NOTICE

CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL

102 N. POLK STREET

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 @ 5:30 PM

 

Notice is hereby given that a Meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on September 17, 2019 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

 

  • CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR

 

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  • INVOCATION

 

 

  • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

  • WELCOME GUESTS AND VISIOTRS 

 

    1. 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 minutes 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 City Hall a minimum of 5 days prior to a regular City Council Meeting.
    2. DISCUSSION – Fire Station
  • DISCUSSION – Burn Ordinance

 

 

 

 

  1. CONSENT AGENDA
  2. (City Council reserves the right to remove items from the Consent Agenda and consider and/or approve individually)
  1. Consider and/or approve minutes of August 20, 2019 Regular Meeting.
  2. Consider and/or approve Monthly Financial Report
  3. Consider and/or approve resignation of James Dreesen effective August 30, 2019
  4. Consider and/or approve building permit application Riverside Bank of Jefferson/a division of The First National Bank of Trinity located at 371 Walcott
  5. Consider and/or approve building permit application for Pore Technology Inc., located at 500 FM 881
  6. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for Taste of Jefferson for October 20, 2019
  7. Consider and/or approve a petition to declare a portion of an alley and part of Cypress Street abandoned and closed and to convey it to the adjoining property owners
  8. Consider and/or approve temporary RV variance Section 18-2 for Richard Turner at 400 Dixon
  9. Consider and/or approve a petition to declare a portion of an alley abandoned and closed and to convey it to the adjoining property owner located between lots 3 and lot 4 in Block 21 Alley Addition
  10. Consider and/or approve a renewal application for Walking Tour Permit from Historic Jefferson Ghost Walk Tour.
  11. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for National Night Out on October 1, 2019
  • ACTION ITEMS
  • Consider and/or approve an Ordinance #2019-09-01 to Adopt the 2019-2020 Fiscal Budget
  • Consider and/or approve an Ordinance # 2019-09-02 Levying A Tax Rate for The City of Jefferson for The Tax Year 2019 (0.432911 Total Tax Rate)
  • Consider and/or approve tearing down house on city property on Main Street
  • Consider and/or approve Street Light at Jefferson@CEFCO
  • Consider and/or approve an agreement for professional service for contract #08-2019-Jefferson by Traylor & Associate
  • Consider and/or approve contract #08-2019-Jefferson work order #1 to approve for payment

 

  1. to Traylor & Associate
  2. Consider and/or approve playground equipment and Gazebo repair-David Westbrook
  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION
  2. 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
  1. ADJOURNMENT CERTIFICATE OF POSTINGI, Doris M. 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 13th day of September, 2019, at 10:30 am and remained so posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of aid meeting. Doris M. Hines, City Secretary 
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