City Council

Belton City Council Meeting February 8, 2022 – 5:30 P.M. The Belton City Council met in regular session in the Wright Room of the Harris Community Center. Members present included Mayor Wayne Carpenter and Councilmembers Craig Pearson, Dan Kirkley, John R. Holmes, Sr. and Daniel Bucher. Mayor Pro Tem David K. Leigh and Councilmember Guy O’Banion were absent. Staff present included Sam Listi, John Messer, Amy Casey, Gene Ellis, Mike Rodgers, Jon Fontenot, Chris Brown, Charlotte Walker, Matt Bates, Bob van Til, Paul Romer, Larry Berg, Daniel Aguirre, Allen Fields, Judy Garrett and Jo-Ell Guzman. The Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag was led by Councilmember Dan Kirkley, and the pledge to the Texas Flag was led by Director of Planning Bob van Til. The Invocation was given by Mayor Wayne Carpenter. 1. Call to order. Mayor Carpenter called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. 2. Public Comments. (Audio 1:48) There were none. 3. Recognize Joe Wells, former owner of the Depot and Furniture Barn, for 40 years of business in Downtown Belton. (Audio 1:54) Mayor Wayne Carpenter recognized Joe Wells and thanked him for his years of business in Belton. Consent Agenda Items 4-13 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. (Audio 5:32) 4. Consider minutes of January 25, 2022, City Council Meeting. 5. Consider adopting a resolution: (1) ordering the May 7, 2022, General Election for Councilmember Places 5, 6 and 7; and (2) authorizing a contract with the Bell County Elections Administrator to provide election services for the May 7, 2022, General Election. 6. Consider a resolution nominating the City’s candidate for election to the Board of Directors of the Central Texas Water Supply Corporation. 7. Consider a resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division, for a First Responder Mental Health Program grant. Belton City Council Meeting February 8, 2022 – Page 2 8. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with FleetCor Technologies Operating Company, LLC, through the Region 4 Education Service Center/OMNIA Partners, an intergovernmental purchasing cooperative, for the purchase of fuel for City vehicles. 9. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an amended Amendment #4 to the 2018 Water and Wastewater Improvements Professional Services Agreement with Kasberg, Patrick and Associates for bidding services related to the Avenue S Waterline project. 10. Consider a resolution supporting Texas Housing Developers, LLC’s tax credit application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for a rehabilitation project of a 32-unit development for elderly persons at 300-362 W. Avenue A. 11. Consider approval of the FY2021 Annual Report for Belton’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone. 12. Consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase of an approximately 1.2-acre tract from Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District located on Kennedy Court, north of Powell Avenue and west of Loop 121. 13. Consider authorizing the repair of Belton Fire Department’s Quint 2. Upon a motion by Councilmember Holmes, and a second by Councilmember Pearson, the Consent Agenda, including the following captioned resolutions, was unanimously approved upon a vote of 5-0. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-04-R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELTON, TEXAS, (1) ORDERING THE MAY 7, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER PLACES 5, 6 AND 7; AND (2) AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH THE BELL COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR TO PROVIDE ELECTION SERVICES FOR THE MAY 7, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE. RESOLUTION 2022-05-R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELTON, TEXAS, NOMINATING A CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL TEXAS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-06-R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE Belton City Council Meeting February 8, 2022 – Page 3 GOVERNOR, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION AND DESIGNATING AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-07-R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELTON, TEXAS, SUPPORTING TEXAS HOUSING DEVELOPERS LLC’S TAX CREDIT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR APARTMENT REHABILITATION FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME ELDERLY PERSONS; AND PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE. Regular Agenda 14. Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance annexing the following tracts: A. One tract of land consisting of 2.88 acres situated in the F. Madregal Survey, Abstract 554, Bell County, Texas, Property ID 472920, located on the east side of Toll Bridge Road, between Shanklin and Elmer King (Alford). B. One tract of land consisting of 7.28 acres situated in the F. Madregal Survey, Abstract 554, Bell County, Texas, Property ID 105615, located on the east side of Toll Bridge Road, between Shanklin and Elmer King (Sheppard). (Audio 8:12) Director of Planning Bob van Til presented this item. Public Hearing: No one spoke for or against. Upon a motion by Councilmember Holmes and a second by Councilmember Pearson, Item #14, including the following captioned ordinance, was unanimously approved upon a vote of 5-0. ORDINANCE NO. 2022-13 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF BELTON, BELL COUNTY, TEXAS, AND EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF SAID CITY SO AS TO INCLUDE SAID HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY LIMITS AND GRANTING TO ALL THE INHABITANTS OF SAID PROPERTY ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF OTHER CITIZENS AND BINDING SAID INHABITANTS BY ALL OF THE ACTS, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, AND REGULATIONS OF SAID CITY; AND ADOPTING A SERVICE PLAN OR AGREEMENT. 15. Presentation of the Police Department’s Annual Report including the Annual Racial Profiling Report. (Audio 12:54)