Brownwood City Council Agenda
Regular Called Meeting
9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 14, 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 Items to be withdrawn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 RecognitionsA. Presentation of appreciation from Central Texas Veterans’ Memorial
B. Introduction of the Purchasing Supervisor, Mary Brown, and acknowledgement of the new responsibilities of the Assistant Director of Finance, Melanie Larose.
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 – May 20, 2016
B. Regular Called Meeting – May 24, 2016
C. Willis Creek Channelization Study Presentation – May 24, 2016
8. Claims and Accounts
9. Public Hearing
Conduct a public hearing on the following proposed Ordinance and consider on first reading.
A. Conduct a Public Hearing and consider an Ordinance on first reading closing an alley located between 1108 and 1110 West Baker, being Lot 1, Block 21, and Lot 4, Block 20 of the Brookesmith Brownwood Subdivision, beginning at West Baker and continuing 150’ Northeast to an alley.
10. Requests and Presentations
A. Consider authorizing the Mayor’s signature on an annual certification of the military equipment displayed at Camp Bowie Memorial Park requested from the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command.
11. Bids
A. Consider accepting a bid for six HVAC units for the Joint Law Enforcement Center.
12. Agreements and Contracts
A. Consider an extension of a contract between the City of Brownwood and James Blair Hays, M.D. to serve as the City’s Public Health Authority.
13. Ordinances and Resolutions
A. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of “City of Brownwood, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificate of Obligation, Series 2016,” including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such certificates of obligation and approving all other matters incident thereto.
B. Consider a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign contracts & amendments with Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) for the Senior Citizen Program.
C. Consider a Resolution approving a dissolution plan for the Brownwood Economic Development Corporation.
14. Reports
A. Staff budget meetings
B. Recent Flooding
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:
Section 551-071 – Consultation with Attorney
Section 551-072 – Deliberation Regarding Real Property
A. Discuss possible purchase of real property
16. Action as a result of Executive Session
A. The City Council may take any action as a result of executive session, including authorizing the purchase of two tracts of land, one being 1.159 acres and the second tract .730 acres, adjacent to the City’s Service Center.
17. Adjournment