City Board
Regular MeetingHighland Haven, TX · May 29, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
MINUTES – SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
DATE: May 29, 2025
TIME: 10:00 AM
PLACE: Roscoe L. Holt City Hall, 510-A Highland Drive, Highland Haven, TX 78654
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor Kelley called the meeting to order at 10:00 AM.
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 – Led by Mayor Kelley.
3. Recognize Visitors – Visitors present were The Honorable Judge Don Adams and Tom Weaver.
4. 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.)
There were no public comments.
ACTION ITEMS
5. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Ordinance # 133, certification of three Aldermen.
Motion to approve the Certification of Election of Lynn Smith, Terry Smith and Bruce Robertson made
by Terry Smith, seconded by Terry Nuss.
Vote: 4-0
a. Statements of Elected Officials
b. Oath of Officers
c. Certificate of Election
The Honorable Judge Don Adams administered the Oaths of Office and Sworn Statements.
6. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution # 368 Appointment of Mayor Pro Tempore.
Motion to appoint Terry Nuss for Mayor Pro Tempore made by Terry Smith, seconded by Bruce
Robertson.
Vote 4-0
Next Budget Workshop – Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 5:30 PM, Highland Haven Community Center
Next regular meeting – Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 7:00 pm, Highland Haven Community Center
Adjournment.
Motion to adjourn made by Terry Nuss, seconded by Lynn Smith.
Vote: 4-0
The meeting adjourned at 10:12 AM.
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Olan Kelley, Mayor Sarah Collard, City Secretary
Agenda
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
AGENDA – BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING
DATE: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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
3. Recognize Visitors
4. Announcements, Proclamations or Presentations
a. Planning & Zoning Commissioners – Recognition of service of outgoing appointees
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 May 6, 2025
b. Meeting Minutes for May 29, 2025
c. Financials April 2025
d. Sales Tax Report April 2025
e. Water Well Report
7. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution # 369, approve authority and responsibilities of elected
officials.
8. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution # 370 appointments to Planning and Zoning Commission.
9. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution # 371, bank signers Commercial National Bank.
10. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution # 372, bank signers First United Bank.
11. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Resolution # 373, bank signers Tex Pool.
12. Discussion and/or Possible Action – City Logo
13. Discussion and/or Possible Action – PEC Election Ballot
14. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Release from City of Highland Haven Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)
of the J.A. Nobles Subdivision as requested by petition from residents and property owners
15. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Flood Plain Administrator Ordinance
16. Discussion and/or Possible Action – Commercial Zoning Ordinance
17. Convene into Executive Session as per Texas Govt. Code §551.072 to discuss Real Property and
§551.074 of the Texas Government Code for discussion of personnel.
a. Closed Session:
i. Discuss real property matters
ii. Discuss personnel matters
b. Open Session: Reconvene into Open Session.
18. Discussion and/or Possible Action on Executive Session matters.
a. Real Property matters
b. Personnel matters
DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS
19. Discussion – FY 2026 Budget
a. Budget Discussion
20. Review Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendations to BOA
21. 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 June 12, 2025, at 6:00 pm.
c. Legislative impacts
22. Legislative Updates
a. City Administrator’s Update
b. Legislative Bill Update
23. Drainage Issues
a. Recent rain events and associated flooding
24. Review Water System
a. Maintenance and Operations Issues
i. Handheld Meter reader Deployed
ii. GIS Data
iii. Generator
b. Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
i. Pumping Permit
ii. Drought Status – Stage 4
iii. 15% Mandatory Water Restrictions
25. Review Solid Waste Services
26. Mayor’s Report
27. Aldermen Comments
Next Special meeting – Budget Workshop – Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM, HH Community Center
Next Regular meeting – Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
Adjournment.
Posted: May 30, 2025
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I, SARAH COLLARD, 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 MAY 30, 2025, BY
5:00 PM AND REMAINED SO POSTED FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF SAID MEETING.
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Sarah Collard, 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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