City Council Meetings

547 MINUTES n REGULAR MEETING MINERAL WELLS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL ANNEX MAY 2, 2017 - 6:00 pm City Councilmembers present were Mayor Pro Tern John Upham, Councilmembers Clif Wright, Brian Reagan, Jerrel Tomlin, Tammy Underwood, and Wayne Johnson. Mayor Mike Allen was absent. A quorum of City Councilmembers was present Staff members present were City Manager Lance Howerton, Police Chief Dean Sullivan, Finance Director John Moran, Public Works Director Kelly Jones, Fire Chief Mike Pool, City Clerk Juanita Formby, and City Attorney Mack Reinwand. Mayor Pro-Tern Upham called the meeting to order, Pastor Randy Anderson of First Nazarene Church of Mineral Wells gave the invocation, and the Pledges of Allegiance to the U.S. and Texas were recited. CITIZEN COMMENT No one had signed to speak 11 Following a motion made by Mr. Reagan, seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following CONSENT AGENDA was approved by a 6-0 vote: 1. Consider minutes of previous meetings held April 18, 2017. 2. Consider approval of budgeted expenditures over $500. 3. Consider approval of payment to Schrickel Rollins and Associates in the amount of $15,600.00 for professional services received in association with the 16-inch Water Line Extension - MH 379 project. 4. Consider resolution declaring miscellaneous exercise equipment surplus property and authorizing disposal. 5. Consider approval of the Investment Report for the Quarter ended March 2017. LJ Mineral Wells City Council Minutes 05/02/2017 Page 1 of2 548 ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 6. Mr. Jones reminded the City Council that on April 4, 2016 they approved plans and specifications and authorized staff to advertise and receive bids for the 16" Water Line - MH 379 Bores Only Project. Two bids were received and opened on April 25, 2017; the low bid was submitted by Fambro Construction LLC of Stephenville, Texas in the amount of $149,150.00. The City's' project engineer, Schrickel Rollins and Associates, had vetted Fambro and now recommends acceptance of their bid. Following a brief discussion, Mr. Reagan moved and Mr. Johnson seconded to accept the bid of Fambro Construction in the amount of $149,150.00 for the Bores Only portion of the 16" Water Line MH 379 project. Motion carried 6-0. 7. Mrs. Formby advised that the recent departure of Mr. Brad Wilkerson left a vacancy on the Mineral Wells Community Development Board of Directors. Ms. Tammy Austin, a lender with the local Community Bank of Mineral Wells, has applied to fill this slot. The Board is charged with the responsibility of administering the Corporation, and economic development projects chosen for funding using reallocated sales tax revenue resulting from the 4B election held in May, 2014. The Mayor's Committee on Boards and Commission, Councilmembers Underwood and Upham, have reviewed her application and now recommend her appointment to an unexpired term on this Board which will end in July 2018. There was brief discussion regarding Ms. Austin's residency (she lives outside the City). The By Laws of the Corporation, which create the Board of Directors, is silent on City residency. Following discussion, Mrs. Underwood moved and Mr. Wright seconded to appoint Ms. Tammy Austin to the Mineral Wells Community Development Corporation Board of Directors. Motion carried 6-0. APPROVED: 05/02/2017 Page 2 of 2