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City manager reports RCP planning grant kickoff with Texas General Land Office; engineers propose moving creek and using large culverts for Rock and Pillar (pre
Summary
City staff reported a virtual kickoff with the Texas General Land Office on an RCP planning grant and described preliminary engineering plans for the Rock and Pillar Straight Bridge that would shift the creek bed south and use three 60-inch plastic culverts; the council was told cost estimates should be available by June.
City staff reported that the city held a virtual kickoff meeting with the Texas General Land Office to begin work under an RCP planning grant. The city manager said the grant process would last three years and be completed in phases covering plans for multiple city departments.
The manager said the kickoff meeting focused largely on administrative steps for the grant (forms, payment processes) rather than the substantive planning work; the manager said planners will interview the mayor, council members, department heads and citizens as part of the process. Dalton Aiken of Public Management attended the kickoff, the manager added.
On a separate infrastructure matter, staff updated the council on preliminary engineering for the Rock and Pillar Straight Bridge. The manager said staff and two engineering firms, along with “Stoney,” have proposed moving the creek bed to the south and straightening the creek to reduce turbulence. The preliminary design described using three 60-inch (5-foot) plastic culverts with concrete aprons and oversized headwalls upstream and downstream. The manager said the plastic culverts are slick inside and should speed flow, and the oversized headwalls are intended to protect culverts from sun exposure and turbulence.
Staff said the engineers had nearly completed preliminary cost estimates and expected to provide those numbers by June; the manager said he would present estimates and loan information to the council after returning from vacation. The manager also reported that no water or sewer lines would need to be moved for this bridge project; there is a 12-inch gas line that could be capped to clear the work area. Separately, staff said they had received new metering devices (CTs) for the transformer at the substation but were still awaiting a switch to allow the contractor to finish the substation job.
Councilmembers asked no substantive questions about the RCP kickoff in the excerpt provided; the bridge update was described as preliminary and contingent on engineers’ final estimates.
