PRESENTER: Presenter
Scott McClelland, Assistant Transportation and Construction Services Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with New Braunfels Utilities for the coordination of capital projects.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Construction Services
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizes the capital project coordination between the City of New Braunfels (“the City”) and New Braunfels Utilities (NBU). This MOU is an update to the MOU approved by both agencies in 2017.
Both the City and NBU have Capital Improvement Plans that plan projects over a multi-year period. By coordinating both agencies’ plans, it allows for more efficient project delivery from a cost, schedule, and public impact standpoint. The MOU details coordination during project development and planning and coordination during the construction phase by utilizing the joint bid process.
ISSUE:
Continue an ongoing program of infrastructure construction and maintenance.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☐Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☒Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
The approval of the MOU has no direct fiscal impact. Contracts for specific projects will be presented and approved by City Council as they are developed.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with New Braunfels Utilities for the coordination of capital projects.