EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM 213 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140 MINUTES 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Present: Mayor, Ray Richardson Council Member Place 3, Johnnie Allen Mayor Pro-Tem Place 4, Susan Mackey Council Member Place 5, Judy Sellers Council Member Place 6, Miriam Davila Absent: Council Member Place 1, Linda Sanders Council Member Place 2, Carolyn Renfro Others Present: Craig Spencer, City Manager Susanne Helgesen, Director of Finance Mindi Parks, City Secretary Victoria Thomas, City Attorney Landon Whatley, Fire Chief Gilbert Ramirez, Director of Public Works Ray Rentschler, Animal Control 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. CONSENT AGENDA  A. Minutes 10-8-2024 - Everman City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 10-22-2024 - Joint Meeting - Building & Standards Commission and the Everman City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 11-12-2024 - Joint Meeting - Building & Standards Commission and the Everman City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Place 6 Davila and Mayor Motion Carried B. Financials October 2024 Motion made by Place 5 Sellers, Seconded by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey. Voting Yea: Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Place 6 Davila and Mayor Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen Motion Carried 5. PRESENTATIONS A. Swearing In Ceremony - Everman Police Department: Josh Jones; Animal Control Officer Craig presented Josh Jones to the council. He is new for the Animal Control and Craig swore him in as well. 6. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS We had no citizens comments. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Staff Report - Police Department Craig reported and displayed to council the Police Department stats. B. Staff Report - Fire Department Landon Whatley reported the stats for Fire Department and reported Emergency Incident and Incident by Response Type. This report was supplied and handed out in the meeting. There are two positions that are open and he hopes to have these filled by January.  C. Staff Report - Public Works Gilbert reported stats for the water department on work orders and the main breaks and also for the Street Department as well. The street Department has been busy with the city events that have happened in the last week. He also displayed pictures of water leaks that have been fixed and things they have been working on. He displayed pictures for Street Department as well and what they have been working on. D. Staff Report - Code Compliance Dabs gave council stats for code compliance with the cases and where they are. He also stated that he is working on alternatives for things. Ray also reported stats for Animal Control and the numbers for the animals that have been picked up. He displayed all these reports for council's review and they are happy with the changes and work that has been done at the shelter and appreciated all the information that they received from Ray. E. Staff Report - Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Craig stated that the Christmas Tree Event and Holiday Market was a huge success. Both events went good and like every year we will work to make it better. 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-12-01 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO THE KROGER TEXAS OPIOID SETTLEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF THE TEXAS SETTLEMENT SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FORM REGARDING THE KROGER TEXAS OPIOID SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FULL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Place 6 Davila and Mayor Motion Carried B. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-12-02 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS CASTING ITS VOTES FOR ONE OR MORE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Motion made by Place 5 Sellers, Seconded by Place 6 Davila. Voting Yea: Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Place 6 Davila and Mayor Motion Carried C. ORDINANCE NO. 825 - AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE CITY OF EVERMAN’S TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BENEFITS PROVIDING FOR (1) AN INCREASE TO THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION RATE; (2) ADOPTING: (i) ANNUALLY ACCRUING UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND TRANSFER UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS; AND (ii) ANNUALLY ACCRUING ANNUITY INCREASES, ALSO REFERRED TO AS COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS (COLAS) FOR RETIREES AND THEIR BENEFICIARIES; AND (3) AUTHORIZING ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED CITY CONTRIBUTION RATE PAYMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. Voting Yea: Place 3 Allen, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Place 6 Davila and Mayor Motion Carried D. Actions Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions, or Committees. Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 6 Davila to table this item. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION 10. CITY MANAGERS REPORT Stage is almost complete and we had an event at McDonald's, meeting the owner and taking a tour. This was a great event and the family is very nice and eager to be here in the City of Everman. We should be getting the full funding for the traffic light that will go in front of the McDonald's. He told council the days off for city hall on Holiday for Christmas. 11. MAYOR’S REPORT Mayor wanted to note that he gets a lot of compliments on the Christmas Tree Lighting. 12. ADJOURN Mayor adjourned the meeting at 6:56pm. I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 6:00 p.m. on Friday December 6, 2024. /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.