EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, August 01, 2023 at 6:30 PM 213 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140 MINUTES 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor called meeting to order at 6:30pm. PRESENT Place 1 Linda Sanders Place 3 Johnnie Allen Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Susan Mackey Place 5 Judy Sellers Place 6 Miriam Davila Mayor Ray Richardson ABSENT: Council Member, Place 2 Carolyn Renfro 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. CONSENT AGENDA 5. PRESENTATIONS A. Forest Hill Drive Study Presentation City Manager, Craig Spencer presented and discussed some updates and plans from NCTCOG for the Forest Hill Drive Study. He presented a slide show to the council also with some details to this project. 6. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS Helen Collins with the Morning Star Prayer Center presented to council about doing a giveaway in the city at the Civic Center. This would not require anyone to get out their vehicle and would be a very organized giveaway. The items that she is going to be giving away could be from freezers to ice makers, to diapers. There is a number of different things that will be given away. She explained more to council on the operation and her background of her foundation and gave them her contact information. Michael Gee spoke to council in favor of the giveaway that Helen Collins with the Morning Star Prayer Center wants to host here at the Civic Center. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Ordinance 799 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE EVERMAN CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 13 “OFFENSES”, ARTICLE II “MINORS”, BY REPEALING DIVISION 2 “CURFEW FOR MINORS”; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. City Manager, Craig Spencer explained this Ordinance to council and let them know they will be adopting this ordinance on the next Regular Council meeting. B. Discussion related to the potential creation of a storm water utility in the City of Everman. City Manager, Craig Spencer discussed with council the consideration of drainage improvements in the city with the creation of a storm water utility in the City of Everman. Council gave Craig consensus on perusing this to see if this is something the city would like to do. C. Discussion related to the acquisition of public safety portable radios for Police and Fire Departments through a Motorola Lease Payment option. City Manager, Craig Spencer had a discussion with council on the acquisition of public safety portable radios for Police and Fire Departments through a Motorola Lease Payment option. This would allow them to use the radios now but start the payments for the lease of the radios for $55,000 a year for 7 years, would start in October 2024. Council discussed this option and would like to give Craig consensus to move forward with this Lease option. This will be on a further Regular Council meeting for approval. 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Ordinance # 800 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REVISING THE FEE SCHEDULE OF THE CITY FOR LICENSES, PERMITS OR OTHER SERVICES OF THE CITY WHERE REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION OR ORDER; PROVIDING THAT FUTURE REVISIONS OF THE FEE SCHEDULE SHALL BE PERMITTED BY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion made by Place 5 Sellers, Seconded by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Place 6 Davila, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION A. The City Council will convene into closed executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551071 – Consultation with City Attorney – to receive legal advice regarding pending or contemplated litigation to wit: Notice of Claim related to June 24, 2023 Celebrate America Festival event. Opened at 7:22pm. Closed at 7:37pm. No action taken. 10. CITY MANAGERS REPORT Craig just mentioned the National Night Out and the Halloween event coming up and just waiting on the SRO's contract to see where that is at in the next weeks coming up. He had nothing else to report. 11. MAYOR’S REPORT Sent email on City Managers evaluation and to get it in on the due date. Send to Mayor and Jennifer when complete. Mayor had nothing else to update. 12. ADJOURN Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:39pm. I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday July 28, 2023. /s/ Mindi Parks City Secretary Citizens may watch city council meetings live on YouTube. A link to the City of Everman YouTube channel is provided on the city website at: www.evermantx.us/government/citycouncil/ Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non-emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members, including the presiding officer, will be physically present at the location noted above on this Agenda. Pursuant to Section 551.071, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Council reserves the right to convene into Executive Session(s) from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting, to receive advice from its attorney on any posted agenda item, as permitted by Law. Additionally, Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss the following: A. Section 551.071 - Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek Advice of the City Attorney. B. Section 551.072 - Purchase, Sale, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property. C. Section 551.073 - Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift. D. Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters. E. Section 551.087- Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations. F. Section 551.089 - Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits. Citizens wishing to submit written comments should e-mail the City Secretary at mparks@evermantx.net. Comments that are received at least one-hour prior to the start of the meeting will be provided to all council members. According to the City of Everman Policy on Governance Process, individual citizen comments will be restricted to three (3) minutes unless otherwise determined by a majority vote of the Council. The mayor is responsible to enforce the time limit. Citizens may address City Council either during the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting or during deliberation of a listed agenda item. City Council is only permitted by Law to discuss items that are listed on the agenda. Citizens wishing to make comments should notify the City Secretary as soon as possible. City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Parking spaces for disabled citizens are available. Requests for sign interpretative services must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. To make arrangements, call 817.293.0525 or TDD 1.800.RELAY TX, 1.800.735.2989.