One-Reading ordinance authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the Construction Manager-At-Risk (CMAR) contract with Garney Companies, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri for construction services in the amount of $187,876,831.00, for a total contract amount of $373,266,623.00; Surface Use Agreements with R.H. Welder Heirs, Ltd, Oakes David Edwards, III Son’s Trust 1976A, Jason S. Edwards Son’s Trust 1976A, Estat

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One-Reading ordinance authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the Construction Manager-At-Risk (CMAR) contract with Garney Companies, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri for construction services in the amount of $187,876,831.00, for a total contract amount of $373,266,623.00; Surface Use Agreements with R.H. Welder Heirs, Ltd, Oakes David Edwards, III Son’s Trust 1976A, Jason S. Edwards Son’s Trust 1976A, Estate of Oakes David Edwards, Jr, Hamilton-Ingelside Limited, E-H Partnership, Ltd and Diana Welder Hamilton Ranch Partnership, Ltd for a total amount up to $11,947,397.00; and a Contribution-in-Aid-of-Construction Agreement with American Electric Power, Texas (AEP) for $8,953,223.00 for the Evangeline/San Patricio Co. Groundwater Program; amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget; and establishing the City’s intent to reimburse itself for the prior lawful expenditure of funds relating to any capital expenditures from the proceeds of one or more series of tax-exempt or taxable obligations to be issued by the City in an aggregate amount not to exceed $294,000,000.00, with FY 2026 funding available from Water Capital Fund.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.8/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.