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639 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING MINERAL WELLS CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL ANNEX October 17, 2017 - 6:00 pm City Councilmembers present were Mayor Mike Allen, Mayor Pro-Tern Tammy Underwood, Councilmembers Brian Shoemaker, Regan Johnson, Jerrel Tomlin, John Upham, and Doyle Light. A quorum of City Councilmembers was present. Staff members present were City Manager Lance Howerton, Police Chief Dean Sullivan, Public Works Director Kelly Jones, Fire Chief Mike Pool, City Clerk Juanita Formby, and City Attorney Mack Reinwand. Finance Director John Moran was absent. Mayor Mike Allen called the meeting to order, Pastor Mark Alcorn of Calvary Baptist Church of Mineral Wells gave the invocation, and the Pledges of Allegiance to the U.S. and Texas were recited. CITIZEN COMMENT [] Three people had signed to speak, and Mayor Allen recognized each one in turn. Leah Burns of 311 N.W. 4th Avenue said that she had sent an email to Councilmember Regan Johnson, and was later accused of attacking Ms. Johnson. She said that she certainly had not meant to attack Ms. Johnson and hoped that Ms. Johnson did not take it that way. She had simply intended to pose a question and open a discussion. Ms. Burns did ask a question of the City Council at large, but the City Attorney advised that since the subject was not posted on the agenda, it would be best if the Council did not respond. Councilmember Johnson told Ms . Burns that she, Ms. Johnson, appreciated Ms. Burns' courage for offering an apology in a public forum, that Ms. Johnson took no offense at the email in question, and looked forward to having a discussion with her. Alonzo Washington of 203 S.E. Sth Street said that he has no job, but his neighborhood looks bad, and he spends his time cleaning up trash and debris and mowing grass when he can. However, he has no good tools to work with, nor does he have a good lawn mower, and he cannot afford to buy one. He asked those present if they could help him out, perhaps give him a cast-off lawn Mineral Wells City Council Minutes 10/17/2017 Page 1of4 640 mower or any other tools that might help him in his neighborhood cleanup. Terri Blevins of 2807 N. Murco said that his citizen group, We The People, now have 1100 Facebook followers, a majority of which are against the bond proposals on the November 7th ballot. He displayed a sign encouraging others to vote no on the City bond propositions. Following a motion made by Mr. Upham, seconded by Ms. Johnson, the following CONSENT AGENDA was approved by a vote of 7-0: 1. Consider minutes of previous meeting held October 3, 2017. 2. Consider approval of budgeted expenditures over $500. 3. Consider approval of Financial Report for month ended August 2017. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION 4. Mr. Howerton reminded the City Council that City Clerk Juanita Formby would be retiring at the end of December. He said that the City Clerk is appointed by, reports to, and serves at the pleasure of the City Council, unlike the majority of City employees who are hired by the City Manager. Because of this, it would be the City Council who actually selects and hires a new City Clerk. This item was placed on the agenda so that the City Council could discuss among themselves how they would like to handle the interviews and selection. Mayor Allen said he would like to appoint a committee to review the applications, said he would want to serve on this committee, asked City Manager Lance Howerton and City Clerk Juanita Formby to serve; and invited one more City Councilmember to serve. Councilman Light volunteered to complete the committee. The City Attorney said it would be appropriate that much of the process of interviewing could be done in a closed session. 5. Mr. Howerton said that the Airport Advisory Board had discussed rental rates charged for housing aircraft in the Airport's T-hangars, and a survey of T-hangar rates charged at comparable airports in the area was conducted. The Airport Board now recommends to the City Council that T- hangar rates be increased, and Mr. Howerton presented a proposed ordinance to set the new rates as recommended. Following a brief discussion, Mr. Shoemaker moved and Mr. Upham seconded to pass and approve an ordinance amending Mineral Wells City Council Minutes 10/17/2017 Page 2 of 4  641 Chapter 22 Aviation of the Code of Ordinances of the City of n Mineral Wells, Texas by changing rental rates for T-hangars at the Mineral Wells Municipal Airport; and providing for an effective date. Motion carried 7-0. 6. At 6: 24 pm, Mayo;i;-, , ,..?1.,~len called a closed Executive Session of the Mineral Wells c .f ty , Council in accordance with Texas Government C0de Ch~pter . 551.072, Subchapter D, to deliberate regarding the . .purchase~ e_x change, lease, or value of real property. =· 7. The City Coun~il recdnveried into open session at 6:46 pm. .... ·'· {: f.: :'I : ' ~ J i •, • :• 1 8. Mr. Howerton reported to those present that the City and the Area Growth Council have been in negotiations with American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (AMR) to locate their newest facility in Mineral Wells, at property located at 525 Tradeway in the industrial facility most recently occupied by Baker-Hughes. AMR is a manufacturing concern specializing in building, rebuilding, and refurbishing ambulances. The project is structured in that the City of Mineral Wells would enter into a lease agreement D with the owner of the property (landlord), LJDJH, LLC, and the City of Mineral wells would then sublease the property to AMR. AMR has executed a guaranty of performance for both the lease and the sublease, so the City is held harmless in all requirements of the lease and sublease documents. This structure provides for a monetary incentive to induce AMR to locate din Mineral Wells. This arrangement has been vetted through the City Attorney, who is satisfied the agreement provide the necessary protections for the City. Mr. Ken Thom of AMR spoke briefly to the City Council, saying his company was grateful to be part of the Mineral Wells community and looked forward to many successes here. Following the discussion, Mrs. Underwood moved and Mr. Upham seconded to adopt a resolution authorizing execution of lease and sublease agreements and other related documents for lease of property located at 525 Tradeway Drive, Mineral Wells, Texas. Motion carried 7-0. u 9. There was no further business, and the meeting was adjourned at 7:02 pm. Mineral Wells City Council Minutes 10/17/2017 Page 3 of 4 642 ATTEST: Mi~ Mineral Wells City Council Minutes 10/17/2017 Page 4 of 4