City Council

Mayor Jesse Casey Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Lovelace Alderman Charlie Hunt Alderman Guy Walker Alderman Brant Cain Alderwoman Lauren Bresch Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the Hallsville City Council to be held January 21, 2020, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 115 W. Main Street, Hallsville, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. I. Call to Order II. Invocation – The invocation will be given by Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Lovelace III. Pledge of Allegiance – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mayor Jesse Casey IV. Public Comments - (This is the opportunity for the public to address the City Council. Please sign up to speak and indicate the subject you intend to address. Speakers will be recognized in their order of sign- up. City Council may not discuss or act on any issue not posted on the agenda for this meeting. (Attorney General Opinion JC-0169). Citizen’s comments will be limited to 3 minutes after they have been acknowledged to speak by the chair of the meeting. The Citizen will be required to state their full name, address, and the subject they will be commenting on. If the Citizen wishes to make comments about an item that is already on the agenda, discussion will be deferred until the item comes up). V. Consent Agenda – (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) 1. City Administrator’s Monthly Report for December 2019 a) 305 East Main Street b) Water Purchase Contract c) Strategic Plan Committee 2. Police Department Summary for December 2019 & Racial Profiling Report 2019 3. Water Department Summary for December 2019 4. Permit Report for December 2019 5. Financial Report Summary for December 2019 6. Balance Sheet for December 2019 7. Minutes of December 17, 2019 Regular Meeting VI. Items to be Considered 1. Consider and act upon rejecting the Statement of Intent to Increase Rates for CenterPoint Texas’ Beaumont/East Texas Division. 2. Consider and act upon approving a request from P&J Real Estate, (Cider Lane project), to reduce or waive permit fees. 3. Consider and act upon approving to eliminate sidewalks in exchange for installing 1’ (1 foot) 4/12 lay down curbs in the Cider Point development. 4. Consider and act upon approving a request from Hallsville ISD to transfer property located at the corner of Green Street and Bois D’Arc Street to the City. 5. Consider and act upon approving to receive bids to sell City Property located on the corner of Shawnee Trail and Cider Lane. VII. Executive Session Executive Session may be called for the purposes permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 through Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney, Section 551.074, Personnel Matters (Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal, Complaint). Action if any will be taken in open meeting. VIII. Adjournment In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Hallsville will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Kimberly Smith, TRMC City Secretary, at 903-668-2313. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the January 21, 2020, agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on January 16, 2020. Kimberly Smith, TRMC City Secretary