BM 2015-09-23 CRDC City of Coppell Texas 2pp Parkway Boulevard
, Co ell,Texas 75019-9478
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Minutes
Coppell Recreation Development
Corporation
Wednesday,September 23,2015 6:30 PM 255 Parkway Blvd.
The Coppell Recreation Development Corporation met in a Special-Called
session on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, in the 2nd Floor Conference
Room at 255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
Regular Session (Open to the Public)
1. Call To Order
President Tepper called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Present were: Board
Member Mahbuba Kahn, Board Member Larry Jones,Secretary Stephen Hafer,
Vice President Biju Mathew,and President Mark Tepper. Also present were:
Mike Land, Deputy City Manager;Vicki Chiavetta, Library Director;and Amy
Swaim,Administrative Assistant to the City Manager.
2. Citizens' Forum
There was no one present to speak during the Citizens' Forum.
3. Consider Approval of Minutes: August 4, 2015
Motion by Board Member Jones,second by Vice President Mathew,to approve
the August 4,2015,Minutes as presented.AYE: All. The motion carried
unanimously.
4. Financial Report
Mike Land summarized the Financial Report.
5. Consider approval of an Agreement between the City of Coppell
(Owner) and Thos. S. Byrne, Ltd. (Construction Manager) as approved
by the Coppell City Council on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 for the
expansion and renovation of The Cozby Library and Community
Commons, including Preconstruction Services for $10,000.00, and
authorizing the Board President to sign.
Mike Land summarized the request and provided information related to the
timeline.
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Motion by Board Member Jones,second by Secretary Hafer,to approve the
item as presented. AYE: All. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Consider approval of a Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment to
the Agreement between the City of Coppell (Owner) and Thos. S.
Byrne, Ltd. (Construction Manager) as approved by the Coppell City
Council on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 for the expansion and
renovation of the Cozby Library and Community Commons, in the
amount of$5,898,580.00 and authorizing the Board President to Sign.
Mike Land summarized the request. He explained the Value Engineering(VE)
and the timeline. Mr. Land also informed the board that the City Council
approved alternatives#5 and#6 in the amendment.
Motion by Vice President Mathew,second by Board Member Kahn,to approve
the item,including alternatives#5 and#6,as presented. AYE: All. The motion
passed unanimously.
7. Project Updates
Mike Land informed the Board that the Andy Brown Park project is currently
out for bid and that costs for the project are going up.
Lance Aaron,Gallagher Construction Services,explained that concrete,
electrical,and labor are driving the cost.
Mike Land also provided updates for the following projects:
Life Safety Park could possibly go to City Council on October 27.
Denton Creek Bridge should be completed by the end of October.
Freeport Trail is almost finished.
MacArthur project is in the design phase.
Survey work is currently being performed on Parkway. The City Council wants
someone else to do the bike plan for Parkway.
Denton Tap Median and Streetscape could start by the end of October. The
work will be done between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
8. Board President and Committee Reports
President Tepper asked the Board to anticipate an October 28 meeting and
reminded them of the required November 4 meeting.
Adjournment
President Tepper adjourned the meeting at 7:05 PM.
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Mark Tepper, President
Amy Swaim,Administrative Assistant to the City Manager
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