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City staff (presented by Miss Maldonado) summarized the change in approach: after site exploration the project will be designed for the Skaggs parcel as a single‑story building of about 20,000 gross square feet. Staff said many program areas remain similar to the prior design but the new site and single‑story approach reduce complexity and topography issues. Staff also said the city envisions relocating the historic Bee Cave Schoolhouse onto the library site and that Lake Flato requested input on placement to ensure compatibility with the building.

Staff reported that the owner’s construction cost estimate had been revised downward from the earlier $19,000,000 figure to $15,450,000. Lake Flato and the city negotiated a reduced architectural compensation figure; staff cited different interim figures during the presentation (the packet originally showed one number, staff referenced a negotiated sum of $1,854,000 at one point and another staff comment referenced $1,000,008.54). Staff told the council that Lake Flato will update Exhibit K in the contract to provide a consistent breakdown of fees and that the clean contract copy on the dais already incorporates the negotiated changes.

The amended schedule in the packet calls for an immediate July kickoff, a due‑diligence phase and subsequent schematic and design development work leading to construction bidding. Staff and the architect noted an anticipated construction start in November 2026 and substantial completion estimated in January 2028; staff and council said those dates will be coordinated with the selected construction manager’s schedule and any election timelines.

City attorneys reviewed technical contract edits. Staff noted several negotiated changes at the city attorney’s recommendation, including removal of a broad termination‑expense line, an agreed reduction in certain professional‑liability thresholds (from amounts that staff described as premium‑costly toward more typical consultant coverage levels) to avoid passing excess insurance costs to the city, and cleanup edits throughout the agreement. Staff also said Lake Flato’s final fee exhibit will be corrected before finalization.

During public comment, Katherine Burford suggested design features including a multipurpose community room, a small permanent observatory or open‑air platform for public stargazing, native landscaping for water conservation, dark‑sky certified exterior lighting, storage to loan instruments and puppets, and future‑proofing for possible solar or tornado reinforcements. Staff acknowledged the suggestions and said budget and site constraints will inform final decisions.

A council member moved to approve Resolution No. 2025‑33; the motion carried unanimously by voice vote. Staff said the city will next coordinate a minor amendment with Hoar Construction to align construction scope and then pursue ballot and financing steps required to use the Skaggs parcel for the library project.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Bee Cave - Regular Council Meeting - Jun 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved Resolution No. 2025‑33 to amend the city’s contract with Lake Flato Architects to redesign the Bee Cave Public Library for a new Skaggs property site, update the project scope and schedule, and adjust contract terms; the amendment passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Bee Cave, Travis County, Texas","taxId",62152,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553860,"Bee Cave council renews employee health plan with Texas Health Benefits Pool",409,1049000,1458000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065339-1264fb6f861e0be7bd6f076856bcf1f3&start=1049&end=1458","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065339-1264fb6f861e0be7bd6f076856bcf1f3/thumbnail_1049000.jpg","/articles/6553860/Bee-Cave/Travis-County/Texas/Bee-Cave-council-renews-employee-health-plan-with-Texas-Health-Benefits-Pool","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553860-2287413f0b8a469c2b56492d30d563d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770683150&Signature=fBm0so2k4ga6R3Ip~59MQOVXWd5lVfgVCX0nOGBQflRT4oiHnisynkMbHmF4coBFFyUropgMcQelDYEwJulJ7VFp-x9lZTT2clOiQTu64FCPtHC1YwpY89K8SYcZv862C3RWU8NUU9pqBGaQAzfWockEph-DpkfRKD~zp~8DMdCGjmeOAGXRC~yUj~uComEk6Zgd7ETkDnLXk6t1~jbiLde8Cw5r~z79HNq7JEyCYaexzW3-QmclSGw5U390td2~GLMWF7~NY-s-dm0Z5tk2wK1vVm06HUDe5DO-1A6AkhWqwDdzXN-L8VoxrogDKNjtDI29oMp0dZYhWAxKow90Ww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bee Cave City Council voted unanimously on June 20, 2025 to renew the city’s employee benefits contract with the Texas Health Benefits Pool for fiscal year 2025–26, approving a revised plan design that staff said would reduce the city’s premium expense.

Human resources director Miss Winburn presented the staff recommendation. She said the pool had proposed a 9% renewal on the city’s current plan, but staff negotiated an alternative plan design that the city’s broker, Jeff Clark of Watkins Insurance, showed would lower the city’s premium cost by about 1.33% compared with renewing the current plan.

Under the alternative, Winburn said the per-person deductible would increase from the city’s current deductible; the transcript records the proposed per-person increase as “$7.50” (see provenance). Staff also said the family deductible would increase from $1,000 to $1,500 and the maximum out-of-pocket would rise from $2,000 to $3,000. Winburn and Clark emphasized that the most-used services — office visit copays, emergency room and urgent-care copays, and pharmacy copays — would not change under the proposed design.

Clark said the pool sets municipality renewals based on aggregated claims experience and the city’s own loss ratio, which he said was about 115% for the plan year (down from roughly 127% the prior year). Clark added that the broker solicited quotes from the market but received declinations because of the city’s claims experience. According to staff figures presented on the record, renewing the current plan at a 9% increase would add roughly $78,000 in cost to the city; the recommended alternative with the plan-design changes would lower the city’s cost by about $11,500 compared with that 9% renewal.

A council member moved to approve the contract renewal and the motion carried unanimously by voice vote.

Council members and audience attendees in the meeting acknowledged that rising medical costs are a national trend but several speakers on the dais and in the audience characterized the revised plan as competitive for municipal benefits. No public comments were recorded opposing the renewal.","The Bee Cave City Council approved renewal of its employee health insurance contract with Texas Health Benefits Pool for fiscal 2025–26, accepting a plan redesign staff said would lower the city's premium costs while shifting some deductibles.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553865,"Bee Cave council unanimously approves June 10 meeting minutes",21,1012000,1033000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065339-1264fb6f861e0be7bd6f076856bcf1f3&start=1012&end=1033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065339-1264fb6f861e0be7bd6f076856bcf1f3/thumbnail_1012000.jpg","/articles/6553865/Bee-Cave/Travis-County/Texas/Bee-Cave-council-unanimously-approves-June-10-meeting-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553865-92de425a55b2aa07aea3f0492261245b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770683150&Signature=T3EE1mwKDlVU6qfPL306SmMJ93pfv4grYovttaEhMg4BLE5UHHzx2MyiWNPNH6gtEBdQxeG6PV0~9Jv5WYbt-9ryy37sqz9uy3wSvaY3edU6YReHBJd6Q-EhT9bRiSvUbsl2iN0warrqi5SnOv8656wy0ZYHvd5Yp98Ug5JNI5xhzUubrhuaVakXy7Kh~8n0z07NesiaavY99K6DdJTCcAjBgqUVnr-x2OFbo3AA6oAsmnS8TbcfQTJNqzruPwMtFA5BfpDqxkZsqKZTVOJuQyEUqAoChYqSKDOfyO2VxxQHRTsIghef-Wq36XJYOLnrtL0cXZVJXNGMMdl0wrVqVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bee Cave City Council voted unanimously on June 20, 2025 to approve the minutes of the regular session held June 10, 2025.

City staff introduced the consent agenda item and asked whether any member of the public wished to comment. With no public comment, a council member moved to approve and another seconded; the motion carried without opposition.

The minutes approval was handled on the consent agenda and carried by voice vote. No amendments or separate discussion of the minutes were recorded in the transcript.","The Bee Cave City Council unanimously approved the minutes of its June 10, 2025 regular session during the June 20 council meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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