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Home My WebLink About9-16-2025 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, SEPTEMBER 16, 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. Comcast Project Update Sam Masiel, Assistant City Manager b. Stormwater Drainage series 101 Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer 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 a. Proclamation No. 2025-14 National IT Professionals Day Russell Humphrey, Mayor PRESENTATIONS PUBLIC HEARING a. Public Hearing on the Tax Year 2025 (FY 2025/2026) Tax Rate for the City of Huntsville. Lance Hall, 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 September 2, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. Kristy Doll, City Secretary b. Consider temporarily suspending the Rules of Procedure Section 3.01 requiring a regular City Council meeting on the first Tuesday of the month for the November 4, 2025, Regular City Council meeting. 2 Kristy Doll, City Secretary c. Consider the approval of the Monthly Financial Report for the month of August 2025. Lance Hall, Finance Director d. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2025-29, ratifying the submission of the City of Huntsville's Application to the U.S. Department of Transportation Build America Bureau's Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program and authorizing the acceptance of grant funds if awarded. Christina Bodin-Turner, Grants Manager e. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2025-31 - authorizing the City Manager to execute the Texas Department of Transportation Reimbursable Grant Agreement for the FY2026 Routine Airport Maintenance Program (RAMP) at Huntsville Municipal Airport. Layne Yeager, City Planner/Airport Manager f. Consider authorizing the City Manager to approve a supply agreement for water meters, software, and associated supply items. Kim Kembro, Assistant Public Works Director g. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with HR Green, INC. for professional engineering services for the FY 24-25 CIP Project# 11 (Table ES-8, AJ-10 Basin) Wastewater Line Replacement Project. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer h. Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with KSA Engineering, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Huntsville Municipal Airport - Airport Road Realignment. Layne Yeager, City Planner/Airport Manager 2. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2025-22 to adopt the FY 2025-2026. Budget with all policies, fees, rates, and provisions as referenced therein. Record/rollcall vote required Lance Hall, Finance Director b. Consider ratifying the increased property tax revenues of $197,186 reflected in the FY 2025-2026 Budget as adopted. Lance Hall, Finance Director c. Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2025-26 adopting the Tax Rate of $0.3475 per $100 valuation, approving both components; one component being M&O at $0.3051 and the other component being Debt Service at $0.0424 and levying taxes for the City of Huntsville for the FY 2025-26. Record/rollcall vote required Lance Hall, Finance Director d. Consider approving a local bank as the City's depository bank and authorizing the City Manager to sign the contract for banking services with the bank for a term of up to five (5) years, commencing on October 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2030. Lance Hall, Finance Director e. Consider adopting Resolution No. 2025-30 appointing Walker County Chief Appraiser to serve as the Tax Assessor and Collector for the Reserves of Huntsville PID. Lance Hall, Finance Director f. First Reading—Consider adopting an Ordinance No. 2025-25 updating the Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll for the Reserves Public Improvement District. Lance Hall, Finance Director g. First Reading - Consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement for Part 2 of Phase II professional engineering services for the FY 20-21 N.B. Davidson Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project. 3 Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer h. Second Reading - Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2025-23, for a Development District Map Amendment Request to change from Medium Density Residential to Simple Living Residential located at 174 (173) Moffett Springs Road, Walker County Property ID 10311. Layne Yeager, City Planner/Airport Manager i. Second Reading - Consider adopting Ordinance No. 2025-24, for a Development District Map Amendment Request to change from Simple Living Residential (SLR) to Mixed Use (MU), located at 1920 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Walker County Property ID 17448. Layne Yeager, City Planner/Airport Manager 3. CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR/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 551.087, for deliberation regarding economic development negotiations. Project: Destination Huntsville Scott Swigert, City Manager b. City Council will convene in closed session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters: regarding the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee: Six month evaluation - City Manager Scott Swigert. Scott Swigert, City Manager 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. 4 DATE OF POSTING: September 10, 2025 Kristy Doll TIME OF POSTING: 3:00 p.m. Kristy Doll, City Secretary TAKEN DOWN: