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2019-07-25 PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE PEARLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ("PEDC") BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND TEXAS HELD THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019, 5:00 P.M., BOARD ROOM, PEDC OFFICE, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 350, PEARLAND, TEXAS. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS Chair Brandon Dansby Secretary Mona Chavarria Board Member John Lyle Board Member Chad Thumann Board Member Reid Wendell EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS PEDC Matt Buchanan City of Pearland Tom Reid Pearland Chamber of Commerce Carol Artz-Bucek PEARLAND ECONCOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMBERS Melissa Black Jessica Byerly Roxanne Luna -Larsen Brian Malone Valerie Marvin CITY OF PEARLAND Trent Epperson Rhonda Daugherty John McDonald Minutes of a Regular Meeting July 25, 2019 Page 2 II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Secretary Chavarria made a motion, seconded by Board Member Wendell, to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 27, 2019, the Special Meeting on July 12, 2019, 8:30 a.m. and the Special Meeting on July 12, 2019, 1 00 p.m. Motion Passed: 5-0 III. PUBLIC COMMENTS None IV. FINANCIAL REPORT A. Monthly Financial Report —June 2019 President Buchanan presented the June 2019 Financial Report. Secretary Chavarria made a motion, seconded by Board Member Lyle, to approve the June 2019 Financial Report. Motion Passed: 5-0 V. NEW BUSINESS A. Pearland Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Biz Connect Report. Pearland Chamber of Commerce President, Carol Artz-Bucek, presented the Third Quarter BizConnect report. No action taken. B. General Services Contract for Entryways and Corridors Enhancement Maintenance with Silversand Services. Bids were received for a general services contract for maintenance of the entryways and medians at Cullen Parkway, Pearland Parkway, Dixie Farm Road Broadway (eastern city limit), and SH35 from Beltway 8 to Broadway. The best value for advertised scope of work was determined to be Silversand Services. The scope of work includes but is not limited to: mowing, weeding, cultivating, cleaning and mulching of planting beds and tree wells, as well as irrigation system maintenance inspection of fountains, landscape lighting, electrical systems, and signage. Board Member Lyle made a motion, seconded by Board Member Reid, to approve the President to enter into a one year general services contract for entryways and corridors enhancement maintenance in an amount not to exceed $175,000. Motion Passed: 5-0 C. SH 288 Corridor Master Improvement Plan -Reimbursement Agreement with City of Pearland from Clear Creek to Magnolia Parkway and Contracts with Landscape Art, Inc. for Phase II Plant Procurement and Phase III Plant Installation and Irrigation. The BCTRA project is nearing completion and an additional reimbursement agreement with the City of Pearland is needed for the remaining phases of the improvements, which are estimated to cost $13,475,000 for construction and $65,000 for construction phase services. The reimbursement agreement will cover the cost of all remaining phases and the construction contracts for each of the phases and will be presented to the Board before they are awarded to the City. The remaining phases are Phase II, preordering of plant material which will include over 11,000 trees, 4,000 of these will be 30 to 100 gallon size, shrubs and other plant material. Many of these plant materials are in low supply and need to be preordered so they can be grown and Minutes of a Regular Meeting July 25, 2019 Page 3 maintained for quality installation next year. The cost estimate is $1,268,377 and includes a 10% contingency. Phase III includes installing of a portion of irrigation, electrical and plantings from BW8 to Broadway which will meet BCTRA and BTG's project schedule. These need to be installed prior to the opening of the toll road. The cost estimate is $543,290 and includes a 10% contingency. Landscape Art, Inc. offered the best value for the advertised scope of work for both Phase II and Phase III. Board Member Lyle made a motion, seconded by Board Member Wendell, to approve the Chairman to execute a reimbursement agreement with the City of Pearland to fund the construction of SH 288 Corridor Improvements from Clear Creek to Magnolia Parkway in an estimated remaining amount of $13,540,000 and approve the City to award contracts to Landscape Art, Inc. for Phase II in an amount of $1,045,492.40 and Phase III in an amount of $647,064.14. Motion Passed: 5-0 D. SH 288 Master Improvements Plan - Amend Professional Services Agreement with Clark Condon and Associates for Landscape Architecture Services. The SH 288 corridor improvement design from Beltway 8 to Magnolia Parkway is near completion and being finalized. Staff has determined that it would be beneficial to separate the design into separate bid packages and phases. Phase I included the hardscape enhancements in the Brazoria County section that is being constructed by BCTRA. The amendment would cover the additional remaining phases. To facilitate this revision, the Professional Services contract for landscape architectural services for the aesthetic improvements to SH 288 from BW8 with Clark Condon must be amended to increase the total amount by $85,000. Board Member Wendell made a motion, seconded by Secretary Chavarria, to approve the President to amend the Professional Services Contract with Clark Condon for landscape architectural services for the aesthetic improvements to SH 288 from Beltway 8 to Magnolia Parkway in the amount of $85,000. Motion Passed: 4-1 Opposed: Thumann E. Strategic Plan Update - Community Assessment. President Buchanan provided an overview of the Pearland Community Assessment, completed as part of the new Strategic Plan process. No action taken. F. Monthly Activity Report — President Buchanan summarized ongoing activity. No action taken. The meeting went into recess at 5:41 p.m. The meeting reconvened and went into Executive Session at 5:51 p.m. VI. OTHER BUSINESS Executive Session Under Texas Government Code 1. Section 551.087 — DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS Update on Business Attraction/Retention Projects SECTION 551.072 —*DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THE LEASE OR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Minutes of a Regular Meeting July 25, 2019 Page 4 3. SECTION 551 087 — DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS — Project #1903 4. SECTION 551 087 — DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS Project #1904 The Board reconvened into Open Session at 6:30 p.m. VII. NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED: No action taken on items 1-4. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this A.D., 2019. Chair ATTEST: Vice -Chair day of IMUIA±,