City Council Meetings
Regular MeetingMineral Wells, TX · April 3, 2018
Minutes
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
MINERAL WELLS CITY COUNCIL
CITY HALL ANNEX
April 3, 2018 - 6:00 pm
City Councilmembers present were Mayor Mike Allen, Mayor Pro-Tern Tammy
Underwood, Councilmembers Brian Shoemaker, Regan Johnson, Doyle Light,
and Jerrel Tomlin. A quorum of City Councilmembers was present.
Staff members present were City Manager Lance Howerton, Finance
Director John Moran, Fire Chief Mike Pool, Police Chief Dean Sullivan,
Public Works Director Bob Neal, City Clerk Peggy Clifton, and City
Attorney Mack Reinwand.
Mayor Allen called the meeting to order. Pastor Randy Anderson of the
First Church of the Nazarene of Mineral Wells led the invocation, and
the Pledges of Allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags were recited.
Mayor Allen presented a proclamation declaring April 2018 as "Child
Abuse Awareness Month" and April 6, 2018 as "Go Blue Day".
CITIZEN COMMENT
Mayor Allen recognized Ms. Ginny Milliken of 605 N.E. 39th Avenue in
Mineral Wells who had signed to speak. Ms. Milliken thanked City
Manager Lance Howerton and Police Chief Dean Sullivan for taking care
of the trucks and car haulers that were passing through her
neighborhood.
Following a motion made by Mrs. Underwood, seconded by Mr. Tomlin, the
following CONSENT AGENDA was approved by a vote of 6-0:
1. Consider approval of minutes of meeting held March 20, 2018.
2. Consider approval of budgeted expenditures over $500.
3. Consider approval of Financial Report for the month ended November
2017.
4. Consider approval of Financial Report for month ended December 2017.
5. Consider a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Tarrant County.
6. Consider approval of payment to Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc. for
Professional Services performed for the current Community
Development Block Grant Project in the amount of $9,875.00.
ITEM #1
MEETING DATE 04/17/2018
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
7. Mr. Howerton stated that the City received a request from the Center
of Life for the donation of property owned by the City to be used
for a Housing Project. Pastor Gary Word, representing the Center of
Life, gave a presentation. Pastor Word stated that a real-estate
lawyer out of Houston called him stating they had a group of owners
from the referenced area proposing to donate 55 lots of the 6 acre
tract to the Center of Life. A developer wants to put houses there
that are under $100,000 in cost. The developer has proposed a certain
donation from each sale of the homes to the Center of Life. The
builder is to develop the streets. Pastor Word was previously told
by Mr. Howerton that the City would need to obtain sealed bids to
sell the lots. As an alternate the City might donate the lots. City
Attorney Mack Reinwand said there are some exemptions to the
requirement to solicit sealed bids, and this meets one of them. Mr.
Reinwand is to prepare documents to donate the lots and these are to
be brought back to the Council to review at a later meeting. No
action taken.
8. Mr. Howerton asked Council to solicit bids for demolition on seven
structures. Advertisement for the solicitation would be on April 7th
and 14th. The bids will be opened April 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. The
Council would consider awarding the bid at its meeting on May 1,
2018. Mr. Shoemaker moved and Ms. Johnson seconded to authorize
staff to receive bids for demolition of the sub-standard structures.
M·otion carried 6-0.
9. Mayor Allen announced that in accordance with Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551.071, the City Council would recess into Executive
Session at 6:21 p.m. to consult with its attorney regarding pending
litigation: City of Mineral Wells v. Hanks, Cause No. C48039, 29th
Judicial District Court.
10. The City Council reconvened into Open Session at 6:50 p.m. to
consider possible discussion or action on Executive Session items.
No action taken.
11. There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:51 p.m.
APPROVED: 04/17/2018
Agenda
City of Mineral Wells
P 0 Box 460, Mineral Wells, Texas 76068
Telephone: 940.328. 7700 Fax: 940.328. 7704
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Mineral Wells City Council will hold a regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in the
City Council Chambers at the City Hall Annex, 115 S.W. 1st Street, Mineral Wells, Texas to consider the
following agenda:
Call to Order
Invocation- Pastor Randy Anderson of the First Church of the Nazarene of Mineral Wells
Pledges of Allegiance to U.S. and Texas Flags
Presentation of Proclamation for Child Abuse Awareness Month
CITIZEN COMMENT
Citizens must provide i11formatio11 required 011 Speaker Card. Tlte Speaker Card must be given to tlte City Clerk before tlte
meeting starts. Tlte Cou11ci/ requests tltat comments be limited to tltree (3) minutes. Tlte Texas Open Meetings Act provides
tlte fol/0111i11g:
(a) If, at a meeting of a govemme11tal body, a member of tlte public or of tlte governmental body inquires about a
subject for 111/ticlt notice ltas not been given as required by tltis subcltapter, tlte notice provisions of this subcltapter
do not apply to:
(I) a statement of specific factual informatio11 given in response to tlte inquiry; or
(2) a recitation of existing policy i11 response to tlte inquiry.
(b) A11y deliberation of or decision about tlte subject of tlte inquiry sit all be limited to a proposal to place tlte subject
011 tlte agenda for a subseque11t meeting.
CONSENT AGENDA
( 3) 1. Consider approval of minutes of meeting held March 20, 2018.
(7) 2. Consider approval of budgeted expenditures over $500.
( 8) 3. Consider approval of Financial Report for the month ended November 2017.
( 9) 4. Consider approval of Financial Report for the month ended December 2017.
( 10) 5. Consider a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Tarrant County.
( 23 ) 6. Consider approval of payment to Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd, Inc. for Professional Services
performed for the current Community Development Block Grant Project in the amount of
$9,875.00.
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
( 27 ) 7. Consider donation of real property being Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Block 13, Richards Addition
(2nd Filing) to Mineral Wells Center of Llfe.
(37 ) 8. Consider approval of specifications and authorize staff to receive bids for demolition of
condemned structures.
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9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.071, the
City Council will recess into Executive Session (closed meeting) to consult with its attorney
regarding pending litigation: City of Mineral Wells v. Hanks, Cause No. C48039, 29th Judicial
District Court.
10. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION: City Council will reconvene into open session to
discuss and take action, if necessary, on Executive Session items.
11. Adjourn.
Notes: Disabled persons requiring special assistance are requested to notify the City ofMineral Wells 24 hours
in advance of the meeting by calling the City Clerk's office at 940.328. 7702.
The City Council reserves the right to meet in Executive Session closed to the public at any time in the course of
this meeting to discuss matters listed on the agenda, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas
Government Code Chapter 551, including §551.071, (private consultation with the attorney for the City);
§551.072 (purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property); §551.074 (personnel or to hear complaints
against personnel); §551.076 (deployment, or specific occasions for implementation of security personnel or
devices); and §551.087 (economic development negotiations). Any decision held on such matters will be taken
or conducted in Open Session following the conclusion of the Executive Session.
State of Texas §
City of Mineral Wells §
I hereby certify that notice of this meeting of the Mineral Wells City Council was posted by 5:00 o'clock pm on this 29 111 day
of March, 2018.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 29th day of March, 2018.
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