City Council Regular Meeting

Minutes of Regular Meeting The City Council City of Richwood A Regular Meeting of the City Council of City of Richwood was held Monday, October 10, 2016, 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 Mark Guthrie, Mayor and Presiding Officer. II. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Bryan Corb, Police Chief. III. PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge of Allegiance were recited by those in attendance. IV. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS Roll call showed the following members present: Mark Guthrie, Mayor and Presiding Officer Paul Raymond, Council, Position #1 Lauren LaCount, Council, Position #4 Chris Hardison, Council, Position #5 Absent: Melissa Blanks, Council, Position #2 Jarrod Beaty, Council, Position #3 A quorum was declared. Others present included Karen B. Schrom, City Secretary, Bryan Corb, Police Chief, Clif Custer, Public Works Director, Kenny Williams, Director of Permitting, Clint Kocurek, Fire Chief, Linda Pace, Administrative Assistant, Kevin Story, James Perry, Patti Guthrie, Garry Ellis, Will Robertson, Kyle Stephens, John Stanford, Sarah Harris, John Pitts and Stephany Garza.  V. PUBLIC COMMENTS There was no one present who wished to address Council on matters not on the agenda. VI. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Councilman Hardison, seconded by Councilman Raymond, with all members present voting aye, the items on the Consent Agenda were approved as presented. A. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings B. Payment of bills VII. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS A. Public Hearing - Request for approval of an event center at 1402 Brazosport Blvd. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:03 p.m. John Stanford represents the DB Patton estate which owns the property immediately north of the site. He stated he was concerned about the noise from a civic center. The master bedroom of one of the four homes on the property is only 15 feet from the proposed civic center. He is concerned about the noise. John Pitts asked if this was an event center or a wedding chapel. It was explained it will be an event center with weddings, quincineras, birthdays, etc. Other concerns brought up involved sufficient parking, noise, the number of people, policing, loitering and alcohol. The public hearing was closed at 6:30 p.m. B. Request for approval for an event center at 1402 Brazosport Blvd. Councilman Raymond made the motion to deny the request for the civic center. Councilman Hardison seconded the motion. Councilmen Raymond and Hardison voted aye, Councilmen LaCount voted nay. Motion to deny carried. C. Chapter 380 Agreement with BigKountry Shooting The following are the terms for the proposed Chapter 380 economic incentives agreement with BigKountry Shooting:  New Existing Existing New Personal Year Land Improvements Personal Improvements Property Property Year 1 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% (2017) Year 2 0% 0% 0% 25% 0% (2018) The City will also waive building and permit fees associated with this project as well as water and tap fees. On motion by Councilman LaCount, seconded by Councilman Raymond, with all members present voting aye, terms for the proposed Chapter 380 economic incentives agreement with BigKountry Shooting were approved as presented. D. Adopt Certified Tax Roll The Certified Tax Roll is created by multiplying the certified taxable values found on the Certified Appraisal Roll by the adopted tax rate. According to the Certified Tax Report 502C, the total levy is $1,499,584.07 This is in keeping with our current budget and collection rate. On motion by Councilman Raymond, seconded by Councilman Hardison, with all members present voting aye, the Certified Tax Roll was adopted as presented. E. Appointment of Representative and Alternate for H-GAC's 2017 General Assembly On motion by Councilman LaCount, seconded by Councilman Raymond, with all members present voting aye, the Representative is Lauren LaCount and the Alternate is Jarrod Beaty. F. Charter Review Committee Tentative members are: James Perry Justin Gatlin Lauren LaCount Will Robertson G. Approve items removed from Consent Agenda  There were none. VIII. REPORTS Council heard year end reports from all Department Heads as well as plans and goals for the future. A. Finance Reports B. Municipal Court C. Fire Department D. Police E. Permitting and Inspections F. Public Works IX. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There were none. XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS There were none. XII. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS & REPORTS Councilman LaCount reported that National Night Out was fantastic and the Lion’s Club plans to hold a costume contest at Trunk or Treat. XIII. MAYOR’S REPORT There was none. XIV. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:49 p.m. APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL ON THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2016. _________________________________ Mark Guthrie, Mayor ATTEST: ________________________________ Karen B. Schrom, City Secretary