Millions In Spending Being Approved At Council Meeting Followed By Closed Executive Session

The City Council will convene tomorrow night and approve millions in equipment spending and a number of other action items!  Also, there is a work session on housing at 6 PM before the meeting.  At the end of the Council Meeting, the City Councilors, who are the members of the powerful Hillsboro Economic Development Council, will go into another private Executive Session where huge spending decisions and massive land expansions for the City of Hillsboro are being decided and funded.  It is important to know that no citizen is allowed into those meetings!  The Hillsboro Herald staff have also been denied access to those meetings on the basis we are a “Blog” and not a Media outlet- this was decided by City Manager Robbie Hammond and the City Attorney’s office some time back.

Here is the Agenda- Links are attached, and you can participate in the hearing online or in person and watch it as well.  See the instructions at the end of this post!

City Council 2/20/2024 Agenda Items-

• Please consider Finance Committee recommendation to approve a Purchase Order in the amount
  of $649,840.00, and any subsequent change orders, issued to Premier Truck Group for the purchase
  of one (1) fleet vehicle.
• Please consider Finance Committee’s recommendation to approve entering into a contract with
  Cascade Fire, an authorized representative of KME Fire Trucks, for one KME Tiller Drawn Ladder
  Truck in the amount of $2,171,071.00. In addition, we are seeking the authority to issue change
  orders against a contingency amount not to exceed $200,000 for general or unforeseen costs ;
  and to approve any necessary transfers of appropriations.
• Consider Finance Committee’s recommendation to approve an Architecture & Engineering Services Agreement with DLR Group for architectural and engineering design services and preconstruction phase of the Hillsboro Police Department (HPD) Headquarters. The expected contract amount is $4,606,528 million dollars. This covers all anticipated design needs and preconstruction activities. Additionally, we request authorization to issue change orders up to$500,000 against a design contingency to address potential or optional services that may arise
  during the design process. These optional services, while not currently included, could be
  valuable additions if deemed desirable or necessary. Finally, we request authorization for any
  necessary transfers of appropriations to support the project.
• Short Term Rentals To Be Regulated – 2nd Reading – Community Development Code Amendment-005-23: Short Term Rentals: Consider a recommendation from the Planning Commission for approval of text amendments to the Community Development Code related to Short Terms Rentals. Ordinance No. *6467 is available.

• Utilities Commission Quarterly Report Utilities Commission Quarterly Report

  Utilities Commission Quarterly Report

• Hillsboro Economic Development Council Executive Session – following City Council Regular Session – Conference Room 113B&C HEDC Agenda Packet