Upgrades and rising costs for the City of Taylor Animal Shelter will be discussed Thursday with the City Council.
On May 26, the council will receive an update on the animal shelter from HDR, the city’s engineering and consulting firm. According to Thursday’s agenda packet, the cost for improvements have risen from early estimates of $1.6 million to $2.2 million.
HDR provided the former cost estimate based on architectural and engineering documents for the shelter late last year, which were to renovate and improve the existing structures in poor condition. Around that time, it was determined that new custom modular buildings were a better option than renovations calculated to be more costly.
Since then, costs for the project have risen reportedly due to the increased scope supply chain issues, material demands and modifications to earlier documents, including for the dog kennel.
HDR received two quotes for modular buildings in preparation of updating the latest cost estimate.
In other business, the council is schedule to:
• receive a presentation for the Main Street Advisory Board update;
• hold a public hearing and introduce an ordinance regarding a request for a specific use permit to operate an event center on approximately 6.375 acres of land partly within the Parthinia Coursey Survey, generally located in the 2100 block of East Fourth Street;
• hold a public hearing and introduce an ordinance for a specific use permit for a concrete asphalt batch plant with outside storage on approximately 40 acres at RCR-Taylor Logistics Park, located at 201 FM 3349 in Taylor;
• holid a public hearing and introduce an ordinance regarding a change of zoning on approximately 7.6 acres of land on the south side of Carlos G. Parker Boulevard NW, approximately 1,400 feet west of the intersection of the boulevard with North Drive, from rural and agricultural zoning to singlefamily residential with a residential planned development overlay;
• consider authorizing the award of the contract for the North Pump Station improvements;
• receive an update on downtown landscape, streetscape, striping and signage improvements for public bid;
• receive a compensation study update;
• consider a resoluation to apply for funding from the Texas Water Development Board flood infrastructure fund program; and
• enter into executive session on a petition for a municipal utility district; condemnation of a Samsung easement, 05 Ranch Investments LLC ETJ release, and Ford Hangar at Taylor Municipal Airport.
The council meeting is at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 400 Porter St., in the council chamber. Those wishing to address the council have a threeminute limit and must sign up by 5:45 p.m.
The council agenda and live video stream of the meeting can be found at http://www.taylortx.gov.
