Government
BY SAM SCHAFFER & BEN THOMPSON
Cedar Park approves debris cleanup contracts Cedar Park City Council on June 12 authorized agreements with contractors to lock in pricing and vendor commitments for debris cleanup e orts after natural disasters in the future. Council approved four standby contracts, allowing for a possible $25 million to be spent over ve years. It’s possible that none of the money will be spent, as the services described in the contracts will only be used as needed, according to agenda documents. The gist Chase Harris, Cedar Park’s Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, said it’s important to have the contracts in place before disaster strikes so the city can minimize delays in beginning the needed work after an event. The contracts provide for the clean up of debris resulting from construction and demolition,
Austin to halt license plate reader program Austin will shelve a police data collection program this month, after new details gener- ated pushback. The details On June 5, city o cials revived a police program for automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, on a one-year conditional trial. The program will expire at the end of June after City Manager T.C. Broadnax withdrew an item from the agenda that would have continued the technology initiative inde nitely. Broadnax cited the recent public opposition and council members’ outstanding questions about the data program in his decision to stop the ALPR pilot. The program and the city’s contract with public safety rm Flock will go through more review, and an extension could return for consideration by year’s end.
“When a disaster happens in an area and every other city in the area is trying
to get contracts with a few folks, then we’re left out, so we’re getting ahead of the game by securing this ahead of time.” KEVIN HARRIS, CEDAR PARK CITY COUNCILMEMBER
vegetative material, hazardous material and house- hold items, Harris said. The details Two monitoring contracts, with requirements not to exceed $2.5 million over ve years per contract, were approved. One is with Tetra Tech Inc. and the other is with Debristech, LLC. Two removal contracts, with requirements not to exceed $10 million over ve years per contract, were also approved. One contract is with CrowderGulf, and the other with DRC Emergency Services.
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