City Council

Notice of Meeting June 23, 2025 City of Groveton 6:00 P.M. Regular Meeting of City Council Trinity County Annex Pursuant to Article 6252-17, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes, notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Groveton will meet in a REGULAR session at the Trinity County Annex, 223 W. 1st St. 6:00 p.m. on Monday, the 23rd day of June 2025 to consider the following topics and such other business that may properly come before the meeting. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. OPENING PRAYER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS A. MAY 27, 2025 – REGULAR MEETING B. JUNE 9, 2025 – SPECIAL MEETING 4. PUBLIC FORUM 5. PRESENTATION BY DONNA DIXON REGARDING MOBILE HOMES ON HWY 287 6. DISCUSS/POSSIBLE ACTION TO PURCHASE BOTTLED WATER FROM FAIR ICE IN LIVINGSTON TO REPLACE BOTTLED WATER RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY DURING THE WATER OUTAGE IN MARCH 7. DISCUSS/POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BIDS FOR ROOF REPAIR AND OTHER REPAIRS AT CITY HALL 8. DISCUSS/APPROVE COVERING FOR PENNINGTON WATER CONNECTION 9. DISCUSS/POSSIBLE ACTION TO HIRE A MAINTAINER OPERATOR 10. DISCUSS/POSSIBLE ACTION ON AWARD RECOMMENDATION LETTER FOR THE TXCDBG GROUND STORAGE TANK PROJECT 11. ROADS/BRIDGES REPORT – JUSTIN MCCOURTNEY 12. POLICE REPORT – SHERIFF WOODY WALLACE 13. MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT – JUDGE STEPTOE 14. FINANCE & OVERSIGHT A. REVIEW MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT B. APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS NEEDED TO REFLECT GRANT FUNDS OR UNPLANNED EXPENDITURE 15. UTILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE A. REVIEW AND COMPARE WATER & SEWER RATES FROM SURROUNDING CITIES B. LIST OF ALL METERS OVER ONE MILLION GALLONS 16. PUBLIC SERVICES & CONTRACTS A. REVIEW AND COMPARE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION RATES FROM SURROUNDING CITIES B. DISCUSS CALL VOLUMES WITHIN THE CITY 17. PLANNING, COMPLIANCE, & LEGAL A. DISCUSS PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF ADJACENT AREAS B. DISCUSS CONDITION AND USUAGE OF ALL CITY BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 18. TECHNOLOGY & RECORDS A. DISCUSS WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY 19. TRANSPARENCY & COMMUNICATION A. IMPROVE AGENDA POSTING, MEETING MINUTES, AND PUBLIC RECORDS ACCESS 20. LIBRARY A. DISCUSS LIBRARY NEEDS: IMMEDIATE EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS, OR UPGRADES B. REVIEW CURRENT LIBRARY OPERATIONS, STAFFING, AND FUNDING 21. CITY ADMINSTRATION & OPERATIONS A. EVALUATE BILLING PRACTICES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR CITY UTILITIES 22. STREETS & TRANSPORTATION A. IDENTIFY AREAS NEEDING NEW SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, OR SIDEWALK REPAIRS 23. PUBLIC SAFETY A. DISCUSS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND COORDINATION WITH COUNTY RESOURCES 24. GRANTS & FUNDING A. REVIEW OPEN AND PENDING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES (FEMA, ARPA, TDEM, ECT) 25. ADJOURN MEETING Items do not have to be taken in the same order as shown on the meeting notice. If, during the course of the meeting, any discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in Executive or Closed Session, the Council will convene in such Executive or Closed Session in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Section 551.0745 to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a member of an advisory body or to hear a complaint or charge against a member of an advisory body. The Council may elect to consider all matters that are proper subjects for discussion in the same executive session, or may elect to hold two or more executive sessions in the same meeting. DATED THE 20th DAY OF JUNE 2025 MAYOR, CITY OF GROVETON I CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NOTICE OF MEETING WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT THE CITY HALL OF THE CITY OF GROVETON, TEXAS ON THE 20TH TH DAY OF JUNE 2025 AT 3:00 PM. CITY SECRETARY, CITY OF GROVETON