City Council

City of Belton, Texas City Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. Wright Room, Harris Community Center 401 N. Alexander, Belton, Texas Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag will be led by Councilmember John R. Holmes, Sr. Texas Pledge. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag will be led by Director of Public Works Angellia Points. “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” Invocation. The Invocation will be given by Bruce Lovesmith, Associate Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church. 1. Call to order. 2. Public Comments. Citizens who desire to address the Council on any matter may register to do so prior to this meeting and speak during this item. Forms are located on the table outside of the south side entry to the meeting room. Please state your name and address for the record, and limit your comments to three minutes. Also, please understand that while the Council appreciates hearing your comments, State law (Texas Gov’t Code §551.042) prohibits them from: (1) engaging in discussion other than providing a statement of specific factual information or reciting existing City policy, and (2) taking action other than directing Staff to place the matter on a future agenda. 3. Recognize Court Clerk LaCretia Van de Plas for obtaining her Level III Court Clerk certification. City Council Meeting Agenda November 12, 2019 Page 1 of 3 Consent Agenda Items 4-7 under this section are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion. If discussion is desired by the Council, any item may be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to voting, at the request of any Councilmember, and it will be considered separately. 4. Consider minutes of October 22, 2019, City Council Meeting. 5. Consider a resolution appointing Barry Harper to the Tax Appraisal District Board of Directors. 6. Consider Appointments/Reappointments to the following Boards/Commissions: A. Library Board of Directors B. Belton Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors 7. Confirm appointment of Interim Fire Chief Wesley Gilbreath. Miscellaneous 8. Hold a public hearing and consider a tax abatement agreement request by Todd Mantz, on property owned by CSC Group, LP, located in Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone Number 13, on the east side of IH 35, South of Loop 121, along Grove Road, to build a 50,000 square foot warehouse at an estimated cost of $1,750,000 (206 E. Grove Road). 9. Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Chapter 22, Article VI, Section 22-106, Schedule A of the Code of Ordinances regarding traffic schedules and speed limit regulations. 10. Consider an ordinance reducing the speed limit from 75 MPH to 65 MPH on US190/IH-14 in Belton City Limits during construction of the US190/IH-14 Widening Project. 11. Consider an ordinance: A. amending Sec. 8-71 and Sec. 8-72 of the City of Belton Fee and Rate Schedule related to solid waste collection rates for 2020. B. adding Sec. 12-1 to the City of Belton Fee and Rate Schedule related to the registration and inspection of mobile home parks. 12. Consider an ordinance authorizing an amendment to the FY2019 budget. City Council Meeting Agenda November 12, 2019 Page 2 of 3 The Belton City Council will recess the Regular City Council Meeting and convene a meeting of the Belton Employee Benefits Trust. City of Belton Employee Benefits Trust Agenda 1. Call to Order. 2. Consider minutes of the City of Belton Employee Benefits Trust meeting dated November 27, 2018. 3. Consider action awarding contracts for employee insurance products. 4. Adjourn. The Employee Benefits Trust will adjourn the City of Belton Employee Benefits Trust Meeting and reconvene the Belton City Council Meeting. 13. Consider approval of funding for employee insurance contracts awarded by the Board of the Employee Benefits Trust, and authorizing the transfer of funds from the City’s operating funds to the Employee Benefits Trust account. 14. Receive a presentation and consider adopting the proposed Parks Master Plan for the expansion of Heritage Park. Executive Session 15. Executive Session pursuant to the provision of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Govt. Code, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.074, Personnel Matter. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time regarding any issue on this agenda for which it is legally permissible. City Council Meeting Agenda November 12, 2019 Page 3 of 3