City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF WHARTON CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, October 12, 2020 7:00 PM CITY HALL  NOTICE OF CITY OF WHARTON CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Notice is hereby given that a City Council Regular Meeting will be held on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 7:00 PM at the Wharton City Hall, 120 East Caney Street, Wharton, Texas, at which time the following subjects will be discussed to-wit: SEE ATTACHED AGENDA Dated this 8th day of October 2020. By: Tim Barker, Mayor I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the City Council Regular Meeting is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the bulletin board, at City Hall of said City or Town in Wharton, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on October 8, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. and remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said Meeting. The Wharton City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Access to the building and special parking is available at the primary entrance. Persons with disabilities, who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids or services such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or large print, are requested to contact the City Secretary's Office at (979) 532- 4811 Ext. 225 or by FAX (979) 532-0181 at least two (2) days prior to the meeting date. BRAILLE IS NOT AVAILABLE. Dated this 8th day of October 2020. CITY OF WHARTON By: Paula Favors City Secretary  AGENDA CITY OF WHARTON City Council Regular Meeting Monday, October 12, 2020 City Hall - 7:00 PM Call to Order –Opening Devotion –Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call and Excused Absences. Public Comments. Wharton Moment. Review and Consider: 1. Reading of the minutes from the regular meetings held September 14, 2020 and September 28, 2020. 2. Request from Hesed House for assistance to host a Holiday Market at Guffey Park on November 21, 2020 for the following: 1. Fee Waiver for park reservation of Guffey Park on November 21, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 2. Cones, barricades or other signage to block Guffey Park from traffic and to direct to parking locations. 3. Traffic control as needed. 4. Lighting for safety. 5. Access to electrical power, if possible, for music. 6. Permission to allow for vendor sale of alcohol/samples and a fee waiver for the City permit to allow for these vendors to sell, in coordination with Wharton Police Department. 7. Trash cans, and if possible, clean up assistance. 3. Ordinance: An ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Wharton, Texas Tax Anticipation Notes, Series 2020. 4. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council authorizing the City Manager to purchase three (3) patrol vehicles from Caldwell Country through the Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Program. 5. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council not deferring certain payroll tax obligations for the period of September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. 6. Ordinance: An ordinance declaring a public necessity for the acquisition of fee simple title to below listed properties located in Wharton, Texas, for a public purpose, namely the acquisition, improvement and maintenance of the road extension project between FM 1301 and US 59 and authorizing the City Attorney and the Law Offices of Davidson &  Troilo, a professional corporation, to file eminent domain proceedings; ratifying and affirming all prior acts and proceedings done or initiated by attorneys and employees of the City to acquire such property; authorizing all other lawful action necessary or incidental to such acquisition or eminent domain proceedings. 7. Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT): A. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council authorizing the submission of a Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG- MIT) Application to the Texas General Land Office and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to act as the City’s executive officers and authorized representatives in all matters pertaining to the City’s participation in the CDBG-MIT Program. B. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council adopting a procedure for financial payments and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all documents related to said plan. C. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council adopting procurement policies and procedures for federal grants for the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all documents related to said plan. D. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council adopting a Citizen Participation Plan for the Texas General Land Office (GLO) Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Program and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all documents related to said plan. 8. City of Wharton 2020 Street Improvement Project: A. Update on the 2020 Street Improvement Project. B. Change Order No. 1. 9. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council approving an agreement between the City of Wharton and Texas Target Communities, Texas A&M University for the Master Plan and Landscape Improvement Design for the Levee Green Space and Downtown Business District of the City of Wharton, Texas and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all documents related to said project. 10. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council approving the termination of the current agreement between the City of Wharton and Oakbend Medical Group for testing services and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Wharton to execute all documents relating to said termination. 11. Resolution: A resolution of the Wharton City Council designating a City of Wharton Representative and Alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2021 General Assembly. 12. Wharton Economic Development Corporation Resolution No. 2020-04.  13. FEMA City Hall Structural Repairs: A. Pay Request No. 1 and final from Restacon Construction. 14. Appointments and Resignations to the City of Wharton Boards, Commissions and Committees: A. Wharton Regional Airport Board. B. Building Standards Commission. C. Mayor’s Committee on People with Disabilities. D. Plumbing and Mechanical Board. E. Housing Finance Corporation. 15. City Council Boards, Commissions and Committee Reports: A. Wharton Economic Development Corporation Meeting held September 21, 2020. B. Public Works Committee Meeting held September 28, 2020. C. Wharton Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Selection Committee Meeting held September 28, 2020. Adjournment.