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El Campo council approves fencing change order, grant-administration and engineering selections and authorizes property acquisition for drainage work
Summary
The council approved a change order to a fencing contract, selected Public Management Inc. and Urban Engineering for Texas Water Development Board grant work, and authorized beginning property-acquisition actions (including eminent domain if needed) for Trespalasses Creek channel improvements tied to a grant.
El Campo City Council approved several items related to infrastructure grants and flood-mitigation work during its regular meeting.
Council approved Resolution R2026-22, authorizing Change Order No. 1 with J4 Fencing and Service that increased the contract amount to $153,602 to meet project specifications and account for market escalation. Staff said the extra cost keeps the project below the original grant award and therefore eligible for 90% reimbursement; the city's share was identified as about $15,360.20.
The council also approved R2026-24, selecting Public Management Inc. (PMI) to provide grant-administration services for a Texas Water Development Board water-supply and infrastructure grant. Staff said the city is applying for approximately $17 million and recommended PMI based on prior successful grant procurements.
For the same TWDB grant effort, council approved R2026-25 to select Urban Engineering to provide engineering design services; staff noted this is a 0% match grant and recommended Urban after a qualifications process.
On a separate but related infrastructure item, the council approved Resolution R2026-28 to declare a public necessity to acquire drainage easements and related property interests along Trespalasses Creek for channel improvements, drainage enhancements and flood mitigation. Staff said the measure begins the acquisition process and authorizes negotiation and, if necessary, eminent-domain filings; they described the project as tied to a nearly $15 million grant with a 1% match. Staff estimated about 50 parcels identified for the project, with roughly six already closed, nine more ready to close, and about 30''2 parcels likely to require formal condemnation procedures.
Each of these measures was approved by the council that evening; staff said the approvals are steps to secure grant funding and clear property access needed to advance the projects.
