Notice of City Council Public Hearing and Regular Meeting AGENDA

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CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAGS

VISITOR/CITIZENS FORUM:

Any citizen with business not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the City Council. Prior to speaking, each speaker must be recognized by the Mayor. City Council may not discuss or take any action on an item but may place the issue on a future agenda.  The number of speakers along with the time allowed per speaker may be limited.

PUBLIC HEARING: For the purpose of giving all interested persons the right to appear and be heard regarding the following:

• 1.Convene into Public Hearing

  Budget Public Hearing: for the purpose of hearing public comments regarding the proposed 2021-2022 City of Montgomery Fiscal Year Operating Budget: THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $159,689 OR 13.15%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $66,839 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.

  Adjourn Public Hearing

  Reconvene into Regular Meeting

• Budget Public Hearing.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2021-2022 Budget Overview Presentation.pdf (0.78 MB)

CONSENT AGENDA:

• 2.Matters related to the approval of minutes of August 24, 2021 Regular Meeting and September 7, 2021 Public Hearing Meeting.

• 082421 COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR.pdf (1.03 MB)
• 090721 COUNCIL MINUTES PHEARING.pdf (0.16 MB)

• 3.Consideration and possible action regarding an Escrow Agreement by and between the City of Montgomery and BETC Realty, LLC for the 2.35-ac Shipley Donuts Tract located on the northwest corner of SH 105 / Eva Street and C.B. Stewart Drive (Dev. No. 2009).

• Shipley Escrow.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Shipley Escrow Agmt.pdf (0.89 MB)

• 4.Consideration and possible action regarding adoption of an Escrow Agreement by and between the City of Montgomery, Texas and Cheatham Management, LLC regarding Hills of Town Creek Sec. 5 (Dev. No. 2102).

• HoTC S5 Escrow.pdf (0.03 MB)
• HoTC S5 Escrow Agreement.pdf (2.01 MB)

• 5.Consideration and possible action regarding authorizing WGA to prepare a Utility and Economic Feasibility Study for Cheatham Management, LLC for the Hills of Town Creek Sec. 5 Development (Dev. No.  2102).

• HoTC S5 Feasibility.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Client Memo - HOTC Sec. 5.pdf (0.21 MB)

• 6.Consideration and possible action regarding an Escrow Agreement by and between the City of Montgomery and Waterstone Development Group, LLC for the 26.07-ac Porter Farms Tract located northeast of FM 1097 & FM 149 (Dev. No. 2101).

• Porter Farms Escrow.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Porter Farms Escrow Agmt.pdf (0.36 MB)

• 7.Consideration and possible action regarding authoring WGA to prepare a Utility and Economic Feasibility Study for Waterstone Development Group, LLC for the Porter Farms Tract Development (Dev. No. 2101).

• Porter Farms Feasibility.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Client Memo - Porter Farms Development.pdf (0.16 MB)

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION:

• 8.Consideration and possible action regarding adoption, by record vote, of the following Ordinance:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, TEXAS ADOPTING AN OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022. "THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $159,689 OR 13.15%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $66,839 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR."

• Budget Adoption Cover Sheet.pdf (0.02 MB)
• 2020-00 Adopting the Annual Budget for 2021-2022 adopted on 091421.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Revised Proposed 2021-2022 Budget - Filed 090921.pdf (1.82 MB)
• Noteable Budget Items.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 9.Consider, Adopt and Set by Ordinance the 2021 Ad Valorem Tax Rate for Maintenance and Operations, $.2588/$100.

• M&O Tax Rate Adoption Agenda Report.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 10.Consider, Adopt and Set by Ordinance the 2021 Ad Valorem Tax Rate for Debt Service, $.1412/$100.

• Debt Service Tax Rate Agenda Report.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 11.Consideration and possible action regarding adoption of the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, TEXAS, SETTING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, FOR THE YEAR 2021 AT A RATE OF $0.4000 PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021 SPECIFYING SEPARATE COMPONENTS OF SUCH RATE FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND FOR DEBT SERVICE; LEVYING AN AD VALOREM TAX FOR THE YEAR 2021 PROVIDING FOR DUE AND DELINQUENT DATES TOGETHER WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION AND ORDAINING OTHER RELATED MATTERS.

• Adopt Ad Valorem Tax Rate.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2021-00 Tax Rate Ordinance to be adopted on 091421.pdf (0.04 MB)

• 12.Consideration and possible action regarding approval of Change Order No. 1 to the Water Plant No. 3 Improvements project.

• WP3 CO1.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2021.09.09 MEMO to Council RE WP No. 3 Change Order No. 1.pdf (1.26 MB)
• 1295 Change Order #1.pdf (0.30 MB)

• 13.Consideration and possible action regarding approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Downtown Waterline Replacement project.

• Downtown Waterline CO1.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2021.09.09 MEMO to Council RE Downtown Waterline Change Order No. 1.pdf (0.76 MB)

• 14.Consideration and possible action regarding adoption of the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY, TEXAS (“CITY”) DENYING THE DISTRIBUTION COST RECOVERY FACTOR RATE INCREASE REQUEST OF ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. FILED ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 31, 2021; SETTING JUST AND REASONABLE RATES FOR ENTERGY TEXAS, INC. FOR SERVICE WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS; FINDING THAT THE MEETING COMPLIES WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS.

• Entergy Agenda Report.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2021-00 Ordinance re 2021 ETI DCRF Application.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 15.Consideration and possible action regarding the relocation of a Kohler 60kw generator to Lift Station 6.

• LS 6 Generator Relocation 2021 (1).pdf (1.01 MB)

• 16.Consideration and possible action regarding the replacement of 522 meter endpoints through Beacon's upgrade program.

• Badger Endpoint Upgrades 2021.pdf (2.84 MB)

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

The City Council reserves the right to discuss any of the items listed specifically under this heading or for any items listed above in executive closed session as permitted by law including if they meet the qualifications in Sections 551.071(consultation with attorney), 551.072 (deliberation regarding real property),551.073 (deliberation regarding gifts), 551.074 (personnel matters), 551.076 (deliberation regarding security devices), and 551.087 (deliberation regarding economic development negotiations) of Chapter 551 of the Government Code of the State of Texas. (There are no matters at this time.)

POSSIBLE ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION:

COUNCIL INQUIRY:

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sect. 551.042 the Mayor and Council Members may inquire about a subject not specifically listed on this Agenda. Responses are limited to the recitation of existing policy or a statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry. Any deliberation or decision shall be limited to a proposal to place on the agenda of a future meeting. 

ADJOURNMENT

                                                                                              /s/Susan Hensley

                                                                                              Susan Hensley, City Secretary

I certify that the attached notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at City of Montgomery City Hall, 101 Old Plantersville Road, Montgomery, Texas, on September 10, 2021 at _____ p.m. I further certify that the following news media was notified of this meeting as stated above:  The Courier