CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS HOHLT PARK PARKING LOT TODAY

  

Hohlt Park will be on the minds of the Brenham City Council when they meet this afternoon.

The cost to pave a parking lot at the All Sports Building at the park is more than twice the amount originally budgeted.

Brenham Public Works Director Dan Rau is requesting approval to spend over $106,000 to pave the parking lot of the All Sports Building, more than twice the original $45,000 estimated cost.  Rau says $15,000 has already been spent on engineering costs for the project.

During today’s meeting, Rau will recommend accepting the low bid of just over $91,000 from Collier Construction, saying recent spikes in concrete and construction costs caused the project to be much more expensive than expected.  The Brenham Community Development Corporation (BCDC) is funding the new parking lot from their portion of sales tax receipts.

Also at today’s meeting the Council will consider adding stop signs on South Saeger Street at its intersection with Old Mill Creek Road, where a new 464-bed student housing facility is being constructed.

Another item on the agenda deals moving some of the City’s critical facilities and lift stations out of areas that tend to flood.

A pair of organizations are requesting noise variances for music to be played during upcoming Juneteenth celebrations at City parks.

Today’s regular meeting of the Brenham City Council will begin at 1:00 p.m. in Council chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall.  Earlier that day, the Council hold a special meeting at 9:00 a.m. in conference room 2-A to begin pre-budget planning for fiscal year 2018-2019.