Haslet — At its Jan. 12 meeting the Haslet City Council approved multiple development and infrastructure items and authorized spending on immediate repairs and a personnel study.

Site plan and CO2 tank: The council approved an amended site and landscape plan for 405 Westport Parkway, an existing 350,000-square-foot facility that will add vehicle parking and accommodate about 500 employees. The applicant said the project includes a liquid CO2 tank that will be screened, gated and refilled on a roughly monthly schedule; project manager Joshua Hawkins said security and screening measures have been incorporated and that fire officials were consulted.

Developer facilities agreement: The council approved a community facilities agreement with Hearst Dealership Real Estate LP for the Freeman Toyota project (Lots 1 and 2). Staff said the on-site public improvements — water, sewer and related work — were estimated at about $427,390 and will be paid by the developer; the city confirmed it has no direct financial obligation for those on-site improvements.

TRA metering easement: Council approved payment of $115,000 for permanent and temporary easements to facilitate a Trinity River Authority metering station tied to a larger regional sewer upsizing project. Finance staff said the expenditure is covered by a previously budgeted bond line item (Fund 29). Council members asked that documentation be provided on contractor shutdowns and construction timing.

Drainage and street repairs: Council awarded a construction contract to Capco Concrete Structures LLC for Schreiber Drive drainage improvements (total not to exceed $300,025.90) and approved an interim street-repair plan for Berry and Odessa drives, giving the mayor authority to spend up to $99,250 for temporary asphalt repairs (funded from Fund 20, transportation sales tax).

Compensation study and budget revisions: Council approved a $20,000 agreement with Public Sector Personnel Consultants to conduct a salary-and-benefits study (includes implementation planning and benefits comparisons), to be funded from contingency funds. Separately, a budget revision removed a previously held $1.5 million placeholder and reallocated $249,100 to cover nine months of firefighter raises; staff agreed to produce updated graphs showing the revision’s net effect for public information.

Representative quote: “It is liquid CO2, which is really what necessitates the putting it where it is...they estimate that they will be having to fill it maybe once a month,” said Joshua Hawkins, the project manager for CTDI’s amended Westport plan.

What happens next: Staff will complete a traffic-impact analysis for 405 Westport Parkway and coordinate with planning and zoning; the city will circulate grant or easement documentation and monitor construction schedules for the awarded projects.