Special City Council

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING Friday August 8, 2025 5:00 PM COUNCILMEMBERS: Hector R. Luevano - Mayor Ernest Santos - District 1 Donald "Mac" McLaughlin, III – District 2 Eloisa R. Medina – District 3 Constantine "Con" Mims, III – District 4 Ernest W. “Chip” King, III – District 5 Page 1 of 4  CITY OF UVALDE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING 5:00 PM, FRIDAY AUGUST 8, 2025 CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 101 E. MAIN ST. UVALDE, TX 78801 AGENDA Page 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. NEW BUSINESS 3-4 4.A. Consider an order of the City of Uvalde approving participation in the election on the petition for the creation of Uvalde County Emergency Services District No. 3. DOCS1-#352724-v1-Order_of_City_of_Uvalde 5. ADJOURNMENT Certificate: I certify that the above and foregoing notice was posted in compliance with 551.043, Texas Government Code at 4:30PM on August 5, 2025. _____________________________________ Vince DiPiazza, City Manager In this Notice of Open Meeting, the posting of an agenda item as a matter to be discussed in open session is not intended to limit or require discussion of that matter in open session i fit is otherwise appropriate to discuss the matter in executive session. If, during the discussion of any agenda item, a matter is raised that is appropriate for discussion in executive session the council may, as permitted by law, convene into executive session to deliberate on the matter. The posting of an agenda item as a matter to be discussed in executive session is not intended to limit or require discussion of that matter in executive session. The council may discuss in open session any matter for which notice has been given in this notice of open meeting including an agenda item posted for executive session. In no event, however, will the council take action on any agenda item in executive session, whether it is posted for open or executive session discussion. City Hall Municipal Building is wheelchair accessible with accessed and special parking available on the West Side of the Building. The Council Chamber is accessible by elevator to the second floor. Requests for special services must be received forty-eight (48) hours prior to meeting time by calling City Hall (830) 278-3315. CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the attached agenda of meeting of the City of Uvalde City Council is a true and correct copy and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on two glass public notice cases at City Hall, readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the 5 day of August 2025 and will remain so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. ___________________________________ Sorayda A. Sanchez, City Secretary I certify that the attached agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was removed by me from the City of Uvalde City Hall glass public notice cases on the ____ of ___________ , 2025. ______________________________Title: ______________________ Page 2 of 4 THE STATE OF TEXAS § § COUNTY OF UVALDE § The City Council of Uvalde, Texas, convened in special session of the City Council in the City Hall Council Chambers, at __:00 A.M./P.M. on August __, 2025, with the following members present, to wit: The Honorable Hector Luevano, Mayor The Honorable Chip King, Mayor Pro Tem The Honorable Ernest Santos, District 1 Councilman The Honorable Donald McLaughlin, III, District 2 Councilman The Honorable Eloisa Medina, District 3 Councilwoman The Honorable Con Mims, District 4 Councilman and constituting a quorum, when the following business was transacted: ORDER OF CITY OF UVALDE APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTION ON THE PETITION FOR THE CREATION OF UVALDE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 3 Councilmember introduced an Order and made a Motion that the same be adopted. Councilmember seconded the Motion for adoption of the Order. The Motion carrying with it the adoption of the Order prevailed by the following vote: AYES: _____ NAYS: _____ The Mayor Pro Tem thereupon announced that the Order had been duly and lawfully adopted. The Order adopted reads as follows: ORDER OF CITY OF UVALDE APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTION ON THE PETITION FOR THE CREATION OF UVALDE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 3 WHEREAS, notice of this meeting of the Uvalde City Council, Texas, has been given in the manner and for the time required by law; and WHEREAS, the City Council, has received a request from petitioners and copy of the petition filed with the Uvalde County Commissioners Court signed by more than one hundred (100) qualified voters who own taxable real property within the area of Uvalde County, Texas, calling for the creation of an emergency services district to be known as "Uvalde County Emergency Services District No. 3" (the "District"); and Page 3 of 4  WHEREAS, the Petition has been set for a Public Hearing by the Commissioners Court to be held on August 11, 2025; and WHEREAS, the City of Uvalde has been asked to grant its permission under Texas Health and Safety code § 775.014 to allow the voters who reside within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Uvalde to participate in the election on the Petition and grant the City’s consent for inclusion of the territory located within the City’s extraterritorial jurisdiction to be included in the proposed Emergency Services District No. 3 if approved by the voters; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that: (1) The inclusion of the territory within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Uvalde in the proposed Emergency Services District No. 3 would be beneficial to the City and the residents of the extraterritorial jurisdiction; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED BY THE UVALDE CITY COUNCIL THAT: Section 1. The matters and facts recited in the preamble of this Order are hereby found and determined to be true and correct. All acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to the City acting have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law. Section 2. The City Council does hereby give its consent to the inclusion of the territory located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City to be included in the proposed Emergency Services District No. 3 if approved by the voters of the extraterritorial jurisdiction at an election to be called by the County Commissioners Court and held by Uvalde County. Section 3. The City Secretary is directed to provide a copy of this Order to the Honorable Mayor and Commissioners Court of Uvalde County prior to the hearing scheduled for August 11, 2025. PASSED AND APPROVED this ____ day of August, 2025. Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary By: Sorayda Sanchez 2 Page 4 of 4