Special City Council Meeting and Workshop
Special MeetingTerrell, TX · November 16, 2021
Agenda
AGENDA
Special City Council Meeting and
Workshop
5:00 PM - Tuesday, November 16, 2021
City Council Chambers, 201 E. Nash Street, Terrell, TX
Mayor Rick Carmona
Council Members
District 2 - Grady Simpson
District 3 - Mayrani Velazquez, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem
District 4 - Stephanie Holmes-Thomas
District 5 - Tim Royse, Mayor Pro-Tem
City Manager Mike Sims
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Terrell City Council will conduct a Special City Council
Meeting and Workshop at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at Terrell City Hall located
at 201 East Nash Street. The meeting is open to the public with limited seating in the Council
Chambers. Recommendations of the CDC regarding social distancing will be practiced during
the course of the public meeting to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
If you choose not to attend in person and you wish to submit public comments, email
support@cityofterrell.org and title the email ”Public Comment”. All public comments submitted
by 12:00 pm on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 will be provided to the City Council members and
read into the record for the Tuesday, November 16, 2021 City Council Meeting.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE TO AMERICAN FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG.
4. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS
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5. HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS.
This time is set aside on the agenda to invite any person to address the
Council on issues not subject to a public hearing. Routine administrative
matters are best discussed with the appropriate City Staff before bringing
them to the Council. Prior to the meeting, please complete a "Citizen
Participation Form" and present it to the City Secretary. In accordance
with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.042, the City Council
cannot discuss, consider, or take action on matters not listed on the
agenda. Speakers should limit their comments to 3 minutes and are
asked to speak into the microphone provided, identifying themselves for
the record. The total amount of time set aside for this place on the agenda
is 15 minutes. Comments of a personal nature directed at the Council or
Staff are inappropriate.
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
6.1. Discuss Kaufman County Appraisal District Board Appointment. 4-5
Resolution No. 1071
Letter
6.2. Discuss Winter Meeting Schedule. 6-8
Nov-Dec 2021 Calendars
Jan 2022 calendar
7. ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS
THE FOLLOWING:
Section 551.072 Deliberations Regarding Real Property.
Section 551.087 Deliberations Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations.
8. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND CONSIDER ACTION, IF
ANY, ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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9. ADJOURN.
I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above NOTICE OF MEETING of the
Governing Body of the City of Terrell is a true and correct copy of said NOTICE, which has
been posted on the front OUTDOOR BULLETIN BOARD CABINET FOR AGENDAS of the
Terrell City Hall, Terrell, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the General
Public and on the website at cityofterrell.org, and which has been continuously posted for a
period of seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date and time said meeting was convened.
Posted Thursday, November 11, 2021 –10:30 a.m.
_______________________________________
Dawn Steil, City Secretary
This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations
or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary’s office at
972-551-6600 for further information. Braille is not available.
Council Reserves the Right to Adjourn into Executive Session to Seek Legal Counsel on a Matter Which the Canon
of Legal Ethics Demands to Preserve the Attorney-Client Privilege Pursuant to Section 551.071(2) of the Texas
Government Code.
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ITEM 6.1.
RESOLUTION NO. 1070
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS,
APPOINTING MEMBER TO KAUFMAN COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL
DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the voting taxing units participating in the Kaufman Central Appraisal District previously
approved a change under Tex. Tax Code §6.031, resulting in the current selection process for board
members of the Appraisal District; and
WHEREAS, the current process for selection of board members of the Kaufman County Central
Appraisal District allows the City of Terrell to appoint one (1) person to be shared with non-voting
members: City of Oak Ridge, City of Oak Grove, and Trinity Valley Community College beginning on
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TERRELL, TEXAS:
The City of Terrell hereby appoints ____________________ to serve as Director of the Board of
Directors of Kaufman County Appraisal District beginning on January 1, 2022.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the _____ day of ________________________, 2021.
_____________________________
E. Rick Carmona, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
Dawn Steil. City Secretary
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ITEM 6.1.
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Deputy Chief Appraiser
Coy Johnson, RPA, CCA
September 20, 2021
Chief Appraiser *
Sarah Curtis, RPA.RTA,CCA,CTA,AAS
MikeSims
Terrell City Manager
P.O. Box310
Terrell,TX 75160
RE: Appointment of Board Member
Dear Mr. Sims:
Your representative on the Kaufman Central Appraisal District's Boardof Directors, KarenJones, term
expires December 31, 2021. The City of Terrell will need to a ppolnt one director to serve for the 2022-
2023 term. Thismember will also represent non-voting entities City of Oak Ridge, City of Oak Grove and
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Trinity Valley Community College School District.
Enclosed is a sample resolution for action taken by your governing body per section 6.03 and 6.031 of
the Texas Property Tax Code. Under this section, to be eligible to serve on the Board of Directors, an
individualmust have resided in the County for at least two years immediately preceding the date the
individualtakes of?ce. in addition, they cannot be employed by any taxing entity the appraisal district
serves but can be serving as an elected of?cial.
Thank you in advance ‘for
your prompt attention. The resolution must be returned to this of?ce before
December 15, 2021. Do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Sarah Curtis, Chief Appraiser
KaufmanCentral Appraisal District
P.O. Box 819, 3950 S. Houston St, Kaufman, Tx 75142, 972-932-6081
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ITEM 6.2.
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ITEM 6.2.
November 2021 January 2022
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ZBA Meeting New Year’s Eve
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ITEM 6.2.
December 2021 February 2022
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Airport Board Park Board
Council Meeting
Meeting 6:00 pm Meeting 6:00 pm
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