2025 09 04 Agenda

Notice is hereby given that a rescheduled Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the 4th September 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. Mayor’s Update
6. Consent Agenda All consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.
   1. Approval of August 14, 2025 Town Council Meeting Minutes
   2. Approval of the list of claims and bills
   3. Approval of Budget Line-Item Transfers (if needed)
      1. Sewer LIT of $2,356.04 from (ACCT) to 2-7-591 Plant Exp Repairs 
      2. Sewer LIT of $200.00 from 2-7-462 FM 1774 Electric to 2-2-103 Office Supplies (check order)
      3. Sewer LIT of $48.42 from 2-7-402 Operator/Mowing to 2-2-103 Office Supplies (check order)
      4. General LIT of $1607.75 from 1-5-582 Legal to 1-5-592 Grant Expenses
      5. General LIT of $15.98 from 1-5-510 Travel/School/Dues/Clerical Training to 1-7-301 Cleaning Supplies
      6. General LIT of $7.19 from 1-5-510 Travel/School/Dues/Clerical Training to 1-5-260 General Office Supplies
      7. General LIT of $24.08 from 1-5-510 Travel/School/Dues/Clerical Training to 1-5-521Google Suite
      8. General LIT of $24,362.33 from 1-5-582 Legal to 1-7-400 Town Hall Expansion to cover additional closing costs
      9. Correction to 8/14/2025 Sewer bills: moved $160.00 from 2-7-591 Plant Repairs to 2-7-715 Site Maint and Improvements to better align with previous transactions of this nature
      10. Correction to 08/14/2025 General bills: moved $381.38 from 1-7-311 AC heating to 1-7-302 Contract Service – Maintenance to better align with previous transactions of this nature
7. 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
   4. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
8. Business Discuss and possibly take action regarding:
   1. Discuss community concerns around striping on Main Street.
   2. Discuss establishment of a quarterly Town of Anderson Business Forum.
   3. Discuss and possible action to approve the FY26 Town of Anderson tax rate of 0.131698/$100.
   4. Discuss and possible action to set new rental rates for the Community Hall effective October 1, 2025.
   5. Discuss and possible action to approve entering into a service agreement with BIG Services (BVR) to provide a small dumpster at 415 Hill Street and authorize the mayor as signatory.
   6. Discuss and possible action to propose the FY26 Town Budget.
   7. Discuss, consider and take possible action to approve updates to Ordinance 113-16 pertaining to Mobile Home, Manufactured Home, and Mobile Home Parks.
   8. Discuss and possible action to approve a request from the Grimes County Historic Commission for the closure of College Street from 1774 along the Historic Anderson Park to support the Hispanic Heritage and History Festival on September 20th, 2025 from noon to 6:00 pm.
   9. Discuss and possible action if needed to review plans for October Trunk or Treat event.
   10. Discuss and possible action to approve resolution to agree and request closure of Main Street from TxDOT on October 25th from 5:00 to 9:00 pm in support of Trunk or Treat event.
   11. Discuss and take action to approve September 15th, 2025 starting at 6:30 pm (or another option in September if needed) to hold a public hearing on FY2026 town budget, special meeting to approve the budget, and RCP Comprehensive Plan Town Hall.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Around Town
12. Discussion of agenda items for the next scheduled meeting
13. 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 28th day of August 2025, at 4:00 p.m.

Signed : Cara McAlister, Town Clerk,  Town of Anderson