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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-4688 - Ordinance - 05/28/2026ORDINANCE NO.2026-4688 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-4612 AS BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR AND AUTHORIZING AMENDED EXPENDITURES AS THEREIN PROVIDED. WHEREAS, on August 28, 2025, the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, adopted Ordinance No. 2025-4612 approving its Budget for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year: and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2026, the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, adopted Ordinance 2026-4655 amending its Budget for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year via Budget Amendment Number 1, and WHEREAS, this amendment was prepared and presented to the City Council and a public hearing held thereon as prescribed by law and the College Station City Charter, after notice of said hearing having been first duly given; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: PART 1: That Ordinance No. 2025-4612 is hereby amended by amending the 2025-2026 Budget adopted by a net amount of $5,154,124 as further detailed in Exhibit A. PART 2: That this Budget Amendment Number 2 shall be attached to and made a part of the 2026-2026 Budget. PART 3: That except as amended hereby, Ordinance No, 2025-4612 shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms. PART 4: That this ordinance shall become effective immediately after passage and approval. PASSED and APPROVED this 28th day of May 2026 ATTEST: a6j'z-Qw- City Secreiary APPROVED: Ci Atto ey APPRu VED-,� Mayor Ordinance No.2026-4688 FY 26 Budget Amendment No EXHIBIT A OPERATING BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEMS: Page 2 of 3 1. Drainage Engineering Flood Study and Early Flood Warning System — Drainage Fund - $250,000 (Budget Amendment). This budget amendment carries forward funding for a Drainage Engineering Flood Study and Early Flood Warning System that was approved in a prior year Service Level Adjustment but was unable to be initiated at that time. With the contract now received and Finance authorization in place, the department is proceeding with the previously approved scope of work. 2. Additional Electric Telecomm Joint Use Permitting Specialist — Electric Fund - $94,424 (Budget Amendment; 1.0 FTE). This item will add an additional position to the Electric Fund to accommodate the increasing needs of permit processing for telecom attachers. The position will also manage and enforce the NEC and NESC violations by telecom attachers throughout the CSU CCN. 3. CGDB — MIT Award — CDBG Fund - $500,000 (Budget Amendment). To recognize the awarded funds from HUD for disaster mitigation funding. This grant will be used to fund generators at the Lincoln Center and Meyer Center, Early Flood Warning System Pilot and a Flood Hazard Assessment. 4. Self -Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Items for Fire Station #7 — General Fund - $126,700 (Budget Amendment). Three SCBA-related purchases are being brought forward for council approval, covering equipment for the new engine, the new command vehicle, and a supply cache for Station 7. The command vehicle quote will be updated to reflect the addition of two SCBAs, which Finance and Fleet have been notified will represent the largest variance from the original placeholder amount. The Station 7 cache quote covers supply items, with a storage rack to be sourced separately. 5. Northgate Garage PARCS System Increase — Northgate Fund - $281,000 (Budget Amendment). The Northgate Garage was authorized for a FY26 SLA to replace the software system inside the garage along with other physical improvements for the betterment of administering parking and safety of garage customers. This increase is primarily to facilitate the available space hardware and software to better manage the garage during peak times. 6. Donation for the Conservation of Native Plants — General Fund - $52,000 (Budget Amendment). This is a recognition of a donation made by Bahia Pipeline Co, in collaboration with SWCA and USFWS. They make this voluntary donation to support land management at Lick Creek Park. The funds will add habitat protection and expansion through livestock light grazing, prescribed burns, and mechanical or physical removal of invasive or woody encroachment plants. Parks staff and volunteers, with guidance from USFWS and the Conservation Advisory Group, will oversee the funds to best protect this species, and future funds may be awarded. Ordinance No.2026-4688 FY 26 Budget Amendment No Page 3 of 3 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT ITEMS: 7. Lincoln Center Splashpad — Parkland Zone 1 CIP - $1,300,000 (Budget Amendment). This item will add construction appropriations for a new splashpad at the Lincoln Recreation Center. This is a new capital project. Design is currently being funded via CDBG. This item will add budget for the future construction using existing Parkland Zone 1 contributions. 8. Jones Butler Extension and Roundabout — Water CIP - $1,300,000 (Budget Amendment). This item will increase the capital appropriations for the Water portion of the Jones Butler Extension and Roundabout project. The Water portion of the project needs additional construction appropriations due to higher than anticipated construction, materials, and construction services costs. This increase will be funded by additional cash for capital and future debt issuances. 9. Dowling Road Pump Station Storage Tanks Improvements — Water CIP - $800,000 (Budget Amendment). This item will fund a new capital project to rehabilitate the storage tanks at Dowling Road Pump Station. The improvements are needed to ensure the facility meets or exceeds all relevant local and state requirements. This item will add budget for design, with additional construction appropriations to be proposed in a subsequent fiscal year. The design costs will be funded by additional cash for capital and future debt issuances. 1. Software Conversion Upgrade — Facility and IT CIP - $450,000 (Budget Amendment and Interfund Transfer). This item provides funding for Third -Party Vendor Support Services for Data Conversion Upgrade of outdated software. Sufficient funding was allocated to and is available in the IT Replacement Fund to cover this expense. This action authorizes the transfer of funds between the IT Replacement Fund and General Fund.