New Braunfels City Council is scheduled to consider an expenditure of up to $1.4 million for final design of the Gruene Multimodal Improvements Project when it meets Monday, Aug. 10.
The posted agenda describes the money as a project expenditure recommended by the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation to the city. It says the funding would support final design of the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization project.
From the source record
Discuss and consider approval of a resolution recommended by the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation approving a project expenditure of up to $1,400,000 to the City of New Braunfels for final design of the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Gruene Multimodal Improvements Project.City of New Braunfels ↗
A companion item asks the council to consider a contract with Pape-Dawson Engineers Inc. for the project’s final plans, specifications and estimates. The six-page agenda does not state the value of that engineering contract, so the contract amount should not be assumed to equal the full $1.4 million expenditure ceiling.
Design decisions, not a construction award
Both Gruene items are proposals awaiting council action. The agenda does not record an approval, and its description is limited to final design work rather than a construction award. It also does not provide a total construction estimate, project schedule or detailed list of improvements.
The $1.4 million resolution and the Pape-Dawson contract appear as separate individual items, meaning residents may hear the council discuss each proposal before taking action. Deputy City Manager Jordan Matney is listed with the funding item, while Transportation and Construction Services Director Garry Ford is listed with the engineering contract.