Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the 13th of July 2023 at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall located at 415 Hill St, Anderson, TX 77830, at which time the following subjects will be considered, to wit:
1. Call meeting to order and establish quorum
2. Invocation
3. Pledges to the flags. “Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.”
4. Public Comment
5. Mayor’s Update
a. Ride around with Road and Bridge
b. Meeting with Texas Economic Development and Tourism
c. Juneteenth, Freedom Fest, Main Street flag display feedback
d. TxDOT requests along SH 90
6. Consent Agenda All consent agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.
a. Approval of the June 8, 2023, Town Council Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of the June 20, 2023, Special Meeting and Workshop Minutes
c. Approval of line-item changes
d. Approval of the list of claims and bills
e. Approval of Emergency Management Plan
f. Approval of Resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas General Land Office (GLO) regarding the Harvey Reallocation Funds.
7. Public Hearing Items
8. Presentations to the Council: Limited to 5 minutes followed by possible clarification questions from Council members.
9. Reports: Informational reports only, no action to be taken.
a. Permit report
b. Grants report
10. Committee Updates
11. Business: Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:
a. Discussion and possible action on enacting Cell Phone Use Policy
b. Discussion and possible action on rejoining Grimes County Chamber of Commerce
c. Discussion and possible action on amendments to Ordinance 148-22 Rental Use Agreement
d. Discussion and possible action on TML Annual Conference attendance by one or more council member, October 4-6, 2023, in Dallas
e. Discussion and possible action to submit a Request for Proposal for Administration (RFP) of Resilient Communities Program (RCP) Grant.
f. Discussion and possible action to return the portion of Buffington between State Hwy 90 and State Loop 429 back to a two-way street.
g. Discussion and possible action of enacting ordinance setting speed limit of 25 MPH on all city streets in the Town of Anderson unless otherwise marked.
12. Executive Session
a. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Sec. 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, or value of certain real property located within the limits of the Town of Anderson.
13. Return to Open Session and possible action on items discussed:
a. Reconvene into public session and take action as appropriate at the discretion of the Town Council regarding the purchase, exchange, or value of a certain parcel of real property located within the limits of the Town of Anderson.
14. Around Town
15. Discussion of agenda items for next scheduled meeting.
16. Adjourn
This meeting shall be conducted pursuant to the Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq. At any time during the meeting the Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session on any of the above posted agenda items in accordance with the sections 551.071, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (Consultation with Attorney), §551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), §551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), §551.074 (Personnel Matters), and/or §551.087 (Economic Development). All items listed above are eligible for Council discussion and/or action.
I, the undersigned Town Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of the Regular Meeting of the above-named Town of Anderson is a true and correct copy of the said notice which was posted in the bulletin board at the front of the Town Hall, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, on the 10th day of July 2023, at 4:10 p.m.
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Pam Johnson,
Town Clerk