City Council Regular Meeting

Minutes of Regular Meeting The Board of Trustees City of Richwood A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of City of Richwood was held Monday, April 28, 2014, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Richwood City Hall, 1800 N. Brazosport Blvd. Richwood, Texas. I. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Clint Kocurek, Mayor and presiding officer. II. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Glenn Patton, City Manager. III. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge of Allegiance was recited by those in attendance. IV. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Roll call showed the following members present: Clint Kocurek, Mayor and presiding officer Paul Raymond, Council, Position #1 John Pitts, Council, Position #2 and Mayor Pro Tem Jarrod Beaty, Council, Position #5 Donna Lacy, Council, Position #5 A quorum was declared. Others present included Glenn Patton, City Manager, Karen B. Schrom, City Secretary and Sarah Harris. V. ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL No one was present who wished to address Council on matters not on the agenda. VI. CONSENT AGENDA  On motion by Councilman Beaty, seconded by Councilman Raymond, with all members present voting aye, it was duly adopted to approve the items on the consent agenda as presented. A. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings 1. April 14, 2014 B. Payment of bills C. Audit Engagement Letter VII. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS A. Retail Economic Development Plan - The Retail Coach On motion by Councilman Beaty, seconded by Councilman Pitts, with all members present voting aye, it was duly adopted to contract with The Retail Coach on a Retail Economic Development Plan B. FY 14 Budget Amendment #1 Budget amendment #1 amends the budget to include the revenues and expenditures needed to pay for the Retail Economic Development Plan. On motion by Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Beaty, with all members present voting aye, it was duly adopted to approve FY 14 Budget Amendment #1. C. Applications for Keep Richwood Beautiful On motion by Councilman Pitts, seconded by Councilman Raymond, with all members present voting aye, it was duly adopted to appoint Katherine Venegas to Keep Richwood Beautiful. D. Applications for Parks and Recreation Board On motion by Councilman Pitts, seconded by Councilman Beaty, with all members present voting aye, it was duly adopted to appoint Denise Green to the Parks and Recreation Board. E. Approve items pulled from Consent Agenda There were none.  F. Executive Session pursuant to Local Government Code, Chapter 551.071 Consultation with attorney to seek the advice of it's attorney about pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; or on 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. 1. FM 2004 Sewer Line Damage to FM 2004 sewer line by MP Technologies Council entered executive session at 6:22 p.m. Council exited executive session at 6:40 .m. G. Action as a result of executive session On motion by Councilman Pitts, seconded by Councilman Beaty, with all members present voting aye, the City Attorney was authorized to file a law suit on behalf of the City of Richwood to recover all damages as a result of the damage to the sewer line on FM 2004. VIII. REPORTS There were none. IX. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT It appears that we have been able to solve Mr. Guidry’s water problem. It was not our problem as we suspected but it does give us a good idea of what to look for if this happens at other areas in town. We contacted Lucyx Plumbing and they removed and cleaned the anode and flushed his system. Mr. Patton also reported that he and Mayor Kocurek attended two meetings last week, one hosted by BISD and one hosted by BASF. Both meetings focused on the extraordinary future growth planned for this area. We need to plan for much bigger and better growth. We no longer are in competition with any individual city for expansion, we are in competition with the northern end of the area. Newcomers are looking for high density living with amenities such as a night life and jogging trail. He is in contact with a firm out of Sugarland to possibly develop a Master Plan for Richwood. Lake Jackson has always updated theirs ever 5 years and have stuck with it. It’s one of the main reason they have seen such sustainable growth. X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  May 12th is our regular meeting May 19th, canvass the election and the five year plans. Goals and Objectives XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS There were none. XII. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS & REPORTS Councilman Beaty reported that the Barbeque Cookoff and the Easter Egg Hunt were a huge success again this year. XIII. MAYOR’S REPORT The City won a Platinum Award for Financial Transparency scoring 22out of 22 points. The Parks and Recreation Board is doing really well and the turn out for the Easter Egg Hunt was good. XIV. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL ON MAY 12, 2014. __________________________________ Clint Kocurek, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Karen B. Schrom, City Secretary