2025 04 10 Agenda

Notice is hereby given that the Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the 10th of April 2025, 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 the meeting to order and establish a 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 Hearing on May 3rd Election Ballot – Prop A to increase Town of Anderson Sales Tax .25%
  5. Public Comment
  6. Proclamations
    1. Kenny Graves Appreciation Day
  7. Mayor’s Update
  8. Consent Agenda:
    All consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.

    1. Approval of the March 13, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes
    2. Approval of the list of claims and bills
  9. Reports:
    Informational reports only, no action to be taken.

    1. Permit report
    2. Sewer Report
    3. Grants Report
      1. 2017 Harvey Grant
      2. ARPA Grant
      3. 2023-2024 CDBG
      4. 2025-2026 CDBG
      5. CDBG MIT-MOD
      6. Harvey Reallocation Funds
      7. RCP
      8. Texas Water Development Fund (DFund)
      9. TDA CDBG Downtown Revitalization
    4. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
  10. Business:
    Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:

    1. Consider and take action to approve Municipal Maintenance Agreement between the City of Anderson and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and authorize the Mayor as signatory.
    2. Consider and take action to approve Ordinance #175-25 between the State of Texas and the City of Anderson for Maintenance control, supervision and regulation of certain Highways and/or portions of State Highway in the City of Anderson and authorize the Mayor as signatory.
    3. Discussion of Hotel Occupancy Tax implementation.
    4. Discussion and possible action on investment decisions for General CD and Road CD held at First National Bank of Anderson which both mature in April..
    5. Discussion of findings/decisions from the Kitchen Hall Remodel Workshop and plans to move forward.
    6. Discussion and action to approve a date for a second Public Forum on sales tax increase and first Planning Town Hall to present comprehensive plan efforts. Suggested date of April 29, 2025.
    7. Discussion of final plans for Anderson Spring Clean Up on April 12th.
    8. Discussion of updates to town priority list.
  11. Executive Session
    1. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Sec. 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate the sell, purchase, exchange, or value of certain real property located within the limits of the Town of Anderson.
  12. Possible Action from Executive Session
    1. Reconvene into public session and take action as appropriate at the discretion of the Town Council regarding the sell, purchase, exchange, or value of certain real property located within the limits of the Town of Anderson.
  13. Around Town
  14. Discussion of agenda items for the next scheduled meeting
  15. 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 Mayor, 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 7th day of March 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Signed: Marc Benton, Mayor, Town of Anderson

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TOWN OF ANDERSON

415 Hill St
Anderson, TX 77830

Ph: (936) 873-3102

Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday

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