City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The regular meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, May 20, 2019 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. OATH OF OFFICE FOR ELECTED MAYOR AND COUNCIL: IV. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Session April 22, 2019 V. PUBLIC FORUM: VI. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VII. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Byron Richards-Monthly Report VIII. WATER & SEWER: a. Mike Brown- Inframark Operations-Monthly Report IX. NEW BUSINESS: a. Review of the Budget Water Well Project Calendar- Ben Rosenberg, Jonathan Frels and Danny Hays. b. Discussion and Approval of a Resolution Approving a Principal Forgiveness Agreement with the Texas Water Development Board and Authorizing the Mayor as the Designated Representative of the City to Execute the Principal Forgiveness Agreement, and Approving Other Matters Related Thereto. c. Discussion and Approval of Ordinance #67 Authorizing the Issuance of City of Groveton, Texas Combination Tax and Surplus Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2019; Authorizing Execution and Delivery of a Paying Agent/ Registrar Agreement and an Escrow Agreement Relating To Such Certificates, Prescribing the Form of Said Certificates; Levying a Tax and Pledging Surplus Revenues Of the Water and Sewer System in Payment Thereof; and Enacting Other Provisions Relating Thereof. d. Discussion and Approval of a Resolution adopting a Water Conservation and Emergency Water Management Plan Texas Water Development Board. e. Re-Appoint Judge Angelia Evans-City Judge. f. Review of Trinity County Appraisal Office Collection Activity.  g. Discussion on Potential Sale of 80K Generator. h. Discussion and Action- Jack Paschetag-City’s Accountant presenting a plan to finance various projects. X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: XI. MAYOR’S REPORT: XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION: XIII. 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 May 17, 2019 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