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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Local Landscape Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the WS Young and I-14 Drainage and Landscape Improvement Project.
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DATE: August 4, 2026
TO: Kent Cagle, Interim City Manager
FROM: Andrew Zagars, P.E. City Engineer
SUBJECT: Local Landscape Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the WS Young and I-14 Drainage and Landscape Improvement Project
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The W.S. Young and I-14 Drainage and Landscape Improvement project was included in the 2021 Capital Improvement Plan.
On June 2, 2026, the city council authorized the award of Bid No. 26-16, W.E. Young and I-14 Drainage and Landscape Improvement project to Gage and Cade Construction, LLC in the amount of $452,115.50.
Since the project limits are within the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) right of way and includes landscaping, a Local Landscape agreement is needed. The agreement states that the city will be responsible for funding the project, construction, and maintenance once completed. These agreements are a necessary requirement for any work within the TXDOT right of way that includes landscaping.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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Which alternative is recommended? Why?
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CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
This item conforms to state and local policies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
What is the amount of the revenue/expenditure in the current fiscal year? For future years?
There is no additional expenditure to the project as it relates to the agreement with TXDOT.
Is this a one-time or recurring revenue/expenditure?
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Is this revenue/expenditure budgeted?
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If not, where will the money come from?
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Is there a sufficient amount in the budgeted line-item for this revenue/expenditure?
N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a Local Landscape Agreement with the Texas Department of...
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