Case File M&C 26-0468
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(ALL) Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 5 to the Construction Manager at Risk Contract with Hunt/Byrne/Smith, a Joint Venture, for the Convention Center, in an Amount Up to $7,000,000.00, for a Total Contract Value of $109,175,386.00
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Review vacation terms before Council Districts 8–11 right-of-way is extinguished
Why now: Three ordinances on the June 9 agenda will permanently extinguish public right-of-way in Council Districts 8, 9, and 11 with purchase fees waived; once adopted, statutory challenge windows under Texas law are short.
What to do: Pull the ordinance text for each of the three vacation items before the June 9 vote and verify whether utility or access easements are expressly reserved — if your client abuts any of these alleys, that reservation language determines whether access rights survive the vacation. Post-adoption, a Texas Local Government Code challenge is possible but the record is cleaner and the argument is stronger before the vote.
Act before: After ordinance effective date
Pull scope from $104M street improvement certificate-of-obligation notice
Why now: The June 9 City Council agenda includes a notice of intention to issue $104M in certificates of obligation for citywide street and infrastructure improvements, the single largest item among $371.5M in scheduled financial activity.
What to do: Download the June 9 agenda backup exhibit for the $104M certificate-of-obligation notice of intention for citywide street and infrastructure improvements — the project list or scope description in that exhibit is the earliest public preview of which bid packages will open once bonds are sold, typically months before formal solicitation. Competitors reading the notice now will begin positioning subcontractor relationships and bonding capacity before the solicitation is posted.
Act before: After certificates of obligation are issued and procurement opens
Check fee-waived alley vacations across Council Districts 8, 9, 11
Applies if: Your project site is in or adjacent to Council Districts 8, 9, or 11
Why now: Three ordinances on the June 9 City Council agenda vacate streets and alleys in Council Districts 8, 9, and 11 for redevelopment with all purchase fees waived per city policy.
What to do: Pull the June 9 agenda backup exhibits for each of the three vacation ordinances and overlay the described street and alley centerlines against your project boundary — fee-waived vacations mean abutting parcels can incorporate public right-of-way at zero acquisition cost. Missing this vote forecloses that opportunity until a new application is filed with no guarantee the fee waiver applies.
Act before: After June 9 City Council vote
Identify who receives fee-waived right-of-way across three council districts
Why now: Three ordinances on the June 9 agenda waive all purchase fees for street and alley vacations in Council Districts 8, 9, and 11 for unnamed private redevelopment parties, with no appraised value or fee amount disclosed in the public-facing record.
What to do: Request the backup documents for each of the three vacation ordinances on the June 9 agenda to name the private redevelopment beneficiaries receiving public right-of-way at no cost — the 'per city policy' fee waiver means no dollar value is publicly assigned to what is being transferred. Asking before the vote preserves the opportunity to question council members about the policy's beneficiaries before they cast a yes vote.
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
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(ALL) Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 5 to the Construction Manager at Risk Contract with Hunt/Byrne/Smith, a Joint Venture, for the Convention Center, in an Amount Up to $7,000,000.00, for a Total Contract Value of $109,175,386.00