City Council

AGENDA 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 February 15, 2022, 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 Alderwoman Lauren Bresch III. Pledge of Allegiance – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mayor Jesse Casey 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). IV. 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 Council Member requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (Red Section) 1. City Administrator’s Monthly Report for January 2022 • WWTP 2. Police Department Summary for January 2022 Racial Profiling Report 2022 3. Water Department Summary for January 2022 4. Permit Report for January 2022 5. Financial Report Summary for January 2022 6. Balance Sheet for January 2022 7. Minutes of January 18, 2022 Regular Meeting V. Items to be Considered 1. Discuss, consider and possible action to donate or sell Church Street from FM450 to Green Street to First Baptist Church of Hallsville. (Orange Section) 2. Contract presentation, discussion and possible action regarding approval to use $261,296.29 from the 2014 Certificates of Obligation funds for the purpose of sludge removal at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. (Green Section) 3. Discuss and possible action regarding transferring $6,533.08 from General Fund Unrestricted Reserves to the General Fund for the purpose of an initial payment for the purchase of police in-vehicle laptops, amending the 2021-2022 Adopted Budget. (Pink Section) 4. Discuss and possible action regarding transferring $15,647.92 from Water/Sewer Fund Unrestricted Reserves to the Water & Sewer Fund to pay for the cost of goods purchased from the City of Longview, amending the 2021-2022 Adopted Budget. (Blue Section) 5. Discuss and possible action regarding transferring $25,000.00 from Water/Sewer Fund Unrestricted Reserves to the Water & Sewer Fund, specifically line item “Legal, Engineering & Accounting”, to maintain an adequate amount for grant applications, amending the 2021-2022 Adopted Budget. (Yellow Section) 6. Discuss and possibly act to approve Resolution 2022-02 of Support for Texas Housing Developers for application to Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 2022 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Funds for Fox Run Apartments with a $250.00 reduced building permit fee. (Neon Yellow) VI. Executive Session Executive Session items are discussed in closed session but any and all action is taken in regular open session. Executive Session is not open to the public because there is a compelling need of confidentially. Executive Session may be called at any time during the meeting and the Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session on any of the posted agenda items 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), and/or Section 551.072, Real Estate Transactions. VII. 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 the City Secretary at 903-668-2313. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the February 15, 2022, Agenda of Items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on February 11, 2022, at approximately 12:00 P.M. _________________________ Laura Welch City Secretary