HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-04-07 Work Session Meridian City Council Work Session April 8, 2026.
A Meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 4.30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8,
2026, by Mayor Robert Simison.
Members Present: Robert Simison, John Overton, Doug Taylor, Anne Little Roberts and
Brian Whitlock.
Members Absent: Luke Cavener and Liz Strader.
Other Present: Chris Johnson, Bill Nary, Curtis Calder, Lauralei McVey.
ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
Liz Strader X Brian Whitlock
_X_Anne Little Roberts X John Overton
_X_ Doug Taylor Luke Cavener
X Mayor Robert E. Simison
Simison: Council, we will call the meeting to order. For the record it is April 7th, 2026,
at 4.30 p.m. We will begin this afternoon's work session with roll call attendance.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Simison: Next item up is adoption of the agenda.
Overton: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Overton.
Overton: Move that we adopt the agenda as published.
Little Roberts: Second.
Simison: Motion and second to adopt the agenda. Is there any discussion? If not, all in
favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay? The ayes have it and the agenda is agreed
to.
MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. TWO ABSENT.
CONSENT AGENDA [Action Item]
1. Approve Minutes of the March 17, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting
2. Approve Minutes of the March 24, 2026 City Council Regular Meeting
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3. K Suspension Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025-0022)
4. Promenade Subdivision Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Easement
(ESMT-2025-0031)
5. Adero Park Subdivision No. 2 Sanitary Sewer Easement No. 2 (ESMT-
2026-0036)
6. Pinedale Subdivision Pedestrian Pathway Easement (ESMT-2026-
0057)
7. Public Sewer Main Extension (LDIR-2025-0056) Sanitary Sewer
Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2026-0068)
8. Apex Northwest Subdivision No. 6 Pedestrian Pathway Easement
(ESMT-2026-0069)
9. Syringa Crossing Sewer Improvement Plan Sanitary Sewer Easement
No. 1 (ESMT-2026-0070)
10. Meridian Commerce Park Building "L" Water Main Easement No. 2
(ESMT-2026-0071)
11. Meridian Commerce Park Building "L" Water Main Easement No. 1
(ESMT-2026-0072)
12. Meridian Commerce Park Building "L" Sanitary Sewer Easement No.
1 (ESMT-2026-0073)
13. Touchmark Lot 9 Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2026-0074)
14. Horse Meadows Subdivision No. 3 Sanitary Sewer Easement (ESMT-
2026-0083)
15. Final Plat for Apex Cadence Subdivision No. 1 (FP-2026-0001) by
Brighton Corporation, generally located 1/2 mile south of E. Lake
Hazel Rd., on the west side of S. Locust Grove Rd.
16. Final Plat for Meridian Heights Subdivision No. 2 (MFP-2026-0001) by
Richard Osborn, located at 345 W. Winnipeg St.
17. Final Plat for Newkirk Subdivision No. 2 (FP-2026-0003) by Laren
Bailey, Conger Group, located at the corner of N. San Marco Way and
N. Zimmerman Way.
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18. Final Order for Gramercy Townhomes (FP-2025-0032) by Elton
Development, located at 1873, 1925 and 2069 Wells Ave.
19. Development Agreement (Driftwood Townhomes Subdivision H-2025-
0051) Between City of Meridian and Alturas Ustick LLC and Brighton
Ustick LLC for Property Generally Located North of W. Ustick Rd., on
the West Side of N. Venable Ave.
20. Development Agreement (Farrington Heights Subdivision H-2025-
0016) Between City of Meridian and Cecyle D. Brock and The Estate
of Kirk A. Brock for Property Generally Located at the Northwest
Corner of E. Pine Ave. and N. Adkins Ave.
21. Development Agreement (Tong Annexation H-2025-0049) Between
City of Meridian and Dara M. Tong for Property Located at 485 E.
Overland Rd.
22. License and Indemnity Agreement with Western States Equipment
Company for the 2026 Public Works Week Mini Heavy Equipment
Rodeo
23. Agreement Addendum between the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation
District and City of Meridian for Rail-With-Trail Pathway along
Ninemile Drain and Rutledge Lateral — Amended
24. First Addendum to Monument Donation and Placement Agreement
Between the Emma Edwards Green Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the City of Meridian
25. Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Meridian and Idaho
Transportation Department to allow for sharing of DMV Motor Vehicle
Registration Information
26. Approval of Task Order 11668 to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for
Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility SCADA Standards SDGC5
Digester PLC Programming Upgrades for the Not-To-Exceed Amount
of$326,500.00
27. Fiscal Year 2026 Net-Zero Budget Amendment in the amount of
$110,000 for Water Main Replacements - E. Fairview Ave. - Main St..
to Jericho Rd.
28. Resolution No. 26-2578: Authorizing Donation of Surplus Tully Park
Playground Equipment to Lesea Global Feed the Hungry, Inc.
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29. Resolution 26-2579: A Resolution of the Mayor and the City Council
of the City of Meridian Authorizing the City Clerk to Destroy Certain
Semi-permanent and Temporary Records of the City of Meridian; and
Providing an Effective Date
30. Resolution No. 26-2580: A Resolution of the City Council of the City
of Meridian, Idaho, Setting Forth Certain Findings and Purposes to
Declare Surplus Property and Authorizing the Donation of Certain
Computer Equipment to Computers for Kids
Simison: Up next is the Consent Agenda.
Overton: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Overton.
Overton: We do have one item on the Consent Agenda to just be moved off for further
discussion. That's Item 31. And with that I move we approve the Consent Agenda.
Little Roberts: Second.
Simison: Have a motion and a second to approve the Consent Agenda with one item
removed. Is there any discussion? If not all, in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed
nay? The ayes have it and the Consent Agenda is agreed to.
MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. TWO ABSENT.
ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA [Action Item]
31. Resolution 25-2581: A Resolution Expressing the City of Meridian's
Intent to Establish a Commercial Property Assessed Capital
Expenditure Program and Addressing Actions Related Thereto; and
Providing an Effective Date
Simison: Next we will move on to Item 31, which is Resolution No. 25-2581 for
discussion. Councilman Overton.
Overton: Mr. Mayor, I would like to invite staff up to explain the reason why we are
pulling it off for a minor change today.
Calder: Mr. Mayor, Council, thank you for having me. This item -- this resolution is a
resolution of intent and it's a part of a three-step process to ultimately approve a C-
PACE program and this resolution in Section 6 we would like to change the public
hearing date from April 28th to May 12th and that is just to allow us a little bit of
additional time to sort through a couple of language issues in the actual program
document that would be part of the public hearing.
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Simison: Thank you. Council, any questions? Okay. Thank you very much.
Overton: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Overton.
Overton: With that I move that we approve Item 31 , Resolution 25-2581 , a resolution
expressing the City of Meridian's intent to establish a Commercial Property Access
Capital Expenditure Program and addressing actions related thereto and providing an
effective date. That the only change to this for this evening was moving the date from
April 28th, 2026, to May 12th, 2026.
Little Roberts: Second.
Simison: Have a motion and a second to approve Resolution No. 25-2581. Is there
discussion? If not, all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay? The ayes have it
and the resolution is agreed to.
MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. TWO ABSENT.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS [Action Item]
32. Transportation Commission 2025 Annual Report
Simison: Okay. Next we will move on to Department Reports. Our first item up is Item
32 Transportation Commission 2025 Annual Report and, Chairman Steed, I will turn this
time over to you. It looks like no -- no staffer is going to come forward, so you are -- you
are -- you are in charge.
Steed: I was -- I was in charge yesterday with a Transportation Commission meeting
that ran a lot longer than I hope yours goes tonight. Good afternoon, Mayor, Council.
I'm Walter Steed, chair of the Meridian Transportation Commission. From the city
website, quote, the Meridian Transportation Commission is a forum for transportation
planning and project development that advocates for and promotes the advancement of
a safe, efficient and multi-modal transportation network relating to roads, transit
corridors, bike lanes, sidewalks and pathways. Unquote. The Transportation
Commission was formed in February of 2013 with Ordinance No. 13-152. The
Commission consists of nine appointed commissioners and meets here in the Council
Chambers on the first Monday of each month. Myself and Jared Smith served as Chair
and Vice-Chair respectfully from 2022 to 2024. In 2025 1 was re-elected Chair and Tom
LeClaire was elected Vice-Chair. Lilly Miller and Advik Bansal were the youth
representatives for the Commission during the year. The Transportation Commission
maintains working relationships with all of our ex-officio partners. Representatives from
the Idaho Transportation Department District 3, Ada County Highway District,
COMPASS, Valley Regional Transit and the West Ada School District all attend our
meetings on a very regular basis. Caleb Hood, Brian McClure and Heather Hill
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provided commission with staff support during 2025. Deputy -- Deputy City Attorneys
Tishra Murray and Ali Breshears provide legal guidance and Sergeant Tara Smith and
Corporal Trevor Weitzel from the Meridian Police Department provided updates and
expertise related to traffic issues, safety and to answer any of our questions that pertain
to the MPD. City staff provided monthly updates to the Transportation Commission on
ITD and ACHD transportation projects, which are in design or construction. Each
meeting also included time for ex-officio agencies to report on current activities, with
additional participation from city departments, partner agencies and members of the
public. In January and February of '25 the commission finalized and approved
recommendations to the City Council regarding the highest priority roadway intersection
and community program -- community programs as part of ACHD's 2026-2030 five year
plan. This effort reflected the work completed by the Transportation Commission
standing prioritization subcommittee and continued coordination with ACHD staff. In
March the commission received updates on the Meridian intersection safety program,
including implementation of marked crosswalks and pedestrian ramp improvements.
The commission also revisited the five year plan prioritization following the City Council
discussions and provided additional input on transportation priorities. In April we
reviewed the 2024 end of year report, discussed legislative impacts on transportation
planning and received updates on downtown pedestrian improvement projects, as well
as regional transportation and coordination efforts. In May the commission continued to
track progress on pedestrian safety improvements, reviewed updates related to major
roadway corridors, including Eagle and Ustick Roads and discussed regional population
growth forecast and transit planning efforts. In June the commission received a detailed
presentation on the State Highway 69 Kuna and Meridian corridor traffic study, including
proposed roadway widening, access management strategies and multi-modal
components. We also reviewed ACHD's queuing analysis process and discussed the
upcoming five year plan milestones. The regularly scheduled meeting for July was
cancelled. In August the commission reviewed proposed amendments to the Unified
Development Code related to drive-through standards and initiated a formal review of
Transportation Commission bylaws. The commission also discussed transit survey
results and received updates on major regional projects, including State Highway 16
and Eagle Road safety improvements. In September the commissioners and staff met
for an informational presentation and demonstration at ACHD's new traffic operations
center on Franklin Road east of Eagle. It houses their traffic operations teams, video
wall for traffic signal cameras and construction materials lab. In October the
commission adopted updated Transportation Commission bylaws, improving procedural
clarity and governance consistency. Additional discussions focused on subdivision
traffic concerns, feasibility studies for new roadway connections and ongoing corridor
planning efforts. In November the commission received confirmation that ACHD had
formally adopted the updated five year plan, incorporating the city's top transportation
priorities. The commission also reviewed updates on traffic calming initiatives,
downtown pedestrian improvements and regional capital investment planning. In
December the commission reviewed the East 3rd Street extensions alignment,
discussed staff transportation project tracking improvements and received final ex-officio
updates for the year. We also welcomed a transition of the Meridian Police Department
liaison role and discussed anticipated transportation topics for early 2026. A complete
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record of our minutes can be found in the link that's in your packet. We are very grateful
for the opportunity to provide service to the citizens of Meridian, to the Mayor and the
City Council regarding transportation systems in our community and, finally, I would like
to encourage you to give us the opportunity to work on any transportation-related issues
that you think pertinent. We enjoy our work. You can tell by the number of people that
have been on that Commission forever. I have only been on it five or six years, but
others have been on it a lot longer. So, we really appreciate work that you give us. We
enjoy it. We may or may not find an answer or a suggestion that applies or one that you
may even agree with, but we do enjoy the work. Thank you very much, Mayor.
Simison: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Council, any questions or comments?
Overton: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Overton.
Overton: Not a question, but a comment. Chairman Steed, thank you again. I can't
understate the fact that the Transportation Commission today is one of the most
valuable ones we have in our city for the roles you take. Anytime you look at a map of
this county we are ground zero when it comes to the challenges of transportation in the
future and it's incredibly valuable the expertise you guys bring to the table and help us
as guiding us through how we work through the five year plan strategies for moving
forward as a city. So, I can't thank you and the rest of your commission enough for the
work you guys do. It's immensely important.
Steed: Thank you, sir.
Little Roberts: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Little Roberts.
Little Roberts: Chairman Steed, I will just echo President Overton's expressing his
appreciation, because I can't count how many times we have leaned into exactly what
has come out of the commission or even knowing that it's been discussed or will say --
ask Caleb can you take this to the commission and he can say it's already been
discussed and I was there and this is what the discussion was. So, it is a very very
valuable tool to this city. So, thank you very much to you and the commission.
Steed: Thank you also. I will pass that on to the commission.
Taylor: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Taylor.
Taylor: Chairman Steed, thank you. Again I appreciate it just like my fellow colleagues.
Really also appreciated the -- the guidance you guys provided us with some feedback
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on the drive-through discussion. That was a much bigger discussion and conversation
than I think we all anticipated, but it was really helpful and I appreciate your comments.
did have a question. You know, with transportation there are so many unmet needs
that we have. There is so much out there that we want to address. It's almost hard for
us as a Council to know where to start, where to put our priorities, which is why I think
we value the -- the work that you do is kind of helping us refine what are some
achievable goals, where should we sort of prioritize our efforts. So, to that end as you
kind of look forward to this upcoming year in your perspective are there areas that are
achievable that you -- you think we should start focusing in on when it comes to setting
priorities, whether it's little community projects or some connectivity crosswalks,
something that's not, you know, a big corridor project, which those are big and complex
and -- and multiple years, but is there something that sort of -- that you see happening
that's kind of you -- you think we should start thinking about as a Council that's sort of a
smaller bite size approach to some of our transportation and connectivity needs?
Steed: Thank you, Councilman. Meridian and the valley are such an interesting place
regarding transportation as everyone of you know every time you drive down here or
drive home from here. The interesting thing about it is that we have a lot of money
available through all the different agencies to do a lot of work here, which means that
you don't know whether you can get to City Hall in the same route today as the one you
used last week. But, on the other hand, there is so many more that need to be done
because of the growth and we are aware of that. At the moment I can't pop up with
anything particularly to -- to speak to regarding your question. I will be happy to think
about it, to bring it up to the commission and ask them and we will certainly get back to
you. I think it's a very good question. There are so many things that it's -- it is hard,
you are right, to look forward to what to address, as opposed to addressing things that
the citizens and other agencies bring to us as questions or problems. But thank you for
the question and I will get back to you.
Whitlock: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Whitlock.
Whitlock: Chairman Steed thank you and -- sorry.
Steed: We -- we had the same problem with that one yesterday.
Whitlock: User error. Thank you. I -- I guess my first comment would be to echo
everything that's been said up here and -- and when you report back to the commission
tell them that you did an exceptional job encapsulating all the things that you did last
year and -- and bringing them forward to us and, like my colleagues said, we utilized
your input, your review and the process that you went through. It is very valuable and
helpful to us. I guess just to build on what Councilman Taylor talked about, future and
priorities and things like that, we were reminded just as late as yesterday we had
another fatality in the City of Meridian at one of our intersections and as you look at
safety, as you look at just transportation in general, how do we focus on keeping our
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people safe, as well as making sure they can get from point A to point B in a timely
manner?
Steed: Thank you, Councilor. As I have told you before I came from Moscow down
here and in Moscow -- the traffic in this valley is the devil itself. They pretty much hate
ACHD, because they blame them for the traffic. Having moved here, I'm sorry, but
have gone on the other side. I think they do a great job. It moves really well
considering the volumes that we are dealing with. You just have to kind of plan your day
a little bit around it. You don't get appointments for 8:00 in the morning or 5:00 in the
afternoon. But it can be managed. Traffic safety is really important. One thing that I'm
impressed with here is the fact that people for the most part in my experience honor 20
mile an hour school zones. I have encountered one coming here this afternoon and
that's great. They don't so much in the other communities. But here the public seems
to really pay attention and slow down. That does not mean there are not accidents in
school zones. That doesn't mean that someone isn't unfortunately periodically even
killed in them. But the traveling public here seems to be -- to me as an outsider eight
years ago -- to be extremely courteous. They will give you an opportunity to change
lanes, an opportunity to cross through stopped traffic and they do pay attention to
school zones. So, we need to work -- as of us, Transportation Commission, Council, in
any way we can to do everything we can to make it as safe as possible. There is not a
specific answer to your question, but it's the best I can do you at the moment.
Taylor: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Taylor.
Taylor: I have one more question, commissioner. Have you -- in your opinion or if you
have been privy to any information from ITD or others in sort of the planning and -- in
the valley, once Highway 16 opens do we have a sense how that might relieve traffic
flow on our other north-south -- primarily Ten Mile and Eagle Road? There is a lot of
decisions we consider when it comes to some land use applications where we are kind
of anticipating that there will be a little bit of a relief from sort of that north-south -- from
the valley from the freeway to the northern parts of the valley that we think Highway 16
is definitely going to relieve that and we will make it a little bit better. Have you had a
chance to study that or be privy to any information? Like what's your sense of what kind
of impact you think that will have in terms of relieving congestion on those other
arterials?
Steed: Thank you, Councilor. Traffic is an interesting beast. It's almost as interesting
as parking in that you can do a little something here and watch the changes that occur.
It's -- it's the old pull a string here and something moves over there kind of thing. I have
not gotten any information in regarding my questions regarding your question. I'm sure
that there are traffic studies out there that were done before it was started designed
even or maybe construction, but I have asked the specific question of various and
sundry people and I don't get blank looks, but I don't get positive direct we know
answers either. I use Ten Mile to move from my home to the interstate and I can only
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hope it provides some relief for Ten Mile. We just don't know. I do believe -- one thing
that I have been bringing up every opportunity I get -- and the Mayor's heard this -- is
that we are trying to get ACHD to think of Overland extended to the west from Ten Mile
as a five lane. It's currently marked as a three. We believe that -- that 16 will go on
south of the Interstate and that that connection will need to be made. Meridian is in the
middle. You all know that. We -- we don't control what comes to us, we don't control
what goes through us or what goes out of us, but we are right in the middle of
everything, so it's -- your point is well taken, but no, sir, I -- if -- if I knew the secret
answer I would be happy to share it, but I don't.
Simison: I will share the information that's been provided. Eagle Road is not expected
to see any change in its traffic pattern. Ten Mile is expected to see a reduction and
especially with the opening of Locust Grove Ten Mile should see a decent amount of
overall reduction, but -- and Meridian Road as well. So, Meridian and Ten Mile, when
this original was proposed, were expected to see reduction, but I don't recall to what
level.
Steed: We can -- we can only hope Locust Grove pulls some over as well.
Simison: Any other questions? Okay. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Appreciate you and our -- our monthly gets together to talk all things transportation.
Steed: Thank you, sir. Thank you all.
33. Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment in the amount of$260,000 for
Information Technology Tenant Improvement Project
Simison: Okay. Next item up is Item 33, which is fiscal year 2026 budget amendment
for the amount of 260,000 dollars for information technology tenant improvement
project. Turn this over to Director McVey with good news at the start and -- but things
cost money moving forward.
McVey: Absolutely. You are -- you are getting a hang of Public Works. So, I wanted to
give you guys a quick update of how things are progressing on our City Hall tenant
improvement projects and, then, ask for your approval to start construction on our next
phase of the project. So, quickly wanted to give just a little bit of background -- Council
initially allotted a little over 400,000 dollars for us to do the study, some design work and
as much of the construction work as we could get through. Essentially, that initial
funding got us through completing the space plan study, the design of Fire, IT and the
Mayor's office and construction on Fire. The good news, like the Mayor mentioned, we
are ahead of schedule and we are actually below budget and I would like to give a
kudos to Stacy Redmond, our capital facilities project manager. She's a huge part of
that. She does amazing work keeping these projects moving and keeping them on
track and on budget. One of the -- the highlights is we found a better interim location to
house the displaced departments. That's been working really well. And so we are just
kind of a visual of where we are at. As I mentioned fire is done. We got our certificate
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of occupancy today actually. So, we plan to move them back in next week. If you
haven't had a chance I have a couple of pictures, but to visit that area up there it's pretty
impressive. IT has finished design. We bid the project out, so that's why we are coming
to you with real numbers today and, then, the Mayor's office is about 75 percent done
with design. So, these are just a couple of projects of the Fire area. Just a reminder we
were -- the major part of the project was converting cubicles into offices for supervisory
staff. So, it's a pretty impressive. Like I said, ahead of schedule and also under budget.
We anticipate around of a 40,000 savings coming from Fire. That primarily came from
not having to spend any of the contingency and, then, also having -- because we were
able to complete it faster, the general contractor has some savings there as well, so
that's really exciting. They have been doing excellent work. The impact on City Hall
has also been really minimal, so we appreciate our contractor, too. So, with that, like I
mentioned, IT has been bid and we are ready to move our contractor on to the next
project with your approval. So, we are asking for a 260,000 dollar budget amendment
to fund the remainder of that project and just a reminder this adds three offices and an
additional cubicle to the IT space, which was also driven by the need to move
supervisors from cubicles into offices. So, that's what we are asking for today and just
as a kind of future looking you will see in the FY-27 our next budget request, which will
cover the Mayor's office and the community development office flip. Those were all
projects that were planned as part of the initial study. We may have the opportunity,
depending on how the IT project goes, if it moves as quickly as the Fire project, that we
could potentially bring that as a late year budget amendment with some significant
savings for keeping the projects contiguous and moving. But we don't have to decide
that today, that -- that's just a little heads up of what's coming. So, with that we would
be seeking your approval for the budget amendment and, then, following that the next
item is approval of the contract to Kreizenbeck Constructors. You may have a question
the difference in the budget amount versus Kreizenbeck's contract amount and that --
that difference is that there is some additional costs related to the project. So, we fund
contingency, some moving expenses and some furniture expenses that don't go into
Kreizenbeck's contract. So, with that stand for any questions.
Simison: Thank you, Laurelei. And I will -- I will just add a couple of comments kind of
related to this. I -- you know, part of moving this quickly is to keep everybody engaged.
So, it, you know, helps in the cost structure all the way through and as mentioned the
other stuff will become a part of the budget and I think after that very first budget
meeting we will make it -- if Council wants to leave it in we have may just ask for a
budget amendment at that exact time, so we have the money, just -- you know, because
once we are in July we can't bring in it and if they get done in September we want to be
able to continue to get the advantages of what we are seeing with this crew. I have not
noticed one impact from this crew from the work they have done. Not heard one
hammer, one issue. So, however they are getting the work done in the time that they
are doing it -- it's amazing through that and so I just want to point that out, that these
guys have been amazing -- your team's been amazing. I don't know how they are doing
it. And the fact that we are able to do this with minimal impacts to even staff it's quite
impressive. So, with that, Council, any questions for Laurelei?
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Taylor: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Taylor.
Taylor: You -- you kind of partially answered the question, but -- and you might just
need to remind me, maybe we discussed it in our budget discussions last year. Remind
me why we didn't fund this in our regular budget process. Was it just because of the
way timing was working out, we weren't sure how quickly we would move with Fire --
mean I think I'm remembering some of the discussions, but I -- if you could just kind of
capture that for me while we are going through a budget amendment and instead of why
it wasn't in our -- our budget last year.
McVey: Yeah. Great question. So, there was a lot more uncertainty at that point and
so we weren't sure exactly the amount to ask for and so it was kind of decided let's see
how far we can get through. Let's see how much money that initial allotment gets us
and -- but the -- the whole plan was we would come back in FY-26 with the IT costs
when we knew them.
Simison: Council, any other questions? Councilman Whitlock.
Whitlock: If there are no other questions, I would move we approve Item No. 33 fiscal
year 2026 budget amendment in the amount of 260,000 dollars for Information
Technology tenant improvement project.
Overton: Second.
Simison: Have a motion and a second to approve Item 33. Is there discussion on the
motion? If not, clerk call the roll.
Roll Call: Cavener, absent; Strader, absent; Overton, yea; Little Roberts, yea; Taylor,
yea; Whitlock, yea.
Simison: All ayes. Motion carried and the item is agreed to.
MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. TWO ABSENT.
34. Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Amendment to Kreizenbeck, LLC
for City Hall IT Tenant Improvement project for the Not-to-Exceed
amount of$230,662
Simison: Okay. Next item up is Item 34, which is a guaranteed maximum price
amendment to the Kreizenbeck, LLC, for City Hall IT tenant improvement project for a
not to exceed amount of 203,662 dollars. There is no presentation on this item, so I just
need a motion to accept this.
Whitlock: Mr. Mayor?
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Simison: Councilman Whitlock.
Whitlock: Move that we accept agenda Item No. 34, which is a guaranteed maximum
price amendment to the Kreizenbeck, LLC, contract for City Hall IT tenant improvement
project for the not to exceed amount of 230,662 dollars.
Overton: Second.
Simison: Have a motion and a second to approve Item 34. Is there any discussion? If
not, all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay? The ayes have it and the item is
agreed to.
MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. TWO ABSENT.
Simison: Okay. Council, we are at the end of our agenda. Do I have a motion to
adjourn?
Overton: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Overton.
Overton: Move that we adjourn the workshop.
Little Roberts: Second.
Simison: Motion and second to adjourn. All in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed
nay? The ayes have it. We are adjourned.
MOTION CARRIED: FOUR AYES. TWO ABSENT.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 4:58 P.M.
(AUDIO RECORDING ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
John Overton, Council President 4-21-2026
ATTEST:
CHRIS JOHNSON - CITY CLERK 4-21-2026