NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 @ 5:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 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
- CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR
- INVOCATION
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 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. MAYOR’S COMMENTS
a. Problem canines
b. Facebook postings vs proper process
6. 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 of August 16, 2022 Regular Council Meeting.
b. Consider and/or approve minutes of August 23, 2022 Special Council Meeting.
c. Consider and/or approve minutes of August 30, 2022 Special Council Meeting.
d. Consider and/or approve minutes of September 6, 2022 Special Council Meeting.
e. Consider and/or approve Monthly Financial Reports
f. Consider and/or approve the adoption of the new plan document for the upcoming plan year effective date 10/15/2022 for the City of Jefferson Texas Cafeteria Plan sponsored by Colonial Life.
g. Consider and/or approve Officer Cynthia Romano’s resignation.
h. Consider and/or approve Roxann Reed’s application for building permit. (1105 & 1103 S. Main St.)
i. Consider and/or approve action on TML Health Benefit Pool Renewal Notice and Benefit Verification Form.
7. ACTION ITEMS
a. Consider, discuss and/or approve a Petition to declare the alley’s located between Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of Block 31 in the Alley Addition of the City of Jefferson to be abandoned and closed and to convey to the adjoining property owner TRATAK, LLC
b. Consider, discuss and/or approve a Resolution declaring that the abandoned and closed portion of the alley’s located between Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of Block 31 in the Alley Addition of the City of Jefferson to be sold to the adjoining property TRATAK, LLC
c. Consider, discuss and/or approve Deed Without Warranty for the abandoned and closed portion of the alley’s located between Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 of Block 31 in the Alley Addition of the City of Jefferson.
d. Consider, discuss and/or approve JEDCO spending up to $30,000 to Retail Coach, LLC for a one-year contract between JEDCO and Retail Coach, LLC for professional services to research potential retail companies to bring to Jefferson.
e. Consider, discuss and/or approve the pay raise of Officer Mary Ayala’s current rate of $20.00 per hour to $22.00 per hour in correspondence to her active promotion to Investigator to be effective October 2, 2022.
f. Consider, discuss and/or approve the promotion of Officer Benjamin Wilson to full-time employee and the position of Department Sergeant at the pay rate of $22 per hour to be effective October 2, 2022.
g. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Mayor Baker.
h. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Ald. Finstrom.
i. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Ald. Turner.
j. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Ald. Shadden.
k. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Ald. Thomas.
l. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Ald. Moore.
m. Consider, discuss and/or approve appointment to Jefferson Planning and Zoning Commission by Ald. Johnson.
n. Consider, discuss and/or approve designating an area for city employees to park from Monday through Friday during office hours and installing a City Employee Only parking sign on Austin Street beside City Hall.
o. Consider, discuss and/or approve designating the last parking spot in front of the pet exercise area of the public restrooms as reserved parking for facility maintenance and custodial services and installing a reserved parking sign.
p. Consider, discuss and/or approve the 2022/2023 employee pay raises as presented on the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 approved budget.
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Discussion and follow up on June 21, 2022 public comment from Marcia Thomas on possible options on what the City can do to help address the large hole on the back side of her building (112 Vale Street).
b. Planning & Zoning discussion on potential first meeting, townhall, etc.
c. Strategic Planning Core Team Update – Robin Moore
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Jefferson City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the Course of the meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Government Code.
a. Section 551.071 – Consultation with an Attorney (RG3 Lawsuit)
b. Section 551.072 – Deliberations concerning Real Property
c. Section 551.073 – Deliberations concerning gifts/donations
d. Section 551.074 – Deliberations concerning Personnel Matters:
e. Section 551.076 – Deliberation concerning Municipal Security
f. Section 551.087 – Economic Development
10. POST-EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTION ITEMS
a. Return to Open Session and take action as a result of discussions in preceding: Agenda Item 10a pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.071 Consultation with an Attorney: (RG3 Lawsuit)
11. ADJOURNMENT
Certificate of Posting
I, Melissa Boyd, City Secretary for the City of Jefferson, Texas do hereby certify that this Notice of Meeting was posted at City Hall, 102 N. Polk Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on this the day of September 16, 2022, at 3:35 pm. and remained to posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
Melissa Boyd, City Secretary
ATTENDANCE BY OTHER ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS: It is anticipated that members of the City Council, or other city board, commissions and/or committees (JEDCO, Tourism, Citizen Action and Diversity, Core Team, Planning and Zoning, etc.) may attend the meeting in numbers that may constitute a quorum of the other city boards, commissions and/or committees. Notice is hereby given that the meeting, to the extent required by law, is also noticed as a meeting of the other boards, commissions and/or committees of the City, whose members may be in attendance. The members of the boards, commissions and/or committees may participate in discussions on the same items listed on the agenda, which occur at the meeting, but no action will be taken by such in attendance unless such item and action is specifically provided for an on an agenda for that board, commission or committee subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act.