City Council Worksession

City Council Meeting January 8, 2024 and Work Session Agendas are available on the counter near the front of the audience seating area. Anyone wishing to speak during Citizen Comments or any Public Hearing(s) on the agenda, should sign up on the appropriate forms (at the front of the seating area). Citizen Comments An opportunity for the public to address City Council on agenda items or concerns not on the agenda. To comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, this period is not for question and answer. Those wishing to speak must identify themselves and observe a three-minute time limit. Those who have signed up to speak will be called forward. Come to the podium, state your name and address. All comments shall be addressed to the Council. Municipal Development Districts • Cities may hold an election in all or part of a city, including its extra territorial jurisdiction, to create a municipal development district and to adopt a sales tax to fund it. • Sales tax options are one-eighth, one-fourth, three-eighths or one-half of 1 percent. • 377.101(c) A district may not adopt a sales and use tax under this subchapter if the adoption of the tax under this subchapter would result in a combined tax rate of all local sales and use taxes of more than two percent in any location in the district. Municipal Development Districts • Board of Directors • Minimum of four (4) members; Staggered two-year terms; • May include Councilmembers or city employees • Must reside in the city limits or ETJ • To plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, or renovate one or more development projects beneficial to the district. • The district could undertake a variety of projects including a convention center, civic center, auditorium and other eligible projects. MDD – Projects Recreational or Community Facilities • Land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for use for • Professional and amateur sports, including children's sports, • Athletic, entertainment, tourist, convention, and public park purposes and events, including stadiums, ball parks, auditoriums, amphitheaters, concert halls, parks and park facilities, open space improvements, museums, exhibition facilities, and related store, restaurant, concession, and automobile parking facilities, related area transportation facilities, and related roads, streets, and water and sewer facilities, and other related improvements that enhance any of the items described by this section. MDD – Projects Affordable Housing • Land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the promotion of development and expansion of affordable housing, as described by 42 U.S.C. Section 12745. MDD – Projects Water Supply Facilities and Water Conservation • Land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for: • The development or improvement of water supply facilities, including dams, transmission lines, well field developments, and other water supply alternatives; or • The development and institution of water conservation programs, including incentives to install water-saving plumbing fixtures, educational programs, brush control programs, and programs to replace malfunctioning or leaking water lines and other water facilities MDD – Projects Business Development in Certain Small Cities • Population of 20,000 or less • Land, buildings, equipment, facilities, expenditures, targeted infrastructure, and improvements found by the corporation's board of directors to promote new or expanded business development. Municipal Development District • With Council consensus, February Council Agenda will include action item to: • Call Special Election for the creation of the Iowa Colony Municipal Development District • Include Iowa Colony Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in its entirety • Will NOT include incorporated city limits • Establish a one-half of one percent sales tax to fund the MDD Ballot language "Authorizing the creation of the Iowa Colony Municipal Development District and the imposition of a sales and use tax at the rate of one-half of one percent for the purpose of financing development projects beneficial to the district." Application for Appointment to Iowa Colony Boards and Committees • The City of Iowa Colony now uses an Annual Application for citizens wishing to serve on the City’s various Boards and Committees. City Council routinely makes appointments throughout the year from the applications submitted. Citizens wishing to serve on any City Board or Committee are strongly encouraged to submit an application by completing the form and returning it to the Office of the City Secretary. Regardless of when submitted, applications expire on December 31 of each year and must be re-submitted on the annual form. This process provides efficiency in making appointments by ensuring applications are up-to-date and current. Descriptions of boards and committees, along with a link to the application, can be found by clicking here. City Council Meeting January 8, 2024 Agendas are available on the counter near the front of the audience seating area. Anyone wishing to speak during Citizen Comments or any Public Hearing(s) on the agenda, should sign up on the appropriate forms (at the front of the seating area). Invocation • Please stand during the invocation Pledge of Allegiance • Please stand at attention facing the flag, with the right hand over the heart • Men not in uniform should remove any hats (US Flag Code, Chapter 1, Section 4) “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Texas Pledge • Face the Texas flag, stand at attention with the right hand over the heart • Men not in uniform should remove any head covering (Government Code 3100.104) “Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.” MLK Day Proclamation Citizen Comments An opportunity for the public to address City Council on agenda items or concerns not on the agenda. To comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, this period is not for question and answer. Those wishing to speak must identify themselves and observe a three-minute time limit. Those who have signed up to speak will be called forward. Come to the podium, state your name and address. All comments shall be addressed to the Council. Staff Reports Consent Agenda Associate Judge Appointment Items for Consideration Executive Session • In accordance with 551.071, 551.072, and 551.074 of the Texas Gov’t Code to deliberate and consult with attorney on the following: • Discussion on the purchase of real property and financial matters related thereto • Discussion on Annual Performance Appraisals for the City Manager and City Attorney.