City to consider hiring acquisition firm; TNP Engineering Services proposal under $5,000

Speaker 1 told the board that the next agenda will include a land-acquisition item to secure the minimum property needed to relocate the taxiway and protect the taxiway object-free area. Speaker 1 asked the board to recommend that the council retain a professional acquisitions firm to begin outreach to property owners and broker deals: 'So all I'm asking you all is to make a recommendation to counsel that we retain this company who this is what they do,' Speaker 1 said.

Later in the meeting Speaker 1 identified TNP Engineering Services as the engineering firm proposed to accomplish acquisition-related tasks and said the firm listed three tasks it would perform for a cost not to exceed $5,000. Speaker 1 described the $5,000 proposal as a way "to get that ball rolling" and noted that if the firm is triggered to do more work, the board will have to return for additional approvals.

The discussion included a suggested property-exchange approach — relocating a Quanta hut and creating a new entryway in exchange for property — but Speaker 1 said Mr. Carr declined the proposed trade, so further outreach and negotiation will be required. No formal contract award, motion, or vote was recorded in the transcript; the item was presented as a recommendation to be considered at the next council meeting.

Speaker 1 described the proposed TNP engagement as limited, with a not-to-exceed amount of $5,000 to initiate acquisition conversations and preliminary work; details on the three listed tasks and any follow-up procurement steps were not provided in the transcript.