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Special Meeting August 29, 2022 Page 3 address this. Mr. Anderson said the Mayor was correct in that the City went out for bids, and there was an agreement in place with Blankenship Oil and that either side could opt out with thirty days' notice. Council Member Pilgrim emphasized this would be a game changer for taxpayers. Mr. Path and Commissioner Bass both spoke about the federal funds, ORCA, and without this funding the project would not be possible. Mr. Path said they needed to look at long term benefits for the taxpayers and it seemed like a wise thing for the County and City to explore this together. Council Member Savage asked if there was a significant savings. Commission Bass said Tarrant County bid fifteen months out and locked in a price, which was a significant savings. He also said over a period of time there would be more savings. Commissioner Bass said having their own tanks, underground storage, that they would be able to buy out as Tarrant County had done. Mr. Path said the City had recently piggybacked off another government organization as allowed by law. Council Member Savage confirmed with Mr. Path that the project would be done according to Codes. Council Member Pankaj inquired about the cost and Commissioner Bass said they estimated at the high end in the amount of $400,000.00. Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes confirmed that the security system and monitoring would be done by the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Path said security was an issue at the current vendor's place. Mayor Portugal asked Mr. Rainey about the security measures at his fueling stations. Mr. Rainey said he had only one theft in thirty days and it was probably because you see deputies pulling in there to get fuel. Planning Director Andrew Mack suggested keyless entry for the new fuel farm. Commissioner Bass said that was the plan and would work with the City obtaining the permits to do so. Commissioner Bass said he had not done a whole lot on this because he did not know how much interest there was in pursuing this project and did not want to waste time. He also said if they wanted to move forward, he would like to meet again and bring additional people in to explain further details. Mr. Path said it looked like they still had some homework and he could bring something back to the Council with numbers. He said he was hearing there was an interest in pursuing this partnership. It was a consensus of the City Council to explore this further. Commissioner Bass asked about doing another workshop and bringing others in who had more answers. Assistant City Manager Robert Vine said the City had reached out to East Texas City Managers' Group and learned there was another city and hospital who partnered on a fuel station. He also said other city managers were interested in this this type partnership. Mr. Path inquired if City Council wanted to select a sub -committee or have another workshop. It was a consensus of the City Council to have another workshop. 4. Adjournment. There being no further business, Judge Bell adjourned the Commissioner's Court meeting at 6:00 p.m. There being no further business of the City Council, a Motion to adjourn was made