City Council

City of Belton, Texas City Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 5:30 p.m. Wright Room at the 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 Craig Pearson. Texas Pledge. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag will be led by Assistant City Manager/Chief of Police Gene Ellis. “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” Invocation. The Invocation will be given by Mayor Wayne Carpenter. 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. Consent Agenda Items 3-6 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. 3. Consider minutes of July 27, 2021, City Council Meeting. City Council Meeting Agenda August 10, 2021 Page 1 of 2 4. Consider a Façade Improvement Grant (FIG) Application to renovate the property at 206 E. Central Ave, located in the Downtown Belton Commercial Historic District, on the north side of East Central Ave, west of North Penelope Street and east of North East Street. 5. Consider a request to abandon a portion of a storm water easement at 804 Damascus Drive and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Encroachment Indemnity Agreement. Regular Agenda 6. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing the creation of a Regional Emergency Communications District, as proposed by the Board of Directors of the Central Texas Council of Governments. FY2022 Budget 7. Receive a presentation on the FY2022-FY2026 Strategic Plan and invite public input on September 7, 2021. 8. Receive a presentation on the FY2022 Proposed Annual Budget for the City of Belton. 9. Call for a public hearing to be held at a Special Called City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., at the Harris Community Center, 401 N. Alexander, for the City of Belton Budget for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2021, and ending September 30, 2022. 10. Discuss and consider a proposed ad valorem tax rate for the 2021 tax year (FY 2022). 11. Call for a public hearing to be held at a Special Called City Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., at the Harris Community Center, 401 N. Alexander, for the proposed tax rate for the 2021 tax year (FY 2022). 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 August 10, 2021 Page 2 of 2