City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The regular meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, August 22, 2016 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 July 25, 2016 b. Budget Meeting August 15, 2016 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 VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Melissa Kemper- Approve a Street Dance for Activities Committee for Groveton Ex-Student Homecoming 2016 on the City Square b. Discussion and Action on the Tax Rate for 2016 c. Discussion and Action on the Relocation of the 40KW Generator to City Hall or the Sewer Plant d. Discussion and Approval of a Resolution for Improvements to the Groveton Trinity County Airport with a Grant from Texas Department of Transportation e. Discussion and Action for a New Phone System for the City’s Office f. Discussion and Action on the Closing Part of Magee Street at the Groveton School g. Discussion and Approve the Resolution of the Tax Roll as Certified to City Council by Gary Gallant, Chief Appraiser of the Trinity County Appraisal District Office h. Discussion and Action on GEDC 4A Grant to City of Groveton for 2017 Trinity County Airport Runway Lighting System in the amount of $17,250.00 First Reading i. Approve the Proposed Budgets for Fiscal Years for 2016- 2017 for GEDC Committee 4A and 4B j. Approve the action of the GEDC Board electing Gordon Bergman, Benny McClain and James Alford for two years  terms as Directors for the period from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2018 k. Approve the action of GEDC Board electing Susie Hammond, Joe Don Kennedy, Rita Danford and Charlotte Y’Barbo for a one year term as advisory directors for the period from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 l. Approve the action of the GEDC Board electing Gordon Bergman, Edgar West, Byron Richards and James Alford as officers for the period from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 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 August 19, 2016 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