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Round Rock council passes multiple contracts and resolutions: change orders, engineering agreements and maintenance contracts
Summary
At its regular meeting the Round Rock City Council approved a series of resolutions, contracts and change orders covering legislative priorities, utility and road projects, disaster cleanup and facility services. All listed motions passed on the record.
The Round Rock City Council on Monday approved a bundle of resolutions, contracts and change orders covering municipal engineering assignments, utility and road projects, maintenance contracts and procurement authorizations. Each action was moved, seconded and adopted on the record with the recorded vote shown below.
Why it matters: The approvals commit the city to engineering assignments, construction testing, maintenance contracts, change orders and other procurement actions that will influence infrastructure work and city operations in the months ahead.
Key actions and recorded votes (motions as summarized from the agenda):
- Approval of minutes from the Dec. 19, 2024 council meeting. Motion: adopt minutes. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Council member Flores. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G1: Adopt City of Round Rock legislative program for the 89th legislative session. Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Montgomery; Second: Council member Ortega. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G2: Authorize assignment of an engineering services contract among Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and the Brush Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) related to the raw water barge and pipeline project. Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Council member Montgomery. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G3: Adopt resolution opposing/placing a hold related to Atmos Energy rate increase filing (coalition action to review documentation prior to rate increase). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Council member Fleming. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G5: Authorize agreement with Environmental Logistics Company LLC for shooting-range maintenance, cleaning and disposal services (five-year, not-to-exceed $732,000). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Fleming; Second: Council member Ortega. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G6: Authorize agreement with TFR Enterprises Inc. for disaster cleanup services (five-year, not-to-exceed $10,000,000; to be used only in event of a disaster). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Flores; Second: Council member Ortega. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G7: Adopt resolution to determine necessity and authorize use of eminent domain (0.28 acre owned by heirs of Andrew B. Perez) for Chisholm Trail Park project. Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Mayor Pro Tem Stevens. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G8 (Lake Creek wastewater line): Authorize quantity adjustment/change order #5 with Austin Underground Inc. for Lake Creek Wastewater Line Replacement Project (encasement plus Union Pacific inspection fees; change order $443,000). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Council member Montgomery. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G9: Authorize supplemental contract #1 with AECOM Technical Services Inc. for water treatment plant miscellaneous improvements (construction phase services, $127,000). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Mayor Pro Tem Stevens. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G10: Adopt quantity adjustment change order #1 with Bennett Paving Inc. for the 2023 Residential Street Maintenance Program (positive change order returning $480,000 to the city; project complete). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Flores; Second: Council member Ortega. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G11: Authorize professional consulting services agreement with Robert Kishner Inc. for construction materials testing (County Road 112 West project, $105,000). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Council member Lee. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G12: Authorize professional consulting services agreement with Robert Kishner Inc. for construction materials testing (County Road 112 East project, $142,000). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Ortega; Second: Mayor Pro Tem Stevens. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G13: Authorize supplemental contract #3 with Kayfries and Associates LLC for Greenlawn Boulevard widening (design cleanup related to water line relocations; $98,190). Motion: adopt resolution. Mover: Council member Flores; Second: Council member Ortega. Vote: unanimous yes.
- G14 / H1 / H2: Municipal services agreement, annexation and SF-3 zoning for Sauls Ranch East (55.77 acres, 123 lots). Motions and votes recorded; all passed unanimously (see separate article for details and public comment).
Procedure notes: For each item the council called for motions, recorded mover and seconder on the public record, and polled the council with all members voting "Yes" as recorded in the minutes. Where items required public hearings (annexation and zoning), the hearings were opened and closed; minimal public testimony was received (one public speaker for the Sauls Ranch item). Several items included staff presentations that described project scope, costs and next steps.
No further follow-up actions were announced for most items beyond standard contract administration, procurement and inspection tasks; staff will return to council or proceed with procurement and construction as required by each contract or resolution.
