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City Council Meeting Monday, August 04, 2025 06:30 PM City Hall, 321 N. Main Street

Pursuant to Section 551 of the Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the Hutchins City Council to be held on Monday, August 4, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at Hutchins City Hall Council Chambers, 321 N. Main Street, Hutchins, Texas, at which time the following items will be discussed and considered.

City Council Members
Mayor Mario Vasquez
Mayor Pro Tem Steve Nichols
Councilmember Brenda Campbell
Councilmember Raymond Elmore
Councilmember Demarcus Odom
Councilmember America Rodriguez

A.CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM PRESENT

B.INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C.CITIZEN COMMENTS - This agenda item provides an opportunity for citizens to address the City Council on any matter that is not posted on the agenda. Anyone wishing to address the City Council should complete a Citizen Comments Form and submit it to the City Secretary prior to the start of the City Council meeting. There is a three (3) minute time limit for each citizen to speak. However, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council cannot discuss issues raised or make any decision at this time.

D.CONSENT AGENDA - All items presented in the Consent Agenda require no deliberation by the Council. Each Council member has the opportunity of removing an item from this agenda so that it may be considered separately.

  1. 1.Consider approval of city council meeting minutes for April, May and June 2025.   Presented by: Cynthia Olguin

E.REGULAR AGENDA - As authorized by Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council reserves the right to convene in Executive Session for the purpose of seeking confidential legal advice from the City Attorney on any agenda item listed herein.

  1. 2.DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 2025 _____ AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF HUTCHINS, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2025A; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO  Presented by: Maria Joyner, Director of Finance

  2. 3.DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION R2025-08-1279 OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINS, TEXAS, DECLARING EXPECTATION TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT. Presented By: Maria Joyner, Director of Finance

  3. 4.Discuss and consider the status of the animal shelter.  This item was placed on the agenda by Council Member Odom. 

F.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. 5.Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will convene into executive session to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property located within the City of Hutchins, Texas. 

  2. 6.The Hutchins City Council will hold a closed Executive Session pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 551, Subchapter D, Texas Government Code, in accordance with the authority contained in §551.087. Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations (1) to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations; (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect described by Subdivision to a business prospect: 1) 1220 Dowdy Ferry Road. Presented by: Guy Brown HEDC Executive Director

G.RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION

  1. 7.Action, if any, as a result of Executive Session:

    Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will convene into executive session to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property located within the City of Hutchins, Texas. 

  2. 8.Action, if any, as a result of Executive Session:

    Deliberation and action regarding Chapter 551, Subchapter D, Texas Government Code, in accordance with the authority contained in §551.087. Deliberation and action regarding economic development negotiations.  1220 Dowdy Ferry Road

H.ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST

  1. 9.Keep Hutchins Beautiful Board Meeting, Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Hutchins City Hall, 321 N. Main St., Hutchins.

    City Council Meeting, Monday, August 18, 2025, 6:30 pm, Hutchins City Hall, 321 N. Main St., Hutchins.

    Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, Monday, August 25, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Hutchins City Hall, 321 N. Main St., Hutchins.

I.ADJOURN

CERTIFICATION

I certify that a copy of the August 4, 2025, agenda of items to be considered by the Hutchins City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City’s website www.cityofhutchins.org, in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Posted on August 1, 2025, before 6:30 p.m.

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Cynthia Olguin
City Secretary



ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

The meeting location is wheelchair accessible from the front door. Request for special services must be received at least 48 hours in advance of scheduled meeting. For assistance, please call the office of the City Secretary at 972-225-6121 or email the City Secretary at colguin@cityofhutchins.org