Special City Council Meeting and Workshop

AGENDA Special City Council Meeting and Workshop 12:00 PM - Friday, January 30, 2026 City Council Chambers, 201 E. Nash Street, Terrell, TX Mayor Rick Carmona Council Members District 2 - Donna Renee Anderson, Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem District 3 - Mayrani Velazquez District 4 - Stephanie Holmes-Thomas District 5 - Phil Robison, Mayor Pro-Tem Interim City Manager Mark Mills NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Terrell City Council will conduct a Special City Council Meeting and Workshop at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, January 30, 2026, at Terrell City Hall located at 201 East Nash Street. The meeting is open to the public in the Council Chambers. 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 8:00 am on Friday, January 30, 2026 will be provided to the City Council members and recorded into the record for the Friday, January 30, 2026 City Council Meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER 1.1. Invocation 1.2. Pledge of Allegiance 1.3. Texas Pledge of Allegiance 2. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS Mayor and Council may report on items of community interest such as announcing community meetings and events, employee or community recognitions and other general announcements for Terrell citizens. Elected officials may also delegate such announcements to staff. 3. HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS. This time is set aside to invite any person to address the Council on any matter of City business 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 Page 1 of 3  complete a "Citizen Participation Form" and present it to the City Secretary. Please provide your contact information to facilitate follow up. 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. Please note that the City Council members may not respond to any comments or questions but will listen, and as appropriate, staff follow up may occur after the meeting or at a later date. 4. ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING: All items listed in this section will be deliberated in a closed session in accordance with Section 551 of the Texas Government Code. Members of the public are not permitted to attend a closed session. The City Council will not take any votes or other action in closed session. Section 551.071 Consultation With Attorney. Section 551.087 Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations. 5. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Council will reconvene in open session and may take action on any items listed from the Executive Session section of this agenda. 6. 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 three (3) business days prior to the date and time said meeting was convened. Posted Friday, January 23, 2026 –4:00 p.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. Page 2 of 3 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. Page 3 of 3