City Board

CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN 510 Highland Drive, Suite A Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278 Telephone: 830-265-4366 AGENDA – BOARD OF ALDERMAN MEETING DATE: Thursday, January 23, 2025 TIME: 9:00 a.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 3. Recognize Visitors 4. Announcements, Proclamations or Presentations Recognize Lezley Baum, City Secretary 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 January 7, 2025 b. December 24 Financials c. December 24 Utility Report d. January 25 Sales Tax Report 7. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Order of Election. 8. Convene into Executive Session as per Texas Govt. Code §551.072 to discuss Real Property and Texas Govt. Code §551.074 to discuss personnel. a. Closed Session: i. Discuss real property matters. ii. Discuss Personnel – City Secretary b. Open Session: Reconvene into open session. 9. Discussion and/or Possible Action on Executive Session matters. a. Real Property matters. b. Personnel – City Secretary  DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS 10. Discussion of upcoming May Election deadlines: a. Candidate Filing Dates: January 15, 2025, through February 14, 2025 b. Election Date: May 3, 2025 c. Positions include 3 Aldermen positions. Incumbents Bruce Robertson, Lynn Smith, and Terry Smith. 11. Review Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendations to BOA a. Commercial Zoning Ordinance 12. Review assignments for the Planning and Zoning Commission a. Comprehensive Plan Review i. Community Survey b. Review of current Planning and Zoning assignments c. The next P&Z meeting is scheduled for February 13, 2025, at 6:00 pm. 13. Legislative Updates – a. Resolution Legislative Platform b. Proposed Legislation 14. Traffic Control – 15. Drainage Issues – 16. Water Storage Tank Project Report a. Final Recap 17. Review Water System – a. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District i. Pumping Permit ii. Drought Status – Stage 4 iii. 15 % Mandatory Water Restrictions b. Maintenance and Operations Issues 18. Review Solid Waste Services – 19. Mayor’s Report 20. City Administrator Comments 21. Aldermen Comments Next regular meeting – Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center. Adjournment. Posted January 17, 2025  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 JANUARY 17, 2025, BY 5:00 PM AND REMAINED SO POSTED FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF SAID MEETING. _______________ 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).