2025 12 11 Meeting Minutes

BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this the 11th of December2025, at 7:00 p.m., there was begun and holden a Regular Meeting of the Town of Anderson, Grimes County, Texas.

1. Call meeting to order and establish quorum 7:01pm Mayor Kason Menges, Tanner Krause, Will Borski, Harold Minor, Bessie White, Town Attorney Ashley Ver Schuur and Town Clerk Cara McAlister. Visitors present: Michael Kimich, Samantha Kimich, Daryl Alford, Brett Mize, Charles Borski, Morgan Donnell, Michael Donnell, Matt Cecil, Mary Beth Wesley, Nancy Jane McMillan, John Miller.
2. Invocation given by Will Borski
3. Pledges to the flags
4. Public Comment
   1. Daryl Alford speaks about the recent Anderson Holiday Fest and concern with event logistics and management. He suggests a workshop to discuss future Main St events for the Town and business owners to give ideas and feedback. He is requesting no setup of events before Noon/1230 day of, defined rules for vendors and suggests limits on number of events/month or year. He also brings up concern for participants crossing FM 1774 at Main St, add a crosswalk sign
   2. Mike Kimich compliments and thanks the Town and all supporters of the purchase of a Christmas tree and downtown decor. Proposes annual tree lighting again next year with the parade.
   3. John Miller asks for enforcement of permits and brings up that his tenant was unable to access their space Friday night due to early road closures. He would like more communication about upcoming events and agrees with Daryl to add a crosswalk at 1774 and Main St
   4. Matt Cecil of UMC is following up to the recent parking request from the 11-13-2025 council meeting. Asking for designated parking on Sunday morning and if the city decides to do away with the new parking at some point in the future the church would receive compensation at a depreciated rate.
   5. Mary Beth Wesley felt the Anderson Holiday Fest event took advantage of her business and the town.
   6. Mike Donnell did not add any additional comments
5. Mayor’s Update
   1. Thanked everyone for their patience while the council makes changes and appreciated the feedback about events.
   2. The Town is getting closer to owning Main St
   3. Open to a Business Round Table for business owners to give opinion and feedback regularly
6. Consent Agenda All consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.
   1. Approval of Meeting Minutes.
   2. Approval of the list of claims and bills
   3. Motion by Tanner to approve the consent agenda items in full. Second by Will, all in favor. Motion Passes.
7. Reports Informational reports only, no action to be taken.
   1. Permit report
      1. Kason will reach out to Grimes County regarding the electrical and commercial construction permits received for Grimes Co Body Shop new build.
      2. Permits are not approved at this time.
   2. Sewer Report – no update
   3. Grants Report
      1. ARPA Grant
         1. $2500 left to spend, no additional update
      2. 2023-2024 CDBG – change order identified in Business
      3. 2025-2026 CDBG – no update
      4. CDBG MIT-MOD – no update
      5. Harvey Reallocation Funds – no update
      6. RCP – no update
   4. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
8. Business Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:
   1. Discuss and possible action to appoint an Alderman through May of 2026.
      1. Will advises Brett Mize has visited with him and offers to take position to fill the vacancy
      2. No additional citizens have stepped forward
      3. Motion by Tanner to appoint Brett Mize as Alderman through May of 2026. Second by Harold, all in favor. Motion Passes.
   2. Discuss and possible action to re-organize Aldermen by electing one of its members as Secretary.
      1. Brett offers to take secretary position
      2. No official decision and tabled until next meeting
   3. Discuss and possible action to approve change order to 2023-2024 CDBG contract CDV23-0078 for lift station repairs.
      1. Per Steve Duncan, Bleyl Engineering a change order for the 1774 lift station sewer project is currently underway. The bid docs showed the generator to be single phase but it needs to be 3-phase and 3-phase are quite a bit more expensive. The good news is that we did not have to put city funds in to get across 1774 to the bank which was over $30k and you should still have ARPA funds remaining to cover it.
      2. Tanner asks if this new bid includes the cost of generator, switch, tank and initial fill. Steven confirms yes.
      3. Tanner requested that the engineer add pressure to the contractor to complete the project
      4. Motion by Tanner to approve change order to 2023-2024 CDBG contract CDV23-0078 for lift station repairs. Second by Harold, all in favor. Motion Passes.
   4. Discuss and possible action on the Anderson United Methodist Church parking lot extension requests.
      1. We(UMC) have the parking reserved on Sunday morning from 8am to 11am. That would be every Sunday for as long as the parking remains available.
      2. Should the parking be removed at some point down the line, we (UMC) would appreciate damages paid to the church, accounting for depreciation of the parking lot, of course.
      3. Tanner suggests the church utilize signs to designate reserved parking times
      4. Matt Cecil of UMC confirms the church is not asking the Town for enforcement of parking rules and no maintenance agreement exists.
      5. Town Attorney offers to write an agreement between the Town and church
      6. Motion by Tanner to approve item 8. d (i) allowing the church to utilize designated parking signs. Second by Harold, all in favor. Motion Passes.
   5. Discuss and possible action to approve updates to Ordinance 148 which provides rental requirements for the Anderson Community Center.
      1. Updated ordinance 148-22C provided with changes to rate/deposit amounts, trash rules, and hours as agreed on the updated rental agreement at the 11-13-2025 council meeting
      2. Effective Jan 1, 2026
      3. Motion by Harold to approve updates to Ordinance 148-22C. Second by Will, all in favor. Motion Passes.
   6. Discuss and possible action to approve Resolution 136-25 for TxDOT road closure Wednesday December 31, 2025 for the Midnight on Main concert event 8pm-midnight (6pm-1am closure request).
      1. Mary Beth Wesley adds there will be staging on both sides, fireworks by AVFD
      2. Motion by Tanner to approve Resolution 136-25 for TxDOT road closure Wednesday December 31, 2025 for the Midnight on Main concert event. Second by Will, all in favor. Motion Passes.
   7. Discussion on the Petition to the Town of Anderson to close Houston St. from Grimes County.
      1. Moved to executive session.
9. Executive Session at 7:55pm
   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.
   2. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Sec. 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate personnel matters.
10. Possible Action from Executive Session  at 8:19pm no actionable items
    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.
    2. Reconvene into public session and take action as appropriate at the discretion of the Town Council regarding personnel matters.
11. Around Town
    1. Kason proposes two town cleanup days – Spring and Fall for tree/limb debris. No specific dates set at this time.
    2. Will wants to get with the county for assistance on large limb trimming specifically on Houston, Austin, and Johnson streets.
    3. Harold adds that the culvert in front of the old log cabin was removed but not put back. Water washes into Subway lot.
    4. Phone pole by Toasted Tomato is a liability and needs to be addressed.
12. Discussion of agenda items for the next scheduled meeting
    1. Swear in Brett Mize as Alderman
    2. Appoint a new treasurer
    3. Define clean up day
    4. Review and possibly approve petition from County
    5. Discuss future workshop for Main St
13. Adjourn at 8:35pm

Signed: Kason Menges, Mayor

Attest: Cara McAlister, Town Clerk