City Council

City of Belton, Texas City Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - 5:30 p.m. Wright Room at the Harris Community Center 401 N. Alexander, Belton, Texas Mayor Pro Tem David K. Leigh will participate remotely from 500 N. Loop 121, Belton, Texas Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag will be led by Councilmember Guy O’Banion. Texas Pledge. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag will be led by City Clerk Amy Casey. “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” Invocation. The Invocation will be given by Councilmember Dan Kirkley. 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 the Finance Department for receipt of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for Fiscal Year 2020. Consent Agenda Items 4-11 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 City Council Meeting Agenda January 25, 2022 Page 1 of 3 removed from the Consent Agenda prior to voting, at the request of any Councilmember, and it will be considered separately. 4. Consider minutes of January 11, 2022, City Council Meeting. 5. Consider a revised employment agreement for the City Manager. 6. Consider a resolution declaring that the updated January 1, 2022, population of the City of Belton is 24,553. 7. Consider awarding a Façade Improvement Grant to Dominica Garza for exterior improvement to 122 N. Pearl Street. 8. Consider authorizing a license agreement with MK&T Depot Holdings, LLC to allow for parking, landscaping, and a 1.1’ existing building encroachment in the right-of- way of North 1st Avenue, for the property located at 201 N. East Street, at the northeast corner of North East Street and North 1st Avenue. 9. Consider an ordinance abandoning a 5’ utility easement in the R.K. Utley Addition, Block A, Lots 2-4. 10. Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of grant applications to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the following: A. License Plate Reader Trailer and Thermal Imagers B. Rifle Resistant Body Armor C. General Victim Assistance Grant, Victims of Crime Act 11. Consider authorizing the following purchases of vehicles and heavy equipment as provided for in the Capital Equipment Replacement Fund: A. Ford F-150 Truck for the Public Works Fleet Department. B. Ford Ranger Truck for the Public Works Water & Sewer Department (Meter Readers). C. Brush Truck for the Public Works Solid Waste (Brush) Department. Planning and Zoning 12. Hold a public hearing and consider a zoning change from Commercial Highway to Commercial Highway with a Specific Use Permit for the Placement of an Electronic Changeable Sign on approximately 8 acres located at 500 N. I-35 Service Road, on the east side of I-35, south of Nolan Creek (Crossroads Church property). 13. Hold a public hearing and consider a zoning change from Agricultural to Commercial-2 District on approximately 2.12-acre property located at 3150 Simmons Road, south of Interstate 14 and west of Simmons Road. City Council Meeting Agenda January 25, 2022 Page 2 of 3 14. Hold a public hearing and consider a zoning change from Light Industrial to Commercial Highway on approximately 8.984-acre property at located 3360 S. IH 35, east of Interstate 35 and south of Grove Road. 15. Hold a public hearing and consider a zoning change from Neighborhood Service to Redevelopment District on approximately 1.55-acre property located at 1001 W. Avenue D, located east of North Loop 121 and north of West Avenue D. 16. Hold a public hearing and consider a zoning change from Agricultural to Commercial Highway on approximately 9.78-acre property located at 1901 S. IH 35, generally located west of Interstate 35 and south of Interstate 14. 17. Consider a final plat of Southwood Hills Phase III comprising 15.743 acres, located on the west side of Connell Street, south of Laila Lane and north of Huey Drive. Miscellaneous 18. Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance reaffirming the City’s Tax Abatement Guidelines and Criteria. 19. Hold a public hearing regarding an amendment to an existing Tax Abatement Agreement and a new Tax Abatement Agreement with USA Capitol within Tax Abatement Zone #13, in the South Loop Industrial Park, located south of E. Loop 121 and east of IH-35, along Groves Road. 20. Consider authorizing the purchase of a Pumper Truck and associated equipment as provided for in the Capital Equipment Replacement Fund. 21. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Kasberg, Patrick and Associates Engineers to prepare a Water and Wastewater Master Plan Update. Executive Session 22. 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 551.072, Deliberation Regarding Real Property. 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. 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