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Board approves financing amendment and three contract actions (items 3—6)
Summary
The Temple TIRZ board approved a financing-plan amendment and authorized three contract actions: an Outer Loop West design amendment, a Santa Fe Market construction change order and a design contract for Power Drive extension.
At its regular meeting, the Temple Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone board voted on four agenda items that required formal board action.
Item 3: Financing-plan amendment
- Motion: Adopt financing-plan amendment to align TIRZ projects with the master plan and FY2025 priorities (agenda item 3). - Outcome: Approved. The chair called for the vote; all present answered "aye," and the motion carried. The amendment reallocates land-acquisition savings and released bond reserves to several projects and directs staff to take a related surety-replacement item to city council.
Item 4: Contract amendment for Outer Loop West phase 2 (agenda item 4)
- Motion: Ratify a recommendation to city council to authorize contract amendment No. 5 to the Casper Patrick Associates (KPA) contract for final design and bidding services for Outer Loop West phase 2, estimated at $1,098,363.29. - Outcome: Approved. The board moved, seconded and approved the recommendation by voice vote.
Item 5: Change order for Santa Fe Community Market (agenda item 5)
- Motion: Recommend that the city council authorize change order No. 6 to the construction contract with Wright Builders (Temple) for the Santa Fe Community Market to replace and re-manufacture decorative letters and stands, estimated at $42,003.40. - Outcome: Approved. The board moved, seconded and approved the change order by voice vote.
Item 6: Professional-services agreement for Windham Road/Power Drive extension (agenda item 6)
- Motion: Recommend that the city council authorize a professional-services agreement with Casper Patrick Associates for design and bidding services required for the Windham Road extension to Power Drive, estimated at $693,800. - Outcome: Approved. The board moved, seconded and approved the agreement by voice vote.
Procedure and votes
For items 3 through 6 the public record in the meeting transcript shows motions, seconds and voice votes where participants answered "aye" and the chair declared the motions carried. Specific individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript; the minutes indicate approvals by voice vote.
Actions summary
- Financing-plan amendment (agenda item 3): approved; directs staff to present reserve-replacement items to city council and to allocate funds to listed projects. - Outer Loop West design amendment (agenda item 4): recommendation to city council approved; staff to proceed with final design and bidding authorization requests. - Santa Fe Market construction change order (agenda item 5): approved; contractor authorized to replace letters and stands as specified. - Windham Road/Power Drive design agreement (agenda item 6): approved; KPA to begin design and bidding services.
Ending
Staff said these approvals will allow design and limited construction activities to proceed as funds and external approvals (including city council actions, TxDOT and railroad clearances) are secured.
