Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the 10th of August 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. Tourism assessment application submission status.
b. Appreciation to Grimes County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) for installing portable speed sign on Main St.
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 July 13, 2023, Town Council Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of the list of claims and bills
c. Approval of Ordinance 148-22A – updated Town Hall rental ordinance with changes in rental times as voted on in the meeting held on 7/13/23.
d. Approval of Ordinance 162-23 returning East Buffington to a two-way street from SH 90 to Loop 429 as voted on in the meeting held on 7/13/23.
e. Approval of Ordinance 163-23 setting speed limit of 25 MPH on Town owned streets within the limits of the Town of Anderson as voted on in the meeting held on 7/13/23.
7. Reports: Informational reports only, no action to be taken.
a. Permit report
b. Grants report
8. Business: Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:
a. Review and discuss Chief Appraiser’s submission of the 2023 Appraisal Roll, No-New Revenue Tax Rate, Voter-Approval Tax Rate, and other Tax Rate Adoption Materials.
b. Consider and take action to propose the 2023 Tax Rate
c. Consider and take action to Consider and take action to select an administration/project delivery service provider(s) to complete project implementation for the Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient Communities Program administered by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) by Resolution #109-23.
d. Discuss plans, rules, and possible dates for October Clean Up.
e. Consider and possible action to determine storage solution for the Town of Anderson.
f. Consider and take action to set date for FY23 budget workshop.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. Around Town
12. Discussion of agenda items for 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 7th day of August 2023, at 3:45 p.m.
Pam Johnson
Town Clerk