EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:30 PM 212 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140 MINUTES 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor called meeting to order at 1:30pm. 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. CONSENT AGENDA 5. PRESENTATIONS 6. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS NONE 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Declaration of Local Disaster - Flooding of August 2022 7.8 inches of rain that caused the flood. Southern fork of Chambers Creek. 3 vehicle rescues... We did evacuate a few homes that did utilize the Civic Center. 1 major damage, and 6 minor damages, and 17 homes that were damaged from the flood. The overall damage is significant less than the flood earlier. This resolution will allow us to get into the creek and clean it out. This will take about seven to eight months when this starts. 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Approve the Continuation of the Declaration of Local Disaster related to Flooding Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 5 Sellers. 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 10. CITY MANAGERS REPORT Craig did state that we closed the application period for the Council Place 2 and he excited to say that we can cancel the Election and Appoint the one applicant that we has. Carolyn Renfro is now the Council Member Place 2 position. 11. MAYOR’S REPORT He had nothing to report. 12. ADJOURN Mayor adjourned the meeting at 1:51pm. I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday December 31, 2021. /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 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.