March 20, 2025 – City Council Meeting Agenda

Mar 13, 2025

City of Seymour City Council
Public Notice of Open Meeting

A Regular City Council Meeting, to be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at the Seymour City Hall, 301 N Washington, Seymour, Texas 76380. All notices have been duly posted in accordance and conformance with the Government Code of the State of Texas, Section 551.072 (c.) The City of Seymour attempts to make its meetings accessible to all its citizens. If you have need of auxiliary aids, please notify the City Secretary, at (940) 889-3148, at least 48 hours in advance. The agenda is also posted on the city’s website at www.cityofseymour.org, with the following agenda to be considered:

OPEN MEETING

• Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Mark McCord.
• Prayer
• Announcements by Mayor Mark McCord and/or MPT Monty Glass
• City Administrator Dr. Jeff Brasher recognizes Employee(s)/Department/Citizens

CITIZEN COMMENTS

PRESENTATION(S)

CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
• Personnel Report & Salt Fork Membership
• Police Department Report
• Financial Report
• Dilapidated Properties Report

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Conduct 10 Public Hearings:
    a. Concerning dilapidated structure at 211 S Tackitt
    b. Concerning dilapidated structure at 808 N Donald
    c. Concerning dilapidated structure at 401 N Arkansas
    d. Concerning dilapidated structure at 301 N Donald
    e. Concerning dilapidated structure at 208 N Tackitt
    f. Concerning dilapidated structure at 301 N Arkansas
    g. Concerning dilapidated structure at 601 S Washington
    h. Concerning dilapidated structure at 801 N East
    i. Concerning dilapidated structure at 402 E Morris
    j. Concerning dilapidated structure at 907 N Main

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Approval of the February 20th, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.
  2. Approval of the City of Seymour Accounts Payable Bills for the month of
    February 2025.
  3. Remove Conchita Torrez and Mary Griffin from the signature cards at Peoples Bank
  4. Add Lauren Bush to the signature cards at Peoples Bank
  5. Approve Clean-Up Week to be April 7th thru the 13th, 2025
  6. Approve opening day of the 2025 Summer Pool Year to be May 26th, Monday, Memorial Day
  7. Approve Resolution 1584, Authorizing the submission of a Texas Community Development Block Grant Program Application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Downtown Revitalization Program

ACTION ITEMS

  1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 211 S Tackitt
  2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 808 N Donald
  3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 401 N Arkansas
  4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 301 N Donald
  5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 208 N Tackitt
  6. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 301 N Arkansas
  7. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 601 S Washington
  8. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 801 N East
  9. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 402 E Morris
  10. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 907 N Main
  11. Discuss, Consider and Take Action regarding going out for bids concerning Seymour Speedway Skate Park for concrete and accessories
  12. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning Gaming Rooms inside the city limits
  13. Discuss, Consider and Take Action regarding going out for bids concerning the daily maintenance of the future brush pile located at Seymour Transfer Station
  14. Discuss, Consider and Take Action regarding activating Texas Communities Group to begin the condemnation process for 205 W. McLain and 811 N East St.
  15. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Easement requests from Brent Sosolik concerning Lots 1 through 6 and Lots 19 through 24 in Block 3 in the Original Town of Seymour, AKA 201 S Main.
  16. Discuss, consider, and select administration/project delivery service provider(s) to complete application preparation/project implementation for the Texas Community Development Block Grant Downtown Revitalization/Main Street Program administered and funded by the Texas Department of Agriculture with Resolution 1585
  17. Discuss, consider, and select engineering/architectural/surveying service provider(s) to complete project implementation for the City of Seymour’s Texas Community Development Block Grant Downtown Revitalization/Main Street Program funding administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture with Resolution 1586
  18. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning a dinosaur statue placement in the parking lot of the Police Station encouraging tourism and provided wholly by AES global energy

    EXECUTIVE SESSION
  19. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant of Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.074 regarding Personal: Chief of Police
  20. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.071, Tri-County Settlement Agreement.
  21. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.071, Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.
  22. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code, under §551. 071: An agenda item that requires consultation with City Attorney.

    ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION
  23. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Personnel: Chief of Police
  24. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action regarding: Tri-County Settlement Agreement.
    Discuss, consider, and take action regarding: Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.
  25. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding: Consultation with City of Seymour Attorney

    ADJOURN

    Note: Council reserves the right to vote or to act in open session or go into Executive Session upon any of the items listed in this agenda, as the Mayor, City Council or City Administrator, may consult with City Attorney at any given time during a council meeting.

    I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify the above notice of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Seymour, Texas is a true and correct copy of the said notice that I posted on the official posting place(s) at Seymour City Hall, 301 North Washington Street, Seymour, TX, a place of convenience and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice posted this, Monday, March 17, 2025 AT 9am.

    Lauren Bush, City Secretary