The Brady City Council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday night and had a few items to consider.
One of the items that created much discussion was to authorize the City Manager to enter to an agreement for professional services with Maker’s Design Collaborative to develop design plans and specifications for a new Fire/EMS facility. During the discussion, the issue of alternative locations for the new facility came up. Council Member Gabe Moreno emphasized that a previous Council had voted on a specific location for the new fire/EMS station. After further discussion, Council approved the agreement by a 3-2 vote.
Another item creating much discussion was the City Hall remodeling project where the bids received far exceeded what had been budgeted by Council. There was concern raised by Council Member Roddie about doing this project when other facilities are in more need of upgrades. Council voted 4-0 (with Curtis Owens abstaining), against authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations with the preferred contractor to consider value engineering in completing some aspects of the proposed City Hall renovation.
Other actions taken by Council included approval of demolition and removal of the old cart sheds by City crews at the Brady Golf Course, and an amendment to the interlocal agreement with McCulloch County for labor, materials and equipment sharing for maintaining public facilities.
Following the regular meeting, Council met in Executive Session for consultation with attorney regarding the City Hall Remodel Project, personnel matters – City Manager annual evaluation and real property. No action was taken following the executive session and the meeting was adjourned.
