FY 2013 Operating Budget.pdf - Missouri City, TX - Official Website

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Construction of the City Centre at Quail Valley
Upon finalizing the design of the new City Centre at Quail Valley this past summer, staff accepted competitive
sealed proposals for constructing the new building and City Council subsequently awarded a construction
contract to Summit Builders. The new facility will house a larger golf pro shop, bar and grille, and will include
multiple meeting and conference rooms which will be available to rent by the community. Most importantly, the
City Centre’s ballroom will seat more than 300 and is fully equipped with a catering kitchen, bridal suite, and
state of the art audio/visual presentation equipment. The building is scheduled to open for business in the fall.
Shortly thereafter, the existing club house will be demolished and replaced with cart paths leading to a new cart
barn, which will be constructed on the north side of City Centre mid-summer.
Construction of the Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center
With City Council’s input provided during the design development phase, staff completed the final design of the
new Recreation and Tennis Center. After receiving competitive sealed proposals for construction, the Council
awarded a construction contract to Rosenberger Construction. The new building contains major upgrades from
the existing recreation center, including a full size gym, a 3,600sf cardio and weight room, and larger women’s
and men’s locker rooms. The facility also includes three community rooms, one with a dance floor, and a Kid
Zone. Thirteen tennis courts were refurbished complete with new fencing, net poles, and a high efficiency
lighting system. The new building and tennis courts will be ready for a grand opening in July.
Opening of the Surface Water Treatment Plant
The Fort Bend Subsidence District has mandated a 30% reduction in groundwater pumpage in the city by
January 1, 2014. The City, in partnership with 40 public well owners, has completed the construction of the
Missouri City Regional Water Treatment Plant, Phase 1, which is capable of providing 10 million gallons per
day of treated surface water to customers to meet the mandate. The plant started delivering water to customers
on February 16, 2012 and has been a highly successful project. The original project budget was $53 MM. The
completed plant was constructed for $49.5 MM, including the acquisition of an additional 60 acres of land for
future reservoir storage. Total project change orders have been maintained below 1.5% of the project costs.
The project is funded by pumpage fees based upon the amount of groundwater pumped by users and it is
projected that the current $1.40/1,000 gallons pumped will stay in place for several years and is the lowest
pumpage fee in the region.
Selection and Initial Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning Program
After a year of review and product demonstrations, contracts were awarded in late 2011. Then in January 2012,
the City embarked on an 18-month implementation of its new software system or Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP). The new system will be replacing a 15-year-old software system in departments and services throughout
the city. The new ERP is a best of breed system that will address tremendous challenges as our community
grows, flexes and adapts to our future. As initially planned, the new systems will address the following ‘highlevel’
objectives:
• Reduction in manual business processes;
• More user friendly interfacing, making training easier than the existing system;
• Improved reporting and internal and external customer access to information;
• Reduction in the number of “shadow” systems (those functions today that are performed outside the ERP in
spreadsheets and stand-alone databases);
• Improved integration between the various modules and systems throughout the city, thus reducing repetitive
data entry.
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