Regular City Council Meeting 09/09/2025 05:30 PM City Hall

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER

ROLL CALL & ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

WELCOME & RECOGNITION OF GUESTS

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

Persons who desire to address the City of Carrizo Springs City Council will be received at this time. Those persons wishing to speak should complete a Public Comment Form and submit it to the City Secretary prior to the meeting. If the speaker wishes to comment on a particular agenda item, then the speaker should indicate such item(s) on the form. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Speakers must conduct themselves in a civil manner. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City of Carrizo Springs City Council cannot deliberate or take action on items not listed on the meeting agenda.

PROCLAMATION(S)

• 1.BREASTFEEDING FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY

• 2.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING HALLOWEEN PROCLAMATION

PUBLIC HEARING

• 3.2025 PROPOSED TAX RATE

  A.  OPEN PUBLIC HEARING

  B.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

  C.  CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING

ORDINANCE(S)

• 4.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 870 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL BUDGET

• 5.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 871 AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2025, UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CITY CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS

• 6.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDNANCE NO. 872 AND ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS AUTHORIZING AMENDING THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025

HOT FUND REQUEST(S)

• 7.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING PAULA SEYDEL'S - DIMMIT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REQUEST FOR HOT FUNDS

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

• 8.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS & DIMMIT COUNTY

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 9.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025

  A.  SPECIAL SESSION - AUGUST 4, 2025

  B.  REGULAR SESSION - AUGUST 12, 2025

  C.  SPECIAL SESSION - AUGUST 18, 2025

  D.  SPECIAL SESSION - AUGUST 22, 2025

  E.  SPECIAL SESSION - AUGUST 28, 2025

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

• 10.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025

• 11.MONTHLY REPORTS

  A.  FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

  B.  DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES

NEW BUSINESS

• 12.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPOINT AND/OR REAPPOINT FOUR MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

  A.  CLEO BUSTAMANTE, JR. (31 YEARS)

  B.  ELIA RAMIREZ (15 YEARS)

  C.  ROY ORTIZ (8 YEARS)

  D.  DAVID BRISENO (5 YEARS)

  E.  DENNIS RUSSO

  F.   ALBINO DORIA

  G. RENE O. HERNANDEZ

  H.  MICHAEL CAMARILLO

• 13.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING INSTALLING SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE CARRIZO SPRINGS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

• 14.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPOINT AND/OR REAPPOINT THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL JUDGE

  A.  SONIA G. PEREZ

  B.  DAVID ORTIZ

  C.  ROSALINDA MENDOZA MICHAEL

• 15.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NO. 873 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS, PROHIBITING THE PLACEMENT OR STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY; ESTABLISHING AN ENFORCEMENT PROCESS INCLUDING REMOVAL, APPEAL, AND MUNICIPAL COURT REVIEW; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES AND SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

• 16.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR HOTEL/MOTEL AUDITING SERVICES

• 17.160TH CITY OF CARRIZO SPRINGS CELEBRATION UPDATE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

• 18.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD BANK DEPOSITORY

  A.  PRIME BANK

  B.  FIRST STATE BANK

• 19.DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR THE ANIMAL HOLDING FACILITY

ADJOURNMENT

The City of Carrizo Springs reserves the right to recess and convene at a later time stated during this meeting. The City Council reserves the right to proceed into Executive Session during this meeting as per the Open Meeting Law, Texas Local Government Code 551 in accordance with the authority contained therein including but not limited to: Legal Section 551.071; Real Estate 551.072; Gifts or Donations 551.073; Personnel 551.074 and Security 551.076 Before any closed meeting is convene, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions or decisions will be taken in open meeting.        

/s/Azalia Garcia

Azalia Garcia, City Manager

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE NOTICE OF MEETING WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD IN THE CITY HALL MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 308 WEST PENA STREET, CARRIZO SPRINGS, TEXAS ON THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025 AT 4:30 P.M.

/s/ Melissa M. Guerra

Melissa M. Guerra, City Clerk

**Per Texas Attorney General Opinion No. JC-0169; Open Meeting & Agenda Requirements, Dated January 24, 2000: The permissible responses to a general member communication at the meeting are limited by 551.042, as follows: “SEC.551.042. Inquiry Made at Meeting. (a)If, at a meeting are of a government body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquiries about a subject for which notice has not been given as required by the subchapter, the notice provisions of the subchapter, do not apply to: (1) a statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry: (b) Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.