In absence of Pastor Joe Rangel, Mayor Flippo gave the invocation.

The draft minutes for the March 4, 2025, meeting are presented for consideration.

In the current 2024-2025 fiscal year budget City Council approved funding for the purchase and install of a direct capture vehicle exhaust extraction system for Fire Station #2.

Vehicle exhaust, particularly diesel exhaust, is a leading cause of cancer and with cancer now the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for firefighters, this was a high priority initiative. This system, manufactured by Plymovent, is an identical system to Fire Station #1 providing an equal level of cancer protection for staff at both fire stations. 

An onsite vendor survey was completed and a price quote for the system and install in the amount of $59,900. This price does not include the required electrical work and some minor modifications to exhaust piping on Fire Station #2, apparatus required to accommodate the apparatus-to-exhaust system connections. Pricing for the required electrical work is estimated not to exceed $5,500 and the apparatus exhaust piping modifications are estimated not to exceed $1,000. Total of all required work is within the approved budget amount. 

Staff recommends approval as presented for the purchase of a vehicle exhaust extraction system from Air Cleaning Technologies.

City of Saginaw will be hosting a Spring-Cleaning event on April 12, 2025, and North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is offering a reimbursement of up to $600 for tire recycling.

NCTCOG is providing pass-through funding from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to support scrap tire collection events and scrap tire cleanups on public property for eligible entities in the North Central Texas region between May 28, 2024, and May 31, 2025. These funds will be used to remit the cost of a third-party scrap tire hauling and/or disposal vendor and the cost of properly disposing of the collected tires.

The 2024 Work Plan Project asked for the creation of a Mayor's Youth Advisory Council for our adult residents. The Saginaw Academy was started in January 2025 with a small group to pilot the new program. The group went to all the city departments to have a behind the scenes learning experience on how the city functions. 

In Recognition of completing the Saginaw Citizens Academy, awards were given to:

Judy Deller

Brian Peters

Randolph Vierkant

Assistant City Manager Lee Howell presented to council a quote that was submitted by Mission Restaurant Supply, Mission Restaurant Supply is the largest Texas based food service equipment and supply dealer, with six locations across the state and the nearest store located in White Settlement. The quote submitted is based on the state cooperative purchasing program.

Council discussed the item and asked questions concerning the quote and the outfitting of the kitchen, Mr. Howell explained that the outfitting of the kitchen was recommend during the initial design phase and numerous of options were discussed on how to outfit the kitchen space with commercial grade equipment.

Council discussed the use of the commercial grade kitchen and would like to see programs and groups utilize the commercial style kitchen.

The financial impact that Mr. Howell is requesting is not to exceed $85,000, this amount would cover the equipment for the kitchen in the new Senior Center.