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City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 21, 2021 06:00 PM Bandera City Hall, 511 Main Street, Bandera, Texas

1.Call to order.

2.Invocation and Pledges.

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.

5.Discussion and possible action on the following items:

  1. A.Update on painting BISD cross country state titles on the water tower.

  2. B.Discussion and possible action on approval of the year two street project and accepting an engineering fee proposal for the street maintenance project year two.

  3. C.Discussion and possible action to accept the engineering fee from Adurra for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Habitat and Angler Access Program.

  4. D.Discussion and possible action on accepting Christine Morse and Toni Kunz's resignations from the Bandera Economic Development Corporation and appointment of a BEDC nominee to fill the vacancies.

  5. E.Discussion and possible action on Ordinance 395 amending the Bandera Code of Ordinances to better define the roles, responsibilities and reporting chain of command for the City Administrator, City Marshal and City Treasurer.

  6. F.Discussion and possible action to approve the 2022 City Holiday Calendar.

  7. G.Discussion and possible action on Resolution 2021-022 amending the Bandera Personnel Policy Manual to reflect changes consistent with Ordinance 395 and necessary due to legislative changes.

  8. H.Discussion regarding amending the personnel policy of the City of Bandera to specify the time, place and manned for when city employees may be authorized to use city resources off-duty. 

  9. I.Presentation by Community Council of South Central Texas on funding for Low Income Household Water Assistance Program. 

  10. J.Update on utilizing American Rescue Plan funds for the Dallas Street elevated storage rehabilitation.

  11. K.Discussion and possible action on awarding the bid for engineering services for the Dallas Street elevated storage rehabilitation. 

  12. L.Discussion and possible action on approving a resolution supporting the City of Bandera's submission of an EDA Public Works Infrastructure Grant application for the design of a wastewater treatment plant. 

6.Closed Session.

The City of Bandera will meet in closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.072, deliberations about real property, to wit: an update from Texas Land and Right-of-Way on land acquisition for the wastewater treatment plant location.

7.Action following Closed Session.

8.Requests and Announcements.

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

  2. B.Announcements by Council. 

9.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 December 17, 2021.