City Council - Special

FINAL - MINUTES OF THE NEW BRAUNFELS CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Brockman called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. CALL OF ROLL: CITY SECRETARY Councilmember Blakey arrived at 5:58 p.m. Present 7 - Mayor Rusty Brockman, Councilmember Andres Campos, Councilmember Christopher Willis, Mayor Pro Tem Harry Bowers, Councilmember Lawrence Spradley, Councilmember Jason Hurta, and Councilmember James Blakey 1. WORKSHOP A) Presentations and public hearing regarding funding recommendations for the City’s SLFRF-ARPA non-profit grant program, utilizing a portion of the allocation of funding received by the City of New Braunfels from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, a part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Mayor Brockman read the aforementioned item. Jared Werner presented the item before Council. Jared addressed preliminary questions from Council before moving forward. Representatives with the Children's Advocacy Center of Comal County spoke on behalf of their organization. The CACCC was addressed by council. Representatives with the San Antonio Food Bank spoke on behalf of their organization. A representative of Comal County Habitat for Humanity spoke on behalf of the organization. A representative with Communities in Schools of South-Central Texas spoke on behalf of the organization. A representative with Connections Individual and Family Services spoke on behalf of the organization. Mayor Brockman commented on Connections Individual and Family Services. A representative with the Crisis Center of Comal County spoke on behalf of the organization. A representative with the Friends of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Foundation spoke on behalf of the organization for the New Braunfels Nursing Training and Education Center and the Outpatient Rehabilitation Center. A representative with the NB Housing Partners spoke on behalf of the organization. Monday, January 30, 2023 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting  Councilmember Spradley provided additional comments. The following individual spoke at this time: Jim Holster. 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Ch. 551, the City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed below. Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session. 3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 4. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Brockman adjourned at 6:57 p.m. By: ______________________________ RUSTY BROCKMAN, MAYOR Attest: _________________________________ GAYLE WILKINSON, CITY SECRETARY Monday, January 30, 2023 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting