City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Trinity County Annex Building located at 223 W. First Street Groveton, Texas. The following items will be discussed: I. CALLED TO ORDER: II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: III. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Meeting December 21, 2020 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Bennett-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Mike Brown- Inframark Operations-Monthly Report b. Approval of the Inframark Contract VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Review Downtown Renovation Project with TXDOT. b. Introduction of Ameri-Tex Services from Whitehouse, Texas- Sanitation Service. c. Discussion and Approval of Ordinance #70 Declining to approve the change in rates requested in Entergy Texas, Inc. Brian Garcia Entergy’s Customer Service Manager. d. Review Pennington Water Connection with Danny Hays of KSA Engineers and Mike Brown of Inframark. e. Review Water Well #2 progress with Danny Hays of KSA Engineers. f. Review remaining Water Distribution Line Replacement Project, Sewer Line Replacement Project, Independent Sludge Test (3,000.00) concerning TCEQ Violation and Detention Pond Improvement Project with Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. Engineers (SPI-Eng). g. Discussion on use of Emergency Water Line from Glendale to Groveton. h. Discussion on the FM 355 Apartments changing of Ownership. i. Discussion and Action on compensation as reimbursement for services rendered- Ralph Bennett Mayor Pro-Tem until the Election May 1, 2021. j. Approve to Order a General Election for May 1, 2021.  k. Approve two weekdays for early voting 12 hours for the General Election on May 1, 2021. l. Discussion on Revenue/Cost Projection –Jack Paschetag City’s Accountant. 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 and the Trinity County Annex Building at 3:30 P.M. on January 22, 2021 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. _________________________________ Ralph Bennett, Mayor Pro-Tem