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Council discusses downtown cameras, CIP priorities and contingency for HVAC replacements
Summary
Councilmembers debated allocating CIP funds for downtown surveillance and agreed staff would consider mobile camera resources; council also discussed raising a $100,000 contingency for park and recreation air‑conditioning replacement to $150,000 for emergency use.
During capital improvement project discussions for fiscal year 2026–27, police staff requested cameras for downtown; city staff said the department has a mobile camera trailer and an agreement with BISD for access. A councilmember noted the city owns significant assets without wide surveillance coverage and urged expanding camera coverage; staff said proposals would be coordinated with the downtown project and timing might shift to match related work.
Separately, staff recommended increasing the contingency for park and recreation air‑conditioning replacement from $100,000 to $150,000 to cover unexpected large unit failures at the civic and recreation centers. A councilmember said the funds would be used for emergencies only. "I'm gonna ask you if we could increase that to a 150," the staff member said; the council discussed holding the funds unless needed.
No formal vote to change the CIP occurred at the meeting; staff presented items for further budgeting and prioritization during the budget process.
