Good morning.

I'll call the 7 30 packet briefing to order.

And please call the roll.

Mayor Morgan.

Mayor Pro Tim Stevens.

Here.

Councilmember Lee?

Here.

Councilmember Flores.

Here.

Councilmember Fleming?

Here.

Councilmember Ortega?

Here.

Councilmember Montgomery.

Here.

And Mayor Morgenson's apologies.

He will be here on Thursday.

Citizen Communication.

Anyone wishing to speak?

No.

All right.

D staff briefings.

D1.

Consider staff briefings and council member discussion andor questions regarding items on the agenda for the December 18th, 2025 City Council meeting.

And as a reminder, that meeting will start at 5 p.m.

on Thursday.

Um let's see.

Consent agenda.

Does anyone have anything on the consent agenda?

Any questions on the consent?

Nope.

Okay.

F resolutions.

F1.

Consider a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an artwork commission agreement with Chahuli Studio for an original piece of artwork for the Griffith building.

Good morning.

Good morning, Mayor Pro Tem and Council.

The funding for this item has already been approved in this year's budget.

So this item before you now is an agreement that provides for the creation and installation of a custom blown glass sculpture by internationally recognized artist Dale Chihuli for the future City Arts Center in the Griffith Building in downtown Round Rock, which will be open any day now.

This installation would be the only permanent public Shahuley installation in uh central Texas.

It would be intended to serve as the visual centerpiece of the City Arts Center, which will be co-located with the visitor center in the Round Rock Chamber.

The chamber's offices include a perfunctory space that will overlook the double height gallery, which will give this installation maximum visibility not only to visitors and residents but to prospective partners considering Round Rock for business.

Its prominent downtown location supports increased foot traffic, local tourism, and the goals of the Round Rock Creates Arts Master Plan to elevate the city's arts profile.

If approved, fabrication would begin in January 2026 with a full mock-up available for review in the spring and final installation in fall 2026.

It will be nine feet long by six feet wide and have organically shaped glass elements in Chihuli's signature style.

The design that this agreement is based on is partly modeled after one of his chandeliers that was lost at sea in the 1990s.

Literally, the shipping container fell overboard, and Mr.

Chihuly himself has called it one of his favorites.

He has recreated a similar version of this one other time.

That piece is in Montreal.

His team heard what we were trying to accomplish with the new arts center.

They saw the plans for the space, they listened to Round Rock's story, and came up with a piece that we believe will help us achieve the goals stated earlier.

We've actually been shipped a few example pieces from Chihuli that are really just remarkable to see up close.

Happy to bring that for you Thursday if you'd like to see it.

The total cost of this contract is $360,000, which will be initially funded through general self-finance.

And it's my understanding this will be repaid through hot funds, uh, which is paid for by visitors staying in hotels in Round Rock.

I have Scott Wilkinson, our arts director here, who has worked incredibly hard to cultivate this connection over time.

On top of preparing to move into his new space, where he and his team, including Christina Radowski, will take our arts programming in our downtown to the next level.

So with that, I'll take any questions.