City Council Meeting Agenda 2-18-20251
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
Russell Humphrey, Mayor Vicki McKenzie, Mayor Pro Tem
Position 3 At-Large
Bert Lyle, Position 1 At-Large
Karen Denman, Position 2 At-Large
Pat Graham, Position 4 At-Large
Tore Fossum, Ward 1
Casey Cox, Ward 2
Anissa Antwine, Ward 3
Jon Strong, Ward 4
HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025
REGULAR SESSION 6:00 P.M. - Main Conference Room
City of Huntsville Service Center Complex, 448 Highway 75 N, Huntsville, Texas, 77320
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
a. Receive a presentation from Downtown Strategies on the Downtown 5-Year Action Plan.
Sam Masiel, Interim City Manager
PUBLIC HEARING
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 February 4, 2025, Special City Council Meeting.
Kristy Doll, City Secretary
b. Consider approving the Minutes from the February 4, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.
Kristy Doll, City Secretary
c. Consider adoption of Ordinance 2025-8 to amend the budget for FY 24-25 and/or CIP Project budgets.
Steve Ritter, Finance Director
d. Consider authorizing the City Manager to award the purchase of Vegetative Debris Grinding Services.
Kim Kembro, Asst. Public Works Director
e. Consider ratifying the award of a contract for the emergency purchase of sewer bypass pumping
equipment.
Kim Kembro, Asst. Public Works Director
f. Consider authorizing City Manager to renew Stop-Loss coverage for 2025.
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Brian Beasley, HR Director
g. Consider approving a first amendment to the Agreement to Construct Public Improvements with BTR
Advisors, LLC.
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
h. Consider approving an Agreement to Construct Public Improvements with BTR Advisors, LLC for the
construction of Sidewalks for the Project The Reserve at Huntsville.
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
i. Consider Resolution 2025-07 designating authorized signatories for the contractual documents
pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Resilient
Communities Program through the General Land Office.
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
2. STATUTORY AGENDA
a. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for professional engineering
services for the FY24-25 CIP AJ-09 Basin Replacement Design Project.
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer
b. First Reading - Consider Ordinance 2025-6, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Huntsville, Texas, amending the Zoning District Map of the City of Huntsville, Texas, to change the
Zoning District classification for property adjacent to Veterans Memorial Parkway and Smither Drive
on approximately 708.866-acre tracts located on Walker County Property ID #11382, 45683, 11417,
45685, 42930, 45678, 21344, 15912, 20702, 69467, 20703, 38208, 17467, and 45680, also known as
the Legacy Pines Planned Development from Mixed Use to Planned Development (Huntsville Planned
Development-3) and approve the Planned Development Design Standards.
Layne Yeager, City Planner/Airport Manager
3. CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR/CITY MANAGER
a. Consider Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside
(TA) Program Call for Projects
Sam Masiel, Interim City Manager
b. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2025-05 to support Walker County’s application for the USDA
Community Wildfire Defense Grant and to collaborate on the development and implementation of the
project if selected.
Russell Humphrey, Mayor
c. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2025-06 to support Walker County and legislation for the Constable
to enforce commercial motor vehicle laws.
Russell Humphrey, Mayor
d. Receive a Strategic Plan Update.
Sam Masiel, Interim City Manager
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 and Chapter 551, Section 551.087 for deliberation regarding
economic development negotiations - Zinc Point and Rock MFG, LLC and Project Carve.
Tammy Gann, Director of Economic Development
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b. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551,
Section 551.071, to receive legal advice on personnel matters involving Municipal Court and Chapter
551, Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters: regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation,
reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee: Municipal Court
Prosecutor.
Russell Humphrey, Mayor
c. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551,
Section 551.071, to receive legal advice on personnel matters involving Charter Officers and Chapter
551, Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters: regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation,
reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee: City Manager.
Russell Humphrey, Mayor
d. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551,
Section 551.071, to receive legal advice on Case No. 2431382; Gregory Frank v. Darryle Slaven,
Chief of Police and the City of Huntsville, Texas.
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
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: February 14, 2025 Kristy Doll
TIME OF POSTING: 10:30 a.m. Kristy Doll, City Secretary
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