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EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, September 09, 2025 06:00 PM 213 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140

1.MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

2.INVOCATION

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.CONSENT AGENDA

  1. A.Minutes

    July 8, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

    July 8, 2025 Budget Meeting Minutes

    July 11, 2025 Workshop Meeting Minutes

    July 22, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

    August 5, 2025 Workshop Meeting Minutes

    August 12, 2025 Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes

    August 12, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

  2. B.Financials

    July 2025

5.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Swearing In Ceremony - 

    Officer James Clark - #279

    Officer Jennifer Frias - #280

  2. B.Proclamation Honoring September 11th as Patriot Day & National Day of Service and Remembrance

  3. C.FY 2025 - 2026 Benefits Presentation - Rodney Dryden; HUB International

6.CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

  1. A.PUBLIC HEARING - Public Hearing to hear citizen testimony on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by an amount of $139,061, which is a 4.13% increase from last year's budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $140,064. 

7.DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. A.Monthly Staff Reports:

    1. Police Department

    2. Code Enforcement

    3. Animal Services

    4. Public Works

    5. Fire Department

  2. B.Upcoming Events & Activities

    1) 9/11 Remembrance Walk - September 11th

    2) Hispanic Heritage Celebration - September 27th

    3) National Night Out - October 7th

    4) Halloween Festival - October 30th

  3. C.Staff Report - Wichita Street Construction Project

8.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

  1. A.RESOLUTION NO. 2025-08-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE (“ACSC”) AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIVISION REGARDING THE COMPANY’S 2025 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING; DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE; ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT; FINDING THE RATES TO BE SET BY THE ATTACHED SETTLEMENT TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; APPROVING AN ATTACHMENT ESTABLISHING A BENCHMARK FOR PENSIONS AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS; REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE ACSC’S REASONABLE RATEMAKING EXPENSES; DETERMINING THAT THIS RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE COMPANY AND THE ACSC’S LEGAL COUNSEL.

  2. B.RESOLUTION NO. 2025-09-02  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICY STATEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF EVERMAN; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE.

  3. C.ORDINANCE NO. 842   AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING RESOURCES FOR THE BUDGET YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 APPROVING BUDGET FIGURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF THE BUDGET AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

  4. D.ZONING CASE

    A. The Council will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING on Case #4360 a request for zoning change from A2 Single Family Residential to C1 Neighborhood Commercial for the property located at 503 W. Enon Avenue.

    To achieve a timely and orderly meeting, the Council asks that the following rules and procedures be respected. Each case will be called in the sequence as listed on the agenda unless otherwise directed by the Mayor. All ensuing dialogue shall be directed to the Council only. After the staff presentation, the applicant and support will be given an opportunity to speak for 3 minutes each to present their case. Opposition may then speak for 3 minutes each. At the conclusion of the opposition, the applicant will be granted 3 minutes for rebuttal. Continuation beyond the speakers allotted time will be at the sole discretion of the Mayor. Those who are unable to speak today are encouraged to submit written comments. Following the official close of each case hearing, the council will remain in open session to deliberate and vote on the item in question. During that time, no further testimony or commentary will be allowed unless directed by the Mayor.

    B. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 844 -  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, MAP AND PLAN OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY GRANTING A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM A-2 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (A-2) TO C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (C-1) FOR AN APPROXIMNATELY 0.31 ACRE PARCEL DESIGNATED AS VAUGHN, R A ADDITION, LOT 6 & 7, BLOCK 2 IN THE TOWN OF EVERMAN, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 11848, PAGE 1831, DEED RECORDS OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS AND BEING MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 507 W. ENON AVENUE IN THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

9.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. A.Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters - Past performance, review and evaluation of the City Manager

10.CITY MANAGERS REPORT

11.MAYOR’S REPORT

12.ADJOURN

I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

/s/ Mindi Parks
City Secretary

Citizens may watch city council meetings live on YouTube. A link to the City of Everman YouTube channel is provided on the city website at: www.evermantx.us/government/citycouncil/

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non-emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members, including the presiding officer, will be physically present at the location noted above on this Agenda.

Pursuant to Section 551.071, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Council reserves the right to convene into Executive Session(s) from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting, to receive advice from its attorney on any posted agenda item, as permitted by Law. Additionally, Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss the following:

A.    Section 551.071 - Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek Advice of the City Attorney.
B.    Section 551.072 - Purchase, Sale, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property.
C.    Section 551.073 - Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift.
D.    Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters.
E.    Section 551.087- Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.
F.    Section 551.089 - Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits.

Citizens wishing to submit written comments should e-mail the City Secretary at mparks@evermantx.net. Comments that are received at least one-hour prior to the start of the meeting will be provided to all council members.

According to the City of Everman Policy on Governance Process, individual citizen comments will be restricted to three (3) minutes unless otherwise determined by a majority vote of the Council. The mayor is responsible to enforce the time limit. Citizens may address City Council either during the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting or during deliberation of a listed agenda item. City Council is only permitted by Law to discuss items that are listed on the agenda. Citizens wishing to make comments should notify the City Secretary as soon as possible.

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