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Home My WebLink About8-19-2025 City Council Meeting Agenda1 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, AUGUST 19, 2025 WORKSHOP 5:00 P.M. - Main Conference Room 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. WORKSHOP (5:00 p.m.) DISCUSSION a. Presentation by Water Company of America Lance Hall, Finance Director b. City of Huntsville Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Workshop #2 Lance Hall, Finance Director Scott Swigert, City Manager 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. Test PROCLAMATION PRESENTATIONS 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 August 5, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. Kristy Doll, City Secretary b. Consider approving the Minutes from the August 11, 2025, Special City Council Meeting. Kristy Doll, City Secretary c. Consider the adoption of Resolution 2025-28 updating and reaffirming the Citizen Participation Plan, Excessive Force Policy and the Section 504 Policy and Grievance Procedures required for program 2 compliance to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (“CDBG-MIT”) Program from the Texas General Land Office. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer d. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Water Company of America to examine the utility billing, distribution and collection systems for accuracy in metering, billing, and collection. Lance Hall, Finance Director e. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with LJA Engineering, Inc. for professional engineering services for the FY 24-25 Robinson Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer f. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract for the Huntsville Municipal Airport Terminal building fiber, security, and network cabling infrastructure project to Network Cabling Services, Inc. (NCS). Bill Wavra, IT Director 2. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Second Reading - Consider adoption of Ordinance 2025-19, amending the Huntsville Municipal Code, Chapter 46 “Utilities” Article IV “Stormwater Utility System” Division 3, “Stormwater Utility Fees”. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer b. First Reading - Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Aurora Technical Services, LLC for professional engineering services for the FY 24-25 CIP Project 23 - RC- 05 Wastewater Line Replacement Project. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer c. First Reading - Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) for professional engineering services for the FY 24-25 McDonald Creek Lift Station and Force Main Replacement Project. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer 3. CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR/CITY MANAGER a. Consider authorizing the City Manager to grant a Certificate of Internment to the David Adickes Estate. Leonard Schneider, City Attorney 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 on claims by Frost Construction Company, Inc. regarding Service Center Expansion & Renovation. Leonard Schneider, City Attorney b. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.071, to receive legal advice on Cause No 14770CV; Casey v City of Huntsville, County Court at Law Walker County, Texas. Leonard Schneider, City Attorney 7. RECONVENE 3 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: August 14, 2025 Kristy Doll TIME OF POSTING: 9:45 a.m. Kristy Doll, City Secretary TAKEN DOWN: