City Council to meet Tuesday

The Jefferson City Council will meet starting at 5:30p Tuesday, November 18, for their regular monthly meeting at the Jefferson Transportation and Visitors Center.

Their Agenda includes:

MAYORS COMMENTS

a. Aldermen Ward 2, Dan Harrigan Resignation

POLICE CHIEF COMMENTS

a. Quarterly Update

PRESENTATIONS – Limited to 10 minutes each

a. JEDCO – Jamey Parsons
b. Tourism – Colleen Taylor
c. FOJA – Sharon Goolsby
d. Planning & Zoning – Cindy Pinkerton
e. Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department – Victor Perot
f. Quiet Zone – Jim Stacey

CONSENT AGENDA

(City Council reserves the right to remove items from the Consent Agenda and consider and/or approve individually)

a. Consider and/or approve September 24, 2024 Special Council meeting minutes.
b. Consider and/or approve October 7, 2024 Special City Council meeting minutes.
c. Consider and/or approve October 29, 2024 Special City Council meeting minutes.
d. Consider and/or approve September 2024 Monthly Financial Reports.
e. Consider and/or approve Quarterly Financial Reports.
f. Consider and/or approve October 2024 Monthly Financial Reports.
g. Consider and/or approve the adoption and resolution of the new plan document for the upcoming 2025 plan year for the City of Jefferson Texas Cafeteria Plan sponsored by Colonial Life.
h. Consider, discuss, and/or approve the Krewe of Hebe Mardi Gras Upriver 2025 event application for February 25^th through March 3^rd, 2025.
i. Consider and/or approve the Battle for Jefferson event application with Street Skirmish for April 29, and May 1^st through the 5^th, 2025.

ACTION ITEMS

a. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Dan Harrigan’s resignation as Ward 2 Alderman.
b. Discuss, consider, and/or approve asking the City Attorney to draw up an ordinance where the Council can have discussion after the reading of an item and before a motion is made and seconded.
c. Discuss, consider, and/or approve asking the City Attorney to amend the Ordinance and Job Description with City Council input, related to the employment of a City Administrator.
d. Discuss, consider, and/or approve asking the City Attorney to amend the ordinance or draw up a new one that would limit all pre manufactured housing to the areas that have been previously approved for mobile homes.
e. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Fannie Mae – C/O Greg Graham’s Application for Building Permit (903 N. Alley St.)
f. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Weldon Moses’s Application for Building Permit. (702 N. Soda St.)
g. Discuss, consider, and/or approve by resolution the nomination of a board member to fill the position on the Marion Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.
h. Discuss, consider, and/or approve hiring a contractor from the bids received to repair the border and mulch area of the playground at Lions Park and the Haywood St. Park next to the Marion County Community Center.
i. Discuss, consider, and/or approve James Hughes to build an ADA compliant handicap ramp on the Northwest end of the parking lot behind the Court House on Dallas St. to the entrance of the Big Cypress Bayou Fish and Wildlife Habitat Nature Trail.
j. Discuss, consider, and/or approve James Hughes to build an enclosure at Southeast end of the parking lot behind the Court House to relocate the existing dumpsters currently located on the Northwest end of the parking lot behind the Court House on Dallas St.
k. Discuss, consider, and/or approve a Petition to declare a portion Owens Street, Locust Street & Tayor Street and portions of the alleys located in Block numbers 10, 11, and 28 of the Alley Addition, in the City of Jefferson, to be abandoned and closed and to convey to the adjoining property owners.
l. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Ordinance 2024-11-1 ABANDONING VACATING AND CLOSING A PORTION OF LOCUST STREET, OWENS STREET, TAYLOR STREET, AND PORTIONS OF 12 FOOT ALLEYWAYS IN BLOCK NUMBERS 10, 11 AND 28 OF THE ALLEY ADDITION; RETAINING PORTIONS OF THE EASEMENT AS UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ABANDONMENT; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
m. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Deed Without Warranty for the abandoned and closed portion of Owens Street, Locust Street & Tayor Street and portions of the alleys located in Block numbers 10, 11, and 28 of the Alley Addition, in the City of Jefferson.
n. Discuss, consider, and/or approve reestablishing water service at city buildings on Austin St. and Polk St.
o. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Zoning Regulations Articles II, Article III, Article IV, Article V and grant permission for Planning and Zoning Commission to plan and hold three (3) Public Hearings for public input on proposed Zoning Regulations.
p. Discuss, consider, and/or approve New Social Media Policy to be in compliance with the passing of S.B. 1893.
q. Discuss, consider, and/or approve the contract between Bart Varnell Lawn Care Service and the City of Jefferson for mowing of City Property and authorizing the Mayor to sign the contract on behalf of the city.
r. Discuss, consider, and/or approve the contract between Bart Varnell Lawn Care Service and the City of Jefferson for mowing of Cemetery Properties and authorizing the Mayor to sign the contract on behalf of the city.
s. Discuss, consider, and/or approve Interlocal Agreement between the City of Jefferson and the Friends of Jefferson Animals.
t. Discuss, consider, and/or approve hiring Bowman Consulting Group LTD to complete the survey of the road to gun range for conveyance of land swap to and from Ed Cobb, property being the tract that was deeded to the city along the road to the gun range and the road leading to the gun range.
u. Discuss, consider, and/or approve the 2025 Holiday Schedule.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

a. Council Initiatives update:

Firehouse & City Hall structure – Bubba
Stop & street signs plus city street painting updates – TBD
Employee Handbook redo – Robin
Street campaigns – TBD
Drainage items –April
Cemetery needs – Ray
Building inspector & ordinances – Ray
City Limits & Floodplain surveys – Robin
Mass Communication & town siren – Hollis
General Grant needs & mgmt. – TBD
City parks – Hollis
City signage in streets, sidewalks, city ROWs, private property – Hollis
“Welcome to Jefferson” signs on Hwy 59 (current condition, potential plans, funding, volunteer groups, on-going maintenance, etc.) – April

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Jefferson City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the Course of the meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above or below, as authorized by the Texas Government Code.

a. Section 551.071 – Consultation with an Attorney
b. Section 551.072 – Deliberations concerning Real Property
c. Section 551.073 – Deliberations concerning gifts/donations
d. Section 551.074 – Deliberations concerning Personnel Matters: (appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee) (Administrative Assistant) (City Administrator)
e. Section 551.076 – Deliberation concerning Municipal Security
f. Section 551.087 – Economic Development

POST-EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTION ITEMS

a. Agenda Item 11d pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.074 [Personnel Related Matters]: Administrative Assistant
b. Agenda Item 11d pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.074 [Personnel Related Matters]: City Administrator

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