City Council

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF ODESSA, TEXAS June 20, 2023 On June 20, 2023, a special meeting of the Odessa City Council was held at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 5th floor, City Hall, 411 W. 8th, Odessa, Texas. City Council present: Mayor Javier Joven; Council members: Mark Matta, District One; Steven P. Thompson, District Two; Gilbert Vasquez, District Three; Greg Connell, District Four; Chris Hanie, District Five; and Denise Swanner, At-Large. Staff present: Norma Aguilar-Grimaldo, City Secretary; Agapito Bernal, Interim City Manager; Dan Jones, City Attorney; and other members of City staff. A quorum being present, Mayor Joven called the meeting to order, and the following proceedings were held: Executive Session: As authorized by the Texas Government Code Section 551.074(a)(1) (Personnel Matters), the City Council may adjourn into executive session to: Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, with the City Attorney and the consultants hired by the City of Odessa. – City Manager Motion was made by Council member Thompson and seconded by Council member Hanie to go into executive session under 551.074(a)(1). The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Joven, Matta, Thompson, Vasquez, Connell, Hanie, and Swanner Nay: None Mayor Joven stated no action was taken in executive session. Motion was made by Council member Matta and seconded by Council member Connell to return from executive session. The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Joven, Matta, Thompson, Vasquez, Connell, Hanie, and Swanner Nay: None Discuss and consider updating the PID policy/guidelines, development agreement, and creating a PID with Betenbough - Windmill Crossing. Mary Petty, P2 Works Attorney, stated that Betenbough wanted to provide an operations and maintenance PID. She asked if the Council was comfortable with the parks as presented by Betenbough. Dustin Eggleston, Betenbough, stated that there were two parks along the basin and three pocket parks. Council member Thompson had a hard time with the drainage basin as an eye soar. Council member Vasquez visualized the basin with zero scape and desert plants. The basin was 49 acres. Mr. Eggleston stated it was part of the drainage system and would be left as native. Council member Thompson stated it was caliche, tumbleweeds, rocks and mesquite bushes. Mr. Eggleston stated that with other basins there has been some mowing but was not regularly scheduled. Council Minutes June 20, 2023 Page 2 Executive Session: As authorized by the Texas Government Code Section 551.071(2) (Consultation with Attorney), the City Council may adjourn into executive session to: Discuss a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with this chapter, with the City Attorney and the consultants hired by the City of Odessa. Motion was made by Council member Swanner and seconded by Council member Vasquez to go into executive session under 551.071(2). The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Joven, Matta, Thompson, Vasquez, Connell, Hanie, and Swanner Nay: None Mayor Joven stated no action was taken in executive session. Motion was made by Council member Thompson and seconded by Council member Hanie to return from executive session. The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Joven, Matta, Thompson, Vasquez, Connell, Hanie, and Swanner Nay: None Mr. Jones would work with the consultants on the development agreement and it would be placed on the July 11 Council meeting agenda. Ms. Petty would work with the developer on the development agreement with the parks as presented. The development must provide the PID petition on July 11. The Council would consider creating the PID. She would work with Betenbough on the maintenance costs and details. The City’s PID policy must be amended to Council’s direction. The Council had a consensus to move forward. Motion was made by Council member Swanner and seconded by Council member Vasquez to adjourn the meeting. The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye: Joven, Matta, Thompson, Vasquez, Connell, Hanie, and Swanner Nay: None The meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m. ATTEST: APPROVED: Norma Aguilar-Grimaldo, TRMC, CMC Javier Joven City Secretary Mayor