2025 05 08 Agenda

Notice is hereby given that the Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the 8th of May 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 Comment
5. Presentations:
   1. Samuel Grove Development – Mr. Samuel Pratt
6. Mayor’s Update
7. Consent Agenda:
   All consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.
   1. Approval of the April 10th, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes
   2. Approval of the April 16th, 2025 Town Council Special Meeting Minutes
   3. Approval of the list of claims and bills
   4. Transfer $59.25 from General fund to ARPA fund
8. 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)
9. Business:
   Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:
   1. Canvass of votes from May 3, 2025, election.
   2. Returning Aldermen and Mayor shall qualify by taking an Oath of Office.
   3. Elect Mayor Pro-Tem and Secretary of the board.
   4. Consider and take action to approve the mayor and two signatories for the bank accounts by Resolution #121-25.
   5. Consider and take action to approve Resolution 120-25 2025-26 CDBG Signatory Authority.
   6. Discussion of updates for the Kitchen Hall Remodel.
   7. Discussion of current landscaping contracts.
   8. Discussion of updates to town priority list.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Around Town
13. Discussion of agenda items for the next scheduled meeting
14. 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 5th day of May 2025, at 6:00 p.m.

Signed: Marc Benton, Mayor, Town of Anderson