EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, November 07, 2023 at 6:30 PM 212 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140 MINUTES 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor called meeting to order at 6:32pm. 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. CONSENT AGENDA 5. PRESENTATIONS 6. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS Cheryl Jones from 300 Southway Drive wanted an update on the underground waterline that is being constructed on Columbine. From her understanding the original completion date was in August and she wanted to know if there is a new estimated completion date for the waterline. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Consideration and Discussion related to the Tarrant County Appraisal District Ballot of Appointments to Board of Directors beginning January 1, 2024. Mayor stated that council should have received the documentation from TAD with the nominees on it. Mayor stated that we do have a total of five votes. Mayors recommendation is to give all five votes to Gary Losado. With small discussion the Mayor and council agree to give all five votes to Gary Losado. This will be on the next meeting for approval. B. Staff Report - Substandard Building Processes and Procedures Update. Our City ordinances keep us from proceeding with this process if we need to. Code Enforcement Officer Dabb's, Craig and the attorney had a meeting to talk about how we can enforce this. Planning and Zoning Commission as the Substandard Building Commission committee is one of the first steps in helping this situation. This is the committee that Dabbs will take these properties to that may need to be set substandard. There are several that are at this time. This will be on the next meeting for approval. 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. ORDINANCE #804 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS BY AMENDING SECTION 19-76 “SPECIAL ORDINANCES PROHIBITING OR REGULATING PARKING OF VEHICLES AT SPECIFIC PLACES ON DESIGNATED STREETS” OF DIVISION 1 “GENERALLY” OF ARTICLE III “STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING”; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen Motion Carried. B. RESOLUTION # 2023-11-01 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES WITH THE BRIAR-RENO FIRE DEPARTMENT (BRFD); AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion made by Place 5 Sellers, Seconded by Place 1 Sanders. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. C. RESOLUTION #2023-11-02 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND EMERGENCY DISPATCH SERVICES WITH THE TOWN OF EDGECLIFF VILLAGE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 1 Sanders. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. D. Discuss and Consider Removal of Bobbie Montgomery from the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee Motion to table items D through G. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. E. Discuss and Consider Removal of Danny Longoria from the Senior Citizens Advisory Board Motion to table items D through G. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. F. Discuss and Consider Appointment of Dorothy Walker to the Senior Citizens Advisory Board  Motion to table items D through G. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. G. Discuss and Consider Appointment of Earl Walker to the Senior Citizen Advisory Board Motion to table items D through G. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 2 Renfro, Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Motion Carried. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION 10. CITY MANAGERS REPORT Craig stated that Election Day is today, letting council know about the proposition A. Will bring additional funding if passed. Noel playground is getting close to being done. November 20th is the planned date for this ribbon cutting. Christmas Committee is meeting weekly and working hard to get all the events ready that will be going on in the city. Richard approached council and explained what Pozole and Pasadas. December 12 at 6pm. Raffle from UB and Christmas Spirit award. 11. MAYOR’S REPORT Mayor and Susan went on a train ride and went on a meeting at Trinity Metro. December 11th, Mayor's Council 12. ADJOURN Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:19pm. I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday November 3, 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. 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