NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
102 N. POLK STREET
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2018 @ 5:30 pm
Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on February 20, 2018 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.
Preston Taylor – update on Performing Arts
Mike Walker – concerns of the noise from Dixie Humane Society and possible solutions
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 Council Meeting Minutes from January, 2018
b) Consider and/or Approve Monthly Financials for January, 2018
c) Consider and/or Approve Amusement Ride Operations Permit – Lone Star Carriage
d) Consider and/or Approve Special Events Application – Lions Club Fire Brigade Car Show
6. ACTION ITEMS
a) Discussion and/or Action – Sewer backup at 209 N Bridge Street – Robert Chambliss
b) Consider/Approve/Modify plan for road repairs/street maintenance and/or Short Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer
c) Consider and/or Action – Agreement with Jefferson Carnegie Library
d) Discussion and/or Action – Collins Academy permission to use the public alley between Cypress Street and Common Street for a walking trail
e) Discussion and/or Action – Donation for P.D. for Drug Interdiction Fund
f) Consider and/or Action – Interlocal Contract for City 9-1-1 Database Maintenance
g) Consider and/or Action – Order of Elections for the City of Jefferson, Texas (Mayor, Alderman Ward 1, Alderman Ward 2, Alderman Ward 3)
h) Consider and/or Action – Dixie Humane Society if applicable
7. CLOSE REGULAR MEETING
8. 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
*Discuss resignation(s) of City employee(s)
*Discuss previous grievance(s)
9. RECONVENE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
10. ACTION TAKEN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF ANY)
11. ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE NEXT AGENDA
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 _________________, 2018, 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