Brookshire council approves road contract, ARPA allocation, police policy updates and other routine actions
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Summary
In a single Feb. 19 meeting the Brookshire City Council approved awarding a $508,614.25 road‑improvement contract, allocated $102,789.17 in ARPA funds for road repairs, authorized procurement for debris monitoring and FundView data conversion, approved police policy updates and several smaller procurements, and accepted a settlement from Black Panther Transportation after executive session.
The Brookshire City Council on Feb. 19 approved a series of motions covering infrastructure, procurement, and administrative housekeeping.
Road contract and funding: Council awarded the Brookshire Road Improvement Phase 2 contract to SHAC Engineering LLC, the low bidder at $508,614.25, with a 75‑calendar‑day construction term. Staff said the project was budgeted in the FY2026 plan and listed funding as approximately $300,000 from the EDC, about $102,000 from ARPA and roughly $106,000 from the city budget.
ARPA allocation: Council approved using $102,789.17 in ARPA funds for the second phase of the road repair project; staff noted the funds were leftover from Phase 1 and must be utilized by the cited federal deadline. Council directed the mayor to take necessary actions to ensure federal compliance.
Debris pickup and monitoring: To meet FEMA guidelines for post‑storm debris removal, council authorized staff to solicit requests for proposals for debris pickup and monitoring services and to bring recommendations back for contract award.
FundView data conversion: Council approved an expenditure to extract data pools from the FundView financial system to support conversion to Tyler Technologies. Staff recommended budgeting for up to three data pools (an estimate was discussed around $42,000 though they said two pools may suffice) and authorized staff to execute related documents.
Police policies, evidence shelving, records retention: Council approved updated Brookshire Police Department policies (packets included 122 pages for the current submission) and authorized immediate implementation. The council also approved procurement of evidence‑room shelving and a $6,440 RCI retention proposal to prepare records for digitization.
Executive session and settlement: After a closed session for legal consultation and personnel matters, council voted to accept the settlement with Black Panther Transportation; the settlement amount was not disclosed in the public record.
Each of the above motions passed by voice vote during the Feb. 19 meeting.
