City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The regular meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, September 26, 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 August 22, 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. Discussion and Action on the Relocation of the 40KW Generator to City Hall or the Sewer Plant b. Discussion and Action on GEDC 4A Grant to the City of Groveton for 2017 Trinity County Airport Runway Lighting System in the amount of $17,250.00- Second Reading c. Discussion and Action on GEDC 4B Grant to Adarine Thomas dba Ada’s Pack and Ship in the amount of $12,908.00- First Reading d. Discussion and Action on the sale of the abandon fire hydrants from the water project e. Discussion and Action on Abatement of Frances Lester Property-Second Street f. Adopt 2016-2017 Official Newspaper g. Adopt 2016-2017 Official Bank Depository h. Adopt 2016-2017 Tax Rate i. Adopt 2016-2017 Budget IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: X. MAYOR’S REPORT: XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: a. Review of part time employee applications for the Street Maintenance Department- Personnel Matter 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 September 23, 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