City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday September 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Groveton City Hall located 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 Meeting August 28, 2023 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Police Chief Justin Cowart- Monthly Report. VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Ralph Bennett-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Inframark Operations-Monthly Report VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Action Regarding Digging a Water Well Miranda Wooten for Their Carwash. b. Discussion and Action Regarding Christmas on the Square Monica Barringer- Groveton Community Association. c. Discussion and Action on a Grant to Laura Anderson DBA Gather & Graze LLC a Total Amount of $95,000.00 from GEDC 4B. d. Discussion and Action on Security Cameras for the Water Plant and Sewer Plant. e. Approve a Proclamation Designating October 19, 2023 as Christine Kennedy Day. f. Adopt 2023-2024 Official Newspaper. g. Adopt 2023-2024 Official Bank Depository. h. Adopt 2023-2024 Property Tax Rate. i. Adopt 2023-2024 Budget. IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Action regarding Ordinance #1 Amending the Dilapidated or Unsafe Building Abatement Ordinance for the City of Groveton on Creating a Building Standard Commission. 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 September 22, 2023 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