[ A. CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT]
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING.
OUT. TONIGHT IS MARCH 2, 2026 AT 6:40 P.M. WE'LL CALL OUR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
MR. NICHOLS WOULD YOU DO THE HONOR OF DOING THE INVOCATION?
>> FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSED DAY.
FATHER WE ASK YOU BE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT EFFECT OUR CITIZENS. WE ASK YOU BE WITH US TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT CITY.
WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH OUR POLICE, FIRE AS THEY PROTECT OUR SAFETY FREEDOM AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS AND BLESSING YOU BETOW UPON US AND BE WITH US, PROTECT AND GUIDE US. AMEN.
>> MRS. CAMPBELL, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR
[ C. CITIZEN COMMENTS]
>> WE HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE THREE PEOPLE REGISTERED TO SPEAK. AGAIN, THERE IS A THREE MINUTES TIME LIMIT FOR EACH CITIZEN TO SPEAK, HOWEVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, CANNOT DISCUSS ISSUES RAISED OR MAKE ANY DECISIONS AT THIS TIME.
MR. DAVID COLMAN. IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS
AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> DAVID COLEMAN, MY ADDRESS IS 111 WILLOW DRIVE IN HUTCHINS. THERE IS FEW THINGS I LIKE TO SPEAK WITH. FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO SAY WHEN YOU GUYS TAKE Y'ALL SEATS IN HERE, Y'ALL TAKE A OATH AND THAT OATH IS TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. IT IS PROTECT UNITED STATES CITIZENS. HERE LATELY I DON'T FEEL THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. WE HAVE BEEN PROTECTING THE IMMIGRANTS MORE THEN PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS HERE IN OUR CITY.
AND, LET ME BRING TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION IN HERE, IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE A STATE PRISON, WE HAVE A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, WE HAVE THREE EARLY RELEASE HALF-WAY HOUSES.
WE HAVE A SEXUAL OFFENDERS HALF-WAY HOUSE DOWN HERE, AND OUTSIDE OF TOWN HERE, HALF MILE OUTSIDE TOWN WE HAVE ANOTHER REHAB CENTER.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IMMIGRATION--CAMP.
I GOT A PHONE CALL THE OTHER DAY, IT WAS A BAD PHONE CALL AND THIS PERSON I'M TALKING ABOUT KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I GOT A FEW BAD WORDS IN THERE AND I WAS ASKED ABOUT A DETENTION CENTER PUT IN MY BACK YARD. I MEAN, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN A IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER IN MY BACKYARD THEN EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS IN MY BACKYARD? WHAT KIND OF PROTEST HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT ALL THIS? SOMEBODY EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.
WHERE IS THE PROTEST AT FOR ALL THESE OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN OUR CITY? YOU GOT 85 SEXUAL OFFENDERS RUNNING UP ROUND IN OUR STREETS IN THE 75 [INAUDIBLE] ZIP CODE.
IT DON'T MAKE NO SENSE. WE COULD HAVE MADE MILLIONS DOLLARS OFF THIS DETENTION CENTER.
>> MR. COLMAN, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> MY THREE MINUTES IS ALREADY UP? I'LL BE BACK.
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>> MRS. VIRGINIA BURREL. IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND
ADDRESS. >> MY NAME IS VIRGINIA BURREL, I LIVE AT 1039 [INAUDIBLE] IN HUTCHINS.
I JUST WANT A UPDATE ON WHAT WE ARE DOING ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS.
BECAUSE, THEY ARE REALLY BAD. AND ALSO, I NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES COMING HOME, THERE ARE LIGHTS OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
ONE IS BY ALICE STREET AND SKYLINE, AND THE OTHER ONE IS ON TIMBERVIEW, KIND OF ACROSS FROM CHERYL WESLEY'S HOUSE, BUT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THOSE LIGHTS YOU KNOW, DETERS CRIME AND THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
SO- >> IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME ADDRESS, AND JUST REMINDER YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
>> GREAT. PAUL JAMES, 614 WEST PAL ASTEEN HUTCHINS AND HUTCHINS CITIZENS UNITED STILL WORKING AND WE ARE STILL ACTIVE AND ASSISTING OTHER CITIES AS FAR AWAY AS TENNESSEE.
PEOPLE ASKING ADVICE HOW WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT WAS BEST FOR THE CITY OF HUTCHINS.
IN ADDITION, ONE THING THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE RECEIVING THESE POSTS, BUT EXTREMELY POSITIVE POSTS ARE OCCURRING ONLINE IN SOME OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA FROM CIVIL RIGHTS AND JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS FAVORABLY PORTRAYING HUTCHINS IN THEIR POST.
MOST RECENTLY I GUESS I SAW ONE THAT WAS PRETTY EXTENSIVE ON FRIDAY FROM A ORGANIZATION I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH. I WOULD LIKE TO THOUGH AT THIS POINT MAKE A REQUEST AND BY GOING THROUGH JUST A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE ALL MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT LIST, BUT HUTCHINS FOUNDING EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THE BASE OF OUR CITY BEING AGRICULTURE WAS IMPORTANT EVENTS IN OUR PAST.
THE INVESTORS MAYOR, YOU KNOW THE TIMEFRAME MORE ACCURATELY THEN I, BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE AROUND THE EARLY 2000 THAT A GROUP OF INVESTORS DID A PRESS CONFERENCE AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO PUT A INLAND PORT IN HUTCHINS TEXAS.
THE NEW FIRE AND POLICE CENTER ON PALASTEEN WAS A IMPORTANT EVENT CHT THIS NEW CITY HALL.
THE LGI COMMUNITY AT THE END OF PAL ASTEEN ANOTHER IMPORTANT EVENT CHT THE NEW LIBRARY AND REC CENTER. I LIKE TO MAKE ONE REQUEST ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS AND PERTAINS TO MAJESTIC REALTY.
I LIKE TO QUEST RESOLUTION AND PRESENT A PLAQUE TO MAJESTIC REALTY AND HONOR THEM AS A VALUED CORPORATE PARTNER FOR THE CITY OF HUTCHINS.
BECAUSE, I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE BENT HELPED US BEND THE ARCH OF TIME AND HISTORY AND FUTURE OF HUTCHINS. I BELIEVE THAT THEIR DECISION TO NOT GO THROUGH WITH THAT TRANSACTION WAS THAT IMPORTANT EFFECTING THOUSANDS, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S LIVES, BOTH CITIZENS AND OTHERS.
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU. >> OKAY, WE MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CITY MINUTES FOR JANUARY 2026 AND FEBRUARY 2026.
>> MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTED.
>> SECOND. >> THERE IS A MOTION BY
[ E. REGULAR AGENDA]
AGENDA. ITEM 2, WE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUTCHINS AND CTJ MAINTENANCE INC. FOR CITY JANITORIAL SERVICES.THIS ITEM ISPRINTED BY OUR HR DIRECTOR KAREN STEWARD.
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>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL. :ABOUT A MONTH AGO WE DECIDED TO GO OUT FOR JANITORIAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS BECAUSE WE ADDED THE NEW CITY HALL.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAD NOT-THE STAFF HAS BEEN CLEANING THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITYSONER THEMSELVES. SO, WE WENT AND DID A RFP FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING COMMUNITY CENTER LIBRARY AND NEW CITY HALL.
WE GOT 16 BIDS. WE GOT A REALLY GOOD-WHEN WE DID ALL THE SCORING AND CTJ MAINTENANCE WAS THE ONE WE CHOSE TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO.
THE NEWLY PROPOSED CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY LOWER THEN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT EVEN THOUGH WE ADDED THE BUILDINGS, SO IT IS LOWER AND REPRESENTS A COST SAVINGS AND THE NEW CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES THEY SUPPLY ALL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES WHERE BEFORE WE SUPPLIED PAPERTOWELS TOILET PAPER. THAT ELIMINATES THE NEEDS SEPARATING THE PURCHASE AND REDUCING THE RISK OF UNFORSEEN EXPENSES.
AND THIS COMPANY IS VERY GOOD. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH YOUR PACKET THEY DO CITY FORTH WORTH, CITY CORINTH, FARMER BRANCH-THEY HAVE 450 EMPLOYEES AND THEY GUARANTEE WE'LL HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FOR OUR CITY TO WORK WITH US AND IF THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT AVAILABLE THEY HAVE BACKUP EMPLOYEES.
>> YES, SIR. FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
>> MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-03-1330 AS PRESENTED BY CITY HR DIRECTOR
>> THERE IS A MOTION BY MR. NICHOLS, SECOND BY MRS. RODRIGUEZ TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-03-1330 AS READ BY OUR KAREN STEWARD, HR DIRECTOR.
>> MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE MOVE TO ITEM 3, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS RECEIVED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S NEW RECREATION CENTER AND LIBRARY BUILDING AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER POGUE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $19.005.000.00. PRESENTED BY KATHERINE LINDSEY.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE RECREATION CENTER AND LIBRARY BUILDING HAS BEEN IN THE DESIGN PROCESS AND READY FOR CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
WE ISSUED AN RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES.
THE LOWEST BIDDER WAS POGUE CONSTRUCTION AND RANKED HIGHEST WHEN WE DID INTERNAL REVIEW AND LOOKED AT ALL THE PROPOSALS. THE BASE BID AMOUNT IS 19.005000 WITH CONTINGENCY OF 9772, [INAUDIBLE] ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION AWARD THE PROJECT TO POGUE CONSTRUCTION AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH VCI ARCHITECTS AND POGUE CONSTRUCTION ARE HERE WITH COMMENTS.
>> MAKE A MOTION-GO AHEAD. >> THEY ARE HERE?
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO ALL Y'ALL. WORK WE ARE EXCITED.
WE ARE NOT ONLY THE LOWEST BIDDER AND MOST QUALIFIED.
HAVE A GREAT TEAM READY TO GO AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING-[INAUDIBLE] A GREAT PLACE FOR COMMUNITY AND CITIZENS.
>> I HEARD, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO SHOW YOU ALL WHAT WE CAN DO.
THIS IS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE WHAT POGUE CONSTRUCTION AND OUR TEAM CAN DO. THANK YOU.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE POGUE GET STARTED.
WE ARE EXCITED TO START MOVING DIRT AS SOON AS WE CAN SO CONGRATULATIONS.
LOOK FORWARD WORKING WITH YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> CAN I SAY SOMETHING? WANDA RANDAL IS VERY INTEGRAL
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IN THE PROCESS. WE WALKED THROUGH THE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONS TONIGHT AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB.WENT THROUGH DESIGN PHASE AND SHE AND OLIVIA DID A GREAT JOB.
COUNCIL DID A GREAT JOB BY KEEPING THE ARCHITECT WHO SEEMS TO BE VERY ARTISTIC, AND ALSO SELECTED THE WAY THE BUILDING LOOKS, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT STEP FOR THE CITY AND IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> AGAIN, THANK YOU WANDA FOR ALL YOU DO HERE IN THE CITY.
A LOT OF TIMES YOU GO UNRECOGNIZED, BUT THANK YOU.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-03-1331.
PRESENTED BY THE ASSISTANT TO CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MR. NICHOLS, SECOND BY MRS. RODRIGUEZ TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-03-1331 AS READ BY KATHERINE LINDSEY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
>> MOTION CARRIES. LOOK FORWARD TO THE JOURNEY
[F. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THERE GUYS. >> WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 551072 THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CITY COUNCIL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED
WITHIN THE CITY OF HUTCHINS. >> 655, WE'LL GO
[G. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION]
WE ARE COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.[H. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]
NO ACTION TAKEN. >> WE HAVE ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. WE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 3, AT 6:30.
WE HAVE SPECIAL PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY MARCH FINE.
6 O'CLOCK. KEEP HUTCHINS BEAUTIFUL.
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY MARCH 16.
THERE WILL BE ADJUSTMENT TO THE STARTING TIME DUE TO WORK SESSION.
WE HAVE A KEEP HUTCHINS BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY MARCH 21 FROM 830 TO 1230.
PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY MARCH 23 AT 6 O'CLOCK.
AND ANNUAL EASTER EGG SATURDAY MARF 281 TO 3.
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> MOTION BY MRS. CAMPBELL AND SECOND BY MR. NICHOLS TO ADJOURN.
ALL IN FAVOR?
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.