NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
102 N. POLK STREET
TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2017 @ 5:30 pm
Notice is hereby given that a regular Meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on July 18, 2017 at 5:30 PM at the Jefferson City Hall located at 102 N. Polk St., Jefferson, Texas, at which time the subjects to be discussed or considered or upon which any formal action may be taken are as listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the order shown on the meeting notice. Unless removed for the consent agenda, items identified with the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. WELCOME GUESTS AND VISITORS
Public Comments – Limited to citizens and business owners of the City of Jefferson, must sign up in advance on the list located near the door of the Council Chambers and must limit to 3 minute conversation. Jefferson City Council may ask questions but shall not discuss items that are not on the agenda. On a subject that is not posted on the agenda a person may add an item to a future City Council Agenda by contacting the City Administrator a minimum of 5 days prior to a regular City Council meeting.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
(City Council reserves the right to remove items from the Consent Agenda and consider and/or approve individually)
a) Consider and/or Approve Minutes from June 20, 2017
b) Consider and/or Approve Monthly Financial Report
c) Consider and/or Approve Special Events Application for Rockers, Riders & Ribs Scenic Ride to Jefferson for Breakfast
d) Consider and/or Approve Additional Street Closure for E Austin St (Soda to Washington) for the Burn Benefit
e) Consider and/or Approve Special Events Application for Jefferson Fire Brigade Car Show
f) Consider and/or Approve Special Events Application for Jefferson High School Homecoming Parade
g) Consider and/or Approve Application for Walking Tour Permit for Historic Jefferson Ghost Walk Tour
6. ACTION ITEMS
a) Consider and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Grant Revenue and Expenditures for Public Restroom $238,117.85
b) Consider and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Transfer Consolidated Cash (General Fund) to purchase real property (building on Alley St) $218,509.00
c) Consider and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Transfer Consolidated Cash (General Fund) to purchase real property (land on Alley St) $96,504.00
d) Consider and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Transfer Consolidated Cash (General Fund) to Street Repair (Street Department) $175,000.00
e) Consider and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Transfer Consolidated Cash (General Fund) to Code Enforcement (Substandard Structures Removal in Police Department) $60,000.00
f) Consider and/or Approve Budget Amendment for Transfer Consolidated Cash (General Fund) to budget for floodplain study $20,000.00
g) Consider and/or Approve nominees to the JEDCO Board (Jim Finstrom)
h) Consider and/or Approve nominees to the Tourism Board (Jim Finstrom)
7. CLOSE REGULAR SESSION AND OPEN PUBLIC HEARING
a) PUBLIC NUISANCE 505 E. Whelan Street, Jefferson, Texas
i. Chapter 38, Section 38.2 Trash
ii. Chapter 38, Section 38.3 Weeds and Grass
iii. Chapter 38, Section 38.4 Rights of Way/Drainage Pathways
iv. Chapter 38, Section 38.5 Outdoor Storage
v. Chapter 38, Section 38.8 Storage of Inoperative Vehicles
8. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN REGULAR SESSION
a) Consider and/or Approve Action from Public Hearing
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Jefferson City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code;
1. Section 551.071 – Consultation with an Attorney
2. Section 551.072 – Deliberations concerning Real Property
3. Section 551.073 – Deliberations concerning Gifts/Donations
4. Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters
5. Section 551.076 – Deliberations concerning Municipal Security
6. Section 551.086 – Economic Development
10. RECONVENE into regular session and consider and/or approve, if any, on item(s) discussed in Executive Session.
11. ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA
a) Set date for Budget Workshop for August
12. ADJOURNMENT
Certificate of Posting
I, Doris Hines, City Secretary for the City of Jefferson, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 102 North Polk Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2017, at __________, and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
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Doris Hines, City Secretary