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<br /> <br /> <br />th <br />(f) 7 Street Widening-Concrete Paving & Sidewalks (Councilmember K. Martin) \[Don Pennell, <br />Public Works Director\] <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no Council objection to adding the project request as presented to <br />the budget process. <br /> <br />(g) EMS Headquarter Expansion. \[Ray Nolen, EMS Chief\] <br /> <br /> (Councilmember Engelken stepped away from the meeting from 10:52-10:59 a.m.) Mayor Rigby <br />confirmed there was no Council objection to moving forward with the item as presented for the <br />budget. <br /> <br />(h) Additional EMS Captain. \[Ray Nolen, EMS Chief\] <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no Council objection to moving forward with the item as presented. <br /> <br />(i) Fire Field Propane Project. \[Donald Ladd, Assistant Fire Chief <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no Council objection to moving forward with the item as presented. <br />(j) Bay Forest Golf Course Capital Improvement Projects. \[Alex Osmond, Golf Course Manager\] <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no Council objection to moving forward with the item as presented <br />but with an eye to accomplishing all over three years with an annual review. (The Council recessed <br />for lunch from 11:56 a.m.-12:37 p.m. Councilmember Kristin Martin returned at 12:38 p.m.) <br /> <br />(k) IT Private Fiber Network. \[Grady Park, IT Manager\] <br /> <br />Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no objection to consultation with LP ISD to discuss their plans for <br />fiber installation as long as looking into other vendor contract options, especially if a multi-year <br />process was considered. <br /> <br />(l) Convert Northwest Park & Little Cedar Bayou Park Lights. \[Roz Epting, Parks and Recreation <br />Director\] <br /> <br /> Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no Council objection to moving forward with the item as presented. <br /> <br />(m) Klein Retreat Park Options (Councilmember Earp) \[Roz Epting, Parks and Recreation Director\] <br /> <br /> Councilmember Earp noted he had brought this forward for the agenda when he thought the rec <br />center would not be placed here, but acknowledged it would now be included in review for item e <br />above. He said he would like this, as one of the few last waterfront properties open to all the <br />residents, not to be sold for another purpose. The City Manager confirmed it had never been <br />designated as parkland. Councilmember Jay Martin asked for consideration of using the seven acres <br />as a park, even if it were not officially labelled as such. Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no Council <br />objection to waiting to see the options for the fitness center with the item as presented. Director <br />Epting noted it would be included in the survey for the Parks Master Plan. <br /> <br />(n) Outdoor Fitness Equipment at Fairmont Park (Councilmember Ojeda) \[Roz Epting, Parks and <br />Recreation Director\] <br /> <br />Councilmember Ojeda recommended Option #2 for 5-6 separate pieces located for a total of <br />$50,000. Mayor Rigby asked Director Epting to bring costs for the asphalt millings over limestone for <br />upgrading other parks, as she had suggested, for a future budget year. Councilmember Gillett <br />suggested including this in the Parks Master Plan survey. Mayor Rigby confirmed there was no <br />Council objection to moving forward with the item as proposed by Councilmember Ojeda. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />March 23, 2019, Council Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />