701 South Lamar Street (File 26-2797A)

Why now: The September 9, 2026 City Council item authorizes an agreement with Oncor for a not-to-exceed $544,709.68 to remove vaults and cables and abandon duct banks and manholes on private Memorial Street.

What to do: Request the proposed Discretionary Service Agreement and all exhibits, then determine whether they assign access, restoration, abandonment, or ongoing utility responsibilities for private Memorial Street. The public item identifies the infrastructure to be removed but does not disclose those allocation terms, which will be harder to address after the agreement is executed and work begins.

Act before: After the next material record update

Why now: City Council will consider an agreement on September 9, 2026, for removal of four electrical vaults and associated cables plus abandonment of duct banks and manholes within the Convention Center complex.

What to do: Obtain Oncor Work Order No. 31218595 and overlay its vault, cable, duct-bank, and manhole locations on any Convention Center-area utility and construction plans. Four vaults and their serving cables are slated for removal on private Memorial Street, so designing around assets that will be abandoned could create avoidable rerouting and coordination costs.

Act before: After the next material record update

Why now: On September 9, 2026, City Council will consider up to $544,709.68 for Oncor to remove four vaults and associated cables and abandon duct banks and manholes within the Convention Center complex.

What to do: Request the proposed Oncor agreement, Work Order No. 31218595, and engineering scope to establish why removal and abandonment of this specific infrastructure costs up to $544,709.68 and whether replacement service, restoration, or a construction schedule is included. The agenda description identifies removals but leaves those operational consequences unanswered.

Act before: After the requested records are produced