City Council

CITY OF COLDSPRING, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING Coldspring City Hall 14211 Highway 150 West, Coldspring, Texas AGENDA Regular Called Meeting August 5, 2024 – 7:00 PM 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL, ESTABLISH A QUORUM 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS  Review Rules/Time Limits 4. ADOPT AGENDA 5. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL  Regular Called Meeting – July 1, 2024  Special Called Meeting – July 23, 2024 6. APPROVAL OF BILLS TO BE PAID 7. REPORTS A. Report on operation at wastewater treatment plant and collection system – Joshua Taylor  Introduction of new city employee John Rogers as assistant wastewater operator/public works  Fixed Assets Information (Mayor Benestante) B. Financial & Legislative Reports:  General fund  Sewer fund  Hotel/Motel fund  Capital Projects  Opioid Abatement Fund  Legislative Updates (Mayor Benestante)  Investment Report (Mayor Benestante) C. GRANT / FUND Reports:  ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act-COVID-TDEM)  CDBG-MITMOD (GLO - $631,000 – Sewer Expansion)   Texas CDBG (TDA $500,000 – Sewer)  RCP – (GLO – $300,000 Flood mitigation/Mapping Studies)  Transportation Alternatives Set Aside (TxDOT $3,000,000 – Sidewalks) C. City Attorney Reports (Attorney Greg Magee) D. Sewer Reports:  Sewer adjustments (Amanda Villa)  Sewer cut-offs (Amanda Villa) E. Coldspring Community Center Report – Barbara Justice 8. OLD BUSINESS A. Briefing on City storm damage and clean up (Mayor Benestante) C. Discussion and possible action proposed Entergy Texas transmission line (Mayor Benestante) 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Receive presentation: First Public Meeting – General Land Office (GLO – CDBG-MIT) Resilient Communities Program Grant – Presentation by Lanford Community management Services, Inc. B. Briefing on Texas Municipal League Rate Changes C. Discussion and Possible Action Tex Pool Investments D. Briefing on Mission Statement/ Tourism E. Discussion and Possible Action on establishing a City Municipal Court 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION  SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR ABOUT SETTLEMENT OFFERS.SECTION 551.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY.  SECTION 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS: TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE; AND  SECTION 551.076 DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES AND AUDITS. 11. RECONVENE 12. ADJOURN John Benestante, Mayor **NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, September 9, 2024, at 7:00 PM**