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CITY COUNCIL MEETING of October 6, 2009 BOOK "U"
MINUTES FROM THE HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009, IN THE CITY
HALL, LOCATED AT 1212 AVENUE M IN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, COUNTY OF WALKER, TEXAS AT 6:00PM.
The Council met in a regular session with the following:
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: J. Turner, Charles Forbus, Melissa Mahaffey, Lanny Ray, Mac Woodward, Jack Wagamon,
Wayne Barrett and Dalene Zender
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT: Tom Cole
OFFICERS PRESENT: Bill Baine, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City Secretary, Leonard Schneider, City Attorney
REGULAR SESSION* [6:02pm]
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Turner called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm, and announced that tonight was the first night the meeting would
be streamed live on the internet. He also asked that Councilmember Cole’s family be remembered in prayer, as his
mother had passed away that afternoon.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
U.S. Flag
Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and
indivisible.
3. INVOCATION
Councilmember Barrett led the invocation.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
a. Laura Green, the Events Manager for the Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce, recapped the Fair on
the Square, and thanked the City of Huntsville for providing security the night before and day of the Fair, and also
for sanitation services, provided by Esther Herklotz and her staff. Mrs. Green and her staff then presented
baseball caps to the Councilmembers and Officers.
b. An email from Bill Elmer was read, expressing displeasure over the Public Information Request process.
c. R.M. Fowler spoke in opposition to extending the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages. He said he did not feel
that young people always made the best decisions concerning the consumption of alcohol.
d. Mona Peck, co-owner of Doc’s, spoke in support of extending the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages. She said
that she had seen students and adults leaving town to drink after the Huntsville hours, and that it caused many
accidents. She said the hours extension would make her job more difficult as she would have to supervise her
customers longer, but that they would have more opportunity to give heavy drinkers a nonalcoholic beverage or
make arrangements for them to get home.
e. Charles Smither, Jr. spoke in opposition to the proposed Ordinance 2010-2 concerning the sale of animals. He
felt that it was much too broad and would have unintended consequences, refers to a nonexistent permit, and
provides a monopoly of sorts for humane societies in certain areas.
f. James Moore spoke in support of extending the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, saying the economic
concerns should be considered. He also said that not having longer hours increased the number of students
drinking in unsupervised situations or driving to other communities to drink. He said an international student at
Sam Houston State University (SHSU) told him she felt the community treated the students like babies by having
the current hours.
g. David Zuniga, owner of the Stardust Room, spoke in support of extending the hours of sale of alcoholic
beverages, although it would affect business owners like him by having to hire extra workers. He said that he had
heard strong disagreement of Councilmembers at the last Council meeting and that he was present to support the
Councilmembers who agreed with the proposal, and wished they would be forceful in their support.
h. Sue Fraser Fallin spoke in opposition to the extension of the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, stating she felt
people came to SHSU for an education rather than to party, and that extending the hours would increase public
costs in terms of enforcement.
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i. John Smither spoke in support of extending the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, giving examples from the
Master Plan created by the Economic Development Strategic Planning Board that he believed supported the
extension.
j. John McManners said he was sad and highly irritated that the local National Guard Unit in Huntsville was
mobilized and deployed to Iraq last week without recognition from the City of Huntsville.
k. David Duesing spoke about the spread of Parvo and asking for an Ordinance to compel citizens to pick up their
dogs’ waste.
l. Debby Kenter spoke in opposition to the extension of the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, stating concerns
about alcoholism, drunk driving, and the risk to designated drivers. She said that SHSU was growing rapidly
under the current conditions, that the students were owed a safe environment, and that money was not a
responsible reason to extend the hours.
m. Bert Lyle spoke in opposition to the extension of the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages, mentioning several
personal losses to alcohol.
5. PRESENTATION
a. Proclamation 2010-5 – Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, October 13, 2009. [J. Turner, Mayor]
The Mayor also took a moment to respond to Mr. McManners concerns and encouraged the community to notify
the City in order to make recognition of people, organizations and events.
b. Proclamation 2010-9 – National Night Out Against Crime, October 6, 2009. [J. Turner, Mayor]
6. CONSENT AGENDA
(Approval of Consent Agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with
staff recommendations. An item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and added to the Statutory
Agenda for full discussion by request of a member of Council.)
a. Approve the minutes of the City Council workshop and meeting held on September 15, 2009; budget
workshops held on July 1, July 17, July 24, August 7, August 13, August 19, August 20, 2009 and the
Public Hearing on the budget on September 10, 2009; and the Special Session held on September 22,
2009. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
b. Adopt Resolution 2010-2 designating The Huntsville Item as the official newspaper for the City of
Huntsville for FY2009-10. [Lee Woodward, City Secretary]
c. Approve the annual Bentley Systems maintenance agreement in the amount of $27,000 for software
licensing, support and training. [Chris Vasquez, IT Manager]
d. Authorize the City Manager to execute a two-year (three-year optional) contract with SuddenLink
Communications for Internet access in an amount not to exceed $12,600 per year (for a total three-year
contract not to exceed $38.000). [Chris Vasquez, IT Manager]
e. Approved the purchase of PCs at a cost not to exceed $82,000, and the purchase of servers and
networking equipment a s a cost not to exceed $52,000, to be funded from budgeted funds. [Chris
Vasquez, IT Manager]
f. Authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year contract with Dell for Microsoft licensing and software
assurance in an amount not to exceed $53,000 per year (for a total three-year contract amount not to
exceed $111,000). [Chris Vasquez, IT Manager]
g. Approve the purchase of the annual Crimes license agreement at a cost not to exceed $30,000 for
FY2009-10 to be funded from budgeted funds. [Chris Vasquez, IT Manager]
h. Approve the payment of Incode annual maintenance in the amount of $27,664 to be funded from
budgeted funds. [Chris Vasquez, IT Manager]
i. Authorize City Manager to execute a one (1) year contract with two (2) additional one (1) year options to
renew with Baskins Department Store, Huntsville, TX in the estimated amount of $13,000.00 per year.
[Billie Smith, Procurement Manager]
j. Authorize City Manager to reject proposal with the possible intention of using hanger located at Bruce
Brother/Huntsville Regional Airport for a City use facility. [Winston Duke, Finance Director]
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Councilmember Forbus made a motion to accept the consent agenda. Councilmember Woodward seconded the
motion.
Councilmember Forbus asked Chris Vasquez, IT Manager, about the numbers on item F, and was told it was a
mistake and the correct amount was $159,000.
Councilmember Mahaffey asked Chris Vasquez, IT Manager, if he felt comfortable with all of the items and if he
felt they were competitively priced, and was told that he did.
The City Attorney said he had reviewed the contracts and said he would like SuddenLink to be aware that there
was an identity provision in their contract that was a small point and probably unenforceable. Secondly, he
mentioned the arbitration agreement in the same contract, which was probably not a concern in such a small
contract. Councilmember Mahaffey asked if the City Attorney felt they should wait, and the City Manager
mentioned that all of these contracts were renewals. The City Attorney said he did not think there would be a
problem.
Councilmember Forbus said he felt a good decision was being made about the hangar at the airport. The City
Manager reminded the Council storage was needed and planned to move fire engines to the hangar to increase
storage at the Service Center.
The motion was unanimously approved.
7. STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Presentation, discussion, and/or possible action regarding adoption of Ordinance 2009-55, amending the
Official Zoning Map of the City of Huntsville, Texas. [Aron Kulhavy, City Planner]
Councilmember Woodward made a motion to amend the zoning map. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Forbus.
Councilmember Woodward confirmed that this was a clean-up item that had come to them previously, and was
told by Aron Kulhavy, City Planner, that it was.
Councilmember Ray asked if the only change to the map was the small section on Highway 75, and the City
Planner confirmed that this was so.
The City Secretary mentioned that the City Planner had made a correction that afternoon and the updated version
was on the dais. The City Planner said the change was due to a change the recodified Code of Ordinances.
The motion passed unanimously.
b. Presentation, discussion, and/or possible action to approve the dedication of a drainage and utility
easement to the LWD Family Partnership for future use by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in
support building construction. [Aron Kulhavy, City Planner]
Councilmember Forbus made a motion to accept the proposal. The motion was seconded by Councilmember
Ray.
Councilmember Woodward asked who owned the property and asked if the City was donating the easement to
the property owner. The City Planner said it was the Dawson family, confirmed Councilmember Woodward’s
understanding that the City owned the easement, and explained that the Dawson family was under contract to
develop the larger property for the National Guard Armory and Army Reserve. He went on to say that the
decision was made to deal with the easement now rather than when the Federal Gov’t. took possession.
Councilmember Mahaffey had a concern about wording that required the building of the Armory. The City
Attorney said the agreement would be somewhat modified. The City Secretary said the agreement was delivered
that afternoon and placed on the dais, not in the delivered packet. The City Attorney said he was putting in that
the duration of the easement was contingent upon the conveyance in the agreement, and that the City would
have the right to take back the easement if the terms of the agreement were not fulfilled.
Councilmember Woodward asked if this was part of the drainage issues experienced in Spring Lake Estates, and
the City Planner responded that this drainage was indirectly related. He then affirmed Councilmember
Woodward’s understanding that the City would retain control or approval of what is to be done in that area.
The City Attorney said he asked that if the Council were to approve the agreement that it be done subject to any
modifications made by the City Attorney, as the document needed to be cleaned up a little.
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Councilmember Forbus made a motion to amend the motion. Councilmember Woodward seconded the
amended motion.
There was no discussion when called for.
The amended motion passed unanimously.
8. MAYOR/CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER REPORT
a. Discussion and possible action on new appointments and reappointments to various Boards &
Commissions of the City of Huntsville. [Mayor Turner]
The Mayor made a motion to approve the appointments. Councilmember Mahaffey seconded the motion.
Councilmember Woodward said he had had several calls from members of the Cemetery Board asking if a
change could be made so that the Board select its own chairman, although they had no problem with the
selection on the agenda this time. The Mayor tasked the City Attorney to come up with language to make the
change, to be discussed at an upcoming Council meeting.
The motion passed unanimously.
b. Discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2010-3 amending and ratifying the
Employee Medical Benefit Plan adopted and approved by City Council on September 10,
2009; and making other findings and provisions related thereto. [J. Turner, Mayor]
The Mayor made a motion to adopt the Ordinance. Councilmember Woodward seconded the motion.
There was no discussion when called for.
The motion passed unanimously.
c. Discussion and possible action to Adopt Resolution 2010-4 to authorize and approve the dissolution of
the Raven Hills Higher Education Corporation, the issuance and filing of Articles of Dissolution and
ordering other matters incident and related to the abolishment of such non-profit corporation. [J. Turner,
Mayor]
The Mayor made a motion to adopt the Resolution. Councilmember Wagamon seconded the motion.
The Mayor explained that all the terms of named members expired in 2005. Councilmember Woodward asked if
the Corporation had any function or potential, and the Mayor said counsel had reviewed it, that there was no
exposure for the City, and that it was a defunct board for all practical purposes.
Councilmember Ray asked if the Corporation ever issued bonds, and, if so, where did the money go. Winston
Duke, Finance Director, said he believed the Corporation issued bonds to build a dormitory at San Angelo State,
and that it was his understanding they were paid off. He further said that the Corporation used the City’s name
and dept limits in order to issue the bonds, and confirmed the Corporation never built housing in Huntsville.
The City Attorney said he researched this with the Bond Counsel, that the bonds had been paid, and that Carol
Palumbo had recommended dissolution in 2008. Councilmember Ray said that the Secretary of State’s website
showed the Corporation being involuntarily dissolved a year ago.
The motion passed unanimously.
d. Discussion and possible action to designate Representative and Alternate to 2010 General Assembly of
the Houston-Galveston Area Council. [J. Turner, Mayor]
The Mayor made a motion to approve the appointments. Councilmember Forbus seconded the motion.
Councilmember Woodward said the Mayor had been a great representative and it had been good for the
community. He also offered the alternate position to another Councilmember if they wanted i
Councilmember Woodward made a motion that both he and Councilmember Forbus be named as alternates.
Councilmember Ray seconded the motion.
The amendment passed unanimously.
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The base motion passed unanimously.
e. Discussion and possible action to adopt an Ordinance 2010-2 to prohibit the sale of animals along
roadsides and in parking lots. [Councilmember Mahaffey and Councilmember Forbus]
Councilmember Forbus said Mr. Smither’s concerned were valid, and recounted a personal experience with
buying roadside animals, saying that he felt this was important for consumer protection. Councilmember
Mahaffey said the item should have been a discussion item only, and that she and others were concerned about
making the City a better place for animals.
Councilmember Mahaffey acknowledged that Huntsville was a mixed rural area, which created some valid
concerns. She said that she and the City Attorney had looked at ordinances from other cities, and that she
wanted to create an enforceable document. She said that they did not want to create impulse purchases of
animals, and requested citizen input on this issue.
Councilmember Mahaffey also reiterated the issue from Public Comment of cleaning up after animals, and animal
trespass. The Mayor stated he agreed with Councilmember Mahaffey, that he had heard concerns from others
about cleaning up after animals, and that it was part of being a responsible pet owner.
The City Attorney said the Ordinance was made of standard wording but that he would reexamine the document.
Councilmember Ray said he felt the document was overly broad, and that he would rather discourage
irresponsible behavior rather than criminalizing it. Councilmember Mahaffey reiterated that she wanted a
document that discouraged repetitive roadside sales and irresponsible breeding, but thought perhaps warnings
could be issued initially so that sellers would become more aware of the Ordinance, if passed.
f. Discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance 2009-59 adopting extended hours for the sale of
alcoholic beverages pursuant to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 105.03, which would allow
alcoholic beverage permit holders to obtain a late hours permit to sell alcoholic beverages, beer and wine
between midnight and 2am on any day. [Councilmember Zender and Councilmember Forbus]
Councilmember Zender made a motion to adopt the Ordinance. Councilmember Wagamon seconded the
motion.
Councilmember Barrett asked for a reading of the Ordinance. Before reading the Ordinance, the City Secretary
informed the Council that the Ordinance had been revised that afternoon, and that the revised version was on the
dais.
Councilmember Forbus said that there should be a full complement of members present for the vote, and that
Councilmember Cole was not present. He also said that most of the discussion had been based on supposition
rather than documentation and that he would like to have Police Chief Allwin Barrow to research other
communities that had changed their hours in a similar method and provide statistics to the Council.
Councilmember Forbus made a motion for continuance. Councilmember Ray seconded the motion.
Councilmember Ray asked what the date to take up discussion would be. Councilmember Forbus said they
could wait as long as it took to get the research from the Police Chief.
Councilmember Wagamon said that when he was barely 22 years old he had already served four years in the
Army, and that, with all due respect to others present, that if an individual had a draft card, he was not a child.
Councilmember Ray said he felt there had been surprisingly little citizen input, and that he would like to see some
hard data. He did mention using data from communities going from completely dry to wet. He also mentioned
that the City’s only options under the state law were to go to 2am every night, stay as it is, or go dry.
Councilmember Ray also proposed a Resolution that if the Ordinance passed, the Council would automatically
place an agenda item for October 2010 to repeal the Ordinance, as a “sunset” alternative. He went on to say that
he did not feel the Ordinance would change who drank and who did not, but rather when and where they did, and
he would continue to defer to the professional opinion of Dr. Gaertner and SHSU.
Councilmember Woodward said he would like to know how other communities decided to make a change where
action like this was taken. Councilmember Ray said that in his research, he had found three changes made by
referendum and the others by vote of the governing body.
Councilmember Forbus said that if the Ordinance were approved, he would like a system to gather local statistical
information on its effects.
Councilmember Mahaffey said she would like to see SHSU invest some resources to gather statistical information
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from students. She also said this was an ethical decision, but asked if it was ethical to “send” drinkers out on the
road to other communities. She felt there may be many unintended consequences, and that she realized this
was a very difficult decision about which she still had very mixed feelings.
Councilmember Barrett said he did not feel it should be implied that the “University” as a whole had a position on
the issue, that it may be members of the administration, or the students who had a position, but that there were
probably many opinions. He said he also supported hard data, and that currently what they knew was that
alcohol abuse was already a widespread problem on campus. He said that extending the hours of sale in the
face of this did not show concern.
Councilmember Barrett was also concerned by the clause in the Ordinance saying Council found the extension to
be “appropriate, proper and in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Huntsville.” He said he thought it may
be more taxing for local law enforcement, that the streets would not be safer, that the local atmosphere would not
be improved, and that he could not conclude that it would make life better for people in Huntsville.
Councilmember Zender said she supported continuance, the acquisition of data, and the response of the public,
although she was inclined to support the measure. She said she felt the measure would give students and
business owners more options, and acknowledged that the lifestyles of students are different and that this
measure could prove to be a student-friendly one.
Councilmember Barrett said that the issue of drunk driving is a very serious crime and is no reason to craft
ordinances to facilitate it or treat it as a bad habit.
Councilmember Forbus said legislating morals is a repeated failure and that making alcohol available is not a
cause for behavior.
The Police Chief asked for clarification on the research they wanted, that he understood it to contain: if there was
a change in drinking hours in a community and if the change occurred through Council action or public vote or
other means, statistical analysis of other cities, surveys from SHSU. Councilmember Ray said he would most like
to hear about cities similar to the situation in Huntsville.
Councilmember Wagamon said the issue came down to personal responsibility, that someone could be drunk for
reasons other than the permitted hours of sale.
Councilmember Barrett said he agreed with Councilmembers Forbus and Wagamon that drunk driving is not
caused by what hours a bar is open, but that many of the arguments offered had been based on mitigating drunk
driving and the distances drunk drivers would drive, and that he would like to take that off the table as reasoning
for the Ordinance.
Councilmember Ray clarified that the issue was that even if they were not driving drunk, they were going
somewhere else to drink or socialize, and the return drives were arduous even without the involvement of alcohol.
He said he felt it might make Huntsville more attractive overall, that he supported the Ordinance at this time, but
that he would like to see the data. He also told the Police Chief that he would like information not only on arrests
(in which he said he might expect to see an increase, since drunk drivers would probably be more obvious at two
am), but also accidents caused by drunk driving. Councilmember Ray said he thought it might even be safer for
other drivers for people to be leaving the bars at two am rather than during midnight shift change or when more
citizens were going home.
The motion for continuance passed unanimously.
g. Discussion and possible action to adopt Resolution 2010-1 to TxDOT requesting improvements on
Highway 19. [Councilmember Forbus]
Councilmember Forbus made a motion to adopt the Resolution. Councilmember Mahaffey seconded the motion.
Councilmember Forbus said he would like to have the letter and Resolution 2010-1 be held until after State
Representative Lois Kolkhorst had an opportunity to meet with TxDOT next week, and that if appropriate action
was not received, he would like to head a delegation to present the items in Austin.
The motion passed unanimously.
h. Discussion of presentation of Highway 19 letter and Resolution 2010-1 to TxDOT in Austin.
[Councilmember Forbus]
The item was addressed as part of 8g and not separately.
i. Discussion and possible action to approve nomination by Mayor of committee to review Brookview
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Subdivision, as discussed during the September 22, 2009 Special Session. [J. Turner, Mayor]
The Mayor asked the City Secretary if the Council had received his additional nomination of Blaine Hinds to the
Board, and she confirmed they had.
The Mayor made a motion to approve the nominations. Councilmember Mahaffey seconded the motion.
Councilmember Woodward asked with what exactly the committee was charged. The Mayor said they were
charged with determining what occurred in the development of Brookview Subdivision Phase 1, from
Councilmember Cole’s motion in the September 22, 2009 special session of Council.
Councilmember Ray how the committee’s final product was expected to appear, and the Mayor said he thought it
would be a one or two page report showing a chronology of the development, without much interpretation, as he
had discussed with the City Planner. Councilmember Ray asked if action was intended, and the Mayor said he
believed the intent to be information gathering.
The motion passed unanimously.
j. Discussion and possible action on improvements to Smith Hill Road. [Councilmember Wagamon]
Councilmember Wagamon said this item was concerning funding for road projects and that an engineering study
had recently been done on Smith Hill Road with the object of improvements such as speed tables, and that
previous studies had shown the road to be unsafe. He proposed tasking the City Manager with getting some cost
estimates to improve the road such as sidewalks, storm sewers.
Councilmember Wagamon made a motion to task the City Manager to return some rough estimates on making
meaningful changes to Smith Hill Road.
The Mayor pointed out that this was intended to be a discussion-only item. Councilmember Forbus suggested
that the City Manager bring a variety of options back. The City Manager suggested half million dollar increments,
and the Mayor said they would ask Tom Weger to aim for possibly the November meeting.
The City Attorney said this item was on the agenda for possible action, and the Mayor said he believed they
chose to task.
k. Discussion and possible action on first reading of Ordinance 2010-1 for proposed Franchise Agreement
and COSA with CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas Operations.
The City Attorney stated they had hired Stephen Mack, who did all their franchise negotiations, and that Mr. Mack
had visited with the City Attorney and the City Manager. The City Attorney said he had no objections to the
Ordinance, and pointed out that the City Charter required two readings, with thirty days between the readings,
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and that the November 12 Council meeting would meet the requirement for the second reading and action.
The Mayor declared the first reading concluded.
l. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
1. Provide information on program administrator for Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant.
The City Manager said that Dr. McKibben had received a couple of grants that would require administration
and that it was their intention to hire someone to do so. Dr. McKibben said the grants were the
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant (NSP) and the Weatherization Grant (WG) to provide for
caulking, insulation and weatherization in homes.
Councilmember Forbus asked her to remind the Council of the amounts of the grants, and she said the NSP
was for $1,050,000 for a two-year period and the WG was for $500,000, but only $250,000 was paid until the
Dept. of Energy paid TDHCA.
The Mayor asked if the proposed administrator would have full City benefits, and was told they would, but
that all expenses including the salary, benefits and any indirect costs would be paid by the grants, and that
the job would not extend past the point there was funding to pay for it.
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no additional public comments made.
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551;
Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal matters involving possible claim asserted by former
assistant city manager; City of Huntsville v. Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce, et al.;
possible claims asserted by Marion Harvey; consultation on legal issues on CCN and Walker County
SUD; consultation on Tanaska 1999 TRA Bonds; update and consultation on TIRZ#1 contract; and Sandy
Clark v. City of Huntsvilleand update on legal efforts to recover overcharges by Entergy on electric bill,
street lights; discussion of personnel matters involving incident with George Russell. [Leonard
Schneider, City Attorney]
b. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551;
Section 551.074 - personnel matters regarding the annual evaluation and contract of City Manager William
Baine. [J. Turner, Mayor]
The City Attorney stated that item a. was not a Section 551.074, but rather a 551.071. (Exact wording, “Under
Item a., the discussion of personnel matters is not a 551.074, it is a 551.071, to receive legal advice on that
instant. Just wanted to clarify that, because a couple of people did address that to me.”)
The Mayor stated the Council would invite Carol Reed, Public Utilities Director for the water issues, Police Chief
Allwin Barrow for the police issues, and Winston Duke, Finance Director for the finance issue.
The Council adjourned into Executive Session at 8:06pm.
11. RECONVENE
Take action, if necessary, on the items 10a and 10b addressed during Executive Session.
The Council reconvened at 9:36pm and Mayor Turner stated they did have items on which to take action.
Councilmember Wagamon made a motion to allow the City Attorney to seek assistance in this matter and to authorize
the City Manager to be the Mayor’s representative in negotiations with the Walker County SUD. Councilmember
Zender seconded the motion.
The item was opened for discussion, but there was none.
The motion passed unanimously.
Councilmember Forbus made a motion to deny former Assistant City Manager Victor Pena’s request for
reimbursement. Councilmember Wagamon seconded the motion.
The item was opened for discussion, but there was none.
The motion passed unanimously.
Councilmember Ray made a motion to authorize the City Attorney to retain local counsel. Councilmember Zender
seconded the motion.
The item was opened for discussion, but there was none.
The motion passed unanimously.
Councilmember Forbus made a motion to extend the City Manager’s contract and add a $500 monthly car allowance.
The item was opened for discussion, but there was none.
The motion passed unanimously.
12. ADJOURNMENT [9:39 p.m.]
The meeting was adjourned at 9:39 p.m.
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Lee Woodward, City Secretary