September 5, 2023 City Council Meeting Agenda1
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
Andy Brauninger, Mayor
Bert Lyle, Position 1 At-Large
Karen Denman, Position 2 At-Large
Vicki McKenzie, Position 3 At-Large
Pat Graham, Position 4 At-Large
Mayor Pro Tem Russell Humphrey, Ward 2
Vacant, Ward 1
Deloris Massey, Ward 3
Jon Strong, Ward 4
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023, 6:00 PM
Huntsville Public Library, 1219 13th Street, Huntsville, Texas, 77340
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and may need auxiliary aids or services are requested to contact the City
Secretary’s office (936.291.5413) two working days prior to the meeting for appropriate arrangements.
MAIN SESSION (6:00 p.m.)
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION AND PLEDGES - U.S. Flag and Texas Flag: Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to
thee, Texas, one state, under God, one, and indivisible.
PROCLAMATION
PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC HEARING
a. Public Hearing on the FY 2023-2024 proposed Budget
Steve Ritter, Finance Director
1. CONSENT AGENDA
The presiding officer will call for public comments before action is taken on these items. (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. Consider approving the Minutes from the August 15, 2023 Regular City Council meeting.
Kristy Doll, City Secretary
b. Consider authorizing the City Manager to apply for the U.S. Department of Justice – FY 2023 Edward
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, enter into an Interlocal Agreement with
Walker County, and adopt Resolution 2023-10 in support of the same.
Steve Ritter, Finance Director
c. Consider authoring the City Manager to enter into a two-year agreement with Precision L&L, LLC. for
mowing and trimming services at Oakwood Cemetery.
Penny Joiner, Director of Parks and Leisure
d. Consider authorizing the City Manager to sell surplus city-owned tracts of real property.
Sam Masiel, Assistant City Manager
e. Consider Resolution 2023-11 authorizing the City Manager to apply for and accept, if awarded,
funding under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery-Mitigation (CDBG-MIT),
Resilient Communities Program (RCP).
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Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
f. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Langford Community
Management Services, for professional administration services.
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
2. STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Second Reading - Consider adoption of Ordinance 2023-18, amending Chapter 24, Land
Development, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Texas to adopt the updated
Development Code and Zoning Map of the City of Huntsville, Texas.
Kevin Byal, Director of Development Services
b. Consider authorizing the City Manager to award the construction contract for AJ-08 & AJ-10 Trunk
Sanitary Sewer main Replacement Project Number 21-03-01.
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
c. Consider postponing approval of the FY 2023-2024 proposed Budget to the September 19, 2023
Council meeting.
Steve Ritter, Finance Director
d. Consider Decision Packages for the 2023-24 Budget
Steve Ritter, Finance Director
3. CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR/CITY MANAGER
a. Consider the appointments to the City of Huntsville Boards and Commissions for vacant board
positions.
Andy Brauninger, Mayor
4. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA
5. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551,
Section 551.071 to receive legal advice for City of Huntsville vs. Walker County SUD.
Leonard Schneider, City Attorney
7. RECONVENE
Take action on item discussed in executive session, if needed.
ADJOURNMENT
*If during the course of the meeting and discussion of any items covered by this notice, City Council
determines that a Closed or Executive session of the Council is required, then such closed meeting will be held
as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.071 – consultation with counsel on legal
matters; 551.072 – deliberation regarding purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property; 551.073 –
deliberation regarding a prospective gift; 551.074 – personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment,
evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; 551.076 –
implementation of security personnel or devices; 551.087 – deliberation regarding economic development
negotiation; Sec. 551.089 - deliberation regarding security devices or security audits; and/or other matters as
authorized under the Texas Government Code. If a Closed or Executive session is held in accordance with the
Texas Government Code as set out above, the City Council will reconvene in Open Session to take action, if
necessary, on the items addressed during Executive Session.
CERTIFICATE
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I, Kristy Doll, City Secretary, do hereby certify that the above notice was posted on the City Hall bulletin board,
a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and to the City’s website,
www.HuntsvilleTX.gov, in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code.
DATE OF POSTING: September 1, 2023 Kristy Doll
TIME OF POSTING: 9:00 a.m. Kristy Doll, City Secretary
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