7ljRaoNWP7ei1Ei2rysbPVfGM9Vmd1lv64sWBM~ABcdWLFaGHxPVD1sFPJXLNRNS~3q0gU2eFtC3bH3lPLYVWhNYdpyqu15KDwUynevqBn2pqCtzCzxyDEI427Iyw1oODCJCR5bhWBxOJ~45tqIdZxbAU3J6dx3-wdjF0n4YTcIq8cRKNE~YZhCHfCNCxdEFzgLMoCfzhf-k1VquCrnF1QHqoZUXJ5cVdDTXGrHb9u8b6sNBMVwF931D6GbybxexX6o4kHm5YmcuTfC5Ot-9Doh4337qg7xitA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Josephine council adopted an ordinance that formally creates a City of Josephine Fire Department in the municipal code, a step city staff said is intended to make the city eligible to apply for certain grants.

City staff member Lisa explained the ordinance \"is creating the fire department essentially on paper by ordinance. We'll continue our relationship with the Josephine Volunteer Fire Department until such time as we're actually ready to start and coordinate everything about the fire department.\" She said the ordinance will help the city apply for potential grants, including FEMA funding typically released in March.

City legal counsel addressed a council question about whether a \"savings clause\" was required in the ordinance. Counsel Rob explained, \"Savings clause usually [is] put in to say that any offense created by the previous ordinance will continue to be prosecuted under that ordinance and that saves that prosecution for for the future even if you repeal it and change the ordinance. But this doesn't supersede any prior fire department ordinance so that so it's not really necessary.\"

Councilmembers voted to adopt the ordinance. The vote was taken after the council reviewed the final version in their meeting packet and after staff described the relationship with the volunteer department and the timeline tied to hiring a chief and completing the new public safety building in the fall.

Adoption does not immediately change operational responsibility; city staff said formal operational changes will occur only after hiring a chief and completing necessary facilities and coordination with volunteers.","Council adopted an ordinance formally creating the City of Josephine Fire Department; the city will continue its relationship with the Josephine Volunteer Fire Department until a chief is hired and the new building opens.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6086342,"Josephine council approves swap of water service territory with Nevada SUD",274,495000,769000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2896894-dca10cf390450f184b8ff738774ce6f9&start=495&end=769","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2896894-dca10cf390450f184b8ff738774ce6f9/thumbnail_495000.jpg","/articles/6086342/Josephine/Collin-County/Texas/Josephine-council-approves-swap-of-water-service-territory-with-Nevada-SUD","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6086342-62aae0da0ed6abe1af9dc111fe0c62d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771166942&Signature=FrPrl9pbR-mT8-a9ZQIKNn2M2ihm~s53WTskZQ9vG4cuuKCqMDFdEqVCOI3OUP1MDLUx-rPWPZ-BMuT-t~rsB6kranjwDy0l2f4Ym0jG4cwXt1vNBtMvdQhVKl2HIKomICQkc1sySqSCU15xgtKk8NhZ~Ab2L31yqmh5eEKe3V1f2MdfHrWnpqT3vGW6UdMuhRtSkSSm4LhQxDMwpVJN6ne6ePzUwzP19I3XTCTor8typ1GwhWwXdeADhwK4B4WLLY7AKeRXvsxxyByVjE57kX~wsGBDYkWcAQmtRJsJw~Pumg6U5QBD81XDaBEDPfkc~EIaAxE5VNZrWteqk6VMAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Josephine council voted to approve an agreement to swap portions of retail water service territory with Nevada Special Utility District (Nevada SUD) after a presentation from the developer's attorney.

Developer attorney Victor Cristalas of the law firm Coats Rose said the swap would move a roughly 50-acre tract into Nevada SUD's Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) and move an approximately 47-acre tract into the Josephine CCN so that the larger development tract would be served consistently. \"All we're asking for is just a swap of those service areas,\" Cristalas said. He added that the developer would bear the petition costs associated with filing for the CCN exchange.

The change was requested because the 50-acre tract is part of a larger property that the developer intends to include in a municipal utility district; making the service areas contiguous under Nevada SUD will simplify utility service and permitting for that development. Cristalas told the council that Nevada SUD staff had prepared the item for a February 6 meeting but could not act because they lacked a quorum and expect to consider it at their February 20 meeting.

City staff confirmed wastewater service would remain separate (a package plant will serve wastewater) and that this swap concerns retail water only. The council approved the agreement and directed staff to proceed with the steps needed to file the petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or other required agencies.

The developer will pay any costs related to the CCN petition; no dollar amounts for filing fees were specified at the meeting. Council discussion did not identify any legal objections; staff and representatives of Nevada SUD were reported to have been consulted prior to the council action.

The approval was taken as part of the consent agenda and recorded as approved by the council.","Council approved an agreement to swap retail water service areas between the City of Josephine and Nevada Special Utility District, allowing contiguous parcels to be served consistently; the developer will pay petition costs to file the CCN change.","actionData","errors"]

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Public safety building advances; community center receives certificate of occupancy, wastewater projects progress

Council moves $225,000 from former JCDC account to fund community center; approves $28,755 splash pad resurfacing

Josephine adopts ordinance creating city fire department on paper to qualify for grants

Josephine council approves swap of water service territory with Nevada SUD