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Home My WebLink About3-17-2026 City Council Meeting Agenda1 CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Russell Humphrey, 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 Jon Strong, Mayor Pro Tem Ward 4 Tore Fossum, Ward 1 Casey Cox, Ward 2 Anissa Antwine, Ward 3 HUNTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2026 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 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 a. Proclamation No. 2026-05 Small Business Development Center Day Russell Humphrey, Mayor PRESENTATIONS a. GLO - RCP Resilient Communities Program Comprehensive Plan Update, Public Meeting #1 Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, City Engineer PUBLIC HEARING a. Town Creek Channel Improvements Project (GLO LCP Grant Application) Christina Bodin-Turner, Grants Manager 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 March 3, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting. Kristy Doll, City Secretary b. Consider Resolution No. 2026-13 authorizing the submission of an application and acceptance of funding if awarded under the Texas General Land Office 2024 Disasters Local Communities Program (LCP) for Town Creek Channel Improvements. Christina Bodin-Turner, Grants Manager 2 c. Consider Resolution No. 2026-14 declaring a blighted area within the downtown district of the City of Huntsville and authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Texas Capital Fund Downtown Revitalization Program. Christina Bodin-Turner, Grants Manager 2. STATUTORY AGENDA a. Receive presentation from Pattillo, Brown, and Hill, LLP, CPAs concerning the audit and consider acceptance of the audit for FY 24-25. Lance Hall, Finance Director b. First Reading - Consider Ordinance No. 2026-05, suspending the rates proposed by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., D/B/A CenterPoint Energy Entex and CenterPoint Energy Texas Gas Company’s Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program filing made with the City on or about February 17, 2026. Leonard Schneider, City Attorney c. First Reading — Consider Ordinance No. 2026-07, modifying the Code of Ordinances Chapter 48, Article 3 - Tow Trucks, to allow for a comprehensive policy administered by the Police Department. James Barnes, Lieutenant Roy Moore d. First Reading -Consider and possible action approving expenditure of $2.35 million to purchase FBO Operating Agreement from Huntsville Aviation Inc. and Wade Gillaspie. Lance Hall, Finance Director e. Consider adoption of Ordinance 2026-06 to amend the budget for FY 25-26 and/or CIP Project Budgets. Lance Hall, Finance Director 3. CITY COUNCIL/MAYOR/CITY MANAGER 4. MEDIA INQUIRIES RELATED TO MATTERS ON THE AGENDA 5. ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST 6. EXECUTIVE SESSION 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 3 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: March 11, 2026 Sharon Schultz TIME OF POSTING: 2:30 p.m. Sharon Schultz, Deputy City Secretary TAKEN DOWN: