Brownwood City Council Agenda

Regular Called Meeting

9:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Council Chambers, City Hall

501 Center Avenue, Brownwood, Texas

The City Council of the City of Brownwood, Texas, reserves the right to meet in closed, executive session on any of the items listed below should the need arise and if authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, of the Texas Government Code.

The City Council may deliberate and/or act on the following items:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Invocation

4. Items to be withdrawn

5. Introductions, Announcements, and Recognitions

6. Citizen Presentations

Any citizen who desires to address the City Council on a matter not included on the agenda may do so at this time. The City Council may not deliberate on items presented under this agenda item. To comply with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, the Council respectfully requests that prior to addressing Council that each person submit a citizen presentation form that is located at the entryway to the Council Chambers, stating your name, address, and topic of presentation. All presentations are subject to a five (5) minute time limit.

7. Approval of Minutes

A.  Chamber Luncheon – no quorum – March 18, 2016
B.  Regular Called Meeting – March 22, 2016

8.  Claims and Accounts

9.  Requests and Presentations

A.  Consider options for future street and facility improvement projects including directing staff to bring debt obligation options to Council for approval.

B.  Consider revoking the donation of a Baler to the City of Munday and authorize the disposition of the Baler to the West Central Texas Council of Governments.

10.  Ordinances and Resolutions

A.  Consider a Resolution declaring Surplus Property.

B.  Consider a Resolution amending the residence requirements for the Police Chief and Fire Chief positions as provided in the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations.

11.  Bids

A.  Consider awarding a bid for the construction of a portion of the Camp Bowie Walking Trail.

12.  Agreements and Contracts

A.  Consider approving a Public Improvement Development Agreement with Brownwood South Hampton, LLC.

B.  Consider authorizing the Mayor to sign an agreement with United Geo Technologies, LLC for digital area mapping, imagery, and GIS data products, and authorize expenditure of capital funds including a capital lease.

C.  Consider authorizing the City Manager to sign a donation agreement to receive up to fourteen lighted railroad signals from the BNSF.

D.  Consider authorizing the City Manager to sign an amendment to the current contract with the Department of State Health Services.

13.  Appointments

A.  Consider ratification of Mayoral appointment to the EMS Committee.

14.  Reports

A.  Police Chief Search

B.  Downtown Landscaping

15.  Executive Session
The City Council may convene into a closed executive session in the Haynes Conference Room, pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Government Code Vernon’s Annotated, in accordance with the authority contained in the following section:

Sectcion 551.071 – Consultation with Attorney
Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters

A.  Possible violation of the residence policy by a firefighter.
B.  Possible violation of the residence policy by a firefighter.
C.  Possible violation of the residence policy by the fire chief.

16.  Action as a result of the Executive Session

A.  Council may take action deemed necessary as a result of Executive Session.

17.  Adjournment