AGENDA City Council Meeting 5:00 PM - Tuesday, October 19, 2021 107 West Juan Linn Street (Council Chambers) |
CALL TO ORDER
1. Quorum Call. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Moment of Silence. 4. Welcome Citizens. |
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COMMUNICATION: |
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1. | ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS: |
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2. | PUBLIC & EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS: |
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a. | Friends of the Victoria Public Library Week Proclamation honoring the 50th Anniversary. Jeff Bauknight, Mayor |
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b. | National Pharmacy Week Proclamation. Jeff Bauknight, Mayor |
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c. | Presentation of plaques to outgoing board or commission members. April Hilbrich, City Secretary |
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3. | ITEMS FROM COUNCIL:
With respect to items not listed on this agenda, City Council Members may request specific factual information, a recitation of existing policy, or placement of items on the City Council agenda for discussion at a following meeting. |
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a. | Discussion of draft Speed Hump Policy. Jeff Bauknight, Mayor |
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4. | CITIZEN COMMUNICATION:
At this time, the public is invited to address the City Council and speak on any matter not specifically listed for public hearing in the subsection titled: “Public Hearings,” below. Please note that City Council may not deliberate on topics not included on this agenda. |
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ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS:
The City Council shall call a public hearing before taking action on each item below in this section. Any person wishing to address the City Council on these items should please come forward when that public hearing is called. |
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1. | An ordinance amending and readopting Chapter 4 of the City Code of Ordinances, relating to animals and fowl. Thomas Gwosdz, City Attorney |
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CONSENT AGENDA:
All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered after the remainder of the consent agenda. Information concerning consent agenda items is available for public review. |
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1. | Adoption of Minutes of the work session on September 24, 2021 and the regular meeting on October 5, 2021. April Hilbrich, City Secretary Special City Council Work Session- Sep 24 2021 - Minutes - Pdf |
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2. | Approve contracts with WW Services, Lawn Star Yard Care, and Ground Effects for the mowing of City-owned properties, in the cumulative amount of $268,502.00. Darryl Lesak, Director of Environmental Services |
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3. | Approve a change to the Victoria Farmers' Market 2021 Market Rules and Guidelines. April Hilbrich, City Secretary |
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4. | Approve the purchase of two (2) 2023 Autocar ACX64's with Heil DuraPack Python 28 Cubic Yard Refuse Collection Bodies from Chastang Autocar in the amount of $739,487.00. Roger Welder, Director of Building and Equipment Services |
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5. | Termination of PeopleFund Relief Program. Jesús A. Garza, City Manager |
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6. | A resolution approving contract renewals with Winston Wilson, dba, WW Services, Lawn Star Yard Care, LLC, and Kevin Stewart, dba, Ground Effects for the mowing of City-owned properties, in the cumulative amount of $268,502.00. |
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ACTION ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION: |
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1. | Award the 2021 Rehabilitation and Overlay Project (Woodway Ph. III and Bridle Ridge Ph. II) to Brannan Paving Co., LTD for their low proposal amount of $2,404,566.00. Ken Gill, Director of Public Works |
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2. | Adoption of 2021 Downtown Master Plan. Danielle Williams, Executive Director of Main Street |
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3. | Approval of design for the Ben Wilson Street Corridor Project. Ken Gill, Director of Public Works |
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4. | Join the State of Texas Opioid Settlement Agreements. Thomas Gwosdz, City Attorney |
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5. | Adopting Guidelines for use in 2021 redistricting process. Thomas Gwosdz, City Attorney |
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS: |
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1. | Presentation of the Broadband Improvement Study and Recommendations. Darrek Ferrell, Assistant City Manager |
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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS:
All items listed in this section may be considered Action Items and City Council may take action on any item listed in this section without further notice. |
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1. | Texas Government Code § 551.072, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property interests, due to the fact that deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the City in negotiations with a third party. Jesús A. Garza, City Manager |
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* Regardless of the agenda heading under which any item is listed, any subject mentioned in any word or phrase of any item listed on this agenda may be deliberated by City Council, and such words or phrases are hereby added as additional subjects to be considered. Resolutions, ordinances, and other actions concerning any word, phrase, or other subject of this meeting include the regulation of animals, construction, signs, unsafe buildings, floodplains, land development, nuisances, mowing, sanitation, food establishments, manufactured house, itinerant vendors, outdoor sales, water conservation practices, and proposed changes to the City Charter. Any descriptions of property or amounts stated herein are descriptive and not restrictive, and property and amounts may be changed in the motions, actions, or documents without further public notice.
** In addition to the items listed under “Public Hearings,” every item on this agenda shall be considered a public hearing
*** Any penal ordinance of the City of Victoria or item which is funded by the current or next proposed City of Victoria budget, including, without limitation, any park, street, water pipe, sewer, drainage structure, department, employee, contract, capital improvement project, or real property interest of the City of Victoria may be discussed and deliberated as a City Manager’s Report, and the subject is hereby defined as such without further notice.
****Any item on this agenda may be discussed in executive session if authorized by Texas law regardless of whether it is listed under “Executive Sessions” of this agenda, regardless of any past or current practice of City Council. Executive sessions herein are closed meetings, may include consideration of any item otherwise listed on the agenda, plus any subject specified in the executive session notice, and may include items under Texas Government Code Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.084, and/or 551.087. Executive sessions may be held at 105 W. Juan Linn, Victoria, Texas or such other location as determined by the City Council. This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney’s office, and the presence of any subject in the Executive Session portion of this agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code by the attorney for the governmental body indicating that said subject may be legally discussed in a closed meeting