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City Council Meeting Monday, August 11, 2025 06:00 PM Richwood City Hall, 1800 Brazosport Blvd. N.

BE IT KNOWN THAT a City of Richwood City Council will meet Monday, August 11, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM at Richwood City Hall, located at 1800 Brazosport Blvd. N., Richwood, Texas 77531 with the following agenda:

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.INVOCATION

III.PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE

IV.ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

V.PUBLIC COMMENTS

VI.CONSENT AGENDA

  1. A.Budget Report, June 2025

  2. B.Investment Report, Q3 FY 2025

  3. C.Approval of minutes from regular meeting held July 14, 2025. 

  4. D.Approval of Resolution No. 25-R-101, adopting policies required for the closeout of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) grant and authorizing the Mayor or their designee to sign said policies, including:

    1. Document Management & Records Retention Policy

    2. Standards of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy

    3. ARPA Anti-Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (AFWA) Plan

    4. Financial Management Policies & Procedures

    5. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Policy & Procedures for ARPA/SLFRF

VII.DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

  1. A.Discussion and possible action to extend the current contractual agreement with Waste Connections for an additional one-year term beginning September 1, 2025.

  2. B.Public hearing and possible action on the proposed Crime Control and Prevention District budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

  3. C.Discussion regarding continuation of water and/or sewer service, or amendments to service rates, fees, and charges applicable to Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parks located outside the city limits.

  4. D.Discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 25-530, amending Appendix C (Fee Schedule) of the Code of Ordinances to revise utility rates.

  5. E.Discussion only regarding the proposed budget and proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2025–2026. No action will be taken.

  6. F.Consider and record a vote on the proposed tax rate of $0.586493 for Fiscal Year 2025–2026, which represents an increase of up to 7.66% above the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate for the City of Richwood. The proposed rate is scheduled to be adopted at a future meeting.

  7. G.Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 25-R-100, setting the date and time for the Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2025–2026 for September 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

  8. H.Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 25-R-99, setting the date and time for the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2025–2026 Annual Budget for September 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

  9. I.Consider items removed from consent agenda

VIII.CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE

  1. A.CIP Report, July 2025

IX.CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

X.COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS & REPORTS

XI.MAYOR'S REPORT

XII.ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST

XIII.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

XIV.ADJOURNMENT

The City Council may go into Executive Session on any item listed on the Agenda in accordance with Section 551-071 of the Government Code (attorney-client privilege).

This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office at (979) 265-2082 or FAX (979) 265-7345 for further information.

I, Kirsten Garcia, do hereby certify that I did, on August 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM post this notice of meeting on the bulletin board at 1800 N. Brazosport Blvd., Richwood, TX, in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Law.