April 17, 2025 – City Council Agenda

Apr 11, 2025

City of Seymour City Council
Public Notice of Open Meeting

A Regular City Council Meeting, to be held on Thursday, April 17, 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. Concerning dilapidated structure at 803 N Murrie
  2. Concerning dilapidated structure at 301 S May
  3. Concerning dilapidated structure at 711 N Tackitt
  4. Concerning dilapidated structure at 311 N Stratton
  5. Concerning dilapidated structure at 402 E Reiman
  6. Concerning dilapidated structure at 407 E Reiman
  7. Concerning dilapidated structure at 207 N Bantau
  8. Concerning dilapidated structure at 401 E Reiman
  9. Concerning dilapidated structure at 209 N Tackitt
  10. Concerning Ordinance 2025-04 Updating the City of Seymour Zoning Ordinance to include Specific Use Permit request for Gaming Halls, adding set back calculation language to Section 5 for clarity, and allowing for mixed use residential in a commercial district with Specific Use Permit

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Approval of the March 20, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.
  2. Approval of the City of Seymour Accounts Payable Bills for the month of
    March 2025.
  3. Approval of the Quarterly Investment Report

ACTION ITEMS

  1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 803 N Murrie, historically addressed as 807 N Murrie
  2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 301 S May
  3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 711 N Tackitt
  4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 311 N Stratton
  5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 402 E Reiman
  6. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 407 E Reiman
  7. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 207 N Bantau
  8. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 401 E Reiman
  9. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 209 N Tackitt
  10. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning dilapidated structure at 208 N Tackitt. Public hearing for this property was held last month.
  11. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning nonconforming property concerning zoning, using unpermitted Recreational Vehicles as residences in an R-1, located at 401 E Pecan.
  12. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning Gaming Rooms inside the city limits
  13. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action Concerning Ordinance 2025-04 Updating the City of Seymour Zoning Ordinance to include Specific Use Permit request for Gaming Halls, adding set back calculation language to Section 5 for clarity, and allowing for mixed use residential in a commercial district with Specific Use Permit
  14. Discuss, Consider and Take Action regarding BIDS RECEIVED concerning 602 S Washington Street
  15. Discuss, Consider and Take Action regarding BIDS RECEIVED concerning Seymour Speedway Skate Park for concrete and accessories
  16. Discuss, Consider and Take Action regarding BIDS RECEIVED concerning the daily maintenance of the future brush pile located at Seymour Transfer Station
  17. 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.
  18. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on city owned property at 11th Street, also known as Lot 0, Block 1, Subdivision Stevens which is a 60ft by 140ft strip of land that is the undeveloped extension of westbound 11th Street. The property has been asked to be open for bid to be purchased. Request made by land owner to the South, Sarah Curiel.
  19. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action to approve or deny Hotel Occupancy Board Members, as required by ordinance 2023-01 on a biannual basis.
  20. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on submitted Seymour ISD Subdivision Plat.
  21. Discuss, consider, and take action concerning approval for the contracting of Mr. Bragiel with Avenu Insights & Analytics for the purpose of auditing hotel entities.
  22. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action to approve new Garbage and Transfer Station rates, effective June 2026.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  1. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Personnel: Chief of Police
  2. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding: Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.
  3. 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, Friday, April 11, 2025 AT 5pm.

Lauren Bush, City Secretary