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Angleton Council awards resilience planning contract to Ardura, sets advisory committee
Summary
The Angleton City Council authorized staff to negotiate a contract with Ardura to provide professional services for the General Land Office Resilient Communities Program and directed staff to recruit an advisory committee to guide the work; one councilmember abstained from the vote.
The Angleton City Council on March 25 authorized the city manager to negotiate a contract with Ardura to provide professional services for Request for Proposal RFP-2025-03, the General Land Office (GLO) Recovery Mitigation CDBG-MIT Resilient Communities Program (RCP). Mayor Burton Townsend made the motion to approve Ardura; Councilman Sarton seconded. The motion passed with one abstention.
The contract will implement work required by the RCP grant the city already received. Otis Spriggs, City Manager, told the council the grant has no local match and that the grant expires in 2027, giving roughly two and a half years to complete the study and implementation steps. Spriggs said staff solicited firms, convened a review committee that included two council members and three staff reviewers, and presented the top three ranked respondents to the council before the vote.
Ardura representative Mindy Snyder described the firm’s experience and approach, saying Ardura focuses on “live, executable plans” and brings municipal staffing experience and grant familiarity. Shad Comeau, principal and vice president at Freese Nichols, and Raul Orozco, representing Kimley‑Horn, also gave presentations to the council during the RFP selection process.
After the award vote, council directed staff to advertise and form an advisory committee — described in the meeting as a CPAC committee similar to the city’s last comprehensive plan committee — that could include one or two city council members and representatives from bodies such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber, the Brazoria County Economic Development Alliance, parks and recreation and planning boards. Spriggs said staff would return with a recommended committee roster and the negotiated contract for final council approval.
Council discussion noted the top three respondents were closely scored and that any of them would be acceptable. One councilmember said they needed to abstain because of a professional relationship with one of the firms. Otis Spriggs said the contract amount under the grant cap is $270,000 and that staff will negotiate within that available funding.
What’s next: staff will negotiate a final contract with Ardura and return to council for approval, advertise for advisory committee applicants through the city clerk’s office, assemble the CPAC advisory committee, and submit a project management plan to the GLO as required by the grant timetable.
Votes at a glance: Consent agenda (minutes, renewal and amendment items) — approved by voice vote. RFP-2025-03 award to Ardura — motion by Mayor Burton Townsend, second by Councilman Sarton; outcome: approved with one abstention (councilmember not identified in the transcript).
