City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The regular meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at City Hall, located at 115 West Front Street, Groveton, Texas. The following items will I. CALLED TO ORDER: II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: III. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Session Meeting May 18, 2015 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Byron Richards-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Allen Jenkins- Severn Trent Services-Monthly Report b. Discussion and Approve the Amendment to the STE Contract VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Action on the Ambulance Agreement with Groveton EMS b. Discussion and Action to approve Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the City of Groveton c. Discussion and Action to Amend the 2014-2015 Budget for the Trinity River Authority Service and Mid-Year adjustment payment schedule d. Discussion and Action on the Water Bill Adjustment Policy for Customers e. Discussion and Action on the Sewer Service Agreement f. Discussion and Action to Approve Ordinance #61 Texas Defining the Use of Property within the City Limits as Institutional Transitional Housing g. Discussion and Action on an Increase of Hours for Street Maintenance Department h. Discussion and Action to Approve Ordinance #62 Declining to approve the change in rates requested in Entergy Texas, Inc.’s Statement of Intent IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: X. MAYOR’S REPORT: XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: XII. ADJOURN: I certify that the above Notice of meeting of the City Council is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the door of City Hall at 3:30 P.M. on June 19, 2015 where it remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO DELIBERATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 551.071- Consultations with attorney-551.072- Deliberation regarding Real Property-551.073-Deliberation regarding gifts & donations-551.074-Personnel matters (with deliberation by Council) - 551.076-Deliberation Security Matters- 551.076 Deliberation Certain Homeland Security Matters- 551.087-Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations. _________________________________ Byron Richards, Mayor