CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 @ 5:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on January 19, 2021 at 5:30 PM at the Transportation Center at 305 E. Austin Street, Jefferson, Texas, at which time the subjects to be 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 from 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 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 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.
5. PRESENT FLAG TO CITY FOR LIONS CLUB PARK – PAUL MOORE
6. UPDATE- POLICE DEPARTMENT- CHIEF PEREZ
7. MAYOR ITEM
a. City Administrator posting update
b. Discuss adding JEDCO and Tourism Board update as council meeting on a
quarterly basis
c. Launch of banking initiative
8. 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 December 15, 2020
b. Consider and/or approve Monthly Financial Reports
c. Consider and/or approve 1st Quarter Budget Report
d. Consider and/or approve 1st Quarter Revenue Report
e. Consider and/or approve Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Jefferson and
Marion County for Library Services
f. Consider and/or approve Interlocal Agreement Between the County of Marion and
The City of Jefferson Covering Shares Services and Responsibilities
g. Consider and/or approve contract/agreement from Jefferson Carnegie Library
h. Consider and/or approve Order of Election for May 1, 2021 (1) Alderman Ward 1,
(1) Alderman Ward 2 and (1) Alderman Ward 3
9. ACTION ITEMS
a. Consider and/or approve Various Diamond Don Events
b. Consider and/or approve appointment to Tourism Board by Ald. Gary Amburn
c. Consider and/or approve the final street listing for the 2021 city road paving contract
d. Consider and/or approve the advertisement for bids for 2021 city road paving contract
e. Consider and/or approve the cancellation of the City’s contract with Perdue—two
firms will give presentations: Perdue & Linebarger (Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins &
Mott LLP or “Perdue” and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP or “Linebarger”)
f. Consider and/or approve the purchase of new Election/Voting Equipment from Hart
Intercivic (3 machines and supporting equipment for $40,688)
g. Consider and/or approve allowing the Chamber of Commerce to use the old Jefferson
Police Building as a store front for one year, rent free. An agreement will be drafter
and approved at a future Council Meeting
h. Consider and/or approve a petition to declare that the Abandoned residue of a
portion of alley located between lots 1, 2, and 3 and lots 8, 9, and 10 in Block 50
of the Urquhart Addition of a city alley be conveyed to Robert W. Baker, Jr., and
Pamela L. Baker
i. Consider and/or approve Resolution declaring that the abandoned residue of portion
of an alley located between lots 1, 2, and 3 and lots 8, 9, and 10 in Block 50 of the
Urquhart Addition be sold to adjoining Landowners
j. Consider and/or approve Deed Without Warranty for the abandoned reside of portion
of alley located between lots 1, 2, and 3 lots 8, 9, and 10 in Block 50 of the Urquhart
Addition
k. Consider and/or approve a petition to declare an abandoned portion of Owens Street
located adjacent to Lots 1 and 7 in Block 100 in the Alley Addition to be abandoned and
closed and to convey to the adjoining property owners
l. Consider and/or approve a Resolution declaring and abandoned portion of Owens Street
located adjacent to Lots 1 and 7 in Block 100 Alley Addition to be abandoned and closed
and authorizing sale
m. Consider and/or approve a Deed Without Warranty for the abandoned portion of
Owens Street located adjacent to Lots 1 and 7 in Block 100 in the Alley Addition
n. Consider and/or approve placing stops signs at the following intersections to better
control speed of traffic and recent near misses with vehicles:
1. W. Dallas Street and N. Market Street
2. E. Henderson Street and N. Walnut Street
3. N. Walnut Street and E. Orleans Street
10. 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. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, 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 14th day of January 2021, at 3:00 P. M.
and remained to posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the
scheduled time of said meeting.
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Doris M. Hines, City Secretary