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Bastrop Bridging Bastrop Board Agenda Bastrop City Hall City Council Chambers 1311 Chestnut Street Bastrop, TX 78602 (512) 332-8800 January 09, 2025 D Agenda - Bridging Bastrop Board at 5:30 PM L E Bridging Bastrop Board meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary at (512) 332-8800 or write 1311 Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) to Relay Texas at 1- E 800-735-2989 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. __________________________________________ C 1. CALL TO ORDER N 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS A At this time, three (3) minute comments will be taken from the audience on any topic. Anyone in attendance wishing to address the Board/Commission must complete a citizen C comment form and give the completed form to the Board/Commission Secretary prior to the start of the Board/Commission meeting. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, if a citizen discusses any item not on the agenda, the Board/Commission cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time. Instead, the Board/Commission is limited to making a statement of specific factual information or a recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. Issues may be referred to City Manager for research and possible future action. It is not the intention of the City of Bastrop to provide a public forum for the embarrassment or demeaning of any individual or group. Neither is it the intention of the Board/Commission to allow a member of the public to slur the performance, honesty and/or integrity of the Board/Commission, as a body, or any member or members of the Board/Commission individually or collectively, or members of the City’s staff. Accordingly, profane, insulting or threatening language directed toward the Board/Commission and/or any person in the Board/Commission’s presence will not be tolerated. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS 3A. Update and Discussion on Past Events - Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting at the Convention Center - Joint City Council & Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting at the Convention Center Bridging Bastrop Board Agenda January 09, 2025 Page 1 of 3  - Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in Fisherman's Park - River of Lights in Fisherman's Park - Wassail Fest & Small Business Saturday in Downtown Bastrop - Celebrating Minority Heritage and Historic Architecture at the Kerr Community Center - Holiday Rendezvous Gala at the Convention Center (Museum & Visitor Center) - Holiday Historic Homes Tour in Downtown Bastrop (Museum & Visitor Center) - Kerr Community Center Anniversary - Lost Pines Lighted Christmas Parade in Downtown Bastrop - Holiday Movies in the Park at Fisherman's Park - Sit with Sylvia held on November 26, 2024 - Coffee and Friends: Chat with the City Manager at the Public Library on January 8th 3B. Update and Discussion on Upcoming Events: - January 15th at the Public Library - Coffee & Friends: Building Savings and Wealth - January 16th - Joint Workshop with City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission - January 20th - Bastrop County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission Walk - January 22nd - Town Hall Meeting in the Council Chambers: Short-Term Rentals - January 29th - Comprehensive Plan Update - January 31st - Bastrop TX Mardi Gras Ball at the Convention Center - February 1st - Bastrop TX Mardi Gras Downtown Festivities: Parade, Music, Gumbo Cook-Off, and more - February 8th at the Public Library - AARP TaxAid (all month) 3C. Additional Announcements and/or Events from individual Bridging Bastrop Board Members. 4. REPORTS 4A. Receive a report on updates regarding job training and workforce development initiatives tailored to community needs and partnerships with the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Solutions of Bastrop County. 5. WORKSHOP 5A. Review, discuss, and possible action on the Bridging Bastrop Board Work Plan to prepare for 2025 activities. Bridging Bastrop Board Agenda January 09, 2025 Page 2 of 3 6. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 6A. Consider and act to approve the Bastrop Bridging Bastrop Board Meeting minutes from the Thursday, November 26, 2024 Regular Meeting. 6B. Review, discuss, and possible action on the November and December Monthly Employment Reports from the City of Bastrop Human Resources Department. 6C. Individual Requests from Bridging Bastrop Board members for particular items to be listed on future agendas (no group discussion). 7. ADJOURNMENT ******************************************************************************************** Notice is hereby given of the possibility of a quorum of members from any City of Bastrop Council, Boards, and/or Commissions, at this Bridging Bastrop Board Meeting. NO Council/Board/Commission action will be taken; NO deliberations will be held; and NO Council/Board/Commission business will be conducted. ******************************************************************************************** I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting as posted in accordance with the regulations of the Texas Open Meetings Act on the bulletin board located at the entrance to the City of Bastrop City Hall, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public, as well as to the City’s website, www.cityofbastrop.org and said Notice was posted on the following date and time: Monday, January 6, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. and remained posted for at least two hours after said meeting was convened. /s/Victoria Psencik Victoria Psencik, Assistant City Secretary Bridging Bastrop Board Agenda January 09, 2025 Page 3 of 3