Council approves consent calendar, reappointments and hires HDR for landscape architecture work

The Markman City Council approved the consent calendar, confirmed reappointments to the water board and authorized city staff to hire HDR for professional landscape architecture services.

A council member moved to accept the consent calendar “as presented,” the motion was seconded and the council called for the question; the meeting record shows the motion carried with the council indicating “Aye.” The council took similar procedural action to reappoint Krishmay Gretton and another longer-serving water board member (transcript reference to “Greg Solar”), and those reappointments were also approved after a call for the question.

Councilors then considered authorization to engage HDR for professional landscape architecture services and preparation of construction documents. City staff said the authorization would allow HDR to prepare construction documents; the motion received a first and second and passed after an affirmative voice vote.

The meeting record does not show roll-call vote tallies with individual member votes, but the council’s earlier roll call listed Councilor Jones, Councilor Hamilton, Councilor Schultz, Councilor Slater, Councilor Torres and Council President Garbo as present; the meeting’s voice votes were recorded as “Aye.”

Per the meeting, the reappointment item listed a term end date of 04/01/2020 in the meeting remarks; the council did not discuss or clarify that date on the public record during the meeting portion captured in the transcript.

No additional contract values, vendor-scoped deliverables, or personnel terms for HDR were stated in the recorded remarks. Staff noted the HDR engagement was to include construction documents and related professional services. The council did not direct further conditions or amendments on the record.