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City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, May 03, 2022 06:00 PM Bandera City Hall, 511 Main Street, Bandera, Texas

1.Call to order.

2.Invocation and Pledge.

3.Visitors to be heard (shall not exceed 30 minutes total).

Citizens wishing to be heard may do so on all matters except personnel matters, matters listed on the agenda as a public hearing, and matters under litigation. Each person addressing the council must provide his/her legal name and current address for city records and meeting minute preparation. Each person will only be allowed to speak on matters on the agenda during citizen's forum/public comment. No rebuttals will be permitted. Each person addressing the governing body shall not exceed three (3) minutes. Section 551.042, Government Code, V.T.C.A. (i.e. Texas Open Meetings Act) permits a member of the public or a member of the governmental body to raise a subject that has not been included in the notice for the meeting, but any discussion of the subject must be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a future meeting.  All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the council may be requested to leave the meeting.

4.Consent Agenda.

The Consent Agenda is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the consent Agenda upon the request of the Mayor or a Councilmember.

  1. A.Approval of minutes from the March 23, 2022 meetings. 

  2. B.Second reading of a resolution allocating $42,500 to the City of Bandera for half of the principal of the Texas Water Development Board Loan for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. 

5.Staff Reports.

  1. A.Public Works Department

  2. B.Marshal's Office

  3. C.Municipal Court

  4. D.Code Enforcement

  5. E.Permitting

6.Discussion and possible action on the following items:

  1. A.Discussion and possible action on options presented by Ardurra for emergency repairs required at the Dallas Street Well. 

  2. B.Discussion and possible action on approving an ordinance amending the 2021-2022 budget transferring up to $125,000.00 from 50-500-7510, Council Contingency Fund, to 50-501-6550, Dallas Street Tank Repair, for the emergency repair to the Dallas Street Well Ground Storage Tank. 

  3. C.Discussion and possible action on approving a resolution amending the Bandera Personnel Policy Manual to amend Chapter 20 for Work Status Pay. 

  4. D.Discussion and possible action on a resolution amending the personnel policy regarding longevity pay. 

  5. E.Discussion and possible action on a Cost of Living Adjustment for employees.

  6. F.Update on Heritage Park project by Roy Dugosh to discuss new project that needs to take place because the previous contractor backed out.  Authorization for the Mayor to enter into an agreement with a new contractor not to exceed $10,000.00. 

  7. G.Update and discussion on the enforcement of city light ordinances. 

  8. H.Public hearing, discussion and possible action on an ordinance amending Chapter 5 Fire Prevention and Protection of the Bandera Code of Ordinance, adopting updated codes and local amendments.  

  9. I.Discussion and possible action on possible budget workshop dates. 

  10. J.Discussion and possible action on a logo for the new Mulberry elevated storage tank.

7.Closed Session.

  1. A.The City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074, personnel, to discuss and receive an update from Public Safety Solutions, LLC on the City Administrator search process. 

  2. B.The City Council will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.072, real property, to discuss and receive an update on land acquisition for the wastewater treatment plant relocation. 

8.Action following Closed Session.

9.Requests and Announcements.

  1. A.Requests by Council to place items on an agenda.

  2. B.Announcements by Council. 

10.Adjourn.

_/s/ Jill Shelton________

Jill Shelton, City Secretary

The City Council for the City of Bandera reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matter listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code §551.071 (Consultations with Attorney), §551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), §551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), §551.074 (Personnel Matters), §551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices) and §551.086 (Economic Development). There may be a quorum of Economic Development Corporation/Planning and Zoning member at any regularly scheduled City Council Meeting. This facility is wheelchair accessible and handicapped parking is available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the City Secretary at (830) 796-3765. This agenda is posted in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 on April 29, 2022.