City Board
Regular MeetingHighland Haven, TX · April 2, 2024
Minutes
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
MINUTES – BOARD OF ALDERMAN MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Highland Haven Community Center
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith Present ☐Absent
Mayor Kelley opened the meeting at 7:00 pm.
2. Pledge of Allegiance & Thought
Mayor Kelley led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Recognize Visitors – No visitors present.
4. Announcements, Proclamations or Presentations
5. Public Comment
(At this time, any person with business before the BOA not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Board. No formal
action can be taken on these items at this meeting. No discussion or deliberation can occur. Comments regarding specific
agenda items should occur when the item is called.)
ACTION ITEMS
6. Consider Consent items:
The items listed are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Board of Aldermen and will be approved by one
motion, there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which case the item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to a motion and vote. The item will be considered in its normal sequence
of the regular agenda.
a. Meeting Minutes for March 19, 2024
Motion to accept consent items made by Terry Smith, seconded by Lynn Smith.
Vote 4-0 Terry Nuss abstained
7. Convene into Executive Session as per Texas Govt. Code §551.074 to discuss personnel matters.
a. Closed Session: Discuss personnel matters.
The Board of Aldermen adjourned into closed session at 7:02 pm.
b. Open Session: Reconvene into open session.
The Board of Aldermen reconvened to open session at 7:11 pm.
8. Discussion and/or Possible Action on Executive Session matters.
Motion to continue Mayor salary for the remainder of this Fiscal Year made by Terry Nuss, seconded
by Lynn Smith.
Vote 5-0
DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS
9. Discussion – Budget FY 2025
a. U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics – Consumer Price Index
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
b. City Staffing
c. Water System Operator
10. Eclipse – April 8, 2024
11. Review Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendations to BOA
12. Review assignments for the Planning and Zoning Commission
a. Review of current Planning and Zoning assignments
b. The next P&Z meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2024.
13. Legislative Updates –
14. Drainage Issues –
a. Cardinal Lane drainage
15. Water Storage Tank Project Report
a. New water tank is in operation.
b. Next steps - demolition/replacement of old tank and installation of bypass pipeline
c. Possible change orders
i. Water treatment system improvements
ii. Weed barrier and gravel ground cover
iii. Storage shed rainwater runoff gutter system
16. Review Water System –
a. Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
i. Service Line Inventory
1. Data collection by meter reading staff
2. Data collection by meter replacement and leak repair staff
b. Maintenance and Operations Issues
i. HHPOA barn rental
c. Emergency generator system
d. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
i. Pumping Permit
ii. Drought Status – Stage 4
iii. 15% Mandatory Water Restrictions
e. Drought Contingency Plan
17. Review Solid Waste Services –
18. Mayor’s Reports
19. Aldermen Comments
Next regular meeting – Tuesday April 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
Adjournment.
Motion to Adjourn made by Terry Smith, seconded by Bruce Robertson.
Vote 5-0
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm.
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Olan Kelley, Mayor
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Lezley Baum, City Secretary
Agenda
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
AGENDA – BOARD OF ALDERMAN MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Highland Haven Community Center
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ☐Present ☐Absent
2. Pledge of Allegiance & Thought
3. Recognize Visitors
4. Announcements, Proclamations or Presentations
5. Public Comment
(At this time, any person with business before the BOA not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Board. No formal
action can be taken on these items at this meeting. No discussion or deliberation can occur. Comments regarding specific
agenda items should occur when the item is called.)
ACTION ITEMS
6. Consider Consent items:
The items listed are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Board of Aldermen and will be approved by one
motion, there will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which case the item
will be removed from the Consent Agenda prior to a motion and vote. The item will be considered in its normal sequence
of the regular agenda.
a. Meeting Minutes for March 19, 2024
7. Convene into Executive Session as per Texas Govt. Code §551.074 to discuss personnel matters.
a. Closed Session: Discuss personnel matters.
b. Open Session: Reconvene into open session.
8. Discussion and/or Possible Action on Executive Session matters.
DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS
9. Discussion – Budget FY 2025
a. U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics – Consumer Price Index
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
b. City Staffing
c. Water System Operator
10. Eclipse – April 8, 2024
11. Review Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendations to BOA
12. Review assignments for the Planning and Zoning Commission
a. Review of current Planning and Zoning assignments
b. The next P&Z meeting is scheduled for April 11, 2024.
13. Legislative Updates –
14. Drainage Issues –
a. Cardinal Lane drainage
15. Water Storage Tank Project Report
a. New water tank is in operation.
b. Next steps - demolition/replacement of old tank and installation of bypass pipeline
c. Possible change orders
i. Water treatment system improvements
ii. Weed barrier and gravel ground cover
iii. Storage shed rainwater runoff gutter system
16. Review Water System –
a. Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
i. Service Line Inventory
1. Data collection by meter reading staff
2. Data collection by meter replacement and leak repair staff
b. Maintenance and Operations Issues
i. HHPOA barn rental
c. Emergency generator system
d. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
i. Pumping Permit
ii. Drought Status – Stage 4
iii. 15% Mandatory Water Restrictions
e. Drought Contingency Plan
17. Review Solid Waste Services –
18. Mayor’s Reports
19. Aldermen Comments
Next regular meeting – Tuesday April 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
Adjournment.
Posted: March 27, 2024
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I, LEZLEY BAUM, CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED AT HIGHLAND HAVEN CITY HALL, 510
HIGHLAND DRIVE, SUITE A; HIGHLAND HAVEN, TX ON THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NOTICE BOARDS OF CITY HALL WHICH ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THE CITY WEBSITE AT WWW. HIGHLANDHAVENTX.COM ON MARCH 27, 2024,
BY 5:00 PM AND REMAINED SO POSTED FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF SAID MEETING.
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Lezley Baum, City Secretary
THIS MEETING SHALL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 ET SEQ. AT ANY TIME
DURING THE MEETING THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE
POSTED AGENDA ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTIONS 551.071 (Advice of Counsel), 551.072 (Real Property), 551.073
(Gifts or Donations), 551.074 (Personnel), 551.076 (Security), 551.087 (Economic Development) and/or 418.183 (Homeland Security).
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