10-08-2019 (City Council) Minutes (Work Session) Wylie City Council
CITY OF
WYLIE
Minutes
Work Session
October 8, 2019 —6:30 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex— Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road,Bldg. 100
Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Mayor Eric Hogue called the work session to order at 7:33 p.m. The following City Council members
were present: Councilman David R. Duke, Councilman Matthew Porter, Councilwoman Candy
Arrington, Councilman Timothy T. Wallis, and Councilman David Dahl. Mayor pro tem Jeff Forrester
was absent.
Staff present included: City Manager Chris Hoisted; Assistant City Manager Brent Parker; Assistant City
Manager Rena 011ie; Assistant Police Chief Tommy Walters; Public Information Officer Craig Kelly;
Finance Director Melissa Beard; Fire Chief Brandon Blythe; Parks and Recreation Director Rob Diaz;
Public Works Director Tim Porter; City Secretary Stephanie Storm, and various support staff.
WORK SESSION
• Discussion regarding the selection of the architect for future fire station designs. (B. Blythe,
Fire Chief)
Fire Chief Blythe addressed Council stating Wylie Fire Rescue would like to recommend Brown
Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc. (BRW) as the architectural provider for future fire station designs
through the City of Wylie's Master Service's Agreement.
Gary Devries and Stephen Hilt, representing BRW, gave a brief presentation to City Council.
Blythe requested direction from Council regarding the design of Stations 2 and 4. Mayor Hogue stated he
would like to look at doing both stations together; if Council could get some idea on the cost differences,
that would help with making a decision. Councilman Duke replied he would like to see the cost first
before making a decision. Councilman Dahl replied he thought the designs for the two stations should
include common elements so that they could be used for future stations as well. He added that his concern
is the debt limits if the stations are done at the same time and that he would like to see numbers.
Councilman Porter stated one of his concerns is that, if a unique design is wanted at Station 2, the same
design may not be appropriate for Station 4 and the City could potentially lose cost savings, defeating the
purpose of doing them at the same time. Councilman Wallis stated he would like to see the estimates
regarding doing Stations 2 and 4 at the same time to be able to be able to determine savings and evaluate
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interest versus the savings. Councilwoman Arrington expressed the most crucial point for her is the
funding; what the City's options are to fund the construction of the stations.
Blythe stated staff will start working with the architect to generate a cost and to identify any potential
savings for doing the design phase of Stations 2 and 4 at the same time.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Councilman Porter, seconded by Councilman Duke, to adjourn the meeting at
8:13 p.m. A vote was taken and motion passed 6-0 with Mayor pro tem Forrester absent.
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