City of Seymour, Texas

October 17, 2019 – City Council Meeting Agenda

Oct 14, 2019

CITY OF SEYMOUR

CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING

Regular City Council Meeting, Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 7:00 P.M. at the Portwood Arts

and Civic Center, 800 E. Morris, Seymour, TX  76380. All notices have been duly posted in accordance and conformance of the Government Code of the State of Texas, Section 551.002 (c). The City of Seymour attempts to make its meetings accessible to all of its citizens. If you have need of auxiliary aids, please notify the ADA Coordinator at 889-3148, at least 48 hours in advance.  The following agenda will be considered:

Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Jon Hrncirik    

Proclamation: Czech Heritage and Cancer Prevention Month

Announcements from Mayor: At this time Mayor Hrncirik will make announcements as related to the events of the previous weeks.  As always he may make any arrangements to the order of items on this agenda as he deems prudent in the interest of time.

Citizen’s questions/Comments:

Consent Agenda: (Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are generally enacted in one motion. The exception to this rule is that a Council Member may request one or more items to be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action.)

1.CONSIDER APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA AS FOLLOWS:

a.) Approve meeting minutes for September 19, 2019

b.) Accept Reports

1.  Monthly Investment Report for August 2019

2.  Employee List & Salt Fork Recreational Complex

3.  Administration and Supervisor Written Reports

End of Consent Agenda

Regular meeting closes and Public Hearing will begin

2. A Public Hearing of the City of Seymour, regarding the placement of Stop Signs in two locations:  One on Nevada and Cedar Street, controlling traffic north and south and on Morris

Street and Cedar Street, controlling traffic north and south.

Public hearing closes and Regular meeting will resume

3.  Discuss, consider and take action to adopt Ordinance No. 2019-07, by adding section 11.810, “Electric Switchover” fee to the City of Seymour, Code of Ordinances. 

4. Discuss, consider and approve Ordinance No. 2019-08, regarding the placement of two Stop Signs.  One on Nevada and Cedar Street, controlling traffic north and south and Morris Street and Cedar Street, controlling traffic north and south.

5. Discuss, consider and take action to appoint ED Director Lauren Bush, as the Nortex Regional Planning Commission Proxy/Alternate Designee.

6. Discuss, consider and take action regarding SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity & Threats) Analysis, and annual goal information as presented by ED Director Lauren Bush.  

7. Discuss, consider and take action regarding Retail Firm information, received from ED Direction Lauren Bush.

8. Discuss, consider and take action to approve Resolution No. 1486, a resolution of the City of Seymour, to approve the annual review of the Investment Policy for Invested Funds for the City of Seymour.

9. Discuss and review the R.O. Water Well Report.

10. Discuss, consider and take action to approve the City bills paid the month of September, 2019.

11. Discuss and re-evaluate the 2 cent electrical rate reduction.    

12. Discuss, consider and take action to re-address the Gun Range Fee Schedule.

13. Discuss, consider and approve the Busted In Baylor Co. (BIBC) softball tournament scheduled for October 26, 2019.

14. Discuss, consider and take action regarding Home Program 2019-2020, Request for Proposal received from KWA Management, LLC.

15. Discuss, consider and take action regarding information received from City Administrator Steve Biedermann, to hire Underwood Law Firm out of Lubbock, Texas.

16. Discuss, re-consider and take action regarding work at N. Washington Street.

17. Discuss, consider and take action regarding a Lease/ Purchase regarding a 2012 Case Motor-Grader. 

Regular meeting closes and Executive Session(s) begin

18. An Executive Session (closed to the public) and pursuant to the Texas Local Gov. Code, Section §551.074, Personnel; Economic Dev. Dept./Job Description

19. An Executive Session (closed to the public) and pursuant to the Texas Local Gov. Code, Section §551.074, Personnel; Finance Dept./ Job Description

20. An Executive Session (closed to the public) and pursuant to the Texas Local Gov. Code, Section §551.074, Personnel; Administrator Dept./Job Description

 Executive Sessions close and regular meeting will resume

21. Discuss and take action regarding deliberations from Economic Dev. Executive Session.

22. Discuss and take action regarding deliberations from Finance Executive Session.

23. Discuss and take action regarding deliberations from Administrator Executive Session.

24. Adjournment of meeting

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.

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 N. Washington Street, Seymour, Texas, a place of convenience and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice posted on Monday, October 14, 2019, at 4:00 p.m.

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Conchita Torrez, City Secretary, TRMC