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The motion was made in open session following the executive session and seconded; the council voted unanimously to authorize the mayor to proceed with SGR. The item was introduced under the city manager personnel matter during the closed meeting and returned to open session for action.

The authorization directs the mayor to engage SGR for interim management search services as circumstances require. The motion does not name an interim manager or set contract terms; the mayor will execute an agreement with SGR as appropriate and return to council with further recommendations as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Heath - City Council 250422 - Apr 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After an executive session, the Heath City Council authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with the search firm SGR to pursue an interim city manager, approval passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Heath, Rockwall County, Texas","taxId",69591,"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},6572405,"Council tables $209,601 change order for well‑1 water lines; staff to return with revised scope May 13",403,4570000,4973000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096473-c57219f1aeb6ecb6d698604e2ed24a81&start=4570&end=4973","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096473-c57219f1aeb6ecb6d698604e2ed24a81/thumbnail_4570000.jpg","/articles/6572405/Heath/Rockwall-County/Texas/Council-tables-209601-change-order-for-well1-water-lines-staff-to-return-with-revised-scope-May-13","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572405-9ea10c62e3aea4a48984f600f74590b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770848172&Signature=CjN79IUz~-4aFW7fzWIu~f5YCsDbIqig8CCR4k41rZX~0Zx4s~Bq328MXeZbTPV5ubvaFIjS8izvPKyp5fINOqKlpF9cjy6ObeTb8mbxGD4FCjZVylB6Gi3G9G3ttkiJbn~qvNb~WRT3VPVw0DtLh7v4oCneQVqTsnnvxmhb2rjXJsZuN0kRpo9fTgVsFtMF0kLPPKS-PJpWO0r2qn1g2n7~MBL~ND1KdMxPlndgHLd~7v1uCtTgM~DBlXyKx465XASAMiWLIZcex0EdZZtSMWtNmDva1I9DRuvvzY52Pc85VKBa5oDdvSOCx5K1QHlsDT5vLUJWGdWKuNFyYQebog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Heath City Council on April 22 voted to table a proposed change order for $209,601 to a Hill & Wilkinson contract to install new water lines associated with the Well No. 1 project. Staff told the council they identified sequencing and scope issues that need clarification and that some line items may be reduced, so they recommended postponing action until a revised proposal is prepared.

City staff explained the requested change order arose because the well distribution lines must be installed in areas where future park storm and paving work will occur. To avoid digging newly installed lines back up later — a decision staff called poor fiscal stewardship — the change order would get the water lines in place ahead of other work. During the review staff discovered opportunities to shorten some runs and reduce haul‑off costs, and said a modified scope would likely lower the presented price.

After discussion, the council voted to table the change order and asked staff to return with a revised scope and cost estimate at the May 13 meeting. The motion to table passed unanimously.","Council tabled a change order request for Hill & Wilkinson to install water lines supporting the City of Heath's Well No. 1 project after staff said a revised scope could reduce costs; the item was rescheduled to the May 13 meeting.",{"_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},6572410,"Heath approves up to $25,000 interlocal agreement with RCH Water for wholesale‑supply feasibility study",1815,2753000,4568000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096473-c57219f1aeb6ecb6d698604e2ed24a81&start=2753&end=4568","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096473-c57219f1aeb6ecb6d698604e2ed24a81/thumbnail_2753000.jpg","/articles/6572410/Heath/Rockwall-County/Texas/Heath-approves-up-to-25000-interlocal-agreement-with-RCH-Water-for-wholesalesupply-feasibility-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572410-a3fcb227b7efc9004c8a3d108522f7e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770848172&Signature=oA3RIbFZX2ThU2Ij13ObgJijqrJxP6drMHt-4dG1sgFsHSf8bRHFz6XrS4UUACFDoaZGRiyLW-fJsTb2R2zzVATwRJVz-AodWskAz8WN2mYqtrOBqEK5bylpLTTiS~Ea~JvNcwlrMr-76ZwzYL63ga947HTMcjhp3fDQvokFsKJwYNItl5lx8SXWCDmCyVrk-GGxT8Gg70bg4~mvNiC4Oz0p03ora5lZ28udNzHDgoLBVGPGK3E0G~LBBINf3OOyRUs0SS7NRLfwRtwUP~NSPq-CDt4TlmpE2Ykxt8upQ7HbxsJW9ogn2G9fhSkwBusygUsFMSPqBTqiMAEH14PRmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Heath City Council voted unanimously on April 22 to approve an interlocal agreement to reimburse RCH Water up to $25,000 to perform a feasibility study on wholesale water supply to the city.

City staff member Mr. Creed presented the item as part of the city's broader \"water bridge\" planning. Staff said they and the city engineers met with RCH and identified the Laughlin Pump Station as a possible source. The presentation said potential supply amounts discussed in preliminary conversation ranged from about 0.5 million to roughly 3 million gallons per day; staff emphasized those are preliminary figures pending the engineering study.

The study will model RCH's system and determine how much water it could prudently sell while still serving its own customers. Mr. Creed said the pump station involved is on property RCH plans to serve from a new pump station tied to Lake Tawakoni, and that RCH would benefit from selling water rather than flushing water from an isolated portion of its system.

Council members asked a series of legal and operational questions. Several raised the following points: whether RCH actually desires to sell water, whether the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) would permit a customer‑to‑customer sale while ongoing litigation remains, whether the study's costs include legal review, and what infrastructure costs Heath might face to receive and convey the water. Mr. Creed said the interlocal agreement is to reimburse RCH for the engineering and any RCH legal fees incurred in performing the study; the ILA estimates $20,000 and authorizes reimbursement up to $25,000 if additional work is needed.

Council members discussed risk: staff cautioned that the NTMWD indicated it would not consider customer‑to‑customer purchases while litigation is pending, meaning any sale would still require subsequent approvals. Members also noted the study is a relatively small outlay compared with the potential value of securing up to several million gallons per day of supply; one council member called the cost \"a drop in the bucket\" compared with new source costs.

The motion to approve the interlocal agreement carried unanimously. The agreement does not obligate Heath to purchase water; it only funds the feasibility study so city staff and the council can assess technical and contractual options before any purchase negotiations.","Council approved an interlocal agreement to reimburse RCH Water up to $25,000 for a feasibility study on whether RCH can supply Heath with wholesale water; staff said potential volumes discussed ranged from about 0.5 million to roughly 3 million gallons per day, and North Texas Municipal Water District approval could be required.",{"_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},6572415,"Heath council conditionally approves preliminary plat for 10‑lot development on FM 549",1830,582000,2412000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3096473-c57219f1aeb6ecb6d698604e2ed24a81&start=582&end=2412","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3096473-c57219f1aeb6ecb6d698604e2ed24a81/thumbnail_582000.jpg","/articles/6572415/Heath/Rockwall-County/Texas/Heath-council-conditionally-approves-preliminary-plat-for-10lot-development-on-FM-549","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6572415-8c5deeb3c1824b9b8199e9b5eb48d79f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770848172&Signature=W4g3MArFf7PkKqHhSgGMk9uLr3~8LbLzPFbLkYunGUAuQJReSKxZ9TCUbMifu3LO~F-Lgu40bxn~8xay1730bjnJFvuExwQrDvMki421A-VHzR7IQIvEugz8yYfII-GJvQo-qmvd1V~E6BqrRCF7lP6mro528i1~lQnbeMQFkl1ZN2PNDFEzqqhbWtLh4F6UazsLsiagFgQPEMitMabaHgTSzPeHnzsfxU1pI7n7L5VoSM3qWehYyLmXEh3g2Z6TSYn9frYDFTWRzpG-brHP-tQQ-BORwtlaj9GigC7NfAQQwm6C54UvQrLE~CLmF2rLvd-~A-X9ZbfqI2K6~ZagyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Heath City Council on April 22 conditionally approved a preliminary plat for a proposed residential development of 10 single‑family lots on a 14.614‑acre tract on the southeast side of FM 549.

The item, presented by city planning staff member Mr. Gonzales, came after the property was rezoned last year from agricultural to a planned development district. The council approved the preliminary plat with four conditions: complete the applicant statement on the submittal, perform a traffic impact study with consideration of a turn lane, investigate potential on‑site water use for irrigation (including the detention ponds, a possible spring or cistern), and require the domestic water distribution to be a loop system rather than a dead‑end flushing system.

The nut of the application is the concept approved in the prior zoning action: 10 single‑family lots in a Planned Development (Zone 4, PDSF) served by a new 13‑50 foot roadway and a cul‑de‑sac. Mr. Gonzales told the council the lots meet dimension standards, have access to water and sewer, and that the submitted tree plan showed removal of 40 trees (totaling about 340 inches) with mitigation planting of 93 replacement trees. \"They are netting the mitigation out to 0,\" Mr. Gonzales said, and staff concluded the tree scape plan met the city requirements.

Council members pressed the applicant and staff on specific infrastructure and documentation. Councilman Dodson and others asked for a traffic impact analysis and consideration of a turn lane from FM 549, noting the roadway is currently two lanes and could later be expanded to four. The council also raised water‑system questions: staff noted the preliminary documents included a proposed dead‑end 8‑inch water line with an auto‑flush connection; several council members said the city policy is to require looped domestic water lines where feasible. The council voted to make the loop requirement an explicit condition, and directed that the loop be achieved before final plat approval, which may require easements to neighboring properties.

Council members also queried the applicant about using on‑site detention ponds or an old cistern/spring for irrigation via reclaimed or purple‑pipe systems; the applicant said the engineer had previously discussed the possibility but that details were not included in the current preliminary plat package. Staff said notices were sent at the zoning stage but that plat approval is a ministerial action under state law and does not trigger the same notice requirements.

Planning & Zoning had recommended approval on April 1. City staff noted a fee‑in‑lieu calculation for park land and development fees: for the 10 lots the packet lists a total fee of $35,401.30 to be paid with the final plat and deposited into the park fund. Councilman Shaw (speaking during the hearing) asked staff to verify an apparent discrepancy in the compliance matrix showing 0.6 acres of public/open space when the plat itself shows two open areas totaling 1.4 acres; staff agreed to verify and correct the documentation if needed.

After discussion and the four conditions stated on the record, the council voted to approve the preliminary plat; the motion passed unanimously. The item will return as part of the final plat process, at which time the council and city engineering will verify that required conditions (traffic study, water loop, irrigation feasibility, and completed applicant statements) have been satisfied.

The council also noted additional administrative items related to the development — street‑name review with 911 dispatch and building‑permit review for garage orientation at the time of construction — will be handled during subsequent permitting steps.","The Heath City Council approved a preliminary plat for a 10‑lot single‑family subdivision on the southeast side of FM 549 with four conditions including a traffic impact study and a requirement that the domestic water be a loop system.","actionData","errors"]

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