City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The regular meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, August 28, 2017 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 be discussed: I. CALLED TO ORDER: II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: III. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Session Meeting July 24, 2017 b. Budget Workshop Meeting August 7, 2017 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Byron Richards-Monthly Report b. Discussion for a potential street project VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Allen Jenkins-Severn Trent Services-Monthly Report VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Action on Approval of the Budget for 2017- 2018 as presented b. Discussion and Action on the Selection of the Contractor for the 2016 TxCDBG Water System Improvements Project c. Discussion and Action to approve a Resolution to certify local funding and support of the City of Groveton Downtown Sidewalk Improvements to the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program for Funding Competition in the Texas Transportation 2017 Program Call for Projects d. Approve the action of the Board electing Scott Evans, Larry Small, Byron Richards and Edgar West for two years terms as Directors for the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2019-GEDC e. Approve the action of the Board electing the officers for the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018-GEDC f. Approve the action of the Board electing Susie Hammond, Joe Don Kennedy, Rita Danford and Charlotte Y’Barbo for one year terms as advisory directors-GEDC g. Approve the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018 for Committees 4-A and 4-B-GEDC h. Discussion and Approve the Resolution of the Tax Roll as Certified to City Council by Gary Gallant, Chief  i. Discussion and Action on zoning in the City j. Discussion on the procedure of meter readings and adjustments 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 25, 2017 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